Queen - In The Lap Of The Gods Lyrics, Live At Odeon-Hammersmith Live at Wembley Stadium (Reaction!) 

There is a boatload of under appreciated Queen songs. But I have a theory for that. Simply put the depth of quality Queen music is unparalleled. People hear all the hits and figure they know Queen. But what they are missing is the fact that most of Queen's best music is hidden and overshadowed by their bigger hits. Everyone wants to hear BoRap but do not even now that there is an equally epic song on the album called The Prophet's Song. Everyone loves Rock You and Champions but never bother to listen to such amazing songs as It's Late, My Melancholy Blues or Spread Your Wings off the same album. The curse of having such massive hits is sometimes people forget to listen to and appreciate the deep cuts. Which in my opinion are most of Queens best songs.

His famous jacket is demonstrated upon one piano in Zanzibar,his birth place. They made a whole museum in his memory.

Freddie’s yellow jacket sold for £26,000 back in 2004, can only imagine how much it’s worth now. Other stage outfits can be seen at the Queen exhibition in Montreux.

Hey! Just did a little research and the red and white jacket he wore for Wembley ‘86 and for Hungarian Rhapsody tour in Budapest went for $81,250 at auction!!! 😱😱😱

Lap of the Gods is in 2 parts. The (revisited) one, the one you just heard, is part 2. It is much superior to part one, simply titled "In the Lap of the Gods", but the first one has some soooooooooooooaaaaring high notes from Roger in the background that will give you goosebumps!!!!

Common mistake but this is In the Lap of the Gods Revisited which is a different song from In the Lap of the Gods 😉

I remember at the 2012 Olympics they had a hologram of Freddie doing the waaaaaaaaaay ohhhh and every person in that stadium responded. Right from the grave. Amazing.

Every queen song is a sing along song

The difference between 70s and 80s Freddie is obvious when you watch performances like this back to back -both are brill, just very different. (Not to mention the look as well.)

I like this dudes reactions to Queen. I have been a fan for 20 years and it's wonderful to see someone discover the best rock band of all time.

What you reacted to was In The Lap Of The Gods Revisited. You should now react to the other song titled In The Lap Of The Gods which is a quite different song. You should react to both the studio version and the life one. In that case I suggest you the Live at Rainbow 1974.

Definitely live version for this one. To be honest, I prefer most if not all of the Sheer Heart Attack songs sung live at the Rainbow over their album versions, they just sound so much better to me.

I'm a Brit and I know about Florida and Gainsville or Gatorville. Tom Petty is from there. There's a video on here with Tom driving round 'Gatorville called' Southern Accents Documentary. You should react to Tom maybe. When he died I put on a DVD of his and he was singing a song called Southern Accents, and I just started crying. .

One of my favorite Freddie Mercury compositions. One that rarely gets reacted to. Try My Melancholy Blues, Lilly of the Valley, Killer Queen, The Millionaire Waltz, Play the Game, March of the Black Queen. His songs were so lyrically brilliant and varied. Just genius. RIP Freddie darling. We miss you. ❤

Whether it's live or recorded both are always great...I don't think I've ever been disappointed in either...keep em coming!

their older songs are so under appreciated, it’s practically a crime! slightly better than their later hits, imo, and the hammersmith one you can just see the pain and passion. those early-late 70s saw fred reaching new heights with his voice, it’s really incredible to listen to. his later voice gets a grittiness that is lovely and fits their sound in their last few albums. i think he sings in a lower tone in the mid 80s? someone either agree or correct me bec i definitely hear him sing deeper. now do the medley from the 75 hammersmith concert :)))

Please check out the Queen songs "Cool cat" (1982) and "One year of love" (1986). The first one is a very funky song. The second one is a ballad. Thanks!

Hoping you do The March of the Black Queen soon. They threw everything they knew at the time into that song.

The odeon version i like the most, so much emotion :) ,

Queen is certainly impressive in the studio but even more so live. In my opinion anyway. When you can see Freddy's energy it provides a completely different experience and they were every bit as good musically live, which is unfortunately, all too rare.

