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  • Please John, get back!

  • what song is this?

  • @maurawolf99 'One Year Of Love' from Magic

  • what does deacon "today"??

  • @technicmen Chilling and relaxing;-)

  • great i love John Deacon thanks :)_

    

  • Queen isn't Queen without Fred, but it definitely isn't Queen without one of the surviving members. I think he undervalued himself. The 'Queen' as we all know and love only ever had one bass player and he contributed some great songs. John, if you're out there, it would be great to see(or hear) you again with Brian and Roger, if only to be interviewed about the good old days. The music that you and the other members of Queen produced still means a lot to lot of people .

  • Fender Precision man through and through! Immaculate player, wonderful songwriter, sorely missed!

  • he wrote some great songs

  • John deacon. Please come back with brian and roger one last time for a one off gig to celebrate 40 yrs of queen. I know it obviously affected you Remember it affected not just you but his roger,brian family freinds and the fans. you joined queen after freddies death twice 1992,1997 just one more time. Freddie would want you to.

  • Happy birthday

  • DIO LO AMO QUEST'UOMO!!!

  • Happy 60th, John!

  • He is live ?

  • @MrSandis11 he's alive, just retired

  • Amazing song, wonderfull saxophone. I love saxophones...

  • @Bleudour

    Saxes aren't my most favourite of instruments, but they are bloody good, and fit in well with this song.

  • Deacy was the one who inspired me to play bass

  • If I could create my dream band, it would have two bassists, with one being John, and the other being "The Apostle" Paul Martin. Johnny Cash would be the rhythm guitarist, Don Wayne Jr would be the banjo guy, plus others including myself, but the spotlight would be on John and Paul, to showcase what they could do on more than the bass. Anyone else with me on that?

  • @martyfan11

    That's sounds a good idea from you. Not bad.

  • @MEponyfan

    I was able to see/meet Apostle Paul and Don Jr. They're country/bluegrass guys, and are really good. Will never get to the chance to see Johnny, but would like to see John if he returns to the music biz.

  • @martyfan11

    I see. Who knows.

  • @MEponyfan

    And nobody would believe this, but Apostle Paul (who I met a few months ago) was the one that made me want to start playing bass. Not just that, but Queen (who I saw in 2008) introduced me to Metallica, who introduced me to metal. In a few months time, I'm gonna see Iron Maiden, and it's all thanks to Queen that it's happening (and also thanks to Apostle Paul, whose bass playing on stage was a bass lesson for me)

  • @martyfan11

    That's so great! Such a musical talent you have.

    So fantastic.

  • @MEponyfan

    It's not a me fest, but thanks for the compliment. I started off with guitar, but now do banjo, mandolin, bodhran, even a bit of bass. Will be glad to get one, cause I've been hankering for one for a few years.

  • @martyfan11

    I see. Cool with guitars. I have a electric guitar and a acoustic guitar. So I wanna get practicing as well.

    I wanna get also a ukulele and amybe mandolin some day.

  • @MEponyfan

    And I also have a uke, aswell as a mouthbow.

  • @martyfan11

    Not bad. So fascinating with music.

  • @MEponyfan

    And my bass style is kinda like John's but with Apostle Paul in there aswell.

  • I Love You Deacy You Were Like The Best Bass Player Ever! <3

  • Too bad he retired. He deserves it though. He has brought so much to so many!!!!

  • he looked sooooo drunk on One Vision behind scenes lol. freddie could've made a diana ross type career from all deacon songs:D

  • he always said

    I'm just the bass player ...

    humuildad much

    I would give anything to be wiping the floor xD

  • How many hit songs in this world actually features a bass line like Another One Bites The Dust?

  • Wow he retired the year I was born

  • jeez..it must have been hard for queen after freddie was gone, I would have poured my eyes out

  • John was a bass god, but this is a bit ott??

  • amazing how ppl find each other and have chemistry to create music that so many ppl conect with. wish i could play

  • John, I love you, you are a bass legend!!!! I wish more than anything that I could see Deaky peforming live!!!!!!

  • John Deacon the best!

