Is it true that when played live, a Freddie double would flash into view on one side of the stage, while the real Freddie flashed into view on the other side? I read it somewhere on a Queen quiz I took. If so that's pretty cool, I wonder who the guy was to play the fake Freddie, lol.
Indeed. In the very beginning when they played this song. The SHA tour started in Manchester, in 1974. They did this in a couple of shows. And it was indeed a roadie.
Greg Brooks wrote about this in his wel beloved (big cough) Queen Live.
I know we're going off tangent here but does anyone agree that they never got to grips with the ending live? The studio version was a fade out of course; they tried thae Dragon Attack medley and that drum solo but it never quite held up for me. Anyway the rest of it is super.