Five Live came on the heels of Freddie Mercury's death. To give a pretty good idea of how and why this inspired George Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield to collaborate on this live performance at Wembley, here are some quotes from the liner notes:
GM: "Special thanks to Roger, Brian, and John for their kind invitation, and of course to Freddie, who probably saved me from life as a waiter. P.S. Thanks again, Lisa."
"All artist royalties and record company net profits from this compact disc will be donated to the Mercury Phoenix Trust for the distribution to AIDS charities worldwide in memory of the incomparable Freddie Mercury."
GM: "I think a lot of people, not necessarily people who have anything against gay people, are probably taking some small comfort in the fact that although Freddie died of AIDS, he was publicly bisexual. It's a very, very dangerous comfort. The conservative estimate for the year 2000 is that 40 million people on this planet will be infected by HIV, and if you think that those are all going to be gay people or drug addicts, then you are pretty well lining up to be one of those numbers. So please, for God's sake and for Freddie's sake, and for your own sakes, please be careful."
As for the music itself, it's all quite good. There's really nothing more to be said. Listen and enjoy.
Tracks:
1. George Michael & Queen: "Somebody to Love"
2. George Michael: "Killer"
3. George Michael: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
4. George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield:" These Are the Days of Our Lives"
5. George Michael: "Calling You"
6. Queen: "Dear Friends" (this is an album cut for Sheer Heart Attack)
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