Music Relive Queen’s powerful performance of ‘Under Pressure’ from 1986
On what would’ve been Freddie Mercury’s 72nd birthday, we thought it only right to celebrate the man as he would’ve preferred: by enjoying his music and, most importantly, his remarkable performance skills.
With a new biopic on the way, it seems silly to use this article to give Freddie Mercury a detailed depiction of such a full and, at times, painful life. So instead, we thought we’d celebrate Freddie for the performer and enigmatic lead singer he was.
OK, so we all know that Live Aid performance; we’ve seen the video, and we’ve heard Bob Geldof proclaim, “give us ya fuckin money” an awful lot. So instead, we went on the hunt for a performance of equal magnitude, equal enthusiasm, and equal power.
After hours of searching and watching countless videos, we realised something quite quickly: every Queen – and more notably, every Mercury performance – is equally magnificent, equally enthusiastic and always, always equally powerful.
So, with a plethora to choose from, we thought we’d bring you one of the best quality and best-sounding videos out there because if you have a vocal like Freddie’s – then you have to hear it in all its glory.
This video is from the band’s 1986 tour and their stop in Budapest, Hungary. It makes for a great video, not least because of the aforementioned majestic performance but also because of the brilliant crowd and typical ’80s stylings of everything on show. So on a day when we both celebrate the birth of a legend and mourn his too-soon passing, take a seat and watch the master, Freddie Mercury, at work.
