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  • @blacktytrix
    @blacktytrix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1455

    "Freddie has the pipes of a divine messenger" that is the best description anyone can give

    • @CindyWilson1991
      @CindyWilson1991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      blacktytrix He didn’t name him self Mercury (Messenger of the Gods) for nothing...

    • @mommadchickadee8941
      @mommadchickadee8941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🙏🙌

    • @Dracojax
      @Dracojax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      One of the best I heard was someone called Freddie 'the conductor of man' after his live aid performance

    • @suzetteharris2079
      @suzetteharris2079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Goose bumps is right - divine messenger

    • @ro55mo22
      @ro55mo22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Best description I heard. - Freddie is an opera singer in a rock band.

  • @Ryanjakehenry
    @Ryanjakehenry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +498

    “10 seconds in and I’m already pissed at Vanilla Ice” might be my favorite reaction to any video ever, like I’m gonna say that every time I watch anything ever again

    • @SJ-dl6uc
      @SJ-dl6uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same. this is the 110th Queen reaction I've watched since the end of May. this is the best so far for this song. (I'm not exaggerating on the number)

  • @jidypowell8783
    @jidypowell8783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1596

    Vanilla lost his a$$ over that riff. The lawsuit was legendary.

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Jidy Powell Vanilla Ice lost his money and reputation.

    • @Nightdominia
      @Nightdominia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@montereyharris1277 I think I remember this even as a grade school kid and going "Nope. That's not going to fly." because he was saying there was a difference, and it was maybe one note where it would wrap around into the riff again.

    • @DarthSoto78
      @DarthSoto78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Sad thing is in the 90's he lost his ass for using that bass line. Where today if he did it he would just say he is sampling, and he would be fine.

    • @Nightdominia
      @Nightdominia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@DarthSoto78 Sampling usually comes with agreements for royalties or a flat sum to pay for a licensing right or something, if I am thinking correctly. Either way all artists/bands involved would get a paycheck and no legal BS would be necessary. Vanilla just tried to skirt the system that was in its infancy and he got called on it. Instead of going "My bad" and settling it, he kept up that it was not the same riff and he didn't have to pay.

    • @DarthSoto78
      @DarthSoto78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@Nightdominia I don't know for sure. I just know sampling is way over used now a days, and the sad thing is most fans don't even know the original any more. Where back in the 90's when Vanilla did it we all where like "What the hell dude".

  • @delriogw
    @delriogw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    I will never tire of the "holy shit" face people pull when they realise just how good Freddie was.

    • @sava9e266
      @sava9e266 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He is the GOAT

    • @bromixsr
      @bromixsr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It's not just first timers. I've listened to the guy all my life and he still catches me off guard with just how talented he was.

    • @vacuumssuck26
      @vacuumssuck26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There's something just frightening about taking a singer as respected and timeless as David Bowie, putting him next to Freddie and realising that the icon that is Bowie is COMPLETELY outclassed at the thing he's best known for. There aren't many people who can do that and even fewer can do it and not completely spoil the song by showboating but Freddie is about the only person who could do it all at once like this.

    • @Liam-Welch
      @Liam-Welch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alex Green you are exactly right

    • @valeriekokenge659
      @valeriekokenge659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@vacuumssuck26 I don't see Bowie being outclassed. I think it's a beautiful duet.

  • @christianbauer3084
    @christianbauer3084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +985

    The song was Recorded by queen and David Bowie but they never performed it together. The video is a Mix of the 86' Wembley concert and the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.

    • @TimedRevolver
      @TimedRevolver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I was coming down here to comment that.

    • @bigtom8925
      @bigtom8925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I was 32 years old today when I learnt that

    • @NecaBQ
      @NecaBQ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      86' Wembley concert, not 84'

    • @christianbauer3084
      @christianbauer3084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NecaBQ yeah Sorry :D

    • @MattWard9495
      @MattWard9495 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've listened to this song for years but TIL

  • @tomas22432
    @tomas22432 5 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    When you said "I don't know anything about David Bowie" my soul died a little - fix that!

    • @melissamckeague
      @melissamckeague 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's what I was thinking-- is it possible that someone doesn't know Bowie's music???

    • @Arhatgoel1
      @Arhatgoel1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Apparently there is no life on Mars!

    • @kimberlytuten8207
      @kimberlytuten8207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lady Grinning Soul? This fella would die.😂

    • @Amanda-mb5sp
      @Amanda-mb5sp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      THANK YOU!

