There are vids of her confirming that. One is; "Lady GaGa Today Interview", posted Jan 15, 2009 on OfficialMrGaGa channel. At 0.31, she says she got GaGa from the Queen song (wish I could post links, but TH-cam seems to randomly delete some vids with links).
Ever! It has never been surpassed! If there has to be a flash of light anywhere in history then it is when like minded people come together to change the world. Whether politically, Gorbachev, Reagan, Thatcher. Or musically like The Beatles, Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Queen. This culmination of sheer brilliance and good fortune is always remembered by us all.
I need to tell you... from my heart... that the time you're giving to Freddy means a lot to me as a 35 year AIDS survivor especially right around the anniversary of his passing.
I'm certainly happy all of you are still here! Freddie Mercury will always live, because he is love by countless millions of people and growing everyday! That's a lot of Love!👑🌈💙🫶
I'm joining the multitudes that are suggesting the Live Aid performance by Queen. Jay - your love of Freddie will INCREASE a million times over after the video. PROMISE, IT'S A MUST SEE!!!
Didn't this drop around the time MTV was starting to catch on?... The way I interpretted it was kinda' like Queen was paying tribute to Radio... That was the medium that got them their Fans, and they were saying "We remember you were our friend" in particular, the line "... someone still loves you" Also, in my Mind's eye, every time I hear this, I see the Masses at Wembley, as kinda' co-performers when Queen played Live-Aid
@@kevinvanderwende6298 trying to record the start of the next song over the radio dj's voice over at the end of the last song - that always drove me nuts !
Queen was far more than just Freddie Mercury. Their sound and their songs were not just down to him. Three of the four band members sang and all wrote songs for the band. Radio Ga Ga was written by Roger Taylor, the drummer.
@@1944bwa We understand that, but often Jordan refers to Freddie as Queen.... "I want to dress as Queen for Halloween" ...."Queen is my favourite singer"
According to Lady Gaga herself via an interview with in 2010, her stage name came about when her music producer told her that she reminded him of the famous Queen song 'Radio Ga Ga. From then on, Stefani Germanotta (which is her real name) took on the moniker proudly.
I was at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert in Wembley back in 1992 and on my mates shoulders to watch 75 thousand fans clapping in sink during this song, it was a mind blowing experience i will never forget. I still get goose bumps when i think about it.
As an old dude, I find it hard to comprehend how many young reactors can say, "so and so is one of my favorite artists" and then they have only heard a couple few songs. When I was young if you liked a band, you bought their records and you knew ALL their songs. In fact, most often, your favorite song on an album was not even one that was a hit or a single. These days people discover and consume music completely differently than they did in my generation. We bought albums and listened to every song. These days people only know the songs that are hits, which are the songs that get recommended on Spotify. They just don't get recommended the 6th song on an album, and so they never hear it. Same with youtube reactors getting recommendations in the comments, most people are going to recommend the hits and the singles, not the B-sides, not the 7th or 8th or tenth song on an album. It's a shame really, because a lot of great music is not getting heard.
Oh I agree. I listened to my first album in its entirety with Luca the other day and I totally understand why people say it’s better that way. Also I love to look at songs that are those “number 8’s” on the track. I don’t want to ever do just popular songs. Some of those less popular songs have meanings that hit certain people the right way and are certainly worth listening to. Hopefully we get to dive deeper in these albums as we continue to learn.
@@RobSquadReactions I would say You Take My Breath Away is an incredible side of Freddie you’d both love. But the first three albums are great. They’re the only band where all members wrote #1 songs. Plus, the drummer Roger Taylor (the high voice) and guitarist Brian May also sing leads on some songs. It’s not always Freddie on lead vocals.
I'd add that they're not sticking to one genre like many people do when first getting into music. They've sampled a little of nearly every genre, and I love it.
I think part of it is we just suggest the hot songs because we think they will get it easier. It is up to us to suggest lesser known songs to help them see the depth of some artists. We didn’t have the ability to pick and choose songs when we were kids unless we wanted to just stand next to the turn table all day. So, we played the whole thing. And my favorite song on an album would change from week to week.
Amber, you got the meaning exactly right. My mom used to tear up whenever she heard this song because it made her nostalgic for her childhood when the whole family did gather around the radio at night. That was their television, and she was a huge fan of the Little Orphan Annie show (just like Ralphie in A Christmas Story haha). When this song came out, music videos were just getting popular and Roger Taylor was missing the old days where it was the music that mattered most. Sidenote, when I was younger I always assumed Freddie wrote the lyrics to all the Queen songs. I’ve since learned that it was Roger who wrote all my favorites, and this one is no exception.
One of my favourite songs EVER! I relate to this song so much, and whenever I watch the Live Aid footage of this song, I realize how much Freddie Mercury COMMANDED the audience! I LOVE QUEEN!
Bill Blackman .... A reaction to Queen at Live Aid would be boring because it leaves most people speechless. That is probably the most perfect live performance of any band
One of their more under rated songs which I personally love is "Who wants to live forever". They also did a soundtrack song for "Highlander". One of the most iconic groups in music history!!
That is the song I want played at my funeral. And when you understand the context from the Highlander film, so incredibly moving and impactful. Not that it's bad without seeing the film, but it's so much better with that context. That song is what prompted me to buy my first Queen album and to learn as I continued to buy more of their music until I had all of the albums that they were the artists responsible for most of my favorite childhood songs all along, including Radio Gaga, my favorite when I was 8.
@@sadfaery Not just the context from Highlander. He knew he was dying when they released this song. Always seem to get something in my eye when I listen to this.
Great reaction guys! In a nutshell, this was really about MTV (and music video in general) competing with radio. MTV launched in 1981, and the first video they played was "Video Killed the Radio Star." Many 60s/70s artists faded away if they couldn't present their music/art in video form, along with having a cool look (hair, makeup, fashion, etc.). Music was King - dance, film, and the fashion industry were deeply tied into it, especially the film industry. Soundtracks would sometimes be more successful than the actual film, and most films had a soundtrack. It was important to have your video on MTV in heavy rotation. In the 80s, there was an issue of whether artists would release their newest music on the radio first or on MTV first.
