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Made in heaven de Queen

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Made in heaven es un álbum de Queen, publicado en 1995 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «It's a Beautiful Day», «Made In Heaven», «Let Me Live» y «Mother Love».

Lanzado cuatro años después de la muerte de Freddie Mercury, Made in Heaven es el decimoquinto y último álbum de estudio de Queen con su formación original. Es un proyecto póstumo construido a partir de las últimas y conmovedoras interpretaciones vocales que Mercury grabó en sus últimos meses de vida, junto con material reelaborado de los proyectos en solitario de sus miembros. Concebido como un tributo final, el álbum es una obra emotiva y a menudo melancólica, que cierra de manera definitiva el legado de la banda. Fue un laborioso trabajo de amor por parte de Brian May, Roger Taylor y John Deacon.

Contexto y grabación

Las bases del álbum se sentaron durante las sesiones de Innuendo. Freddie Mercury, plenamente consciente de que su tiempo era limitado, dedicó sus últimas energías a grabar la mayor cantidad de material vocal posible. Tras su muerte en 1991, los tres miembros restantes se tomaron un tiempo para procesar su pérdida. No fue hasta 1993 que se sintieron preparados para volver al material. El proceso fue emocionalmente agotador. May lo describió como "estar pegando fragmentos de nuevo", trabajando con la voz de su amigo fallecido sonando en sus auriculares. Tuvieron que construir pistas de acompañamiento completamente nuevas a partir de maquetas o simplemente de la pista vocal de Mercury.

Claves musicales

"Made in Heaven" es un álbum de carácter predominantemente reflexivo y atmosférico. El estilo es una mezcla de baladas épicas, rock sinfónico y pop melódico. La producción es grandiosa y espaciosa, creando un ambiente casi etéreo que envuelve la voz de Mercury. A diferencia de otros álbumes póstumos, este no se siente como una colección de descartes, sino como un trabajo deliberadamente estructurado para tener un arco narrativo, que comienza con una reflexión sobre la vida y termina con una ascensión celestial.

Las canciones del álbum

El álbum incluye las últimas canciones que Mercury escribió y grabó. "A Winter's Tale" es la última composición completa de Freddie, una balada psicodélica en la que describe la pacífica vista desde su apartamento en Montreux. "Mother Love" es la última grabación vocal de la historia de Freddie Mercury. Su voz, cruda y llena de emoción, es sobrecogedora. No pudo terminar la última estrofa, que fue cantada por Brian May.

Varias canciones son reelaboraciones de material en solitario. "Made in Heaven" y "I Was Born to Love You" fueron tomadas del álbum en solitario de Mercury "Mr. Bad Guy", pero la banda reemplazó los arreglos originales con potentes instrumentaciones de rock. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" es una balada de May que originalmente se consideró para "Let Me Live" es una rareza, una balada de estilo góspel en la que Mercury, May y Taylor se reparten las voces principales.

Lanzamiento y rendimiento en listas

El álbum fue un éxito comercial abrumador, especialmente en Europa. Debutó en el número 1 en el Reino Unido y vendió más de 1.5 millones de copias en sus primeras semanas. Se estima que ha vendido más de 20 millones de copias en todo el mundo.

Juicio de la crítica

La crítica recibió "Made in Heaven" con respeto y emoción. Se elogió la habilidad de la banda para crear un álbum cohesivo y digno en circunstancias tan difíciles. Q Magazine lo describió como "un álbum esencial" para entender el final de la historia de la banda. Es un emotivo epitafio que cierra la carrera de Queen de una manera poderosa y conmovedora.

