Punk Icon MADE FUN of Singer’s Masculinity…Responded with TOUGHEST Rock Hit EVER!-Professor of Rock

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One of the greatest Power anthems in rock history was actually sort of written by this legendary band’s fans! Queen and We Will Rock You was inspired by the band’s fans and the band wanting to include them. The legendary singer/guitar duo of Freddie Mercury and Brian May wrote a song that would unite the masses and It began as live improvisation and even though it has one of the biggest driving beats ever it doesn’t actually contain drums! It’s all natural. once you see this song story you’ll never hear the song the same way again… Finally when Queen was recording it, one of the most infamous bands in history kept interrupting them and their frontman made fun of their Freddie Mercury but he would have the last laugh creating a song that would blow everyone away the story is next.
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Queen was on their A Day at the Races Tour in 1977. The tour was going extremely well, as the band continued to elevate their stature to one of the biggest rock bands in the world. With a magnetic and powerful frontman who lit up the stage by the name of Freddie Mercury… Fans that went to see Queen perform on that tour were lively & passionate about the concerts. It was HUGE sold-out tour.
But…there was one particular show that stood out from the rest, at Bingley Hall in Stafford, England, where the audience was so emotionally involved in the performance, the band was completely taken aback.On that magical night inside Bingley Hall... Queen did their encore... and then went off stage. The band was used to the fans cheering after an encore- begging the band to return to the stage and give them more.
But, instead of the usual clamoring, the entire audience began to sing to the band….in unison….”You’ll Never Walk Alone, ”the wondrous Show tune from Rodgers & Hammerstein that was used in the 1956 musical Carousel and adopted as the theme song for sporting teams in Europe & special events throughout the world. The display of affection for the group from the fans singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone" absolutely stunned the 4 band members. From that enthralling experience, lead guitarist & co-founder Brian May & frontman Freddie Mercury knew that it was time to create a song the fans could participate in. A song that would unite the audience, and the band as one.
Overcome by what had happened in Stafford, Freddie & Brian, began to follow the inspiration from the crowd, and they each came up with a song, independent from one another, that would become transcendent sing-a-long anthems. It wasn’t a competition, it was something that two iconic musicians felt compelled to do. They felt it would motivate to reach their end goal.
Freddie came up with “We are the Champions,” and Brian invented “We Will Rock You.” We’ll do a feature soon on “We are the Champions,” but this is about“We Will Rock You.”

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@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Poll: What is your pick for the greatest singer/guitarist duo of all time?

@christineml1476 11 месяцев назад

Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell

@mitchellbaker9434 11 месяцев назад

Morrisey and Marr.

@dranet47 11 месяцев назад

Probably Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend but there are too many for me to really choose.

@catherine6653 11 месяцев назад

Elton John and Davey Johnstone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

@killrmillr 11 месяцев назад

Blackmore/Dio

@cherriehearn6950 11 месяцев назад

My daughter is 31, she has Down Syndrome and absolutely loves Queen. When she is having anxiety their songs melt away all of her issues. Am so happy I introduced my children to the music I love!❤❤

@opalessence4818 11 месяцев назад

She has great musical taste!

@drthmir8215 11 месяцев назад

Downs Syndrome people tend to like music. In fact music induces a sense of relaxation, enhances their articulation and communication skills. God Bless your daughter......Amen 💐

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I have autism, ADHD, and anxiety. I played this song in my orchestra class in 7th grade. We did the stomp and clap too. It was an empowering moment for me, playing it in front of the whole school for our spring concert. Music is my passion.

@jamesedwards2855 11 месяцев назад

I agree music melts away anything wrong with anyone. You're a great parent for that

@blackphillip8486 11 месяцев назад

That's awesome, good for you for sharing your love of music with her. My mom got me into Queen as a kid in the 80's and it was something we could always enjoy together, and now that she's gone everytime I hear them it makes me think of her and watching the Live at Wembley DVD together just rocking out. And it doesn't make me sad, those are beautiful memories and it's great you're making them with your daughter too. All the best. 💜

@jamesmcnamara7484 11 месяцев назад

My daughter is 9 and has Down’s syndrome. I was watching this and she was captivated!! Told her I will play the song for her after she gets her pajamas on… she is now in her pajamas harassing me to play it! Never seen her get dressed so fast.

@alvarieroberts720 11 месяцев назад

I got bullied a lot in school and my dad from a very young age would play this song for me. To this day whenever I feel like I am being beat down by life I will play this song and sing it (horribly because I cannot sing) at the top of my lungs and I feel like I can take on the world once more.

@Kari.F. 11 месяцев назад

I have a "home alone" voice, too, and I love to turn up the volume and sing (and dance if I feel like it) as if my life depends on it to certain songs. I'll be 60 this year, and I still find it to be one of the most life affirming thing about my favorite songs. I have several hundreds of them at this point in my life, and I keep adding to the list. It probably won't surprise you to hear that many of them are Queen songs - some of them nowhere near making it to the point where they're well known.

@andrewfrick5312 10 месяцев назад

Shout it, sing it, speak it; whatever works for you. The Clash said it best to one not so sonorous, "Sing, Michael, sing!" (Rudie can't fail). Actually, that song is a really great follow up song after Queen's "We will rock you." "Party on Wade".....

@limogerry 10 месяцев назад

Investigate speech level singing.

@waynefisher4327 10 месяцев назад

Me2, bullied mercilessly. I had nightmares of going to school. I won that Queen album from the school in a raffle. Played those songs till my Mom went nuts. Helped me recharge my soul.

@shirlgirlc6734 10 месяцев назад

I too was bullied in High School my get away was my music x

@karenpitts4093 11 месяцев назад

I am 56 and have MS. I am in the midst of having tremors lately and Freddy and the rest of Queen give me power and encouragement. They are the foundation for the underdog. I love them and always will.

@janiephillips4842 11 месяцев назад

So sorry to hear that and glad you can find comfort from Queen and music💕🎵🎶❤

@joeh6244 10 месяцев назад

I am 65 and have MS also, confined to a wheelchair. Diagnosed at 62 and within three months went from healthy man to this wheelchair. Terrible disease. Best wishes to you my brother

@brynhilde8543 6 месяцев назад

I am 55 with MS, as well. I feel the same! SISTER!!😊 Freddy was always there, from Live Aid the year I graduated high school, through college, starting life, and the MS diagnoses. Then he died. He lived with illness with grace, always cool. Now I am transported to healthier times each time I hear his voice and reminds me to be gracious in my own life.

@deacoats7359 11 месяцев назад

Freddie Mercury was like music's Nicola Tesla. A soft spoken genius that would blow the minds of anyone. Deeply missed, but never forgotten

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Music’s Nicola Tesla is a perfect way of putting it.

