Some other Queen songs known only to real Queen fans you might want to check out are "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Save Me", and "Spread Your Wings". Here is a link to Save Me from a concert they did in England, Live At The Bowl, in the early 80s, it is perhaps one of the most beautiful live performances I have ever heard. th-cam.com/video/3AjvTPehei8/w-d-xo.html Spread Your Wings th-cam.com/video/uyd6OLyhPJo/w-d-xo.html Sail Away Sweet Sister th-cam.com/video/8eQaaI8PbNk/w-d-xo.html
The message of the song , according to the band themselves, was basically Death himself is the Hammer To Fall on you. The line "Rich or Poor or Famous, For Your Truth Is All The Same" was basically saying " we all meet the same fate one day, no matter who you are"
@@debramoore7513 wasn't it also about nuclear war? Well, it was during the 'shadow of the mushroom cloud', but I guess that could be more the backdrop, not the inevitable.
Freddie was one of the greatest showmen in rock and roll history, he knew how to play to the audience better than anyone. There will never be another quite like him. RIP Freddie.
I gotta say that I think he WAS the Greatest!. I honestly can’t think of anyone that holds a candle to what Freddie was capable of from the first sparks of inspiration for a song all the way to belting it out on stage, with that force of a band behind him, they created songs unlike anything that came before em and no one can follow em.
Listening to John Deacon was one of the bass players who made me want to take up the bass guitar ( Along with John Entwistle of The Who and , especially, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin). Queen is such a great band.
John Deacon is one of those underrated bass players, probably because he is 'the quiet one' in the band and that apart from a few early appearances, he couldn't carry on so walked away from Queen after Freddie passed away. He wrote some fantastic songs throughout his career, and his baselines were so good and iconic that others used them in their songs.
Dominic, You're a good man. 3 of my favorites as well. Sign me a 54 year old (almost 40 of them geared towards "basement" guitar hacking and meeting other likewise minded cool people). lover of any music that's real and takes talent to do. Cheers, the canadian Queen nut.
One of my favorites! I used to work as a doorman/usher at a well known concert theatre in Pgh, PA way back in the day. So, yes I have seen Queen, Led Zep, Rush, and far too many others to list, live in concert. You always manage to bring some wonderful and forgotten memories to mind. I will be checking out your store. Many blessings to you.
I really like this song from Brian May. I like and appreciate both this version as well as the faster version from Live Aid. Roger is the full blown conductor on this song keeping it pumping on the drums and John is literally killing it on the bass. Brian is rocking through the whole song and his solo is absolute perfection. Freddie growls out this song in a manner that makes me think he is going to shred his throat. In all, this is another excellent Queen composition and performance.
Jamal, I saw how much you loved Freddie's duet with Spanish opera singer Monsterrat Cabballet, here is another great one from them. The Golden boy. It's a must see.
Aah yes Yamel, a Queen reaction!!!Thankyou dear, this is a really great song. I love the colour stage lights. I wish you all the love in the world, and much bless. Looking foward to some Queen soon 😁
Chapter Six: The Spy (Steve questions Dustin about Dart as he drives him home while Hammer To Fall is playing). Billy in his room about to go out & then is made by his dad to go find Max & he’s playing Metallica’s The Four Horsemen.
