Queen - Friends Will Be Friends, Hammer To Fall, & Delilah | Reaction 

What a 3 pack of songs! Everyone always shits on Delilah, but for real.. the man knew he was about to die and he wanted to make a fun little song for his cat that he loved more then most people.

"Friends Will Be Friends" is so underrated. It is really like an Anthem about friendship. Such a banger!

HEY HEY HEY HAMMER TO FALLLLLLLLLL

Freddie's cats were his children. He loved them dearly. The song, Dead, All Dead is a song that Brian wrote about his childhood pet cat after she died and his feelings of grief.

Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of "Delilah", but I do acknowledge it has a certain charm, especially considering his cats helped give Freddie comfort during this point in his life when he was suffering. "Hammer to Fall" is another classic Brian May rocker with a message, although I'm somewhat disappointed you didn't break out the air guitar during Brian's solo! "Friends Will Be Friends" is a great collaborative effort between Freddie and John, the "oldest brother" (Freddie) and the "youngest brother" (John) would frequently pair up to write songs in the '80's, and friendship is a recurring theme in Deacon's songs. Now, Lamar, here come my suggestions for future Queen reactions: "The Miracle" (often requested, you'll LOVE the video!), "I'm Going Slightly Mad" (a fun, quirky song, equally so with the video despite Freddie's frailty),"Headlong" (I'm really surprised no one has reacted to it, and another chance to "get your Brian May on"), and "Old Friends", Roger Taylor's solo tribute to Freddie. Not so much a tearjerker as a warm remembrance.

The last two videos are NOT concert footage, those are infact members of the Queen fan club which the band contacted and said 'do you fancy being in one of our videos ?'... it's also Queen fanclub members who make up the crowd in Radio Gaga and I Want To Break Free crowdscene videos.

I find I comment a LOT on your queen videos... lol Poor John Deacon singing along breaks my heart. His life shattered when he lost Freddie and almost 30 years later still hasn’t recovered. I hope he’s found peace.

Notice how Brian makes his guitar sound like a cat throughout the song!

All the people in the friends will be friends video were fan club members

I played this for my son who is a very big cat lover and kind of just watched for it up til the part about peeing. Then i seen his face and had to laugh. Got him. He liked to song then even more. I dont really understand the reaction of Roger. I mean they all knew how sick Freddie was at this time and after all they made Im In Love with My Car. Why not his cat.

Brian May was a Genius of Melody and counterpoint..I don't think I have ever heard another guitarist that can literally squeeze so much emotion out of a lead.

Aww you have to react to Queen's Mother Love, the last song Freddie recorded but was unable to finish it so Brian May sang the last verse, a ballad full of emotions with meaningful lyrics.. a truly amazing song so very beautifully sang by both of them.. PLUS it's so nice to know that Freddie's last word ever recorded was LOVE! Thank You:)

Delilah was his favorite cat 😆❤

I'm on the Freddie/Delilah train!! Her video is absolutely adorable. RIP Freddie

I think Roger was wrong. If Freddie sang on his song I’m in love with my car, the, least Roger could do was play on his song about his cat.

Only a star like Fed could get his world-famous band to record a song about his favorite cat... well, except than Brian May's song "All Dead, All Dead" was about his own favorite cat ... (I guess it was/could have been interpreted differently) :)

3 things I love !!! The energy in hammer to fall, one of my favourite queen songs That Freddie is the definition of a “crazy cat lady” 😻 And Johns little face when he sings in Friends will be friends

Delilah was the most prominent of his kitties on the vest he wore during "The Days of Our Lives" video. I love how much of a cat person he was. Much like my husband and I. Cat people aren't ALL crazy. We have 3: Eleanor, Rigby, and Meija (pronounced Mia). "MEOW!"

Friends Will Be Friends made me a bit teary! Especially with that video! They all look so happy and bouncing off each other! And they were. Now, a serious matter. You still haven't done '39!!!!! How have we got this far without that? Now that you're doing trios that can be fixed in one video - you can do studio version with Brian's vocals and live version with Freddie's. And to round it out you could do something like Some Day One Day.

I adore the friends will be friends video when he just loves the crowd and they love him back. It’s a beautiful song

Yea!!! Queen is back!!! Thank you!!! I think most Queen fans knew that Delilah was a cat. I am very happy Freddie had Delilah with him as his life ended, and I personally think that if Fred wanted that track on his last record, or the last published in his lifetime, he deserved it. So, the song makes me smile. I heard someone say Freddie was a conductor of men. It really shows in all of his live performances. Thanks for sharing more of Queen, and there are so many more early classic Queen tracks to be discovered. The soundtrack of my youth. Great reaction, thanks!

It is great you are bringing Queen's music to this generation. A few more you may want to do is the album version of, Love of my Life. It is different from others you did. Also The Prophet Song, and the song 39. These all came off A Night at the Opera, which is probably their greatest, and every song is amazing and unique. Also do their first hit Seven Seas of Rhye. I was lucky enough to grow up during their reign. Freddie was the greatest.

lazing on a sunday afternoon reaction, by queen, for some laughs! I'm having a great time watching you react to my all time favourite band!

