In an interview, Brian May said this is his favorite Freddie song ... that it was so beautiful and hopeful even in the face of what he was going through.
It’s amazing Queen and Freddie kept coming up with amazing positive songs like this when he was struggling with aids. He was a legend beginning to end!
I like this one! Those kid actors are so cute! And Freddie's vocals are excellent as always. More poignant & thought provoking songs towards those latter times. Queen was a united front and a musical force to be reckoned with...Yes, that was our Freddie there for sure!
This song was written by John and Freddie, not just Freddie. Around this time particularly Freddie didn't want to go out on the town, preferring to stay in the studio. John tended to stay with him and subsequently a few songs came out of it. This was one of them
Freddie Mercury - lead singer, piano, guitar; Brian May - guitar, keyboard, piano, backup singer; Roger Taylor - drums, backup singer; John Deacon - bass. All 4 wrote hit songs.
I think Brian says it all in this interview quote: "What is your favorite song written by Freddie? Brian - "Probably ‘The Miracle,’ “It has an incredible lightness, and he wrote it at a time when it must have been very hard for him to be optimistic and light. There’s just such a wonderful transparency to the way it’s recorded and the lyrics have a great whimsy to them. But also a serious overtone. I love that song."
Faith, being a teacher and missing my students, you make my day everyday! I look forward to your Queen reactions!!! ❤ I have asked several times if you could react to Freddie Mercury in Barcelona. How Can I Go On and Guide Me Home are also AWESOME! Thank you for being authentic and making my days happier during this time with Freddie and Queen! Blessings and love. 😘
Yes, of course the real band Queen came out in the end. Freddie looked different, but that is nothing compared to some later videos where is illness was beyond painful to even shoot. It's painful to watch, yet so full of love. The beard growth was to cover lesions from the mark of AIDS. This video is a huge favorite! Queen was so creative with their video ideas. I know that we are doing the last years of Freddie's life in Queen, and although very fitting for the times, I would love to go on a hope filled journey from the start of Queen. Their sound was so revolutionary, and that music should also be heard in order to grasp the magnitude of the later years. I highly suggest White Queen at the Odeon Hammersmith and You Take My Breath Away at Hyde Park. Thanks as always Faith! Every day I look forward to your videos, especially during this crisis!
Yes, but I'd also suggest to do studio versions and live versions right after each other for both of those thongs. Plus March of the Black Queen, of course. (And so many, many more...)
@@fryke For YTMBA, I think it's better to watch the Live at Hyde Park version first, partly because it came first chronologically, before the studio recording was completed, and partly because it's so much better, IMO. I feel that listening to the more complex, layered studio version might muddy the earwaves - better to hear the beautiful, raw, pure thing first. Kind of like not having a very rich dish at the beginning of a meal... Sorry, I'm not explaining it very well, and of course, YMMV. :-)
Yes, 100% agree with your comments. We seem to be going all over the place chronologically, so far, having missed out the foundations... Everyone has their favourite musical era, of course (along with its accompanying Freddie 'look'!) and a lot of people only really know the later music and look. I connect more with the earlier stuff, when they were so young and beautiful and ambitious, just trying to make it... that's how I remember them anyway, and now it touches my heart to see them again, and hear them.
🌟God Faith! I got chocked with the comment "plastic surgery"! 😂😂 🌟When John and Freddie join forces, then magic happens... Deacury ❤️❤️ 🌟Freddie here is totally ill having only two years of life... My beautiful angel, his health started quickly to deteriorate in just two years since 1987 after, this is 1989... You have to see the other 3 videos (I want it All, Breakthrough and Scandal) to have a clue... 🌟I told you before that This song talks about life and all the beautiful miracles small and great that happen in the world when in reality, Freddie was desperately waiting for his own miracle, the cure that never came... The video even with the funny & positive vibes with the kids, gets me hard... We see the both sides of the coin... A young kid that has a whole life to live and Freddie whose his own, is a matter of time to end...The future and the past... 😭😭 If you see the pics of the video, you'll understand... Freddie's tearful look holding the mini-me Freddie, just breaks my heart... 💔💔
Yes Faith, sadly that was our dear, sweet Freddie and the rest of the band members at the end with their Mini Me’s. Freddie’s health stopped him from performing their new songs live and touring, but they continued to make music and videos for the fans. It’s heartbreaking to see Freddie as his health declined, but is TRULY AMAZING that even though he was SO ill, his voice NEVER faltered and neither did his desire to keep making more music for as long as he possibly could. Brian, Roger and John really tightened ranks for their brother and worked hard to keep giving him music all the while they protected him from the horrible press and paparazzi who HOUNDED Freddie to the point he was pretty much a prisoner in his own home. I absolutely LOVE the way Roger, Brian and John did everything they could to keep Freddie going and to protect him from all the crap reporters. To me it showed how much they TRULY WERE FAMILY! I believe continuing to make music and having a purpose is actually what helped Freddie to last as long as he did. Brian said in an interview that Freddie told him, “ Keep writing me stuff, keep giving me stuff and as long as I am able to do it I will. When I’m gone you can do whatever you want to with it.” How brave is that? The very last song Freddie recorded is Mother Love. Brian said that he would do 3 takes of each part so that they could work with what they had. The song was almost complete and Freddie was tired and said he needed to have a rest and would come back to finish it, but sadly he never was able to. Brian finished the last part of the singing for Freddie. It’s a beautiful song and quite eerie and heartbreaking when you get to the part where you hear Brian’s voice because you know that Freddie is gone!