According to Brian the song is about life & death how it comes to us all ‘Rich or poor or famous for your truth is all the same comes to you as to us all now it’s time for the hammer to fall’ a Brian May song x
hard to say who wore it first... both songs were released in 1984, but Wake Me Up was released first and presumably the video for that song was shot before the video for this song... my guess is the shirt was just a popular shirt with the British public at that time, kinda like the Frankie Say Relax t-shirt would become
@@MyargonautsJason Hamnett's oversized T-shirts with large block letter slogans, launched in 1983, were adopted by pop bands, including Wham!. George Michael wore his white "CHOOSE LIFE" shirt in the music video for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." The t-shirt also appeared in Queen's video for "Hammer to Fall" (worn by Roger Taylor). Taylor wore Hamnett's "WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW" shirt during Queen's historic appearance at the first edition of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
@@MyargonautsJason 1984, ZTT's Paul Morley designed a series of "FRANKIE SAY..." T-shirts to promote the record label's chart act Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH). Morley has stated that these designs were consciously based on Hamnett's slogan T-shirts: "What persuaded me was reading Katharine Hamnett saying she wanted the T-shirts ripped off, which reminded me of Mark P, saying he wanted Sniffin' Glue to be ripped off. And I mean, I did a fanzine, so when I read that I thought, great, fanzine T-shirts!"[1] The official FGTH designs were particularly successful, and spawned many imitations of their own.[2]
I wish a John Deacon Signature Precision Bass built to John's specifications would be available. I'd definitely save my money and buy it and play it. I wouldn't play it as well as John though.
you should check out the Freddie tribute concert version of this, no one can replace Freddie but Gary Cherone's performance was one of the stand outs on the night, he's a great singer and had so much energy, plus you get Tony Iommi having a sweet jam with Brian on guitar :)
I’ve never heard this track before, what else has Queen done that has been underrated. Wow, what a track. As usual, Brian May’s guitar playing is outstanding and Freddy Mercury harmonising, FANTASTIC. Cheers Jamal. SW.
Great song there is also a headbanger version with extra guitar, John's bass lines are up there with the best of them "Dragon Attack" is possibly his best
Early on in the pandemic Brian May released a video of him basically doing the rhythm guitar track to this song with the invitation to play along with him. A few bands and individuals took him up on it and uploaded some very good, and occasionally funny, videos. If you ever get the time it's worth checking out.
I learned about this song watching the aid concert and I've always been astonished that I've only heard once on the radio. I drive for a living and listen to the radio all day
Most of the stuff after 'Under Pressure' seems to have flown under the radar. Most people only know what was on the first Greatest Hits album. Worse still, there are absolute bangers like 'Breakthru' and 'Headlong' that you hardly even hear from tribute acts because they were recorded after Queen stopped touring.
The thing with Queen songs is all of their most popular songs, well, almost all of their songs really, they have completely different sounds and feelings, and everyone has THEIR favorite. It’s easy for some of their lesser know songs, though just as great, to get lost in the shuffle because of that.
John and Rodger often get forgotten for the great musicians they are in the shadow of Freddie and Brian, but especially John since he was and still is the quiet and shy one of the group.
Hey Jamel.... Great reaction as always, we can always tell by the smile on your face your enjoying it!!! You should check out Queen's live aid set 20 minutes of the very best of Queen that blew the whole world away!!! Love you brother
Thank you for throwing some Queen into the mix!!! 😁They're #3 on my ALL-TIME list of favorite groups!! LOVE Freddie and the guys! P.S... Kudos for doing this one. It didn't get radio play here in the U.S, as well as "Radio Gaga" (the vid for Gaga is a fun one!) but they're such a great tunes! You're KILLING it today (and yesterday) with your reaction picks!!😎😎👌🤘
You picked an awesome and an often overlooked masterpiece here. Thanks for this choice! Another one that is awesome and overlooked is "It's Late" from the News of the World album. My personal favorite is "March of the Black Queen" from Queen II. Keep the good music coming! Thanks for this! Long live Queen!
