# The “beautiful” song Brian May called Freddie Mercury’s finest

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-beautiful-song-brian-may-called-freddie-mercurys-finest/
- Published: 2026-07-23T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T04:10:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/beautiful-song-brian-may-called-freddie-mercury-finest/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- May praised Mercury’s ‘The Show Must Go On’ vocal as a career high.
- Mercury recorded it while seriously ill.
- The song featured on Queen’s 1991 album Innuendo.

## Summary

Brian May described Freddie Mercury’s vocal performance on Queen’s 1991 song ‘The Show Must Go On’ as “beautiful” and among his finest. The article presents the recording as significant because Mercury completed it while seriously ill, underscoring his determination to continue making music near the end of his life.

The song appeared on Queen’s album Innuendo, released in 1991. May recalled warning Mercury not to strain himself, but Mercury insisted on recording and delivered the performance; Mercury later recorded part of ‘Mother Love’, with May completing the song after his death.

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