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@christinarodriguez7508

4 жыл бұрын

You do realise you missed the last song of the concert you cut it short.

@pyssy123

4 жыл бұрын

One of the saddest memorie:s I was in the army and came back for holiday at home! Heard that Freddy was gone! I appsolutely adore that man! If I think Singing, Rock and theatre. My first thought is Freddy. My childhood, boyhood, Younghood and rest of my Life Hero ❤

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

christina Rodriguez I blame the original video if we missed anything. We went all the way through.

@fft9917

4 жыл бұрын

ChemicalReactions! Can you react to some GG Allin? I recommend I Love Nothing, Outskirts Of Life, or Violence Now. He’s got a lot of songs to pick from though.

@ControllerOfMinds

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you, I did ... enjoy it along with you =) Keep on rockin'!

The only 2 people on the entire planet who haven’t heard of Radio Gaga

@Nikioko

4 жыл бұрын

:-D Just thought the same...

@user-lj8qk6gw2l

4 жыл бұрын

They are doing this for the sake of views and nothing else so it doesn't surprise me.

@Nikioko

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-lj8qk6gw2l Well, at least they knew the other songs, so why should they just pretend not to know Radio Gaga?

@djbolton1966

4 жыл бұрын

what a pair of cretins

@MrZevv

4 жыл бұрын

lol i wished i also would not heard it as it stands for everything Queen has tuned in in the 80s and 90s. Understandeable but.. man. If you listen to theire 70s music... it realy god commercial. But a good show he did there.

Juliette, you guessed it: Lady Gaga named herself after Queen's song Radio Gaga

@Boodieman72

4 жыл бұрын

Seems appropriate.

@j0hnn13K

4 жыл бұрын

Not only did she name herself Lady Gaga, because of the song, but also because of the deep connection she feels with Freddie, and by proxy, Elton John. She modeled her etire persona after those two, the show elements from both of her idols, and the bravado of Freddie, she chose her roll-models well, and she proudly wears it on her sleeves, Lady Gaga is great :)

@BTSARMY-nk4rz

4 жыл бұрын

I love her :)

@TerryVogelaar

4 жыл бұрын

@@BTSARMY-nk4rz Yeah, Juliette is great :)

@j0hnn13K

4 жыл бұрын

@mickey7411 lol, now thats a blast from the past, had completely forgotten about that band hehehe

QUEEN never broke up ever!!!! His diagnosis was not till 1987. The last album was released 5 years after his death! The whole album but the last verse was Freddie. He sang into a recorder in bed with a keyboard and drum machine. Brian kept writing and Freddie kept singing. It was heart wrenching for the band to put the album out posthumously, but they did. The album is Made in Heaven, it is beautiful.

Nobody could work a crowd like Freddie Mercury. This was the greatest live performance of all time.

Freddie Mercury was not an extrovert. Only on stage he was but off stage was a shy and introverted man. He was a paradox.

The ONLY band in history where all members of the band wrote number 1 hits. That is special.

@srow4302

2 жыл бұрын

Beatles ?

@pepelopez8163

2 жыл бұрын

@@srow4302 Ringo missed it.

Another fun fact: Sting said later in an interview that the other bands were sitting below the stage in the common areas and everyone was looking at the screen going "they're doing it. - They're stealing the show.". Mind you, everyone tried that day but it was Queen who walked away with the prize.

@deeyears3978

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they certainly did! Called the Best live performance

@tatianaroveda

4 жыл бұрын

ThankJens! I guess Freddie would want us to either teach them or leave them by the wayside.

@MetalMike38

4 жыл бұрын

Queen had the advantage of playing stadiums for years and Freddie knew exactly what he was doing.

@jazzescrapper

4 жыл бұрын

I heard on an interview that the other bands and singers only half assed their performances but Queen came out and treated it like a regular concert. The only other band that played so great that day was U2. Queen hands down was by far the best. Freddie was and will forever be the KING of rock n roll!!! He is missed by someone that grew up listening to Queen

@migdaliasabater4525

4 жыл бұрын

Freddy ruled the stage that Fay especially he also included the audience to all their songs that's why they're unforgettable

I was 20 years old. I was there that day and it is etched in my memory forever. Without doubt, the best set i've ever seen. Nothing since has come close. Great to see you two enjoying what was the best 30 minutes i've ever experienced

@lks8775

3 жыл бұрын

How amazing I was too young then but I watched snippets of it. I knew it was a big deal. my older brother was enthralled and sat rooted in front of the screen

@ingobordewick6480

3 жыл бұрын

I was 12 and spend the whole day in front of the tv...

@TomRussell26

3 жыл бұрын

so jealous mate

@shannonmiller5501

3 жыл бұрын

I was there too. My cousin was working back stage so i got a pass. I only went to see Queen. Best concert ever. He was Magic

@The_Rizz_Lord_

2 жыл бұрын

Come on folks. This is nothing. Both Michael Jackson and prince live shows were 1000 times better. So you folks really are easily pleased

Actually Freddie was a shy introvert, but he was a showman!

@loopyloo788

3 жыл бұрын

I met him once in the 1970’s in a shop called Biba in London. He was a total gentleman. Lovely soul.

