Freddie Mercury and His Cats

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2018
  • If you’re a big Freddie Mercury fan, you probably already know how much the Queen singer adored his four-legged pets. And if you're just beginning to learn about the legend's personal life, this is just another reason to love him. The biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) captures Mercury's doting cat dad moments, showing how at one point he even ended up living in a mansion filled with as many as 10 cats at a time. The film does give fans a good idea of how much cats meant to him, but it turns out that Freddie Mercury’s cats played an even larger role in his real life.
    In his memoir Mister Mercury, Mercury’s live-in personal assistant Peter Freestone wrote about how much the singer cared about his cats. “He’d get to a hotel, we’d dial through and he really would talk to his cats,” writes Freestone. “Mary [Austin] would hold Tom and Jerry in turn up to the receiver to listen to Freddie talking. This continued throughout the years with succeeding feline occupants of his houses.” In fact, Mercury dedicated his liner notes in his 1985 solo album Mr. Bad Guy specifically to Jerry, also mentioning the other cats. It reads, “This album is dedicated to my cat Jerry-also Tom, Oscar, and Tiffany and all the cat lovers across the universe-screw everybody else!”
    Mary Austin, who was Mercury’s girlfriend at the time, had bought him the pair of cats in the early ‘70s while they were together. According to The Telegraph, the pair remained close long after their romantic relationship dissolved, with Austin often housesitting for Mercury and taking care of the cats. Years after giving him Tom and Jerry, she gifted him another cat: Tiffany, a longhaired bluepoint. But, as the ultimate cat dad, Mercury couldn’t stop at just three cats. After Tiffany came Oscar, who initially belonged to one of his partners, but the singer decided to keep him. The Telegraph also noted that Mercury loved rescuing cats from the Blue Cross shelter. This included Miko, Romeo, Lily, and Goliath.
    Mercury loved them all, but his love for them didn’t match what he felt for his absolute favorite: Delilah. He adopted her in 1987, and the tabby swiftly stole his heart. The Queen singer loved her so much that in Innuendo, the band’s last album before Mercury’s death, he dedicated a song and named it after her. At first, it seems like a love song, as Mercury sings about her being irresistible and making him smile. But it quickly shifts to specifying mischievous cat things she does, like biting and clawing when she’s moody, and peeing all over his Chippendale suit.
    He also proudly showed his appreciation towards his cats by wearing a waistcoat covered in cats for the 1991 video for “These Are the Days of Our Lives,” which ended up being Queen’s last music video. The Telegraph reported that his friend Donald McKenzie created it for Mercury, painting his cats on it. Mercury was fiercely devoted to his cats till his death. From his lyrics and tales by friends, it’s clear that his cats brought him joy even during the toughest times, showing that dogs don't have the monopoly on being man's best friend.
    #FreddieMercury #Mercury #Delilah #Queen

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  • @H0lly_Leaf
    @H0lly_Leaf 5 років тому +212

    Honestly Freddie Mercury is amazing, I’m happy he was a cat person 😂

    • @sarahdanielle1985
      @sarahdanielle1985 3 роки тому +15

      Who couldn't be a cat person... cats are soooo cool all animals are but cats are my favourite to

    • @sarahdanielle1985
      @sarahdanielle1985 3 роки тому +6

      @@scorpion4201 yes I love doggies to I love every animal in the world..but like freddie cats my #1 my cats are georgie and freddie lol

    • @johnbleakley2586
      @johnbleakley2586 3 роки тому +8

      Me too dear! My cat,Tyson,is my best friend in life as I've met some total cunts in life who masquerade as human beings but are infact total shits and cunts but my cat offers me unconditional love and affection so I'm happy to call him my best friend! 🙂

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 3 роки тому +8

      Cats are my favourite too sadly I lost mine six months ago. I'm currently going through the process of adopting rescue cats and I'm seriously thinking about naming one Freddie if I get a boy cat lol

  • @vn8897
    @vn8897 4 роки тому +115

    Freddie's cats were like his children....🐈

  • @annakowalska9935
    @annakowalska9935 5 років тому +102

    Delilah was his favorite cat,it's great to know that Freddie such a talented music genius had a big heart for cats,because time spend with cats is nevet wasted.

