LONDON, Could 6 (Reuters) – A long time after learning the skies above the Canary Islands for his PhD in astrophysics, Queen guitarist Brian Could has returned to movie his Spanish singing debut “Otro Lugar”, a translated model of his previous tune “One other World”.
The 74-year-old music star travelled to Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro to report his new music video as a part of a remastered model of his 1998 solo album additionally referred to as “One other World”.
The brand new album options two variations of the tune – in English and in Spanish – with a video for the Spanish model launched on Friday.
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“It is magical up there. You are above the clouds the entire time,” Could advised Reuters of Tenerife’s Teide Observatory, which he first visited in 1970 whereas learning for his PhD.
“They name it the ocean of clouds… And to me, it is the closest to heaven I can ever be.”
Could labored with a good friend to translate the tune, his first totally in Spanish. He described it as romantic and “about making an attempt to achieve a spot the place the world is best run.”
“We shot each variations… and the Spanish model got here out significantly better,” Could stated. “It flowed from me very simply.”
Could, who shot to international fame with Queen, stated he re-released “One other World”, his second solo album, to achieve new audiences. He re-issued his 1992 debut solo album “Again to the Mild” final 12 months.
“I really feel I put my coronary heart and soul into these two albums… and none of it has been accessible to the brand new technology for years and years as you’ll be able to’t get it on Spotify or Apple Music or no matter YouTube… so I felt I needed to be represented,” he stated.
“I additionally assume it’s extremely related… I really feel if I used to be making an album now, I would make it precisely like this. I might have the identical considerations in my coronary heart, extra so now due to the horrible state the world is in in the meanwhile.”
Later this month, Could will embark on a UK and European Queen + Adam Lambert Rhapsody Tour, which was twice postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is like sort of having your legs lower off for those who’re a performer when you’ll be able to’t get on the market and do what you do,” Could stated. “So for us, will probably be… a stupendous second in time once we can resume the stuff that we meant to be doing.”
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Reporting by Sarah Mills; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian. Enhancing by Jane Merriman
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