January 2, 2011
Queen’s Deceased Freddie Mercury Dubbed for Cup Noodle Ad
Freddie Mercury, who was the lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen, and who died in 1991, stars in a TV commercial in Japan for Nissin’s Cup Noodle instant ramen noodles. The commercial features Mercury’s performance of Queen’s "I Was Born to Love You" and a dubbed Japanese voice sings the lyrics. The lyrics have been changed and some of the words in the song have been replaced by "Cup Noodle" in English.
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The dead-Freddie-Mercury-commercial follows Nissin’s recent airing of a TV commercial of Jon Bon Jovi in concert, singing "You Give Love a Bad Name", also dubbed and sung with altered lyrics in Japanese.
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Freddies dubbed by "The Works" lead singer Gary Mullen, who currently stars as freddie in the touring "One Night Of Queen" show.You can hardly hear his thick scotish accent when singing in japanese.