Queen - No One But You (Only The Good Die Young) [Official Video] Reaction 

"There's a face at the window, and I ain't never, never saying goodbye." That line says it all about how they feel about Freddie.

The dove at the end gets me every time. So elusive. A symbol pf peace, love...and life. His life slipped away like the dove. I was a nurse who cared for AIDS patients. If he became sick even 5 years later, he would probably be with us today. There were only hit and miss treatments available then. It was a terrible way for such a vibrant soul to die.

This was John's last appearance with Queen. He said that it wasn't Queen without Freddie and that was it for him.

Brian May, the lead guitarist, actually stated in an interview not long after Freddie's death (maybe like a year and half after) that he contemplated suicide after he died because he lost the only person he loved other than his family members. That truly made my heart break 😭

It's sad to ponder the "what ifs" with Freddie. He was truly a once-in-a-lifetime talent, a platinum needle in a haystack. Would there have been another Bohemian Rhapsody? Still performing? Still that flamboyant Freddie we all loved? (Ok, yes he would be!! ). Queen in their late 60s and early 70s would be running circles around everyone if he were alive.

After Freddie died Brian May is quoted as saying “You can’t do ‘what if’ can you? You can’t go there because therein lies madness.” I think he really got it right and if anyone might feel that way it would be one of Freddie’s band mates. RIP Freddie...we miss you!

You: "I'm prepared for this" Me: "No, he's not ready." No-one ever is for this heartbreak of a video. Just to make it worse, it didn't need to be twenty years later. Just two. The triple cocktail, the first effective treatment for AIDS, was put in widespread use in 1992. Had Freddie been two years later, it would have saved his life.

John Deacon actually retired from music at the beginning of 1997 but then joined his former band mates for this song later in 1997 and then completely retired from music and social contact. Brian and Roger say they have no social contact with him anymore but they never do anything financially with Queen without letting him know. He let them know that he approves of what they want to do with Queen an he gave his blessing for the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody. He lives a very private life with the same woman he married in 1975 and they had 6 children so he's not alone. Just VERY private. Even his neighbors try to protect him from Queen fans and autograph seekers by telling them he doesn't live at his house anymore or that he's not at home. Roger said he heard John appears "a little fragile" these days. Brian says that John lives in his own universe. Why? I guess only John really knows. Or maybe he doesn't.

Beautiful, intelligent reaction video, thanks. So much loving symbolism in this video. That second last shot, before the champagne glass, is the cover of Queen’s first album .... only without Freddie standing in the shaft of light. Definitely not crying. A Winter’s Tale, the last song Freddie wrote, a song of great beauty, courage, grace and love. To put a smile on your face, Queen’s RocknRoll medley Saturday night, Wembley 86.

Brian originally wrote this for a solo album but after realizing this was a tribute for Freddie he said “No, this has to be a Queen song.” So he got Roger and John to come back and record this song.

I lpve how much you grew to love Freddie as all the rest of us do. We’ve been in that world of “what if” since 1991. Ive missed him desperately throughout the years. We need more bands like Queen and true artists as talented, charismatic, courageous, and loveable as Freddie.

I like this song because it also allowed Brian to do the singing and show his other skills. John is so sad at the bass. Roger is the solid back vocal. A great way to say goodbye to your brother.

The glass of champagne was for the fans. At many concerts he toasted the crowd as a thank you. And of course he always had glasses of beer and water on the piano when he played

I love how younger people, like yourself appreciate the talent of Freddie Mercury!!

John Deacon was interviewed during the making of the Breakthrough video from The Miracle album in 1988? 89?, done on the train.You can find the documentary / interview easily on Utube. John says that, for him, what made that album work so well and made it feel so good, even after a 2 year break, following that very long, last "Magic Tour", was that it was STILL THE SAME FOUR ORIGINAL PEOPLE AFTER 18 YEARS. When he was asked, if one of the members left would he go on with a replacement or if the band split would he, perhaps, join another band??? He said "No." I'm a '59er and a huge Queen fan since my teens. I'm sure that the boys had already known for a good while, at this time, and were already helping Fred hide it, until he was ready. They were increadably protective of him and eventually were happy to blatantly lie for him. But, I digress...... John's answer to the earlier question is "No. Queen and my family have been my life for 18 years so far. For me, IT WOULDN'T BE QUEEN ANYMORE , IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BAND LEFT." So, after Freddie left us 😪 💕, John did a couple of tribute shows, worked on the Made in Heaven album and made this video with Roger and Brian, then he retired. Roger and Brian respect his wishes and privacy. Deaky respects their desire to continue and is still involved in the financial side and they okay any major projects with him. Hope this information is helpful.

