Tibb Big Brother Task 5 : Tribute Thread : Freddie Mercury

[Nicky91]

as part of a task in TiBB Big Brother, we had to make a tribute thread for an iconic celebrity, and i've chosen to do mine on the King of British Music that was the top frontman of Queen: Freddie Mercury, so let's talk about all those iconic queen bangers as well as Freddie's solo work, like that epic duet with Montserrat Caballet '''Barcelona''' or Living On My Own


and let this hopefully get as many posts as possible

[AnnieK]

Nicky - I think its meant to be a dead celebrity :laugh:

[Benjamin]

:laugh3:

[Benjamin]

Tbf her chart career has been dead for a while.

[Nicky91]

Nicky - I think its meant to be a dead celebrity :laugh:

oh yes, the whole you can only talk good about those no longer among us


forgive me if i interpreted it as creating a tribute thread for an Icon (regardless of still active, or those no longer among us)

[AnnieK]

oh yes, the whole you can only talk good about those no longer among us


forgive me if i interpreted it as creating a tribute thread for an Icon (regardless of still active, or those no longer among us)

Kate literally said in the task description that it has to be a deceased celebrity.

[Nicky91]

fixed it just now, i only saw it just now :laugh: awkward

[AnnieK]

fixed it just now, i only saw it just now :laugh: awkward

:laugh:

Queen will always be nostalgic to me - my Mum and Dad were big fans of their early stuff and the records were always on in my house when I was younger.

Bohemian Rhapsody although overplayed will always remind me of being a little kid and then when I was at school when Freddie died and they re-released it.

Also loved The Show Must Go On......such poignant lyrics

[Nicky91]

i very much love the instrumentals in One Vision



i reckon Queen will always remain epic to many people, also because of Live Aid, watched by so many people across the world, that was quite something to pull off for that time (not so much for these modern times i guess)


i also love how many of todays artists are still influenced by their hits

[Beso]

His performance at live aid will never be beaten. A true icon.

I've stood on the table that him and princess Diana got up on to boogie the night away deep in the heart of Vauxhall, London.

[Kate!]

Freddie and Queen have a huge place in my heart.

Favourite song..Don't stop me now. Very uplifting.

[Oliver_W]

I love Queen's first three albums, especially the second "sides" of Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack.

[Kate!]

Question?

What do people think about Adam Lambert as Freddie's substitute?

Does he do the songs justice?

[Cherie]

Still recall when Freddie died I was devastated

[Oliver_W]

Question?

What do people think about Adam Lambert as Freddie's substitute?

Does he do the songs justice?

He's okay, different enough so you're not thinking about how much better Freddie is.

He's very theatrical, his performances seem more "choreographed" than Freddie's, although he's not following a dance routine per say ...

I dunno, he's no Freddie - but right now there are about four billion men who aren't Freddie! If Brian and Roger don't want to hang up their instruments and do want to keep the music going for gig-goers who didn't get the chance to see Good Old Mr Balsara, Adam's as good as any!

[Kate!]

He's okay, different enough so you're not thinking about how much better Freddie is.

He's very theatrical, his performances seem more "choreographed" than Freddie's, although he's not following a dance routine per say ...

I dunno, he's no Freddie - but right now there are about four billion men who aren't Freddie! If Brian and Roger don't want to hang up their instruments and do want to keep the music going for gig-goers who didn't get the chance to see Good Old Mr Balsara, Adam's as good as any!

Yes Oliver. Agree completely especially with your last sentence.

[Ammi]

…one of the great voices, definitely…but also a superb showman…:love:..

