he was very ill when he did the vocals. Guitarrist Brian May thought Freddie would not be able to do the vocals. Freddie just took a drink of vodka and pull out the vocals in one take. God bless his soul.

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

Freddie did NOT record the vocal track for this song in one take.

@2021ruber

5 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 that's what I read

@2021ruber

5 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 here is the link were May is quoted as saying that Freddy did it in one take. Nevertheless if the information in the link is inaccurate , Freddie still pulled this great song in the last stages of his disease , which is something incredible. www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy1ej/til_freddy_mercury

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

@@2021ruber lol reddit! whats next, facebook? Fake garbage for likes views and subscribers...

@2021ruber

5 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 that's ok I see your point. One can say the same from Wikipedia.Regardless ,Freddie did put out one his greatest performances when he was in the last stages of Aids in a period were the medical treatment for such disease was not as advance as it is now. Freddie had an amazing willpower. Thanks

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

@Smagal

5 жыл бұрын

This!

@bravestarr8857

5 жыл бұрын

That song never fails to mess with my head... Love it.

@richardscales9560

5 жыл бұрын

Nooo! It's mawkish

@Kyle-dj2gv

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@UKEYsPOWER

5 жыл бұрын

+++

Freddie's vocals are HAUNTING in this; this song is PURE Emotion

What can we said after this Song ??? just thank you and rest in peace Freddy we love you for ever !

Yeah one shot of vodka, and then the vocals in one take. That is the legend we all know as Freddy Mercury. Gods bless his gifted soul.

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

Freddie did not record this song in one take, that would have been stupid anyway

@jesusguerra1093

5 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 tell that to Brian May. He was the one who came up with that story. So, goodbye.

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

no you stupid, Brian never said that, go and learn better english

@meatmoose4472

5 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 you're a fucking dumb ass

@aremto-chan5930

4 жыл бұрын

I join Rover I think he one shotted the high note in song and then someone cameraman or someone said that "ONE SHOTTED IT" then everyone thought he one shotted the song and members didnt want to change this legend in my opinion. Thats all my opinions.

After 100000 times i've listened to this song, i still have goosebumps every time.

This is what I read about this song. Freddie knew he was dying and he knew that he didn't have long to live So this was his message to his band members and all the fans around the world to let them know that even though it hurts to accept the fact that he's going to die very soon, no matter what, you must keep moving forward and most importantly, the show must go on. Very sad. R.I.P to the legend. Gone too soon.

No one have and no one will be able to replicate Freddie's voice.

This is one of the saddest songs ever written, ever sung, with such a tragic and powerful story. When you think that he gave everything he had left when he sung what you hear on that track and a few weeks after that, he was gone. Such a beautiful tearjerking song.

@SirRunk666

5 жыл бұрын

No, he recorded it over a year before he died.

@Nina-oi1qk

5 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe she said what is it about?

@bluelion1995

5 жыл бұрын

Nina Yeah, unbelievable. But she seems very uninterested.

@Nina-oi1qk

5 жыл бұрын

@@bluelion1995 I don't know why they bother. just for the views, I suppose.

@Kyle-dj2gv

5 жыл бұрын

SWEET!

He is the greatest vocalist ever for me, such a power of expression on his voice. Please continue reacting to queen, Who Wants to Live Forever.

It's not Freddie's last song. That's Mother Love. He couldn't even finish it. He said during recording that he needed a rest and would finish it later on, but it never came to it. Brian May recorded the last verse.

@sodapop83

5 жыл бұрын

but he pretty much knew what will happen soon and just worked till the very end. whether this was or wasn't his last song it's very telling

@heather937

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Freddie recorded the footnote whispering mother love early on as he knew he wouldn’t finish the track so they could use it at the end. Such an amazing gut wrenching track. Once again Freddie’s vocals are incredible despite the pain he must have been in.

