Sunday's Best: Week 42, 2022

Today's Sunday's Best is a "new" song from Queen!

I was on vacation all last week so I missed this exciting news. The remaining members of Queen rediscovered the lost song "Face It Alone" while working on The Miracle Collector’s Edition. Brian May and Roger Taylor mentioned the lost track a few months ago... and then nothing happened. I forgot about it and then I saw the New York Times roundup of new songs and "Face It Alone" was included!

Jon Pareles of the New York Times writes:

"Freddie Mercury packed drama into every syllable when he sang 'Face It Alone,' a track Queen rediscovered in 1988 session archives while preparing a much-expanded reissue of its 1989 album, The Miracle, and has now rebuilt. It’s a dirge about inevitable, existential loneliness, set to slow, bare-bones arpeggios and funereal drum thuds, and Mercury’s voice expands it to arena scale as he moves between confidential croon and balcony-rattling rasp."

But Did You See That Queen Performance... For The Queen?

Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, celebrated 70 years on the throne over the weekend with much pomp and circumstance. One of the biggest parts of the weekend was when Queen + Adam Lambert performed. So much epicness in a 12 minute show.

The band also performed a big show at the O2 Arena in London last night. Ah to have been there! Watching the videos on YouTube is a real treat.

Whew! What a surreal evening! It was an absolute honor to join my superiors @DrBrianMay and @OfficialRMT onstage in front of Buckingham Palace for the Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee!….

— ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) June 4, 2022

Adam Lambert channeling Freddie Mercury in front of Buckingham Palace while Brian May and his guitar ascend to the top of the stage in blast of theatrical fog? It must be the Queen's #PlatinumPartyatthePalace!

👑 @Tellyspotting has highlights + video: https://t.co/iJjkHJFLMa pic.twitter.com/KS60jPkHtx

— KERA (@keratx) June 7, 2022

Hear The Full Version Of Skid Row's New Song

Overnight, Skid Row released the full version of their new "The Gang's All Here" and you can listen to it below. The song features new singer Erik Gronwall. Skid Row plays Las Vegas tomorrow night with The Scorpions... I am looking forward to seeing clips of the new lineup live together.

Here's some video of Erik Gronwall singing live back in 2009 on Swedish Idol.

Erik auditioned for Swedish Idol with Skid Row's "18 and Life." It should be recalled that (also in 2009) Adam Lambert auditioned for American Idol with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." Now he fronts Queen. Erik fronts Skid Row. Life is amazing sometimes.

Peanuts Sing "Bohemian Rhapsody"

So far, this has been the longest workday ever and I needed a good laugh.

Thanks to Crued for sending me this fun clip! I am a Peanuts fan (but who isn't?!) and this is so cute: the gang is singing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Of course the clip is made by a fan - and isn't really licensed by Charlie Brown, Peanuts or Charles Schulz. It is just good fun.

Queen 'Singalong' Tonight

For American TV audiences, ABC is hosting a Queen Family Singalong tonight. The show will celebrate 50 years of the iconic band. Naturally, my beloved Adam Lambert is taking part in the show. Darren Criss will host. The show is on at 8 PM ET and you can stream tomorrow.

A lineup of artists and the songs they will performing is available on the ABC website. Adam Lambert is singing my very favorite Queen song, "Show Must Go On."