![]() ![]() Brian May's thunderous heavy metal riff drops, fireworks explodes, and here comes Axl - bang on time, spinning across the stage like a kilted top as 70,000 people jump up at once and threaten to send an Earthquake through North-West London. Then, unexpectedly, he's out of his seat (though the piano notes remain a-playin'), mic in hand, strolling across the stage and looking endearingly awkward as he sways about and leads the 70,000+-strong crowd in one of the loudest Wembley singalongs ever (not that they need much enticing, at this point).įor the epically bonkers, operatic midsection, Elton hands over to the original as a backing track, allowing Freddie's own voice to beam out across an increasingly excited Wembley - and for those watching at home, we even got the added visuals from the video. Watching the video back now, things start fairly straightforwardly - Elton is a fine vocalist, after all, and makes relatively light work of moulding his own tone around Freddie's iconic vocal lines for the opening minute or so of the song. Needless to say, from those in the crowd that were none the wiser to those behind the scenes tearing their hair out, no one knew quite what to expect as Elton John took his seat behind a keyboard to tinkle out Bohemian Rhapsody's first few famous notes. ![]() So Elton comes into our dressing room and says to us: 'What the fuck’s wrong with that guy?' Elton had a little rant and a cup of tea and then he took off." "Elton told us he knocked on his door and Axl’s big security guy said: 'Axl’s sleeping.' And Elton said: 'Well I’m doing a duet with him in four hours!' And the guy shrugged his shoulders and shut the door in Elton’s face. ![]() "Axl was in the next room to us," he recalled. “I do remember being determined that we'd get Elton singing with Axl.because Axl never turned up for rehearsal,” Queen's Roger Taylor told Classic Rock: “It was really flying by the seat of our pants.”ĭef Leppard's Joe Elliot confirmed the story. ![]()
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