@loopyloo788

3 жыл бұрын

Great King Rat He was actually with Mary. They were walking down a staircase at the back of the shop, he was wearing a burgundy velvet jacket. Chatted to us for a good while. So quietly spoken.

@GC-zm6je

3 жыл бұрын

Loopy Loo that’s awesome

@loopyloo788

3 жыл бұрын

GC it was awesome. But unfortunately as a 16 year old kid I didn’t realise how awesome it was. I got his autograph (in yellow felt tip pen) which my mum promptly threw away thinking it was rubbish 😱

@QuayNemSorr

3 жыл бұрын

@@loopyloo788 Damn dude. Having Freddie's autograph and then losing it like that. Breaks my heart

It was amazing how Freddie could make a cheap pair of jeans, t shirt and Adidas trainers iconic.

@jomppe1459

4 жыл бұрын

don't forget the arm band

@0okamino

4 жыл бұрын

Freddie knew how well a cool belt could bring it all together. :D

@youtuberuk9695

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone wore those tight light blue jeans back then..... I had levis...... 6 pairs light blue and 1 pair regular denim blue...... I would have to get liposuction and some surgery to get into them now.....😱

@MearasRex

4 жыл бұрын

Wranglers aren't in the $100 / £75 range, but they aren't cheap shit jeans. And my God do they make him look good. Meeeow.

@MearasRex

4 жыл бұрын

Gidget Trevathon and the daughter didn't seem to understand the enormity of it. All women can recognize that bored teenage girl look. 🤣

You two have no idea what you just watched! That was THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FRONT MAN OF ALL TIME!!! That was an historic performance! Bowie came on after Queen and he yelled at Freddy saying, " How the hell am I supposed to follow that?!" That performance was HISTORY!!!

@stephenchantler7309

Ай бұрын

David Bowie followed

This was voted the greatest live performance in Rock & Roll History !

@ShannonRous

3 жыл бұрын

I love democraty

@marymartel6342

3 жыл бұрын

YES!!!

Freddie was the Great Pretender. He could be anybody he wanted to be. Although he was an introvert, he could be an extrovert if he wanted to. Although he was very insecure, he could be the FIRST person you think of when you think CONFIDENCE. I love you, Freddie❤️

"When music was created, not produced". Wise words, bro!

all four had individual hits as well as those they had as a group. The fact they could all be hit makers made the fact that when they worked together they made magic.

"Is that where Lady Gaga's name comes from"? YES.

Most bands thought the 20 minute slot format was only worthy of a kind of token effort. Queen set out to really entertain and planned every second in minute detail. Hence they killed it. Deservedly.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!! THIS IS QUEEN! Freddie Mercury was the GREATEST frontman EVER! R.I.P. Freddie!

@matthewhoward8852

3 жыл бұрын

I agree I was lucky enough to be there that day and I had seen them live on a couple more occasions

@sava9e266

3 жыл бұрын

Also the greatest singer ever

@klnpit7

3 жыл бұрын

@@sava9e266 i was about to say that XD and queen was pretty much rock n roll was all about ;)

@daphnethurlow5388

2 жыл бұрын

Very True...

One of the best live performances ever. To think they weren't the headliner and this wasn't a Queen audience. Brian May even told Freddie not to do the Day-O crowd interaction because the crowd wouldn't understand it. You can even see Brian May turn his back as Freddie starts to do it.....but like most performances...Freddie had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand.

It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it still sends shivers down my spine! I heard Bohemian Rhapsody the first time it was ever played! It was Freddie who got the audience, he reached out and gathered them in the palm of his hand, he did it wherever he went, didn’t matter if they were there or watching on film or TV! Oh, and something Freddie would have loved, all radio stations had a Queen CD ready for the news of Freddie’s death, each DJ was told to just put the disc on and press the play button, the DJ on the local commercial station in Liverpool, England, duly put the CD in and pressed the play button, the track that came on was “Another One Bites The Dust”!!!

He is not an extrovert by the way, only on stage, but in real life he was quite shy and introverted.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Rohan R. That’s quite the personality shift!

@nounours5016

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was shy. If you look at interviews he gave, he smokes cigarettes one after the other. I noticed that in 20 minutes he smoked 5 cigarettes, he hated interviews

@reinoldi1097

4 жыл бұрын

Same with Tim Lindemann /Rammstein/ extrem introverted, in real life^^

@johnjaycee

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemicalReactions he said he din't like interviews,people wanted to see freddie and that wasn,t really him, and he din't want to disappoint. shows the measure of the man

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was written by Freddie as a tribute to Elvis.

@lala_sparkles8035

4 жыл бұрын

And he wrote it in about 20 minutes while taking a bubble bath.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Well done Freddie!

@stephenboots4277

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Ashs-mini-vlogs

4 жыл бұрын

But Elvis Presley sang it

@davidcalderon7724

4 жыл бұрын

Umm...not trying to start a debate but elvis bought or stole every song. He was a figurehead. Definately not an artist

Best performance!!! NEVER GET TIRED OF FREDDIE OR QUEEN. 💙

not one person bought a ticket to see queen in that whole crowd...the show was sold out before queen was added to the show, and they stole the show lol

I was 16 when Live Aid happened. It's hard to comprehend just how huge it was when compared to our world today, with instant access to content from all over the world; back then we basically had cable TV. A concert broadcast around the world was just an amazing concept for us.