    • @lucilleconsenza8239
      @lucilleconsenza8239 6 місяців тому +2

      What happened she didn't sell the cats with everything else that belonged to him

  • @ljr-w2596
    @ljr-w2596 5 років тому +184

    “Do a backwards flip” 😂

  • @rebeccablakey2637
    @rebeccablakey2637 10 місяців тому +5

    I can very much understand how much Freddie Mercury loved his cats. My cats are my fur children. They are the best companions ever. Rip Freddie and rip to all his cats. May they rest in peace together forever.

  • @simonasole6871
    @simonasole6871 5 років тому +103

    Rest in peace Freddy ..and also your cats will be with you 💓🐈😇💋💋💋

    • @dakotaavellino3491
      @dakotaavellino3491 5 років тому +4

      Simona 70 freddie*

    • @simonasole6871
      @simonasole6871 5 років тому +1

      @@dakotaavellino3491 Freddie was a good person ♥

    • @chevyguy1422
      @chevyguy1422 4 роки тому +3

      @@simonasole6871 yes he was and he was also the best singer of all time

    • @simonasole6871
      @simonasole6871 4 роки тому +3

      @@chevyguy1422 Yes .Freddy has been a SUPER singer .After the AIDS he has won the paradise and light of God ♥

    • @simonasole6871
      @simonasole6871 3 роки тому +1

      @Catgirl Feline I agree with you . Mercury has been a great singer , and I love who loves cats !! ♥😁

  • @charlisilver7879
    @charlisilver7879 2 роки тому +10

    If only Freddie had lived long enough to post photos of his cats on Instagram

  • @sunshinekwon9516
    @sunshinekwon9516 5 років тому +64

    I adore my cats too, they can brighten my day the way nobody else can. Happy to see Freddie with his fur babies. Miss yah Freddie! ❤

  • @user-cw8qy2fl7n
    @user-cw8qy2fl7n 3 роки тому +38

    Умница,талант,красавчик.Спи спокойно,мы тебя любим.

  • @solitairedeliancourt1107
    @solitairedeliancourt1107 2 роки тому +12

    Now this is strange: When I played " Delilah" for the very first time, my little tomcat Leonardo got very excited. Normally he does not care a fig about the music I am listening to but I have never ever seen him getting so excited about a song. He is also a tabby 😸

  • @docbob5827
    @docbob5827 2 роки тому +9

    Real men love cats 🐱 Mister Mercury was a helluva man.
    We miss you Freddy.
    Hope you are enjoying great time in heaven with all the kittis 😻

  • @reneeherr4145
    @reneeherr4145 2 роки тому +11

    He sure loved his cats what a sweetheart 💖 I love cats too I must say ❤

  • @jpp144
    @jpp144 4 роки тому +15

    I’ve always loved Freddie. Love him even more now ❤️🤛

  • @BOSS.Productions
    @BOSS.Productions 5 років тому +10

    Just saw Bohemian Rhapsody. I love cats and I love Freddie. Miss him sooo much. This made me cry 😭 as it shows how beautiful of a person he was. RIP

  • @rrn5745
    @rrn5745 2 роки тому +16

    Фредди имел огромную, добрую душу и сердце!!! Но столько в жизни натерпелся, что открывать их стал только очень близким и проверенным людям, и, конечно, животным. Люблю Фредди!!! Ты, Фред, самый лучший из мужчин!!! 💓🤴👑🎼🎤🌈♾️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @irynalia2775
    @irynalia2775 2 роки тому +3

    Happy 75th Birthday, Freddie! No matter where you are!🥰

  • @catherinetelford847
    @catherinetelford847 5 років тому +12

    Freddie loved his cats,well looked after just like himself

  • @rebeccablakey2637
    @rebeccablakey2637 2 роки тому +2

    Cats are the best companions in the world. The most loyal and constant companions imagineable. I am proud to be a mom to many fur babies and completely understand why he loved his cats.

