Freddie was the first front man to ever give a show. It was his belief that the fans deserve a “performance”, not just a band that stands still with their heads down playing their instruments. Other bands follow suit down the road after seeing what a success Queen achieved. Freddie is still ranked as the #1 Front Man in Rock and Roll along with the #1 Rock and Roll singer. I can’t see anyone surpassing him. Not only does he have an absurd octave range, but his voice is very powerful and watch his face when he sings- he pours emotion in every single song. Please react to Now I’m Here live at Wembley 1986. Fantastic guitar and drums along with the amazing voice!!!!!! I enjoy you all very much. Such a great pair of buddies!!
Roger wrote the vision of the song. The rest of the band finished it in the studio. It’s mostly about Martin L King. There’s a documentary about how they made the song. 👑
I thought it might be about MLK last time I listened. It'a like Pride (In The Name Of Love) which is partly about MLK. And, the bridge part "early morning, April 4th shot rings out in a memphis sky.. " is the day MLK got shot. but it's like the bridge in One Vision... Pride "free at last they took your life but they could like take your pide" One Vision "Look what they did to my dreams" (shot him).
Freddie Mercury is the whole package!! He does it all , and brilliantly!!! Fun fact Brian and his dad made his guitar out of a 100 year old fireplace!!!
Freddie without knowing it was already in the full development of the disease. he made a huge physical and vocal effort. only in the last concerts of 1986 did he realize the problem, he could not sing as he wanted. it was incredible on stage and his voice was powerful yet he was sick. he is truly a legend!
Mary Treder of course yes. but the years would never stop Freddie. he would continue to play concerts. it was at the end of the magic tour that Freddie told the group that he could no longer stand the concerts. because by now he understood his problem. age would not have stopped him, as he showed even if he was sick he was always the best on stage.
@@RexorgenOnavi I believe this was the magic tour - two nights at Wembley, and one more night at Knebworth, where he told the band he couldn't tour anymore; then he went on to make The Great Pretender, and his album with Monserrat Caballe then back to the band for studio work and a few videos.
Mary Treder you are right. I'm only talking about the live part in concert. what I meant was that because of the illness Freddie was very affected on the stage. and his voice could not be perfect, with what I mean, that this man was an incredible man! even if sick he was above all
I think the first instance he realised something was wrong was in Munich on this tour, look up the second show in Munich on queenlive.ca. It mentions him revisiting Munich and seeing many of his friends dying of aids.
Greatest of all time!! Queen as a band and Freddie Mercury as a front man! The vocals aside in this van set them apart, in addition to their musicianship. Freddie Mercury is the most unique front man I've ever seen in my entire life! He could grab a crowd in the palm of his hand and they would stand up and I would sit down or do anything he wanted them to do. Live Aid 1985 is a perfect example and absolutely incredible.
They also have a documentary showing the "Making of" this song that you two might be interested in seeing. It's very cool. Just search 'One Vision Documentary' and it'll pop up!
Yes! Watch the “making of One Vision”. The best! Love you guys! I kind of remember watching this for the first time and I died over Freddie running all over and all his moves. Really fun to just watch someone else watch it for the first time.
Everything from this concert is amazing. You are right Freddie Mercury was the greatest showman ever and Roger, Brian and John were amazing musician too. From this concert, It's a kind of magic, Another one bites the dust and two of my favorites Who wants to live forever and Love of my life ...pleeeeease!
Love of my life in Rio When the Crowds sang it back to the band was absolutely incredible and Freddie Mercury didn't even have to say a word to the plans but they sang it!!!!❤❤❤❤
If you think there was a large audience, consider that the live at Wmbley '86 lasted two consecutive days. Queen filled the London stadium for two consecutive days July 11th and 12th. Considering the two days, the audience was close to 400,000 people.
Ultimate band ever...agree with you sir, each member was doing great...and they are the best looking band too 😍...musical geniuse..oh wish i was there...more queen please...
