SO EXPRESSIVE!! First Time Reaction to Queen - "I Want To Break Free"
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Apparently Roger Taylor(drummer) then girlfriend really loved a Soap opera called Coronation Street and suggested the band cross dress like some of the characters from the soap!
Actually, it was Taylor's girlfriend who came up wiyh the idea.
That's what he is telling 😮
Looks exactly like old school Corrie too, about as British as it gets. Mum used to watch it every day when I was growing up.
And, surprisingly, Roger looks pretty great as a woman…
Freddie: "Everyone thinks it was my idea, it wasn't. But they couldn't wait to get into their frocks!"
So this one was not about Fred sexuality, it was written by bassist John Deacon who is a very happy married man and father of six children. The drag part is an idea from drummer Roger Taylor, it was a parody of a british soap called "Coronation Street".
This clip was banned on the american MTV who didn't get the joke. And this in NOT a guitar in the solo but a synth played by a studio musician named Fred Mandel although Brian played it on his guitar when they played it live !
You should check their hidden gems, you'll be surpise by their versatility. From hard rock to ragtime, from prog masterpieces to disco funk, from thrash metal (yes there is a song!) to rockabilly, everything they did they did great.
The fact the four of them wrote extremely different songs was incredible. You should check out who wrote what. And I'm sorry for repeating myself in my way too long comment, but you really should listen to their songs sung lead by Roger or Brian, not many reactor do that and it's a shame...
Hope my english is not too bad (I'm french..)
Am I right in thinking that it was about him wanting to live the normal life with his family ? Think hed had enough of touring and just wanted to be a husband and father
Freddie supposedly did volunteer to shave his mustache for the part in drag, but the rest of the band told him to keep it, because it'd be funnier that way.
@@tuxedotservo wouldn’t have been the same without his tash.
@@justinwilton4603spot on, John never wanted to be a Rock Star, he just loved to play music.
Very good English . ❤I'm British, so I should know! 😊Good comments too. C'est triste, mais J'oubliez tout mon Français 😢
The solo was played on a synthesizer by the session keyboardist Fred Mandel. Brian plays it on guitar on live performances.
YEP! 🙂
Written by bassist John Deacon as a commentary on the women’s liberation movement at the time (old lady reading the newspaper on the couch). It was Roger Taylor’s girlfriend at the time who suggested they all dress up (blond teenager). It was supposed to be spoof of a long time British soap opera called Coronation Street. MTV banned the video!! Ridiculous. Lastly Brian May is the housewife in rollers. Today the song is used to break free from whatever may be holding you back.
Not written about women's lib. Has been used for it yes. It's about leaving a bad relationship and can be from male or female perspective.
It's always fun to watch someone be confidently wrong
It always makes me smile that Brian is the one wearing the curlers. With his lovely naturally curly mop?
I always wondered what Brian’s hair looked like when the curlers were taken out! 😂
She getting introduced to Rogerina😂😂❤❤ love this song.
7:42 Bassplayer John Deacon is the granny in black, guitarist Brain May has his hair in curlers... they where all fully in to it!!
Freddie made you blush,,,
In the video
"These are the days of our lives" Freddie makes us cry,, planet earth misses you Freddie Mercury
Not only is the the whole band talented but all four are incredibly intelligent having completed college degrees: Freddie in graphic art, Roger in biology, John in electronics and Brian has a PhD in astrophysics.
Yeah they are a whole package
Brian had to persuade Roger that Queen would be a better option than Dentistry training. 😂
Technically Brian May didn't earn his PhD in Astrophysics until 2007 but yes, he was college educated.
@@SeanOHanlon May started his graduate work in 1971, so you could say he probably holds the record for the longest period going ABD (All But Dissertation).
This was banned in USA because of the cross dressing.
In the UK and Europe we have traditions in stage and theatre going back hundreds of years with cross dressing ( think Shakespeare plays and pantomime) so in the UK it's seen as one of Queens best and memorable videos.
It killed them in the USA from 1984 through until 1991 when Wayne's world came out.
