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@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

Karen Carpenter!! You'll be very popular!!

@FaceEatingOwl

Жыл бұрын

All the Queen, mate. Though if I had to pick one hidden gem it would be Innuendo, I've never seen anyone react to it (I'm sure there are some), it's an absolute roller-coaster and full showcase of the talent that oozed from every member.

@zodarian6705

11 ай бұрын

As a lifelong Queen fan you must believe me when I tell you get the album Queen II put on your headphones and just hit play. Believe me when I tell you you will have multiple soundgasms!!!

@HanahLoo

4 ай бұрын

Breakthru by Queen, trust me my guy, you’ll thank me.

@HanahLoo

4 ай бұрын

Please listen to Fat bottomed girls, it's so damn good

Freddie doesn’t walk, he struts!

Freddie was so unapologetically himself and that's why he was so special and loved ❤❤❤❤❤

The bassline is the confident strut of someone who knows precisely what they want, how they're gonna get, and ain't a damn thing anyone can do to stop them

@pointlessmanatee

Жыл бұрын

so like quagmire's theme song?

@debramoore7513

Жыл бұрын

Love that description!!

@nancyblumberg4612

Жыл бұрын

Well let’s start with the bass player John Deacon wrote the song and that great riff. The band didn’t think they should put it out as a single until Michael Jackson persuaded them to. It was the first Queen single to go to number one in the states. The cool sound effects were from Brian’s guitar with a special amp built by John to work with Brian’s custom guitar. Brian built his guitar with his father as a 19 year old, he called it the red special. I would recommend 100% The live aid concert 1985. It is been said to be the best live concert in Rock history.

@timothychung4811

6 ай бұрын

He man-catwalk that base.

Queen is definitely special. More so Freddy Mercury. He was a one of a kind. Greatest frontman in music history imo

@MrVvulf

Жыл бұрын

Don't sleep on Brian May, one of the best guitarists to ever play. He built that guitar you hear (with his father's help) when he was 16 years old. The wood is from an old fireplace. The guitar is known as Red Special, and has its own Wikipedia entry. He's got a PhD in Astrophysics, and he wrote most of the music and lyrics for the band. Freddie had the voice and the spotlight, but he wasn't the only standout in Queen.

@taryn-leacarvalho3444

Жыл бұрын

I saw a greatest front man countdown of bands, Freddie won hands down, Robert Plant #2. Although I am a HUGE Zep fan, I have to agree with this

@mylanwright5948

Жыл бұрын

I agree Vegas. A strong second is Jagger.

@jonasrmb01

Жыл бұрын

@@MrVvulf dude Roger Taylor was a great drummer and sang amazing background vocals live often filling out for freddie when he couldn't hit some high notes cause he used to often blow his voice out any real queen fan who listented to lots of bootlegs knows this also john deacon came up with some of the best basslines of all time and wrote some of queen's best songs like all 4 of em with him probably coming in 3rd place after freddie and brian all of em were essential for their success

@debbieD46

Жыл бұрын

This is the second reaction of yours and I just started it but I have to tell you that you have an amazing speaking voice. You would be great in radio.

The interesting thing about Queen, is that everyone was involved in the songwriting.

@ponfed

Жыл бұрын

The only band I know where everyone was a gifted song writer, and where 3 out of 4 members could have fronted their own band... Deacon was talented, but he didn't seem to have the temperament to front a band.

@cindydlittle

6 күн бұрын

@@ponfed Deacon didn't do much singing. When he did sing it was said they turned down his mic.

Only band in history where every member wrote a #1 hit.

@sharifabdulrahman5544

5 күн бұрын

its subjecive as there is other band, unknown, which every member also write a song that loved and #1 to their fan. lol... but yes agree Queens is legends

Best frontman of all time, a true GOAT.

Freddie lived life in the fast lane!!! Yes he passed way, way too early but wow what an impact he and his fab, talented band mates had on music!

@tinasjostrand2677

6 ай бұрын

It kind of comforts me that if he had the chance to live his life over, I'm pretty sure he would do it exactly the same. Even if he knew the outcome.

