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A Virtual Rock Concert Featuring the Amazingly Talented Freddie Mercury & Queen

If I were going to host a Virtual Benefit Concert for one of my favorite charities, I would choose to feature the amazingly talented Freddie Mercury, lead singer for the Rock Band, Queen to raise funds for HIV / AIDS Awareness.

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) is considered by many to be one of the greatest vocalists in contemporary music, his voice covered a span of nearly four octave range allowing him to sing in both the baritone and tenor ranges. He was voted one of the top 22 voices of all time by MTV (second only to Mariah Carey) in 2005, the "greatest rock legend of all time" by UK fans and most recently the ideal frontman in a dream rock band.

Freddie Mercury was only 45 when he died in 1991 from AIDS. His death occured at a time that little could be done for those who have the disease. With research in to finding medications to control the disease, AIDS has gone from a death sentence in the late 1980's and early 1990's to living with a chronic disease.

I think that hosting a Virtual Concert to raise funds to combat the disease that took this phenomenal talent from us much too soon is a fitting tribute.

Enjoy this Amazing Talent that will live forever.

Note: This Freddie Mercury & Queen Virtual Concert is part of the Squidoo Activists' Virtual Concert Series.

Image Source: Queen (Freddie Mercury Live) Music Poster Print. Available on Amazon.

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Breaking the Silence about HIV / AIDS

Freddie Mercury died only one day after releasing a statement that he had AIDS. He has also encouraged fans to pick up the fight. "I hope that everyone will join with my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease."

According to his bio page by the Fyne Times:
    His death took AIDS from being 'something other people have' to something the whole world needed to wise up to. In every tribute to the great man, from concerts to singles, books to t-shirts, AIDS awareness was ever present.

    When Mercury died, the silence surrounding AIDS died with him.
His death occurred during the time when the medical community was still learning how to treat this devastating disease: it was a time when so many people, especially young men, were dying quickly from opportunistic infections and were dying much too young. The only thing medicine could offer many of them was hospice or end of life care to support them and keep them comfortable during their last days.

This lens was created to remember the life of Freddie Mercury, those who have died since in the 25 years that AIDS as been identified as a disease and to raise funds for HIV / AIDS Awareness as a Squidoo Activist Project.

Source: Freddie Mercury. Fyne Times.

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Charities Benefiting from the Freddie Mercury & Queen Virtual Concert

I will be making a personal donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust, possibly sponsoring another Star for Freddie.
Proceeds from sales of products on this lens benefits the other two Squidoo AIDS Charities.
  1. The Mercury Phoenix Trust - The Charity Established by the remaining members of Queen following Freddie Mercury's Death.
  2. AIDS Research Alliance - One of the Squidoo AIDS Charities.
  3. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - Another one of the Squidoo AIDS Charities.

Benefiting The Mercury Phoenix Trust


Since 1992 the Mercury Phoenix Trust have been responsible for donating more than £8 million (equivalent of 16 million US Dollars) in the fight against AIDS making over 600 grants to charities worldwide.
The Mercury Phoenix Trust
In 1992 the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust to distribute the monies raised from this concert.
Sponsor a Star In Memory of Freddie Mercury
Sponsor a virtual star and post your own personal message to Freddie Mercury while making a donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust.

Benefiting the AIDS Research Alliance

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Benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

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The Curtains Part to Reveal... 

The Star of Our Virtual Show...

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Introducing the Incomparable Freddie Mercury 

The Song List for Freddie Mercury - The Virtual Concert

The experience the Virtual Concert simply click on any of the links to go to the Song, or scroll through the lens and watch the YouTube Videos.
  1. Freddie Mercury Born to Love You on YouTube
  2. Freddie Mercury & Queen A Kind of Magic on YouTube
  3. Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody on YouTube
  4. Queen with We Will Rock You on YouTube
  5. Queen with The Show Must Go On on YouTube
  6. Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Cabelle Singing Barcelona on YouTube
  7. Freddie Mercury - Who Wants to Live Forever on YouTube
  8. Freddie Mercury & Queen - Is this the World We Created? on YouTube
  9. Encore: Queen These Are the Days of Our Lives on YouTube
  10. Bonus: Freddie Mercury A Winter's Tale on YouTube
  11. The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS on YouTube
  12. Visit My Other Virtual Concert Lens for Josh Groban

Freddie - Born to Love You

Freddie Mercury Born to Love You on YouTube

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I was Born to Love You Available on Amazon

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A SquidWho Lens on Freddie Mercury & Queen

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The Magic of Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury & Queen A Kind of Magic on YouTube

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A Kind of Magic Available on Amazon

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Freddie Mercury Posters and Prints on Amazon

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A Featured SquidVid Lens Freddie Mercury and Queen Video Showcase

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Introducing Freddie Mercury & Queen 

Bohemian Rhapsody Best Pop Song of All Times

Felt to be by many to be one of the greatest songs ever recorded, Bohemian Rhapsody has become a music legend.

Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen's magnum opus, was recently voted the best pop song of all time in a poll of more than 10,000 music fans in the U.K. conducted by www.onepoll.com. The results were announced in July 2008.