😢 Glad to see you are doing so much better and also glad to see your spirits up. Keep letting Freddie and Queen be your medicine for the soul. Hugs friend♥️
Tana Foret ..., Dear Tana.... you're totally right... and I love your words !!!! I love Freddie’s courage...!! He was so brave..., so commitment with the music..., and with us !!! Oh my dear...!!! The Miracle is an unexpected song...., is amazing and talented... Freddie puts the best of himself .. nearly to death... ✨ An you’re right, “Mother love” was his last tape recording, but he couldn’t finish... was Brian who sang the last verses. ✨ “These are the days of our lives”, was his last video, which he finished looking us directly into the eyes, and saying “I still love you”. ✨ And “A Winter’s Tale," was the last song Freddie wrote, whose official video shows Freddie's handwriting. This song was inspired by the beauty of winter at the Lac Leman, in Montreux, Switzerland .., where he was recording and stayed until three weeks before he returned to London ... to die, on November 24, 1991. “The hardest track to record was probably 'A Winters Tale' for emotional and technical reasons. The singing was done over two weeks , every two days some rest for Freddie and then waiting for him to be well enough to come and sing a little bit more again.” Palabras de David Richards, productor de los últimos albums de QUEEN, en Montreux. 💔💔💔💔
Margot Recabarren thanks for the kind words. I believe Freddie was not of this world....I think God loaned him to us for a little while and for that we are truly blessed. He IS a Legend and is so sorely missed. How incredibly lucky are we to have TH-cam and the internet to be able to witness what amazing God-given talent, compassion, drive, determination, generosity, humor and love that was Freddie Mercury, for without it this generation and the next and the next would possibly never know what a Legend Freddie Mercury truly was. RIP Sweet, beautiful soul. You are so missed♥️
Thanks for another great reaction. Such a great song and powerful message of hope and love. Freddie was all about love. We all can learn something from his example. Let's hope that Iove will grow and hate will diminish. The more we love the more love will grow in the world.
I always envy those lucky lucky kids! I loved it when the real band members came out standing beside the kids like proud daddies! Its sort of a mini tour of the different looks Freddie took on over Queen's history. The long hair and harlequin catsuit was in the early to mid 70's, up till '77, the leather biker look was in the late 70's, the iconic 1985 Live aid look and the yellow military jacket he wore after. Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor did a series of music audio commentaries some years ago and their talk about the Miracle was too cool and hilarious. th-cam.com/video/8GV829zwpBk/w-d-xo.html Another music video they made with a kid is "The invisible man" which also mentions each band member by name. For some really uplifting and inspiring songs, check out Friends will be friends, doing alright, don't try so hard and hang on in there.
Diana North My favorite part of the Brian and Roger commentary is at 2:52 when Brian says “...and there we are, the DADDIES”. 🤣🤣 The best ever. Thanks for linking that to Faith. Hope she watches it. They give a great explanation of this song. One of my faves.
Thank you so much for reacting to this video! Your reaction in the beginning when you realized little Freddie was not big Freddie was priceless!!!!! This song was written by Freddie and John (Deaky). Freddie maintained such a positive spirit despite the death sentence he was living under. As someone else shared, there is a video about the making of not only this but of all the videos from "The Miracle" album. Oh, and Freddie was a good ping pong player! 😂🤣😂🤣 There were an extensive casting call for the kids in this video. The one who played little Freddie is Ross McCall. He went on to a professional acting career. One of his more notables roles was a lead part in HBO's miniseries "Band of Brothers". Anyway, Ross said he studied Freddie's movements so he could capture how Freddie performed on stage. The members of Queen were really impressed with their performance and Freddie jokingly said they should send the kids out on tour. I agree with the recommendation from another comment to react to "Friends Will Be Friends", another upbeat and happy Queen song.
Freddie was dying. That was the second to the last album he did with Queen while he was alive. He grew a beard to cover the cancers that were removed from his face due to the aids advancing. Song sounds a little different, but at the time in Freddie’s life I suppose he was doing a lot of reflecting. It was a beautiful song Freddie wrote regarding all the miracles in nature in spite of the hell he was personally going through.
Like others have said, he looked different because he was sick. When you see him in a beard, he's sick. I think he looked good in it though. Please check out I Want It All. Another one of my favorite songs from them.