  • thanks i never knew he wrote this, i should read my ablums better, love this song, John was the quiet member you dont know much about, shame he left the band for the quiet life

  • Another one Bites the Dust, Your My best Friend, One Year Of Love, Spread Ypur Wings. 'nuff said

  • @62rockin All great, but not forgetting I Want to Break Free, Back Chat, You And I, etc... :)

    It's easy for me to say that John and Brian are my two favorite members of Queen. I'm a fan of several bass players from several bands, and I'm used to them not getting the recognition they deserve. For a change I'm glad to see that Deaky is well loved. Great tribute video. :)

  • @62rockin Add If You Can't Beat Em, Break Free, Misfire, You And I, Need Your Loving Tonight, Back Chat.. Actually all of them

  • Another One Bites the Dust! Love ya, John! :)

  • He did play a concert with Elton John, Brian, and Roger in 1997.

    I bet he can sing better than most rock lead singers today.

  • We were lucky to have 4 of the best that planet earth could offer to the music world..all in one group called Queen

  • One of the most underrated musicians and songwriters of all time.

  • Thanks for the tribute. John the unsung hero of Queen deserved it

  • john, packed up from playing with Queen, as had been all his adult life from uni, he wanted to spend time with family and do the thing he cant do as a star of queen, so retired and royalties from the shows, etc, best of both worlds, and we get the relative back and not the odd appearance from a star...

  • John... Eres la Leche!!!!

  • the reason why i started playing bass

  • why did he retired from Queen? was it because Queen is incomplete after Freddie passed away?

  • hes my unlce, and he still plays, just not with Queen, he can play in local bands and with me, unrecogniseable, as people assume its not him, same when in our home in france, however never give up a reunion, as roger is with us for xmas, (for all u queen fans)

  • @ravingeddie you are very lucky to have a legend like that for an uncle.

  • Fuckin Underrated !!

  • Inspiration!!!!!!

  • So underrated!

  • The best and most underrated Bassist in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It's very unfortunate that he is not playing anymore

  • wonderful song, wonderful man... :)

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  • John Deacon chose to retire from the music business after he played on the song "No One But You"(Only the Good Die Young). He wrote them a letter saying that he supported them in whatever they wanted to do, but he had chosen to hang up his bass. Although after Freddie died, I can't say I blame him. He was one of the greatest bassists of all time. Love you John Deacon!

  • John Deacon chose to retire from the music business after he played on the song "No One But You"(Only the Good Die Young). He wrote them a letter saying that he supported them in whatever they wanted to do, but he had chosen to hang up his bass. Although after Freddie died, I can't say I blame him

  • John...JOOOOHHHHHHN

  • JOHN DEACON - HE WAS THE GOOD! THE GOOD!

  • The one thing about Queen, there wasn't a guy in the band that wasn't great at what they did.

  • Deacon John.

  • Deaks will never play with whats left of Queen. IMO the other two shafted him after Freddie died.. While he's thought of as 'quiet' his relationship with Roger is considered 'explosive'. He's a nice family oriented guy, 6 kids, married 35 years. He has been totally faithful and respectful to Freddie, and to Freddies memory. He does keyboard, piano, double bass, bass, guitar and several other instruments. A Great musician, one of the best! Best of luck to you Deaks.

  • I bought a album of cosmos rock, well even my mom (that, likes more of the operatic songs of queen, or freddie in solo) says that cd was a crap, that she has gave better 10,50 euro by Queen Live at Bowl or even 11,95 for Hot Space that she gave about 7 for cosmos rock, (my mom buy all my albuns, i'm unployed for health probs) well, she's damnn right and mr deacon is the King of Bass

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  • Yesterday i watched Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and saw how sad was John .Yes , sometimes he was smiling, but it much more sad then if he cried.

    THANK MR. DEACON. YOU ARE PRIDE OF QUEENS FANS.YOU ARE THE ONLY MEMBER OF BAND THAT NEVER BETRAYED FREDDIE.

  • @lusine423 wait how do you mean the only one who didnt betrayed freddie

    i dont say your wrong but explaine what you mean please

    do you mean that he stopped after freddie passed away and that the rest betrayed him by continuing the band.

    again please explain

  • @daanthekingofpaints Yes i mean that Brian and Roger betrayed freddie singing with Paul Roger or with Robbie williams.Once Brian said that Paul Rodger was the favourite singer of Freddie but does it means that they must replace him?.Sorry i dont know how explain- my english is very poor.I think they hurt not only the legacy of Freddie, but all fans of Queen too.

  • @lusine423 Do you really think that Brian and Roger betrayed Freddie ? Their best friend ? I don't think that they would replace him, and Paul haven't replaced him, he just joined the band in order to "do a service" in a way, didn't he ? And if he would really have replaced Freddie, the band wouldn't be called "Queen+Paul Rodgers"... Sorry if I look impolite, but I love them, and that hurts when you say that they betrayed Freddie (RIP, he was an incredible genius <3).

