I stop the video multiple times for two reasons. #1 I want to fully comprehend something before I pass judgement. #2 the song is copyrighted, if I don’t stop it 5 -15 the video will be blocked and you all would never see it. I am fully aware this for some is looked at as some form of desecration of something you love, but please if you want to just hear the song I would prefer for you to support the artist by going to their account and giving them the view. Sorry again, that I have offended so many people.
It's not desecration but I do hope you listen to it properly sometime as a whole rather than in bitesize pieces. It's a bit like trying to understand an elephant while blindfolded and grabbing different separate bits..What's it about? no one knows for absolute certain, Freddie never explained. Its usually thought to be about Freddies own identity.
I think it also has 2 other meanings as well. 1 being Queen as in the queen of England, and the band is from England. 2 Queen is another word for Gay so it may have been another way for Freddy to blatantly tell the world Gay is ok
@@matthewandrews3883 the gay part wouldn’t make sense as Freddie didn’t even realize that he was gay until about 1975/76, and the band was created years before that (1970),
Queen is a legendary rock band of four people that existed in 1971-1991. The lead singer died in 1991. (They started touring again in the 2000s, with guest singers). The lead singer and pianist is Freddie Mercury (who wrote this song), and considered by many the best rock singer in history and the best frontman. Brian May is the lead guitarist and also a legend. Roger Taylor - drums, John Deacon - bass. All of them wrote songs and they are the only band that has all four members in Songwriters Hall of Fame, because each of them wrote at least one №1 hit. They also are in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bohemian Rhapsody is considered one of the best songs in history and often won polls, and recently became the most streamed song of 20th century. It was released in 1975 and topped the charts for 9 weeks in a row. It was in Hot 100 three times - 1975, 1992 and 2018. The music video is considered the first commercial music video in history and it's the oldest music video on youtube to hit 1 billion views. Queen were the first band who started filming music videos for all of their singles. The genre of this song is in the name - "rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality" (from wiki). The middle section is mock opera - Freddie loved classical music, ballet and opera, and even recorded an album with an opera singer when he was 40. Don't take the lyrics literally, it's not actually about murder. Some say it's about Freddie coming out (he was gay), but no one knows for certain. Freddie never explained the meaning of his songs. In the beginning of the song when you see four of them singing, it's actually only Freddie's voice, multitracked. The most famous sport anthems (that you most likely know) were written by Queen - "We Are The Champions" (written by Freddie) and "We Will Rock You" (written by Brian). You should watch "Don't Stop Me Now" - official video, it would be a good start. Queen wrote very different songs in different genres, so you can expect something unusual every time you listen to them.
A wonderful response!! There's so much to say about Queen and you gave a terrific overview. I'm sure (if you're like me) you could have gone on and on!!
Jane can I please get a copy of the answer it’s so detailed if you allow me to copy and paste to reactors that it’s open to interpretation. They look at face value and not what other options what thinking deeper behind lyrics. If you don’t mind? Send on messenger if you decide. Thankyou for considering my ask. No problem either way. I just don’t want to use without your permission. Peace be with you 🌿🕊🌿🕊
Imho I think he's the best male vocalist ever. Freddie had no formal voice training, well apart from the little time he spent in his school choir, so is a freak of nature. I watched a documentary called Freddie Mercury saved my life, by a professional classical singer, who is mystified at how Freddie became such a elite vocalist without any training. He covers the song Barcelona in his documentary, and admits even with all his years of training, and perfecting his voice, he can only just manage to sing it, but can't get to the levels Freddie Mercury performed it. Anyone interested in watching the documentary it's on TH-cam, so just type in the name.
He says im highly interested in listening to this band if there is anymore. Meanwhile I stare at my stack of queen alblums in the corner and think "he has no idea" and of course then it hits the operatic section and he was totally lost but still loving it, that is the power of Queen.
@@millardfilmore1403 everything depends on what you're exposed to. He obviously was not exposed to this genre before he encouraged it on youtube, and he's totally open-minded to listening to new vibes. What's annoying about that? P.S. I'm 57 and I find it annoying that you think everyone should have the same exposure to "life" that you think you do.
Imagine hearing Queen for the very first time??? I almost envy you! No, I do. I actually envy your journey ahead. Queen is like my oxygen. Freddie is my hero. Middle-aged Gen X Mother of five... and watching you watching this is amazing!
i dont. his first time hearing it he paused it every 3 seconds and completely missed the poignancy of the song. no matter how much he liked it - he didnt reallyt get to experience it. imagine listening to this and you keep calling freddy "petty" and "childish" while laughing? I know he doesnt mean to attack freddy or whatever that's not what i mean - when i first heard this song it was SO beautiful i cant imagine even thinking about the lyrics in that sense. it's incredible. he is a joke.
Fortunately I7I DO remember hearing Queen for the first time - it was this very video when it was first shown on TV in Australia in 1975 - blew me away.
"Sometimes we should never be born at all" wasn't childish in this context. In 1975, coming out publically as gay was career-killer, and instant ostracized in society. It simply was not accepted by the "masses." What Freddie did with Bohemian Rhapsody was a HUGE risk to him personally & the band. I hope you dig deeper because Freddie was one-of-a-kind. He sings an opera duet in the 80s that was so beautiful.
He does NOT sing opera. He sings "Barcelona" at the opening of the Olympic Games in Barcelona with an opera singer, Montserrat Caballé. And they blended their styles of singing so perfectly. m.th-cam.com/video/7icIbZYvEtk/w-d-xo.html
Freddie never "came out" while the group was still performing. It was more of a death bed thing...just a few days before he died from AIDS and he knew everyone was going to know anyway. Bohemian Rhapsody was released years before and was not a gay rights, or gay angst, anthem. The "risk" of BoRap was it's length...not it's message.
@@chuckrussell-coons5866 I agree, on the history and what you've pointed out I think you are spot-on. @MrLboyd Reacts: To Mr. Lboyd I would say I always thought the song was a story because I took it all very literally. The murder is the start, the arrest and trial is the second part where he is asking them to spare him and they say no basically, there is panic and he states that Beelzebub had a devil set aside for him which implies the verdict coming probably isn't good and then the final part some sentence is passed down and the story concludes with nothing really matters anymore. I always thought it was pretty clear, but I love to hear all the different interpretations others have too because all of them seem very interesting!
“How did I go all 34 years of my life without hearing this song? What have I been doing with my life?”😂 I had the same revelation in 1992 when they sang it in Wayne’s World.
@@positivelynegative9149 To clarify, His quote was about being 34 years old and hearing it now. I had the same revelation as him but in 1992…..when I was 16.
About the line "I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all " - i wouldn't call it a tantrum. It feels serious and sincere, considering Freddie's history. He didn't have a happy childhood. He was born in Zanzibar, he was Indian Parsi but his family lived in Zanzibar because of his father's work. When he was 8 Freddie was sent to India to live at boarding school. It scarred him for life. He missed his family and felt abandoned and unloved. He couldn't even come home for holidays because it was so far. When he was 18 there was revolution in Zanzibar and Freddie's family had to flee the country knowing they would have been killed if they stayed. They moved to London, and Freddie being a shy immigrant boy, had to adapt to completely different culture. And he also had to deal with the fact that he was gay (the fact he tried to hide even from himself) and his parents being Zoroastrians obviously could never accept it.
@@MrLboydReacts Following on from that, my interpretation is that it is a "suicide song" of when he had to explain to his mother that he had changed his name to Freddy Mercury and literally killed his old self and reluctantly detached from his family roots
Freddie is amazing with metaphors to be honest. The person he killed is his old self. This is a coming out song. At least that's how I interpreted it since I came out in my late 30s...
@@MrLboydReacts Jackson Browne’s - The Load out and Stay Both are part of the same performance. The live clip on YT has 5.2million views in 3 years “S R” is the uploader. It’s definitely worth the time. 🎹
You had me talking to the screen! Hope you realize the songs true meaning , when you listened again. He didn’t murder anyone. The song switches through the 5 stages of grief,denial, anger, bargaining,depression and acceptance. It’s amazing.
