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Under Pressure (feat. Metropole Orkest)

from Clear Day (High Res) by Emilie-Claire Barlow

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The bass line of this arrangement is a 'mash up' of the original Under Pressure bass line mixed with the bass line from John Coltrane's Naima. You can also hear Kelly Jefferson quoting the Naima melody in the beginning of his solo. We took a lot of liberties with this song and ended up adding some additional lyrics to further tell the story. We wrote the arrangement and sent it to John Metcalfe who wrote this incredible orchestration.

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Pressure, pushing down on me
Pressing down on you
No one asked for pressure
Burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

Oh pressure
Kick my brain round the floor
These are the days it never rains but pours
Under pressure
Insanity laughs
Bend till you break
Under pressure we crash

Pressure
Run from it all
Run as fast as you can
Then go another round
Pressure
Turn me inside out
Swallow a scream
Swallow a shout

Oh pressure
Love's an old fashioned word
Love dares us to care for people on the edge
Pressure
This is our last dance
This is our last chance
This is ourselves

It's the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends scream "Let me out!"
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Ooh ooh
Ooh

Turn away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it din't work
Keep comin' up with love
But it's so slashed and torn
It's so slashed and torn
Why why?

Pressure, pushing down on me
Pressing down on you
No one asked for pressure
Burns a building down
Turns me inside out
Splits a family in two

Oh this is our last dance
This is our last chance
To give love, give love, give love
Give love, give love, give love
Give love another chance

Just gotta get out
Just gotta get out
Just gotta get right out of here

credits

from Clear Day (High Res), released October 23, 2015
Composed by Roger Taylor; Freddie Mercury; John Deacon; Brian May; David Bowie
Arranged by Steve Webster, Emilie-Claire Barlow
Orchestration by John Metcalfe
Tenor sax solo by Kelly Jefferson

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Emilie-Claire Barlow Toronto, Ontario

A 2 time Juno Award winner and 6 time nominee, Barlow has released 12 albums on her own label.
Her performing career spans over 24 yrs ... from Jazz bistros to concert halls.
Her work as a leader and producer has been recognized with a Juno Award nomination for “Producer of Year” for her recording “Clear Day”
Her album “Seule ce soir” won a Juno and Felix in 2013.
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