November 21, 1981 –
The Queen/David Bowie collaboration Under Pressure went to No. #1 on the charts in the UK, on this date.
Brian May recalled to Mojo magazine October 2008. “It was hard, because you had four very precocious boys and David, who was precocious enough for all of us. David took over the song lyrically. Looking back, it’s a great song but it should have been mixed differently. Freddie and David had a fierce battle over that.“
Bizarrely, on the same day, Olivia Newton-John song, Physical hits #1 on the charts in the US. Songwriters Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick came up with this song, which was originally titled Let’s Get Physical. Instead of writing about the emotions of love, they decided to write this about the physical side, which many listeners found very refreshing in a pop song.
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