Yes, our favorite Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May usually wrote & loved playing the harder rock songs in their repertoire, sometimes lighthearted (& naughty), sometimes with a heavier meaning. And it's great to hear you appreciate Deaky's work on bass. The quiet one of the group but supremely talented. The notes you read mentioned "Tear It Up"..that's a great one to do if you want all your viewers to be chair dancing (studio version)!💙🌿💚
Jamel great reaction. My favorite line of this whole song is. What hell hell we fighting for, just surrender and it won’t hurt at all. You’re right great message.😀👍❤️✌️🌼
As usual, Jamel, you pick an amazing song by an amazing band, AND - as usual - you hit the nail right on the head: "Hammer To Fall" _was_ criminally underrated (still is to some degree). This song was the 4th and final single from *The Works* album which featured the humongous hit "Radio Ga-Ga" and the moderate hit "I Want To Break Free." One of Queen's hardest and greatest songs ever, this song only went to #35 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Charts and *didn't even chart in the Billboard Hot 100.* One of many songs about the fear of nuclear war written and recorded between 1980 - 1987, "Hammer To Fall" has 1984 written all over it, right down to Roger Taylor's oversized white "Choose Life" t-shirt. 😅 PLEASE do "Radio Ga-Ga" and their Speed-Metal classic "Stone Cold Crazy" from 1974, which is the fastest and heaviest song Queen ever did. 🤘🏻
"For we who grew up tall and proud In the shadow of the mushroom cloud Convinced our voices can't be heard We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder" Growing up in the 80's was a real blast... Today I hear kids talk about active shooter drills at school, in the 80's we had the world was going to end drills.
When I was a kid my sister and I both got Queen compilations for Xmas. She got "Greatest Hits" which had all the classics you'd expect and hear all the time. I got "Classic Queen" which had more obscure stuff like this. I'm glad I got that one. My sister stole it later
nah, Brian is and was the traditional 'hard rocker' of the group, didn't need to rebel or keep the band in line. Each of them brought signature sounds to the band and that's what makes the band great!!! Thanks Jamel!!!
Saw this ove with my mate Martin at the Birmingham nec the day after this was filmed, we watched it Saturday morning tv and got the coach 1pm to go to the Birmingham nec never to be forgotten!
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You should give "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" a listen. Queen is such a versatile band.
Please check out “Marooned” by Pink Floyd
Check out a band called Cinderella and a song called “Long Cold Winter”.
Some other Queen songs known only to real Queen fans you might want to check out are "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Save Me", and "Spread Your Wings".
Here is a link to Save Me from a concert they did in England, Live At The Bowl, in the early 80s, it is perhaps one of the most beautiful live performances I have ever heard. th-cam.com/video/3AjvTPehei8/w-d-xo.html
Spread Your Wings th-cam.com/video/uyd6OLyhPJo/w-d-xo.html
Sail Away Sweet Sister th-cam.com/video/8eQaaI8PbNk/w-d-xo.html
"Criminally underrated." Exactly.
💯💯❤️
I don't think you really understand the word "underrated." There is no way that word applies to Queen.
@@sschmidtevalue adjective
not rated or valued highly enough.
This song is NOT commercial vauled enough.
Please, carry on.
@@sschmidtevalue the song is underrated, not the band.
Hammer to fall quickly became my favorite song after I heard it once.
If I could time travel one of my top 5 choices would be to see Queen in concert
Same
Been there, there done that, twice! Way back in 1980 and again in 1982. The best shows I've ever seen.
same
I saw them once. Amazing! Simply amazing.
Saw them in '78 & '80
They were absolutely incredible! No opening act.
An evening with Queen! 3 plus hour shows!
The message of the song , according to the band themselves, was basically Death himself is the Hammer To Fall on you. The line "Rich or Poor or Famous, For Your Truth Is All The Same" was basically saying " we all meet the same fate one day, no matter who you are"
YESSSS - Brian May commented about the Grimm Reaper’s death hammer!!
Doesn’t matter if you’re a prince or a lowly street sweeper, sooner or later you’ll dance with the reaper.
@@debramoore7513 wasn't it also about nuclear war? Well, it was during the 'shadow of the mushroom cloud', but I guess that could be more the backdrop, not the inevitable.
It's about the Cold War
Freddie was one of the greatest showmen in rock and roll history, he knew how to play to the audience better than anyone. There will never be another quite like him. RIP Freddie.
I gotta say that I think he WAS the Greatest!. I honestly can’t think of anyone that holds a candle to what Freddie was capable of from the first sparks of inspiration for a song all the way to belting it out on stage, with that force of a band behind him, they created songs unlike anything that came before em and no one can follow em.