  • @ameliebarnowski7280
    @ameliebarnowski7280 5 років тому +43

    Oh my god Delilah is playing in the background

  • @leahb2198
    @leahb2198 5 років тому +51

    "Do a backwards flip, or a latin dance" 😂😂

    • @yrraall
      @yrraall 4 роки тому

      It's laicd dance

  • @carmenana4890
    @carmenana4890 5 років тому +11

    Cats are wonderful animals 💖💖💖🐱🐈

  • @vanishingpoint2658
    @vanishingpoint2658 5 років тому +85

    Lovely video (except for the photoshopped one of Freddie sitting in a lavatory. 😒😟) What folks may NOT know it's that the Disney Corporation were actually seriously planning a short animated film about Delilah. Freddie even had a film cell of the intended animated depiction of Delilah framed and hung on his wall. Sadly it did not come to fruition.😢, You have to love a man who loves cats! 😊😻

  • @delilahbelle2292
    @delilahbelle2292 5 років тому +7

    R.i.p you are my favorite Freddie Mercury

  • @MonicaAnderson-ny1qy
    @MonicaAnderson-ny1qy 25 днів тому

    I love him not only because he was an amazing musician but he loved cats. Beautiful kitties Freddie ❤❤

  • @Squab1972
    @Squab1972 5 років тому +26

    I love cats ! they are my favourite animal

    • @wendyfiolek5914
      @wendyfiolek5914 5 років тому +2

      I love cats, too. I have five. My husband had to reign me in and tell me no more lol.

    • @shirleymullen430
      @shirleymullen430 3 роки тому +1

      I love cats too, you know they lived a charmed life.

  • @user-vu8ro4hy6o
    @user-vu8ro4hy6o 5 років тому +50

    Не могу сдержать улыбки когда смотрю фото Фредди с его питомцами😊 Я сама ужасная кошатница и мне всегда так приятно видеть вот такую любовь к кошкам😻 И безумно приятно, что такой великий человек, как Фредди Меркьюри, был большим любителем пушистиков😺😻

    • @michaelshaw6378
      @michaelshaw6378 5 років тому +16

      У меня дома постоянно живут 2 кошки. Я их обожаю, Фредди я люблю очень давно и преданно, но только недавно узнал о его любви к кошкам! Фредди самый добрый и чудесный человек и музыкант!!!

    • @user-lb4og4iv1k
      @user-lb4og4iv1k 5 років тому +7

      Точно!!!

    • @mariajosedossantos1491
      @mariajosedossantos1491 5 років тому +2

      Maravilhoso!!!

    • @user-wn7cm8ix7i
      @user-wn7cm8ix7i 3 роки тому +3

      Я тоже , кошатница,у меня 9 и сегодня еще прибавился один,,,выловила котенка, его маму задрали собаки, месяца полтора назад, осталось 2 масеньких котенка,,,дикие, ужасно были, выживали как могли, а позавчера одного из них опять собаки задрали, один остался,ходил две ночи плакал,я не выдержала, разобьюсь,думаю, но поймаю,,,и поймала, и теперь у меня 10,,,а про то что Фредди любил кошек, тоже недавно узнала, и за это еще больше его обожаю, он мой кумир,,,

    • @user-nq1bl3go1o
      @user-nq1bl3go1o 3 роки тому

      @@user-wn7cm8ix7i 😊👍🌹

  • @sheilavoorhees470
    @sheilavoorhees470 5 місяців тому +1

    They ate precious, beautiful kitty cats !

  • @user-tp5py6yt1f
    @user-tp5py6yt1f Рік тому +7

    Обожаю его за любовь к кошкам, я сама всегда с ними

  • @davidwilliams776
    @davidwilliams776 5 років тому +17

    This made me love him a bit more 😞thank you

  • @murderface3r
    @murderface3r 3 роки тому +4

    Im watching this and kissing the head of my cat, Magoo, my best friend and my son who I love more than life

  • @danette26
    @danette26 2 роки тому +2

    Freddie was the king of cat lovers

  • @felinacosmica1144
    @felinacosmica1144 5 років тому +4

    I love Freddy Mercury and all the cats😻👏😍

  • @MicheleMJJ
    @MicheleMJJ 5 років тому +11

    His love for cats really confirmed what a lovely and caring person he was. Most men prefer dogs........and it's unusual for them to get attached to cats. It makes me love him even more.

