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Who Wants to Live Forever

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Who Wants to Live Forever is a Rock act. They run in the same orbit as I Want It All, Princes of the Universe, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Friends Will Be Friends and Another One Bites the Dust, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Seal, Katherine Jenkins, After Forever, Sarah Brightman and Dune, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Who Wants to Live Forever and forward to Seal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the British rock band Queen. A power ballad, it is the sixth track on the album A Kind of Magic, which was released in June 1986, and was written by lead guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film Highlander. The band were backed by an orchestra conducted by film score composer Michael Kamen. The song was produced by Queen with David Richards and peaked at No. 24 in the UK charts. The accompanying music video was directed by David Mallet and filmed in London. In 1991, "Who Wants to Live Forever" was included in the band's second compilation album, Greatest Hits II.

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Who Wants to Live ForeverSealKatherine JenkinsAfter ForeverSarah BrightmanDuneI Want It AllPrinces of the Unive…Too Much Love Will K…Friends Will Be Frie…Another One Bites th…InnuendoGenie in a BottleWill You Be There

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Who Wants to Live Forever shares an orbit with I Want It All, Princes of the Universe, Too Much Love Will Kill You and Friends Will Be Friends, went on to shape Seal, Katherine Jenkins, After Forever and Sarah Brightman. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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