Rehearsal: The Epic Musical Saga

You're My Best Friend (1975) - Queen

You're My Best Friend (1975), written by John Deacon, performed by Queen

Friendship is a major part of Rehearsal. When five guys with personalities big enough to be rock stars spend much of their time together over several years, there are bound to be issues. Every band has them. Raucous, my fictional band, has their share, particularly between lead singer Mike Kean and keyboardist/bassist/songwriter Stuart Lowe. They grew up in the same town on different sides of the street, so to speak. They learned music together. They have a deep respect for each other. But they also bicker constantly. Doug Lawrence, the drummer, also grew up with them and being calm and level-headed, he is well used to playing mediator between the two.

By the time Rehearsal starts, Evan and Mike have been roommates for a couple of years and also good friends.

Kate Montgomery, who grew up in PA with Evan and Susie, has been roommates with Susie for the past two years, and dating Mike almost that long. Her relationship with Evan is complicated and mostly hidden.

Susie and Evan are best friends hands down. They constantly look out for each other. They adore each other. They need each other. And yet, they're something between them neither really understands and can't get past. Duncan often gets caught between that. He deeply respects them both and tries to stay out of their squabbles while trying to help them understand each other a bit better than they do.

Duncan and Susie are very fast to understand each other and to build a strong friendship that becomes more.

You're My Best Friend from Queen's A Night At The Opera (1975), was written by their bass player John Deacon, to his wife. They managed to stay together through the turbulent years, and they're still together. Deacon learned the electric piano due to the fact that Freddy Mercury wouldn't play it and the song was written on it.

This song and its background serve a nice metaphor for the series as a whole, especially for Evan, the lead guitarist turned bass player after Duncan joins because Duncan only plays guitar and has no interest in any other instrument. As the series progresses, a lot of Raucous songs come from the band members writing to their mates.
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