Yes. Just as several have told you in comments. You MUST see Queen at Live Aid '85 in Wembley Stadium. Many critics call it the best live performance by any band ever. Performed right after their two year hiatus. Also, it was right after Freddy was diagnosed with AIDS. Making his performance even more amazing. His command of the huge audience is spectacular. You're missing out.
Here, in the UK, in the 1950s and 1960s, those of us of a certain age would go to bed at night with our little transistor radios and listen to Radio Luxembourg. In the late evenings and through the night, despite all the interference and a signal waving in and out of tune, we'd listen to the latest pop music under the covers. In those days, we didn't have FM so we had to put up with poor reception from a transmitter in the heart of Europe. So we can relate to this and that is why Roger wrote it because he is also of a certain age! Edit: I completely forgot but who also remembers the football pools ads from a company in K E Y N S H A M and Alan 'Fluff' Freeman and Pick of the Pops before he took it to the BBC Light Programme?
Yes, I did that! Normal radio had documentary and political programs, comedy shows, even soap operas, etc. Pop stations had a set playlist but Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg were 'pirate' stations that played everything. Terrible reception tho 😂 Weren't they at sea?
My brother and I did the same here in the USA in the 70s. Pre-early teens we shared a bedroom and there was always talking after the lights were out. But then my brother got a transistor radio and we would turn it on with the volume very low and fall asleep with the sounds of music and the night time DJs. Something special as they always had such a soothing voice back then on tjose night shifts.
Some thoughts based on your commentary: The radio was what TV is today. There was a show back in the 1970s called "The Waltons". The show took place mainly during the Great Depression but in most of the episodes, you'd see the whole clan gathered around their new radio listening to news and shows and what-not. Now we have Alexa playing music in the background while we clean the house or play video games (well, at least I do). Also, the very first song played on MTV when it debuted back in 1980s was by the Buggles called "Video Killed the Radio Star". What I got from that song was, because of videos, an artist couldn't only sound good, now they had to look good, learn how to dance or how to act and how to lip-synch properly. The music industry became so much more than having a popular song and selling a bunch of albums. But this is what change is. I'm 60 now. If I were to live another 60 years, I imagine I'd see a whole bunch of stuff that I couldn't even imagine now. But yes, most (not all!) modern music sucks and is very shallow.
Queen never fails. Something you might find interesting; some of the b&w footage is from a movie called 'Metropolis', which was astounding in its day (1927). Freddie in front of the huge dial, moving the arms is an homage to that movie, as well, as that's one of the scenes. Metropolis was all about privilege and the abuse of the working class, and is one of my favorite movies.
George Lucas took the movie Metropolis as his inspiration for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, particularly when he set most of it in Coruscant.
I've said it and so have so many others, you HAVE to react to their entire performance at Live Aid. Freddy was performing against doctor's orders and they came out and OWNED the crowd at Wembley Stadium.
You gotta watch the Live Aid performance. It is incredible seeing 70,000 people clapping in unison to this song. Goosebumps! The scenes in the video are from the movie “Metropolis.” Softer Queen: “Who Wants To Live Forever”
Plus the name drop 'War Of The Worlds' 1938 radio broadcast. When radio was the only inexpensive form of family entertainment. No TV. Movies were not accessible to most people.
When you say you couldn't see yourself sitting around a radio, you need to think back to a time when there was no internet, no colour TV, no video recorders, no home tape recorders and radio was your only real immediate source of music and news apart from newspapers and Vinyl records. Radio stations in the UK were all state run (BBC British Broadcasting Corporation). Then came pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, broadcasting without a licence from a ship anchored out in the North Sea in International waters playing modern music. It was an absolute revelation and joy and sadly a pleasure you will never know or fully understand (and I don't mean that disrespectfully). Keep up your good work playing and listening to great music.
Whoa. I requested this an hour ago. Now THAT'S service!! lol What a great choice. It's my favorite Queen song. FYI - The movie clips that you see in this video are from "Metropolis", a 1920's silent film that is considered by many to be the first sci-fi film ever made.
Yup yup ! Brought this up a while back and mentioned it tonight as well. FANTASTIC movie !!! Still relevant. I need to watch it again. It’s been a while. I wonder if it’s still on Prime …
There's no doubt Freddie Mercury is in his own league. But what really makes Queen special is the band. All 4 are so versatile and talented they mesh together as one. Crazy I have about 3 of their 8 tracks tapes still to this day.!! RIP Freddie!!!
When you check out the Live Aid gig, as you must, bear this in mind. In 1985, Queen were on a bit of a downer, had been for a couple of years and had gone out of the limelight. The performers that day were getting criticised for cynical virtue signaling and using a good cause to flog records, in some cases rightly so. Then Freddie (and the guys) hit the stage and kick-started the whole show with the right attitude and message, putting the cause first and foremost and blowing everyone else that day out of the stadium. Their popularity from that day on only ever increased.
Was it because they received criticism for performing in South Africa during the Apartheid era? Later in 1985, Little Steven and other artists sang that they "ain't gonna play Sun City." There was also Freddie's HIV/AIDS diagnosis.
In all honesty, you should have an entire playlist of reactions dedicated solely to Queen. Their discography is vast and a pure joy to listen to. Such versatility and eclectic style rarely can be found in other bands. Four men with absolutely amazing talent for their craft. Brian May- a composer of their more hard rock orientated songs, brilliant guitarist and -just a fun fact- a licensed astro-physicist. Roger Taylor- also a composer of many songs- Radio Ga Ga included-, an excellent drummer and the one with the highest vocal pitch. He often did the background vocals in live shows, always helping Freddie. John Deacon- what an amazing bassist. His legendary riffs in Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure (to name a few) are recognized at the first note to this day. Also, a talented composer and producer. Freddy Mercury- what else can be said about his genius that haven't been told already? Voice of an angel, virtuoso pianist, composer, front man and entertainer of high caliber. What a joy and experience to see him performing live. He could command a sea of people only by raising his hand. Speaking of live performance, check out their number at Live Aid. Everyone agrees they had the best performance among all the stars invited to perform.