You need to watch Queen's Body Language music video, and listen to their Get Down Make Love song too.

I knew about sweet Delilah, his kitty baby! ❤️😻 He loved everything and everyone! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

That friends will be friends video gets me every time x

You know what? I used to own every Queen album released in the US until I lost them in a fire, and I'm sure I've heard the song Delilah dozens of times if not hundreds (though it was never my favorite), and I never even noticed the line about peeing on the furniture. I definitely didn't realize it was about a cat. Not until right now watching your reaction. Even Queen super fans can still learn something new now and again! I absolutely love Hammer to Fall, though. One of my absolute favorites. And somehow still as relevant today despite the fact that the Cold War ended a couple of decades ago.

I dedicate this song to my perfectly lovely dog Zorro! RIP Zorro my dear friend! What at great song!

True. Freddie & the crowd= a symbiotic relationship , feeding off each other. They loved each other.

I'm clapping and crying! He was so handsome and a master performer! He loved his fans. I wish I was around to see him live. I probably would've been so nervous I would of been shaking. What a beautiful song! I have maybe 3 great friends I can count on. One is my Husband.

always epic,always emotional,always entertaining,thats Queen. glad to see yet ANOTHER fan of the boys. get your Queen playlist together fam then go for a long drive.

Delilah is a sweet song and brought the real fans a little closer to Freddie's personal life. His second favorite cat was Romeo and had Freddie lived a bit longer, I am sure there would have been a tribute to him as well.

Been loving your journey into Queen and Freddie. Dude you have got to get into Jimi Hendrix next PLEASE!!!!

This song really can touch deeply. Quite an emotional experience for me. Songs that Freddie wrote always seem to have special associations for me. Thank you Freddie!

Since you enjoy live performances, a real treat is watching Queen perform at Live Aid. It's considered one the best live performances EVER. It was also was in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, but the movie did not include all the songs Queen performed at Live Aid. The crowd participation is Freakin' amazing! Worth watching the 25-30 minute performance. WOW!!!

React to '39, its really nice and John Deacon learned the double bass to play this song

My recommended trio include.... Dead on Time Now I'm Here My Melancholy Blues No one is doing these and are among my all time Queen favorites. Even Queen fans forget how incredible these songs are. Buried behind much more popular songs off these respective albums. A nice trio that shows off Queen's depth and diversity.

15 total albums. Check out Roger's shirt in Hammer to Fall. Check out Deacy's guitar in Friends!

Delilah was the largest cat on the front of Freddie's hand-painted vest that he wore in "These Were the Days of Our Lives". He adored her.

if i remember correctly, it was joe, freddie's personal chef, who found delilah and another cat, goliath to add to his two other cats. delilah was the princess and would sleep in the laundry basket. freddie loved cats...and koi fish. and when asked about having a baby with mary, he said, 'i'd rather have another cat.' not the whole quote, of course, but that's the main idea.

5 people need true friends. Love you Queen!💜💜💜💜

I love this song - Friends will be friends- is one of my favorites. Freddie singing in front of fan club members, and at the end cuts the mic and sings along with them, letting them lead. Because of this, this performance was nicknamed "Queen's Greatest Show Never Performed".

I think it’s more of a testament that Freddie in his dying days gave zero shits and was like “ya know what, imma fucking meow on this track and tell my cat how much a love them” lol gotta hand it to him, he did what made him happy

Love all of these songs...Freddie's love for his favorite cat, Hammer reminding us of our unstable world and how we are all in the same boat, and then John's sweet song about friends (I think is impossible for anyone to know Freddie and not be in love with him). Love your lighter!

L, you're just so damn cute. I love the high energy of "Hammer to Fall". In "Friends Will Be Friends", the lines "when you're in need of care & attention" and "when you're through with life & all hope is lost, friends will be friends right till the end" always gets me. Makes me think of how Brian, Roger & John closed ranks around Freddie, did everything they could to be supportive, even lied to the press to try to protect him. They showed him the truth of those lyrics he'd written. They proved to be the kind of friends that are really family. I love them for that. Please do "Was It All Worth It", where Freddie actually answers that question.

Freddie fighting to have a song about his cat on an album and Roger fighting to have a song about his car. This band keeps getting funnier and I just love it.

Nice selection!

That was a Purrfect reaction :)

PLEASE PLEASE react to Queen/Freddie singing 'Save Me' (Live) amazing vid!!

You can never o wrong with UEEN

If you look at his last public video of Days of our lives, he had that shirt made with cats on it to represent his love of his cats.

loved it!

It's time you react to the full Live Aid Concert maaaayne :D

In the Friends Will Be Friends video the crowd was actually made up of the Official Queen Fan Club members.

I knew it was about his cat! He had many! Delilah was like a baby to him. He loved all of his cats. Tiffany was the only full breed cat he had. It was a gift to him by Mary. He cried when one of his cats died and demanded he fly home and he went home to see the cat and bury it.

Play the gameeeeee 🙏🏽

Freddie really loved his kitties. And anyone who didn’t know Delilah was about a cat realized it when the meows came in I hope😜

👏👏👏👏 👌😊

Really enjoy the "3-fers". Gotta get me some "Brighton Rock" (official video) soon.

