Talk:I'm Going Slightly Mad

Fade-out in the video
At the end of the video, the stairs disappear, and then Deacon himself disappears, leaving only his hat floating above the staircase as the screen fades to black. This seems too elaborate to be a goof. CharonCaori 02:10, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreed and corrected, this never struck me as a goof. boffy_b 21:48, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Freddie's wig
Is there any reason why Freddie wears a wig throughout? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.117.23.221 (talk) 13:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Because he's going mad and thus doing random things with no objective. --Jupiter Optimus Maximus (talk) 12:28, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Also because he was losing his hair and generally looked ill. Wigs and makeup were essential at this point. Even for the few public appearances he made in the late 80's and early 90's, he would wear a considerable amount of make-up to conceal his gaunt appearance. Quite tragic really. 79.71.144.99 (talk) 16:51, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Freddie Mercury was going bald as early as 1986, well before he had full blown AIDS (again, refer to Youtube videos of his concerts.) The baldness may have been hereditary.  However, for the video "I Think I'm Going Slightly Mad," the wig was for theatrical effect -- he already had another toupee (which he wore on "These Are The Days of Our Lives," where makeup, black-and-white film, and damn good vocals on his part still could not hide the fact that he was a physically wasted wreck ....)  Also on Youtube, you can find an appearance by Freddie (1990, accepting a "lifetime achievement" award) without his "rug."

AIDS-related dementia
For the record, Freddie Mercury died of AIDS-related pneumonia. If he had died of dementia he would not have been able to speak -- let alone sing. At best, someone with dementia will have slurred or unintelligible speech towards the end. Freddie Mercury, on the other hand, is known to have sung "A Winter's Tale" two weeks before is death and that song is fully intelligible (listen to it on Youtube.) The only difference from his previous recordings is that he actually sounds like a severely emaciated, weakened, individual with pneumonia trying to record a song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.19.159.154 (talk) 11:00, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Drugs references
It's obvious to anybody who actually listens to the lyrics of this song that it's about taking drugs (probably ecstasy) in clubs in the 1980s. This was played down in the accompanying video for understandable reasons. "I'm going slightly mad" is also a phrase very reminiscent of Kenny Everett, who was a good friend of Freddie Mercury at the time and a notorious indulger in chemical substances. It would improve the article if it covered this in some way, though I appreciate that common knowledge isn't the same thing as reliable sources. --Ef80 (talk) 00:47, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

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