I think you are ready for live aid. Its 20 minutes and considered one of the best performances live ever, if not THE best one. Live aid was a benefits concerts for hunger in Africa and included all the best bands and artists of the time but Queen came on and made the biggest impact. Everyone left in love with Queen and especially Freddie. You will love it. Still many more songs and live performances after live aid but its a great one at this point in your journey. Thanks for honoring our Freddie today.
Yes -- watch the Live Aid performance! It includes Radio Gaga, an abbreviated Bohemian Rhapsody, and other treats. The main reason to watch it I'd the cumulative energy that builds between Queen and the enormous crowd and how Freddie OWNS then. FYI, during Queen's South American tour, they drew 350 k to their chows in Argentina, then 500 k to them in Brazil. Facebook has video of their show in Argentina.
Everyone talking about watching Queen at Live Aid is spot on. It's regarded as one of the best live performances in history. You mention how slow this song is but because of the time limit at Live Aid, they actually sped this song up quite a bit. It made it even better, in my opinion.
Love that you're reacting to this! And I also see I Want to Break Free... that's next. BTW, it's not 'artificial' that he says. "So stick around cause we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual" It's an homage to radio in the days when TV and video were taking over.
I can't recommend enough that you check out their performance from LIve Aid in 1985. You will truly understand just how special Freddie and Queen was. Wembley stadium was packed to the gills for what wasn't a "Queen show" and he instantly had the entire audience in the palm of his hand. Freddie was also performing against doctor's advice as he was still recovering from a throat infection, and he still blows the roof off of the place at less than full strength.
Dammit, Amber found the right words for the meaning of this song... I am a Queen Addicted since I was 14 (1979) and I feel their music, but never could put it in words. Radio Gaga marks the beginning of a new era in my life and I never found such great words for the meaning of this song. Good job, Amber ! You found great words! ;)
I was at Knebworth in 86 , nothing will ever beat 120000 ( official figure, unofficial figures were put at 200000 !!) people clapping along to this track .. 🙌
I was there too and through a strange turn of events, me and my mate got to watch Queens set from the backstage VIP area. Looking out onto the crowd during GaGa was incredible and the memory of it will stay with me forever
The Live Aid concert version of Hammer To Fall is one of my top favorite Queen songs. Back in the day if you didn’t want to listen to the radio you read the paper or sat around the piano or a phonograph for a sing along. Some families had children (usually girls) that played the piano in the parlor for background. We didn’t miss TV cuz we couldn’t even conceive of it. I didn’t have tv growing up and while I knew people that did I didn’t miss it.
You have to see a live video of Radio Gaga. I am privileged to have seen Queen live and played they played Radio gaga, its amazing, with proper audience participation! RIP Freddie, you were and are the brightest of stars
Such an iconic song! Def check out their entire Live Aid performance! It's amazing! If you want slower Queen songs def check out Love Of My Life, Who Wants To Live Forever and Too Much Love Will Kill You please!!😁
Another amazing fun song, Love it, doing he Queen Radio moves, were the entire audience responses with, its awesome to experience...RIP Freddie...Thanks so much for the memories, Peace
This song was written by Roger Taylor, so you got one from each of the non-Freddies of Queen today, and you got to see how well Freddie is even able to smash songs that are not his own. Thank you for this reaction and this tribute day. We didn't have TV so nearly all of our entertainment and information came to us via radio. Also all of our music came to us from radio and from there we would buy the records. This song is about the hope that radio music will remain and not be replaced by music videos. Music videos tend to tell you what to think, how to interpret the song instead of letting it become whatever you deem it to be. Also it has come to be that losing radio as out major source of music has limited our variety of music, we tend to pick a few groups and kind of stay within their music or just one genre. Radio was going 24/7 so they had to play a bit of everything so as not to bore their audiences so we would hear decades of music every day and learned to appreciate so much more music. Radio was a very educational media and I really do miss it. If you ever get the opportunity just to listen on your own, check out Firesign Theater. They were from the 70s and 80s but they wrote and performed radio shows. Turn off the lights and put on the headphones and let the sound effects and stories take you away. It is like getting lost in a great book only with sound effects and someone acting out the stories. I would recommend their Nick Danger shows, Nick Danger is a private detective (They call him Private Dick) and they are mystery type performances. Don't let your preconceived thoughts block you, you can find Firesign Theater right here on TH-cam. Spread your wings and kick back and relax listen to what radio was all about .
I was a huge fan of Queen, personally saw them live 3 times, the last 3 feet from the stage! By Live Aid, I was a single mom, my Maria was 6 months. Clearly I could not attend despite being a local Philadelphia native. It was an amazing show! My Maria and my newer babe, Alexa, are huge fans. Teach your children well!
Their Live Aid 1985 version of this is better in my opinion! It's a faster tempo. This is definitely my favorite of theirs. Love the beginning that mentions "War of the Worlds" and other radio dramatizations. Also love the line that starts " so don't become some background noise". It always resonates with me. R.I.P. Freddie.
Queens live aid performance was second to none. You really have to see it to believe it. Being 13 watching it on tv and it was a wow moment. You wouldnt be disappointed.
I Love Queen! You should hear to "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "The Show Must Go On", two of my favorites. Then you have "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Innuendo". Hell, you can't go wrong with anything Queen
One of the reasons Queen is a favorite of mine is because they don't always sound the same. I remember playing a best of Queen while my teenage son was there and he finally said I never realized those songs were all Queen. I hope you listen to Don't Stop me Now. Such a good one.
The radio was everything to Freddie, he grew up isolated everything he knew about music and life outside his little sphere as a child came through his radio.
One of my fav Queen songs. At a concert this is a huge audience participation!!!! So much FUN!!! Great review HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND THE FAMILY!!! Much love and peace ✌️. Amber you hit the nail on the head about the meaning ….
Greetings from London. On Wednesday (30yrs after Freddie passed) I visited outside of the house where Freddie lived (and died). A few fans there; yellow flowers had been left by the door to garden entrance. Freddie RIP.
Thing with Queen and why they had such a variety is that it is all four of them. Once you start learning about them you can tell who wrote the songs. This one is totally Roger Taylor (the drummer), something like Hammer to Fall is totally Brian May, Another one Bites the Dust is Deacon. You can see the different styles in their songs.