@@gesmith98 yeah, for me the music died in 1991. +
He worked the band marvelously too. You see him next to Brian pretending to play his solos on his mic stand in many videos.
@@pentagrammaton6793 me too
Queen surpassed the Beatles if that’s possible some survey said that
LOL I'm dead! "first and foremost man, that bass is kickin' some serious ass in this" -Jamel AKA Jamal -May 8, 2021
best review ever!!!!!
John Deacon is THE Bass Man.
"Lets just get that outta the way" ...
Brian wanted to Rock. Freddie wanted to do it all! And he did!!
Personally I like the Live Aid version of this. It's faster paced, as well as "Radio Ga Ga" one of my favorite Queen songs
That is considered the greatest live performance of all time
I have to agree. I love the jazzed up pace of this song in LiveAid.
He reacted to Live Aid if you didn't know!
Queen is known for picking up the pace of songs when they play live so that they can give the fans as many songs as possible. ♥️
“HEY! HEY! HEY! HAMMER TO FALL!!!”
You can never go wrong with Queen...Thank you Jamel!
Heya 👋🏼🤗👊🏼
Queen Princes of the Universe
I am surprised Kurgan's theme is not played at sporting events
Absolutely!
Gimme the Prize, too
YESSSS
Saw Queen live twice..........just WOW!
LUCKY YOU!!! :)
Four for me, 70’s-80’s. Always amazed me how they sounded the same as on the album, but better. Excellent shows.
So jealous
Three for me in the 70s and early 80s. Sheer perfection.
This is my favourite Queen song!. Not generally seen as a classic, but I love it! .
Great song, even better live, especially the version they did at Band Aid.
It's not my favorite, but it's easily in my top 5 Queen songs.
Listening to John Deacon was one of the bass players who made me want to take up the bass guitar ( Along with John Entwistle of The Who and , especially, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin).
Queen is such a great band.
And Chris Squire of Yes! 🤘🏻
John Deacon is one of those underrated bass players, probably because he is 'the quiet one' in the band and that apart from a few early appearances, he couldn't carry on so walked away from Queen after Freddie passed away.
He wrote some fantastic songs throughout his career, and his baselines were so good and iconic that others used them in their songs.
@@DanGerRus Hell yeah don't forget Chris Squire!
Dominic, You're a good man. 3 of my favorites as well. Sign me a 54 year old (almost 40 of them geared towards "basement" guitar hacking and meeting other likewise minded cool people). lover of any music that's real and takes talent to do. Cheers, the canadian Queen nut.
So you focus on bass players named John? ;-)
Queen is the greatest rock band ever! I got to hear them in concert. 1977. I was in my moms belly 🙂
Can never fail with Queen, R.I.P. Freddie a master of performance musical genius...Thanks Jamel, Peace
“What the hell we fighting for?”
A question worthy of a zen master.
Sun tzu knew, shame he had to inspire it into a business.
One of my favorites! I used to work as a doorman/usher at a well known concert theatre in Pgh, PA way back in the day. So, yes I have seen Queen, Led Zep, Rush, and far too many others to list, live in concert. You always manage to bring some wonderful and forgotten memories to mind. I will be checking out your store. Many blessings to you.
Check out their Dragon Attack live for a truly iconic bass.
SO GOOD. The Montreal live gig.
YESSSS!! Montreal ‘81 live
I really like this song from Brian May. I like and appreciate both this version as well as the faster version from Live Aid. Roger is the full blown conductor on this song keeping it pumping on the drums and John is literally killing it on the bass. Brian is rocking through the whole song and his solo is absolute perfection. Freddie growls out this song in a manner that makes me think he is going to shred his throat. In all, this is another excellent Queen composition and performance.
Jamal, I saw how much you loved Freddie's duet with Spanish opera singer Monsterrat Cabballet, here is another great one from them. The Golden boy. It's a must see.