That's the Freddie Strut, just like a peacock😂written by John Deacon and spectacular guitar sound effects from Sir Dr. Brian May, drums by Roger Taylor and of course Freddie. Cool Cat is really good and White Queen will blow your mind.

@tinasjostrand2677

6 ай бұрын

I love the Freddie Strut. All these years later, it still makes me happy.

If you’re wondering why this particular song has such a strong bass line and strong percussion throughout It’s because it was written by John Deacon, the bassist for the band. Freddie encouraged him to write and helped him a bit when he started out and he turned out to be one of the band’s strongest writers.

There are Bands and then there is QUEEN . Nothing compares .💕

Queen was the best band EVER, and Freddie was a magical being.

John Deacon is the most underrated bass players in history ✌️

He's considered the best front man in rock!😊

You HAVE to watch their performance of Radio Ga-Ga from the Live Aid concert. His interactions with the crowd is unbelievable.

Queen at Wembley when the didn’t expect to be there… 20 minutes of sheer joy. Amazinig.

I'm 64, and when I was in high school, this song was played by the band at football games when we were winning! Also, 'We will rock you', which we referred to as 'boom, boom, clap!'.

Yes! I've long considered this Freddie's greatest vocal performance. When he jumps up an octave for that second verse it's just magic. Amazing tenor power and grit.

this is a flat-out anthem. Freddie was a beast!

Freddie shocked the world with his music! You HAVE to hear Bohemian Rhapsody!

Thank John Deacon for this awesome song. The first number one for Queen in the States. Michael Jackson persuaded them to put it out as a single! Everyone wrote number one songs and it is very few bands can claim that!

This is the song that made me want to play bass, when I was in kindergarten lol Queen is just a whole other beast than other bands, they weren't really afraid of trying anything. My personal favorites are Somebody To Love and Fat Bottomed Girls!

Freddie Mercury The MAN the MYTH and the LEGEND every LIVE concert he had the audience in the palm of his hand just watch his performance for Live Aid he lite the place on FIRE I wish I could turn back time and take my big screen we only had boxes in the 80s but boy did we have the MUSIC 🎶 🎵

@odettesini3760

2 ай бұрын

Freddie amava molto il suo pubblico...lo ha detto molte volte quando è stato intervistato....

Queen.....WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER

Queen is legendary, Freddie Mercury one of the goats of all time.

My favorite Queen song is Who Wants to Live Forever, which was part of the almost exclusively Queen music soundtrack for the movie Highlander (the actual album title was A Kind of Magic). It's a hauntingly beautiful song made even more so in the context of that film. And it was written specifically for the film.

Freddie Mercury is the BEST frontman who EVER WAS. Love Queen, always have.

Freddie was definitely a great showman! I am a country music fan, but I loved Queen! And Aerosmith!

@robbob5302

Жыл бұрын

If you can like at least a little of everything, you are making an honest effort to be open minded.

@karowak1

Жыл бұрын

Country band. You oughta hear this as a waltz😊

@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

Did you like Karen Carpenter??

YES, Please do more Queen 👑, You can't go wrong with any song !!!

My favorite is one of those 'hidden gems', as it isn't played as often by reactors - Love of My Life. It's a ballad, but the words are so powerful! Freddy wrote it as a tribute to his former girlfriend / best friend when he heard she was getting married. It really isn't a sad song, more a regret that things between them will forever be changed. The best recording is life from their concert in Rio, I believe. Hope you'll give it a shot soon! Honestly, there isn't a Queen song that's bad, so whatever you want to listen to, we'll be there to join the fun :)

@JanS1

Жыл бұрын

Every Queen fan in the world knows the words to Love of My Life so not sure it counts as a hidden gem :) Lovely song, though.

@ellet6560

Жыл бұрын

@@JanS1 The “hidden gem” is the studio version. More focus goes to live versions in which fans sing the song to Freddie and acoustic Brian. Live & studio are both beautiful in a very different way.

@Jeremy-hx7zj

Жыл бұрын

​@@JanS1 I'm a queen fan and I don't know them. Not a fan of sappy ballads.

