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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Not too many rock stars could hold their own with an opera diva. He died before it could be performed in the Olympics
He was a genuine hoot- if any of Queen’s rock anthems was on your car radio and you weren’t haulin’ tail at 90 mph by the time the song was finished ...you’re un-American.
He was a genuine hoot- if any of Queen’s rock anthems was on your car radio and you weren’t haulin’ tail at 90 mph by the time the song was finished ...you’re un-American.
He was a genuine hoot- if any of Queen’s rock anthems was on your car radio and you weren’t haulin’ tail at 90 mph by the time the song was finished ...you’re un-American.
I’m a little hard of hearing, can you say it again?
i was a huge Queen fan...saw them almost a dozen times in concert through the mid to late 70’s...
I state “was” a Queen fan as after News of the World they went straight downhill, which i why i am kind of laughing at those “iconic” moments...
any longtime Queen fan will tell you the first five albums were far and away the best..”Liar” from the first album, the entire second album as well as the third album “Sheer Heart Attack”...and while “Bohemian Rhapsody” got all the pub from the fourth album songs such as “The Prophet’s Song” and “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)” were right there with it...
And hearing him sing “The Show Must Go On”, was particularly heartbreaking, every last ounce of energy he had went into that.
Was watching recently their 1985 concert at Wembley, very few performers could put 100,000 people in the palm of their hands like Freddie could.
Everybody’s showing his age. But, can you remember Ersel Hickey?
hahaha, back then...didn’t we all?
sorry for the triple- I’m posting with a tablet for the first time... I have huge hands.
Totally agree. I do not understand at all the gushing, nostalgic ooze being unleashed in this thread, or even any sort of mention at all.
Re “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” - a “throwback” song as the introductory piece claimed? If that’s a throwback to good rock and roll - catchy tune, good lyrics, generally a rocking good song - then call me the Cro-Magnon of Music.
Loved to hear it back-to-back with Orleans’ song “You’re Still the One”.
Add to that Steeley Dan’s “Stuck in the Middle With You” the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” , and Brian Setzer’s “Rock This Town”. You can rock and “Bop till You Drop”.
Try that with the crap that passes for music today, I dare you, double dare you, double secret dare you!
Later
Uhh, that was "Stealer's Wheel."
That was pretty good. Marc Martel sounds a lot like Freddy Mercury. Summit, NJ, eh? I used to live in Summit. I’m not familiar with the Renaissance Church though.
A Night at the Opera was their best. Queen II was superior. A Kind of Magic was their worst. (I don’t count the “Flash” soundtrack).
If you give “The Miracle” and “Innuendo” a listen, I think you might like what you hear. They got a lot of their “mojo” back from the early days. Fred knew he was dying and the band was more cohesive...not as much ego-driven, it was more about the music. In my opinion, of course.
This0is my 1st post from a celph,0luck to the both of us! Ah, yes,0QUEEN rocks!
Thanks for mentioning “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.” Another great upbeat song. Might as well add in Katrina and the Waves, “Walking on Sunshine” and the B-52s’ “ROAM” for songs that get you up and on the dance floor, or just singing along at the top of your lungs.
Then we throw in “Love Shack” and the whole joint will be rocking (Chuck Berry’s “Rockin’and Reelin’”), as well as shaking (Jerry Lee Lewis’ contribution to making R&R danceable - “Whole Lotta Shaking Going On.”
Put all these songs together and you have what Little Richard sang in “All Around the World” , “rock and roll is here to stay” (seconded by Danny and the Juniors in “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay” - it will never die.”
Excuse my poor attempt to do a 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon re good rock music, but it is easy to do it. We used to have such good music/songs to work with. Today I couldn’t name a single pop song that is out there.
Now, country, that’s something different. Give me Shania Twain, Reba McIntyre, Martina McBridge, Lady Antebellum, Adele, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and Toby Keith, plus the little blondes of Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Kelly Pickler. And if you want a firecracker or two, I’ll throw in Deanne Carter and Gretchen Wilson.
Welcome to my world, the Wonderful World of Music, good music.
Yes he was awesome! Thanks for posting this.
Yep, thanks. It was “Stealers Wheel” re “Stuck in the Middle With You”. For some reason Stealey Dan and Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” always got played in the same radio set, and I continually get them mixed up. However, I like them all so it’s all good.
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