    • @kaori_kanzaki
      @kaori_kanzaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Until 25 i didn't know who was he tbh, now I'm his fan. I know it's late but better than never.

  • @peterb2133
    @peterb2133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    You have to joke who doesn't know who David Bowie is. He is one of the world's greatest icons.
    R.I.P Bowie and Freddie.

    • @scottstewart5784
      @scottstewart5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      other people have different bubbles than you

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@scottstewart5784 Very true, but if he knows Queen, he should know Bowie! I mean EVERYONE knows "Space Oddity!" Everyone! I mean, next he'll be saying he's never heard of The Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger!

    • @scottstewart5784
      @scottstewart5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DravenGal Nope - and stop being so full of yourself and your cultural experiences. It's embarrassing. Provide me a list of the top 10 rappers today - if eminem, dr dre, snoop and young MC are on the list, i'll have heard of them. Any others - nope.

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Scott Stewart “Full of myself?” Wha.....? “Bragging about...?”” How is knowing about the biggest bands and singers in recent history being full of myself, let alone me having “cultural experiences? “ There was a time when I was a kid I hadn’t heard of them, but being there when MTV came into play and actually played almost primarily music videos, well, that helped a lot. But we didn’t have the internet or TH-cam, which makes all the classic rocks bands even MORE accessible
      And these are WORLD famous bands and singers that have been around since the “60s! I know who Elvis and The Beatles are too, gee, guess that makes me a super snob. And ALL these I’m mentioning are about as mainstream rock and roll as you can get, they’re not shadowy indy bands that only a few people listen too. They transcend generations! It’s one thing to have not heard their music (which, since they’ve been around for over half a century would be rather difficult) and another to not have heard of them. Their names are in movies, books, TV...and all over TH-cam! Oh, but whatever. I suppose there are people who don’t know what Star Wars or Star Trek are, though they’re probably in a 6|-10 year old range. Maybe you should try NOT living in a bubble and broaden your horizons.
      Also, I don’t follow Rap music. It’s an amazing art form, but a lot of it is too hard sounding for me, some of it downright violent. Same with some if the heaviest forms if heavy metal. I prefer to understand the lyrics, and would rather be able to enjoy voices, like Freddie Mercury’s and David Bowie’s.
      So no, not my thing, but no disrespect to rappers and rap fans, it’s awesome they love it! I know some of the older groups, like you’ve mentioned, and DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince (that’s what rap was like when I was a teen) but while I’ve heard of other artists, some of whose names are not all that “name-like” really, but some bands have weird names too, it’s all good.
      And if you think awareness of (and the enjoyment of) groups and singers that have been around longer than I have is bragging, so be it. But that’s kinda weird.

    • @scottstewart5784
      @scottstewart5784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DravenGal Why did you put quotes around "bragging?" I never said any such thing. I said stop being so full of yourself and your cultural experiences. Not that you were good at it, or bragging about being good at it, but rather you just assume everybody shares your experiences. You are so full of yourself that you cannot see that others have bubbles that don't overlap yours. Sorry for the confusion.

  • @DelPie77
    @DelPie77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    "This is our last dance " Rest in peace 🙏 Two legends in their own right

  • @jeffreymunks4569
    @jeffreymunks4569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1168

    Queen - live Aid full performance
    Just do it, trust us, one of the greatest live performances ever if not the greatest

    • @Septeques
      @Septeques 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This! Make a long-ass video Alex!

    • @bbbfst
      @bbbfst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Definitely do it. And it is the greatest.

    • @joetvr4003
      @joetvr4003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I KNOW!!!! IVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR THE LONGEST TIME!!! We need to start of miltia or something so he does it!

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Jeffrey Munks THE BEST LIVE SHOW EVER!!

    • @anthonysheets7919
      @anthonysheets7919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Do it!

  • @genetheroux7916
    @genetheroux7916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    John Deacon, the bass player, actually came up with that bass riff.

    • @stewben1169
      @stewben1169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Gene Theroux they all went out for a meal then came back in the studio decided to do some work John Deacon couldn’t remember it correctly but I do believe Roger Taylor who played the riff on the drums as you say the rest is history.

    • @nilansh23
      @nilansh23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Deacon is a true legend on bass

    • @brodericksiz625
      @brodericksiz625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Deacon is the most under appreciated member of Queen, imo. Don’t get me wrong, I love the other three as much as anyone, but let’s give some love to Deacon’s killer bass lines.

    • @tatermister5045
      @tatermister5045 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@brodericksiz625 Agreed.

