Listening to Queens Bohemian Rhapsody
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I'll be sharing my thoughts and experience of listening to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. As a fan of the band, I've heard this song many times before, but every time I listen to it, I'm still blown away by its sheer brilliance and innovation.
During the video, I'll be discussing the song's historical and cultural significance, breaking down its structure and exploring its intricate harmonies, soaring vocals, and epic guitar riffs. I'll also be sharing my personal thoughts and feelings about the song, touching on themes of love, loss, and redemption that are woven throughout its lyrics.
Additionally, I'll be reacting to other Queen classics, such as "Another One Bites the Dust" and revisiting their legendary performance at Live Aid, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest live performances in rock history.
So join me as we delve into the world of Queen, exploring their incredible music and the impact they've had on the music industry as a whole. Whether you're a lifelong fan or just discovering their music for the first time, this video is sure to be an exciting and insightful journey.
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GREAT Conducting Diane. You really got into it.🎉😊
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I would suggest Snotty Nose Rez Kids, but it's a LOT to explain. A lot of references many wouldn't understand.
"This is me eating Tony....nom nom nom nom..."
You should listen to the Highlander soundtrack! ❤ And yes I do think this is the most universally loved song of the last 50 yrs at least! Of not it should be!
Freddie was one of the greatest front men in rock history. His performance at Live Aid in 1985 is the stuff of legends.
Agreed, hope Diane takes a listen since it's right here in TH-cam.
"one of" is such a weird way to spell "THE". :)
@@Gnomaana LOL, one of is right.
He sucked! What a band of crap! PoP clap trap! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
"The Show Must Go On" is the tour de force for Freddie Mercury. One of the last songs recorded before he died and the voice was absolutely amazing.
I can never get through this song without acting like the boys in Wayne's World when it gets to the rocking out bridge. 😂🤘
I feel ya!
Same here 😂 Party on! 🤘
Me to too head can’t stop rocking back Fourth😂 🤘
Party On!
@@DianeJennings advanced choir 5 years.....competed against Kentwood High..... with Spears!!!
Wasn't scared .......and little fact
Freddie was from the middle east
YOU CAN SEE WHY HE LEFT
“We Are the Champions” is my favorite Queen song. At the end of every sports season, one team and their fanbase gets to sing it.
I like that one too!
His vocal range and musical talent is unparalleled. Miss him
You are not alone in missing Freddie
This song is a road trip MUST! Queen is one of those bands where every time I revisit them, I like them more & discover more songs to enjoy
Definitely!!!
Your reaction was precious.
My favorite Queen song is an older one _Killer Queen._ The song has a clever lyric and great music with accents peppered through it.
The solo guitarist, Brian May, had been working on his doctorate in Astrophysics when he joined the band. After Freddy Mercury passed away the band went on hiatus. During that time he decided to finish his doctoral thesis, a difficult analysis of dust in interstellar space, and in 2007, at the age of 60, became Dr. Brian May. This year he was knighted by King Charles, and is now fully titled as Sir Doctor Brian Harold May. _I am not worthy!_
If you haven't already considered Guns n' Roses, then try _Welcome to the Jungle._
I still think a departure from classic rock might be in order for a change. You might enjoy Billy Joel's _Piano Man_ or Harry Chapin's _Taxi._
They’re on the list 🎉
I put down Fat Bottom Girls because I have been listening to it alot lately. But, I totally forgot Killer Queen. I love that song. And the video is a must.
This is by far the best Queen song ever. I loved this song for a long time. I recall doing the whole Wayne's World movie scene with my buddies while playing this song. Good times, good times.
Great video as always Diane! FYI Canadian music icon Gordon Lightfoot passed away yesterday. He was about as quintessentially Canadian as maple syrup and ice hockey. Not sure if it’s a good fit for a reaction video or not, but take a listen to a song or two if you want. His hits include The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Sundown and If you could read my mind.
