Very true I had the same feeling back in the day when I first heard We Are The Champions I'm pretty sure I got introduced to that song from watching The Mighty Ducks.
Dude U r coddddect! This boy makes me peepee myself watching him! I spit milk out my nostrils becuza him! Silly lil shi! I LOVE him....peace dud:) I yu wana chit or chat do hit bak:) CABINFEVERED LEAD VOCALIST Lookin for my tribe I'm harmless n fun;)
He was born into a strict religious household but he's gay, so when he fully embraced who he was he knew his parents would disapprove of his lifestyle so "mama, just killed a man " was him killing his self, or the person his parents thought he was. Deep song when you understand the meaning behind it. Dude was a genius.
Dia... Are you serious? He was OUT before he wrote Bo-Rap. I don't give 2 shits what Wikipedia told ya... I grew up with Queen. Why do you think he came up with the name Queen? You can't be that naive.
FREDDIE MERCURY IS HIS NAME AND PLAYING THE AUDIENCE IS HIS GAME! The best front man in history, and I'm so glad you got around to him. "We Are The Champions", "We Will Rock You", "Another One Bites The Dust", I bet you're going to be surprised at the songs you know! This is not just "The Rabbit Hole", This is "The Gold Mine".
Under pressure is a great piece of music. The song was sung by two legendary artist. It is a QUEEN song, featuring David Bowie. The music to this song has been used in a famous rap (hip hop) song. Trust me, you will recognize the music and hear two of the greatest voices of the genre. QUEEN under pressure
"Whoever is in that audience is blessed. This was a once in a life time moment." Yeah man. It hurts to think about it too, seeing as how Aids stole Freddy Mercury from us before I was old enough to even think about going to concerts.
@Mark-pl3bv , I introduced Queen to my daughter when she was about 7 years old and now she’s 20 years old and Queen is one her all time favorite band !
This might literally be the best reaction ever🤣 No matter how many times you hear the song the excitement will always be the same. It’s a masterpiece. Watching him witness this brings me joy🤩 🥰
Incorrect! The operatic portion was never performed live! The reason for that is that it was manipulated and layered. Auto-tune existed, and it was used. I am a HUGE Freddie Mercury fan, and I am not talking smack. It is a pervasive lie that you're only good if you don't use auto-tune. *Edit: They don't even try to lie about it. When they're not performing they're not on stage.
Freddie was magnificent.. the Bismillahs were not live .. never have been .. it just wouldn’t have sounded the same ... very clever how they do this live ..
@@nickibridges2898 Auto-Tune is an audio processor introduced in 1997 by and registered trademark of Antares Audio Technologies, which uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances.
Oh my, now I'm at about 11 minutes...... and he's asking who is this guy, where is he...... made me sad..... Freddie Mercury is gone man, another good one lost way before his time....... :(
In the past 30 years I cried four times when people died. Freddy Mercury. Christopher Hitchens. Terry Pratchett. Prince (in fairness, I cried for a week). God save me should Kate Bush ever leave this earth.
He has just proved that the music and the singer live on to the next generation. and that is a good thing cause have you heard the crap they are playing now.
The name of the song is pronounced Bo He-Me-Ann Rhapsody. The bands name is Queen. Freddie Mercury is the lead singer. Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. When they first tried to release the Rock-Opera song in 1975 they were told it was too long to be played on the radio. However fans of the song insisted it be played as performed and the radio stations gave in and agreed to play the song in its entirety. The meaning of the song as stated by the writer, Freddie is up to the listener and as result there are many theories about its meaning.
