just played Queen's "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" as a tribute to a legend. Happy belated birthday Freddie, wherever you are.
This song for me not only makes me teary, but sums up life in general for me.
Naah, you go to these foreign weddings or in this case those funeral occassions. It's your brother he's only a few years older but it's the difference between prog rock and punk rock.
And all those sounds that you hated while growing up seem fucking brilliant when his Portuguese widow decides that they will be played at his wake.
Lots of beer, lots of wine, lots of laughter, lots of tears.
Meh, in some magical way he'd managed to persuade her that he was special.
But like all special people, time catches up.
That Shine On You Crazy Diamond shit is some heavy shit.
I wouldn't say tears streaming down my face but certainly makes me sad as it reminds me of the loss of the one and only great Roy Orbison;
Travelling Wilburys & End Of The Line...