Lots of his songs, for sure!
I didn't know he passed away. 😢
Enjoyed this immensely. Truly a great Rock anthem. Keep up the excellent work, Diane!
Happy Wednesday Diane! This was another great song to listen to and react. My first exposure to this song was when I had seen the film "Wayne's World" and saw him and his pals rocking out to this gem! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reactions to this classic! Have a great rest of your week Diane and be well! 😎👍♥️🎉
Even though you’ve heard Queen before, this was a great choice
Awesome music, great lyrics, plus Freddie Mercury’s voice
Your lip-syncing and conducting, really had me amused
And the OG’s will remember: No synthesizers were used!
Yes, I remember the "No Synthesizers!" liner notes on their early albums.
Awesome poem! No idea about synthesizers?
My favorite Queen song is "The Show Must Go On". Not only my favorite of theirs, my favorite song ever since I was 12. It will never be dethroned. Freddie Mercury is the best of all time!
I love that in moulin rouge!!
@@DianeJennings Didn't even know that was ever used in a musical.
I like how Bicycle Race and Fat Bottomed Girls reference each other.
I'm so glad to see your reaction to this one! I consider Freddie Mercury to be the best singer every - his voice is incredible, his sense of timing, etc. We lost him much too young.
When Bohemian Rhapsody came out, I first heard it on a local radio station. I was totally blown away as nothing had ever sounded like that! Then I had to wait to find out what group this was as the station played a few songs in a row then said what they played. Very shortly after that and a visit to a record store, I bought A Night At The Opera.
Ms Jennings, watching you sing along to Queens Bohemian Rhapsody is a total trip!!! Your hand gestures are magnificent.... Your facial expressions a joy to behold... cute.... funny.... laughable... Loved it!!! Keep up the great performances!
Great choice Diane. I saw a Freddy M. interview where he said he was influenced by all the great singers of the 1960's and that he wanted to put on a show when they performed. They definitely entertained and had great "diction" for not being from Ireland. Very impressive "conducting", by the way!
It’s all about the diction Richard! This that these and thooooose!
you have a-choir-ed many skills along the way
Oh dad joke win 🥇
Many bands have come and gone. But Queen? Queen will be forever. I don't think they had any idea that they would create a musical legacy that would transcend generations. No auto-tune. No gimmicks. Just four very talented people making beautiful music.
My favorites will always be "Somebody to love" & "Princes of the Universe"
Another band worth giving a listen to: The Animals. Eric Burdon has an awesome voice. "House of the rising sun" & "Don't let me be misunderstood"
You look like your having so much fun with this song. This is my favorite song from Queen.
Loving this series, Diane! Gotta keep it up!
So, if you're doing 70's music that you've never heard before, then you need to check out Three Dog Night "Road to Shamballah". My favorite song EVAR.
I remember the song Road to Shamballah from when it was featured in an episode of Criminal Minds. I never knew it was from Three Dog Night. Do you know the meaning of the band's name, Three Dog Night? It's of Aboriginal/ Native Alaskan origins. If it was really cold at night you'd have your dogs sleeping with you for warmth...the more dogs you had for warmth, the colder the night was, so a three dog night was pretty chilly. Just some trivia I thought I'd share with you. 😊😊👋 Greetings from eastern North Carolina!
Saw them at the Santa Monic Civic on this Tour in 1976. It seated 2500 people and they only played three nights. Saw them 10th row first night and 11th row last night but Freddy had a little runway that went to the 10th row so we were front row and Freddy would lean out over us and drip his sweat on us. BEST CONCERT EVER!!! They never played anything this small in L.A. again. Sooo blessed! Saw Bowie in '73 and it was an incredible show but nothing like Queen. Check out their first four albums, like Zep, they are the greatest! Blessings
I love that you have been doing music reactions for the last year? maybe. Your takes are interesting and funny.
