![]() ![]() Lisa Stansfield sang it in The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. The band Queen was formed in London in 1970 and was active for 14 years. In the US, it only reached number 45 on the US charts and stayed there for 8 weeks. It was very popular in Germany where it was number 4 in the charts for 20 weeks. It was also within the top 10 in many European and Latin American countries. The single was very successful for Queen after reaching number 3 in the UK and held that position for 15 weeks. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Brian May said, “I think at that point we lost America, which is a shame, as it means there’s a whole chunk of Queen songs which never got played or heard there.” Release date Listen free to Queen I Want to Break Free (I Want To Break Free (Extended Version), Machines (Or 'Back to Humans')). Couple with Mercury’s bisexuality, the video proved too controversial and ended up being banned on MTV. It was her idea to pastiche the Coronation Street women.” But in the US, it was a different story, the British humor didn’t go over well with the Americans, and some got offended by the band dressing as women, seeing the video as an empowerment to transvestites. ![]() I think we proved that”. In an interview with Q magazine March 2011, Bryan May was asked whether each band member’s character in the video was an accurate reflection of their personalities? He answered:”Of Course! Everybody thinks that was Freddie’s idea because it looks like something that he would love to do but it actually came from Roger’s girlfriend at the time, strangely enough. We wanted people to know that we didn’t take ourselves too seriously, that we could still laugh at ourselves. Roger Taylor said, “We had done some really serious, epic videos in the past, and we just thought we’d have some fun. Echoing the song’s lyrics, all of them want to ‘break free’ of their lives. ![]() The idea of dressing up in the video was suggested by Roger Taylor,featuring the band dressed up in drag-with Freddie as a housewife, Roger Taylor as a young school girl, Brain May as a housewife, and John Deacon as a grandmother. Although it was originally intended to be a male perspective of the women’s liberation movement, it was then taken on as somewhat of an anthem for one’s own personal freedom for person who finds his/herself in a situation where they feel repressed and want to ‘break free’ of their circumstances and show the real person that they are. This song talks about someone who feels trapped in their relationship and wants to ‘break free’ of their lover. ![]()
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