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Broderick Siz yeah he wrote and did the base thing on another one bites the dust

  • @pyssy123
    @pyssy123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Freddie Mercury and David Bowie. There's too much Legend in this song. *I take my hat away from my head and bow* ❤

    • @ajayjust2626
      @ajayjust2626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This, this right here 👆

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joulu Pukki Queen members said they wish they would’ve been able to get together with David Louis and do some more songs, but their schedules just never allowed time.

    • @billbelzek6748
      @billbelzek6748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The song was just kinda a goof off session between Freddie and Bowie ---- they were dicking around with Deacon's bass riff and Freddie just did a bunch of scatting "bee do ba dey" kinda stuff --- the song turned out to be pure magic

    • @littlemissblackdress7587
      @littlemissblackdress7587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're forgetting the other members of Queen......

  • @annamariamalig6905
    @annamariamalig6905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    That bass line is owned by the bass legend himself..Mr John Deacon..

  • @trinityschool07
    @trinityschool07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    No one could ever replace Freddy or David. They are amazing singers. There legacies will live on.

    • @kevinpadel5293
      @kevinpadel5293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No one can and will never replace freddy and David but Robert plant was up there too

    • @gaetanobracale7193
      @gaetanobracale7193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Both of ya twats learn to spell gods name

    • @billbelzek6748
      @billbelzek6748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Plant was OK but his voice was too shrieky like a woman --- Freddie had incredible range and pitch

    • @epi4mak138
      @epi4mak138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i think freddie could replace freddy

    • @eleanor3323
      @eleanor3323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      f r e d d i e

  • @GreebleClown
    @GreebleClown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Truth: this is the song that helps me get through panic attacks and depressive episodes. It doesn't make it completely go away, but it helps me keep going.

  • @TimedRevolver
    @TimedRevolver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    If you want to hear Freddy *really* kick ass with vocals, watch his Live Aid performance that turned an entire crowd into Queen fans.
    Keep in mind that he had some kind of throat problem and was advised not to sing. He went out and kicked ass instead.

    • @brokentoiletlamp3559
      @brokentoiletlamp3559 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I thought that was the aids kicking in

    • @TimedRevolver
      @TimedRevolver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brokentoiletlamp3559 Nope. Throat infection.

    • @jpw6893
      @jpw6893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@TimedRevolver he had throat infections but who knows if aids made it worse. It certainly affected him in 86. Then he decided to get tested in 87.

    • @s550danny
      @s550danny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Timed Revolver especially that rendition of “we are the champions” where he pretty much mirrored the studio version. Something he didn’t do many times. Absolute fucking legend. Rip Freddie

    • @victorafjp
      @victorafjp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He had aids at that moment, respiratory problems are common at that stage of hiv

  • @MountainMan.
    @MountainMan. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love how David Bowie brings the song home towards the end. Such a great voice.

  • @NightcrawlerLuver
    @NightcrawlerLuver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    No one else will ever have a voice like Freddie's! Ever! He was one of a kind.

    • @lordshadow3822
      @lordshadow3822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Agreed. There was research a while back stating that in range, pitch, vocals etc that no one has come close to Freddie Mercury.

    • @Adipoli-YT
      @Adipoli-YT 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      same way the I'm sure that Tobias Forge is headed to the Hall of Fame

  • @lynnhamps7183
    @lynnhamps7183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Writing credit for “Under Pressure” is shared between the four members of Queen (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon) and David Bowie.
    Bowie’s account of the song is this:
    'The song was written from the ground up on the night I visited their studio. I believe the riff had already been written by Freddie and the others so then we jointly put together the different chord sections to make it a cohesive piece of music. Then Freddie and I came up with our individual top line melodies. So when you hear Freddie sing, that's what he wrote and when you hear me sing, that was mine. Then we worked on the lyrics together. I still cannot believe that we had the whole thing written and recorded in one evening flat. Quite a feat for what is actually a fairly complicated song.'

    • @robinq3638
      @robinq3638 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing this bro, very interesting and important context, I appreciate it.

    • @Mahlercougar
      @Mahlercougar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always thought it was John Deacon that was the main writer of Under pressure and the others were co-writers, but he was the main one. Please let me know (being that hes the bassist and that song is Bass driven)

    • @lord2.0works
      @lord2.0works 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mahlercougar He came up with the bass riff and basic lyrics/structure of the song one night when jamming with the rest of Queen and Bowie, almost forgot about it entirely the next day after a hangover. Luckily (and highly surprisingly) Freddie was the only one sober enough to remember it

  • @Wise_AF
    @Wise_AF 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    David Bowie was living in Switzerland in the early 80's and Queen was there working on an album and were under a lot of pressure to produce a hit after a few setbacks. Bowie was in the next studio and heard bassist John Deacon fooling around with that famous bass riff and came up with the title right there and he and Freddie went into separate rooms to write some lyrics and the rest is history...