This is a great song, and I hope listening to it brought back lots of fun choir memories. Queen has so many great songs. Dr. Brian May is an awesome guitarist. Thanks for making our day better
Dr. Sir Brian May now.
@@tonys1636 very cool
I should watch the movie now!!
This song, written by Mercury, stands out both in composition and arrangement. It's quite an achievement to create a rock song that's only 5 or so minutes long with about ten different sections that hangs together so well.
For future rock tune vids, I'd lean to Irish bands, of which there are many good ones for a country that size. I'll recommend a song from before you were born, The Man Who Built America, by Horslips, which was heavily played by station WXRT radio in Chicago when it came out. Of course there are a few more widely known bands from Ireland. I won't name Them but no doubt many are familiar to U too.
Queen is the pinnacle of what it is to be a live performance band. They had the greatest front man of all time, paired with one of the greatest collection of musicians ever. My favorite Queen song is Who Wants To Live Forever. It just doesn't get any better than Queen.
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Good Choice. Another good Queen song to listen to is Crazy little thing called Love. First thing I think of is Wayne's World Every time I hear this song. I took choir in middle school 7th through 9th grade. The majority of us have sang this song playing on the radio in the car. One of the most sung songs in karaoke. The Rock Guitar Solo legendary. I like the theatre acting effect, singing, and air guitar you added to the video you rock. Chewie looks partied out like he needs some sleep stat. Thanks for making the world a better place one rock video at a time. A recommended Band to Review is Journey. Happy Rock N Roll Wonderfully Weird Wednesday Party On. 🎸🎤🎵
Samesies on Wayne's World lol. Such a great movie!!
Most definitely a car song!!! Thanks Rickey
@@DianeJennings Your Welcome Diane! Carpool Karaoke 🎤🎸🎉🥰
@@JohnMurphy-bo4fe Right Timeless Classic
The crowd singing this song while waiting for a green day concert is staggering good.
I really loved watching your enjoyment of this song! There is no one like Freddie Mercury & Queen for showmanship - they are incredible. One of my favorite Queen songs is Who Wants to Live Forever written by Brian May for the film Highlander (1986) and also used in the Highlander TV series (1992 - 1998).
Not all American school choirs are "Glee" style. Even my tiny school (waaay back in the 80s) had both a pop style "swing choir" and the more formal style you described where diction was very important and a dropped consonant was indeed frowned upon 🙂
Their best song is "Who Wants to Live Forever", used in "Highlander", one of the best movies. There are two versions on the "Kind of Magic" album. The second one is entirely instrumental. Both hit harder with hindsight, when we know Freddy's eventual fate.
That is a great song
It wasn't just used in Highlander, it was specifically written (by Brian May) for a particular scene in that movie.
This was of course a hit at the time it was released, but over the years its stature has grown and it is easily one of the most beloved songs of the rock era. The producer, Roy Thomas Baker, was known for using overdubs of both instruments and voice, and the vocal overdubs were particularly prominent on Bohemian Rhapsody, at times stretching the capabilities of the 24-track tape technology of the time. The technique involved recording multiple takes and then layering them on top of each other. This layering created the choir illusion on some parts of the vocals and the otherworldly sound of Brian May's guitar. Naturally all these takes required weeks to accomplish and then mix together. In all, the song required over 180 overdubs. The song was intended as a parody of bombastic opera music, but over the years it has become regarded as art in its own right. Being someone who appreciates guitar, I have to note Brian May's "Red Special" guitar. He and his father designed and built the guitar when Brian was a teenager. Since May could not afford a Gibson or Fender, he made his own guitar, using wood salvaged from a fireplace mantle and an old table. By the way, in addition to being a guitarist, Dr. May is also an astrophysicist.
Wow that’s a lot of info David!!
@@DianeJennings You're a movie snob, I'm a music snob...
Radio gaga. Don't know why, but its been stuck in my head forever.
