At a job interview, - the recruiter : “can you perform under pressure?” - me: “No but I can try bohemian rhapsody”

@thedarcbird

Ай бұрын

did you get the job?

@mezigue31

Ай бұрын

@@thedarcbird yes sure recruiters love comedy

@thedarcbird

Ай бұрын

@@mezigue31 GOOD!

@hansmolders1066

Ай бұрын

😂

@notyourjack

Ай бұрын

Ok I love this one 😂

This song shows David Bowie's controlled intensity, which is the perfect balance for Freddie Mercury's operatic theatrics. This is a masterclass of song writing. RIP Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, the world is a little darker without them.

@bernhardfbuttner5694

Ай бұрын

Since Bowie and Cohen died in 2016, the world is MUCH darker.

@aliwantizu

Ай бұрын

@@bernhardfbuttner5694 Prince also passed in 2016. Terrible year for music lovers...and humanity.

@rangerrecon

Ай бұрын

Well stated. Their styles were sooo complimentary in this song, you just have to wish that they had done more together.

@VirtualFTHC

Ай бұрын

@@aliwantizu terrible few years, Chris Squire in 2015 ;-;

@jon-paulfilkins7820

Ай бұрын

@@bernhardfbuttner5694 yeah and started with Lemmy in December 2015 and just kept going. Someone must have been putting together one hell of a band up there.

It reminds you of "Ice Ice Baby" because Vanilla Ice was literally sued and lost for sampling "Under Pressure" without permission. There's even a famous video clip of him giving a hilarious justification about the insertion of a hi hat note being a significant enough change to make it completely different from "Under Pressure."

@bennylloyd-willner9667

Ай бұрын

And all should also check out Jim Carrey's parody in "In Living Color", it's brilliantly hilarious

@ryansecakuku9312

27 күн бұрын

If you haven’t seen the movie “that’s my boy” he plays himself and make a a joke about every time the song gets played he owes money, he says queen sued him for 75% and Suge sued him for 50% so he owes when it gets played.

@jeffburnham915

25 күн бұрын

Noooo. Vanilla ice goes ding ding ding dinga ding ding and queen goes ding ding ding dinga ding ding.

@geoffreyedmundson9928

24 күн бұрын

@@jeffburnham915 Allegedly Vanilla Ice bought the publishing writes from Queen and David Bowie for $4,000000 so any time both songs are ever played Vanilla Ice gets the royalty payment

@rabootocoelhinho5698

23 күн бұрын

​@@geoffreyedmundson9928Lol, is it serious that in 2024 people still believe this story invented by Vanilla Ice, to which he didn't even present any proof or evidence? Roger Taylor has already spoken about this several times and he claims that what Vanilla Ice says is unfounded, therefore, it is not true.

Hi Elizabeth. I don't know if you actually read all these comments, but on the off chance you do, I felt compelled this time to tell you how much I appreciate you and your reactions. I have been a major fan of Queen for 40+ years. I know their music inside and out. I've heard this song at least a thousand times. But today, listening with you, listening with focus, and listening while watching you experience it, I was once again moved by this song in a way I haven't felt in a long time. I was moved to tears. The music and the vocals are so emotional, yet sometimes we allow ourselves to gloss over, and not really listen. Well, today I listened, and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for being the catalyst that brought that about. I expected to enjoy your reaction, but did not expect my own reaction, which brought me back to my teenage years, when I felt this song as deeply as I did again today. If only the world could take this song to heart. There is so much pain in this world. "Why can't we give Love that one more chance?". Thanks again, and may Love bless you.

@michaelbrutvan2272

Ай бұрын

Excellent use was made of this song in the recent syfy channel magicians television adaptation of the books by Lev Grossman. Best television musical episode I’ve ever seen at least for that one segment.

@tubester4567

Ай бұрын

Freddie had one of the strongest voices ever but David Bowie is my all time favorite male singer. Bowie probably doesnt have a technically great voice or range, but the emotion in his voice is very unique and instantly recognizable.

@FirstIsa

22 күн бұрын

​@@michaelbrutvan2272 Penny's annoyed reluctance to join the group singing despite Arjun Gupta's obviously great voice was a nice touch to the show's cover.

@kraegm

20 күн бұрын

This is exactly why I subscribe to Elizabeths channel and I suspect you do as well... she takes the songs we've been listening to for years and gives us more reasons to be impressed by them, or even an explanation of why they resonate with us so much. Her honest reactions are absolutely enthralling.

Next time you should try the duet between Freddy Mercury and Montserrat Caballe. It could be amazing to see your feelings about such a great opera singer. Thanks Eliiiiiiiii!!! 🤗🤗🤗

@paulaboyd9743

Ай бұрын

I can never listen to that without floods of tears ❤

@roykliffen9674

Ай бұрын

@@paulaboyd9743 Me neither; the pain is excruciating 🤣🤣🤣 OC I'm kidding a bit, but I really don't like that song.

@miave6455

Ай бұрын

YEAH!!!!!!❤

@southilgurl2003

Ай бұрын

+1 this. Absolutely this!

