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As Queen’s video for Bohemian Rhapsody passes 1 billion views on YouTube, Queen release remastered version and announce You Are The Champions campaign
Queen’s video for their classic 1975 track Bohemian Rhapsody has passed the 1 billion views mark on YouTube.
It’s now the first pre-1990’s video to reach 1bn views on the platform – and Queen have celebrated the milestone by releasing a remastered, hi-def version of the promo and announced a campaign titled You Are The Champions.
Queen have teamed up with YouTube Music, Universal Music Group and Hollywood Records for the initiative, which will give fans the chance to have a starring role in three new user generated videos for a trio of the band’s best-loved songs.
Queen are looking for musicians, singers, and instrumentalists for their take on Bohemian Rhapsody, while dancers are invited to submit their own routines and interpretations for Don’t Stop Me Now. Visual artists will also have the chance to design something eye-catching around a word or phrase from A Kind Of Magic’s lyrics.
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor say: “We are honoured that Bohemian Rhapsody has just hit 1bn views on YouTube. We want to thank you all and celebrate with our amazing fans all around the world by creating three new music videos to our songs, all featuring you!
“Whether you are a musician, singer, dancer, visual artist or you just want to have some fun. Visit the You Are The Champions website to find out more and we’ll see you on the road somewhere.”
The completed videos will be uploaded later this year to the official Queen YouTube channel.
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- Queen - Bicycle Race + p/s - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 01-May-2024 16:28)on May 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
QUEEN Bicycle Race (1978 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including Fat Bottomed Girls, flipback style picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some light general wear and has a patch of discolouration, whilst the vinyl remains excellent with only light signs of play - a great collection filler EMI2870)
- Queen - At The BBC - Stickered Sleeve - EX - US - picture disc LP - Promo - £150.00, $187.50, €175.50 (New Item) (arrived 29-Apr-2024 16:00)on May 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
QUEEN At The BBC (1995 US Hollywood Records 8-track digitally remastered promotional-only LP Picture Disc LP album, featuring songs taken from the first two BBC sessions and includes songs mostly from the first album along with 'Ogre Battle' which is from the 2nd album. The songs are very similar to the finished album versions except the very noticeable exception of 'Doin' Alright' [Roger sings the final verse] and 'Son And Daughter' which Brian adds an early version of theguitar solo that would finally be used in 'Brighton Rock' from the third album 'Sheer Heart Attack'. The disc features great early images of the four band members and comes housed in a clear PVC outer sleeve with large custom sleeve sticker. The sleeve has four tiny pin holes in each corner from being displayed but remain discreet and the sticker shows some wear but rmains intact ED-62005)
- Queen - News Of The World - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 20-Apr-2024 16:48)on May 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
QUEEN News Of The World (1977 UK first press 11-track LP, their classic sixth studio album including the singles We Are The Champions/ We Will Rock You & Spread Your Wings. The gatefold picture sleeve [VG+] shows ring/edgewear, whilst the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with just the odd faint sign of play EMA784)
- Queen - A Kind Of Magic - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 10:49)on May 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
QUEEN A Kind of Magic (1986 UK 9-track vinyl LP, the twelfth studio album featuring the singles Who Wants To Live Forever, A Kind Of Magic, Princes Of The Universe & One Vision. The glossy gatefold picture sleeve has light wear, with a small split to the top edge but comes with the illustrated lyric inner and the vinyl displays some hairlines which have no real impact on play EU3509)
- Queen - Sheer Heart Attack - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 15:44)on May 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
QUEEN Sheer Heart Attack (1974 UK first issue 13-track LP, their marvellous third studio album including Stone Cold Crazy, Now I'm Here, Killer Queen & Brighton Rock. Comes housed in the original fully laminated picture sleeve complete with the angle cut lyric inner. The sleeve is Excellent with some light shelf wear & a couple of seam splits to the inner whilst the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with a few minor signs of play EMC3061)
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