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Karen O & Willie Nelson - "Under Pressure" (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave Sitek
Dave Sitek
Piano
Nick Zinner
Nick Zinner
Guitar
Imaad Wasif
Imaad Wasif
Guitar
Karen O
Karen O
Vocals
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Vocals
Priscilla Ahn
Priscilla Ahn
Background Vocals
Johnny Hanson
Johnny Hanson
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Songwriter
Brian May
Brian May
Songwriter
John Deacon
John Deacon
Songwriter
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Songwriter
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Sitek
Dave Sitek
Producer
Matty Green
Matty Green
Recording Engineer
Micah Nelson
Micah Nelson
Producer
Elizaveta Boldyreva
Elizaveta Boldyreva
Recording Engineer
Derek Coburn
Derek Coburn
Recording Engineer
Steve Chadie
Steve Chadie
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure that burns a building down
Splits a family in two, puts people on streets
Um-ba-ba-be
Um-ba-ba-be
De-day-da
Ee-day-da, that's okay
It's the terror of knowing what the world is about
Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out!"
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Pressure on people, people on streets
Da-day-de
Da-da-ba-ba
Okay
Chipping around, kick my brains around the floor
These are the days it never rains but it pours
Dee-da-ba-ba
Ee-dee-da-ba-ba
Dee-do-da
Ba-da
People on streets
Da-da-dee-da-de
People on streets
Da-da-dee-da-dee-da-dee-da
It's the terror of knowing what the world is about
Watching some good friends screaming, 'Let me out'
Pray tomorrow gets me higher, higher, the higher
[Instrumental]
Turned away from it all like a blind man
I sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Why, why, why, why?
Oh love, love, love, love, love, love, love
Insanity laughs under pressure, we break
Why can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love
Give love, give love, give love, give love?
Love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our ways of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure
Under pressure
Pressure
Written by: Brian May, Chocolate, David Bowie, Earthquake, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor, Vanilla Ice

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