Great reaction of the legends and the Icon. Freddie is my heart and soul. He gave it everything whether it was live, video or rehearsal. Every concert was heart stopping.
the 80’s is the greatest era of music and spectacular gigantic live shows. Long live Queen and RIP freddie mercury this is his 30th anniversary of his death november 24th,
I listen to at least one Queen song a day just to keep me smiling. Love that you're both enjoying them as much as I do. Hope you're just getting started, please don't stop now.....as a matter of fact "Don't Stop Me Now" should be your next reaction. You'll love it.
Love how a new audience are discovering Freddie and his genius! He truly is the greatest showman! Had to grin when you said about how he'd give it his all, "whether it's... breakdancing or...", as my immediate thought was "... or ballet" ;) Freddie loved ballet (as I do)! Incidentally, I enjoy watching your reactions guys! Keep up the good work! :D (PS - I've subscribed :) )
Enjoying your Journey of Queen masterpieces ! A really fun and interesting One Vision making of the official video I believe you two would enjoy! Check it out! \m/ \m/
Great concert, filmed over 2 sold out nights. They had enough ticket requests to do many more. When they were writing the song, they were throwing out all different lyrics. At one point, Freddie was reading items off of a Chinese takeout menu. That’s why they left in “fried chicken”. The song was originally written by Roger Taylor about MLK, Jr. “I have a dream speech”, but once they started working on it in the studio, they added other things. A great video to watch is the longer version of “The making of One Vision”. It’s quite amusing. One set of lyrics that didn’t survive is in the video, “One dump, one turd, two tits, John Deacon”.😂 Here’s the link if you want it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HDQ5t-2E8Tc.html
Dragon Attack at The Bowl is far and away a superior version. Brian May broke a string and had to switch guitars so John Deacon did the bass solo that was never done live, plus Freddie screwed up the lyrics in Montreal.
I can give you the name of a song you will love (all Queen's songs have been written by one band member or all members). They were all very respectful and at times did not share the meaning of the songs an individual wrote i.e Bohemian Rhapsody - to this day Roger (drummer) and Brian May (guitarist) don't know the meaning of Bohemian Rhapsody) HOWEVER, the following song was written by all band members, as they all felt very strongly about the subject - the song was inspired by their first manager who took advantage of their inexperience and virtually stole their money when they were first starting out and gained great success. The name of the song is "Death on 2 Legs". If you search on RU-vid you'll find it. Very intense!! You'll love it
Anne Craycroft - forgot to tell you there are several performances of this song, use Death on 2 legs live london 1979 (it was actually performed at Hammersmith
What an opener. It cut out so abruptly bc they go right into Tie Your Mother Down. Which of course is a great performance. If you do the making of for this song the fried chicken lyric makes sense. You wouldn’t have known this from a best of album bc this was a new song in 86. Sadly this tour would be their last with Freddie. Have you guys considered doing Live Aid? It’s about 20 minutes & is still considered the best live set ever performed.
I'm so glad QUEEN is now in your wheelhouuse! Hee is the link to IN THE LAP OF THE GODS Be prepared, Freddie gets sooo lost in his art as he sings this song & pl ays the piano, it may bring u to tears. He never came out until 1991 & many of his songs are his fear of being who he was born to be are in his lyrics, Bohemian Rhapsody too... "Mama, I just killed a man, put a gun up to his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead..." He wants to come out but in 1975, well, u know. He feared ruining his band mates lives & reputation & instead used the glam rock look as a fill in reason for his outfits. He said, many years later to a very close trustworthy friend, " I'm as gay as a daffodil ". Bless this extraordinary man that he dealt with such hatred for gays all his life. Real Freddie was very opposite from his performance persona. He was a musical genius, as was Brian May who earned his Doctorate as an astrophysicist. Roger was a dentist! John an engineer! Freddie chose art school & is a graphic artist! Their musicianship working together is astounding, isn't it? Now watch his face burying himself in this incredible performance. Brace yourself.