One Vision
"One Vision" is a song written and recorded by the British rock band Queen, first released as a single in November 1985 and then included on their 1986 album A Kind of Magic. It was conceived by the group's drummer Roger Taylor.
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album A Kind of Magic and Iron Eagle | ||||
| A-side | "One Vision" (extended version) (12-inch single only) | |||
| B-side | "Blurred Vision" | |||
| Released | 4 November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | September 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
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| "One Vision" on YouTube "One Vision" (Extended) on YouTube | ||||
The song was inspired by the life and exploits of Martin Luther King Jr., with the lyrics recounting a man battling and overcoming the odds. In the 2011 BBC documentary, Queen: Days of Our Lives, Taylor stated his lyrics were "sort of half nicked off Martin Luther King's famous speech". The song's music video featured a "morphing" effect of the band's famous pose in 1975's "Bohemian Rhapsody" video to a 1985 version of the same pose. The song was included in all Queen's live concert performances of The Magic Tour, as the first song of each concert. They claimed they chose "One Vision" as the introduction song because its intro made a perfect concert introduction.