@jamescameron6819 11 месяцев назад

And years ahead of the rest of all his contemporaries

@maestroaxeman 11 месяцев назад

He was the late 20th century's Mozart to me🎶😎 I never gave a damn about the "scandalous lifestyle"🙄😒 Freddie was creative more than most🎶❤

@padoco73 11 месяцев назад

So much genius that even other geniuses had trouble understanding him... Yeah, Tesla tracks.

@mugogrog 10 месяцев назад

Also a bit of a diva so it tracks pretty well :D

@bethsmith3421 11 месяцев назад

There is never enough or the right words to express what the world had and then lost in Freddie Mercury. He is definitely, unquestionably one of the most talented musician. I loved Queen as a child growing up in the 70s and still love it too this day. I'm always excited to introduce Queen to someone not familiar to their music and not surprised when they are soon a fan.

@carlacook5181 10 месяцев назад

My nephew was singing th3 verses to We Will Rock You when he was exiting his Mom’s car at elementary school, kids were telling him that wasn’t right , he said it was too because his Aunt Carla played the song all the time and he knew that was the right words, love these songs.

@user-ym5ey8mk3q 20 дней назад

Brian wanted the stomp8ng and clapping& Freddie’s was telling the fans you’re our Champions and we love you ❤

@beenaplumber8379 3 часа назад

I was in... maybe 6th grade when this came out, and all the kids tried to sing it, but none of us knew the words. It was the most pervasive, infectious song among us kids since Black Water.

@TheBlackcredo 11 месяцев назад

Brian May deserves far more recognition as a songwriter than he does. He is one of the greatest.

@argusfleibeit1165 11 месяцев назад

He did some wonderful bedroom videos during the pandemic. He made it like, "We're all stuck here in quarantine, even a rich, famous guy, and we'll all get through this." Very kind and likeable personality.

@jaysmith2858 10 месяцев назад

All of the band deserve recognition for the songs they came up with. Every one of them wrote at least one bonafide all time classic song.

@TheBlackcredo 10 месяцев назад

@@jaysmith2858 couldn't agree more.

@alexfarman4580 9 месяцев назад

He did receive a knighthood for his contribution to music he's very well recognised for his work.

@LillyRose924 9 месяцев назад

I agree. I do especially love 39 and Long Away

@MagicCityGirl 11 месяцев назад

My father is an audio engineer and a huge audiophile. Always the best equipment etc. The first time I played "We Will Rock You" he almost freaked out thinking I had missed the vinyl and was ruining the needle on the turntable. It was such a great feeling to tell him no, just wait!

@lorifiedler13 10 месяцев назад

My dad had the same reaction to Kraftwerk's "Radioactivity". 😂

@adotintheshark4848 5 месяцев назад

you should have played "Sheer Heart Attack" for him, from the same album!

@thatonedude1003 11 месяцев назад

“We Will Rock You” being a seemingly simple song yet having an immense impact and such longevity is a really cool example of irony. It’s about the passion. They did it correctly and it resonated with millions. Such a cool story. Thanks for the info!

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@JW...-oj5iw 11 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock ... Cheers used We Will Rock You in the opening sequence to an episode. It was a neat trick and seemed spontaneous.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Its simplicity is exactly what makes it memorable and iconic.

@elizabethclaiborne6461 11 месяцев назад

That’s not irony. Try serendipity. If you learn to use a dictionary and thesaurus you can make your comments precision tools, I think you’ll like that! 😉

@xray6314 11 месяцев назад

Except he said iconic, not ironic 😅😂

@GlennHamblin 9 месяцев назад

Brian May's guitar is so unique, he can't be mistaken for anyone. He's amazing!

@adotintheshark4848 5 месяцев назад

it is truly unique because he and his dad made the guitar.

@sirjock67 Месяц назад

I first heard Queen as a hyperactive 12 year old who couldn’t sit still for a second. My late dad used to tell people “he was running around as usual until they came on tv and suddenly he actually stopped and sat down”. They, were Queen, the show was the UK’s favourite music show Top Of The Pops and the song was Seven Seas of Rhye. My love affair started there and has continued since. I saw them three times with Freddie, 79, 82 & 86 and twice with Adam Lambert (he is fantastic but obviously no Freddie) yet they still brought the house down. I went to see them in my home city of Glasgow in 2022 with my 23 year old son and 19 year old daughter, who are both ardent concert goers, and they agreed Queen put on the best show they’d ever seen.

@lathyrusloon 10 месяцев назад

Queen really was an amazing band. Every member was so fucking talented. I love that 2 songs that were a playful competition between composers are so often paired together.

@Itsakindamagic 11 месяцев назад

First Queen song I heard grabbed me. I was working a job that kept me from music but one day I heard Killer Queen. That was it... I bought every album and attended three of their concerts at the Forum in LA. I am now 74 yrs old and when people walk into my home office I always hear a quiet "wow" for all the pics and memorabilia I have of queen. 3 signed albums and the ceramic Freddie Mercury statue always get comment as well as the poster of Freddie from the memorial concert. Most can't believe that at my age Queen still is foremost in my music collection. All four of them were genius, how could I let them go?

@grave2395 11 месяцев назад

...i just wonder that how famous were queen before 1980 in US?....after the game album dropped...i know they getting famous all over US...

@jamesredman1263 10 месяцев назад

@@grave2395 - I can't evaluate that overall, but my first intro was in 1976 or so when a teenager excited about them insisted on playing their album for me when I really wanted to sleep after being awake for 30 hours, so my appreciation was limited. But afterward as I heard more from them, their unique gifts grew on me. So all I know is their records were being shared by fans in muggy upstate South Carolina in the mid 1970s, and I did hear Killer Queen on the radio occasionally there, and thought they sounded amazing.

@kevinc1851 11 месяцев назад

I saw Queen 2 weeks after News of the world was released, I still have the ticket stub for $8.50. Queen opened and closed the show with we will rock you. I consider myself lucky to see them at this point in time when 90% of their classics were released.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Where did you last put it?

@kevinc1851 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I assume you mean ticket stub? I have a stack in my desk going back to 1974 when I saw BTO, my first concert.

@mader348 11 месяцев назад

Kickass Kevin

@iannicholls2798 10 месяцев назад

Sir. Thank you. Finally the story I have told for years has finally been confirmed. I was at the concert at Bingley Hall Stafford on that very night. You'll never walk alone was sung so well, not as a football chant or some throw away thing. It was heartfelt. Thank you for such a great chanel. Keep it coming please.❤

@vivienclogger 10 месяцев назад

I saw Queen 4 times: Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Wembley and Knebworth. I have seen dozens of big names over the years, but Freddie Mercury held the crowd in his hands like no one before or since. The twin songs of Rock You and Champions were the ultimate encores. Pure magic.

@user-ul2tt4dn9k 8 месяцев назад

You lucky bugger. Bet it was totally awsome

@clmora99 11 месяцев назад

Gigging keyboardist musician here. One thing I think that is commonly overlooked about Freddie Mercury is that he was an absolute beast on keys. I dare say he was every bit as good on keys as Brian May was on guitar. I think most people who know about Queen know that Freddie played at least some keys, but the truth is he was an absolute beast on keys, vocals, as well as a brilliant front man. Thanks for showing us gigging keyboardists the way Freddie.

