Happy 65th birthday, Freddie Mercury • Non-Gaming • Music • Eurogamer.net

warlockuk 5 Sep 2011 09:11:50 19,519 posts
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65 today, had he not died.

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Deleted user 5 September 2011 09:13:35

For my money, the greatest live front man of all time.

Happy birthday Fred. Long live the Queen.

DUFFMAN5 5 Sep 2011 10:03:55 26,890 posts
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Indeed an awesome showman. I will play "show must go on" in his honour

MetalDog 5 Sep 2011 10:10:01 24,076 posts
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I think I've only cried upon hearing of the deaths of two celebrities. John Peel and Freddie Mercury.

God speed to you, sir, you were the soundtrack to my teens.

Dolly 5 Sep 2011 10:10:02 3,653 posts
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DAY-OH!

Deleted user 5 September 2011 10:10:26

Defiantly the greatest frontman of all time, his Live aid performance always gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I watch it.

Deleted user 5 September 2011 10:10:56

Really looking forward to the Sasha Baron Cohen film. That must be nearly done now.

Dougs 5 Sep 2011 10:12:54 100,414 posts
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Shit, had no idea he was doing that. He'll be ace.

Fake_Blood 5 Sep 2011 10:13:16 11,093 posts
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I like freddies work, but the first painting they zoom in on looks like he's giving a BJ.

boo 5 Sep 2011 10:13:28 13,901 posts
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Rock on, Freddie!

roz123 5 Sep 2011 10:15:14 7,104 posts
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What do Ayrton Senna and Freddie Mercury have in common?

They both died with blood on their helmets.

Deleted user 5 September 2011 10:19:05

Dougs wrote:
Shit, had no idea he was doing that. He'll be ace.

There's already talk of Oscars.

Trafford 5 Sep 2011 10:19:47 9,358 posts
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It does sound very good.

mrpon 5 Sep 2011 10:20:51 37,366 posts
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Fake_Blood wrote:
I like freddies work, but the first painting they zoom in on looks like he's giving a BJ.

Massive schlong.

Dolly 5 Sep 2011 10:26:53 3,653 posts
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Dolly wrote:
DAY-OH!

Can't believe I didn't get a booming mimic call back. We could have filled this thread with 3 pages of call and response, but you blew it. What a shit crowd you lot are.

Dolly 5 Sep 2011 10:28:00 3,653 posts
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kalel wrote:

Dougs wrote:
Shit, had no idea he was doing that. He'll be ace.

There's already talk of Oscars.

Gay + AIDS = Oscar gold.

Deleted user 5 September 2011 10:31:01

Dolly wrote:

Dolly wrote:
DAY-OH!

Can't believe I didn't get a booming mimic call back. We could have filled this thread with 3 pages of call and response, but you blew it. What a shit crowd you lot are.

DI DA DA Day OH?

Dolly 5 Sep 2011 10:36:53 3,653 posts
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Hindle wrote:

Dolly wrote:

Dolly wrote:
DAY-OH!

Can't believe I didn't get a booming mimic call back. We could have filled this thread with 3 pages of call and response, but you blew it. What a shit crowd you lot are.

DI DA DA Day OH?

I'M THE SCATMAN! Beee-Bop-bod-bop-bo...

StarchildHypocrethes 5 Sep 2011 11:08:55 33,974 posts
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Dolly wrote:

kalel wrote:

Dougs wrote:
Shit, had no idea he was doing that. He'll be ace.

There's already talk of Oscars.

Bad AIDS = Oscar gold.

True.

Dirtbox 6 Sep 2011 05:44:48 92,595 posts
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monkeyspasm 6 Sep 2011 08:22:43 2,971 posts
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Not a fan of Queen, but I can appreciate how talented they were - he was indeed an awesome frontman. I'd say we need a truly massive band like that these days - there are no real young, exciting superstar bands any more.

Good to see some 'nice' responses in here, too, a refreshing lack of trolling.

warlockuk 6 Sep 2011 08:39:49 19,519 posts
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I've been listening to Queen II this week; it's almost shameful how poor and ripped off they were in the early years :/

Dougs 6 Sep 2011 08:44:38 100,414 posts
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Dirtbox wrote:
I truly hope they don't chart his demise in this movie, I only want to remember the absolute fucking legend that he was when he was at his prime, and he deserves to be remembered for that, and not some fucking disease.

+1. It was a fucking disease though. :-/

mad_caddy 6 Sep 2011 08:49:44 3,751 posts
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ITV had a fairly good documentary on him last night, then they spoke to some impersonators and robbie williams and I got massively pissed off and spent the remainder watching youtube videos.

Sadly I think the disease defined some of his better work / performances. Show must go on makes almost every hair on my body stand on end.

Blerk Moderator 6 Sep 2011 08:55:31 48,222 posts
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They should use the anniversary to come up with a 'proper' Greatest Hits 3. The one they released after his death was bloody awful, I could've come up with a 2000% better track list in about 20 seconds.

I've got a full discography here. Might just start at the beginning. :-)

Deleted user 6 September 2011 09:47:49

It's a shambles what the Brian May and Roger taylor did to that band in the years since he died.