When Amber thinks he said artificial, the lyric was, when we get tired of all this visual. Meaning the videos and MTV area. Hence, video killed the radio star.
You should watch the movie Highlander. The soundtrack is by Queen and it's loaded with great music. You could react to Flash's Theme from Flash Gordon by them too. The video has the same feel as this.
Tell me I wasn't the only one with my hands in the air, clapping along! Next Stops, Timeless Voices Edition: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, "Farther Along" (for Female Friday) Chris Cornell, "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson cover; seriously, it's like hearing it for the first time) Vince Gill, "Go Rest High on That Mountain"
For an extremely long time, Queen would proudly proclaim on their albums that no synthesizers were used. Also, the video references the the silent movie Metropolis
This song is even more relevant today than it was back in the 80s. You are so young! - but when I was young (1960s-70s) before internet, we listened to radio all the time, listening for new songs and hoping to hear our favorite songs and favorite bands.. If we couldn't afford albums, we might buy the 45rpm record or more likely, have our cassette recorders ready to tape songs we liked (making pre-historic playlists) off the radio. It was always so hard to press that "record" button fast enough to catch the beginning! Back then the radio stations played a wide variety of songs; that had gone by the wayside in the 80s. Miss those old radio days. Now everything is sorted by genre and filtered for you, really limits the world.
Freddie is talking about how radio evolved into talking points, ovetshadowing the entertainment it once brought generations, like mine. Kinda reminds one of today's media outlets... The radio was my escape from the age of 5 till my early 30's, then it turned into a tool. Many an evening was spent on the front porch, just listening to the amazing talent, and "talking" with no distractions, like we find in our every waking moment. I'd go back in a heartbeat.
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You need to do the Live Aid concert with Queen. Something else, especially the live performance of this song. You see how he works a crowd.
Absolutely 💯 this version can't hold a candle to live aid
You've yet to have your finest hour
Please doo!!! Awesome performance! Perhaps one of the best live performances ever recorded…
@@crandyran you are absolutely 💯right
The Live Aid version is very possibly the best live performance ever.
This is where Lady Gaga came up with her name. She is a huge Queen fan!
Good thing they changed it from the original title "Radio Caca!" Which apparently was not too radio friendly! LOL !
That is what I heard too👍🏼👍🏼
I had no clue. Thank you for the info! Wow. I like her been more now.
There are vids of her confirming that. One is; "Lady GaGa Today Interview", posted Jan 15, 2009 on OfficialMrGaGa channel. At 0.31, she says she got GaGa from the Queen song (wish I could post links, but TH-cam seems to randomly delete some vids with links).
I was reading to see if anyone was going to point this out. Thanks.
Queen's performance at Live Aid is the greatest live performance by any band, ever.
You were brought up right.
Ever! It has never been surpassed! If there has to be a flash of light anywhere in history then it is when like minded people come together to change the world. Whether politically, Gorbachev, Reagan, Thatcher. Or musically like The Beatles, Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Queen. This culmination of sheer brilliance and good fortune is always remembered by us all.
@@paulwallace4332Metallica's USSR concert in 1991 was also great.
Well, that’s a bit relative, but yes,, it was a damn good performance.
I need to tell you... from my heart... that the time you're giving to Freddy means a lot to me as a 35 year AIDS survivor especially right around the anniversary of his passing.
32 year survivor here, I was supposed to die in 95 lol
Love to you grady ❤
I'm certainly happy all of you are still here! Freddie Mercury will always live, because he is love by countless millions of people and growing everyday! That's a lot of Love!👑🌈💙🫶
This song is the inspiration for Lady Gaga’s name.
Lady Goo Goo wouldn't have been near as good.
@@paulhenderson8201 funny
And ironic that she could be the Freddie of the new generation.
@@kimwatchesstuff true
I'm joining the multitudes that are suggesting the Live Aid performance by Queen. Jay - your love of Freddie will INCREASE a million times over after the video. PROMISE, IT'S A MUST SEE!!!
I agree!
Yes
Agreed!
His stage presence and the way he commands the audience are off the charts.
Daylight robbery was committed on that glorious occasion. Queen absolutely stole the show that Saturday evening.
"We watch the shows, we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years"
That's what it's about
Didn't this drop around the time MTV was starting to catch on?... The way I interpretted it was kinda' like Queen was paying tribute to Radio... That was the medium that got them their Fans, and they were saying "We remember you were our friend" in particular, the line "... someone still loves you" Also, in my Mind's eye, every time I hear this, I see the Masses at Wembley, as kinda' co-performers when Queen played Live-Aid
Talk about prophetic...
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles comes to mind.
Early mtv input….
I love how Amber has a solid understanding of the arts and recognises the artists' methodologies. 💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Young people don’t realize that the only way we could here music was on the radio. We waited for hours to here our favorite songs.
With your tape recorder paused ready to go.
With our cassette tapes
They're not rare, just that little good contemporary music is mainstream. You have to just look outside the box.
@@escapingreality3306 I always recommend BBC Radio 6 Music if folks want to check out decent contemporary music. It's online and available globally.
@@kevinvanderwende6298 trying to record the start of the next song over the radio dj's voice over at the end of the last song - that always drove me nuts !
Queen was far more than just Freddie Mercury. Their sound and their songs were not just down to him. Three of the four band members sang and all wrote songs for the band. Radio Ga Ga was written by Roger Taylor, the drummer.
Not only did they all write, they all had hits, that is very rare.
That's why they always split the writing credits equally. To my knowledge they are the only huge band that ever did that.
@@neillenet291 That only happened with their last two albums. Prior to that, the individual songwriters were always credited.
I don’t think they are suggesting Queen is just Freddie. This is the 30th anniversary of Freddie’s death. What do expect today, a John Deacon tribute?
@@1944bwa We understand that, but often Jordan refers to Freddie as Queen.... "I want to dress as Queen for Halloween" ...."Queen is my favourite singer"
According to Lady Gaga herself via an interview with in 2010, her stage name came about when her music producer told her that she reminded him of the famous Queen song 'Radio Ga Ga. From then on, Stefani Germanotta (which is her real name) took on the moniker proudly.