@fivestring65ify 11 месяцев назад

I was blessed with growing up hearing this music. There will never be another Queen. Freddie was one of a kind. He had the ability to take a song he didn't write, and make it his own. The mark of a master front man. These guys were a machine. What a band.

@Saqua2289 9 месяцев назад

Well said. ❤

@jenniferkovalick2959 10 месяцев назад

My mom had tons of records, like Queen, Bowie, Eagles, Led Zeplin etc, so I was raised on rock as well! One day I was putting on News of the World, and dropped it. The record shattered and I cried so hard I couldn't breathe. A few Christmases ago my husband found a copy of Queen's greatest hits for me and I cried again for a good reason!

@lucialarocca-taylor7207 11 месяцев назад

I saw them on TV at Live Aid when I was 11. I literally could not take my eyes off of Freddie. I don't think my young mind fully grasped what was happening on stage, but I knew it was something special. It's only after Freddie died that my Queen obsession started..I spent the little money I had in high school on Queen records which I have thankfully kept all these years. Queen has been the sound track of my life the past 35 years and I love their music now as much as I did when I first heard these four phenomenal musicians. Thank you for the great segment on Queen! ❤

@jeffnelson57 11 месяцев назад

My 1st concert was Queen in 1982. I am a huge Queen fan. Live Aid changed me. Queen ruled the day. I watched it again recently and sobbed. Don't know why. It was super emotional. Perhaps it me getting old? Freddy passing? Idk. Queen always took me placed with their music and, apparently, they still do.

@PhantomOfTheMall 11 месяцев назад

Growing up, I was aware of songs like “We Will Rock You” & “Another One Bites The Dust”…how could I not be? However, I didn’t really start paying attention to Queen until I watched “Highlander” and fell in love with the soundtrack. Still…I didn’t buy my first Queen album until 1991’s “Innuendo”. I fell in love with that album immediately! Looking back now, we had no clue that album was Freddie’s goodbye to us.

@glennhecker4422 11 месяцев назад

@jeffnelson57 My first concert was ALSO Queen in 1982... Small world!July 24th, 1982, in Philadelphia (The Spectrum) in my case. How about you? What city?

@glennhecker4422 11 месяцев назад

@PhantomOfTheMall I, too, was blown away by my first taste of the material on "Innuendo" and decided I was going to take either my mom or my cousin Marty to see Queen for the tour I figured they'd be going on. Then I heard the news of Freddie's death. Next day, I was listening to the album "A Night At The Opera" and just SOBBING... The news hit me like a speeding freight train.

@jeffnelson57 11 месяцев назад

@@glennhecker4422 Joe Louis arena, Detroit. I believe that was the last time they toured the U.S., definitely Detroit. A hell of a show!

@eleniprovia7667 11 месяцев назад

I am a massive Queen fan, My dad, who sadly passed about three years ago, loved «Radio Ga Ga ». Whenever I listen to it, I am reminded of those times when my dad and I discussed music. He used to ask me for recommendations on which cd to get next... Freddie Mercury was an absolute superstar.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

A great song for sure.

@bobinvegas 10 месяцев назад

My dad memory was doing yard work on a Saturday morning with a queen album always playing in the boom box

@Ashakat42 10 месяцев назад

That's my favorite too! Your dad had great taste.

@codename495 10 месяцев назад

Omg me too! Radio Gaga is one a few songs I am happy to listen too and sing along any time.

@stephenkennedy8305 9 месяцев назад

I thought I was the only one.

@thiagots85 11 месяцев назад

The world was blessed with Mr. Bulsara's talent and stunned by Mr. Mercury's presence. Though brief, his power was felt and is until now, and for the ever, dearly missed.

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

For sure. Thanks for your comment.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

One of the greatest men ever.

@napoearth 8 месяцев назад

Im as big of a fan of Freddy and Queen as anyone, but good grief. He wasn't Gandhi. He was a rock singer.

@KatTheNightfox 11 месяцев назад

The first song of Queen's that took over my brain was Another One Bites the Dust. I was 7 years old in 1980, and I don't have too many memories from the time, but I distinctly remember walking back and forth to my best friend's house, singing that at the top of my lungs. Of course I came to love everything Queen's ever did but that's the song that caught me and never let go 😊

@neiloflongbeck5705 11 месяцев назад

The funny thing about that song is that it's perfect for CPR due to its tempo.

@minnamaarit 10 месяцев назад

Whenever, where ever I hear Freddie singing, I get goosebumps ❤ Been fan for my whole life and I am 54 now. No one like him. And he is something very difficult to describe in words without supressing his divinity

@sentforth5 11 месяцев назад

Brian made me a guitarist and Freddy made me a singer and I'm 58, now...I can never thank them enough for my life in the music biz!

@edflintlaw 11 месяцев назад

The two were always played together on the radio, and by the high school band, as though they were two halves of one song. Once again, Professor delivers!

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

So true. I though the same thing. What year did you play it in band?

@vixapphire 11 месяцев назад

They were also sides a/b of the 45. Used to own it way back then. @@ProfessorofRock

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I played this on the cello.

@LQOTW 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 now THAT I'd love to see!

@patrickdecambra2219 11 месяцев назад

@@vixapphireI had that 45 you had to turn it over real fast LOL

@tommie827 11 месяцев назад

First memory of We Will Rock You. 1977 - It was extremely popular, so us football cheerleaders decided to make a chant changing up one word. It was now, "We will, we will STOMP you!" We got the crowd pumped up and the players too. We all had a blast! Queen created a natural sports anthem the world took and ran with. Great memories made with Queen and they continue. My daughter's HS choir sang Bohemian Rhapsody. Now the brand's and I rock out to them in the car. Queen is certainly a band for the ages.

@lilybug246 10 месяцев назад

I can’t describe to you what it was like to grow up in the 70’s. My first albums were Queen and I love them just as much today as I did back then. We truly had the best music (and the best cars)!

@padoco73 11 месяцев назад

Red Special is my favorite musical instrument. The fact that it was a father-son project, effectively made from scrap, and delivered so many legendary songs is just something I find truly amazing.

@shaneburst5661 11 месяцев назад

Something magical about that guitar 🎸

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 11 месяцев назад

@@shaneburst5661it’s a kind of magic

@shaneburst5661 11 месяцев назад

Yes.

@LaserRockShow 11 месяцев назад

have you ever wondered what will happen to her when brian is dead? will it be in a museum forever? i think only brian should be allowed to play the rs.

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 11 месяцев назад

@@LaserRockShow i think it’ll stay with the family as an heirloom. I wouldn’t want it to be in a museum, anything can happen to it, it could get lost or stolen. It should stay with the family. That guitar is one of a kind.

@adrianamaringrez9461 11 месяцев назад

The only thing I can say is that they did indeed rock us.