  • @queenfanatic2623
    @queenfanatic2623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Alex: *Is mind blown of Freddie’s falsetto in the second verse*
    Me: Oh you’re in for a treat....

  • @aloysiuswhiteboat2934
    @aloysiuswhiteboat2934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    You REALLY need to hear some Bowie!
    Ziggy Stardust, Life on Mars, Underground, Starman... So many greats

    • @adriannadavis8734
      @adriannadavis8734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Underground!! 🙌🙌

    • @Darie1I6
      @Darie1I6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lazarus

    • @luanafarina3626
      @luanafarina3626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also watch the movie Labirinth. 😍

    • @Filthy_monkey
      @Filthy_monkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sorry but you miss spelled ALL David Bowie......

    • @luanafarina3626
      @luanafarina3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Filthy_monkey why? 😶

  • @dazzanomas9418
    @dazzanomas9418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video of Freddie and Bowie was created with some very very good editing, taken from two different concerts as they never performed this live together. When Bowie was singing this i was at that concert, it was at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert after Freddie died. He sang it as a duet with Annie Lennox from the Eurythmics but it's been very cleverly edited to look like it was a duet with Freddie. I give him 10 out of 10 for that.

  • @AgunziLFC
    @AgunziLFC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    OI! This has always been a Queen/David Bowie song, it was never Queen alone ;)

    • @FloraWest
      @FloraWest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very true. They never performed it live together but the original studio release had Bowie on the track.

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@FloraWest True! The legend is that Freddie and Bowie wrote it together over a long night messing about in the studio with Deaky's bass riff, a piano, and a lot of wine and cocaine. True rock legends!

  • @cararacs
    @cararacs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You NEED more Bowie in your life. Queen and Bowie are two legends we are so incredibly fortunate to share this world with at the same time. Rest In Peace to two amazing legends.

  • @lawrencei818
    @lawrencei818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Fun Fact:
    This song was a complete accident, Queen and David Bowie were coincidently recording albums in the same studio and decided to make a song together

  • @IZZY_EDIBLE
    @IZZY_EDIBLE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    David Bowie wrote & recorded this song with Queen. It was not only a single, but as part of Queen's Hot Space album.

  • @CBGB_1977
    @CBGB_1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is one of the BEST COLLABORATIONS EVER!
    The goosebumps you feel have a scientific name, “musical frisson “.
    Long live Freddie & David! ⚡️👑

    • @joelle4662
      @joelle4662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This song gave the word MASTERPIECE its real meaning

    • @CBGB_1977
      @CBGB_1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I cry every time I hear it, it's so moving and true about how the world has learned to hate and how love will save us all. The vocals are absolutely gorgeous.

  • @nancyorlando4127
    @nancyorlando4127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    80 year old here and i still get chills when i listen to Freddie. we will be all gone but Freddie will still be there for future generations.
    never ever anyone like him. one of a kind and he broke the mold. for sure.

    • @sfkeepay
      @sfkeepay ปีที่แล้ว

      SO TRUE! And well said. I heard someone say Mercury was a once-in-a-generation voice. But I’m starting to worry that he was once in a cosmos voice - a genetic anomaly never to be equalled. You can listen to George Michael performing “Someone To Love” and recognize what a fantastically beautiful voice he had, and how incredible his skill was in using it. Brian May even commented that there moments during that performance that were “pure Freddy”. But Mercury had an almost etherial quality that might not be duplicable, period.

  • @malagastehlaate230
    @malagastehlaate230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    David Bowie... I could never get over looking at his eyes... so amazing both of them and their voices ... Love to hear them both sing. They are missed.

  • @italiagrl70
    @italiagrl70 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    David Bowie did a fantastic job at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. It was amazing how they combined them both on stage at the same time. It definitely made me cry when I watched the tribute to Freddie. He was such an amazing showman and singer. They’ll never be another Freddie Mercury.

  • @russelldye7304
    @russelldye7304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Always a David Bowie and Queen song! They cowrote it but usually didn't sing it LIVE together!