@siouex

Ай бұрын

She is an opera singer, I have sneaky suspicion that she knows that song by heart since it was sung

There is a live version of this by Queen, David Bowie, and Annie Lennox (singing Freddie's part) at the Freddy Mercury tribute concert 1992. It's one of the most touching rock performances of all times.

@CadePlaysGames

Ай бұрын

You saved me from having to make that recommendation myself! That concert is full of superb performances. Everybody involved was absolutely ON IT that day. Lennox/Bowie singing this song is spine chilling. George Michael slaying "Somebody to Love" another highlight, but it's hard and unfair to spotlight any one performance from that show.

@IR4TE

Ай бұрын

Sorry but I personally think Lennox sucked at that part, it just didn't carry anything that moved me in any form. Not saying that Lenoox sucks in general, but this was just not her best performance.

@jgaff66

Ай бұрын

agreed

@JoakimVike

Ай бұрын

There is also a cool video from the rehearsals on the DVD with Bowie and Lennox, but the star of the show was George Michael!

@geohambass

Ай бұрын

This is really phenomenal. Not seen it for years, I’ll need to try and find it!

If you want to experience this song a little more, one of my favourite performances of it is David Bowie and Annie Lennox performing it at the tribute concert after Freddie died. You can clearly see who performs what parts and it is so emotional for them to be performing this in honour of Freddie.

@jungalistix

3 күн бұрын

One of the greatest moments in music

@jangrabowski5918

2 күн бұрын

wanted to recomended this one also, whole concert is superb, but this song done by Annie Lennox and David Bowie, is just amazing.

Elizabeth, you have converted me to Bowie by your comments and analysis. I'm an average 60 something male vocalist, wannabe choir director, always on the verge of understanding music theory, son of a real musician. Thanks for your enthusiastic and very inspiring videos!!

You know what could be more awesome than this? A tea time chat of Elizabeth and Brian May.

@Xiph1980

Ай бұрын

You know, I'm gonna shout out to Becky Smethurst on her next video. Because that would be awesome indeed!

@lexluthorpm

Ай бұрын

I bet Sir Brian would go for it

@bryangirod9173

Ай бұрын

That wouldn't suck....

@dominicg11

Ай бұрын

@@Xiph1980 I am sure she would so go for it

@Grungycat67

Ай бұрын

YES!

Some years ago, I was reading an interview with Brian May (guitarist of Queen) and he told the story of working on "Under Pressure". David Bowie said, 'Okay, let’s each of us go in the vocal booth and sing how we think the melody should go and we’ll compile a vocal out of that.'" Freddie's scat vocals and David's humming melody were left in the final mix from the original demo and the rest, as they say....☺

@gedren_y8775

Ай бұрын

Which is why this version isn't as smoothly produced as The Rah Mix, and its acapella opening makes it so that the song cannot be confused with Ice, Ice Baby.

@Asheanae

Ай бұрын

Yes, this is true! But also Freddie snuk around the corner and listened in on Bowies takes! Bowie was amazed that their vocals lined up so well! 😅

@jeffcolumbia3151

Ай бұрын

I believe Song Facts story says it was the opposite. That David Bowie snuck around the corner and listened to Freddie's vocals. Freddie wasn't happy about it and let Bowie know it.@@Asheanae

@Asheanae

Ай бұрын

@@jeffcolumbia3151 I don't know that source. The source I heard it from was Brian May.

@yvrkid7070

Ай бұрын

@@Asheanae Reinhold Mack said it was David that listened in to Freddie.

"Why can't we give ourselves one more chance? Why can't we give love one more chance? Why can't we give love?" "Cause love's such an old-fashioned word and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves. This is our last dance. This is our last dance. This is ourselves under pressure." These are some of my favorite lyrics in any song ever. I rediscovered this song a few years ago and listened to that last section of the song about 15 times. I love how that last section just keeps going and going...you think the sentence is going to end but then they have more to say and it's genuinely brilliant. You should check out Queen's version of this song from their Montreal concert...it's a version of the song without Bowie, with Roger Taylor taking a lot of the higher harmonies and it's awesome.

@felixhenson9926

Ай бұрын

Where did that second quote from?

@emilythorkildson8514

Ай бұрын

@@felixhenson9926 it’s the lyrics from the song, right after all the “give loves”

Roger Taylor's drumming is just immense on this. The big fills as Freddie climbs to the highest notes in the song's peak are monumental.

I STRONGLY feel you haven't done enough Queen reactions!

@althompson58

Ай бұрын

Their entire set at Live Aid would be perfect for her to react to.

@dulblades1

Ай бұрын

I thought that the reason she never did any queen was that there were blockers. If not, WHY hasn’t she done the hand down best rock singer of all time. Freddy!

@Asheanae

Ай бұрын

@@dulblades1 Other people seem to react to their stuff just fine. Vrigin Rock, for example.

