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Whereas Mercury articulates his every word, Caballé focuses on the tone; her lines are much harder to comprehend, and further, she uses both English and Spanish languages. Consequently, she keeps her part melodic throughout all the song at the expense of the text, whereas Mercury has to resort from singing to nearly shouting at the crescendo ...
The song was composed and produced by Mike Moran and Freddie Mercury. The recording sessions include violins by Homi Kanga and Laurie Lewis, cello by Deborah Ann Johnston, horn by Barry Castle and percussion by Frank Ricotti. "Barcelona" was chosen to be the anthem of 1992 Olympics in Spain, but Mercury died less than seven months before the games.
Caballé also performed the song live, accompanied by a recording by Mercury, who had died in 1991, before the 1999 UEFA Champions League final in Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium. [52] [53] In 1994, writing for The Independent, Fiammetta Rocco said: "Caballe is one of the last of the true divas.
The song's music video is footage of the artists' miming performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worse [3]), where the song was performed along with "Barcelona" and "How Can I Go On". The video was first released as part of a 5" CD video single.
Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé album), 1988 "Barcelona" (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song) (1987), a song on the album; Barcelona (Joe Henderson album), 1979 "Barcelona" (BWO song), 2008 "Barcelona", a song by D.Kay & Epsilon featuring Stamina MC
The song was one of the two official theme songs of the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, with the other being "Barcelona" recorded by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé. A choir performed the song in English, Spanish, and Catalan during the opening ceremony of the Games while an Olympic flag was unfolded over the athletes who ...
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