SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 2:49 Min.
In its original form, this anthem is Queen’s opening credits theme for the 1980 live-action Flash Gordon movie soundtrack. However, for 2002’s Platinum Collection edition (which collects Queen’s Greatest Hits Vols. I-III), the digitally-remastered version utilizes movie dialogue clips rather than Ming and Klytus’s villainous narrative in the movie’s pre-credits sequence.
REVIEW:
Hearing Freddie Mercury sing the praises of Flash Gordon and declaring him the ‘Savior of the Universe’ is such a blast. Not only is Queen’s upbeat rock melody deliriously catchy, a fresh insertion of campy movie dialogue clips (including Melody Anderson’s Dale Arden & Max von Sydow’s Ming the Merciless) and a few movie sound effects is another stroke of genius. It’s a shame that this track doesn’t stretch an extra minute or two longer, as it wouldn’t wear out its welcome. Suffice to say, Flash Gordon aficionados will thoroughly enjoy hearing Queen’s magic again.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 9 Stars
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