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Queen — You're My Best Friend
Album: A Night At The Opera
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Released: 1975
Length: 2:49
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Ooh, you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooh, you make me live now honey
Ooh, you make me live

You're the best friend that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know that my feelings are true
I really love you
You're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live
I've been wandering 'round
But I still came back to you
In rain or shine you've stood by me girl
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live
Whenever this world is cruel to me
I got you to help me forgive
Ooh, you make me live now honey
Ooh, you make me live

You're the first one when things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love the things
I really love the things that you do
You're my best friend

Ooh, you make me live
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend
You're my best friend
Ooh, you make me live
You, you're my best friend
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 ick wrote:

This song goes right in the "feel good" file.  Right along with ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky" and a couple others by XTC.  Mood elevators without side effects.


One of the songs that defines the 70s for me. ABC used this in commercials pitching their shows shortly after it came out. 
Posted 11 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
My best mate Steve would sing this to me when we had both had a beer too many.
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
This song goes right in the "feel good" file.  Right along with ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky" and a couple others by XTC.  Mood elevators without side effects.
Posted 1 year ago by ick    [ Reply ]
I still remember as a kid hearing this on AFRTS AM radio in Germany in summer 1975.  It was so unlike anything else on the radio at the time and I remember how cheerful it made the day.

Bear in mind 1975 pop radio was filled with stuff like "Wildfire", "Mandy", "Have You Never Been Mellow", "Laughter In The Rain", etc... so it was nice to have something that took the energy up a notch.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
This song helped me through a bad time-the death of two good friends.
One suicide, the other killed by a drunk driver.
Posted 2 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Pufnstuf.jpg

sounds to me like its from the World of Sid and Marty Kroft
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
my favourite from Night at the Opera. Never tire of it!
Posted 10 years ago by jameshay    [ Reply ]
 Der_Hamburger wrote:
Bad, very bad mistake:

This track is not from Innuendo! It's from "A night at the opera"! 

 

This is the reason I checked the comments: 1990 seemed too recent for this song to me.

But the mistake has still not been undone... 
Posted 10 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
 Zeito wrote:
Innuendo?!

 
Yes, please Bill change the cover to the original (and beautiful) one of A night at the Opera! This song is full of possitive feelings, both lirics and music combine to create this happy atmosphere, many years after the first time I listened to it for the first time this feeling never changes!!
Posted 10 years ago by hugogdt    [ Reply ]
Innuendo?!
Posted 10 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
aahhh common Bill!!!! I need to work!!!! please play something that makes me turn off the radio!!!! if you keep programing like this my day productivity plummets!!!!

pumping up the volume and wearing headset!!!!

{#Bananapiano}
Posted 11 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite songs ever!
Posted 11 years ago by coyote620    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my churches loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 DanO-1 wrote:

Saw Queen in February 1976 and to this day Freddie is the best vocalist I've heard. Nobody else comes close.
 
Gotta agree with you.  Saw him in Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto during the 'A Day at the Races Tour'.     Didn't really know what I was witnessing at the time.  Certainly got it ticked off the bucket list at an early age.


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
A very fine tune from one of the finest vocal talents in modern music history!
 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 horstman wrote:
Freddie Mercury easily has the best voice in rock in roll. Of all time.

Easily.
 
Saw Queen in February 1976 and to this day Freddie is the best vocalist I've heard. Nobody else comes close.
Posted 11 years ago by DanO-1    [ Reply ]
Bad, very bad mistake:

This track is not from Innuendo! It's from "A night at the opera"! 
Posted 11 years ago by Der_Hamburger    [ Reply ]
Hmmm, this sort of sounds like the Partridge Family ...
Posted 11 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Fun song, wrong album, this was on A Night At The Opera, not Innuendo. (Written by John Deacon, for anyone who cares!)
Posted 12 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Agreed. He had it all. We may have lost him too soon, but he left us with a riches of great songs and wonderful singing.
Freddie's voice was my best friend on the stereo as a teenager. Another John Deacon classic. The poor bloke had no stage presence (who does next to Freddie?), and very little to say in interviews, but on paper: Your My Best Friend, Spread Your Wings, Another One Bites The Dust, If You Can't Beat 'Em.. Brilliant. 

horstman wrote:
Freddie is arguably the best, most versatile singer in rock and roll. Better than Elvis, better than Bowie, better than ?
Suggestions welcome on this one. What'd ya think RP listeners? 
 


