These Are the Days of Our Lives es la octava canción del disco Innuendo. También es el quinto sencillo británico correspondiente al álbum, compartiendo el A-side con Bohemian Rhapsody (se lanzó el 2 de diciembre de 1991).
Composición
Letras y música: Roger Taylor
Arreglos: Roger Taylor
Acreditada a: Queen
Escrita en: Do mayor
Compás: 4/4
Producción
Producción: Queen y David Richards
Ingeniería de sonido: David Richards, Noel Harris y Justin Shirley-Smith
Mezclas: David Richards
Personal
Freddie Mercury - voz principal y coros
Brian May - guitarra
Roger Taylor - teclados
John Deacon - bajo
David Richards - teclados
Equipamiento
Guitarra eléctrica Red Special
Bajo Fender Precision
Sintetizador Korg M1
Versiones oficiales de la canción
1) Versión de estudio (4:15): Octava canción del disco Innuendo.
Versiones oficiales de la canción (en vivo)
1) Versión del Return of the Champions (4:40): Grabada en Sheffield, Inglaterra (9 de mayo de 2005). Aparece en el disco Return of the Champions (Queen + Paul Rodgers).
Video oficial
Fecha de grabación: 30 de mayo de 1991 (Brian grabó después)
Lugar de grabación: Limehouse Studios, Londres RU
Director: Rudi Dolezal y Hannes Rossacher (DoRo)
Videos en vivo
Live at the Cyberbarn (Roger Taylor, 24 de septiembre de 1998):
Return of the Champions (Queen + Paul Rodgers, 9 de mayo de 2005):
Letra de la canción
Sometimes I get to feeling
I was back in the old days, long ago
When we were kids when we were young
Thing seemed so perfect, you know
The days were endless we were crazy we were young
The sun was always shining, we just lived for fun
Sometimes it seems like lately, I just don't know
The rest of my life's been just a show
Those were the days of our lives
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing is true
When I look and I find I still love you
You can't turn back the clock you can't turn back the tide
Ain't that a shame
I'd like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride
When life was just a game
No use in sitting and thinking on what you did
When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids
Sometimes it seems like lately, I just don't know
Better sit back and go with the flow
Because these are the days of our lives
They've flown in the swiftness of time
These days are all gone now but some things remain
When I look and I find no change
Those were the days of our lives, yeah
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing's still true
When I look and I find
I still love you
I still love you