@lisaellis2593 10 месяцев назад

Exactly!

@JDoe001 11 месяцев назад

I love how you are so confident of your masculinity, you can say off-handedly, "As I was playing with my Muppet figurines..." I'm not joking good deal!! God! There's no one close to Freddy! I wish my parents had fostered my love of music!!

@jimtraylor6696 11 месяцев назад

That picture reminded me that I used to own the Animal figure back then. It took me by surprise seeing that and certainly came out of nowhere. Just goes to show that the more of these videos I watch I realize how closely aligned my childhood was with the Professor’s.

@davidkent9574 10 месяцев назад

First heard of them way back when I heard “Seven Seas of Rhye”. Then in ‘75 “Bohemian Rhapsody” hit the airwaves. We were all stunned with the production and the multi-tracked vocals. The true revelation was their Christmas concert on Christmas Eve ‘75 also shown live on tv. Totally blown away!

@stephfahey1101 11 месяцев назад

As an older Millennial, my first Queen experience was through the movie Highlander and the song "Princes of the Universe". I remembered when Freddie died in 1991. The next year Wayne's World came out and I was introduced to Bohemian Rhapsody. My Dad also had a few Queen albums on vinyl kicking around. I just grew up on a lot of 70's rock in general.

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I heard that Freddie got to see the Wayne’s World scene shortly before he died in 1991 and loved it.

@joek600 11 месяцев назад

you are not a millennial exactly

@janiephillips4842 11 месяцев назад

I loved Princes of the Universe. A song that gave me chills when Highlander came in. Thanks for the memories.💖💕😎

@TheoRae8289 11 месяцев назад

@joek600 we're in this weird cultural overlap between Gen X and Millennial. I was born in 85 and my ex-spouse in 86, and I always had a hard time connecting with his, well, everything. I connect more with X because my mother was a very early X and my childhood very much reflected that.

@lindamcfarland9656 11 месяцев назад

Queen is such a deservedly iconic band that I can't think of a thing to say that hasn't likely been said, but I _will_ say that, just like practical effects in movies, the low-tech way they recorded the foot-stomoing percussion still holds up better then the sterile, digital sounds produced today. It's like the difference between cashmere and silk. Also We Will Rock You is my 82 year old, church deacon dad's ringtone on his phone in honor of my son who passed away in 2008 (he had muscular dystrophy) It always amuses him when his ring tone surprises people 😊

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

So sorry for your loss, and I should change my ringtone to Queen someday..

@lindamcfarland9656 11 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 thank you 😊 he was amazing and had a wonderful ear for good music. I like to assign different ringtones for different people that signify something to me about them. All my siblings have "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge. It's always fun when someone hears their ringtone for the first time😊

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

@@lindamcfarland9656 Couldn’t have picked a better song. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

@gregm8522 11 месяцев назад

My first exposure to Queen was while working in Nashville. I heard this song over the sound system that forced me to just stand there and soak it in. Upon arriving home I excitedly told my wife I’d heard a song like no other ever. It was about Beelzebub and Galileo. Of course she just laughed- “That’s Queen! Bohemian Rhapsody!” Her joy in sharing that has been a precious moment ever since. She just passed away this month after 52 years of marriage from severe dementia. Her Majesty - My Queen!

@frankieflannelette557 11 месяцев назад

Damn! What a great, but also heart achingly beautiful story! What a wonderful memory of a simple moment where the music of this brilliant band allowed you both to connect. May your beautiful Queen rest in peace and remain in your heart forever until you meet again!

@smoofollowingqalroundthewo206 3 месяца назад

Beelzebub (Devil), Galileo (Jesus). Most people don’t know when he says, “Galileo Figaro Magnifico!”, he’s saying, “Jesus Christ the Magnificent” (old latin).

@gregm8522 3 месяца назад

@@smoofollowingqalroundthewo206 Even with 4 years of high school Latin under my belt, I didn’t know that. Thanks! I just thought “Figaro” was some dude’s name in an operatic aria.

@gregm8522 3 месяца назад

@@frankieflannelette557 Thank you so much for your effort to comfort me and to acknowledging- as you say - a simple but important memory.

@justincase2248 10 месяцев назад

As far as "Rock Opera", I believe the strongest contribution is from Queensryche, called "OPERATION MINDCRIME" Not just the album... there is a full theatrical performance by Geoff Tate called "Mindcrime at the Moore", acting out every single word on the album in an AWESOME performance!!

@stephenbrown4211 11 месяцев назад

The greatest anthem ever. I do like the fast version as well. Saw Queen’s last concert with Freddie at Knebworth and the sound of 180000 fans singing along was something to behold.

@kimzwolinski9919 11 месяцев назад

Did you know it would be the last show?

@stephenbrown4211 11 месяцев назад

@@kimzwolinski9919 No. he didn’t know and the fans couldn’t tell. He was amazing.

@robster7316 11 месяцев назад

What a memory to cherish!.

@jennyjenny4501 11 месяцев назад

You are so lucky!

@MyName-pl7zn 11 месяцев назад

Wow, you got to see Freddie rock the world live! I wish I had the opportunity to have seen Queen preform live even if it was just once. No other band could get everyone in the place to sing along let Queen could.

@DonnaleaSpencer 11 месяцев назад

First Queen song to grab me was "KILLER QUEEN" for word play & delicate balance of lyrics and music. Thank you for your reaction/analysis here. I imagine there are folks who have no idea "We Will Rock You" was written by anyone, let alone the rock band Queen. They hear it and assume it's just always been there. The perfect sport's anthem. WWRY may very well exist forever because of that. And go on being played at sporting events throughout time. Queen's song has become immortal.

@beyourself2444 11 месяцев назад

Love Killer Queen too

@xdeftonesx9167 10 месяцев назад

Killer queen is probably my fav song of theirs

@travisgotch161 10 месяцев назад

This is one of those songs you remember where you first heard it. I was nearly six years old and a total Kiss fan. I wasn’t into Queen. My next door neighbour and best friend at the time got it on a 45 and I can clearly remember him putting it on in his bedroom and us both listening intensely. When he put it on the next time (and multiple times after that) we were stomping and clapping until his mum came in to get us to settle down.

@drwoo6090 10 месяцев назад

Love of my life…it always made me cry, when Freddie sang it. After he died, Brian May would play the guitar, and have a screen up of Freddie singing it…and I cried and cried and cried…for him, for me…it’s such a beautiful song, and his voice is so sweet! And I love how Brian included Freddie, by playing his guitar, and letting Freddie sing. He wasn’t singing that song to us, he was singing it for a personal reason! Freddie didn’t die, he’s living within us, and there are new generations who will appreciate Queen, and Freddie…forever! I rarely cry when somebody famous dies, but I’ve cried 4 times…1. Freddie. 2. George Michael. 3. Victoria Wood. 4. Paul O Grady. ❤❤❤❤

@charlesdavis1080 11 месяцев назад

I was in the Navy and at sea when I first heard this song. It was not a recording of Queen performing this song that I heard, but an African American shipmate from the inner city singing it. A few years later I saw Queen in concert. It was the first rock concert I went to and to this day was the best concert experience of my life. To be among over 10,000 people all singing , clapping and stomping their feet was amazing. I went because a friend had an extra ticket. I was not really a Queen fan when I entered the New Haven Colosseum that August night in 1982, but I was when I left.