I know every single word of this song and have sang it (badly) on many occasions 😂 x favourite queen song is somebody to love
American choirs are typically nothing like Glee. At least not in my part of the South. Everyone stands on risers in matching attire (typically dresses for girls/ black slacks and white dress shirts for boys). A school right across the state line from me won the best choir in South Carolina. That’s a pretty awesome achievement
🎉
Generally agree. Our concert choirs wore choir robes, stood with arms at out sides and we sang mostly classical or Latin liturgical pieces (oddly in a secular public high school 🤷♂️). We did have "show choirs" that sang different things with choreography (the men's show choir sang mainly comedy songs like the 12 days after Christmas)
That was also my experience in choirs (Jr. High, High School, and College), but that was in the 1960's/early 1970's, so some change wouldn't surprise me. We wore robes, standing on risers as you describe.
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I don't think anything in reality is ever like Glee. That show's reality leaned hard into the reality bending antics of movie musicals where heavily choreographed routines can just spring up spontaneously and sweep up whole crowds of bystanders in their magic.
Epic song. I remember when it came out and ran out and bought the album. Great band and Freddie was an amazing front man
Can't really pick a favorite queen song. I did see them live in 1977. Nice reaction, you are so charming.
Great band Diane! This song may be the best known song from pre 2000. This one and Don't Stop Believin' by Journey even 2 year olds in Indochina have heard them too much lol. Somebody to Love is my favorite song my Queen. Happy Wednesday!
Happy Wednesday 🎉
LOL, your such a natural comedic personality!! :) love your vids!!
Favorite Queen song is '39. Weirdly beautiful.
Great video and even greater review by Diane! 🤩
My 13 year old granddaughter heard this song when her mom played it on the radio in the car. A went nuts over it. She must have listened to that song 10 times that day and was singing along by then.
If you want to see the best performance of Queen watch the video of 1984 Live Aid. It was said it was not only the best performance of the festival but, seen as one of the best performances of rock ever.
It's like 20 minutes long but, you will be stunned and be as excited as the crowd that day.
I just saw the typo. sorry. It was 1985 Live Aid.
Pretty awesome video. Its been while, how have you and Chewie the Wookiee dog warrior Road Rover been? I have been busy hard at work on my AS Degree in Digital Media Technology. It must have been quite fun editing this video. What part of this video was your favorite to shoot?
"Under Pressure" best performed live in 1986 at Wembley
Great job! It was fun watching you enjoy one of my favorite bands!
My fav Queen Song is a deep cut. "Melancholy Blues". oh and never stop with the "interpretative dance" it's precious.
Melancholy Blues is a great track. Not many people would know that one. Very different style for a rock band. Shows how many different music genres Queen mastered.
@@user-nw6ob8lk6p Yeah it's a huge throwback to the big-band torch songs you'd hear back in the 30/40s.
Love your choices in music Diane!! Every one is a classic from legendary bands!
You must see their set they did at Live Aid. By far the best performance by any band ever.
I still remember where I was & was watching Countdown Sunday night on the ABC Australia when this came out. Music videos changed that day.
Thank you for sharing your personal relationship with the song. Your animation of the video added a dimension that made your posting extra enjoyable. Press on, girl. 👍👍👍
I was way more interested in your actions than the actual video. You are so fun! My family and I are big fans of yours, because you always make us smile. Great job, please keep making videos.
I absolutely loved this! Ok so now for extra fun rewatch this with the volume off.... you get the funniest dance video 😂❤
Surely there’s a video out there of YOUR choir’s winning performance of Bohemian Rhapsody? We NEED to see that 😊
Favorite Queen song? Gotta go with You're My Best Friend. Not because it's their best musically. Not even close; it's a simple little song. But it's been one of those that I share with my wife, who's absolutely my best friend. So... Fun reaction!
I don't know how many times I have listened to Bohemian Rhapsody since 1982 when I was in elementary school until now.
One of the best concerts I've ever seen. Thin Lizzy opening act!
