Today is the 35th anniversary of the release of Queen's eleventh studio album, The Works. Of course, anyone who watched the Academy Awards this past Sunday knows is was a big night for Queen. Rami Malek won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddy Mercury in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and the film also won three other Oscars (for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing).
The biggest hit off of The Works was "Radio Ga Ga." It hit #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the UK charts, #1 on six charts in Europe (including the Eurochart Hot 100), and Top 10 on the charts in nine other countries.
While the studio version of the song is great, for many (myself included), this song will forever be linked with Queen's legendary performance at Wembley Stadium during Live Aid, a moment that was also captured in Bohemian Rhapsody. The band's entire set (linked in the previous sentence) is something that everyone should watch and enjoy. In particular, their performance of "Radio Ga Ga" stands out because of the power Mercury appeared to command over the audience, which apparently spontaneously, clapped in unison during the chorus, just like in the music video. It is arguably the most iconic moment of Live Aid. Because I love you, I'm going to give you both the original music video and the video of the performance from Live Aid.
Interesting tidbit: "Radio Ga Ga" was also the inspiration for the stage name of another winner at Sunday's Academy Awards, Lady Gaga.
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