DAVID BOWIE AND FREDDIE MERCURY - Under Pressure - Isolated Vocals - Analysis and Tutorial
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DAVID BOWIE AND FREDDIE MERCURY - Under Pressure - Isolated Vocals - Analysis and Tutorial
Whoever had the idea of pairing David Bowie with Freddie Mercury for the song “Under Pressure”, was definitely thinking outside of the box.
What other odd mixes can you think of where two singers with very different voice types sang together? Let me know in the comments!
As we look at the recording together, we’ll see how many different effects were used to help paint a lot of dimension with a big picture of different vocal sounds not found in your typical duet.
I’ll also show you how Freddie gets his sound by compressing his air and manning up with his diaphragm when he belts.
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Under Pressure just shows how great Freddie Mercury was. David was great too. R.I.P. both of them.
They are certainly missed.
Bowie is better
The high A Freddie hits mixes when Brian hits the same note on the guitar. It is one of the coolist things ever heard, Also Roger was singing towards the end as well
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It was recorded in Montreux studio after some long dinners, they were more under vodka than under pressure, it was not planned colaboration, they were good friends
Thank you!
Almost at the end you can hear Roger Taylor clearly. Really cool.
Indeed!
Roger's voice is also very recognizable
OMG, it is! I never noticed it with the music track present and here I knew it sounded somewhat familiar! Thanks for pointing that out :)
Geeeeez that A5 note of Freddie... Man !! Impressive.
More isolated vocals of Freddie please !
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'd be very interested in hearing some 80's Freddie. His voice on the A Kind Of Magic single is wasted on that song, lots of cool raspiness in the higher registers.
one of the best collab in history
Indeed!
They'll never be another two artists like these beautiful men. The word musical genius gets thrown around today like nothing, but you can't use it enough when talking about Mercury and Bowie, true artists in every sense of the word and I will forever love and miss them both.
A Bowie documentary i watched said they wrote lyrics as they recorded. They did the whole song in one night with the help of cocaine. Might explain the pitch issues lol.
Thanks for filling us on!
I have read that they recorded the vocals separately without letting the other one hear the take. Though David snuck in at one point to listen to some of Freddys.
I saw a John Denver interview when he talked about meeting Pavarotti. One of the things Pavarotti told him was he tried to sound like what he was singing about. "So when I sing about clouds, my voice sounds like clouds". That's what I get from Bowie. Really comes through on Let's Dance.
Thanks for the visit. Rock on!
They were just dubbing around in the studio and theh came up with this. Awesome song and great reaction. RIP Freddie and David
Thanks for mentioning that, Carla!
Legends who are missed! Watched a video the other day on how they made this song.
They had no ideas other that John Deacons bass line and went into separate rooms to record ideas and weren’t aloud to hear each others work. You we’re pretty much spot on with your analysis 😎
Thanks for the visit. Rock on!
I was first introduced to David Bowie through Labyrinth and it took me years to realize he was an actual singer and that the style he sang in Labyrinth was vastly different to his albums.
I'm a big fan of both since 40+ years and felt very entertained by you, Ken. The ghost part made me laugh, that would've been Davids humour 😆
Rock on!
Have always loved the emotion in this song. It has brought tears for me. I love both singers' styles and uniqueness. They both exude genuine caring and love to me. I would chose this over Mariah Carey any day. Sorry.
Thanks for weighing in, Judie!
My favourite lines are both by Bowie, singing ‘it’s the terror’ the the ‘slashed and torn’ part.
The two of them were great.....but Freddie even done opera singing ...a mean c'mon what other rock and roll singer could do that ..his voice really was something else ..great video as always 👍
Steve Perry, I believe. Right, Ken? He was a rare countertenor- a tenor altino, though not as many octaves as Freddie as FM was a natural baritone. SP's voice was effortlessly high with a beautiful tone. That heavy touring wrecked his delicate instrument a bit, but man, that 71 year old SP is still kicking a**!
Thanks for watching, Billy Boy!
The High ramp Freddy does at the end of the mid 8 is stunning.
Hey Ken! Once again two of the best of all time now singing in The Ultimate Band looking down on us. Freddie and David are so missed, but now entertaining the everlasting audience.😇😇😇
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Aren't it the little irritating notes that makes those kind of songs so special? I think you are absolutely right when you say that DB is a character singer I just love his voice..
Thanks for watching, Marcel!
Loving this series. But hearing Ken sing Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was the icing on the cake:)
Haha!
Yes, I was just thinking the same, Ken knows all the singers, all the melodies all the music genre's and how they weave together over generations. Thanks again Ken!