Diane’s rocking out my favorite Queen song is somebody to love
Always a good choice Diane. It looks like you were really getting into the conducting however, I had no idea what you were trying to say. I’m just glad you got a chance to say it.
Simply teriffic Diane....😀
Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 1975 on Queen’s forth studio album A Night at the Opera.
The song went all the way to #1 on the UK charts for its initial release but it reached #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 but thanks to a film called Wayne’s World in 1992, Bohemian Rhapsody hit the charts again and went all the way to #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for one week.
The beginning section is just Freddie Mercury multi-tracking himself.
The ballad section features an amazing guitar solo from Brian May which he could hear in his head during the recording of the backing track. With his Red Special that he actually built with his dad, he played the solo which sounds like an entirely different tune but it fits well with this song.
For the many voices in the operatic section, it’s Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor multi-tracking themselves.
The rock section is more harsh than the other sections because that’s what really makes it a rock and roll song.
The ending section is when the audio dies down and we hear just the fade.
For early live performances, the ballad section and ending section were featured as part of a medley with Killer Queen (from Sheer Heart Attack) and The March of the Black Queen (from Queen II).
Starting with the tour for A Day at the Races in 1977, Bohemian Rhapsody became a full number and some things were changed in order to be performed live.
Since the beginning section was just Freddie multi-tracked, that part ended up being cut from live performances and since you can’t overdub yourself on stage, the sound engineer for the tour turned on the original recording of the song for the operatic section.
So the ballad, rock and ending sections were sung live and the operatic section wasn’t sung live and it continues to be sung that way even after Freddie Mercury passed away at the age of 45 in 1991.
In 2009, The Muppets covered the song for their TH-cam channel and has received lots of views.
The Freddie Mercury biopic with the same name features Rami Malek as Freddie with singing vocals by soundalike Marc Martel.
The Muppets version is amazing.
Lovely video Diane! An amazing song! Great movie too! So many great classics by Queen. Love these music video reactions! Maybe some more 80's Hair Bands, like: Poison, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, and lots of others!
Awesome video as usual Diane❤.
Enjoyed your reaction to this song. It has long been a favorite of mine.
Interesting fact about Brian May, the lead guitarist. (Located top center in the diamond pattern.) He was in a doctoral program when Queen started enjoying success, leading May to abandon his studies. After Freddie Mercury's death, May resumed his studies earning a Ph.D in astrophysics from Imperial College London. Among other projects, he was a "science team collaborator" on NASA's New Horizons Pluto flyby.
Should you ever meet Brian May, remember to address him as Dr. May.
He was also knighted, so it's Sir Dr. Brian May.
Oh, Diane, your enthusiasm never fails to give me a good ol grin. Great craic!
3:53 Diane plays Bass on the spring on her boom mic! LOVE IT
“Don’t stop me now”
One of the greatest songs of all time! And I think that you now have a new character for your channel: Conductor Diane. Great band with a ton of hits and excellent songs. You should watch the film. It's okay and worth a watch.
I think I will!
Thank you for this one!! Great way to end my work week!!
You really NEED to watch the movie by the same name of this song!! The actor that played Freddie Mercury absolutely killed it! A definite 4.75/5 stars movie!
You need 2 or you might want to check out the live. A concert from 1985 in which Queen did a 21 minutes set that is considered one of the greatest lives sets of all time. It's amazing Freddy Mercury's crowd control is stunning you have to watch.
Excellent song you conducted, Conductor Diane.
Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of:
Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and pianist
Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals
Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals
John Deacon - Bass guitar
Queen is an unusual rock band. All four members had amazing musical talent and each of the four members was a successful composer. Queen is the only group in which all members of the band have songs inducted into the Music Hall of Fame.
