5.16.14 Adam News and Info

“I chose today’s banner art to pick something “cool” for California. Hope for cool breezes and an end to the heat wave and fires! <3” Q3



UPDATE #2: Adam will NOT be performing on American Idol
5.15.14 5:00PM by Q3

This sounds very definite. So that American Idol Tweet must have been that we were going to get another Adam GIF. :(





UPDATE: Queen + Adam Lambert to play Australia?
5.16.15 by Q3

Source is Byron Cooke, via Twitter. He has been very reliable.

If this is true, it is likely to be scheduled between the last NA Concert, Toronto #2 July 28 and Korea Supersonic on August 14-15. Japan Summer Sonic is on August 16-17 and is the last announced concert date.




A Couple of Adam References From American Idol



Caleb Johnson hopes to perform with Queen and Adam Lambert


youtu.be/SMOuoFEMPVs

Note: Tonight it was announced on AI that Caleb is performing with KISS. So, rather than Adam, he gets to perform with the act that Adam performed with on his finale. Poor Caleb





AI contestants talk memorable moments of watching American Idol


youtu.be/YjhN6C4eOis

Adam mention at 0:41

Alex: Most memorable Idol-watching moment:
"Cool moment was watching Adam Lambert's Ring of Fire. It was pretty sick"







The 2014 "Part-of-the-World" Queen + Adam Lambert Tour Countdown!
5.16.14 by Q3

The countdown moves on and the start of this epic tour gets closer. Only 34 days to go!

#34 “Get Down, Make Love” (1977)
Written by Freddie Mercury.
Released on News of the World on October 28, 1977

This is among the most sexually explicit songs in the Queen catalog and I WANT to hear Adam sing it! I want to SEE Adam perform it. 60% of the audience would melt into a pool of Abdul! The remain 40% would be ded.

The distinctive 'psychedelic' sound effects heard in the song were not produced on a synthesiser, but on May's Red Special and an Electroharmonix Frequency Analyzer pedal, which he would often do live. These sound effects, together with Mercury's moans and groans, were expanded upon during live renditions of the song, presenting the band an opportunity to show off the full potential of their stage lights and effects.

Personnel

Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano, vocalizations
Brian May - guitars, harmonizer
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums

Produced by: Queen, assisted by Mike Stone


“Get Down. Make Love” Album track

youtu.be/SX5iAEKcJx4


“Get Down. Make Love” Live Killers track (released 1979)

youtu.be/oQEeN-cWUoE


“Get Down, Make Love” (Remastered Audio 2011)

youtu.be/DEJTX5_hcxY


“Get Down, Make Love” Live

The song was introduced into the band's live show immediately after its release, and remained a staple of their "medley" until the end of the Hot Space Tour of 1982. It was never played live in its entirety with only the first and last verses/choruses being played with the guitar feature in the middle. On the Hot Space tour, the song was reduced to the first verse/chorus only as a way to lead into Brian's guitar solo. Live, this song featured Rodger's use of Latin-influenced percussion with timbales on the News of the World Tour, and tightly tuned Remo Roto-Toms on the Jazz Tour, Crazy Tour, The Game and Hot Space tours.

I thought this song was very interesting as a follow-up to IILWMY…so here it is….

“I’m In Love With My Car”, “Get Down, Make Love” Live In Houston 1977

youtu.be/9XQ1qPQT69k


“Get Down, Make Love” Rock Montreal, 1981

youtu.be/QV8s1jAL3Pw


“Get Down, Make Love” Lyrics

youtu.be/ro-6irlFs18



Get down make love

Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love
You take my body
I give you heat
You say you're hungry
I give you meat
I suck your mind
You blow my head
Make love
Inside your bed - everybody
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love

Every time I get hot
You wanna cool down
Every time I get high
You say you wanna come down
You say it's enough
In fact it's too much
Every time I get a
Get down get down get down
Make love

(Get down) I can squeeze - (make love) you can shake me
(Get down) I can feel - (make love) you can break me
(Get down) Come on so heavy (make love)
(Get down) When you take me (make love)
You make love you make love you make love you make love
You can make everybody get down make love
Get down make love

Every time I get high
You wanna come down
Every time I get hot
You say you wanna cool down
You say it's enough
In fact it's too much
Every time I wanna get down get down get down

Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love

Every time I get hot
You wanna cool down
Every time I get high
You say you wanna come down
You say it's enough
In fact it's too much
Every time I wanna
Get down get down
Get down make love


“Get Down, Make Love” Cover version

There are a number of cover versions of this song….

Convocation Of
Die Krupps
Haunted Henschel (Queen Is Dead)
Glenn Hughes/Jake E Lee
Nine Inch Nails
Royce Peterson (Loser’s Lounge tribute To Queen)
…and many more from industrial band playing in clubs and dives and abandoned warehouses all over the world.

This is the most famous cover:

Nine Inch Nails “Get Down, Make Love” (Remastered)

A more aggressive version of this song was covered by Trent Reznor's industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails as a B-side for the 1990 single, "Sin".

youtu.be/6snGcj3sBRM





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