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Queen - Cool Cat (Original Version with David Bowie)

Queen Vault : The original version is very similar to the final album release. The performance is mostly the same and it features David Bowie doing some backing vocals. Bowie's vocals actually add a weird "haunting" element to the track. Definitely worth finding, although the current bootleg copies are not the best. Queen Picture Hall : Originally recorded with David Bowie in 1981. Test pressings on vinyl of the full album were made in April 1982 featuring this version, but Bowie didn't like it. So Queen had to change it in the last month before the album's release. Bowie's contribution is quite small and only adds some hums plus a few words to the song. Freddie's vocals are identical, except for the extra echoes and one extra line. It's musically a little bit different and the song has a longer running time. Ultimate Queen : This version is very similar to the album version but it features vocals from both Freddie and David Bowie, who sings 'bum bum' backing vocals in three parts of the song, and has a couple of lead vocals. The other noticeable difference is that the outro is slightly longer. Apparently this version appears on a test pressing of the 'Hot Space' album, so it must have come fairly close to being given a proper release.