I remember it’s Freddie ‘s idea that use the kids. This is one of the best Queen song to me. I suggest that you watch the documentary video as well. You can see those kids trying really hard auditioning their roles.
Dear Faith... I love your reaction!!! Thanks for share with us, all your heart! ✨ “Mother love” was his last tape recording, but he couldn’t finish... was Brian who sang the last verses. ✨ “These are the days of our lives”, was his last video, which he finished looking us directly into the eyes, and saying “I still love you”. ✨ And “A Winter’s Tale," was the last song Freddie wrote, whose official video shows Freddie's handwriting. This song was inspired by the beauty of winter at the Lac Leman, in Montreux, Switzerland .., where he was recording and stayed until three weeks before he returned to London ... to die, on November 24, 1991. “The hardest track to record was probably 'A Winters Tale' for emotional and technical reasons. The singing was done over two weeks , every two days some rest for Freddie and then waiting for him to be well enough to come and sing a little bit more again.” Palabras de David Richards, productor de los últimos albums de QUEEN, en Montreux. 💔💔💔💔
Thanks for this one, Faith! I think we all needed some "miracle" right now. This is one of my favorite videos that they made. Love the message, the melody, the kids, especially the "big" kids! Regarding the beard, Freddie grew it to cover the Kaposi sarcoma from his illness. He was also getting quite thin. But he was ALWAYS beautiful and I loved how he looked throughout it all except at the very end it's quite heart-wrenching to see him. Really feeling the void he left behind today... ❤️❤️❤️
Hello Nora. What I said earlier today about the new album. Here's the source >>> www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1173510/Queen-Brian-May-new-album-music-tour-Adam-Lambert-release-date-Roger-Taylor-live
@@Voyager0707 THANKS for the link, Voyager! I had read a little while back that Brian had hinted at something, but nothing definite. Would be very interested in a collaboration with new material, but it looks like it could just be a live album from the tour. We'll see.
@@1Moonchild Would be awesome if something brand new would be created. I do know there are still a lot of demos (with Freddie's voice!!) and they're all unfinished so that would make a lot of people extremely happy if they would finish that!
What a beautiful Queen song. Always love it! Yes, that was Freddie at the end. He was pretty damn sick by this point, so he definitely looked different. Still incredibly handsome but a little rough. Anytime you see the beard, you know the song was at the end of his career as he grew it to cover up the kaposi sarcoma marks. I think all of that makes the song even sweeter, though. Despite how sick he was, Freddie still saw a LOT of beauty in the world and I think that's really inspiring. 💛 BTW, would love to see a reaction to Scandal! It's another from this time and is one of my all-time favorites. It's SO underappreciated! It's a Brian composition inspired by the media response due to his affair and Freddie's sickness and you can really feel his emotion in it. Powerful, raw, and despite it all, incredibly catchy. And God, you'll love his guitar solo and Freddie's vocals.
Faith they used kids as you see, very clever & positive song. They all thought this would be Freddie’s last album. Instead we were given so much more music with innuendo & then “made in heaven,” which the band did after he died. They used the recordings they had made together with Freddie’s vocals & in most cases composed whole songs around the “bits and pieces, the words” Brian wrote for Freddie to sing.
Queen, Action this Day, live. Cool Cat with Freddie sings the whole song in falsetto. Princes of the Universe, one of Queens songs to the movie HIghlander. They had 18 albums and too many great songs to count.
Can you imagine being one of those kids and being chosen to play your idol in a Queen videoo? What a thrill it must have been. I loved this video. Freddie was very sick at this time and the facial hair was to cover up the spots of sarcoma that were on his face. His face was also a bit puffy from some of the meds he was taking for the AIDS at the time.
Love your reaction Faith, very funny and heart warming! One of my All Time Fave videos!! To think, Remy won awards for doingwhat Ross had already done so brilliantly!
According to YT I have already watched this video but I swear I haven't yet shared this masterpiece with my fave new Queen Paduan... So I'm gon watch it again/anyway!..?..!
Freddie was so impressed with the talent of the boys that he suggested to Brian that they just send the boys on tour for them (ha ha)! Sadly, this song was recorded after Freddie's illness had progressed to the point that the band could no longer perform live. He no longer had the energy to give the audience the type of show he felt they deserved.
