It has been 13 years ..

[TheGreatPretender]

Since Freddie Mercury died of AIDs. Just thought I would pay a tribute to my favorite singer on Chit Chat Music.

His Biography


Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, on the 5th of September 1946. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964 Freddie and his family flew to England. Freddie was very delighted to come to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He loved art, and because of that, he often went along with his friend Tim Staffell, who played in a band called Smile. Also in this band where Brian May and Roger Taylor. When Staffell left the band in 1970, Freddie became their new singer. He changed the band's name into Queen, and they took on a new bass-player in February 1971, called John Deacon. Their first album, Queen, came out in 1973. But their real breakthrough was Killer Queen, on the album Sheer Heart Attack, which was released in 1974. They became immortal with the single Bohemian Rhapsody, on the 1975 album A Night At The Opera. After setting foot in the US in 1980, with Another Bites The Dust, they had a bad period. Their album Flash Gordon went down the drain, because the movie flunked. Their next, Hot Space, also wasn't a great success. Only the song Under Pressure, which they sang together with David Bowie, made a difference. In 1983, they took a year off. But, in 1984 they were totally back with their new album, called The Works. It contained great hits, such as Radio Ga Ga and I Want To Break Free. In 1985 Freddie made his first big solo-album, Mr.Bad Guy. He and the band had been in a bit of an argument, and he wanted to do something on his own. The album was loved by the fans, but didn't do to well. But the band got back together agian, after their famous performance at Live Aid, in 1985. At the end of the year, they started working on their new album, A Kind Of Magic. They also held their most famous tour ever, the Magic Tour. They did Wembley Stadium twice, and held their very last concert in Knebworth, in front of 125.000 people. After 1986, it went silent around Queen. It was in 1987 or '88, when Freddie told the band he had AIDS, and only had a few years to live. After Freddie told the band, he refused to talk about it anymore. He was afraid that people would buy their records out of pity. He said he wanted to keep making music as long as possible. And he did. His second big solo-album, The Great Pretender, got out in 1987. After that, he flew to Spain, where he made the magnificent album Barcelone, together with Montserrat Caballé, whom he saw performing in 1983. Because Freddie loved opera, he became a huge fan of her. For him, this album was like a dream becoming reality. The single Barcelona went huge, and was also used as a theme song for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. After Barcelona, he started working with the band again. They made The Miracle, which was released in 1989. It was a success, with hits as Breakthru, I Want It All and The Invisible Man. After The Miracle, Freddie's health got worse. They wanted to do one more album, called Innuendo. They worked on it in 1990 and early 1991. Every time when Freddie would feel well, he came over to the studio and sang. After Innuendo was released in January 1991, they made two videoclips. The first one was the videoclip of I'm Going Slightly Mad, shot in March 1991. Because Freddie was very skinny, and had little wounds all over his body, they used a lot of make-up. He wore a wig, and the clip was shot in black and white. Freddie's final videoclip was released in June 1991. The clip, These Are The Days Of Our Lives, later turned out to be his goodbye song. You could clearly see he was ill, but he still hadn't told the world about his disease. Rumours went around that he some kind of terrible disease. This rumour was confirmed by Freddie himself, one day before he passed on. Which he did on the morning of Sunday the 24th of November 1991. His death was seen as a great loss for the world of music.

[TheGreatPretender]

Bohemian Rhapsody
by Freddie Mercury

Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see-
I'm just a poor boy,I need no sympathy-
Because I'm easy come,easy go,
A little high,little low,
Anyway the wind blows,doesn't really matter to me,
To me

Mama,just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger,now he's dead,
Mama,life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry-
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-

Too late,my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine-
Body's aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody-I've got to go-
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth-
Mama ooo- (any way the wind blows)
I don't want to die,
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all-