@gregtadtman1759

Ай бұрын

@@althompson58 With as many stoppages as she does, an analysis like that would take around 10 videos. 🤣

@NecramoniumVideo

Ай бұрын

@@dulblades1 I think because she is not well known with them, with this channel she only just got to appreciate metal and their vocals, she only started doing the reactions 2 years after the Queen movie was released, and the queen reactions were booming back than in 2018.

The ending is genius, because the snaps fading out is representing a clock ticking. The unresolved chord signifies not knowing how it ends for us. The entire song is maniacal genius tbh.

@stoneysdead689

Ай бұрын

Now that's what it means to you- in reality, you have no idea what the authors intentions were- if they had any. Not that there's anything wrong with that- that's precisely how music should be consumed imo- but you should always remember, what you think it means is not necessarily what the author intended nor what others might get from it.

@MrUndersolo

Ай бұрын

I think you nailed it. ⏰️

@bellabunnell3174

Ай бұрын

🥱​@@stoneysdead689

@wbfaulk

Ай бұрын

​@@stoneysdead689Why do you think the author's intent is relevant?

@stoneysdead689

Ай бұрын

@@wbfaulk I never said it was- I said you shouldn't attribute intention to them when in reality you don't know what their intentions were, or if they had any. That said, I do believe it's relevant- I write music myself and while I don't mind ppl getting out of it whatever they want- I still hope at least some ppl get what I was trying to say. It would be a real shame if every song I wrote was just interpreted completely independently of my own intentions- that would mean trying to express yourself with music is totally pointless.

The whole song is amazing, but when Bowie starts singing the outro with, " 'Cause love's such an old fashioned word..." I get emotional and choked up. 'Under Pressure' is just a beautiful and meaningful song!

I like the Freddie Mercury tribute version of the song with David Bowie and Annie Lennox... so much love and respect was shown for Freddie in that concert...

David Bowie and Bing Crosby, little drummer boy... maybe save that for Christmas

@francisseidel8014

Ай бұрын

My favorite version of Little Drummer Boy! Excellent suggestion!

@RosiecheeksSnugglebums

Ай бұрын

I grew up with that one on an LP...and I found it here on youtube some time ago. It's THE Christmas song for me

@bellabunnell3174

Ай бұрын

Yessssssss! So good!

@nickwinsbrow7316

Ай бұрын

Love Bowie's croon through that!

@cynkal1203

Ай бұрын

Yes

18 years ago I was driving my wife and eight months old son through a small, not well traveled canyon in New Mexico. On our way back to Austin. This song came on as they slept. It hit me in the gut as I drove through the red clay hills. Tears fell out, joy and relief. I’ll never forget those moments. This song is one of my favorites of all time.

@emerald1805

Ай бұрын

First heard this on KLBJ Austin radio when it was released in 1981. Went out and bought the 45 single picture sleeve copy the next day. I still have it!

@felixhenson9926

Ай бұрын

I feel that. I remember heading home on a London night bus feeling more than a little tipsy and hearing There is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths and it just hit that perfect emotional sweet spot that made that absolute nothing of a moment super memorable in my mind's eye.

Thank you so much for letting David Bowie's full build at the end play through. That minute is one of the greatest minutes in the history of music

“For legal reasons” Farrokh’s voice is a master class of control in adverse conditions.

The Show Must Go On is a must, especially considering Freddie was barely able to walk at this point. Great powerful vocals on this one.

@christopherwhite7347

Ай бұрын

These are the days of our lives is such an emotional song, especially that knowing wink at the end. And considering he died shortly after the video was shot.

@treetopjones737

Ай бұрын

He wanted to create until he wasn't able to. He told the guys he did NOT want to hear sympathy or whatever from them, just "Let's get some recording done."

@Out_of_My_Head

Ай бұрын

Great song.

@johnafirth

Ай бұрын

I've long felt Innuendo was their best album. Same with Bowie and Blackstar. Legendary artists with their best work managing to come at the end.

@Jarethsun

Ай бұрын

This is by and far my favorite queen song. And there is a little more to the story. This was done in one take. It was the last thing Freddy Mercury ever did in a studio and he absolutely killed it, before it killed him.

All the scat and falsetto is Fred. The last 'give love' is the end of Freddie's vocal until he's back with the last 'under pressure' lines. Roger Taylor sings the 'this is our last dance' harmony with Bowie.

@JMADNICK

Ай бұрын

Fred! Who’s Fred?

"Layers of genius" - yes! Two of my absolute favourites - Queen and Bowie - it really couldn't get any better than that!

This is a master class of 2 great vocalists blending their voices . with no digital tricks, or even digital editing, or auto tune. Just 2 guys knowing what the hell they are doing.

@kenthomas1845

Ай бұрын

Yep. Those guys did know what they were doing.

For me, the part where Freddie is singing 'why can't we give love one more chance', is the most beautiful moment in all of pop music.

@jackarmstrong1838

Ай бұрын

When he repeated the Give Love phrase several times with the fade out, its just..........

@betholabecker3219

Ай бұрын

YES! This is such a moment in the song…….Freds warmth against Bowies voice…….