"A Kind Of Magic" - Queen. Worth a reaction.
Live from Wembley!
The live version of this takes it up a level
For any other band this song would be a timeless hit. For them it was just another display of talent.
so true!
Exactly!
That’s good!
Yeah for me this is a top 30 song and it’s a 9/10, it’s just because Queen have so many 10/10s!
Definitely one of their best songs, this is up there with their greatest hits. Never get tired of hearing this one!
Aah yes Yamel, a Queen reaction!!!Thankyou dear, this is a really great song. I love the colour stage lights. I wish you all the love in the world, and much bless. Looking foward to some Queen soon 😁
This song got a new lease of life recently when it was included as part of Netflix Stranger Things soundtrack. 😁
A Steve the Hair Harrington scene, right? Or a Billy scene? Can’t recall....
Chapter Six: The Spy (Steve questions Dustin about Dart as he drives him home while Hammer To Fall is playing). Billy in his room about to go out & then is made by his dad to go find Max & he’s playing Metallica’s The Four Horsemen.
That scene actually brought this song to my attention, I’m so happy it did. It’s one of my favorite Queen songs!
This song has been on my Queen playlist for ages.
You could always tell which one of the four wrote the song just be listening to it. This is totally May.
Loooooove Queen!!!!...... rip Freddie Mercury we love you.
According to Brian the song is about life & death how it comes to us all ‘Rich or poor or famous for your truth is all the same comes to you as to us all now it’s time for the hammer to fall’ a Brian May song x
Hammer to Fall is one of my favorite Queen songs!!!
Funny the shirt Roger Taylor is wearing, George Michael wore in Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.
Yes, it was a shirt about stopping nuclear war, the song is also somewhat about the same topic.
hard to say who wore it first... both songs were released in 1984, but Wake Me Up was released first and presumably the video for that song was shot before the video for this song... my guess is the shirt was just a popular shirt with the British public at that time, kinda like the Frankie Say Relax t-shirt would become
it was a series of slogan t-shirts by fashion designer Katherine Hamnett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hamnett
@@MyargonautsJason
Hamnett's oversized T-shirts with large block letter slogans, launched in 1983, were adopted by pop bands, including Wham!. George Michael wore his white "CHOOSE LIFE" shirt in the music video for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." The t-shirt also appeared in Queen's video for "Hammer to Fall" (worn by Roger Taylor). Taylor wore Hamnett's "WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW" shirt during Queen's historic appearance at the first edition of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
@@MyargonautsJason
1984, ZTT's Paul Morley designed a series of "FRANKIE SAY..." T-shirts to promote the record label's chart act Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH). Morley has stated that these designs were consciously based on Hamnett's slogan T-shirts: "What persuaded me was reading Katharine Hamnett saying she wanted the T-shirts ripped off, which reminded me of Mark P, saying he wanted Sniffin' Glue to be ripped off. And I mean, I did a fanzine, so when I read that I thought, great, fanzine T-shirts!"[1] The official FGTH designs were particularly successful, and spawned many imitations of their own.[2]
One of my faves by Queen!!!
If you haven't already, check out
the show must go on from their last studio album.
Today’s performers need to watch more Queen videos on how to rock the stage. Freddie was born to live on stage! 🎸
Jamal, PLEASE check out this song live version at the Live Aid concert. Off the charts.
He's watched the Live Aid video before. Great reaction video. th-cam.com/video/lLdRPbfcJEg/w-d-xo.html
John deacon is sooo underrated, the baseline in this is epic
The bass powers it along!
Also one of the few videos where you see John Deacon singing
I wish a John Deacon Signature Precision Bass built to John's specifications would be available. I'd definitely save my money and buy it and play it. I wouldn't play it as well as John though.