    • @joyceharkin3641
      @joyceharkin3641 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They never sang it live together unfortunately.

  • @tchelle2010
    @tchelle2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man, your face when Freddie went into his falsetto is absolutely golden!! That man was doing exactly what he was put on this earth to do, and I’m just so amazed and happy that it’s something that’s lived on for generations!

  • @Keston1302
    @Keston1302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Lol I agree with you about Vanilla Ice. Roger Taylor said that he was just a rapper from Florida with a silly haircut 😂😂

    • @merlinevseichik9479
      @merlinevseichik9479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The lawsuit about Ice Ice Baby, pretty much broke Vanilla Ice. Now hes an "actor" in Adam Sandler movies, and tries to flip houses on TV.

    • @Keston1302
      @Keston1302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Merlin Evseichik Exactly! He’s just a one hit wonder. I can’t name 1 Vanilla Ice song other than Ice Ice Baby whereas I can name tons of other Queen songs other than Under Pressure.

    • @merlinevseichik9479
      @merlinevseichik9479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Keston1302 his major problem was sampling a Queen song. You dont fuck with Queen, and if you do, you earn permission to, period.
      Its like he never expected anyone to realize he sampled, a Queen song, lied about it, and tried to run with it.

    • @Keston1302
      @Keston1302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Merlin Evseichik I agree. He didn’t ask or do anything. I saw an interview where he said that he now owns the rights to Under Pressure which must be a lie. Anyway he is only famous for 1 song whereas Queen are famous for countless songs.

    • @merlinevseichik9479
      @merlinevseichik9479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Keston1302 i think it ended up being a settlement to where technically, his beat WAS different, but it was close enough to Under Pressure to where he had to pay out, and any future revenue from "Ice Ice, Baby" goes to Queen. Hence why you never, or RARELY hear Ice Ice Baby on the radio, even throwback rap stations rarely play it.

  • @keeperlit.leterrip7722
    @keeperlit.leterrip7722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Queen performed this song without Bowie when I seen them in Ireland in 1986. They performed once more in England after that and never performed again. I feel so fortunate. What an amazing day. One of the most memorable days of my life. Some things about being an old geezer are good! We got to see the best concerts!

  • @fourdoorsoup
    @fourdoorsoup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    You need to listen to Queens live aid performance. It's one of the greatest live shows of all time

  • @The47thBasement
    @The47thBasement 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love when his face goes slack, his jaw drops, and his eyes go wide, completely enamored by Freddie's range.

  • @zool84
    @zool84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    It is easy to know about Queen many great songs, but Alex just take a look at the infinite list of milestones that also Bowie wrote. We are talking about Legends.

    • @kangalno1
      @kangalno1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hear hear!

    • @merlinevseichik9479
      @merlinevseichik9479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wonder if Alex has ever seen The Labyrinth?

    • @benbright5382
      @benbright5382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@merlinevseichik9479 epic movie. He played Jareth spectacularly.

    • @movietimeateds69
      @movietimeateds69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@benbright5382 that codpiece shoulda got an oscar.

    • @CBGB_1977
      @CBGB_1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Andrea Civardi YES! Bowie is every bit a legend as Freddie. He has hundreds of fantastic songs.

  • @emmamorley630
    @emmamorley630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this song so much. Their vocals compliment each other so well. Plus, when the backing vocals kick in at around 4:43, that is the drummer Roger Taylor. LOVE that man! His vocals are a sound all of their own, his solo stuff is brilliant too. I enjoy your reactions so much!

  • @dianajemison105
    @dianajemison105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    You should try more from David Bowie. A true legend. Also, please check out Faith No More. Mike Patton, the singer has an awesome voice!

  • @robhax
    @robhax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "Show Must Go On"
    My absolute favorite Queen song. Mercury KILLS it. Then when you learn the background of the recording of it, you'll be even more impressed.

    • @karasutenka
      @karasutenka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn't he record the entire song in a single take?

    • @robhax
      @robhax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@karasutenka pretty much and May, who wrote it, wasn't even sure Mercury would be able to sing it with him being so sick.
      I think it's one of the, if not the, last full songs he ever sang.

    • @karasutenka
      @karasutenka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      To quote May himself: "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went 'I'll fucking do it, darling' and he went in and killed it, completely lacerated those vocals."

    • @lazarcristian2601
      @lazarcristian2601 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robhax last song is mother love

    • @robhax
      @robhax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lazarcristian2601 you're right. Technically, it's the final fully performed by him.
      Actually forgot about "Mother Love"

  • @JD.Knight
    @JD.Knight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
    Live version.
    Contains the most out of this world solo.