Listado de Canciones

  1. It's a Beautiful Day2:32

    Letra

    It's a beautiful day The sun is shining I feel good And no-one's gonna stop me now, oh yeah It's a beautiful day I feel good, I feel right And no-one, no-one's gonna stop me now Mama Sometimes I feel so sad, so sad, so bad But no-one's gonna stop me now, no-one It's hopeless - so hopeless to even try
  2. Made In Heaven5:25
    vídeo del tema Made In Heaven
    I'm taking my right with destiny Willing to play my part Living with painful memories Loving with all my heart Made in heaven, made in heaven It was all meant to be, yeah Made in heaven, made in heaven That's what they say Can't you see That's what everybody says to me Can't you see Oh I know, I know, I know, that its true Yes its really meant to be Deep in my heart I'm having to learn to pay the price Theyre turning me upside down Waiting for possibilities Don't see too many around Made in heaven, yes made in heaven Its for all to see Made in heaven, made in heaven That's what everybody says Everybody says to me It was really meant to be Oh can't you see Yeah, everybody, everybody says Yes it was meant to be Yeah, yeah When stormy weather comes around It was made in heaven When sunny skies break through behind the clouds I wish it could last forever, yeah Wish it could last forever, forever I'm playing my role in history Looking to find my goal Taking in all this misery But giving it all my soul Made in heaven, made in heaven It was all meant to be Made in heaven, made in heaven That's what everybody says Wait and see, it was really meant to be So plain to see Yeah, everybody, everybody, everybody tells me so Yes it was plain to see, yes it was meant to be Written in the stars... Written in the stars...
  3. Let Me Live4:45
    vídeo del tema Let Me Live
    Words and music by queen Why don't you take another little piece of my heart Why don't you take it and break it And tear it all apart All I do is give All you do is take Baby why don't you give me A brand new start So let me live (so let me live) Let me live (leave me alone) Let me live, oh baby And make a brand new start Why don't you take another little piece of my soul Why don't you shape it and shake it till you're really in control All you do is take And all I do is give All that I'm askin Is a chance to live (so let me live) - so let me live (leave me alone) - let me live, let me live Why don't you let me make a brand new start And it's a long hard struggle But you can always depend on me And if you're ever in trouble - hey You know where I will be Why don't you take another little piece of my life Why don't you twist it, and turn it And cut it like a knife All I do is live All I do is die Why can't we just be friends Stop livin a lie So let me live (so let me live) Let me live (leave me alone) Please let me live (why don't you live a little) Oh yeah baby (why don't you give a little love...?) Let me live Please let me live Oh yeah baby, let me live And make a brand new start Take another little piece of my heart now baby Take another little piece of my heart now baby Take another little piece of my soul now baby Take another little piece of my life now baby In your heart, oh baby (take another piece, take another piece) Please let me live (take another piece, take another piece) Why don't you take another piece Take another little piece of my heart Oh yeah baby Make a brand new start All you do is take Let me live
  4. Mother Love4:49

    Letra

    I don't want to sleep with you I don't need the passion too I don't want a stormy affair To make me feel my life is heading somewhere All I want is the comfort and care Just to know that my woman gives me sweet - Mother love I've walked too long in this lonely lane I've had enough of this same old game I'm a man of the world and they say that I'm strong But my heart is heavy, and my hope is gone Out in the city, in the cold world outside I don't want pity, just a safe place to hide Mama please, let me back inside I don't want to make no waves But you can give me all the love that I crave I can't take it if you see me cry I long for peace before I die All I want is to know that youre there Youre gonna give me all your sweet - Mother love My bodys aching, but I can't sleep My dreams are all the company I keep Got such a feeling as the sun goes down I'm coming home to my sweet - Mother love
  5. My Life Has Been Saved3:15