Bowie is a true artist who never allowed himself to get comfortable. Constantly changed and evolved throughout his career. His interview on MTV about how they were whitewashing music is also an all-time great. Intelligent, well-spoken. So good.

@thedarcbird

Ай бұрын

I'd like to add that Queen were the same. They changed and evolved, never letting themselves got tied down to any one genre.

@JustTanya.

Ай бұрын

His interview with the BBC back in 1999 is epic too. I mean, did he call it or what? They looked at him like he was crazy because the internet, for everyone, was barely out of its infancy and yet David Bowie said that the internet will help musicians to be closer to their audience. We'll be able to access music faster and often times eliminate the middleman aka the record label and executives of the industry. And that is exactly what has been happening. He was so far ahead of his time that people are still trying to catch up to him.

@willfromyadkinville

Ай бұрын

iconic!

"Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the light..." My favorite line from any song...ever.

More more more more Queen please! If possible, get some live performance video. We all know Freddie was an exceptional singer, but his larger than life stage persona was unmatched.

'Dont Stop me Now' by Queen is one of the most happy songs ever :)

@christerfurberg6538

Ай бұрын

Especially if you watch David Armand's interpretive dance to it! :D

@Arkryal

Ай бұрын

The best part of that song was the mixing. A lot of spatial effects for something recorded in stereo. Worthy of a full analysis, but the studio version is a must for that one.

@gsquat

Ай бұрын

That's unfortunately how Freddie lived. Doing whatever his heart desired without regard for objective morality. It's no coincidence he died so early.

@GroinStrain_

Ай бұрын

I know it’s not a popular take, but I genuinely hate that song. It’s so extra and earnest, like a musical and I find it annoying

@DerAusdauersportler

Ай бұрын

@@gsquatWho are you to judge other people and what of earth is objective morality?

When Vanilla Ice performed on Saturday Night Live, Dennis Miller opened the News with the start of this song and said “I just love Queen and Bowie songs.” More proof that Weekend Update has always been the best part of the show.

@nicholashylton6857

Ай бұрын

😂 I never knew that!

@markduffy5773

Ай бұрын

I thought he said, "This song could be a hit today." Either way he totally trolled Vanilla Ice the musical guest that night.

@baseballjustin5

Ай бұрын

Didn't Vanilla Ice get in trouble for sampling Under Pressure without crediting them or something?

@nicholashylton6857

Ай бұрын

@@baseballjustin5 Yep. Mr. Van Winkle got hit by a big lawsuit. He had claimed it was a coincidence,.and later, he claimed that he might have heard its riff somewhere and unconsciously replicated it. In the end, a private settlement was reached and he now claims he has bought the rights to "Under Pressure." (In my opinion, I think that's total BS and he's just saving face.) As far as I know, the surviving members of Queen and David Bowie's estate have never verified selling the rights.

@michaelminch5490

Ай бұрын

@@nicholashylton6857 he also tried to claim, in a tv interview, that because there's an "extra beat," it's not the same riff.

"Exercises in Free Love" is one of the finest Freddie's performances. Absolutely genius operatic piece that almost nobody knows about but it moves like no other.

@johnhynes7784

Ай бұрын

I am suggesting the same. One of the rare times these days I was truely speechless after hearing it. Coukd not believe it was Freddie. Amazing.

@ejtringham

29 күн бұрын

Agree this. Personally, I prefer his take to the Caballé version, as superb as she was in her field.

@johnhynes7784

27 күн бұрын

I am old enough not to be surprised by much any more, but what a jaw dropping surprise this was. I wish I could forget it so I could hear it for the first time again.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard this song and not burst into tears. I just love this song so much. It is probably one of my favorite top 10 for sure. Thank you for your reaction. I really appreciate you breaking this down. Thank you!

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is my favorite Bowie album. Just throw on the headphones, grab a cocktail, and go for a ride.

More Bowie, please! You haven't even scratched the surface of his decades long body of work. His versatility and creativity are truly a wonder worth exploring. Anything from Ziggy, Young Americans, Fame, Changes, Heroes, Let's Dance, Ashes to Ashes, Lazarus... (and even these are just a sample of "hits")

@Tampahop

Ай бұрын

Yep. Bowie was the soundtrack of my life, starting with Space Oddity. My favorite is one that most people haven't heard of, All the Madmen from the album, The Man Who Sold the World.

@paulrandig

Ай бұрын

One special moment for me is "Tonight" live with Tina Turner. The charisma of those two voices in contrast is one in a million mements!

@privateer236

Ай бұрын

David understood he needed to reinvent himself periodically.

@thing_under_the_stairs

Ай бұрын

Vocally, I'll suggest Heroes, just to hear the rawer side of his voice. And also because it's one of my favourite songs.

@grimmone09

Ай бұрын

Hero’s for sure

"Oh, hey. Skull." New favourite TCV quote.

It's truly a shame David and Freddie never sang this together live. R.I.P Freddie Mercury 1991 and David Bowie 2016 , true music legends.