"The Miracle" is the fifth and final single from Queen's 1989 studio album of the same name. The idea for the song came from Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, who wrote the basic chord structure for the song. All four band members contributed to the lyrics and musical ideas, and the song was still credited to the entire band because they had agreed to do so during the album's recording, regardless of who had been the actual writer. While both Mercury and May regarded this as one of their favorites songs, Roger Taylor said in the audio commentary of Greatest Video Hits II that although it was not a favorite of his, he respected it as "an incredibly complex track". The song describes several of "God's creations, great and small", such as great buildings like the Golden Gate Bridge, Taj Mahal and the Tower of Babel, all described as "miracles" in the song, yet the one miracle "we're all waiting for" is "peace on Earth and an end to war." The song also references such well-known figures as Captain Cook, Cain and Abel, and Jimi Hendrix. The music video for the song features four young boys performing as Queen on stage: Paul Howard as Brian May, James Currie as John Deacon, Adam Gladdish as Roger Taylor, and a then-unknown Ross McCall as Freddie Mercury. Throughout the video, McCall appears as four different incarnations of Mercury: 1977 Freddie (long hair with a one-piece black and white spandex leotard), 1978-1979 Freddie (police uniform with leather jacket, and although he is portrayed with a moustache in the video, Freddie never wore his police uniform with his moustache), Live Aid 1985 Freddie (white tank top, adidas shoes, jeans), and 1986 Freddie (Iconic yellow jacket with track pants) Queen themselves appear only near the end of the video. It was filmed at Elstree Studios, London, in November 1989. According to Roger Taylor, Freddie joked about sending the boys out on tour instead of them because of how well they did in the video.
Thank you Faith that was great. The children in the video did a great job playing near part especially Freddy and Brian May. I love this video it makes me very happy. You should do this song, Barcelona with Montserrat Coppery
I really love your reactions....here is something for you to remember Brian is the guitar player, the drummers name is Roger and John is on the bass lol....and yes, that is Freddie. His looks really started to change in these days due to his aids. the beard was to hide the lesions on his face. this is one of their most beautiful songs, go back and read the lyrics. It is a Miracle. stay well!!
Hi dear Faith, I love the Miracle!Freddie was very sick in the video. Thankyou for your love for Queen. I really hope you want to react to Is this the world we created live at Wembley 1986. Much bless🍀❤
Love this song. At the time I thought maybe your fascination with the video (understandable) might have distracted you from the words which are beautiful. But maybe I’m wrong.😊 Still waiting for Doing All Right on the Queen Army channel...
Yes, this is a fun song, and I had fun watching your reaction. It seems like most of your recent videos have lots of rain falling recently, Maybe you need to check Genesis for ark instructions!
That was Freddie. Unfortunately, that was after his diagnosis when the AIDS effects started showing. 😢😢😢 But can we take a minute to appreciate how on point little Freddie was!? 😂😂😂
@@GwenCossin Freddie wrote Delilah himself. And def Winter's Tale, that's just a fact. He wrote it after he got the inspiration from looking at the view from his window in his apartment in Montreux. It's s well known fact that that song is indeed the last one he wrote.
Love the message in this song ,can you also react to cool cat written by the bassist John deacon sung by Freddie ,a real different feel John was into Motown music and it shows in this song I love it ,also listen to I want it all officia,l great song think you will like it ,thanks stay safe ,from Liverpool UK xx
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In an interview, Brian May said this is his favorite Freddie song ... that it was so beautiful and hopeful even in the face of what he was going through.
It’s amazing Queen and Freddie kept coming up with amazing positive songs like this when he was struggling with aids. He was a legend beginning to end!
Four mini Freddies in his typical outfits through the era, lovely mini Queen🥰
I like this one! Those kid actors are so cute! And Freddie's vocals are excellent as always. More poignant & thought provoking songs towards those latter times. Queen was a united front and a musical force to be reckoned with...Yes, that was our Freddie there for sure!
This song was written by John and Freddie, not just Freddie.
Around this time particularly Freddie didn't want to go out on the town, preferring to stay in the studio.
John tended to stay with him and subsequently a few songs came out of it. This was one of them
I thought Roger Taylor wrote these lyrics.....
Freddie Mercury - lead singer, piano, guitar; Brian May - guitar, keyboard, piano, backup singer; Roger Taylor - drums, backup singer; John Deacon - bass. All 4 wrote hit songs.
I think Brian says it all in this interview quote:
"What is your favorite song written by Freddie?
Brian - "Probably ‘The Miracle,’ “It has an incredible lightness, and he wrote it at a time when it must have been very hard for him to be optimistic and light. There’s just such a wonderful transparency to the way it’s recorded and the lyrics have a great whimsy to them. But also a serious overtone. I love that song."
Faith, being a teacher and missing my students, you make my day everyday! I look forward to your Queen reactions!!! ❤ I have asked several times if you could react to Freddie Mercury in Barcelona. How Can I Go On and Guide Me Home are also AWESOME! Thank you for being authentic and making my days happier during this time with Freddie and Queen! Blessings and love. 😘
Yes, of course the real band Queen came out in the end. Freddie looked different, but that is nothing compared to some later videos where is illness was beyond painful to even shoot. It's painful to watch, yet so full of love. The beard growth was to cover lesions from the mark of AIDS. This video is a huge favorite! Queen was so creative with their video ideas. I know that we are doing the last years of Freddie's life in Queen, and although very fitting for the times, I would love to go on a hope filled journey from the start of Queen. Their sound was so revolutionary, and that music should also be heard in order to grasp the magnitude of the later years. I highly suggest White Queen at the Odeon Hammersmith and You Take My Breath Away at Hyde Park. Thanks as always Faith! Every day I look forward to your videos, especially during this crisis!
