My CM at work and I have been swapping music (horrendously illegally). And he has reminded me how much I love Queen.
Freddy Mercury died as he lived, talented, without any apologies, proud.
Bank Holiday Sunday
Dear Dave I woke up today with Philip Glass' Metamorphosis in my head. It's apt really as it was part of the music chosen for your...
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Dear Dave I woke up today with Philip Glass' Metamorphosis in my head. It's apt really as it was part of the music chosen for your... -
I am quite short-sighted: -8 in one eye and -9 in another. Which if you're in the know, means glasses, even the super-expensive, thin on...
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Hi! Remember me? I used to blog here regularly. Well, I think I've fallen off so many horses recently it's got beyond a joke. Last w...
I agree. Paul Rogers was good, but no substitute.
ReplyDeletesir bruin ~ welcome. I remember the concert for Freddy, there were only 3 voices which came close to matching his with resonance, power and complexity: Annie Lennox, George Michael and Lisa Stansfield.
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I agree with you...this is (surprisingly) one of the lesser known pieces, but it never fails to move...
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you re Annie Lennox (one of the all-time greats) but not so sure about the other two...there are a couple of counter tenors I can think of who come close though!
cogidubnus ~ really? I love this song, it's one of my favourites. I saw footage of his concert in Brazil. He wrote the Portuguese words on his hand and sang it to the Rio crowd. They went nuts, it was soooo beautiful.
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