First Time Hearing Queen Under Pressure (Reaction!!) 

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Dead for over 30 years and still unmatched to this day. A true legend. RIP Freddie

Vanilla Ice didn't sample this he stole it and Queen and David Bowie sued him.

Freddie loved the crowd participation. He was screwing around with them, but it melted his heart when the crowd kept up with him.

In one of his interviews he was asked if he played any instruments he replied "The audience darling"

Freddie's jacket is in the Queen museum in Montreux

The story is that when he first started singing with Queen, the mic stand broke and he realized he could do a lot with the half mic stand so he kept it and it became his signature.

His stage presence was unparalleled

I was fortunate to see Queen live, what a concert and what a great performance by the whole band,

Okay…..I’m going to say it! There will never be another band like Queen! You should check out the whole performance in Live-Aid!

Freddie, the most charismatic voice to grace rock music. A true legend.

He had such an amazing singing voice and stage presence rest in peace Freddie Mercury

This is the original song and the magnificent and original riff from John Deacon, darling. Vanilla ice stole this riff from Queen. This is a Queen and David Bowie song. Thanks for your reaction dear!!! 👑❤️

He was charisma + ,he could play an audience like a musical instrument and then you top it off with his incredible voice, the perfect showman.

This song was a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie. John Deacon (bass) wrote that bassline and Vanilla Ice used it without permission and without crediting it to the writers and claimed it as his own. Queen and Bowie sued VI for over 5 million and won. Even after that, VI tried to say he bought the song, but in fact, Queen and Bowie did not make VI trash his song, they allowed him to continue to sell it but did not give him the right to use it on anything again nor did they give him title to the riff or the song. VI got 7 platinum on Ice, Ice Baby due to this riff, a sales record that was unheard of for a rapper at that time. If you are going to sample something and try to fly it under the radar, Queen or Bowie would not be the ones to do that with. Both have huge followings. Freddie gifted/willed that jacket to a man he was very close to and after Freddie's death, that man sold it off at auction. I don't recall the winning bid, but it was a lot. So yeah, some rich guy has it now, I guess. There is another one (usually several of each costume item for each tour) at the Queen Museum in Montreux, Switzerland. Thank you for your reaction.

Freddie is one of a kind. His talent as a vocalist is light years beyond anyone else out there. And his stage presence, as you said, can’t be taught. As much as I want to love this version so much, I can’t. Yeah, we get see Freddie doing what he did best, but it’s faster than the studio version and it’s missing Bowie. The contrast in their voices was perfection. Cheers!

I saw Tina Turner in concert and she had that magnetic quality 🎉

His prep of the audience by engaging them with the back-and-forth sound play. He had them totally in the moment. What a master

A fantastic collaborative track between David Bowie & queen. Live is fantastic.

Wembley stadium... They loved Queen with a deep passion. It's where they hosted Live aid and queen performed probably their most famous life performance and that is the 20-minute goes by in 30 seconds Live aid performance that is a must viewing for anyone who wants to know how great Queen is

The call and response was something he was famous for, he’s being playful with them. His talent is impressive but it’s the way he made everyone in the crowd feel like he was playing to everyone in the room, or stadium. Not individually- but together as each being important and each being present and that this performance is for the people who came to see them play and their enthusiasm and joy with what they created. He’s not just showing off he really wants everyone who can to respond, to respond to him. In the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony a recording of this call and response was played on its own, and he had the same grip on the crowd over 20 years after his death as he always did. It’s silly, and it’s sweet but that’s why it means so much.

Polo..you are right. Freddie Mercury's stage presence is all natural. He was born this way I think. Love your reactions and yes..I love his jackets..😆❤

If you haven't seen the real Live Aid concert, you should, obviously. The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was also aaaaaamaaaaazzzing.

He was the greatest performer in the world 🌎 unsurpassed by anyone but they were also the most amazing band ♥️

Queen’s performance in that concert blew that charity concert up! Mercury was an absolute vocal BEAST.

I think I've mentioned before but it is worth repeating - if you want to see the influence Freddie still has over a young crowd, decades after his passing, you need to check out the Green Day Bohemian Rhapsody vid. It is awesome.