I quote another fan: "Queen only accepted the invitation to perform Live Aid bc the guy that orchestrated this from the Boomtown Rats had listed them as having already accepted playing. They finally accepted, and then backstage before this performance, the band was arguing bc they didn't think they'd be relevant in comparison to all the other more "current" singers from 1985. They thought no one would know/like them at that particular concert since they were popular 10 years prior. Then they came out, played a 21 minute set and stole Live Aid. That was the first time anyone had seen a performer command the audience to that level. When Radio Gaga played and the entire audience did the hand clap motions, it wasn't just the audience in Wembley stadium. This was live broadcasted with another concert in Philadelphia (the biggest concert to date at that time as it was live streamed to a ton of countries and had 2 Live Aid concerts going on at the same time. Matter of fact, side note: Phil Collins played on the Wembley stage and then got on a Concord, flew to Philly and played onstage at Philly for the concert), and the entire audience in Philly did the hand clap motion and could be seen via big screen satellite. There were thousands of people who were doing the hand clap motions between the 2 concerts and everyone (including other artists) were in complete awe of the whole experience. It was overwhelming the amount of people who responded to Queen. Also, when Queen took the stage, that's when massive amounts of donations poured in for the cause. 2 billion people saw the concert all over the globe. Biggest audience ever. This was monumental in music history"

@xengen212

4 жыл бұрын

1.9b with a B watched this, this when the population was at 5.4b

@tatianaroveda

4 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Thank you . A true Rocker. Wembley was packed with about 75,000 ( due to lack of workers at the door. lol- it officially holds 72,000. ) the young man is into it, but the girl- not even a reaction? Is that even possible?

@tatianaroveda

4 жыл бұрын

I love your history- Queen, turned up their sound without anyone knowing to a level 4- the audience loved them- and Queen got the phones ringing off the hook, raising !.5 million USD in 20 minutes. Bob Geldoff , who organized the Live Aid- it was Brian who finally confirmed it. TY bitcodexx--

@linaskranauskas

4 жыл бұрын

'That was the first time anyone had seen a performer command the audience to that level.' - sure, because Live Aid was Freddie's first concert.

@maximum.p

4 жыл бұрын

I guess that's a bit of bullshit about the backstage talk (maybe they were just joking aroung) they sold millions the The Works the year before, they were an immense group in 85.

Freddie’s energy was phenomenal and electrifying!

This is considered the best live set of all time. And Freddie was sick that day.

@mrjones29

2 жыл бұрын

It's one of them, but so many throughout history by many legends to say who's no1.

@gixxerboy555

Жыл бұрын

throat infection and the doctor forbid him to sing that day..though it was one of the best live-performances of all time..

@jayw3512

Жыл бұрын

He was literally sick. And, he was SICK!!! Damn. RIP.

If you continue listening to Queen, you are not going to want to stop. There never has been a band like theirs. I just attended the Queen Rhapsody Concert (50 years after the band was formed), and although Freddie is long gone, it still rocked the place and we all sang along to everything. Freddie was there as a hologram for part which was wonderful.

They had 18 min to do their bits. Queen stole the show. Freddie's Dr told him not to sing as he had a throat infection you sure wouldnt know it. Miss you Freddie

Got 5 mins in and started to really question why I’m watching two people’s faces when I could just listen to queen whilst looking in the mirror!!!!!

Would you believe, I only knew about Queen two weeks ago and, no, we're not living in the jungle. Now I can't get enough of them and Freddie is my idol. The neighbours hate it when I loudly sing along. R.I.P. Freddie. Gone too soon.

I did watch the broadcast. It was truly amazing. Several artists had great sets, but Queen absolutely ruled that stage.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

David Miller This is probably one of the best sets of all time.

@DavidMiller-dt8mx

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemicalReactions Agreed. I've seen some amazing performances, and this one rivals any of them.

@ajayjust2626

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidMiller-dt8mx And in the run up to this concert music critics said Queen were washed up and old hat 🤭

@DavidMiller-dt8mx

4 жыл бұрын

@@ajayjust2626 Most critics are people that failed at what they critique. :p

@ajayjust2626

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidMiller-dt8mx OoOoOoOo Touchè

QUEEN were in a league of their own, no one could compete with them. They were the very definition of "ROCK GODS". They made their mark in the history books and Freddie will live FOREVER!!!!!

I was fortunate to have been at Live Aid , it was an electric long very hot day Queen being the highlight of course, You made me giggle when you said that it wasn't a great hit at first , it was a massive hit , the song became the 1975 UK Christmas number one, holding the top position for nine whole weeks

@Nina5144

3 жыл бұрын

That thing could love - he says ‘am I the only get getting a little bit of Elvis here!!!!!!

@villa7432

3 жыл бұрын

Amen sister. I'm so jealous you got to see this live. I bet nothing has topped that. These two are not Queen fans bc I have not stopped dancing watching this. RIP Freddie

@nancyblumberg4612

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nina5144 was a great tribute to Elvis, but you know that. Lol

@lazyeyejohn

2 жыл бұрын

I was there as well getting the ferry from Ireland ended up standing beside someone holding the U2 flag.

