Freddie Mercury was a man of many talents and many different sides. The songs he wrote for and with Queen filled stadiums around the globe and have rightly gone down in history, but he also embarked on a solo career that took him from the clubs of Munich and New York to the great opera houses of the world.
He was the ultimate showman, but he kept his private life away from the prying eyes of the media; a larger than life rock star who loved disco, classical music and ballet. He was a restless spirit, a true chameleon who revelled in his own contradictions.
All the different sides of this iconic musician can be found on Freddie Mercury: Messenger Of The Gods — The Singles. All formats released September 2nd 2016.
This lovely footage was filmed at La Nit festival at Montjurich Castle in Barcelona on October 8th 1988, by Gavin Taylor. How Can I Go On was the third and last single to be released from the Barcelona album. See also the beautiful Barcelona and The Golden Boy, also filmed at this event. The single was released in the UK on 23rd January 1989.
About Freddie Mercury Solo:
Freddie Mercury; lead singer of Queen and solo artist in his own right. Songwriter, musician, singer of songs, lover of life. Freddie majored in Stardom while giving new meaning to the word Showmanship. He left a legacy of songs that will never lose their stature as classics and will live on forever.
video with lyrics from Live Aid performance 1985
video com letras da apresentação no Live Aid 1985
Bohemian Rhapsody
Radio Ga Ga
Queen
Freddie Mercury
Live Aid
Elaine Paige pulls at the heart strings as Grizabella the Glamour Cat and the show-stopping hit Memory.
From Cats (1998): Andrew Lloyd Webbers CATS, the most famous musical of all time, first exploded onto the West End stage in 1981. Memory, one of its many classic songs, became an instant worldwide hit. Since then CATS has smashed records and conquered the world. Using the latest technology, all the excitement, thrill, romance and intimacy of this theatrical legend has been captured on screen. Breathtaking visuals and full digital sound (that has been completely re-recorded with a seventy piece orchestra) will leave you deep into the mysterious world of CATS as youve never seen it before — more intoxicating and magical than you could possibly imagine. With a star cast including Elaine Paige and Sir John Mills.
Welcome to The Shows Must Go On the channel bringing you showtunes, backstage access and full performances from some of the best loved musicals in history!
Featuring melodic moments, show-stopping solos and high notes for the history books.
«The Phantom Of The Opera» taken from END OF AN ERA. Recorded at our live performance at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on October 21, 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for our album Once.
On this performance:
Tuomas Holopainen — Keyboards
@Tarja Turunen — Vocals
@Marko Hietala — Bass
Jukka Nevalainen — Drums
Emppu Vuorinen — Guitars
@Nightwish is:
Tuomas Holopainen — Keyboards
@Floor Jansen — Vocals
Marko Hietala — Bass
Emppu Vuorinen — Guitars
Kai Hahto — Drums
Troy Donockley — Uilleann pipes, flutes, additional vocals
Lyrics:
[Verse 1: Tarja Turunen]
In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came
That voice which calls to me and speaks my name
And do I dream again? For now I find
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind
[Verse 2: Marko Hietala]
Sing once again with me, our strange duet
My power over you grows stronger yet
And though you turn from me to glance behind
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside your mind