The cool thing about this they weren’t sure the crowd would be able to understand them and when they sang this song back to them in English Queen was blown away.
Heather Cronkhite 💁🏾♀️ Just a few yrs prior at the famous Montreal '81 concert, the mostly English speakin' [there may have been some French speakin] fans didn't know the song in it's entirity. Freddie was taken aback 'n said to Bri: "They don't know it!" to which Bri said: "That's alright.". I believe Queen were also blown away at the Argentina '81 show as well✌🏾.
@@Motown-1966 hahaha At the Montreal show, I thought the reason the audience wasn't singing was because they had been intimidated by the production company into being quiet?!? :D
🙋🏾♀️ Hiya Marcella Cumberbatch 💁🏾♀️ That's a good point but I'm only goin' off of what Freddie said to Bri 'n his response. You may be right 'bout the security intimidation. That's why Freddie was frustrated 'n told the crowd to get up...that they could take their clothes off✌🏾!
@@Motown-1966 And São Paulo, too. In this show, in Rio, Queen members were already aware of what the audience would be like. The concerts in Brazil and Argentina (1981) were, without a doubt, the differential for the band. In fact, Rock in Rio '85 only happened because of Queen. All the other bands had refused to come to Brazil, but the Queen members accepted at the same time, which made all the other artists go back and accept the invitation.
Almost half a million non-English speakers singing to the band and shouting their names. We all know the importance of this Rock in Rio for us, Brazilian fans. But, how remarkable must it have been for Freddie and the other Queen members? It must have been a really magical night.
The most incredible thing is that basically none of the crowd speak english, that moved Freddie and Bryan. They sang for him, that's crazy and emotional we brazilians are.
And after being gone for 28 years he can still get that crowd interaction. Last summer I saw Queen and Adam Lambert at MSG. For this song Brian sat on a stool and sang and played but for the last verse a huge screen of Freddie came on and he was directing and singing the last verse. The entire place sang right along with him! It was great but sad.
@Amy Bradley I saw them last summer too, in Nashville. That moment was so emotional. And you could feel it all around you, a communal experience. I'll never forget it.💙
It was in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. I was there and have more than 100 000 people NO ENGLISH SPEAKERS singing along with Freddie was more than AMAZING. I also was at Queen Concert in São Paulo in 1981. Queen is so loved here in Brazil. Love to Brian, Roger and John. And tons to Beloved Freddie tons of love, we miss you so much! RIP Dearest Freddie
Music teacher.."Freddie what instruments do you play?" Freddie "why..the crowd of course!"..imagine 300,000 singing your song..who are not even English. Apparently this almost brought Freddie to tears...its why he had that little break then walked to Brian. He deserved every bit if that love. He still does.
Great insight. Yes, they said in an interview that at a very early performance, the audience serenaded the band with "You Will Never Walk Alone" and they had to just take it all in, and were surprised and stunned. At the time, it was something that just never happened at concerts. They decided then that they wanted to encourage audience participation and Freddie especially loved that. He did love the audience and talked to them as though he was having a conversation with each individual. I think the audience responded because they felt that connection and returned that love. No one has been as charismatic in quite the same way.
Audience participation was not really a part of rock and roll concerts when they started. The bands often just played the songs (half the time not even looking at the audience) without any real stage show. Freddie was the master of getting the most out of his audience and was the one who really made them such an entertaining live band. This song was not originally thought of as a participation song. It really was a quiet song to balance out the Night at the Opera album. It kind of took on a life of it's own live over the years (this concert was in the last years they toured). Bingley Hall in 1978 is the concert you were talking about (several years after this song). That concert inspired Brian to write We Will Rock You and Freddie to write We are the Champions. Both songs were meant as audience participation songs (especially We Will Rock You since people could actually play along by stomping and clapping).
Rio was a crowd of over 200,000 people, AND they were non English speaking. There were 2 nights of this concert with over 200,000 each night. . How amazing is that? Can you imagine what that must have felt like to see that many people singing your song to you and that they didn’t speak English? You should check out Rock and Rio Blues from this same concert! Freddie just riffs and sings insanely high with a lot of Bluesy feel to it! It’s insane ! Do yourself a favor and check it out. You won’t regret it! Love your reaction and your observations ♥️
400K + at this concert! It’s believed he either wrote this song to Mary, his ex fiancé, or wrote it from her point of view (as he was the one that left her). The studio version is beautiful, too. Please do “Now I’m Here” live from Wembley 1986, Saturday night with Freddie in his white jacket. Whole band was tight as hell, Freddie sang his heart out & ran and danced all over the entire stage 🔥🎶🔥
He wrote this before he got sick. Wrote for his love of his life Mary Aston. They were friends before he was famous.😎 We will rock you, is my high school song
Yeah you're correct. He wrote this for Mary his great love. If you watched the movie Bohemian Rhapsody there was a scene there that he said to Mary "look the crowd is singing for you"..
