Queen Discussion Thread
Feb 25, 2013 7:29:57 GMT -5
Post by talon on Feb 25, 2013 7:29:57 GMT -5
No Turning Back
![](http://www.queenpedia.com/images/1/1e/Noturningback.jpg)
Written by: John Deacon/Robert Ahwai
Musicians:
John Deacon - bass guitar, keyboards (?)
Lenny Zakatek - vocals
Robert Ahwai - guitar
NOTE - It is most likely a drum machine - I don't know who drums in the video and I don't know the female backing vocalists.
- Credited to The Immortals, this was John and his friend Robert Ahwai getting together and penning the theme song to the film, Biggles: Adventures In Time - notable for being Peter Cushing's final performance.
- Obviously never performed live, the song was re-written so to speak for Japanese artist Minako Honda later on with different lyrics.
ALTERNATE RELEASED VERSIONS:
JOYSTICK MIX
- NOT ESSENTIAL
- Basically an extended version by you guessed it, extending some instrumental sections
CHOCS AWAY MIX
- NOT ESSENTIAL
- Basically an instrumental with some incidental vocals.
PERSONAL NOTES:
- I just listened to this for the first time in years and realize it wasn't nearly as bad as I remembered. It's not a classic by any means and it is definitely dated but it is a very happy typical 80s tune so you might just like it!
Next up? Queen returns. A Kind of Magic
![](http://www.queenpedia.com/images/1/1e/Noturningback.jpg)
Written by: John Deacon/Robert Ahwai
Musicians:
John Deacon - bass guitar, keyboards (?)
Lenny Zakatek - vocals
Robert Ahwai - guitar
NOTE - It is most likely a drum machine - I don't know who drums in the video and I don't know the female backing vocalists.
No time to fuss, no time to fret
No time to think, no time to worry
Waiting is for dreamers, give me time to catch my breath
Seeing is believing, give me time to take a rest
Cast alone with you
You know I've got to go quite soon
There'll be no time for love to go cold on us
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now
With every move, with every break
Gotta give my best and soon discover
Standing on the inside, there's a time to hesitate
Looking to the future, you can't leave it to the airs of fate
Visions I have seen (visions I have seen)
My dreams I wanna share with you (share with you)
But my freedom now (is all I ask of you) lord I ask of you
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now (oooh oooh oooh)
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now (oooh oooh oooh)
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now
I'm a restless kind of guy
(no turning no turning no turning back)
I'm turning back
(restless kind of guy)
oooh oooh oooh
No time to think, no time to worry
Waiting is for dreamers, give me time to catch my breath
Seeing is believing, give me time to take a rest
Cast alone with you
You know I've got to go quite soon
There'll be no time for love to go cold on us
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now
With every move, with every break
Gotta give my best and soon discover
Standing on the inside, there's a time to hesitate
Looking to the future, you can't leave it to the airs of fate
Visions I have seen (visions I have seen)
My dreams I wanna share with you (share with you)
But my freedom now (is all I ask of you) lord I ask of you
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now (oooh oooh oooh)
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now
I'm a restless kind of guy
There's no turning back now (oooh oooh oooh)
Gotta live before I die
There's no turning back now
I'm a restless kind of guy
(no turning no turning no turning back)
I'm turning back
(restless kind of guy)
oooh oooh oooh
- Obviously never performed live, the song was re-written so to speak for Japanese artist Minako Honda later on with different lyrics.
ALTERNATE RELEASED VERSIONS:
JOYSTICK MIX
- NOT ESSENTIAL
- Basically an extended version by you guessed it, extending some instrumental sections
CHOCS AWAY MIX
- NOT ESSENTIAL
- Basically an instrumental with some incidental vocals.
PERSONAL NOTES:
- I just listened to this for the first time in years and realize it wasn't nearly as bad as I remembered. It's not a classic by any means and it is definitely dated but it is a very happy typical 80s tune so you might just like it!
Next up? Queen returns. A Kind of Magic