The first time you saw......

I saw this forst about 3 or 4 years ago. My first thought was something like "It's kinda creepy..."

First time I saw it was when it was released. It was quite obvious that something was going on, and that they were trying to hide (protect, as we learned later on) something.
I found it quite shocking to see Freddie. That big wig and all that make-up was not hiding the fact that Freddie had lost weight and that he was ill. And the others look worried, or what's the word, look at their eyes and you'll see what I mean.
Up until then I still had hopes that maybe the rumours of him being infected with AIDS were not true and that they were perhaps going to split up. After all, the lyrics on Innuendo (and what a suiting title for that album) do tell you something about what's ahead but can be interpreted in so many different ways.
I do like this video a lot, although with mixed feelings.

LOL Flashy although i totally understood the post the translation was better still :D

As soon as I saw it I knew he had aids. He had that look and no makeup could hide it. :(

Freddie was still alive when I first saw the video. For some strange reason, I could see the 70s Freddie in his character, especially the gestures, and I was very delighted by that, but saw how extremely thin he was, and the fact he was wearing gloves. I loved the whole concept of the video, it has "Freddie" written all over it, very over the top and fun to view. Only later when I read how much pain he was enduring through the whole thing made me wince, but it made me marvel again at what a true performer he really was, almost right up until the very end of his life. I haven't heard of any other performer before or since that accomplished that feat -- have you??

"but it made me marvel again at what a true performer he really was, almost right up until the very end of his life. I haven't heard of any other performer before or since that accomplished that feat -- have you??"

Maybe Warren Zevon and George Harrison, but not to the same extent as Freddie, staying with his band till the end.

FreddiesGhettoTrench, this wasn't the first time Brian was a penguin.

Look closely at the back of Queen's first album...

http://members.cox.net/donniedarko/Queen1back.jpg

:)

Ignore this one!!

Surely I am not the only one who thinks that "I'm Slightly Mad" is the best, most philosophical, most beautiful cinematographically, most personal yet most refined music video ever...?? o.O

But yes, whether Freddie looked thin or not in the video, it pained me all the same to face his death... no amount of warning could have lessened the pain.

Last year was the first time that I had seen it and whilst at first quite amusing I was shocked for the blatant disregard for a tie, specifically a one Mr John Deacon. Anywho the clip is in the much h0h0 factor but it's paining to see Freddie do what he does how he does it.

Superb video

I'd figure iGSM would have more to say on the topic!

"Maybe Warren Zevon and George Harrison, but not to the same extent as Freddie, staying with his band till the end."

You're so right! Both of them had cancer and they both looked so bad right at the end. Freddie kept his dignity -- and his voice -- that's really what I meant!