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it's a song. that's it. read the lyrics - it's fairly self-explanatory
I love that song.
The man who can't be seen. Check Herbert Wells' book for more details.
Serry... "The man who can't be seen. Check Herbert Wells' book for more details".
(Or "HG" as he was known to his friends!!)
However Serry, that is only a literal translation of both the novel and the song.
A more metaphorical translation could be that it is someone who is "not heard", or "not listened to", or just plain "not taken seriously", therefore, for all intents and purposes - invisible.
On this level, the song COULD be viewed as political, Sexual, Racial, or whatever subversive meaning one would like to attribute.
Personally, I always wondered why, whenever I was in a room filled with beautiful women, I was ALWAYS invisible, no matter how much noise I made!
(Or "HG" as he was known to his friends!!)
However Serry, that is only a literal translation of both the novel and the song.
A more metaphorical translation could be that it is someone who is "not heard", or "not listened to", or just plain "not taken seriously", therefore, for all intents and purposes - invisible.
On this level, the song COULD be viewed as political, Sexual, Racial, or whatever subversive meaning one would like to attribute.
Personally, I always wondered why, whenever I was in a room filled with beautiful women, I was ALWAYS invisible, no matter how much noise I made!
"A more metaphorical translation could be that it is someone who is "not heard", or "not listened to", or just plain "not taken seriously", therefore, for all intents and purposes - invisible."
Hmm... Mr Knoxville (with all my respect for everyone who have Red Special) or Mr BPP (with all my respect to British police), right?
Hmm... Mr Knoxville (with all my respect for everyone who have Red Special) or Mr BPP (with all my respect to British police), right?
Freddie MErcury
John Deacon!
Brian May Brian May!
RRRRRoger Taylorrr!
but who is the "professor"?
this is the question
John Deacon!
Brian May Brian May!
RRRRRoger Taylorrr!
but who is the "professor"?
this is the question
Love the demo with Freddie doing his best Elvis impression in the middle.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
A more metaphorical translation could be that it is someone who is "not heard", or "not listened to", or just plain "not taken seriously", therefore, for all intents and purposes - invisible.
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That would be Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man
A more metaphorical translation could be that it is someone who is "not heard", or "not listened to", or just plain "not taken seriously", therefore, for all intents and purposes - invisible.
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That would be Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man
it's ridiculous that they didn't use The Invisible Man for that 'Hollowman' film with Kevin Bacon - I mean, what other song conveys the see-through nature of Bacon's charater better?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Danny Bhoy wrote: [/QUOTENAME]it's ridiculous that they didn't use The Invisible Man for that 'Hollowman' film with Kevin Bacon - I mean, what other song conveys the see-through nature of Bacon's charater better?[/QUOTE]
I don't think that the lightness and poppy nature of the track - would have fitted well with the heavy/serious subject matter of the movie. So I disagree on that point.
However, I think it would have ideally suited the 1992 film "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah and Sam Neill, which (apart from having "Invisible Man" as part of its title) thematically covered the same ground as "Hollowman", but in a much more light-hearted fasion.
I don't think that the lightness and poppy nature of the track - would have fitted well with the heavy/serious subject matter of the movie. So I disagree on that point.
However, I think it would have ideally suited the 1992 film "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah and Sam Neill, which (apart from having "Invisible Man" as part of its title) thematically covered the same ground as "Hollowman", but in a much more light-hearted fasion.
The fan club once said, that the invisible man was meant to be Michael Jackson.
queen have so many songs that could be hits years after their release, i think invisible man is one of those. It would seem to fit as a sountrack for one of those movies.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Joma wrote: [/QUOTENAME]The fan club once said, that the invisible man was meant to be Michael Jackson.[/QUOTE]
That explains why there's young boy in the video...
That explains why there's young boy in the video...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Serry... wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Joma wrote: [/QUOTENAME]The fan club once said, that the invisible man was meant to be Michael Jackson.[/QUOTE]
That explains why there's young boy in the video...[/QUOTE]
That is so old! Can you be fucking serious? I'm tired of hearing about that stuff. Michael Jackson's (Possible) issues, arn't things we need to discuss here. Especially when young children visit this site. What kind of person continues to talk about people who might be a pedophile? I know I don't go around mentioning things to do with molestation, so I think you should stop as well.
That explains why there's young boy in the video...[/QUOTE]
That is so old! Can you be fucking serious? I'm tired of hearing about that stuff. Michael Jackson's (Possible) issues, arn't things we need to discuss here. Especially when young children visit this site. What kind of person continues to talk about people who might be a pedophile? I know I don't go around mentioning things to do with molestation, so I think you should stop as well.