Opinions on The Music Video for It's A Hard Life

I really liked the song It's A Hard Life but I agree with Roger the music video isn't as good as many of Queen's videos.

One of their best videos imo

Love the video and everything in it. Roger hated most videos I think because he just didn't like the hassle of making them. I seem to remember he was stupidly drunk for Who Wants To Live Forever.

Didn't like the extras. Roger and John's expressions in that one scene tho...

I love the song, I like the video except for Freddie's costume, it was too big for him...

there's no reason for it...

It's kind of ironic how Roger supposedly hated acting in music videos, but then you look at the Strange Frontier video....

That's because he thinks being (a) outwardly hostile to the machine is cool (and, yes, it gives funny interviews) but deep down he's a professional and knows to play the (b) media game when necessary as much as anyone.

Which also means that his 'negative' interview persona in point a is actually a nurtured part of his public persona as dictated by b.

I think he knows very well how to use the media to his advantage...after all he is a seasoned professional. But he doesn't like the media, especially in terms of their invasion of privacy and fake news generation

Its rather beautifully lit as Roger says otherwise they were badly advises to issue the video, especially for the MTV USA market

What WERE they thinking???

A simple.performance video lile Play the Game would have been cheaper and better imho

It was the 80s - the world was still going crazy for New Romantics, Boy George and Adam & The Ants (the Prince Charming video is similar in vibe) so I doubt anyone thought 'this is a bit much for America'.

Although probably more that as you say the 'butch' band was now in tights and wigs rather than being butch on a stage

I like both the song and the video. Also The Killers created a video that have been influenced by It's a hard life.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc16Y9fiCvQ

that is art you peasants, like Sia music videos for example.

lol