Yes, but I'd also suggest to do studio versions and live versions right after each other for both of those thongs. Plus March of the Black Queen, of course. (And so many, many more...)
Patrick Armbruster I’m guessing you meant songs, not thongs, LOL 😂
@@fryke For YTMBA, I think it's better to watch the Live at Hyde Park version first, partly because it came first chronologically, before the studio recording was completed, and partly because it's so much better, IMO. I feel that listening to the more complex, layered studio version might muddy the earwaves - better to hear the beautiful, raw, pure thing first. Kind of like not having a very rich dish at the beginning of a meal...
Sorry, I'm not explaining it very well, and of course, YMMV. :-)
Yes, 100% agree with your comments. We seem to be going all over the place chronologically, so far, having missed out the foundations... Everyone has their favourite musical era, of course (along with its accompanying Freddie 'look'!) and a lot of people only really know the later music and look. I connect more with the earlier stuff, when they were so young and beautiful and ambitious, just trying to make it... that's how I remember them anyway, and now it touches my heart to see them again, and hear them.
@@lynnhoffman247 Yes. No idea how that typo happened. ;)
🌟God Faith! I got chocked with the comment "plastic surgery"! 😂😂
🌟When John and Freddie join forces, then magic happens... Deacury ❤️❤️
🌟Freddie here is totally ill having only two years of life... My beautiful angel, his health started quickly to deteriorate in just two years since 1987 after, this is 1989... You have to see the other 3 videos (I want it All, Breakthrough and Scandal) to have a clue...
🌟I told you before that This song talks about life and all the beautiful miracles small and great that happen in the world when in reality, Freddie was desperately waiting for his own miracle, the cure that never came...
The video even with the funny & positive vibes with the kids, gets me hard... We see the both sides of the coin... A young kid that has a whole life to live and Freddie whose his own, is a matter of time to end...The future and the past... 😭😭
If you see the pics of the video, you'll understand...
Freddie's tearful look holding the mini-me Freddie, just breaks my heart... 💔💔
Yes Faith, sadly that was our dear, sweet Freddie and the rest of the band members at the end with their Mini Me’s. Freddie’s health stopped him from performing their new songs live and touring, but they continued to make music and videos for the fans. It’s heartbreaking to see Freddie as his health declined, but is TRULY AMAZING that even though he was SO ill, his voice NEVER faltered and neither did his desire to keep making more music for as long as he possibly could. Brian, Roger and John really tightened ranks for their brother and worked hard to keep giving him music all the while they protected him from the horrible press and paparazzi who HOUNDED Freddie to the point he was pretty much a prisoner in his own home. I absolutely LOVE the way Roger, Brian and John did everything they could to keep Freddie going and to protect him from all the crap reporters. To me it showed how much they TRULY WERE FAMILY! I believe continuing to make music and having a purpose is actually what helped Freddie to last as long as he did. Brian said in an interview that Freddie told him, “ Keep writing me stuff, keep giving me stuff and as long as I am able to do it I will. When I’m gone you can do whatever you want to with it.” How brave is that? The very last song Freddie recorded is Mother Love. Brian said that he would do 3 takes of each part so that they could work with what they had. The song was almost complete and Freddie was tired and said he needed to have a rest and would come back to finish it, but sadly he never was able to. Brian finished the last part of the singing for Freddie. It’s a beautiful song and quite eerie and heartbreaking when you get to the part where you hear Brian’s voice because you know that Freddie is gone!😢 Glad to see you are doing so much better and also glad to see your spirits up. Keep letting Freddie and Queen be your medicine for the soul. Hugs friend♥️
Tana Foret ..., Dear Tana.... you're totally right... and I love your words !!!!
I love Freddie’s courage...!! He was so brave..., so commitment with the music..., and with us !!!
Oh my dear...!!!
The Miracle is an unexpected song...., is amazing and talented... Freddie puts the best of himself .. nearly to death...
✨ An you’re right, “Mother love” was his last tape recording, but he couldn’t finish... was Brian who sang the last verses.
✨ “These are the days of our lives”, was his last video, which he finished looking us directly into the eyes, and saying “I still love you”.
✨ And “A Winter’s Tale," was the last song Freddie wrote, whose official video shows Freddie's handwriting.
This song was inspired by the beauty of winter at the Lac Leman, in Montreux, Switzerland .., where he was recording and stayed until three weeks before he returned to London ... to die, on November 24, 1991.
“The hardest track to record was probably 'A Winters Tale' for emotional and technical reasons. The singing was done over two weeks , every two days some rest for Freddie and then waiting for him to be well enough to come and sing a little bit more again.”