    And thanks for all JD <3

  • @neltetelt Ive already said that I Love Brian And Roger too and love not less as you.

  • @lusine423 Ok. And sorry for my English, I'm French, so... ^ ^ =)

    Queen forever <3

  • @neltetelt And my English isnt excellent.I am Armenian.

  • @lusine423 Ah, ok. =)

  • @daanthekingofpaints And yes, it doesnt mean that i dont love Brian or Roger.Its impossible dont love them.I hope you understand me. thank you.

  • John we miss you!!!!!!

  • The most underrated member of Queen. John Deacon- Genius!

  • If someone asks me which Queen song is the best, there is onl one answer:

    One year of love by John Deacon!!!

  • the best rock band in the world

  • Is John dead? Please answer with one word. Yes, or no... Shame on me that i don't know this but I can't find a guranteed answer anyplace...

  • @GreatQueenFan Of course no, he is alive, Are you have a nightmare? (sorry for my bad english)

  • @DeakyJohn no :-) but maybe you can't imagine how many people believe that he's dead... i don't know why... he's quite mysterious

  • @GreatQueenFan YES , HE IS MYSTERIOUS - But maybe because of that WE ALL love and miss him...

  • @GreatQueenFan not at all, he's still alive! if you search on google you can find some recent photos of him with his family...he's much older now, but i think he's allright ;)

  • happy birthday:)

  • I miss so much Freddie, but John too :(

  • John is the reason I picked up a bass guitar he is a legend! plus no one else can do his awesome little dance in his shorts!!!

  • Big respect to John Deacon

  • Who else besides Mr. Deacon and me were born in August 19th? ;)

  • @SalchichaPolaca a friend of mine was born on August 19th :)

  • dont call him "silent"  because he can speak with his music

  • These 4 are the true Fab-4 no one is like Queen

  • Nobody could lay down a groove quite like John did.  A very solid player and great songwriter. It would be great if Fender would honor him by putting out a John Deacon signature Precision bass.

  • No negative votes .... this is simply what John Deacon deserves , our tottal love :D

  • The best songs of queen are by john deacon. Dont worry you were, are and you will be the best...

  • como se llama esta cancion???

  • @noe1985lalo One Year of Love

  • @noe1985lalo

    la cancion se llama

    pain is so close to pleasure

  • I Love John Deacon "

  • great

  • oh my goodness. deacy played a john entwistle signature warwick bass guitar? how awesome is that!

  • What is the title of that song, please?

  • @claudemichelesophie One year of love., mi friend. One of the bests of Deacon songs.

    Deacon and Mercury were the real soul of Queen (IMHO, of course).

  • @DRoBeR

    does it matter ? They were one !

  • best bass player ever!!!!

  • foverer John Deacon.....

  • Definitely John Deacon is the most underrated bass player of the rock and roll history.

    He did some fantastic bass lines: Another One Bites the Dust, Dragon Attack, The Miracle, The Show Must Go On, Ride the Wild Wind, Liar, A Kind of Magic, The Invisible Man and so on...

  • Most underated Bass Player in my opinion! Never grabbing the spotlight, just a solid musician. His grooves sound quite basic and simple at first, but when you really listen, they are quite complex with impeccable timing (Bohemian Rhapsody, The Show Must Go On, etc.). Freddie, Brian, John and Roger were the epitomy of syncronicity. All musicians of the highest quality. Sadly, I never got to see them perform live. One of my many regrets. RIP Freddie!

  • thank you

  • John was also a great guitarist as you can hear on Staying Power or Back Chat. It´s not Brian May playing the guitar. But John definitly is one of the greatest bass players in rock history. That´s for sure. I´m so sorry that he played any longer

  • Mr.Deacon, wherever you are, we miss you, sir. You are a great bass player, a sensitive and gifted musician and composer.

    May everything is going great with you and your family!

  • He reminds me of Robert Englund!!!!!

  • John Deacon is one of the best bass players and songwriters of rock history, Queen would never become what they are without this man, the silent hero of Queen...

  • AND John was a great songwriter, too.

    You're My Best Friend, Spread Your Wings, I Want to Break Free, Another One Bites the Dust: All Deacon!

  • Not to mention These are the days of our lives, Friends will be friends, One year of love, I want it all*, the main line of Under Pressure... Deacon rocked!!

    *I think I heard Brian say it in an interview

  • I heard that John was forced to play after Freddie's death at the tribute concert,he couldn't go on without Freddie,I wonder sometimes why,othertimes I relise why.

