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Five months after Mercury's death in November 1991, Seal performed a live version of the song at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. In 2014, Rolling Stone readers voted it their fifth favourite song by Queen, [ 5 ] and in 2018 it was listed at number 15 in "The top 20 Queen songs of all time" by Smooth Radio .
"Princes of the Universe" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by the British rock band Queen, originally released as a single in the United States on March 12, 1986, via Capitol Records.
"Who Wants to Live Forever" was composed by May, and sung in the album version as a duet between himself and Mercury. Synthesizer parts are played on a Yamaha DX-7 by May, and the orchestra was arranged and conducted by Michael Kamen. Deacon did not participate, and Taylor played some drum-machine parts and contributed backing vocals.
Queen Forever: 2014 Mercury Mercury [27] "These Are the Days of Our Lives" ‡ ... Mercury [3] "Who Wants to Live Forever" ‡ A Kind of Magic: 1986 May May & Mercury
Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love") Brian May – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, keyboards ("Who Wants to Live Forever") Roger Taylor – drums, tambourine, backing vocals; John Deacon – bass guitar, backing vocals; Additional musicians
On stage the song was accompanied by a video of the band in their early days in Japan, including many shots focusing on past band members Freddie Mercury and John Deacon. [ 15 ] The song was used on 1 July 2007 at the Concert for Diana held at the redeveloped Wembley Stadium , London in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales , who had died almost ...
An exclusive excerpt -- and photos -- from upcoming release 'Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury' by Matt Richards & Mark Langthorne, published by Weldon Owen.
Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, guitar on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Brian May - acoustic and electric guitars, keyboard on " Who Wants to Live Forever ", backing vocals Roger Taylor - drums, tambourine, co-lead vocals on " Under Pressure ", backing vocals