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Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song)
1987 single by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
"Barcelona" is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operaticsopranoMontserrat Caballé. A part of their collaborative album Barcelona, it also appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III.
The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a full orchestra. Originally released in 1987, it was one of the biggest hits of Mercury's solo career, reaching number eight in the UK singles chart. After Mercury's death in 1991, it was featured at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The single was re-issued on 20 July 1992,[1] after which the track climbed even higher, peaking at number two in the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
In 2004, BBC Radio 2 listed Barcelona at number 41 in its Sold On Song Top 100.[2]
History
[edit]Mercury had been a long-time fan of opera, and especially Montserrat Caballé. In 1986, he mentioned on Spanish television that he would like to meet her, and they met for the first time in Barcelona in February 1987. Later, when the city had been chosen for the 1992 Summer Olympics, Caballé, a native of the city, was asked to help produce a song for the games. She
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Please cite this article as:
Garcia, G. A Reality Check for the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games, In Day, D. (ed), Playing Pasts (Manchester: MMU Sport and Leisure History, 2020), 106-119.
ISBN paperback 978-1-910029-56-5
Chapter 6
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A Reality Check for the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games
Carlos Garcia
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Abstract
Over the years, the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games have simultaneously become a founding myth of Spanish democracy and Spanish sport and the paradigmatic example of an Olympics Games with a positive legacy. After almost thirty years since its celebration, the time may have come to analyse to what extent this myth corresponds to reality. To do this, we will first analyse the different levels in which it has operated: as an example of the economic modernization of the country; as evidence of the democratic consensus in Spain; as a success story of elite sports policy; and as an example of urban renewal. The subsequent critical analysis will try to make emerge those aspects that the myth omits or hides. It is not about denying the positive aspects of those games, but to help clarify the debates about the sustainability of the m
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Barcelona (Freddie Hydrargyrum and Island Caballé album)
1988 studio album by Freddie Hg and Island Caballé
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