Arlene and Brenski,
Thank you for those beautiful posts. I'm a guy, but that stuff turns me into a marshmallow.
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I have to agree with you rockyracoon, both posts
were beautifully put, and I really dont think I can add anything of significance other than when I
saw the guys at Sheffield, during the video of Freddie during Bo Rhap, I chewed my lips to bits and my mascara went for a burton to boot.
I still find the video for No one but you very sad, and the frame that will stay with me always is the one where Freddie snaps his fingers, that is soo Freddie.
I think that although most people accept Freddies death, seeing the old Freddie and remembering the pain of his leaving brings back very strong emotions, and perhaps we now realise just how poignant these are the days really was for all concerned. Although it was very emotional at the time, I think now we can look back at it and realise it was far more than that. God bless him.
were beautifully put, and I really dont think I can add anything of significance other than when I
saw the guys at Sheffield, during the video of Freddie during Bo Rhap, I chewed my lips to bits and my mascara went for a burton to boot.
I still find the video for No one but you very sad, and the frame that will stay with me always is the one where Freddie snaps his fingers, that is soo Freddie.
I think that although most people accept Freddies death, seeing the old Freddie and remembering the pain of his leaving brings back very strong emotions, and perhaps we now realise just how poignant these are the days really was for all concerned. Although it was very emotional at the time, I think now we can look back at it and realise it was far more than that. God bless him.
If you watch it closely you can see that Brian's about to cry. His voice breaks down. Roger is all tight, if you see all the pics from the afterparty you can see that on most of the pictures Roger looks morbid and angry. No smile just tight lips.
Roger, Brian and John never really describe how Freddie was in 1990/91. Showing that it is a touchy and emotional issue to them, and that they don't really want to talk about it.
does anyone feel they knew the man? like do you grieve bc the music was so powerful you felt like you lost a friend or colleague that was freddie? i mean i was 3 when he died bu i miss him so much like i knew him. it sounds stupid, im sure escpecially to those who grew up with Queen's history while the rest of us unlucky ones only had those last years with freddie. nonetheless, it was wonderful to hear he loved us so much and his work to keep going til the end.
i think everybody feels like they know him, even the young fans such as myself (I was born 8 months before he died). His music captured the hearts of many and it's impossible for a true fan not to feel close to him. Tears still come to my eyes when I hear him sing Too Much Love Will Kill Ypu (and I just melt when I see Brian sing it at the Tribute Concert). He will always be a part of us, always alive in his music. Where did I read it...it must have been here, about The Show Must Go On, "it was like Freddie saying as long as you listen to my music, I will live on" It's true! Every high and low note he hits, every strum in Crazy Little Thing Called Love, every key he pounds on the piano, and every charming smile he flashes for a camera, he lives on in spirit. Never truly gone, and never ever forgotten...
and you know I mean it and accept it when not a single tear drips....hard to hold, though...okay, i have that lump in my throat...
This is a great topic, very emotional, I'm a guy too, and right on to the ones who are admitting to being upset. Yeah, I sort of went through my own mourning when I realized after discovering and becoming obsessed with queen, that Freddie was gone, I actually shed a tear while listening to Somebody To Love, because I just couldn't think about it.
hehe...i was actually writing that post above while listening to Somebody to Love...I had to turn it off so I wouldn't too emotional
The same can be said of The Show Must Go On...
I just know that when Greatest Hits 3 comes out and Roger and Brian do the audio commentary for TATDOOL, its going to be hard for me not to choke up when I hear it.
Hard, but I hope with can see some new stuff...
when I
saw the guys at Sheffield, during the video of Freddie during Bo Rhap, I chewed my lips to bits and my mascara went for a burton to boot.
I still find the video for No one but you very sad, and the frame that will stay with me always is the one where Freddie snaps his fingers, that is soo Freddie.
Yeah, I was at the sheffield concert, and even my friend, who was just getting into Queen, was having a hard time.
BTW, where can you see the No One But You video?
The first time that i saw TATDOOL video was the day after freddie died...I literally couldn't speak for an hour after.
Being a Queen fan since the age of 4 (1974), i felt like my childhood was being ripped away from me.
For Freddie to do that video took such courage & bravery.
The "I still love you" line at the end can break the hardest of hearts.
I think we all realised that something was very wrong from the Brit awards 1990 onwards & hearing TSMGO on the Innuendo cd in Jan 1991 seemed to confirm this.
But to make the video showed that the band wanted to say goodbye properly (& yes..i'm dreading the audio commentary on the hits 3 dvd too)
Proud to be a lifelong fan!
Being a Queen fan since the age of 4 (1974), i felt like my childhood was being ripped away from me.
For Freddie to do that video took such courage & bravery.
The "I still love you" line at the end can break the hardest of hearts.
I think we all realised that something was very wrong from the Brit awards 1990 onwards & hearing TSMGO on the Innuendo cd in Jan 1991 seemed to confirm this.
But to make the video showed that the band wanted to say goodbye properly (& yes..i'm dreading the audio commentary on the hits 3 dvd too)
Proud to be a lifelong fan!