I love their live Hammersmith version and the Rainbow version.. In The Lap of the Gods Revisited❤️❤️❤️Freddie’s the greatest💕Thanks for the reaction😊 Please please please do The March of The Black Queen!!! 🙏🏼You will not be disappointed😄

Live! I think it was about his relationship with Mary.. They lived together for 6 years & loved each other& got engaged. She wanted marriage , children & a faithful l oving husband. He loved her but was attracted to men, especially on those long lonely tours So they broke up, but stayed close. Years later he still said he thought of it as a marri age he & referred to her as his common law wife.

"L", you are friggin rocking it on Queen reactions. Setting the trend on "Two-fers" with Seven Seas of Rhye bonus track!!! At Queen concerts, the entire song is Audience Participation. Queen credited GOD with the Thunder clap on the album. That jacket would auction for at least $125K, easily.

Oooof, John's bass in this is so epic. It hits me every time. Also I find it difficult to listen to without swaying side to side (and at home I will usually put my hands in the air as well). And now you gotta do Seven Seas of Rhye properly! In the Wembley video they sing it much lower (and shorter) than the original concert versions (mostly because by this point the higher notes were harder to hit with age - and Roger's falsetto was completely gone by then). They did a great rendition of it live at the Rainbow in 1974. Also for fabulous brilliant fun you need to do the Big Spender/Jailhouse Rock encore medley from the Hammersmith Odeon 1975. I don't know if anyone's posted them as one video but they're pretty seamless and it's loads of fun. In an interview Brian and Roger said it was some of the most fun they had because it wasn't their music so they were a lot more relaxed.

A HUGE number of their numbers are underrated! That’s why they have such a following and are still making money.

Live versions for alot of the songs are super great.

I think when they play live they really do those songs justice. And they are way better than the record. But just remember live there is only 1 guitar most of the time...

My favourite is the live version at the Odeon. Freddie's voice is incredible there. And I do love 70's Freddie ;)

The statue of Freddie Mercury itself shows him wearing that jacket :) I don't know if it was only me, L, but the videos and the sound in them weren't synchronized. Not a problem though, just wanted you to know. Loving these reactions! Thank you!!

In the lap of the gods revisited is probably one of my favorite Queen songs. It gives off so much power and really makes me sing along. The version at Odeon is incredible and Freddie’s going all out! But the Wembley version is my absolute favorite version! It, again, gives off so much power and it’s one of the few times you see Deaky sing. Plus I actually have a t-shirt of Mercury playing on the piano drawn in the Peanuts style (like Shrouber) it always makes me think of this song. On a side note, that song they played right after was Seven seas of rhye. A great fast paced song for which I love to see Freddie play the opening notes. He’s so fast and I can’t believe he said he wasn’t that good on the piano!

Give a listen ,to the world we created ,beautiful words so true today as them xx

A lot of their songs are under rated but if you are true admirer of their music than you can hear for it for yourself,

Yes! In The Lap of Gods! Freddie once said, when we play the song live, we are gonna give you something you won't forget. If it was studio version... You could just stay home, and listened to the record. Love it. I love watching your reactions. I was raised in the 70's... Classic Rock! #TheQueensLiveForever

One of my favorite “Live” albums was “Live Killers”. I’m surprised no one ever mentioned it. 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

If you are biased then I'm hopelessly biased myself, I love both the studio versions and the live versions and most of their songs are just underrated, there's just no comparison to today's music. In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) which you just heard sounds like a glorious march to me, just listen to this when you're in a bad mood or feeling down and you're back up on your feet within seconds. I get it why you can't decide on a favourite song just yet, I can't either. I listen to a couple of new Queen songs every week (those are new to me at least) and my favourite list keeps changing!

No, you're right. So many of their songs are under-rated, so may. That jacket woul probably go for about $100,000 today. Maybe, more after the explosion of interest in Queen and Freddie, due to the BoRhap movie's success.

I enjoy so much watching TMF-comments on Queen songs i know so well. I started with Queen in 1976 at the age of 9 with Bohemian Rhapsody on our just new 1st black / white Philips television. My mum allowed my sister & me to watch "TopPop" - the only (dutch) program for popular music back then. Under condition we did not forget our dinner. We did not had a dad or mum into pop or rock, so this extravagant Rhapsody BLEW me totally away and since then i was a Queen and Mercury fan. I know all 70's albums WELL and some of them i bought them just after release. The admiration disappeared a bit with the disappointing "Hot Space" (early 80's_ when hard rock was gaining my interest) but after so many years, yeah also the 80's were super creative and commercially beyound belief succesfull. People born after (let's say) 2000 sometimes do not realize that by abensence of internet (and RU-vid) you did not had much opportunities to follow your heroes (IF you had, it was printed press). This video here is from Sheer Heart Attack which is a COOL album. The last of the Trident-area which made Queen financially frustrated and bankrupt.