Just so you can love Freddie Mercury even more whilst touring he used to phone home and make sure his cats were ok and say goodnight to each one 😻🥰
I used to own the Guinness records World's Longest Cat, gutted when he past.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV I'm so sorry for your loss 💔 it's heartbreaking when we lose a furry friend and so many people just don't understand 😭 I foster elderly cats who find themselves without a home for various reasons so suffer loss more than most but I make sure that for however long they're with me it's happy and stress free 😻
@@sassy-cat The world needs to get tougher on pet ownership and breeding, cat and dogs are like little kids and many are treated like garbage.
@@sassy-cat Bless you for that.🙋♂
as a dog owner. this is normal british behavior......
Another wonderful reaction. Did you notice that he shaved his mustache for the dream sequence with the dancers but keeps it for the vacuuming sequence in drag?😂. So funny.
More Queen please.
You'll love Freddie/Queen singing "You Take My Breathe Away" Live from Hyde Park.
The good news, Stacey, is that you have so much more greatness by Queen ahead of you. The best piece of advice I can give you is to react to as many of their songs, especially the deep cuts, as you can. With what you said about Queen and their music, trust me, you have absolutely no idea yet about how versatile they were as songwriters and performers. There has never been a band like Queen!!
Please, please watch their live aid 1985 performance. 20 mins that changed my life. Freddie was suffering a throat infection and told by doctors not to perform. He did anyway and blessed us all with the memory. Please note, no mobile phones at that time, so everyone was into the music. Brilliant
that is musical history filmed live....
In England this actually wasn’t too shocking (even back then). There’s a long history of Christmas ‘Pantomime’ theatre productions where the male lead wears women’s clothes and the woman dresses as a man. So that part at least was widely accepted as a joke (and they’re also pretending to be in the soap opera ’Coronation Street’).
I'm glad that in Canada we also got the joke :)
And that makes the country soo unique, ahead of everyone else in modernity.
Hello Stacey, my recommendations for future Queen reactions: Somebody to love; Who wants to live forever, Innuendo. Another suggestion is to choose videos from live concerts rather than official videos, as Freddie has been one of the greatest live performers ever.
Your reactions are so genuine. I love looking at your facial expressions Stacey!!! Keep doing what you’re doing. I absolutely love Queen (R.I.P. Freddie) 😢too. You are definitely the 👸 Queen of reaction though.
@4:00 They were all dressed up. The woman reading the newspaper is John Deacon, the woman going to the fridge is Brian May. Also, it wasn't Freddie's idea. I can't remember who of the other three had the idea to do drag, but I remember it wasn't Freddie.
The drag suggestion came from Dominique - Roger's girlfriend at the time, and the boys dressed as a parody of Coronation Street characters... Unfortunately, since the Americans didn't know the series, they didn't get the joke...
I'm still staggered that Freddie managed to persuade the dancers of The Royal Ballet to take part...
That steaming clock at the start of the video is a 'teasmade' - an alarm clock and automatic tea maker combined. You get woken up with a nice freshly-made hot cuppa. I kid you not. Genius.
It s been a while, i forgot about this video ! so funny ! thanks for showing this ! have a great day ! 😋
You,my Dear, Need to Check out their whole set in Live Aid 1985.. It is Epic!! You are absolutely Stunningly Beautiful Woman ❤
You should try “Who Wants to Live Forever?”. It is a ballad and classical piece about being afraid to live forever as all your loves will die. It was one of the main songs from their soundtrack to the cult classic movie Highlander (a movie you should watch and/or react to). Queen watched a rough version of the movie, were moved by it and wrote the song in the taxi on the way home.
My favourite Queen song. But I note I would like to make Queen is all 4 band members...each member wrote songs for the band and all had written N° 1 singles for the band. Freddie wasn't really popular without the band and the band wasn't anything without Freddie....they were the best...together!
The lyrics actually break my heart, Freddy was such a great musician and a wonderful human being, I feel he meant these words, and the lyrics no matter how you are, are so relatable 😢😂
I know exactly what you mean 😢
Hi! The bassist, John Deacon, wrote the song. He didn't want a guitar solo, so he asked their touring keyboardist, Fred Mandel, to come up with a synth solo...there you have it.
