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"As you all may know, I am a big time music video hound. I've been on a Queen kick lately, and I have been checking out some Queen videos I've never seen before. There were some doozies in the 80s, let me tell you. So without further adoodoo:
10. Breakthru. What. the. hell. They are on what only can be accurately described by me as a choo-choo. Glad no one fell off, but man...
9. Invisible Man. What's not to love? The doofy sunnies, Brian May briefly on a skateboard. Roger Taylor dropping a drumstick in silhouette. John Deacon wearing a magical cowboy hat. Queen bursting out of a young man's closet. TOO BAD I LOVE IT, much to Jay's chagrin.
8. Princes of the Universe. Or as I like to sing LOUDLY in the shower and around the house, PRINCESS OF THE UNIVERRRRSE. Man, Freddie looks macho and tan. And he has the balls to give Conner MacLeod the dick eye (at 1:29)? Me gusta.
7. Radio Ga Ga. This video gets silly at times (Freddie's face superimposed on the Metropolis fembot?) but overall has some visually memorable moments. The little car they are steering, inexplicably, with a SM58 mic. Roger Taylor's dreamy hair in said little weird car. The call and response with the audience/followers during the chorus. The matchy matchy armpit-baring costumes and futuristic (for the time) sets. NOT BAD.
6. The Miracle. I thought for SURE this was a posthumously made video (a la "
Sky's the Limit") until I realized, duh, there's Freddie. I enjoy any video where kids are pretending to be grownups. SQUEEE. Baby leather Freddie Mercury with 'stache! Baby Brian May! Too cute.
5. We Will Rock You. I appreciate how the band is clearly freezing their asses off, based on the red noses alone. You can almost see the snot dribbling out. Plus, the star-shaped sunnies. GIMME.
4. Body Language. Steamy and the first video to be banned on MTV (think of the crap nowadays on there)! I liked when Freddie was sexing up those plus sized ladies near the end, and I like the raunchy bass synth line. But my favorite part is Roger Taylor's contractually obligated smirk whenever he's in a shot. It's almost like he's sympathizing with the Queen fans that know this video is dorky.
3. I'm Going Slightly Mad. This video breaks my heart a tiny bit. I've heard in documentaries that Freddie had trouble standing up between takes? It reminds of when he died, which I still vividly remember. I don't go out of my way to watch this video, but it's a true testament to how Freddie was an entertainer and had a great sense of humor until the very end. Also penguin.
2. I Want to Break Free. I REALLY love this video. It's funny, it's cheeky, and Roger Taylor does NOT look that bad as a girl. It's a shame American audiences didn't get the "Coronation Street" homage (or that Queen didn't preface the video with a warning, I guess) as it turned off a lot of male fans. TOO BAD. I always think about it when I'm vacuuming up. I remember sort of changing the channel once the bridge came on just because of the raunchy synth line alone when I was little.
1. Bohemian Rhapsody. Truly iconic. The guyliner! The effects! The lighting! It's so memorable for me. I remember putting on a suit in high school and thinking, "Wow, I have nice little Freddie Mercury arms like in the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' video in this thing!" My parents were pretty big Queen fans, so of course there was a lot of singing this in the car, as well as the rest of their '70s catalog.
Thanks for reading! xx Nicole."
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