Friday, November 24, 2006

This day in music history.

November 24, 1991, Freddie Mercury dies of AIDS-related pneumonia at the age of 45, at his home in London's Holland park. Freddie had admitted he was HIV positive just the day before. Queen had earned over 40 Top 40 UK and US singles including the mega platinum super smash number one hit "Bohemian Rhapsody". Some of Queen's other big hits were "Another One Bites the Dust", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You". Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in the city of Stone Town on the African island of Zanzibar (His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were Parsi/Zoroastrians from India). At an early age Freddie Mercury was sent back to India to attend boarding school near Bombay. He stayed in India for most of his childhood, living with his grandmother and aunt, he moved to the UK when he was 17. Freddie, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and Brian May formed Queen in 1970, They released their first record "Queen" in 1973.
Jesus by Queen
And then I saw Him in the crowd
A lot of people had gathered round Him
The beggars shouted the lepers called Him
The old man said nothing
He just stared about him
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
Then came a man before His feet he fell
Unclean said the leper and rang his bell
Felt the palm of a hand touch his head
Go now go now you're a new man instead
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethlehem
And made it heard throughout the land
Born was a leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethlehem
And made it heard throughout the land
Born was a leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down