Queen on SNL

Watching a special on SNL in the eighties, and, they showed a clip of Queen. I remember the show, because SNL really sucked, during that time, and, I seldom watched it, and, just happened to tune in(in a teenaged drunken stupor) and see Queen performing, "Under Pressure,"...Freddie sounded pretty badly...very hoarse, and, I can recall just having an overall feeling of sadness, over the demise of my favorite show, and, my favorite band sounding poorly.
Anyone else recall the show? It was right before the time, I think, when Eddie Murphy joined the cast.

You could be right...my memory is a bit fuzzy!
And, I was remembering the Crazy Little Thing Called Love performance like it was a whole different show, when, in fact, you are correct in that they only appeared once!

I reckon its an amazing performance. Freddie is great and Brian and John are really getting into it. It's one of the best performances of under pressure ive heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxRVr4wFmI

Freddie is great?

I think you're looking at a different performance than I am

Hi,
If you have the possibility to read the Peter Freestone's book, the first:"An intimate memoire by the man who knew him best", on the page 58-59 you can find the reason why Freddie lost his voice in the day of SNL.
Kind regards.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Hayek Eva wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Hi,
If you have the possibility to read the Peter Freestone's book, the first:"An intimate memoire by the man who knew him best", on the page 58-59 you can find the reason why Freddie lost his voice in the day of SNL.
Kind regards.[/QUOTE]

Why not just post the reason?

If I remember correctly, Freddie had discussed for hours during the night with a former lover of his. They yelled at each other pretty badly and that ruined Freddie's voice.

Wiley

Thanks for this! I remember watching this live, and taping it on VHS, but my mom accidently taped over it......when I joined the Navy......
Anyone who was playing the keyboard????? Was it a studio musician???? Never noticed that.....

I am still waiting on that book from Amazon! Ordered it aaaages ago, and, it still isn't here!![QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Hayek Eva wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Hi,
If you have the possibility to read the Peter Freestone's book, the first:"An intimate memoire by the man who knew him best", on the page 58-59 you can find the reason why Freddie lost his voice in the day of SNL.
Kind regards.[/QUOTE]

Well, perhaps I have been a bit harsh, however, I just didn't think Freddie delivered with his usual melodic power, and, was disappointed at the time.[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]liam wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I reckon its an amazing performance. Freddie is great and Brian and John are really getting into it. It's one of the best performances of under pressure ive heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxRVr4wFmI

[/QUOTE]

I'm afraid I have to agree, here! I just listened, again, to hear with fresh ears, and, it still doesn't sound like the Queen I know.[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Freddie is great?

I think you're looking at a different performance than I am[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I am still waiting on that book from Amazon! Ordered it aaaages ago, and, it still isn't here!![/QUOTE]

Did you order a new copy directly from Amazon? If so, you can canel that order. And you might have better luck ordering one "new or used" from their "Marketplace Sellers."

Or, try Amazon.uk.

Oh, and while I'm here...

Brian cracks me up during CLTCL. He looks like a clumsy, uncoordinated scarecrow.

(Although I've never seen a coordinated scarecrow, so I suppose I don't have a true basis for comparison). XD

I know, but, you just want to hug him, for some reason. Or...perhaps that is just me...[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]beautifulsoup wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Oh, and while I'm here...

Brian cracks me up during CLTCL. He looks like a clumsy, uncoordinated scarecrow.

(Although I've never seen a coordinated scarecrow, so I suppose I don't have a true basis for comparison). XD [/QUOTE]

Yeah, I ordered a new one, about three months ago. I knew it would take a while, as I've ordered several books from the UK since 911, and, all have taken an extraordinary amount of time, however, this takes the cake![QUOTE][QUOTENAME]beautifulsoup wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I am still waiting on that book from Amazon! Ordered it aaaages ago, and, it still isn't here!![/QUOTE]

Did you order a new copy directly from Amazon? If so, you can canel that order. And you might have better luck ordering one "new or used" from their "Marketplace Sellers."

Or, try Amazon.uk.[/QUOTE]