DOES IT STAND UP IN 2024?! Americans React To "Queen - Live Aid - Full Set - 1985"

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@gigmcsweeney8566 2 года назад

I was there, standing just to the left of centre stage, a third of the way back toward the mixing desk. One of the most iconic moments, as the sun was beginning to go down, was everyone clapping in unison to Radio Gaga. Freddie was in his pomp and Queen blew everyone away. It's a day I'll never forget.

@kethughes8266 2 года назад

Were you the one with the T shirt on

@vickywitton1008 2 года назад

Wow! How lucky are you!

@JohnHazelwood58 2 года назад

I was there, too. Quite at the front ... like row 7-13 (< it changed from time to time). Epic! Have been to the Tribute concert as well ... amazing experience!

@macanbhaird1966 2 года назад

Watched it on tele. Only group I can remember from that day. Absolutely blew everyone else off the stage.

@stu2355 2 года назад

@@macanbhaird1966 me too it was TV with a load of beer and friends,

@andrewmoss3681 2 года назад

Best Freddie quote ever. He was asked in an interview which instrument did he most enjoy playing? "The audience darling."

@Yusuf_Sc 2 года назад

thats so wholesome RIP Freddie

@andrewmoss3681 2 года назад

@@Yusuf_Sc I'm sorry to tell you this, but Freddie isn't able to rest in Heaven. Only cause God hired him to give himself & the angels lessons in improving their stage presence. Cause as we ALL know, no one has stage presence like Freddie 🤭

@johnsatterthwaite5315 2 года назад

Last concert was Knebworth 87. I was there

@andrewmoss3681 2 года назад

@@johnsatterthwaite5315 (please know this comes from nowhere but my own jealousy) I hate & envy you so much right now. Bet it was amazing

@kennethboyd3788 2 года назад

@@johnsatterthwaite5315 So was I - Still the best concert I have ever been to.

@deniseadams1703 2 года назад

Remember this wasn’t a Queen audience. Tickets for Live Aid sold out months before and Queen only confirmed they were appearing a couple of days prior to the performance. Despite this every member of the audience knew the words to every Queen song and it’s universally acknowledged that they stole the show. Fantastic performance.

@iamrol. 2 года назад

What never gets mentioned is that this wasn't a Queen concert with audience of Queen fans yet after half a song he had them all in his hand. Incredible

@deborahallen3318 6 месяцев назад

Exactly, and when Queen started playing the phones started ringing off the hook, that's what it was all about. 😊

@nancyblumberg4612 6 месяцев назад

I always say something about that, it wasn't a Queen audience per say but, everyone is a Queen fan they don't even know it. Everyone knows, We Will Rock you, it is played in every stadium around the world, same with We Are The Champions. Their music is ingrained in the culture of music. Freddie by far is the greatest front man of all time, in my opinion.

@kellyhawkes3191 2 года назад

Roger Taylor's backing vocals while drumming away never get the credit they deserve, all four members where incredible, we love you Freddie ! 🌠

@ruthmuirhead61 Год назад

He needed Roger a bit more in this concert due to laryngitis. He went on against doctor's orders and said later it was like gargling with broken glass. Not that you'd notice, what a star - and yet ... Did you see him get tangled in the microphone cable during Hammer to Fall? It's after he plays with the camera. He looks behind twice, seeing it's trapped behind him and catches it with his hand while singing to prevent it being pulled too tight/unplugged. Doesn't bat an eyelid and then laughs along with the cameraman at the end. So generous and unstarry. Many others would have wiped through floor with him for less.

@suzywhitfield1708 10 месяцев назад

Omg! You’re so right! His falsetto is completely ignored in bohemian rhapsody too! My uncle was front right and caught one of the drumsticks that he threw! ✌️

@24magiccarrot 9 месяцев назад

Roger Taylor never gets the credit he deserves and was always the guy they fell back on to cover when Freddie was struggling vocally.

@kimav53 2 года назад

I was there! It was so nice of Queen to let those other acts play at their gig!

@ababbington1 Год назад

There is only one beauty in being old like me and that is that I’ve seen this stuff live. Freddie is a legend and I challenge anyone to name anyone better as a musician, singer, songwriter, performer and crowd choreographer. He was perfect live and not many people or bands can say that if they are being honest. RIP Freddie 😪

@noteverton 2 года назад

Here we all are, 37 years later watching what must be THE most electrifying, captivating performances in the history of rock. Queen stole the show that weekend.

