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Post by SRT99 on Oct 6, 2021 19:42:55 GMT
I think this one from Edinburgh on June 1st, 1982 was good. Probably one of the best live performances of the song.
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Post by rub3945 on Oct 7, 2021 4:21:25 GMT
In terms of the full presentation, I believe the newly surfaced San Diego 1980 version is the best one out there. Freddie's vocals are outstanding and go head to head with the Crazy Tour versions. His tone is still very reminiscent of the earliest versions. On top of that, the band put in their best showing for the song to date and is the earliest circulating version where Brian started playing the ending piano chords on the guitar. |
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Post by rub3945 on Oct 7, 2021 21:04:49 GMT
Liverpool is still without a doubt a top version! As are all the available Crazy Tour versions 😍
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Post by SRT99 on Oct 8, 2021 2:19:20 GMT
I think this one from Edinburgh on June 1st, 1982 was good. Probably one of the best live performances of the song. I think that version is average because I like Freddie playing piano more Understandable. I will say I did listen to the the performance from Caracas in 1981 and even with the bad quality, he does do it a bit better. |
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Post by binber on Oct 10, 2021 5:26:59 GMT
My favorites are probably from Newcastle 2/4/1979 and Toronto 8/2/1982. The Toronto gig's pretty underrated in my opinion, and Save Me from it just in particular is one of the songs that stood out to me. Love Mercury's vocals on there, it's quite very powerful and the instrumentals themselves aren't half bad in that gig. Really wish there was a higher quality tape from it! Newcastle's self-explanatory as per usual of the song in the Crazy tour  |
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Post by RedJohn on Oct 11, 2021 16:47:23 GMT
Although I can't name a specific date, I have to say that I like the earlier version much more than the 82 version, because of Brian playing only the first verse on Piano in 82. For me it works much better with Brian playing Piano for first and second verse
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Post by zephead2112 on Oct 17, 2021 12:16:49 GMT
Wembley Arena, London Dec. 8, 1980 (captured on the 'Flash Alive' bootleg LP).
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Post by cigar on Nov 3, 2021 3:41:24 GMT
San Diego 1980. Every other version is demolished by Freddie's raw power during that show, plus the band is on fire.
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Post by bananawig on Nov 3, 2021 12:54:56 GMT
Apolls if not appropriate for this thread. However can anybody remember which gig it was where Freddie had a mistake at beginning of Save Me & laughs saying something like “well that didn’t start off so well!”
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Post by logexpTommy on Nov 3, 2021 13:48:05 GMT
Apolls if not appropriate for this thread. However can anybody remember which gig it was where Freddie had a mistake at beginning of Save Me & laughs saying something like “well that didn’t start off so well!” It was the first circulating performance of Save Me from the Hot Space tour, Stockholm 1982-04-10. |
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Post by MisterSandmanAU on Dec 14, 2021 9:50:51 GMT
My personal favourites are 1st Newcastle '79, San Diego '80 and Oakland '80.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Dec 16, 2021 4:00:15 GMT
Wembley Arena, London Dec. 8, 1980 (captured on the 'Flash Alive' bootleg LP). What does Fred say here before the song ? It's puzzled me for decades.
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Post by georg on Dec 16, 2021 14:08:52 GMT
Sounds like “I’ll turn you into a frog if you don’t watch it”, which I guess means someone called him a witch?
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Post by The Real Wizard on Dec 16, 2021 21:55:23 GMT
Sounds like “I’ll turn you into a frog if you don’t watch it”, which I guess means someone called him a witch? I meant the line before that. It almost sounds like he says "what did you say in belching?"
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Post by georg on Dec 16, 2021 22:11:00 GMT
Sounds like “I’ll turn you into a frog if you don’t watch it”, which I guess means someone called him a witch? I meant the line before that. It almost sounds like he says "what did you say in belching?"
Ah – maybe it’s Belgian? |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Dec 17, 2021 2:08:18 GMT
I meant the line before that. It almost sounds like he says "what did you say in belching?"
Ah – maybe it’s Belgian? Maybe, although Belgian isn't a language. |
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Post by Leon's Crazy Game on Dec 18, 2021 12:08:56 GMT
I just listened to the lossless flac and tried to make it more audible but failed. But it definitely doesn't sound like "Belgian". It more sounds like sth along "in per tune" but Ik that doesn't make any sense
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Post by Egietje on Dec 19, 2021 13:25:13 GMT
Sounds like “I’ll turn you into a frog if you don’t watch it”, which I guess means someone called him a witch? I meant the line before that. It almost sounds like he says "what did you say in belching?"
I thought he said "What did you say you urchin?" |
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Post by Dean on Jan 25, 2022 18:38:33 GMT
I think this one from Edinburgh on June 1st, 1982 was good. Probably one of the best live performances of the song. It's hard to look past this to be honest. Tremendous version and I've always had a lot of love for those two Edinburgh shows. |
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Post by zephead2112 on Mar 28, 2022 16:10:44 GMT
I meant the line before that. It almost sounds like he says "what did you say in belching?"
I thought he said "What did you say you urchin?" I'm almost 100% that's what he says....I have since I first heard that boot in '83. And you can just imagine Freddie using that word to address one of his 'subjects'.  |
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Post by manymilesaway on Mar 29, 2022 10:01:14 GMT
Not my favourite Save Me, but my god this moment is absolutely incredible, no other live attempt of this phrasing comes even CLOSE to the raw power of this one.
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