Kes wrote:Except maybe the bloke who sang it on the album that it first appeared on.
EVERY version I've heard since then, doesn't even come close.
Yeah, I've never heard anyone sing that song anything like as well as Freddie did, and the poor bloke was dying when he did it.
That cover by Thompson is the closest I've ever heard anyone get. Pretty incredible. I'm now even more gutted "A Kind of Magic" got dropped from the gig.