The legend behind this song was that Freddie wrote the song for Mary Austin. I guess that is the story I prefer because it makes it the ultimate love song. And all that I've read about Freddie and mary, their dedication and devotion to each other especially through Freddie's AIDS crisis, really cemented this song in my heart forever. Love of My Life, sweet, sad, inspiring and just thrilling anytime Freddie led his audience to sing with him
Christie Brown 💁🏾♀️ Well you know...accordin' to Feebie (Phoebe)...this was written from the POV of Mary. That said...the song certainly could've been written with the idea that Freddie would eventually find his way back to her after he'd gotten all of his wild oaths out of him. That they'd be old companions in their golden yrs. It must break her heart to hear this song I would imagine 😞
it's really "a must" to listen to Queen at least twice a month to bring positive vibes. NO ONE CAN CONTROL A CROWD LIKE FREDDIE, HE'S VERY MUCH LOVED BY THE WORLD. I'm 19 and I'm sooo in love with Freddie.
rio de janeiro - The Queen concert at Rock in Rio was one of the most iconic performances in the history of the band. It was also one of the most attended concerts ever, with an estimated 1.5 million people in attendance.
My favorite version of Love of My Life is the one at Wembley in '86. You've already reacted to a lot of my favorite Queen songs but here are a few more for your list: Save Me from Montreal, It's a Hard Life from Rock in Rio '85, Too Much Love Will Kill You, and Innuendo. Other versions of songs you've already reacted to: Another One Bites the Dust and A Kind of Magic at Wembley from the Friday show and Somebody to Love live at the Bowl. The two at Wembley are my favorite versions. The one at the Bowl is a looser and bluesier version with a more enthusiastic crowd. I think you'll like them.
Freddie's fans knew that they were to sing this song. It was something that got started with that song in particular. Freddie loved his fans and they loved him so much. He was always in command of all his audiences. There were 250,000 people there setting a world record of the biggest paying audience. Can you imagine 250,000 people singing your song to you? It had to have been amazing. you asked for a list of songs you can react too so i looked at your playlist and i have some great ones that may or may not already on your private list for you to get to, so sorry if they have already been requested. I know you said you like interview content and so do I. Here are a few good ones. 1) Freddie Mercury interview with David Wigg in Munich 1985. Just make sure you pick the almost 19 minute one because that interview has also been fragmented on youtube in smaller sections. 2) Freddie Mercury and Dave Clark Time interview 1986, and 3). Freddie Mercury interview 1977. These are three interviews of Freddie at different stages of his life and career. As far as songs go: We will Rock you live, Save me live from Montreal 1981. Now Im Here live Wembley , It's a hard life live in Tokyo 1985, ( Flick of the Wrist and Death on two legs) in that order. they are both dis songs about their first manager who stole money from them. they had three successful albums and tours by then and still barley able to eat or buy a home while the manager was riding around in a new rolls royce. His name was Norman Sheffield. You might want to react to the lyric videos so you can get the full extent of the lyrics and Freddie's anger. Too Much Love will kill you, do the Queen version with Freddie on lyrics. Brian wrote it and also did a video of him singing lead, which is good as well if you would want to do both. Body Language official video and Get Down Make Love live from Montreal 1981. These last few that i can think of right now are from Freddie's solo album, Mr. Bad Guy: I was born to love you, the official video, Living on my own, the official video, Mr. Bad guy (the original 1985 version) not the remixed 1992 one. There is only a lyric video for this but it is such a good song!!, Made in Heaven the official video, Living on my Own, the official video. it has clips from Freddie's famous 39th birthday party in New Orleans which has gone down as one wild party. LOL. and last but not least, Foolin around, official lyric video, another great song. All the songs on Freddie's solo album are great! Anyway, I do love watching your reactions and i do tell other people about your channel so i hope it grows really fast for you.
Oh yes you are absolutly right. Freddie said I STILL LOVE YOU and the end of hus last video he shot on the song that Roger Taylor wrote. THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
Brian! Brian! Brian! ( Just heard that. Lol). There are many speculations about who Freddie was referring to in this song. Mainly for Mary. However, John Reid said that Freddie admitted to him that he wrote it for David Minns, his first known boyfriend. David left Freddie after realizing Freddie and Mary were more than just "friends" living together. Although by this time Freddie was spending more and more time away from their apartment and Mary. Mainly to be with David. Reference from the book Somebody to Love. But I guess only hearing it straight from Freddie would we ever know. Although it seems he was always very cheeky when answering questions about his songs. Lol
Thank you for your reactions! They're always great. Here are 2 recommendations for Queen, not on your playlist. 1) "SAVE ME" -Live in Montreal 1981 and also 2) TEO TORRIATTE (Let Us Cling Together) -Remastered Audio 2011! The second has clear sound and includes clips of their tours and performances in Japan for whom Brian wrote the song. Actually both songs were written by Brian.
Don't forget that the audience don't speak english. And the 470,000 people there, seems to be one unique "body and soul". It was the energy around this first rock in Rio. Unfortunately, I didn't go to this edition.
250,000 PAID tickets but was reported somewhere between additional 100-200k attended so some 350,000 people as a conservative estimate !!!! The logistics of this are mind blowing . The professionalism of Queen... hard work, attention to detail... the phenomenal music and Freddie ... just wow!
