IT AIN'T NO TIME
FOR SLEEPIN' BABY,
SOON IT'S ROUND YOUR STREET
I'M CREEPING
YOU BETTER BE READY
Live at Super Bowl,
Sun City,
Bophuthatswana, South Africa
10/19/84
NOTES :
Queen were apparently
about an hour late
getting on stage,
leading them to play a
slightly shortened set.
The band play with great vigour
and excitement on this night,
embellishing the songs
in enthusiastic ways
that they hadn't
done in years.
Freddie's voice is in great shape,
and he sings very
passionately throughout.
He even goes for the
high notes in
Seven Seas Of Rhye.
It is a truly remarkable performance,
with the band playing like
they have plenty to prove
(even though it's the eighth night)
in this unfamiliar and
politically dangerous territory.
Between
Somebody To Love
and
Killer Queen,
Freddie plays a
descending progression
which the band jam on
the end result being
something reminiscent of
"The March Of The Black Queen"
from Queen II.
But then comes
the real surprise,
as Brian and Roger
join him for a bit of
"My Fairy King"
from their debut album.
There is a lengthy improvisation
after the medley
during which Freddie
jumps up and down
the octaves effortlessly,
demonstrating vocal range
and natural abilities
in a way that only he can.
He then passes on
the high note at
the beginning of
It's A Hard Life,
as he had given his all
for the past few minutes.
Freddie introduces
Dragon Attack
(which is followed by a superb jam into Now I'm Here),
something which he had
never done previously.
He later introduces
Another One Bites The Dust
with the
"tits and ass"
speech he had
used for
Fat Bottomed Girls
on previous tours.
He cheekily urges
everyone to sing along
during
Love Of My Life.
"Don't be shy now, girls. Come on!"
He later leads them through
a brief singalong of
We Will Rock You
before
Hammer To Fall.
Freddie, before
Crazy Little Thing Called Love:
"I must let you know,
I only know three chords
on this fucking guitar,
so three chords
is all you're gonna get.
This song is for all you crazy people
in the audience tonight.
I'm sure there's
a few of you here.
I've been told this
sin city is full of you
people that are crazy."
Bri completely misses
the slide guitar solo
in Radio Ga Ga,
and to compensate
Freddie sings
a few notes
of it in falsetto.
Freddie sings the bridge of
I Want To Break Free
as close to
the original as
he ever would.
Love Of My Life
cuts out part way through,
so it's hard to know if
the Stone Cold Crazy medley
and/or
Brian May's solo spot
was performed.
This is a
stereo soundboard tape
of the second-last
South African show.
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