He was singing about getting aids and how it was spread. His gun and trigger was, you know! Early on it was thought to be a male homosexual disease only, and as time evolved it was obviously discovered that it was an anyone disease. He is singing to the HIV disease itself. Body's aching all the time,,,,you love me and leave me to die, he references how aids destroys you.
Queen is a Legendary band from Britain, created 1970. They were named Queen by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, occasional guitar) because he felt it was a strong name and sounded regal. All 4 members are College graduates. Brian May (lead guitar, vocals; tall, naturally curly hair) is an Astrophysicist and has collaborated with NASA occasionally. He and his Dad (Engineer) built his guitar together when Brian was a teen because they couldn’t afford one. Brian named it the “Red Special” and part of it is wood from an old fireplace! John Deacon, bass player, graduated with Honors as an Electronic Engineer. He built a special amp that Brian used. Roger Taylor, (drums, vocals) degree in Biology, partway thru Dental College (committed to the band Queen instead!). All 4 have written #1 songs! Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie and released in 1975. When you listen again, note their musical skill in transitioning tempo/genre during the song. Also the attention to detail that resulted in the music going from one ear to the next - NOT easy to do in the 1970’s! You most likely know WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS and WE WILL ROCK YOU (recommend original videos). Queen doesn’t stick to one genre of music. Please listen to WHITE QUEEN (live at the Rainbow ‘74) and STONE COLD CRAZY (live at the Rainbow, thrash metal before it was invented!). ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST was another Huge hit worldwide and Michael Jackson was the ine that told them to release it as a single! Enjoy your Queen journey! I’ll definitely subscribe if I see you doing Queen reactions!! 😊
The song is crazy because it's a rhapsody. If you put a bunch of songs from different genres together without repeating or coming back around... you have a rhapsody
When you say you don't know how you went 34 years without hearing this song, it made me smile--I was in 3rd grade in the 80's and my very cool, hip father, played his records from the 60's and 70's for me and Queen blew my mind so much I told all my school friends about it, then they listened to Queen and their minds were blown. No one turned you on to Queen when you were little! That's how it happened. BTW, the structure is VERY classical--Classical pieces go through like 5 or 6 movements too--Freddie Mercury was a classically trained musician who wanted to merge rock with opera and came up with Bohemian Rhapsody. It's really brilliant, isn't it?
I consider this Freddie's coming out song. The man he kills is heterosexual Freddie and gay Freddie comes into being. The theatrical middle section deals with his religion and conservative family who would never accept the new Freddie. Mama is probably long time girlfriend/fiance, Mary Austin, whom he genuinely loved above all others throughout his life and they did remain best friends and soulmates all of Freddie's life. Mary accepted and loved him for exactly the man he was. Very complicated, but listen again knowing these basic facts and see what you think. Thank you for recognizing this outstanding and underrated band. Their music remains main stream and part of our daily life 50 years later. They have stood the test of time!
He probably talks about that, but this song is basically not a first, they had similar tracks, and the prior sibling track for. Many is the march of the black queen.
I believe Bismillah is the Zoroastrian (which was Freddie’s religion) term for God. So the references in the operatic section, to me, are the fight between good and evil.
some say Freddie Mercury was a genius. He purposely took several different music genres and blended it together. There was acapella at the beginning. The section you found trippy was opera. Rock, and what I consider soft rock. I read somewhere that part of it was ballad. Yes, it can be chaotic, but it works. I remember reading that when he first brought this to his band, he got a lot of pushback because of the different styles and how long the song was. His manager didn't think it'd sell. Boy, was he proved wrong. This has become an iconic Queen song that still plays on the radio over 30 years later. Thank you for covering this song and I hope you do take the time to listen to it all the way through. Your reactions had me laughing so hard I was afraid I'd pee myself. Keep expanding your horizons!
This song in particular is classified as a Rock Opera. But yes, Queen songs are all over the place with their ideas and were never afraid to go in any and every direction.
While you probably don't realize it, you already know a lot more of Queen's music. One of my favorite hobbies is watching reactors say, "I didn't know that was a Queen song." "WE are the Champions," "We will Rock You," Crazy Little Thing Called Love."...and many others. As far as their music genre, it is said music critics hated Queen because they didn't fit into any one genre. They did rock soul, ballads,... It is also worth noting that their live performances are as good as (or even better than) their studio recordings. In fact, they have been named as the best live band of all time.
@Buddy Missy it's kinda how the reaction thing goes. It's not MRLBoyd listens. But, I agree the song is a masterpiece and deserves to be played through, especially on the first listen.
@@79MzKitty He´s butchering it and misses out on it as a whole for sure. And the comment about childish lyrics. How about not taking them so literal, ever heard of the word metaphorically.
@actionalex3611 Yes Most youngsters listening to this iconic piece of Rock Opera take the lyrics literally without looking more deeply into what Freddie was trying to convey. I am 70 now and still Love Queen and Rock/Opera. I long for those days of true talented musicians, and innovativity. Mesmerising, thought provoking. Genius!!! His music/genre will follow down the generations forever!! RIP Freddie!! You are sorely missed ❤
Forgot to mention - Bohemian Rhapsody has been in the Billboard Top 100 in 3 different decades 1976 (released in 1975), 1992 ( in the movie Wayne’s World), and most recently after the 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody.
The "wind chime" sound you mentioned was actually done by the guitarist, Dr. Brian May (PhD in Astrophysics), by playing the strings on his guitar behind the pickup to make a "shivering" sound to represent the line "Sent shivers down my spine". You need to hear "March of the Black Queen" and "White Queen" - Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975 both by this amazing, legendary band!
Epic "Rock opera!" Freddie Mercury(lead singer) wanted the shock and awe in the music(as well as the name of the group.) They were early seventies. Great reaction, love how authentic you are with the music!
Queen was a rock created in 1971 consisting of: Freddie Mercury - lead vocalist and piano Roger Taylor - drummer and vocalist John Deacon - bass guitarist Brian May - lead guitarist and vocalist Queen is a unique group because all four members were extremely talented musicians who not only performed but each member wrote the music they performed. Queen recorded 14 studio albums, had multiple gold and platinum hits (i.e. "Another One Bites the Dust", "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions", etc.), and performed worldwide concerts with as many as 250,000 people at one performance. The group remained together for 20 years until the death of Freddie Mercury from AIDS in 1991. After Freddie's death, John retired from performing but Roger and Brian still perform as Queen with Adam Lambert now singing lead. Queen is one of the most diverse musical groups that ever existed. All four members of the group were equal, there was no leader. The members were all intelligent and independent with varied tastes in music. Freddie had a degree in Graphic Design (he designed the Queen logo), John has a degree in Electronic Engineering, Roger has a degree in Biology, and Brian is actually Dr. Brian May with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Queen's catalog consists of Rock and Roll, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, R & B, Jazz, Soft Rock, Rockabilly, Soul, Opera, Thrash Metal, Ballads, Folk, Pop, Blues-Rock, Progressive Rock, etc. The versatility of this group is unheard of. The group constantly stretched their talent into new areas of performance. Not only could Freddie sing anything but he is considered one (if not the best) frontman ever. Watching a live performance of Queen is an entertainment experience unlike any other. Queen is unique in that their live performances of their music are even better than their studio recordings. The 20-minute performance at the Live Aid Concert in 1985 is considered by most as the best live performance of any musical act ever. (Live Aid was a duel venue concert held at Wembley Stadium, London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia broadcast worldwide which consisted of 20-minute performances by over 65 musical acts to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief). In the case of the song Bohemian Rhapsody, it was entirely written and arranged by Freddie Mercury in 1975. Freddie tended to write in metaphors. He never explained the meaning of the song but he did admit that it is actually a compilation of 3 different songs that he had been writing but couldn't quite finish so he simply mashed them all together adding bridges and transition. Many of us believe that the ballad part of the song is referring to Freddie attempting to come out as gay/bisexual. The man he killed was his old self and he was sorry that he couldn't be the man his mother wanted him to be. Whereas the operatic portion of the song is referring to the group Queen itself. Scaramouche is Freddie''s image of himself ( a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte), Galileo refers to lead guitarist Dr. Brian May, Astrophysics, Figaro refers to the drummer, Roger Taylor's whose singing voice is uniquely high pitched (Freddie called it a Dog Whistle voice), and Magnifico refers to John Deacon (electrical genius). BTW - The name Queen was the work of Freddie Mercury alone, the others went along with it because they knew how particular and persistent Freddie was with his opinions and perfectionist behavior. Freddie claimed the name was just random and had no real meaning. He was aware that the name had the dual meaning of royalty and homosexuality. I suspect he just liked the mixed message it projected and felt it would stand out from all other groups.
