The two rock icons were acquaintances through their shared love of Buddy Holly’s music, but they became friends after meeting for Live Aid and bonding backstage more than they’d ever had.
So, McCartney wanted to collaborate on a project with Mercury to show him support and wrote ‘Once Upon a Long Ago,’ with the Queen icon in his mind. The song emphasized all the harsh criticism Freddie received from the press, and Paul wanted to show that he was on his friend’s side with this duet.
However, Freddie couldn’t make it to the studio due to his busy schedule with his solo projects and Queen, and the single was released in 1987, only featuring McCartney on vocals. Still, it seemed that Paul had hoped for the pair to unite their powers in the future for another project, but a tragedy came in the way.
Mercury lost his life in 1991, and Paul’s hopes to collaborate disappeared. Linda McCartney later recalled how the Queen frontman’s death had devastated her husband as she appeared on British TV alone a few days after Freddie died.
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