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Please watch his performmance witg Montserrat Caballe
You are my favorite for reviews. I love that you have no problem telling us what is on your mind & showing emotion. Very rare on this channel.
queen is one of the 5-10 biggest bands in the history of rock music.
hello stacey 😃Freddie made Stacey blush 🤣🤣
I enjoy your Queen reactions very much! Please continue reacting to this amazing band. This song was written by the bassist, John Deacon about women's liberation. He didn't want a guitar solo in it so Fred Mandel, who had played keyboards on the Hot Space album and tour, created a synthesizer solo for it. Brian plays the solo on his guitar live. All four band members are songwriters so you won't find a Queen album that has all songs sounding similarly. Brian is the first person you see dressed in the nightgown with rollers in his naturally curly hair. I think his outfit is totally under-rated. Love the slippers! Rogers common-law wife Dominique suggested they dress like characters from Coronation Street. Freddie was friends with the members of the Royal ballet so he danced with them in the middle portion and the last part was depicting the striking miners at the time in 1984. It was enjoyed everywhere but the U.S. where MTV didn't get the joke and banned it.
Queen was it's own genre. I'll never forgive mtv and vh1 for their decision to ban them because of this video, we in the United States were robbed of so much of their great music due to some corporate stuffed shirts. Id love to see your reaction to One Vision live at Wembley 86 👑
Thanks, Stacey.. the entire band participated in the "drag" scenario.. based on a Brit soap opera called "Coronation Street".. ("drag" has long been a common thing in the UK.. they aren't "scared" of it as in the U.S.... look at "Monty Python") the idea was suggested by Roger's GF at the time... also, song written by bassist John Deacon.. had nothing to do with Freddie's sexuality... lol...
This video didn't land well in the United States, because MTV and others rushed to judgement and banned it. Oh my goodness the pearl rubbers strike again! This is awesome song and we love it. I'm still going to push for "White Queen " Odeon Hammersmith Live 1975. This is the greatest hidden gems of the Queen catalog. Good Day and great job as always. 🫶👑🌈💙
Actually, the idea of cross-dressing was not Fredie's, but the drummer's. A hug.
I love your great reactions to Freddie Mercury and queen. Please keep reacting to Freddie. There are many legendary and hidden jems from queen
If you want some suggestions to react
Under pressure live 1986 wembley concert
Who wants to live forever 1986 wembley concert
I was born to love you official video queen
March of the black queen( it's something special like bohemian rhapsody)
Made in heaven official video Freddie Mercury solo
Show must go on official video
You take my breath away live at Hyde Park 1976
Save me 1981 Montreal concert
Time waits for no one official video Freddie Mercury solo(very sad)
All these are masterpiece
Freddie spoke out about this once it was released... he said people assume he's the one who wanted everybody to dress up as ladies. Actually, Freddie was the one who DIDN'T want to do it! Also all 4 of them are there
Check out Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona
I love people's reactions to this video because they haven't the slightest idea of what's coming! It's awesome to watch!
Freddy was extremely charismatic and charming. You need to react to Queens Live Aid performance.
Another suggestion would be Boz Skaggs. The lead singers voice is insane. Their most popular songs are “jojo” and “lowdown”
Breakthru from Queen, great Song for me one of the best
They are ALL in drag in this one 😁
Freddie shaved his mustache for the middle part..and by the way, it's not guitar in the middle part, it's synthetizers 😉
Their first album is guitar heaven!
The first time Queen used a synthesiser in any track!
@michaelfoster5577 play the game was the first track to feature a synthesiser
@@davethomas7477 well - never knew that!
No the whole game and flash albums for over 4 years earlier have synths.
“The four women” in the single-family home in the suburb of an English city are actually the 4 members of the band. At the time, this video clip was banned by MTV.
The ballet piece is Dance Of The Faun by Nijinsky
The show goes on is their greatest song of all. Box of tissues required!
Great reaction to a great song. As a mucisian myself, I think you make a good analysis, even without your musical background. 👍🎶
That's so very true indeed
Good reaction!
I've been noticing something: you and some other young people have been only reacting to live versions of songs of many artists, and it's ok, because I agree with you, many songs sound way better live, but you got to understand that many bands and artists produced many interesting and some great official music videos in the 80's / 90's, just like this one.
Artists as Queen, Michael Jackson, Elton John...
