#21 "UNDER PRESSURE"
QUEEN, 1982

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Queen's another one of those bands that I could fill a list of great things about, but it's the incredible "Under Pressure" they recorded with David Bowie that deserves special praise here.  Sure, you get that incredible beginning that was ripped off by Vanilla Ice for his "Ice Ice Baby" tune, but it's about 2:07 into the song that things really get kicking.  Bowie's amazing deep vocals and Freddie Mercury's inimitable scream go off while the drummer, Roger Taylor, proceeds to hit his drum set with a maddening fury.  This song is easily one of my all time favorites, as well.

-Robert Berry

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