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I know the song was written by John and it didn't have to do with this but that's what it reminds me of. The marchers with headlamps are similar to the candlelight marches. Breaking free from AIDS would make sense.
Daydream from Washington, DcThe song with the music video reminds me of the AIDS epidemic in the 80's. Deacon definitely wrote some awesome songs and Freddie's vocals are perfect as usual. Mike from MaThis is an often overlooked song I love it. He often mentioned being/living alone or being lonely in his songs, yet he was married with kids, so I wonder why he felt so isolated Who was lying to him? Who had he fallen in love with? Who could he not get used to living without by his side? Not sure who/what he wanted to break free from though. He was having problems at the time, considering seperation from his wife, (he has not worn a wedding ring since about 1981/82) so he may have wanted to leave his marriage OR he may have wanted to leave the band. With that answer, I assume it is a very personal song (and the one he is most proud of). Tanya from ChicagoIn a 1996 questionaire from the Queen Fan Club, John answered the question as to what inspired this song: "Frustration". Dios Moagi from Tzaneen, South AfricaMy friend's SK's all time favourite. I see a woman get out of bed, then realize it’s Brian May! Next I see Freddie !! 
I did not know the artist or name of the song. The craziest thing is the first time I saw the video I missed the video ID.
Susan from Illinois When I first saw this video I did not know it was in reference to Coronation Street, but I did find it totally funny. In fact, it even gets a mention in the recent biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Once Freddie had whipped the disguise off, the crowd were pacified and the gig remains one of Queen’s biggest audiences. However, when he pulled this costume change in Rio, the crowd of 350,000 people “began tossing stones, beer cans and other missiles” at the legend.Īs Queen’s interpreter Maria Caetano explained to the group: “The song is sacred in South America because we consider it a political message about the evils of dictatorships.” When I Want To Break Free was performed live, the singer would don the wig and the false breasts in a callback to the video. At least, until the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in Wayne’s World.įreddie Mercury and Queen on stage at the Rock in Rio festival, Brazil, January 1985.īut the controversy with I Want To Break Free didn’t end there.Īccording to a contemporary report in People USA magazine, when Queen played Rio in January 1985, Mercury’s treatment of the song didn’t go down too well. While the video wasn’t banned outright, the cool reception to the clip meant that one of Queen’s best songs was something of a damp squib in America - and May considers that the video damaged the band’s reputation in that country. “I remember being on the promo tour in the Midwest of America and peoples’ faces turning ashen and they would say, ‘No, we can't play this. “All around the world people laughed and they got the joke and they sort of understood it,” May told NPR Radio in 2010. Singer Freddie Mercury performing with Queen at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio de Janerio, 24 January 1985. Across the Atlantic, however, drag was still a very niche activity and not the primetime, mainstream attraction it is today with shows like Drag Race. #I want to break free album tv#
In the UK, the tradition of drag dates back to Shakespeare’s time and beyond and was carried over into popular TV comedies and even kids' entertainment with the pantomime dame. While Britain rolled its eyes and tittered at such shenanigans, over in America, people were less amused.
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Dressed in a tight sweater with fake boobs, pvc skirt, stockings and high heels, topped off with a wig and full make-up (while still retaining his trademark moustache), the singer cut a comical figure as he hoovered the carpet and dusted the ornaments in a parody of a “typical” housewife.
The get the authentic Coronation Street vibe, the four members of Queen decided to adopt female characters who lived in the same terraced house: guitarist Brian May dressed up in hair curlers and dressing gown, bassist John Deacon was an old lady reading the paper and drummer Roger Taylor looked absolutely delightful as a schoolgirl.įrontman Freddie Mercury, meanwhile, took on the role of “Bet Lynch” - the glamorous barmaid of Coronation Street’s Rover’s Return pub. Some of the cast of the British television soap opera, 'Coronation Street' in the bar of the show's pub, 1978. While the fantasy sequence saw Mercury cavorting athletically with members of the Royal Ballet, the “everyday” scenes that framed the video could only be summed up by one thing - a soap opera! Specifically, ITV’s long-running show Coronation Street.
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