QUEEN - Full LIVE-AID Concert!!! | JAW-DROPPING REACTION!!!
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You do realise you missed the last song of the concert you cut it short.
One of the saddest memorie:s I was in the army and came back for holiday at home! Heard that Freddy was gone! I appsolutely adore that man! If I think Singing, Rock and theatre. My first thought is Freddy. My childhood, boyhood, Younghood and rest of my Life Hero ❤
christina Rodriguez I blame the original video if we missed anything. We went all the way through.
ChemicalReactions! Can you react to some GG Allin? I recommend I Love Nothing, Outskirts Of Life, or Violence Now. He’s got a lot of songs to pick from though.
Yes, thank you, I did ... enjoy it along with you =)
Keep on rockin'!
The only 2 people on the entire planet who haven’t heard of Radio Gaga
:-D Just thought the same...
They are doing this for the sake of views and nothing else so it doesn't surprise me.
@@user-lj8qk6gw2l Well, at least they knew the other songs, so why should they just pretend not to know Radio Gaga?
what a pair of cretins
lol i wished i also would not heard it as it stands for everything Queen has tuned in in the 80s and 90s. Understandeable but.. man. If you listen to theire 70s music... it realy god commercial. But a good show he did there.
I quote another fan:
"Queen only accepted the invitation to perform Live Aid bc the guy that orchestrated this from the Boomtown Rats had listed them as having already accepted playing. They finally accepted, and then backstage before this performance, the band was arguing bc they didn't think they'd be relevant in comparison to all the other more "current" singers from 1985. They thought no one would know/like them at that particular concert since they were popular 10 years prior. Then they came out, played a 21 minute set and stole Live Aid. That was the first time anyone had seen a performer command the audience to that level. When Radio Gaga played and the entire audience did the hand clap motions, it wasn't just the audience in Wembley stadium. This was live broadcasted with another concert in Philadelphia (the biggest concert to date at that time as it was live streamed to a ton of countries and had 2 Live Aid concerts going on at the same time. Matter of fact, side note: Phil Collins played on the Wembley stage and then got on a Concord, flew to Philly and played onstage at Philly for the concert), and the entire audience in Philly did the hand clap motion and could be seen via big screen satellite. There were thousands of people who were doing the hand clap motions between the 2 concerts and everyone (including other artists) were in complete awe of the whole experience. It was overwhelming the amount of people who responded to Queen. Also, when Queen took the stage, that's when massive amounts of donations poured in for the cause. 2 billion people saw the concert all over the globe. Biggest audience ever.
This was monumental in music history"
1.9b with a B watched this,
this when the population was at 5.4b
Bravo! Thank you . A true Rocker. Wembley was packed with about 75,000 ( due to lack of workers at the door. lol- it officially holds 72,000. ) the young man is into it, but the girl- not even a reaction? Is that even possible?
I love your history- Queen, turned up their sound without anyone knowing to a level 4- the audience loved them- and Queen got the phones ringing off the hook, raising !.5 million USD in 20 minutes. Bob Geldoff , who organized the Live Aid- it was Brian who finally confirmed it. TY bitcodexx--
'That was the first time anyone had seen a performer command the audience to that level.' - sure, because Live Aid was Freddie's first concert.
I guess that's a bit of bullshit about the backstage talk (maybe they were just joking aroung) they sold millions the The Works the year before, they were an immense group in 85.
Best performance!!! NEVER GET TIRED OF FREDDIE OR QUEEN. 💙
THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER WHO EVER LIVED! There will NEVER be anyone even close to being a tenth as good as Freddie was!
Indeed!
TOTALLY AGREE. ..FREDDIE AND QUEEN ARE THE BEST OF ALL TIME...GOD BLESS FREDDIE. .
Hammer to fall is about the Cold War we were living through then. And crazy little thing was Freddie’s tribute to Elvis. ❤ Freddie was told not to sing by his doctors due to a throat condition but he got through magnificently.
They just finished a tour before, Freddie didn't test positive for aids until spring 1987
i saw this live on TV. was stationed in England at the time in the USAF, and i was MESMERIZED...
Juliet....you are a very eloquent young lady! Seemingly "wise" beyond your years! Most young people don't seem to "think" along the lines you seem to! Great young lady. Your insights are spot-on! Dad you should be proud...as you obviously are!!!! Its really great to see a father and daughter who enjoy the same things and interact so well together! I wish there were more parents and kids who share interests like you two! Keep it up guys!
Freddie can get a massive crowd to watch him like this and he doesn't get winded it's fucking amazing. Not many singers can do that. It's very hard to move around on stage like that and stay on key. He is legend!!!!