@lorib1311

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, this guy clearly doesn’t know what he is talking about. He misspoke about several things

THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER WHO EVER LIVED! There will NEVER be anyone even close to being a tenth as good as Freddie was!

@deborahallen3318

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@georgebolam-gb2lg

11 күн бұрын

TOTALLY AGREE. ..FREDDIE AND QUEEN ARE THE BEST OF ALL TIME...GOD BLESS FREDDIE. .

I love Queen! I've been a fan of them for 44 years. The music of this band is timeless and connects generations.Greetings from Poland from Krakow :)

Who followed Queen? - it was David Bowie, who allegedly greeted the guys as they walked off stage with "Bastards!!"

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Christine Irving understandable

@RogerM9

4 жыл бұрын

Bowie did a great set. It should have been an impossible act to follow, but Bowie nailed it as well. That was part of why it was such an epic gig.

@mayconreyes3446

4 жыл бұрын

@@RogerM9 That was one of his best performance

@kevinclark7895

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder was he being sarcastic or jealous!! I'm sure it was both!!

@mirelairinapetre6503

4 жыл бұрын

Highest recognision, comming from Bowie!

I'm so glad i grew up in the 80's. So glad today's young generation can appreciate Queen and many others

I was at Live Aid. Queen certainly stole the show. Their performance was more intense than anyone else's. It was revealed later that someone turned off the stadium's volume limiters! It was really loud man!

Freddie wasn't an extrovert he was in fact an introvert but on stage he was the greatest showman of ALL time

Freddie's dance in Radio Ga-Ga is just the best!!!

@tammyservin6024

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Freddie Mercury was completely spontaneous and brilliantly pleasing to watch. So glad he didn't need nor want to be taught anything. HE WAS JUST FREDDIE MERCURY! ♡♡♡♡♡ ♡

@courtneymercury4119

4 жыл бұрын

One of the most attractive men that ever lived on this planet. 😍

@AndresGrimace

4 жыл бұрын

@@courtneymercury4119 I don't know how or what to reply about that. Except i'm glad ladies think he was sexy👍🏻

@tammyservin6024

4 жыл бұрын

@@AndresGrimace Charisma! Sex Appeal! Unique and Confidence! ♡

@AndresGrimace

4 жыл бұрын

@@tammyservin6024 I love Freddie the artist in every way, shape or form, but i just can't say that i find him sexy or that he appeals to me in that way, but yeah he was a magnet on stage. No question!!!

Bohemian Rhapsody was a massive hit when it was first released. It spent 9 weeks at Number 1 in the UK, and reached number 1 in six other counties.

@seanpadgett3053

2 жыл бұрын

I remember, it was so iconic we just knew on the Wednesday it would be #1 on TOTP on Thursday without a doubt.

To me, this was the greatest moment in rock history. At 52 years old I still get chills when I watch this performance. Do you know of anyone else who could command a crowd of a 100,000 people?

I remember watching this live on tv when I was in high school. It was amazing. Queen put on the best performance of the whole event. There were many bands upset they upstaged them so bad. I miss the 80's life was so much more simple then.

@bryonensminger7462

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I watched it too but I was in my 20s by then

@daphnethurlow5388

2 жыл бұрын

Indeex it was

My teens was in the 80'ies. and my first thought back then when I first heard "waiting for the hammer to fall" was NUCKLEARSTRIKE. Yes I was one who grew up "tall and proud in the shadow of the mushroom cloud"

@AndreSomers

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Hamer to fall referred to the (thread of) nuclear war afaik.

I think that stadium held 72,000 people, and Freddie held them all in the palm of his hand, owning the wolf that day. never to be forgotten.

i was 15 when Freddie passed away. there wasnt a dry eye in my home room. we all found some part of his works that stuck with us.

Dont say he was quite a showman Just say: GREATEST SHOWMAN OF ALL TIME.

@johndessoye

4 жыл бұрын

Elvis Presley, sorry not even close.

@sopcannon

4 жыл бұрын

He was THE showman

@helenclarke4735

4 жыл бұрын

and an incredible musician and writer

@lethalratchet1562

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndessoye Elvis was a great showman but there was no one that could control the crowd like Freddie

"Brian May can play guitar" John Deacon- AM I A JOKE TO YOU???

@Megalomaniakaal

4 жыл бұрын

The whole band was great, and that's a fact!

@ebonycouley189

4 жыл бұрын

Felix Kütt agreed to me they are the greatest band of all time

@susieq9801

4 жыл бұрын

Ebony 16627 - Deaky is always ignored but he wrote over a dozen great songs including several of their biggest hits and even more co written with Freddie. He was an amazing musician who also played guitar and some piano.

@Jabber-ig3iw

4 жыл бұрын

John deacon plays Bass.

@user-ky6vw5up9m

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes Queen is called, “mercury , may, Taylor and the other guy”

Bohemian Rhapsody was Huge upon its release in 1975. A Night at the Opera is their best selling album to date.

Queen made crazy little thing called love

Freddie Reaction?...a sure "LIKE" for everything he ever made!...Fan for now 46 Years !!!!...more Queen please!!!!!!!!

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Ingo von der Lühe Glad to see my metal heads recognizing greatness even outside of metal!

