Freddie Mercury – small dead animals

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Very interesting. I had no idea he was Parsi.

Kate,
Thanks for reminding me that this is the anniversary of his passing. This clip in particular shows him at the height of his prowess as an entertainer.
Queen gave the best performance at Live Aid, largely due to Mercury’s presence, charisma and expertise.
Probably the best front man in rock, hasn’t been equalled since.

You suck my blood like a leech
You break the law and you preach
You screw my brain ’til it hurts
You’ve taken all my money and you want more
Misguided old mule
With your pig-headed rules
With your narrow-minded cronies who are fools of the first division.
Death on two legs
You’re tearing me apart
Death on two legs
You never had a heart of your own.
Killjoy. Badguy.
Big talking small fry
You’re just an old barrow boy
Have you found a new toy to replace me?
Can you face me?
But now you can kiss my ass goodbye.
Imagine that, Freddie wrote a a song about Lucy way back in 1975.

Freddy was simply the best…..

I was always a fan of Queen. What surprised me was to find out my daughter had both of their box sets of hits. Rap I don’t understand a word of or wish I didn’t and Queen..strange world. Freddie died too soon.

His talent definitely stands alone; no one else can do what he did, that’s for sure!

I’ve deleted some comments on this thread. Take that as a hint.

My sister introduced me to Queen with the Day at the Races album. I have the first 6 Queen albums on vinyl and they’re a bit worn from very frequent playing. Freddie had a fabulous voice and I have always loved the OTT production on their biggest hits.

Too bad his pits and his prancing took away from his art. By the way I guess he didn’t want to live into old age even. Now we have another on TV who apparently went about during some awards show, feeling up his musicians,stage-hands etc., while on live.

I think it may have been the same awards show where (was it Germain or Janet?) danced around the stage holding her groin, seeming to be reassured that it was still there, but alas, like her brother, was unable to find much. I will say though, that her brother would have danced circles around her.

first album I ever bought, Night at the Opera. I played that record a million times. Still love it today over 30 years later.

Who wants to live forever?
And yet he died at age 45.

As a young pup one of the first albums I ever bought was Queen’s “News of the World” when it came out in 1977 and I’ve been a fan ever since. Freddie’s powerful voice still blows me away. When a Queen song comes on the radio in my car the volume automatically gets cranked! Kate, thanks for taking the time and bandwidth to remember him.

Great group – great artist. Bill and Ted would not have had the most excellent adventure they had were it not for the Bohemian Rhapsody.
Helped make it a cult classic (well – at least that scene).

My wife bought me that DVD a few weeks ago for my birthday(50,ouch).
Irregardless of his sexual preference, he was one of the greatest front men of rock that ever lived.
Queen rules!

It’s pretty amazing that Freddie lived as long as he did. The man didn’t just burn the candle at both ends he took a blow torch to it.

I first heard Queen when their first single came out, a long time before they were getting on the radio, and I always thought they went downhill after the first two albums.
All together now:
“Mother Mercury! Look what they’ve done to me! I cannot run, I cannot hide!”

Actually that particular song is what brought up on my radar…
I bought the album…
It is remarkable how certain songs evoke memories?
The antics and sexual preferences of musicians is largely a matter of indifference to me.
I recall an associate telling me that ABBA was gay music….Huh????

“It’s all decided for us …”
G*d bless Freddy Mercury, may he rest in peace. I don’t mean to be churlish, but ‘seems to me he made a few foolhardy, unwise, and dangerous decisions about his lifestyle that decided what was in store for him.
He died of AIDS.
What a waste of a great talent.
I hope “forever is [his] today.”

Freddie Mercury was a musical genius.In all my years no one has come close to his beautiful voice.I introduced my grandaughters 11 and 12 to Queens music. Another generation hooked on the Best. Sorry he died too young. I listen to him everyday and he still thrills me to hear him

Lord knows I wasn’t impressed by his “politics” but he did rock you. The sound of bicycle bells always brings a smile to this old sour puss.
Best memory (Queen related) is driving into Edmonchuck after too many hours on the road when Bohemian Rhapsody came on the radio. Imagine a minivan towing a trailer with a dog, cat and two teenagers and an old guy pulling up to a stoplight with everyone doing a Wayne’s World impersonation. The looks on the other drivers was priceless.
RIP Freddie.

freddie was a fairy and sort of even hairy, called his group Queen before we knew he was a “gay” made alota money steal’n all the girls songs.
Died of AIDS after he helped it spread what more be said.
Long Dead the Queen
amen

Wonderful tune written by the renowned musician astrophysicist Brian Harold May most widely known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.

A Day at the Races was one of the first albums I bought, and Queen was one of the first rock concerts I ever saw in 1978 or so. I’ll never forget that. Bohemian Rhapsody still gets my head shaking. They had a lot of great songs never heard on the radio.

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