Freddie Mercury

RENT is a rock-opera musical written in the 1990s by Jonathan Larson. The show highlights young adults living with disease, poverty, and drug-use during the turn of the century in New York City. Many of the characters featured in RENT are struggling artists, vying for others to listen to their opinion. Many consider the musical to be a modernized version of Puccini’s La bohème, an opera written in the 1800s about struggling young bohemians. In La bohème, one of the characters ultimately dies…

has been speculated by many that the song’s beginning might portray a welcome home bash for a Vietnam veteran. Gaye had his friends provide some of the voices. 8) Queen: “Somebody To Love” This song is sung in a gospel style, with the voices of Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor multitracked to sound like a choir. The lyrics, especially combined with the gospel influence, create a song about desperation and soul-searching. Every line in this song is written from the heart, a true tale…