What's more impressive than anything is that the way he interacted with the crowd was unheard of before him the term often imitated never duplicated is thrown around a lot but with him it's the only way to describe the Freddie Mercury experience

If you like this version, you really need to watch Freddy’s duet with David Bowie. Also BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY❤❤❤ or We Will Rock You, personally one of the best guitar riffs of all time! We are the champions, Fat Bottoms Girls, Another One Bites the Dust

Live Aid went out to 1.5 Billion people in real time !

One of my favorites. Thank you. Freddie is my #1 favorite singer of all time.

This song is even better with Queen and David Bowie.

There will never ever be another Freddie mercury!!! He was fantastic in everything he did. You could never take your eyes off of him..He could sing every genre. From Rock to opera. HE IS A LEGEND!!!

That's how he warmed up to sing and yes he always walked around with half of microphone

Thats 80 thousand people singing back to Freddy🌻🌻

It’s a short list of artists that could totally take control of an audience. Of the ones that I’ve seen, Freddie was the best. He was unrivaled at this craft. Others that I saw were MJ, Sinatra & Elvis. Enjoyed the reaction.

John (Deaky) Deacon, maintains the same tone, volume, and speed of his baseline throughout this song, and it is live! I'm sure experienced bassists can also do so, but after working at learning to play bass for over a year, I can tell you it isn't easy. lol

Vanilla Mud, sampled it and got sued, he added one note and said it was his own. He lost. You must check out Queen live aid, 1985. There’s set is unbelievable, also “Somebody to Love”,1981 Montreal.

Has anyone reacted to the lyrics, and the meaning of the song, and not just Freddie as a performer!? Certainly some in this thread have. Heavy song,...well done by Queen. Seriously!! I am lucky to have seen Queen while in high school in Germany late 70's, and very early 80's. The Best!!

I'd recommend listening to the Queen/Bowie studio version -- a classic.

I'd read somewhere that these were his warm-up vocal exercises... and he just led the crowd through them with him. Cute story, if true...

BANGING !! Dont ever forget QUEEN were a Band. Respect xxxx

I enjoy watching you listening to the music I grew up listening and dancing to...the VERY BEST MUSIC EVER!! You asked for more from Queen. One of my favorite Queen songs is "Another one bites the dust"... Has a different style, tone and approach for Queen! Enjoy and Peace

Nobody controlled a huge crowd like Freddie. He could stop a riot by getting everyone to sing with him and everyone would get home safe. And for me, it's the single greatest rock vocalist I've ever heard. His range is ridiculous. Elvis is right up there, but the live performances in front of these massive crowds are just incredible. They gave a great performance in 1981 in Montreal which you should check out if you haven't. You don't see the crowd, but you feel them. And Freddie is up to his usual vocal tricks.

I think that there are people with “stage presence” and people with a “phenomenal voice”, but rarely both. I 100% agree with the 3 you mentioned

Looking into the entire band is worth it they all wrote songs that are best sellers. The guitar player Brian may is an astrophysicists as well. They are all talented on their own.

Queen is like no other. You must review their live performances of Somebody to Love from their concert in Montreal, and their live performance at Live Aid which is considered the best live rock performance in history .

I saw them live in 1978 at Madison Square garden 18th row! Great performance!!! I still have the concert program from that night, one of my treasures!!!

Ultimate front man. Persona. Musical talent. Vocal prowess.

Yeah you're right about the stage presence and performance 🎭

Legendary 🔥✌🏼 I want it all and You don't fool me are another masterpieces from Freddie.

Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ Freddie Mercury is simply unique 🤩 liked subscribed 😁

Freddie is the one and only rip my beautiful Freddie ❤️❤️❤️

You should listen to the original recording with David Bowie, this performance is amazing, but hearing the late great Bowie singing with the Icon Freddie is another level.

No auto tune! Legends! Timeless geniuses.

He also made a recording of this with David Bowie and they sound great together!