I feel like you’re missing the entire experience by interrupting it every 2 seconds. This is a Rock Opera. It was a genius piece by the one & only Freddy Mercury
A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
I know this is reaction is almost a year old and you may have seen it by now, but if you want a great example of the legacy, power, and influence of queen, there's a video of before a green day show in 2017 where bohemian rhapsody starts playing over the PA and the crowd is singing. It's absolutely beautiful.
Watching this hurts when you grew up listening to this great music and hear someone pick apart the song not knowing anything about the man behind it. Queen has so many great songs but pressure is one of their best
Literal man please, you’re killing me! It’s like listening to my son talk and now I know you’re the same age as my son, it makes perfect sense. He can’t read into metaphors either.
LMFAO!!! Bro, in rock music, to take all of the lyrics literal is to miss the point. He didn't literally kill someone. Nobody stoned him and spit in his eye. There IS a story behind it, but most rock music tells stories through metaphor instead of just spelling it out like say, country, rap, or even most pop. To understand the lyrics to rock and metal bands, you have to think beyond just the words the vocalist is saying. It's rare that they just say things outright. Most try to tell a story in a poetic sort of way.
I think most genres of music use metaphor commonly, maybe just not the most basic level stuff…but idk it’s mind-boggling to me to see him taking the song so literally xD
What's amazing about this reaction is that his struggle to understand what in the hell was going on, was EXACTLY what a lot of critics initially felt about the song as well. The difference here is that the reacter loved the chaos. But I heard the song at a young enough age that I can't remember my first reaction, or how I came to love the song. So I've wondered off and on what it was like to hear this for the first time. This was fun.
Great reaction.. There is a TON of beautiful Queen music for you to dive into.. Don't even know where to begin... My favorite live performance: "Somebody to Love" LIVE in Montreal 1981... Also, "Now I'm Here" Live @ Wembley... "Save Me"...LIVE Montreal 1981.... I'm sure you'll get a million suggestions below. I love Freddie Mercury and he was (to me) the BEST FRONT MAN EVER... Also, you can't take Freddie's lyrics literally... He never said what his songs meant and very much wanted people to find their own meaning/interpretation based on their own lives.... 😍
I have never laughed so hard! I think what it really says is, you almost had to be there - the 70's etc. We grew up in a time when Queen was such a part of our life and it was so epic we thought it was normal. It's still beautiful to me, but I can understand seeing it through a "newbie's" eyes. I just loved it. Watching your reactions to all these "new" things we take for granted is like taking a kid into a candy store! Terrific!
Brian May is one of the greatest guitar players of all time! They all have advance degrees and as Freddie said they are their own type of music and their fans understand it!!! I didn't think it was possible that an adult has never heard one of the true classic songs of all time.....this song is Freddie's opus, a masterpiece
Okay let me help. I'm sure others have added some of this, but let's start at the beginning. Freddie Mercury is a first generation immigrant to England from the middle east. His family is Zorastrian by religion. He was attending college and loved the local band scene. He also loved to gender bend his clothes and himself. He was born with some extra molars that gave him an octive range that few can match...he has 4 and most have 1-1.5. He agreed to be their lead singer and they blew up. His vocal range is extraordinary. He was bisexual although he never stopped loving his wife even after they divorced. He did eventually pass away from AIDS during the 80s. This song, like so many of their hits, was just because they could. Beyond that it was meant to tell a story about a person who had made terrible choices and who had to face them (likely Freddie finding out he was sick and not getting better but not knowing why or from what). Bismillah! The shout in the rhapsody part is actually middle eastern for "In the name of God" so while they're shouting "Bismillah, we will not let you go" it's a complete rejection of someone taking another person's life. Oh, and they fired their record label over this song because they said any song over 3:30 in length was too long for air. This song more than doubles that and is still universally loved. BTW, anything by Queen is welcome and I will watch for sure!
I never understand why people get angry that someone has never heard a song. Personally, I love it because I wish so much I could hear it for the first time again. I live vicariously through you! ❤️
Holy shit. I just watched someone experience Freddie's voice for the first time 🤗. With all the evil in the world and on the internet, this won my day! Thank you!
Everyone except one of these men were HIGHLY educated. Doctors, literal rocket scientists. Freddie was THE Goat. THE GOAT. Period. Amazingly brilliant and sad as well. Beautiful man all the way around. The band had a true genuine love for each other.
I agree with other posters that it is mind-boggling that you have not heard of queen or listened to their music. Try listening to their concert at Wembley Stadium to see what they are all about.
Let's start with the definition of Rhapsody -- "an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time". "A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations." This song is an epic poem or rock opera. It's a story. The first part is the man has killed someone. The second part is his trial. It is very reminiscent of a British Royal court proceding or Inquisition (reference in lyrics to Galileo who faced the Inquisition). He/his lawyer is pleading for mercy. The judges are saying, "No, he's the devil's son". Third part, he's in prison and his girlfriend/wife/lover is moving on with her life without him and he's angry. Fourth and finale, he's resigned to his fate and nothing matters anymore.
Queen was the band that made the anthems We Will Rock You, Another one Bites the Dust, and We are the Champions. You should definitely check out In the Laps of the Gods(Revisited), Death on Two Legs, or Great King Rat.
Yes, for The Great King Rat th-cam.com/video/nNDOazfRg08/w-d-xo.html and Death On Two Legs th-cam.com/video/kqVpk0qxmfA/w-d-xo.html. These songs are way underrated.
Story is this, by standing by the fact he is bisexual, the person he was did not exist any more and he was dead to his mother, left and alone he foundries three friends Galileo, Figaro, Magnifico (aka his band) and they let him not be taken by the devil but stand to who he is, with this confidence he can confront his mother stoning him and spitting into his his face just for the truth, claiming to love him yet abandoning him for this. In the end nothing really matter he is himself - nothing to it.
He want to run from reality,, he was an amazing person,, that lived a fast and furious life!! His wick burned bright and strong,, till the candle found its end
An iconic song! You should really see Queen's Live Aid show! They killed it! I sure hope you've heard their "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" at every ball game!
@MrLboyd Reacts You should definitely listen to some of their later work just before Freddie died. Their last release was "The Show Must Go On." It was recorded not long before he passed away. I read an article about an interpretation of this song from Dr. Brian May (the guitarist) who composed a good deal of it. It was implied that a lot of it was the band's grieving process over Freddie's impending death. And Freddie's response to Brian was epic. "When May presented the final demo to Mercury, he had doubts that Mercury would be physically capable of singing the song's highly demanding vocal line, due to the extent of his illness at the time. To May's surprise, when the time came to record the vocals, Mercury consumed a measure of vodka and said "I'll fucking do it, darling!" then proceeded to perform the vocal line." Epic. And Bohemian Rhapsody.....not petty. Far from it.
Dude, i'am sitting here and thinking: what? Did he never heard this song ? Then it dawned on me; its a generation thing, don't blame the good man, glad you discovered Queen!
I find the documentaries about the creation of - the video analysis of - and the reaction videos to - this song just as fascinating as the song itself. Forty-five years later, there is no shortage of information and interest in Bohemian Rhapsody. And definitely no shortage of opinions on its true meaning, which Freddie apparently kept to himself. If you listen to it several times uninterrupted you'll feel the connectivity of each section. Fun reaction!
I'm dying here watching this. Queen is one of my all time favorite bands and the story behind this song and it's creation is a delight. I am new to both reaction videos and your channel, but I believe I have found a new highly entertaining hobby. Thanks bunches!
I’m excited to see more stuff from you. I like your energy. Also, Queen is my favorite band. Would be great to see you dive in more. The name Queen comes from the lead singer’s desire to capture majesty. Freddie Mercury (lead vocals) is my personal hero, but Roger Taylor (drums/back-up vocals), Brian May (guitar/back-up vocals), and John Deacon (bass) are all genius to me.
