| pittrek 14.01.2008 10:33 |
As we all know, all three nights at Paris 1979 were professionally filmed. The only sources which I know contain material from these shows are the QTV 1 hour compilation and the Champions documentary, right ? So what do we have ? 27.2.1979 (Champions documentary) end of the concert 28.2.1979 (QTV compilation) Somebody To Love If You Can't Beat Them (except last minute) Bohemian Rhapsody Tie Your Mother Down Sheer Heart Attack 1.3.1979 (QTV video) We Will Rock You Let Me Entertain You Fat Bottomed Girls You're My Best Friend Now I'm Here Don't Stop Me Now Mustapha (intro) If You Can't Beat Them (Last minute) Spread Your Wings Dreamers Ball Is this information correct ? Are there any other sources for other songs ? |
| The Real Wizard 14.01.2008 11:01 |
The 2-27-79 info is definitely all wrong. Someone just decided to say the documentary footage was from the first night in Paris, but it's not. Freddie said "Bonsoir Paris", and the song didn't match the convention video, so suddenly this person "concluded" that all the footage was from the first night. It's not quite so simple. We had a discussion about this a while back, and Smitty is the one who cracked the code on a lot of it. I then once sat down for a couple hours to compare the footage to the audience recordings, and figured the rest out: (US TV = "The Champions" documentary, broadcast 12-21-79, some of which has the Live Killers audio dubbed on top of the footage. Multi-camera footage. Fan convention video = compilation of three nights. Single-camera footage) From Paris 2-27-79: "Good night" at end of convention video From Paris 2-28-79: Let Me Entertain You - US TV Somebody To Love - convention video If You Can't Beat Them - convention video (most of the song) Get Down Make Love - US TV (some of the middle section) Now I'm Here - US TV (a few bits) Bohemian Rhapsody - convention video Tie Your Mother Down - convention video / US TV (a bit of both nights) Sheer Heart Attack - convention video, US TV (15 seconds of Roger) We Will Rock You - US TV (10 seconds of Roger) From Paris 3-1-79: We Will Rock You (fast) - convention video Let Me Entertain You - convention video Fat Bottomed Girls - convention video You're My Best Friend - convention video Now I'm Here - convention video Don't Stop Me Now - convention video Mustapha intro - convention video If You Can't Beat Them - convention video (some of the song) Spread Your Wings - convention video Love Of My Life - some parts used for official video Dreamers Ball - convention video Tie Your Mother Down - US TV (a bit of both nights) We Are The Champions - US TV |
| pittrek 14.01.2008 11:08 |
Great ! Thanks a lot. I know there was a discussion about this last year, I wish the "search" function would work. Is there really nothing else for the first night ? |
| The Real Wizard 14.01.2008 11:15 |
Nope, unfortunately that's it for now. Try the search function on the very top of any Queenzone page. It's not perfect, but it's far superior. |
| Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II 15.01.2008 18:28 |
Great research, Sir GH! |
| Mr. Scully 18.01.2008 05:17 |
Before anybody asks, I would like to point out that I'm not the one who came with this 27.02.1979 myth :-) I only unfortunately "helped" spread it without having checked/confirmed it first. |
| The Real Wizard 18.01.2008 11:40 |
Mr. Scully wrote: Before anybody asks, I would like to point out that I'm not the one who came with this 27.02.1979 myth :-) I only unfortunately "helped" spread it without having checked/confirmed it first.Haha... oh no!!! Well, as long as you correct your site, then the new myth can spread... haha... :) |
| Mr. Scully 18.01.2008 14:47 |
Yep, I'm doing an update of my site today anyway. |
| Reading Princess 18.01.2008 20:04 |
Has anyone got a good DVD of Paris? Mine's shit. I was there in '79 with the gang - Jim, Martin, Mike Boyd, all the Royal Family. Anyone out there? |
| Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II 18.01.2008 20:56 |
Clear, which night? Paris 1979 March 1st show is freshly shared by josedequeso on link right now in very good DVD quality!!! |
| The Real Wizard 19.01.2008 00:46 |
