Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song) peaking at number two in the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand. In 2004, BBC Radio 2 listed Barcelona at number 41 in its "Sold On Song Top 100". Mercury had been a long-time fan of opera, especially favouring Montserrat Caballé. In 1986, he mentioned on Spanish television that he would be glad to see her in person. They had a friendly initial meeting in Barcelona in February 1987. Later, when the city had been chosen for the 1992 Summer Olympics, Caballé, a native of the city, was asked to help with producing a song for the games. She summoned
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst by American rapper XV, for his mixtape "" (2014), on the song "The Learning Tree". The song's first part was covered by American jazz pianist Armen Nalbandian, for his album "Alis Grave Nil" (2014), on the song "Sing About Me". The song's second part was covered for American jazz pianist Robert Glasper's album "Covered" (2015), on the song "I'm Dying of Thirst". The song was featured in the American television series "Grey's Anatomy", in its 207th overall episode "Man on the Moon". Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" is a song by