@glennhecker4422 11 месяцев назад

You saw them on the same tour I did! Just days before the show you attended, I was getting my mind blown in a like manner at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on July 24th, 1982. My ears rang for three days thereafter... My first concert!

@denislanza6228 11 месяцев назад

Although I'm younger than you, I went to my first concert when I was 12 there. I went on to see a lot of cool shows there. So many great memories. My mom God rest her soul, wouldn't agree. She was freaking out when she heard a teenage boy fell off the top of the parking structure at the Dio concert. Well, I was as wild as they came. Like that's literally the adjective people used to describe me: Wild. My mother thought for sure it was me. Luckily, it was not. But I think she aged a few years that night. When I hit 30, which she predicted I would never live to see, she said Denis. Every one of the grey hairs on ny head are from you. But at the same time you kept me young. She'd listen to Rock and Metal with me schooling 20 yo nurses on the latest bands lol She'll be gone 10 years in October 3rd and not a day goes by that I don't miss her.

@cathyshaw-kalloo237 10 месяцев назад

Charles Davis, i love this. ❤️

@robster7316 11 месяцев назад

We've just about run out of superlatives to describe Queen as a band and their iconic songs. When at Night at the Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody first appeared on the scene, they stood out immediately as a very unique and special band and boy, did they ever go on to greater things. Their music is enshrined in popular culture and will no doubt survive for decades to come. Thanks, Adam!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

There are not enough words!

@vandergod 11 месяцев назад

Love their music! Yes, I still listen to them so many years later. Love “Highlander”, both movie and music. Thanks Prof for keeping their music and memory in front of us.

@TheoRae8289 11 месяцев назад

I think I found the TV series first. And the use of Princes as the opening roped me in long hard, I think I saw Wayne's World during that time frame, too, and I've been a fan ever since.

@angc214 10 месяцев назад

I recently met one of my cousins for the first time. She is 16 and loves Queen. She had never heard of Highlander or Princes of the Universe. It became her new favorite.

@Lilah1754 9 месяцев назад

⁠⁠@@angc214 Glad she loves Queen! I am an “old” Queen fan from back in the day!! Many new, younger fans unfortunately don’t know of early Queens songs. They only know their major hits. Deep cuts are great. They started in early 70’s and have many hidden gems. If you asked some who sang Stone Cold Crazy or Brighton Rock, a lot would not know it was Queen. I encourage your cousin to check out very early Queens catalogue of music. It will not disappoint!

@WhatsCookingTime 4 месяца назад

Highlander is one of the greatest stories the movie the TV series and of course the music. We are the princes

@writeatease3689 11 месяцев назад

I was a high school freshman in 1976. The next 3 years every PEP assembly, every sporting event had the WE Will Rock You anthem. I think we had the absolute best music from 1976 to 1980. Thanks for your appreciation of Rock and Roll 🎸

@jeaniebird999 11 месяцев назад

I can relate; our assemblies, field trips, and dance routines (Eye of the Tiger😉) freaking ROCKED! 🤘 Van Halen Def Leppard Metallica (when heavy metal really started taking off) Led Zeppelin Aerosmith Oh man, those were the days...

@janiephillips4842 11 месяцев назад

I graduated in 76 and I agree 100 percent. The music was real. The so called singers and music since those days are so over rated.🎵💕🎶

@mangos2888 9 месяцев назад

Uuuuh, I graduated in the late 90's and was also in pep band. WWRY was still played every game. By the end of high school I hated the song. 😅

@festeradams3972 11 месяцев назад

Wasn't a big Queen fan back in the day, but as time goes on I've come to appreciate their work, and understand what a talent Freddie was.

@mdj1967 11 месяцев назад

I was 9 years old in 1977 and We Are The Champions b/w We Will Rock You was the first single/music I ever purchased with my own money. And yes, I still have it. 😊

@bayth 11 месяцев назад

I was lucky enough to be introduced to Queen with their 1st album in 1973. My brother gifted me the album and I instantly fell in love with the sound coming out of my speakers. When Queen II was released - I was blown away. After all these years it is still my favorite album by Queen. I immersed myself in their music for almost 10 years and then Hot Space came out and I was heartbroken. Where had the magic gone? I came back to Queen in 1989 with their album The Miracle. Freddie Mercury was so unique and gifted. Luckily, we have all the recorded music and videos to relive and enjoy him. It is one of my biggest regrets that I never saw Queen in concert.

@grave2395 11 месяцев назад

im really curious...when hot space release, did queen disappointed many of their fan? i know its flop..but im really curious...is it that bad? did queen lost their fan?

@bayth 11 месяцев назад

@@grave2395 Yes. That album was all dance music. And yes Queen fans hated it. So did Roger Taylor and Brian May. The reason they made it was due to the success of Another One Bites The Dust. John Deacon and Freddie Mercury wanted to make that album. It wasn't the rock, ballad, blues, prog music that I love. 70s Queen is my favorite Queen. I remember blasting their music in my small room when I was a teenager. My mother loved Queen too, I didn't know until she passed away, but she had collected all their cds. She loved them from listening back in the 1970s with me.

@MetFan37 11 месяцев назад

@@bayth The group rebounded with their next album, "The Works". They should never have lost their audience here in the States, but a video for "I Want to Break Free" contributed to homophobia involving Freddie specifically, and the band as a whole (even though the rest of the band members were straight) and was banned by MTV. Americans didn't get the joke of the video - it was a spoof of "Coronation Street", which, since it didn't air in the States, the "joke" was lost. The band really should have made another video for use in the States.

@grave2395 11 месяцев назад

@@bayth wow, how lucky....have u ever watch freddie live?

@grave2395 11 месяцев назад

@@MetFan37are u from US?? ive heard that stories... after i want to break free video, a lot of fans from US started to dislike the band... The movie Waynes world save them back..

@jenford7078 9 месяцев назад

I was 21 when this released and honestly the radio couldn't have played it enough! I can remember driving down the road with friends with the radio deafeningly LOUD while everyone beat on anything and practically lifted my 72 Dodge Polaris off the road... Great hit, great time to live.

@Lokisqueen22 11 месяцев назад

I remember We Will Rock You playing during the Pep rallies in High school. The bleachers trembled with the students foot stomping in time to the song! Music has always been a very important part of my life, since I was child I remember my Mom (RIP) had a radio on, and my Dad had a cool collection of classic Country and Western LPs-Johnny Cash is a personal favorite. Queen will always Rock!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

In 8th grade they played it at the pep rally. I watched it on screen because my noise sensitivities were too intense to be in the gym.