@DawnSuttonfabfour 2 года назад

Bowie was on after, and as they passed each other, he laughingly said "Bastards! How am I supposed to follow that"?

@MKitchen75 2 года назад

It was hard to come after that show to stage 😁

@chocobosage 2 года назад

@@DawnSuttonfabfour Luckily Bowie is a god, anyone else would've had a tough time

@mikeharries308 Год назад

Bowie was probably just the right act to follow such an incredible set, he did a pretty good one himself.

@janetburrows137 Год назад

I can’t believe how many people around the world who don’t know Queen or Live Aid!!!!!😮😮😮🤷‍♀️❤️🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧🤷‍♀️

@ned_1963 2 года назад

Freddie was the ULTIMATE showman, the bigger the crowd the bigger the performance!! He OWNED that stage & everyone inside Wembley stadium, the whole country stopped to watch it, as i did!! There'll never be another Freddie - RIP gone but never forgotten.

@patriciacarline6975 2 года назад

Watched Live Aid, live on TV - a hot day, everyone had windows and doors open - a whole street thrumming with Queen - a nation singing along with Wembley! I am now in my 70s and I am proud to say I have grand-children and great grand-children who are Queen fans - Freddie Mercury, eternal star. 😎

@Kaige46 Год назад

Me too! 😁

@GerardMcCabe-sh2xv Год назад

The whole nation tuned in that day, remember it so well. Only the UK could have pulled that off.

@karencalder8540 Год назад

That sounds amazing!

@littlemisschatterbox_ 2 года назад

My hubby was at Live Aid and said the atmosphere was absolutely unreal. He still gets emotional watching this now. Freddie was a one off ❤️

@Codex7777 2 года назад

It wasn't really a 'comeback' anywhere other than in the US. Quen ,remained hugely popular in the UK and around the World, throughout their career. It was only in the US that their popularity had fallen. Mainly due to them dressing up as female characters from a British soap opera, in the video for 'I Want to Break Free'. That upset America's macho sensibilities, lol. :)

@bluebell3720 2 года назад

the first fall out was Hot Space 82 no 4 uk ( low for them) No 22 US ! then The works didn't win them back UK no 2 US no 23! banning Brake Free from that album then the huge fall out over Sun City oct 84 they didn't tour US so 82 was the last time but most videos claim they were over... US yes which was a lot of money for them and exposure but but thy're not the world, they were fine every where else works no 2 ga ga no 2 brake free no 3 hard life no 6 hammer to fall no 13 ( Freddie love kills no 10) just finished the tour in may, Live Aid July 85 Jan Rio 200 000 both nights hardly 'over' but the film claims they hadn't toured for years.. HATE they had Freddie coming back groveling! when he released his album Roger had released two Freddie fitted his around working with Queen the film, he left them ' Queen is what I say it is' bs

@memoryandthought4481 2 года назад

It's true...in the u.k there was no comeback. He stayed megapopular.

@kyleregan9879 2 года назад

Incorrect they split up 2 or 3 years before this and when Freddie was diagnosed with AIDS. He wanted to bring the band back together!!!! So it is the definition of a comeback

@jamesrawlings5781 2 года назад

@@kyleregan9879 Eh??? Queen split up before Live Aid? Er, where did you get that from? I was a massive Queen fan as a kid and I have never heard that before. A quick biog check will show you they didn't split up, and Freddie was diagnosed in 1987, 2 years AFTER Live Aid.

@epkeenan 2 года назад

@@jamesrawlings5781 movie changes the timeline for 'drama'.

@eh-i1841 2 года назад

Freddie had tonsillitis,and was advised not to go on.But,he refused to let down the charity.He was such a good man.

@user-hr5pc3rt2n День назад

Apparently Freddy later said his troat felt like it was full of broken glass.

@neilburns8869 2 года назад

No other frontman in the history of British rock music ever had such charisma to charm his audience like Freddie Mercury could. Pure and simple the man is and always will be a Legend. RIP Freddie Mercury.

@Erulin68 7 месяцев назад

No massive lightshow. No backup dancers or costum changes. No pyrotechnics. Just 4 masterful musicians practicing their craft and making an entire stadum, hell the entire world lose their minds.

@rocon86 2 года назад

The greatest live performance of all time by the greatest band of all time. Queen set the bar so high, no other band will ever, ever reach it or get even close.

