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TIL While recording "The Show Must Go On", Brian May doubted that Freddie Mercury would be able to sing the highly demanding vocals due to Freddie's declining health. To May's surprise, Freddie downed a vodka, said "I'll fucking do it, darling!" and then, in May's words, he "went in and killed it".

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