Hammer to Fall is a reference to war and those who stand by until they’re called to fight.
The US stage was in Philadelphia. I was there I was 19 at the time. We drove in a van throughout the night from Toronto to get there in the morning just as the gates were opening. Was quite a day see all those acts.
Dummer Roger Taylor's son Felix planted the seed for one of Queen's iconic song when he heard the radio playing he said " radio gaga" Roger said Felix was a toddler at the time. Thank you Felix
The girl got it, That's where lady gaga, a huge queen fan, got her name from. Radio gaga
Yes it is where she got her name
every neoqueenfan when they play a song that is not bohemian rhapsody 4:30
I was 20 years old. I was there that day and it is etched in my memory forever. Without doubt, the best set i've ever seen. Nothing since has come close.
Great to see you two enjoying what was the best 30 minutes i've ever experienced
How amazing I was too young then but I watched snippets of it. I knew it was a big deal. my older brother was enthralled and sat rooted in front of the screen
I was 12 and spend the whole day in front of the tv...
so jealous mate
I was there too. My cousin was working back stage so i got a pass. I only went to see Queen. Best concert ever. He was Magic
Come on folks. This is nothing. Both Michael Jackson and prince live shows were 1000 times better. So you folks really are easily pleased
Nobody could work a crowd like Freddie Mercury. This was the greatest live performance of all time.
Freddie Mercury was not an extrovert. Only on stage he was but off stage was a shy and introverted man. He was a paradox.
Actually Freddie was a shy introvert, but he was a showman!
I met him once in the 1970’s in a shop called Biba in London. He was a total gentleman. Lovely soul.
Great King Rat He was actually with Mary. They were walking down a staircase at the back of the shop, he was wearing a burgundy velvet jacket. Chatted to us for a good while. So quietly spoken.
Loopy Loo that’s awesome
GC it was awesome. But unfortunately as a 16 year old kid I didn’t realise how awesome it was. I got his autograph (in yellow felt tip pen) which my mum promptly threw away thinking it was rubbish 😱
@@loopyloo788 Damn dude. Having Freddie's autograph and then losing it like that. Breaks my heart
Juliette, you guessed it: Lady Gaga named herself after Queen's song Radio Gaga
Seems appropriate.
Not only did she name herself Lady Gaga, because of the song, but also because of the deep connection she feels with Freddie, and by proxy, Elton John.
She modeled her etire persona after those two, the show elements from both of her idols, and the bravado of Freddie, she chose her roll-models well, and she proudly wears it on her sleeves, Lady Gaga is great :)
I love her :)
@@BTSARMY-nk4rz Yeah, Juliette is great :)
@mickey7411 lol, now thats a blast from the past, had completely forgotten about that band hehehe
QUEEN never broke up ever!!!! His diagnosis was not till 1987. The last album was released 5 years after his death! The whole album but the last verse was Freddie. He sang into a recorder in bed with a keyboard and drum machine. Brian kept writing and Freddie kept singing. It was heart wrenching for the band to put the album out posthumously, but they did. The album is Made in Heaven, it is beautiful.
Another fun fact: Sting said later in an interview that the other bands were sitting below the stage in the common areas and everyone was looking at the screen going "they're doing it. - They're stealing the show.". Mind you, everyone tried that day but it was Queen who walked away with the prize.
Yes they certainly did! Called the Best live performance
ThankJens! I guess Freddie would want us to either teach them or leave them by the wayside.
Queen had the advantage of playing stadiums for years and Freddie knew exactly what he was doing.
I heard on an interview that the other bands and singers only half assed their performances but Queen came out and treated it like a regular concert. The only other band that played so great that day was U2. Queen hands down was by far the best. Freddie was and will forever be the KING of rock n roll!!! He is missed by someone that grew up listening to Queen
Freddy ruled the stage that Fay especially he also included the audience to all their songs that's why they're unforgettable
The ONLY band in history where all members of the band wrote number 1 hits. That is special.
Beatles ?
@@srow4302 Ringo missed it.
@@pepelopez8163 Photograph written by Ringo and George spent a week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart, spending 16 weeks in total on the Hot 100. Also hit number 1 in several other countries.
It was amazing how Freddie could make a cheap pair of jeans, t shirt and Adidas trainers iconic.
don't forget the arm band
Freddie knew how well a cool belt could bring it all together. :D
Everyone wore those tight light blue jeans back then..... I had levis...... 6 pairs light blue and 1 pair regular denim blue......
I would have to get liposuction and some surgery to get into them now.....😱
Wranglers aren't in the $100 / £75 range, but they aren't cheap shit jeans. And my God do they make him look good. Meeeow.