I do think this is as much a happy song as is sad, it is perfect music and singing and celebrating Freddies life while mourning his loss, tears are for him but also for the band in happiness at them displaying their musical and singing talents individually in tribute to Freddy.

i remembered watching "too much love will kill you" by guitarist brian may at the tribute show in london in 1992. you could see in his face that he tried not to cry while singing to freddie ... but as a I am a man: i cried for him :-) you should take a look at the "freddie mercury tribute concert"! it's in the guiness book of records (guess 17 times). It was live-broadcasted to one billion (!) people in 76 countries! it was sold out in 3 hours, even though no performers were announced yet. It is till now "the biggest send off in history"...! First part was just a festival with some "unknown" bands like Metallica, Guns'n'Roses, U2, etc. - second part is Queen playing Queen-Songs feat. the singers of those bands and people like David Bowie, Roger Daltrey (The Who), Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Elton John and so on :-)

I avoided watching this video because of how heartbreaking it is. I only just discovered it at the beginning of the new year & started bawling 30 seconds in. I can't listen to this song without losing it. Beautiful reaction to it though.

The director of the video Rudi Dolezal said, that there were a lot of tears during the shot. Same studio, same crew, just Freddie missing. They caught themselves keep looking at the door as if Freddie would come in sometime.

I've made this long comment on the reactions of others & want to add it here also. The symbolism in the song runs deep… "A hand above the water, an angel reaching for the sky"… just look at an image of Freddie's statue at Montreux, Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva. You'll see it. "They're only flying too close to the sun"…in our solar system, the planet closest to the sun is Mercury.* Don't forget that Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics. He knows these things. Many of the lyrics are snippets from other Queen songs…"tricky situation," & "such an operation," for instance. I think you will find more as you listen to more of their songs. And the ending scene, the champagne glass on the piano, the single shaft of light, the sounds of footsteps & a door closing, these need no explanation. And "cut," that's the end. It is all so sad, & so beautiful. *The opening image of the flying man brings to mind the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus, the father & son who made wings of feathers & wax in order to escape from the tower in which they were imprisoned by King Minos of Crete. Icarus, in his youthful exuberance & excitement about flying, failed to heed his father's warnings to not fly too close to the sea, lest he get his wings wet, or too close to the sun, lest the wax holding the feathers should melt. He flew too close to the sun, the wax melted, & he fell into the sea & drowned. So there's that, too.

I think the only song that makes me sadder than this one is Mother Love. Freddie had to leave halfway through recording as he felt so ill and said he would come back and record the rest when he felt better, but he never did and died a few months later. Brian finished the vocals for him and it's that part when it changes from Freddie to Brian that hits me every time. If you want something upbeat, why not try Good Old Fashioned Loverboy, or Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Better yet, how about their iconic Live Aid performance in 1985. It was voted the best live rock performance. This is the best version of it on YT IMO - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ktYlzVYQbwY.html

What would you do Freedie?? I know you would be so proud to see all this young generation getting to know you... unique , irreplaceable You......never complaining, didn't want pity, the songs you did after you knew the end was near...breaks my heart. every time I listen to them...RIP beautiful man....

I know, I cry every time that I watch this video. I've always had the same thoughts. What fantastic musical things could Freddie have done, if he didn't die so young.

You need to watch I Want It All!

Yes it’s true John did leave queen ad now lives a private life but Brian May and roger Taylor still have live concerts and has another lead singer called Adam.So they still do music not new music but still do concerts

God dammit now you got me crying again

This song and video really tug at the old heartstrings. Brian, Roger and John did their old comrade proud. Now Rich, if you're looking for a change of mood, at the risk of repeating myself, you could go with Freddie's wrath and anger in "Death on Two Legs" , or a sense of cheesy fun with Roger's "I'm In Love With My Car". Hell, you could do both, usually the bookends on a live medley with their classic "Killer Queen". Although if you ever decide to check out "Death on Two Legs" as a stand alone reaction, I'd go with the official lyric video. It's the original "diss track"!

