This is one of Freddie's Masterpieces kind of a prelude to Bohemian Rhapsody. There are so many elements of this song that I love. John is killing the bass on this one ad Brian is rockin that Red Special. Roger is perfection. Freddie got his inspiration from many things including art. A couple of his songs are actually explaining a particular piece of art so it is possible that this song is even a mashup of several fairy tales. The live version of this song is only a snippet, not the whole song by any stretch of the imagination. It would not be possible to even come close to the album version of this with just the three voices and single guitar tracks. Thank you both for your reactons.
Such a glorious masterpiece! In their early work, they wrote a lot of fantasy/mythology-themed songs, which are among my many favorites! "My fairy king", "lily of the valley", "nevermore", "the fairy feller's masterstroke" and of course "Seven seas of rye live at the rainbow" are highly recommended. March of the Black Queen is so intense it was rarely sung live and only a small portion was sung as part of a medley. As others have said, this is often thought of as Bohemian rhapsody's older sister. At this early a time in their career, who knows what musical sorcery was cooking that would either be fleshed out or ended up in the wastebasket! One of the best things about Queen is that their songs were rarely pinpointed at a specific subject or meaning, they preferred them to be wide open to interpretation. Once again, Queen provided a superb fantasy tapestry thats a treasure-trove of possible interpretations, especially who the titular Black Queen could be. Personally, when I hear the line "I'm Queen of the Night", the opera lover in me automatically thinks of the main antagonist of the same name from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute". That being said, "Black Queen" and "Queen of the night" are archetypes all her own that has been used to describe several figures in mythology and folklore, but I digress. Another reactor, Darc Helmut did a very interesting reaction to this song with a particularly intriguing approach and interpretation to the lyrics. th-cam.com/video/fm7RAB4wf0A/w-d-xo.html Your reactions are awesome! I'm so glad you're both enjoying the ride so far. Queen's music is a rainbow of emotions and a musical buffet for the soul!
One of my favourite Queen songs. It's complex, and a little surreal... and as Mrs Coach said, has a fairy tale vibe. Freddie had it mostly written before Queen was even formed. It's considered to be a counterpoint to 'My Fairy King' which was released on their first album. It gives me Bohemian Rhapsody vibes too, with the changing keys, and tempos, and the feel of being multiple songs all smushed up together...
Queen made 4 rhapsodies: March Of The Black Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Millionaire Waltz and Innuendo. Rhapsody by definition means a song comprised of a few different sections. Queen created so many hits and masterpieces and they will be listened to until the end of time. Freddie was the greatest vocalist that ever walked the planet and we miss him. My son who is 13 years old loves Queen.
Hey Mr. & Mrs. C., yes, the song was the highlight of the black side... Some people believed 👑QUEEN II album was a concept album, per se. It was based on the fantasy stories of the "Seven Seas of Rhye"... and the subsequent story lines of the "My Fairy King" and "Great King Rat" who loves the White Queen, but never approaches her... the "Ogre Battle" to control the territory of Rhye, the White Queen 👑 turns to the dark side (goes mad after experiencing the "Fairy-Feller's Masterstroke") and thus ends with "Nevermore" and "Funny How Love Is".... yes, all from the mind of Freddie, writing stories for his little sister while living on the beaches of Zanzibar.... blessings.
YES INDEED .. This is my #2 all-time favorite Queen song from my favorite album Queen II. Love Freddie’s piano playing & Brian’s guitar work which completes the “march”. This beauty was penned by Freddie & arguably the highlight of the album. Freddie loves lyricism & storytelling featuring fairytales with hidden meanings! 🖤🖤🖤
The March is from the same level as BohRhap! It's just friggin awesome! 🧡 First I was a bit offended by mrs. Coach with her remark that she thought it was a strange but funny song, but she got the point at the end. And you really need to hear this over a couple of years and than y'all appreciate the song 😜
i am happy to hear you mention Bohemian Rhapsody. I always considered this to be Freddie's fist attempt at creating a song with multiple parts, mood shifts, tempo changes, etc.
I'm an old Queenie (63) and have had discussions about "March of the Black Queen" many times with other Queenies. It isn't unusual to hear us talking about the Trio of Songs That Belong With Each Other. "March of the Black Queen," "The Prophet's Song," and "Innuendo" are indicative of the different time periods Queen went through with their Prog Rock side. I can hear the refinement with each advancement in those three songs. As with the others here and many others of us who adore Queen, _Queen II_ is my favorite album. Thank you both for listening!!
Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. We can understand why people prefer the earlier Queen, and why other prefer later Queen. Certainly, they have enough variety to appeal to a very wide audience as evidenced by their huge fan base.
Coach I think you would really love Keep Yourself Alive live at Montreal. Roger shines on this one as well as Brian and Deacy shows off a little bit of his dance moves lol. It’s a shortened version because Roger gets up and finishes his drum solo on his Timpani drums and they cut it off but you’ll love this.