@martinl8574 11 месяцев назад

I saw them live for their "Jazz" tour at Madison Square garden. I've seen many concerts there, there was nothing like it. It was so thunderous I was actually afraid the building would collapse!!!! I still have the official concert program. It's one of treasures!

@BeYounique...Maryanne 11 месяцев назад

You are so lucky! I didn't get to see Queen until 1982. I would have loved the Jazz tour. (And every tour prior; the later stuff took years to grow on me).

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Oof! Probably from everyone stomping along to the beat.

@missmercurys 11 месяцев назад

When I was a kid my mom played Queen. I heard so many of their songs but didn't realize it was sung by the same person/band. Queen is such a versatile band.

@jerryoxley1827 11 месяцев назад

I was eight when this hit the airwaves. It was brilliant. We Will Rock You pumped everyone up. Then We Are The Champions brought in a melodic rock anthem to back it up. We all sang along and had a good time. There is only one Freddie Mercury and there is only one Queen.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

A perfect two sided single for sure, just behind Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever

@sueparras6028 11 месяцев назад

You said it all! Queen will never be equalled! They are the pinnacle of success that all others strive to be. ❤❤

@mitchellbaker9434 11 месяцев назад

" You'll Never Walk Alone" is particularly known now as the anthem of Liverpool FC of the English Premier League. Listening to 75,000 fans at Anfield singing that , win or lose, is an emotional experience every time.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I saw that video of an audience of thousands singing You’ll Never Walk Alone at Anfield.

@stephenbrown4211 11 месяцев назад

Never been to a football match at Anfield but saw Elton John there last year. We were on the pitch and when the crowd sang that waiting for the encore my jaw hit the floor

@birdsdaword 11 месяцев назад

Pink Floyd includes it in the song Fearless on the album Meddle. That's the first time I heard it.

@Cervando 11 месяцев назад

Been to Anfield many times, as I was born in Southport. Amazing atmosphere and it brought chills to hear the crowd sing, even though I wasn't a supporter.

@user-bb8uv5od6h 11 месяцев назад

In 10,000 years, people will forget many of the greatest musicians we have today, just as people have forgotten many of the great musicians, composers and music from long ago. But this beat, this song, will live on as long as there are sporting events.

@amskazetoame 11 месяцев назад

As a very young child, I was 1 when this song came out. From the ages of two to five I can remember listening to the record over and over. My father had to buy a second one after I wore it out. ❤

@100hooker 11 месяцев назад

Queen was the total package. All of them could not only play but had great vocal capabilities. Freddie was not just a singer but a great entertainer as well. Saw them in 1982 at the LA Forum.

@MattGranz 11 месяцев назад

I saw them the night before your show in Oakland. A fantastic concert.

@100hooker 11 месяцев назад

@@MattGranz was Billy Squier the opening act?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

What’d they play?

@MattGranz 11 месяцев назад

Same set

@sergiosaunier 11 месяцев назад

I saw them in 1982 as well, in February, at the Morumbi Stadium, in São Paulo, Brazil. 100 thousand people! I was 16 then and watching from the field, maybe 30 yards from Mercury. I'll never forget that night.

@denizdzines 11 месяцев назад

My first was Your my Best Friend in the late 70's on the radio in a back yard BBQ. The following year I bought all their albums (to that point) as imports from a local record store. I was in awe of both Freddie and Brian May right from the start, I knew then I was in love with sound of Queen

@cv5916 11 месяцев назад

You’re my best friend. This was the song I heard when I was 10 or 11 years old and haven’t stopped listening to Queen since. I am 58 now and can say without hesitation, Queen will always be my favorite band ? I bounce from album to album periodically and it always draws me a little closer each time.

@phillipmariani5625 11 месяцев назад

I remember the exact moment when Queen blindsided me. I was 12 and my brother was driving us to the beach and popped in an 8 track of "A Night at the Opera". I was completely mesmerized by the diversity of music styles. 🤔.... Then, when "Love of my Life" came on... The Harp, Vocals, & the melody just grabbed me and I became such a fan for life! ❤ To see Queen's resurgence after Freddie's passing is so amazing & heartbreaking at the same time.

@smoofollowingqalroundthewo206 3 месяца назад

The continued success of the band with Adam Lambert allowed the movie to be made and a generation of young new fans worldwide. Freddie would be (is) thrilled. ❤

@Slap_Shot1977 11 месяцев назад

News Of the World was released two days before my 10th birthday. My best friend and I were huge fans, and he bought the album for me as a birthday present. He invited me over to his house after school that same day (Friday) and gave it to me early. I stayed over at his house for the night and we played the album back to back to back for hours, until finally I was I told I had to go home Saturday afternoon. I brought it home and played it for my dad, who a few years earlier introduced me to Pink Floyd by giving me Dark Side of the Moon as a Christmas present. My aunt took me to see KISS in St. Paul as a late birthday present that same year in December, and my brother let me tag along to see Pablo Cruise, The Eagles and Steve Miller play at Met Stadium in Bloomington, MN in the summer of 1978. Not a birthday present but another one of the many lucky memories I have of sharing music with family and friends. Thanks for another great rockumentary, Professor.

@JT_O4 11 месяцев назад

The first time I heard Queen was the Fall of 1977, I was 9 years old. My parents were hosting Thanksgiving that year and my mom was making us kids straighten up the house. My job was to do the dusting. So while I did my job I turned on my parents’ big console radio/turn table/8 track player. I remember turning the radio from AM to FM and immediately hearing “Is this the real life…” I stopped and listened to the song and became a life long Queen fan. The very next song was “Come Sail Away” by Styx. After both songs were done I looked up and mom was standing there. She walked over and turned the radio down and told me to get back to dusting. No worries though, over the years my mom became a Queen fan. A few years ago I took Mom to see a Queen+Adam Lambert concert and we were really close to the stage. As Brian May finished the last note of the “We will rock you” solo, he turned, looked at my mom and smiled. I looked at my mom and there were tears in her eyes.

@karenrosen2983 11 месяцев назад

I love Queen and I still regret never seeing them live before Freddie’s death 😢

@r.j.grayson6899 10 месяцев назад

Once upon a time, when I was a wee child I was in love with Freddie. I told my Mom I wanted to see them live. It was 91 and he had already passed away. It wasn't exactly the time when little girls had a lot of black clothing to wear but I managed to wear almost all black for about a week (my family doesn't traditionally do all black clothing for mourning purpose or funerals either- we wear the deceased person's favourite colour). I have a wider range of musical loves now. But Queen, 54:40 and Sharon, Lois and Bram is still a pretty funny line up. Ngl.

@r.j.grayson6899 10 месяцев назад

And I still get chills whenever I hear most of their songs- but this one in particular.