    Letra

    This is where we are today People going separate ways This is the way things are now In disarray I read it in the papers Theres death on every page Oh lord, I thank the lord above My life has been saved Here we go, telling lies Here we go Were right back where we started from People going separate ways This is the way things are now In disarray I read it in the papers Theres death on every page Oh lord, I thank you from above My life has been saved My life, my life has been saved My life, my life, my life has been saved
  6. I Was Born To Love You4:49
    vídeo del tema I Was Born To Love You
    I was born to love you With every single beat of my heart Yes, I was born to take care of you Every single day Alright, hey hey I was born to love you With every single beat of my heart Yes, I was born to take care of you Every single day of my life You are the one for me I am the man for you You were made for me You're my ecstasy If I was given every opportunity I'd kill for your love So take a chance with me Let me romance with you I'm caught in a dream And my dream's come true It's so hard to believe This is happening to me An amazing feelin' comin' through I was born to love you With every single beat of my heart Yes, I was born to take care of you, honey Every single day of my life I wanna love you I love every little thing about you I wanna love you, love you, love you (Born) to love you (Born) to love you Yes, (born) I was born to love you (Born) to love you (Born) to love you Every single day, day, day, day, day, day Day of my life An amazing feelin' comin' through I was born to love you With every single beat of my heart Yes, I was born to take care of you Every single day of my life Yes, I was born to love you Every single day of my life Go, I love you babe (Born to love you) Yes, I was born to love you, hey I wanna love you, love you, love you I wanna love you, hey, yeah It's magic (what's?) I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, yeah I wanna love you It's magic Love you, love you Yeah, give it to me
  7. Heaven For Everyone5:36
    vídeo del tema Heaven For Everyone
    This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven for everyone In these days of cool reflection You come to me and everything seems alright In these days of cold affections You sit by me - and everythings fine This could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone This world could be free, this world could be one In this world of cool deception Just your smile can smooth my ride These troubled days of cruel rejection, hmm You come to me, soothe my troubled mind Yeah, this could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone, yeah This world should be free, this world could be one We should bring love to our daughters and sons Love, love, love, this could be heaven for everyone You know that This could be heave for everyone This could be heave for everyone Listen - what people do to their souls They take their lives - destroy their goals Their basic pride and dignity Is stripped and torn and shown to pity When this should be heaven for everyone
  8. Too Much Love Will Kill You4:20
    vídeo del tema Too Much Love Will Kill You
    I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be Too many bitter tears are raining down on me I'm far away from home And I've been facing this alone For much too long I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me About growing up and what a struggle it would be In my tangled state of mind I've been looking back to find Where I went wrong Too much love will kill you If you can't make up your mind Torn between the lover And the love you leave behind Your headed for disaster Cos you never read the signs Too much love will kill you Every time I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be And it seems like there's no way out of this for me I used to bring you sunshine Now all I ever do is bring you down How would it be if you were standing in my shoes Can't you see that it's impossible to choose No there's no making sense of it Every way I go I'm bound to lose Too much love will kill you Just as sure as none at all It'll drain the power that's in you Make you plead and scream and crawl And the pain will make you crazy Your the victim of your crime Too much love will kill you Every time Too much love will kill you It'll make your life a lie Yes, too much love will kill you And you wont understand why You'dgive your life, you'd sell your soul But here it comes again Too much love will kill you In the end... In the end.
  9. You Don't Fool Me5:24
    vídeo del tema You Don't Fool Me
    You don't fool me You don't fool me You don't fool me You don't fool me You don't fool me Da da da da dah Da da da dah Da da dah You don't fool me, those pretty eyes That sexy smile, you don't fool me You don't rule me, you're no surprise You're telling lies, hey, you don't fool me Mmm, mama said be careful of that girl Mama said you know that she's no good Mama said be cool, don't you be no fool Yup bup ba ba ba ba da da da dah! You don't fool me You don't fool me You don't fool me She'll take you You don't fool me, she'll take you You don't fool me, and break you Sooner or later you'll be playing by her rules Baby you don't fool me, yeah You don't fool me, you don't have to say: Don't mind You don't have to teach me things I know Sooner or later you'll be playing by her rules Oh (fool you), oh (rule you) She'll take you (take you) And break you (break you) Yeah Mama said be cool Mama said she'd take you for a fool She'll take you, and break you Ba ba ba ba bap bap ba baah La la la la la lah Na na na na nah (you don't fool me, you don't fool me) Na na na nah (you don't fool me, you don't fool me) Na na nah ah (you don't fool me, you don't fool me) Na na na na nah (you don't fool me, you don't fool me) Na na na nah (you don't fool me, you don't fool me) Na na nah ah (you don't fool me, you don't fool me) You don't fool me You don't fool me
  10. Winter's Tale