That's why I recommend reacting to these Queen's official music videos: "Innuendo"; "A kind of magic"; "One vision"; "Show must go on" (spoiler alert: this song was the one composed to say goodbye to Freddie - rumors by that time said he was very ill and super thin, and he was not appearing in public; that's why you won't see Queen playing and Freddie singing this song - instead, a bunch of images of Queen, something like a memory album).
I don’t think Freddy was all about this video and dressing up like women…..
I've fallen in for tge first time, and this time I know it's for real...
So clever..
Nice reaction, I will not make any suggestions as I know the Live Aid concert has been suggested hundreds of times.
As somebody has already said the guitar solo is not a guitar at all. It's a synth. The first couple of times I heard it it fooled me too because the style and phrasing is exactly the kind of thing Brian would play.
The song was written by bassist John Deacon about people who feel trapped in abusive relationships.
John Deacon doesn't get the respect/recognition that he deserves. Queens secret weapon.
This may be the best video they ever put out. Certainly the funniest.
This video actually cost Queen America which they never got back in Freddy’s lifetime. Freddy was also a trail blazer. Freddy actually never denied being gay. But this was the 80’s . Ignorance of the new AIDS epidemic had just hit America.
Love to watch you enjoy new music. Queen is awesome and brings joy! Freddie recorded an entire album with an opera singer named Monsterrat Cabelle. A single is called Barcelona and you will not be sorry to give it a listen.
Another thing is after Freddie's passing, the band and others organized a tribute concert with many musical guests to honor him. It is an all star show and is a fun concert.
On your journey, I think you will enjoy Journey, and Tool! Tool's lead singer has three bands and they take you on a ride musically. Three different bands, but great music all.
So many wonderful bands ahead of you and artists to explore. I also think you will love Metallica, who did an entire album with a Symphony. No Leaf Clover is a song they wrote for the concert. Make sure it is the original I think.
I think Led Zeppelin will surprise you too!! A song called Thank You.
Rock on!
I recommend that you listen to this song "Who Wants To Live Forever" masterpiece.
Great reaction. Queen, Pink Floyd and Nightwish. Please continue with Nightwish as with Queen their songs are all different. Storytime at Wacken 2013.
Freddie was very open about his sexuality and never hid it. Freddie was out in the 70s.
Save Me and Spread Your Wings are two more iconic songs in the , WTBF, mold.
Would love for you to hear A Kind of Magic and Who Wants to Live Forever which was used for the Highlander Movie.
It will be nice to hear some early Queen sometime, when they really ROCKED Out back in the mid to late 70s. Try Liar and see why they were compared to Led Zeppelin early on. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Queen fans are more upset by Freddie's passing than he was. He had a whale of a time, knew his talent had been recorded for the ages, and so was ready to leave his mortal coil.
02:22 the band convinced him to do it
Queen ist wegen diesem Musikvideo in der USA gebannt worden. Weil die USA den Englischen Humor Männer in Frauen Kleidern nicht kennen.
Well, about the “guitar” solo. John Deacon, the bass player and the writer if this song, did not want any guitars in it, so the band hired Fred Mandel, a synth player and it is his solo, an actual keyboard solo. Brian’s contribution to this song is minimal, almost non-existent, to his dismay. Great vid and awesome reaction. (All the wall of sound in Radio Ga Ga is also Fred Mandel’s)
"He got all the band members to do this." No he didn't. The idea for this parody of the British soap Coronation Street came from the drummer, Roger Taylor's girl friend.
"I believe it was also the drummer who was dressed up." LOL You missed Brian May (in curlers) and Jon Decan (sitting on the couch).
I suggest Who wants to live forever from Freddie..but there is some other version with Floor,I know its not original,its fans made,Floor had a dream to sing with Him..One is a King,one is a Queen ❤
Killer Queen live 1977
You must watch Freddie doing The great pretender. A wonderful look back at himself
This was the second Queen video MTV banned. What a bunch of tossers!
Although the parody was lost on Americans as they were unaware of Coronation St. (which at this time had been on air over 20 years), I don't understand the controversy. There had been many such portrayals in popular US movies, tele and comedic acts. "Some Like it Hot", "Tootsie", "Bosom Buddies" (sitcom that launched Tom Hanks' career), Milton Berle, Flip Wilson, etc.
