Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (Official Video Remastered)

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Freddie Mercury was a man of many talents and many different sides. The songs he wrote for and with Queen filled stadiums around the globe and have rightly gone down in history, but he also embarked on a solo career that took him from the clubs of Munich and New York to the great opera houses of the world.

He was the ultimate showman, but he kept his private life away from the prying eyes of the media; a larger than life rock star who loved disco, classical music and ballet. He was a restless spirit, a true chameleon who revelled in his own contradictions.

All the different sides of this iconic musician can be found on Freddie Mercury: Messenger Of The Gods - The Singles. All formats released September 2nd 2016.

This memorable video, Directed by David Mallet, accompanied Freddie Mercury's seventh solo single. This is a cover version originally recorded by The Platters in the 1960s. The two 'lady' backing vocalists are none other than Freddie's good friends Peter Straker and a certain Mr Roger Taylor, from a band called Queen. The single was released in the UK on 23 February 1987.

About Freddie Mercury Solo:
Freddie Mercury; lead singer of Queen and solo artist in his own right. Songwriter, musician, singer of songs, lover of life. Freddie majored in Stardom while giving new meaning to the word Showmanship. He left a legacy of songs that will never lose their stature as classics and will live on forever.

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Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (Official Video)

[ZuraVT]

I was extremely surprised to see a Freddie Mercury song as an Anime Ending... My happiness is immeasurable and my day is made.

[atfaithvalue]

"I'm lonely but no one can tell"
Freddie speaks for most of us!

[lpickman]

I'm going to say it.. Freddie was and still is one of God's greatest gifts to us.

[faustojimenez]

Who's here from the anime Great Pretender? I mean i'm a fan of Freddie but i find awesome that they put this song to the ending, just make me love more the anime

[nikki]

*5:* -Silver-
*4:* -Gold-
*3:* -Platinum-
*2:* -Diamond-
*1:* *Mercury* ... strongest element on the planet and elemental criteria for a Rock God extraordinar.

[ClassicRock-]

Freddie sings better live than 99.9% of singers who have a full studio mix and master. This man is a once in a lifetime talent.

[Potterhead]

When Freddie says “pretending that I’m doing well” literally just spoke for me.

[kellytaylor]

"Pretending you're still around"

That is what we're all doing. 😔

[chilli.i]

"Are you here for Freddie or the anime?"

Me: "Yes"

[johnwalton]

He wasn't a great pretender he was the greatest of all time and you will never see another one like Freddie Mercury again

[jayseaem]

The showman of all showmen, i'm 74 and absolutely love Freddie, as much as i love Elvis.

[ives]

This is the only time I click "watch credits" and not "next episode"

[larsondarcy]

This man kept his illness private and never once looked for any sympathy. He did this video while being in a lot of pain and on top of that he never shared his diagnosis with the media, because he didn't want it to overshadow the band's music. The music was all he cared about. He wanted to touch his fans and share his gift and this is what we need to celebrate about his life.

[eloisarosales]

Yes its 2024 and still watching the late great Freddie Mercury ❤you are sorely missed!!!

[brotatochimp]

This was his goodbye to his fans, while he was still the Freddie everyone knew and loved. Such an excellent cover of this song.

[marziapimpibello]

His eyes... His smile.. His voice. A miracle..

[enigma]

This is so haunting. At the time it must have seemed to the public that this video was all about Freddie's ego, but in hindsight it was him dealing with his own mortality and celebrating all he'd accomplished. I heard in an interview that he covered this song because it spoke to his role as a 'pretender', meaning the stage personas he created. But, it seems to have another meaning too, that he was struggling with his awareness of his illness and hiding it. "Pretending that I'm doing well." This video makes me feel like he was trying to find ways to say goodbye to all of us. He stayed so positive til the end.

[seagreenspiral]

You can just tell, If Freddie was still alive he’d be liked by everyone today. He had such an adaptable and open personality, open to change and had a lot of plasticity. If he was stil alive today, he’d give all performers a challenge.

[babyzinc]

1:55 "Pretending that you're still around"

That broke my heart.

[chickenteriyaki]

i love how the anime ending is this but cats