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.