Gidget Trevathon and the daughter didn't seem to understand the enormity of it. All women can recognize that bored teenage girl look. 🤣
not one person bought a ticket to see queen in that whole crowd...the show was sold out before queen was added to the show, and they stole the show lol
"Is that where Lady Gaga's name comes from"?
YES.
"When music was created, not produced". Wise words, bro!
He is not an extrovert by the way, only on stage, but in real life he was quite shy and introverted.
Rohan R. That’s quite the personality shift!
Yes, he was shy. If you look at interviews he gave, he smokes cigarettes one after the other. I noticed that in 20 minutes he smoked 5 cigarettes, he hated interviews
Same with Tim Lindemann /Rammstein/
extrem introverted, in real life^^
@@ChemicalReactions he said he din't like interviews,people wanted to see freddie and that wasn,t really him, and he din't want to disappoint. shows the measure of the man
This was voted the greatest live performance in Rock & Roll History !
I love democraty
YES!!!
This is considered the best live set of all time. And Freddie was sick that day.
It's one of them, but so many throughout history by many legends to say who's no1.
throat infection and the doctor forbid him to sing that day..though it was one of the best live-performances of all time..
He was literally sick. And, he was SICK!!! Damn. RIP.
@@mrjones29 Sounds a little bitter . Get off the fence coward .
You two have no idea what you just watched! That was THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FRONT MAN OF ALL TIME!!! That was an historic performance! Bowie came on after Queen and he yelled at Freddy saying, " How the hell am I supposed to follow that?!" That performance was HISTORY!!!
David Bowie followed
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was written by Freddie as a tribute to Elvis.
And he wrote it in about 20 minutes while taking a bubble bath.
Well done Freddie!
Yes
But Elvis Presley sang it
Umm...not trying to start a debate but elvis bought or stole every song. He was a figurehead. Definately not an artist
Who followed Queen? - it was David Bowie, who allegedly greeted the guys as they walked off stage with "Bastards!!"
Christine Irving understandable
Bowie did a great set. It should have been an impossible act to follow, but Bowie nailed it as well. That was part of why it was such an epic gig.
@@RogerM9 That was one of his best performance
I wonder was he being sarcastic or jealous!! I'm sure it was both!!
Highest recognision, comming from Bowie!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!! THIS IS QUEEN! Freddie Mercury was the GREATEST frontman EVER!
R.I.P. Freddie!
I agree I was lucky enough to be there that day and I had seen them live on a couple more occasions
Also the greatest singer ever
@@sava9e266 i was about to say that XD
and queen was pretty much rock n roll was all about ;)
Very True...
I was fortunate to have been at Live Aid , it was an electric long very hot day Queen being the highlight of course, You made me giggle when you said that it wasn't a great hit at first , it was a massive hit , the song became the 1975 UK Christmas number one, holding the top position for nine whole weeks
That thing could love - he says ‘am I the only get getting a little bit of Elvis here!!!!!!
Amen sister. I'm so jealous you got to see this live. I bet nothing has topped that. These two are not Queen fans bc I have not stopped dancing watching this. RIP Freddie
@@Nina5144 was a great tribute to Elvis, but you know that. Lol
I was there as well getting the ferry from Ireland ended up standing beside someone holding the U2 flag.
Yea, this guy clearly doesn’t know what he is talking about. He misspoke about several things
Freddie was the Great Pretender. He could be anybody he wanted to be. Although he was an introvert, he could be an extrovert if he wanted to. Although he was very insecure, he could be the FIRST person you think of when you think CONFIDENCE. I love you, Freddie❤️
Can you please react to Somebody to love live at Montreal 1981, best live performance. The vocals are insane.
provenwrong For sure. On our list!
live at milton keynes is a much better performance
@@capoditutticapos19 - Milton Keynes' concert does not get the love it deserves.
The Milton Keynes version is way better than the Montreal version. Montreal is better known, due to a recenter release on bluray wich had an improved sound and picture quality. But Milton Keynes is so much better, Freddies intro to that song, that first minute, says it all.
Gary Wesley what about the final show of the tour in 1986 at Wembley and which also turned out to be their FINAL. SHOW with Freddie. That whole show was amazing. The pro shot is on TH-cam just look it up. Amazing!!!
Dont say he was quite a showman
Just say: GREATEST SHOWMAN OF ALL TIME.
Elvis Presley, sorry not even close.
He was THE showman
and an incredible musician and writer
@@johndessoye Elvis was a great showman but there was no one that could control the crowd like Freddie
Freddie’s energy was phenomenal and electrifying!