This was a delight! After so many years, it's hard to imagine listening to this song for the first time. It's easy to forget how gloriously weird it is. Magic!
I love Queen and Freddy Mercury is one of the best singers I've ever heard. Listening to this song is like going to see a play, there are multiple acts, you're tense at certain moments, and you leave with a smile on your face.
ROFLMFAO 🤣😂.... I'm SOOOO dead right now ⚰️. Ur reaction 2 this had me in complete hysterics. Thank goodness I didn't have a full bladder or it may have been a bad day 4 me, FR FR. I 💜 this song. I play it every now and then and my kids think I am absolutely crazy every time I do. If u can only imagine a pre-teen (this was years ago) trying 2 vocalize this song 2 u cuz they don't know the words or who sings it, lol. They just go "u know mom, that 1 song u listen 2" and then any and everything they can do 2 get u 2 realize what the hell they r talking about 🤣😂. That's a 4ever memory that can make ur worst days bcum ur best 💯. TY 🙏4 such a 🔥🔥🔥 reaction, appreciate u! And BTW, u gotta have ur wife listen 2 this 1 (if she hasn't heard it) so u can experience her reaction and c if it's as legendary as urs was, lol.
Someone listening to new types of music and then learning about after is a beautiful thing people should be able to experience new things without being chastised keep doing what your doing your reactions teach me so much. Thanks
Queen is one of the greatest rock bands that ever existed and have been around since the early 1970s -- like other reactors, you asked 'what genre is this band?'. The answer is that Queen isn't a single genre - they can play anything.! Love that you enjoy it - you have an enormous rabbit hole to explore - enjoy! Looking forward to your reactions.
Of all the reactions to this masterpiece. I enjoyed every bit of your reaction with a smile and knowing what is coming next, increase in your confusion. You earned a sub for this man. God bless you
I just subbed tonight. I am sitting here crying from laughing so hard. To hear this reaction and watch this reaction to a song that I’ve known my whole life is hilarious. He keeps asking what it is and I just keep laughing. His expressions are priceless.
Thanks, Mr - it's weird to me that you find this "childish" -- so different than my own interpretation... Freddie always said "it means what you think it means.." --lol -- (first song ever to have one Billion listens... yep - that is "Billion - with a B" -- )
Being gay in the 70's & early 80.s when Freddie , "Came out", was even more socially difficult then now. The man he killed is understood to be his hidden self. Rhapsody is a musical term for putting different tunes into one song. I luv your curious mind!
@@miff227 Much of our society, including antiquated Republican lawmakers, & many religious biggots, cause the problem. Are you pretending not to notice? I have a gay brother & sister, & even though my parents are equally supportive of all of us, my gay siblings have been bullied by peers & even some of our own family members. I'm happy to know it isn't an issue with you, because it shouldn't be.
@@bonmarie795 so straight people are not bullied? Do you not know how bullies operate? They pick a difference you are a minority in and try and use it against you. If you think them being gay is the CAUSE of the bullying, this is where your mistake is. The cause of bullying is in the bullys upbringing, the bully will look for natural victims, and then use whatever hook to enact the bullying. If you look like a victim to a bully, it matters not one whit that you are gay, they'll find the thing and leverage it.
@@miff227 Your lecturing requires the end of this odd conversation, unless it's important for you to have the last word. If so, feel free to react in whatever way your impulse drives you. I will not be responding.
Growing up (born in 89) I listened to country, rock, and rap. My mom/dad were country and rock, and my sister was rap (Tupac and Twista) were what I really remember her introducing me to. I still remember my sisters Tupac cds (they were like grey with half of his face on them, and the Twista CD was blue with like a tornado on it) and having those types of influences growing up were amazing. It blows my mind that others around the world were never introduced to not only these songs but genres in general and there is so much music out there that is amazing and this is part of the reason I watch reaction videos to songs I've listed to for the last 20 years. It's just so intriguing to me to see how others react to music I've listened to for SUCH a long time and you sir by far are one of my favorite reactors because of how you approach new music which is through intellect and appreciation. Keep doing you big dawg!
I stop the video multiple times for two reasons.
#1 I want to fully comprehend something before I pass judgement.
#2 the song is copyrighted, if I don’t stop it 5 -15 the video will be blocked and you all would never see it.
I am fully aware this for some is looked at as some form of desecration of something you love, but please if you want to just hear the song I would prefer for you to support the artist by going to their account and giving them the view.
Sorry again, that I have offended so many people.
It's not desecration but I do hope you listen to it properly sometime as a whole rather than in bitesize pieces. It's a bit like trying to understand an elephant while blindfolded and grabbing different separate bits..What's it about? no one knows for absolute certain, Freddie never explained. Its usually thought to be about Freddies own identity.
He is singing about coming out as a gay man in the 1970's to his mom after finding out he had aids
@@nathanevans8299 He didn't have AIDS in the 70's.
This is a Rhapsody. Please look it up...
This is honestly a tag that should be at the top of everyone of these videos because I do not think people understand this reason.
Freddie wanted the name Queen because, he said "it's totally outrageous, and there's nobody more outrageous than I am".
I think it also has 2 other meanings as well. 1 being Queen as in the queen of England, and the band is from England. 2 Queen is another word for Gay so it may have been another way for Freddy to blatantly tell the world Gay is ok
And because it is simple, royal, and rememberable.
@@matthewandrews3883 the gay part wouldn’t make sense as Freddie didn’t even realize that he was gay until about 1975/76, and the band was created years before that (1970),
@@matthewandrews3883 i think we could figure it out
Also he counted hinself as a queen and loved the absurdity of it at the time.
"What genre of music is this?"
Queen. The answer is Queen, because they were an entire genre unto themselves.
THIS!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Well said.
Exactly what I said to my screen.
Queen is a legendary rock band of four people that existed in 1971-1991. The lead singer died in 1991. (They started touring again in the 2000s, with guest singers).
The lead singer and pianist is Freddie Mercury (who wrote this song), and considered by many the best rock singer in history and the best frontman.
Brian May is the lead guitarist and also a legend.
Roger Taylor - drums, John Deacon - bass.
All of them wrote songs and they are the only band that has all four members in Songwriters Hall of Fame, because each of them wrote at least one №1 hit.
They also are in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Bohemian Rhapsody is considered one of the best songs in history and often won polls, and recently became the most streamed song of 20th century. It was released in 1975 and topped the charts for 9 weeks in a row. It was in Hot 100 three times - 1975, 1992 and 2018.
The music video is considered the first commercial music video in history and it's the oldest music video on youtube to hit 1 billion views.
Queen were the first band who started filming music videos for all of their singles.
The genre of this song is in the name - "rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality" (from wiki).
The middle section is mock opera - Freddie loved classical music, ballet and opera, and even recorded an album with an opera singer when he was 40.
Don't take the lyrics literally, it's not actually about murder. Some say it's about Freddie coming out (he was gay), but no one knows for certain. Freddie never explained the meaning of his songs.
In the beginning of the song when you see four of them singing, it's actually only Freddie's voice, multitracked.
The most famous sport anthems (that you most likely know) were written by Queen - "We Are The Champions" (written by Freddie) and "We Will Rock You" (written by Brian).
You should watch "Don't Stop Me Now" - official video, it would be a good start.
Queen wrote very different songs in different genres, so you can expect something unusual every time you listen to them.
A wonderful response!! There's so much to say about Queen and you gave a terrific overview. I'm sure (if you're like me) you could have gone on and on!!
It falls under progressive rock.
Jane can I please get a copy of the answer it’s so detailed if you allow me to copy and paste to reactors that it’s open to interpretation. They look at face value and not what other options what thinking deeper behind lyrics. If you don’t mind? Send on messenger if you decide. Thankyou for considering my ask. No problem either way. I just don’t want to use without your permission. Peace be with you
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Art is interpreted by the viewer or listener in the case of music and lyrics. To me, this was about a battle with heroin, or any other inner demon.