Lynn Hoffman While it’s true that the music executives felt that it was too long and the band insisted it be played in its entirety. It was the devious work of British DJ Kenny Everett who was given the full song on a reel to reel and proceeded to play small snippets of the song followed by playing the entire song multiple times over 2 days that caught the attention of the listeners. When throngs of fans tried to buy the song after hearing the full version they were told that the song had not been released. At the same time the entire song from a copy of that reel to reel was played to US listeners to rave reviews thus forcing the hand of the music exec’s to release the song as written by Freddie. While it’s one thing for a band to insist on how a song is to be released, it’s another matter when the buying public only wants the full song. Money talks
Some documentation say Freddie could sing 4 or as you stated 5-octaves. But, if you rely on the opinion of opera singers, he’s has just short of 4 octaves. But regardless it’s HUGE
Dude you got me in tears here.. I love your reactions .. Freddie is one of the best artist who have ever lived. Wish I were there among the hundreds of thousand of people there..
I was fortunate enough to have witnessed the Great Freddie Mercury and Queen at Tarrant County Convention Center December 10th 1977 Fort Worth Texas left me drained emotionally spiritually mind blown entertained the memory still lingers to this day R.I.P Freddie
The closest vocal talent has had years longer than Freddie to develop their skill. No one can imagine what beautiful vocals Freddie would've recorded if he didn't pass away and his career continued for another decade or 2.
My brother, this is one of the worlds greatest songs. Composed by a musical genius, that is Freddie Mercury. Watch the studio recorded version of this song. Watch the documentary and the movie. You will be AMAZED even more.
I JUST saw Green Day in concert in August. Before they started they let this song play out over the speakers. The audience was so united in singing this. It was amazing. Closest I will ever come to a Queen concert. THAT is the power of Freddie. 45 years after this song came out...he is still effecting stadiums full of people of all ages. True genius.
Fun fact: Freddie Mercury had a couple extra teeth in his mouth that gave him his pronounced overbite. He never got them removed because he was worried that it could affect the sound of his voice.
Like one of my favorite artists Tech n9ne his teeth wasn't exactly straight lol he raps super fast and obviously had money to fix it, but like Freddy he didn't want to jeopardize his ability plus living with it majority of your life you just accept it
Dude I've been hearing this masterpiece for 35+ yrs and I STILL get those goosebumps every single time. *"Melancholy Blues*" by him shows off his vocal skill unbelievably. 😍
there is no better example of crowd control. Freddie was in charge of 1 million people at that concert. I honestly do not think that any band or solo performer has ever had such mastery
The meaning behind "Mama, just killed a man, put a gun against his head pulled my trigger now he's dead" has never fully been told by Freddie himself but his biographer spoke to the drummer and asked him about the meaning. He said he believes its like he's writing a letter that he killed his past self and became a new person, coming out as bisexual. “Mama” may refer to Freddie Mercury’s former partner Mary Austin, with whom he lived for about seven years. Freddie started work on “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 1972 but really got to finishing it in 1975, the same year he started his first love affair with a man. These lines may be telling Mary that he didn’t mean to hurt her, and that she should carry on with life even if he ends up leaving her; continuing the dispirited, fatalistic theme which resonates throughout the song, with lines like “Any way the wind blows” and “Nothing really matters.”
As fucked up as it sounds I find this theory more profound and impactful: The gun is the virus and he realized he may have sentenced somone to death by sleeping with them and his future is in jeopardy. I don't think he needed to kill his former self he was the same person just unleashing his true feelings.
@@MyriadofNeglect Either one could be true, sadly we'll never get the chance to hear him say it when he grows old and retires from performing. He went way too soon
He was talking about killing off his closeted self, and embracing his whole being. He mentioned it in a biopic or some footage I've seen since the movie dropped. 🤟🏽🐻
He is Freddy Mercury and Indian by birth. He wrote, produced, arranged and did the vocals all by himself. Even Brian May's guitar solo was written by him. Bohemian Rhapsody is one the best and most complexed pieces of music ever written and produced and all just by one individual. He has been classed as one of the most dynamic performers and one of the best vocalist this world has ever experienced. RIP Freddy.
