We chose to arrange this song when producing a sound track to a local firework show for its recommencement after a year's break due to COIVD. We wanted to tell the story of the pandemic and chose this song to represent the burning desire that built up within most of us to 'break free' from lockdown restrictions and start living life normally again. Written by Queen's Bass player, John Deacon, "I Want to Break Free" was originally about someone who feels trapped in their relationship and wants to ‘break free’ of their lover. In the original video, Freddie Mercury's character is the main protagonist, yet all band members, including Brian May and Roger Taylor, represent a character who feels trapped. We were fortunate to get permission to film in St Neots Museum that is based in an old courthouse that still has 3 original Edwardian holding cells intact. It really does have the stereotypical feel of a 19th/20th century English prison. Our video has nods to the original Queen Video (without the drag) being inspired by the opening, minors under the stairs and hoovering (mopping in our version) and also to The Shawshank Redemption with an escape hole covered by a Raquel Welch poster and our prison uniforms chosen to resemble the Shawshank wardrobe. Detail fact: Mike's prison number is John Deacon's date of birth and Nick's prison number is Freddie Mercury's date of birth. Two Lads and a Laptop are: Nick Ingles Cello Mike Roberts Keys/Production Apple Powerbook Pro Laptop Official website: www.twoladsandalaptop.com Our Debut CD: www.twoladsandalaptop.com/shop

Our first video of 2021 - we're dreaming up a million more... When Mike (piano/laptop) first saw The Greatest Showman, he came away from the cinema convinced that "A Million Dreams" would be the main musical hit from the film. The 'rags to riches' dream resonates so much with most of us that it was the obvious cover song to use at the start of our journey as 'Two Lads and a Laptop'. Our video features two parallel narratives; a boy starting small but thinking big and a cellist playing in humble surroundings but with the ability to grace top concert halls. Our locations revolve around a dilapidated barn, a honky tonk piano in a village hall and Cambridge University's 'West Road Concert Hall' Really hope you like our rendition and please do subscribe to catch all our videos... we are dreaming up a million different scenarios!

This beautiful song was written by Vince Clark and originally released by Yazoo, the eighties duo comprising Vince and the inimitable Alison Moyet. We loved arranging and performing this song and filming it with dancer, Abigail Climer. To say that the beauty is in the song's 'simplicity' seems somewhat disparaging... but simplicity does not imply insignificance or lack of depth. Perhaps the real beauty of this song is in the scope that it gives for multiple emotions and interpretations. From 'The Flying Pickets' to 'Kylie', 'Flunk' to 'Becky Hill' there is just so much space in this song for creative expression - no wonder so many TV shows and adverts have used it to support poignant narratives - and we've really felt emotional bringing our own take to this amazing song. Hope you enjoy it: Two Lads and a Laptop are: Nick Ingles Cello Mike Roberts Keys/Production Apple Powerbook Pro Laptop Choreography for this video Abigail Climber