Spisso
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Whatinthewhatthe?
I thought George Michael's performance was outstanding -- very strong voice and in the same key as Fred! Elton, on the other hand, was a little too torn up to really sing SMGO well, his voice was not in the form it should have been. Given that he's older, his voice has changed a bit from his Bennie and the Jets days...but I wager that if Freddie were still with us, his voice would be stronger than ever, and he could probably sing rings around Andrea Bocelli as well! (I love his voice too!)
Mercuryking
Lisa J Goodrich : No George Michaels live version of Somebody to love isnt at the same key octave , i know this cause ive compared the fred's live version to his live version...
Whatinthewhatthe?
Listen again, dear -- it is VERY close!
Togg
I agree, with Lisa, Freds live version and George's are both in the same key.
Look at where Brian is playing it on the fret board.
Look at where Brian is playing it on the fret board.
Mercuryking
but ive played them both at same time and could easly hear that Freddies was higher ....
Fenderek
Don't like Elton John's voice, so I couldn't like his performence...:)
Togg
Probably depends which Fred version you are listening to, they did change the key of songs from time to time over the years, and as someone else said, a fair bit of studio trickery was also used when recording to make things song right, from drum loops to speeding up tapes to auto-correct bum notes!
Bohardy
Fact: at the FM tribute, Somebody To Love was played in G. To my knowledge, Queen always played it in Ab.
These keys are 'close' to each other - in fact, you can't get closer in Western harmony - but the fact remains that Fred sang it in a higher key than GM.
These keys are 'close' to each other - in fact, you can't get closer in Western harmony - but the fact remains that Fred sang it in a higher key than GM.
Togg
I think you may well be right Bohardy, my mistake.
Although I'm not sure they ALWAYS played it in that key in the later years
Although I'm not sure they ALWAYS played it in that key in the later years
Mrs.Taylor
Elton John singing TSMGO at the Tribute sounded a bit flat IMO but I love the version on GH3; he sang it much better and the all-round performance of the group was fab.
On the other hand, George Michael singing Somebody To Love at the Tribute was ABSOLUTELY fab.
On the other hand, George Michael singing Somebody To Love at the Tribute was ABSOLUTELY fab.