he'll live forever!!!

RIP Freddie. Keep on singing.

Can anybody find me somebody to love? Each morning I get up I die a little Can barely stand on my feet Take a look in the mirror and cry Lord what you're doing to me I have spent all my years in believing you But I just can't get no relief, Lord! Somebody, somebody Can anybody find me somebody to love? I work hard every day of my life I work till I ache my bones At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own - I get down on my knees And I start to pray Till the tears run down from my eyes Lord - somebody - somebody Can anybody find me - somebody to love? (He works hard) Everyday - I try and I try and I try - But everybody wants to put me down They say I'm goin' crazy They say I got a lot of water in my brain Got no common sense I got nobody left to believe Yeah - yeah yeah yeah Oh Lord Somebody - somebody Can anybody find me somebody to love? Got no feel, I got no rhythm I just keep losing my beat I'm ok, I'm alright Ain't gonna face no defeat I just gotta get out of this prison cell Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord! Find me somebody to love Can anybody find me somebody to love?

There are tons of Queen fans. I think we all know that and we all know a lot and that, in and of itself, is not the big deal. But it's great to also connect with people who are more than just fans but really love Queen and the message and care a lot about the story of the band.

It’s been eighteen years since the announcement of the death of Freddie Mercury. I think he really powerfully affected the lives of a lot of my friends in high school. RIP.

This might sound stupid but one of my first experiences with Queen was when I heard that "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the Wayne's World movie. As silly as that memory now seems, I think it kinda says something about how the music really penetrated so many things in our lives, even Wayne's World.

I was intoduced to Queen music, when I was only six years old. One of my mom's friends bought her Queen's new album (A Night at the Opera) for her birthday. My mom never listened to it, but I must have come across the LP, opened it and looked at the pictures of Freddie, Brian, Roger & John on the bottom of the gatefold sleeve. I was attracted to the image they projected, it contained a powerful importance to me instantly, especially when I started listening to the music and reading along with the lyrics also printed insode the gatefold. It's been over thirty years and I've never looked back, Queen's music has only grown more important in my life as I got older.

Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you no man ask for Under pressure - that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets Um ba ba be Um ba ba be De day da Ee day da - that's o.k. It's the terror of knowing What the world is about Watching some good friends Screaming 'Let me out' Pray tomorrow - gets me higher Pressure on people - people on streets Day day de mm hm Da da da ba ba O.k. Chippin' around - kick my brains around the floor These are the days it never rains but it pours Ee do ba be Ee da ba ba ba Um bo bo Be lap People on streets - ee da de da de People on streets - ee da de da de da de da It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends Screaming 'Let me out' Pray tomorrow - gets me higher high high Pressure on people - people on streets Turned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why - why - why ? Love love love love love Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love give love give love give love give love give love give love give love give love 'Cause love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the night And loves dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure Under pressure Pressure

Freddie Mercury was the kind of musical legend who really changed lives and impacted so many people. He had a real stage presence. And he had a real aura and feel to him that people identified with and admired. He made you want to rock. But he also made you want to care about him.