▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁perspective , ▁the ▁video ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁Mercur y ' s ▁appearance ▁having ▁to ▁be ▁cam ou fl aged ▁by ▁cost ume ▁and ▁make - up , ▁as ▁Taylor ▁admitted ▁Mercur y ▁looked ▁" pre tty ▁ill , ▁at ▁that ▁point ." ▁ ▁" Head long " ▁ ▁" Head long " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁May ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁they ▁had ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁recorded ▁it ▁for ▁his ▁debut ▁solo ▁album , ▁Back ▁to ▁the ▁Light , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁making ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁but ▁after ▁hearing ▁Mercur y ▁sing ▁it , ▁decided ▁it ▁worked ▁better ▁as ▁a ▁Queen ▁song . ▁ ▁" I ▁Can ' t ▁Live ▁with ▁You " ▁ ▁" I ▁Can ' t ▁Live ▁with ▁You " ▁was ▁also ▁written ▁for ▁May ' s ▁solo ▁album . ▁He ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁well ▁since ▁Taylor , ▁De acon ▁and ▁Mercur y ▁were ▁fond ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁Dr ums ▁were ▁program med ▁on ▁synth ▁by ▁May , ▁and ▁the ▁keyboard - p ads ▁were ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁producer . ▁An ▁alternative ▁version ▁of ▁this ▁song ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁compilation ▁album ▁Queen ▁Ro cks , ▁bil led ▁as ▁the ▁"' 9 7 ▁Ro cks ▁R eta ke ". ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁along ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁how ▁May ▁and ▁Taylor ▁originally ▁wanted ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁sound , ▁with ▁a ▁harder , ▁guitar - dri ven ▁rock ▁edge . ▁May ▁has ▁stated ▁in