@shawndoane2526

Жыл бұрын

Another track from one of my top five desert island albums

@tobiaspain

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Awesome song

More Queen yes ! anything from live aid concert !!! audience participation at the finest :)

This was a Big hit for queen! Freddie's strut was infamous. GOAT!!! And he was the best entertainer. This is the video...you should react to them performing it live. Well, everything they did live was the best. And Yes...all their music is timeless!

Incredibly talented band💕. Bohemian Rhapsody

This was John Deacons song, the bass player, everyone in Queen wrote different songs, all of them were fantastic at all they did

My Best Friend, Barcelona, Love of my Life, Who wants to live forever

@mammuchan8923

4 ай бұрын

Save me is amazeballs

We can thank John Deacon for writing AOBTD ✌🏼 Queen stands alone and there is no equal 😍 Each member is a a musical genius and composer in his own right …… and then Thank God they all ended up in the same band♥️ TY for your great reaction 🌹

My favorite Queen song is Dragon Attack. Funkiest, coolest song they did, and the bass line is even better than Another One Bites The Dust.

@debramoore7513

Жыл бұрын

Agreed .. love Dragon Attack 🐉

I was about 12 years old when this song came out. My friends and I got a fan magazine that printed the lyrics to our favorite songs. We learned "Another One Bites the Dust" in a day. Freddie Mercury was one of the best vocalists ever and he had a great STRUT.

This is a funky disco track, performed by a rock band.

Queen "don't stop me now" is the best

1:22 That bassline and beat is so good, Joseph Saddler famously sampled/turntablist jammed it on "The Adventured of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel". ❤ Must be in the top three most iconic basslines of all time!

Can’t remember exactly what year, but we would go to the roller rink and skate to this song. I was 13 so that would make it probably 1980. I love this song to this very day.

I did grow up with Queen and I never notice the way he walks since that was just Freddie Mercury. :) Like Mick Jagger has his own way of dancing and MJ did the moonwalk. I didn't question anything, it was just who they were and it was actually WHAT they were..... Love this song too, still, after all these years. LJ

Freddie had a strut like no one else.

BITD as teenagers a group of us met and played our singles and albums and discusses the music - obv thrre was lots of “grouping” and a young lady who’d never said a word to me , loved this song so much we spoke all evening 🎉it changed my life - thank you Db ! My fav was this and ashes to ashes

If you wish to see just how amazing Freddie was, you need to watch the Live Aid version of Radio Ga Ga. Still one of the greatest performances ever.

@Brenda-nf9dl

6 ай бұрын

Yes !

Freddie always strutted his stuff. Brilliant. Queen ❤❤❤❤❤

There will never be anyone like Freddie. Every song was on point and perfect ❤

One of the greatest bands to ever do it and the variety of styles is incredible. They have songs that could be considered early punk/thrash

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

A band doing something like "Mustapha" was unheard of at the time ( Jazz album ). #Groundbreaking

I was seven when this came out, but it seems like it has been in my consciousness since birth.

Queen The Greatest!! ABTD was written by Queen bassist John Deacon who was inspired by Chic’s “Good Times”! Apparently, he hung out in their studio .. a lot. Anyway, Michael Jackson was fan of Queen but a bigger fan of Freddie! He loved the song & encouraged Queen to release it as a single. MJ said after first hearing it, “That’s the gravy.” The song is about the Valentines Massacre 💥💥💔💔

That's Freddie's famous strut that you see. I just love it, always have. Freddie's the man.

@user-jw2ru9ho9l

4 ай бұрын

Everything about Freddie is so natural and authentic..

Absolute legends.

Queen did something special for so many people- I even remember my sweet 60+yr old teacher playing we are the champions in my 8th grade class (around 2009) for us before started to take our state tests because she had told us the story of going to see Queen with her daughter before Freddy died and not being into it at the time but becoming a fan at that concert and the way she played we are the champions before we started out our couple days of state sanctioned testing…. She felt it was so significant-and before that she also played we will rock you. She believed in us but she also wanted to give a little context of powerful inspiration. What a wonderful lady.

Freddu may not have invented the peacock walk but he surely perfected it.

Thank you for Rocking Queen❤One of my favorites from them is We are the champions🎉 Love your show and your reactions are spot on😊 God Bless you and yours 💯🤘🙏

RIP Freddie! U are still very missed!!

