"Gimme the Prize" was written by Brian May for the 1986 film "Highlander". Like the other songs Queen had written for the film, it features on the band's 1986 album A Kind of Magic. The samples the lines "I have something to say: It's better to burn out than to fade away" and "There can be only one", spoken by actors Clancy Brown (The Kurgan) and Christopher Lambert (Connor MacLeod) respectively. Director Russell Mulcahy states in the DVD commentary that this was his least favorite of the band's songs used in the film because h… read more
"Gimme the Prize" was written by Brian May for the 1986 film "Highlander". Like the other songs Queen had written for the film, … read more
"Gimme the Prize" was written by Brian May for the 1986 film "Highlander". Like the other songs Queen had written for the film, it features on the band's 1986 a… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced lead vocalist Tim Staffell, after the latter's departure from the original trio. There was much deliberation as to what the band's name would be. May and Taylor had settled upon the Grand Dance, derived from a C.S. Lewis Trilogy of books Out Of The S… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylo… read more