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Well its been a few years since it was originally mentioned AND with Queen opening their vaults a little bit (ie the duo with MJ etc...) is there any chance we will ever hear the LONDON MIX of 'Holy Man' - Anyone know anything , please ?

Mulling this over, I can't convince myself it's going to be any better than what we have, and very likely a whole lot worse.

Stop mulling over the mullet.

what is this? and how is Queen involved with it? I heard the released version with the guy from the foo fighters but if Queen is on here that would be a huge selling point, especially if Brian and the other Beach Boy members dubbed their vocals on it..(or at least Brian) then we would have a Queen/Beach Boys recording..

Or maybe the queen should sing it!

There is a different set of lyrics, can't remember if Queen actually performs on it. IMO it would be extremely interesting to hear, even if it's not necessarily "better". Any top-drawer talent's interpretation of this fantastic DW track is essential listening. Wasn't this the original set of Dennis Jakobsen lyrics?

I thought that it was the exact same track that was released with Brian May overdubbing guitar.  The Foo Fighters and Queen are friends, and Taylor Hawkins took the track for them to add some instrumentation on.

Matt's correct in that it is the same exact track as the 2008 version with Taylor Hawkins on lead vocal...only difference is Brian May and Roger Taylor remixed it, added huge Queen style harmonies, and some May guitar tracks. I've heard it a few times, it's definitely different. IMO it takes the song away from the laid back west-coast/Holland style vibe, and gives it more of a prog rock sheen. The Queen version, known as the  "London mix" wasn't ready in time to be added to the POB/Bambu Legacy edition CD set...and since then it's kind of languished, with some folks trying to find a place to release it, and others not sure if it's something Dennis would have liked. I think the 2008 version was so well-received despite many people's initial reservation about Hawkins singing on a Dennis track, it has settled into the canon of DW songs really comfortably, and is now accepted as a legitimate presentation of a great Dennis song. The Queen version might not fit in so seamlessly.

Queen do bombastic quite well. Not sure they do much else. Wouldn't mind hearing it, but I like the Hawkins version.

Id like to hear Freddie singing it, now that would be interesting/fun...not so interested in hearing Brian May noodle all over it...Rodger Taylor has the hoarse voice thing going so could take a shot at singing it.

More chance of hearing a Dennis vocal… don't mean to be morbid. Both heroes.

There were some articles suggesting that the cancellation of "The Drummer" movie  was a factor in the song not getting released.