@leocollinge 2 года назад

Has to be one of the greatest musical moments of all time. The unspoken instrument of queen is the audience is a poetic and spot on comment 👏

@stewills9711 2 года назад

Think the fact you guys both sat in silence and enjoyed the music, says everything about Freddie as a performer. Just commanded the stage and attention. 1 of a kind which some of us were fortunate enough to witness. RIP Freddie.

@derrywalker7835 2 года назад

Doctors advised Freddie not to sing as he had trouble with his voice but he wasn’t not going to perform! Roger really helped him out with fantastic backing. Every band has a precise slot and I think they were over by about 19 secs! What a tight set one of the best ever!

@philcrockford5534 2 года назад

Look for the amber light in front of the monitors switching to red just after the final note of the last song. They were that precise!

@MsBabylove11 2 года назад

Yeah but take out the time it took to walk out and tune up and they pretty much did 20 minutes exactly! 🤯

@markbarker6739 2 года назад

Freddie had a heavy cold you can see him drinking pints of honey and lemon between songs he was never going to miss this show they actually rehearsed for it so as to be spot on for it

@susanhaworth3259 Год назад

Roger always sang - he wasn't 'helping Freddie' - he was doing what he always did!

@samuel10125 Год назад

Didn't Elton say to them jokingly how the hell am I supposed to top that.

@libbykemp1163 2 года назад

Queen totally stole everyone's hearts with this performance, and helped raises much money for live aid , magical

@hughfranklin4002 2 года назад

Freddie is the greatest rock front man ever, he owed the wembely crowd that day and Queen stole the show.

@sandrahilton3239 2 года назад

This is said to be the best live rock band performance in history. They stole the show, RIP Freddie.

@Denathorn 2 года назад

God bless our Freddie... What a gem he was, his singing, songwriting, performance on stage, all in all, his passion for his trade... Still sadly missed till this day... An artist and performer quite literally to the very end!

@CowmanUK 2 года назад

Greatest frontman for any band ever, and one hell of a singer.

@BobbieRockyBuster1415 2 года назад

Freddie wrote "crazy little thing called love" whilst taking a bath,it was a song written because of Freddie's love for Elvis Presley.

@nancyblumberg4612 6 месяцев назад

Something pretty funny about the song, Brian was drunk one night and was watching RU-vid and found an Elvis impersonator singing Crazy Little Thing called Love and thought ohh I guess it was an Elvis song....... Ha ha ha. I saw Brian tell the story on an interview. The funny thing is if Brian thought Elvis did the song it must of been convincing. LOL

@vickieandrew1010 2 года назад

No-one rocked a crowd like our beloved Freddie and Queen. 💕 I was 6yrs old when Killer Queen was released and was instantly under their magical spell. Still rocking out to them with my grandson's.. their in our heart and soul 🎶 🎸✌. ❤ from 🇬🇧.

@ggenie7489 2 года назад

I was a little girl when I watched this concert on TV. It still gives me goosebumps especially when you have thousands of people doing the gaga clap in unison.

@bobbralee1019 2 года назад

I had seen Queen three times live before this and was serving in the Military down in the Falkland Islands during Live Aid so didn't get to see it until I got home in October 85. My Mum watched it live and when we spoke about the whole Live Aid concert all she said was "I get it now, Queen blew them all off stage" and as you can see she was right.

@davyfella 2 года назад

Watched this aged 12 on German television with the volume turned down whilst listening to the live FM radio broadcast in stereo on BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service). We had to do that in them days when TVs only had one small tinny speaker. Now watching this from Australia and it brings it all back. Thank you lads. Keep the music alive and keep it live.

@lillired857 2 года назад

did that with 1984 Olympics, when we were home in Hildesheim for the summer.

@ginjamutha 2 года назад

I was just a kid when I watched Live Aid live on the tv with my Mum. I was far more interested in the prospect of Madonna performing later in the day than I would ever have been about watching Queen. But Freddie captivated me. He owns the stage like no one else before him, now or in the future. This was a masterclass in how to get the audience eating out of your hand. His voice and stage presence is out of this world.

@PaulO-zb8gt 2 года назад

Remember rushing home from work at 19 years of age and watching live aid. Best most iconic concerts in history. Queen stealing the show. The one band I wish I could go back in history and see . 🇬🇧

@vickywitton1008 2 года назад

Me too!

@ezza9578 2 года назад

Got room for me in the time machine? 👍

@PaulO-zb8gt 2 года назад

@@ezza9578 room for everyone 🤣👍

@GrahamS67 2 года назад

The reason this set was so memorable was they used their time so much better than any of the other bands. They crammed all this into 21 mins. Incredible!

