小天的週記

之前就聽說Queen皇后樂團前主唱Freddie Mercury的個人物品將透過蘇富比拍賣會進行拍賣。

昨天在the BBC新聞聽到，真心覺得這位歌手真的是生前賺很多，死後還是持續賺錢啊! (重點歪了)

而且我也是從新聞才知道，那首知名的《波希米亞狂想曲》(Bohemian Rhapsody)，

原來差點被稱為《蒙古狂想曲》(Mongolian Rhapsody)，

不過後來Freddie Mercury把Mongolian字眼劃掉了。

我只能說，Freddie Mercury要是當時真的用Mongolian這單字，那真的太前衛了。

畢竟在當時的英國，應該不可能像現在那麼熱愛擁抱亞洲文化(其實是k-pop)，

Freddie Mercury若是用Mongolian Rhapsody，這首歌還能大賣嗎?

坦白說，我其實對Queen皇后樂團並沒特別關注，拜我朋友所賜，

我才終於略知Queen皇后樂團。

之前朋友提到電影《波希米亞狂想曲》(Bohemian Rhapsody)，

還特別找出飾演Freddie Mercury的電影男主角Rami Malek跟Freddie Mercury本尊的動作比較，

只能說Rami Malek模仿地唯妙唯肖啊!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-aBVN8hew

果然，飾演Freddie Mercury的電影男主角Rami Malek還因此榮獲奧斯卡最佳男主角殊榮。

也因為我朋友提到電影《波希米亞狂想曲》(Bohemian Rhapsody)，

我才終於知道原來那首那麼有名的We Will Rock You就是出自Queen皇后樂團之手，我之前還真是孤陋寡聞。

而且後來我也才知道，Queen皇后樂團裡面那位吉他手Brian May，竟然還擁有天體物理學博士!?

雖然說，我也知道在英國，不論你念什麼科系，根本不會因此有人拿來規範你未來就只能從事怎樣的工作，

但是天體物理學博士跟樂團掛勾，我還是覺得很難聯想。

只能說，英國很早就有人做斜槓了，哈哈。

照片是我英國朋友特地拍給我的。

他覺得 Freddie Mercury的家門規森嚴，宛如監獄XD

他是這麼描述:

"I walked through some interesting streets in Kensington where

very wealthy people must live. I found his street, but as you may have

seen in photos, all you can really see is a wall with a couple of

doors in it. The wall had razor wire on top, CCTV, and notices warning

people not to write graffiti. It looked a bit like a prison really.

Someone had left some flowers by one of the gates. I didn't hang

around, as I've heard some local people get annoyed by people taking

photos."

針對那一帶的房子，他後來補充:

"In central London, most residential properties are built right up to the

road with no greenery at the front. However, those areas I walked

through have garden squares in the middle of the road. They are like

private parks that are shared between the homes in the area. I think

in 'Notting Hill' they climb the fence to sit in one of that type of

private park.

I expect there are other streets in London where very rich people have

homes with a high wall around a garden. Freddie Mercury's house is

called 'Garden Lodge' so it was built as a house in its own private

garden. It's the only house in that area that is like that. Most of

the buildings in the street look like they are apartments now."

所以你們知道Freddie Mercury倫敦故居被稱作"Garden Lodge"的原因了吧?

講到Freddie Mercury倫敦故居 "Garden Lodge"，

順帶一提韓德爾的倫敦故居之前整修完畢，前一陣子開始也開放給民眾參觀了。

韓德爾的倫敦故居，之前英國搖滾歌手Jimi Hendrix也曾居住過。

韓德爾的音樂那麼悅耳，跟Jimi Hendrix音樂風格差很多耶!

不知道韓德爾地下有知，感受如何XD

相關新聞連結

Freddie Mercury: Queen star's piano and other items fetch high prices at auction

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66729573

Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/arts/music/queen-freddie-mercury-bohemian-rhapsody.html

Mongolian Rhapsody? Newly unearthed writing draft reveals original title for Queen hit

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/01/mongolian-rhapsody-newly-unearthed-writing-draft-reveals-original-title-for-queen-hit