Another One Bites the Dust live in Montreal 1981 is also a great performance. Their live stuff is great!

Amazing musicians.

Other Queen suggestions: A Night at the Opera” is a phenomenal album. There’s a song on there called “Death on Two Legs”, it’s about a former manager who was stealing from them and Freddie was absolutely vicious in the song. Brian May said that he actually felt guilty playing it live. There’s another song on that album called “I’m in love with my car” that was written by Roger Taylor (the drummer). He sings lead while playing drums, and the live version is definitely worth watching. Queen 2 (their second album) has insane production on it, and it’s a good look at their early stuff. Hope these help. 👍

@XxThePhantomFreezexX

Жыл бұрын

considered tha first diss record in music history

@debramoore7513

Жыл бұрын

YESSSS .. Great diss song!!

@shawndoane2526

Жыл бұрын

In any other band in the world Roger Taylor would have been the lead singer.

Watching Freddie sing “Radio Gaga during their live-aid performance was Freddie at his absolute best! Memorable❤️🤓

The ultimate front man but the whole damn band is soooo talented.

Still sing this everytime I complete a satisfying task.

No one will ever compare to Queen! They were all great musicians! And Freddie was the best frontman hands down!

Clearly one of the best hits by Queen. My sister and wife love love love this band! The 1st album I ever bought on Earth was We are the Champions.

A hidden gem - just Freddie and his piano. 'You Take My Breath Away'. The studio version is superb, as is the live version at Hyde Park. It's a little piece of perfection.

@ellet6560

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the studio version is beautiful but first hear at Hyde Park is so raw and beautiful. Only Freddie had the confidence & courage to demand everyone listen to him bare his soul so tenderly. RIP.

Don't overlook the awesome backup vocals of the drummer. They harmonize so well together. Rogerina has amazing vocal capabilities.

“ Fat-bottom Girls “ is a killer song. If you’re looking see if you can find it. Much love ❤️

Freddie didn’t have a “walk”. He had a “strut” !!! ❤️👏

That's not a walk, that's a strut.

John Deacon on bass wrote this song, and it was their best selling single! Two performances are mandatory... Somebody To Love Montreal 1981 ranked 2nd as the greatest live performance, and Live Aid which is as the greatest live performance 👑🎤🎹🎸🥁❤️

I saw this band in the 70s cause I was a teenager in the 70s. The performance the band you just can’t imagine but at least people get to see it on video. They were amazing, he was amazing.

Only one of the greatest ever rock groups and frontman with Freddie Mercury. Really need to listen to The March of the Black Queen from Queen II

@petermilligan2001

Жыл бұрын

A real hidden gem. Awesome song

MORE QUEEN 👑😊 A hidden gem...? ' Pain Is So Close To Pleasure' is definitely one ! Cheers 🥂

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER FREDDIE!!!! QUEEN WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST!!!!!!

No one does a Freddie strut like Freddie!

❤❤❤I love Freddie, I love Freddie, I love them allllllll❤❤❤

I love watching the old videos. Haha. They are great!!!

“Killer Queen” is a killer track.

Greetings from Portugal Polo. Metalhead here but definitely Queen is one of my favorite bands! Try to react to their song Innuendo from the album with the same name. My favorite song from them and an hidden gem. God save this Queen! 🖤🤘

@compassion686

Жыл бұрын

I'll second that recommendation.

@ellet6560

Жыл бұрын

As a metal head, I assume you know Metallica? You may already know their Grammy winning song, Stone Cold Crazy, is a Queen cover.. (Queen did it better.)

@hugofernandes9318

Жыл бұрын

@@ellet6560 It might be one of the first thrash songs ;)

It is hard to explain how fucking huge this song was. This shit was everywhere.

Hidden gems of Queen: Innuendo, Millionaire Waltz

I LOVE Bohemian Rhapsody! ♥

There you go, smile, I cant help but smile, everytime, awesome!

I so love your reaction Polo yeah it's quite incredible fancy being awoken by my clock radio age 14 by that sound OMG amazing!!!!