Coach, you have an extremely bright ear for Roger's singing. 😅 Many people don't hear him and think that it is all Freddie's voice because they blend together perfectly. 🥰 At live performances it was Roger who always supported Freddie and many times sang instead of him when Freddie had to rest his voice. Years before he met Brian he was known as "the famous singing drummer from Cornwall". Brian spoke highly of Roger: 'Roger is intellectualy extremely bright. He is sharp, bright, witty and he is in touch with the world. He reads the papers and is aware of trends. Roger's dream is to be a rock'n'roll star, to live it and breathe it, and he does." 🤘
@@CoachCastTV oh, yes. That's why you really have to listen to Queen's Rock it (Prime Jive). You'll enjoy it. (and think Mrs Coach will too). Check Official Lyric Video or album The Game. (Freddie is singing the intro and Roger is singing the rest of the song.) Live Freddie sang the whole song.
This merges into the next song, Funny How Love Is. It's one of my favourite Queen albums. For a good fast rock song, I would recommend Dead On Time from the Jazz Album, or alternatively Doing Alright from the first album for a mixture of different sounds
I've always loved this track ever since I first heard it in 1974. It shows off Freddie's wonderful imagination to come up with this prog-like fairy tale song. To this day Queen II is still my favourite album of theirs. I might be controversial here, but I've always preferred the early work of Queen to the later work. Btw there's a track from this album that Roger takes lead vocals called Loser in the end. That You might like Coach. Good reaction as ever guys. Thanks
Freddie used to say that Roger did "dog whistle notes." In most bands Roger would have been lead singer. Never forget, with Queen it's not over till it's over. Queen II was basically a concept album. Most songs on the album are fairytale related, because it was the glam rock period which had lots of connections to the gay community even though most glam artists were not gay. The goal was to leave the audience wondering. Why else would a band made up of four guys call themselves "Queen?"
Brian May considers this song to be the precursor to Bohemian Rhapsody. The song alludes to Fairy Tales , but only Freddie knew the full meaning of his lyrics. Yes, the Queen II album had the black side and the white side.
Yess I've been waiting for this video! This song at first may seem very chaotic, but the more you listen to it the more you understand it and appreciate its complexity. At least that's what happened to me :)
One commentator, some time ago, thought this was references to the early slave trade out of Zanzibar that the British ended. The blue powder boys were the ones who loaded the war ship cannons below deck. It all does feed into the fantasy stories Freddie and his sister made up or listened to as children. Perhaps the Black Queen refers to Queen Victoria who was in morning for her husband for decades.
Now do the March Of The Black Queen!Yesss! You finally listened to the most complex (crazy, weird ... like Mrs Coach said) Queen song! It was created by Freddie before BoRhap and he said that it took him ages to complete it. It's from Queen's second album Queen II and it definitely requires multiple times listening to understand it. 👏👏Coach Queenies.
And it's missing as a complement to the song "Funny how love is", it was a mistake on the band to put this part without the other one in the video. Queen II is like "Sgt. Pepper's" of the Queen, except that their Sgt. Pepper's came at the beginning of their carreer ("Queen I" also has part of this experimental sound).
Freddie wrote the Black side of Queen II. I won't pretend to understand it completely but, in short, the Black Queen is NOT your friend! For a tiny bit of context, I'll offer the following: Powder Monkeys were boys that manned artillery guns on warships in the 16th - 19th centuries. ("praying in the dead of night") "The Water-Babies" is a 19th century children's underwater adventure story. "Boil and bake" is taken from Shakespeare's "Double, Double Toil and Trouble" poem We all know fo & fie comes from "Jack and the Beanstalk" but, also, Shakespeare characters commonly used "fie" to express disapproval. Check out "Nevermore". Short but one of the best! Thanks.
1973 to 76 Freddies artistic juices were definitely flowing,Queen 2 and the follow up Sheer Heart Attack really defined early Queen both of which give them their first two hit singles.Try "flick of the wrist or Rogers "Tenament Funster"
I myself did not have a Green Machine, but my brother did and I was always envious because he would never let me ride it! I am so glad that you got to this song. It is one of my favorites and start of their masterpieces, IMO. All Queen is a different vibe, yes it is the album that had the black and white side, One side was Brian and one song by Roger and the other was all wrote by Freddie. You all have a good day and thank you for playing.
I absolutely love this song. I hear it as the battle between good and evil after listening to it 6, or ,7 times. Fred never told anyone what the song was about, Fred said "if you hear it, it's there".
As you like Roger's voice so much, you maybe should check out his solo stuff, too. "Foreign Sand", "Touch The Sky", "Happiness", etc. < all from the album "Happiness?" (1994) btw. < I love this album! :)
Forgot about another one! Headlong (video) is a great song as well. One of their later tracks but reminds me of Breakthru with that driving bass and drums.
Ha! The Green Machine, faster than Big Wheel! Many of us were lucky enough to get a Big Wheel! I have heard of the song "March of the Black Queen", but this is my first time listening to it and watching the video too. After listening to the whole song, I agree with you Coach, I got Bohemian Rhapsody vibes because of the different sounds they used, I love it, yes Roger's voice is unmistakenly there Coach, I am happy you went back to hear that portion again. 13:11 Mrs. Coach, I agree with you on that, it sounded like a fairy tale. I think only Freddie knows what the meaning of the song, Mr. Coach, you are correct, they are a talented band, and they didn't take themselves too seriously. I enjoyed your video reaction! Peace. ☮
I love both of your reactions to all Queens songs your a joy to watch. 🤗❤️ There's always so much going on in every Queen songs that's what makes it so exciting. Thanks for always being an absolute pleasure to watch take care see ya again soon. 😊✌️
BoRhap's big sister Probably musically the most complex thing they ever did, almost wearing the tape out with overdubs. Now you need to do Innuendo if you haven't. Togwtherwith BoRhap it's the "holy trinity" among us queenies, lol.