This is one my favorites from John. Thanks.
2:30 Exactly! He got all band members to do this. And they made it. Coz they are Queen^^
Without all 4 members of Queen... the musical journey took would never happend
There's something of a tradition of cross-dressing in British TV. There was the show that inspired this video idea, and it's also quite similar to the feel from some Monty Python skits. Still you've just got to love the willingness to go out and express themselves, and that their art took precedence over other concerns.
Yep! There's nothing wrong with popping a dress on when the occasion calls for it.
Yep. As Michael Palin said in one of their skits, "It's fun, and only 'slightly' illegal."
You do know that the clip of "I want to break free" was a parody of the British soap opera "Coronation Street", right?
for me Queen is the best Group of ALL TIME Every member is special i have been a huge queen fan since 1976.... still listen to them every week.
Agree!!!!!
This video is probably Queen at their most British. It's a great mixture of panto, sitcom and soap opera.
Highly recommend These are the days of our lives from Innuendo, written after Freddie found he had aids and was the last album they recorded before he died, very emotional song and a challenge for you not to cry when listening.
Just wait until you start on the lesser known tracks, the variety is incredible. Folk, soul, jazz, funk, ballads, rock, metal, ragtime, calypso and more. All with that unmistakable Queen sound.
The GOAT.
This is what being unique meant back in the day.
Freddy had the talent and the style to do it, and that was it.
Today peeps want cred just for breathing.
An awesome Queen song for you to react to is Staying Power Live in Milton Keynes 1982 as you'll see something really different which is John Deacon playing a normal electric guitar rather than his bass guitar.
Hello, from Queen - Who Want to Live Forever is a great song too.
Haha Stacey, it's so lovely seeing you go through the same emotions I went through, 40 years ago when i first listened to this song. Kuddos to you😍
Freddie once said he’ll bring ballet to the masses and there it is.!!!!
Ps the guitar part you said was very interesting wasn’t guitar it was a synthesiser.
Please please react to these are the days of our lives
Stacey I Want To Break Free was writen by bassist John Deacon.
🤘🤘🤘
FREDDIE WAS ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS UNFORTUNATELY HE DIED TOO YOUNG DUE TO AIDS, HE WAS OPENLY GAY AND KNEW HOW TO ABE A GREAT SHOWMAN. REST IN PEACE FREDDIE
En un comentario en uno de tus videos anteriores de Queen te recomendaba que después de escuchar unas 7 canciones de Queen, reaccionaras a Seaside Rendezvous, no se te olvide, verás lo diferente que es esa canción. Saludos desde Ciudad de Guatemala en Centro América.
Freddie was the GOAT.
It wasnt Freddie's idea; Roger looks good
Hi Stacey ⚘️ You should react to Queen. Song is White Queen. Is very beautiful Song 🎵 ❤Freddy was very young and you would love his voice even more on this song. By the way watch the one that Queen is on live concert.
Glad you liked it. All four band members were dressed as women in the video. 😊👍🏾
The guitar Stacey...wasn't,it was a synthesiser played by a guy called Fred Mandell who was asked by John to fill the song out.Now, lip quiver song," love of my life" blow your tights off "I want it all" give them a listen.
Lisa Stansfield performed this song in the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute concert, and even got dressed up as in the video clip. According to one clip I saw she had the idea to do so not long after being asked by the remaining members of queen to perform, then some how got in touch with Roger Taylor, and told him the idea, because she had misgivings thinking it might be out of line, who gave her the go ahead..
Whilst you're on this musical journey, can I suggest you react to Jethro Tull, 'Living in the Past' it's very left field but I think you'll like it.
Great reaction as always Stacey. 👍🏻
This one was written by John Deacon and was banned in the USA because of the video, no sense of humour!
The video is amazing!!
I hate censorship. It's always stupid.
Check out '' Radio Ga Ga '' from live aid. This will show you how Freddie has control of the audience it's amazing.
John Deacon who wrote this song said that he didn’t want a guitar solo on this track so a synthesizer was used instead.
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There is a HILARIOUS, LIVE performance on-video:
At JAPAN in 1985
…Where Freddie DRESSES IN DRAG, ONSTAGE😂