@heather937

5 жыл бұрын

cadet Such a big loss. So tragic. There’s no one like Freddie. 😥

@4ctmam

5 жыл бұрын

@@sodapop83 Oh, he wasn't the only one knowing what was going on. The lyrics (and main musical structure) of The Show Must Go On were actually written by Brian. But he was obviously thinking of Freddie and it's clear that he really connected with the song.

@bigmike2464

4 жыл бұрын

I think this song.... Freddie meant this song to be his true Swan Song; the message behind it..... This is Freddie going out on HIS TERMS

After they released Innuendo in February 1991 they decided to record as many songs as possible considering the state Freedie was in. So the last song Freddie composed is A Winter's Tale and the last one he sang was Mother Love. Both incredibly beatiful

Редкие люди,которые дослушали гимн до конца... Благодарю... Безо всяких реплик... Нельзя прерывать подобные песни.

Brilliant crescendo to a talented life that could soar the human spirit. Masterful performance.

Vocals recorded in one take! Freddie was so sick and ill. He drank a shot of vodka and nailed it. Genius

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

STFU

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die I can fly my friends. One of my fav lyrics!

@kenholst3541

4 ай бұрын

Referencing the lyrics from My Fairy King from their first album (someone has drained the color from my wings and broken my fairy circle ring)

Freddie Mercury was a musical genius! Irreplaceable! Legendary!

My favourite song ever, period. And I absolutely agree that it evokes a feeling you can’t quite put your finger on, a sort of melancholy triumph in the face of death. Religious or not, that’s a sensation that must resonate powerfully with any listener.

This is my favorite band no one can top them even now.

Fitting to this is Queen - Innuendo Kind of the 2nd Bohemian Rhapsody

@ZENOBlAmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Innuendo is a great song musically and lyrics are great as well. It is masterpiece that is overlooked to often. Freddie also sings amazingly on that song. There are many others such The White Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon.

@pintsize6662

5 жыл бұрын

They are both special and kind of unique.

@KabukiKid

5 жыл бұрын

It's better than Bohemian Rhapsody to me too. If you guys do end up doing a reaction, definitely try to react to the video too, because it is also pretty amazing.

@rohe4077

5 жыл бұрын

@@KabukiKid I agree.

@mimikurtz4061

5 жыл бұрын

@@KabukiKid Yes, ..... well ..... the video is facinating, very entertaining, but not entirely relavant to the lyrics. Don't let it distract you from the song. Have it running for the lyrics, but LISTEN.

From Wiki: "The Show Must Go On" is a song by the British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Innuendo. It is credited to Queen, but written mainly by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill. Mercury was so ill when the band recorded the song in 1990 that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. Recalling Mercury's performance, May states; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll fucking do it, darling' - vodka down - and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal"

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

but not in one take, as this would be ridiculously and stupidly unprofessional

@tazmom0

4 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 stfu already.

@georgia4407

3 жыл бұрын

Rover Waters Fucken drop kick!

"Only the good die young" is a song written for Freddie after he died. It's incredibly emotional and since you noticed at the Somebody to Love video that the drummer and guitarist can sing, this is a good way to hear them too. *SERIOUS RECOMMENDATION* as it's an incredible send of to the most incredible vocalist and performer there ever was. Just warning you to not cry though, it's a toughie.

@GusGoosegrease

5 жыл бұрын

It's also the only song Queen recorded as a 3 piece.

@krisskriss1223

4 жыл бұрын

Mother love is though to listen too, maybe more...

@dannymagni8538

2 жыл бұрын

No one but you*

To quote one of my favorite movies, "The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly"... seems quite fitting in relation to Freddie, and this song which is a fantastic example of just how bright his candle burned. At a time when his health was very quickly failing, he gave it his all and produced a masterpiece.

Another queen classic. They were such an amazing band. It's great that they are such love from all the new pple discovering the these days. It's great they deserve a lot of credit for the music today. 👍👍

Goosebumps..everytime I listen to it...

Its heartbreaking that he had to prop himself up to sing this but still hit those notes. RIP Freddie.