I think we have all been waiting for an analysis of Freddie. Thank you

@johnkelman8278

Ай бұрын

Definitely, id love to see her do just about any Freddie or Queen song. Do you have any idea why she can't call him Freddie? Other than just legal reasons, I'm so confused and obsessive. I'm going back and forth in the video and googling, I can't concentrate on the analysis. Gonna need to go back atbleast 5 mins. 😂

@Tommy-he7dx

Ай бұрын

I think its Fred now :)

@Random-kq4pz

Ай бұрын

Yes, its about time!

@tonyscottandre

Ай бұрын

Long overdue. Radio Gaga from Live aid!!!!!!!

@TorsteinS

Ай бұрын

@@Tommy-he7dx why?

Great choice Elizabeth. David Bowie was amazing. An irony of Bowie that i applaud is how he lived with a fierce individualism. He was anti-establishment, non-trendy (i.e. songs like Fame, Fashion); yet he was so good he started or amplified trends every time he performed different music. He performed at the highest levels: Psychedelic Rock, Funk, Pop, Industrial w/Trent Reznor and many other genres. To move into Funk he went to Motown and hired one of the best funk bassists and guitarists in the world. Thank you for your effort.

10:30 I think that's really what makes this song special. Two phenomenal singers with two *radically* different voices that really should not work together, and yet it becomes this gorgeous duet where they are actually using their differences to push it forward.

Two of the most iconic voices of thier time colaborating to bring such a beautiful song with an amazingly powerful message. What more could you possibly ask for? 💗

@paulmiller7838

Ай бұрын

Also, if you have not done so yet there is the vocal tracts separated without the music and it is still a beautiful listen.

Reading some of the comments here and I couldn't agree more with MORE BOWIE please.

The David Bowie and Annie Lennox version at the Freddy Mercury tribute is amazing.

@audiblezero

Ай бұрын

Watch their rehearsal vid. You can see George Michael singing along, in the background.

The happy stimming at Freddie's big slide up made me smile! Gosh I love this song, I've listened to it countless times, and there is always something new that I notice, even now.

@betholabecker3219

Ай бұрын

Like, for a moment it sounds like church organ music!

@feakhelek1

6 күн бұрын

@@betholabecker3219 Sounds like the THX sound.

This has been my favorite song for a while now. You comment on how the chord doesn't resolve at the end, but the lyrics do: Life is hard, there's a lot of pressure on all of us, but when the song turns toward love and "give ourselves that one more chance", it resolves the world for us. I think that joining of the ugliness of the world in the first part of the song with the joy of love toward the end makes this song amazing.

More Bowie Please. I love his style, how he compresses the last syllable of the phrase more abruptly, basically the opposite of what most singers do. He doesn't always do it, but when you hear it, it's very distinctly Bowie. Good tracks for vocal analysis: "Changes", "Hurt" (duet with Trent Reznor), "Rock 'n Roll with Me", "Heroes", "Lazarus".

It's perfectly normal to become obsessed with David Bowie. He was just the best

@treetopjones737

Ай бұрын

As well as Freddie.

Fun fact: this is The Foo Fighters favorite song and they cover it during live concerts. Unfortunately, Taylor Hawkings sang I believe Freddie’s part and I doubt it will be covered again. I did get to hear it from them live ❤.

12:09 I feel that envoked emotion of the vocals and "scatting" , as wellas the instrumentals. It's an emotional rising point in all 3 audio envokations, but the visuals adding a 4th point, really creates what the artist wanted, in our mind, heart, and memory. then this song will elicit thse feelings forever in our ingrained memories.

David performed this with Annie Lennox at Freddie's memorial concert (which I begged my mother to be allowed to stay up for back in the day) . Which leads me to suggest to you that you really have to analyse Annie Lennox sometime soon. That lady has some serious pipes, and as far as I'm concerned, while I greatly appreciate and respect Madonna, Annie is the real queen of 1980s pop. You can't really go wrong with any Eurythmics hit. Or you could do the shatteringly beautiful Into The West from the LOTR: Return Of The King soundtrack, or Lovesong For A Vampire from the Bram Stoker's Dracula one.

@treetopjones737

Ай бұрын

Annie can still sing now. Tangent, her daughter began a singing career as well.

@Happyheretic2308

Ай бұрын

@@treetopjones737’Tangent’? Poor creature.

@Broccoli_Highkicks

Ай бұрын

​@@Happyheretic2308Annie's daughters are called Lola and Tali. I assume he meant mentioning her daughter was tangential to talking about Annie. Having said that, as Frank Zappa once replied when asked why he gave his kids such weird names: "Consider for a moment any beauty in the name Ralph".

@harvey66616

Ай бұрын

One of my favorite Lennox performances is when she sang "Dido's Lament" with the London City Voices. Granted, already a great piece of music. But Lennox's voice elevates just about anything she sings to breathtaking heights.

Under Pressure is truly one of the greatest songs ever written.