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YNVjf506H6sQ.htmlueen IN THE LAP OF THE GODS Be prepared, Freddie gets sooo lost in his art as he sings this song & pl ays the piano, it may bring u to tears. H e never came out until 1991 & many of his songs are his fear of being who he was born to be are in his lyrics, Bohemian Rhapsody too... "Mama, I just killed a man, put a gun up to his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead..." He feared ruining his band mates lives& reputation & instead used the glam rock look as a fill in reason for his outfits. He said, many years later to a very close trustworthy friend, "Darling, I'm as gay as a daffodil ". Bless this extraordinary man that he dealt with such hatred for gays all his life. Real Freddie was very opposite from his performance persona. He was a musical genius, as was Brian May who earned his Doctorate as an astrophysicist. Roger was a dentist! John an engineer! Freddie chose art school & is a graphic artist! Their musicianship working together is astounding, isn't it? Now watch his face burying himself in this incredible performance. Brace yourself.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YNVjf506H6sQ.htmlueen IN THE LAP OF THE GODS Be prepared, Freddie gets sooo lost in his art as he sings this song & pl ays the piano, it may bring u to tears. H e never came out until 1991 & many of his songs are his fear of being who he was born to be are in his lyrics, Bohemian Rhapsody too... "Mama, I just killed a man, put a gun up to his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead..." He feared ruining his band mates lives& reputation & instead used the glam rock look as a fill in reason for his outfits. He said, many years later to a very close trustworthy friend, "Darling, I'm as gay as a daffodil ". Bless this extraordinary man that he dealt with such hatred for gays all his life. Real Freddie was very opposite from his performance persona. He was a musical genius, as was Brian May who earned his Doctorate as an astrophysicist. Roger was a dentist! John an engineer! Freddie chose art school & is a graphic artist! Their musicianship working together is astounding, isn't it? Now watch his face burying himself in this video. Really listen to the lyics, it's about him in a time when gay men were not tolerated, especially in conservative London in 1975. He is pleading to be able to live his true life . Queen IN THE LAP OF THE GODS Be prepared, Freddie gets sooo lost in his art as he sings this song & pl ays the piano, it may bring u to tears. H e never came out until 1991 & many of his songs are his fear of being who he was born to be are in his lyrics, Bohemian Rhapsody too... "Mama, I just killed a man, put a gun up to his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead..." He feared ruining his band mates lives& reputation & instead used the glam rock look as a fill in reason for his outfits. He said, many years later to a very close trustworthy friend, "Darling, I'm as gay as a daffodil ". Bless this extraordinary man that he dealt with such hatred for gays all his life. Real Freddie was very opposite from his performance persona. He was a musical genius, as was Brian May who earned his Doctorate as an astrophysicist & appointed as Chancellor of the most prestigious university in England. Roger was a dentist! John an engineer! Freddie chose art school & is a graphic artist! Their musicianship working together is astounding, isn't it? Now watch his face burying himself in this incredible performance. Brace yourself.. it's so hauntingly beautiful & sad. Enjoy! Luv ya from Sailor Suzie ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YNVjf506H6s.html
It’s a shame you had to stop there. They roll right into Tie your Mother Down and the stadium is just jumping up and down. Truly the whole concert is exciting.
I really really recommend you guys do a reaction to "Gimme the prize". It's a metal song, just in case you doubted their versatility. They never sang it live, but man did Freddy tear up the vocals better than any metal singer you can think of. And Brian May did this riff making the guitar sound like bagpipes that is unbelievable.
The reason fried chicken is in the song is because when recording they did a spoof version and Freddie had a menu for a Chinese restaurant. They put in Fried chicken and kept it in.
you could pick any song from the saturday night show as they are all superb, they were at their peak here! but for me my favourite tour and lighting rig will always be the british crazy tour in nov/dec '79, i was lucky enough to see them at the glasgow apollo on dec 1st 👑✊🇬🇧
If you really want to really Rock out, you must try Fat Bottomed Girls live at the Bowl. Another great song, is one of the first thrash metal songs created in the early 70s. It's Stone Cold Crazy, live at the Rainbow!! Great reaction, thanks!!!
