Does Paul sing any Queen Songs Better than Freddie

I think Freddie had a nicer vocal sound. But Paul definately is a much better singer. Therefore, he sings everything better than Freddie

New renditions of songs is one thing. Better renditions... a few make it (Johnny Cash X NIN is a good example). Even Roger or Brian singing songs that were originally sung by Freddie are nothing but this - renditions (covers if you wish). Some work, some don't.

Paul is trying, tried his best, but no thanks. He's not "forgetting" words of the songs. He doesn't (didn't) know them at all, let alone how to sing them. Ok, "it's a new band" so the songs have "new arrangements". Sure. But I'll pass.

Paul sings TSMGO live better than Freddie? Oh sure. What are your parameters? Ouija boards? The same stupidity is if one starts wondering how Freddie would sing TCR songs (my guess is that he wouldnt sing them, they wouldnt even exist and would be replaced by lovely gay anthems - so what?).

I'd rather have one song sung by Freddie in his diva days of screaming than the whole catalog (pre + days of course) sung by Paul. Give me a 1000 Mr. Bad Guy outtakes instead of another live album with Paul (or studio too).

I've only heard some few songs of those tours, but I think I prefer (live) Imagine and Teo by Paul. I think he'd do an astonishing job on Hangman.

I could agree with Seb here and say "I think he'd do a great job on x song" but that's been the problem with Paul Rodgers all along, for me at least.  Except for a couple of good moments on the new album, he sounded like he was coasting.  On a lot of the live stuff as well he does not sound as though he's giving it all he has.  I've heard him do some tremendous stuff in this band, but on the whole he's a let down.  To me anyway.

I think it's a bloody shame that a great singer like Paul has to sing rubbish like "I want to Break Free"  and "Radio Ga ga"

Give him a 'It's Late" or "Somebody to Love" and I'm sure it would be amazing

Both singing on their best days... Freddie all the way. Much more power. Paul sounds like he's trying to show off too much when he sings which bugs me (although he is without doubt an amazing vocalist).

The ONLY song I liked better sung by PR was AKOM on the first tour.

Difficult argument though. Freddie sounded absolutely flawless 79-82, whereas PR will say he has trained his voice over the years and admits sounding better now than he ever did. Would Freddie have sounded better if he'd lived on and was still performing at a similar age? (Having taken the proper care of his voice which obviously PR has done).

Going by songs like A Winter's Tale, which is one of my favourite Freddie vocals, I reckon Freddie could have sounded even better had he lived on and throat nodules/smoking/etc aside, I think he would have easily surpassed PR vocally the older he got. IMO anyway!

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btw have you peops not noticed the key changes added in all Queen songs.
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Exactly.  Let Rodgers try and sing some of that stuff in the same key as Fred did, then ask who sings them better.

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Exactly.  Let Rodgers try and sing some of that stuff in the same key as Fred did, then ask who sings them better.

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Band Forever is partially right.
There's only three songs that Q+PR transpose, the rest are in the same key as the original.
In all three cases it's dropped just a whole tone so it's not that big a jump.
IWTBF goes from E to D
AOBTD same thing. (the original was recorded in E, but the tape sped up to make it F)
And TSMGO goes from Bm to Am.

Also keep in mind that Freddie seldom hit the high notes he did on record in a live situation.
Whereas I can point out several examples of PR hitting notes that Freddie avoided live.
For one example, in the BoRhap from Hyde Park 2005, Paul matches the studio high C on the word die as in  "..leave me to die"
I've never heard a live version where Fred hit that.

Now that being said, I'm the huge PR fan, but I don't think he does any Queen song better than Freddie.
I believe the original is seldom topped in any art form. But I do enjoy PR's interpretations of the material and that's how I look at it.
It would be the same if the shoe was on the other foot. Freddie could never do a better version of Can't Get Enough, Be My Friend or My Brother Jake but they could still be enjoyable versions.

Thanks for that, but I thought IWTBF was in C, but I'll happily take your word.

You know, it may be just a tone difference, but I haven't heard a Q+PR version of SMGO that doesn't sound like a dirge.

Let's not forget that if we're talking "live", then Freddie was somewhat more an entertaining performer.  A true showman.  He certainly moved about the stage more than Mr Rodgers would do in a week.  And a lot faster too.

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I've never heard a live version where Fred hit that.


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4th December 1979, Newcastle... perfect rendition, pitch perfect. (Think it was the ONLY time he hit it though!)

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He certainly moved about the stage more than Mr Rodgers would do in a week.  And a lot faster too.
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PR is nearly 60... Freddie was in his his mid to late 30s when he was so energetic... but I get what you're saying.

He can't move or else he will forget where the teleprompter is.

Paul rodgers moves quite a lot for someone of his age(If you dont count: Meatloaf,Mick Jagger etc.)

Mick Jagger? I thought we were talking about people that could sing...not frontmen.

I heard he does a very good rendition of Procession. And Vultan's Theme.