It's said this song was about his first luv Mary Austin but is also sung to his fans. He loved his fans and how he interacted with the fans and the fans wirh freddie. THERE WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER FREDDIE MERCURY. R.I.P. FREDDIE. LUV U QUEEN
Love your reactions! Freddie never told anyone what his songs were about or who he wrote them for, if anyone. He always told interviewers that he didn't write them with a certain person in mind, they were just love songs. Brian and Roger say that they never discussed what songs were about or who they were for. The only song I read about being written for someone was Millionaires Waltz which Freddie said was written for their manager John Reid who got them out of debt. Queen loved their fans in a rare way and the fans reacted to it and stood by them. They had a hardcore following from the beginning of their tours. Good thing because the UK and US press dumped on them constantly to the point where Freddie rarely did interviews. Days of Our Lives was the video that you are referring to where Freddie said his last goodbye. Roger wrote it for his children but it took on a new meaning when it became the last video Freddie filmed. You haven't reacted to the official video of You're My Best Friend or the Live at the Bowl 1982 version of Fat Bottomed Girls, or the Top of the Pops version of Killer Queen.
yvr kid 💁🏾♀️ Well according to Feebie/Phoebe...Freddie wrote this song FROM the perspective of Mary since he'd left her for David Minns (who he also wrote a few songs for: "You Take My Breath Away" & "Don't Try Suicide." There are others but I can't remember off the top of my head but this is according to David himself in his biograhical book 'bout Freddie called: "This Was the Real Life." The other song Freddie wrote, “It’s a Hard Life” was ‘bout his relationship with Winnie Kirchberger in Munich✌🏾.
Definite proof that Queen and their music had (and still does) has an almost magical effect on people and the soul! Brian May still sings this song solo in honor of Freddie and encourages the crowd to join in. He'd say "don't be shy" and also encourage everyone to get out their iphone lights reminiscent of back in the day when people held lighters. Near the end, a video of Freddie from the Wembley 1986 concert appears on a screen and sings the last part. Almost after every time, Brian would be seen wiping away a tear in honor of his friend and brother in arms and probably so touched that people still go nuts for Queen. Before writing "Days of our lives" other songs they wrote for their fans specifically are Teo Toriatte (for Japan) and Las Palabras de amores (for Latin America).
Queen wrote from their own experience and their hearts .. it connected with others through their experiences and hearts .. it isn't about seeing Freddys mouth etc .. its about feeling what he's feeling and joining together.
Many of their songs were written to get the audience involved. songs like *stomp**stomp**clap**stomp**stomp**clap* we will we will rock you! They wanted to make their fans feel like part of the band. They wanted them to be connected to them, get them involved.
I'd love to see your reaction to '' - London Green Day crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody Hyde Park July 1st. - 2017 - '' The way that the crowd gets involved is one of the coolest thing ever. How influential do you have to be to have the audience of 65.000 people in the palm of your hand and not even be there?! Freddie still has a full control of the crowd from Heaven. This video made me cry tears of joy.
Big gap in your Queen education - Tie Your Mother Down. Was the first song they sang at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Many great versions of this. The official video shows a young group of guys rocking out but the much later Wembley version is great too.
I went in the first rock in rio but another day, in the Heavy metal day. I Saw ACDC, Scorpions, Whitesnake and Ozzy ousbourn. Hello from São Paulo Brazil.
Great reaction, one of the best performances of Love Of My Life!! I really recommend Now I’m Here, Another One Bites The Dust & We Are The Champions live at Wembley 1986, amazing energy and crowd participation!! Also Save Me from Montreal 1981 is a must!
Bro. You saw the best one. You'd have to listen to the whole catalog to appreciate Queen in all honesty. I don't think people understand how good they were 🤣🤣
How Can I Go On of Freddie and Montserrat was #1 in Brazil, I think it is the only country that it got there. Queen is still loved in Brazil nowadays. We're waiting Brian and Roger here! We love you Brian, John, Freddie and Roger!!!
This song is so beautiful. I'm British and grew up with Queen's music - but this song was never a 'hit' in the UK (I actually don't think it ever even charted in the UK?). Whereas it was a huge hit in Brazil and Argentina. I actually first heard this in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie.
There is a moment when Freddy realises the magnitude of what Queen have achieved. The second time the crowd sings Freddy is quite animated then all of a sudden it's like he freezes to the spot and just soaks it all in. Wonderful stuff.
Was just looking at your playlist. You’ve done more than I remembered.😊 don’t think I saw Millionaire’s Waltz, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy or It’s Late. The South American tour was just huge as it had never been toured by such a major group before. And yes, they really encouraged audience participation.
To see Brian May then with Freddie Mercury and now, with Adam Lambert, is like seeing him in live in two different dimensions, two different lifetimes. How unique is that? No other could ever say the same. Sweet but bitter.
Great reaction! The crowd was about 400k people, it was massive. You need to see You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park 1976 th-cam.com/video/UBBne8R66xo/w-d-xo.html. It is somewhat the opposite of this, where a crowd of 120k goes completely silent in order to hear Freddie sing.
I know Freddie loved the audience, but he also very much respected the audience. I don’t think as many artists today (not saying all) really respect the audience.
The crowd always participated in this song but rarely to this extent. And remember a vast majority at this show don't speak English, yet they know all the words. If you watch the video of Queen performing this song in Montreal 1981, you can see Freddie's disappointment in the crowd's participation after the opening verse and you can hear him tell Brian, "They don't know it."