Also the yellow jacket he wore at wembley is currently on display at the Queen museum in Montreux i believe.

16:37 NO! You're completely right! A shit ton of Queen's songs are underrated! If you like "Seven Seas of Rhye" and "Lap of the Gods", I suggest listening to "Teo Tortriate," "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "You're My Best Friend," and "Play the Game." These are just a few of my personal underrated Queen songs. OH! I also suggest listing to the entire album of "Sheer Heart Attack" and "A Night at the Opera." Not a single bad song on either album. Also, this is LOTG Revisited, which is different from the original. I prefer the revisited one, but please listen to the OG.

There was a monument erected of Freddie wearing the yellow jacket, in a pose with his microphone/stick in his famous pose with 1 arm up in the air. The statue is in Montreal, over looking Lake Geneva, his most favorite place. 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

the visual aspect of a live performance just makes it 10 times better then a studio recording providing the artist can deliver on stage, and freddie,s vocal is just as good without all the audio tricks in a studio

There is another version of the last live video...the one you watched ended before balloons and sex dolls dropped onto the crowd! Gotta love those naughty boys!!

Finding myself checking in every day L! I love your channel and it’s so great to see you become a fan. I watched your first reaction - don’t know if you’ve seen it since but the irony is hilarious now! The boys got you in the end:) Love that you’re exposing the tracks that weren’t released as singles - some of their best stuff that needs to be heard!

One of my top 10 favorites of Queen

As Dresden mentions below, In The Lap of the Gods and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited are two different songs on the Album Shear Heart Attack. You are comparing the correct songs with each other though. I like that Queen would play some of their first songs early in a concert, giving fans a throwback to the early years.

I think there is an even amount of songs being underrated and also so many different places to hear these songs.

Thanks for doing such a thorough reaction to this "hidden gem" by Queen. My favourite version is Live At Wembley 1986 - compared with the Hammersmith Live 1975 version I think it shows how Freddie just got better and better as he got older. When he hits those high notes in front of 100,000 people it really is "Live Magic!"

Nice one Mr L😊😊😊Live for me most times. Time for who wants to live forever LIVE at Wembly??? Then" in my defence"😀😀😀

Another one bites the dust live at Wembley is a must watch top

Several Queen videos with a lot of views get taken down and then they appear again and the views start all over again. Music critics and the United States media were always unfair to Queen. As far as I can tell, Queen is the only group that solely wrote their songs. The Beatles, for example, co-wrote their songs. Freddie solely wrote Seven Seas of Rhye, Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhaspdy, Somebody to Love, Don't Stop Me Now, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Are The Champions. Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon all solely wrote hits too.

OMG! “DOG WITH A BONE” BY QUEEN! RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY. I BELIEVE ITS THE FULL SESSION VERSION. I JUST HEARD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME! IT’S RAW! 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

Was going to listen to any video of this cause I can't get it out of my head... So glad to come across your video (on my home page recommendations!) I want you and all three versions, LOL! Thanks

