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Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song)

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332:, Caballé, a native of the city, was asked to help produce a song for the games. She asked Mercury to collaborate. Caballé became enthusiastic about the project and instead of recording a single, she proposed to make an album, on which Mercury agreed. "Barcelona", their proposed opening song, had to be completed by 1988 in time to be entered as a candidate for the 1992 Olympic theme. The selection was scheduled for 1988, four years before the Games. The recording was complicated by Caballé's tight schedule; to save time, Mercury recorded the song, singing Caballé's part in 915:. The 1992 version of the 7" Spanish record had another version of "Barcelona" on the B-side, and the rare 1987 12" Hong Kong record was one-sided and had a unique sleeve. Most 5" CDs contained two or three versions of "Barcelona" and "Exercises in Free Love". Most 7" record and 5" CD covers featured Mercury and Caballé singing on a stage with an orchestra on the background, though the Portuguese version pictured them in a static studio photo. The 1992 reissue 7" records contained another version of the singing artists, with no orchestra. 473: 31: 356:"Barcelona" and a few other parts for the studio version, Mercury dubs over his voice in his usual multi-tracking style. Mercury leads the song whereas Caballé provides a powerful background soprano. Since Caballé covers the soprano part, Mercury sings in his natural baritone voice rather than the forced tenor that was common in his other recordings. 364:
part in order to deliver his words. Mercury was reportedly amazed by the legendary ability of Caballé to control her voice; for example, in the fadeout, Mercury moves away from the microphone to decrease his vocal dynamic, whereas Montserrat relies on her classical training to decrease the dynamic.
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The song has been described as a rare example of a combination of pop and opera singing which accentuated their differences. Whereas Mercury articulates his every word, Caballé focuses on the tone; her lines are much harder to comprehend, and further, she uses both English and Spanish languages.
488:, namely "Barcelona", "How Can I Go On" and "The Golden Boy". This was the last live performance by Mercury, who was already beginning to suffer from AIDS. He died in 1991, so the recording of the song was played over a travelogue of the city at the start of the international broadcast of the 348:, who also appeared in its video and played piano and all keyboards for the studio recording. The song starts with an orchestral introduction, which fades and is followed by Mercury and Caballé singing alternately their solo lines, sometimes merging into a 296:
The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a full orchestra. Originally released in 1987, it was one of the biggest hits of Mercury's solo career, reaching number eight in the
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Mercury had been a long-time fan of opera, and especially Montserrat Caballé. In 1986, he mentioned on Spanish television that he would like to meet her, and they met for the first time in
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the Rarities 2 disc contained an early version with different lyrics, running 4:21, and a later version running 4:41 as well as on the Singles disc, an extended version lasting 7:07.
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Its next important performance occurred on 8 October 1988, at the open air La Nit festival in Barcelona, which was staged on the occasion of the arrival of the Olympic flag from
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Consequently, she keeps her part melodic throughout all the song at the expense of the text, whereas Mercury has to resort from singing to nearly shouting at the
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stadium in Barcelona, Caballé performed "Barcelona" live, accompanied by a recording of Mercury, who also appeared on the stadium's electronic screen.
2010: 1629: 1355: 1389: 393:, mostly due to their almost identical haircuts. In 2019, the original 35 mm film was scanned and digitally remastered into 4K resolution. 859: 1568: 1023: 986: 489: 1985: 1866: 1841: 1918: 1788: 2015: 1728: 784: 1760: 1197: 30: 2020: 1393: 500: 178: 1600: 289: 909:-only to record company executives in Japan in 1992. The B-side of nearly all records contained "Exercises in Free Love" from 1995: 1721: 389:, who co-wrote the song, appears in the video conducting the orchestra with a light stick; he is often wrongly confused with 1975: 1767: 1622: 1521: 868: 1980: 2000: 1943: 1795: 1649: 1141: 428: 386: 345: 154: 1406: 1276: 2005: 1590: 247: 1707: 911: 1990: 1874: 1615: 1595: 1308: 610: 305:, after which the track climbed even higher, peaking at number two in the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand. 1457: 1453: 1280: 788: 759: 598: 378: 1185: 1094: 1009: 504: 1923: 1774: 906: 905:
labels. The 5" CD and 7" record, but not the 12" record, were reissued in 1992; a 3" CD was issued as a
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Festival "La Nit", Barcelona, 8 October 1988, Freddie Mercury's final concert
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in February 1987. Later, when the city had been chosen for the
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The song was first performed live in May 1987, at the
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1987 single by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
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Index


Single
Freddie Mercury
Montserrat Caballé
Barcelona
B-side
Genre
Classical crossover
Label
Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Mike Moran
Producer(s)
David Richards
Freddie Mercury
The Great Pretender
The Golden Boy
"Barcelona" (4K video)
YouTube
Queen
Freddie Mercury
operatic
soprano
Montserrat Caballé
Barcelona
Greatest Hits III
UK Singles Chart
1992 Summer Olympics
BBC Radio 2
Barcelona

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