They reached the level of success with the four of them not just Freddie it takes all of them to make the Queen sound ❤ x

One the best singers / performers of all time. Possibly the best. Legendary singer and band

You should do this live at Wembley 1986. Their live performances are the best

You do realize its from the "Highlander" movie. The race that lasts a thousand years, there can only be one.

@cyrus2728

2 ай бұрын

Untill the sequels but sshhhh.

Guys,you should do this one live whembley 86' will be blown away great performance l❤❤

You're going to love the duet between Michael Jackson & Freddie Mercury then.... It's called "There must be more to life than this"

As much as Freddie was brilliant Queen is a band made up of four brilliant musicians. To single one out is so wrong.

Just when you think you've seen a super-excited person for the day (Jodi finally breaking open an apple)... you get another poppin off mid-music video!!! :O Thanks guys, wonderful as always

“A Kind of Magic” was written by Roger for the film Highlander The phrase “a kind of magic” is used in Highlander by Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) as a description of his immortality. Roger liked the phrase so much that he used it as inspiration for the song. There are references to the film in the lyrics: “one prize, one goal”; “no mortal man”; and “there can be only one”. The single’s cover art features an image of Clancy Brown in character as the film’s villain, The Kurgan. Roger wrote the melody and chords for the version that appeared in the film, which Brian described as “quite lugubrious and heavy”. Freddie really liked the song but he kept hearing it differently in his head. So when Roger went on holiday, Freddie composed a new bass line, added instrumental breaks, and changed the song’s order to make it more chart-friendly. Then Freddie and David Richards produced this new version. When Roger returned from holiday, Freddie played Roger his new version of the song. Roger was rather annoyed but had to admit that it sounded better. The song was still credited only to Roger. While Roger’s version is at the end of the film, Freddie’s version appears on the album, the video, and is what they performed in concerts. Roger’s version of A Kind of Magic did not see official release until it was included on the extra EP for the 2011 special edition of the album. FYI - Brian did not use his famous Red Special guitar in the music video, but instead a 1984 copy. Apparently, the theatre they filmed lacked central heating and was very cold, much to the discomfort of the band and the crew. Brian didn't want to risk damaging the Red Special. BTW - though I enjoy the studio version of the song, I prefer the live version - kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3x7xMSdibXOdtY.html

Freddie gets all the attention due to his vocals and stage presence, however, queen also would not be queen without john, Brian and Roger, they wrote a nunber of their hits and particular riffs, so they were a band of unique talents that combined to make queen great

@lindsaycrellin4588

2 ай бұрын

Well said ❤ x

@bluebell3720

2 ай бұрын

To be fair Freddie did have that little extra This is Rogers but his version is for the film and heavier and probably wouldn't have been a hit This tweaked version by Freddie was

@janetturner8246

2 ай бұрын

@@bluebell3720 performed by FOUR people.

@bluebell3720

2 ай бұрын

@@janetturner8246 Yes! You can have great ideas but as musicians you need to be able to perform it They were great musicians But it was Freddie who saw it as a potential hit and added bass line more guitar..tweaked it The others didnt It was Rogers song and credit officially goes to him But if Freddie hadn't worked on it we wouldn't know the song The original doesn't have the popularity this does

@janetturner8246

2 ай бұрын

@@bluebell3720 Was the original issued as a single,if not how does anyone know if it would have been a hit.If I remember Freddie did produce a solo album that never became a major hit.Queen is four members with a brilliant frontman that gelled together. All four members writing no.1 hits.

You should watch the live version at Wembley 1986. Awesome performance!

John is keeping that great riff going. Great bass player.

Just love Freddie. RIP 🇬🇧

This is such a fun video but you should check this out live.

Hey Guys… As with most of Queen’s songs, LIVE is EVEN BETTER. The live version of “It’s A Kind Of Magic” On FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1986 At Wembley Stadium… Is LEAGUES BETTER than the studio recording! YOU REALLY SHOULD SEE IT!! (Because HONESTLY… NOTHING beats Freddie’s vocals live.) (With Wembley performances: You should specify the date, because there were TWO 1986 Queen Wembley concerts back-to-back on consecutive nights… Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12. Some performances were best on Friday, some were best on Saturday.)

I love this song, written by Roger for the Queen Soundtrack for the movie Highlander. Freddie really owns this song. Thank you for your reactions.

