Queen for a Day - One Year of Love

Right where it belongs, historically speaking, is the requisite treacly John Deacon I-love-you ditty. John doesn't seem to have anything else going on in his life save his exclamations of affection for his "best friend", cuz it's just "you & I", etc, etc.

This time it's almost as bad as "In Only 7 Days". An 80s saxophone accompanies the ballad in every bad, cliche way.

The ballad is much much more insidious than the aforementioned "7 days" because it's well crafted and hooky. I could see it covered in earnest, strings and all, and scoring for whomever does so.

But, it takes Queen to another place entirely.

Middle age.

Grade: B-