One of the best live performances ever. To think they weren't the headliner and this wasn't a Queen audience. Brian May even told Freddie not to do the Day-O crowd interaction because the crowd wouldn't understand it. You can even see Brian May turn his back as Freddie starts to do it.....but like most performances...Freddie had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand.
Got 5 mins in and started to really question why I’m watching two people’s faces when I could just listen to queen whilst looking in the mirror!!!!!
I did watch the broadcast. It was truly amazing. Several artists had great sets, but Queen absolutely ruled that stage.
David Miller This is probably one of the best sets of all time.
@@ChemicalReactions Agreed. I've seen some amazing performances, and this one rivals any of them.
@@DavidMiller-dt8mx And in the run up to this concert music critics said Queen were washed up and old hat 🤭
@@ajayjust2626 Most critics are people that failed at what they critique. :p
@@DavidMiller-dt8mx OoOoOoOo Touchè
They had 18 min to do their bits. Queen stole the show. Freddie's Dr told him not to sing as he had a throat infection you sure wouldnt know it. Miss you Freddie
My teens was in the 80'ies. and my first thought back then when I first heard "waiting for the hammer to fall" was NUCKLEARSTRIKE. Yes I was one who grew up "tall and proud in the shadow of the mushroom cloud"
Indeed. Hamer to fall referred to the (thread of) nuclear war afaik.
It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it still sends shivers down my spine! I heard Bohemian Rhapsody the first time it was ever played! It was Freddie who got the audience, he reached out and gathered them in the palm of his hand, he did it wherever he went, didn’t matter if they were there or watching on film or TV! Oh, and something Freddie would have loved, all radio stations had a Queen CD ready for the news of Freddie’s death, each DJ was told to just put the disc on and press the play button, the DJ on the local commercial station in Liverpool, England, duly put the CD in and pressed the play button, the track that came on was “Another One Bites The Dust”!!!
all four had individual hits as well as those they had as a group. The fact they could all be hit makers made the fact that when they worked together they made magic.
Search Bohemian Rhapsody at Green day concert London Hyde Park. The whole crowd sing Bohemian Rhapsody while waiting for Green day to appear.
And Freddie looks down with a smile ☺
Wow!
@@ajayjust2626 are you referring to the cloud??
@@leef8126 Yup
Gives me goosebumps every time!
I love Queen! I've been a fan of them for 44 years. The music of this band is timeless and connects generations.Greetings from Poland from Krakow :)
ChemicalReactions! -
First, they NEVER broke up before Live Aid and just did a massive stadium tour until a couple of months before. That was just for drama.
Secondly Freddie wasn't diagnosed with AIDS until 1987 and Live Aid was in 1985. He may have been suffering early symptoms like the sore throat he had at Live Aid.
The other stage was in Philadelphia.
David Bowie followed them. A lot of BIG names were po'd to have to follow Queen who stole the show at a time when some considered them "has been's".
All four had solo projects, not just Freddie. Brian and Roger did solo stuff and John played with other groups.
Why is it always ...Brian May, great guitarist? Freddie, great front man. Roger, singing drummer ...BUT....John Deacon is never mentioned. He wrote a lot of their great and biggest selling songs (look it up), was a top rated bassist and was a great dancer (DISCO DEAKY). You talked about tapping your toe. Did you tap it to Brian's guitar solo? Nope. You tap to John's throbbing bass, the backbone of all their songs. Give Deaky some respect. I'm sick of my favorite being ignored. He also was an electrical engineer (Brian wasn't the only one with a degree) who invented the "Deacy" amp which Brian used throughout his career (it had never been duplicated for decades). It allowed him to make the unique vocal and orchestral sounds he did with his guitar.... a major factor in Queen's and Brian's success.
Freddie's "arrogance" was his stage persona. People who knew him said he was kind and even a bit shy.
I saw them live. They were the best live act I ever saw and I attended a lot of concerts as far back as The Beatles (who were sadly held back by lousy technology in the 60's).
Your reaction needs some research.
*1987 *1985
I totally agree with you. The movie tells another story that has nothing to do with Freddie & can confuse peolpe who are not familiar to the real thing. I have been a Freddie & John fan for the last 40 years & really was disgusted when I saw the movie. Nothing to do with Freddie as a person that was generous & loving.
Carmem De jesus I agree. I’ve watched it several times, and will never again. I just get more and more pissed off!
@@heyjude1920 same for me. His friends Brian & Roger did not make him justice
& they say Freddie would be happy.... I wonder what John thinks about the movie. It's a pity we'll never know.
Completely agree Carmem. The movie made Freddie look like a jerk and the troublemaker in the band. Onstage he was confident but offstage he was painfully shy gentle and caring. It's great that younger people are getting to hear Queen's music but I hope they will watch some documentaries to see the real Freddie.
