Queen: Rainbow Theatre, London
Colin Irwin, Melody Maker, 6 April 1974
FREDDIE MERCURY glares thunderously from beneath the beam of the spotlight. Anger and hostility ooze from his mouth. He pumps his right fist vigorously skywards and screams: "Liar, liar."
Total word count of piece: 1097
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