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John Paul Jones, Roger Taylor join Foo Fighters for song cover

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
To mark legendary singer Freddie Mercury's 69th birthday, rock band Foo Fighters invited Queen's Roger Taylor and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones on stage to cover "Under Pressure".

Mercury, who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Queen, died on November 24, 1991.

Dave Grohl, founder and frontman of Foo Fighters, told the audience at their Milton Keynes show, that sharing stage with Queen and Led Zeppelin members was a rare occasionn, calling them "superdupergroup", reported Entertainment Weekly.

"I don't know if you all have ever seen a supergroup... This is a superdupergroup. I don't even know what to say because something like this doesn't happen every day.
 

"Let me just tell you that the Foo Fighters, right now, are living out our rock'n roll fantasy with you tonight," he said.

The 1981 song, recorded by Queen and David Bowie, was later added in the 1982 album "Hot Space".

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First Published: Sep 08 2015 | 7:57 AM IST

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