Songs that you wish Freddie could of sung live

Oh and i know these are not Queen songs but freddies solo songs

In My Defence
I Was born to love you

Yes, we all wish Freddie could sing live, but he couldn't. He was purely a studio performer, the live performances were just a succession of screams in random pitch, at a random order. He tried to make up for his lack of skill by strutting around and using a microphone stand as a phallic symbol. Until he got seriously ill with mad cow's disease, bandmates Roger, Juan and Bryant seriously thought of replacing him with a talented live singer like Paul Roget's or Giorgos Mychael.

I don't know the date, but I've definitely read that it was played once on the News Of The World Tour. At least I think it was... I'll check.
Found it on the marvellous QueenConcerts.com. It was 11/11/1977, Civic Centre Portland. It's unknown whether Freddie or Brian sang lead vocals on it, but it's likely that it was Fred, Brian never sang lead in the band's original one so I don't see why he'd make one exception.
An attendee also claims that it was the first show where the crowd sang along to Love Of My Life, which is pretty significant if true.

Any song not played live!!!

But if have to choose:

- Let me live
- Headlong
- Too much love will kill you
- Sleeping on the sidewalk
- Who needs you
- Breakthru
- I want it all
- One year of love
- Dead on time <------ This would be amazing with Roger & Brian doing his best!!

btw - it's "could have sung live" or "could've sung live" and NOT "could of sung live"

Yeah

Nevermore, Long Away, Some Day One Day, Fairy Feller's Master Stroke (possibly played impromptu once but meh), All Dead, Dead On Time, Las Palabras De Amor...

And all the good songs from after they stopped touring, because at that point it becomes too many for me to be bothered listing.

So many now that I think of it... In those I mentioned which Brian sang on the album versions, I wouldn't mind if Freddie sang instead, since Brian didn't sing lead live in Queen's original run anyway.

Not the same thing, but I'd die happy if a recording of them playing The Night Comes Down & Jesus (in other words pre-1973) showed up in my lifetime...

I know, their early concerts even though the quality is a bit poor are gems. Look then up on i offer. They have all the early stuff. To see them so young and in top form singing their early hits are amazing especically since they dropped them in later concerts. I would have loved to see Freddie sing The Show Must Go On. The ironic thing is I wonder if they would have come up with that song if he wasn't ill.

'..... could OF sung?'

I understand Freddie was a well educated chap and so would have been dismayed at such bad grammar.


Regards

I wish Freddie could've sung "The Miracle" live.

MAGIC IS LOOOOSSE.

[QUOTE] [b]1127Aec wrote:[/b]
I wish Freddie could've sung "The Miracle" live.[/QUOTE]
hmm... who the heck is that?

I wish Fred could've sung I Want to Break Free live. That would've been great.

[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
I wish Fred could've sung I Want to Break Free live. That would've been great.[/QUOTE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHMLvUWb8YY

Your wish has been granted! I know you aren't fond of the song in a live environment (you said that Freddie always shouted/barked/belted the song live), but he pulls it off well on this version! This is probably the best live version Freddie has done!

Stealin'(not the released one,the 12 minute demo)
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Good Company