Queen - Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (Official Lyric Video)

Taken from A Kind Of Magic, 1986.
Sing along to 'Pain Is So Close To Pleasure' with this official karaoke style Queen lyric video.
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Queen - Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (Official Lyric Video)
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[@LegoDonut18]

I find it quite sweet that John Deacon wrote this with Freddie Mercury, like they had a nice friendship before Freddie died.

[@darrenporter1850]

This was a good few years before he died.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Apparently, John and Freddie were very close offstage. That’s a key part of why John decided to stop playing.

[@thema1998]

@@Shred_The_Weapon Freddie's death *really* hit John hard.

[@ahard-daysnight6659]

John Lennon? What are you doing here?

[@valentis13]

They also co-wrote friends will be friends

[@juliemarkides1143]

Blues, rock, pop, opera...Freddie could sing ANYTHING!

[@carloscerdan2782]

Soul

[@nooon397]

thrash,

[@MagicNote]

Pretty much anything to be honest, would be hard to write all of them!!

[@MikeIcyBlizzard]

Punk

[@MarA-zr3pi]

@@MikeIcyBlizzard
El punk déjaselo al Ferocius 🤣

[@aquariusbree]

I can't get over his smooth falsetto, omfg it's beautiful

[@Yorgos2007]

Queen goes Bee Gees. Beautiful!

[@billybeverweyk6494]

That's head voice technique, falsetto with more power..

[@thechangeofyes8179]

@@billybeverweyk6494 This sounds way more loose and airy compared to “Cool Cat” (A song in which he is definitely using head voice). I’m sure that he’s using more falsetto here than head voice.

[@lauramrcry8912]

same man same 🥹

[@labymediosmatias9434]

Es genial este tema falsete de freddie😊👌. Pseudo Prince

[@LuukvandeGriendt]

His falsetto is so amazing!!!!

[@pixiesolowing]

his falsetto is the best

[@lifesjourney9801]

Luuk van de Griendt Awesome falsetto indeed!

[@NikolaTodorovic]

@@pixiesolowing Second best, Roger's is the best.

[@emp.1984]

@@NikolaTodorovic No, it's Freddie's

[@emp.1984]

@@NikolaTodorovic Roger is 2nd

[@skytimms8148]

*MR DEACON DOES IT AGAIN*

[@MikeIcyBlizzard]

Freddie Mercury*

[@cristolojero7567]

@@MikeIcyBlizzard And Deacon*

[@bluebell3720]

The music is John's but it's a collab with Freddie who wrote most of the lyrics

[@VLP465]

#Queen

[@bluebell3720]

@@VLP465
Yes it's a Queen song,on their album
But it's a colab between John and Freddie
I don't think the other two were involved
I know they weren't for cool cat

[@nanuh9322]

In these days of darkness, you are shining Freddie to warm my heart and not let me down. Queen is always shining but you, my lovely Freddie, you are the brightest star in my sky.

[@wolfgangmercury774]

Are you depressed?

[@isabelmora968]

Robbie Williams

[@princesscaty6251]

Aww that’s so sweet

[@x_mrs.mercury_x]

So beautiful 🥰❤

[@purepack]

Why this comment remind me of hey jude by the beatles

[@agnescasey4458]

no pain only pleasure what a great song , so underrated this and cool cat .

[@squonk3717]

Agnes Casey i agree

[@mykajd]

Agnes Casey true. i love cool cat

[@lifesjourney9801]

Agnes Casey Cool cat is a really good song!

[@ashlynmercuryhewson2369]

Cool Cat 😍😍♥

[@smradztoiek]

And like fifty other :)

[@The1queencollector]

Not many male singers can sing a full song in falsetto and get away with it like in this fabulous track. Love it

[@Gardenlodge4691]

Freddie is phenomenal but gotta absolutely give credit to John Deacon as well for this song. So much talent!!

[@Manny29]

I love john deacon so freaking much his basslines are out of this world

[@Ric33194]

Very underrated bass player.

[@ewoutketelaar8708]

True True True. So tasteful

[@heavyrocker58]

"Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" began as a riff idea by May. Deacon and Mercury subsequently turned that into a Motown style song, with Deacon playing rhythm guitar. A slightly remixed and reworked version was released as a single in 1986, reaching No. 26 on the Dutch charts. The title also appears as a line in "One Year of Love". This would be one of the last times Mercury would sing a Queen song completely in falsetto.

[@lessalazar9068]

👍👍👍

[@jesseforrest416]

Freddie's falsetto was amazing. What an astonishing singer.. He's truly missed.

[@manco828]

This is a Mercury/Deacon composition.