clear wrote: Has anyone got a good DVD of Paris? Mine's shit. I was there in '79 with the gang - Jim, Martin, Mike Boyd, all the Royal Family. Anyone out there?Nice to see you posting here! I might have asked you this before, but I can't remember. I know it was ages ago for you, but... do you recall Freddie eating a banana on the third night? People have been trying to figure out where this footage of Freddie on Superman eating a banana comes from. |
| pittrek 19.01.2008 04:22 |
Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II wrote: Clear, which night? Paris 1979 March 1st show is freshly shared by josedequeso on link right now in very good DVD quality!!!Actually it's a compilation of 1.March and 28. February |
| Reading Princess 20.01.2008 13:41 |
Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II wrote: Clear, which night? Paris 1979 March 1st show is freshly shared by josedequeso on link right now in very good DVD quality!!!We were there all 3 nights> had a drunken week in Paris. V special. Some of the gang met John D near the Eiffel Tower with his son (Richard?) who was about 4 years old. Thanks for the link. |
| Reading Princess 20.01.2008 13:55 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:Hi Sir GH,clear wrote: Has anyone got a good DVD of Paris? Mine's shit. I was there in '79 with the gang - Jim, Martin, Mike Boyd, all the Royal Family. Anyone out there?Nice to see you posting here! I might have asked you this before, but I can't remember. I know it was ages ago for you, but... do you recall Freddie eating a banana on the third night? People have been trying to figure out where this footage of Freddie on Superman eating a banana comes from. I can't remember a banana but that's not to say it didn't happen. It was such a mad week and, as you say, a long time ago. There's something I do remember and would be interested to see if it's on a video. One of us (Martin - who was interviewed at the Milton Keynes show and shown as a tube special when it was originally broadcast early '83) threw a top hat on stage. It had written on it "All the way fron the UK to say we love you" in (I think) white trainer polish. Fred picked it up, put it on and said "the things you have to do for money. You can hear it on Live Killers although I don't think that Love Of My Life came after (as on LK). Someone also bought about 20 bicycle bells, brought them down on the first night in a carrier bag and handed them out. I lost mine :( |
| The Real Wizard 22.01.2008 01:01 |
Awesome story. Thanks for that! |
| Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II 23.01.2008 14:57 |
pittrek wrote:Oh, thanks. Never minded about it. Pittrek, about this Paris "March 1st" video - don't you know which song comes from what date?Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II wrote: Clear, which night? Paris 1979 March 1st show is freshly shared by josedequeso on link right now in very good DVD quality!!!Actually it's a compilation of 1.March and 28. February |
| Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II 23.01.2008 15:00 |
clear wrote:Yeah, really warm stories, it's like to kiss that time for us too! :-) I love short John Deacon story about Eiffel.Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II wrote: Clear, which night? Paris 1979 March 1st show is freshly shared by josedequeso on link right now in very good DVD quality!!!We were there all 3 nights> had a drunken week in Paris. V special. Some of the gang met John D near the Eiffel Tower with his son (Richard?) who was about 4 years old. Thanks for the link. |
| Raf 23.01.2008 18:23 |
Right, I'm sharing this on the Queenzone tracker, right here: link But we have a few unanswered questions. Would anyone kindly try to answer them, please? :) Many thanks! |
| rhyeking 26.01.2008 14:56 |
Great work, SirGH, but Eleanor Roosevelt coined the phrase about great, average and small minds, not Phil Spector, though he may have repeated it. Haha |
| The Real Wizard 27.01.2008 01:59 |
rhyeking wrote: Great work, SirGH, but Eleanor Roosevelt coined the phrase about great, average and small minds, not Phil Spector, though he may have repeated it. HahaThanks for the note! |