Ever get a song stuck in your head? I’m sure we all do it from time to time. Sometimes this makes perfect yet annoying sense, like that catchy summer anthem that’s on the radio every time you get in your car. Sometimes it’s poignant, like that prom theme song from the year you took your now spouse to prom and things were just oh-so-magical. And then there’s random. I like random.
“I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You’re so self-satisfied I don’t need you
I’ve got to break free…”
I’ve always liked Queen. In fact my earlier rock and roll memory ever is a nightmare set to ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ by Queen (written by John Deacon, actually) and ‘I Love Rock and Roll’ by Joan Jett (okay, actually originally by some Scandanavian band, but who cares).
“I’ve fallen in love
I’ve fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know it’s for real
I’ve fallen in love…”
Youtube is great. You can find just about anything. Sure, some things you shouldn’t have found. Other things, you wished you hadn’t found. Then there are things that you find and wonder why in the world it was put there. People are weird, or maybe just desperate for attention. I like to find music videos. I like to find Queen.
“But life still goes on,
I can’t get used to livin’ without, livin without, livin without you
By my side
I don’t want to live alone…”
I’ve had this song in my head for weeks, and I don’t know why. It’s lovely. The video is hilarious, both for its campy opening sequence to its tremendously 80’s artsy parts (really, search youtube for queen and ‘I want to break free’...it’s there.). But no matter how many times I listen to it, I still want to listen to it again. And I keep humming it or singing a line or two here and there that I remember, which isn’t much cause I’m horrible at remembering lyrics.
“So baby can’t you see,
I’ve got to break free
I’ve got to break free,
I want to break free, yeah…”
Go figure. The brain is a funny organ. Just thought I’d share, maybe get it stuck in your head too. That way we can all be humming together. Wouldn’t that be nice? I think so. I think I’ll go listen to it one more time. Won’t you join me?