[Ammi]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/freddie-mercury-unreleasesd-version-time-waits-for-no-one-1986-3-5d146a7d0002c-png__700.jpg

[Ammi]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/freddie-mercury-unreleasesd-version-time-waits-for-no-one-1986-7-5d146a843edeb-png__700.jpg

[Ammi]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/freddie-mercury-unreleasesd-version-time-waits-for-no-one-1986-8-5d146a86154a2-png__700.jpg

[Ammi]

…Freddie in the 80’s with his boyfriend, Jim Hutton…


https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/freddie-mercury-jim-hutton-candid-photos-18-592d3ba2947f4__605.jpg

[Ammi]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/freddie-mercury-jim-hutton-candid-photos-13-592d3b97949e3__605.jpg

[Ammi]

…he was a huge cat person, they were his ‘children’…

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/freddie-mercury-cats-5c6fb3b3ce236__605.jpg

[Ammi]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/freddie-mercury-cats-5c6fb3e608ae2-jpeg__605.jpg

[Ammi]

…most of his cats were from rescue centres…

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/freddie-mercury-cats-5-5c6fa8b22ccd2__605.jpg

[Ammi]

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/freddie-mercury-cats-17-5c6fa8d026cc7__605.jpg

[Oliver_W]

https://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.org/images/costume_05.png

[Oliver_W]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/fb6aff5255e34a1aba3862deb4ffd537/tumblr_poj2jhuoVN1snb6qwo1_640.png

[Ammi]

…as majestic as…:love:..the greatest showman…

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/elton-john-christmas-gift-freddie-mercury-love-is-the-cure-1-5be2f28c0ffbe__700.jpg

[Ammi]

…one of the last known pics of Freddie taken at his home by Jim Hutton…

https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/62ff4e45c8023_m30gRdT__700.jpg

[Beso]

…one of the last known pics of Freddie taken at his home by Jim Hutton…

https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/62ff4e45c8023_m30gRdT__700.jpg



Lovely Italian restaurant next door.

[Oliver_W]

Freddie versus Sid Vicious

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[Beso]

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a34739514/diana-freddie-mercury-the-crown/

[Beso]

A short film dramatising the evening in question.

https://youtu.be/PZ_lK4nbhzY?si=dRcyh5oKiU7gh3hg

[Vanessa]

Love him and all his music.

[Dogeatdog]

Oh you can’t beat a bit of Freddie Mercury. His music was just too good. :love:

I’m curious as to who Nicky’s original choice was tho if anyone can tell me? :laugh:

[Ammi]

…Freddie in 1979…

https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/64141eae6301c_i3mt9tib5vw51__700.jpg

[Nicky91]

Question?

What do people think about Adam Lambert as Freddie's substitute?

Does he do the songs justice?

he comes very close to Freddie, but still with his own authentic touch


every artist is their own person of course



but vocally he comes scarily close to Freddie, at least in my opinion

[Kate!]

he comes very close to Freddie, but still with his own authentic touch


every artist is their own person of course



but vocally he comes scarily close to Freddie, at least in my opinion

Favourable opinion. Good. Yeah I rate him quite highly. I'm glad that picked someone that did justice to Freddie, he deserves that.

[Nicky91]

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another great song of his (cover version to be precise)



and this is a great Freddie impersonator on Australia's Got Talent
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[Nicky91]

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and the possible new freddie mercury from Britain's Got Talent 2025?

[Nicky91]

https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.c7054dd45af80dbc913eeb7da5e2356a?rik=aWB3kAuRtQz ZAA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0

side by side Rami Malek from the film Bohemian Rhapsody (left) and Freddie (right)

[Nicky91]

for me personally, the best cover of Barcelona

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no surprise an opera singer like Tania Kross nailing Montserrat's parts perfectly, but Tommie Christiaan (whom was the lead of our Zorro musical btw) doing justice to Freddie's parts :lovedup:

[Kate!]

Task over. Post count taken at 1.07pm

39 posts

[Oliver_W]

Lol I love this interview with Bitchy Mercury

https://i.ibb.co/8g02yjgB/RDT-20250426-1618262012314747121074261.png (https://ibb.co/RT9PXCTS)

https://queenarchives.com/qa/06-18-1977-nme/