Palabras de David Richards, productor de los últimos albums de QUEEN, en Montreux.
💔💔💔💔
Margot Recabarren thanks for the kind words. I believe Freddie was not of this world....I think God loaned him to us for a little while and for that we are truly blessed. He IS a Legend and is so sorely missed. How incredibly lucky are we to have TH-cam and the internet to be able to witness what amazing God-given talent, compassion, drive, determination, generosity, humor and love that was Freddie Mercury, for without it this generation and the next and the next would possibly never know what a Legend Freddie Mercury truly was. RIP Sweet, beautiful soul. You are so missed♥️
Thanks for another great reaction. Such a great song and powerful message of hope and love. Freddie was all about love. We all can learn something from his example. Let's hope that Iove will grow and hate will diminish. The more we love the more love will grow in the world.
Love this song!! John deacons bass riff at the end gave it an extra punch.. the words to the song says it all
I always envy those lucky lucky kids! I loved it when the real band members came out standing beside the kids like proud daddies! Its sort of a mini tour of the different looks Freddie took on over Queen's history. The long hair and harlequin catsuit was in the early to mid 70's, up till '77, the leather biker look was in the late 70's, the iconic 1985 Live aid look and the yellow military jacket he wore after. Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor did a series of music audio commentaries some years ago and their talk about the Miracle was too cool and hilarious. th-cam.com/video/8GV829zwpBk/w-d-xo.html Another music video they made with a kid is "The invisible man" which also mentions each band member by name. For some really uplifting and inspiring songs, check out Friends will be friends, doing alright, don't try so hard and hang on in there.
Oh I love, love doing alright & the Houston performance is very good & was filmed. Leotard freddie circa ‘77.
@@bettybaby63 Yeah, I'm sorry, but while it was the same year and was also filmed, Earl's Court was where they sang doing alright.
Diana North don’t be sorry. 😊 I got the shoes mixed up. Either way love the performance.
Diana North My favorite part of the Brian and Roger commentary is at 2:52 when Brian says “...and there we are, the DADDIES”. 🤣🤣 The best ever. Thanks for linking that to Faith. Hope she watches it. They give a great explanation of this song. One of my faves.
@@jodiwood5311 Mine too!
Thank you so much for reacting to this video! Your reaction in the beginning when you realized little Freddie was not big Freddie was priceless!!!!! This song was written by Freddie and John (Deaky). Freddie maintained such a positive spirit despite the death sentence he was living under. As someone else shared, there is a video about the making of not only this but of all the videos from "The Miracle" album. Oh, and Freddie was a good ping pong player! 😂🤣😂🤣
There were an extensive casting call for the kids in this video. The one who played little Freddie is Ross McCall. He went on to a professional acting career. One of his more notables roles was a lead part in HBO's miniseries "Band of Brothers". Anyway, Ross said he studied Freddie's movements so he could capture how Freddie performed on stage. The members of Queen were really impressed with their performance and Freddie jokingly said they should send the kids out on tour.
I agree with the recommendation from another comment to react to "Friends Will Be Friends", another upbeat and happy Queen song.
And another Deaky & Freddie collaboration. ❤️. John looks so happy in that video.
Deaky seemed happy in both of the videos they shot with kids. Perhaps he related well with them since he had several of his own.
Freddie was dying. That was the second to the last album he did with Queen while he was alive. He grew a beard to cover the cancers that were removed from his face due to the aids advancing. Song sounds a little different, but at the time in Freddie’s life I suppose he was doing a lot of reflecting. It was a beautiful song Freddie wrote regarding all the miracles in nature in spite of the hell he was personally going through.
Like others have said, he looked different because he was sick. When you see him in a beard, he's sick. I think he looked good in it though. Please check out I Want It All. Another one of my favorite songs from them.
Freddie is always sexy.
I remember it’s Freddie ‘s idea that use the kids. This is one of the best Queen song to me. I suggest that you watch the documentary video as well. You can see those kids trying really hard auditioning their roles.
3 fun Queen facts 1) Freddie designed the groups logo - 2) Brian built with his dad the Red Special - 3 John built the Deccy Amp
Dear Faith... I love your reaction!!!
Thanks for share with us, all your heart!
✨ “Mother love” was his last tape recording, but he couldn’t finish... was Brian who sang the last verses.
✨ “These are the days of our lives”, was his last video, which he finished looking us directly into the eyes, and saying “I still love you”.
✨ And “A Winter’s Tale," was the last song Freddie wrote, whose official video shows Freddie's handwriting.
This song was inspired by the beauty of winter at the Lac Leman, in Montreux, Switzerland .., where he was recording and stayed until three weeks before he returned to London ... to die, on November 24, 1991.
“The hardest track to record was probably 'A Winters Tale' for emotional and technical reasons. The singing was done over two weeks , every two days some rest for Freddie and then waiting for him to be well enough to come and sing a little bit more again.”
