What was Freddie's greatest vocal effort ?

Dr Magus wrote:As far as I know 'Yeah' was recorded in one take. Or it might have been two spliced together.

if only. there were actually FOURTEEN takes of "Yeah"

take 1 - [color=purple]"yesss"[/color]
take 2 - [color=purple]"yee-hah!"[/color]
take 3 - [color=purple]"no"[/color]
take 4 - [color=purple]"yeahzzzzzzzzzz"[/color] (sound of Freddie nodding off)
take 5 - [color=purple]"fuck yeah!"[/color]
take 6 - [color=purple]"hell yeah!"[/color]
take 7 - [color=purple]"ye-ouch!"[/color] (Freddie stubs toe on piano leg)
take 8 - [color=purple]"yeuch!"[/color] (Freddie sees Brian undressing and throws up)
take 9 - [color=purple]"ye...is this on?" [/color]
take 10 - [color=purple]"oh for fuck's sake, can we get on with this before I forget my name."[/color]
take 11 - [color=purple]"jawohl"[/color] (Freddie daydreaming about Munich bath houses)
take 12 - [color=purple]"yikes!"[/color] (Freddie confused after an afternoon spent watching Looney Toons
take 13 - [color=purple]"oh fuck off Roger! this isn't as easy as you think...you c*nt!"[/color]
take 14 - [color=purple]"i'd rather you got my favourite singer to do this..call Paul Rodgers"[/color]

i think the final mix was an amalgam of takes 1, 4, 6 & 9

Funnily enough there is an example of the word yes being spliced from 2 different takes in a song! When Ringo sings 'yes, Ill get by with a little help...' etc at the end of With a Little Help from my Friends you can hear the edit quite clearly (fixed in later releases). A perfect example of how amazing George Martin was, editing half way through a WORD!

Would be somewhat easier with a word like parahumanoidarianised I suppose. That or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

brENsKi wrote:

Dr Magus wrote:As far as I know 'Yeah' was recorded in one take. Or it might have been two spliced together.

if only. there were actually FOURTEEN takes of "Yeah"

take 1 - [color=purple]"yesss"[/color]
take 2 - [color=purple]"yee-hah!"[/color]
take 3 - [color=purple]"no"[/color]
take 4 - [color=purple]"yeahzzzzzzzzzz"[/color] (sound of Freddie nodding off)
take 5 - [color=purple]"fuck yeah!"[/color]
take 6 - [color=purple]"hell yeah!"[/color]
take 7 - [color=purple]"ye-ouch!"[/color] (Freddie stubs toe on piano leg)
take 8 - [color=purple]"yeuch!"[/color] (Freddie sees Brian undressing and throws up)
take 9 - [color=purple]"ye...is this on?" [/color]
take 10 - [color=purple]"oh for fuck's sake, can we get on with this before I forget my name."[/color]
take 11 - [color=purple]"jawohl"[/color] (Freddie daydreaming about Munich bath houses)
take 12 - [color=purple]"yikes!"[/color] (Freddie confused after an afternoon spent watching Looney Toons
take 13 - [color=purple]"oh fuck off Roger! this isn't as easy as you think...you c*nt!"[/color]
take 14 - [color=purple]"i'd rather you got my favourite singer to do this..call Paul Rodgers"[/color]

i think the final mix was an amalgam of takes 1, 4, 6 & 9

You missed out take 15 which was a 17 minute jam of Freddie going 'EEUUUUUUURRRRGGGGHGHGHGGHAAARRRRRRGH! URNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGHHGHGH-OH!'

Dr Magus wrote:

brENsKi wrote:

Dr Magus wrote:As far as I know 'Yeah' was recorded in one take. Or it might have been two spliced together.

if only. there were actually FOURTEEN takes of "Yeah"

take 1 - [color=purple]"yesss"[/color]
take 2 - [color=purple]"yee-hah!"[/color]
take 3 - [color=purple]"no"[/color]
take 4 - [color=purple]"yeahzzzzzzzzzz"[/color] (sound of Freddie nodding off)
take 5 - [color=purple]"fuck yeah!"[/color]
take 6 - [color=purple]"hell yeah!"[/color]
take 7 - [color=purple]"ye-ouch!"[/color] (Freddie stubs toe on piano leg)
take 8 - [color=purple]"yeuch!"[/color] (Freddie sees Brian undressing and throws up)
take 9 - [color=purple]"ye...is this on?" [/color]
take 10 - [color=purple]"oh for fuck's sake, can we get on with this before I forget my name."[/color]
take 11 - [color=purple]"jawohl"[/color] (Freddie daydreaming about Munich bath houses)
take 12 - [color=purple]"yikes!"[/color] (Freddie confused after an afternoon spent watching Looney Toons
take 13 - [color=purple]"oh fuck off Roger! this isn't as easy as you think...you c*nt!"[/color]
take 14 - [color=purple]"i'd rather you got my favourite singer to do this..call Paul Rodgers"[/color]

i think the final mix was an amalgam of takes 1, 4, 6 & 9

You missed out take 15 which was a 17 minute jam of Freddie going 'EEUUUUUUURRRRGGGGHGHGHGGHAAARRRRRRGH! URNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGHHGHGH-OH!'

wOw, HoW dArE yOu MaKe FuN oF fRedDiE?!?!?!?!?! xD

There can't be only one, and so many great mentions so far. A couple honorable mentions; YMBF is super powerful. And the verses of the album version of WWRY are so raw and perfect.