Delilah was his favorite. I heard he had 10 cats he rescued them from shelters and loved cats that's what drew me to him .my kind of man I love his vest he wears with his cats on it in his video those were the days of our lives!!! It says a friend of his made it for him.

He used to call from the road to "talk" to his cats :-). The man loved his kitties 😍😺😺😺😺

I really dig the trios! Keep 'em coming, L!

Great reaction...and 3 good songs. Now how about reactions to Scandal and breakthru?

Friends will be friends - another video featuring the members of the Queen fan club 😊 Trying the think which songs you haven’t reacted to yet....plenty of live stuff (including live aid!!) Too many others to think of.... Headlong Was it all worth it My melancholy blues You don’t fool me Gimme the prize Too much love will kill you Ride the wild wind Brighton Rock

I hope you get around to reacting to some of the B-Sides. There are some forgotton treasures there.

13:40 And they were friends till the end and beyond.

I enjoy live renditions of "Hammer to Fall" much more, such as the performance at Live Aid mentioned in the video. It's played at a higher tempo, making it a bit more energetic, and it feels more raw. Also, I LOVE "Friends Will Be Friends." Nothing much to say except that him singing "Right 'til the end," sounds amazing, especially in live performances.

Listen to Hammer to Fall at Live Aid.

Friends will be friends reminds me of studying at home for my German, French, Japanese and Music tests in 86/87

Brilliant track choices, try Save Me

Brian May wrote a song about a cat, "All Dead, All Dead".

i have been really loving your queen reactions, and hope you keep reacting to a lot more of queen! would really love to see reactions to queen funny moments, documentaries, interviews etc

Please do Scandal!

Hammer to Fall sounds like a kick ass rock anthem, but lyrically it's about the fear of war and ultimately the fear of death. The hammer they are waiting on to fall is the hammer of a gun.

Loved this! Especially Friends Will Be Friends! And Delilah, which I had never heard before so we got to experience it together! You should react to Bohemian Rhapsody (Live at Rock Montreal), I really think you would love it!!

Queen is Love ❤️ forever! Thank you for your interest in the Queen!👍🏻

So glad you did "Hammer to Fall." I was going to recommend it.

Fun fact...this is actually the second Queen song about a cat. Brian May has said that he wrote the song "All Dead, All Dead" (from the News of the World Album) in memory of a cat he had as a child that died and was the first time he had to deal with death on a personal basis

QUEEN ‘39 LIVE AT EARLS COURT

I love hammer to fall. For me it is the sound of the 80s and the cold War.

Hammer to Fall is slowed down. I hope you can find a better version. I think you would have a better appreciation of this song. I believe it's on live aid. Thank you L. Edit: Ah, they took it down. Love the lighter! You make me ☺☺☺

The lighter made me laugh!

Love your reactions and research ,have a listen to the miracle , you will think your going crazy watching the video ,music perfect ,lyrics as relevant today as back then ,thank you ,good luck x

friends will be friends my fav uwu

Would love to see you check out I’m Going Slightly Mad or Back Chat next!! Love following your Queen journey

Still waiting on The Miracle !! Outstanding Official Video . Thanks Joe in LA

This is true . She peed all over his GORGEOUS Drapes. He used to call the house when he was on tour to talk to the cats.😁❤

I think anyone that didn't know freddie loved cats didn't realize it was

"He rappin bout his cat" that made my day

The Miracle video reacting, please. You're gonna have a lot of fun of that video!!!

Freddie loved his cats 🐈☺️. Sweet. First time I heard the song. I had no idea it was about a cat. Then I heard about pee....🙄🤔 Then meow meow meow. 🎵🎶 Was a giveaway 😅

I imagine Freddie and Deaky writing this song about friendship together and then 2 years later Freddie told his bandmates he was sick, no need to be surprised if John took it so badly and left the music business for good.

I’ve gotta admit, picturing Delilah as a woman the first time listening I got pretty taken aback by her peeing on Freddie’s suite! Love these sets of three, you should react to Headlong (with one of my favourite videos of theirs too) and the Millionaire Waltz, which is just one of my favourite songs.

LOL- Your expression is priceless. Meow!

Ah yes! I’ve missed the Queen reactions! 😍

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Friends will be friends was shot with fans from the longest running fan club in the world, and that is official, The official International Queen fan club, go join fans

Freddie's personal assistant & others have spoken of what a comfort Delilah was to him in his last days, always curled up beside him, which is where she was when he passed. They said one of his last acts was to stroke her fur. I guess there's a reason she was his favorite. Here's a 1 min. clip of the little lady herself (some say that's Freddie talking, some say not, I'm not sure) The tiny "mew" at the beginning is so cute: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YsDTrpItYLE.html As for the song, it's very sweet. And Brian even made his guitar "meow". Which reminds me, he also makes it sound a little like bagpipes, like a highland march, in the middle of "Gimme the Prize". Aren't you curious? Please do it!💙

Must check out and do reaction for queens live aid performance hammer to fall is off the chart as well as radio ga ga! Can’t wait for you to do queen @ live aid

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