@ingovonderluhe2174

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemicalReactions You have no idea how large my ranging is.Metal is only a small part of it. My main Genre is Old School Industrial,Electronic/Dark Ambient,EBM,Worldmusic and Scandinavian Traditional with a praise of Classic,Reaggie,Punk,Trip Pop and Wave/Goth !

Freddie was very shy because of his teeth.But when he entered the Stage,his personality changed totally....

@Republic3D

4 жыл бұрын

I've always thought it just gives him even more character. He was a handsome dude regardless.

@ingovonderluhe2174

4 жыл бұрын

@@Republic3D First he hated his Teeth,but he came to the Understanding that his teeth are a part of and nessessary for his amazing voice are.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Ingo von der Lühe probably indeed a larger mouth to help resonate the sounds.

@tammyservin6024

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he didn't change them, imperfections are sometimes so beautiful. Freddie is the perfect example, so full of charisma and sex appeal. ♡

@helenclarke4735

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemicalReactions He had a stunning vocal range and a beautiful voice and wouldn't mess with anything, including his teeth He had four extra teeth and thought that somehow this affected the way his voice sounded.

It is sad and insane that Queen never won a Grammy for any of their great songs.

@NoseyFloridaGirl

4 жыл бұрын

Rene Descartes they don’t need a Grammy .. their stars rise above that .

@niggato23

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck the Grammys

@alanrickett2537

4 жыл бұрын

Says more about the quality of the gammys than queen

@VexaS1n

4 жыл бұрын

A sign that a band's talent is not measured by their trophy cabinet.

@decodolly1535

4 жыл бұрын

@@alanrickett2537 Amen!

What do you mean “ this rings a bell”?! Have y’all been living under a rock?

Watch some of their dvd concerts. They present 20+ songs over about 2 hours. Freddie had great stamina, all without back up tapes or autotune; just pure talent for all 4 artists.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Sharon Halliday I miss that era of music.

An important bit of clarification between what the film showed vs real life: Freddie was NOT diagnosed w HIV until 2 yrs after Live Aid in 1987. And, Live Aid wasn't the band's "swan song", as the film kind of makes it feel: They were actually rejuvenated as-a-group by their awesome performance this day, so decided to do a massive concert tour the following year (1986) playing all giant stadium venues. (During the tour, they were also the FIRST band to play behind the Iron Curtain, in Budapest.) Then, in 1987 (after he received his diagnosis) Freddie pursued a life-long dream of his, to write/sing an operatic performance w soprano Montserrat Caballe, whom he idolized: called Barcelona.

@fryke

4 жыл бұрын

Plus: "The Miracle" in 1989 was a massive success, even though he wasn't able to perform live any longer. "Innuendo" in early 1991 went straight to number 1 as well. So, yeah, Live Aid definitely wasn't the swan song. However, I understand from the filmmaker's perspective that their Live Aid performance fits for the end of the movie. They wanted to leave the audience with that majestic feeling that Queen concerts tend(ed) to leave the audiences with. That they therefore had to push the diagnosis before the Live Aid event is a pity, but it makes sense from a storytelling point of view.

@itsmommy100

4 жыл бұрын

@Ro 2 This is my understanding also and at the time of the Live Aid concert Freddie had a severe throat infection, likely caused by his AIDS and his doctor had advised him not to sing. That's why he missed some notes he normally would have easily grabbed.

@dajtoad1

4 жыл бұрын

Ro 2 maybe, but that’s speculation since he was not diagnosed until afterwards. You can have HIV and not be aware until you develop AIDS

@philfitnesspt6139

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is why.i.hate that crap movie for all the fictional rubbish which some people will believe as.fact.etc. they had not broken up for years infact they had just finished touring few months before live aid. Freddie did not.have aids.at this point however obviously he most likely had HIV but wasn't aware i belive at.this time. Bloody movie!!!! Grrrr

@philfitnesspt6139

4 жыл бұрын

@@fryke makes no sense to me time is time you can't make.stuff up? Very poor taste in my opinion.

What I find incredible is that the event was sold out long before queen where even booked. So no one was actually there to see queen. But, by the end of the performance I doubt anyone there cared who else was on. Queen just dominated. That wasn’t technically the full live aid though. Freddy and Brian returned later in the evening and did an amazing unplugged performance

Has anyone ever thrilled an audience like Queen ? Audience were singing along ! Not screaming like you cannot hear the songs !

Now you guys need to react to 'Show must go on' by Queen. Recorded only about a month before Freddie's death. Brian May said that Freddie looked really sick at the time (he was really thin) and he was afraid that Freddie could not do the vocals but Freddie really stepped up and literally did a one take on the vocals. He said that he was going to perform write and record until he couldn't stand up any more and the lyrics of the song really describes how his mentality towards music and art was. He was in my opinion one of the purest form of an artist 😊

@kivimik

4 жыл бұрын

Not quite! The song was released as a single in October 1991, a month before his death. The recording sessions for the album, Innuendo, occurred the year before.

@siredwardThe3rd

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, my bad. It was released (As a single that is) 6 weeks before his death and recorded in 1990. I remembered wrong but at least I think everyone can agree that he had gotten very ill when he recorded the song.