Love your reactions to queen ,if you like harmonies ,you should try the studio version of you take my breath away ,no auto tune ,but harmonies are amazing thanks from Liverpool UK x
Freddie knew he was sick just before Live Aid. He told his band mates shortly thereafter. Their last tour was the Magic Tour. The band knew it. Notice John Deacons bass is black. It was for the whole tour. 😓
One Vision was the band's tribute to Martin Luther King.❤❤❤❤ no lip-syncing and no auto-tune just 100% authentic. These guys could have a lot of fun even in their videos. Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson did a duet together " there's more to life than this" and it is a really good song if you'd like to hear it.
fried chicken is explained below, just fyi, very funny and it does make sense, Queen was one of the most prepared and hardworking bands of all time - that's why you see such freedom and fun in their performances - they pretty much played off of each other and felt comfortable adlibbing - makes it fun
This song is about Marin Luther King Jr. There is a great video called the making of one vision, genius at work. I am going to tell you about the leadf guitarist Brian May. All four men are intellects. Dr. Brian May has a doctorate in Astrophysics. He has consulted with NASA on projects. He even has a nine minute solo named for one of those projects called New Horizon. The guitar he is playing is the one he still plays. He and his father built that guitar from wood taken from a fireplace mantle. It is known as "The Red Special". They built the guitar in 1969 because Brian could not afford the one he wanted. If you can see my profile picture it is Brian playing the Red Special this past summer. When I took this picture and saw it I thought he's still a freakin Rock Star! Keep them coming guys!
Hey guys catching up on all your Queen reactions and it seems your missing 3 brilliant live performances from your library. You take my breath away at Hyde park, who wants to live forever from Wembley and of course live aid. Would really like to see you react to those 3. Appreciate it all the way from the uk
I noticed someone gave you the link to the documentary about the making of this song. But whether you watch it or not you should do a reaction to "One Vision Extended Version". It's about 6 minutes & shows them having fun in the studio while recording it. It's wildly entertaining. Plus you hear the clear crisp finished song. We'd love to see you react to it, it's one of the most requested Queen videos. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--OGd4gplxQM.html
You gotta see the next song after One Vision. But try an earlier video of White Queen (I think at the Odem) . It will blow you away. It is from the 70s.
Glad I went to the old Wembley stadium for the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, GnR were the too lol, what a stadium. Freddies boyfriend Jim Hutton gave him the line for Fried chicken.
U guys are cheering up all of us diehard Queen fans. Are u aware Brian May BUILT HIS GUITAR with his Dad at 17 yrs old out of old broken scrap from a fireplace, mom's knitting needles & a bicycle kick stand. He uses "the Red Special to this day at every performance 99% of songs. (It's also called "the Old Lady". Lookup Red Special youtube video for Brian explaining it took years to build it.
Many bands have greatest hits albums. Many bands have multiple greatest hits albums... but are just the same songs in a different order.. Queen have 2 greatest hits albums. But they could have had a whole lot more..their songs were that good (Yes...I know they have a 3rd...but that's just remixes, solos and live tracks..plus a few other songs thrown on)
@@dixienormous2440 one vision the song ends with tri vision ...but freddie says fried chicken...........which he did while making the song..........check it out its on youtube
My personal favorite from this show is “A kind of magic”. Please react. Here’s the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c2_xWTSyCuU.html Also written by Roger Taylor. He got the title from a line in the original “Highlander” movie with Christopher Lambert. The character was immortal, and there could be only one. Queen did the soundtrack for the movie. Another great song from the movie was written by Brian May. Since the character was immortal, he falls in love and has to watch her age and die in his arms. So he wrote “Who wants to live forever”. The Wembley version is good, but the one from Budapest, Hungary is better IMO. Here’s that link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zfpfbUMctQ8.html ENJOY!
Live version of a song called White Man, In Freddies own words "A real bitch of a song, really gets to the nodules" Love to know what you both think to this....... You might need the lyrics too. Hope you react, keep up the good work ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4or_4CNypY4.html
He wrote it after Freddie played what that riff would be on the piano if he didn't do a guitar riff. Brian said that....thought Freddie had it all in his head and didn't need his guitar. Thankfully Brian agreed with Freddie and went off and gave us the guitar riff.
Sparta...they’re looking at Queen from a U.S. perspective...what they think are the greatest hits...they need to take a deep dive into Queen’s catalogue. How about they start with the making of “One Vision”🤩