@ruthmuirhead61 Год назад

You can see the red light come on as Freddie brings his arm down, perfect.

@GrahamS67 Год назад

@@ruthmuirhead61 exactly! Class act

@annemariefleming 2 года назад

I was there...it was VERY loud...but we didn't care. It was an epic set. A choir of 70,000 sang along...best 20 minutes of the entire concert.

@jambodave72 11 месяцев назад

I heard a story that one of Queens crew sabotaged the amps and turned up the volume for Queen coming on stage.

@D_A_H-hn6ke 10 месяцев назад

@@jambodave72 didn't sabotage ... just had a preferance! Yes, you are right, one of Queens roadies was in charge of the sound that day.

@BecomeConsciousNow 2 года назад

I have rarely been so absorbed, excited, hyped and put into a different mind set than watching this performance. It's like having a spiritual experience! Beautiful.

@annmonaghan4360 2 года назад

It makes me emotional every time I watch this. Freddie was just amazing.

@JustAJollyDude 2 года назад

My dad was there. Said it was the best moment of his life. He has 3 children.

@VincitOmniaVeritas. 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@martinkulkarni3569 2 года назад

I’m sure you kids have learnt to live with the disappointed since then!😂

@deborahallen3318 6 месяцев назад

Oh my! Sorry 🙃

@JG-fv9bv 2 года назад

They came back later in the evening ( just Brian on acoustic guitar and Freddie ) and performed "Is This The World That We Created" .... a short but beautiful song .

@jcgillies 2 года назад

Omg I has forgotten that!

@JaneA544 9 месяцев назад

Loved that song

@rachelpenny5165 7 месяцев назад

That is my favourite song by Queen.

@juneabbott6805 Месяц назад

Sublime performance. How to create an intimate atmosphere with a worldwide audience watching on TV and 72k live and telecast to another live audience across the other side of the world. No bells and whistles just pure talent.

@jamielouth8705 2 года назад

Nearly 100,000 people there and he has every single one of them in the palm of his hand. Absolutely incredible ability!!

@jeremyclitheroe1545 2 года назад

No autotone. Just pure raw talent. Amazing moment in music history.

@monkee1969 2 года назад

rated the best live performance of the 20th century (a title U2 held for 67 minutes)

@Dragonceratops Год назад

@@monkee1969 I don't think a 21st century performance will ever come close.

@toby1248 Год назад

Even if it was autotuned it wouldn't have mattered. The singing talent is not what made this the masterpiece it was

@24magiccarrot 9 месяцев назад

@@toby1248 Especially given that it wasn't Freddie's best day vocally.

@mo-mo2991 2 года назад

Very little to say - this set was perfection and and one of the greatest musical performances ever! RIP Freddie

@julieallen4486 2 года назад

A mic in one hand and the crowd in the other..absolute legend ❤️

@swill89 2 года назад

I don't think there will ever be a live rock performance as brilliant as this

@Ionabrodie69 2 года назад

Totally agree ..👍🇬🇧

@mongomongo7664 2 года назад

The way Freddie Mercury was dancing with the camera while performing was very magical in my opinion

@LincolnImp 2 года назад

Asked what instrument he played... Freddie replied, The Audience!

@nimba1966 2 года назад

Guys that was amazing, I was about to suggest you watched that. In Britain this show is still today a golden moment that brought the nation together. The most amazing thing about this show is that its not actual a Queen concert, but Freddy ruled that day and turned anyone who wasn't a Queen fan into one (me included)He will always be in our hearts. Glad you finally got to see it.

@SuperDeniseg1 2 года назад

This still makes me cry... Just amazing, he was a beautiful soul and a true entertainer, loved by so many. He will never age 🥰

@bagpuss121 2 года назад

One Of The Greatest Bands And Vocalists Of All Time .

@Ionabrodie69 2 года назад

I would argue THE best.. 😊🇬🇧

@angelaedgington-pk8si Год назад

Who would you say are the best then

@JohnHazelwood58 2 года назад

Making people sing on a youtube reaction 37 years after the event is something only Fred could do! :-)

@glyngasson8450 2 года назад

shout out to Roger Taylor's backing vocals, so distinctive

@michaellucas6466 2 года назад

Arguably the best live performance of all time. Dont forget Queen did this show well after it sold out.....and they were not even on the original announced final line up. Freddie grabbed all these neutrals by the balls.....and totally killed it. A genius👍

@kizunadragon9 5 месяцев назад

Queen did not fuck around. They came out on stage, said "we will rock you" then proceeded to do exactly that

@johnirwing2571 2 года назад

I didn’t have a TV at the time and even listening to it live on the radio you could tell how epic and formidable this set was. Enjoyed “Bohemian Rhapsody” but a fair bit of artistic license was applied to the timeline and Queen did not reform just before this concert. Few people have Freddie’s range and strength of voice together with stage presence, however George Michael singing “Someone to love” at Freddie’s memorial concert comes close.

