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- Freddie (before he was Freddie Mercury) was a big fan of Smile, a band consisting of Tim Staffell, Brian May and Roger Taylor. After Staffell left to join another band, Freddie got his foot in the door, and was soon offered to join the group. He encouraged the remaining members to change the name to Queen — the rest, of course, is history.
- He was also completely in love with the singing voice of Montserrat Caballé, a renowned Spanish opera singer. Eventually he got the chance to collaborate with her, the result being the album Barcelona.
- Referenced by...: In the Fellow Travelers episode "Hit Me", "The Great Pretender" plays over the end credits.
- What Could Have Been: Mercury was a huge fan of Aretha Franklin, and once said that he wanted to do a duet with her, in which she'd basically sing it all and he'd come in at the end and say "Ah!"
- Working Title: Mr. Bad Guy was originally recorded under the title Made in Heaven; this early name would later be repurposed for Queen's final album, which features a remix of the song of the same name.
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