Posted on 11/25/2011 7:34:02 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
Freddie Mercury died 20 years ago today. The Queen singer and songwriter had been secretly battling AIDS for four years, announcing that he had contracted the disease on Nov. 23, 1991, one day before he passed away of AIDS-related bronchopneumonia. He was 45.
Known for his wide vocal range and unparalleled showmanship, the Zanzibar-born Mercury (nee Farrokh Bulsara) also wrote many of Queen’s biggest hits including the six-minute-long rock opus "Bohemian Rhapsody,” sports anthems "We Are the Champions" and “We Will Rock You” and throwback "Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”
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Good post, good thread, GRRRRRRREAT talent! R.I.P. Freddie.
Yes, Saw them live in Pontiac. what year I don’t recall. back then we didn’t care about his sexuality..But, we grew up and referred back to what we learned from right and wrong.
LOLOL!! Yep!
When a singer makes it to the show, they never get those types of things corrected becasue it will change the sound of their voice....
And then I saw Him in the crowd
A lot of people had gathered round Him, the beggars shouted the lepers called him
The old man said nothing, he just stared about him
All going down to see the Lord Jesus, all going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
Then came a man before His feet he fell, unclean said the leper and rang his bell
Felt the palm of a hand touch his head, go now go now you're a new man instead
All going down to see the Lord Jesus, all going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
It all began with the three wise men, followed a star took
them to Bethlehem
And made it heard throughout the land, born was a leader of manv All going down to see the Lord Jesus, all going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
It all began with the three wise men, followed a star took them to Bethlehem
And made it heard throughout the land, born was a leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus, all going down to see the Lord Jesus
I saw Queen once in concert, in Boston. They actually opened for ELO. I had no idea Mercury was homosexual. None. I just remember thinking, ‘There’s something very...odd, about the way he’s dressed and the vibe he gives off’. But I didn’t suspect the truth at that time. They were very good live, as was ELO.
The best art is undertaken with the understanding one is not ones own.
You probably thought, "He's not gay, he's just British."
Heard it (without the visuals.) Probably the first thing by this band I ever knowingly heard. He’s good, I say, and deserved a better band behind him.
You probably thought, “He’s not gay, he’s just British.”
LOL!
Wow!
Lol. Those crazy Brits. Yeah, that’s possibly what I thought. ;)
yup... for me, after seeing he was a poofter it took something out of the song from then on but it's still my #1
Hmm...I didn’t even realize he’d been gone that long.
Loved his early work with Queen, but soured on him after learning of his...*cough*...persuasion.
"I'm Going Slightly Mad"
"Headlong"
"These Are the Days of our Lives"
Last public appearance, accepting a lifetime achievement award "BPI" award with the rest of the band.
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