Rockin' With Mozart

Take a song that hits the charts that focuses on a historical figure and you will suddenly have a zillion teenagers who become "experts" on the subject.

Falco made a song inspired by the film, "Amadeus," with a strange combination of rap, pop, and orchestra.

When "Rock Me Amadeus" became a hit, half the kids around me were suddenly very philosophical about Mozart. The other half said, "You only like Mozart because of that stupid song!"

I won't tell you which side I was on.

Men Working Well

There's a song for everything. Every kind of event, occasion, person, place, thing, and emotion.

Men At Work covered a feeling in "Overkill" that is often felt in many songs but rarely ever described in other songs.

The feeling is, is that at times, life generally sucks. Your mind is full of life's problems, keeping one restless and sleepless. Granted, it's not really a cool thing to sing about. Ok, it bites. However, Men At Work managed to construct a song describing that mood in a way that hits home with a beautiful sadness and stays with you long after it's over.

Few songs, regardless of the content, have that power.

Comedy and the Mysterious

Some videos include both comic and mysterious scenes.

"I Want To Break Free" by Queen has just that mixture. Part of the video has the band members dressed in drag. With dresses, wigs, and jewelry, they made very convincing women. The funniest part was Freddie Mercury. He was a very convincing woman, with delicate hands and shapely legs, as long as you don't happen to notice that damned mustache!

They mysterious part seems to be somewhat of a daydream sequence. Freddie and various dancers are dressed in body suits and performing if various sensual and even erotic scenes presenting eye-candy for anyone regardless of sexual orientation.

The video, in all, is very entertaining and a fine way to remember Freddie in his good health and his dominating presence, which is felt even after he has "Broken Free."