| Stelios 22.05.2014 15:03 |
My vote goes to a not famous song by George Michael about his splitting with his for 8 years partner named Where I Hope You Are George uses a vocoder but i imagine Freddie with his "thiner", These are the days of our Lives,voice singing this wonderfully... The lyrics are also very powerful and deep. Where I Hope You Are-lyrics For so long There’s been no-one else I cared about That my heart could really be so wrong again Well it wears me out I had a picture in my soul Some place warm we could hang out when we’re old Now it’s just – where I hope you are These days, in so many, so many ways My life gets bad for you But your face when you look at me, look at me that way Tears me in two I had a picture, it’s not your fault But the chair in the room where I get old Now it’s just – where I hope you are Oh, but there was a time All I had to do was look at you The world was mine I’m telling you the world was mine I’m so sorry It’s like all of those deleted scenes you told me about I’d pick them from the floor Say Darlin’, show them all once more. For me. A child’s fears For so many, so many years The good life got bad for you But there’s no-one at the end of that smoking gun Can’t you see your Mum and Dad just won the day But it can happen, I’ve been told Sometimes, babe, drunken angels stumble home Now it’s just where I hope you are Oh, but there was a time All I had to do was look at you The world was mine I’m telling you the world was mine I’m so sorry It’s like all of those deleted scenes you told me about I would pick them from the floor Say Darlin’, show them all once more, for me. For me. For me. For me. For me. I’m so sorry… |
| Chief Mouse 22.05.2014 15:48 |
It would be interesting for me to hear how Freddie would have sang Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John, Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor and Come Together by The Beatles. I'm not sure why exactly these songs popped in my head though. I imagine 80s Freddie singing them. |
| shannaschaffer 22.05.2014 16:09 |
Not trying to stir things up, but Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera. |
| Stelios 22.05.2014 16:16 |
Chief Mouse wrote: It would be interesting for me to hear how Freddie would have sang Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John, Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor and Come Together by The Beatles. I'm not sure why exactly these songs popped in my head though. I imagine 80s Freddie singing them.Ha ! Eye Of The Tiger was my first choice for many years! |
| MercurialFreddie 22.05.2014 16:23 |
Ah... the old rumour is waking /// but seriously, I've written to Rhys about it and he assured me that he would check what's behind the story/gossip/myth of the Phantom recordings with Freddie. I can imagine the way that Freddie is singing it and if the vocals which have been laid are as good as I guess they are, then with Lloyd Webber's approval we could get to hear a truly fantastic recording/demo. |
| A Word In Your Ear 22.05.2014 16:26 |
I always thought that Rainbow's "I Surrender" would have sounded good with Freddie's vocal. |
| master marathon runner 22.05.2014 18:43 |
Well, considering Freddie's brilliant falsetto qualities (as on 'pain is too close to pleasure', 'cool cat' and numerous other segments) it would be very,very,interesting to hear him nail the Bee Gees sat night fever canon. |
| master marathon runner 22.05.2014 18:44 |
Well, considering Freddie's brilliant falsetto qualities (as on 'pain is too close to pleasure', 'cool cat' and numerous other segments) it would be very,very,interesting to hear him nail the Bee Gees sat night fever canon. |
| scottmax 22.05.2014 19:00 |
Dream On by Aerosmith. I actually thought it was Queen the first ever time I heard the song circa 1989 just before The Miracle was released! I was young ....!! |
| friedrich 23.05.2014 01:39 |
in my wildest dreams i imagine freddie singing cole porter songs. one step beyond sammy davis jr does. |
| andyb1968 23.05.2014 05:48 |
I just think some of Brian & Roger's solo stuff would have been classic Queen tracks with Freddie's vocals. Back to the light would have been a great follow up to innuendo in my opinion. |
| Stelios 23.05.2014 05:48 |