Lily of the Valley, It's Late and Lap of the Gods Re-visited were all awesome songs that were not singles and so were not big hits. So many great songs the list would be immense

Iconic

This song was written by Queen's bassist John Deacon and Freddie really wanted the band to record it but Roger (drummer) and Brian (lead guitarist), not so much. Freddie and John pushed them to record it. John tried hard to explain to Freddie the sound he was striving for but was handicapped because he didn't sing. Nevertheless, Freddie understood what John wanted and nearly made his throat bled getting that gritty sound. FYI - Those odds sounds actually were all produced by Brian on his homemade electric guitar, the Red Special, while it was connected to a treble-booster and then to the Deacy amp. The amp was designed and built by bassist John Deacon who has a degree in electronic engineering. Brian could produce all sorts of sounds using that setup including sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals, They recorded "Another One Bites The Dust" for the album "The Game" and it was part of the live concert rotation but they never intended to release it as a single. Michael Jackson, who was a big Queen fan and a friend of Freddie's, always came to their concerts when Queen played L.A. "Another One Bites The Dust" was part of the show. When the concert was over, Michael came backstage so enthusiastic about that song. He told them that it would be a big hit and that they had to release it as a single. Again Roger and Brian were resistant to the idea, but Freddie talked them into it. "Another One Bites The Dust" was Queen's biggest hit in the USA. If you like this bass line, you should check out the song "Under Pressure" which also has an iconic bassline (it may sound familiar since another recording artist stole it for his song). I love their live performance of the song at Wembley from 1986 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYqu2NGJgJmzZZM.html. BTW - Did you notice Freddie's magic hat during the video that kept changing colors? Another example of Freddie's sense of humor.

The live version of this in 1986 at Wembley is fun when Freddie starts dancing and scatting!

RIP Chester ❤

Polo , another nun bites a duck , Freddie , had one Voice , Powerful, a born tragedy , but what a presence , cheers

You Should Check Their 80's Mucis!!! In Our Home We Still Listen To Queen!!! You Won't Regret.......When He Was So Sick, He Told His FAN BAND.... THAT FREDDIE MERCURY THAT HE WANTED TO SING & WRITE MUSIC!!! IT'S SAD HE WAS IN A WHEEL CHAIR, FREDDIE NEEDED TO TAKE LOTS OF BREAKS, HE EVEN WENT BLIND!!! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE FREDDIE MERCURY!!! ❤ ❤

All of them are special great guitarist, great bassists, good drummer epic frontman simply can’t be replaced can’t go wrong with queen

The GREATEST!!🥰🎶

Thanks Polo! You must see a version of this - LIVE at Montreal, 1981 - it's GREAT. Queen has a way of adapting their songs to the stage that is just incredible. This is probably one of the most recognizable bass lines ever written....John Deacon, the fantastic (shy, humble) bassist for Queen for 20+ years wrote this song...Brian May on guitar and John on his bass are on FIRE! Another song with yet another incredible, well known bass line is "Under Pressure" written by Queen and David Bowie when at Queen's studios in Montreux, Switzerland. See QUEEN perform it LIVE at Wembley, 1986. (There is another poorly edited version of the song with David Bowie supposedly singing with Freddie...I don't recommend it because David never performed this song with Freddie on stage.) Welcome to the deep well of QUEEN! Enjoy the plunge...Queen fans will be listening! (NOTE: The band, Vanilla Ice, used the Under Pressure bass line without giving credit...the moral of that story is - don't steal from Queen or David Bowie unless you have VERY deep pockets. LOL) Queen wasn't considering "Another One Bites the Dust" as a single, but I've seen interviews with Freddie that Michael Jackson, who had seen them perform in Los Angelos and became good friends with the band, told them to release it as a single. It was just one of their many #1 hits. (Freddie did a number of tracks with Michael...but touring schedules in different parts of the world got in the way of them completing a track together...If they still exist, I would love to hear those tracks!)

The musicianship in the band was incredibly high! Each member was amazing on their respective instruments! Hard to select a favourite Queen song but I love We are the champions, We will rock you, Stone cold crazy, Sheer heart attack, Spread your wings.

Queen is always good!

I was 5 when this song came out. Absolutely fire at the roller skating rink.

2 short gems from Queen: Seaside Rendezvous and Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon. I love playing drums to both of these, awesome energy.