Actually, it was Brian who said "they don't know it" - and Freddie responded something like "that's okay" - and a few seconds later, it was clear that the crowd DID know it, and got into it -- apparently, they were just a bit slow... :)
@@GinMae No. I just watched it again and Freddie says, "They don't know it" at 1 min into the video. Then Brian says "It's alright" at 1 min 3 secs. th-cam.com/video/SVPm5lgox78/w-d-xo.html
@@GinMae I agree that the crowd knew the song, or many of them did. You could even hear them singing during that opening verse, but Freddie must have felt that it wasn't loud enough for him to turn the vocals over to them at the beginning. But they got louder.
Ok, let’s see what you think of these. Seaside Rendezvous, Good Company, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, My Melancholy Blues, It’s Late, Old Fashioned Loverboy, Dreamers Ball, and You Take My Breath Away. I prefer the studio version of this song. The live version was recorded before the album came out. Studio is more refined and better in my opinion. Saw Queen live the first time in 1977 and 3 more times after that. I hope you enjoy your trip through their musical library. 🍻
He wrote this for Mary, his 1st love, they split cos he was gay, but they loved each other an were friends till the end. But i think you are right, he wrote for is fans, if they hadnt loved him the Queen woulx ndver have been so fantastic.
Have you reacted to the Green Day crowd singing every word to Bohemian Rhapsody? No band on stage just spontaneously singing every word it’s spinetingling
I think the band as a whole were perfectionists ,synchronised to to perfection and they gave their all ,as you know they all wrote hit songs I love John deacons stuff he was a Motown like me ,give a listen to cool cat whole different vibe ,just him and Freddie ,and your my best friend ,written for his new wife , the official video ,thank you stay safe ,from Liverpool x
The song was written for his girlfriend Mary Austin who he lived with for 6 years Mary inherited Freddie's house and contents as well as part of his royalties she lives there to this day and is the only one who knew were Freddie's ashes are buried because Freddie told her that she is the only one that he trusted to take care of his ashes
I love your comments and that you really enjoy Freddie and Queen. I suggest "I Want It All" Official Video, "The Miracle" Official Video, "Save Me" Live (High Def) and "The Making of No One But You , Only The Good Die Young" Keep on .. Much appreciated. Joe in LA !
Cam H 💁🏾♀️ Actaully it was 470K ppl in attentance the 1st night 'n 250K the second night. Lookin' at the size of that crowd, I'd venture to say that this performance was from the 1st night✌🏾! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Queen_live_performances#The_Works_Tour
@@Motown-1966 Seriously, Freddie had a magic that enabled him to make a crowd of 400K plus seem like a intimate concert hall. No wonder in a few months they would dominate the Live Aid stage.
Hi Fabian, I found your reaction to the official video and studio album of this song on your playlist, but this isn’t there. Would you add it to the Queen playlist. I saw a few Queen reactions on your channel, but they aren’t in the playlist.
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These are the days of our lives..... is the sing you were thinking of where he says I Love You at the end.
The cool thing about this they weren’t sure the crowd would be able to understand them and when they sang this song back to them in English Queen was blown away.
Heather Cronkhite 💁🏾♀️ Just a few yrs prior at the famous Montreal '81 concert, the mostly English speakin' [there may have been some French speakin] fans didn't know the song in it's entirity. Freddie was taken aback 'n said to Bri: "They don't know it!" to which Bri said: "That's alright.".
I believe Queen were also blown away at the Argentina '81 show as well✌🏾.
@@Motown-1966 hahaha At the Montreal show, I thought the reason the audience wasn't singing was because they had been intimidated by the production company into being quiet?!? :D
🙋🏾♀️ Hiya Marcella Cumberbatch 💁🏾♀️ That's a good point but I'm only goin' off of what Freddie said to Bri 'n his response. You may be right 'bout the security intimidation. That's why Freddie was frustrated 'n told the crowd to get up...that they could take their clothes off✌🏾!
@@Motown-1966 And São Paulo, too. In this show, in Rio, Queen members were already aware of what the audience would be like.
The concerts in Brazil and Argentina (1981) were, without a doubt, the differential for the band.
In fact, Rock in Rio '85 only happened because of Queen.
All the other bands had refused to come to Brazil, but the Queen members accepted at the same time, which made all the other artists go back and accept the invitation.
Almost half a million non-English speakers singing to the band and shouting their names.
We all know the importance of this Rock in Rio for us, Brazilian fans.
But, how remarkable must it have been for Freddie and the other Queen members?
It must have been a really magical night.
The most incredible thing is that basically none of the crowd speak english, that moved Freddie and Bryan. They sang for him, that's crazy and emotional we brazilians are.
And after being gone for 28 years he can still get that crowd interaction. Last summer I saw Queen and Adam Lambert at MSG. For this song Brian sat on a stool and sang and played but for the last verse a huge screen of Freddie came on and he was directing and singing the last verse. The entire place sang right along with him! It was great but sad.
@Amy Bradley
I saw them last summer too, in Nashville. That moment was so emotional. And you could feel it all around you, a communal experience. I'll never forget it.💙
I'm not crying, you're crying.
The best love song/ballade/song ever written.
It was in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. I was there and have more than 100 000 people NO ENGLISH SPEAKERS singing along with Freddie was more than AMAZING. I also was at Queen Concert in São Paulo in 1981. Queen is so loved here in Brazil. Love to Brian, Roger and John. And tons to Beloved Freddie tons of love, we miss you so much! RIP Dearest Freddie
Music teacher.."Freddie what instruments do you play?" Freddie "why..the crowd of course!"..imagine 300,000 singing your song..who are not even English. Apparently this almost brought Freddie to tears...its why he had that little break then walked to Brian. He deserved every bit if that love. He still does.
