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?
seagull · Member since
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.
oligneisti · Member since
Maxwell didn't die until November 1991.
seagull · Member since
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?
master marathon runner · Member since
- He died a couple o' weeks before Freddie.
NastyQueenie74 · Member since
I'll skim over the other versions from May/June to see if Roger gives a name. Anyone have Gottingen on file?
NastyQueenie74 · Member since
May have been John Gale. At Nuremberg, Roger mentions depression during the intro
