Freddie Mercury

**johnboy1974** · 22nd November, 2011, 09:00 PM

Unbelievably this thursday marks the 20th aniversary of the death of Freddie Mercury the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Queen. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
I will always remember him as one of the greatest singers and showmen that i ever saw. His performance at live aid in 1985 at wembley stadium stole the show and for me is the greatest live performance i have ever seen. Freddie was a true legend and is still sadly missed to this very day.

Freddie lived his life in the fast lane and his reply when warned about the dangers of hiv and aids says it all- "Darling im doing everything with everybody"

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQsM6u0a038]Queen Live Aid Full Video HQ - YouTube[/ame]

**Shady** · 22nd November, 2011, 09:08 PM

a great loss to music, but its not unbelievable its been 20 yrs..

**johnboy1974** · 22nd November, 2011, 09:14 PM

Cant believe its been 20 years shady seems like yesterday to me.

**RedSpider** · 22nd November, 2011, 10:58 PM

i remember seeing it on the news like it was yesterday but fully acknowledge that it was yonks ago.

one of the greatest performers ever.

20 years on and its still a sadder loss than any of the celebrities that have died since.

rock on, freddie

**tigger001** · 22nd November, 2011, 11:23 PM

20yrs ago !!!!!!!!!!!
That makes me feel really old.
Freddie will always be the Greatest.

**Canker_Canison** · 23rd November, 2011, 03:18 PM

I can remember where I was & the people with me at the time the news was broken.

But it is still hard to accept it's been 20 years

**Miklo** · 23rd November, 2011, 03:48 PM

Freddie Mercury was certainly a one-off. There's nobody that I can think of that had/has the same vocal range. He had that amazing stage presence too.

20yrs but, the music still goes on.

**neil.o** · 23rd November, 2011, 04:26 PM

best frontman ever

**dell_xps** · 23rd November, 2011, 04:55 PM

LEGEND !
R.I.P FREDDIE.

**Lainie** · 23rd November, 2011, 06:14 PM

i knew it was coming up soon. such a sad loss. fantastic singer.

for the last 4 yrs i have been to the glasgow royal concert hall in feb to see gary mullen and the works (he won stars in their eyes yrs ago). its a fantastic show and honest to god you would think he was freddie.

**edds** · 23rd November, 2011, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Lainie

gary mullen and the works (he won stars in their eyes yrs ago).

I remember him, I voted as many times as I could online in the good old days of dial up. Well impressed with his performance. Off on a tangent now, have you heard Marc Martel's audition for queenextravaganza?

**Lainie** · 24th November, 2011, 11:26 PM

no edds i havent.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZ6vemrkA4"]BARCELONA - Gary Mullen & The Works with special guest, International soprano Ruth Kerr - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJo7BV1xzg&feature=related]One Night Of Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls [LIVE] - YouTube[/ame]

im in the front row in 2nd clip thankfully not on the vid

**dell_xps** · 25th November, 2011, 12:45 AM

Guys Brilliant !

**johnboy1974** · 25th November, 2011, 08:16 PM

My favourite queen song- very sad indeed as it was released just before freddies death. In the song hes thanking the fans as he knows hes not got long left. Look at the state of freddie hes faded away to nothing and got the look of death but that voice never left him.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWMqyzvfU_Q]Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives - 1991 - YouTube[/ame]