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Old 24 November 2012, 01:26 AM
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......can you believe it's 21 years today
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Old 24 November 2012, 01:39 AM
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What a legend R.I.P
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21years! A true Legend IMHO!

DaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaOoooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhh
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21years! A true Legend IMHO!
Agreed.

A real performer with great stage presence.
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One of the best performers ever!
One of my favourite Freddie moments...

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Klr5z...5z0hoP04&gl=GB

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Agreed, one of Rock's true legends


Will and still be missed for a very very long time


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Best frontman ever to grace a stage IMHO.

RIP.
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Old 24 November 2012, 11:54 AM
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Best frontman ever to grace a stage IMHO.

RIP.
Agree 110%

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One of those where you remember where you were, driving up Holloway road on the way home from a night shift

Did you see the doco on BBC a few weeks back, very interesting

Cant find it on iplayer though
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One of those where you remember where you were, driving up Holloway road on the way home from a night shift

Did you see the doco on BBC a few weeks back, very interesting

Cant find it on iplayer though

Was that the one with the opera singer? What a great gal she was

I think Beeb ditch a lot of their stuff afer 30 days. You Tube?

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Originally Posted by Funkii Munkii
One of those where you remember where you were, driving up Holloway road on the way home from a night shift

Did you see the doco on BBC a few weeks back, very interesting

Cant find it on iplayer though
Was that the one where he relayed the story about the do they had with The Sex Pistols?
Great performer, one of the best ever. The video to The Show Must Go On is a heart wrenching epilogue.
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Legend! Wish I was old enough to have seen him live, I remember seeing him sing live on tv though (92 Barcelona Olympics)


Rest well Freddie
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Wow, it has been 21 years since! It was the year I arrived in the UK when Freddie Mercury died. The reporting evidently showed how strongly his loss was felt across the nation and beyond. I remember seeing ample TV coverage on his life around that time. He was so deteriorated at the end, and still performed on his last legs.

Great performer, great music.
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Amazing performer. I know someone that worked with him and he was also a very lovely and generous person as well.
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never really "got" him tbh - or Queen for that matter

I did live near him when growing up though, and once saw him and Cleo Rocos driving into his house
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My favourite performer growing up. Live Magic perhaps one of my favourite albums. God bless you, Freddie.
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Amazing clip, thanks for posting.

I remember during rehearsals for the Wembley tribute concert they were talking to Roger Daltrey.

He said they had to sing a few of the songs in different keys because some of the guest singers were struggling to match Freddie's full range.

RIP Freddie, master showman.
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In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisted/Seven Seas Of Rhye Live In Budapest '86 - Digitally Restored (HD) - YouTube

My favourite performer growing up. Live Magic perhaps one of my favourite albums. God bless you, Freddie.
I always find myself opting for live at the Bowl '82 or Montreal '81. Unbelievable vocal performances

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.......and now 25
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.......and now 25
Blinkin' 'eck! Still clearly remember the morning the news broke.

Apparently Freddie never liked the track below, but I couldn't get enough of it in my early teens; he absolutely batters his vocal chords!

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Originally Posted by JTaylor
Blinkin' 'eck! Still clearly remember the morning the news broke.

Apparently Freddie never liked the track below, but I couldn't get enough of it in my early teens; he absolutely batters his vocal chords!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vf4UhPuwoGE
You and me both, I can remember jumping in my old Mk3 Escort and hearing it on the Radio, no twitter back then.

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Never liked him or his music. Just goes to show how different people's musical tastes are.
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Never liked him or his music. Just goes to show how different people's musical tastes are.
What are you into?
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
Apparently Freddie never liked the track below
I'm with Freddie on that one I, I'm glad his reputation as a singer and entertainer wasn't based on that track........21 years where does all the time go lol
RIP FM Legend
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What are you into?
All sorts of stuff, from Ska to Hip Hop, from Frank Valli to Public Enemy, from Jungle to Motown.

Just never liked Queen. I never got David Bowie either....but people seem to think he's a genius.

Just goes to show how we have different we all are I suppose.
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If you get the chance go and see Marc Martel, / Queen extravaganza,


We saw them play Worthing last year, i thought it was a CD of Night of the Opera they were palying , but it was arc singning, he's uncanny!!!




Rip Freddie, a true Legend
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Originally Posted by mart360
If you get the chance go and see Marc Martel, / Queen extravaganza,


We saw them play Worthing last year, i thought it was a CD of Night of the Opera they were palying , but it was arc singning, he's uncanny!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_CyVGlYm8


Rip Freddie, a true Legend
Very good - I've been to see Gary Mullen 3 times who is also uncanny...
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I know the guys that make up this tribute act; Have seen them play countless times and never tire of it, simply because I love the music of Queen and they replicate it so well. They have been at it for 25 years, so they are getting the hang of it!

http://www.flash-harry.co.uk/
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