@Jarvo147 2 года назад

I was at Knebworth in August 1986, part of The Magic Tour. It was Freddie's last live performance with Queen. They arrived by helicopter with the “It's a kind of magic” livery and gave an incredible performance! They were supported by Status Quo and Big Country.

@Lynn-qv2xj 2 года назад

I was lucky enough to be at Knebworth too.

@michaelsambrook7934 2 года назад

Yep. Me too. I think there was a 4th band, but I can't remember who they were. We left before the God save the Queen number, to get out before the rush. The other one was in 1976 at Stafford Bingley Hall near Birmingham, with an audience of about 6000.

@Jarvo147 2 года назад

@@michaelsambrook7934 Beloius Some…but I don’t remember them at all!

@michaelsambrook7934 2 года назад

@@Jarvo147 You remembered the name! Good times. Thanks.

@m1co294 Год назад

It was supposed to be recorded too, but when asked where the master tapes were, Brian May said: "The cameras were rolling, and visuals of the entire concert were relayed to the Idaphore screens simultaneously with the show. All it needed was for someone in our team to put a tape machine on the end of either the screen mix or the cameras themselves. No-one did. So it all went into the Ether, and is, by now, about 20 light years away, on its way to ... well, anyone out there who is watching in our corner of the Galaxy." Possibly the most Brian May answer you could think of.

@DawnSuttonfabfour 2 года назад

I saw Queen in 86 at Knebworth (after Wembley). It was a last minute thing. It turned out to be, unknown to everyone, including the band, their last ever gig in the UK. I was damn lucky to get 2 tickets. They were everything you wanted Queen to be. Totally worth the 4 hour long nightmare of exiting the car park. Of course everyone was going crazy but when they played Crazy Little Thing, it just JUMPED OFF. On Live Aid day, all the bands, no exceptions, were given 20 or 23 minutes I think, and Queen rehearsed this set with alarm clocks all week. If you look past Brian, you will see the clock. I have seen many, MANY big bands; Queen are in my top 5 against very strong competition. FUN FACT my mum still has a thing for Freddie! Pisses my dad off (comically) every time.

@janecarnall66 9 месяцев назад

I was there at Knebworth too... still the best gig I ever went to - so far! worth sitting through Belouis Some & Quo (Big Country were actually quite good!) to see them give us 2 hours of Queen epicness & it is so bittersweet that we got to see the last ever Queen gig... but yes... that car park... we were on a coach & we finally got out at 2am after boarding the coach at 23:30...

@gracielahonig 2 года назад

So so good to watch QUEEN in the Live Aid once more time again, with you both!!!! I truly appreciate your Queen reaction and magnificent Freddie! thanks dears, well done!!! 👑♥️

@jamielouth8705 2 года назад

So glad you finally got round to watching and reacting to this. Probably the best 25 minutes live performances you will ever see.

@jono.pom-downunder 2 года назад

These were the very words Elton John uttered when he rushed into Mercury’s trailer after the set. “You bastards, you stole the show,” It still stands as a great music event in 2022 he was the ultimate showman. This is what relaunched Queen as a viable main stream band around the world Freddy adored his audience especially at this show he never again (he'd been off the rails for a while) forgot the love he was show by the fans that day

@Nandrea7627 8 месяцев назад

I watched this as a teenager, dancing around the kitchen, with my Mum and the volume up full blast! It was amazing! That was the music I grew up with 🫶🫶🫶

@JG-fv9bv 2 года назад

David Bowie was booked to perform next .......he was heard backstage saying ..... "Bastards ..how am I supposed to follow that"

@neilgayleard3842 2 года назад

He was in Philadelphia with Clapton at the other concert.

@raybishop1130 2 года назад

Bowie shortened his set so that the Cars' "Drive" video could be shown. That video was heartbreaking and donations flooded in. After all these years it's easy to forget the purpose of the whole event was to raise money that saved lives.