In 2002, Bohemian Rhapsody came first in the Guinness Hit Singles poll of the greatest UK singles of all-time.

Put your hands together for this magnum opus and experience the greatness that is Queen.

Freddie Mercury & Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody on YouTube

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Bohemian Rhapsody Available on Amazon

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Freddie Mercury & Queen
We Will Rock You

Queen with We Will Rock You on YouTube

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We Will Rock You Available on Amazon

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Freddie Mercury & Queen
The Show Must Go On

Queen with The Show Must Go On on YouTube

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The Show Must Go On Available on Amazon

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Freddie with Montserrat Cabelle
His last Public Performance

Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Cabelle Singing Barcelona on YouTube

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Barcelona Available on Amazon

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Freddie Mercury & Queen
Who Wants to Live Forever?

Freddie Mercury - Who Wants to Live Forever on YouTube

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Who Wants to Live Forever? Available on Amazon

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A Featured Lens for Who Wants to Live Forever

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Freddie Mercury & Queen
Is this the World We Created?

Freddie Mercury & Queen - Is this the World We Created? on YouTube

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Is this the World We Created? Available on Amazon

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Is this the World We Created?

Is this the world we created?
We made it on our own
Is this the world we devastated
Right to the bone?

If there's a God in the sky looking down
What can he think of what we've done
To the world that he created?

Encore: Freddie Mercury & Queen
These Are The Days of Our Lives

Encore: Queen These Are the Days of Our Lives on YouTube

This is the last video done by Queen with Freddie Mercury. You can really see how thin and gaunt he has become from the disease.
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These Are The Days Of Our Lives Available on Amazon

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Bonus Song: Freddie Mercury
A Winter's Tale

Bonus: Freddie Mercury A Winter's Tale on YouTube

A Winter's Tale was the last song composed entirely by Freddie Mercury that he recorded. The song was inspired as he sat staring out the windows of their recording studio at Lake Geneva. Freddie recorded the vocals and keyboards for the song and completed the last verse only a few weeks before he died.
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A Winter's Tale Available on Amazon

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Forever is our today
Who waits forever anyway?

A Reminder of the Fleeting Time

I always find the song "Who Wants to Live Forever?" sung by lead singer Freddie Mercury from the English Rock Band Queen to be a haunting and poignant reminder of just how fleeting our time here really is.

The lyrics for this song sung by Freddie Mercury, who later died at the young age of 45, have always served as a moving reminder for me to cherish the moments and live for today, since none of us really know just how much time we have.

Cherish Life's Precious Moments.

Vote for Your Favorite Song from the Virtual Concert

The links go to the MP3 download version of each song, in case you want to download the Virtual Freddie Mercury & Queen Concert.

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A Winter's Tale

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Freddie Mercury Items on eBay

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Haven't we done this once before?

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20, 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium, televised live worldwide to an estimated audience of one billion viewers. The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with all proceeds going to AIDS research.

The profits from the concert were used to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust AIDS charity organization to distribute the monies raised from this concert.

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in the Amazon Spotlight

Queen: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Queen: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Amazon Price: $106.49 (as of 02/16/2012)Buy Now

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Edition features many of the performances from the 1992 Tribute Concert.

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS on YouTube

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Freddie Mercury on Queen Songs are Pure Escapism

I like people to go away from a Queen show feeling fully entertained, having had a good time.

I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film - after that, they can go away and say that was great, and go back to their problems.

Freddie Mercury

Thank You for Visiting the Virtual Concert

Thank you for visiting the Virtual Concert. I hope you enjoyed escaping in the music of Queen for a while.

Remember that this lens was created is a fundraiser for HIV / AIDS Awareness by a Squidoo Activist.

Proceeds from sales to this lens benefit the AIDS Research Alliance and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, both Squidoo AIDS Charities.

The Lensmaster will be making a personal donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust in memory of Freddie Mercury and all of those who died from AIDS.

I encourage you to donate also.

Visit My Other Virtual Concert Lens for Josh Groban

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A Featured Lens in the Squidoo Activist Virtual Concert Series Group

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A Featured HIV/AIDS Awareness Group Lens

My collection of Freddie Mercury lenses was one of the motivators behind creating the HIV/AIDS Awareness Group.
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Virtual Concert Week on Squidoo

Music to Raise Money = A Good Time By All

U2 talks about the One Campaign in every concert they have. Coldplay talks about Oxfam International. A stage with thousands of screaming adoring fans is a good time to promote a good cause.

Remember "We Are the World"? Farm Aid? Band Aid? All hosted to raise money for causes. How? Bands got together to perform, raise awareness and donate money. What a great idea!

Summer is concert season. It seems like all bands go on tour. Nothing like live music on a warm summer night!

What if you could host a benefit concert? You have a cause that's important to you. What better way to have it announced than by your favorite performer in a room full of people who paid big bucks to get there?

This is the point of the Virtual Concert Week on Squidoo.

Who would you pick and what cause would you raise money for? Make a lens and tell us about it!

Images: Squid Singer. © Kirsti A. Dyer. Some Rights Reserved.

Created as a Project by the Squidoo Activists

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