I love that
I was at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert in Wembley back in 1992 and on my mates shoulders to watch 75 thousand fans clapping in sink during this song, it was a mind blowing experience i will never forget. I still get goose bumps when i think about it.
But were you on 1&3 or the backbeat?
As an old dude, I find it hard to comprehend how many young reactors can say, "so and so is one of my favorite artists" and then they have only heard a couple few songs. When I was young if you liked a band, you bought their records and you knew ALL their songs. In fact, most often, your favorite song on an album was not even one that was a hit or a single. These days people discover and consume music completely differently than they did in my generation. We bought albums and listened to every song. These days people only know the songs that are hits, which are the songs that get recommended on Spotify. They just don't get recommended the 6th song on an album, and so they never hear it. Same with youtube reactors getting recommendations in the comments, most people are going to recommend the hits and the singles, not the B-sides, not the 7th or 8th or tenth song on an album. It's a shame really, because a lot of great music is not getting heard.
Oh I agree. I listened to my first album in its entirety with Luca the other day and I totally understand why people say it’s better that way. Also I love to look at songs that are those “number 8’s” on the track. I don’t want to ever do just popular songs. Some of those less popular songs have meanings that hit certain people the right way and are certainly worth listening to. Hopefully we get to dive deeper in these albums as we continue to learn.
@@RobSquadReactions I would say You Take My Breath Away is an incredible side of Freddie you’d both love. But the first three albums are great. They’re the only band where all members wrote #1 songs. Plus, the drummer Roger Taylor (the high voice) and guitarist Brian May also sing leads on some songs. It’s not always Freddie on lead vocals.
I'd add that they're not sticking to one genre like many people do when first getting into music. They've sampled a little of nearly every genre, and I love it.
@@RobSquadReactions maybe you should do a day for B sides, or lesser known songs. Deep dive day?
I think part of it is we just suggest the hot songs because we think they will get it easier. It is up to us to suggest lesser known songs to help them see the depth of some artists. We didn’t have the ability to pick and choose songs when we were kids unless we wanted to just stand next to the turn table all day. So, we played the whole thing. And my favorite song on an album would change from week to week.
Their 1985 live aid full set would blow both of ur minds!!!!!!
Amber, you got the meaning exactly right. My mom used to tear up whenever she heard this song because it made her nostalgic for her childhood when the whole family did gather around the radio at night. That was their television, and she was a huge fan of the Little Orphan Annie show (just like Ralphie in A Christmas Story haha). When this song came out, music videos were just getting popular and Roger Taylor was missing the old days where it was the music that mattered most.
Sidenote, when I was younger I always assumed Freddie wrote the lyrics to all the Queen songs. I’ve since learned that it was Roger who wrote all my favorites, and this one is no exception.
There will never another Freddie Mercury 🙏🙏
One of my favourite songs EVER! I relate to this song so much, and whenever I watch the Live Aid footage of this song, I realize how much Freddie Mercury COMMANDED the audience! I LOVE QUEEN!
Yes! I hope they watch the Live Aid version of this song, even if just to themselves.
Live aid version is out of this world
Bill Blackman .... A reaction to Queen at Live Aid would be boring because it leaves most people speechless. That is probably the most perfect live performance of any band
@Bill Blackman Greatest set in Rock n Roll history!
That Live Aid version is insane!
One of their more under rated songs which I personally love is "Who wants to live forever". They also did a soundtrack song for "Highlander". One of the most iconic groups in music history!!
That is the song I want played at my funeral. And when you understand the context from the Highlander film, so incredibly moving and impactful. Not that it's bad without seeing the film, but it's so much better with that context. That song is what prompted me to buy my first Queen album and to learn as I continued to buy more of their music until I had all of the albums that they were the artists responsible for most of my favorite childhood songs all along, including Radio Gaga, my favorite when I was 8.
And ALL of the “Flash Gordon” ST !!!
@@sadfaery Not just the context from Highlander. He knew he was dying when they released this song. Always seem to get something in my eye when I listen to this.
@@nebelungpixie9373 Flash! Ah-ah!
heck yeah or any of the songs from the "Kind of Magic" album.
Great reaction guys! In a nutshell, this was really about MTV (and music video in general) competing with radio. MTV launched in 1981, and the first video they played was "Video Killed the Radio Star." Many 60s/70s artists faded away if they couldn't present their music/art in video form, along with having a cool look (hair, makeup, fashion, etc.). Music was King - dance, film, and the fashion industry were deeply tied into it, especially the film industry. Soundtracks would sometimes be more successful than the actual film, and most films had a soundtrack. It was important to have your video on MTV in heavy rotation. In the 80s, there was an issue of whether artists would release their newest music on the radio first or on MTV first.
Yes. Just as several have told you in comments. You MUST see Queen at Live Aid '85 in Wembley Stadium. Many critics call it the best live performance by any band ever. Performed right after their two year hiatus. Also, it was right after Freddy was diagnosed with AIDS. Making his performance even more amazing. His command of the huge audience is spectacular. You're missing out.
Here, in the UK, in the 1950s and 1960s, those of us of a certain age would go to bed at night with our little transistor radios and listen to Radio Luxembourg. In the late evenings and through the night, despite all the interference and a signal waving in and out of tune, we'd listen to the latest pop music under the covers. In those days, we didn't have FM so we had to put up with poor reception from a transmitter in the heart of Europe. So we can relate to this and that is why Roger wrote it because he is also of a certain age!
Edit: I completely forgot but who also remembers the football pools ads from a company in K E Y N S H A M and Alan 'Fluff' Freeman and Pick of the Pops before he took it to the BBC Light Programme?
And Radio Caroline. I could get Caroline on my transistor but Luxembourg was very erratic.
Yes, I did that! Normal radio had documentary and political programs, comedy shows, even soap operas, etc. Pop stations had a set playlist but Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg were 'pirate' stations that played everything. Terrible reception tho 😂 Weren't they at sea?
Same in America and I would imagine, all over the world
Fab 208 !
