The greatest collaboration ever was born when the lead singer of Queen, the most famous rock band of all time, duetted with the King of Pop.

Michael Jackson (age 25) admitted to being an admirer of Freddie Mercury (age 37) after being first seen backstage at a Queen concert in Los Angeles.

Along with Roger Taylor, Brian May, and John Deacon from his band, he attended multiple performances before ultimately meeting Mercury.

The following three or four years saw the growth of a strong friendship between the two people that was based on music and appreciation.

Mercury respected Jackson’s musical knowledge despite their very different personalities and musical tastes and referred to him as ‘Little Brother’ in interviews.

The two started making demos at Jackson’s home studio in 1983. Despite being one of three songs they worked on, ’There Must Be More To Life Than This’ was initially written by Queen’s vocalist for their 1982 album, Hot Space.