Great insight. Yes, they said in an interview that at a very early performance, the audience serenaded the band with "You Will Never Walk Alone" and they had to just take it all in, and were surprised and stunned. At the time, it was something that just never happened at concerts. They decided then that they wanted to encourage audience participation and Freddie especially loved that. He did love the audience and talked to them as though he was having a conversation with each individual. I think the audience responded because they felt that connection and returned that love. No one has been as charismatic in quite the same way.
Sharon Halliday 💁🏾♀️ So true✌🏾!
Audience participation was not really a part of rock and roll concerts when they started. The bands often just played the songs (half the time not even looking at the audience) without any real stage show. Freddie was the master of getting the most out of his audience and was the one who really made them such an entertaining live band. This song was not originally thought of as a participation song. It really was a quiet song to balance out the Night at the Opera album. It kind of took on a life of it's own live over the years (this concert was in the last years they toured). Bingley Hall in 1978 is the concert you were talking about (several years after this song). That concert inspired Brian to write We Will Rock You and Freddie to write We are the Champions. Both songs were meant as audience participation songs (especially We Will Rock You since people could actually play along by stomping and clapping).
hey sharon, look up green day, bohemian rhapsody. that's right, green day fans did bohemian rhapsody at, of course, a green day concert. kinda fun
Rio was a crowd of over 200,000 people, AND they were non English speaking. There were 2 nights of this concert with over 200,000 each night. . How amazing is that? Can you imagine what that must have felt like to see that many people singing your song to you and that they didn’t speak English? You should check out Rock and Rio Blues from this same concert! Freddie just riffs and sings insanely high with a lot of Bluesy feel to it! It’s insane ! Do yourself a favor and check it out. You won’t regret it! Love your reaction and your observations ♥️
Essa versão tem até no Spotify. Eu me emociono muito com esse coral maravilhoso :(
Amazing!!
Verdade tenho esta música salvo na minha playlist do spotfy
The master of crowd control because the audience and Queen were always one.
Not Rio Grande...Rio de Janeiro..Brasilia!🤩...and it was written for Queen audiences everywhere...Freddie loved them all🤩
Vocês que lutem gringos 🤣🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
começe, agora pra daqui um tempo começar a chegar la ^^ alguem tem que passar outros shows pra ele pra nao achar que e so esse
400K + at this concert! It’s believed he either wrote this song to Mary, his ex fiancé, or wrote it from her point of view (as he was the one that left her). The studio version is beautiful, too.
Please do “Now I’m Here” live from Wembley 1986, Saturday night with Freddie in his white jacket. Whole band was tight as hell, Freddie sang his heart out & ran and danced all over the entire stage 🔥🎶🔥
He wrote this before he got sick. Wrote for his love of his life Mary Aston. They were friends before he was famous.😎 We will rock you, is my high school song
@@cookielove9310 Yes, I know when he wrote it 🤗
@@cookielove9310 I think John Deacon wrote this. Right?
Yeah you're correct. He wrote this for Mary his great love. If you watched the movie Bohemian Rhapsody there was a scene there that he said to Mary "look the crowd is singing for you"..
No one can control an audience like Freddie ever again.
His drummer wrote this song for his family, but Freddie decided to sing it. And I love how they chant "Brian" for the great guitarist, Brian May.
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Queen amava os Brasileiros...chocou muito está participação no Festival de Rock..nós amamos Queen para sempre 🙏💚💕🇧🇷🇧🇷💕🇧🇷💕🇧🇷💕🇧🇷💕
Brasil é Brasil né mores
best crowds ever
Ok how about EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE by Freddie Mercury. He is actually singing that song it is really Freddie.
The legend behind this song was that Freddie wrote the song for Mary Austin. I guess that is the story I prefer because it makes it the ultimate love song. And all that I've read about Freddie and mary, their dedication and devotion to each other especially through Freddie's AIDS crisis, really cemented this song in my heart forever.
Love of My Life, sweet, sad, inspiring and just thrilling anytime Freddie led his audience to sing with him
Christie Brown 💁🏾♀️ Well you know...accordin' to Feebie (Phoebe)...this was written from the POV of Mary.
That said...the song certainly could've been written with the idea that Freddie would eventually find his way back to her after he'd gotten all of his wild oaths out of him. That they'd be old companions in their golden yrs. It must break her heart to hear this song I would imagine 😞
@@Motown-1966 I've read that version also. It was also the story the movie promoted. Of course the only one who knew the truth is resting in peace.
OMG, I've heard this a million times & still get goose bumps every time. Beautiful!!!
I was at that concert. Best Rock in Rio's ever. Soon after that I came to England.
Nós amamos até hoje 💕💕💕💕🇧🇷💕🇧🇷😘
it's really "a must" to listen to Queen at least twice a month to bring positive vibes.
NO ONE CAN CONTROL A CROWD LIKE FREDDIE, HE'S VERY MUCH LOVED BY THE WORLD.
I'm 19 and I'm sooo in love with Freddie.
rio de janeiro - The Queen concert at Rock in Rio was one of the most iconic performances in the history of the band. It was also one of the most attended concerts ever, with an estimated 1.5 million people in attendance.
