cmsdrums wrote:
Perhaps it was from the full instrumental version on the Freddie Solo Collection from 2000?
No, it was something really new.
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emrabt wrote:
Freddie was very private, he didn't even like talking about his upbringing.
I agree. He was an extremely private person and wanted his personal life out of the spotlight let alone have a song that he wrote brought to light by producers in a video in which its context was not his intention. There’s no respect anymore. :(
This lame attempt to prostitute on Mercury's legacy once again rose a question for me: why didn't Freddie shoot a promo video for the fourth single from "Mr Bad Guy?? It's a mystery...
This video made me sad.
I have to say, never mind the video, the remix seemed to bring to the fore Freddie's amazing vocals much better than the original mix for me. And it was subtle, not blatantly in your face remixed as was The Freddie Mercury album. The remix sells it for me, sod the video.
I like the remix too. For the same reason.
That's not a good example to use because TATDOOL video is a straight performance piece - it doesn't imply or link any other meanings to the lyric of the song, which is what some people are saying is very strongly the case with this new Freddie video. Ultimately directors have always given their own interpretation of a song which might be totally against the original meaning, but TATDOOL isn't really one of those!
I think it's arguable, as although it is a straight performance piece... it's also pretty much agreed by everybody that it's 'Freddie's goodbye'. He knew it was, I think the reason it was held back until after his death (in the UK at least) was because of this also. The style of it is very different to any other performance piece they've done. But regardless, I see your point to some extent. I still think when Freddie wrote 'Made in Heaven', he was referring to the gay nightclub, rather than some volcanic, post-apocalypse world. Song's and videos can be different. I think it's fine, it's a video focusing on something that Freddie cared very deeply about near the end of his life... I just can't imagine Freddie being upset with it.
Basically, I don't think people would be making the same complaints with the animations were a man and a woman. But i think because they're two guys, some people are bringing up 'oh it should have been about BV!!' like Freddie ever included the people he wrote about in any of his videos (Mary Austin, David Minns, Monster Monster Eric Hall, etc.)
Lovely video, I even cried a bit
cmsdrums wrote:
Wilki Amieva wrote:
By the way, during countdown for the YouTube premiere, an atmospheric, instrumental mix was playing (it wasn't part of the extended version). Did anybody catch that?
Perhaps it was from the full instrumental version on the Freddie Solo Collection from 2000?
I missed this. Did anyone download this? Is it still available?