Part of the section on roses, from the “Smell” chapter of Diane Ackerman’s nonfiction book A Natural History of the Senses. Uploaded as a voice demonstration.
So the story behind this song, is heart breaking and heart warming at the same time. Brian May, the guitarist for Queen, wrote this song for the 1991 Queen album Innuendo. The song was written about how even though Freddie Mercury was slowly dying from AIDS, he was still doing shows, writing, and making music with the band. When they were recording the song, they were worried the Freddie would not have had the strength to do the vocals, because it was getting much worse, and was bed ridden, but he recorded it, and killed it. There will be no one like Freddie Mercury. I don’t care what anyone says, Queen was and still is the best band ever to exist.
The Show Must Go On by Queen
“I’ll fucking do it, darling” he said and killed it in a single take that’s something you need to remember. This is a song that was a single continuous take for his vocals. No misses. No re-records. Not on this, not for Freddie.
Seems like we found a definition of a SPIRIT.
vodka shot + “I’ll fucking do it, darling” right to Brian’s face and BY GODS HE DID. this is one take, recorded straight. all of his heart and his energies and his soul, right there, and that’s why this song is so fucking powerful.
happy birthday, beautiful Freddie. you are still so missed.
So the story behind this song, is heart breaking and heart warming at the same time. Brian May, the guitarist for Queen, wrote this song for the 1991 Queen album Innuendo. The song was written about how even though Freddie Mercury was slowly dying from AIDS, he was still doing shows, writing, and making music with the band. When they were recording the song, they were worried the Freddie would not have had the strength to do the vocals, because it was getting much worse, and was bed ridden, but he recorded it, and killed it. There will be no one like Freddie Mercury. I don’t care what anyone says, Queen was and still is the best band ever to exist.
The Show Must Go On by Queen
“I’ll fucking do it, darling” he said and killed it in a single take that’s something you need to remember. This is a song that was a single continuous take for his vocals. No misses. No re-records. Not on this, not for Freddie.
Seems like we found a definition of a SPIRIT.
vodka shot + “I’ll fucking do it, darling” right to Brian’s face and BY GODS HE DID. this is one take, recorded straight. all of his heart and his energies and his soul, right there, and that’s why this song is so fucking powerful.
i know this isn’t emo at all but fuck it this is a nice song (i know i know but like)
This is literally the song that will never ever ever die. Long after we’re gone from this earth, the echoes of this will still be radiating out into space.
PJ through the looking glass 