Freddie please, not Freddy. He was born Farrokh Bulsara, in Zanzibar, Tanzania on 5th September 1946, to Parsi-Indian parents and was sent to Boarding school in India, on his own, aged 8. He returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. He, with his family, fled the Zanzibar revolution to the UK (Feltham). ❤️Freddie❤️
Their performance at Live Aid is probably the greatest live performance ever. Those of us who were around at the time watched it live on TV all over the world. I especially like the "Radio Ga Ga" part. The man could have lead an army of music fans into battle if he felt like it.
I was trying to explain to my 20 year old kid how incredible that day of music was. With instant replays and access to anything at just about any time, I don't think it can be conveyed.
"This ain't normal". Actually darling, for Queen it was just another day at the office! The operatic section was impossible to replicate live so they didn't even try. They simply left the stage letting a backing track run, then exploded back for the climax.
@@Calinicus72 yeah, but it wouldn't be the same.... I like this way better. Something is absolutely magical about that part, that a chorus wouldn't/couldn't replicate.
Freddy Mercury is the singer and arguably the greatest singer in rock history. He died of aids in 1991. Check crowd sings bohemian rhapsody, 60,000 people all singing together at a Green day concert. It's unbelievable. BTW still waiting on Dax "Killshot 2" it's brilliant 👏 and so is Mr. Video
And that's what is really up with this song. If 60,000 people go to a concert of a completely other band wait in front of the stage and this song is played, they all sing it with one voice. Close to 30 years after the man who wrote and performed this song died, which also was the end of the band. Hell, most of the people in the audience weren't even born when Freddie died. And that's what's up with this song. One of the greatest songs ever written.
I love yooooooooooo! You simply kill it with your reactions!! Seriously, THE best out there! You entertained me so much while I was at home for 3 weeks recovering from Covid. I’ll never forget you! Thanks a million!! Muuuuuuah!!
Freddie Mercury was a BEAST in the music world. His life had some rough spots, but he certainly made sure people remembered his name. RIP Freddie. Such a loss.
Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 on their 4th studio album A Night at the Opera. They first debuted Bohemian Rhapsody in full during the tour for their fifth album A Day at the Races. To make it fit for live performances, they cut out the intro section because that section is just Freddie Mercury (Piano and vocals) multitracking himself. So in live performances, they start with the ballad section and perform that live. After Brian May’s guitar solo, the band goes offstage and the original recorded track is played during the operatic section since there’s no way four people could sing all those parts live. After the operatic section, the band comes back on stage for the rock section and ending section which are both sung live. During the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Queen performed it with Elton John and Axl Rose. Elton John sang the ballad section, the band went offstage for the operatic section, Axl Rose sang the rock section and then Elton John and Axl Rose both sang the ending section. During the early Queen+ Paul Rodgers tour, Freddie’s vocals from the 1986 Wembley Stadium Concert were on tape for the ballad section, Queen went offstage for the operatic section, Paul Rodgers sang the rock section and during the ending section, it switched between Freddie’s album vocals and Paul’s live vocals. During the later Queen+ Paul Rodgers Tour, Freddie’s vocals from the 1981 Montreal concert were on tape for the ballad section, Queen went offstage for the operatic section, Paul Rodgers sang the rock section live and during the ending section, it switched between Freddie’s Montreal vocals and Paul’s live vocals. Now with Queen + Adam Lambert, Adam sings the first verse of the ballad section while Freddie’s 1981 Montreal vocals were on tape for verse two. Then Queen goes offstage for the operatic section, Adam sings the rock section live and the ending section switches between Freddie’s 1981 Montreal vocals and Adam’s live vocals.
The 22 people who disliked this is freaking TONE DEAF!! This performs was once in a lifetime performance by the SPECTACULAR Freddy FREAKING Mercury and THE SPECTACULAR BAND QUEEN!!! Great reaction! You had me laughing so hard I was crying! 😂😂😂😂
@@joscar062 yeah I was just joking because he wrote that song “I’m in love with my car”. I didn’t really include anything cool in it cos it was a joke 😂
Welcome to Freddie Mercury and the rest of the legends that comprised Queen.... please check out more Queen, you will be pleased. Their live performances are rather good.
