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Patti LaBelle later made the song as part of her concert repertoire in 1982 a live version appears on her 1985 album, Patti. In addition to the single release, the track was included on their debut album I Miss You. Much like the issue with "I Miss You" and The Dells passing on it, the song's composers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff gave it to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which featured Teddy Pendergrass as lead vocalist. It became their first hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100."If You Don't Know Me by Now" was originally written for Labelle (a trio led by Patti LaBelle) but they never recorded it. Cover Versionsįoxes – Matt Johnson – Darren Criss – Disney’s The Incredibles – Indonesian Idol (Sean) – Kitty Brucknell – Sally Chatfienld – Olly Murs – “Weird Al” Yankovic – Fibes – Katy Perry – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Donkey Konga – The Vandals – McFly."If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philly soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Brian May was 31, John Deacon was 27, Roger Taylor was 29 and Freddie Mercury was 32 years of age. The band Queen had been active for 9 years when they released this song. Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On December 3rd, 1972 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes peaked at 3 (for 2 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart it had entered the chart on September. It was voted as “The Greatest Driving Song Ever” by viewers of the BBC television program Top Gear in 2005. Best Sellers Rank: 1,659,839 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 56,793 in Memoirs (Books) Customer Reviews: 4.4 out of 5 stars. The opening of this and 'Take It to the Limit' are almost identical and it always takes me a few seconds to figure out which one it is. But I think its about forgiveness, forgiveness. But my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter. Ive been trying to get down to the heart of the matter. The song sold 53,000 copies and was the 160th best selling single of 2007. If you keep carryin that anger, itll eat you up inside, baby. Early in 2007, when the UK chart rules changed allowing all digital downloads to chart, whether or not they had a physical equivalent, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ remained in the top 200 throughout the entire year. “Don’t Stop Me Now” peaked at number 89 in the US and reached number 9 in the UK at the time. One of Queen’s most popular songs, it was certified Gold in Italy, UK and the US. There are (very thinly) veiled references to sex (“I’m a sex machine ready to reload”) and drugs (“and floating around in ecstasy”).īrian May and the rest of the band hated this song because it was this attitude that led to Freddie contracting HIV. That might be where the slightly defiant, confrontational title lyric comes from. He was very likely warned by friends and the band that he ought to cool it, but Freddie was partying very hard at this point.
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Freddie was living it to the max at the time he wrote this song and was indulging himself of every pleasure available to a successful bisexual rock star. The song is also about a man intent on having a wild night out in any and every way he can think of, and inviting the rest of us to come along for the ride or else get out of his way.īut for Freddie ‘wild night’ could mean sexually broad adventures. Generally the song is about giving yourself the best moments you can, enjoying life, forgetting everything that could stick you to the ground and believing that you can fly and touch the stars.