Freddie loved Motown and he wrote this so you are on point with the Motown sound. Freddie gave that jacket to his partner, Jim Hutton who auctioned it off after Freddie's death. I would kill to have that jacket, it is fantastic. You would have to look at all the options for the song to get a real view count, honestly. Live is always better because of the energy of the band. My feeling is that this is about relationships and how hard it is for someone in Freddie's position to find one that is real. People are more interested in his fame and his money than in him as a person, they want that guy on stage which is not who he is in real time, so he just needs to leave the outcome of his relationships in the lap of the gods. Or more simply put, if it is meant to be, it will be, he can't change who he is so either he is accepted for himself or it can never be. Freddie had a very lonely life for the most part and it was only near the end that he was able to surround himself with people who actually loved him. Before that time, his family was his cats, the band and a long time friend named Mary Austin who Freddie said was his only real friend and that she was all he needed. In fact, the men in the band really were his family but it is a difficult thing when you work together every day and have to argue over what will be the best for the group in the long run. Also having to be together while touring all the time, they all just needed to take breakes from one another. In Freddie's final days, the men in the band did everything they could for Freddie, writing music for him to sing because that is what Freddie wanted to do. It was extremely difficult for Brian, Roger and John to see Freddie so frail but they put on their best party faces and did what they could for thieir friend and tried to keep things upbeat for Freddie's sake. I saw an interview of Roger and Brian a week after Freddie's passing and they both looked haggared and sad, Roger was even angry because he was disgusted by the things he was reading in the press about Freddie which was all untrue. They both were still so wounded over losing Freddie, they had been together nearly every day for 20 years. The interviewer said it would be hard to see Queen on stage without Freddie, and Roger said it was "incomprehensible." It took the band about 18 months before they could go back into the studio and start working on the tracks that Freddie had left for them and for a while all the members wondered if they would actually ever be able to do it.

Yeah buddy! Thay's an amazing composition! And of course a great live song

Have a feeling I'll get yelled at for this but, here goes.Quickky, been a Queen fan since the 70's..have all the vinyl's. The BEST band ever!! If you are interested in seeing what they are doing now LIVE, ck out 2 videos. Queen & Adam Lambert I Heart Music Festival 2013 & Q & AL WWTLF live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2016. He is not trying to replace Freddie but celebrate him! Brian & Roger are thrilled to be touring again. Listen to some of their interviews. BTW, Love your reacts especially the research at the beginning!

you´re not biassed... Queen really is like an iceberg. Most of the best stuff is hidden to all but those who take the trouble of digging deeper than the anthems.

Try 'how can I go on' ...with Freddie and Montserrat....he wrote that after he was diagnosed... it's very moving and beautiful....

He has a statue in Switzerland with that jacket. I have a shirt with him in it walking his cats!

YES such a good and underrated Queen song! Thanks for reacting!

I know a lot of Queen songs are underrated. Unfortunately there are people out there with small, closed minds and they will watch the videos of the songs that they know have been on the top of the charts, but they will not go and listen to the entire CD / album because, God forbid they actually open their mind and learn for themselves what Queen songs they like. There is nothing worse than a fake ass Queen fan or a fake ass any band fan who will sit there and say oh man I love this song so much, it's so great, or oh this is my favorite song, or have you heard this song?, Oh my God it's so good, and every song they name is a top hit, but if you ask them what was your favorite song that wasn't a top 10 hit? Like what song did you feel should have been a top 10 hit but it just didn't make it? They'll sit there and look at you and go, um, err, ahh, hmmm, well, because they don't know any other songs because they've only gone as far to listen to the popular stuff. It irks me to no end. They want to be a fan, they sit there and act like they know all these songs and they're the biggest fan ever, just to be cool. Yet they don't know Jack about the band. They don't know Jack about the music that wasn't a hit, they don't know squat unless it was spoon fed to them from the Billboard charts or put in a movie about the band. God that shit drives me nuts.

I love the genuine joy on your face :-)

Loved this! My personal favorite is the live at Wembley. Freddies voice is just so beautiful that entire concert! You should definitely react to Who Wants To Live Forever (live at Wembley), I Was Born To Love You and Its A Hard Life.

WO WO LA LA LA

Now you should react to In the Lap of the Gods live since you did Revisited. Apparently during the Odeon all 4 of them had the flu.

Another great reaction to another amazing Queen song.The older Queen songs are so under appreciated, which is a big shame. Can you please react to Breakthru? The bassline on that is amazing. :P Sadly there's no live version of it.

Dang it man you got it stuck in my head by the triple kill, still absolutely loving these vids

good idea this live-studio comparison

You know what would make a really good reaction video is the performance of Bohemian Rhapsody with Freddie Mercury, Elton John and Axl Rose at the memorial concert the year after Freddie died. Freddie makes an appearance, so to speak, in that performance and actually for 1990 it was pretty awesome to do that with the technology of that time. Awesome and amazing. I wonder why they haven't done something with Freddy in a hologram like they did with Tupac. You would think, as big as Freddie was, that when Queen is on tour they would do like one song with Freddie in hologram form. Oh my God the freaking audience would go nuts.