I had to come back to watch this reaction again, I love this song and the break down you provide is amazing!

Definitely a classic by two outstanding performers 😊

That part @10:20 where Bowie starts droning behind Freddie is a proper goosebump moment for me. There's a tone to his voice that's almost haunting there.

Elizabeth: My life as a life-long Queen fan would be complete if you did an analysis of The March Of The Black Queen. Not the biggest of hits but I promise you're gonna have a field-day listening to the layers and layers of vocals in there... I'm pretty sure a lot of Queen fans out there would agree with me on this!

@ZENOBlAmusic

Ай бұрын

Yes!

I could see her thinking at the end "it doesn't resolve!" before she said it 😄 I knew it was coming and I was thinking "she's gonna like this bit" 😁

If you like Freddie's scat/vocalizations you should definitely look up his call and response he did with crowds, Live Aid comes to mind as one. It's amazing. I'm so glad you're exploring Bowie. He's at the very pinnacle for me and definitely qualifies as one who you should take time to explore his entire catalogue.

So legend has it this song was an unscheduled recording. Both Queen and Bowie were touring separately and found themselves in the same city and decided to record a song together at a famous stupdio while there. The session lasted through the night. They had the bass line from Queen's bass player and Freedie had written some lyrics but Bowie hadn't heard any of them. So they each went in separately and recorded against the parts that were completed and didn't listen to what the other came up with, although rumor has it Bowie cheated a bit and slipped in to listen to Freddie. When both had done their peices they came together, compared ideas and constructed the song. So both men and Queen contributed heavily to the work. At the end it was a masterpiece. I grew up in the 70s and I'm only just now truly beginning to understand and respect the impact these men had on the craft.

@charleshein5991

Ай бұрын

It was an absolutely amazing experience to have lived!

@tmage23

Ай бұрын

The music came first. It was part of a loose jam\unfinished song the band had been kicking around since 1977 or so called "Feel Like" which you can find on youtube.. They had the melody but the lyrics were only halfway there and Deacon's iconic bass line wasn't there.

@jossbsure

Ай бұрын

The first part is pure "legend". They weren't touring. Queen was recording in a Swiss studio Bowie went frequently, living in the vicinity. They socialized then opener up to work something out together. Then, maybe your specifics about the parts may be right (or not)...

@scoobyblue5300

Ай бұрын

The vast majority of this track was written by Bowie...with some input from Brian May. The rest of Queen were tired and had went to bed.

the falsetto part was freddie mercury not david bowie

I didn't realize I needed you to breakdown Under Pressure. Great video! Two of the best ever.

Vanilla Ice stole the bass and piano bits for his song, that's why you think of it. Thanks for the reaction. I've been a Queen fan since 1975 (I was 12), and Bowie around the same time - yes, I was a weird kid, who nobody else understood when I talked about music I liked - and I was over the moon when they collaborated. I'd love for you to react to some Queen songs that used other band members' vocals as the main. Roger can do incredibly high notes, and also very gravelly vocals, and Brian uses another different technique, and they all work beautifully together. Brian's vocals on "39" are wonderful (plus, it's a cool science fiction song). Roger is tougher, because he flips between different vocal styles; maybe "More of that Jazz", where he goes from gritty to high notes (but not as high as he can go). There are also too many Bowie songs, so I never know what to recommend (Queen and Bowie songs, it's like choosing your favorite child!)

I completely love how every emotion Elizabeth is feeling is written all over her face. Just magic.

I got to see Queen perform this at my 2nd ever concert way back in '82 and saw Bowie sing it with Gail Ann Dorsey in the early '90s. One of those rare songs that moves me.

@musicartguy1

Ай бұрын

Hot Space tour was my 4th concert. It blew me away.

@eiephants

Ай бұрын

I'm envious of you all. 😢

@pvandelft1610

Ай бұрын

I just typed a message like this. Gail Ann and Bowie are so amazing together.

Thank you. I needed that so bad right now. That song brings me to tears nearly every time.

My 8yr old son, recently learned about David Bowie from the movie, Labyrinth. Everyday, for the last 2 months, during drop off and pick up from school, he just wants to hear "Underground". When I was growing up I disliked the "As the world falls down" scene (although i loved the song, VERY Bowie). It wasn't till I was older that I appreciated the High School esque angst, and realization its her fantasy, not Jareths (Bowie). My siblings said that scene was creepy, when i said its Sara's fantasy, they got whiplash. In my HS, we had a hall that had an awesome echo and I use to sing Labyrinth/Bowie songs, especially the aforementioned, in it all the time. Did not care what my peers thought, that hall sounded awesome! I took my kiddo to watch the Labyrinth when it came back in theaters, for 2 days, a few weeks ago. I think you'd LOVE the movie, and better yet, the Soundtrack. Hopefully you'll see this message. Cheers!

This song is epic and operatic. Their voices are so lovely together. My favorite part is 19:10 where David Bowie comes in with the low under Freddie repeating "give love...." and starts that whole bridge "Cause love's such an old-fashioned word....". That whole part and how Bowie sings it has always been one of my all-time favorite parts of any song.