Imho I think he's the best male vocalist ever. Freddie had no formal voice training, well apart from the little time he spent in his school choir, so is a freak of nature. I watched a documentary called Freddie Mercury saved my life, by a professional classical singer, who is mystified at how Freddie became such a elite vocalist without any training. He covers the song Barcelona in his documentary, and admits even with all his years of training, and perfecting his voice, he can only just manage to sing it, but can't get to the levels Freddie Mercury performed it. Anyone interested in watching the documentary it's on TH-cam, so just type in the name.
When he said, “I’ve never heard her music” I squeeked! This is DEFINITELY a genuine reaction. Hell yes! I hope he loves it.
Yes haha same! 😂
I have never heard her music before. I laughed so fucking hard milk almost came out my nose.
I felt sad that an adult has never experienced the joy of Queen’s music.
I mean, there’s no denying that he hadn’t, from that statement. 😂
Same... but a soft drink
Yep, three women.
Same lol
He says im highly interested in listening to this band if there is anymore. Meanwhile I stare at my stack of queen alblums in the corner and think "he has no idea" and of course then it hits the operatic section and he was totally lost but still loving it, that is the power of Queen.
I think you should watch the movie!
i am 21 years old. i've known about queen for at least 8 years. how can a grown man not know remotely anything about queen? it's annoying...
@@millardfilmore1403 everything depends on what you're exposed to. He obviously was not exposed to this genre before he encouraged it on youtube, and he's totally open-minded to listening to new vibes. What's annoying about that? P.S. I'm 57 and I find it annoying that you think everyone should have the same exposure to "life" that you think you do.
“Potentially 3 women. 😳 4 men okay” HAHA IM DEAD
😂😂😂😂 yeah I laughed at the tv
I'm not gonna lie the first time I heard about queen from my cousin, I thought they were an all girl group
Missed him saying he had never heard of her(Queen) before. Lol'd
The best part of it at this point in the song only one person has been singing.
I think you might enjoy much of Paul Simons music. He truly is a poet. He penned that song as far as I know.
Imagine hearing Queen for the very first time??? I almost envy you! No, I do. I actually envy your journey ahead. Queen is like my oxygen. Freddie is my hero. Middle-aged Gen X Mother of five... and watching you watching this is amazing!
i dont. his first time hearing it he paused it every 3 seconds and completely missed the poignancy of the song. no matter how much he liked it - he didnt reallyt get to experience it. imagine listening to this and you keep calling freddy "petty" and "childish" while laughing? I know he doesnt mean to attack freddy or whatever that's not what i mean - when i first heard this song it was SO beautiful i cant imagine even thinking about the lyrics in that sense. it's incredible. he is a joke.
Fortunately I7I DO remember hearing Queen for the first time - it was this very video when it was first shown on TV in Australia in 1975 - blew me away.
@@millardfilmore1403 You sound very mad
"Sometimes we should never be born at all" wasn't childish in this context. In 1975, coming out publically as gay was career-killer, and instant ostracized in society. It simply was not accepted by the "masses." What Freddie did with Bohemian Rhapsody was a HUGE risk to him personally & the band. I hope you dig deeper because Freddie was one-of-a-kind. He sings an opera duet in the 80s that was so beautiful.
Actually "Sometimes wish I'd never been born at all", but I get what you're saying.
He does NOT sing opera. He sings "Barcelona" at the opening of the Olympic Games in Barcelona with an opera singer, Montserrat Caballé. And they blended their styles of singing so perfectly.
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Freddie never "came out" while the group was still performing. It was more of a death bed thing...just a few days before he died from AIDS and he knew everyone was going to know anyway. Bohemian Rhapsody was released years before and was not a gay rights, or gay angst, anthem. The "risk" of BoRap was it's length...not it's message.
@@chuckrussell-coons5866 I agree, on the history and what you've pointed out I think you are spot-on. @MrLboyd Reacts: To Mr. Lboyd I would say I always thought the song was a story because I took it all very literally. The murder is the start, the arrest and trial is the second part where he is asking them to spare him and they say no basically, there is panic and he states that Beelzebub had a devil set aside for him which implies the verdict coming probably isn't good and then the final part some sentence is passed down and the story concludes with nothing really matters anymore. I always thought it was pretty clear, but I love to hear all the different interpretations others have too because all of them seem very interesting!
As soon as I heard the comment on his voice, I thought of him and Monserrat Caballe - transcendent.
“How did I go all 34 years of my life without hearing this song? What have I been doing with my life?”😂 I had the same revelation in 1992 when they sang it in Wayne’s World.
If you were 34 in 1992, I find it difficult to believe you had not already heard this song. 🤔
@@positivelynegative9149 To clarify, His quote was about being 34 years old and hearing it now. I had the same revelation as him but in 1992…..when I was 16.
no way!
About the line "I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all " - i wouldn't call it a tantrum. It feels serious and sincere, considering Freddie's history.
He didn't have a happy childhood. He was born in Zanzibar, he was Indian Parsi but his family lived in Zanzibar because of his father's work. When he was 8 Freddie was sent to India to live at boarding school. It scarred him for life. He missed his family and felt abandoned and unloved. He couldn't even come home for holidays because it was so far. When he was 18 there was revolution in Zanzibar and Freddie's family had to flee the country knowing they would have been killed if they stayed. They moved to London, and Freddie being a shy immigrant boy, had to adapt to completely different culture. And he also had to deal with the fact that he was gay (the fact he tried to hide even from himself) and his parents being Zoroastrians obviously could never accept it.
Thanks for the information
@@MrLboydReacts Following on from that, my interpretation is that it is a "suicide song" of when he had to explain to his mother that he had changed his name to Freddy Mercury and literally killed his old self and reluctantly detached from his family roots
Thank you for that! I'm not happy with what he said.
Freddie is amazing with metaphors to be honest. The person he killed is his old self. This is a coming out song. At least that's how I interpreted it since I came out in my late 30s...
@@MrLboydReacts
Jackson Browne’s - The Load out and Stay
Both are part of the same performance. The live clip on YT has 5.2million views in 3 years “S R” is the uploader.
It’s definitely worth the time. 🎹
You had me talking to the screen! Hope you realize the songs true meaning , when you listened again. He didn’t murder anyone. The song switches through the 5 stages of grief,denial, anger, bargaining,depression and acceptance. It’s amazing.
And if you just listen to it a few times you start to connect the story he's telling.
Wow thank you! I have always taken the lyrics literally.
It’s le cocaine.
The song is about AIDS, and dying from it.
He was singing about getting aids and how it was spread. His gun and trigger was, you know! Early on it was thought to be a male homosexual disease only, and as time evolved it was obviously discovered that it was an anyone disease. He is singing to the HIV disease itself. Body's aching all the time,,,,you love me and leave me to die, he references how aids destroys you.
They called it Rock Opera, I call it genius. Some of the most Amazing music ever created.
I am a 66 year old women, Queen was my band in college. I absolutely love watching you hear this song for the first!
Queen is a Legendary band from Britain, created 1970. They were named Queen by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, occasional guitar) because he felt it was a strong name and sounded regal. All 4 members are College graduates. Brian May (lead guitar, vocals; tall, naturally curly hair) is an Astrophysicist and has collaborated with NASA occasionally. He and his Dad (Engineer) built his guitar together when Brian was a teen because they couldn’t afford one. Brian named it the “Red Special” and part of it is wood from an old fireplace! John Deacon, bass player, graduated with Honors as an Electronic Engineer. He built a special amp that Brian used. Roger Taylor, (drums, vocals) degree in Biology, partway thru Dental College (committed to the band Queen instead!). All 4 have written #1 songs! Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie and released in 1975. When you listen again, note their musical skill in transitioning tempo/genre during the song. Also the attention to detail that resulted in the music going from one ear to the next - NOT easy to do in the 1970’s! You most likely know WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS and WE WILL ROCK YOU (recommend original videos). Queen doesn’t stick to one genre of music. Please listen to WHITE QUEEN (live at the Rainbow ‘74) and STONE COLD CRAZY (live at the Rainbow, thrash metal before it was invented!). ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST was another Huge hit worldwide and Michael Jackson was the ine that told them to release it as a single! Enjoy your Queen journey! I’ll definitely subscribe if I see you doing Queen reactions!! 😊
The song is crazy because it's a rhapsody. If you put a bunch of songs from different genres together without repeating or coming back around... you have a rhapsody
These are the best reactions FOR ME on the internet. This dude is so smart and yet knows nothing about popular music. Keep being you and recording it.
