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I agree with Serry the outro annoys me I always skip it for me it ruined the song
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Fly away
Agree that it's a great song - haunting and IMHO the most innovative on the album. Regarding the vocal, it always seems that Freddie starts his lines just a tad behind the beat. I don't have a problem with this - gives it extra poignancy - but I sometimes wish Brian had matched that timing in his section.
brians wig
If you hadn't been told, you wouldn't have known this was the last song Freddie sang; The vocals are so amazing clear and powerful.
Somebody above has mentioned that if Freddie had sang this in 86, he would have nailed it straight away. I have to disagree. Freddies's mid 80's vocals were 'strangled' (for want of a better phrase) due to his persistant smoking. Okay, I know that he smoked on purpose to give his voice that huskyness, but personally i don't like it.
Thankfully he stopped smoking and his voice cleared and became really clear.
I've never liked the mish mash at the end of the song, but what else could they have done apart from have a bass and drum beat fading out?
Somebody above has mentioned that if Freddie had sang this in 86, he would have nailed it straight away. I have to disagree. Freddies's mid 80's vocals were 'strangled' (for want of a better phrase) due to his persistant smoking. Okay, I know that he smoked on purpose to give his voice that huskyness, but personally i don't like it.
Thankfully he stopped smoking and his voice cleared and became really clear.
I've never liked the mish mash at the end of the song, but what else could they have done apart from have a bass and drum beat fading out?
woodi485485
Big Log!
ilikefreddyguy
Absolute Greatest Shit
mike hunt
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[b]Jimmy Dean wrote: [/b]
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[b]mike hunt wrote: [/b]
of course freddie's voice is great, great lryics and a nice solo from Mr. may. If freddie finished the last verse the song could have been a classic. Brian does a nice Job singing the last verse, but he can't match the passion freddie sang the song with. It throws me off a bit. Maybe they should have left the last verse out and put in a longer guitar solo and finished the song like that.
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actually, I always found the Brian finishing the song made it all the more haunting and in fact suited the point of its lyric... the last verse is about passing on...."Got such a feeling as the sun goes down/I'm coming home to my sweet mother love".... Freddie was too ill too sing the lyrics and after passing away Brian finished it for him.
The thing about the song that intrigues me the most was the fact that Freddie sang an unfinished lyric... did he actually sing the whole song but his voice wasn't doing it justice towards the end? many possibilities... could it have been as simple as Brian just added a couple of lines? i'd rather not know...
Mother Love is Freddie's last released vocal performance, and you can tell by the strain in his vocals... if he had sang that same melody in 86 or even 82, he would have nailed it without much effort. So it remains to me, along with A Winter's Tale, the centerpiece of Made In Heaven. Without them the album wouldn't have been as interesting, in my opinion.
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I read freddie was never able sing the last verse, he was too ill at that point. I agree both mother love and a winter's tale were the hightlights, but the album as a whole was nice... not vintage Queen, but still nice. The title track is great..
[b]Jimmy Dean wrote: [/b]
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[b]mike hunt wrote: [/b]
of course freddie's voice is great, great lryics and a nice solo from Mr. may. If freddie finished the last verse the song could have been a classic. Brian does a nice Job singing the last verse, but he can't match the passion freddie sang the song with. It throws me off a bit. Maybe they should have left the last verse out and put in a longer guitar solo and finished the song like that.
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actually, I always found the Brian finishing the song made it all the more haunting and in fact suited the point of its lyric... the last verse is about passing on...."Got such a feeling as the sun goes down/I'm coming home to my sweet mother love".... Freddie was too ill too sing the lyrics and after passing away Brian finished it for him.
The thing about the song that intrigues me the most was the fact that Freddie sang an unfinished lyric... did he actually sing the whole song but his voice wasn't doing it justice towards the end? many possibilities... could it have been as simple as Brian just added a couple of lines? i'd rather not know...