Palabras de David Richards, productor de los últimos albums de QUEEN, en Montreux.
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Thanks for this one, Faith! I think we all needed some "miracle" right now. This is one of my favorite videos that they made. Love the message, the melody, the kids, especially the "big" kids! Regarding the beard, Freddie grew it to cover the Kaposi sarcoma from his illness. He was also getting quite thin. But he was ALWAYS beautiful and I loved how he looked throughout it all except at the very end it's quite heart-wrenching to see him. Really feeling the void he left behind today... ❤️❤️❤️
Hello Nora. What I said earlier today about the new album. Here's the source >>> www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1173510/Queen-Brian-May-new-album-music-tour-Adam-Lambert-release-date-Roger-Taylor-live
@@Voyager0707 THANKS for the link, Voyager! I had read a little while back that Brian had hinted at something, but nothing definite. Would be very interested in a collaboration with new material, but it looks like it could just be a live album from the tour. We'll see.
@@1Moonchild Would be awesome if something brand new would be created. I do know there are still a lot of demos (with Freddie's voice!!) and they're all unfinished so that would make a lot of people extremely happy if they would finish that!
What a beautiful Queen song. Always love it! Yes, that was Freddie at the end. He was pretty damn sick by this point, so he definitely looked different. Still incredibly handsome but a little rough. Anytime you see the beard, you know the song was at the end of his career as he grew it to cover up the kaposi sarcoma marks. I think all of that makes the song even sweeter, though. Despite how sick he was, Freddie still saw a LOT of beauty in the world and I think that's really inspiring. 💛 BTW, would love to see a reaction to Scandal! It's another from this time and is one of my all-time favorites. It's SO underappreciated! It's a Brian composition inspired by the media response due to his affair and Freddie's sickness and you can really feel his emotion in it. Powerful, raw, and despite it all, incredibly catchy. And God, you'll love his guitar solo and Freddie's vocals.
The only thing you should expect from Queen is the unexpected 🤣😂😂🤣
That was Freddie unfortunately showing the effects that his illness was having on him.
I love it when the big daddies come out to play!
LOL ok one thing I must say...the other band members' names have to come to you in a snap by now! :D
If you want a song with a fun, upbeat vibe, check out Seaside Rendezvous. Guaranteed to make anyone smile.
Faith they used kids as you see, very clever & positive song. They all thought this would be Freddie’s last album. Instead we were given so much more music with innuendo & then “made in heaven,” which the band did after he died. They used the recordings they had made together with Freddie’s vocals & in most cases composed whole songs around the “bits and pieces, the words” Brian wrote for Freddie to sing.
Not only did those kids look like them,but they clearly studied the mannerisms of their doppelgangers. Those kids were brilliant.
Queen, Action this Day, live. Cool Cat with Freddie sings the whole song in falsetto. Princes of the Universe, one of Queens songs to the movie HIghlander. They had 18 albums and too many great songs to count.
One of my other favourite Queen songs
Dreamers Ball (Live Paris 79) Canción diferente a todas. Alucinaras!!!
I think those kids mimic queen members better than actors in that movie.
Freddie was very sick at this point. This video was amazing ! I fell head over heels in love with these kids ! Be Well everyone!!! 😊
Girl bringing power.. Much respect from Nottingham UK.. Keep up videos big hugs but at a 2 metre distance.. Love u girl
Can you imagine being one of those kids and being chosen to play your idol in a Queen videoo? What a thrill it must have been. I loved this video. Freddie was very sick at this time and the facial hair was to cover up the spots of sarcoma that were on his face. His face was also a bit puffy from some of the meds he was taking for the AIDS at the time.
Love your reaction Faith, very funny and heart warming!
One of my All Time Fave videos!!
To think, Remy won awards for doingwhat Ross had already done so brilliantly!
i remember that..it was a contest to be in a video "Be queen for a day" this was the end result it was fun
According to YT I have already watched this video but I swear I haven't yet shared this masterpiece with my fave new Queen Paduan... So I'm gon watch it again/anyway!..?..!
ITS THE WHOLE BAND AT THE END
That time will come, one day you'll see, when we can all be friends 😭
Freddie was so impressed with the talent of the boys that he suggested to Brian that they just send the boys on tour for them (ha ha)!
Sadly, this song was recorded after Freddie's illness had progressed to the point that the band could no longer perform live. He no longer had the energy to give the audience the type of show he felt they deserved.
"The Miracle" is the fifth and final single from Queen's 1989 studio album of the same name.
The idea for the song came from Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, who wrote the basic chord structure for the song.
All four band members contributed to the lyrics and musical ideas, and the song was still credited to the entire band because they had agreed to do so during the album's recording, regardless of who had been the actual writer.
While both Mercury and May regarded this as one of their favorites songs, Roger Taylor said in the audio commentary of Greatest Video Hits II that although it was not a favorite of his, he respected it as "an incredibly complex track".
