Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury (59 page)

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“One Vision,”
104
,
267

“Play the Game,”
190

Queen
,
112
–13,
125
–26

Queen II
,
124
,
125
,
126
,
127

“Radio Ga Ga,”
14
,
17
,
23
,
26
,
104
,
244
–45,
247

“Save Me,”
188

“Seven Seas of Rhye,”
36
,
58
,
124
,
125

Sheer Heart Attack
,
128
,
132
,
133

“The Show Must Go On,”
304

“Somebody to Love,”
104
,
161
,
314

“Staying Power,”
238

“Stone Cold Crazy,”
81

“Thank God It’s Christmas,”
254

“These Are the Days of Our Lives,”
104

“Tie Your Mother Down,”
104

“Under Pressure,”
208
–10,
251

“We Are the Champions,”
23
–24,
104
,
163
–64

“We Will Rock You,”
23
,
104
,
163
,
165

“Who Wants to Live Forever,”
104

“A Winter’s Tale,”
317

The Works
,
12
,
14
,
241
,
243
–44,
248

“You’re My Best Friend,”
104
,
159

Sour Milk Sea,
75
–76

South Africa,
14
–15

South America

heroes welcome at Buenos Aires,
195
–96

live performances,
198
,
204
–5

Queen’s impact on governments,
197
–98

Rock in Rio festival,
255
–61

security,
201
,
203
–4

uncharted territory,
193
–94

Souyave, Louis,
255

Sovereign Building,
156

Spandau Ballet,
103

See also
Hadley, Tony

St. Joseph’s Convent School,
48

St. Peter’s Church of England School,
40
,
41
–43

Staffell, Tim,
59
,
60
,
61
,
63
,
67

Stafford Terrace,
162
,
187

Stark, David,
59

Stewart, Rod,
139
,
243
,
244

Stickells, Gerry,
153
,
255

Sting,
10

Stonewall Inn,
154

Stormtroopers in Stilettos
,
319

Straker, Peter,
166
–67,
229

Stratton-Smith, Tony,
96
–97

Studio C,
243

The Sun
,
284

Super Bowl (Sun City),
250

Swern, Phil,
35
–36,
140
,
298
–300

Swiss Cottage Holiday Inn,
129

Switzerland,
207

Sydney Entertainment Centre,
263

Symes, Phil,
274

T

Tavener, Roger,
3
,
4
,
7

Taylor, Roger,
47
,
61
,
62
,
63
,
159
,
206

Testi, Ken,
70
,
72

Top of the Pops
,
124
,
149

Torpedo Twins,
267

Townhouse Studios,
287
–88

The Triangle,
173
–74

Trident Audio Productions,
98
,
99
,
129

Trident Studios,
65
,
98
,
100

Tyler, Bonnie,
248

U

U2,
21

Un Ballo in Maschera
,
239

Ure, Midge,
10

V

Valentin, Barbara

apartment,
212
–13

background,
213

breakup with FM,
231
–32

discovery that FM had AIDS,
229
–31

FM confiding in,
216

grief of FM’s death,
309

in love with FM,
218
–20

personality,
214
–15

quote from FM,
206

relationship with Mary Austin,
218

Vance, Tommy,
144

Velez Sarsfield stadium,
196

videos.
See
promotion videos

Village People,
154

Vince “the barman,”
242
–43

Visser, Joop,
109
,
110

W

Wakeman, Rick,
13
–15,
69
,
207
–8,
296

Walt Disney,
296
,
297

Wayne’s World
,
144
,
297

“We Are the World,”
12

We Will Rock You
,
36
,
320
–21

Weller, Paul,
11

Wembley Arena,
192

Wembley Stadium,
9
,
15
,
312

West London Crematorium,
307

Westminster Hospital,
304

White Horse (public house),
1
,
3
,
207

Wigg, David,
22
,
84
–85,
259

Wilde, Kim,
128

Wreckage,
74

X

Xenon,
253

Y

Yates, Paula,
10

Yeardon, Terry,
67

Young, Paul,
248

“You’ve Got a Friend,”
307

Z

Zanzibar,
31
–32

Zoroastrian faith,
30
,
34
–35,
41
–42,
306
–7

Picture Acknowledgments

Author collection: 1 (top left & middle left), 1 (bottom)/photo by kind permission of Gita Choksi, 8 (bottom), 10 (bottom left), 16 (middle), 17, 18 (top), 19 (top left & right), 21 (bottom), 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. By kind permission of Mrs. Jer Bulsara & the Mercury Phoenix Trust: 1 (middle right). © Corbis: 14 (middle & bottom), 15 (top)/photos Denis O’Regan © Getty Images: 2 (top)/photo Mark & Colleen Haylard, 2 (bottom)/photo Michael Putland, 4 (top & middle), 9 (bottom), 12 (top)/ photo Denis O’Regan, 12 (middle)/photo Phil Dent, 16 (bottom), 20 (top left & middle)/photos Dave Hogan, 26 (top)/photo Fabrice Coffrini, 26 (bottom)/photo KMazur. © Gray Jolliffe: 10 (middle right). © Mick Rock: 5, 6, 7, 8 (top & middle). © Denis O’Regan: 15 (bottom), 16 (top). © Photoshot: 10 (bottom right). © Press Association Images: 11 (middle) & 20 (bottom)/photos Paul Smith, 25 (top)/photo Edward Hirst. © Rex Features: 3 (bottom)/photo Andre Csillag, 3 (top)/photo Ian Dickson, 4 (bottom), 9 (middle), 12 (bottom), 13 (top left & right), 14 (top), 18 (bottom left & right), 21 (top), 22, 25 (bottom)/photos Richard Young, 9 (top)/photo David Thorpe, 10 (top left)/photo Mark Mawson, 25 (middle)/photo Nils Jorgensen. © The Picture Library Ltd.: 11 (bottom), 13 (bottom), 15 (middle), 19 (bottom)/photos Alan Davidson.

Every reasonable effort has been made to contact the copyright holders of material reproduced in this book. But if there are any errors or omissions, the publisher will be pleased to insert the appropriate acknowledgment in any subsequent printing of this publication.

About the Author

L
ESLEY
-A
NN
Jones is an award-winning music journalist and author. She toured with Queen and had unrivaled access to the band. She lives in London.
www.lesleyannjones.com

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