@bernhardtsen74

4 жыл бұрын

isnt this the track he did in one take?with 1 big gulp of vodka!Brian May mentioned it im sure!

@Nina-oi1qk

4 жыл бұрын

@@bernhardtsen74 yes

Queen-You don't fool me, please!

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

greatest Brian May guitar solo, ever

@karboratora

5 жыл бұрын

@@roverwaters3875 ONE of the greatest to be precise (my opinion)

The best song of theirs I'd say... gets me every time...that range!

This Was the First Song that Came Into My Head When My Mum Died Always Give Me Goosebumps and Tears ,A Very Personal Tune and Emotional Too Epic !!

The saddest thing in the world is that there is no live performance of this song. Freddie never lived to sing it on stage. One can only imagine how beautiful it would be. Recorded in one take after a shot of vodka by someone who remained an artist until the end.

Freddie Broken my Heart Miss You Forever My 👼 Freddie Legends Mercury Forever ❤🌷❤💔🌷

How he sounded that good in his condition still blows my mind.

I allways have chills when I see the video of "These are the days" (the last shots of him). Every time when he at the end says "I love you" direct into the camera, I can't hold my tears back... The awesomeness of Freddie is shown, that he recorded songs as long as he was able to do it. He once said to his bandmembers "I don't have much time, write me songs..."

This song always made me think of my mother, when she had cancer. How hard she fought, but sadly lost in the end. She always encouraged me to live my life. I didn't want to leave her, in fear of losing her. Afraid something might happen if I went anywhere. She and I lived together and I just didn't want to leave her. She told me, Kim, I want you to live your life,you can't stop living it because your are worried about me. She was brave and strong. This song reminds me of her. It always brings me to tears, but at the same time, it gives me strength. Freddie's voice had such strength in it. The lyrics are inspiring. One of my all-time favorite Queen songs. Hope you had a great Easter, Vin and Sori.

Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives official video.

@karenmandeville7116

5 жыл бұрын

i think These Are The Days video was his official good bye to his fans. Still hard not to tear up when i hear it.

@boltoniangirl

4 жыл бұрын

It was the last thing he filmed, and it was done in black and white to try to hide just how ill he really looked. The colour footage out there is even more shocking to see, every time he says "I still love you" it just breaks my heart

@LA-fz5qw

3 жыл бұрын

@@boltoniangirl It makes me cry every time I see it because we know now how sick he was etc. but all we knew then as something was very wrong

Every time i hear this song, i get goosebumps. The lyrics and story behind the song is amazing. Freddie was in his last days of life, and the band wasn't even certain he could do this song due to his illness. He did it and needless to say it's unbelievable. Probably one of my fastest clicks on your reactions. Edit: I did my comment before watching the reaction. I was on the verge of tears as usual! What a powerful song. By the way, that was not the last song he recorded, but it was one of the latest yes. There is one song called Mother Love. He was recording it, and didn't feel good. He told the rest of the band he wanted to rest and would come the next day to finish it. He never did :'(

The shear power in his voice so close to the end is astounding

Please react to No one but you by Queen, it’s a tribute to Freddie and I cried when I saw the music video for the first time.. Who wants to live forever and Too much love will kill you is also big tearjerkers

so many queen songs are amazing. this, mother love, innuendo.the ones he made near the end like these have a higher significance , meaning.

I've been listening to that song for 30 years and I still get shivers...

My sympathy for your cousin lost. It is a very spiritual commentary you are having there. Very interesting and inspiring. Glad to see you are back with Queen, this song makes me cry evertime, they had some tearjerker like : in my defence, too much love will kill you, who wants to live forever but the top one is the one the three guys did after he passed away : only the good die young. He was loved and I do hope he found peace.

Best Queen song. And the story around it just artistry in a nutshell.

this song goes so deep freddie forever and always in our hearts

I've heard that this vocal performance was one take,amazing!!

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

you heard wrong

by far my favorite queen song so happy you guys did this one!!