Each member of Queen was a strong and unique individual. They each had different musical tastes which is probably why Queen's catalog of music contains such a variety of genres. They wrote and recorded songs that are soft rock, hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock, thrash rock, glam rock, rockabilly, r&b, blues, pop, soul, funk, disco, dance music, jazz, gospel, folk, opera, show tunes, ragtime, etc. They would sometimes combine multiple genres in a single song.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" released originally in 1975 is the creation of Freddie Mercury but he never told anyone what he was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Freddie often wrote in metaphors so I don't suggest taking these lyrics literally. He wanted listeners to be able to apply to the song whatever meaning it had to them personally. Not what it meant to him.
By the way, Freddie admitted that it was composed of three different songs that he had been working on but could not finish. So he decided to mash them together, adding some transitions and bridges, and created "Bohemian Rhapsody”.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" can be broken down into 6 parts:
Part I is the "Into". The video image shows the four members of Queen singing and harmonizing the lyrics of the "Intro" in acapella. In reality, it is only Freddie's voice you hear on the recording. Freddie laid down 5 separate tracks of himself singing and harmonizing with himself. (FYI - multi-tracking and overdubbing run rampant in Bohemian Rhapsody.)
Next is the "Ballad" portion of the song ('Mama, just killed a man'). Freddie had worked on this song for years but it never had a name. The other members of Queen tentatively titled it "Freddie's Cowboy Song". The lyrist Tim Rice (he wrote the lyrics for "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "Evita", "Alladin", "The Lion King", ...) who was a close friend of Freddie's believes this portion of the song’s lyrics were about Freddie confessing to his fans that he was gay (a radical and scary thing to do in 1975).
The third section is the guitar solo. This is the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody not written by Freddie. Freddie told Brian that he wanted a guitar solo in the song and where he wanted it to fit into the song but left it to Brian to create. Brian wanted to have his guitar effectively sing a verse that would inject a different melody. He heard something in his head. He said that he could hear this melody and had no idea where it came from. That melody isn’t anywhere else in the song, but it’s on a familiar chord sequence, so it dovetails in quite nicely.
The guitar solo leads to the fourth section the "Operatic" section. Freddie not only loved Rock but he loved Opera. He was always fascinated with the idea of combining rock and opera. It took 3 weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the "Operatic" section was much smaller when they began recording but Freddie kept adding to it.
Various lyrics in the "Operatic" section seem to refer to the band
Freddie appears to cast himself as the character, Scaramouche, a stock clown of 16th-century Italian literature who dances around making a fool of himself but speaks the truth.
Galileo who was an Italian astrometer, physicist, and engineer definitely refers to Brian (Queen's lead guitarist) who in real life is Dr. Brian May, a scholar with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics.
Figaro refers to the Mozart opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is a subtle way to reference Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) who has a four-octave range vocal span (E2-E6) and was even frequently cited as hitting E5 in live performances while playing the drums. Freddie compared Roger's voice to a dog whistle.
The final reference of Magnifico is Queen's bass guitarist, John Deacon, who has a degree in Electrical Engineering. John is the creator of the "Deacy Amp" which when connected to Brian May's homemade guitar (the Red Special) through a treble-booster could produce sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals. Plus he used his knowledge to keep all of Queen's electronics working.
It is hard to realize that it is only Freddie, Brian, and Roger singing in the "Operatic" section (John never sang on the records). This was 1975, well before digital recordings and autotune. Recordings were made using 24-track analog tape. The limits of tape made it necessary for the three vocalists to overdub themselves many times and "bounce" these down to successive sub-mixes. Some sections of Bohemian Rhapsody feature 180 separate overdubs!
The fifth section is the "Hard Rock" portion. In this section, Freddie sings angry lyrics addressed to an unspecified "you", accusing them of betrayal and abuse and insisting "can't do this to me, baby", before the final lines conclude with him singing, "just gotta get right outta here”.
FYI - the "Operatic" and the "Hard Rock" sections of BoRap were featured in a scene in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which the main character and his friends headbang in a car to the rock part. Because of the success of Wayne's World, Bohemian Rhapsody was re-released in the U.S. in 1992 and rose to Number 2 on the Billboard chart.