My brother and I did the same here in the USA in the 70s. Pre-early teens we shared a bedroom and there was always talking after the lights were out. But then my brother got a transistor radio and we would turn it on with the volume very low and fall asleep with the sounds of music and the night time DJs. Something special as they always had such a soothing voice back then on tjose night shifts.
Some thoughts based on your commentary: The radio was what TV is today. There was a show back in the 1970s called "The Waltons". The show took place mainly during the Great Depression but in most of the episodes, you'd see the whole clan gathered around their new radio listening to news and shows and what-not. Now we have Alexa playing music in the background while we clean the house or play video games (well, at least I do). Also, the very first song played on MTV when it debuted back in 1980s was by the Buggles called "Video Killed the Radio Star". What I got from that song was, because of videos, an artist couldn't only sound good, now they had to look good, learn how to dance or how to act and how to lip-synch properly. The music industry became so much more than having a popular song and selling a bunch of albums. But this is what change is. I'm 60 now. If I were to live another 60 years, I imagine I'd see a whole bunch of stuff that I couldn't even imagine now. But yes, most (not all!) modern music sucks and is very shallow.
Thank you.
Also 60 here, and I agree with everything in your comment.
@Richard Peters august first '81, and the first videoclip shown was Video killed the Radiostar by The Buggles
Brilliant. Unfortunately, maybe you had to be there to understand, as they would say, the vibe.
Night john boy . Night mary Ellen.
Queen never fails. Something you might find interesting; some of the b&w footage is from a movie called 'Metropolis', which was astounding in its day (1927). Freddie in front of the huge dial, moving the arms is an homage to that movie, as well, as that's one of the scenes. Metropolis was all about privilege and the abuse of the working class, and is one of my favorite movies.
Saw it the movie 🎬 in the early 80s. Like how they incorporated Queens music 🎶 into the movie. Very interesting movie. Liked it
I believe Queen bought the rights to this film.
George Lucas took the movie Metropolis as his inspiration for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, particularly when he set most of it in Coruscant.
I've said it and so have so many others, you HAVE to react to their entire performance at Live Aid. Freddy was performing against doctor's orders and they came out and OWNED the crowd at Wembley Stadium.
You missed seeing the power of this song. Watch the live aid version and get blown away.
True Story
Live aid takes this song to a higher level
Have you not seen Wimbley Stadium during the Tribute?
You gotta watch the Live Aid performance. It is incredible seeing 70,000 people clapping in unison to this song. Goosebumps! The scenes in the video are from the movie “Metropolis.” Softer Queen: “Who Wants To Live Forever”
Plus the name drop 'War Of The Worlds' 1938 radio broadcast. When radio was the only inexpensive form of family entertainment. No TV. Movies were not accessible to most people.
I'm pretty sure near 100,000 went crazy during the Tribute with Paul Young.
This year it's been 30 years without Freddie. But he is always in our hearts and we will always love him forever ❤️
When you say you couldn't see yourself sitting around a radio, you need to think back to a time when there was no internet, no colour TV, no video recorders, no home tape recorders and radio was your only real immediate source of music and news apart from newspapers and Vinyl records. Radio stations in the UK were all state run (BBC British Broadcasting Corporation). Then came pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, broadcasting without a licence from a ship anchored out in the North Sea in International waters playing modern music. It was an absolute revelation and joy and sadly a pleasure you will never know or fully understand (and I don't mean that disrespectfully).
Keep up your good work playing and listening to great music.
One of the great things about Queen is that all the members were gifted song writers. This one was written by Roger Taylor.
Yep when his son didn’t like a song on the radio and said’ “Radio caca”.
Whoa. I requested this an hour ago. Now THAT'S service!! lol What a great choice. It's my favorite Queen song. FYI - The movie clips that you see in this video are from "Metropolis", a 1920's silent film that is considered by many to be the first sci-fi film ever made.
Way to go!
Yup yup ! Brought this up a while back and mentioned it tonight as well. FANTASTIC movie !!! Still relevant. I need to watch it again. It’s been a while. I wonder if it’s still on Prime …
Yes,a great movie!!!
"Metropolis" looks great these days. Remastered, almost completely restored, and with its original orchestral score. Very powerful.
I watched Metropolis a long time ago, before this song was released. It was a German film, but with silent movies that had no effect.
I agree! Live Aid is a MUST. Freddie is mesmerizing….
The Greatest Entertainer ever to grace the stage
Rest in Peace Dear,Wonderful, Darling Freddie. I love you and miss you. ❤ ❤
There's no doubt Freddie Mercury is in his own league. But what really makes Queen special is the band. All 4 are so versatile and talented they mesh together as one. Crazy I have about 3 of their 8 tracks tapes still to this day.!! RIP Freddie!!!
Not mentioned enough Freddie was great but like the Beatles they needed each other to be special.
Love Queen one of the greatest Rock n Roll band of all time
When you check out the Live Aid gig, as you must, bear this in mind. In 1985, Queen were on a bit of a downer, had been for a couple of years and had gone out of the limelight. The performers that day were getting criticised for cynical virtue signaling and using a good cause to flog records, in some cases rightly so. Then Freddie (and the guys) hit the stage and kick-started the whole show with the right attitude and message, putting the cause first and foremost and blowing everyone else that day out of the stadium. Their popularity from that day on only ever increased.
Was it because they received criticism for performing in South Africa during the Apartheid era? Later in 1985, Little Steven and other artists sang that they "ain't gonna play Sun City." There was also Freddie's HIV/AIDS diagnosis.
Gotta do the LIVE AIDE concert !
I think it’s time for you both to see the Queen Live Aid performance. Fastest 25 minutes of your life.
In all honesty, you should have an entire playlist of reactions dedicated solely to Queen. Their discography is vast and a pure joy to listen to. Such versatility and eclectic style rarely can be found in other bands. Four men with absolutely amazing talent for their craft. Brian May- a composer of their more hard rock orientated songs, brilliant guitarist and -just a fun fact- a licensed astro-physicist. Roger Taylor- also a composer of many songs- Radio Ga Ga included-, an excellent drummer and the one with the highest vocal pitch. He often did the background vocals in live shows, always helping Freddie. John Deacon- what an amazing bassist. His legendary riffs in Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure (to name a few) are recognized at the first note to this day. Also, a talented composer and producer. Freddy Mercury- what else can be said about his genius that haven't been told already? Voice of an angel, virtuoso pianist, composer, front man and entertainer of high caliber. What a joy and experience to see him performing live. He could command a sea of people only by raising his hand. Speaking of live performance, check out their number at Live Aid. Everyone agrees they had the best performance among all the stars invited to perform.