Thank you so much for reacting to my favorite Queen song. Looking forward to it 😊

your reactions are beautiful. no other words thank you.x.

Wonderful reaction and a wonderful couple! God bless you!

It always amazes me how some artists (Freddie, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Lemmy etc...) who know they’re dying feel that creative urge before they pass; like, they need to get that last part of themselves out before the end.

Bless you guys! Thank you it's been a tough day, this song always makes me emotional.. let it all out haha

I so appreciate that you do not constantly interrupt the music and wait............for the reactions. Thank You.

Who Wants To Live Forever, gets you right in the feels. Freddie wrote many great songs. But this one gets me every damn time. Happy Late Easter.

@ZENOBlAmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Brian wrote that song.

Love your chats after the tune!

Queen - 'I Want It All'. A later anthem but one of their best.

The last song he sang, was Mother Love, but the last song that he wrote, called A Winter's Tale! These songs came out after his death!!!

The last song Freddie Mercury recorded was " Mother Love". It was released in 1995 on Queen's album "Made in Heaven"...which Queen made with previous recordings of Freddie that never saw the light of day. It is very heartbreaking as he was very sick at that time, kept recording to his end, and he needed to take a break from recording and never returned to the studio. Brian May had to sing the last verse because of it. One of Queen's most heartbreaking songs, in my opinion.

I salute the empathy that showed in your face around verse 2 as the implications of the lyrics hit you.

I tend towards reaction videos. Frankly, there are a lot of hacks out there. You two ROCK! And what a fabulous couple! You are the type of people I hang with!

Such heavenly voice!

Love this song! I sometimes listen to it 4+ hours on repeat.

everytime i hear this songs it give me the chills , so much emotion

This song got me through my performing arts course at college. The best queen song ever.

One of Queen's most emotional songs! This was basically Freddie's swansong. His singing was absolutely amazing on Queen's last album, during this time. He really did some of his best vocals on death's door, this song is one such an example. Freddie is irreplace, Queen has released two albums after this album, but it has never been the same. What is left of Queen have sung with other frontmen such as Paul Rogers and Adam Lambert at the moment, but they are more like a tribute band at this stage. These guys just don't have Freddie's charisma.

"I'm Going Slightly Mad" from Innuendo. The man even had a sense of humour about his last days. Incredible.

I’ll face it with the grin! I’m never giving in! On with the show!!!!

This is Freddie's last song to us. He gave all he had leaving no doubt he is the best vocal talent that has graced this world. I've listened to this song a hundred and his passion in his voice always gives me chills especially the ending. Long live Queen ✌❤

great reaction!

Truly one of bravest performances recorded while he was dying.. 💯❤️🤘..vin and sori be blessed today

"These are the days of our lives" and "Who wants to live forever"

@jinzoslegions

5 жыл бұрын

The music video for These Are The Days of Our Lives is hard to watch. Freddie's condition was so deteriorated.

Haha when you were just about to start the song and said “And GO” the commercial came on what a perfect timing! 😂

Great reaction. You have to watch the video for “These Are The Days of Our Lives”, that was the last music video he filmed and it’s a definite goodbye to the fans.

I opened this video expecting a breakdown of the music instead I had given a life lesson thank you bro god bless

I never heard this song until I saw Bohemian Rhapsody but after seeing the movie I realized how beautiful and powerful this song is. Great work as always guys.

I'm so sorry Vin 💔😢, also listening to this being one of Freddie's last sounds makes me cry. It's hard to lose the ones we love, but thank God they were here to fill our lives with such happiness , no matter how short or long they were here

Written by Brian May, it's about watching Freddie create as much music as he could, while struggling with being very ill; knowing he was going to die. My smile still stays on!!! Badass!!!!

Keep going with Queen, we love it. Try Invisible man, One Vision, Break Through, Who Want to Live for Ever and Live Aid

Death does not win! Yeah! Run outta that tomb!! FM's attitude about living and his peace as he headed closer to death is inspirational.

The show must go on indeed! And it has for another 30 years and counting!

