Bassist John Deacon wrote this funky amazing song! He was the member of the band who liked funk and Motown, as did Freddie. Matter of fact, John was so shy and was afraid to contribute in the song writing and it was Freddie who encouraged him to write songs. When he did, he wrote song huge ones.
Even when he’s singing to 70,000 people he makes each of them feel as if he’s singing directly to them. The Wembley concert had approximately 75,000 fans in attendance.
This is the band that STARTED crowd interaction. They were the 1st that brought the crowd "into" the gig & made them part of the show. No body did it before them.
Written by bass player John Deacon. Michael Jackson who was friends with Freddie Mercury talked them into releasing it as a single and it became one of rheir best hits.
I was a teenage in the 70's and Queen was a huge part of my youth. It's sad that he died in 1991, such a sad day that was. I wonder what he would have thought of hip-hop and rap music if he only could have survived aids, but those early day there wasn't the advantage of medication that are available today. R.I.P. Freddie, and long live Queen. Plus this was back when nobody had cell phones, so they were just living in the moment and the band could see people, not the backs of thousands of cell phones.
The fact that you are enjoying the music so much makes it such a pleasure to watch your videos. It's hard NOT to be a fan of Queen, unless someone is just tone deaf. :)
freddy was a legend in his own right. he was a great entertainer as far as interacting with the audience. it so fun watching him and watching you be so damn impressed. i love it.
I was at this concert, this was the Saturday performance. I think most of the footage seen on YT taken from the Wembley Magic Tour was Saturdays performance. So lucky to have experienced it. Best gig I’ve been to. Queen could do it all, great songs, a total commitment to putting on a show. And with Freddie M as your front man how could you fail. In a flick of a switch they could go from tender balladry to balls out power, such was their dynamic range, personified by the great man himself.
I love this!! Such a lovely reaction! I’m the biggest Queen fan ever, Freddie Mercury really is *the best* singer of all time! 😍 I remember my mom had this song on CD, used to jam with it from the age of 6 😂 Keep it up man! And I wish you a great New Year’s Eve! ♥️
Saw them in concert aug 1980 and what you see is exactly what you get an amazing show that you felt like you where on stage with them. Funny thing found my ticket and it was Aug, 1980 and the price of the ticket. $8.50... OMGGGGGG..... loved your reaction
Hey, I always enjoy your Queen reactions; Freddie’s high energy, crowd-engaging performances are always fun to watch and are a great display of his showmanship. But you should also see a performance on the other side, one that’s pure vocal power- check out Who Wants to Live Forever from Wembley, and you’ll see how he can command a stage simply standing still.
Dude you can SING ! and play (those harmonies ! damn !!!). meant to comment on the previous video about that... Can't wait to hear more of your stuff. As far as Freddie's interaction with the crowd - you're right on the money, only the video that best shows it is "under pressure" from this same show at Wembley. Please react to it... And one more thing - your favorite part of this song is exactly my favorite part :)
John Deacon. the bass player, wrote the song. Brian and Roger were really against putting this song on the album, they thought it was too funk. Michael Jackson heard the demo and told Freddie (Freddie and Michael had become good friends from when Queen toured America) that they had to record this and release it. By the way, the way Freddie is singing at this concert, can you tell that Aretha was Freddie's favorite singer? Freddie always wished that he and Aretha had recorded Somebody to Love as a duet. However, Freddie thought that Montserrat Caballe had the most beautiful voice that he had ever heard. Montserrat was a soprano opera singer. She and Freddie recorded an album together, Barcelona. Here's a demo of Freddie that he sent to Montserrat fer her reaction to the song. Freddie's doing both his part and Montserrat's. Freddie's, Montserrat part/voice was so pure on this demo. th-cam.com/video/MJ8Yvlw3h68/w-d-xo.html
Surprising is the fact that on the studio version of the song the rhythmic guitar, that you like so much, is played by John Deacon (bass player), not Brian! Brian once confessed in an interview that it was always a hard part to play for him at concerts. Hey, why don't you react to Freddie's vocal improvisation at the Milton Keynes concert and exceptional rendition of 'Somebody to Love' from there as well? ;) I really enjoy your reactions!
