During the Mad, Bad, and Dangerous tour proper (May/June 1990),Roger would introduce the song as being about a guy who killed himself. At Frankfurt, he says it's about a British journalist. Any idea who?
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Robert Maxwell was a tabloid newspaper owner.
He ended up stealing from his employees rather than admitting his business was not working well.
Then one day he went out on a yacht and never returned.
He ended up stealing from his employees rather than admitting his business was not working well.
Then one day he went out on a yacht and never returned.
Maxwell didn't die until November 1991.
You’re right. Thank you for pointing that out.
So I’ve miss read this song for some years.
Can anyone else answer this excellent question?
So I’ve miss read this song for some years.
Can anyone else answer this excellent question?
- He died a couple o' weeks before Freddie.
I'll skim over the other versions from May/June to see if Roger gives a name. Anyone have Gottingen on file?
May have been John Gale. At Nuremberg, Roger mentions depression during the intro