Brian wrote the song, it was about Freddie dying and how he was still continuing to work right up to the end. He actually thought it was a little too on-the-nose with the subject matter (and as others have said, would be too hard for Freddie to sing with how ill he was), but Freddie had really pretty much accepted his upcoming death (as shown with the song Was It All Worth It on The Miracle album) and told Brian it was great and he would do it. Beautiful and powerful song about accepting what’s to come.

Your silence during the song says it all. I just think wow when I hear freddy .found myself feeling emotional what a talent.

Freddie had an amazing talent and he burned really bright at the end. I use to think about the last Queen albums and how outstanding those are. He just knew, he will die soon and that gave him incredible power to create music that will stand the test of time. He will be remembered as one of the best musicians of the XX Century.

Vin, my condolences for your loss.

Thanks for reacting to this song guys. Freddie was definitely a gift to us. I have been a Queen fan since 1974. I was 6. I love this journey you are taking. Happy Easter and Good luck with the baby! ps. Vin, you said that for some reason, some recommendations go to the bottom of the list when you see them but just know that we put them there because we are excited for you. It's been fun watching you make the discoveries we have already made. I know you guys like Metallica, I think you'd get a kick out of Queen's Live version of Stone Cold Crazy from 1974 and then Metallica's live cover! both awesome! Cheers!

These are the days of our lives is his last one I think. Look up that video you guys seriously. Very moving.

I love your reactions to Queen, and they have so many other good songs. You should listen to Save Me, Who Wants to Live Forever, It's a Hard Life, You Take My Breath Away (live at Hyde Park 1976). These are just a few of their really beautiful songs.

@ZENOBlAmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Also The White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon, and It's Late, of course there are many others.

@ddaeng7414

5 жыл бұрын

@@ZENOBlAmusic Yes they have so many amazing and beautiful songs :) I LOVE White Queen and It's Late

One of the greates songs in human history.

Hi guys, Freddie wrote and sang a number of songs nearly four to five months or even closer to his death. His music was something that he was so passionate about that he chose to make music right up to the very end-- I think it gave him purpose to push through a lot of his difficult moments near the end of his illness. Mother Love was his very last song, he didn't even get to finishing it before he passed away-- I would highly recommend you watch that, and also-- please, please react to the official music video Those Were the Days of Our Lives-- as Freddie literally says good bye to his audience at that time in the actual song; and it was the last video he was seen in (he died six months later). A very strong, beautiful soul. Thank you for the great reaction video.

Vin and Sori, please do "You take my breath away live at Hyde Park 1976". I discovered this song some days ago, it totally blew me. You will witness Freddie's pure talent, so emotional.

Queen - These are the days of our lives

Look at the video of the show must go on!

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die I can fly my friends. Breaks my heart every single time. That's how I picture him in my mind.

This is why your the best reactors out there.

How terrible and beautiful we are... To have a faith like your faith man must be an amazing thing. Loving yer stuff by the way, and all the very best with yer new life with the new little person who'll be gracing your world soon.

This song puts shivers through me. Beautiful and haunting at the same time. Such a talent lost, we need need to find a cure to this awful disease now.

Legend has it that he was very ill the day he recorded this, Brian May asked him if he wanted to do it. Freddie said Fuck it, ill do it, threw down a vodka and nailed this vocal in one take.

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

fake story

Another great reaction from you both as for Queen the legend that is mercury will live on in us all please react to who wants to live forever

Tears. Tears every time.

So awesome to see your doing another Queen reaction love watching ur Queen reactions my favourite band ever and what a great song your doing Freddie knew he was dying but put his feelings into this song when it was written. Mother Love is the last vocal which he didn't get to finish so Guitarist Brian May sung last verse. Queen never replaced Freddie but they still perform there music with Adam Lambert. Queen released another album Made in Heaven in 1995 with music Freddie left them. One of his last songs he wrote I read is A winter's tale.

Outstanding.

Innuendo and one vision. Missed you guys doing queen need to do more