Amazing fact about Queens' lead guitarist Brian May. He was actually working on getting his Ph.D in astrophysics when Queen was formed. Music meant so much to him so he put his doctorate on the back burner. After Freddie Mercury died, Queen disbanded. Even while still part of the group Brian and his father designed and built a new kind of guitar. Brian's IQ has been measured in the 160's. That's even beyond Big Bang Theory smart. So he was a real genius on top of being a musical genius. after Queen disbanded, Brian went back to working toward his doctorate. He finally got it in 2006 or 7. He's now Dr. Brian May Ph.D. He's also written about 6 books on the subject of astrophysics. He's even worked with NASA periodically.
I just love to see people listening/watching Queen doing Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time! I think it left Mel pert near speechless here! I could tell that you both were sorta stunned all the way through! It's one of the 20th century's most favoritest (!?) songs! However, I'd be willing to bet that you know more of Queen's music than you thought you did. Check out We are the Champions, We Will Rock You and Another One Bites the Dust next, please! Anyhoo, I'm so glad that you enjoyed this gem. I would suggest you listen to it several more times because you can't have gotten it all in just one listen. Great job, guys! 🇺🇸😂😁💓
Bohemian Rhapsody is by far the best loved, most recorded, copycatted song ever. I was born in 1959 and have experienced the best music of a lifetime...couldn't ask for more. THIS is the stand out song.
Queen...1970 - 1991. 21 years of spectacular music. My favorite live performances are Who Wants to Live Forever in Budapest, White Queen at Hammersmith Odeon, One Vision at Wembley, Love if My Life in Rio, Somebody to Love in Montreal. There are SO many more!
Great reaction! I highly suggest you watch We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions! Also Queen is the best live band in history! If you want to watch something live that will shock and delight you, watch Somebody To Love, live at 1981 Montreal Concert! Absolutely amazing!
So theatrical! DAAAMN! I'm telling you, Freddie should have done theatre! I've loved this song ever since I can remember and will always love it! No other song like this! I guarantee it 💯 What a voice Freddie had. Such a theatrical piece! I've been listening to this all my life and it always blows me away! In my late 40's now... Queen rocks! RIP Freddie 🕺🏻🌹❤
This has had over one billion hits on RU-vid alone,it was the start of the story videos it's three songs which Freddie had written combined into one,he appears very extrovert but actually all four were quite shy and very humble,Brian May and Roger Taylor still work separately and together John retired in 1997 six years after Freddie died
Freddie Mercury is the G.O.A.T of frontmen!! HIS VOICE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Y'all should watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, it tells the story of the band. You definitely have to listen to more Queen!! You can't pick a bad song with them!!! 🤘🎶🤘🎶
Did anyone mention that this is either a HEADPHONE or a REALLY GOOD, SPEAKERS SEPARATED kind of band? The “Choir” is not only about the 3 guys that recorded their harmonies over and over BUT that they’re separated (in stereo) to sound like a choir from left to right. Sit in front of speakers, close your eyes and you’re in front of a choir with the piano slightly off center!!! QUEEN ROCKS, glad you finally found them!
Jump down the rabbit hole 🕳 you’ll be shocked/ amazed/ & totally blown away, Queen live is always so joyful, this video was the first music video years before MTV, live at the rainbow 🌈, hammer smith odeon, live in Hyde park free concert, many all over the world really, Queen in the 70’s is worth it so you can see them grow, Freddie always had a way about him and it’s good to see how he grew, all of them are super human to be able to sing/ write/ they were all so talented in their own right but they knew that together they were magic, no other band had had no 1 written by each member, Queen are a gift from God, RIP Freddie light & love from Australia 🇦🇺
You will know Queen when you hear certain songs...you just never knew it was by Queen..We are the champions and Another one bites the dust you will have heard. .Somebody to love in Montreal 81...fantastic song. Aretha Franklin inspired. Freddie adored her
This is Our Top British Band & They Are One Of The Best In The World!! We Lost Freddy To Aids😢Check out We Will Rock You!! You will never stop Listening to them now Shawn & Mel 👍you are Indeed My Very Couple❤❤
One of the best bands ever to come out of the Uk. The lead singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991 but the band is still together and the lead singer now is the American singer Adam Lambert who does a pretty good job. Freddie Mercury was a musical genius and a quality entertainer. If you get a chance check out the film that came out recently called Bohemian Rhapsody it won loads of Oscars well worth watching. Check out a couple of Queen songs It's a Kind of Magic and another one bites the dust.
Queen’s music has permeated our culture but amazing so many people do not know the songs were by Queen. Just about everyone who watches sports knows the songs “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You”, both written and performed by Queen. There have been numerous TV commercials featuring Queen music. Just recent America’s Got Talent uses Queen music in the background when the judges provide critiques to the performers. One MUST do Queen performance is their live version of “Somebody To Love” in Montreal 1981. The lead singer Freddie Mercury was on fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥 and the drummer Roger Taylor was amazing with his backing vocals. More on the band later, just start on their catalog and you will not be disappointed.
