the video opens with a shot of the four band members standing in diamond formation with their heads tilted back in near darkness as they sing the "a cappella" part. the lights fade up, and the shots cross-fade into close-ups of mercury. the composition of the shot is the same as mick rock's cover photograph for their second album "queen ii". the photo, inspired by a photograph of actress marlene dietrich, was the band's favourite image of themselves. the video then fades into them playing their instruments. in the opera section of the video, the scene reverts to the "queen ii" standing positions, after which they perform once again on stage during the hard rock segment. in the closing seconds of the video roger taylor is depicted stripped to the waist, striking the tam tam in the manner of the trademark of the rank organisation's gongman, familiar in the uk as the opening of all rank film productions.