Fantastic composition, musicianship and songwriting in general, remember this is in their very early days, Bohemian Rhapsody or Mongolian Rhapsody as Freddie was going to call it was just a pipe dream. Try a comparison between the two versions of "Heaven for Everyone". Rogers band "The Cross" did a version with Freddie on backing vocals and then the Queen version with Freddie on lead. Same song but a fair amount of differences.
I really Like this song by Queen. The way the song switches up and sends your mind in different directions is genius to me. My favourite part Where the harmonies. The way you two kept laughing throughout the video could only been done by Queen . Queen are very different which is one of my favourite things about Queen. Would love to see a reaction to Tear It Up by Queen. such a funny reaction. Love you guys and love the updates XXXXX
Freddie and the rest of the band doing their vocal gymnastics. I love this song, just listening to the voices. But what song don’t I love to hear Freddie’s voice…just love that voice, all versions. And no, never heard of the green machine, lol.
As I've seen stated the album was divided into Side White, Side 1, and Side Black, Side 2. Side White was written by Brian, Freddie, and Roger. Side Black was all Freddie. You've missed out on the ending of this song as it runs right into "Funny How Love Is" on the record. It's an extra couple of minutes that close the song out. A couple of years later, they had another little song that's constructed in the same way. Maybe you've already heard of it..."Bohemian Rhapsody?"
Brian had a mini stroke recently and recovering and says he now can play his guitar again. And for the record, Mrs Coach looks lovely in green especially with that red hair. Green is her color.
Haven't yet heard the reaction. Am reminding you Freddie Mercury was a genius musician. . creative lyricist and Brian, Roger and John Deacon genius musicians also all four determined to not let the other down. So we have this absolute masterpiece. Looking to hear what your take-a-way is. (BTW Freddie Mercury used to make up entertaining stories for his little sister, perhaps the foundation of these lyrics.)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, ‘70s Queen!… Enough said!… actually I will say one more thing, there was nobody back then that was doing anything like this, some may like it some may not, but damn the freaking talent!
Hey team ‼️ you can never go wrong with queen another great reaction💥 part of the lyrics from the beginning of the song I’m still trying to figure out what a “blue powder monkey “is😂
Before Queen existed, Mercury (back then named Bulsara) did write a song called 'Green'. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but an important step in his evolution as a self-taught composer. He certainly learnt the trade soon enough and then bestowed us with many great songs, such as 'The March of the Black Queen'!
Ok, now that u2 "survived the test" with MOTBQ you really have to hear their first song from their first album "Keep Yourself Alive" (live at Rainbow 74) ... Freddie introduced it: "Now will do a number Brian wrote when he was just a young teenage boy." ... 🥰 I promise, it's not as complex as MOTBQ ... 😅 You've done a couple "Brian's/White side" songs (Father to Son, White Queen) and two of "Freddie's /Black side" (Ogre Battle, MOTBQ) but you still have some "early" Queen songs to listen to: Nevermore (official lyric video, just 84 seconds long), Seven Seas of Rhye (live at Wembley 1986), Tenement Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily Of The Valley (medley).
You have to react to the live version of ‘Impromptu’ at Wembley! If not, also ‘Exercises in Free Love’ (Freddie Mercury). Both are guaranteed to leave you fascinated with Freddie’s vocal range. You also can’t miss ‘Melancholy Blues’ ‘its a hard life’ or ‘Seaside Rendezvous’.”
Yess! Thank you for this amazing reaction, I've been waiting for this one 😁 I recommend you guys to react to '39. In the studio version Brian sings lead vocals, but Freddie mostly took lead during live concerts. Both are interesting to listen to, but i personally prefer Brian’s voice with that song!
So excited to see you do MOTBQ. Fun as always.❤ Green machine? I think Coach might have a similar unfathomable train of thought as Freddie. MOTBQ is a total assault on the ears and the switch ups are quite painful. I don’t like MOTBQ, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Pain is so close to pleasure. 🤣. BoRap has more finesse. I think laughter is totally appropriate for any song with the line “She boils and she bakes and she never dots her i’s”. Freddie would understand that none of us are perfect! 😇
The Green Machine was the hot rod of childhood trikes! Everyone had a Big Wheel, but the Green Machine was super cool, and took a lot of practice to actually ride and not smash into everything!
Hey Mr. & Mrs. C, I think you would both enjoy "See What A Fool I've Been". Look for the Live BBC Session July 1973/2011 Remix on Queen Official. Cheers! (It's a live recording, not a video, fyi.)
I don't know exactly what you meant, but trying to answer Mr. Coach, Queen songs you haven't already reacted that would fit your criteria: Headlong, Hitman (pure heavy metal), White Man, Let me Entertain You, Dead on Time, Great King Rat, Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll (sung by Roger), Hammer to Fall (you reacted at Live Aid), Tear it Up.