Getting great Highlander flashbacks (was alive when it was released, so now feel old). Not just a great film but a great soundtrack. Try 'Gimme the Prize' and 'Who wants to Live Forever'. Keep the great posts coming😁B.T.W. The Kurgan still one of movies biggest badasses

Princes of the universe from highlander is good,released in America, but not in the UK

That song is amazing.

Like too see nick look up Info at the end of Reaction Give better understanding of songs, Instruments played who wrote it So given more credit to the rest of the band

Please try 'One Vision' extended. You will love it. You need to try some Queen live at Wembley, maybe 'Hammer to Fall'

Check out live performances this is performed at Wembley live it’s amazing 😊 thanks

Please do ‘Princes of the Universe,’ Love to see your face.

Do the live version Wembley 86. You’ll like it

Not sure, but the exterior of the round building looked like the Greenwich observatory, built 1675. I wouldn't swear to it but it may have been a part of the observatory called the Great Equatorial Observatory. I may well be mistaken. Interesting because Brian May had a Masters degree in astrophysics. After Freddie died Bryan went back to university and gained his PhD in astrophysics.. In 2007, he submitted his doctoral thesis in astrophysics on the subject "A Survey of Radial Velocities In The Zodiacal Dust Cloud.". A very intelligent gentleman (Doctor now).

@weedle30

2 ай бұрын

It’s not the Greenwich Observatory - but the Playhouse Theatre in the west end of London - sorry to dispute your theories! 🥺😨

@happilyeggs4627

2 ай бұрын

@@weedle30 I did say I wasn't sure. But it would have been a nice coincidence with Bryan Mays background.

@weedle30

2 ай бұрын

@@happilyeggs4627 I grew up in and around the Greenwich area, so the Observatory, Greenwich Park, the Meridian Line was like a second home and my playground and would have recognised it immediately 😄. Brian May has been to the Observatory on many occasions with a fellow astronomer friend called Dara O’Briein ☺️ and I know he really enjoys his times there

@happilyeggs4627

2 ай бұрын

@@weedle30 I wasn't brought up anywhere near Greenwich. I've only ever seen pictures of the Observatory. It was the dome that made me think it might be Greenwich, that and the greenery.

@weedle30

2 ай бұрын

@@happilyeggs4627 if you ever get a chance to visit it and Greenwich, take it! There is so much to see and do - not just the Observatory etc, the Meridian Line etc but the Royal Naval College, the huge tea clipper, the Cutty Sark and the Park itself. From the top of the Park, (Blackheath) it’s a very steep hill and you can see right across to Docklands and see all the new (ish) buildings going up (and the O2). The sight of Docklands changes yearly as so many buildings are “going up” - when I was young, you could look across and see nothing! It was just a desolate landscape - now it’s a major financial and commercial workspace! As a school kid, no school term was complete until the obligatory and yearly visit to Greenwich and its historical places - with a clipboard, pencil and a set of questions we had to answer about the Observatory and the Maritime Museum! All good fun … really…unless you didn’t check your answers and got told off by Teacher! 😳😄

Brothers missing your cricket reactions😢

If you want to see a cool amazing showman fronting a band, check early eighties live kid creole. Best that ever did it.

“It’s a kind of magic” is how an immortal answers the question of why he didn’t die after getting gunned down by a Nazi.

Lots of good songs by Queen for Highlander and Flash Gordon movies, check out the others.

React to Queens Live performances!!! They're better than the videos.

This song and album was written by Queen for the film Highlander so it was written for the tone and story of the film. They were not SFX they were just an animation for the video. Perhaps you should read to the film to really appreciate it.

Its a Roger Taylor song.

@bluebell3720

2 ай бұрын

Tweaked by Freddie!

Can you react to Nightwish? I think you both would like them, especially with Floor Jansen as their lead singer. Try Romanticide, Ghost Love Score or there cover of Pink Floyd's High Hopes. You won't be disappointed, but it is a rabbit hole that you may never get out of. ;) For Romanticide and Ghost Love Score, you want Wacken 2013 and for High Hopes you want the End of an Era version.

Try Innuendo please.

React to its a kind of magic live wembley

I love Freddie, he’s an icon. But Adam Lambert with Queen is quite something too. He had huge boots to fill and I don’t think anyone else could have pulled it off.

The best!