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}} "These Are the Days of Our Lives" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Although credited to the whole band, it was largely written by their drummer Roger Taylor, and is the eighth track on the band's 1991 album ''Innuendo''.〔(Innuendo - These Are The Days Of Our Lives ) UltimateQueen. Retrieved 25 June 2011〕 Keyboards were programmed by the four band members in the studio, and conga percussion (a synthesised conga) was recorded by their producer David Richards (although it was mimed in the video by Roger Taylor). It was released as a single in the United States on Freddie Mercury's 45th birthday, 5 September 1991, and as double A-side single in the UK three months later on 9 December, in the wake of Mercury's death, with the seminal Queen track "Bohemian Rhapsody". The single debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and remained at the top for five weeks.〔(Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives ) Chartstats. Retrieved 24 June 2011〕 The song was awarded a BRIT Award for "Best Single" in 1992.〔(The Highs and Lows of the Brit Awards ) BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2011〕 "These Are the Days of Our Lives" hearkens back to similarly themed 1975 Queen song "Love of My Life", twice using the line "I still love you". At the end of the song, Mercury simply speaks those words, as he would often do in live versions of "Love of My Life."〔 (Roger Taylor)〕 ==Live performances and covers== The song was first played live on 20 April 1992 at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, sung by George Michael and Lisa Stansfield.〔(The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: These Are the Days of Our Lives ) Retrieved 24 June 2011〕 This live version was included on the 1993 album "Five Live (EP)", credited to 'George Michael with Queen & Lisa Stansfield'. The song was played on the 2005/06 Queen + Paul Rodgers tours with vocals provided by Roger Taylor. On stage the song was accompanied by a video of the band in their early days in Japan, including many shots focusing on ex-band members Mercury and Deacon. The song was used on 1 July 2007 at the Concert for Diana.〔(Old and new stars celebrate Diana ) BBC. Retrieved 16 July 2011〕 It was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died 10 years earlier. At the end of the performances, a video montage of Diana as a child was presented and this song was playing in the background.〔 A cover version by Petula Clark is included on her 2008 compilation album ''Then & Now''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「These Are the Days of Our Lives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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