Mother Love is Freddie's last released vocal performance, and you can tell by the strain in his vocals... if he had sang that same melody in 86 or even 82, he would have nailed it without much effort. So it remains to me, along with A Winter's Tale, the centerpiece of Made In Heaven. Without them the album wouldn't have been as interesting, in my opinion.
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I read freddie was never able sing the last verse, he was too ill at that point. I agree both mother love and a winter's tale were the hightlights, but the album as a whole was nice... not vintage Queen, but still nice. The title track is great..
Major Tom
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[b]Serry... wrote: [/b]
Masterpiece. But the baby cry still annoys me.
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[b]Serry... wrote: [/b]
Masterpiece. But the baby cry still annoys me.
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Bo Alex
"I've walked too long in this lonely lane
I've had enough of this same old game
I'm a man of the world and they say I'm strong
But my heart is heavy and my hope is gone
Out in the city, in the cold world outside
I don't want pity just a safe place to hide
Mama please, let me back inside"
That part is wonderful. It gives me chills everytime I listen to it. The lyrics are so emotional and Freddie sings them beautifully. He was a genius, even in his last days.
I've had enough of this same old game
I'm a man of the world and they say I'm strong
But my heart is heavy and my hope is gone
Out in the city, in the cold world outside
I don't want pity just a safe place to hide
Mama please, let me back inside"
That part is wonderful. It gives me chills everytime I listen to it. The lyrics are so emotional and Freddie sings them beautifully. He was a genius, even in his last days.
lyricalassasin77
Great song...Everytime I listen to it though it takes me to a very sad place. But easily one of the most powerful songs from Freddie....
mike hunt
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[b]lyricalassasin77 wrote: [/b]
Great song...Everytime I listen to it though it takes me to a very sad place. But easily one of the most powerful songs from Freddie....[/QUOTE] Freddie and brian
[b]lyricalassasin77 wrote: [/b]
Great song...Everytime I listen to it though it takes me to a very sad place. But easily one of the most powerful songs from Freddie....[/QUOTE] Freddie and brian
lyricalassasin77
You must feel it your duty to go around finding my posts just to comment on them. So what if Brian sang the last verse, I consider it Freddie's song, regardless....Thank you
john bodega
I don't want to get in the middle of you two lovebirds, but who sings the verses is irrelevant - the song was written by both of them.
mike hunt
thank you!...i think this guy is a real tool.
Micrówave
Well, I guess I'll do it, since no one else can.
[b]I don't like the song too much.[/b]
Yes, the baby crying is cheese. That ruined side two of Journey Frontiers in 1983, and it ruins this song, too.
I like Queen when they use Roger Taylor. He's a good drummer. They should have kept rolling with him instead of the machine.
The guitar solo has no real structure, it sounds like Brian is just doodling. Not a well-thought-out solo like I'm use to from Brian. Plus the tone is not that great... too processed.
And what a drag of a song? No balls. Apparently they castrated themselves during The Miracle.
If Freddie's voice got so much better, why did the music get so bland?
[b]I don't like the song too much.[/b]
Yes, the baby crying is cheese. That ruined side two of Journey Frontiers in 1983, and it ruins this song, too.
I like Queen when they use Roger Taylor. He's a good drummer. They should have kept rolling with him instead of the machine.
The guitar solo has no real structure, it sounds like Brian is just doodling. Not a well-thought-out solo like I'm use to from Brian. Plus the tone is not that great... too processed.
And what a drag of a song? No balls. Apparently they castrated themselves during The Miracle.
If Freddie's voice got so much better, why did the music get so bland?
Unblinking Eye
For me, I really like it, but as always, I'm totally over brian's solos. Freddie did have quite a bit of trouble singing it, but hey, I don't blame him!! I do like Brian finishing it off though, he has a gentler voice. The bit at the end, I like. It seems to be all freddie's life put together. Baby cry doesn't really bother me.