Bump to add a late reply: according to JSS, Fred did sing the harmonies at the end of AWT. I'd assume David Richards then copied them (and probably transposed them) for the YDFM intro.
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There are also some harmonies in the Made In Heaven version of Heaven For Everyone that seem to be mainly Brian, with Roger probably there too, but without Freddie.
Yes, defo.
You can clearly hear Freddie in the Long Away harmonies
Tattermalion wrote:
You can clearly hear Freddie in the Long Away harmonies
Fully agree with that!
Yes, back in 2011 I incorrectly thought that song was Fred-less. I've since realised I was wrong.
Sebastian wrote:
No, they're not: Brian's singing the top part (unusual for him while singing on Queen), Freddie's singing both the middle and low ones. Roger's not there.
Of course, there are several Queen songs where harmonies are all by Brian (e.g. Leaving Home Ain't Easy), but Fat Bots is not one of them.
u sure about that? source?
No, I'm not sure as I wasn't there (and even if I were, it could be argued that memory fails, etc).
'Fat Bottomed Girls' has a three-part harmony: the top voice clearly sounds like Brian, double-tracked, as does the middle one (in fact, the middle one is exactly the same that Brian did on stage, whereas Fred took over the lead one and Roger sang a higher one, not present on the record).
The bottom voice clearly has Freddie's timbre (you can sort of isolate it via the good old karaoke trick). I can't be sure but I'm strongly inclined to think it's either a double-tracked Freddie (my main hypothesis) or, alternatively, two or all three of them simultaneously (but Fred's voice is certainly far more audible). 'Leaving Home', on the other hand, clearly sounds like Brian (and only Brian) on all the parts.
I could be wrong (as I've been many times), but I could also be right (as I've also been many times).
'Fat Bottomed Girls' has a three-part harmony: the top voice clearly sounds like Brian, double-tracked, as does the middle one (in fact, the middle one is exactly the same that Brian did on stage, whereas Fred took over the lead one and Roger sang a higher one, not present on the record).
The bottom voice clearly has Freddie's timbre (you can sort of isolate it via the good old karaoke trick). I can't be sure but I'm strongly inclined to think it's either a double-tracked Freddie (my main hypothesis) or, alternatively, two or all three of them simultaneously (but Fred's voice is certainly far more audible). 'Leaving Home', on the other hand, clearly sounds like Brian (and only Brian) on all the parts.
I could be wrong (as I've been many times), but I could also be right (as I've also been many times).