Perfect opportunity today, to watch his whole Live Aid performance 🤔
Blows this away!!!
My gosh you NEED to react to the performance they did for USA for AFRICA. Possibly, arguably, the greatest perfomance by any artist anywhere anytime.
It was Live Aid, not USA for Africa, but yes, you should watch it in its entirety!
We need to copy/paste your comment all over this page -- make sure they get the hint.
Yes!! Live Aid!! 👏
yes the power they had was awesome live aid
Definitely do their whole live aid performance. Considered the greatest live performance of all time.✌❤
The Live Aid version (TH-cam) of this is well,... his whole set at Live Aid is spectacular!
I think you are ready for live aid. Its 20 minutes and considered one of the best performances live ever, if not THE best one. Live aid was a benefits concerts for hunger in Africa and included all the best bands and artists of the time but Queen came on and made the biggest impact. Everyone left in love with Queen and especially Freddie. You will love it. Still many more songs and live performances after live aid but its a great one at this point in your journey. Thanks for honoring our Freddie today.
The energy of the Live Aid performance turns this from a song to an epic experience! MUST MUST MUST SEE!!!!!!
Their part at the Live Aid Concert was awsome, bring your popcorn for that one
Agree 👍
"DON'T STOP ME NOW" and "CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE" are my favorites. You guys really need to watch their 1986 Live Aid performance.
Seven Seas of Rye. The funnest song about an alien invasion there is.... 😉
@@armynurseboy '39 is the best song about Einstein's special theory of relativity that I know. Interstellar should have used it!
Yes -- watch the Live Aid performance! It includes Radio Gaga, an abbreviated Bohemian Rhapsody, and other treats. The main reason to watch it I'd the cumulative energy that builds between Queen and the enormous crowd and how Freddie OWNS then.
FYI, during Queen's South American tour, they drew 350 k to their chows in Argentina, then 500 k to them in Brazil. Facebook has video of their show in Argentina.
"when we grow tired of all this visual" not artificial.
Great reaction x
Lady Gaga named herself after this song. Love Queen and this is one of my very favorites!
" Killer Queen " is a good one.
Now go and watch the live version at Wembley, their live aid set is about 30mins long, a must watch.
Everyone talking about watching Queen at Live Aid is spot on. It's regarded as one of the best live performances in history. You mention how slow this song is but because of the time limit at Live Aid, they actually sped this song up quite a bit. It made it even better, in my opinion.
Totally agree!
Love that you're reacting to this! And I also see I Want to Break Free... that's next. BTW, it's not 'artificial' that he says.
"So stick around cause we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual"
It's an homage to radio in the days when TV and video were taking over.
My favorite Queen song is "Who Wants to Live Forever." Powerful song, and a good choice for today. 🙏
From the movie "Highlander" about immortals who fight each other for supremacy.
Great song, great movie.
The entire Highlander soundtrack is amazing.
A little fun fact, Lady Gaga named herself after this song.
I can't recommend enough that you check out their performance from LIve Aid in 1985. You will truly understand just how special Freddie and Queen was. Wembley stadium was packed to the gills for what wasn't a "Queen show" and he instantly had the entire audience in the palm of his hand. Freddie was also performing against doctor's advice as he was still recovering from a throat infection, and he still blows the roof off of the place at less than full strength.
For a truly soft song by Queen...Who Wants To Live Forever. I cry every time.
Listening to the radio was how we heard these wonderful songs. RIP sweet Freddie 💛💛👑👑
Their performance of this song at Live Aid is legendary! Please watch that concert, it’ll be the best 20 mins of music you ever listen to
Yes indeed
Totally agree... I'm sure they'll love it!
This is a touching song to me. Freddie’s tribute to the era that the radio had such an influence on Freddie.
Dammit, Amber found the right words for the meaning of this song...
I am a Queen Addicted since I was 14 (1979) and I feel their music, but never could put it in words.
Radio Gaga marks the beginning of a new era in my life and I never found such great words for the meaning of this song. Good job, Amber ! You found great words! ;)
I was at Knebworth in 86 , nothing will ever beat 120000 ( official figure, unofficial figures were put at 200000 !!) people clapping along to this track .. 🙌
I was there too and through a strange turn of events, me and my mate got to watch Queens set from the backstage VIP area.
Looking out onto the crowd during GaGa was incredible and the memory of it will stay with me forever
You guys saw this concert....wow
One of my favorite songs of theirs! Thanks for these Queen reactions! “Radio, Someone Still Loves You…” ❤️❤️❤️
The Live Aid concert version of Hammer To Fall is one of my top favorite Queen songs. Back in the day if you didn’t want to listen to the radio you read the paper or sat around the piano or a phonograph for a sing along. Some families had children (usually girls) that played the piano in the parlor for background. We didn’t miss TV cuz we couldn’t even conceive of it. I didn’t have tv growing up and while I knew people that did I didn’t miss it.
Jay you really need to see this LIVE at the Live Aid concert, it was amazeballs.
Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was a big #1 hit in the U.S. and a good one to react to.
Yup! Freddie’s nod to Elvis.
Oh yeah!!!! Been waiting on this for awhile.
Wow 🥰 beautiful Freddie ❤️ Freddie Mercury ❤️
You have to see a live video of Radio Gaga.
I am privileged to have seen Queen live and played they played Radio gaga, its amazing, with proper audience participation!
RIP Freddie, you were and are the brightest of stars
The Live Aid performance of this needs to be seen!
It is worth watching 👀
Such an iconic song! Def check out their entire Live Aid performance! It's amazing!
If you want slower Queen songs def check out Love Of My Life, Who Wants To Live Forever and Too Much Love Will Kill You please!!😁
Too much love will kill you and who wants to live forever are two of my all time favourites along with the show must go on.