    • @CBGB_1977
      @CBGB_1977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      JD Knight yes, Mark Ronson was a genius guitar player!

  • @scottwestergren8344
    @scottwestergren8344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When they were in the studio recording this song, John Deacon (bassist) came up with that iconic riff. Then, they all (including David Bowie) went to get pizza for lunch, but when they went back to the studio, John couldn't remember the riff he had played! Such a terrific story!

  • @venarez7484
    @venarez7484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "Freddy Mercury got the pipes of a damn divine messenger" FACTS right there dude

  • @kellyjohns6612
    @kellyjohns6612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When Bowie got into his solo I closed my eyes n took a ride to somewhere else. Thank you for this one.

  • @mathiaskangashaka8167
    @mathiaskangashaka8167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Faith no more - Epic

    • @20eyes75
      @20eyes75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or " falling to pieces"

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mathias Kangashaka oh, hell yeah, Alex totally needs to do a reaction video of that song

    • @roydrygo2
      @roydrygo2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Smaller and Smaller

    • @darioactive-man3287
      @darioactive-man3287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agree EpiC

    • @grayman7809
      @grayman7809 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      YESS EPIC

  • @vr3405
    @vr3405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You did great reviewing this . One thing this was always a Queen and Bowie jam , it started out that way with a jamming session in Switzerland . It was never just a Queen song with David added. They however only recorded it in studio together and never did Freddie and David preform it together live , unfortunately .

  • @MLeibs
    @MLeibs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    “And love dares you
    To care for
    The people on
    The edge of
    The night...”

  • @teresayates6016
    @teresayates6016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Sweetie, Freddie Mercury was a rock god! His range was unreal. Do some research on him. It'll be worth your time. Like many musical geniuses, he was taken way to soon.

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

    • @Filthy_monkey
      @Filthy_monkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      With Freddie, David and Prince, heaven must sound amazing!!!

    • @davidwallin7518
      @davidwallin7518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Another couple taken too soon (far younger - both under 30) and a touch crazy, yet brilliant - Marc Bolan (T. Rex) & Jim Morrison (The Doors)

  • @Dinkdownn
    @Dinkdownn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Freddie & Bowie 😍🥰🖤 so much love for those legends 🖤

  • @Sassypaws4927
    @Sassypaws4927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You do know that this is a mix of two different concerts. Someone took the Queen concert from 1986 and combined with a later date David Bowie concert,
    The song "Under Pressure" was the result of a jam session at the Queen recording studio Montreaux, Switzerland. David had a house near the studio and Queen was recording an album when he came for a visit. Freddie and David had become friends before either of them were famous.
    John Deacon had come up with the bass riff and they all thought it was good so they used it to create a song called "People on the Street" later renamed to "Under Pressure". Freddie and David, though friends, actually got into a bit of friendly competition with each other while writing this song. I believe Freddie hit a high note in this song that he never hit again.
    Because of scheduling conflicts, Queen and David Bowie were never able to perform this song together live. Queen rearranged it for their live performances to use Roger to harmonize with Freddie. I don't think that David ever performed it live until after Freddie's passing.

  • @TopherIsATribble
    @TopherIsATribble 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    “Cuz love’s such an old fashioned word and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves this is our last dance, this is our last dance. This is ourselves... Under pressure.”

  • @Terri6868
    @Terri6868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    David Bowie is a legend. You should react to Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes both about Major Tom. 🔥

    • @EiriUesugiKun
      @EiriUesugiKun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And then top it off with Blackstar which kinda was the obituary for Major Tom. (well the video strongly suggested that....)

  • @Ninanina-xw6cw
    @Ninanina-xw6cw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    OMG, so sad that both Freddie Mercury and David Bowie are dead!!!!
    Rest in peace guys, you were great singers

  • @bethwelshwonder
    @bethwelshwonder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Both Bowie and Mercury are such legendary singers! Since watching this, I went back to listen to old Queen songs I love so much and now on a Queen listening spree. You should do more queen songs especially the not so popular ones (show must go on, innuendo, hammer to fall, who wants to live forever)

  • @anniegetchergun
    @anniegetchergun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Hey, come on man! Do more Queen and let the haters suck it up!! 15 studio albums,10 live albums. So much amazing music, unlike some of the crap out today. 4 real musicians, writers, producers and entertainers.

