Freddie Mercury sponge cake with the notes from Mercury's song "Barcelona". The bill, which included 232 broken glasses, was presented to Queen's manager, Jim Beach. In October 1986, the British press reported that Mercury had his blood tested for HIV/AIDS at a Harley Street clinic. A reporter for "The Sun", Hugh Whittow, questioned Mercury about the story at Heathrow Airport as he was returning from a trip to Japan. Mercury denied he had the disease. According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative
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