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche,scaramouche will you do the Fandango-
Thunderbolt and lightning-very very frightening me-
Galileo,Galileo,
Galileo Galileo
Galileo figaro-Magnifico-
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me-
He's just a poor boy from a poor family-
Spare him his life from this monstrosity-
Easy come easy go-,will you let me go-
Bismillah! No-,we will not let you go-let him go-
Bismillah! We will not let you go-let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go let me go
No,no,no,no,no,no,no-
Mama mia,mama mia,mama mia let me go-
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me,for me,for me-

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye-
So you think you can love me and leave me to die-
Oh baby-Can't do this to me baby-
Just gotta get out-just gotta get right outta here-

Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters-,nothing really matters to me,

Any way the wind blows....

[TheGreatPretender]

Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives - Innuendo
Sometimes I get to feelin'
I was back in the old days - long ago
When we were kids, when we were young
Things seemed so perfect - you know?
The days were endless, we were crazy - we were young
The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun
Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know
The rest of life's been - just a show
Those were the days of our lives
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing is true
When I look and I find I still love you.
You can't turn back the clock, you can't turn back the time
Ain't that a shame ?
I'd like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride
When life was just a game
No use in sitting and in thinkin' on what you did
When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids
Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know
Better sit back and go - with the flow
Cos these are the days of our lives
They've flown in the swiftness of time
These days are all gone now but some things remain
When I look and I find - no change
Those were the days of our lives yeah
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but on thing's still true
When I look and I find, I still love you,
I still love you.

[TheGreatPretender]

Freddie Mercury.

1946 -- 1991.

[Dean Winchester]

I remember waking up that morning and hearing it on the radio. The sad thing was... I had just become a fan of Queen not very long before it happened, so when I heard Freddie died, my heart dropped.

On another note, we also lost KISS drummer (from 1981-1991) Eric Carr on that day as well. And that was quite depressing too because Queen and KISS were my favorite "classic" bands back then.

[AKA]

I can't believe it's been thirteen years. I remember that day very well.

It was weird; Freddie had announced he had AIDS only the day before (although the sleazy British tabs had pretty much announced it for him months earlier).

It was such a bummer. I wasn't a big fan of the three post-The Game albums, but they seemed to bounce back with The Miracle and Innuendo. It would have been interesting to see what was ahead (we got sort of a taste with Made In Heaven).

You're sorely missed, Freddie. 45 is way too young to go.

Furuc Bulsara
1946-1991

[Cactus Jack]

Whoa Thats al ong time 45 iss too uyoung to die

RIP Freddie 1945-1991

[Don Corleone]

Freddie was pure genius. The ultimate frontman. He will always be remembered.

[phoebe7165]

OMG, I can't believe this totally slipped my mind!! We hear all the time about celebrities' deaths and while they are sad, I remember being the most upset out of any celebrity dying when I heard about Freddie's passing. What an extremely crappy day. He is still sorely missed. To think how much more Queen could've done if he were still alive today.

"How I loved you, how I cried".

[Jrnygrl]

Thanks for posting this. Can't believe its been that long ago. A voice that is truly missed in the music world.

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by Jrnygrl
Thanks for posting this. Can't believe its been that long ago. A voice that is truly missed in the music world.

oh I know, doesn't feel like it's been that long, seems like it was only yesterday when they had that tribute concert, and Wayne's World using Bohemian Rhapsody, etc... we're getting old I tell you

[musicradio77]

Freddie Mercury has been a legend as part of the 70's rock group Queen. His songs were great like the two sports anthems "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". One of Queen's biggest hit of the 70's was "Bohemian Rhapsody" which was included in the film "Wayne's World" and the title song from the 1980 film "Flash Gordon" based on the 1930's serials and it became the first film in which Queen composed the musical score for the movie. I loved the movie "Flash Gordon" and it was great. It was better than the 1930's serials.

[MaryElizabeth]

He had one hell of a stage presence. He had one of the greatest voices as well. Too bad he's still not around to show all these faux entertainers how it's done.