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'It Was Magic': Unearthed Video Shows Freddie Mercury In Rare Form

Songwriter and producer Dave Clark recalls working with Freddie Mercury on the song "Time Waits for No One," and describes how he found the recording after decades of searching.
Dave Clark, creator of <em>Time</em>, found and released the original recording of Mercury's performance of "Time Waits for No One" after decades of searching for it.

Dating back to 1986, a recently unearthed video offers a rare glimpse of performing without a full band behind him. In the video, the famous, accompanied only by a piano.

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