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 5 років тому +5

      Cats take patience and compromise. Too many men don't understand either of those. But Freddie was no ordinary man!

    • @wendyfiolek5914
      @wendyfiolek5914 5 років тому +10

      I love people who love cats. They are the most caring and loving people. I don't like nor do I trust anyone who hates animals.

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 5 років тому +6

      @@wendyfiolek5914 Agreed. I could never trust anyone who is unkind to animals, especially cats!

    • @MicheleMJJ
      @MicheleMJJ 5 років тому +5

      @@wendyfiolek5914 I feel the same way.

    • @gloriaortiz1227
      @gloriaortiz1227 Рік тому +1

      There's many many men out there that love cats.ive seen many men in the pet isle in the supermarket buying cat food❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @bellamia2341
    @bellamia2341 4 роки тому +2

    Freddie and cat lover forever.

  • @MarianSualdea-gx9ii
    @MarianSualdea-gx9ii 5 місяців тому +3

    Amabas a tus gatos y el Mundo 🌎entero te ama a ti FREDDIE. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @podsmpsg1
    @podsmpsg1 5 років тому +34

    Cute cats.

  • @guspatino6101
    @guspatino6101 10 місяців тому

    Im cruying like baby cuddling my cats and hearing this beautiful song

  • @880HE
    @880HE 2 роки тому +3

    Добрейшей души человек!

  • @sarahdanielle1985
    @sarahdanielle1985 3 роки тому +4

    I love how much freddie loved cats it makes me love him even more....such a awesome sweet man xx I bet freddie loved all animals like me but my favourite is definitely cats too

  • @sylwiacemka8407
    @sylwiacemka8407 2 роки тому +1

    Love❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-bq4fm6yd3v
    @user-bq4fm6yd3v 2 роки тому +4

    оттакого вокала можно "с ума сойти"! Бесподобно!

  • @paolapalazzini9929
    @paolapalazzini9929 4 роки тому +2

    Fantastico questo video ,i gattoni di Freddie e lui così contento di essere con loro ...
    😽😽😽😽😽😽😽😽😽😽

  • @janiquevaillot8554
    @janiquevaillot8554 3 роки тому +1

    Freddie was himself a COOL LOVELY CAT ❣🐾🐾👑👌

  • @annabrown7302
    @annabrown7302 Рік тому

    CATS GIVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND FREDDY MURPHY LOVED THEM SO MUCH TOO RIP FREDDY MURPHY ❤️🙏🙏🙏

  • @catherinetelford8449
    @catherinetelford8449 9 місяців тому

    Boy Freddie did love his cats😊😮

  • @liliangottardi7193
    @liliangottardi7193 3 роки тому +5

    Amo demais !!

  • @bernalopez3444
    @bernalopez3444 5 років тому +6

    💖💖💖💗💗💗preciosos y divinos todos ellos...como él !!!

  • @cristroke
    @cristroke 5 років тому +6

    Freddie descansa en paz tal vez tus excesos te llevaron a la muerte pero gozaste muy bien y aportaste mucho a la música gracias por todo

  • @chromicapop4595
    @chromicapop4595 2 роки тому

    I love how he made a song about his fave cat

  • @estrellapilaryotrasyerbas7673
    @estrellapilaryotrasyerbas7673 5 років тому +9

    El vídeo que él le graba a su gata es adorable y se le escucha hablándole. 😍😻

  • @elisabetta1570
    @elisabetta1570 5 років тому +40

    Dolce Freddie ha dedicato una canzone alla sua gatta preferita 😘

    • @oasiprogressiva
      @oasiprogressiva 5 років тому +1

      Si ma ti chiedo, ti sembra che la foto seduto sul cesso possa essere reale?