[@cristiandicenso8291]

manco82 Like Cool Cat from “Hot Space, 1982”

[@aleksanderjonca1062]

Mereacon

[@meepmop]

@@aleksanderjonca1062 deacury sounds much better

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

And once again another off-the-scale Queen song with some strange magic to it...

[@antoniop_82]

A Kind Of Magic! ;)

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

Just a...A Night at the Opera.

[@danielk.7221]

Sounds like something that comes from the Hot Space album.

[@nitra7516]

TheWeldingGamer exactly

[@princesscaty6251]

In a good way, though. Hot space may be their “worst” album, but it’s still pretty damn good!

[@ZarasthuraGyattt]

@@princesscaty6251 "worst" because too disco for "rocker"

[@SoldadoHyliano141]

@@ZarasthuraGyattt even if hot space wasnt rock, the quality of the lyrics wasnt good enough. yeah have a few good songs, under pressure its a masterpiece, back chat and put out the fire are good, but the entire album its a little low for the queen standars.

[@hannah-bz3tt]

Yeah it's like Cool Cat with Freddie' s beautiful falsetto.

[@nanaking9560]

Brian said it had a “Motown” vibe & growing up 60 miles north of Motown (Detroit) in Flint, Michigan in the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s & this reminds me so much of the mighty Temptations. Freddie could sing a phone book & make it a hit. Great song. 🖤🎶🖤

[@abbeyroad3657]

John Deacon wrote Cool Cat and Pain Is So Close To Pleasure along with Freddie, both songs are sung with Freddie's falsetto

[@andreadelbene6488]

An entire song in falsetto and another one (One Year of Love) with a sax solo. John was a real eclectic author!

[@bluebell3720]

John composed this
Freddie took the line from John's song then wrote the rest
I love him singing in falsetto and it fits so well
Love the song and them working together

[@brayanmartinez6711]

Wow, the Freddie's voice is so beauty and relaxing, definitely the best singer ever.

[@queen86wembley]

Thank you deaky

[@cheeseontoast3434]

*and Freddie

[@aniisky]

@cristal star mochi yes

[@aniisky]

@cristal star mochi nO iT wAs A jOkE lOl

[@franck96llo]

The bass is completely BEAUTIFUL !!!!

[@retdrewclassic20]

I can’t quite explain but... this song is severely underrated, it’s GREAT!

[@smoosty_]

Greatest band to ever exist. Nobody can tell me otherwise.

[@IzzyTheInsane97]

This is amazing... Since I love Freddie's strong, passionate singing style, I couldn't have guessed that his falsetto was, in fact, magnificent.

[@jamesmathai1138]

You ought to listen the 70s stuff, he uses falsetto a lot. Especially I recommend "Nevermore."

[@Potatopot724]

@@jamesmathai1138 Nevermore is beautiful!

[@nameitsnottaken]

Or cool cat

[@maggievillacis5929]

Queen, the best Band of all times!

[@barbaramcintosh4360]

Love Freddie’s falsetto voice!! He was unbelievably talented!!

[@coolcat9423]

Another of Queens great songs , underated and never given the air time it deserves . Brilliant baselines from John and that great falsetto voice from Freddie .

[@monawinn6992]

What an amazing song!!! First I heard this song, I was not sure that was Freddie singing.
His voice is soooo sweet.

[@Eva25.]

That's hapens to me

[@ivona9813]

One of the most relaxing Queen songs

[@annaguedez4771]

The bridge in this song is just incredible. What an amazing composition, and IMO an underrated song that could have definitely charted.

[@christiandigennaro9436]

It's a Kind of Magic is a totally MASTERPIECE!!!

[@sarakirk9542]

It sure is. Every single song is epic on the album. One Year of Love is my favourite Queen song

[@starlord2574]

He is a musical legend, there is not a thing that he couldn’t sing! So many years have come and gone, but our dear Freddie you live on through all of us. We love you 💖

[@irenedri22]

"Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life" This song is incredible ❤❤❤

[@hima1247]

This song helps me so much mentally, this is truly my favourite song to listen anywhere.

[@FreshCreativeFrog25]

Absolutely brilliant!!! John and Freddie wrote amazing songs together...... just pure gold! ❤️

[@mathildesautin8560]

Freddie and Deacon are very talented. Their musics are so creative and enjoyable. I love so much🥰❤️❤️
I miss them

[@youcare_somuch2433]

I’m in love with Freddie’s voice.

[@dekopinpon1712]

Every time I listen to Queen’s song, I’m attracted to John's bass

[@susaneuliano7692]

Great song that shows Freddie's versatility in his voice. He could sing in any genre. John was a good composer along with Freddie.