Posted 12 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Freddie is arguably the best, most versatile singer in rock and roll. Better than Elvis, better than Bowie, better than ?
Suggestions welcome on this one. What'd ya think RP listeners? 
Posted 12 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
agreeing with so many other RP listeners...there is absolutely nothing wrong with this....dang, we sure do miss you freddie!
Posted 12 years ago by robbeek    [ Reply ]
sigh...love this.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
Sappy?  Maybe.  There aren't many songs that immediately improve my mood like this one.  Mr. Blue Sky by ELO also serves nicely for the same purpose.  Strong 7. 
 
Funny, I was about to say that this song could have been done by ELO, albeit, not as well. Not all music needs to be "cerebral." In fact, sometimes I am moved by the simplest of concepts. This is one of them. Variety rules!

Posted 13 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
Freddie Mercury easily has the best voice in rock in roll. Of all time.

Easily.
Posted 13 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Bill & Rebecca are good together.  {#Bananapiano}
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
I want this in the playlist of my wedding reception.

Guess I've already posted that before....
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
Sappy?  Maybe.  There aren't many songs that immediately improve my mood like this one.  Mr. Blue Sky by ELO also serves nicely for the same purpose.  Strong 7. 
 
{#Clap} Mr Blue Sky - oh yes! Even in the darkest winter days, that never fails to lift my spirits.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

i love RP but cannot handle this song. it's too Sesame Street. It should be followed by Shiny Happy People.


 
and is loved by those with the bright shiny eyes of true believers.

Posted 13 years ago by p2h2d2    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:

Makes me think of your wife too...(just kidding)
 
There it is....my 3rd cow bell reference today...see...synchronicity. Just what I said.
Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]

So happy my best friend introduced me to Radio Paradise. {#Whisper}




Posted 13 years ago by gabrielle7nt    [ Reply ]
 fab4fan wrote:
On Acclaimed Music.net which compiles many music reviews from many different rock critics from decades Queen is # 113 but The Beatles are rightfully at #1! And The 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide gives Queen a poor review too,they say they were bombastic theatrical overblown schlock rock that could have only happened in the 70's. And they said that people should use caution in getting any of their albums because even their greatest hits sound dated. THey only gave 2 of their albums 3 stars they gave most of them only 2 stars and none 4 stars and for very good reasons! 
 
I'm so grateful that you've established the criterion for what constitutes "good" music, its position on a heirarchical list. Well, then, by that criterion, this is what we should be listening to this week on Radio Paradise—selections from the Top Ten from the Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart for the week ending 12/18/10:

Susan Boyle - The Gift
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
Jackie Evancho - O Holy Night
Glee - The Music, The Christmas Album
Glee - The Music, Season Two
Black Eyed Peas - The Beginning
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
Josh Groban - Illuminations
Rihanna - Loud

Okay, Bill, let's get with the program here. Enough obscure eclecticism. We want popularity! We want hits!

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Sappy?  Maybe.  There aren't many songs that immediately improve my mood like this one.  Mr. Blue Sky by ELO also serves nicely for the same purpose.  Strong 7. 
Posted 14 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Thanks, Bill for pulling me out of my usual office-induced malaise. This one's a guilty pleasure.
Posted 14 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
BÖC, Lennon, Queen - jeez, for a minute I thought I had the wrong station on!  Don't get me wrong, I like it all.
Posted 14 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]

On this cover look much nicer {#Daisy}


Posted 14 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
...but this is a good song!  And I'll always defend happiness in much the same way I defend Paul McCartney's songs against his haters.  Come on!  I'd love if someone had written this about me.  Cheers!  {#Cheers}
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

i love RP but cannot handle this song. it's too Sesame Street. It should be followed by Shiny Happy People.


 

Just because it is happy and upbeat does not mean that it is cheesy, this is just a wonderful song!{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

i love RP but cannot handle this song. it's too Sesame Street. It should be followed by Shiny Happy People.


