Freddie Mercury – Time Waits For No One

“Time” is a 1986 song recorded by Freddie Mercury, along with “In My Defence”, for Dave Clark’s musical of the same name. Even though Mercury did not appear in the musical itself, both songs were included on the cast album, and “Time” was also released as a separate single, backed by an instrumental version of the song, and reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at #12 in Ireland. The single version was later included in the 2000 box set The Solo Collection and the 2006 compilation album Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo.

The music video was shot at the Dominion Theatre, London, where the play had been staged since the world premiere of 9 April 1986. Since a matinée and evening performance were scheduled, the only time left for shooting was the early morning: so Mercury and Austrian producer Rudi Dolezal had to meet there at 6.00 in the morning.

‘Time Waits For No One’ was originally part of the soundtrack to the 1986 West End musical Time.
At the time, the version released featured the late Queen legend joined by many other backing vocals.

However, a different piano rehearsal of the track, featuring a totally different vocal take, has now been found.

Written by Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five, the singer felt the demo was better than the final version.

After decades of searching, Clark finally found the demo recording in 2017. He then isolated Freddie Mercury’s vocals, and brought back original keyboardist Mike Moran to record a new piano backing.

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Clark described it as a “magic performance,” and that he “tasted every word”. “It gave me the same goosebumps as when I first heard it.”

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