He knows popular muaic, but hip hop.
He knows fuck all lol
@@innosanto Since Hip Hop and Rap is nothing but stealing from the past... I suggest this guy knows more than he is letting on.
When you say you don't know how you went 34 years without hearing this song, it made me smile--I was in 3rd grade in the 80's and my very cool, hip father, played his records from the 60's and 70's for me and Queen blew my mind so much I told all my school friends about it, then they listened to Queen and their minds were blown. No one turned you on to Queen when you were little! That's how it happened. BTW, the structure is VERY classical--Classical pieces go through like 5 or 6 movements too--Freddie Mercury was a classically trained musician who wanted to merge rock with opera and came up with Bohemian Rhapsody. It's really brilliant, isn't it?
I consider this Freddie's coming out song. The man he kills is heterosexual Freddie and gay Freddie comes into being. The theatrical middle section deals with his religion and conservative family who would never accept the new Freddie. Mama is probably long time girlfriend/fiance, Mary Austin, whom he genuinely loved above all others throughout his life and they did remain best friends and soulmates all of Freddie's life. Mary accepted and loved him for exactly the man he was. Very complicated, but listen again knowing these basic facts and see what you think. Thank you for recognizing this outstanding and underrated band. Their music remains main stream and part of our daily life 50 years later. They have stood the test of time!
Mama is Freddie's mom who adored him. She just died a few months ago.
He probably talks about that, but this song is basically not a first, they had similar tracks, and the prior sibling track for. Many is the march of the black queen.
Damn...you nailed it ! Nice!
I believe Bismillah is the Zoroastrian (which was Freddie’s religion) term for God. So the references in the operatic section, to me, are the fight between good and evil.
Wtaf?!
some say Freddie Mercury was a genius. He purposely took several different music genres and blended it together. There was acapella at the beginning. The section you found trippy was opera. Rock, and what I consider soft rock. I read somewhere that part of it was ballad. Yes, it can be chaotic, but it works. I remember reading that when he first brought this to his band, he got a lot of pushback because of the different styles and how long the song was. His manager didn't think it'd sell. Boy, was he proved wrong. This has become an iconic Queen song that still plays on the radio over 30 years later. Thank you for covering this song and I hope you do take the time to listen to it all the way through. Your reactions had me laughing so hard I was afraid I'd pee myself. Keep expanding your horizons!
This song in particular is classified as a Rock Opera. But yes, Queen songs are all over the place with their ideas and were never afraid to go in any and every direction.
if freddy is not a genius then there ARE no musical geniuses. no one can disagree with that either.
I cannot believe someone of your age has never heard this song before, it’s a classic
He must have been deaf.
I’m obsessed with the chaos! Yesssss welcome!!!!
While you probably don't realize it, you already know a lot more of Queen's music. One of my favorite hobbies is watching reactors say, "I didn't know that was a Queen song." "WE are the Champions," "We will Rock You," Crazy Little Thing Called Love."...and many others. As far as their music genre, it is said music critics hated Queen because they didn't fit into any one genre. They did rock soul, ballads,... It is also worth noting that their live performances are as good as (or even better than) their studio recordings. In fact, they have been named as the best live band of all time.
Bro, you are beating this song to death! Just listen to the song for a complete minute!😊
@Buddy Missy it's kinda how the reaction thing goes. It's not MRLBoyd listens. But, I agree the song is a masterpiece and deserves to be played through, especially on the first listen.
@Buddy Missy that’s fair
@Buddy Missy correction, he stops every 2 damn seconds lol. Highly annoying
@@79MzKitty He´s butchering it and misses out on it as a whole for sure. And the comment about childish lyrics. How about not taking them so literal, ever heard of the word metaphorically.
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Yes Most youngsters listening to this iconic piece of Rock Opera take the lyrics literally without looking more deeply into what Freddie was trying to convey. I am 70 now and still Love Queen and Rock/Opera. I long for those days of true talented musicians, and innovativity. Mesmerising, thought provoking. Genius!!! His music/genre will follow down the generations forever!! RIP Freddie!! You are sorely missed ❤
Forgot to mention - Bohemian Rhapsody has been in the Billboard Top 100 in 3 different decades 1976 (released in 1975), 1992 ( in the movie Wayne’s World), and most recently after the 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody.
The music to the film Highlander is wonderful. This is a rock opera.
The "wind chime" sound you mentioned was actually done by the guitarist, Dr. Brian May (PhD in Astrophysics), by playing the strings on his guitar behind the pickup to make a "shivering" sound to represent the line "Sent shivers down my spine".
You need to hear "March of the Black Queen" and "White Queen" - Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975 both by this amazing, legendary band!
Wow, I thought those were just chimes.
Not behind the pickup - behind the nut ...
Epic "Rock opera!" Freddie Mercury(lead singer) wanted the shock and awe in the music(as well as the name of the group.) They were early seventies. Great reaction, love how authentic you are with the music!
Queen was a rock created in 1971 consisting of:
Freddie Mercury - lead vocalist and piano
Roger Taylor - drummer and vocalist
John Deacon - bass guitarist
Brian May - lead guitarist and vocalist
Queen is a unique group because all four members were extremely talented musicians who not only performed but each member wrote the music they performed. Queen recorded 14 studio albums, had multiple gold and platinum hits (i.e. "Another One Bites the Dust", "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions", etc.), and performed worldwide concerts with as many as 250,000 people at one performance. The group remained together for 20 years until the death of Freddie Mercury from AIDS in 1991. After Freddie's death, John retired from performing but Roger and Brian still perform as Queen with Adam Lambert now singing lead.
Queen is one of the most diverse musical groups that ever existed. All four members of the group were equal, there was no leader. The members were all intelligent and independent with varied tastes in music. Freddie had a degree in Graphic Design (he designed the Queen logo), John has a degree in Electronic Engineering, Roger has a degree in Biology, and Brian is actually Dr. Brian May with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics.
Queen's catalog consists of Rock and Roll, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, R & B, Jazz, Soft Rock, Rockabilly, Soul, Opera, Thrash Metal, Ballads, Folk, Pop, Blues-Rock, Progressive Rock, etc. The versatility of this group is unheard of. The group constantly stretched their talent into new areas of performance.
Not only could Freddie sing anything but he is considered one (if not the best) frontman ever. Watching a live performance of Queen is an entertainment experience unlike any other. Queen is unique in that their live performances of their music are even better than their studio recordings. The 20-minute performance at the Live Aid Concert in 1985 is considered by most as the best live performance of any musical act ever. (Live Aid was a duel venue concert held at Wembley Stadium, London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia broadcast worldwide which consisted of 20-minute performances by over 65 musical acts to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief).
In the case of the song Bohemian Rhapsody, it was entirely written and arranged by Freddie Mercury in 1975. Freddie tended to write in metaphors. He never explained the meaning of the song but he did admit that it is actually a compilation of 3 different songs that he had been writing but couldn't quite finish so he simply mashed them all together adding bridges and transition. Many of us believe that the ballad part of the song is referring to Freddie attempting to come out as gay/bisexual. The man he killed was his old self and he was sorry that he couldn't be the man his mother wanted him to be. Whereas the operatic portion of the song is referring to the group Queen itself. Scaramouche is Freddie''s image of himself ( a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte), Galileo refers to lead guitarist Dr. Brian May, Astrophysics, Figaro refers to the drummer, Roger Taylor's whose singing voice is uniquely high pitched (Freddie called it a Dog Whistle voice), and Magnifico refers to John Deacon (electrical genius).
BTW - The name Queen was the work of Freddie Mercury alone, the others went along with it because they knew how particular and persistent Freddie was with his opinions and perfectionist behavior. Freddie claimed the name was just random and had no real meaning. He was aware that the name had the dual meaning of royalty and homosexuality. I suspect he just liked the mixed message it projected and felt it would stand out from all other groups.
There’s absolutely no way someone this guy’s age had never heard this song before unless he’s lived in a monastery or under a rock his whole life lol
The “wind chime” sound you hear around the 5 minute mark is actually Brian May the amazing lead guitarist on his guitar!