Thank you for doing David Bowie. This song was great for analysis because of the totally two different styles. Great choice! Again thanks for Bowie.
Glad you enjoyed it!
12:59 that high note acapella is literally INSANE!
Rest In Peace Freddie And David two of the greatest voices 🙏🙏☮️💟☮️💟
I have listened to SO many hours of David Bowie this year that I got desensitized to how melodramatic his singing is 😂
Ken: You are in the zone lately with these isolated vocal videos. Loving them!
Glad you like them!
I am the lucky owner of Ken Templin's course and it helped me a lot in my career. But this Isolated vocals series is soo cool, it's special. Along with very useful information it gives a lot to a self-confidence. After all, our idols are humans too, imperfect, struggling with their voices too. And the magic about their music is also a result of a huge work of sound-engineers, band etc. Thank you, Ken, for this series. I hope it continues, I adore it!
Glad you're enjoying it, Tanya!
@@kentamplin I really DO!!!
Perfect imperfection
Absolutely, Roger!
7:19
Ken: It's flat again.
Freddie: That's okay!
What about I'm Deranged by David Bowie? It's like a singing challenge! I have been practicing this and it gets almost middle eastern sounding
Thanks for the mention. Rock on!
OMG!!!! I loved this vídeo !!! Pretty cool!!! Thank you!!! Freddie Mercury and David Bowie are sensational, amazing, unique... I love both two, but David Bowie and his British accent is my passion. Even my daughter loves him. The king of labyrint. Thank you Ken for this amazing vídeo. You are the best vocal coach.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's like a jam session all spliced together! I still love it!!!!
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My favourite song ever. Marc Martel did a brilliant lockdown version where all the band members were in separate locations. Marc sounds like Freddie & a guitarist/vocalist that sounds just like Bowie. Closest thing to the actual recording. Thanks Ken.
Rock on!
Absolutely loving this series! Also, how the heck do you have enough time to put out your content AND reply to every comment?! Keep up the amazing work!
I work long days...
WOW!! These isolated vocals are amazing like you mentioned on the analysis, not perfect but they mesh so nicely with reverbs and obviously the music makes this song so epic! I think is one of the best duet in Rock History, I can't come up with one that can beat this one!!
Thanks for the visit! Rock on!
David Bowie is a master at achieving so much with so little
Indeed.
@Steve Watson true that
David Bowie had a 4 octave vocal range.
This song is so campy, but it reminds me of my childhood, so obviously, I love it ! I love Freddie Mercury’s voice so much.... -beth Blume
The 'ghost' had me cracking😁
I watch this purely for the entertainment value you offer, lol, makes me laugh. Thank you!
That dissonant harmony at 17 seconds is Roger singing.
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I’m not really sure I ain’t on board with the description of Bowie as a character singer except maybe in the specific performance I guess. His tenor on some of his songs is just beautiful.
I remember watching a music documentary about CCR, and how John Fogerty replaced his brother as lead singer. His brother said, it wasn't that John was a better singer, but that he brought a certain emotion/style to the songs.
I've always loved the human voice as an instrument! So much variance and uniqueness. Just beautiful!
I find it especially interesting when a group has 2-3 singers (The Eagles, Genesis, Styx, etc) and deciding which I like more (prefer Fry over Henley, Gabriel over Collins).
Frankenstein!! Ghost of David Bowie!! 🤣Aww, Ken, you're so cute 😉!
I'll never be able to listen to this song again w/out hearing/imagining Frankenstein, a team of ghosts, and a sobbing-under-pressure-about-to-crack-up David Bowie!!
Rock on!
Ken. Fascinating to hear the vocals so clearly without any instruments. Thanks as always for your time.
My pleasure!
Great video! One of my favourite Queen/David Bowie songs. Such a good collaboration.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The ghost of david Bowie 😂 this was fun
Glad you enjoyed it!
The best one so far. Thank you
Wow, thanks!
That's Roger Taylor at the end singing harmony with David Bowie. Before the final "Under pressure" parts.
Yay!...Mercury and Bowie...I do appreciate these guys...nice choice!...
And I do appreciate your Tshirts as well.
Lots of 😘😘😘 from Brazil.
Glad you enjoyed it, Maria!
@@kentamplin I don't know how old you are but I'm almost at my 60s and nothing compares Fred's kinda "control" over a crowd like him...
I saw him at 80s here in Brazil... Morumbi Stadium...
That was a mesmerising stuff.
I will NEVER forget it.
Ken. Thank you for this. In the 1970's there weren't that many music videos but I remember well when this song came out and the video of these two recording together was very interesting.