@kivimik

4 жыл бұрын

@@siredwardThe3rd Yes, indeed. To punctuate just how much he was a performer to the end, he recorded his vocals for "Mother Love" in May 1991.

@bgrey62253

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanne5950 mother love, Freddie sings first two verses and Brian may has to sing the last.

Hey it's Juliette! We all thought she got lost at the Slipknot concert 😂

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Dean Smith LOL. There she is!

@TheStefan6969

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂🤘🤘

justin beaber: Im a singer freddie: Hold my bear

@Cyborg_Lenin

4 жыл бұрын

. .. I mead . . . justin beaber: Im a singer A deaf mute horse: Hold my hay

@bigfoot_huntr2964

4 жыл бұрын

Justin doesnt even hold a NOTE to Queen. not even a note man

@DukeOfBransholme

4 жыл бұрын

Hope it's a small bear

@VexaS1n

4 жыл бұрын

This comparison is so damn stupid it actually makes me angry

@robertlawes522

3 жыл бұрын

@@DukeOfBransholme yogi, or paddington bear possibly

"Waiting for the hammer to fall" is a slightly old fashioned English saying, meaning the same as "waiting for the other shoe to drop". It means expectation of consequences or punishment.

@cmoeller3

2 жыл бұрын

Song about death and it's inevitability!! More inevitable than Thanos

Search Bohemian Rhapsody at Green day concert London Hyde Park. The whole crowd sing Bohemian Rhapsody while waiting for Green day to appear.

@ajayjust2626

4 жыл бұрын

And Freddie looks down with a smile ☺

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@leef8126

4 жыл бұрын

@@ajayjust2626 are you referring to the cloud??

@ajayjust2626

4 жыл бұрын

@@leef8126 Yup

@eternalobserver2001

4 жыл бұрын

Gives me goosebumps every time!

greatest 20 minutes in music history

Hammer to fall is about the Cold War we were living through then. And crazy little thing was Freddie’s tribute to Elvis. ❤ Freddie was told not to sing by his doctors due to a throat condition but he got through magnificently.

Freddie was actually very shy off stage. Legend has it then when Bob Geldof called him to discuss doing the show, he said to Freddie “it will be the perfect stage for you” when Freddie asked why, Geldof said “it’s the world”

"Fortune favors the bold". The event took place in London and Philadelphia simultaneously on a Saturday (go figure). The event also featured U2, The Police, Dire Straits and even Black Sabbath (back with Ozzy), among others. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS UPLOAD, MY DARLINGS! 😜

Wow I was Juliet's age when I first watched this with my Dad. It hasn't gotten old yet either. This should be shown in every school on earth, just like teaching Shakespeare. The greatest show on earth, stolen by the Greatest Showman of all time.

They actually never did break up, that was just for the movie.

David Bowie followed Queen at live aid. The band did not know Freddie was sick. Freddie was suffering chronic laryngitis at the time due to HIV which left him with lesions on his vocal chords and went against doctor's advice to sing that night.

Well done to you two. Seeing that young lady experience what I grew up with was phenomenal. Good luck and best wishes to you both

Can you please react to Somebody to love live at Montreal 1981, best live performance. The vocals are insane.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

provenwrong For sure. On our list!

@capoditutticapos19

4 жыл бұрын

live at milton keynes is a much better performance

@kathleen109

4 жыл бұрын

@@capoditutticapos19 - Milton Keynes' concert does not get the love it deserves.

@haythijs

4 жыл бұрын

The Milton Keynes version is way better than the Montreal version. Montreal is better known, due to a recenter release on bluray wich had an improved sound and picture quality. But Milton Keynes is so much better, Freddies intro to that song, that first minute, says it all.

@raynepromotions

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Wesley what about the final show of the tour in 1986 at Wembley and which also turned out to be their FINAL. SHOW with Freddie. That whole show was amazing. The pro shot is on KZread just look it up. Amazing!!!

You just witnessed the greatest front man to ever perform. Freddy Mercury could hold a crowd in palm of his hand.

Funny thing is he was only an extrovert on stage off stage he was shy and an introvert, and very humble he never took his success for granted he was also known for his generosity and his loyalty to his close friends who were and still are very loyal to him and his memory/legacy.

@lindaterrell5535

3 жыл бұрын

teamcougars And he loved cats. That makes him timeless for me.

Did you know Freddie wrote Crazy little thing in the bathtub? He got hold on a guitar, rushed down to the studio and had to record it at once - and it got to be a great hit. One thing for your daughter to think of: Watch the audience. There were ca 70.000 at Wembley, 100.000 at JFK stadium, broadcast all over the world. But this is the footage we have today. No candid cameras, no cellphones, no KZread uploads. This was not Queen's ordinary audience. Many of them came for other artists, or just for the good cause. I don't think we will ever have a similar concert today. It wouldn' be possible to deny people to bring their phones ...

I'd second what others have said about listening to Queen - Somebody To Love - HD Live - 1981 Montreal, the vocals are mind blowing to say the least.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

alexw80 And in my home province!

If you ask anyone who saw this event when it happened. They will tell you , Queens part is all they remember.

When a foreign reporter was interviewing Freddy he asked what instrument do you play? Freddy replied the crowd darling. Loved him and the rest of the band. One of the best bands to come out of England.