@stephenbrough8132 2 года назад

@@raybishop1130 It's also easy to forget that a day or two before LIVE AID, Queen were quite honest that they weren't doing it for charity, they were doing it for the publicity and I think they kinda hinted that was everyone's real reason for doing it. AS A VIEWER it was hard to forgot the real reason behind it ... But then loads of "woke" people of the day were protesting that we SHOULDN'T give to the charity ... I can't fully recall their pathetic reasoning but it angered me and I got sick of arguing with all the "Bernard Righton's" ...

@24magiccarrot 2 года назад

@@stephenbrough8132 It wasn't a pathetic reason that many protested the charitable aspect of the concert. The problem was that Ethiopian bureaucrats demanded 20% of the take before allowing a single penny to be given to the people that actually needed it and it was the same bureaucrats and aristocratic class of people that were responsible for the need for the concert in the first place. Ethiopia didn't lack the wealth or resources to feed its people just those in power refused to distribute it. Kinda like the UK now, there is no need for charities and foodbanks that help those in poverty in the UK those that have the wealth just need to be made to share it better with better wages and fairer taxation.

@stephenbrough8132 2 года назад

@@24magiccarrot Here's why it is pathetic ... Most of the people objecting to other people giving their money to charity on the basis that 20% is being scraped off by wealthy, horrible people, THEN just went down the pub and gave 20% to the already rich breweries and landlords, or wasted it on other garbage like Che Guevara Tee Shirts and tat like that. They were mostly a bunch of posing hypocrites and still are.

@marycarver1542 2 года назад

To truly appreciate the incredible voice of Freddie Mercury, his vocal range, then please watch him singing with Monserrat Caballa, , a fantastic operatic performance, from both of them .... the song is Barcelona .... just amazing, goose bumps all over !

@twoofsix3b3g 2 года назад

No '' comeback '' here !!! They were huge , that film just has a weird timeline and story. The absolute precision in timing of this band is amazing , the red light at the front of the stage comes on exactly as Freddie lowers his arm for the last bow ! What is missing from this video though? Yes not one sighting of that fabulous drummer and vocalist ROGER TAYLOR. Many people who watch this don't realise that the audience at this show were not all Queen fans they were there for any of the other acts on that day and night . That Freddie though... Master Musician . Love , love, love him.

@lewisgrant7622 Год назад

Yeah there’s a lot of things the movie gets wrong

@linnyb1704 2 года назад

I remember watching this live on tv. I already knew then that this was one of the best performances I would ever see.

@nick7076 2 года назад

You should check.out the finale that Freddie and Brian did acousticly of Is this the world we created at te end of the concert.

@Thunder_1977 2 года назад

The movie is entertaining, no doubt, but has nothing to do with reality. For example, Queen haven't split up before Live Aid, they were actually on tour before, Freddie got HIV later, "We will rock you" was written in the late 70s and not in the 80s and so on. What makes this performance so great, is the fact that Freddie was suffering from problems with his throat and voice and his doctor even adviced him not to sing. I'm sure his throat was burning like hell after the show. But even a sick Freddie was just phenomenal!

@Ds-zv6oo 2 года назад

Spot on. Freddie was diagnosed sometime in 1987. Live Aid was 1985!! Made for a great movie and tied it all in nicely. At the end of the day the movie is only based on true events not a historical recreation.

@noone6037 2 года назад

I've been following Queen from the beginning and I have to say......The movie sucked.

@rajeebdas1724 2 года назад

The movie is VERY important.. Coz I hadn't even heard of Freddie Mercury before it.. And there are millions like me. The world's a big place. The fact that I didn't know Freddie might repell you the same way that people not knowing Lata Mangeshkar repells me.. But see... The world's a big place. Not everyone knows about everything.. The movie taught those people who he was or at least gave an idea .. That way the movie is extremely good. And for people who haven't even heard of someone, these little inaccuracies are paltry...

@dazza9326 2 года назад

Total legend and saidly missed. You will never ever see a better live performance than this. If he was alive today he would be Sir Freddie Mercury.

@chriscjad 2 года назад

This definitely stands up in 2022! Shame there’s not more bands doing it like this these days…

@24magiccarrot 2 года назад

There are plenty of bands doing it, they just don't get the media coverage because it doesn't suit the record companies to have original free-thinking bands, they'd much rather have cookie-cutter easy to promote bands that appeal to teenagers than actually musically original bands that take time to listen and appreciate.