"A singer is only a singer because they have the courage to be one." HAH!! I chuckled at that but it is sooo true. I grrw up in an environment where people feasted on each other's souls with a never ending barrage of snarky comments meant to completely destroy any self esteem. After leaving the area and creating esteem I found the courage to sing in public.
Thanks Ken.
I'm so pleased to hear that, Pop Anthony! Go for it!
KEN!! KEEN KEN.. KILLER KEEN!! Another fantstic vid! Your Dr. Frankenstein impression was ☝😅 but the Rob H impression was 💥🧨🤯😱
Rock on, Jack!
Everything about this is amazeballs because it's nearly live!
From what I understand, the two artists did do some of it free-verse fashion. David and Freddie went into their respective recording booths and just grooved to whatever they happened to be thinking about at the moment. (There was also some alcohol and cocaine involved beforehand as well but I cannot remember which one was more smashed at the time.)
That’s a great song to go through, Ken! I suggest that you do another duet that is not as famous, because the song was never released. There are actually two or three songs that were recorded, but the one I would love to see you dissect is State Of Shock, sung and recorded by Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson. Of course, the final version was released with Mick Jagger, but I would love for you do the one with Freddie. Keep up the great work!
Rock on!
The way David Bowie and Freddie Mercury sang this song was that it had to be like that..melodramatic..the singing style was meant to be so..That's also the reason why this song is legendary..and so famous..(otherwise it would have been boring and not as succesfull)..It's still one of the best duet songs ever made..it's just because of the characteristic singing why it's so beautifull and unique...and what made them both, to who they where..and why theye're so loved..
Thanks for the thoughts!
I wish they performed together once
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Such legends!😃
Totally!
I love the story about how both David and Freddie were nervous and competitive while recording this song, which is my favorite song . I love your analysis. Would it be accurate to say that Freddie is a technical singer in general? My uneducated opinion is that he's one of the best singers of all time. What do you think?
Check this out, Dan! czcams.com/video/cQTTzhl1xv4/video.html
i just wanna hear you talk about every singer hahaha, awesome!
Do you know that thing that if you put a song as your wake up alarm you will hate it with time? This song is my alarm for almost a decade, I hate to wake up every morning but I can't hate the song! I wake Under Pressure but vibing!
I know what you mean, Luciano!
SMOKING AND DRINKING , The Mercury School of singing.
Thanks for the visit! Rock on!
Bless him. If the poor darling had lived longer, I would hope he would've changed that approach . Poor David, that is what probably took him too soon. Smoking and cancer. So damn sad.
😂 Melodramatic Freddie! Love that 💕 I heard that Freddie wanted to “out sing” Bowie in the studio! 😂😂 Is it true? I know they were stoned in the session!
I'll have to look into that!
So great to hear this being examined and broken down into better understanding.
Thanks Ken.
Glad it was helpful, Mark!
This series excites me! I learn things I never considered! Thank you Ken! Fascinating!
Glad to hear it!
It was David Bowie's idea, they were both recording in the same studio somewhere in Europe, forget where. Bowie thought they should do something. John Deacon started playing a bass line on something they were jamming on and they broke to grab a meal, when they went back to the studio Bowie mentioned the bass line, john deacon didn't remember what he played, so Bowie showed it too him, more or less, it wasn't quite the same but they went with it. Apparently Bowie took over the session and was quite the task manager. Considering the popularity of the track at a time when Queen was stagnant and Bowie (as those of us who were around back then will remember) was a massively successful recording artist with the album Let's Dance, it was great timing for Queen who regain success after their performance at Live Aid. The super high falsetto parts are queen drummer Roger Taylor.
Rock on!
Also how Bowie and Freddy went into the booth separately and just vocalized whatever they felt before the lyrics were written. Freddy doing the scatting kinda thing stayed in the song. He's just freestyling. Not trying to concentrate on the key. You think if he was going to disect the song he would read the history first.
Crazy how they did it so fast.
Awful comment, really.
Btw, it's not Taylor, it's Freddie.
What?
Queen 1980 the Game no 1 uk and US
With two US no 1 singles off the album
1981 underpressure was released no 1 uk
Bowie lets dance wasnt released until 83
I agree , this is the coolest series ever made by this CZcams channel !
Thanks for the visit. Rock on!
This used to be my favorite song, it is amazing!
I'm no singer, but this was incredibly interesting (and very entertaining!) I absolutely adore this song!
Rock on! 😀
The frankenstein bit had me holding my gut.....
Rock on!
Pretty sure it was Freddie's idea! 🤷♀️
Good idea!
Your right this is the coolest series ever. Your amazing Ken
Glad you think so!