@Joreel 11 месяцев назад

Perhaps one of the most iconic songs ever written. I remember seeing it played at Live Aid and it was unlike anything I'd ever felt or heard... 100,000 people clapping and stomping in unison to Queen playing, your chest literally vibrated from the sound of it. I wish we could have had more time with Freddy 😞 Flash Gorden was also my first real exposure to Queen and I loved the music in it, then came Highlander a few years later and once again Queen created an amazing sound track for that movie as well.

@ddrake7169 11 месяцев назад

I remember liking Queen's big songs when I was a kid, just never realizing who Queen was until "Flash Gordon". But I wasn't really 'grabbed' until I snuck into the movie "Highlander" where I suddenly connected the music in that movie to Queen and was completely blown away. As a teen, that movie was cool, but the music was what made those few hours into something awesome. Took me some time to investigate (no internet then, just a very knowledgeable record store clerk ) and find out that there was never a movie soundtrack released. Instead Queen released "A Kind of Magic" with most of the music from the movie. It made my month when I finally got a copy. Been a die hard Queen fan ever since.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

Directed by Mr. Russell Mulcahy!

@marykayesugerman6843 11 месяцев назад

Killer Queen is the first Queen song I ever heard and it was played by our bus driver when I was in the 9th grade. Whatever was Queens first song released in the US was the one I heard. Years later I had all the albums and I remember Freddy was really enthralled with Japan. Brings back memories of the huge vinyl record piece of furniture that had fabulous sound and was 6 feet long and was in our living room. Memories of the 1970’s!

@timothy4664 11 месяцев назад

Oh Jesus. I remember when Freddie died and the concert for life happened. I saw all these great artists coming together to sing Queens songs with the surviving members of the band. These were some of my favorite bands, Metallica, Guns and Roses, Bowie etc. I knew Queen of course but never really gave it much thought. I was only 14 when the concert for life happened. I was so enthralled that I grabbed a vcr tape and just recorded over whatever was on it, figuring I would deal with the punishment later as it wasn't a blank. Bowie came out with Annie Lennox to sing under pressure. Amazing. Axel Rose came out to sing Bohemian Rhapsody with Elton John. My head exploded. How can that be? Fan ever since. If I could go back in time to one concert, one musical moment in Rock... it's a tough question that I often go back and forth on because it's either Janis at Woodstock or Queen at live aid.

@cammygram1 11 месяцев назад

Queen was simply the best. I love all their songs and Freddie's voice is sadly missed in this world of today's music. I am so glad I grew up with Queen back in the day.

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Such a great band! We are all bless to have had them!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

One of the most iconic bands.

@michellecarver7279 11 месяцев назад

While "We Will Rock You," unified the masses and dominated the airwaves in the 70's and the Sport's Arena's later on, in my opinion, Queen later duplicated that sense of unification with their Live Aid performance of "Radio Gaga." Thousands of fans, arms in the air, all doing the claps, then hand pumps, in unison to that song brought joy to my soul & tears to my eyes. That brought the world together to celebrate one of the most important things to ever shape music history...the radio.

@br0wn3y3dgurl7 9 месяцев назад

My ‘87 graduation class (of course) used We Will Rock You as our class song. That stomp on bleachers still brings goosebumps.

@justiceforall007 11 месяцев назад

Freddie was a musical genius and a beautiful man.❤

@RC32Smiths01 11 месяцев назад

Queen might just be the greatest band ever when it came to that live presence. A whole song dedicated to the fans playing it with along with them says so much about that sentiment. Cheers

@ProfessorofRock 11 месяцев назад

Amen to that RC32! They were a ferocious live band. Did you ever get to see them live?

@RC32Smiths01 11 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock I was born in the 2000s, so I did not ever get to experience that iconic era. I have also not seen them live in recent times, but would really love to at some point!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

I wish I was around back then just to see them perform live. Cheers to you, RC32 🥂

@gioknows 11 месяцев назад

Only Queen could inspire an audience like they did. What an amazing story behind this iconic song. I think the solo is the closest thing to musical perfection we have ever heard. Brian May is one of a handful of guitarists you instantly recognize when he is playing...he's so great. Even the album cover is phenomenal. Queen was my favorite bands to listen to as I delivered my newspapers as a kid in the 70's. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

The solo at the end is amazing. Cheers Gio 🍻

@TheJpep2424 11 месяцев назад

Many bands inspired their audiences.

@pdubb9754 10 месяцев назад

My first memory of Queen -- my sister collected 45s in the early 1970s and I would sneak into her room and take them and play them on my record player. One of the 45s was Killer Queen. I didn't understand all the lyrics but the sound of the vocals was distinctive. Same thing with Bohemian Rhapsody. I remember thinking that couldn't have been the same band who did We Will Rock You/We are the Champions several years later when I next remember hearing of Queen A few years after that, my soccer team won the city junior high championship, and we went for pizza and a kid played this song one a boombox - we felt like we ruled the world.

@barbaradammenhayn-scott3396 7 месяцев назад

My first introduction to Queen was in the 70's. I worked in a lab with a technician, who went to their parties in London, and introduced me musically to the group. I never actually met them, which might have been just as well. I am as musical as a brick, but I still love their music.

@amykru 11 месяцев назад

I remember being shocked when I got the 45 and saw that they were two different songs. I thought that they were one song that took a major detour half way through having only heard them on the radio. The two songs played together have always been my favorite Queen songs.

@peronik349 9 месяцев назад

"Master" Freddie Mercury is undeniably one of those very rare artists who, even if you give them a "D -" quality title, will manage to transform it into an "A+" title. As the titles created by Queen were already, basically, of very high quality, Freddie's work pushes these creations to "stratospheric" levels as with this pure diamond

@beverlykrebs4372 11 месяцев назад

I was about 19 y/o when Flash Gorden came out. My boyfriend took me to see it, and I felt the same way you did! I was obsessed with that song! I made my boyfriend take me back to see the movie 8 more times just to hear it! Lol! I was a die hard Queen fan after that! Still am, of course. The movie was fun too - very corny, but I love that kind of stuff. I love your channel! Another great video!! Thank you for doing this - watching your videos is a trip back in time for me. And going back to the 70s & 80s is a trip I would take a 1-way ticket to in a heartbeat!!! God bless!!

@jmichaelbell5434 11 месяцев назад

1973, I was 13 and just getting into RnR. I was in a record shop when the owner was unpacking new material when he stopped, looked at me, then, flung QUEEN 1 at me, saying, "Here’s one you’ll like." Being a sensitive, artsy kinda kid, I knew what he was telling me. I bought it anyway. I got home and started listening. I was liking what I was hearing. Suddenly, with only 17 seconds remaining on side one, my jaw dropped and my heart skipped a beat. I finished that side and immediately placed the needle in the groove of that track. Then, it happened again. Gobsmacked! That voice! The warble of the tremolo of the single word Go-oooh-oooh, in the line "Son of heaven set me free and let me go.", was magnificently majestical. That was 50 years ago. My Fairy King was the first Queen song I heard twice. It was the song that cemented the band to my soul.

