"Who wants to live forever"

"Who wants to live forever" was performed by English Rock Band "Queen" released in June 1986. Lead vocals were performed by Freddy Mercury. This song was written for the soundtrack of the movie "Highlander". The song was used in the scenes when Connor Macleod must watch his wife growing old and dying while he remains young forever, as he is an immortal.

Freddy Mercury was a phenomenan ,in my opinion easily one of the best singers of all time. Pure, raw talent. It is so sad that he died from bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDs on 24 November 1991.

It was through my brother that I learned about Queen, he was the one who had all of their albums and was amazed by their talent and their music. I think this is a very special song that also makes me laugh at the same time. Why laugh you ask? My boyfriend and his best friend (our friend) are very creative and talented in making movies of their Ski trips, of our roadtrips, Birthdays, Suprises etc. They created a clip with this song as their theme. The clip was of them KiteSurfing into the sunset.. very suitable and very romantic I must say :)

The lyrics speak of eternal life which was specifically written for the movie "Highlander". However it can also be interpreted as one who loves another so dearly and has to watch that person grow old and die while they are still alive and well. Clearly it's an extremely painful situation but one which most humans have to endure. To love someone so deeply and have to let them go, as they pass away, is heart wrenching. However he also speaks of the moments spent together before death and how precious those moments are. Nobody wants to watch the people they love, die. However death is a part of life and we need to accept that. We should make the most of the time we have with the people we love in this life because we never know how much time we have. Who really knows what will happen when we die ? We only know what appears to be, don't we? No one really likes to think about dying and letting go of those we love, but as hard as it is , it's a part of life.

I dedicate this song to my special granny who passed away in December 2010, she was extremely frail and her body eventually failed her. I am so glad I got to see her last year in September before she went. Somehow I think she knew when she was going to die and she was ready for it. She is in a better place now and is not suffering anymore. I know her soul lives on forever.
M darling pet Cat "Clio" and dog "Charlie" were also taken suddenly. It's still hard for me to think about the day that I heard the news and so sad for me to think about all of our times together. With so many memories attached to them ,it was hard to let go. Having lived the biggest part of my life in South Africa and hearing the news in Australia was me having to re-live all the memories of my life with them, in South Africa. To say the least it was extremely difficult. I was unconsolable. I try now, not to dwell too much on these things and each day things get better for me. It only teaches me how precious our time on this earth is and how we need to make the most of every moment we have , with those we love. We never know when any moment will be taken from us !


Lyrics :

There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away
from us
Who wants to live forever? (twice)

There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us

Who wants to live forever? (twice)
Who dares to love forever
When love must die?

But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
Forever is ours today
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever
Forever is ours today
Who waits forever anyway?