I love when younger people open up to the classics. I love your review. Most people react to his voice, I love that you listened to the lyrics. He was a "tormented soul".
I've been on a Freddie Mercury binge all day yesterday...see this. I'm clicking!!! Oh Mr Video I ain't even mad you couldn't pronounce the name...Haha! It's BRILLIANT and I was listening to their entire 20 something minute concert from Live Aid earlier today.
The lead vocalist’s name is Freddie Mercury, Brian May is on guitar, Roger Taylor is on drums, and John Deacon is on bass. The band is named Queen. They’re my favorite band of all time. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Your energy was fantastic ❤️ All of their shows are incredible. I doubt you’ll ever be disappointed.
You make me laugh so much, “What is this guys name?” Have you never seen Waynes World? That’s how my kids learned about Freddy Mercury/Queen. I am just so happy you finally found him! 🙌🏼 ❤ 👑
It happened at every Queen concert - Live Aid just gets all the attention because so many people experienced Queen live for the first time and didn’t realize they performed at that caliber all the time.
Everybody loves Freddy. He was such a tragic loss to the music world dying of AIDS when it was still killing gay men at a large clip. He was a piano prodigy when young.
"Oh man, this is taking a twist, this is taking a twist. Hold on, let me catch up" Twists arounds... OMG you had me crying of laughter. EPIC reaction! Welcome to the greatest song ever made. I hope in the meanwhile you have had also a chance to see the original video of it :)
Dude you killed me with your reactions to their mysticism and showmanship, I feel the same way a thousand times later listening to this song! Please keep the content coming, you have the true taste in music man all the true lovers of the art do!
Freddie Mercury is the lead singer,he is the ultimate front man for a rock band,Queen is legendary if you keep listening to them,you will recognize several of their songs.
Bohemian /bōˈhēmēən/: A socially unconventional person involved in the arts. Named after a 19th century word for Gypsies who were thought to originate from Bohemia, modern day Czech Republic. Rhapsody /ˈrapsədē/: 1) An effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. 2) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time. When I hear this song I think of a man who's lived life on the edge of what society deems acceptable. Someone who has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows life has to offer and now has reached the end of his life, regretting the choices that led him to take someone's life. It reminds me a lot of the kind of thing you'd hear in an opera about a man who became a murderer. The similarity to an operatic performance is strengthened by the chorus where the main character of the song argues and pleads for his life justifying his actions to an invisible chorus of (I'm sure there's a technical term for it in German or Italian) Fates/Judges... fantastic performance and you were right to recognize the incredible talent and brilliance of the composition and performance of this song.
Dude I cant begin toexplain to you how cool this is for me being a child of the seventies and living through Queen and Freddie Mercury and watching you experience greatness for the 1st time.this is incredible Freddie is the number one vocalists in the world and the number 1 performer in the world and we lost him in 1992 to aids I'm loving watching your experience
Ditto, Jax! I never knew how much I'd miss those days. Wait till he finds out that not only is Brian May an astrophysicist, but that he's still rocking that fro!
@@zachuram sorry Zach plenty of people including myself don't think so but that's one's opinion just like yours. Elvis was one of the greatest not the greatest.
Damn Mr Video!! You just went there 🤘❤ This is Freddie Mercury... LEGEND!! The absolute best of British! The most incredible man to grace this planet with his talent! The only reason I am proud of being British! There's a film about Freddie Mercury too. It's called Bohemian Rhapsody, definitely not one to miss. Thank you Mr Video for blessing my day with this 😊 My favourite so far!! 👏🙌 Peace and love ✌❤
@@RoverWaters wrong, Freddie played the solo on piano for Brian so that he could just transcribe it onto guitar. Brian only modified the solo slightly but most of it was Freddie's input.
Queen is a British Band with 4 members: Freddie Mercury (lead singer), Brian May (lead guitar), John Deacon (bass guitar) and Roger Taylor on drums. They all write hit music and they all sing better than most lead singers. They all have college degrees and Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics. Nobody like them anywhere on earth.
