Queen - 'It's A Hard Life [HD]

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"It's a Hard Life" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was featured on their 1984 album The Works, and it was the third single from that album. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and was their third consecutive Top 10 single from the album.

The song is a continuation of the theme presented in earlier single "Play the Game": Mercury writes from the same lover's perspective at a later stage in their search for true love.[1] The opening lyric and melody of "It's a Hard Life" is based on the line "Ridi, Pagliaccio, sul tuo amore infranto!" (Laugh, Pagliaccio, at your broken love!) from "Vesti la giubba", an aria from Ruggiero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci. Mercury was well-known for his love of opera, which influenced many Queen songs, such as "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Musically, the song recreates the feel of "Play the Game" in order to update the story,[1] utilising Mercury's piano playing and the band's characteristic technique of layered harmonies. It is recorded very much with the ethos of earlier Queen albums in that it features 'no synthesizers'. By that time the band had been using synths on record since 1980's The Game and the gesture of returning to the traditional Queen sound was comforting to some fans.

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[freddieinmyheart]

Freddie forever and ever.

[harmzen]

Lady GaGa stole his swag.

[AmelieBrooks]

I dont get it ... seriously WHY !!! WHY this Guy is (was) kinda hot / sexy to me ? O.O ... I know he was gay and I haaaaate Beards and seriously he wasnt too pretty ... but something was about that man ... :o) ... amazing Personality I guess.

[123jsbach]

mercurie was all beautiful and that, but that outfit never fails to make me reel slightly queezy

[queenmeethirteen]

Epic video, epic song, the lyrics are so true. So much to see, the elaborate costumes, the set design, Freddie's gestures, I love watching this over and over.

[queenmeethirteen]

Another mini opera gem, Freddie you were the best sheer talent and you weren't afraid to be as outrageous as you liked, that's what people loved about you.

[bricac21]

the killers band looks like they got their costume ideas for spaceman from here

[PartyMuminek]

Freddie, Brian, Roger, John - Love You!

[Zadrikkk]

"Guennisstes" go and listen Justin Bieber , this is too much for you!

[Guenniistes]

the most gay vidoe ever, simply disgustig F.M. and the rest of the combo looks like poofs

[CassieCurbstommp]

this is my song all the way y it's a hard hard life....