 
I love "Shiny Happy People" so I guess that's one more happy song I like.

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]

i love RP but cannot handle this song. it's too Sesame Street. It should be followed by Shiny Happy People.


Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 pdemeester wrote:
Makes me think of my wife every time . . . even after 26 years of marriage.

Count me as lucky! 
 
Makes me think of your wife too...(just kidding)

Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
You know, I don't like many happy songs—-but I always like hearing this.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Makes me think of my wife every time . . . even after 26 years of marriage.

Count me as lucky! 
Posted 14 years ago by Lakeview    [ Reply ]
Luv this!
Posted 14 years ago by kelo    [ Reply ]
Greatest front man ever?
Posted 14 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:

Y'know, when my day finally comes, I just don't think I'm going to be spending a lot of time regretting that I loved the wrong bands.

 
Agree. I'm more concerned about missing a hidden treasure, which is a lot less likely to happen since finding RP. B&R brought us some great ones, all right.


Posted 15 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
I like Queen a lot, mainly because they were unique, some of their songs didn't quite do it for me and some were amazing.

They were a love em or hate em band, they could have stuck to the harder rock sound and conquered America but the fact that they stuck to their guns brought them greater respect from many.

The music they made later on was a pale shadow of the early songs and they should have split up after Freddie's death as for me he WAS Queen.

Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 casey1024 wrote:
Love it!
 
Me too! And hats off to lmic and Scott for your excellent posts below! {#Clap}

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
this radio station is full of suprises, some good, some not so good - {#Whipit}
Posted 15 years ago by Skorokoro    [ Reply ]
Love it!
Posted 15 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 fab4fan wrote:
The 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide gives Queen a poor review (...) And USA Today music editor Ken Barnes said (...) he can't stand Queen
 
Y'know, when my day finally comes, I just don't think I'm going to be spending a lot of time regretting that I loved the wrong bands.

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 fab4fan wrote:
This is the *ONLY* Queen song that is just good but not great! I knew I couldn't be the only one who hates Queen so I typed in the google.com search engine, in quotes "I Hate Queen" and "Queen sucks" and I found many pages of people saying this too! On Acclaimed Music.net which compiles many music reviews from many different rock critics from decades Queen is # 113 but The Beatles are rightfully at #1! And The 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide gives Queen a poor review too,they say they were bombastic theatrical overblown schlock rock that could have only happened in the 70's. And they said that people should use caution in getting any of their albums because even their greatest hits sound dated. THey only gave 2 of their albums 3 stars they gave most of them only 2 stars and none 4 stars and for very good reasons! And USA Today music editor Ken Barnes said on an online question and answer article that he can't stand Queen and he said they were influential in all of the wrong ways!
 
Well that settles that!
 
Oh, wait: "I hate the Beatles" gets 1.2 million hits in Google so the Beatles must REALLY suck hard. Sorry, fab4fan, that's just irrefutable proof.

 
cripes.


Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


love it...
 
me too...


Posted 15 years ago by coyote620    [ Reply ]
 drH wrote:
Sounds like the Partridge Family.
 
At least I'm not the only one who hears that! {#Arrowu}

NTTAWWT
Posted 15 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Okay, I guess it's kind of cool to hear this about once every 8 years.
Posted 15 years ago by CanyonMan    [ Reply ]
Well, it ain't no "In The Lap of the Gods"...but it's still really good. I kinda like "pop" nonsense anyway. It's fun, sometimes.
Posted 15 years ago by Panama_Floyd    [ Reply ]
Had to come and check to see if my 10 year old had switched channels on me.....but no, there it is.....hmm....  Pretty unusual for RP.
Posted 15 years ago by tallenga    [ Reply ]
 LastChance wrote:
Brian May made some groovy sounds. . .
 
Sure did, but this one was penned by John Deacon, who also played the electric piano you're enjoying.

Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Brian May made some groovy sounds. . .
Posted 15 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
Not a Queen fan, but they have their place in the halls of fame and the bandwidth of RP
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
This is the *ONLY* Queen song that is just good but not great! I knew I couldn't be the only one who hates Queen so I typed in the google.com search engine, in quotes "I Hate Queen" and "Queen sucks" and I found many pages of people saying this too! On Acclaimed Music.net which compiles many music reviews from many different rock critics from decades Queen is # 113 but The Beatles are rightfully at #1! And The 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide gives Queen a poor review too,they say they were bombastic theatrical overblown schlock rock that could have only happened in the 70's. And they said that people should use caution in getting any of their albums because even their greatest hits sound dated. THey only gave 2 of their albums 3 stars they gave most of them only 2 stars and none 4 stars and for very good reasons! And USA Today music editor Ken Barnes said on an online question and answer article that he can't stand Queen and he said they were influential in all of the wrong ways!
Posted 17 years ago by fab4fan    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
there are many Queen songs that I adore...this is not one of them
Posted 17 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
I'm in the pure pop perfection camp
Posted 17 years ago by theo    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
Barforama.
True, but what a great theme song it was for this !!!
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
They had some great songs but this isn't one of them. I hate bouncey electric keyboards and all they stand for.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
yay for something different in the rotation!
Posted 17 years ago by canadianbug    [ Reply ]
youre my sunshine and I want you to know that my feelings are true I really love yoU!
Posted 17 years ago by meower    [ Reply ]
Night at the Opera..One of the finest albums ever recorded! It was so well done. Headphone listening will change any doubters out there..
Posted 17 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
The sentiment is sweet but I'd wager most of those rating the song highly are doing so out of loyalty to the band more than appreciation of this particular song. I like some Queen stuff, and some simply rocks, but this isn't it.
Posted 17 years ago by omniphiliac    [ Reply ]
RP just keeps hitting me with this serendipity thing - in the last hour Ray Lamontagne and Bruce Cockburn have been played: going to see them live in Belfast on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Last Saturday night I saw a Queen tribute band - Flash Harry - who were really very good entertainment and had, obviously, taken some of the Paul Rogers + Queen set from 2005/6 as inspiration. This track is a favourite from one of the first albums I ever bought.
Posted 17 years ago by vaiodon    [ Reply ]
One of my fave Queen songs
Posted 17 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
This has always been one of my favorite Queen songs...and I want it played at my wedding reception.
Posted 17 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
drH wrote:
Sounds like the Partridge Family.
And what's wrong with that?
Posted 17 years ago by Viv515    [ Reply ]
Barforama.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
This is a bit goopy, but I have loved this song since my husband put it on the outgoing message of his answering machine (when we were dating) and it became "our" song. It is simple, perfectly executed and perfectly expressive of its message.
Posted 20 years ago by Joyfulchristine    [ Reply ]
8:28 am - Queen - You're My Best Friend 8:25 am - White Stripes - We're Going to be Friends 8:23 am - Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got You Under My Skin Loving this set!
Posted 21 years ago by meatload    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the Partridge Family.
Posted 21 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
As Bill just commented, it's a "silly little pop song," but I love it. In fact I wanted the DJ to play it at my wedding, but he never got to it (or most of the other 47 or so songs I asked him to play!) Since I'm such a firm believer in the power of music to express what plain human speech often cannot, I tried to be a bit of a control freak about the music played at the most important public event of my life... ah well, it was still good. There's something about the grandiose, over-the-top delivery that Queen gave to all of its songs that makes this one a bit more than just ordinary. Simple sentiments, expressed grandly.
Posted 21 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Posted 21 years ago by stripes    [ Reply ]
4 great tunes in a row...sorry about the Rikki Lee Jones, though.
Posted 21 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
yeah! My favorite queen song. Wicked.
Posted 21 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
This song is a paragon of white bread, MOR, radio-friendly, pablum. (Did I miss any appropriate adjectives?) Ooooooh, you make me sick.
Posted 21 years ago by LaChinchon    [ Reply ]
You'd never know that this was the John Deacon's, (the bass-player) first hit with the band. He went on to write several of the band's more memorable songs, "I Want To Break Free" and "Another One Bites The Dust". Fantastic song! Texarse
Posted 21 years ago by Texarse    [ Reply ]