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"Let Me Live", is a lively rock/pop ballad which features a rare sharing of the vocals between Mercury, Taylor, and May. The song was completed in 1995 after Mercury's death.
It is true that Queen jammed with Jeff Beck and Stewart that year (there are photos proving it as well as an interview with Roger Taylor in 1984), but it has not been specified if Let Me Live actually started off then. Once finished in 1995 for Made in Heaven, Queen made one 11th hour change to the song to avoid legal action. Part of the backing vocals featured a lyric too closely resembling Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart". It is not known if Queen took it upon themselves to make the change pre-emptively or if their record company told them to do so. Ultimately, the potentially problematic bit was mixed out and the track was released. Promo cassettes from the USA feature the unaltered backing track. Early Mexican and Dutch CD pressings are reported to have this alternate version as well.
Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and Brian May, share lead vocals, with Mercury singing the first verse, Taylor the second and May singing the last one. During the choruses, all of the band members sing, as well as a background choir, giving it quite a gospel sound.
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