Fantastic reaction brother. If someone can't dig on Queen...they can't dig anything about music anywhere. And it's Roger Taylor on the drums and vocals. Brian May, guitar, John Deacon on bass. Peace. You just got another subscriber.
Good reaction. The only other time Roger Taylor got the notice he deserved (on the performance of "Somebody to Love") was from an opera singer/ music teacher. As a singer, you would find her comments useful. I also appreciate that you take notice of the band's playing. Their jamming on this is worthy of an award in itself. Next time, take notice of the lyrics. They are very interesting and enriched the song for me.
Thank you for this reaction! I saw Queen many times - Freddy always said they were 4 equal members- they were old school - practice practice practice your craft - it paid off!!!
She loved Freddie. She said he opened a whole new world to her. As a classical singer she was used to being given the music and singing the words. With Freddie she was involved in writing the song. She said she had so many good memories of him.
Love that intro! I made a comment about you being a singer/musician on another later video of yours before I ever heard this, so yeah, it's obvious, from one singer-musician to another, "hello!" I'm so glad you're doing reactions to Queen, and hope you'll continue with more of their songs as well as other classic rock icons. Great channel!
Your Queen reactions are fantastic! Thank you for acknowledging such amazing talent. Please also react to A Kind of Magic from this same concert (Wembley). Also In the Lap of the Gods and Seven Seas of Rhye (same concert). Thank you
Roger wrote and sang a lot of Queen songs, and had a successful career both solo and with his own band The Cross. Check out I'm In Love With My Car to hear him more, and Lap Of The Gods Revisited for his really high range
I wish the original one sounded like this...love it...they jammin....I was 20 years old at the time and sorry to say I didn't pay more attention to them then...but at my age now I'm going back and studying different groups from back in the day..I started studying Queen because of Adam Lambert singing with them now...he's amazing...so I went all the way back and started studying Queen/Freddie Mercury and really listening to it and not just at it....I'm blown away by them.. Brian has been one of my guitar heroes for many years 🎸 I'm enjoying watching your reactions...I've noticed a lot of younger people reacting to Queen.. I love that..his music will continue on to more generations for years to come 😎
I forget which night this was. Been a while since I watched the concert. The one night had a lot of rain during the show. You could react to each individual song on there and be good. They sound great on everything.
Bro as a fellow professional musician I can clearly say that U have the best reaction channel. Check out the rain song by Led Zeppelin Live version from the song remains the same soundtrack
You should watch a the live ones possible as Queen, especially Freddie , changed all the time. He said it was too boring to just reproduce the record. He said if people wanted the songs to be identical they should stay home & play the record.If they came to the show they'd get entertainment.
Hey Traent. Liking your Queen reviews. I see that you love playing the Piano. I sugGest enough for now of famous qUEEN SONGS. Please make a reaction to MY MELANCHOLY BLUES LIVE. Watch how good Freddie is on Piano and vocals live. Extra 3. My Melancholy Blues [HQ] (Queen In Houston: 11/12/1977) [Filmed Concert]
Freddie Mercury: lead vocals, piano John Deacon: bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (wrote this song) Roger Talor: drums, backing vocals Brian May: lead guitar, backing vocals.
He sings Nessun Dorma in the voice of Freddie and Luciano, my fave 2 singers, I only got to see Luciano live tho, many years ago, at Cobo Hall in Detroit..one of the best moments in my life.
Michael Jackson was the one who convinced them to release this as a single. They were going to put it on an album but Michael told them it would be a big hit & they listened.
loved that intro! question is : can you carry that tune for a while like Freddy? :) :) if you so you should apply for some cover :p lol i sure like your reactions as a musician you know what level they're at
Fwiw, make sure it's a cover of the live version from "live killers". I think it makes it an entirely different and even more awesome song than the album version.
A possible suggestion - well maybe 3 in a row, how about start with Queen - 'Princes of the Universe', then 'A Kind of Magic', followed by 'Who Wants to Live Forever' and see if you can tell which movies and tv series they belong to.
