Rock Music Videos Queen - Brilliant Performances by the British Quartet

Queen is popular band that hailed from London which was strongly influenced by funk and progressive styles. They were formed in 1971 and the people included in the band's original line-up are Freddie Mercury who mans the piano and takes lead vocals, Brian May on guitar and vocals, John Roger Taylor on drums and vocals, and John Deacon on bass guitar. The band still performs these days although only Taylor and May are active. Freddie Mercury died in 1991 due to bronchopneumonia while Deacon retired six years after.

Local success was easy for Queen and two albums - "Sheer Heart Attack" and "A Night at the Opera" allowed them to penetrate the international scene helped by the rock music Videos Queen. The group was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Rock and Roll in 2001.

There are many rock music videos Queen have released throughout the time of their fame although one that gained notorious controversy though was for song "Bicycle Race". This Queen music video featured 65 nude women... inspired by the Tour de France so the ladies are shown racing around the Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium naked. Many countries banned the video.

Who wouldn't have heard the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" as popularized by this group? As a bit of trivia, this song was required by all recording companies to make music videos for every song released by them. The rock music videos Queen prepared for this song has helped a lot in its success. In the video, the band was seen performing the entire length of the song in full regalia.

From the most notable rock music videos Queen created it was the one for the hit tune, "I Want to Break Free". The video is a spoof of Coronation Street, a very popular soap opera in the UK at that time. The Queen members are dressed as women in the video, successfully depicting the core message of that song.

Also part of the memorable rock music videos Queen made was for "Radio Ga Ga". If "I Want to Break Free" is patterned after a soap opera, this one was a hailed from Metropolis, which is one science fiction movie.