The Best Live Versions of Somebody to Love

More info on the different chorus phrasings:

Normal phrasing: Unsyncopated, the only chorus phrasing used during every tour StL was on.
First known usage: Richfield 1/23/1977 (first known Races recording, correct me if I'm wrong); last known usage: Brussels 8/24/1984.
Good examples: Earls Court 6/7/1977, Stockholm 4/12/1978, Newcastle 12/4/1979, second and third choruses of Sao Paulo 3/20/1981, second and third choruses of Vienna 5/12/1982.

Hot Space phrasing: The syllable "-body" in "Anybody find me" is syncopated. Used primarily during the Hot Space Tour and occasionally during The Game Tour.
First known usage: Hammersmith 12/26/1979; last known usage: Munich 9/16/1984.
Good examples: Hammersmith 12/26/1979, Vienna 5/13/1982, Edinburgh 6/1/1982, Edinburgh 6/2/1982, first and third choruses of Milton Keynes 6/5/1982.

Works phrasing: The syllables"-body" and "find" in "Anybody find me" are syncopated. Used primarily during The Game Tour, on almost every performance in The Works Tour, and occasionally during the Hot Space Tour. First known usage: Inglewood 7/12/1980; last known usage: Osaka 5/15/1985
Good examples: First chorus of Sao Paulo 3/20/1981, Tokyo 5/8/1985, Tokyo 5/9/1985, Tokyo 5/11/1985, Nagoya 5/13/1985, Osaka 5/15/1985

[QUOTE] [b]MC_Sandman wrote:[/b]
IF YOU LIKED Montreal 11/25/1981, then listen to Sao Paulo 3/21/1981. (Freddie sings C5s and Bb4s all over the place at Sao Paulo. However, his voice is a little flatter, in keeping with his typical Game Tour phrasing.)[/QUOTE]

I recently listened to the version of StL from 11/24/1981 and it seems likely that the Queen Rock Montreal DVD was studio-corrected, which saddens me; the 11/25 version used to be my all-time favorite. If you listen to 11/24 vs 11/25, Freddie's voice at 11/24 sounds younger and flatter on high notes, which is what he sounded like through the entire Game Tour. However, at 11/25, he sounds powerful and rich on higher notes, which is what he sounded like on the Hot Space Tour. This makes it likely that the DVD was studio-corrected during the Hot Space/Works recording sessions.