There are some examples of Brett singing on Youtube, and he actually had a rather good voice. Unfortunately the producers felt that his voice was ‘too mature’ for the role of Freddie, with the result that he was dubbed. Even though he made light of this, I recall seeing interviews with him where this subject came up, and you could tell that it still rankled decades later!
March 9th, 2016 at 5:09 pm
… and it’s sung by Sherlock Holmes!
March 9th, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Do you know, I never realized that before?
March 9th, 2016 at 7:26 pm
The song was actually sung by Bill Shirley who dubbed for Brett.
March 9th, 2016 at 7:28 pm
More I did not know, obviously. Thanks, Chuck!
March 10th, 2016 at 5:19 am
There are some examples of Brett singing on Youtube, and he actually had a rather good voice. Unfortunately the producers felt that his voice was ‘too mature’ for the role of Freddie, with the result that he was dubbed. Even though he made light of this, I recall seeing interviews with him where this subject came up, and you could tell that it still rankled decades later!