    Love an respect for the world's best bass player!

  • Really..? How do you know? Well, it's true that John and Freddie were like opposites.. but I thought they got together well enough to be friends. I've read that John felt a little locked out sometimes, but I always thought the four of them made quite good friends.

  • Absolutely! John Deacon forever!!!

  • i love john deacon!!!

  • John Deacon it is pleasant to me much more than Roger Taylor!

    Group Queen "pulse":)

    It is a pity that it any more does not act with Bryan and Roger.....

  • Deacon was excellent at developing beautiful melodic bass lines that blended in with the music, making the song better but not standing out. He rarely depended on technical pyrotechnics. For that reason he was often overlooked. Listen to "The Show Must Go On" for a good example. He was the kind of player that other bass players appreciate and admire but the average fan often does not.

  • John Deacon was jus an amazing bass. it was fate that brought John to Queen.

  • charismatic richard gear/dustin hofman type of guy with bedroom eyes.

    Good vid.

  • Lovely song, should be in gratest hits!

  • i really love him, i really love queen, i really love the 4 MEMBERS of queen.

  • paul rodgers blows....... NO JOHN DEACON

  • Beautiful *-*

  • Great bass player

  • John back...

  • Beuttiful! I'm going to put this one on my mp3 now.

  • Adoro esta cançao, comove-me!

  • ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh  que nostalgia grande deacon ,silencioso pero talentoso

  • I *heart* Johnny.

  • QUEEN ARE:

    FREDDIE MERCURY

    JOHN R. DEACON

    BRIAN H. MAY

    ROGER M. TAYLOR

    Fucks the Cosmos tour!

    Queen Sovereign!

  • @RedTuscany you said it bro!... but, for my generation (I'm 27 years old) that album gave me the chance to see Brian May and Roger Taylor on stage... something good came out from that album... but my favorite member of the band is John Richard Deacon... he wrote one of the songs that mean THE WORLD to me like 'spread your wings' is... I really like the respect that he has for Freddie but myself I would kill to see him performing sometime.

  • John Deacon-LEGEND!

  • The song is "One Year of Love", written by John on the album "A Kind of Magic".

  • para mi el mejor bajista y el que supo guardar la grandeza del grupo QUEEN cuando Freddie partio desde MEXICO

  • estoy de acuerdo contigo es el mas sensato,grande deacon

  • amazing!!

  • feeling fed up so watched abit of Deacon. AH GREAT STUFF

    twin

  • ♥john deacon♥

  • Great!

    An Excelent Composition of Deacon!

  • Happy Birthday from me too.

  • Happy Birthday John! We love and miss you...take care, Love Linda

  • Happy 58th birthday John from the Netherlands!! We miss you!

  • And happy birthday from Sweden as well !

  • happy birthday John.

    from Rome.

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN!

  • Happy Birthday, John !!!!!!!1

  • Thank you for your tribute to this beautiful man, Happy Birthday !! MUAH! And a big hug XO

  • happy birthday,john!!!!!!!

  • Great bassist, great composer, and a wonderful person.

  • It made me cry... Fantastic job!

    I love John, he'a such a wonderful man.

  • Thank you for posting this lovely video. I miss John as well as Freddie altough i´m glad Brian and Roger continue together.

  • hes not died dang,

  • I think that John was better in bass than Freddie at piano, Roger at drums and Brian on guitar.

  • thank you for the post!

  • John is without a doubt my favorite mameber of Queen. He has that laid back attitude of a bass guitar player. One thing I remember about him is an interview where he was asked at the time what kind of car he drives. The interviewer could not believe he drove a volvo.

  • Compared to Roger's Jaguar E-type... :p

  • Come back John, we miss you, if it was a one of concert or somehthing.

  • Yes, i mean dead, sorry

  • John Deacon is the best.

  • UN GRANDE

  • What a great song! :D

    Queen was the best rock band. :)

    To me John is as great as Freddie.

  • is he did?

  • Sorry my english,

    is deacon dead?

  • no he live

  • Thanks for this Informations.

    My english is bad sorry.

  • I LOVE JOHN!!! He is a true musical genius!

    ok, just had to get that out there. :D

    He is simply amazing, along with the rest of Queen, obviously.

  • il miglior bassista di tutti i tempi nella miglior band di tutti i tempi...I QUEEN!

  • whats the name of that song??

    please somebody tell me

  • One Year of Love - A kind of Magic Album

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