2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony

Bohemian Rhapsody (Excerpt) 0:51
Appears on: A Symphony Of British Music CD

Excerpts of Bohemian Rhapsody are played for the crowd at the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony.

Queen Medley: Day-O / Brighton Rock 1:48
Appears on: A Symphony Of British Music CD

Queen's performance at the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony began with video clips of Freddie doing his legendary "Day-O" singing exercises with the Wembley '86 audience. Brian takes over and plays his Brighton Rock guitar solo live.

We Will Rock You 2:41
Appears on: A Symphony Of British Music CD

At the end of Brian May's guitar solo, the familiar live drum sound of We Will Rock You is started by Roger. British singer/songerwriter Jesse J provides lead vocals.

Elton John

The Show Must Go On 4:35
Appears on: Greatest Hits III, Queen + David Bowie/Elton John CD promo

This live version of The Show Must Go On was recorded at the Ballet For Life performance in 1997. Elton John provides lead vocals for the song. This would be the last time Brian, Roger, and John performed live together.

Foo Fighters

Tie Your Mother Down (Live in Hyde Park) 7:04
Appears on: UK Foo Fighters Skin And Bones: Live In London/Live In Hollywood 2 Disc DVD

In 2006, Foo Fighters released the excellent acoustic live album Skin And Bones. The UK version featured an additional disc which featured their performance from Hyde Park. Brian May and Roger Taylor returned to Hyde Park to join Foo Fighters on stage for Tie Your Mother Down. Drummer Taylor Hawkins provided lead vocals for this fun live version. Hawkins starts off by doing Freddie's trademark vocal back and forth exchange with the crowd. Roger starts drumming out the We Will Rock You beat while Brian goes into the solo. From that point on they perform Tie Your Mother Down.

Tie Your Mother Down (Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) 4:35
Appears on: iTunes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 6: 2000-2001 (Live)

This signature live Queen track was performed at the 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Brian May and Roger Taylor were joined on stage by Foo Fighters, with Dave Grohl taking over lead vocal duties.

George Michael

Somebody To Love (Live at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert) 5:17
Appears on: Five Live, Greatest Hits 3, Five Live EP, George Michael and Queen Somebody To Love CD promo

This is the stand-out performance at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. George Michael's vocals are great and well suited to the song. This performance was the centerpiece of the Five Live EP, which reached number one on the UK charts. Highly recommended.

Somebody To Love (Live at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Promo Edit) 4:37
Appears on: George Michael and Queen Somebody To Love CD promo

Nice, tight edit of the track. Some of the middle has been removed to lower the running time.

These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Live at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert) 4:43
Appears on: Five Live, Five Live EP

This is a nice duet version between George Michael and Lisa Stansfield. Michael and Stansfield's lead vocals work very well together. They do mess up some of the lyrics however.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

We Will Rock You (Live) 3:49
Appears on: iTunes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 6: 2000-2001 (Live)

Queen were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 by Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters. Brian and Roger performed a live version of We Will Rock You to open the show. Brian sang lead vocals and played his signature red special. Roger performed on drums and sang the last verse. A very cool live version.

Tie Your Mother Down (Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) 4:35
Appears on: iTunes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 6: 2000-2001 (Live)

This signature live Queen track was performed at the 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Brian May and Roger Taylor were joined on stage by Foo Fighters, with Dave Grohl taking over lead vocal duties.

We Will Rock You German Cast

Medley (Radio Ga Ga/Somebody To Love/We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions) 7:26
Appears on: iTunes We Will Rock You Around The World Digital EP, UK We Will Rock You - 10 Years CD

This live performance was featured on the German TV program Wetten Dass on December 11, 2004. Brian and Roger appeared with the German Cast of We Will Rock You to promote the German production. This was officially released on the iTunes We Will Rock You Around The World digital EP in 2005.