Insanity laughs, under pressure we’re breaking…
The two Queen and David Bowie Under Pressure videos are now available to purchase via iTunes.
You probably remember that the original video that accompanied the 1981 single release doesn’t actually feature David Bowie or Queen, but instead utilises various poignant film clips to illustrate the ideas of lost hope and the power of love suggested by the lyric. The top part of the above montage is a grab from that video.
The second video was created to accompany the 1999 Rah Mix single release of the track. This video cleverly cobbled together live footage of Freddie with footage of David from the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert, to give an almost convincing impression that the two were singing the song live together. In actual fact they never did. The bottom part of the above montage is taken from the Rah Mix video.
I should point out that anything suggested by the above montage was utterly accidental. As amusing as some may find it, I didn’t intend any offence…I’m not even smart enough to have thought of it!