I was 16 when Live Aid happened. It's hard to comprehend just how huge it was when compared to our world today, with instant access to content from all over the world; back then we basically had cable TV. A concert broadcast around the world was just an amazing concept for us.
Hey it's Juliette! We all thought she got lost at the Slipknot concert 😂
Dean Smith LOL. There she is!
😂😂😂😂🤘🤘
G.O.A.T. Frontman right here. Whatever 'it' is, Freddy had 'it'
He sings better than Robert Plant but Plant is better Front man from a way better band.
He’s got it all: the pipes, the energy, and the interaction with the crowd.
"Brian May can play guitar"
John Deacon- AM I A JOKE TO YOU???
The whole band was great, and that's a fact!
Felix Kütt agreed to me they are the greatest band of all time
Ebony 16627 - Deaky is always ignored but he wrote over a dozen great songs including several of their biggest hits and even more co written with Freddie. He was an amazing musician who also played guitar and some piano.
John deacon plays Bass.
Sometimes Queen is called, “mercury , may, Taylor and the other guy”
Most bands thought the 20 minute slot format was only worthy of a kind of token effort. Queen set out to really entertain and planned every second in minute detail. Hence they killed it. Deservedly.
It is sad and insane that Queen never won a Grammy for any of their great songs.
Rene Descartes they don’t need a Grammy .. their stars rise above that .
Fuck the Grammys
Says more about the quality of the gammys than queen
A sign that a band's talent is not measured by their trophy cabinet.
@@alanrickett2537 Amen!
An important bit of clarification between what the film showed vs real life: Freddie was NOT diagnosed w HIV until 2 yrs after Live Aid in 1987.
And, Live Aid wasn't the band's "swan song", as the film kind of makes it feel: They were actually rejuvenated as-a-group by their awesome performance this day, so decided to do a massive concert tour the following year (1986) playing all giant stadium venues. (During the tour, they were also the FIRST band to play behind the Iron Curtain, in Budapest.)
Then, in 1987 (after he received his diagnosis) Freddie pursued a life-long dream of his, to write/sing an operatic performance w soprano Montserrat Caballe, whom he idolized: called Barcelona.
Plus: "The Miracle" in 1989 was a massive success, even though he wasn't able to perform live any longer. "Innuendo" in early 1991 went straight to number 1 as well. So, yeah, Live Aid definitely wasn't the swan song. However, I understand from the filmmaker's perspective that their Live Aid performance fits for the end of the movie. They wanted to leave the audience with that majestic feeling that Queen concerts tend(ed) to leave the audiences with. That they therefore had to push the diagnosis before the Live Aid event is a pity, but it makes sense from a storytelling point of view.
@Ro 2 This is my understanding also and at the time of the Live Aid concert Freddie had a severe throat infection, likely caused by his AIDS and his doctor had advised him not to sing. That's why he missed some notes he normally would have easily grabbed.
Ro 2 maybe, but that’s speculation since he was not diagnosed until afterwards. You can have HIV and not be aware until you develop AIDS
Yeah this is why.i.hate that crap movie for all the fictional rubbish which some people will believe as.fact.etc. they had not broken up for years infact they had just finished touring few months before live aid. Freddie did not.have aids.at this point however obviously he most likely had HIV but wasn't aware i belive at.this time. Bloody movie!!!! Grrrr
@@fryke makes no sense to me time is time you can't make.stuff up? Very poor taste in my opinion.
Hi guys I really love your reactions.
Since you talked in lenght about Queen and Live Aid after you saw the concert I want to draw your attention to some points😉
1. Queen never broke up, not before Live Aid nor afterwards. They had just completed a huge world tour of the The Works album. They did not tour the US for several reasons. So they were pretty at their game at that point.
2. Freddy was not diagnosed with Aids at the time of Live Aid. He learned about it in 1986 during the Kind Of Magic Tour. The Magic tour was their biggest and last tour, selling out stadiums all over the world. They did not toured the US.
3. Queen were huuuge all over the world throught the 80ies. After The Works album they made 3 more album during Freddys lifetime. All of them sold millions everywhere but not in the US. Their last album Made In Heaven alone sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
The Movie Bohemian Rhapsody is quite good, but it states some facts horribly wrong, which is quite annoying when you know the truth. I‘m not a fanboy, I just happend to witness the 80ies as a teenager😀
Nevertheless, great reaction. Thank you.
Should have known that the movie would take some large creative liberties.
