Freddie Mercury and John Deacon CLASHED over this HIT SONG

John Deacon famously wrote some of the band's hit songs - but one of which failed to get Freddie Mercury's approval.

Among Queen's members, Deacon was considered the quietest one. Still, he gave his best shot when creating music for the band

Brian May once said ""John didn't write that many songs but when he did - as with 'Another One Bites the Dust' and 'I Want To Break Free' - they were big, big hits... John was a dark horse, generally the quiet guy in Queen. We would ask him sometimes, 'Have you got anything, John?' and he was very self-effacing about what he had written,"

In 1975 Queen were riding high on the already spectacular success of Bohemian Rhapsody from their fourth album A Night At The Opera.
They decided to release another single. Roger Taylor, had "I'm In Love With My Car." But Deacon's first single since he began his career with Queen was chosen.

In 2019, Roger said: "I wasn't opposed to it... You're My Best Friend was poppy and lightweight, but I could see its commercial potential. You can't always tell, though. I was never opposed to Another One Bites The Dust. I just didn't think it would be a hit."

Freddie and John had a rare clash over You're My Best Friend
Freddie was the main keyboard player in the band. However, John played the Wurlitzer EP-200 electric piano on the track for the simple reason that Freddie refused to.

In 1977 John Deacon said : "Freddie didn’t like the electric piano, so I took it home and I started to learn on the electric piano and basically that’s the song that came out when I was learning to play piano"

Freddie made his own feelings very clear: "I refused to play that damn thing. It’s tiny and horrible and I don’t like them. Why play those when you have a lovely superb grand piano?"

John then said "It was written on that instrument and it sounds best on that. You know, often on the instrument that you wrote the song on."

Although John is playing the instrument on the record, in the video he is shown playing a grand piano. And when the song was performed on tour with Freddie back at the keyboards, he once again refused to use an organ.

But regardless of their misunderstanding, the song went on to become one of Queen's hit songs. It hit number seven on the UK charts and sold over a million copies of the album

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[rosecorbello]

The disagreement wasn't about the song, but about the instrument.

[HundXanthippe]

I think he wrote his songs for Freddie Mercury and knew very well that only his friend would implement these songs in his sense.

[dianecourtney]

John has said he wrote his songs with Freddie’s voice in mind.

[AZ-kobv]

You are my Best Friend is one of my favorite songs

[teresamarek]

FREDDIE OR JOHN.
2 WONDERFULL MAN
FOR BAND QUINN
THANK YOU SO MUCH
D.M.& C.❤🌹🥰

[donniemoder]

Freddie could be a snob about a lot of things. But it's okay, he gets to chose what his fingers touch and he let John use the organ on the recording which is what most people remember.

[debramoore]

You’re My Best Friend is one of my favorites!
“Why play those things when you got a lovely grand ..”

[lonwolf]

My favorite QUEEN song and so simple. Could be about partner, lover, husband, wife, cat or dog. That's why it's so perfect.

[gaylegardinerankerry]

OH BRIAN MAY YOU HAVE ALWAYS GOT A OPTION ON OTHERS ART Y 🎨

[therespectedlex]

Truly was the quitest. The quitest you say.

[johngraham]

it was'nt a wurlitzer that deac's was playing it was a fender rose as brian stated on the "making of night at the opera" documentary 👑✊🇬🇧

[thelolguy]

Misunderstanding? More like Freddie was being The Diva he was. Go John 👏

[midnightrose]

Oh God, I wish this guy would just let us read it instead of having to try to decipher what he's saying!