You're My Best Friend (1976) 11/30/20

Queen fans know that John Deacon was the original bassist for the group, and that he wrote or co-wrote a number of their hits—including today's “Great Song of the '70s.”

John wrote “Your My Best Friend” for his wife-to-be Veronica and it was originally released as an album cut on Queen's “A Night at the Opera” album in 1975. It wasn't released as a single, however, until 1976, as a follow-up to a little tune called “Bohemian Rhapsody.” (Yes, I know we haven't highlighted it yet, but we will!)

The song did rather well worldwide, reaching #2 in Canada, #3 in Ireland and #6 in The Netherlands, etc.

In the US, it reached a respectable #16 on the Hot 100...and sold over 2 million records overall.

It's interesting to note that although Queen played the song in concert for several years, it was dropped from the set list after 1980 because Freddie Mercury didn't like the Wurlitzer electric piano (as played by John) on the track, preferring a grand piano instead, but also knowing that fans would most likely dislike any changes. After Freddie's passing, they re-added it to their sets, although Deacon had left the band.

TRIVIA: The song has been used on several TV shows including “Hot in Cleveland,” “Will & Grace,” and “King of Queens,” as well as films like “The Break-Up” starring Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston (and, ahem, me as a background extra!) :-)

“You're My Best Friend:” A “Great Song of 1975!”