The story behind Freddie's trademark mic with half-mic strand goes back to the early days, even before Queen. Freddie was a member of a blues group out of Liverpool called "Ibex" (later they changed the name to Wreckage). Freddie was singing on stage when he attempted to pull the mic off of the stand but it was stuck. He kept pulling at the mic until the stand itself broke into two with the mic still attached to the top half. He continued to use the mic with the half-stand still attached (probably because there was no alternative mic to use) but by the end of the performance,, he decided he liked having that half-stand attached. He liked using it as a prop. It became his trademark and he almost always used it. Yes, this performance was at the old Wembley stadium outside of London. When converted for concerts, Wembley held around 72,000. This was nowhere near the largest audience that Queen performed in front of live. The Queen concert at Rock in Rio was one of the most iconic performances in the history of the band. It was also one of the most attended concerts ever, with an estimated 1.5 million people in attendance. The concert was held on January 13, 1985, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was the first time that the band performed in South America. The concert was a part of the Rock in Rio festival, which was created to bring international music acts to Brazil. The festival was a success, and the Queen concert was one of the highlights. The band played for three hours, and the setlist included many of their classic hits. The Portuguese-speaking Brazilians knew every English word in every Queen song. The concert was a historic moment not only for the band but also for the city of Rio de Janeiro. Here is a video of Queen, actually just Freddie and Brian, performing "Love of my Life" in front of the crowd - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gblZ2drKK1M.html FYI - The last public record of the yellow jacket is its sale by auctioneers Bonhams for just over £26,000 (then about $49,000) in 2004. The closest you can get to seeing it is a bronze sculpture of Freddie in the city of Montreux, Switzerland, where Queen's recording studio was and where they recorded some of its most successful albums. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XpdBk6ksoKY.html

As a former collegiate theater kid, every cast party had THIS song play at every party! The Time Warp and Friends in Low Places were also requirements lol

"Love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves ". One of my favorite lyrics.

Thanks for a great reaction to a great band performing at Wembley during their Magic Tour, 1986. I recommend almost any song from their performance in Budapest, Hungary during this tour in 1986. Queen was the first band to perform in a country under Communist regime. Over 80,000 people came from all over communist-ruled countries just to see them. There are some videos of the Hungarians greeting them and Freddie singing a Hungarian song to them...very heartwarming. You are absolutely correct - you can't teach that stage presence! Freddie used his innate talent and raised the bar for all other performers. David Grohl (Foo Fighters) said in a video interview that I saw recently, that anyone having the intention to start a band should watch videos of Freddie to try to learn how to give a performance. And Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) stated in an interview that he considered Freddie the best vocalist and a one-off when it came to performing - that's high praise from one of the best vocalists and performers of the time. (Queen and Led Zep had great admiration for each other. Both bands started and broke through around the same time - late 60s for LZ, early 70s for Queen.) And what can I say about the incredible Brian, Roger and John - OMG - that band is always on point. Roger's back-up vocals, harmonizing seamlessly with Freddie, are just amazing. And John really gets to show off his bass in this song. (Btw, Queen won a multi-million suit against Vanilla Ice for their unauthorized use of this song.)

GOAT! ~72k hearts at old 1986 Wembley (soccer size stadium) all held in one hand by Freddie. Last Freddie tour; Queen owned the world then. Still! Take a deep dive into the catalogue. Must watch ‘85 Live Aide 20 minute set. And ‘92 -Queen’s memorial concert video for Freddie when we all mourned and rocked, done to raise awareness of Aides worldwide and raise money through the Mercury Phoenix trust. You’ll be blown away… Must check out the entire Magic Tour concert video! And Freddie’s jacket from this day is memorialized on his statue in Montreau Switzerland. Where is jacket now? With estate auction a few months back maybe sold? Freddie’s work outside of Queen… must check out “Barcelona”!!! He wrote and sang the anthem for ‘92’s Barcelona, Spain Olympics to pair with their hometown and national opera Diva, Monserrat Caballe (he adored her), but he passed ~7 months before the event. He recorded a full album with her ~1987, and a few performance videos before weekend by illness. Clips from this ‘86 Under Pressure “Eeyo” warmup were used to welcome the world to 2012 Opening Ceremonies in London’s Summer Olympic Games. Freddie lives on! The 2018 movie won Oscars. Queen plus Adam Lambert (minus retired bassist John Deacon) are still out rocking their catalogue, keeping the music moving forward through new generations! Hearts out to Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor for their lifelong commitment to their work and recognizing their enormous gift for the world. ❤🎶🎸🥁 🎶❤️

He wasn't 'showing off' he was going through his warming up routine and his adoring crowd of around 100,000 inside Wembley Stadium joined him. Vanilla Ice got sued for using the opening riff. Remember, this gig was in 1986.The song was written by David Bowie in collusion with Freddie. Just superb.