Y’all go down the Queen rabbit hole, I’m gonna have to subscribe! This is just the tip of the iceberg! Freddie is considered to have the best voice of ANY genre! RIP Freddie my love...
First time I payed attention to this was from Wayne's world. Oh queen has so many great songs. The lead Freddie Mercury wrote and performed a song he wrote as a tribute to Elvis called crazy little thing called love. In it he does his best Elvis impersonation. It's a song he felt Elvis would sing back in his rockabilly days. Queen does so so so many iconic songs. Explore them. You won't be sorry
I love watching people discover one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Their catalog is huge and amazingly varied. Their live performances are outstanding. Please react to Somebody to Love, live Montreal 85. One of THE best. Welcome to Queen 💜
Another awesome video is 1985's Live Aid when Queen does 20+minutes set. They weren't suppose to be on Live Aid in London, but organizers added them at last minute to the lineup.
That was a rock opera. First one ever! So glad you didn't pause it and make comments. It's illegal to do so, lol!! So may others do. Thanks for listening to this old lady's era of music!!
You have never heard of the greatest band that ever was also the greatest singer and showman of all time Freddie Mercury, well you must be living on Mars or some planet billions of miles away from Earth. Freddie Mercury and Queen are the most known band and singer since 1970. I have been a fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury since 1974 when I was 10 years old and have been a fan for 46 years. Here in the the UK they and Freddie Mercury are still national treasures who are still loved today by hundreds of millions of fans worldwide and even though our beloved Freddie Mercury died in 1991 of Aids he is still loved not only by the rest of the world, but by his fellow British citizens who will never let him be forgotten. He is and will ever be British and part of our history. RIP Freddie 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
No one sings this song better then Queen. One of the best songs of all time. One of my top five, I also love Gotye Somebody I use to know, and the Animals House of the Rising Sun.
Imagine, it is almost Christmas 1975, I am sitting in front of the TV and hear and see this for the first time. Now you know why I've been a Queen fan ever since. Freddie was the best front man of any band ever.
Queen Live - Aid best performance ever - they play their hits and when they got done , other performers didn't know how to Top what they did - please check out 1985 😎
More Queen songs to check out. (A few of which you will most surely recognize): We Will Rock You We are the Champions Another One Bites the Dust Somebody to Love (live at Montreal ‘81 version is killer) Under Pressure Killer Queen... and well, that’s a good start.
Somebody to Love live at Montreal 1981. Live Hammersmith Odeon 1975 White Queen. Live at the Rainbow Stone Cold Crazy and In The Lap of the Gods (and revisited). Wembley 1986 anything (esp. Who Wants to Live Forever, Lap of the Gods, Under Pressure, It's a Kind Of Magic, Another One Bites the Dust) you have a lot more to enjoy ❤️Freddie❤️
You've stumbled upon possibly the greatest voice in the history of rock and roll. In one of the greatest bands in the history of rock and roll, or any genre of music for that matter.
@@trumanupchurch364 Dude, I know more about Elvis Presley than probably any other person that's ever walked this Earth. I'm a huge Elvis fan. He had a great voice and started it all, but Freddie Mercury is on a whole other level vocally.
Under Pressure live at Wembley 1986, White Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon, and their Stint on the Live Aid concert in 1985 are highly worth a review.
Because of the length radio stations didn't want to play it,but Kenny Everett a well known DJ and friend of the lead singer played it every hour, because of the reaction it received it got played by the BBC and the rest is history
One of the things a lot of people don’t know is that Freddie could also sing opera, he had such an amazing vocal range, he was also a fashion designer, many of the costumes they wore were designed by Freddie. He had so many talents it was unbelievable.
An absolute musical masterpiece of performance and construction from this epic British rock band. l loved your reaction l could see your brains slowly exploding in your heads........:-)
Oooohhh yall going down the Queen memory lane now ?❤️❤️❤️ you guys are in for a ride🙌🏽 I grew up in Oakland, Calif. listened to nothing but hip hop rap r&b , spanish music as I got older I started listening to other stuff such as this, Elvis, KISS, Player. Its a beautiful thing to discover other music than what you grew up to. I love Queens "Radio Gaga" Try the live version at Live Aid concert and "somebody to love" live 🙏🏼🙌🏽❤️❤️❤️
Alright, I like to watch Bohemian Rhapsody reactions when I'm bored, because they always make me feel good and only the best reactors get the following message, (I've watched your video twice, so Contrazz) Here in The Netherlands a certain radio station will play the top 2000 songs of all time around Christmas and everybody gets to vote for their favorite song and Bohemian Rhapsody has been the best song 18 out of the last 20 years. Every now and then Hotel California from the Eagles makes it to first place but even then Bohemian Rhapsody is second. So according to the Dutch this is the best song of all time! Thank you for making a great reaction video for it! ps. Shawn knows what I'm talking about. He went really went there!
remember walking to school in the 70s when this was number 1 in the uk charts for what seemed like a year. so different from what was in the charts at the time, amazing.