  • @MariaCarabin
    @MariaCarabin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my all time favourite songs... glad you gave some love to David too... and Deacon’s base line is epic! What a pleasure to watch you discover this and your comments were so cool! Really enjoy your reactions!

  • @nwo8132
    @nwo8132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Under pressure came from a jam session with David Bowie and Queen, first released in 1981. The video is mix up clips Queen at Wembley in 1986 and the Freddie Mercury tribute concert in 1992.

  • @Deathbird_Mitch
    @Deathbird_Mitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bowie was a legend in his own right. He was a musician. Always changing, trying out different sounds, never complacent. Space oddity, life on Mars, little drummer boy with Bing Crosby, let's dance, etc. Never mind starring in the movie Labrynth.

    • @jadedjosie
      @jadedjosie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Labrynth!!!!!

  • @deathmetaldungeon429
    @deathmetaldungeon429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Freddie Mercury showing yet again why he was the best ever 👍🏻

  • @craignickum6551
    @craignickum6551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Also, John Deacon had been playing that entry music on his bass before they left to eat but when they got back to the studio he couldn't remember the notes he was playing with. Roger Taylor remembered them and played them for him.

  • @brunocosta5659
    @brunocosta5659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    you need to react to more queen songs.. for you to be blown away with his vocals. and in live events.. wowwwwwwwwwwww

  • @staycehill2649
    @staycehill2649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I actually got goosebumps. Freddie's got that swag like no other 🔥You should react to more Queen

    • @karasutenka
      @karasutenka 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      To quote the channel Epic Rap Battles of History: "When I rock the UK, South America gets horny."

  • @teilifisduine4616
    @teilifisduine4616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "The pipes of a damn divine messenger!'
    Yep. A natural baritone (for any who want to argue, that's what the scientists say based on his natural speaking voice) who sang as a tenor and could nail high falsetto like this--though not as high as Roger. To hear a falsetto that will have your jaw on the floor, listen to the intro to My Fairy King.

  • @robinmoore4994
    @robinmoore4994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 4:06 "...can we give ourselves one more chance"...that's the fist-pumpin', head-bangin', "hell yeah!!!!" moment!!!!!!!!

  • @Piisuke
    @Piisuke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Queen - Innuendo. One of the last ever songs produced by Queen and released within a year of Freddie dying. It's also a song that took Queen back to their Hard Rock / Metal roots

  • @LisaMAltemose
    @LisaMAltemose 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your facial expressions while listening to this was priceless! It's fun watching a new generation discover music I've loved my whole life!

  • @65Bardy
    @65Bardy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I bet this two will sing together forever in heaven. I´m said these guys left us. THX for this reaction.

    • @GwenCossin
      @GwenCossin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At the Pearly gate when they meet you hear bababa-ba-da-da-ba

  • @nounours5016
    @nounours5016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The bass riff belongs to John Deacon, he was playing this in the morning, went to lunch, came back to the studio and....forgot it. Total black out ! Fortunately Roger remembered it...wow !

  • @Jonas-ji2dp
    @Jonas-ji2dp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    My father showed me Queen when i was about 6 or 7 years old and since this moment i am a huge fan of them an i will ever be.
    Sorry for my bad english i'm from germany xD

  • @bradbudd9988
    @bradbudd9988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your expression this is classic! This song is so great Freddie Mercury was unbelievable such an iconic legendary voice and presence one of the best Showman that loved his audience.
    And another iconic legend David Bowie these two shaped a lot of music and they're greatly missed rest in peace you guys you made a mark in history for all to enjoy!

  • @kilowag36
    @kilowag36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Freddie Mercury's got the pipes of a damn devine messanger" is easy the greatest line I've ever heard

  • @lusmas99
    @lusmas99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Magnificent editing. Taking studio version of the song, editing Queen Wembley concert with David Bowie and remaining members of Queen performing at Freddie Tribute concert. Seamless!!!

  • @rebeccasanabria4755
    @rebeccasanabria4755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Queen was phenomenal. My husband, kids and I listened to some of their lesser known stuff and loved it even more than the popular. Dig deep. It's worth it.

  • @sirherothebrave
    @sirherothebrave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rip the 2 gods of rock. At least we got the blessing of having David for a few more decades.

  • @Martincantwell
    @Martincantwell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    Alex, please do a reaction video to David Bowie - Space Oddity

    • @chupasaurus
      @chupasaurus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And then proceed to Space Oddity played and recorded in space!

    • @svenskatabbar1519
      @svenskatabbar1519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "i know nothing about bowie"
      Oh you need a space oddity sir!