You seemed to have a lot of fun with this one! (LOL in several spots.) Kudos to Reinhold Mack for brilliantly mixing these two talented divas.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks a lot ken, at the end I listened Roger Taylor's voice as denizdzies pointed out as well
I absolutely LOVE your videos! Your energy and personality are amazing and I wish we were friends in real life because you seem so awesome! I don't know a thing about singing but just adore your videos ❤
Thank you so much!!
Loved the Halford comment! Lol I could definitely hear that!
Rock on!
Hahah the doo wop guy 😂 This is very interesting, the song is so different with the production vs just the vocals
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Awesome Video, Never expected something like this. I love this song so much because of Freddie's High note its very amazing. Also at 16:23 its Roger Taylor joining David on Vocals
Glad you enjoyed it, ben ben!
Thanks for pointing that out... I thot Ken would know it's Roger Taylor singing that part.
To sing beside Freddie Mercury and not pale by comparison. Think of how tall an order that is. Bowie was a monster singer. Bob Clearmountain says the best male singer he's ever recorded. Their voices in unison blend incredibly well.
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iconic song
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Hi that was a fascinating vocal analysis x The "Caring about ourselves" unusual harmonies very interesting to listen to that .that would be tricky to do .But just brilliant to hear.
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In the last harmonies you can clearly hear Roger Taylor distinct voice, very raspy and filling
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Ok right...I’m not sure if I’m addicted to these videos or your t -shirts! 😂😂
Both! Glad you like them!
Right, your voice don't need mulitracking or harmonising.
The Carpenters used multitrack recording because Richard Carpenter was obsessed by this technology from Les Paul's early technolgy!
Now, Karen Carpenter had a beautiful voice, but Richard used the multitrack recording and she sounded even better!
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This moment 12:41 reminded me of David Coverdale in Still of the night :D right??
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When Freddy goes from G to A,is fantastic!The other voice we hear is Roger pheraps?
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I love this song 🎵 i enjoy hearing these lessons 👏😍👍
just came across your channel and the way you approach these icons feels just right to me!! 👍
I'm learning so much with this series, you explain so well, show a lot of examples, thank you for sharing with us your knowledge!
You're very welcome!
17:20 there’s roger taylor in the harmony
Can you please do
“The show must go on”
Next?
Thanks for the suggestion!
@@kentamplin yes please... Show must go one must be next!!!
@@kentamplin the show must go on would be amazing. Specially with the high note at the end: On with the show
Your “give love” is so much darker than Freddie’s. Just different vocal type I guess.
Rock on!
Very cool analysis. I agree with most of it myself. The intervals they used at 17:09 were non-diatonic symmetric 5ths.
For the viewers that might not know what that is, it's basically mirroring the same melody a fifth above, disregarding the scale tones.
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Amazing 😍😍😍
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OMG I need to see a photo of Ken's shirt closet.
Haha!
Ken, you are really kicking you know what on this series, your knowledge and love of singing and recording shines and it is a lot of fun. Could you consider doing some Steve Perry but some of the deeper cuts where he gets heavy and bluesy? Thinking Dead or Alive or Lay it down off Escape or Lady Luck off of Evolution. Crazy range and runs on those. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
I might!
The vibing thing is totally on - you'll often hear the first/second take is the best. It's no fun slogging over the same parts again and again.
Rock on! 😊
First of all, why did I laugh so much during this video! I loved it! U were being respected all the way, but your comments were amusing. I know this is so off, but it reminded me of one time back in the 90s, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune had Lil Richard & James Brown (RIP) on a team together. The pair was iconic, but comedy - unintentionally! Lol! Imagine them doing a duet! It would probably be similar to Bowie & Mercury, two legends doing their things regardless.
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George Michael Faith would be another iconic classic. Really dry raw vocal sound on that I’d love for you to analyse.
Good one, Luke Flear Music!
I love this song, so it's cool to hear the isolated vocals and have a professional analysis of it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Mr. Tamplin.
I Love You!
You rock!
Supposedly Freddie and David did their own thing in separate rooms, David kept sneaking in to hear what Freddie was doing. Then they took both vocals and created a duet. Great reaction.
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How do you know when a plane load of poms have landed? You can still here the whining after the engines have stopped. Hahaha. Loved your break ❤️❤️❤️❤️💕 down Ken. That was so much fun. Loved it. Got to join the singing course 😁 not to sing for people , sadly I don't have a singing voice. Just so I can preserve my voice cos I love to sing in the shower, the car, home, walking, cycling, generally away from other people. Voice is getting croaky. Don't want it to get more croaky. Thanks Ken. Thanks again.
Thanks for the visit! Rock on!