Freddie Mercury

By Angel Duran
Introduction:

A band name Smile began in the mid 1960s. It had

Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals) and

John Deacon (bass) and their lead singer Tim Staffell. In

1968 Tim left the group Smile and the band just lost their

lead singer. Minutes later they ran int Freddie Mercury. The

had a discussion on him joining the band. They united as a

band and named themselves Queen.

Biography
● Born September 5, 1946
● Born at StonesTown,
Tanzania
● Freddie Mercury moved to
Middlesex, England in 1964,
at the age of 17.
● In 1967, Freddie Mercury
joined a band called Smile.
● In 1970, Freddie Mercury took
over as the lead singer of
Smile, and renamed the band
Queen.
Biography
● The Open Air festival in
Barcelona, on October 8th, was
Freddie Mercury's last
performance.
● The day before he died, Freddie
Mercury announced that he had
AIDS.
● He died of bronchial pneumonia
on November 24, 1991
● In 2001, Queen was inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in Cleveland, Ohio
Biography
● The album "A Night At The Opera" was
released in 1975
● The song Bohemian Rhapsody was
released on the album entitled "A Night at
the Opera" in 1975
● The song "Another One Bites the Dust"
was released on the album entitled "The
Game" in 1980
● In 1984, Queen decided to take a break.
During that break, Freddie Mercury
decided to release a solo album called
Love Kills.
Bohemian Rhapsody
● Released October 31, 1975
● Produced by Roy Thomas Baker
● Recorded at Rockfield Studios
● In 2004, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
● Was Number 1 Streaming songs from the 20th Century with 1.6Billion
streams.
● Won British Single of the Year
● Won Best Selling British Record
● Peaked number 2 on hot 100
Bohemian Rhapsody Listening Guide
● Intro (0:00-0:48) Song is introduced by aCapella vocals presumably by all band mates, but actually
dubbed multiple voiced by Mercury in B Major)
● (0:20) piano melody enters gradually and ascends, then breaks ascension to perform slower
melodic breaks.
● (2:00) Guitar enters subtly mimicking the melody played by piano.
● (2:35) Guitar solo breaks up cadence of song, abruptly changing pace and mood of song,
accompanied by vocal change.
● (3:03) Piano plays in A Major prior to the introduction of opera style vocals to change the cadence
and structure once again. This displays the lack of chorus and repeatable bridges in the song.
● (4:08) The song changes from a slow tempo to a hard rock theme and fast tempo.
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
We Are The Champions
● Released October 7, 1977
● Produced by Mike Stone
● In 2009 “We Are the Champions" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of
Fame.
● Peaked number 4 on hot 100
● 41 weeks on the chart
● was voted the world's favorite song in a 2005 Sony Ericsson world music poll.
We Are The Champions
● (0:00-0:25) The piano is playing while the voice is singing.
● (0:26) The drums and guitar plays in a loud and strong tune,
● (0:34-1:09) The chorus of the song is playing
● (1:12) The Piano plays again in B flat
● (1:50-2:55) The rest of the chorus plays while the song slowly fades away
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmd4OLzhQw0
Conclusion:
Queen lasted about 15 years, 15 years
of great music and achievements. This
band showed the world that not only
you can play music the way you want
to, but you can do whatever you want
however you want. Freddie definitely
had a huge impact on style and the
music industry.
References

"Life Of Freddie Mercury." Timetoast. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.

"Freddie Mercury Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 23

Apr. 2013.