Omg I can't believe this was your first time listening to Queen!!..Best band in the world the creme of British music 💪🏆
I feel like you’re missing the entire experience by interrupting it every 2 seconds. This is a Rock Opera. It was a genius piece by the one & only Freddy Mercury
Yes! Exactly
You interrupted the song every 10 sec or less. For that reason your now boycotted. Horrible channel.
Agreed!!
Every 2 seconds almost! So frustrating.. I had to leave and look the song up to listen to.
@@CurtisWestsail he has to for copyright purposes. All reactors have to do this. Not all do it as much tho. It happens.
A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
"Great vocals so far" understatement of the year 🤣🤣🤣 Freddie is only one of the greatest of all time
I know this is reaction is almost a year old and you may have seen it by now, but if you want a great example of the legacy, power, and influence of queen, there's a video of before a green day show in 2017 where bohemian rhapsody starts playing over the PA and the crowd is singing. It's absolutely beautiful.
Watching this hurts when you grew up listening to this great music and hear someone pick apart the song not knowing anything about the man behind it.
Queen has so many great songs but pressure is one of their best
Literal man please, you’re killing me! It’s like listening to my son talk and now I know you’re the same age as my son, it makes perfect sense. He can’t read into metaphors either.
LMFAO!!! Bro, in rock music, to take all of the lyrics literal is to miss the point. He didn't literally kill someone. Nobody stoned him and spit in his eye. There IS a story behind it, but most rock music tells stories through metaphor instead of just spelling it out like say, country, rap, or even most pop. To understand the lyrics to rock and metal bands, you have to think beyond just the words the vocalist is saying. It's rare that they just say things outright. Most try to tell a story in a poetic sort of way.
They same is true of Blues music. Say controversial things with out saying it. Read between the lines.
I think most genres of music use metaphor commonly, maybe just not the most basic level stuff…but idk it’s mind-boggling to me to see him taking the song so literally xD
What's amazing about this reaction is that his struggle to understand what in the hell was going on, was EXACTLY what a lot of critics initially felt about the song as well. The difference here is that the reacter loved the chaos. But I heard the song at a young enough age that I can't remember my first reaction, or how I came to love the song. So I've wondered off and on what it was like to hear this for the first time. This was fun.
Great reaction.. There is a TON of beautiful Queen music for you to dive into.. Don't even know where to begin... My favorite live performance: "Somebody to Love" LIVE in Montreal 1981... Also, "Now I'm Here" Live @ Wembley... "Save Me"...LIVE Montreal 1981.... I'm sure you'll get a million suggestions below. I love Freddie Mercury and he was (to me) the BEST FRONT MAN EVER... Also, you can't take Freddie's lyrics literally... He never said what his songs meant and very much wanted people to find their own meaning/interpretation based on their own lives.... 😍
I have never laughed so hard! I think what it really says is, you almost had to be there - the 70's etc. We grew up in a time when Queen was such a part of our life and it was so epic we thought it was normal. It's still beautiful to me, but I can understand seeing it through a "newbie's" eyes. I just loved it. Watching your reactions to all these "new" things we take for granted is like taking a kid into a candy store! Terrific!
Brian May is one of the greatest guitar players of all time! They all have advance degrees and as Freddie said they are their own type of music and their fans understand it!!! I didn't think it was possible that an adult has never heard one of the true classic songs of all time.....this song is Freddie's opus, a masterpiece
Okay let me help. I'm sure others have added some of this, but let's start at the beginning. Freddie Mercury is a first generation immigrant to England from the middle east. His family is Zorastrian by religion. He was attending college and loved the local band scene. He also loved to gender bend his clothes and himself. He was born with some extra molars that gave him an octive range that few can match...he has 4 and most have 1-1.5. He agreed to be their lead singer and they blew up. His vocal range is extraordinary. He was bisexual although he never stopped loving his wife even after they divorced. He did eventually pass away from AIDS during the 80s. This song, like so many of their hits, was just because they could. Beyond that it was meant to tell a story about a person who had made terrible choices and who had to face them (likely Freddie finding out he was sick and not getting better but not knowing why or from what). Bismillah! The shout in the rhapsody part is actually middle eastern for "In the name of God" so while they're shouting "Bismillah, we will not let you go" it's a complete rejection of someone taking another person's life.
Oh, and they fired their record label over this song because they said any song over 3:30 in length was too long for air. This song more than doubles that and is still universally loved.
BTW, anything by Queen is welcome and I will watch for sure!
Calling Freddie petty, will earn you enemies. This was heart felt.
Absolutely. Was trying not to be offended on Freddie’s behalf! 😂
Really tho. These are actual emotions not petty childish motivations.
@@coryclark5442 yep, he's not getting it's about Freddie's struggle with his sexuality & killing off his old self & being openly gay
Seriously couldn't help but react like that! The need to defend Freddie! Holy crap!
Right? Those are FIGHTING words 😂
I never understand why people get angry that someone has never heard a song. Personally, I love it because I wish so much I could hear it for the first time again. I live vicariously through you! ❤️
Holy shit. I just watched someone experience Freddie's voice for the first time 🤗. With all the evil in the world and on the internet, this won my day! Thank you!
Everyone except one of these men were HIGHLY educated. Doctors, literal rocket scientists. Freddie was THE Goat. THE GOAT. Period. Amazingly brilliant and sad as well. Beautiful man all the way around. The band had a true genuine love for each other.
I agree with other posters that it is mind-boggling that you have not heard of queen or listened to their music. Try listening to their concert at Wembley Stadium to see what they are all about.
He’s american! 😄
@@kille-4B is that supposed to mean something? or are you just being snarky? A lot of us are american as well as dominican. Don't be nasty.
You will never find better harmony than Queen produced.
More Queen
"Somebody to love" live in montreal 1981 👏👏👏👏👏
" What genre of music is this? " Classic Rock, the best kind. Queen is EVERYTHING
Let's start with the definition of Rhapsody -- "an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time". "A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations." This song is an epic poem or rock opera. It's a story. The first part is the man has killed someone. The second part is his trial. It is very reminiscent of a British Royal court proceding or Inquisition (reference in lyrics to Galileo who faced the Inquisition). He/his lawyer is pleading for mercy. The judges are saying, "No, he's the devil's son". Third part, he's in prison and his girlfriend/wife/lover is moving on with her life without him and he's angry. Fourth and finale, he's resigned to his fate and nothing matters anymore.
BEST. Breakdown. EVER.
I really like this explanation I've never put too much thought into it but that makes alot of sense
How is possible that this dude has just now heard one of the most iconic songs of all time by one of the greatest vocalists ever?
You made me laugh out loud 🤩 I’m happily confused 🤯😂
You’ve watched pure genius, don’t question, just enjoy 😍
Perfectly said!!
This is one of those songs to just sit back, relax and enjoy the brilliance that is Freddie Mercury and Queen
Queen was the band that made the anthems We Will Rock You, Another one Bites the Dust, and We are the Champions. You should definitely check out In the Laps of the Gods(Revisited), Death on Two Legs, or Great King Rat.
Yes, for The Great King Rat th-cam.com/video/nNDOazfRg08/w-d-xo.html and Death On Two Legs th-cam.com/video/kqVpk0qxmfA/w-d-xo.html. These songs are way underrated.
Or It's late, Lily of the Valley, Father to son, Innuendoen much more ;-)
And Barcelona with Monserrat Caballe -- Really unexpected combination -- awesome. Mercury was phenomenal as a musician/vocalist.
This is stadium rock, mega hit bands that can fill a stadium. Queen is a British Band.
"I've never heard her music before," instant like.
Literally all of queens music is like this . Fantastic . Absolute geniuses in music.
Story is this, by standing by the fact he is bisexual, the person he was did not exist any more and he was dead to his mother, left and alone he foundries three friends Galileo, Figaro, Magnifico (aka his band) and they let him not be taken by the devil but stand to who he is, with this confidence he can confront his mother stoning him and spitting into his his face just for the truth, claiming to love him yet abandoning him for this. In the end nothing really matter he is himself - nothing to it.
I was going to say the same thing. And homosexuality was still illegal in the UK at the time!
