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Song · 1981 · Rock

Under Pressure

David Bowie and Queen

1981

★ 8.4 editorial score

Bowie lived near Mountain Studios, dropped in, and one evening's jam became a UK number one with a disputed bassline.

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Despair Compassion

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“Teach me to feel another's wo, To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.”

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