In a way Freddie's death immortalised him. We remember him at his best, as he was. "They shall not grow old, they shall not weaken or tire"

The champagne flute kills me. Perfect. 🥂 wish I could leave one for Fred.

Aaarrghh why did I watch this? You'd think I actually enjoy crying like a baby 😢😭 RIP Freddie 💜

bittersweet ,,,,No one but you Freddie !You made a sensation you found a way through...What true , great lyrics and a touching tribute to a Genius !

I am so glad you covered this. Havent found other Queens fans covering this. It sad, but it shows the true talents of Brian May and Roger Taylor, their voices... I mean omg, so beautiful. xoxo

It didn’t fall apart, actually Brian and Roger are still touring, but Brian did go through a depressed and suicidal state and John thought that it wasn’t worth going in without Freddie around. John decided to retire in 1997. Queen and Adam Lambert are still going at it, strong as ever... I recommend ( if you would like to react to a less somber one) listening to Keep Your Self Alive or The March of the Black Queen.

You made me cry again! Such a loss for the world. RIP Freddie, Mr. Fairenheit.

Brian May (the guitarist) actually went into a deep depression and contemplated suicide after Freddie’s death. He had also lost his father around the same time and it became much for him to handle

This reaction video tells me more about you as well. You seem to be a genuinely sweet, sensitive, caring and kind person. Freddie was only on loan to us by God. He was sent here on earth on a mission. He fulfilled it well.

Bri still can’t talk about Freddy without getting upset. They all said they were family. They weren’t your average band. 🎸🎸

Noone but you Freddie...cry for you...we all miss him so much!!!!

It's true! No one is ever prepared for this one. Hurts doesn't it? Gets me every time. I watched this the first time it came out and couldn't watch it again until the last couple of months, breaks your heart doesn't it? How can he be gone?!

John's heart was broken so he just couldn't do it anymore. You can see it on his face. 💔💔💔

"I'M NOT GOING TO BE A ROCK STAR" "I'M GOING TO BE A LEGEND" SO VERY TRUE.. LOVE YOU FREDDIE MERCURY ❤️

Thank you. This is one of my favorite songs, and I still get emotional. ❤

Queen has been the soundtrack of my life, since birth (through my parents). It has been over 30yrs,but the day Freddie's passing was announced is one of the days where I can remember where I was, what I was wearing, how I found out (pre- social media) and my profound sense of loss. ❤

Ok so this is my like 50th time watching this music video and I’m still bawling my eyes out. I even told myself I wasn’t going to cry and here I am crying while writing this. No ones ever prepared.

Breakthrough in aids research happened just a few months after Freddie's death which makes if even sadder. Had he contracted the disease just a little later he may have been able to be treated. The doctors say the incubation time is about 10 years from the time your infected until the time the first symptoms appear so that means he would have contracted aids in the late 70's, before anyone really knew anything about it. That what if is just heartbreaking!

Great reaction! My eyes definitely welled up. Perfectly beautiful tribute to the man who truly was like a brother to them! here is a documentary clip of the making of this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YdKYpoLfCA8.html&frags=pl%2Cwn yeah, John Deacon took Freddie's death the hardest and understandably felt that NO ONE could ever fill his shoes. So after they wrote this song and made this video he retired music completely. however, he stays involved in the band's finances but stays out of the limelight. John gave his approval for the making of the band's biopic movie Bohemian Rhapsody. however, according to Brian May, basically John has more or less become a recluse.

There is a part of me that is glad Freddie has passed on, not out of hate, but love. If he was still around the internet and social media would have torn him to shreds. The press is just as bad. I am a firm believer that there were/are people in the world whose candle was a little too short, but in that brief moment of light they show us another way to think, to act... to live. To live by the example left by someone great is the greatest honor to give to their memory. His light may have been short, but it was bright. How is your light... dim or bright?

The “what ifs” are part of what makes him great, it speaks on the legacy he left behind, he left us wanting more and that’s the mark of a true showman and performer. Absolute brilliance.