ESSE É O BRAAASIL CRL SOMOS MARAVILHOSOS
And to top it off nobody in this audience speaks English but look what they did!!!
My favorite version of Love of My Life is the one at Wembley in '86. You've already reacted to a lot of my favorite Queen songs but here are a few more for your list: Save Me from Montreal, It's a Hard Life from Rock in Rio '85, Too Much Love Will Kill You, and Innuendo. Other versions of songs you've already reacted to: Another One Bites the Dust and A Kind of Magic at Wembley from the Friday show and Somebody to Love live at the Bowl. The two at Wembley are my favorite versions. The one at the Bowl is a looser and bluesier version with a more enthusiastic crowd. I think you'll like them.
Eu estava lá.🇧🇷
Freddie's fans knew that they were to sing this song. It was something that got started with that song in particular. Freddie loved his fans and they loved him so much. He was always in command of all his audiences. There were 250,000 people there setting a world record of the biggest paying audience. Can you imagine 250,000 people singing your song to you? It had to have been amazing. you asked for a list of songs you can react too so i looked at your playlist and i have some great ones that may or may not already on your private list for you to get to, so sorry if they have already been requested. I know you said you like interview content and so do I. Here are a few good ones. 1) Freddie Mercury interview with David Wigg in Munich 1985. Just make sure you pick the almost 19 minute one because that interview has also been fragmented on youtube in smaller sections. 2) Freddie Mercury and Dave Clark Time interview 1986, and 3). Freddie Mercury interview 1977. These are three interviews of Freddie at different stages of his life and career. As far as songs go: We will Rock you live, Save me live from Montreal 1981. Now Im Here live Wembley , It's a hard life live in Tokyo 1985, ( Flick of the Wrist and Death on two legs) in that order. they are both dis songs about their first manager who stole money from them. they had three successful albums and tours by then and still barley able to eat or buy a home while the manager was riding around in a new rolls royce. His name was Norman Sheffield. You might want to react to the lyric videos so you can get the full extent of the lyrics and Freddie's anger. Too Much Love will kill you, do the Queen version with Freddie on lyrics. Brian wrote it and also did a video of him singing lead, which is good as well if you would want to do both. Body Language official video and Get Down Make Love live from Montreal 1981. These last few that i can think of right now are from Freddie's solo album, Mr. Bad Guy: I was born to love you, the official video, Living on my own, the official video, Mr. Bad guy (the original 1985 version) not the remixed 1992 one. There is only a lyric video for this but it is such a good song!!, Made in Heaven the official video, Living on my Own, the official video. it has clips from Freddie's famous 39th birthday party in New Orleans which has gone down as one wild party. LOL. and last but not least, Foolin around, official lyric video, another great song. All the songs on Freddie's solo album are great!
Anyway, I do love watching your reactions and i do tell other people about your channel so i hope it grows really fast for you.
Oh yes you are absolutly right. Freddie said I STILL LOVE YOU and the end of hus last video he shot on the song that Roger Taylor wrote. THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
Love of my life was about Mary Austin.
Can't believe next year will be 30 years since the world lost Freddie Mercury x
Brian! Brian! Brian! ( Just heard that. Lol). There are many speculations about who Freddie was referring to in this song. Mainly for Mary. However, John Reid said that Freddie admitted to him that he wrote it for David Minns, his first known boyfriend. David left Freddie after realizing Freddie and Mary were more than just "friends" living together. Although by this time Freddie was spending more and more time away from their apartment and Mary. Mainly to be with David.
Reference from the book Somebody to Love. But I guess only hearing it straight from
Freddie would we ever know. Although it seems he was always very cheeky when answering questions about his songs. Lol
I was about to comment about how they were chanting Brian.
Thank you for your reactions! They're always great. Here are 2 recommendations for Queen, not on your playlist. 1) "SAVE ME" -Live in Montreal 1981 and also 2) TEO TORRIATTE (Let Us Cling Together) -Remastered Audio 2011! The second has clear sound and includes clips of their tours and performances in Japan for whom Brian wrote the song. Actually both songs were written by Brian.
You hit the nail on the head. This is an extremely intimate and beautiful interaction with … 460,000 people.
Don't forget that the audience don't speak english. And the 470,000 people there, seems to be one unique "body and soul". It was the energy around this first rock in Rio. Unfortunately, I didn't go to this edition.
250,000 PAID tickets but was reported somewhere between additional 100-200k attended so some 350,000 people as a conservative estimate !!!! The logistics of this are mind blowing . The professionalism of Queen... hard work, attention to detail... the phenomenal music and Freddie ... just wow!
It's said this song was about his first luv Mary Austin but is also sung to his fans. He loved his fans and how he interacted with the fans and the fans wirh freddie. THERE WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER FREDDIE MERCURY. R.I.P. FREDDIE. LUV U QUEEN
His final song, when he said "I still love you" at the end was 'These are the days of our lives' - beautiful song!
When you see Brian with an acoustic guitar you know what song is coming up next.
Close to half a million people at this concert...they loved Queen and adored Freddie!
