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Mercury did songs in such a large variety of genres—hard rock, pop, rockabilly, soul, movie soundtracks, opera(ish) and musical theater—that it was difficult to choose what to feature. (And while the studio versions of all these songs are great, to fully appreciate Mercury as a performer, live performances were chosen whenever possible.
Let’s start with his iconic performance at Live Aid. Held in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, Live Aid featured what were the biggest names in music at the time and the consensus was, Queen stole the show. In fact, it has often been voted the greatest live performance ever.
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