    • @gioarmatage6127
      @gioarmatage6127 5 років тому

      la foto sul cesso 😂😂😂😂

    • @oasiprogressiva
      @oasiprogressiva 5 років тому +2

      @@gioarmatage6127 è un fotomontaggio anche fatto male

    • @evacappello9938
      @evacappello9938 5 років тому

      Si vede la sensibilità d'animo che aveva e che nascondeva in pubblico trasformandosi nell'irriverente Frontman dei Quenn

    • @margotmargot9667
      @margotmargot9667 3 роки тому

      @@oasiprogressiva Quella foto potevano evitarlo , FREDDIE perdonali

  • @dragulia_venaro
    @dragulia_venaro 4 роки тому +2

    delilah! 😻

  • @whyhesoears
    @whyhesoears Місяць тому

    rip Freddie u wouldve loved all of the cat memes that came with the Internet

  • @freddie26123
    @freddie26123 5 років тому +3

    Ah ah ah..lovely.

  • @luisaaraujo6433
    @luisaaraujo6433 4 роки тому +1

    Adopt a cat to honor Freddie's memory! Time spent with a cat is never wasted. :)

  • @YouGetThePicture_08
    @YouGetThePicture_08 5 років тому +1

    This made me cry a litte.... But it's so cute!

  • @sandrauhlein4317
    @sandrauhlein4317 3 роки тому

    I love this video. Freddie loves 💘 his Cats and I don't blame him. I have 2 dogs and 3 Cats. I can appreciate 😌 how Freddie loved his. Miss him.

  • @fabioparpanesi5455
    @fabioparpanesi5455 5 років тому +18

    What a pain..

  • @sarahdanielle1985
    @sarahdanielle1985 3 роки тому

    I love cats so much to...I always have..oohh we would have got along so good

  • @paolapalazzini9929
    @paolapalazzini9929 4 роки тому

    I love this man

  • @nehabadule7725
    @nehabadule7725 5 років тому +12

    Freddie's personal chef Joe gave him Goliath and dalialah. Jim Freddie's partner gifted him lily and Romeo. And marry gifted him miko.

  • @valentinaunlimited5561
    @valentinaunlimited5561 2 роки тому +1

    🐾🐾🐾🐾💖💖💖💖

  • @meganparreira2350
    @meganparreira2350 2 роки тому

    I named my kitty Mercury after him. She loves snuggling with my Freddie blankey and playing my keyboard.

  • @plzhd2
    @plzhd2 5 років тому

    Love Him!

  • @hemalathadas6429
    @hemalathadas6429 3 роки тому

    0:57 that's so cute 😍

  • @arefrezazadeh7441
    @arefrezazadeh7441 4 роки тому

    thank you for video

  • @jesusfagzano1615
    @jesusfagzano1615 3 роки тому

    The immortal Freddie Mercury

  • @cristroke
    @cristroke 5 років тому +1

    Cute cats ;3

  • @goldbergdav3002
    @goldbergdav3002 5 років тому

    genial la interpretacion!

  • @maenastevenson5776
    @maenastevenson5776 5 років тому

    ‘’Do a backwards flip, or a latin dance’’ so adorable😭❤️

  • @svenacorn1137
    @svenacorn1137 4 роки тому +2

    WE LOVE CATS WE DO

  • @Dadiva76
    @Dadiva76 5 років тому +2

    Também amo muito gato.

  • @talia525
    @talia525 5 років тому +5

    😊😺😸😻😼👍👍👍👍

  • @user-lg7uf7tf9d
    @user-lg7uf7tf9d Місяць тому

    Mi piace,,,, bella anch'io amo i gatti,,,, ❤🎉😊

  • @JohannaNazareen1225
    @JohannaNazareen1225 3 роки тому +1

    Delilah:"a backword flip?! Oh, no! I m too lazy for that. You do one if you want! Get of the bed Fred!"