Yes, it’s Roger’s vocals your hearing. He has a higher voice than Freddie had, so during the live shows he took over a lot of the high parts that would have been difficult for Freddie to do live when he had a whole two hours of singing to do. Roger’s voice is also very distinctive in its raspiness. Very sexy to us ladies. 😉
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Check out Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of the Worlds - it's amazing!
Keep up the Queen too!
I love how much you enjoy Queen as much as I did back in the 70s! Fyi: Brian May has been on American Idol as a mentor.
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Bassist John Deacon wrote this funky amazing song! He was the member of the band who liked funk and Motown, as did Freddie. Matter of fact, John was so shy and was afraid to contribute in the song writing and it was Freddie who encouraged him to write songs. When he did, he wrote song huge ones.
Susan Orchard Nice!!
Even when he’s singing to 70,000 people he makes each of them feel as if he’s singing directly to them. The Wembley concert had approximately 75,000 fans in attendance.
The Wembley Stadium held about 72,000 people. Can you only imagine being there!! You’ll need to watch Queen play for the 300,000 in Rio!
From the UK glad you liked this TraENT i went to this tour twice the magic tour 86 will never forget and let me tell they are loud when you there
Love your reaction to Queen and Freddie. He was one of a kind. There will never be another singer like him.
I agree! Thanks!
Watching the whole concert from start to finish will show why Queen is the greatest band.
I watch the whole concert every night, I think I'm a bit obsessed...
This is the band that STARTED crowd interaction. They were the 1st that brought the crowd "into" the gig & made them part of the show. No body did it before them.
Written by bass player John Deacon. Michael Jackson who was friends with Freddie Mercury talked them into releasing it as a single and it became one of rheir best hits.
Wonderful opening to your video! I am a busker and Somebody To Love is one of the songs in my set! Love watching you become a fan of Queen!
4 geniuses! out of this world! QUEEN
I like how you go back over some of the parts again. No one else does that. Alot of times we need a second or third look! Thank you
Amanda Scanlon You're so right! Thank you!
AMEN!
I was a teenage in the 70's and Queen was a huge part of my youth. It's sad that he died in 1991, such a sad day that was. I wonder what he would have thought of hip-hop and rap music if he only could have survived aids, but those early day there wasn't the advantage of medication that are available today. R.I.P. Freddie, and long live Queen. Plus this was back when nobody had cell phones, so they were just living in the moment and the band could see people, not the backs of thousands of cell phones.
moomookitty 1923 Yes I know! It would have nice for him to experience the world today!
We were already listening to hip hop/rap in late 70s/80s in UK what are you talking about.
He is a legend that lives forever.
I love how Freddie is directing you - you are responding as if you were there - that's how Freddie got us all to join in back in the day :)
The fact that you are enjoying the music so much makes it such a pleasure to watch your videos. It's hard NOT to be a fan of Queen, unless someone is just tone deaf. :)
mistressheather I absolutely agree! Thanks
I love Freddie's gracefulness - he moves like a cat and does almost ballet-like turns on his toes.
You know Freddie once performed with the Royal Ballet for a charity gala in about 1978/9?
Hey traent i'm from Brasil 🇧🇷❤ and Queen/Freddie Mercury fan so much!!! I love your reactions of Queen ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Lock and sucess to you ever😘🎼🎤🎵🇧🇷❤
I believe John Deacon, the bassist wrote this song, all 4 of the member have written #1 hits.
Dave Helms Oh wow ok thanks!
When you went to see Queen live you were no longer just a spectator, Freddie made you a part of the band.
Love hearing Roger Taylor's backing vocals high in the mix.
KierenP Sounds Good!
freddy was a legend in his own right. he was a great entertainer as far as interacting with the audience. it so fun watching him and watching you be so damn impressed. i love it.
I was at this concert, this was the Saturday performance. I think most of the footage seen on YT taken from the Wembley Magic Tour was Saturdays performance. So lucky to have experienced it. Best gig I’ve been to. Queen could do it all, great songs, a total commitment to putting on a show. And with Freddie M as your front man how could you fail. In a flick of a switch they could go from tender balladry to balls out power, such was their dynamic range, personified by the great man himself.