This is part of Freddie’s make believe land. Didn’t need to make a lot of sense but if you know the song, it actually does. Yes, this is on the Black side of the album
Mrs. Coach and I are of the same mind: “A wild, weird song!” (I know that many many Queen fans ADORE this song, and I respect/understand why… Maybe my tastes are just too “simple”?) I LOVE Freddie’s poetic, imaginative lyrics, tho! (Which… can you believe… Freddie said in an interview that writing lyrics wasn’t his strong suit?😯 This fellow was so bizarrely humble (or something!)
Hi folks! I remember the Green Machine. I didn't have one. I had a pogo stick. (I wasn't allowed a bike. Long, stupid story.) And I was the most popular kid on the street. All the bikes were piled up in front of my house. Go figure. Had to pause and rewind-Mrs. Coach's comment has put her at the head of the class today and I'l be thinking about it all night! Nice one, Mrs. Coach! Anyway, a banger from eons back, this. That Queen II album was something. Yes, it had Side White/Side Black. Guess who was who? I always get a kick out of this video and the glossing over of certain naughty lyrical content, and not one person I've seen review it has noticed. And if you folks had trouble digesting this, you'll want to avoid "Ogre Battle". Particularly the live version. It's heavy, all right. Glad to see you going back to the early stuff. Love you guys!
What is the black queen myth? According to folklore, the Black Queen was a cruel woman with long black hair, who was always dressed in black, as the name suggests. Since she dabbled in black magic, she was able to control various beasts.
GREAT REACTION As ALWAYS, MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT "BICYCLE RACE" BECAUSE OF THE CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO ,I KNOW MR COACH LIKES A CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO.😁
As others have said it does need a few listens I was the same with this song & The Prophets Song took a while love them both now ❤❤ Tie Your Mother Down from Montreal is brilliant if you haven’t already reacted to it xx
@@CoachCastTV thank you must have missed that one, as you like Roger’s voice Liar ( not the same song as the Queen one) with his band The Cross is a great song x
I'm watching on a black and white screen and Mrs Coach is dressed in black on my screen, not really, Mrs Coach looks good in any get up, as does Mr Coach.
Never really liked this song, although it grew on me. The part you liked the most is also my favorite😂 This song live is better in my opinion because it is shortened and the good parts are in it😊
Observation - You have never reacted to Bad Company, whose singer Paul Rogers who, after Freddie died was Queens singer on the first tour. Also, no reactions on Tyuzu's newly released album that is getting a lot positive praise.
Thanks for your reaction. This song has always disturbed me. I just read much too much into the lyrics and even though I cannot explain them, I still find them a bit creepy.
This is why Queen are the most versatile band of all time.
TRUTH🫶
It’s a story in a song perfectly distributed I love Freddie’s incredible mind
Brian May regards this song is a precursor to Bohemian Rhapsody...
Queen 2, still one o my favourite Queen albums of all time, the whole album is outstanding for the time and stands out today, it never gets old.
This is one of Freddie's Masterpieces kind of a prelude to Bohemian Rhapsody. There are so many elements of this song that I love. John is killing the bass on this one ad Brian is rockin that Red Special. Roger is perfection. Freddie got his inspiration from many things including art. A couple of his songs are actually explaining a particular piece of art so it is possible that this song is even a mashup of several fairy tales. The live version of this song is only a snippet, not the whole song by any stretch of the imagination. It would not be possible to even come close to the album version of this with just the three voices and single guitar tracks. Thank you both for your reactons.
Yes, no idea how they'd attempt this live (not the whole song).
@@CoachCastTV Truth be told, whenever they did sing this song live, it was usually incorporated as part of a medley, usually following Killer Queen.
Queen II is just awesome and my favorite album ever.
One of my favourite Queen songs along with Death On Two legs and Millionaire Waltz.
Yes this was on their second album with the white and black sides. This was obviously on the black side. Yes that was gorgeous Roger.
The songs on the BLACK side pretty much flow together seamlessly.
@@kentnottingham9635 Because all songs on the black side were written by one person allowing him to do that.
You have to listen to this song MANY times to really get it completely.... great reaction, as always!!!!
Can you imagine the work that went into the harmonies on this?! There are parts that sound like they are all being shaken while sing harmony!
Yes the album had a black and white side...Brian painted his nails black on the tour ❤
Such a glorious masterpiece! In their early work, they wrote a lot of fantasy/mythology-themed songs, which are among my many favorites! "My fairy king", "lily of the valley", "nevermore", "the fairy feller's masterstroke" and of course "Seven seas of rye live at the rainbow" are highly recommended.
March of the Black Queen is so intense it was rarely sung live and only a small portion was sung as part of a medley. As others have said, this is often thought of as Bohemian rhapsody's older sister. At this early a time in their career, who knows what musical sorcery was cooking that would either be fleshed out or ended up in the wastebasket! One of the best things about Queen is that their songs were rarely pinpointed at a specific subject or meaning, they preferred them to be wide open to interpretation. Once again, Queen provided a superb fantasy tapestry thats a treasure-trove of possible interpretations, especially who the titular Black Queen could be. Personally, when I hear the line "I'm Queen of the Night", the opera lover in me automatically thinks of the main antagonist of the same name from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute". That being said, "Black Queen" and "Queen of the night" are archetypes all her own that has been used to describe several figures in mythology and folklore, but I digress. Another reactor, Darc Helmut did a very interesting reaction to this song with a particularly intriguing approach and interpretation to the lyrics. th-cam.com/video/fm7RAB4wf0A/w-d-xo.html Your reactions are awesome! I'm so glad you're both enjoying the ride so far. Queen's music is a rainbow of emotions and a musical buffet for the soul!