scottmax wrote:Dream On by Aerosmith. I actually thought it was Queen the first ever time I heard the song circa 1989 just before The Miracle was released! I was young ....!! Aerosmith songs would be quite good for Mercury to sing. They use a lot of harmonies also. 1) Dream on ( i agree) A power ballad fitting Freddie's tamperament. 2) Living On The Edge- The song escalates so powerfully that Freddie would also do it justice as Tyler does. 3)Crazy. Especialy the chorus. The way it uses that descending scale melody and harmonies.Perfect for Freddie. It would be even more moving i think. 4) I Dont want to miss a thing. Again the chorus with the orchestra would be Epic with Freddie. Also its Michael Kamen behind it who also arrenged the Who Wants To Live Forever orchestra section. 5) Sweet Emotion. Would be nice to hear those perfect harmonies (combined with that great bass line) by the Queen gang. |
| Stelios 23.05.2014 06:07 |
May i also add two 007 candidates 1) Golden Eye by Tina Turner. My God, Freddie could do wonders with this one. It has adventure, passsion, mistique and then great release in the chorus with some nice belting. Tina is superb but Freddie could also do justice with that number( even if it is written by Bono and the lyrics might be a little too gay for a man to sing) 2)Skyfall by Adele. The verses on this one would be a true joyride for Freddie to sing. He would have so much fun doing his "Aretha Franklin" interpretation. And he would be more dynamic than Adele during chorus. *extra candidate while on Adele is Rolling in the Deep. Stacato rythem and great melody. Freddie's early 80's voice would sound so good on this one. |
| TomP63 23.05.2014 08:10 |
Stelios, nice topic! My choice would be Missing You by John Waite, or Figure in a Landscape, also by John Waite. Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet. Tom |
| Queenfansunite 23.05.2014 09:57 |
Stairway to heaven might have been up his street The other "crazy " the dance song also Oh bless my soul HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA Does that make me crazy!, etcetc A step up from you don't fool me, and he liked that kind of music, and that crazy song, had that raw rock like vocal- wild tuneful and v good He could have sang that really well. And think Queen hot space for the backing. Suitably epic for him. Also, Live and let die A nice melodic beginning I can hear him singing it. When you were young And your life was an open book"....... then spectacular music and deadly chorus he could have sang that well A touch of the vicious about it, he liked that now and again as we know. And that bridge. What does it matter to you etc I think they would have Have heavy rocked up Made it more blistering instead of the way it is And then with a even more explosive crescendo and queen treatment "Give the other fella hell!" For all these , I am thinking of Queen doing them, music guitar harmonies. Mull of Kyntyre I can imagine Brian Doing Like another 39 ( Infact why doesn't Brian cover it in the studio- ? that would be nice,just him though singing it, with Roger of harmonies etc, he could learn to play the bagpipes! ) oh I can hear Brian singing it, it really suits his voice. Can your hear ? And live Freddie could have sung it , like he sang 39, and men in skirts could have come on stage! Roger could I think sing ashes to ashes.,, "Do you remember a guy that's been.. In such an early song..." Why not? Long and winding road, I can imagine Brian singing that also. Have to be studio quality recordings though, I am not thinking live.I can hear him that whimsical refrain The long and winding road"... It sounds like Brian to me , suits his voice so much to my ear. And those strings building, it would be beautiful! Yes so Brian and Roger could put those covers on the new album mull of Kintyre , long and winding road, and ashes to ashes , then they can release Freddie's stuff. Seriously, Queen could do Beatles ballads like TLAWR Brian's voice is or was? Perfect for them, Hey Jude also. But def Mull of Kintyre for Brian's voice. Bowie did pin ups years ago a album of covers of his musical Heroes , and the Queen have the Beatles as inspiration, so I don't see any problem with them doing some. |
| Stelios 23.05.2014 14:23 |
TomP63 wrote: Stelios, nice topic! My choice would be Missing You by John Waite, or Figure in a Landscape, also by John Waite. Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet. TomThanks Tom. I agree with Figure in a Landscape. Actually its the first time i heard it. I would like to have the instrumental of it to try and do a cover. Such a nice melody. Freddie might have aproached it with the Too Much Love Will Kill You sencibility. By the way the original name is Masterpiece of Loneliness ( ...oh Freddie would love that grandiose title !) |
