Comments on: Bad News – Bohemian Rhapsody

By: Coen Koopmans

Coen Koopmans — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:04:00 +0000

Nice!

By: ABN

ABN — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:41:29 +0000

My gosh….That just SUCKED. “A Man” is right, they totally killed it.

{At least Freddie Murcury could actually SING it, not SCREAM AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS…it.}

By: Patti

Patti — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:28:20 +0000

Bad News was kinda like the British version of Spinal Tap, who were non-musical Americans putting on British accents. Everyone in Bad News was British. No one in Bad News was a musician. Yes it’s true, Bad News is kinda like a Young Ones reunion, sans Mike. I have a Bad News cd and a Bad News video tape. They’re actually quite funny. It’s not supposed to sound good. That’s why the band is called Bad News. I think Al might have been giving a shout out to British comedy here. Way to go! Man, I wish I’d seen all the AL-TVs!

By: DB Ferguson

DB Ferguson — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:13:02 +0000

@stephen s:

Back in the day, MTV used to play music videos. And VeeJays would have four-hour blocks of videos. When AlTV was on, he would play four hours worth of music, weird videos, sketches and mock interviews. He would play altered videos (does anyone else remember the “True Love” with Bobcat Goldwaith? “Hi, is your daughter home?”), but some of his gems were the totally bizarre videos he would find. He’d play Talking Heads, weird punk bands, and, well, stuff like Bad News.

BTW, this CD is quite funny. And yes, it’s the Young Ones guys. Well, all except Mike.

By: Stephen S.

Stephen S. — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:08:43 +0000

Uh.. I still don’t get the point of this..
Was this actually ON Al-TV?
If so… WHY?
Was this Al’s hint that his version of Bohemian Rhapsody would be on the next Album?

By: Terri M

Terri M — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:57:26 +0000

that was very disturbing. Now I know why Hair Metal died.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:10:56 +0000

Hey theres a nice long article with mention of weird al in an australian news website http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/turning-your-back/2007/01/18/1168709877684.html
weird al pops up around page two.

By: Tracy A.

Tracy A. — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:04:40 +0000

Whoa, wait a second.
Is that…
Oh, my! It is!

It’s the Young Ones!

By: Tracy A.

Tracy A. — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:01:44 +0000

Masterpiece!

By: Ugliness Man

Ugliness Man — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:51:50 +0000

Don’t forget that the Bad News version was also played in one of the AlMusic specials. Canadians count, too, eh?