    • @WolfHreda
      @WolfHreda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a perfect place to start. Then we need a reaction to the entire Ziggy Stardust album.

    • @schopenhauer5427
      @schopenhauer5427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm still waiting for this

  • @GoatGodBaal
    @GoatGodBaal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There will never be another like Freddie and David. Rest in peace you beautiful legends

  • @GenAqua
    @GenAqua 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I got into Queen through my dad when I was little. 32, and I still love it.

  • @nursemarn
    @nursemarn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have to know these two are rockin’ out in heaven right now! Rip guys. We still love you and miss you

  • @echopryme
    @echopryme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Dude.. Bowie will change your life, man...

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      His range of rock genre , found out some of his tracks are old school hard rock

  • @ptTeearms
    @ptTeearms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you want to see Freddie shine, you've got to watch the full Live Aid performance! Queen blew every other performer out of the water!

  • @patgallagher5974
    @patgallagher5974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Love your reaction to this ,try watching queen doing it at Wembley ,and watch freddys crowd control ,also somebody to love live at Montreal ,freddys vocals in that are amazing ,good luck from Liverpool uk X FYI queen and Bowie sued and won and got credited x

  • @steveh88
    @steveh88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a metal guy to the core but I'm so thrilled he's discovering Freddie Mercury. If you put everybody that's been called the GOAT of their sport/profession into one room, Freddie would be the GOAT of all the GOATs. And when he said "the pipes of a divine messenger" I got a little chill. So absolutely perfect.

  • @SnowMiser2025
    @SnowMiser2025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I enjoy these videos but I can’t fathom how anyone could not have heard any of these popular rock songs.

  • @mollymollie6048
    @mollymollie6048 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your reaction...yes, Freddie Mercury is on a whole another level!!! This is one of my favorite Queen songs, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Michael-ye9xj
    @Michael-ye9xj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Queen is so Great...Even as a Metal Fan i like them total \m/

  • @howiedavis2316
    @howiedavis2316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, i appreciate you revisiting the roots of good music, my only envy is, being born in the 60's, i wish i could hear these songs for the first time like you, with such a fresh perspective. Keep rockin

  • @erina.5421
    @erina.5421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You should definitely do more Bowie. Maybe the collab between David Bowie and Trent Reznor, I'm Afraid of Americans. It's so good.

    • @rwxstudio7173
      @rwxstudio7173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bowie and Jagger, Dancing in the Streets. Another great song as well. I actually feel like Dancing in the Streets and Under Pressure are somehow connected (and not by the fact David Bowie sings in both songs either).

  • @dorotaw.p9796
    @dorotaw.p9796 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Freddie and David met by chance in Switzerland and they came up with the idea of singing together. John bass player had only this initial rhythm and the rest were added by Freddie and David :) I have been a Queen fan for 44 years.
    I am very happy that young people are rediscovering Queen music.
    Greetings from Poland

  • @Aquariusvibes18
    @Aquariusvibes18 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    1:08 "Fun Fact"
    They actually sued Vinnila Ice for
    (Queen)
    Using the beat without telling them like hey is it ok if i use your beat

  • @jodiwood5311
    @jodiwood5311 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “The pipes of a Damn Divine Messenger” 👏🏼👏🏼🤣👨🏻 Love your reaction to Freddie. He rules!🎤

  • @sarakendall9675
    @sarakendall9675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Queen - Live Aid full performance it's amazing

  • @vwlssnvwls3262
    @vwlssnvwls3262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of my all time favorite songs by two of my favorite artists (may they rest in peace). I always loved the original video that showed clips from "Nosferatu".

  • @gemstony85
    @gemstony85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    3 words:
    STONE COLD CRAZY

  • @leeloodallas3447
    @leeloodallas3447 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best duo of all times for me!!it gives me goosebumps at each time.

  • @ScottGreenMusic
    @ScottGreenMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Pink Floyd. High Hopes. Pulse. DO IT~! (please)

  • @brucecoleman5379
    @brucecoleman5379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love watching John Deacon go back and forth in age over twenty years in one video.

  • @hockeyfan224
    @hockeyfan224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Queen - full live aid concert
    You won't regret it.

  • @andersthecrow6588
    @andersthecrow6588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two of my favorite male singers

  • @KodaLeck
    @KodaLeck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP David Bowie and freddy mercury two badass legends

  • @NoLegalPlunder
    @NoLegalPlunder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The climax to this song is so powerful. It gets me every time.