One of my favorite Queen tracks! The lyrics are 🔥 as well as the video itself. Classic Queen! Thanks for sharing!
you should check out the Freddie tribute concert version of this, no one can replace Freddie but Gary Cherone's performance was one of the stand outs on the night, he's a great singer and had so much energy, plus you get Tony Iommi having a sweet jam with Brian on guitar :)
One of my favourite Queen songs. I love watching when they performed this at Live Aid.
I’ve never heard this track before, what else has Queen done that has been underrated. Wow, what a track. As usual, Brian May’s guitar playing is outstanding and Freddy Mercury harmonising, FANTASTIC. Cheers Jamal. SW.
Great song there is also a headbanger version with extra guitar, John's bass lines are up there with the best of them "Dragon Attack" is possibly his best
Also the song Liar!!!!
I loved Freddie!!!!!!
Another song by Queen featured in HIGHLANDER. Good call J-Man!
Early on in the pandemic Brian May released a video of him basically doing the rhythm guitar track to this song with the invitation to play along with him. A few bands and individuals took him up on it and uploaded some very good, and occasionally funny, videos. If you ever get the time it's worth checking out.
Queen rules
Brian kept the band rooted in classic rock.
2021 and Queen still WORKS baby! This is such an underrated track.
I learned about this song watching the aid concert and I've always been astonished that I've only heard once on the radio. I drive for a living and listen to the radio all day
Always loved Radio gaga by Queen.
You should listen to The Show Must Go On by Queen.
ANY and ALL Queen songs will do!!! ;) ;)
My fav song of theirs and seeing them play it live is still a giant thrill. That base is amazing.
I would enjoy you reacting to Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Death on Two Legs". Metallica did a cover of "Stone Cold Crazy".
Yes, Yes, Yes!! One of my top 10 riffs! ✌Jamel.
Most of the stuff after 'Under Pressure' seems to have flown under the radar. Most people only know what was on the first Greatest Hits album. Worse still, there are absolute bangers like 'Breakthru' and 'Headlong' that you hardly even hear from tribute acts because they were recorded after Queen stopped touring.
Queen Rock Montreal full concert video/film would be a great reaction for you to do, Jamel. All I’m saying.
The thing with Queen songs is all of their most popular songs, well, almost all of their songs really, they have completely different sounds and feelings, and everyone has THEIR favorite. It’s easy for some of their lesser know songs, though just as great, to get lost in the shuffle because of that.
Jamel..."Dragon Attack" next.
The musik and the lyrics goes so great together in this song ❤️
My favorite song by Queen is Seven Seas of Rhye. You should check it out if you havent already:)
One of my favorite pump-up songs! Always gets me in the mood to take over the world haha
One of my all time favorites !! Thank you 👍
Thanks for the outside notification Jamal.. I get in here faster. Love your reactions. You bring me up when I need it. And do does music.🎶☺🎶
My favorite Queen song, yet no one ever talks about it. Glad to see you showing it some love
For me, the performance of this song is much better at the Wembley Magic Tour show. Definitely one of my favourites!
John and Rodger often get forgotten for the great musicians they are in the shadow of Freddie and Brian, but especially John since he was and still is the quiet and shy one of the group.
Aahhh great Queen track 🥰😍 Saw them at Milton Keynes bowl 1982 and Live Aid..... biggest love if my life 😂❤
Hey Jamel.... Great reaction as always, we can always tell by the smile on your face your enjoying it!!! You should check out Queen's live aid set 20 minutes of the very best of Queen that blew the whole world away!!! Love you brother
The riff by Brian is so hot!
LOVE this song!!! Thanks!!!
Thank you for throwing some Queen into the mix!!! 😁They're #3 on my ALL-TIME list of favorite groups!! LOVE Freddie and the guys! P.S... Kudos for doing this one. It didn't get radio play here in the U.S, as well as "Radio Gaga" (the vid for Gaga is a fun one!) but they're such a great tunes! You're KILLING it today (and yesterday) with your reaction picks!!😎😎👌🤘
Ahh, you finally did this song! One of my personal favorites! :D
Good jamel Queen is my group favorite, hammer to fall is one of my favorites songs
You picked an awesome and an often overlooked masterpiece here. Thanks for this choice! Another one that is awesome and overlooked is "It's Late" from the News of the World album. My personal favorite is "March of the Black Queen" from Queen II. Keep the good music coming! Thanks for this! Long live Queen!