He want to run from reality,, he was an amazing person,, that lived a fast and furious life!! His wick burned bright and strong,, till the candle found its end
I'm dying... such a literal first take! Metaphors! Music back then had to be very very metaphorical, because you couldn't just say what you meant!
Just like today!
An iconic song! You should really see Queen's Live Aid show! They killed it! I sure hope you've heard their "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" at every ball game!
Hopefully by now, and hopefully he listened to it uninterrupted in total.
@MrLboyd Reacts You should definitely listen to some of their later work just before Freddie died. Their last release was "The Show Must Go On." It was recorded not long before he passed away. I read an article about an interpretation of this song from Dr. Brian May (the guitarist) who composed a good deal of it. It was implied that a lot of it was the band's grieving process over Freddie's impending death. And Freddie's response to Brian was epic. "When May presented the final demo to Mercury, he had doubts that Mercury would be physically capable of singing the song's highly demanding vocal line, due to the extent of his illness at the time. To May's surprise, when the time came to record the vocals, Mercury consumed a measure of vodka and said "I'll fucking do it, darling!" then proceeded to perform the vocal line." Epic. And Bohemian Rhapsody.....not petty. Far from it.
How have you never heard the music of Queen before!? One of the most successful bands in history! Yes he can sing sing!!
Dude, i'am sitting here and thinking: what? Did he never heard this song ? Then it dawned on me; its a generation thing, don't blame the good man, glad you discovered Queen!
Queen is one of my favorite bands ever. Glad you enjoy them.
I find the documentaries about the creation of - the video analysis of - and the reaction videos to - this song just as fascinating as the song itself. Forty-five years later, there is no shortage of information and interest in Bohemian Rhapsody. And definitely no shortage of opinions on its true meaning, which Freddie apparently kept to himself. If you listen to it several times uninterrupted you'll feel the connectivity of each section. Fun reaction!
I'm dying here watching this. Queen is one of my all time favorite bands and the story behind this song and it's creation is a delight. I am new to both reaction videos and your channel, but I believe I have found a new highly entertaining hobby. Thanks bunches!
Somebody to love live montreal 1981. It will blow hair on to your head
😭😭 I’m bald
Lol
Im sayin it will blow the hair BACK on your head
@@lilmiles4477 lmao ahhh
YES! So so so RIGHT ON Lil Miles! 👏👏👏 ' SOMBODY TO LOVE', Montreal 🤩🤩🤩
I am 71 and just started listening to Queen in the last years or so.Lol
I’m excited to see more stuff from you. I like your energy. Also, Queen is my favorite band. Would be great to see you dive in more. The name Queen comes from the lead singer’s desire to capture majesty. Freddie Mercury (lead vocals) is my personal hero, but Roger Taylor (drums/back-up vocals), Brian May (guitar/back-up vocals), and John Deacon (bass) are all genius to me.
We Will, We Will, ROCK YOU!
Enough said, Rock ON!!!
This was a delight! After so many years, it's hard to imagine listening to this song for the first time. It's easy to forget how gloriously weird it is. Magic!
Freddie Mercury is one of my favorite humans and musicians ever! There's no one like him. ❤
The life he ended was his old life. Now he can be who he wants to be.
The existential crisis “34 years without hearing this song what have I been doing with my life?” Hahahahahhahaha
I love Queen and Freddy Mercury is one of the best singers I've ever heard. Listening to this song is like going to see a play, there are multiple acts, you're tense at certain moments, and you leave with a smile on your face.
I'm watching this after viewing several dozen other reacts... YOU ARE ADORABLE.
ROFLMFAO 🤣😂.... I'm SOOOO dead right now ⚰️. Ur reaction 2 this had me in complete hysterics. Thank goodness I didn't have a full bladder or it may have been a bad day 4 me, FR FR. I 💜 this song. I play it every now and then and my kids think I am absolutely crazy every time I do. If u can only imagine a pre-teen (this was years ago) trying 2 vocalize this song 2 u cuz they don't know the words or who sings it, lol. They just go "u know mom, that 1 song u listen 2" and then any and everything they can do 2 get u 2 realize what the hell they r talking about 🤣😂. That's a 4ever memory that can make ur worst days bcum ur best 💯. TY 🙏4 such a 🔥🔥🔥 reaction, appreciate u! And BTW, u gotta have ur wife listen 2 this 1 (if she hasn't heard it) so u can experience her reaction and c if it's as legendary as urs was, lol.
Never over think 70's rock specially Queen just listen and enjoy.
Freddie Mercury was and is still the King of Queen! He was magical, mesmerizing and just awesome!!!!
Someone listening to new types of music and then learning about after is a beautiful thing people should be able to experience new things without being chastised keep doing what your doing your reactions teach me so much. Thanks
There's no way he doesn't know Queen. Like everyone knows this song and everyone knows Queen. They're legends.
Queen is one of the greatest rock bands that ever existed and have been around since the early 1970s -- like other reactors, you asked 'what genre is this band?'. The answer is that Queen isn't a single genre - they can play anything.! Love that you enjoy it - you have an enormous rabbit hole to explore - enjoy! Looking forward to your reactions.
Of all the reactions to this masterpiece. I enjoyed every bit of your reaction with a smile and knowing what is coming next, increase in your confusion. You earned a sub for this man. God bless you
Ugh! He's so lucky! To not know all of Queen's music already, he now gets to experience all the great music for the first time!
I just subbed tonight. I am sitting here crying from laughing so hard. To hear this reaction and watch this reaction to a song that I’ve known my whole life is hilarious. He keeps asking what it is and I just keep laughing. His expressions are priceless.
Me too🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad he is hearing this MASTER...
Thanks, Mr - it's weird to me that you find this "childish" -- so different than my own interpretation... Freddie always said "it means what you think it means.." --lol -- (first song ever to have one Billion listens... yep - that is "Billion - with a B" -- )
Can't believe you never heard Queen before! Lol
True Classic
You have quickly become one of my favorite music commenters. Keep up the work Mr Boyd!
Hard to believe that Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody had been unheard of! Queen cherry popped!
Being gay in the 70's & early 80.s when Freddie , "Came out", was even more socially difficult then now. The man he killed is understood to be his hidden self. Rhapsody is a musical term for putting different tunes into one song. I luv your curious mind!
you think being gay is socially difficult? Are you from the 90s? From Syria or something? weird.
@@miff227 Much of our society, including antiquated Republican lawmakers, & many religious biggots, cause the problem. Are you pretending not to notice? I have a gay brother & sister, & even though my parents are equally supportive of all of us, my gay siblings have been bullied by peers & even some of our own family members. I'm happy to know it isn't an issue with you, because it shouldn't be.
@@bonmarie795 so straight people are not bullied?
Do you not know how bullies operate? They pick a difference you are a minority in and try and use it against you. If you think them being gay is the CAUSE of the bullying, this is where your mistake is. The cause of bullying is in the bullys upbringing, the bully will look for natural victims, and then use whatever hook to enact the bullying. If you look like a victim to a bully, it matters not one whit that you are gay, they'll find the thing and leverage it.
@@miff227 Your lecturing requires the end of this odd conversation, unless it's important for you to have the last word. If so, feel free to react in whatever way your impulse drives you. I will not be responding.
@@bonmarie795 I'm sorry I caused you stickfingersinearsitis.
Yes!! You need MORE Queen!!
It's an opera rock fusion. This is the point rock bands realized they don't need to be stuck in the rock genre
Excuse me, dear, but have you never heard any of YES?
@@good__enough of course I wasn't meaning to insinuate Queen where the only ones doing it
Growing up (born in 89) I listened to country, rock, and rap. My mom/dad were country and rock, and my sister was rap (Tupac and Twista) were what I really remember her introducing me to. I still remember my sisters Tupac cds (they were like grey with half of his face on them, and the Twista CD was blue with like a tornado on it) and having those types of influences growing up were amazing. It blows my mind that others around the world were never introduced to not only these songs but genres in general and there is so much music out there that is amazing and this is part of the reason I watch reaction videos to songs I've listed to for the last 20 years. It's just so intriguing to me to see how others react to music I've listened to for SUCH a long time and you sir by far are one of my favorite reactors because of how you approach new music which is through intellect and appreciation. Keep doing you big dawg!