In the sixth and final section, the "Outro" returns back to the "Ballad" to close the circle of the song and ends with the sound of a Chinese gong.
Welcome to the world of Queen!
Somebody tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEE
2:35 BR is my favourite followed by Don’t Stop Me Now, but my guilty pleasure from Queen is Fat Bottomed Girls😬so catchy, yet I don’t think I could sing it around anyone 🫣
My brother does, quite often. He's married
@@LindaC616 I can talk about most things just fine, but singing raunchy stuff gets me all bashful 😆
@@mattheweudy2396 I introduced a nephew to Fat Bottom Girls. He's now a Baptist minister. 😈
@@mattheweudy2396 his current wife appreciates it more than the last one. Guess what her build is? 🤣.
@@paulherman5822 😂
You would also enjoy "We are the Champions" by Queen. There's a Mandela-effect that's associated with the song regarding the lyrics.
Fun fact: lead guitarist Brian May now has a PhD in astrophysics.
I like that one too!
What's the song's Mandela effect?
I loved your reaction to the chimes during the line “sent shivers down my spine”. I have watched dozens of different reactions to Bohemian Rhapsody and no one ever catches the tingling chimes!
A musical theatre geek who played Rugby! You go girl!
I have to say this may be best reaction I've ever seen of this song.
As we say here in Texas; Y'all be safe.
thanks for another Pleasant trip down memory lane
I love how you conduct during this song! Then you sway your head and just get lost in the music, just awesome! Queen is such a great band to get lost in their music!
Happy Weird Wednesday! I really enjoy & love Queens Music.🎼🎵🎶
Please watch Queen's performance at Live Aid. Priceless.
Phenomenal. Remember when it was released.
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Thanks, D! Headphones are SO needed... (Freddie did all the harmonies on the intro himself.. but the rest of the band came in later.. the diction WAS perfect, right?)... Appreciate your reaction! (this is just what he looked like when I saw Queen in concert 1978-ish)
Very dramatic, very fun watching you direct. Now you need to do Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
Love Your conducting. My school choir in New York City was just everyone in school uniform singing.
Can’t believe how our reactions, both in singing and arm waving matched throughout the entire song. Loved it👍👍
A great reaction. To see you relive your Irish choir days in this song was wonderful. Thank you
I think this is the only time I've seen a rection to the "shiver down by spine" bell shaking bit. Gets you today's Gold Star.
Absolutely loved the choir direction!
On the subject of school music.... Most American high schools have a Jazz Band class. If there is one song that every single one of these classes since 1977 have learned, it's AWB's "Pick Up The Pieces. " It's a very catchy and fun song. All the instruments get a chance to shine. And it's hard but not impossible. I think you'd have fun hearing it.
You just made my day ! Thanks
Somebody to love is my favorite of their songs. The live aid concert is a great recommendation. Freddie is one of a kind, and he was 100% on during that concert. Not only is his voice one of the best ever, but he was the personification of "Rock Star."
The guy in the striped shirt is Brian May, guitar legend, he made that guitar, with his dad, at home. Freddy had 3 or 4 songs he was working on, then decided to put them together. This was so different than anything ever before, then he had to fight to keep it as envisaged, they wanted it short. The blonde guy Roger has the high notes. All these guys wrote hits, finished uni and had careers outside of music as well.
Favourite Queen song is probably "It's a kind of magic". Go algorithm go!
You're my best friend is my favourite Queen song. Came at a time that I needed it.
Just wondering if you could react to a Gordon Lightfoot song. He past on May first. You might dig “the wreck of the Edmond fizgerald”. It’s a bit of a sea shanty. “If you could read my mind” is also a great song.
Please conduct to more music. That was awesome!
Love of my life is my favourite Queen song❤
Live Wembley 1986