Why was Freddie Mercury not as famous in America?
920304
why not,he was, really fabulous
836605
for the most part, america enjoys mainstream music and the oldies. it's all about following a musical trend. making something that's easy to listen to. lately, hip hop, rap, and acoustic have been having a great run on american airwaves...\n\neuropean acts release their material in europe earlier than they do in the US. it just makes sense. james blunt's cd came out in europe in summer '05 and it came out in the US several months later. if a european act bombs in the european market, then they probably won't make it in the states.
288199
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
1129603
David Beckham is internationally known.  I think it is great he is lending support to such an effort.  Does he pay more attention to his hair?  I thought he was a good player.   Don't you think using David will get more attention than using an unknown?  Unicef made millions using Abba, Olivia Newton John, Andy Gibb and others in the 70s.
650151
Don't worry about these parochial americans, I understand the question and agree with you entirely. He was always overrated and only became famous after he married one of the spice girls.\n\nTo those who didn't understand the question, wake up. There is a whole world outside the us
124375
Nothing that much...the Ramones, the Clash, and other American punk bands did even more shit...the Sex Pistols were short lived...but influential enough to be remembered
654442
"Bohemian rhapsody" by Queen.
1022446
I've heard of a lot of U.K. artists, but a lot of them aren't really famous here.  I've heard The Libertines, Babyshambles, Lady Sovereign, Roots Manuva, Dizee Rascal, Roll Deep Crew, The Futureheads, and some more that I can't think of right now.\n\nThese artists don't get a lot of airplay here, though  (but Lady Sovereign is starting to take off).\n\nThe big bands that are real popular here (in the U.S.) are Radiohead, Coldplay, Gorillaz, Blur, and Oasis.  Neither Blur nor Oasis have had a big hit in recent years here, but Blur's "Song 2" and Oasis's "Wonderwall" and "Champaigne Supernova" still get played a lot on the radio.
1055819
They didn't have the same kinds of awards that we have.  I don't know if there may have been something similar but I've never heard of them.  Applause was the biggest reward.\n\nHis plays occasionally sold out but there were lean times as well.
413580
In the glory days of Guns N Roses, he was probably the best rock singer of them all. The current Axl is a bit frightening, and it is sad that the band broke up in such acrimony with the lawsuits and everything - I guess Axl's head got a little too big for him, something not too unusual for a rock star.
669902
If u think of it as two different countries then yeah, Chuck Berry was the black king, and Elvis was the white king. Both are damn good and very influential.
317902
I wouldn't say I'm famous, but when we did go on tour overseas last year, people were stopping us to take pictures with us, get our autographs, they treated us like rock stars (and we're really not)...it was nice for the first few minutes but I got tired of it pretty quickly.\n\nI was happy to get back to my anonymous life back here in the states.
1007866
It is hard to say for me really, it is considered a classic in London, but I personally tried really hard to like it and came up short.\n\nI think it might have gotten panned at the time because there were so many bands doing the same thing (Blur being my fave) that it sounded kind of like a copycat.
764153
Anyone naming Americans as "greatest living actor" is an idiot ,especially the muppet that named that Cyrus child.\nSir Ian McKellan who was NOT named could out-act every last one mentioned especially Branagh who whilst a great British actor just sucks in American films.
899087
Well take it in context, the year the Pink Flamingoes came out I believe Ziggy Stardust was in full swing, Jobriath kicked off his career, Mick Jagger shook his thing like Tina Turner for Satan and Elton John's Love Lied Bleeding...\n\nSometimes the stereotypes get acceptance first.  The real scary thing is how normal most of us are.
743043
Not really. I grew up in the U.S. and I'd never heard of him until I came to Germany.
793427
He's not as famous. I guess it was his first time (publicly at least). And who cares really? I don't and I'm black!