His speaking voice was a baritone. On his barcelona l.p. one of his songs is in his baritone range. Beautiful.
Woohoo...nice piano playing and singing traent!!! Bravo! 👏👏👏
Thanks a lot!!
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I love this!! Such a lovely reaction! I’m the biggest Queen fan ever, Freddie Mercury really is *the best* singer of all time! 😍 I remember my mom had this song on CD, used to jam with it from the age of 6 😂 Keep it up man! And I wish you a great New Year’s Eve! ♥️
Amazing performance by Queen!!! I saw them perform in Berlin in the early 80's! ✌❤🌏🎶🎵
Amazing!
yo go gal
The size of that crowd blows my mind!!!
Saw them in concert aug 1980 and what you see is exactly what you get an amazing show that you felt like you where on stage with them. Funny thing found my ticket and it was Aug, 1980 and the price of the ticket. $8.50... OMGGGGGG..... loved your reaction
Wow thats so amazing!! Thanks so much!
Hey, I always enjoy your Queen reactions; Freddie’s high energy, crowd-engaging performances are always fun to watch and are a great display of his showmanship. But you should also see a performance on the other side, one that’s pure vocal power- check out Who Wants to Live Forever from Wembley, and you’ll see how he can command a stage simply standing still.
Jakfrost25 High energy indeed! Thank for the request as well as watching!
I saw them live in 1982 in Germany. Fantastic show! RIP Freddie
Dude you can SING ! and play (those harmonies ! damn !!!). meant to comment on the previous video about that... Can't wait to hear more of your stuff. As far as Freddie's interaction with the crowd - you're right on the money, only the video that best shows it is "under pressure" from this same show at Wembley. Please react to it... And one more thing - your favorite part of this song is exactly my favorite part :)
dedi We agree on a lot!!! And thanks so much! O really appreciate that!
It was John Deacon the bass player who came up with the riff.
I love it!
John Deacon. the bass player, wrote the song. Brian and Roger were really against putting this song on the album, they thought it was too funk. Michael Jackson heard the demo and told Freddie (Freddie and Michael had become good friends from when Queen toured America) that they had to record this and release it. By the way, the way Freddie is singing at this concert, can you tell that Aretha was Freddie's favorite singer? Freddie always wished that he and Aretha had recorded Somebody to Love as a duet.
However, Freddie thought that Montserrat Caballe had the most beautiful voice that he had ever heard. Montserrat was a soprano opera singer. She and Freddie recorded an album together, Barcelona. Here's a demo of Freddie that he sent to Montserrat fer her reaction to the song. Freddie's doing both his part and Montserrat's. Freddie's, Montserrat part/voice was so pure on this demo.
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Thank you Traent for another reaction to the amazing queen and the irreplaceable freddie
Thanks so much!!
Love your enthusiasm! Queen was and still is the best!
Surprising is the fact that on the studio version of the song the rhythmic guitar, that you like so much, is played by John Deacon (bass player), not Brian! Brian once confessed in an interview that it was always a hard part to play for him at concerts.
Hey, why don't you react to Freddie's vocal improvisation at the Milton Keynes concert and exceptional rendition of 'Somebody to Love' from there as well? ;)
I really enjoy your reactions!
Oh ok wow!! I'll check it out!!
The Royal Viewer Hey didn’t know John Deacon played that on studio! Love it and Deacon is great guitarist. Whole band shines at Wembly
I can’t listen before I go to sleep. It gets me so jazzed up. All of it.
Great reaction to a great band playing at an amazing Stadium! Wembley 🔥
Freddie the most amazing singer, performer and producer, writer and musician known to man 😍
DAMN!! You have a great voice. Very smooth sounding. Great job.
Rogers drumming in this is simply brilliant. Not to mention his backing vocals. I get to see him live next Feb yayyyy
Fantastic reaction brother. If someone can't dig on Queen...they can't dig anything about music anywhere. And it's Roger Taylor on the drums and vocals. Brian May, guitar, John Deacon on bass. Peace. You just got another subscriber.
