# Cheers - Happy 64th, Freddie Mercury **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714 "2010-09-05T22:18:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/1 "2010-09-05T22:18:59Z")
The man at his best: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4FNoIDgNE6o/hqdefault.jpg "Queen Live Aid 1985") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FNoIDgNE6o) ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/2 "2010-09-05T22:59:53Z")
I found [this article](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129476462) the other day that describes him as a consummate showman who really cared about his music. He was definitely one of the most passionate and creative people in music. We still miss you, Freddie. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/3 "2010-09-06T02:51:31Z")
Freddie Mercury was on _Cheers_? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/4 "2010-09-06T03:43:10Z")
[QUOTE=Stauderhorse] He was definitely one of the most passionate and creative people in music. [/QUOTE] Yes, absolutely. What a loss to music. I’m so sorry I never got to see Queen before Freddie died. In the “Because I’m compelled” department…while there’s nothing like the original, here’s a [really beautiful cover](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDu8xn6jxOY) by one of his biggest fans. (Plus a demo of an unreleased [tribute song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQphTXgZvZA) to him). ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/5 "2010-09-06T04:58:45Z")
Absolutely one of the best performers ever, hands down. We love you Freddie and miss you still. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/6 "2010-09-06T05:23:30Z")
So strange how the universe works – the last few days I’ve been on a Highlander kick for some reason, watching clips of the first movie on youtube and listening to the Queen soundtrack. I sat and cried over the scene where Connor holds his wife in his arms as she’s dying. And then I discover that it’s Freddie’s birthday. “Who Wants To Live Forever?” is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. My soul aches every time it ends on that plaintive “_Who waits forever anyway_?” RIP Freddie Mercury. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/7 "2010-09-06T05:43:31Z")
A friend of mine in Berlin dated Freddie Mercury - a couple of years, if I remember correctly - but they didn’t live together. Even after they broke up, years before Freddie died, the Berlin friend had nothing but good things to say about him. Said Freddie was a nice, smart guy who was really low-key. They would usually just hang out at the apartment, listen to music, watch a film or whatever - no big night-life. Only a few friends even knew they were in a relationship - made it easier for both of them to just be private. No, I never got to meet Freddie Mercury, but it was nice to hear he was not only a great talent, but apparently a decent guy, in real life, as well. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/8 "2010-09-06T05:56:28Z")
I’ve been a Queen fan for 30 years now. I still miss the man. Cheers, Freddie. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/9 "2010-09-06T08:16:49Z")
> [@pythonzzz](#): > > The man at his best: > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FNoIDgNE6o](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FNoIDgNE6o) I was at that concert.\* Queen was the best part. Every time I see something about him on t.v., it makes me so sad. He was such a sexy talented guy…and nobody has a voice like Freddie. I always laugh when people say “Killer Queen” was about Jackie O, or whoever else. It was about _Freddie_! \*God, I’m old!!! ---
**Author:** ![snoopygal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@snoopygal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoopygal)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/10 "2010-09-06T11:02:41Z")
I liked it when he played apartheid-era South Africa. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/11 "2010-09-06T13:22:54Z")
I vividly remember the first time I heard the newly-released _Bohemian Rhapsody_. I was driving around west Los Angeles on my way to a mall, I believe, and the song came on over the radio. I had to pull over to the side of the road, utterly gobsmacked at the gorgeous, violent, heartwrenching thing. And it still affects me the same way today. I saw Queen in concert and they were brilliant. I found once on youtube a home movie of Freddie sitting around an apartment with a friend or two. Nothing happened, just a couple of people chilling and waving at the camera. Your post, **DMark** , made me remember it. I’ll have to see if I can find it again. Didn’t Freddie tape an interview or maybe a public service announcement towards the end in which he warned folks about AIDs? Or maybe I dreamed it. And happy birthday, Freddie. We still miss you. ---
**Author:** ![Earthbound\_Misfit\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Earthbound\_Misfit\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthbound_Misfit_I)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/12 "2010-09-14T18:45:16Z")
Freddie was one of my favs! I think his voice is magical. I will never get tired of listening to him. I miss you Freddie! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/13 "2010-09-14T19:15:46Z")
Happy Birthday, Freddie. I miss you still. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714/14 "2026-05-01T13:39:19Z")
Bumped. _Parade_: Freddie Mercury Named ‘Greatest Vocalist of All Time’ 35 Years After His Death > **[Freddie Mercury Named 'Greatest Vocalist of All Time' 35 Years After His Death](https://www.aol.com/articles/freddie-mercury-named-greatest-vocalist-050901758.html)** > > The Queen frontman landed at the top of the list of Top 100 Vocalists of All Time.