A musical buffet for the soul is quite an apt description. Thanks for the great comment.
@@CoachCastTV Your welcome.
Yeah this is one of the best of Freddie's Fairy Tales from Queen II
Fred left his songs open to interpretation. I hear this as the battle between good and evil.
One of my favourite Queen songs. It's complex, and a little surreal... and as Mrs Coach said, has a fairy tale vibe. Freddie had it mostly written before Queen was even formed.
It's considered to be a counterpoint to 'My Fairy King' which was released on their first album. It gives me Bohemian Rhapsody vibes too, with the changing keys, and tempos, and the feel of being multiple songs all smushed up together...
Queen made 4 rhapsodies: March Of The Black Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Millionaire Waltz and Innuendo. Rhapsody by definition means a song comprised of a few different sections. Queen created so many hits and masterpieces and they will be listened to until the end of time. Freddie was the greatest vocalist that ever walked the planet and we miss him. My son who is 13 years old loves Queen.
My Fairy King cries in the corner.
This is in my top 5 favorite Queen songs. Love it!
Hey Mr. & Mrs. C., yes, the song was the highlight of the black side...
Some people believed 👑QUEEN II album was a concept album, per se. It was based on the fantasy stories of the "Seven Seas of Rhye"... and the subsequent story lines of the "My Fairy King" and "Great King Rat" who loves the White Queen, but never approaches her... the "Ogre Battle" to control the territory of Rhye, the White Queen 👑 turns to the dark side (goes mad after experiencing the "Fairy-Feller's Masterstroke") and thus ends with "Nevermore" and "Funny How Love Is".... yes, all from the mind of Freddie, writing stories for his little sister while living on the beaches of Zanzibar.... blessings.
Quite interesting. It's certainly unique.
YES INDEED .. This is my #2 all-time favorite Queen song from my favorite album Queen II. Love Freddie’s piano playing & Brian’s guitar work which completes the “march”. This beauty was penned by Freddie & arguably the highlight of the album. Freddie loves lyricism & storytelling featuring fairytales with hidden meanings! 🖤🖤🖤
The March is from the same level as BohRhap! It's just friggin awesome! 🧡
First I was a bit offended by mrs. Coach with her remark that she thought it was a strange but funny song, but she got the point at the end.
And you really need to hear this over a couple of years and than y'all appreciate the song 😜
It's from the album Queen 2 - for an old queen fan it's the best song - side black
Yes
i am happy to hear you mention Bohemian Rhapsody. I always considered this to be Freddie's fist attempt at creating a song with multiple parts, mood shifts, tempo changes, etc.
From Queen II. Brian represented the white Queen. Freddie represented the black Queen. Originally on vinyl, the album was Side White and Side Blaack.
@@chicochi3 and the cover was the signature silhouette shot of all four of them that was repeated for the Bohemian Rhapsody video.
Don’t forget Roger’s song “The Loser In The End” was on the White Side.
I'm an old Queenie (63) and have had discussions about "March of the Black Queen" many times with other Queenies. It isn't unusual to hear us talking about the Trio of Songs That Belong With Each Other. "March of the Black Queen," "The Prophet's Song," and "Innuendo" are indicative of the different time periods Queen went through with their Prog Rock side. I can hear the refinement with each advancement in those three songs. As with the others here and many others of us who adore Queen, _Queen II_ is my favorite album. Thank you both for listening!!
Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. We can understand why people prefer the earlier Queen, and why other prefer later Queen. Certainly, they have enough variety to appeal to a very wide audience as evidenced by their huge fan base.
Coach I think you would really love Keep Yourself Alive live at Montreal. Roger shines on this one as well as Brian and Deacy shows off a little bit of his dance moves lol. It’s a shortened version because Roger gets up and finishes his drum solo on his Timpani drums and they cut it off but you’ll love this.
Thanks for that suggestion!
True, that one is a must watch!
Coach, you have an extremely bright ear for Roger's singing. 😅 Many people don't hear him and think that it is all Freddie's voice because they blend together perfectly. 🥰
At live performances it was Roger who always supported Freddie and many times sang instead of him when Freddie had to rest his voice. Years before he met Brian he was known as "the famous singing drummer from Cornwall".
Brian spoke highly of Roger: 'Roger is intellectualy extremely bright. He is sharp, bright, witty and he is in touch with the world. He reads the papers and is aware of trends. Roger's dream is to be a rock'n'roll star, to live it and breathe it, and he does." 🤘
Cool quote. Roger's voice is like a magnet for my ears, I guess. LOL
@@CoachCastTV oh, yes. That's why you really have to listen to Queen's Rock it (Prime Jive). You'll enjoy it. (and think Mrs Coach will too). Check Official Lyric Video or album The Game. (Freddie is singing the intro and Roger is singing the rest of the song.) Live Freddie sang the whole song.
@@iris67si Excellent!
This merges into the next song, Funny How Love Is. It's one of my favourite Queen albums. For a good fast rock song, I would recommend Dead On Time from the Jazz Album, or alternatively Doing Alright from the first album for a mixture of different sounds
Appreciate those suggestions!