Another amazing fun song, Love it, doing he Queen Radio moves, were the entire audience responses with, its awesome to experience...RIP Freddie...Thanks so much for the memories, Peace
YES!!!... Radio was our lives... So many of us listened faithfully..
This is one of my favorites from them.
As many others below have suggested, the Live Aid performance is iconic and this song during that set will give you chills.
This song was written by Roger Taylor, so you got one from each of the non-Freddies of Queen today, and you got to see how well Freddie is even able to smash songs that are not his own. Thank you for this reaction and this tribute day. We didn't have TV so nearly all of our entertainment and information came to us via radio. Also all of our music came to us from radio and from there we would buy the records. This song is about the hope that radio music will remain and not be replaced by music videos. Music videos tend to tell you what to think, how to interpret the song instead of letting it become whatever you deem it to be. Also it has come to be that losing radio as out major source of music has limited our variety of music, we tend to pick a few groups and kind of stay within their music or just one genre. Radio was going 24/7 so they had to play a bit of everything so as not to bore their audiences so we would hear decades of music every day and learned to appreciate so much more music. Radio was a very educational media and I really do miss it. If you ever get the opportunity just to listen on your own, check out Firesign Theater. They were from the 70s and 80s but they wrote and performed radio shows. Turn off the lights and put on the headphones and let the sound effects and stories take you away. It is like getting lost in a great book only with sound effects and someone acting out the stories. I would recommend their Nick Danger shows, Nick Danger is a private detective (They call him Private Dick) and they are mystery type performances. Don't let your preconceived thoughts block you, you can find Firesign Theater right here on TH-cam. Spread your wings and kick back and relax listen to what radio was all about .
I was a huge fan of Queen, personally saw them live 3 times, the last 3 feet from the stage! By Live Aid, I was a single mom, my Maria was 6 months. Clearly I could not attend despite being a local Philadelphia native. It was an amazing show! My Maria and my newer babe, Alexa, are huge fans. Teach your children well!
2 Queen reactions in one day! Awesome of you both to recognize him twice on this somber day. There will never be another showman like Freddie Mercury.
Their Live Aid 1985 version of this is better in my opinion! It's a faster tempo. This is definitely my favorite of theirs. Love the beginning that mentions "War of the Worlds" and other radio dramatizations. Also love the line that starts " so don't become some background noise". It always resonates with me. R.I.P. Freddie.
Queens live aid performance was second to none. You really have to see it to believe it. Being 13 watching it on tv and it was a wow moment. You wouldnt be disappointed.
You need to watch their Live Aid performance. One of the most powerful performances of all time.
You need to watch Queen performing this song at the LIVEAID concert. Greatest live performance of any artist !!!!
The greatest singer of all time!
One of my favorite songs. Sings about hope of doing better
I Love Queen!
You should hear to "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "The Show Must Go On", two of my favorites.
Then you have "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Innuendo".
Hell, you can't go wrong with anything Queen
Freddie and Queen where so multifaceted,there is something for everyone 😄
One of the reasons Queen is a favorite of mine is because they don't always sound the same. I remember playing a best of Queen while my teenage son was there and he finally said I never realized those songs were all Queen. I hope you listen to Don't Stop me Now. Such a good one.
The radio was everything to Freddie, he grew up isolated everything he knew about music and life outside his little sphere as a child came through his radio.
One of the greatest love songs ever written was Queens One Year of Love. You should give it a listen. Freddie pours his voice into that song.
Please watch his last video- These Are the Days of Our Lives. It’s his love song to everyone before he left. 😥
Breaks my heart every time 💔
I love that song. It always makes me cry.
One of my fav Queen songs. At a concert this is a huge audience participation!!!! So much FUN!!! Great review HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND THE FAMILY!!! Much love and peace ✌️. Amber you hit the nail on the head about the meaning ….
Greetings from London. On Wednesday (30yrs after Freddie passed) I visited outside of the house where Freddie lived (and died). A few fans there; yellow flowers had been left by the door to garden entrance. Freddie RIP.
Thing with Queen and why they had such a variety is that it is all four of them. Once you start learning about them you can tell who wrote the songs.
This one is totally Roger Taylor (the drummer), something like Hammer to Fall is totally Brian May, Another one Bites the Dust is Deacon.
You can see the different styles in their songs.
When Amber thinks he said artificial, the lyric was, when we get tired of all this visual. Meaning the videos and MTV area. Hence, video killed the radio star.
You should watch the movie Highlander. The soundtrack is by Queen and it's loaded with great music. You could react to Flash's Theme from Flash Gordon by them too. The video has the same feel as this.
30 years ago we lost him. Just the day before he had announced he had AIDS. Love this sing so much, must see it at Live Aid!
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat caballe - how can I go on. Guys you have to watch this one, certainly you will cry
Tell me I wasn't the only one with my hands in the air, clapping along! Next Stops, Timeless Voices Edition:
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, "Farther Along" (for Female Friday)
Chris Cornell, "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson cover; seriously, it's like hearing it for the first time)
Vince Gill, "Go Rest High on That Mountain"
For an extremely long time, Queen would proudly proclaim on their albums that no synthesizers were used. Also, the video references the the silent movie Metropolis
This song is even more relevant today than it was back in the 80s. You are so young! - but when I was young (1960s-70s) before internet, we listened to radio all the time, listening for new songs and hoping to hear our favorite songs and favorite bands.. If we couldn't afford albums, we might buy the 45rpm record or more likely, have our cassette recorders ready to tape songs we liked (making pre-historic playlists) off the radio. It was always so hard to press that "record" button fast enough to catch the beginning! Back then the radio stations played a wide variety of songs; that had gone by the wayside in the 80s. Miss those old radio days. Now everything is sorted by genre and filtered for you, really limits the world.
Freddie is talking about how radio evolved into talking points, ovetshadowing the entertainment it once brought generations, like mine.
Kinda reminds one of today's media outlets...
The radio was my escape from the age of 5 till my early 30's, then it turned into a tool.
Many an evening was spent on the front porch, just listening to the amazing talent, and "talking" with no distractions, like we find in our every waking moment.
I'd go back in a heartbeat.