Peter Straker (with Freddie Mercury) - Heart Be Still

[patkaybites]

As much as I appreciate Peter Straker's amazing vocal range, I can't help but JUST listen to Freddie's voice. It's like during the duration of the song, I just wait to hear Freddie's voice. But don't get me wrong, I love the WHOLE song and I think the lyrics are extremely beautiful :) Thanks for posting this! And I must say, the pictures are just breath taking especially the ones with Freddie ;)

[Cricriiii]

even thought Peter Straker could sing amazingly well, this is such a luxurious thing to be able to afford yourself Freddie Mercury just for some of your backing vocals ! :D

[candy22102000]

@Cricriiii the whole thing is produced by Freddie MERCURY n Roy Thomas Baker

[endaanne]

This song still sends me towards Heaven. Thank you Peter Straker.

[ferforever74]

How can i never discovered this masterpiece???!!!!!

[GROMINBLX]

Cant hear freddie :(

[killerqueen501]

@GROMINBLX at 2.48 you can hear Freddie in the left speaker doing falsetto, clearly him

[Cricriiii]

@GROMINBLX 1:08"I love you" twice, for instance ;p

[endaanne]

This song and video was missing from you tube for months. My favourite

of all time and now thanks to whoever got it back. Love it.

[ThePAC1960]

Always bridging that gap between genres. True the original with a soul of its own.

[ThePAC1960]

Always bridging that gap between genres.

[151023034]

Wow! I have spent YEARS looking for this song! A friend had the LP and we played it to bits! I have the Changeling album but never managed to find this one - even back in the '70's !!!!! THANK YOU for sharing.

[endaanne]

@151023034 absolutely great - love it so much. A timeless voice. Play it all the time now.

[endaanne]

this seems to be his best song. I have looked and listened to the others I can find but nothing compares. Maybe there is some others I need to find. But this is just wonderful. Best ever.

[jkws]

@endaanne Its the best I've found. I understand that his albums are collector's items. The one this track is on brings $300, now.

[endaanne]

My God I just love this track. Never heard it before.  Will be pressing the replay a lot.

[jkws]

@endaanne There is no easy cure for replaypathology. Best you can do for a temporary fix is to throw your speakers into fast moving traffic; then that's only good for as long as it takes you to go buy new speakers....could get very expensive. You have my sympathies.

[endaanne]

@jkws Still hooked but happy hooked! Peter Straker and Freddie would have loved your humour!

[endaanne]

Never heard this until yesterday and I am now doing "replay" - it is so amazing

and addictive. Love it. I am a big Freddie Mercury fan too.

[wrightjar]

great track great album...remember buying this in december 1977 because freddie was involved....would loved to have heard freddies vocal on this track....but a fine performance by mr straker....

[theinvisiblemusicman]

Yes guys, a great song, and one heck of a vocal. But I was looking for the album Private Lives, with a weird song about a nightmare set at Chalk Farm Underground. Anyone out there got a copy?

[jkws]

*Jk repeatedly hitting the replay button on Christmas day 2010*

[endaanne]

@jkws  Pressing the replay on this like you did. Amazing track. Had not heard it before.

Am also a big Freddie Mercury fan.

[syretta2]

Dave I have been searching all over the WEB for Peter Straker's work. Can't find anything to keep. You know buy download or cd, dvd. Can you please point me in the right direction? Found your radio station....Love It!

[syretta2]

Damn maybe Peter was too busy with other stuff to pursue rock super-stardom. He is Fabulous and this song simply beautiful. Where can one buy Peter Straker's work?

[jkws]

So lovely to be able to stop by here when I awaken. Replay Replay Replay.......

[jkws]

*jk resumes her compulsion.....song becoming re-stuck in her head*

AMEN to all who have participated in collective prayer to get DRF back on YT!!

[Keep83]

bella veramente

[jkws]

Dave, the song is stuck in my head. I've hit the replay button so many times its embarrassing (hope you cant see who is hitting it). I discovered it when Sander wrote about/posted it on Peter Freestone's FB Wall. WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE COME GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!

[endaanne]

@jkws. Don't worry - it has now gone from your head to mine - I am doing the replay thing.

[rogertayloRRR]

I thought this was a smile song :) kool

[Roggiedodgie]

Ok, I bought the "Queen" album not understanding this dude was singing. This is decent music but creepy voice. Maybe it's supposed to be that way?

[MysticCabbage]

This is magnificent. Thanks Dave; you've just made my life a little more complete :-)

[chillizoe5]

Thanks for this Dave. This is one of my favourite songs by Peter. Some pics I haven't seen before here too. I'm Peter's niece, & when I listened to this I could hear my grandmother's soprano in there too, which made it even better.;)x

[1queencollector]

@chillizoe5 I am a huge huge Queen fan and I have a Peter Straker single in my collection, he must have so many stories of Freddie, maybe he should write a book. Peter also has a very good singing voice, Freddie must have thought so to produce this record.

[pompa04]

Thank you Dave for this beautiful piece of music and as usually you have pict amazing photos !!!!

[syretta2]

Absolutely Beautiful!!

[syretta2]

Thank You so very much Dave for this fabulous jewel. We've lost so much when Freddie left and now beginning to realize Peter's greatness; both as a musician and Freddie's close friend.

[Twosharppencils]

Very interesting. Have not heard this song before.

[hippyandchicky]

If Freddie did sing on this AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT album, he hid his voice well. Why? I do not know. Some of the piano on it, surely sounds like Fred too.

[higgiesballs]

his falsetto is annoying it's decent no control really bad tone

stick to singing low my friend

[thatgypsy]

Lovely song and photos. Thanks Dave, you are the God of Youtube!

[mixxmexx]

@thatgypsy Yes!!!!!!!

[jkws]

@thatgypsy Hi gyp.

[Wikipediot]

awful

[DMCoasters]

@Wikipediot Just switch d and i in your username and that is what you are.

[koronja]

Dave u are fantastic,many thanks for this and for all your videos!!!

[Durandcc]

Gracias, muy linda sorpresa!

[celestegrl]

this is a beautiful song, beautiful voice... Thanx so much Dave !!! :)

[dennisqueen81]

wow!!!! Great,the song,the picture, i thing: is magic!!!!! Thank you very much friend!

[beans909]

when can you hear freddie's voice?

[kabouterke007]

love this !!!!! Freddie had an amazing voice.

[PushingAPullDoor]

this is like a reimagine for me concidering i been listening to the shitty pr ordaine version, anychance of uploading 'hell and back'

[smrfox99]

Holy shit...this guy has an amazing vocal range...and nice control.

[artdeco101010]

Great song !

[FinnMove]

I don´t think AIDS really kill Freddie, I t maybe sound cruel but he did everything he could do in this area. Freddie was on of the best singers ever. He was the best vocalist ever.

[LanceATL]

@FinnMove Ummm..... Your first two sentences are way out there.