You take my breath away. Live at hyde park. It will definitely take your breath away 👍🏻
Love your reactions! Freddie never told anyone what his songs were about or who he wrote them for, if anyone. He always told interviewers that he didn't write them with a certain person in mind, they were just love songs. Brian and Roger say that they never discussed what songs were about or who they were for. The only song I read about being written for someone was Millionaires Waltz which Freddie said was written for their manager John Reid who got them out of debt. Queen loved their fans in a rare way and the fans reacted to it and stood by them. They had a hardcore following from the beginning of their tours. Good thing because the UK and US press dumped on them constantly to the point where Freddie rarely did interviews. Days of Our Lives was the video that you are referring to where Freddie said his last goodbye. Roger wrote it for his children but it took on a new meaning when it became the last video Freddie filmed. You haven't reacted to the official video of You're My Best Friend or the Live at the Bowl 1982 version of Fat Bottomed Girls, or the Top of the Pops version of Killer Queen.
yvr kid 💁🏾♀️ Well according to Feebie/Phoebe...Freddie wrote this song FROM the perspective of Mary since he'd left her for David Minns (who he also wrote a few songs for: "You Take My Breath Away" & "Don't Try Suicide." There are others but I can't remember off the top of my head but this is according to David himself in his biograhical book 'bout Freddie called: "This Was the Real Life." The other song Freddie wrote, “It’s a Hard Life” was ‘bout his relationship with Winnie Kirchberger in Munich✌🏾.
Definite proof that Queen and their music had (and still does) has an almost magical effect on people and the soul! Brian May still sings this song solo in honor of Freddie and encourages the crowd to join in. He'd say "don't be shy" and also encourage everyone to get out their iphone lights reminiscent of back in the day when people held lighters. Near the end, a video of Freddie from the Wembley 1986 concert appears on a screen and sings the last part. Almost after every time, Brian would be seen wiping away a tear in honor of his friend and brother in arms and probably so touched that people still go nuts for Queen. Before writing "Days of our lives" other songs they wrote for their fans specifically are Teo Toriatte (for Japan) and Las Palabras de amores (for Latin America).
Brian played the guitar; Freddy played the audience.
RIP Freddy. 💚
Queen wrote from their own experience and their hearts .. it connected with others through their experiences and hearts .. it isn't about seeing Freddys mouth etc .. its about feeling what he's feeling and joining together.
Many of their songs were written to get the audience involved. songs like *stomp**stomp**clap**stomp**stomp**clap* we will we will rock you! They wanted to make their fans feel like part of the band. They wanted them to be connected to them, get them involved.
I was there in 1985... amazing days on Rock in Rio, amazing show, amazing audience!!. Amazing Rio in the 80's.
Freddie was once asked his favourite instrument to play… “The CROWD Darling”.
I honestly live to watch people seeing Freddie for the first time, that's my life now.
esses gringos na reagem direito. Como eles assistem e não choram?
Freddie was so surprised and touched. You see it in his face!
As the word goes, 400,000 +
I'd love to see your reaction to '' - London Green Day crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody Hyde Park July 1st. - 2017 - ''
The way that the crowd gets involved is one of the coolest thing ever. How influential do you have to be to have the audience of 65.000 people in the palm of your hand and not even be there?!
Freddie still has a full control of the crowd from Heaven. This video made me cry tears of joy.
The song Freddie ends with, “I still love you” was, “These Are the Days of our Life”. Written by drummer, Roger Taylor.
Big gap in your Queen education - Tie Your Mother Down. Was the first song they sang at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Many great versions of this. The official video shows a young group of guys rocking out but the much later Wembley version is great too.
"Now I'm Here" at Wembley is great.
bbbfst Yes! Saturday night with his white jacket - whole band jamming for about 6 minutes 🔥🎶🔥
Yes! I third this request! "Now I'm here "1986 Wembley
Dixie The Roger cam is great, too! And John is in a lot of the shots since he tends to stay close to Roger.
Dixie Yes, they usually stay close just for that reason 😊
I went in the first rock in rio but another day, in the Heavy metal day. I Saw ACDC, Scorpions, Whitesnake and Ozzy ousbourn. Hello from São Paulo Brazil.
Great reaction, one of the best performances of Love Of My Life!! I really recommend Now I’m Here, Another One Bites The Dust & We Are The Champions live at Wembley 1986, amazing energy and crowd participation!! Also Save Me from Montreal 1981 is a must!
Bro. You saw the best one.
You'd have to listen to the whole catalog to appreciate Queen in all honesty. I don't think people understand how good they were 🤣🤣
How Can I Go On of Freddie and Montserrat was #1 in Brazil, I think it is the only country that it got there.
Queen is still loved in Brazil nowadays.
We're waiting Brian and Roger here!
We love you Brian, John, Freddie and Roger!!!
This song is so beautiful. I'm British and grew up with Queen's music - but this song was never a 'hit' in the UK (I actually don't think it ever even charted in the UK?). Whereas it was a huge hit in Brazil and Argentina. I actually first heard this in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie.
Here in Brazil is a big hit
There is a moment when Freddy realises the magnitude of what Queen have achieved. The second time the crowd sings Freddy is quite animated then all of a sudden it's like he freezes to the spot and just soaks it all in. Wonderful stuff.
Love of my life queen fans knew that was their chance to sing to Freddie, he made u feel he was singing to just you.❤️
Was just looking at your playlist. You’ve done more than I remembered.😊 don’t think I saw Millionaire’s Waltz, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy or It’s Late. The South American tour was just huge as it had never been toured by such a major group before. And yes, they really encouraged audience participation.