Finally, some Queen 👏‼️😂 For the opera Singer imo the best choice to react is March of the Black Queen 🤗

@kawaninjafan

Ай бұрын

Yes, the whole Queen II album is perfect

@karengoodenough827

Ай бұрын

That’s possibly my fav Queen song, hard to say because they have so much fantastic music, but March of the Black Queen absolutely ranks near or at the top of

I love how you take the songs I like, the soundtrack of my youth as it is, and dissect these songs, explaining exactly why I love them so much. Thanks!

you are absolutely brilliant. I love your analysis and deep appreciation of great art. I always learn a lot too. thank you.

This Song is one of the total masterpieces of rock, and it is so underappreciated... It's such an incredible blend of vocal styles & and genres and emotion. It NEVER fails to draw me in... It's one of my all-time favorites... Thanks for analyzing this, Elizabeth...

There was a big sample lawsuit with Ice Ice Baby and this song. I really wish you did the video with both performers taking different stages. I understand it was a mashup video, however, to see each of them command a presence is wonderful.

@francisseidel8014

Ай бұрын

My recollection is that Vanilla Ice now owns the rights to this song, because it was less expensive to buy the rights than pay the legal fines he would have to pay.

@jessicajones657

Ай бұрын

@francisseidel8014 you are correct, he did end up buying the rights. It is a very interesting music industry story.

@treetopjones737

Ай бұрын

Just NO. It's a bad attempt. Just show the performances as they actually were.

I love this song, it is one of my all time favorite. It is so brilliantly composted, and the story of how Queen and David Bowie got together and put this together is fascinating! Loved your review and analysis.

Smiling, ear to ear, and deep inside, with tears in my eyes. Beautiful analysis of an amazing song by two brilliant artists. Thank You, Elizabeth.

Flashback to August of 1990; I was deployed to Bahrain for Operation Desert Shield. Bahrain had a decent amount of British expats living there at the time. Because of that, they had a BBC equivalent radio station, which the radio in our hangar work center was tuned to. One day, I heard what I thought was the opening to "Under Pressure" coming from the radio...and then I heard "Ice, ice, baby" and literally shouted, "What the f*ck is this sh1t!?" I will never forgive Vanilla Ice for that heresy. 😁 (That's a smidgen of hyperbole, but, yeah, that wasn't a pleasant surprise.)

@rosadelosvientossur

Ай бұрын

I agree. A total disrespect.

@althompson58

Ай бұрын

I think Mr. Ice got the pants sued off of him over that disrespectful transgression.

@joeloedeman5160

Ай бұрын

The worst part is so many people haven't heard Under Pressure, and think Ice Ice, Baby was original.

@MonkeyJedi99

Ай бұрын

I saw a few episodes of his "home improvement" show. He has a lot more to answer for. No, his work was not bad on a technical level, but his decorating tastes were atrocious.

@mkang8782

Ай бұрын

@@rosadelosvientossur see, I didn't think of it as anything disrespectful, it just caught me completely off-guard.

I just heard this on the radio yesterday. A great collaboration song, though Freddie Mercury and David Bowie never played this song in concert together. David Bowie did perform the song with Queen without Freddie, (Freddie past away in November 1991) when Annie Lennox performed the song with the band and Bowie at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 at Wembley Stadium.

@youbertu

Ай бұрын

Annie's dramatic flair and "death" costume absolutely electrified that performance with Bowie. Genuine respect between each other and their missing friend.

@silvertagback

Ай бұрын

Brian May has stated in interview that David and Freddie did not even record this together. They were separated in their own isolation booths, no feed from each other, and still managed to create this classic.

@metalmark1214

Ай бұрын

@@silvertagback Yes, I read that also. 👍

@treetopjones737

Ай бұрын

@@youbertu "Where did she get that dress?" Bowie after she left the stage.

I've been waiting for this one. Did not disappoint

Wonderful pic ! thank you for doing this one . Absolutely love this song too❤❤❤❤

Lovely "Fred" performance of course but it's the Bowie parts that really move me. He had a knack of expressing profound things in surprising ways. Thanks for the cool analysis!

I have a handful of songs that I never, EVER, get tired of hearing. If one of those songs comes on the radio, plays faintly in the background at the supermarket, or emanates from the car sitting next to me at a stoplight, I immediately focus and pay attention. “Under Pressure” is one of those songs. I have been listening to this song since I first saw the video on MTV in the early eighties. The build, and the lyrics at the end, always gives me goosebumps. In spite of the countless listens, your analysis has given me a new perspective , and a whole other level of enjoyment of “Under Pressure.” Thank you.

Love the song, love your breakdown of it, and yes, you nailed that freeze frame! 😂

Best Charismatic Voice video ever, and that's saying something. Madly in love with Elizabeth, as a fellow human who's equally passionate about music. Appreciate this channel so much.

Seven hours and it hasn't yet been stuck down. Mrs. Elizabeth, You've no doubt shattered the previous record for this song -- rumored to have reached the milliseconds. Excellent jjob!