I've always loved this track ever since I first heard it in 1974. It shows off Freddie's wonderful imagination to come up with this prog-like fairy tale song. To this day Queen II is still my favourite album of theirs.
I might be controversial here, but I've always preferred the early work of Queen to the later work.
Btw there's a track from this album that Roger takes lead vocals called Loser in the end. That You might like Coach.
Good reaction as ever guys. Thanks
Thank you, and we appreciate the suggestion.
YAY! You did it!!!! .....now go and listen a few times more to really appreciate it 😊 THANK YOU Mrs &Mrs Coach!
Freddie used to say that Roger did "dog whistle notes." In most bands Roger would have been lead singer. Never forget, with Queen it's not over till it's over. Queen II was basically a concept album. Most songs on the album are fairytale related, because it was the glam rock period which had lots of connections to the gay community even though most glam artists were not gay. The goal was to leave the audience wondering. Why else would a band made up of four guys call themselves "Queen?"
Brian May considers this song to be the precursor to Bohemian Rhapsody.
The song alludes to Fairy Tales , but only Freddie knew the full meaning of his lyrics. Yes, the Queen II album had the black side and the white side.
Yess I've been waiting for this video! This song at first may seem very chaotic, but the more you listen to it the more you understand it and appreciate its complexity. At least that's what happened to me :)
One commentator, some time ago, thought this was references to the early slave trade out of Zanzibar that the British ended. The blue powder boys were the ones who loaded the war ship cannons below deck. It all does feed into the fantasy stories Freddie and his sister made up or listened to as children. Perhaps the Black Queen refers to Queen Victoria who was in morning for her husband for decades.
Now do the March Of The Black Queen!Yesss! You finally listened to the most complex (crazy, weird ... like Mrs Coach said) Queen song! It was created by Freddie before BoRhap and he said that it took him ages to complete it.
It's from Queen's second album Queen II and it definitely requires multiple times listening to understand it.
👏👏Coach Queenies.
And it's missing as a complement to the song "Funny how love is", it was a mistake on the band to put this part without the other one in the video. Queen II is like "Sgt. Pepper's" of the Queen, except that their Sgt. Pepper's came at the beginning of their carreer ("Queen I" also has part of this experimental sound).
Freddie wrote the Black side of Queen II. I won't pretend to understand it completely but, in short, the Black Queen is NOT your friend! For a tiny bit of context, I'll offer the following:
Powder Monkeys were boys that manned artillery guns on warships in the 16th - 19th centuries. ("praying in the dead of night")
"The Water-Babies" is a 19th century children's underwater adventure story.
"Boil and bake" is taken from Shakespeare's "Double, Double Toil and Trouble" poem
We all know fo & fie comes from "Jack and the Beanstalk" but, also, Shakespeare characters commonly used "fie" to express disapproval.
Check out "Nevermore". Short but one of the best! Thanks.
Ah, thanks for explaining some of the terminology.
... And you thought that Bohemian Rhapsody was complex! And the slow part at the end reminds you of Bohemian Rhapsody!
Now you need to react to “My Fairy King” from their 1973 debut album!,
1973 to 76 Freddies artistic juices were definitely flowing,Queen 2 and the follow up Sheer Heart Attack really defined early Queen both of which give them their first two hit singles.Try "flick of the wrist or Rogers "Tenament Funster"
QUEEN II is Prog and Baroque !!
I myself did not have a Green Machine, but my brother did and I was always envious because he would never let me ride it! I am so glad that you got to this song. It is one of my favorites and start of their masterpieces, IMO. All Queen is a different vibe, yes it is the album that had the black and white side, One side was Brian and one song by Roger and the other was all wrote by Freddie. You all have a good day and thank you for playing.
Glad someone remembers those. Thanks for confirming the black and white sides.
Proto Bohemian Rhapsody.
This song was also performed in 1974 live at rainbow
Yes, but Not in full form
I absolutely love this song. I hear it as the battle between good and evil after listening to it 6, or ,7 times. Fred never told anyone what the song was about, Fred said "if you hear it, it's there".
That's fantastic that he said that. Love it!
As you like Roger's voice so much, you maybe should check out his solo stuff, too.
"Foreign Sand", "Touch The Sky", "Happiness", etc. < all from the album "Happiness?" (1994) btw. < I love this album! :)
That was my favourite album for a while. It's fantastic!
If you like a bit of Roger - and who doesn't?? Try Tenement Funster from the 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack. Oh yeah.
Forgot about another one! Headlong (video) is a great song as well. One of their later tracks but reminds me of Breakthru with that driving bass and drums.
Excellent!
Ha! The Green Machine, faster than Big Wheel! Many of us were lucky enough to get a Big Wheel! I have heard of the song "March of the Black Queen", but this is my first time listening to it and watching the video too. After listening to the whole song, I agree with you Coach, I got Bohemian Rhapsody vibes because of the different sounds they used, I love it, yes Roger's voice is unmistakenly there Coach, I am happy you went back to hear that portion again. 13:11 Mrs. Coach, I agree with you on that, it sounded like a fairy tale. I think only Freddie knows what the meaning of the song, Mr. Coach, you are correct, they are a talented band, and they didn't take themselves too seriously. I enjoyed your video reaction! Peace. ☮
Thanks for the great comment!
I love both of your reactions to all Queens songs your a joy to watch.