John Deacons Thumping Bass playing makes this song magic

Hi guys I really love your reactions. Since you talked in lenght about Queen and Live Aid after you saw the concert I want to draw your attention to some points😉 1. Queen never broke up, not before Live Aid nor afterwards. They had just completed a huge world tour of the The Works album. They did not tour the US for several reasons. So they were pretty at their game at that point. 2. Freddy was not diagnosed with Aids at the time of Live Aid. He learned about it in 1986 during the Kind Of Magic Tour. The Magic tour was their biggest and last tour, selling out stadiums all over the world. They did not toured the US. 3. Queen were huuuge all over the world throught the 80ies. After The Works album they made 3 more album during Freddys lifetime. All of them sold millions everywhere but not in the US. Their last album Made In Heaven alone sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The Movie Bohemian Rhapsody is quite good, but it states some facts horribly wrong, which is quite annoying when you know the truth. I‘m not a fanboy, I just happend to witness the 80ies as a teenager😀 Nevertheless, great reaction. Thank you.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Should have known that the movie would take some large creative liberties.

@grabtharshammer

4 жыл бұрын

Also, Bohemian Rhapsody DID do well when it was released, it went straight to number one and stayed there for nine weeks

@Yufri

4 жыл бұрын

Kodiak in disbelief That‘s true Bohemian Rhapsody was one of the biggest tunes during the 70ies, and still is😀. But a whole new generation first heard of Bohemian Rhapsody when Wayne‘s World came out 17 years later.

@hihsheetposting1324

4 жыл бұрын

I think his reference came from the movie where there were some stories added to make the movie interesting...

@emilybailey4457

4 жыл бұрын

Freddie

Freddie was a classically trained opera singer that switched styles and talk about his command of his audience he truly had it

thanks Guys, as a Queen fan from the late 70's, I personally get frustrated, when people get facts about the band wrong, now with the Movie out, lots think it's a "documentary" but lots of the story is distorted for dramatic purposes. I don't blame anyone. I'm a bit of a super fan, I've seen EVERYTHING produced on Queen so my trivia on the band is pretty full on. The biggest error was the "breakup" that never happened. Freddie was doing Mr Bad Guy before Live Aid but with the full support of the band, plus Rogers band "The Cross" had a great sound. The best doco for Queen is a 3 volume VHS set (It's that old) called "Queen: Magic Years" which was filmed after the huge Magic tour in '86, after Live Aid, it's the best and most honest "behind the scenes" look at the Band and Freddie with interviews from a bunch of awesome musicians, friends, roadies, crew and just well known fans. I still to this day get emotional when I listen to the "Made in Heaven" album, songs like "The Show Must Go On" feels like Freddie saying goodbye to each one of us true fans. I sometimes feel a bit robbed by losing the greatest frontman in history. Even now, even the best vocalists admit the vocals in Queen songs have to be altered (pitch/key etc) because nobody can replicate his vocals. George got close in Somebody to love, but interviews with artists from the '92 Tribute concert all said they had to change the songs. He will never be forgotten, even if the Movie is not really accurate, I love that Freddie and the boy's are immortalized now in this way. "Not bad for 4 aging Queens". much love Freddie. R.I.P.

ChemicalReactions! - First, they NEVER broke up before Live Aid and just did a massive stadium tour until a couple of months before. That was just for drama. Secondly Freddie wasn't diagnosed with AIDS until 1987 and Live Aid was in 1985. He may have been suffering early symptoms like the sore throat he had at Live Aid. The other stage was in Philadelphia. David Bowie followed them. A lot of BIG names were po'd to have to follow Queen who stole the show at a time when some considered them "has been's". All four had solo projects, not just Freddie. Brian and Roger did solo stuff and John played with other groups. Why is it always ...Brian May, great guitarist? Freddie, great front man. Roger, singing drummer ...BUT....John Deacon is never mentioned. He wrote a lot of their great and biggest selling songs (look it up), was a top rated bassist and was a great dancer (DISCO DEAKY). You talked about tapping your toe. Did you tap it to Brian's guitar solo? Nope. You tap to John's throbbing bass, the backbone of all their songs. Give Deaky some respect. I'm sick of my favorite being ignored. He also was an electrical engineer (Brian wasn't the only one with a degree) who invented the "Deacy" amp which Brian used throughout his career (it had never been duplicated for decades). It allowed him to make the unique vocal and orchestral sounds he did with his guitar.... a major factor in Queen's and Brian's success. Freddie's "arrogance" was his stage persona. People who knew him said he was kind and even a bit shy. I saw them live. They were the best live act I ever saw and I attended a lot of concerts as far back as The Beatles (who were sadly held back by lousy technology in the 60's). Your reaction needs some research.

@iammine8117

4 жыл бұрын

*1987 *1985

@carmemdejesus7415

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. The movie tells another story that has nothing to do with Freddie & can confuse peolpe who are not familiar to the real thing. I have been a Freddie & John fan for the last 40 years & really was disgusted when I saw the movie. Nothing to do with Freddie as a person that was generous & loving.

@heyjude1920

4 жыл бұрын

Carmem De jesus I agree. I’ve watched it several times, and will never again. I just get more and more pissed off!