Also, Bohemian Rhapsody DID do well when it was released, it went straight to number one and stayed there for nine weeks
Kodiak in disbelief
That‘s true Bohemian Rhapsody was one of the biggest tunes during the 70ies, and still is😀. But a whole new generation first heard of Bohemian Rhapsody when Wayne‘s World came out 17 years later.
I think his reference came from the movie where there were some stories added to make the movie interesting...
Freddie
Freddie was very shy because of his teeth.But when he entered the Stage,his personality changed totally....
I've always thought it just gives him even more character. He was a handsome dude regardless.
@@Republic3D First he hated his Teeth,but he came to the Understanding that his teeth are a part of and nessessary for his amazing voice are.
Ingo von der Lühe probably indeed a larger mouth to help resonate the sounds.
I'm glad he didn't change them, imperfections are sometimes so beautiful. Freddie is the perfect example, so full of charisma and sex appeal. ♡
@@ChemicalReactions He had a stunning vocal range and a beautiful voice and wouldn't mess with anything, including his teeth He had four extra teeth and thought that somehow this affected the way his voice sounded.
What do you mean “ this rings a bell”?!
Have y’all been living under a rock?
QUEEN were in a league of their own, no one could compete with them. They were the very definition of "ROCK GODS". They made their mark in the history books and Freddie will live FOREVER!!!!!
Now you guys need to react to 'Show must go on' by Queen. Recorded only about a month before Freddie's death. Brian May said that Freddie looked really sick at the time (he was really thin) and he was afraid that Freddie could not do the vocals but Freddie really stepped up and literally did a one take on the vocals. He said that he was going to perform write and record until he couldn't stand up any more and the lyrics of the song really describes how his mentality towards music and art was. He was in my opinion one of the purest form of an artist 😊
Not quite! The song was released as a single in October 1991, a month before his death. The recording sessions for the album, Innuendo, occurred the year before.
Ok, my bad. It was released (As a single that is) 6 weeks before his death and recorded in 1990. I remembered wrong but at least I think everyone can agree that he had gotten very ill when he recorded the song.
@@siredwardThe3rd Yes, indeed. To punctuate just how much he was a performer to the end, he recorded his vocals for "Mother Love" in May 1991.
@@jeanne5950 mother love, Freddie sings first two verses and Brian may has to sing the last.
You both needed to shut up when the ’E oh’ was going on
no need to be fucking rude mister...jeez
@@devadassrajakumar241 right?
uh that's the exact opposite of what you should be doing during that part. that's the whole point.
@@billthecanuck and it could have been worded in a more appealing manner.
I’m at that part right now just knowing other people would be as mad as I am😭😂
Lady Ga Ga did take her name from this song. She said in an interview once. Hope that helps. 💓🥰
Noomi Olsson Makes sense!
@@ChemicalReactions Lady Bohemian Rhapsody would be a mouthful. 🤣
She should have went with Blah Blah. Joke. lol
@@SuperElgringo1 Lady Goo Goo would have been a mistake. 😉
lolol
justin beaber: Im a singer
freddie: Hold my bear
. .. I mead . . .
justin beaber: Im a singer
A deaf mute horse: Hold my hay
Justin doesnt even hold a NOTE to Queen. not even a note man
Hope it's a small bear
This comparison is so damn stupid it actually makes me angry
@@DukeOfBransholme yogi, or paddington bear possibly
Freddie wasn't an extrovert he was in fact an introvert but on stage he was the greatest showman of ALL time
Would you believe, I only knew about Queen two weeks ago and, no, we're not living in the jungle. Now I can't get enough of them and Freddie is my idol. The neighbours hate it when I loudly sing along. R.I.P. Freddie. Gone too soon.
Delighted for you that you discovered Queen. Their music is timeless. There are plenty of videos on YT to keep you endlessly entertained. Wings of Pegasus have produced one of the best reaction videos I’ve seen on this concert. The title is something like “why Queen’s Lice Aid Performance is So Great. A search innings of Pegasus should pull it up for you. Worthwhile 👍
I'm so glad i grew up in the 80's. So glad today's young generation can appreciate Queen and many others
What I find incredible is that the event was sold out long before queen where even booked. So no one was actually there to see queen. But, by the end of the performance I doubt anyone there cared who else was on. Queen just dominated.
That wasn’t technically the full live aid though. Freddy and Brian returned later in the evening and did an amazing unplugged performance
Queen made crazy little thing called love
greatest 20 minutes in music history
Watch some of their dvd concerts. They present 20+ songs over about 2 hours. Freddie had great stamina, all without back up tapes or autotune; just pure talent for all 4 artists.
Sharon Halliday I miss that era of music.
Freddie Reaction?...a sure "LIKE" for everything he ever made!...Fan for now 46 Years !!!!...more Queen please!!!!!!!!