@@DasNuk - And John Deacon the electronics wizard and electrical engineer built him an amp nobody could duplicate to give Brian's guitar an even more unique sound.
It’s a theory that the man he killed in the song, was actually referring to the straight man that Freddy had been pretending to be for years!! Then him coming out to his mother!
Ummm....no. on both counts. The song came out in 1975. At that time he was still dating Mary Austin. And no. AIDS wasn't even identified until 1981 and Freddy wasn't diagnosed until 1987 The "mama just killed a man" storyline comes from a traditional English folk ballad that Freddy adapted
Not really true he was not gay but bi per Freddie. Much of the years you say he was pretending was himself figuring out who he was. This is way it’s important for kids not to be allowed to transition. One needs to experiment to found out who they are.
Brian May the guy with the dark curly hair playing the bass is a PhD in radio physics. He still performs even though his locks are now white. He's about 75 now.
Bohemian = Bo - he - me - an His name is Freddie Mercury and he is a legend. There’s an entire movie out about him that you might like. It’s called “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
YESSSSSS! Welcome my friend the the world of Queen, and the late great lead singer Freddy Murcury. RIP. 🥰🥰🎤🎹🔥 So happy you did this reaction, I grew up as a kid with my dad playing queen constantly at home, he was a huge fan, and freddy was one of his idols, and mine too. And your not listening to Queen properly if the neighbour's cant hear it. Lolx🤣 They have done so many iconic songs, please please please react to more Queen....hammer to fall, fat bottomed girls, radio gaga, another one bites the dust.....and many many more. Its brilliant!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍
You ask Freddie what instrument he played, he'd reply: "The audience, darling." Freddie Mercury was the GOAT.
Nice 👍
YES!!
I luv it!!!!
Brilliant reply😁
Deadass accurate
When he was trying to say bohemian I died 😂
I Know I was looking to see if anyone WHOTE IT OUT for him to say
@@marylawrence4724 Keep him guessing. LOL!
bohemian is in Czech republic part of country, Bohemia = Morava
@ELSA FROST
LOL... Didn`t we all?!
Me too girl!!!
The face of someone falling in love with Freddy Mercury and Queen.
Swear to god im not gay
@@clipsedrag13 hey you don't have to be to love the music this man does!
Freddie*
❤️💜🥂
Very true I had the same feeling back in the day when I first heard We Are The Champions I'm pretty sure I got introduced to that song from watching The Mighty Ducks.
"I like this guy. He knows how to put on a show." Understatement of all of history. Love you brother!
Soo true, understand the history- but you`ll never understand Freddie- he was 30 years ahead of the time
Dude U r coddddect! This boy makes me peepee myself watching him! I spit milk out my nostrils becuza him!
Silly lil shi! I LOVE him....peace dud:)
I yu wana chit or chat do hit bak:)
CABINFEVERED LEAD VOCALIST
Lookin for my tribe
I'm harmless n fun;)
Greatest Showman Ever!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Freddie changed his flow 4 times in one song and DaBaby can’t change his flow once in his whole career
Bro I'm screaming 😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Speaking of just killed a man...
Bro, understated comment 🤣🤣
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! XD XD XD
🤣🤣 truth!!!!!
"Where the fuck did he just go!?" Hahahaha I'm dying man. You got to be one of the coolest people to kick it with.
He is Freddie mercury and he is the greatest vocalist ever....
Agree !!
Agree
100% agree
No one will ever compare
Adam Lambert can do things FM couldn't, Dr Brian May has said so
He was born into a strict religious household but he's gay, so when he fully embraced who he was he knew his parents would disapprove of his lifestyle so "mama, just killed a man " was him killing his self, or the person his parents thought he was. Deep song when you understand the meaning behind it. Dude was a genius.