200 million watched this concert by tv......80-100,000 people were there in person for EACH night.
🎤 Brillant Beatiful 🎤
I was 16 ....i was there in first time Queem in Brasil - Sao Paulo 1981.Memorable, same crowd singing together!!!
300.000 people a record!
He wrote this song for the love of his like Mary Austin. He left most of his estate to her and she is the only one to know where his ashes are. ❤
To see Brian May then with Freddie Mercury and now, with Adam Lambert, is like seeing him in live in two different dimensions, two different lifetimes. How unique is that? No other could ever say the same. Sweet but bitter.
Essa Música cantada aqui meus Deus arrepio demais 😍😍
Great reaction! The crowd was about 400k people, it was massive. You need to see You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park 1976 th-cam.com/video/UBBne8R66xo/w-d-xo.html. It is somewhat the opposite of this, where a crowd of 120k goes completely silent in order to hear Freddie sing.
250k people were in attendance...
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I know Freddie loved the audience, but he also very much respected the audience. I don’t think as many artists today (not saying all) really respect the audience.
The crowd always participated in this song but rarely to this extent. And remember a vast majority at this show don't speak English, yet they know all the words. If you watch the video of Queen performing this song in Montreal 1981, you can see Freddie's disappointment in the crowd's participation after the opening verse and you can hear him tell Brian, "They don't know it."
Actually, it was Brian who said "they don't know it" - and Freddie responded something like "that's okay" - and a few seconds later, it was clear that the crowd DID know it, and got into it -- apparently, they were just a bit slow... :)
@@GinMae No. I just watched it again and Freddie says, "They don't know it" at 1 min into the video. Then Brian says "It's alright" at 1 min 3 secs. th-cam.com/video/SVPm5lgox78/w-d-xo.html
GinMae look at their lips when the 2 sentences are spoken, it’s definitely Brian saying “that’s alright” responding to Freddie.
@@daedala70 You guys are right -- guess I got it turned around :)
@@GinMae I agree that the crowd knew the song, or many of them did. You could even hear them singing during that opening verse, but Freddie must have felt that it wasn't loud enough for him to turn the vocals over to them at the beginning. But they got louder.
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Ok, let’s see what you think of these. Seaside Rendezvous, Good Company, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, My Melancholy Blues, It’s Late, Old Fashioned Loverboy, Dreamers Ball, and You Take My Breath Away. I prefer the studio version of this song. The live version was recorded before the album came out. Studio is more refined and better in my opinion. Saw Queen live the first time in 1977 and 3 more times after that. I hope you enjoy your trip through their musical library. 🍻
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He wrote this for Mary, his 1st love, they split cos he was gay, but they loved each other an were friends till the end. But i think you are right, he wrote for is fans, if they hadnt loved him the Queen woulx ndver have been so fantastic.
The song you were thinking of was "These Are The Days Of Our Lives".
This song was written by Roger reflecting on his life, though has come to be regarded as taking on more meanings.
Have you reacted to the Green Day crowd singing every word to Bohemian Rhapsody? No band on stage just spontaneously singing every word it’s spinetingling
I think the band as a whole were perfectionists ,synchronised to to perfection and they gave their all ,as you know they all wrote hit songs I love John deacons stuff he was a Motown like me ,give a listen to cool cat whole different vibe ,just him and Freddie ,and your my best friend ,written for his new wife , the official video ,thank you stay safe ,from Liverpool x
I love this video it shows the love of freddies fans. Queen was a band for the people
Absolutely best fans that sang the song in English wow what love all fans have for Queen ❤
A good beginning of a good day
This was written for Mary Austin, his best friend and the true love of his life.
260,000 people at that concert. ❤️
Sleeping on the Sidewalk, Exercises in Free Love, Prime Jive, Innuendo.....
Over 275,000 people that night.
Viva o Brasil!
Brilliant review 😘
Was “these are the days of our lives” Brian may said it was his final goodbye.
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This is my favorite version of the song
The song was written for his girlfriend Mary Austin who he lived with for 6 years Mary inherited Freddie's house and contents as well as part of his royalties she lives there to this day and is the only one who knew were Freddie's ashes are buried because Freddie told her that she is the only one that he trusted to take care of his ashes
you cut off the pan shot at the end which shows about just a section of the amount of people that were there... approx 470,000 crowd...amazing
I love your comments and that you really enjoy Freddie and Queen. I suggest "I Want It All" Official Video, "The Miracle" Official Video, "Save Me" Live (High Def)
and "The Making of No One But You , Only The Good Die Young" Keep on .. Much appreciated. Joe in LA !
Estimated 200,000+ in audience
Cam H 💁🏾♀️ Actaully it was 470K ppl in attentance the 1st night 'n 250K the second night. Lookin' at the size of that crowd, I'd venture to say that this performance was from the 1st night✌🏾!
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@@Motown-1966 Seriously, Freddie had a magic that enabled him to make a crowd of 400K plus seem like a intimate concert hall. No wonder in a few months they would dominate the Live Aid stage.
@@geomarierock3061 💁🏾♀️ Agreed✌🏾
Hi Fabian, I found your reaction to the official video and studio album of this song on your playlist, but this isn’t there. Would you add it to the Queen playlist. I saw a few Queen reactions on your channel, but they aren’t in the playlist.
Added!