Ingo von der Lühe Glad to see my metal heads recognizing greatness even outside of metal!
@@ChemicalReactions You have no idea how large my ranging is.Metal is only a small part of it. My main Genre is Old School Industrial,Electronic/Dark Ambient,EBM,Worldmusic and Scandinavian Traditional with a praise of Classic,Reaggie,Punk,Trip Pop and Wave/Goth !
To me, this was the greatest moment in rock history. At 52 years old I still get chills when I watch this performance. Do you know of anyone else who could command a crowd of a 100,000 people?
You said "Bohemian Rhapsody" didn't do well for a few years! I beg to differ b/c along with the video they made to go with it ( that, by the way, changed the way music was presented) "Bohemian Rhapsody" became an instant hit and remains an iconic masterpiece.
Patricia you are right and I couldn't agree with you more. If you watch the video Days of Our Lives Part 2; it is explained all about the group and their hits. When group wanted to release Bohemian Rhapsody, it was rejected b/c of the length. The record company was shocked that it went for estimated 6,000 copies sold to 60,000 copies sold over night. Also the song was released 3 times and each time it went big. First with the original release in 1975; I think when it was performed at Live Aid 1985; and in 1991 when Wayne's World was released. However, I don't know if the single climbed the charts again when the Bohemian Rhapsody movie was released in 2018. It seems that every time the song gets released; the song climbs up there. I think if Freddie was alive today, he would be shocked at just know much that song has done over the years. RIP Freddie Mercury.
@@marycostley77 Some of us are of an age when we were at school when Bohemian Rhapsody was first released. I remember hearing this on the radio when my mum dropped me off for school, and thinking 'This is AMAZING!'
It was a hit from day one I think in 75-76, I got it on a regular 45 when it came out (flat mp3 player for you kids) when it was released, even remember the record shop Elena Mays, then I got an 12” EP (a bigger flat mp3) months/years later. It was like Queen had a hit every release back then, often a single would have two greats on A side and B side.
Hammer To Fall might be my favorite Queen song. One never hears it mentioned when people talk about Queen, though :(
sopwithsnoopy Indeed. Catchy as heck though.
The Work Album its from was an odd time for Queen, it was the Album after Hotspace (which Bombed). SO Hammer to fall is a big fan favourite, but got little notice, else where, though it was also in Highlander (the movie) as well as Songs from the Kind of Magic Album
I love the live versions , not so much the studio one.
The live version at Wembley in 86 was immense brilliant version
sopwithsnoopy Hammer to fall is criminaly underrated
If you continue listening to Queen, you are not going to want to stop. There never has been a band like theirs. I just attended the Queen Rhapsody Concert (50 years after the band was formed), and although Freddie is long gone, it still rocked the place and we all sang along to everything. Freddie was there as a hologram for part which was wonderful.
Plz remember; this was NOT a Queen gig, and still Freddie did this with the audiens!:)) Only a true artis could pull this off, and not to forget the rest of the band
@ Elton John was allegedly saying I cant follow that
thanks Guys, as a Queen fan from the late 70's, I personally get frustrated, when people get facts about the band wrong, now with the Movie out, lots think it's a "documentary" but lots of the story is distorted for dramatic purposes.
I don't blame anyone. I'm a bit of a super fan, I've seen EVERYTHING produced on Queen so my trivia on the band is pretty full on.
The biggest error was the "breakup" that never happened. Freddie was doing Mr Bad Guy before Live Aid but with the full support of the band, plus Rogers band "The Cross" had a great sound.
The best doco for Queen is a 3 volume VHS set (It's that old) called "Queen: Magic Years" which was filmed after the huge Magic tour in '86, after Live Aid, it's the best and most honest "behind the scenes" look at the Band and Freddie with interviews from a bunch of awesome musicians, friends, roadies, crew and just well known fans.
I still to this day get emotional when I listen to the "Made in Heaven" album, songs like "The Show Must Go On" feels like Freddie saying goodbye to each one of us true fans. I sometimes feel a bit robbed by losing the greatest frontman in history. Even now, even the best vocalists admit the vocals in Queen songs have to be altered (pitch/key etc) because nobody can replicate his vocals. George got close in Somebody to love, but interviews with artists from the '92 Tribute concert all said they had to change the songs. He will never be forgotten, even if the Movie is not really accurate, I love that Freddie and the boy's are immortalized now in this way.
"Not bad for 4 aging Queens".
much love Freddie. R.I.P.
Bohemian Rhapsody was Huge upon its release in 1975. A Night at the Opera is their best selling album to date.
There is only one Freddie mercury I love queen
Freddy was certainly one of a kind. Wish he was still here 😔
Rhiannon Bernard...me too.