His jacket is hanging in the Queen Museum in Montreal, Switzerland, where their main studio was.

Long time gone...Freddie Lives!!!

Stage presence is confidence and thousands of hours working clubs and halls. The greats are a a veteran performers. They aren’t invented by pr firms

EPIC performance by Queen & Freddie’s vocals unmatched!! That yellow jacket image of Freddie is etched forever in history!! This song was written by Queen & David Bowie .. released in 1981. Yes, V.I. stole that bass line in 1990. He was sued and lost his “ice ice” shirt! 🥶🧊

He gave his house, personal possessions, art collection to his friend, a woman, who is now in the process of auctioning it off due to her advanced age. He saw to it that his band mates were generously dealt with also.

Spread your wings, Best friend

We are the champions

Greatest singer of all time time right here

Thanks for your Queen reactions! One of the best bands of all time, if not the best! 😃 I’d like to recommend you their performance in Live Aid 1985. Thanks a lot, see you next time cheers

This is my favorite song from Queen and I love the version where he saying with David Bowie

That yellow jacket was sold at auction in 2004 for $49,000 by Bonhams auctioneers.

Outstanding, this originally started with a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie, and it works a treat.

Freddie was a master at working the crowd and controlling them.

There are a lot of people that hear that begining riff play at a party that immediately say "this better be under pressure"

Queen is ledgendry. God bless freddy. I miss him sooooooooo much. 😢😢 There will never be another Freddy. ❤

He is warming up his voice ❤️ show off 🤗🤗🤗

The original studio version is a duet with David Bowie. Another vocal/stage legend!

I must say, the version he does with David Bowie is one of my all-time favorites. Treat yourself and listen to that one as well!

Freddie Mercury was a artist like the world has never seen and will never see again

He had an amazing sound and there was a study done by a university saying he had the best vocals one of the reasons was the shape of his mouth and extra teeth.

IDK how I MISSED this reaction when it first came out, but… GREAT JOB! FANTASTIC reaction, THANK YOU.😍 …Queen has a museum in Montreux, Switzerland, so the Yellow Jacket is on display there. HOWEVER…. Freddie did have a vanilla Stratocaster guitar which he played during “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (and Brian May has a twin “chocolate” Stratocaster which he plays during the same song). The guitar was stored in a warehouse… and sometime after Freddie’s passing, it was stolen. (Sometime after Freddie’s Tribute Concert in April 1992, because Brian had Fred’s guitar on that day.) SO… someone has THAT special item hidden away in a closet or somewhere!

Freddie - such a legend. I wished he'd had more peace in his life while he was here with us. He and the band though-- legends. So incomparable. Truly wished he was still here. Who knows what else he and the guys would have come up with.

You gotta check out Queen/David Bowie duet of this song!

I was pregnant when he died and couldn't stop crying. lol Such talent.

One of the few bands where concert videos measure up to studio recordings.

One of my favorites of Queen's.

Dude I love how you have that rotating wood thing in the back. It relaxes me so much.

Nobody could handle a crowd like Freddie. All that power, and all he wanted was to make people happy.

I still miss you and love you Freddie. Thanks Polo...Welcome!

The jacket is in a museum in Montreux, where Freddie lived, and there’s a famous life-sized statue of him.

72k people. This performance... men were already dropping by '85. Freddy was probably already sick. "Watching some good friends scream 'let me out!'"

This was one of my favorite moments of all Freddy Mercury’s career. He was just doing some vocal exercises and the crowd started echoing back to him, so he started playing with them. 🥰

They did a concert in Montreal, Canada that was absolutely breathtaking..

You’re doing great! I was around for Queen and seeing your reaction brings so many memories! Freddy brought such excitement and joy! Truly one of a kind! I’ve never forgotten him! Now you won’t either. Live performances were the best! I like that that you say exactly how we all felt about Freddy,and Queen, when they were first playing. It was magical and we knew it! Your calm demeanor and voice ❤ Thank you!

The greatest frontman of all time and that vocal range is incredible.

MJ & Freddie were friends! When Queen was in town MJ went to see them perform! “I’m a fan of Freddie Mercury” .. Michael Jackson.

Hi Polo! Great reaction txs 👏👏👏you will love Save Me live in Montreal and White Queen 1976

I loved Freddie Mercury Rest Easy you are missed

I was there, thanks for this!