Freddie Mercury remembered on what would have been his 80th

🤘Patricia Lee, Publisher26

I had the privilege of seeing him twice. He truly is the greatest showman on earth.

ANUFH (Arlington Neighbors United)22

Such a special gift we got to experience his talent. Thx for posting. ❤️

Mark Tanen20

Freddy at 80! Now that's an 80 I can get behind. He would have been so cool.

Billy Juggernaut Antifa20

Queen’s performance and Live Aid may very well be the greatest performance of all time. Especially when you find out that Mercury was HIV+ and it was their first performance together as a band in years.

Will Baker20

Still gives me chills. 100,000 singing every word at Wembley. Wow!

Dark Matter Zine27

not only that, but he was a front-runner, leading the “gender bender” generation of musicians in the 80s who paved the way for increased acceptance, same sex marriage, etc. Without icons like him, I don’t know if we’d have SSM and (relatively) safe LGBTQIA+ Mardi Gras.

Berlin Bro16

recently read "a fish has no word for water" by @violetblue.bsky.social and the description of the HIV awareness campaigning in San Francisco in it reminded me of the times HIV broke out. #deeplysad

Pete 🇬🇺12

Privileged to have seen him several times, including during the early times playing the New Theatre Oxford, his free show at Hyde Park and sadly his last show at Knebworth. And absolute master showman right up to the very end. RIP x

andyroz Go Green9

And I got to see him (and Queen) live on stage!

Rosalie907💙🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🌈🦋5

I didn’t realize today was the 5th even though my birthday is the 7th. Love Freddie and it was a great loss to the music world for him and all the others that died of AIDS www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9r... REST IN Peace Freddie🙏🎼🎹

Julie of Tynedale4

Dear Freddie - how we miss him. ❤️

Kevin Mc2

Gosh. If you had said today would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday, I would have thought "Sounds right".

CapriPAN2

One of the all time greats

deut2314.bsky.social1

Sorry to report this, sir, but, We are not the champions, my friend, We stopped fighting way before the end. This time it's the losers. They are the champions.

JeannetteBlue1

And he did become a legend. RIP.

Catweazle18

Who Wants to Live Forever Today...😊

Corpsy14

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (4:12) youtu.be/_Jtpf8N5IDE?...

Pat13

You Take My Breath Away.

Kaisarion Kaiser12

I’m old, so for me, the first five albums are some of the finest productions ever laid to tape.

Paul Trebilcock12

Such an ask! I love them all! But being as it’s #caturday music.youtube.com/watch?v=YUYH...

🦋TNGal °‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🐾13

Hard to choose. "Somebody to Love" is the ultimate showcase of Freddie’s voice for me, along with "The March of the Black Queen," "Don’t Stop Me Now" & "Bohemian Rhapsody." His range, power & emotion were extraordinary, but it was the way he completely owned a song that made him unlike anyone else.

topgun161616.bsky.social10

He was a brilliant singer. It’s really impossible to name one or two or three songs without leaving out others. He sang ballads, anthems, rock songs with power and conviction. I guess the one that comes to mind is We Are The Champions. Such a great rallying cry.

Leda Immortelle9

My hand signed to the reverse of ticket Japan Tour 1979 We’re currently awaiting delivery of his soulmate Mary Austin’s hand signed deluxe slipcase edition of Freddie Mercury His Life In Lyrics Freddie upon encountering a combative Sid Vicious “Ah Mr Simon Ferocious I presume” taking him by…

Val9

An incredible talent. I really wonder how huge he would have become as a solo artist.

croathabstang8

Simply the best..The entire Queen catalog is Gold..I'll go with Save Me March Of The Black Queen Love Of My Life Need Your Loving Tonight We Will Rock You(Fast version)