[@wellrideuponanomnibus2536]

What a lovely thing !!! That song 😊😊😊 Freddie's falsettos are the life ❤❤❤ And Deaky's bass💫💫💫

[@-Trosky-]

I feel Queen is an abbreviation of pure satisfaction, but it is, indeed, pure satisfaction.

[@michaelamike4706]

Such a wonderful song! Freddie's voice it's so amazing!

[@elviracandela1352]

You are right

[@suede7799]

One of most underrated top 100 queen song

[@pierredebaz7076]

The most relaxing song of the all time ;)

[@Gardenlodge4691]

Love this song and was not expecting the falsetto voice of Freddie. This just shows again how versatile he was. Freddie was (and still is) unmatched when it came to his vocal abilities. IMO. :) I read a comment from someone yesterday saying Freddie didn't have the same level of voice strength as he did in the 70's. WRONG! I pointed her to many performances of his in the 80's especially the concerts in at Wembley and in Budapest and this is another one i can send her. :)

[@hippicajun41]

“Pain is so close to pleasure” Is a lyric in “one year of love,” Written by John Deacon.

[@moises1514]

Underrated Queen track imo

[@terridostal1348]

Love the sound that John and Freddie wrote and created

[@spider-lizard6610]

best band ever

[@migpfamilia6008]

10000000000 times I've listened to this song and never get tired of... Queen is in my soul.

[@NECRO6ICK]

I LOVE BASSLINE JOHN AND FREDDIE DUET IDEAAAAAL:D

[@MrAkosFintor]

It's unreal how a piece of music can take you back in time...and you are wondering: was that real or just imagined???

[@ТетянаМельничук-й6п]

The best singer and band ever!

[@LordYisusCraist]

John and Fred

[@elVillanostalgia]

I don't know why people hate this song. I respect your opinions, but I love it!

[@samuelbinuya5897]

i wish there will be a live performance of this. *SO GROOVY*

[@shmuli9]

I had this album (A KInd of Magic) and this was my fave song from it.

[@Dejy-subscribegoal200]

shmuli9 My 3rd favorite behind friends will be friends and one vision

[@lapastilladejulio]

Me too. I kept forwarding and then rewind :)

[@stefaniac.8846]

It's my fave too but I love the whole album!

[@minisizedcat4104]

Who Wants To Live Forever, Princess Of The Universe? Those two songs are the best.

[@sarakirk9542]

One year of love is my all time favourite song by Queen. Why it was never released I will never know.
I love all the songs on this album regardless

[@PositivelyPam]

Close your eyes and if you never heard of the song before and knew Queen recorded it, you'd swear this was a Motown group. My four musical geniuses...can't get enough of Queen.

[@braukershaw]

another underrated song but one of the best

[@elviewintersixx2775]

"No one ever told me that love would hurt so much, and pain is so close to pleasure"

[@Bzibzianka]

This is one hell of a KILLER bassline

[@suede7799]

Just legend and perfect . Everything..

[@lessalazar9068]

The title appears as a line in Deacons other song, "One year of love"

[@debbieboone2374]

Love all John Deacon's songs!!

[@lellul760]

This song of "Queen" sounds very great.

[@frankelgueta1350]

God, that musical part from 1:55 to 2:21 and then the lyrics “When your plans go wrong, you turn out the light….but inside of your mind, you have to put a fight” 😔🥺😢 That part of this brilliant song I have always loved, and I hadn’t listened to the song for ages. Today, and after a very difficult 2020 and 2021, that particular part hit me right in the 💜. Brilliant song…and one which really struck me emotionally 🖤💜🖤

[@alferdjuhimovich9037]

I've always liked this song a lot, used to be one of my favourite from Queen, but after the breakup of the relations that lasted for several years this song shines with the different colours to me now. If back then it felt a bit melancholic and i knew what it was all about. Now i feel what this song is all about and realise how Freddie felt himself when composing this. Need no listen to something positive, otherwise i'll end up listening to Joy Division and would feel what poor Ian felt, and that woulndn't end up good for me. Take care of your beloved ones, guys and gals, don't lose them

[@AlexanderPoznanski]

Wise words!

[@jamesmartin3628]

A very Tamla Motown influenced song. Very good. Queen were a very versatile band who wrote songs in different musical styles.

[@rosettefernandes6592]

That voice....damn

[@MariaTeresaBarone-z3l]

4 musicisti geniali ed eclettici. MAGNIFICI! ❤

[@hectorsalas5281]

La voz de Mercury es impresionante, de otra galaxia. Incomparables.

