Exercise In Free Love... whose voice is it in here?

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Brianmay1975 Bohemian: 608 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 04:59 I know there are two versions of this song, one with Freddie the other with Montserrat on vocals (well at least that's what Greg the Queen's archivist said), but I have no idea who sings on the version from The Freddie Mercury Album. Since the album is called like that, it would be natural to be Freddie's version, but still the voice is too feminine and too high to be his... Perhaps someone knows for sure and helps me! P.S. If it's Fred's voice, this guy certainly had the best voice ever! I LOVE QUEEN! "My guitar was my weapon and my shield to hide behind" (Brian May)
Sebastian Deity: 6543 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 05:03 It`s Freddie John hated Hot Space. Fred's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' Witness testimonies are often inaccurate. Wales is not in England. 'Bo Rhap' hasn't got 180 voices.
Daburcor? Deity: 9482 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 06:32 Yes, It is very much Freddie. :) "Elton John and I became really good friends. I don't mean 'good friends' in that sense. I just mean we slept together." -Billy Joel
SallyJ. Bohemian: 689 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 07:08 The whole Freddie and nothing but Freddie :) ***
Whatinthewhatthe? Deity: 2210 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 07:41 I'm so surprised a question like this would be asked!! Freddie's falsettos could easily mimic a woman's voice. Bear in mind Montserrat Caballe did Ensueno on the Barcelona CD -- a variation on the same song -- and there's a marked difference in Freddie's and her voice. I like Freddie's version better though!
Sebastian Deity: 6543 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 08:07 Interestingly enough, in La Japonaise there`s one part sung by both Montserrat and falsetto Fred. John hated Hot Space. Fred's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' Witness testimonies are often inaccurate. Wales is not in England. 'Bo Rhap' hasn't got 180 voices.
Daburcor? Deity: 9482 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 08:11 Sebastian wrote: Interestingly enough, in La Japonaise there`s one part sung by both Montserrat and falsetto Fred. Good to see I'm not losing my mind! "Elton John and I became really good friends. I don't mean 'good friends' in that sense. I just mean we slept together." -Billy Joel
Josuè Royalty: 1970 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 08:19 Oh yeah, 100% Freddie. Lovely song there. After 10 years I've realised I'm in love with the Barcelona album. An interview? Oh, don't be ridiculous...
Daburcor? Deity: 9482 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 08:20 And that's nothing to be ashamed of. ;) "Elton John and I became really good friends. I don't mean 'good friends' in that sense. I just mean we slept together." -Billy Joel
Wilki Amieva We must all hear to believe Royalty: 1424 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 15:17 Lisa, I am also surprised of your answer! Why to compare Freddie's Exercises In Free Love with Montsy's Ensueño when you can compare it with Montsy's version of the SAME SONG??? By the way, Freddie's version is repeated on his box set, while Montsy's is absent. Weird. Wilki Amieva
Whatinthewhatthe? Deity: 2210 posts	Posted: 02 Jul 04, 22:00 It is the same song indeed! :-)) I loved the way Freddie was singing both parts of Barcelona on the Solo Collection CD (Barcelona Sessions). And all of the outtakes! I wish we could see a Boxset Part II -- I'm sure there's stuff that's still never been released. So much still to be heard and enjoyed!

Lawyeris Deity: 9082 posts	Posted: 03 Jul 04, 00:46 Josuè wrote: Oh yeah, 100% Freddie. Lovely song there. After 10 years I've realised I'm in love with the Barcelona album. Not 100%, but whole 200 % Lithuania
frejorobri Bohemian: 260 posts	Posted: 03 Jul 04, 01:53 Incredible! I was just about to post this very same question. I've been listening to The Great Pretender,and the first time I heard Exercises In Free Love I almost thought it was Montsy. But then I realized that it is Freddie when I heard the part where he goes low key for a moment. It's a beautiful song and Freddie is beautiful in it. It's proof that he had the best voice of all time.Is this why EIFL is on The Great Pretender album and not Barcelona?? "I'm not afraid to speak out and say the things I want and do the things I want,so um,I think in the end that being natural and quite genuine is what wins." Freddie Mercury
Brianmay1975 Bohemian: 608 posts	Posted: 03 Jul 04, 04:45 Well, thanks to you all for helping me with this problem. By the way, Lisa said she was surprised that a question like that could be asked, but I wanted to be 100% sure, even if I already supposed it was Fred's voice: I'm working on a Queen site and I didn't want to write about something I wasn't sure. I LOVE QUEEN! "My guitar was my weapon and my shield to hide behind" (Brian May)
Simmer Bohemian: 195 posts	Posted: 03 Jul 04, 10:21 Yep, it's Freddie!! He almost sounds like a violin... amazing stuff. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Whatinthewhatthe? Deity: 2210 posts	Posted: 05 Jul 04, 14:50 Freddie's vocal range was astounding. His voice seemed to get better as he got older! The smoking and drinking added to its lustre (and took away the "innocence, don't you think?) and, after the Montserrat Caballe sessions, improved so much. (Matured in that sense?) Notice how his songwriting changed a bit as well!
high-flying-adored Bohemian: 218 posts	Posted: 05 Jul 04, 22:29 Woof. Fred recordings manage to forever floor me. [Grasps counter a bit harder.] His range scares the crap out of me ... :) (I sing, so yah, it's a bit scary to hear a man like that. Wow.) Best voice of ... all time. "As to a martini, I'm willing and able, But only make it two at most. Three martinis, I'm under the table -- Four, and I'm under the host!"

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