Brian wrote this song and yes this was the last time that John played with Queen. Al three of the surviving members of the band thought that it was over, they were a quartet and not a trio so they all went their separate ways for a lot of years. John retired from music all together and both Brian and Roger went on to have their solo projects. Of course, though both did well, they certainly didn't do "Queen" well and neither of them ever expected to. Later while just jamming with Paul Rogers (Bad Company and Free) they had a good time and decided just to do a little fun tour. People couldn't get enough so a second tour was booked. Queen + Paul Rogers were selling out stadiums around the world. Paul couldn't commit to being a touring musician because he had his solo stuff and his other businesses to deal with so again, Brian and Roger thought that was it. Then they were asked to appear on the American Idol finale and there they met Adam Lambert who had a great voice and a vocal range like Freddie if not a bit larger. Adam had been doing musical productions since he was a kid so he had great stage presence. Brian and Roger were itching to get back onto the road so they asked Adam if he would come and play with them and see if it would work. Well 11 years later, they are still touring as Queen +Adam Lambert and still selling out stadiums around the world. This October they are going out on a North America Tour and all the tickets for those shows sold out in one day. People love Queen music and though Adam doesn't try to be Freddie, he puts his own spin on the songs, he can sing all of them in the key they were written and he does an outstanding job. Nobody can replace Freddie and neither Brian or Roger would have ever put a Freddie impersonator out there to try to do so. Both thought that would be an insult to their friend/bandmate/brother. Brian is 76 and Roger 74 so this coming concert and one in the Spring of 2024 in Japan may be their final tours. I am sure they will still get together for special performances or a live performance that will also be broadcast online but touring takes a toll on the body and neither Rog or Bri are young and Brian had a heart attack a couple of years ago so it is probably time for them to hang up their guitar and drumsticks. There is no show like a live Queen show so for everyone who has a ticket to these next to tours, I am so happy for them that they got to experience the feast for the senses that is a Queen live show. I am so glad I have seen them live too. It was back in the old days with Freddie and I will never forget it. Thank you for your reaction. Maybe the "what if" is "what if Freddie gave us enough, What if Freddie gave us all he had, what if Freddie felt he was done? Maybe we want too much, perhaps we always want more of the deliciousness in life; but what if we are not ever supposed to know what it means to not long for more? What if it is longing for more that keeps us moving forward? I love cake, but there comes a point when I may want more, and I know that I could eat more, hell, there is not even anyone watching to know that I ate more, but I know I have had enough, but the longing remains. Maybe it is supposed to be like that in all things.

If the look on Brian's face as he sings the last line doesn't shatter you, you aren't a Queen fan.

There is no time I listen to this song and do not cry. Is very sad 😞

They ALL were BEST FRIENDS! Amen!

I totally understand the 'what ifs' but I then think about all the deep personal, brilliant songs that were created, like those on the album Innuendo, that would not have been composed had Freddie not passed away the way he did.

The clips...the clips... they get me every time.

masterpiece

If you would like to watch a beautiful version of 'Those Were The Days of Our lives', watch Roger Taylor's version from Live at Summer Sonic 2014. He actually wrote the song and he and Brian May's video will have you crying....but in a good way. It is very hard to watch these songs, but you can see the love they have yet for their brother, Freddie.

He's continuing his journey. His spirit flies high, he's my angel

I don't think Freddie had much patience for what ifs... You have to live so you have none at the end!

Queen isn’t Queen without Freddie or John. I couldn’t bring myself to going to a Queen Featuring Adam Lambert makes me feel like I was cheating.

Now you know how we all felt when Freddie died, so sad!

The Miracle!!!!

Why did you have to play this song? I can't stop crying now! Thank you for your reaction and showing your emotions. And thank you so much for your kind words and I love you!

the clips are so important, they show Freddie at his finest. Performing and laughing and isn't that what we want to remember.

It breaks my heart, I miss Freddie so much. To celebrate him, please watch the full 24 minute Live Aid set. It’s the most upbeat you can get 😉. Thanks!

Damn it, why did I watch this at work? I’m not crying... I’m not... 😥

That's so sad. I'm so closedto 😢 but when they show the glass I can't hold them back.😭😭😭

There is no Queen without Freddie. But man, they all could sing, and with a greatness.