[@mindofcherry]

ya pero es que las canciones que co escribieron freddie y john son tan bonitas y tan adorables ay amo :(

[@geneobrien8981]

I saw the BEST EVER a few times too,I'm 60 and the show was fantastic from start to finish,so dramatic it was unreal,the Best was the 1977 tour with a Gigantic Crown and WAM they came out to thunder and fast version of rock you the Crown was a lighting ring rising up.

[@flarrowmercury3518]

That bass!

[@DianeShelton-gc1bx]

I TOTALLY LOVE this song!!!! I love Freddie singing falsetto thru it all!!! He’s soooo amazing!!!!!!

[@hardionoslametrambat8671]

Evrery Queen Songs just so Good......👍👍👍

[@Lovee1969]

I miss Freddie's awesome voice so much~

[@joseperezruiz3246]

Absolutely masterpiece

[@carolferreira7629]

Um cantor de Rock atingir estes lindos falsetes. Só poderia ser simplesmente ele o REI Freddie Mercury...saudades eternas

[@luhsouza55]

Vdd kkk

[@josephrowe849]

It sounds like one of those 80's songs I would hear late at night in the grocery store.

[@elaprz7293]

Oh,Oh,pain is so close to pleasure .Let the sweetness of LOVE wipe the tears from Your face.For better,for worse so, let's make the best of the rest of our years ,,Love is " I LOVE FREDDIE 👑❤️🌹

[@theonemesis5217]

When people knew how to make quality music, and not the garbage we get to hear nowadays!

[@joesaban5690]

A kind of magic really is under appreciated albumI know saying that in a queen song is not original but it really is

[@Cat.73.12]

Only Freddie can set big Sunflowers in my Heart.🌻🥰

[@JustForFun-dn1gi]

can you write us some tracks for HIGLANDER ? My dear is a whole album enough ?

[@almamaciel5180]

Nueva canción para mi, y por lo regular me sorprenden cada vez, son bonitas, significativas, con mensaje positivo, wow la voz de Freddie👑 💋sin duda la mejor banda... adorados.

[@bianca83012]

Kicking ass song, I adore it!! Freddie, John, you geniuses!

[@rampheadsheilaramphead2481]

Thank you deaky... The quiet man does it again. Love this song.

[@ismaelrojas2723]

Deacon,taylor,may y mercury genios los cuatro,queen la banda mas grande de la historia

[@joseperezruiz3246]

Sin duda

[@VeganFlatEarth]

1. The doors
2. Pink floyd
3. Beatles
4. Led zeppelin
Then the rest.

[@ismaelrojas2723]

@@VeganFlatEarth yo creo que sinceramente primero pueden ser the beatles pero despues queen indiscutiblemente y despues todos los demas para abajo

[@girlwithkaleidoscopeeye4136]

this song...this falsettos never let me down

[@bluebell3720]

I wish there were more songs of Freddie singing in falsetto

[@Galileo_Galileo]

I can’t be the only one who thinks this and Time Is On My Side have the same groovy reflective mood to it

[@theegyptianeagle7601]

To me no one like Michael Jackson in falsetto but Freddie mercury so beautiful i love it too much 😍💞

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Michael Jackson barely sang in falsetto, he just had a very light, bright and thin voice. Freddie Mercury sang more n falsetto then Michael Jackson.

[@catherinerobson5482]

Oh yes, Freddie's smooth falsetto.

[@mariorodav1599]

Esta es una de mis canciones favoritas de Queen sobretodo por el gran bajo que toca John y por la voz de Freddie, es una lastima para mí que no haya sido tan conocida en su momento.

[@mariaangelicacaceresalvara3906]

Adoro este falsete, de Freddie y el sonido de ese bajo es genial.!! Genios!! 👏👏👏👏👏❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰😷😷

[@raquelmaldonado1572]

Es genial está canción grande Queen por siempre 💙💜❤️🌹🙌🌷

[@jesusandressideralcarrion730]

Conocí esto cuando estuve apunto de terminar con el amor de mi vida. Y pues escucharlo me sube los animos ! :,)

[@willfomes406]

They were all good friends.

[@barryscott8041]

Sounds like Roger near the end, "Pain...Pleasure.....Pain.....Pleasure...."

[@jacksonkiehlbauch5840]

Why is this an incredibly upbeat song with sad lyrics?

[@GSP96]

Jackson Kiehlbauch not really a sad song

[@sid552]

Freddie's falsetto 💙

[@abdevillers603]

His this type of voice is better than mj

[@MrJay1997_Official]

Ab De Villers His Falsetto

[@mprice67]

MJ sounds like Mickey Mouse....

[@sincerelymike]

How about just come here and enjoy the music instead of comparing?