FYI - Florida Gators Women's Gymnastics team is awesome. 2018 - Third place Nationally, and this week they won their first home meet. I know at least 5 young women on the team that were Elite or National Team members. I love the live versions of Queen's songs because of the energy level. Also, in live performances you always get something different. Their earlier performances were different than their later performances. Freddie's singing and performance style evolved over time. It's interesting to watch the two different performances and compare. I think they are both great performances. I really want to see you react to the Who Wants To Live Forever Live version. Live at Wembley 1986 would be a good version to react to. It's so different than the studio version, and I love the exchange of the energy of the band with the audience. Please? Thank you for your reactions. I actually look forward to them.

I’m a life long Queen fan! However was raised on all types of music. I love your channel man! My whole family sits down to watch your reactions. I wish I could add a song for you and if I think of one I’ll send but you have built a great base of songs so far. Please keep up the good work, we will keep watching. Btw, Miami U baby. Please rep a Miami U shirt one time for me. Hahahaha

Live always

I like that you did all three!

I too, just recently discovered this beautiful song. Thanks for the reaction to another Queen treasure. Please do The Miracle video!

The one you are reacting to is Lap of the gods revisited. I agree with the commentators listen to the first one. The drummer Roger Taylor high falsetto is amazing it will have you shooked

Lamar, this isn’t Lap of the Gods. it’s Lap of the Gods Revisited. They’re two different songs. Now you will have to do the famous Lap of the God NOT revisited at the Rainbow 74, when Roger’s otherworldly harmonies were blowing everyone’s minds.

You’re right...yes underrated also applicable to many other groups and singers whose musical masterpieces are overlooked and the cheesy crappy songs make the big time...but hey...both you and I know QUALITY...and proud of it!

Live!

so glad you did this one! Its awesome to see someone find their love for Queen and for Freddie!. Keep these coming.. Love it!

Mercury Masterpiece💖

Love your reaction. I love both of these live versions. Hammersmith is literally swoon worthy. ❤️❤️

Priceless. 50,000

I love seeing old shows of Queen, and New videos of Queen. Brian has that same Red Special in all of them. I love it.

The crowd participation on this version is only the four members of queen..because its the studio album track

It did go in an auction by Jim Hutton I think for 30,000. I could be wrong though. A fan bought it

PLEASE PLEASE do Who wants to live forever LIVE at Wembley...💟💖💕

For me there is only one In the lap of the Gods revisited. Because only one is so rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrisky

The jacket is priceless

even tho this is a yr old almost, Freddie designed his yellow, white and red and white jacket,

You've gotta love the fact that during the intro to Seven Seas of Rhye, the camera can't keep up with Freddie's fingers on piano.

Thank you for this video. I grew up with this music and this is one of my favorite songs. You're right, this is not one of the big hits, but Queen has so many great songs that aren't huge hits. I love seeing someone discover the deep cuts. And these live versions are so amazing!

In my opinion, always live. They are godly

Hi L . Loving your clips of the legendary Queen . Really appreciating your research and acknowledgment . 👍

It's hard to pick a favorite Queen song. Hell, it's hard to pick a favorite Queen album.

I watched the movie today it was worth watching.

I do love them live vs recordings, they were better than the editing or auto tuners.....lol

All three, Yay!!

FYI: Freddie was cremated and was placed somewhere only he and his “Wife”, Mary Austin knows of. He didn’t want his remains to be dug up. Me, I have thought about where he was put to rest and I keep going back to perhaps his remains are inside the statue in Montreal, overlooking Lake Geneva, his favorite place, specifically in the microphone/stand. Just Saying. 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

Over 60 REQUESTS made for the below. Please shut me up! 1. Place full ear headphones on. 2. Line up the below Queen songs. "THE PROPHETS SONG” "NOW I’M HERE” "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” 3. Crank it and enjoy the true “Queen Experience” Queen intended you to hear. Teresa (Terry Anne) Fogarty 1980's Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC (Seriously, I had the T Shirt!)

The video and audio of Queen is out of sync. Don't know if you can fix it??

Live. Always live! 💃🏻😘👍🏽✌🏽