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There's always so much going on in every Queen songs that's what makes it so exciting.
Thanks for always being an absolute pleasure to watch take care see ya again soon.
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Thank you so much!!
BoRhap's big sister
Probably musically the most complex thing they ever did, almost wearing the tape out with overdubs. Now you need to do Innuendo if you haven't. Togwtherwith BoRhap it's the "holy trinity" among us queenies, lol.
Queen 1 and 2 are heavily slept on
Fantastic composition, musicianship and songwriting in general, remember this is in their very early days, Bohemian Rhapsody or Mongolian Rhapsody as Freddie was going to call it was just a pipe dream.
Try a comparison between the two versions of "Heaven for Everyone". Rogers band
"The Cross" did a version with Freddie on backing vocals and then the Queen version with Freddie on lead.
Same song but a fair amount of differences.
Listen to I'm in love with my car. Sung by Roger, and written
La sorella maggiore di Bohemian Rhapsody ❤️
Once I got the lyrics down, I couldn't stop singing this song for weeks. I absolutely love this song. 👑🌈🫶💙🕊
I really Like this song by Queen. The way the song switches up and sends your mind in different directions is genius to me. My favourite part Where the harmonies. The way you two kept laughing throughout the video could only been done by Queen . Queen are very different which is one of my favourite things about Queen. Would love to see a reaction to Tear It Up by Queen. such a funny reaction. Love you guys and love the updates XXXXX
Thanks very much!
Freddie and the rest of the band doing their vocal gymnastics. I love this song, just listening to the voices. But what song don’t I love to hear Freddie’s voice…just love that voice, all versions. And no, never heard of the green machine, lol.
Loveee this song…..Freddie is very genius…
As I've seen stated the album was divided into Side White, Side 1, and Side Black, Side 2. Side White was written by Brian, Freddie, and Roger. Side Black was all Freddie. You've missed out on the ending of this song as it runs right into "Funny How Love Is" on the record. It's an extra couple of minutes that close the song out.
A couple of years later, they had another little song that's constructed in the same way. Maybe you've already heard of it..."Bohemian Rhapsody?"
Brian had a mini stroke recently and recovering and says he now can play his guitar again. And for the record, Mrs Coach looks lovely in green especially with that red hair. Green is her color.
Thank you so much! And yes, we heard about Brian. Glad he is recovering well.
Óhhhh Nice my favorite Queen song ❤
Remarks on the impact of artworks are right on.
Thank you.
Haven't yet heard the reaction. Am reminding you Freddie Mercury was a genius musician. . creative lyricist and Brian, Roger and John Deacon genius musicians also all four determined to not let the other down. So we have this absolute masterpiece. Looking to hear what your take-a-way is. (BTW Freddie Mercury used to make up entertaining stories for his little sister, perhaps the foundation of these lyrics.)
They performed this song live, but only the "rock part", as a part of a medley, so it's really short.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, ‘70s Queen!… Enough said!… actually I will say one more thing, there was nobody back then that was doing anything like this, some may like it some may not, but damn the freaking talent!
Hey team ‼️ you can never go wrong with queen another great reaction💥 part of the lyrics from the beginning of the song I’m still trying to figure out what a “blue powder monkey “is😂
LOL...yeah, that is some mental imagery for sure.
Great song, yes it's the black and white album, you should listen to it all
Before Queen existed, Mercury (back then named Bulsara) did write a song called 'Green'. Not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but an important step in his evolution as a self-taught composer. He certainly learnt the trade soon enough and then bestowed us with many great songs, such as 'The March of the Black Queen'!
Well that's a cool piece of trivia!
Ok, now that u2 "survived the test" with MOTBQ you really have to hear their first song from their first album "Keep Yourself Alive" (live at Rainbow 74) ... Freddie introduced it: "Now will do a number Brian wrote when he was just a young teenage boy." ... 🥰
I promise, it's not as complex as MOTBQ ... 😅
You've done a couple "Brian's/White side" songs (Father to Son, White Queen) and two of "Freddie's /Black side" (Ogre Battle, MOTBQ) but you still have some "early" Queen songs to listen to:
Nevermore (official lyric video, just 84 seconds long),
Seven Seas of Rhye (live at Wembley 1986),
Tenement Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily Of The Valley (medley).
Marvellous :)
You have to react to the live version of ‘Impromptu’ at Wembley! If not, also ‘Exercises in Free Love’ (Freddie Mercury). Both are guaranteed to leave you fascinated with Freddie’s vocal range. You also can’t miss ‘Melancholy Blues’ ‘its a hard life’ or ‘Seaside Rendezvous’.”
Yess! Thank you for this amazing reaction, I've been waiting for this one 😁 I recommend you guys to react to '39. In the studio version Brian sings lead vocals, but Freddie mostly took lead during live concerts. Both are interesting to listen to, but i personally prefer Brian’s voice with that song!
So excited to see you do MOTBQ. Fun as always.❤ Green machine? I think Coach might have a similar unfathomable train of thought as Freddie. MOTBQ is a total assault on the ears and the switch ups are quite painful. I don’t like MOTBQ, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Pain is so close to pleasure. 🤣. BoRap has more finesse. I think laughter is totally appropriate for any song with the line “She boils and she bakes and she never dots her i’s”. Freddie would understand that none of us are perfect! 😇
Coach will take that comparison to Freddie. LOL
Queen ,minha banda preferida, parabéns pelo trabalho de vocês em relembrar as belas canções que marcaram época.