Gotcha man! Thank you so much!
Good reaction. The only other time Roger Taylor got the notice he deserved (on the performance of "Somebody to Love") was from an opera singer/ music teacher. As a singer, you would find her comments useful.
I also appreciate that you take notice of the band's playing. Their jamming on this is worthy of an award in itself.
Next time, take notice of the lyrics. They are very interesting and enriched the song for me.
Thank you for this reaction! I saw Queen many times - Freddy always said they were 4 equal members- they were old school - practice practice practice your craft - it paid off!!!
Thank you as well for watching!
This song was written by the quiet one, the Bassist JOHN DEACON. Went to #1 in the US and UK.
Oh wow!
Love queen but love watching people enjoying his music just as much. Thk you. More queen!
Absolutely! Thanks!
Brian May and John Deacon greatest guitar players ever .trust me I do not lie.xx
You're such a sincere, kind (meaning "kind person") reviewer. Thank you for these!
Bass, John Deacon. Drums, Roger Taylor. Guitar, (Dr) Brian May, astrophysicist.
Tim Grist Thank you!
Love your reactions and you seem to really love Queen and most of all Freddie!!!
Please react to 'Barcelona' by Freddy Mercury and Montserrat Caballé. This operasinger died today. RIP.
She loved Freddie. She said he opened a whole new world to her. As a classical singer she was used to being given the music and singing the words. With Freddie she was involved in writing the song. She said she had so many good memories of him.
Oh wow!
Oh wow, thanks for mentioning it! This is the first I heard of her passing!
She died today??? Oh damn....hopefully with Freddie now. She truly cared for him. RIP Montserrat. She was an awesome talent.
Thanks for letting us know of Montserrat's passing. I had not heard this very sad news.
Very nice intro, Somebody to Love, with a blues piano sound.
I just watched your "Somebody to Love" reaction to find you pl sa ying it here. I love it.
loved the intro
Dave L Thank you so much!
Love that intro! I made a comment about you being a singer/musician on another later video of yours before I ever heard this, so yeah, it's obvious, from one singer-musician to another, "hello!" I'm so glad you're doing reactions to Queen, and hope you'll continue with more of their songs as well as other classic rock icons. Great channel!
Absolutely and thank you so much!
Your Queen reactions are fantastic! Thank you for acknowledging such amazing talent.
Please also react to A Kind of Magic from this same concert (Wembley).
Also In the Lap of the Gods and Seven Seas of Rhye (same concert).
Thank you
Ohhh dude you can play and sing too. You made this on my birthday xxx god bless you xxx
Do " under pressure " from the same consert on wembly !!!
He have an AMAZING duett with the crowd !!!
Gotcha!
You should cover somebody to love! You're vocals and singing is amazing!
Marcus Bentley I appreciate that! I'll definitely do something!
I agree. Waiting for it!
Damn, they were just about to go into who wants to live forever. You'd love it.
Roger wrote and sang a lot of Queen songs, and had a successful career both solo and with his own band The Cross.
Check out I'm In Love With My Car to hear him more, and Lap Of The Gods Revisited for his really high range
I wish the original one sounded like this...love it...they jammin....I was 20 years old at the time and sorry to say I didn't pay more attention to them then...but at my age now I'm going back and studying different groups from back in the day..I started studying Queen because of Adam Lambert singing with them now...he's amazing...so I went all the way back and started studying Queen/Freddie Mercury and really listening to it and not just at it....I'm blown away by them.. Brian has been one of my guitar heroes for many years 🎸 I'm enjoying watching your reactions...I've noticed a lot of younger people reacting to Queen.. I love that..his music will continue on to more generations for years to come 😎
GOOSEBUMPS! You sounded awesome, btw!
Hey thank a lot! Glad you enjoyed it!
I forget which night this was. Been a while since I watched the concert. The one night had a lot of rain during the show. You could react to each individual song on there and be good. They sound great on everything.
Yes they sound good!!
This was the Saturday show
Awesome reaction video dude!!!! LOVED it!!!
Much appreciated thanks!
Wow well done you sing really good.