Ditto
Left us way too early
DEFINITELY! GONE TOO SOON.
Freddie was a comet. Someone like him can only blaze away not fade away.
I remember watching this live on tv when I was in high school. It was amazing. Queen put on the best performance of the whole event. There were many bands upset they upstaged them so bad. I miss the 80's life was so much more simple then.
Yeah I watched it too but I was in my 20s by then
Indeex it was
They actually never did break up, that was just for the movie.
I was at Live Aid. Queen certainly stole the show. Their performance was more intense than anyone else's. It was revealed later that someone turned off the stadium's volume limiters! It was really loud man!
Please react to Innuendo and The Show Must Go On by Queen please.
Hammer to fall; "We who grew up tall and proud in the shadow of the mushroom cloud"
Yeah, cold war commentary.
dropbearattack Yeah, and I assumed that the hammer was a wink to the hammer and sickle.
@@ChemicalReactions Brian May also stated that from the time we are born , we are waiting to die i.e. for the hammer to fall
@@michellemoss4635 yep, the song is about life and death. Some believe that it is a cold war statement but Brian has quite clearly stated in interviews that it is to do with life and death and death being a part of life- the hammer to fall is representative of the grim reaper doing his job; that is, the hammer coming down.
I thought it was "you who grew up tall and proud, in the shadow of the mushroom cloud"
@@AssMonkeyGaming
You may be right on the lyric, but in context , is he talking to all of us who grew up in the shadow, the intention being we?
Freddie's dance in Radio Ga-Ga is just the best!!!
Yes Freddie Mercury was completely spontaneous and brilliantly pleasing to watch. So glad he didn't need nor want to be taught anything. HE WAS JUST FREDDIE MERCURY! ♡♡♡♡♡
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One of the most attractive men that ever lived on this planet. 😍
@@courtneymercury4119 I don't know how or what to reply about that. Except i'm glad ladies think he was sexy👍🏻
@@AndresGrimace Charisma! Sex Appeal! Unique and Confidence! ♡
@@tammyservin6024 I love Freddie the artist in every way, shape or form, but i just can't say that i find him sexy or that he appeals to me in that way, but yeah he was a magnet on stage. No question!!!
Bohemian Rhapsody was a massive hit when it was first released. It spent 9 weeks at Number 1 in the UK, and reached number 1 in six other counties.
I remember, it was so iconic we just knew on the Wednesday it would be #1 on TOTP on Thursday without a doubt.
"Waiting for the hammer to fall" is a slightly old fashioned English saying, meaning the same as "waiting for the other shoe to drop". It means expectation of consequences or punishment.
Song about death and it's inevitability!! More inevitable than Thanos
David Bowie followed them on stage apparently as they walked off he said to them you ******** how do I follow that
Not bad for a band that music critics said were washed up 🤭
Great story!
@@ajayjust2626 Which is why you shouldn't listen to 'music critics' or popular opinion. Do your own thing.
Btw music is still being created but you need to look outside the bubble. If it does become popular it is only after decades. Just do yourself a favour and ignore the popindustry of today; meaning don't expect 'real music' to be played on the radio or television station anymore most of it is autotuned & written by only a couple of writers.
@@djokealtena2538 Greta Van Fleet write their own songs and play their own instruments live. They have had loads of hits and their tours sell out.
Queen great band, but Freddy is once in a lifetime 🥰
X Japan - art of life ( the last live version )
Ali Fahad There are other great voices but there was only one Freddie Mercury.
I'd second what others have said about listening to Queen - Somebody To Love - HD Live - 1981 Montreal, the vocals are mind blowing to say the least.
alexw80 And in my home province!
Has anyone ever thrilled an audience like Queen ? Audience were singing along ! Not screaming like you cannot hear the songs !
i was 15 when Freddie passed away. there wasnt a dry eye in my home room. we all found some part of his works that stuck with us.
Yes. Lady Gaga was inspired by Queen and this particular song Ga-ga and became therefore Lady Gaga
Well done to you two. Seeing that young lady experience what I grew up with was phenomenal. Good luck and best wishes to you both
You should check out George Michael absolutely SLAYING 'Somebody to Love' at the '92 Freddie Mercury tribute concert.
If anybody could have replaced Freddie in the band at that time I would have been him.
Who are you Sir ?
I think he means “it”
With deference to George Michael who was a brilliant and amazing singer, no one could ever replace Freddie, or come near to it, they smashed the mould to smithereens when they made him!
Simply the greatest band ever
You just witnessed the greatest front man to ever perform. Freddy Mercury could hold a crowd in palm of his hand.