Thank you!
The Green Machine was the hot rod of childhood trikes! Everyone had a Big Wheel, but the Green Machine was super cool, and took a lot of practice to actually ride and not smash into everything!
Absolutely!
“ENHANCIFIED BY COACH”🤣😍
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Brilliant song…recovering at home after wild weekend 😂😂😂❤️🎼❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧
A radio station in California always ended the song before the last verse. Just like you almost did. lol
The original Rhapsody
Love the church bells at 5:08
Haha, I have the green machine sat behind the back of the shed. Belonged to one of my lads when he was a kid.
That's awesome!
I love this more than Bohemian Rhapsody 😁
Hey Mr. & Mrs. C, I think you would both enjoy "See What A Fool I've Been". Look for the Live BBC Session July 1973/2011 Remix on Queen Official.
Cheers!
(It's a live recording, not a video, fyi.)
I don't know exactly what you meant, but trying to answer Mr. Coach, Queen songs you haven't already reacted that would fit your criteria:
Headlong, Hitman (pure heavy metal), White Man, Let me Entertain You, Dead on Time, Great King Rat, Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll (sung by Roger), Hammer to Fall (you reacted at Live Aid), Tear it Up.
Great! Thank you for these!
Huffy still makes the Green Machine, it's just hard imagining Mrs. Coach riding one 😂
Hahaha! We need to have a video of that. She'd still fit on one, she's small.
@@CoachCastTV and when you make that video, make sure we hear her go brrrrrrrmm brrrrrrrrmmm 🤣🤣🤣
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This is part of Freddie’s make believe land. Didn’t need to make a lot of sense but if you know the song, it actually does. Yes, this is on the Black side of the album
I had a Green Machine! The twin grab handles let me do some wicked slides! 😁✌
Absolutely!
Mrs. Coach and I are of the same mind:
“A wild, weird song!”
(I know that many many Queen fans ADORE this song, and I respect/understand why…
Maybe my tastes are just too “simple”?)
I LOVE Freddie’s poetic, imaginative lyrics, tho!
(Which… can you believe… Freddie said in an interview that writing lyrics wasn’t his strong suit?😯 This fellow was so bizarrely humble (or something!)
😄 Great minds.
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Hi folks! I remember the Green Machine. I didn't have one. I had a pogo stick. (I wasn't allowed a bike. Long, stupid story.) And I was the most popular kid on the street. All the bikes were piled up in front of my house. Go figure. Had to pause and rewind-Mrs. Coach's comment has put her at the head of the class today and I'l be thinking about it all night! Nice one, Mrs. Coach! Anyway, a banger from eons back, this. That Queen II album was something. Yes, it had Side White/Side Black. Guess who was who? I always get a kick out of this video and the glossing over of certain naughty lyrical content, and not one person I've seen review it has noticed. And if you folks had trouble digesting this, you'll want to avoid "Ogre Battle". Particularly the live version. It's heavy, all right. Glad to see you going back to the early stuff. Love you guys!
Thanks. That pogo stick/bike story sounds interesting. No surprise you were very popular though. Good to see you!
@@CoachCastTV You're kind, but it was the pogo stick that was popular. I just happened to be standing next to it.
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i dont think i ever laugh as much watching any other music reactor on youtube.. well i know i dont, its not even close
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What is the black queen myth?
According to folklore, the Black Queen was a cruel woman with long black hair, who was always dressed in black, as the name suggests. Since she dabbled in black magic, she was able to control various beasts.
GREAT REACTION As ALWAYS, MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT "BICYCLE RACE" BECAUSE OF THE CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO ,I KNOW MR COACH LIKES A CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO.😁
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Try and listen to Fight from the inside by Roger Taylor 😊
Never heard of the Green Machine, but I think you both probably remember the Penny Farthing! 😂😂😂
🤣 Had to look it up. But have definitely seen them.
@@CoachCastTV Had to look it up? I thought they were around your time! Only joking 😂😂😂
@@nickwall2497 😂 They probably still are somewhere.
As others have said it does need a few listens I was the same with this song & The Prophets Song took a while love them both now ❤❤ Tie Your Mother Down from Montreal is brilliant if you haven’t already reacted to it xx
That one is on the channel now. Good to see you!
@@CoachCastTV thank you must have missed that one, as you like Roger’s voice Liar ( not the same song as the Queen one) with his band The Cross is a great song x
@@lindsaycrellin4588 Appreciate that!
I'm watching on a black and white screen and Mrs Coach is dressed in black on my screen, not really, Mrs Coach looks good in any get up, as does Mr Coach.
LOL, thank you!
You have to remember acdc will never right a song like this ever
Never really liked this song, although it grew on me. The part you liked the most is also my favorite😂 This song live is better in my opinion because it is shortened and the good parts are in it😊
Observation - You have never reacted to Bad Company, whose singer Paul Rogers who, after Freddie died was Queens singer on the first tour.
Also, no reactions on Tyuzu's newly released album that is getting a lot positive praise.
Thanks for your reaction. This song has always disturbed me. I just read much too much into the lyrics and even though I cannot explain them, I still find them a bit creepy.
You could definitely take this song in various ways.