David Clark, a friend of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, recently released a previously unheard recording of a stripped down version of “Time.” Clark produced and released a video with the track on Thursday with the title “Time Waits for No One.” The 30-year old recording features Mercury’s raw voice with only pianist Mike Moran on the keys to accompany it.
The synopsis that appears with the video above reads:
For the first time ever, after four decades buried deep in the vaults, a previously unreleased version of ‘Time’, recorded in 1986 by Freddie Mercury for the concept album of the hit musical of the same name, has finally emerged after two years of work by the globally successful musician, songwriter and producer Dave Clark, a long-time friend of Freddie’s, using the song’s full title, ‘Time Waits For No One’. ‘Time Waits For No One’ shows Freddie Mercury at his most compelling; a completely stripped-down performance, accompanied by just a piano, showcasing one of music’s most beloved and show-stopping voices.
In the 1986 interview below, Freddie Mercury and David Clark talk about the song “Time”.
