Queen Deep Dive: "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure", everybody knows
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Freddie and John's collab, "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure", is such a well-executed motown pop rock number. Brian embellishes with soulful guitar and Roger may or may not appear on accented percussion. It's a lively contrast of lighthearted vocals and dreamy chords against heavier concepts, and key changes aplenty. The remixed single version (and its extended mix) provides a bit more energy. But I admit, I often forget about this song...
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