FREDDIE MERCURY 1987 | Behind The Scenes of The Great Pretender

Freddie Mercury’s death. Last day of life (November 24, 1991) - Queen - Days Of Our Lives (Full 2011 Documentary 4K Extras) - “The Great Pretender“ is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The song was repopularized in 1987 by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen. Mercury’s version reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. In one of his last videotaped interviews in spring of 1987, Mercury explained that the song was particularly fitting for the way he saw his career and being on stage. Mercury’s music video for the song featured him parodying himself in many of his Queen guises through video medium over the years, including visual re-takes of “Radio Gaga“, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love“, “It’s a Hard Life“, “I Want to Break Free“, “One Vision“, and “I Was Born to Love You“. It was directed by David Mallet in February 1987, and also featured fellow Queen member Roger Taylor and actor Peter Straker in drag. #FreddieMercury #Queen #GreatPretender