@chriscjad 2 года назад

@@24magiccarrot I agree with that actually

@ML2193 2 года назад

@@24magiccarrot spot on. Today it's more about the "artist's" looks instead of whether or not they've actually got any talent

@petershortland478 2 года назад

@@24magiccarrot bands like Iron Maiden are still happily ripping it in stadiums every night, tbh I think it suits them because the radio don't care of proper rock fans

@jimmunro4649 2 года назад

What ABOUT RAP haha just joking

@vickyexton3566 2 года назад

Freddie is my musical hero, I will never get tired of watching this. Freddie had a throat infection at the time and was told by his doctor not to perform but he is the true professional, The Show Must Go On!! Great reaction guys, hope you are both well 🇬🇧🇺🇸

@pipmaple 2 года назад

I was lucky enough to be there and to this day no one has topped that performance !

@ulricaandrae4381 2 года назад

I was 9 and watched this on TV at home in Sweden. Little did I know then that this was going to make an impact, still in 2022. But I remember this thrill I felt, couldn’t take my eyes from Freddie, that talented beautiful man.

@Padgestic 2 года назад

Still to this day, you feel proud, happy, sad and get goosebumps every time you watch it, great reaction guys.

@kimwexler9393 2 года назад

It's so refreshing to watch this with two fellow musicians!

@danhunt2001 2 года назад

Also two people who love Queen.

@brianafc 2 года назад

No autotune in sight, just pure talent

@afc358 2 года назад

I remember this like it was yesterday. I pulled an armchair in front of the TV, instructed my parents to not disturb me, and didn't move for 12 hours. I was coming up to my 17th birthday, now about to reach 55, with both parents gone. Time, man..

@daveloboda1769 2 года назад

I loved watching it on the day, I loved watching it now. As a band they were second to none led by the GOAT, the best frontman any band ever had.

@emee885 2 года назад

… and this wasn’t Queens audience! Freddie was on 🔥 despite being advised by doctor not to sing. Live aid was an iconic event with 2 simultaneous benefit concerts in London & Philadelphia. Like so many I was glued to TV for most of the day & used several VHS tapes in case I missed anything. David Bowie followed Queen on set and was also amazing. I had the privilege of seeing Queen live as a teenager back in 1975. (Had a massive crush on Roger Taylor 😍) Am watching this clip again & am overcome with nostalgia. It was a day when music & love came together to do something good. It was also a great time to be young. Again, great reaction boys x

@chrismcdonagh688 2 года назад

I'll never forget watching it live, it was like a full Queen concert condensed into 20 minutes. All the tickets had been sold before Queen were added to the line up so it wasn't even a Queen audience, but still Freddie had them in the palm of his hand. I was lucky enough to see them at Knebworth the following year which was Freddie's last concert with them before he passed away.

@vallee3140 2 года назад

you were very lucky wish I had seen them in concert

@chrismcdonagh688 2 года назад

@@vallee3140 It was a brilliant concert, and a great day all round with some other great bands too.

@vallee3140 2 года назад

@@chrismcdonagh688 when you realised they were on did the crowd go mad?

@chrismcdonagh688 2 года назад

@@vallee3140 When the intro to One Vision started before the band had even took to the stage, the noise was deafening.

@vallee3140 2 года назад

@@chrismcdonagh688 Freddie was magnetic to watch , I watched The Green Day concert in Hyde Park a few times, and Freddie could have been there watching, all those thousands singing his song.

@sirwilliamsollace 2 года назад

Why does the Queen Live Aid video make me well up with emotional and usually cry?? I wasn’t born when Queen was together...must be some timeless sorcery at work! ♥️

@AndyNightingale 2 года назад

*THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME,* that humanity stood *AS ONE* and said *"NO this is WRONG,* and we can change it; *if we stand TOGETHER..!!"*

@colinrattray816 2 года назад

I was in my parents car heading from Scotland to Ludlow we were allowed to have Live Aid on the radio all day, unheard of with my ma n pa, but I just remember all of us being mesmerised by this performance, so so good!

@shirleyhenderson9978 2 года назад

The day the world stopped to watch the performance of a lifetime ,if you want to be knocked sideways watch Barcelona ,the song he sang with Monserat Caballe for Olympics ,,,mind blowing

@sleinremmit7080 2 года назад

I frequently watch this concert because it is absolutely awesome, but watching it with you guys today was an unexpected pleasure. Besides the fact that your head bopping said it all, the in between comments and little facts I never knew made it feel like we were watching it together. Thank you so much, this just made my day!

