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“I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing,' And he went, 'I'll do it, darling’ - downed a vodka, and went in and killed it”: How Freddie Mercury took on death itself for Queen’s majestic final single

Thursday October 16, 2025. 05:00 PM , from Keyboard Magazine

It was sadly to be Freddie’s last single with Queen before he passed away just six weeks after its release

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