I could just about buy people claiming not to have heard it or of Queen back in early 2018 when everyone started reacting to it. Even that was a stretch but I gave some of them the benefit of the doubt. Some of them were clearly lying and would even start miming the lyrics in certain parts lol. But to believe someone in 2020 has never heard this takes a huge amount of guilibily. A 12 year old (maybe) but grown adults like these. And to find TWO people and neither of them have never heard one of the most well known songs ever written? 🤔
More Queen? Depends what your looking for. If you want hard rocking Queen try 'Stone Cold Crazy' @ the Rainbow, gospel influenced - 'Somebody to Love' from Montreal '81. The thing with Queen was they never stuck to one genre, there's rock, gospel, ballards, jazz, blues even some vaudeville pastiche, and all done perfectly.
Typical reaction ,I was the same when I heard it years ago ,amazing song ,please react to under pressure live at Wembley stadium London ,you will probably have heard a few of their songs without knowing who they are ,hope you enjoy your journey through queen's music ,thanks stay safe ,from Liverpool UK x
A little bit of trivia... Their label didn't want them releasing Bohemian Rhapsody because they said it was too long of a song and the radios wouldn't play it and nobody would like it. Freddie Mercury pretty much told them to go to hell, fired them, released the song and it became one of the most famous songs of all time! 🤣 🤘🤘
A positive diagnosis for what? Freddie wrote this song in 1975, there was no such thing as AIDS yet. He didn't learn of his illness until sometime in the 80s. Listen to Days Of Our Lives, that's more in tune with the fact that he knew he didn't have much time left.
Queens music was also used in a handful of mid 80s movies the two big ones were flash gordon and highlander, queen wrote and performed the whole soundtrack for flash gordon.check out the song one year of love by queen
This song is famous in the UK, and we all know the words, at a Green Day concert, this was playing before the band came on stage, the whole crowd started to sing it, there’s video, it’s awesome, Freddie lives on xx
still the greatest song ever made along with the Video on the Gold Radio Station they ask for listeners to vote for the Greatest song ever made it is no surprise that Bohemian Rhapsody is always voted the Greatest Song ever made
Everyone who heard this for the first time,either you guys are younger than me or i had the coolest parents who let me know about one the greatest band ever since i'm 15 years old( I'm 40 now😉)
Your Queen journey has begun :D A few highly recommended performances (if you haven't already done so): 1985 Live Aid Queen (at Wembley), 1981 Live at Montreal - Somebody to Love... and other Queen members performances including (Roger Taylor on vocals and drums) - "I'm in Love with My Car" (from Montreal 1981) :D Plus soooo many others! You won't be disappointed! Oh, and "White Queen" at Hammersmith Odeon 1975 :D Not to be missed!! Thanks Angela K. for the reminder on that one! :)
Hey Joyce Has Opinions, thank you so much for watching. Angelina is absolutely amazing. Are you a content creator? If so I will support your channel ❤️😀
You have no idea what a rabbit hole you have stumbled on with Queen. Your about to discover the wonderful talent of Freddie Mercury. Try "Somebody To Love"....that would be a good next song.
Saw ur channel when u were reacting to Queen and Mel was saying she had never heard Queen. So I watched and enjoyed ur reactions very much. U 2 love birds should react to Love of My Life, live Wembley n You Take My Breath Away, studio version. I'm looking forward to watching your reactions to these songs. Than u in advance. Stay safe.✌
I remember watching this video for the first time. Until then, I thought Queen was a choir. Freddie Mercury was a musical genius and gone way too soon.
You asked for some LIVE requests, well here are some below - they are ALL must dos !! Somebody to Love - LIVE at Montreal 1981 [a must do] Save Me - LIVE at Montreal 1981 Dragon Attack - LIVE at Montreal 1981 Bohemian Rhapsody - LIVE at Montreal 1981 Also you MUST check out the live performances from the concert that I attended in 1986, a few choices below:- One Vision - LIVE at Wembley 1986 Under Pressure - LIVE at Wembley 1986 [this shows how Freddie had 72,000 of us in the palm of his hands] Another One Bites the Dust - LIVE at Wembley 1986 Now I'm Here - LIVE at Wembley 1986 Love of my Life - LIVE at Wembley 1986 Who Wants to Live Forever - LIVE at Wembley 1986 [Freddie's vocals are amazing]
Dive deep into Queen, you won't regret it. And the super high voice when they sing, that's the drummer, he's actually got some range and is a good singer himself...... But NO ONE owned a stage like Freddy. Watch their whole performance from Live Aid.