@UTRG-UnderTheRain 2 года назад

I've lost count of how many times I've watched this performance I watch again every time someone reacts to it I wasn't old enough to go (parents wouldn't let a 13 year old go off on the train to London) and see it live had to watch it on tv but it was amazing

@dragondane4807 Год назад

Raw talent! A giant. The last concert , before he died. But f...! He will never be forgotten

@1chish 2 года назад

About the only momentous life changing event where I can say 'I was there'. To the right of stage half way back. What I really remember (apart from this amazing set by THE best band of the era) was when they played the video of the famine and that 'Who's Gonna Drive You Home' by Cars. 100,000 very noisy people went TOTALLY quiet. And then you heard the sobs of people crying. Still brings a lump to my throat. We THEN knew what we were REALLY there for. RIP Freddie. You did us proud.

@stpfs9281 Год назад

Still trouble in Sudan in 2023, we'd said: "Never again", but it's happening.

@markgoldspink5109 2 года назад

The police sketch was by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones, two UK comedy legends. Oh, and imagine having to follow that...! Bowie, but you know.

@davyfella 2 года назад

Yes, lets fall down the rabbit hole of Mel and Griff, Not the nine O'Clock news and the Secret policeman's ball

@jackierichardson901 2 года назад

Now you have seen the greatest performance ever never ever to be repeated I watched it on the tv and you felt like you were there amazing reaction thank you sending love from England take care both of you x x

@paulatreides6779 Год назад

I really appreciated your authentic reaction. Although I wasn't able to attend in person, this concert was broadcasted live worldwide and it was one of the most epic concerts I've ever watched on TV.

@neilgayleard3842 2 года назад

It never gets old.

@clarenceflam 2 года назад

Great insightful reaction as always. You guys didn't miss a trick! Naughty Freddie after Hammer to Fall with that Microphone stand handshake lol😅 He always showed his arse to the crowd that was directly for the Press Media. You tell em Fred. He was always Boss, especially considering he sang there with a bloody throat infection!

@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 2 года назад

I remember seeing this live as a kid. Wasn’t really interested in music, wasn’t interested in Live Aid but when Freddie came on five year old me knew I was witnessing something magical

@markmurphy257 2 года назад

I was a very lucky 15 year old who went to that concert I was stood by the tent in the middle of the crowd watching this brings back great memories

@DenUitvreter 2 года назад

I've never been the biggest queen fan but so are most. I think this was the moment all of us realized that Queen has done so many different things that we all have one or more favourite songs we really love, like the others and love the band for it.

@anjiewhiteley5659 2 года назад

I was there too. I touched bono when he came to the crowd. Absolutely buzzing. Defo one of the best days of my life. Queen was defo my favourite of the day!

@gailgreet-wheeler933 2 года назад

Freddie mercury the greatest showman ever ❤️ Brian may on the guitar 🎸 he made with his dad John decon the greatest bass player and of course the gorgeous rodger taylor on drums equals the greatest band ever ❤️ QUEEN

@10thdoctor15 2 года назад

Queen did the Magic Tour of Europe in 1986, and Freddie said after that he couldn't do anymore. He was diagnosed shortly after that.

@karencalder8540 Год назад

A musical genius, a legend in his own right. This was a phenomenal moment in history and should never be forgotten.

@melitakazesovic5412 Год назад

😂😂😂 you are absolutely great!!! I like your reactions. Freddie is one in a milion. He had a mic in one and whole audience in other hand. I simply adore that man. Thank you,i had a great time with you 😊

@jessicarose7819 Год назад

What breaks my heart is that at the time of this performance Freddie had only recently been diagnosed with AIDs, he told the rest of the band when rehearsing for this show. He was already feeling the effects and was really quite ill, advised by doctors not to perform. But he did! for the fans and for the charity, the most money was raised while queen were on stage. Freddie was more than an icon, he was a hero. Rest in peace to the true queen of england, Freddie Murcury.

@zeikerd Год назад

He was diagnosed with aids in 87

@jessicarose7819 Год назад

@@zeikerd thats true, apologies, but he was still not well at the time and advised not to perform

@nickwall2497 2 года назад

So, does it still stand up in 2022? Imagine if that was now, ultimate festival band! No lights, no gimmicks, just pure raw music!

@Kelsbels15 2 года назад

So wonderful to see you react to this. I was 7 or 8 years old at the time and remember my mum and dad watching this, recording it from the radio and saying how important it was. I’m glad I was there to take it in, even though I didn’t realise at the time. Now I’m back to watch it and see what others think. It’s just perfect xx