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One song, released in 1975, is still widely sung and has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the greatest song ever written in the UK".
There is a band that influenced almost all heavy metal bands in the late 20th century, and even the way they perform on stage is often emulated by later generations, and their extraordinary honor and international influence have long surpassed the weight of countless awards in their hands.
There is a movie that records the sound and shape of this legendary band and this song, and it has become one of the best-selling music biopics in film history.
In 2018, the musical biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Brian Singer was released, centered on the undefeated legend "Queen" of the rock classic; Describing their music and the short but unforgettable life of lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), the soul of the band, it is a journey of love, pain, acceptance, and music.
The film won four awards and Best Picture nominations at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019, including Best Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effects and Best Sound Editing, and Best Feature Film and Best Actor at the 76th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards.
In 1971, John Deacon joined Queen as a bassist, and the band's lineup was fixed, with the core members consisting of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor.
Queen is one of the most legendary bands of all time, with their debut studio album "Queen" in 1973, their 1985 Live Aid appearance, their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, their induction on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002, and their Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018......
The four-piece band from the UK is dedicated to discovering flamboyant and exaggerated artistic styles, creating a musical form with a strong operatic overtone, with a vocal, sing-a-like vocal, layered keyboard and a gorgeous guitar solo as their hallmark.
The reason why "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a hit and a classic is inseparable from the movie's "divine restoration" scenes, ultra-high-level music presentation and pleasing visual art......
Director Brian Singer adopts a narrative method that is highly realistic and slightly adjusted in detail, the film begins with Queen's Live Aid concert, flashes back to the eve of Freddy Mercury joining SMILE, and ends with the live Aid concert again, forming a perfect closed loop, and at the same time bringing the film to a climax.
Music fans and fans who have seen the film are full of praise for Rami Malek's role as Freddy Mercury, and he has successfully won the "Best Actor" award at the 91st Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and British Academy Film Awards for this role.
Not only is it similar in appearance, but Rami Malek, who also has identity problems with the protagonist, has a high sense of identity with the character, and plays the perfect Freddy Mercury with delicate acting skills, leading people into the role well.
and Gwillim Lee, who plays the guitarist, is also under the personal guidance of the main owner Brian Harold May, which restores the shaping of this role well.
Another scene of "God restoration" is the perfect reproduction of Queen's performance at the 1985 "Save Lives" concert at the end of the movie.
Queen's Brian May once said: "The moment I approached the stage, it felt very surreal, because he perfectly replicated every detail of the stage, including the amplifier behind me, the pedals and even the costumes and the cigarette butts, ashtrays, and coke cans in the background, and they really did a great job." ”
This detail instantly leads people to the scene of 1985 when thousands of people were jubilant, and no one will not be moved by this reproduction performance, excited and cheered, and successfully resonated with feelings.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is full of nostalgia for the seventies and eighties of the last century, from the setting to the character creation, everything makes people instantly feel in that era. Many of the props in the film are even items used by the band and Freddy Mercury at the time.
The film's eponymous song "Bohemian Rhapsody" is undoubtedly a repertoire that can represent the temperament of Queen, composed by "Uncle Tooth" Freddie Mercury.
The music is six minutes long, and the musical structure is extremely special and complex, covering folk, classical, opera, hard rock, a cappella and other musical forms, and there are also bizarre lyrics that others cannot understand, full of violent stream of consciousness and nightmarish colors.
So at first, the piece was not favored, but it topped the British Pop Music Chart for nine consecutive weeks, and also won the first BRIT Award for Best British Single, Guinness World Records for "the greatest British song of all time".
It was the third best-selling single in the UK (2.36 million copies) and the most trafficked of any song released in the 20th century (1.6 billion times). In the history of rock 'n' roll, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is also known as "rock opera".
Queen has gone on to record numerous number one singles, with nearly 300 million copies sold worldwide.
传唱度极高的《We Will Rock You》、《We Are the Champions》经常响彻各大体育赛事甚至是政治场合之上。
The film plays Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" after the end credits, as if to tell the audience that although the film is over, Queen's glory has not stopped! As long as the song is still sung, Queen will always be around everyone.
Another song at the end of the film, "The Show Must Go On", was released in October 1991 a month before Freddy Mercury's death, which became his farewell to the world, and it was just right to end the film with this song, which not only represents their perfect ending, but also shows Queen's belief that they will never stop moving forward.
Featuring as many as 22 Queen's classic tracks "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie soundtracks, it brings listeners not only legendary tracks over the years, but also unprecedented rare tracks, namely: In 1985, Queen performed 5 hits on Live Aid, a 21-minute performance that shook the world, and finally met the world for the first time after 33 years of being dusted!
The album won the "Album of the Year" at the 33rd Japan Golden Record Awards; 2019 American Music Awards for "Most Popular Soundtrack".
In addition, in order to present the most complete beginning and end of the "Bohemian Rhapsody" soundtrack, Tim Staffell, the lead singer of the founding group "Smile", was specially hired before the official establishment of Queen, and made a surprise return to re-record the song "Doing All Right".
To this day, Queen still touches the world with "Bohemian Rhapsody", and continues to spread the spirit of the queen to every corner of the world with the most gorgeous and passionate immortal comedy one after another.
"Love of My Life" sings about the frustration and pain of the departure of a lover, and its live version shows the charm of Freddy Mercury and Queen in igniting the enthusiasm of the audience; "We Will Rock You" shows that every audience member is part of the concert;
《We Are the Champions》的歌名和歌词听上去充满了自负和傲慢，但恰恰展现了皇后乐队舍我其谁的态度；《The Show Must Go On》是佛莱迪临近人生终点时刻内心的真实写照。