A Kind of Magic

1986

 

Quattordicesimo album dei Queen. Alcuni brani, come "Princes of the universe", "Who wants to live forever", "Gimme the prize", "One year of love" fanno parte della colonna sonora del film "Highlander, l'ultimo immortale", e lo stesso titolo di "A kind of magic" si rifà a una frase del film.
"One vision", l'unica prodotta nel 1985, fa parte della colonna sonora di un'altro film, "Aquile d'acciaio".
Il CD contiene 3 bonus tracks definite "Extra magical ingredients" : "a kind of a kind of magic", "Friends will be friends will be friends" e "Forever", versione strumentale di "who wants to live forever".

 
ONE VISION

A KIND OF MAGIC

ONE YEAR OF LOVE

PAIN IS SO CLOSE TO PLEASURE

FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER

GIMME THE PRIZE (KURGAN'S THEME)

DON'T LOSE LOSE YOUR HEAD

PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE

A KIND OF A KIND OF MAGIC

FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS

FOREVER

(QUEEN)

(TAYLOR)

(DEACON)

(MERCURY/DEACON)

(MERCURY/DEACON)

(MAY)

(MAY)

(TAYLOR)

(MERCURY)

(TAYLOR)

(MERCURY/DEACON)

(MERCURY/DEACON)

DATA PUBBLICAZIONE: 02-06-1986

PRODUTTORI: Queen, Mack & David Richards

COPERTINA: Queen & Richard Gray

 
 
 

ONE VISION:

(God works in mysterious ways)

One man one goal one mission
One heart one goal just one solution
One flash of light yeah one god one vision

One flesh one bone
One true religion
One voice one hope
One real decision
Wowowowo gimme one vision

No wrong no right
I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white
No blood no stain
All we need is one world wide vision

One flesh one bone
One true religion
One race one hope
One real decision
Wowowowo oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah

I had a dream
When I was young
A dream of sweet illusion
A glimpse of hope and unity
And visions of one sweet union
But a cold wind blows
And a dark rain falls
And in my heart it shows
Look what they've done to my dreams

So give me your hands
Give me your hearts
I'm ready
There's only one direction
One world one nation
Yeah one vision

No hate no fight
Just excitation
All through the night
It's a celebration wowowowo yeah

One one one one...
One vision...

One flesh one bone
One true religion
One voice one hope
One real decision

Gimme one light
Gimme one hope
Just gimme
One man one man
One bar one night
One day hey hey
Just gimme gimme gimme gimme
Fried chicken

 
 

A KIND OF MAGIC:

It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic

One dream one soul one prize one goal
One golden glance of what should be
- It's a kind of magic -
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
- It's a kind of magic -
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
- It's a kind of magic -
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity

Is this a kind of magic
- It's a kind of magic -
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done

This flame that burns inside of me
I'm here in secret harmonies
- It's a kind of magic -
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time

- It's a kind of magic -
- It's a kind of magic -

This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be will soon be will soon be done
This is a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done - done

Magic - it's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
Magic magic magic magic
Ha ha ha it's magic
It's a kind of magic

 
 

ONE YEAR OF LOVE:

Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart
It's always a rainy day without you
I'm a prisoner of love inside you -
I'm falling apart all around you - yeah
My heart cries out to your heart
I'm lonely but you can save me
My hand reaches for to your hand
I'm cold but you light the fire in me
My lips search for your lips
I'm hungry for your touch
There's so much left unspoken
And all I can do is surrender
To the moment just surrender

And no one ever told me that love would hurt so much
Oooh yes it hurts
And pain is so close to pleasure
And all I can do is surrender to your love
Just surrender to your love
Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart
It's always a rainy day without you
I'm a prisoner of love inside you
I'm falling apart all around you
And all I can do is surrender

 
 

PAIN IS SO CLOSE TO PLEASURE:

Ooh ooh pain is so close to pleasure oh yeah
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all 
your life
Ooh ooh pain is so close to pleasure everybody knows
One day we love each other then we're fighting one another 
all the time
When I was young and just getting started
And people talked to me they sounded broken hearted
Then I grew up and got my imagination
And all I wanted was to start a new relation
So in love but love had a bad reaction
I was looking for some good old satisfaction
But pain is all I got when all I needed was some love and 
affection
Ooh ooh pain is so close to pleasure yeah yeah
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all 
your life
Pain and pleasure
Ooh ooh pain and pleasure
When your plans go wrong and you turn out the light
But inside of your mind you have to put up a fight
Where are the answers that we're all searching for
There's nothing in this world to be sure of anymore
Some days you're feeling good some days you're feeling bad
But if you're feeling happy someone else is always sad
Let the sweetness of love wipe the tears from your face
For better for worse
so let's make the best of the rest of our years
Ooh ooh pain is so close to pleasure I told you so
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all 
your life
Pain and pleasure
Ooh ooh pain is so close to pleasure yeah yeah
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all 
your life
All your life
Pain - pleasure ....

 
 

FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS:

Another red letter day
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating
The other half ran away
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber
Got a pain in the chest
Doctor's on strike what you need is a rest

It's not easy love but you've got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the end

Now it's a beautiful day
The postman delivered a letter from your lover
Only a phone call away
You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number
As a matter of fact
You're getting used to life without him in your way

It's so easy love cos you got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the end

It's so easy love cos you got friends you can trust
Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the end

Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hands cos right till the end-
Friends will be friends

 
 

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER:

There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams yet slips away 
from us

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever....?

There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever?

Who dares to love forever?
When love must die

But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
Forever is our today
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever?
Forever is our today

Who waits forever anyway?

 
 

GIMME THE PRIZE (KURGAN'S THEME):

'..garage and water from the sprinklers
It also left a man's decapitated body lying on the floor
next to his own severed head,a head which at this time has 
no name'

'I know his name'

Here I am
I'm the master of your destiny
I am the one the only one I am the god of kingdom come
Gimme the prize just gimme the prize
Give me your kings let me squeeze then in my hands
Your puny princes
Your so called leaders of your land
I'll eat them whole before I'm done
The battle's fought and the game is won
I am the one the only one
I am the god of kingdom come
Gimme the prize just gimme the prize

'Now you die'
'I have something to say,it's better to burn out than to fade away...
There can be only one'

Move over I said move over
Hey hey hey clear the way
There's no escape from my authority - Didn't I tell you
I am the one the only one I am the god of kingdom come
Gimme the prize just gimme the prize
I am the one the only one
I am the god of kingdom come
Gimme the prize

'There can be only One'

 
 

DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD:

Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
No don't lose you head
Don't lose you head
Hear what I say
Don't lose your way - yeah
Remember love's stronger remember love walks tall
Don't lose your heart
Don't lose your heart
No don't lose your heart
Don't lose your heart
Hear what I say
Hear what I say - yeah
Don't lose your way
Don't lose your way - yeah
Remember love's stronger remember love walks through 
walls
Don't drink and drive my car
Don't get breathalised
Don't lose your head
If you make it to the top and you wanna stay alive
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
No don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Hear what I say
Hear what I say - yeah
Don't lose your way
Hey don't lose your way
Remember love's stronger remember love conquers all
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head
Don't lose your head

 
 

PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE:

Here we are.Born to be kings.
We're the princes of the universe.
Here we belong.Fighting to survive.
In a world with the darkest powers.
And here we are.We're the princes of the universe.
Here we belong.Fighting for survival.
We've come to be the rulers of your world.
I am immortal.I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival.No man can be my equal.
Take me to the future of your world.
Born to be kings.Princes of the universe.
Fighting and free.Got your world in my hand.
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand.
We were born to be princes of the universe.
No man could understand.My power is in my own hand.
Ooh.Ooh.Ooh.Ooh.People talk about you.
People say you've had your day.
I'm a man that will go far.
Fly the moon and reach for the stars.
With my sword and head held high.
Got to pass the test first time - yeah.
I know that people talk about me I hear it every day.
But I can prove you wrong cos I'm right first time.
Yeah.Yeah.Alright.Watch this man fly.
Bring on the girls.
Here we are.Born to be kings.We're the princes of
the universe.Here we belong.Born to be kings.
Princes of the universe.Fighting and free.
Got the world in my hands.I'm here for your love.
And I'll make my stand.
We were born to be princes of the universe.

 
 

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