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kdj2hot wrote:
I think thats an inaccurate list because I've read that fairy feloows masterstroke was played once in concert so that kind of throws the rest of your list in doubt.

I really doubt that, maybe a very tiny segment but nothing more, as it was almost impossible to play live then.

"fairy" is another of those weird rumours from Greg's book, don't know where did he take it from

a good and reliable friend of mine INSISTS he has seen las palabras live [not the tribute concert] as he insisted whilst freddie was still alive and still does.

despite my attempts to convince him he is wrong, he still insists on insisting [if that is possible]

dimcyril wrote:

a good and reliable friend of mine INSISTS he has seen las palabras live [not the tribute concert] as he insisted whilst freddie was still alive and still does.

despite my attempts to convince him he is wrong, he still insists on insisting [if that is possible]

where and when was it? We can't count Brian doodling the chords at Milton Keynes...

dimcyril wrote:

a good and reliable friend of mine INSISTS he has seen las palabras live [not the tribute concert] as he insisted whilst freddie was still alive and still does.

On Top Of The Pops?

Here's some info on 'Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke' being played live...

An old trading friend of mine, I believe his name was Mark Tretman (went by the name SuperTrouper back in the old Goldmine trading/selling days) who lived in Southern CA, told me back in 1992 that when he saw Queen in LA (I think) in the mid 70's that there was one guy in the audience who kept shouting out for 'Fairy Feller's', and I guess to shut him up, Freddie, and then some of the band, launched into an impromptu ver. of the song.

He said they just played a small bit...Mark was a huge Queen fan and he even sent me pics he had of backstage photos with himself, his mom and Queen in Japan, 1982, so I'll take his word on it.

- Kamen

Serry... wrote:

dimcyril wrote:

a good and reliable friend of mine INSISTS he has seen las palabras live [not the tribute concert] as he insisted whilst freddie was still alive and still does.

On Top Of The Pops?

It was mimed on Top of the Pops

Serry... wrote:

Fenderek's list is correct, but since we count Bring Back That Leroy Brown - I think we might count Fun It too.

Very short piano improvisation with some bits from My Fairy King was played once in Japan '85.

You can find such list in Greg Brooks' book "Queen Lives", though there are some incorrects: Jesus was played live.

Of course we count Bring Back That Leroy Brown, Fun It, My Fairy King.....

looking through that list it's a disgrace that Dead On Time was never played live. Would have been so cool as an opener after Procession....

Fool, always jumping never happy where you land....

Kamenliter wrote:

Here's some info on 'Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke' being played live...

An old trading friend of mine, I believe his name was Mark Tretman (went by the name SuperTrouper back in the old Goldmine trading/selling days) who lived in Southern CA, told me back in 1992 that when he saw Queen in LA (I think) in the mid 70's that there was one guy in the audience who kept shouting out for 'Fairy Feller's', and I guess to shut him up, Freddie, and then some of the band, launched into an impromptu ver. of the song.

He said they just played a small bit...Mark was a huge Queen fan and he even sent me pics he had of backstage photos with himself, his mom and Queen in Japan, 1982, so I'll take his word on it.

- Kamen

Very interesting. No recording from the show?

Very interesting. No recording from the show?

Maybe.
There is less then like 300 shows on bootleg, Queen did like 700+. I Guess we will really never know if they played snipplets of some song's here and there. I guess one of the most wanted is the opening of the NOTW USA tour with sleeping on the sidewalk, talked to a old guy that went to that show and wrote down all the songs they played, he said they did play sleeping on side walk with not much crowd reaction.

wstüssyb wrote:

Very interesting. No recording from the show?

Maybe.
There is less then like 300 shows on bootleg, Queen did like 700+. I Guess we will really never know if they played snipplets of some song's here and there. I guess one of the most wanted is the opening of the NOTW USA tour with sleeping on the sidewalk, talked to a old guy that went to that show and wrote down all the songs they played, he said they did play sleeping on side walk with not much crowd reaction.

Is that Portland 11.11.1977? There must be a recording of it somehow. I hope it will see the light of very soon...

Serry... wrote:

dimcyril wrote:

a good and reliable friend of mine INSISTS he has seen las palabras live [not the tribute concert] as he insisted whilst freddie was still alive and still does.

On Top Of The Pops?

no, my friend is a professional musician who has been on top of the pops 2 himself [as a musician i should add]. he knows the difference between a gig and totp. as i said, i told him he his wrong, but he insits he has seen footage of queen playing las palabras live.
he isn't a bullshitter or a mischief maker.

i'm only telling you what he said.

Id love to hear a version of Las Palabras and sleeping on the sidewalk from the Freddie era - theres probably someone holding onto them for dear life if they exist - for the very reason that we all want them so much!

Fingers crossed eh - Im sure we'll see em one day.

Its all very interesting though - cheers for the response all!

If memory serves me correct, sleeping on the sidealk was nashiville or memphis.

wstüssyb wrote:

If memory serves me correct, sleeping on the sidealk was nashiville or memphis.

I can validate that it was NOT played in Nashville, TN.

Also, Coming Soon was played in concert.