@xilefregnu9542 9 месяцев назад

Don't be crazy. Freddie Mercury and Brian May. Hands down. You can't compete with Mr. Fahrenheit!!!

@jameswoodruff7182 11 месяцев назад

I am always fascinated with how the true rock pioneers developed the sounds they wanted on an album. Before all the digital mumbo jumbo. Using the acoustics of a room, amps, microphone placement, etc. to get what was in their head onto a tape. Brian May, Brian Wilson and the like. I would definitely like more of that technical side. To me, some of that is as important as the inspiration for the song itself.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 месяцев назад

People came up with some really innovative musical choices in the studio.

@jaysmith2858 10 месяцев назад

Necessity is the mother of invention and ingenuity.

@nancystanton955 11 месяцев назад

The first I heard of Queen is also the first time I saw them live. In May of 1974 my friend Caroline's father bought tickets for her and five of her friends to see Mott the Hoople at the Uris Theater in NYC. It was for her 16th birthday. He flew us into JFK and we stayed in some big hotel with he and his wife for two nights then went to their place on Long Island. Memorable trip for girls from small towns (Ohio for me). The whole works, limo, private jet, fancy hotel and a shopping spree. Anyway, we were there to see Mott but Queen was first on stage. Most of the audience hadn't heard of them. That changed quickly. To say the least the entire place was mesmerized. I don't remember breathing. Mott finally hit the stage and really killed it but all we talked about was Queen. Next day we got Caroline's parents to take us to a record store and we all bought Queen and Queen II. I still have all of original Queen albums in my collection (lost count at 2700 albums). If I had to name a favorite song... Hmmmm, it would be either Killer Queen or The Fairy Feller's Master-stroke ( a rather obscure album track).

@frankieflannelette557 11 месяцев назад

Awesome and wonderful story! Such amazing memories!

@ctneely9592 11 месяцев назад

My mom introduced Queen to me when I was a kid. The first Queen song that I heard was another one bites the dust. Bohemian Rapsody in Wayne's World will always be the best.

@betseyclark2832 11 месяцев назад

Killer Queen was the first Queen song that I remember hearing on the radio. I believe it was in late 1974. The lyrics, so clever, and what a great tune! A short time later, I heard Flick of The Wrist and I became a Queen fan.

@heathermonahan4304 11 месяцев назад

My 10 year old granddaughters love Queen. They are being raised on the right music. I'm so glad Queen is relevant in my family, 3 generations strong.

@pkirkey6932 9 месяцев назад

My granddaughter picked out We Will Rock You on the piano a couple of years ago. She was 7! I nearly fell over. How’s that for a song’s longevity! Queen still rocks..

@helenalderson6608 11 месяцев назад

I was on a soccer team in 1977 and our team was number one in the state (granted, there were hardly any teams playing then where we lived 😃). We immediately commandeered We Are The Champions to sing after games and We Will Rock You before games, to psyche out the opponents

@michaelgoddard4122 11 месяцев назад

I remember as a kid, my older sister got and played this album. I am Deaf wear a hearing aid and this song just grabbed my attention simply from the sound! To this day, still my favorite of Queen!

@williamstephenjackson6420 11 месяцев назад

I was so lucky. In 1974, I was 17, and got tickets to see one of my favorite bands (who remembers) Mott the Hoople. What luck! Mott stunk, but their opening act was a just blossoming Queen! They brought down the house!

@normanjensen9885 11 месяцев назад

When I was a child, I remember when John Lennon and Elivis died and how profoundly sad the people around me were. I knew both artists and their music, but I couldn't understand the grief of the adults around me. Years later, when Freddy died, I cried,, and understood that grief. I had no idea how much me meant to me.

@carolemoores2480 11 месяцев назад

I was 17 in 77, at Bingley Hall in Stafford with my bf Stuart, we sang and clapped and yelled and cheered. It was wonderful 😍 singing 'you'll never walk alone' was our way of pledging allegiance.

@MMKMoore1 11 месяцев назад

I was a young child when I first became aware of Queen, with "We Will Rock You" and "We are the Champions". They had just been released as singles, and all the older kids around us were playing their records/singles all the time. It's been a love affair with their music ever since.

@Lillith. 11 месяцев назад

What I absolutely love about We Will Rock You is you can produce the best just about everywhere and people will know it and join in. It's a kind of magic really.

@DaivBarr 10 месяцев назад

I don't know for sure that it was the FIRST Queen song that grabbed me like it did, but '39, off A Night At The Opera, is surely one of the most beautiful I have ever heard. I think it was because I was (also) (am) a SciFi geek, I actually understood it. I felt like it was kind of like an in joke, a secret message, and you had to know something more to really know what the song was about. So, yah. There it is. A song about love and loss and time dialation, about getting older but not as quickly as everyone you ever knew, and saving the world but not the world you left behind. Only Dr. Brian May could have done it.

@jessicapayne8622 11 месяцев назад

This is my grandsons fav song. He’s nearly 3. Goes around tapping the beat singing we will rock you… So proud !’

@justJelene 11 месяцев назад

I think the music is what made me love the Flash Gordon movie too, both when I first saw it back when it was new & when I revisited it as an adult with a friend of a similar age to me in recent years. I can't imagine it without the iconic music! Queen stands in its own category, I think.

@wrapper2 11 месяцев назад

I still remember the first time I heard this song -- this was while We Are The Champions was becoming a big AM radio hit. I was 12 years old, on a NY city bus, on the way home from school, and at the time all I knew of Queen was Bohemian Rhapsody and WATC. Some older kid had a boom box at the back of the bus, and blasted this song. I was like, who is that? It sounds awesome! And when the song went almost seamlessly into WATC, I realized, holy crap, that's Queen! Been a huge fan of the band ever since.

@victorkain3500 11 месяцев назад

When I was about 8 my dad introduced me to Queen, via Flash Gordon. He followed it up with news of the world. I'll always be thankful for that.

@mikekloepfer7424 11 месяцев назад

It's kind of funny, I was introduced to Queen by accident. I made a trip to my local record shop; I had just heard 'Liar' by Three Dog Night, and asked for the album with that song on it. They said 'here ya go' and handed me Queen's debut album. That record shop was where I discovered so many wonderful bands, so much great music. When I put the record on, I thought "This isn't the same song... but this band is AWESOME!!!" From then on I was hooked on Queen's music. I remember the first time the local radio station played Bohemian Rhapsody... I was awestruck, listening over a transistor radio in my high school art class. I could hardly believe what I was hearing! We Are the Champions was my graduating class' theme song back in 1978. And of course, the band's contributions to the 'Highlander' soundtrack are among my all-time favorite music. My band Ironwood Rain contracted the licensing to record a cover of the song '39 (from Night at the Opera) on our first CD. So many great memories and connections with Queen and their music. I am grateful for the 'happy accident' that introduced me to Queen. Thanks, Professor - your channel brings me great connections to classic music, and much joy, time and time again. Keep up the good work. Three chords and the truth, brother. :)