This song is a tribute to Freddie Mercury from Waterson's second solo album… Read Full Bio ↴This song is a tribute to Freddie Mercury from Waterson's second solo album The Very Thought of You (1999) and written by her sister Lal Waterson. She was accompanied by Danny Thompson on bass, Teddy Borrowiecki, piano, and Eliza Carthy, viola.
Norma Waterson wrote in the album's sleeve notes:
"Lal's Reply to Joe Haines (originally called An Open Letter to Joe Haines) is just that. A reply to the iniquitous article written by that man on the subject of Freddie Mercury's disclosure that he was HIV positive (indeed that he had full blown AIDS) and which the Daily Mirror saw fit to print".
In the song Mercury is mentioned only by his real surname Bulsara.
Norma Waterson wrote in the album's sleeve notes:
"Lal's Reply to Joe Haines (originally called An Open Letter to Joe Haines) is just that. A reply to the iniquitous article written by that man on the subject of Freddie Mercury's disclosure that he was HIV positive (indeed that he had full blown AIDS) and which the Daily Mirror saw fit to print".
In the song Mercury is mentioned only by his real surname Bulsara.
Reply to Joe Haines
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@AustinMallon
Lyrics
Read your letter, tore the page
Wondered whether to write in rage
Then I thought it better to use your trade
No-one should ever die of AIDS
No ordinary fellow, centre stage
No Cinderella, what a face
Gave us so much pleasure and some change
His likes will never come again
Read your letter, such a shame
And I think it better you think again
What's it matter how he came
Bye bye Bulsara—what a name
No ordinary fellow, centre stage
No Cinderella, what a face
Gave us so much pleasure and some change
No-one will ever take his place
@cars2ondvd
Like si vinieron de Radio Queen inmortal
@iggypope2821
ya lo sabemos ya lo sabemos
@edwinsoto7545
seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@b8536
Io!
@QueenForever-be2xf
SIIIIII
@michellemercury5273
Sii😊😆
@jamesdevlin6373
Beautiful, a fitting tribute to Freddy.
@AustinMallon
Lyrics
Read your letter, tore the page
Wondered whether to write in rage
Then I thought it better to use your trade
No-one should ever die of AIDS
No ordinary fellow, centre stage
No Cinderella, what a face
Gave us so much pleasure and some change
His likes will never come again
Read your letter, such a shame
And I think it better you think again
What's it matter how he came
Bye bye Bulsara—what a name
No ordinary fellow, centre stage
No Cinderella, what a face
Gave us so much pleasure and some change
No-one will ever take his place
@EnosEverything
Utterly superb... What a homage... and now Norma herself has left the stage forever.. R.I.P.
@vVvnNnbBb
Never heard this before, beautiful, 30 years today 😻