  • @KQuinn672
    @KQuinn672 3 роки тому +1

    Tiffany 🧡🧡🧡

  • @esterpezzini8521
    @esterpezzini8521 5 років тому

    Mici meravigliosi di questo straordinario cantante morto troppo presto

  • @user-dp8pk9up3p
    @user-dp8pk9up3p 4 роки тому

    猫を飼うならデライラにしようと思いつつ呼びにくそうでいつも違う名前です。
    唄声は迫力あるけど、猫に話しかけてる声は凄く優しい。

  • @JohannaNazareen1225
    @JohannaNazareen1225 3 роки тому +3

    The reason why Delilah tried to answer his telephone is probobly cause he called home when he was away and he talked th them. So she allways thought that Daddy is caling.

  • @barbarar.3719
    @barbarar.3719 5 років тому +3

    meowww!

  • @user-cr7xs2mu2i
    @user-cr7xs2mu2i 5 років тому +4

    כואב הלב איזה איש מקסים

  • @mariaritaghisi9524
    @mariaritaghisi9524 3 роки тому +2

    Oggi è la giornata internazionale dedicata ai gatti. Se ci fosse Freddy sicuramente avrebbe festeggiato con i suoi amici e amorevoli gatti. Gli dedico un pensiero che arrivi su in cielo

  • @JoseMiguelPujol
    @JoseMiguelPujol 3 роки тому

    Cats are the most amazing beigns on Earth

  • @paolapalazzini9929
    @paolapalazzini9929 4 роки тому

    Freddie era anche lui un gattone sornione..😽😽😽😽fidatevi..

  • @rynnykitty6945
    @rynnykitty6945 5 років тому +13

    I take milk rings and hair ties and shoot them down the hallway and my cat brings them back

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 5 років тому +1

      My girl steals the hairties and hoards them under the bed! But she does bring back her little foam ball, so I can throw it again.

    • @rynnykitty6945
      @rynnykitty6945 5 років тому +1

      @@neuralmute that's so cute now my sweetie likes me to shoot the hair ties and she jumps in the air and catches them she'd make a great goalie

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 5 років тому +1

      @@rynnykitty6945 My lil' Molly does that too! She just never gives them back! XD

    • @rynnykitty6945
      @rynnykitty6945 5 років тому +1

      @@neuralmute my cats know they are cute and their sweet meows my heart melts and I spoil them I can't help it but just love them up

    • @wendyfiolek5914
      @wendyfiolek5914 5 років тому +1

      My cat loves to play with plastic water bottle lids. He goes crazy for them.

  • @Ligaya24
    @Ligaya24 3 роки тому +1

    0:26 last photo of Freddie Mercury (as I Know) taken in November 1991.

  • @egyedk81
    @egyedk81 5 років тому +1

    Great song, great cover band ( called Killer Queen )

  • @gpeglez8528
    @gpeglez8528 5 років тому +6

    unas de las cosas que me gusta de el que le gustaban los gatos igual que a mi😍😍😍

  • @celeste-yv8tc
    @celeste-yv8tc 5 років тому +5

    ❤❤❤❤❤😘

  • @macymccadden8923
    @macymccadden8923 5 років тому +2

    🖤🖤🖤

  • @Queentruefans
    @Queentruefans 5 років тому

    I have one question
    UA-cam not monetizing your channel?
    Your videos is fantastic!
    Thanks

  • @pattiemosier9583
    @pattiemosier9583 2 місяці тому

    Hey beautiful, I am a cat mom to. I miss you deeply.❤,🐱🐱🐱

  • @emilywalker3352
    @emilywalker3352 5 років тому +2

    ❤️

  • @smritidevi1148
    @smritidevi1148 5 років тому +1

    All parents have a favourite kid l guess

  • @gorillafartgaming9360
    @gorillafartgaming9360 5 років тому +2

    I have two cats but I want more

    • @wendyfiolek5914
      @wendyfiolek5914 5 років тому

      I have four cats and a very naughty kitten. I'll give him to you lol.

  • @MsBonnieBlue
    @MsBonnieBlue 5 років тому

    That's how i am with my Sparky.....my love..

  • @tormentor502
    @tormentor502 5 років тому

    I love my babies ^_^

  • @mercurysbutt1322
    @mercurysbutt1322 5 років тому +7

    DELILAH MERCURY

  • @sandraspeisi6678
    @sandraspeisi6678 5 років тому +2

    💋💋💋💋