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Queen - Somebody To Love

Music Video | 1976
ArtistQueen
SongSomebody To Love
AlbumA Day At The Races
DirectorBruce Gowers
GenrePop
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Queen perform "Somebody To Love" in a dark studio setting, with Freddie Mercury commanding the frame through intense close-ups and expressive gestures. Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon appear alongside him as the arrangement builds from restrained verses into its powerful gospel-inspired choruses. The studio performance is intercut with footage from Queen's large-scale 1976 concert at Hyde Park, contrasting the band's concentrated recording atmosphere with the energy of a vast outdoor audience.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The studio footage was filmed at Wessex Sound Studios in London in October 1976, where the band was working during the period surrounding the song's release.
  • The video also uses footage from Queen's free concert at Hyde Park on September 18, 1976.
  • "Somebody To Love" was the first single from Queen's 1976 album "A Day At The Races." It reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart.
  • The song's choir-like sound was created by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor layering their voices repeatedly rather than using a large gospel choir.
  • The promotional video was later included on Queen's "Greatest Video Hits 1" collection.

Lyrics

(Mercury)

Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
I have spent all my years in believing you
But I just can't get no relief,
Lord!
Somebody, somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love?

I work hard every day of my life
...
© Queen - Somebody To Love. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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