Love this Jamel. Queen forever!
Yes, our favorite Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May usually wrote & loved playing the harder rock songs in their repertoire, sometimes lighthearted (& naughty), sometimes with a heavier meaning.
And it's great to hear you appreciate Deaky's work on bass. The quiet one of the group but supremely talented.
The notes you read mentioned "Tear It Up"..that's a great one to do if you want all your viewers to be chair dancing (studio version)!💙🌿💚
In their performance at Live Aid.....great stuff!
I was there when they shot the video. It was recorded live at forest national Brussels in Belgium .
The good old days. Greetings from Belgium.
Jamel great reaction. My favorite line of this whole song is. What hell hell we fighting for, just surrender and it won’t hurt at all. You’re right great message.😀👍❤️✌️🌼
As usual, Jamel, you pick an amazing song by an amazing band, AND - as usual - you hit the nail right on the head: "Hammer To Fall" _was_ criminally underrated (still is to some degree). This song was the 4th and final single from *The Works* album which featured the humongous hit "Radio Ga-Ga" and the moderate hit "I Want To Break Free." One of Queen's hardest and greatest songs ever, this song only went to #35 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Charts and *didn't even chart in the Billboard Hot 100.* One of many songs about the fear of nuclear war written and recorded between 1980 - 1987, "Hammer To Fall" has 1984 written all over it, right down to Roger Taylor's oversized white "Choose Life" t-shirt. 😅
PLEASE do "Radio Ga-Ga" and their Speed-Metal classic "Stone Cold Crazy" from 1974, which is the fastest and heaviest song Queen ever did. 🤘🏻
"For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the mushroom cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder"
Growing up in the 80's was a real blast...
Today I hear kids talk about active shooter drills at school, in the 80's we had the world was going to end drills.
Duck and cover
Like curling up under a desk from the 1950's is going to let the blast wave just glance right over you
I REALLY think you’d like the official music video for their song The Miracle.
Jamel, if you love a good bass, check out Dragon Attack by Queen.
This song and Is This The World he Created? Is Queen sending a deep message.
I'm glad you did this one, Hammer to fall is my favourite Queen song.
You are the best jamal this was filmed the night before myself and my friend Martin went to see them in Birmingham England 2nd September 1984
Always good to come back around to Queen.
Always love Queen! I wish there was a band like this I could go a concert to....Or even something even remotely close. Missing experiences...
On the Queen request list, my vote goes for your next selection to be One Vision.
Last I known Queen didn’t want to be one genre. One thing that made em amazing was that they were really diverse in the music
Not only the most underrated Queen song but it's also my favorite Queen song.
When I was a kid my sister and I both got Queen compilations for Xmas. She got "Greatest Hits" which had all the classics you'd expect and hear all the time. I got "Classic Queen" which had more obscure stuff like this. I'm glad I got that one. My sister stole it later
Jamel, check into the "red special" guitar Brian May plays. He and his dad built it from scratch! Unbelievable!!!
Freddy Mercury is immortal. Quite possibly the best frontman ever.
Great song choice. One of the more rock songs they did.
Wait till you hear gimme the prize.
nah, Brian is and was the traditional 'hard rocker' of the group, didn't need to rebel or keep the band in line. Each of them brought signature sounds to the band and that's what makes the band great!!! Thanks Jamel!!!
Awesome reaction! Thanks for reacting to Queen. 💛
Saw this ove with my mate Martin at the Birmingham nec the day after this was filmed, we watched it Saturday morning tv and got the coach 1pm to go to the Birmingham nec never to be forgotten!
Classic, one of the best of all time..
Freddie was truly one of a kind, there will never be anyone like him
Such a banger!