Amazing song by two legendary people. Makes me emotional everytime I hear this. It did the same to me when I first heard it a hundred years ago! I was late to work and this song came on the radio. Love it! Thank you!

So cool to see you do this one! So much more Bowie you have to uncover. He literally reinvented himself dozens of times throughout his career.

I've enjoyed the poetry of this song for many years. Thank you for helping me notice the music.

"...which I think was written after this." Sweet summer child :D Yes, "Ice Ice Baby" sampled this song about a decade later.

@thing_under_the_stairs

Ай бұрын

...and was then promptly sued by Queen!

Bowie said to his bass player, Gail Ann Dorsey, "you are going to sing Under Pressure". Imagine that pressure... and she stepped up while playing bass

@dominicg11

Ай бұрын

The live version on the Reality Tour album is amazing - I prefer it to the Queen and DB version

@MrMotorNerd

Ай бұрын

Outstanding version , I agree

@JustTanya.

Ай бұрын

Yes, she always did too. That's why she was on his team for so long. They always had that great connection too. A lot of respect for each other. Reminded me of Tina Turner and Tim Cappello. 😎👍

Freddie didn't study opera. He never had voice lessons. He just had natural talent. Again, Freddie mercury never had voice lessons, never studied opera. NATURAL TALENT. BORN WITH IT!!!!

@markemge4868

Ай бұрын

You can say that again

@combatwombat_25

Ай бұрын

There is a difference between natural ability, taught and self taught. More like he was naturally gifted but worked to self develop.

@TheLukanda

Ай бұрын

Do you mean Fred? Fred of the Mercure???

Under Pressure was supposed to be completely improvised with David being outside unable to hear what Freddie was singing and Freddie outside unable to hear what David was singing, it was found out later that David had been listening to Freddie singing which is why he was able to sync so well with Freddies parts.

This video is a perfect example of how I can better appreciate a song, that I have heard hundreds of times, from Elizabeth's analysis. Pay tribute to Freddie by giving love. The smallest act of kindness can have a huge positive impact. In her new song, "Princess of Ruins", Angelina Jordan sings, "When you are left with nothing, anything is everything".

@treetopjones737

Ай бұрын

Don't use Freddie to push your crush. SMH

@andyschnell58

Ай бұрын

@@treetopjones737 well as far as I know Angelina's version of Bohemian Rhapsody is the only one Queen allowed to be copyrighted

Freddie Mercury is greatest singer of all time.

@AdiPlayList

27 күн бұрын

Alongside Bruce Dickinson in 2nd place.

That falsetto was by Freddie Mercury. When this came out. I cranked up the radio when this song came on. ✌️

I love this song. Absolutely one of my favorites. Thank you.

I'd love to see Bowie's Golden Years reviewed. Highly underrated song and vocal. Heroes also, if it hasn't already been done.

@corinnavaldez6057

Ай бұрын

Golden Years is such an incredible song!

More Bowie please ! Moonage daydream, Life on mars, 5 years, Up a hill backwards etc etc

@kristvoiles484

Ай бұрын

"Starman" as well! Definitely more Bowie, please!

I love the joy on her face whenever she hears a song for the "first time." Would love to see/hear what you think of Rik Emmett on the Triumph song "Never Surrender."

I've got to say that each time you do a Queen song on here my levels of joy increase by an incredible amount!! Queen is plain and simple my TOP favorite band that's ever performed. A lot of credit goes to Freddie but the other band members deserve credit as well, of course! :)

Awesome duet by legendary singers. Bowie & Mercury shine.

Two of David Bowie’s finest vocal performances are Wild Is The Wind and Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise).

I’ve known this song since I was very young, as my mother listened to it a lot. It’s one of those things that you somehow take for granted. This is what music sound like, I thought. It wasn’t until seeing Queen live with Paul Rodgers playing this song that it struck me. My legs were trembling and it was exactly in the line “Why can’t we give love one more chance?” When tears begun pouring down my face, and I immediately understood that what I had always been in my memory was just a mimic of the song, and the real version is nothing but an extraordinarily breathtaking masterpiece. Thank you for your reaction and making me start my day with tears of joy. The power of music is insane.

Always had respect for David, his innovation, his abilities, his craft and skill. Recently I read an interview with a vocalist from Ontario, Canada. She toured with him in North America and described his consistent dedication to the audience, band and crew. It was wonderful to confirm his humanity, it was icing on an already wonderful layer cake -- his recognition, for example, the whole is greater than individual parts. I say this because many famous people are real, honest and even approachable. Others are, in some cases for good reason, not remotely so -- to the point of intolerable outside of the spotlight. I have had the opportunity, most often the pleasure, to observe this first hand with a handful of his peers. Unfortunately that did not include David, but the interview enlarged the window into how great he really was... and such a tragic loss. One of the many reasons this channel is so good is the projection of similar traits. This does not make you, it is one if the things you happen to do. Thank you, superb as always.