😢 bless you for this reaction! my heart goes out to the band... they hurt at a level we can not appreciate. :(. Especially Deegan. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

You should react to Freddie doing Great Pretender. He said that song reflected how he was in life. Private behind the scenes, and pretending in the public eye.

It really gets to the heart ❤️😢

Mother love by Queen

I cry every time

React queen princes of the universe

You need to watch Queens Brian Mays and Roger Taylor touring with Adam Lambert it's great to see the 2 Queen members happy again and yes This was the last time John performed before he retired from Queen love from your Canadian fan

God, no matter how many times I hear this song it breaks my heart, if he lived just a few more years....

You should react to Love Of My Life (Live at Wembley 1986) my absolute favorite! Or their entire Live Aid performance (Best Version) (HD) its a little over 20 minutes but it is amazing! One of the greatest if not the greatest performance ever!!!!

John Deacon officially retired though he gave his blessing for the group to continue without him. He still collects royalties so he never has to work again.

I've watched 5 reactions to this tonight.

You should check out The Unknown song from Made in Heaven, it's only a piano piece, but I believe Jim, Freddie's partner recorded Freddie playing whilst at home, it's a truly beautiful piece of music

I was of the first person in Pittsburgh, PA USA diagnosed as having been infected with the new virus that destroyed immune systems. They told me they didn’t know much about it and that I should be dead within 6-12 months, to come back when I got sick and they would make me comfortable. Two years later and I’m still alive! By this time it’s 1985, and it was fourteen more years after Freddie died in 1991 that my doctor told me I now had full blown AIDS. Now it’s 2023, forty yeas since I was told I’d be dead within a year. Only the good die young, eh? I must be one bad MFer, then.

John decided after Freddie passed that there was no Queen without Freddie. And is now retired. He still gets royalties from the songs. But he has left the music business.

This really makes you realize you can't have what if's with Freddie or anyone who dies. "What if he was still alive" "What if he got the disease 2 years later." Because there is nothing you can do about it. You can't make them get it 2 years later, or bring them back to life. If you focus on the what if's you will be miserable and, be in a giant spiral.

John left Queen after the Tribute concert and finishing Made in Heaven,only came back in 97 to record this.

This was 6 years after Freddie’s death; John Deacon retired after this. You can feel their pain. As for the other comments about Brian contemplating suicide, he lost his marriage and father around the same time as Freddie, so it was a lot all at once.

It is sad for all of us. But there has always been one small part of me that feels Freddie didn’t want to get old. I don’t think suicide or any like that, I just feel like he wanted to be remembered like he was when he was doing his concert. If you had never seen this video or the days of our lives the fun and crazy Freddie is what you would think about. So get those two out of your mind and think of the fun Freddie.

Wow not only is the video really really sad but what you said made me emotional too haha. I'd loce if you reacted to I'm Going Slightly Mad. It's about his reaction to the medicine he took which gave him hallicunations and stuff. But it's a really fun video.

You should listen to A winters tale written on his deathbed , beautiful

Yes! The clips 😥😥😥

I'm not crying, you're crying!! 😭

Happier songs you might enjoy: Let Me Live and Friends Will Be Friends

You should react to the show must go on if you havent

There is an edit of the video without the clips, and to be honest I prefer it - it makes it feel a little less mawkish, somehow.

IF Is only 2 letters but means extremes. AWESOME - UNFORTUNATELY

Literally months after he died they found new medications that controlled HIV a lot better and he most like would have lived a full life. Brian talked about it in an interview and that’s where his “you can’t do what if’s, therein lies madness” quote comes from

OMG!! Next to Mother Love, this song is so beautiful, but so sad.

Crying...that is all 💔

Remember the Ledge!!!

Why did you react to such a sad song this made me cry.Pls React to You’re my best friend music video by queen or now I’m here live at the hammersmith by queen or Liar by queen or fat bottomed girls music video by queen or Freddie Mercury Funny moments part 3 or killer queen by queen or crazy little things called love by queen or flash by queen or good old fashion lover boy by queen .These are some good songs and not sad ones bc I don’t want to cry again😂

Remember when you said you didn't want sad songs? Might as well listen to Mother Love for the saddest of them all. But also listen to Brighton Rock. See my not on your white queen video.

You might contemplate reacting to "Bring Back Leroy Brown." Definitely on the opposite end of the spectrum from this song.