Montsy and Fred, the odd couple

Tomorrow will mark 35 years since the song was performed ‘Barcelona‘ in charge of Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé in Montjuic, before the 20,000 people and full authority. It was October 8, 1988, in the midst of pre-Olympic fever, and the unofficial Olympic anthem was presented. within the framework of La Nit Festival. The Catalan soprano sang live and was the leader of What towho used playback, had to devise ways to hide the incipient traces of HIV.

They planned to close the opening ceremony together. Games but mercury He died in 1991, at the age of 45. today, Barcelona Find a street or square and space for a sculpture in the new area of ​​Glòries to thank the international projection given by the duo of urban artists. They formed an ‘odd couple’, as English music journalists commented with some scorn due to the unusual mix between rock and opera, a novelty branded as grotesque at the time. It should be noted that a good part of specialists did not sympathize with the band or its leader for moving away from conventions and maintaining an airtight barrier against criticism.

The recognition of Barcelona i ride already mercury More than the mayor’s stubbornness. Jaume Collbonian ardent fan of the singer and What to. The councilor returned to the fray weeks ago, presumably, to lessen the effects of the disappointment caused by not returning from London with the batch of artist’s manuscripts that were auctioned in Sotheby’s at the beginning of September, it includes the iconic melody ‘Barcelona’ and several copies written in 1987.

There was more hope than hope in obtaining that part of the precious inheritance which the Olympic Museum. More than 2,000 people from 60 countries gathered at the famous auction house accessed under the huge mustache of Freddie. The manuscript was awarded for 66,633 euros, not enough for Barcelona,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ of which due to the municipal imperative cannot exceed the initial 30,000 euros.

Collboni He tried the first attempt in the plenary session on November 23, 2018, the day the city council posthumously awarded the city’s Gold Medal to the diva, who died on October 6 at the age of 85. The then mayor Gerardo Pisarello He took the glove. And so on until now, when the Barcelona gazetteer is crowded.

The gazetteer commission has more than 200 requests to label streets or squares on a street map that do not grow, according to El Periódico. Many of the suggestions, from political men and women, from science and art to Captain Thunder, they have been waiting for years and decades. Among the demands that define the sport, the brothers hope to be met Arthur and Ernest Wittypioneer athletes of the city and promoters of Barça, the Spanish football player Joseph Mauri and the controversial candidacy of Juan Antonio Samaranch, died on April 2, 2010 and was presented in the register in 2012 by Barcelona Sport and the PP. Then he had the mayor’s approval Xavier Trias.

The initiative never progressed. However, the idea of ​​recognizing the city in the figure of Samaranch It is time-varying when there is specific recall. That year, 30 entities from the Sants-Montjuïc neighborhood declared themselves against the reformulation of Estadi avenue after the name of the president of International Olympic Committee (IOC). The councilor Jordi Marti concluded that the proposal “does not currently enjoy the slightest consensus.”

Joseph Miquel Abadthe ‘de facto’ executor of the Olympic Games, maintains in its public interventions that, despite its conflicting ideologies, the city continues to owe Samaranch. “Barcelona I can’t win the Games without it Samaranch (…) And in that sense, I add that the city is very ungrateful. (…) Sectarianism is not good company. In Samaranch “It is being very unfair because a biased, unobjective version of his career is being given,” he said when interviewed by MD.

Since mercuryan opera lover, saw the Catalan soprano ‘ sing in 1983Ballo in maschera‘ of verdi in Royal Opera House in Londonimmediately wanted to work with him. Montsy and Fredas they called each other, held an initiation meeting in a dining room with a piano in the gardens of Ritz Hotel Barcelona and in 1987 they developed the melody in the context of their emotional personal and professional encounters and their partnerships. They exchanged cassettes due to their busy schedules until the famous piece was played for the first time in Ibiza on playback before singing together in front of the magic fountain. The audience rose from their seats when they heard the first bars. The last public appearance of Freddie Mercury It is in the 1990 edition of the Brit Awards within Dominion Theater London. He said only two words: “Thank you very much.”

Antique / 1978

Valencia puts in more money and grabs
Dani Solsona at Barça

Valencia signed Daniel Solsona paying 35 million, more than 20 and two players offered by Barça. News of the agreement has arrived Joseph Lluís Núñez on August 4, 1978 while witnessing the friendly Girona-Barça of the Costa Brava trophy. “Espanol does not want players and in those cases we are not interested,” said the president of Barcelona who, on the last day, suggested Manuel Meler the same amount in addition to Barça’s participation in City of Barcelona. ‘El noi de Cornellà’ played eight seasons as a parakeet, with a total of 280 games and 48 goals. Within Valencia of Ramos Costa He spent five seasons winning the hearts of fans for his unique style, in addition to the Cup Winners’ Cup, Cup and Super Cup. In 1983 the club was suffering serious financial and sporting problems and he was released to go to Bastia. ‘L’Équipe’ has the headline ‘Solsona, the King of Spain’ on the cover. He passed Paris Race and the Stade de Rennais and he finished his playing career in Sant Andreu.