@carmemdejesus7415

4 жыл бұрын

@@heyjude1920 same for me. His friends Brian & Roger did not make him justice & they say Freddie would be happy.... I wonder what John thinks about the movie. It's a pity we'll never know.

@traceythompson6897

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agree Carmem. The movie made Freddie look like a jerk and the troublemaker in the band. Onstage he was confident but offstage he was painfully shy gentle and caring. It's great that younger people are getting to hear Queen's music but I hope they will watch some documentaries to see the real Freddie.

Plz remember; this was NOT a Queen gig, and still Freddie did this with the audiens!:)) Only a true artis could pull this off, and not to forget the rest of the band

@Diabolus1978

4 жыл бұрын

@ Elton John was allegedly saying I cant follow that

They just finished a tour before, Freddie didn't test positive for aids until spring 1987

Over 1 billion people watched this concert worldwide.

Hammer To Fall might be my favorite Queen song. One never hears it mentioned when people talk about Queen, though :(

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

sopwithsnoopy Indeed. Catchy as heck though.

@gareththomas9806

4 жыл бұрын

The Work Album its from was an odd time for Queen, it was the Album after Hotspace (which Bombed). SO Hammer to fall is a big fan favourite, but got little notice, else where, though it was also in Highlander (the movie) as well as Songs from the Kind of Magic Album

@cristiona22

4 жыл бұрын

I love the live versions , not so much the studio one.

@markupham4368

4 жыл бұрын

The live version at Wembley in 86 was immense brilliant version

@Vinnyzzzz

4 жыл бұрын

sopwithsnoopy Hammer to fall is criminaly underrated

Freddie we miss you 🌹..but the Legend never die 🌺 R.I.P. 🙏🏻

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Susanna Susan the music always lives on!

David Bowie was the following act and as he passed Freddie to go on stage, he just said "You bastards".

You said "Bohemian Rhapsody" didn't do well for a few years! I beg to differ b/c along with the video they made to go with it ( that, by the way, changed the way music was presented) "Bohemian Rhapsody" became an instant hit and remains an iconic masterpiece.

@marycostley77

3 жыл бұрын

Patricia you are right and I couldn't agree with you more. If you watch the video Days of Our Lives Part 2; it is explained all about the group and their hits. When group wanted to release Bohemian Rhapsody, it was rejected b/c of the length. The record company was shocked that it went for estimated 6,000 copies sold to 60,000 copies sold over night. Also the song was released 3 times and each time it went big. First with the original release in 1975; I think when it was performed at Live Aid 1985; and in 1991 when Wayne's World was released. However, I don't know if the single climbed the charts again when the Bohemian Rhapsody movie was released in 2018. It seems that every time the song gets released; the song climbs up there. I think if Freddie was alive today, he would be shocked at just know much that song has done over the years. RIP Freddie Mercury.

@brendancronin1844

3 жыл бұрын

@@marycostley77 Some of us are of an age when we were at school when Bohemian Rhapsody was first released. I remember hearing this on the radio when my mum dropped me off for school, and thinking 'This is AMAZING!'

@seanpadgett3053

2 жыл бұрын

It was a hit from day one I think in 75-76, I got it on a regular 45 when it came out (flat mp3 player for you kids) when it was released, even remember the record shop Elena Mays, then I got an 12” EP (a bigger flat mp3) months/years later. It was like Queen had a hit every release back then, often a single would have two greats on A side and B side.

G.O.A.T. Frontman right here. Whatever 'it' is, Freddy had 'it'

@gabreel8112

4 жыл бұрын

He sings better than Robert Plant but Plant is better Front man from a way better band.

@ChemicalReactions

4 жыл бұрын

He’s got it all: the pipes, the energy, and the interaction with the crowd.

In an interview Freddie said that "Crazy Little Thing Love" was his personal tribute to Elvis.

Get chills to this day watching a great LEGEND like Freddie sing and play the piano. Miss you Freddie

Freddie was an extremely shy and quiet man. Hammer to fall is about the Cold War when we expected a nuclear strike from Russia at any time. He was told not to sing by his doctors not to go on as his voice was being affected by early aids infections, but he did it anyway. He told hi partner that every note was like singing through broken glass, you never would have known. Crazy little thing called love was Freddie’s tribute to elvis. He wrote it in 10 mins in the bath! ❤️❤️

I can remember the day of the Live Aid concert perfectly. I was driving up the M6 in my Morris Traveller with some friends aiming for Scotland for a camping holiday. We stopped at a service station and the concert was being shown on a tv in the cafe.

I read that David Bowie, who followed Queen, called them bastards. I imagine it was a compliment for an incredible performance

@lindaterrell5535

3 жыл бұрын

alina merconi I’ve read that the entire statement was along the lines of “you bastards. How can I possibly follow that!?”

@lrc4263

3 жыл бұрын

It was Elton John

i would recommend listening to the studio versions of these songs to truly appreciate what Freddie is doing here. The way he inflects on "I've got to Gooooooooooooo" Is prolific. The man was almost sure he had Aids by this time (he may have been diagnosed already, im not sure. Oh, and he had a BAD throat infection and doctors told him not to SPEAK let alone sing AYOOOOOOOOOOs)