| Queen Matt 23.05.2014 14:29 |
Foriengn Sand,Driven By You,What about Paul Rodgers songs as he was a "BIG" Fan |
| TomP63 23.05.2014 15:46 |
By the way the original name is Masterpiece of Loneliness ( ...oh Freddie would love that grandiose title !) Stelios my dear friend, you're absolutely right, it is ofcourse Masterpiece Of Loneliness, my bad, but that's due the fact that Figure in a Landscape is a masterpiece. Tom |
| ANAGRAMER 24.05.2014 01:44 |
BMs 'Another World' and 'Why don't we try again' could easily have been Queen sinlgles |
| TomP63 24.05.2014 03:49 |
BMs 'Another World' and 'Why don't we try again' could easily have been Queen sinlgles Well Anagramer, when BM Another World was released I had the same feeling about these songs, There is something about these tracks. Although Brian does fit those songs, I mean they are great vocal wise performances. But I always have the feeling, how could it sound with Freddie handling the vocals. Tom |
| jondickens1 24.05.2014 04:17 |
If the rumour has any truth in it,Music of the night with Freddie vocals would be almost orgasmic. Michael Crawford does a great job as it is,but Freddie doing it,can u imagine? |
| Stelios 24.05.2014 07:15 |
(double post) |
| Stelios 24.05.2014 07:18 |
Queen Matt wrote: Foriengn Sand,Driven By You,What about Paul Rodgers songs as he was a "BIG" FanI read recently in an interview that Brian offered Freddie to sing Driven by you, but Freddie said to him it was already absolutely fine his vocals. |
| andyb1968 24.05.2014 14:12 |
Not sure about that Stelios, Fred was already very I'll when Brian recorded it, its an urban myth that there is a queen version. |
| andyb1968 24.05.2014 14:13 |
Ill even : ( |
| flash00. 24.05.2014 14:23 |
The first time ever I saw your face by Roberta Flack. |
| Queenfansunite 24.05.2014 14:38 |
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| Queenfansunite 24.05.2014 14:39 |
jondickens1 wrote: If the rumour has any truth in it,Music of the night with Freddie vocals would be almost orgasmic. Michael Crawford does a great job as it is,but Freddie doing it,can u imagine?It would be a fuller and rounder vocal and more spectacular, that is for sure. Michael Crawford made the song suit what he could do in a far as his singing ability, and it is a unique style. |
| TomP63 25.05.2014 05:30 |
ooooh Betty, Jessica made a whoopsie... |
| FreddieCat 25.05.2014 22:57 |
Turn Around Look At Me by The Vogues. Freddie would jazz it up. |
| FreddieCat 25.05.2014 22:58 |
Edit: Double post. |
| no_stairway 26.05.2014 08:04 |
driven by you, all the young dudes, just a gigalo. |
| noorie 26.05.2014 21:42 |
Well, I have two very odd songs I would love to have Freddie sing... 'Call me' (American Gigolo) by Blondie. I think Freddie would have had a good time of it. 'Piece of me' by Britney Spears. I am really not a fan of Ms. Spears, but I think the song would be quite apt for Freddie.I can absolutely hear him singing very sexily, 'You want a piece of me...' |
| Iron Butterfly 26.05.2014 22:13 |
Mama I'm Coming Home and Road To Nowhere by Ozzy Osbourne. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John Fields Of Gold by Sting |
| br5946 29.05.2014 06:24 |
Now THIS is an imagination's springboard... well, here are my candidates: Dusty Springfield's minor disco club hit 'That's The Kind Of Love I've Got For You' Black Sabbath's 'War Pigs' would've been nice in the early days. 'Smoke on the Water' seems like a good 70s fit - Brian did a charity cover later, after all. 'Mr. Blue Sky' springs to mind for 80s-style, as does Gary Jules' 'Mad World'. For the Innuendo era, KT Tunstall's 'Other Side of the World' if the song was around then. Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' would've been superb at that time too if Freddie had been well. |
| Stelios 29.05.2014 07:27 |
br5946 wrote: Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' would've been superb at that time too if Freddie had been well.George Michael's cover on this was superb ! Also Adam Lambert's cover on Gary Jules' 'Mad World' was the best thing i heard from him. |
| QueenForever691 31.05.2014 04:14 |
Thriller by Michael Jackson. That would sound really cool. |
| QueenForever691 31.05.2014 04:15 |
And I'm Still Standing by Elton John |