Thanks for your kind reactions. I should have known theres a difference between actual recording and "video-acting".
Keeping in mind ive watched the coloured version of "the making of tatdool" then it was so sad and powerful what Freddie (Frederik for official pronouncing, Frederick for Sebastian pronouncing) did. Barely able to walk, you can see his pain i think when he is walking towards the monitors and Rudi put his arm on him. But still no complaining. A true professional till the end.
HoekieWoutstra · Member since
Brian was not able to do the video with the other three as he was in the States at that time for a Radio promotion tour for his single "Driven by you". He even got the permission from Freddie.
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]user1 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]user1 wrote:[/b]
Who's Frederick?[/QUOTE]
Queen's co-founding member, lead singer, most prolific writer/arranger, keyboardist and frequent producer. He also designed their logo, chose their name and was involved with a couple of album covers.[/QUOTE]
That's Freddie.[/QUOTE]
'Freddie' is short for 'Frederick', just like 'Rog' is short for 'Roger', 'Liz' is short for 'Elizabeth' and 'Walt' is short for 'Walter'.
mr mason · Member since
Brian was not able to do the video with the other three as he was in the States at that time for a Radio promotion tour for his single "Driven by you". He even got the permission from Freddie.
Driven By You was released a day or 2 after Freddie died, he was doing promo for 'Hollywood Records' is what i seem to remember!
emrabt · Member since
Yes, He was going around US radio stations promoting Innuendo for Hollywood Records, playing along to old tracks and dodging questions about why there was no tour.
I might be wrong but I think I remember in the these are the days documentary that it was at this point the Hollywood Records people were told how ill Freddie actually was, and why they weren't getting the whole band doing publicity.
dave76 · Member since
I know what i said. Brian was indeed not present during the video shoot but it was shot on the 26th of june. If i wasn't sure then i wouldn't have said it here. There are images of a promo rushes tape in which the clock timer says june 26th.
emrabt · Member since
There was more than one shooting day.
The clapperboard is show in the TATDOOL documentary, I can't be bothered to frame grab it and check.
runner_70 · Member since
Sebastian why you talk about Freddie as Frederick? Is this supposed to be cool or intellectual? Noone ever called him that....
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]dave76 wrote:[/b]
Brian was indeed not present during the video shoot but it was shot on the 26th of june. If i wasn't sure then i wouldn't have said it here. There are images of a promo rushes tape in which the clock timer says june 26th.[/QUOTE]
Brian's scenes were shot on June 15. The edit including his scenes was done on June 26.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]HoekieWoutstra wrote:[/b]
If "Mother Love" is recorded between 13-16 May, why on earth did all the people close to Freddie tell it was the last thing he did
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Because he didn't do anything (recording-wise) after that, thus fitting the agreed definition of 'last'.[/QUOTE]
HA HA ! You're the best ever.
Day dop · Member since
Freddie never called himself Frederick. So in his case, Freddie isn't short for Frederick.
It's irritatingly stupid referring to Freddie Mercury as Frederick.
runner_70 · Member since
So why does he call him like that??
Chopin1995 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
Freddie never called himself Frederick. [/QUOTE]
He did
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5794zsm6n2k
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Sebastian why you talk about Freddie as Frederick?[/QUOTE]
Because that was his name. 'Freddie' is short for 'Frederick', just like 'Bob' is short for 'Robert' and 'Seb' is short for 'Sebastian'.
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Is this supposed to be cool or intellectual?[/QUOTE]
It's not supposed to be anything. It's his name. If you want to call him 'Fred' or 'Freddie' (or even 'Freddy'), it's up to you. I don't care... you can call him whatever you choose. Likewise, I can call him whatever I choose, and I choose 'Frederick'.
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Noone ever called him that....[/QUOTE]
I do. And, presumably, so may have other people in some occasions, such as asking for his passport at an airport and then returning it ('have a nice flight, Mr Frederick Mercury' may have been uttered a few times considering how often he travelled). But even if only one person called him that, that would automatically render your 'no-one ever called him that' comment utterly false.
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
Freddie never called himself Frederick.[/QUOTE]
He did at least once. But even if he hadn't, that wouldn't stop me from referring to him as Frederick.
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
So in his case, Freddie isn't short for Frederick.
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It is. He was legally 'Frederick Bulsara' by the time he first signed with Trident, and 'Frederick Mercury' some time afterwards. That's also the name on his death certificate.
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
It's irritatingly stupid referring to Freddie Mercury as Frederick. [/QUOTE]
No. What's irritatingly stupid caring so much about what someone you've never met decides to call him. Why am I such an important part of your life?
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
So why does he call him like that??[/QUOTE]
Because that was his name.
emrabt · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Noone ever called him that....[/QUOTE]
The bio page on the official website calls him Frederick.
http://www.freddiemercury.com/en/biography
Under his baby picture with his Mother:
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[b]FreddieMercury.com wrote:[/b]
"The life of Frederick Bulsara began on the East African island of Zanzibar on September 5, 1946."[/QUOTE]
