10 Amazing Pop Songs By Rock Artists
2. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
From day one, Queen was never really comfortable in one genre. Whether it was going into the realm of prog rock or getting in on the ground floor of glam, Freddie Mercury was looking to do whatever the hell he wanted from one song to the next. They had already written one of the greatest rock songs of all time with Bohemian Rhapsody, so why not knock out one of the best pop songs too while we're at it?
Although if we're talking Another One Bites the Dust, all the respect has to go to John Deacon, who's insistent bass line is one of the most impressive earworms that has ever been created. With just the barebones elements, this is the kind of crossover that managed to pull off pop pretty effectively. By keeping everything sparse, this is the kind of groove that can work just as well in a stadium full of people as it would if it were blaring out of a disco back in the day.
Before it had even come out though, it already had a certain seal of approval from another music monarch. Around the time that Queen were cutting the song, superfan Michael Jackson dropped by and insisted that they put this song, knowing that it would be a smash. Say what you want to about his music or otherwise, but in this case, Jacko knows a hit when he hears it.