Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song) Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song) "Barcelona" is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. A part of their collaborative album "Barcelona", it also appeared on Queen's "Greatest Hits III". The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a full orchestra. Originally released in 1987, it was one of the biggest hits of Mercury's solo career, reaching number eight in the UK Singles Chart. After Mercury's death in 1991, it was featured at the 1992 Summer Olympics, after which the track climbed even higher,
Disco Freddy Disco Freddy Disco Freddy, also called Larry the Unbelievable at the beginning of his public career, was one of the notable characters during the late 1970s and early 1980s on the Riegelmann Boardwalk, which extends from Coney Island to Brighton Beach, in Brooklyn, N.Y. During his performing heyday, he was about 60 years old. Disco Freddy entertained crowds with a comedy and faux dance act on the boardwalk during the warm weather months, mainly in Brighton Beach. His shows consisted of dancing to music played on a large portable battery-powered transistor radio-tape recorder that he often held while he danced,