The song describes several of "God's creations, great and small", such as great buildings like the Golden Gate Bridge, Taj Mahal and the Tower of Babel, all described as "miracles" in the song, yet the one miracle "we're all waiting for" is "peace on Earth and an end to war." The song also references such well-known figures as Captain Cook, Cain and Abel, and Jimi Hendrix.
The music video for the song features four young boys performing as Queen on stage: Paul Howard as Brian May, James Currie as John Deacon, Adam Gladdish as Roger Taylor, and a then-unknown Ross McCall as Freddie Mercury.
Throughout the video, McCall appears as four different incarnations of Mercury: 1977 Freddie (long hair with a one-piece black and white spandex leotard), 1978-1979 Freddie (police uniform with leather jacket, and although he is portrayed with a moustache in the video, Freddie never wore his police uniform with his moustache), Live Aid 1985 Freddie (white tank top, adidas shoes, jeans), and 1986 Freddie (Iconic yellow jacket with track pants) Queen themselves appear only near the end of the video.
It was filmed at Elstree Studios, London, in November 1989. According to Roger Taylor, Freddie joked about sending the boys out on tour instead of them because of how well they did in the video.
I want it all.
Freddy made a joke that those kids were so good that they should send them out on tour for them even when Freddy was so sick he was so very very cute
Awww, I missed the livestream , but here I am now! 😊
Thank you Faith that was great. The children in the video did a great job playing near part especially Freddy and Brian May. I love this video it makes me very happy. You should do this song, Barcelona with Montserrat Coppery
IRON MAIDEN | FEAR OF THE DARK (Live @ Rock In Rio)
Loved your reaction to this Faith. Will you please (yes, I’m asking again and again) react to Love of my LIfe... Please
I really love your reactions....here is something for you to remember Brian is the guitar player, the drummers name is Roger and John is on the bass lol....and yes, that is Freddie. His looks really started to change in these days due to his aids. the beard was to hide the lesions on his face. this is one of their most beautiful songs, go back and read the lyrics. It is a Miracle. stay well!!
Hi dear Faith, I love the Miracle!Freddie was very sick in the video. Thankyou for your love for Queen. I really hope you want to react to Is this the world we created live at Wembley 1986. Much bless🍀❤
It was😀
Love this song. At the time I thought maybe your fascination with the video (understandable) might have distracted you from the words which are beautiful. But maybe I’m wrong.😊
Still waiting for Doing All Right on the Queen Army channel...
Yes, this is a fun song, and I had fun watching your reaction. It seems like most of your recent videos have lots of rain falling recently, Maybe you need to check Genesis for ark instructions!
Hi Tap have you done DEATH ON TWO LEGS it’s about the manager they had when first starting out you need the lyrics up to see what they say
That was Freddie. Unfortunately, that was after his diagnosis when the AIDS effects started showing. 😢😢😢
But can we take a minute to appreciate how on point little Freddie was!? 😂😂😂
Try some early queen for your next reaction ☺️
Yes please
Wasn't this the last song Freddie wrote? Love the positivity. 💋
Far from it. He had two more years to live here. The last song Freddie wrote was Winter's Tale.
@@sannaolsson9106 he sang for 2 more years, mostly Brian's songs. I believe this was the last FM song 🎶
@@GwenCossin Again, no, Winter's Tale is the last song he wrote. He also wrote Delilah after this one and I'm Going Slightly Mad.
Co-written yes, but Brian and John said FM brought The Miracle to them nearly complete. The others you mentioned are beautiful collaborations.
@@GwenCossin Freddie wrote Delilah himself. And def Winter's Tale, that's just a fact. He wrote it after he got the inspiration from looking at the view from his window in his apartment in Montreux. It's s well known fact that that song is indeed the last one he wrote.
Not a favorite song of mine - but def. a favorite video - those kids are AWESOME - and the fact that they let them do virtually the whole song!
freddie was dying. on your queen journey, you´ll see a few videos where his looks will make you sad.
Invisible man please
If you want more kids in Queen videos check out 'The Invisible Man'!
Love the message in this song ,can you also react to cool cat written by the bassist John deacon sung by Freddie ,a real different feel John was into Motown music and it shows in this song I love it ,also listen to I want it all officia,l great song think you will like it ,thanks stay safe ,from Liverpool UK xx
thats not freddie is it ",huh, what" lol
Freddie was pretty sick at this point. He had a beard to hide all the sores on his face .
If you haven’t watched the movie the Highlander that queen wrote the score for. You should
Faith pls react to Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon". Any track. Enjoy✌
React to breakthru by Queen it’s an absolute banger
Hope I don't sound like a dick, but let's go back to old Queen music, now. Plenty of time to get to this 80s stuff later!
I'm always backing you up on this...all reacters seem to ignore early Queen. I think they were more unique....poetic
Agreed and thanks for having my back!
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