Bro as a fellow professional musician I can clearly say that U have the best reaction channel.
Check out the rain song by Led Zeppelin
Live version from the song remains the same soundtrack
Gordon Sumter Yes sir! Thanks Alot!
Love your channel I'm going to subscribe
That's my favorite part too!
Luv this
Thought you may like "death on two legs or liar or stone cold crazy"... A little bit of the deep cuts.😀
Brian's guitar sounds like he's channelling Nile Rogers
Great reaction bro
MarcoGoethe1984 Hey thanks a lot
Watch Green Day the crowd sang Bohemian 2017 it will blow u away new generations respect Queen
You should watch a the live ones possible as Queen, especially Freddie , changed all the time. He said it was too boring to just reproduce the record. He said if people wanted the songs to be identical they should stay home & play the record.If they came to the show they'd get entertainment.
I wish I could give you another like!
Glad you're enjoying!! Check out Innuendo and Princes of the Universe!
Hey Traent. Liking your Queen reviews. I see that you love playing the Piano. I sugGest enough for now of famous qUEEN SONGS. Please make a reaction to MY MELANCHOLY BLUES LIVE. Watch how good Freddie is on Piano and vocals live. Extra 3. My Melancholy Blues [HQ] (Queen In Houston: 11/12/1977) [Filmed Concert]
Freddie Mercury: lead vocals, piano
John Deacon: bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (wrote this song)
Roger Talor: drums, backing vocals
Brian May: lead guitar, backing vocals.
Dave Dunwell Thank You!
John also plays guitar. Roger also play guitar.
Amazing! Absolutely Amazing. QUEEN! FREDDIE MERCURY Baby! You cannot touch him.
You're a great singer!!
Clethra Z. I appreciate that thanks
The bassist John Deacon wrote the song and played the bass (obviously), guitars, hand claps and drums or at least told Roger what he wanted.
Dude love video
You can sing!....and play too. Love to hear you do something of your own😄
Amanda Scanlon Wow that you so much!
You also should check out Marc Martel-Mercurotti (he sings as Freddie and Pavarotti) Yes, Roger Taylor on drums. Music speaks to the heart and soul!!
He sings Nessun Dorma in the voice of Freddie and Luciano, my fave 2 singers, I only got to see Luciano live tho, many years ago, at Cobo Hall in Detroit..one of the best moments in my life.
Gotcha!
Please react to We Are The Champions at Live Aid. It has some great piano playing by Freddie
SpotFest On it!
Michael Jackson was the one who convinced them to release this as a single. They were going to put it on an album but Michael told them it would be a big hit & they listened.
loved that intro! question is : can you carry that tune for a while like Freddy? :) :) if you so you should apply for some cover :p lol i sure like your reactions as a musician you know what level they're at
watch Queen live Impromptu
cool intro hahaha can u do a full cover a queen song? my request is love of my life :D
p0tchax sakj Sure thing! Thanks!
yay! thanks sir
Fwiw, make sure it's a cover of the live version from "live killers". I think it makes it an entirely different and even more awesome song than the album version.
This was a rock band it wasnt even their type of music but the bass player said I have this riff in my head I need to play to you .....
React to, dont stop me now by queen
james1977 Cool
JOHN DEACON
Can you react to Queen - A Kind Of Madic (Live In Budapest 1986)
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C ool!
dat boy could sing !
Yes he could!
I'm in love
I know I know
I'm still in love
❤❤❤
A possible suggestion - well maybe 3 in a row, how about start with Queen - 'Princes of the Universe', then 'A Kind of Magic', followed by 'Who Wants to Live Forever' and see if you can tell which movies and tv series they belong to.
Yes, it’s Roger’s vocals your hearing. He has a higher voice than Freddie had, so during the live shows he took over a lot of the high parts that would have been difficult for Freddie to do live when he had a whole two hours of singing to do. Roger’s voice is also very distinctive in its raspiness. Very sexy to us ladies. 😉
Great gig by them and thanks for your reaction bruh! Maybe you can react to "Hotel California" by the Eagles, the live version of 77 is amazing! :)
Cool thanks!