Not really true. This song was about nothing. He didn’t discover being bi till later on
@@diahegge5395 yea im sure for the 20 years prior he had no idea. He just turned bi from one day to another
You can look it up
Dia... Are you serious? He was OUT before he wrote Bo-Rap. I don't give 2 shits what Wikipedia told ya... I grew up with Queen. Why do you think he came up with the name Queen? You can't be that naive.
@@TCTrueCrimeSages I grew up with them also.
Full body gooseflesh is perfectly normal when first introduced to Freddie Mercury.
what do you mean "when first introduced" my first cassette when i was 10 was Queen, i get goosies every time i hear this song
I wish I could experience the very first time I heard this song over & over & over again in perpetuity.
Never heard it called gooseflesh lmao. Thank you.
I knew about him....but truly discovered and recently fell in love with him in my late 40’s......💙
One of the best songs of all time. Went #1 in two different decades. Will live on forever.
FREDDIE MERCURY IS HIS NAME AND PLAYING THE AUDIENCE IS HIS GAME!
The best front man in history, and I'm so glad you got around to him. "We Are The Champions", "We Will Rock You", "Another One Bites The Dust", I bet you're going to be surprised at the songs you know! This is not just "The Rabbit Hole", This is "The Gold Mine".
Under pressure is a great piece of music. The song was sung by two legendary artist. It is a QUEEN song, featuring David Bowie. The music to this song has been used in a famous rap (hip hop) song. Trust me, you will recognize the music and hear two of the greatest voices of the genre.
QUEEN under pressure
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN
@@bryanaltman2956 Ting.
100%
Couldn't agree more.
"Whoever is in that audience is blessed. This was a once in a life time moment."
Yeah man. It hurts to think about it too, seeing as how Aids stole Freddy Mercury from us before I was old enough to even think about going to concerts.
For real. I would sell a kidney to go back in time and experience this concert first-hand.
Freddie*
It was before I was even born
Once in an eternity!
i have thought this same thought many times, and have often said, "i will see him in heaven."🥲
Even generations who were born after Queen know Queen and will make their kids listen to Queen. Legendary.
@Mark-pl3bv , I introduced Queen to my daughter when she was about 7 years old and now she’s 20 years old and Queen is one her all time favorite band !
2023, my granddaughter is 9. She absolutely loves Queen!! Teach them right 😊
It's a parent's duty to do so!!!
Freddie wrote this...his band Queen thought he was slightly bonkers but it has proved to be one of the classics of all time...genius
I believe he got them all to record their parts individually so they had no idea what he was creating until it was all put together.
And he was only 28 at time he wrote it too I think
This is a great watch.. Brian goes over the recording... th-cam.com/video/MizPUYNrAyI/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
"Where he go? did he go to Haven?"... yes, yes he did.
I love you man, Mr. Video!!!! HAA HAAA
damn right he did.
🖤🙏 Freddy 🖤😪
That hurt. Just hurt
If he’s not there, it’s not heaven.
Sometimes I cry because I'll never be able to see Freddie Mercury performing live
If I had one wish bring back Freddie (okay maybe not that but I would highly consider it)
@@n3onphoenixasmr862 i'd use a wish to bring him back, cured of aids without even a second thought
I feel the same also george.
Yes.
The day I discovered my love of Queen was the same day I learned he had been gone a while. I too, was devo'd 💔
This might literally be the best reaction ever🤣 No matter how many times you hear the song the excitement will always be the same. It’s a masterpiece. Watching him witness this brings me joy🤩 🥰
I am rolling at his constant amazement. It’s awesome
And that is HIS voice - no auto tune- no fixing it up after the performance to make it better- this is the man.
Amen
Susan Constable yes
Incorrect! The operatic portion was never performed live! The reason for that is that it was manipulated and layered. Auto-tune existed, and it was used. I am a HUGE Freddie Mercury fan, and I am not talking smack. It is a pervasive lie that you're only good if you don't use auto-tune.
*Edit: They don't even try to lie about it. When they're not performing they're not on stage.
Freddie was magnificent.. the Bismillahs were not live .. never have been .. it just wouldn’t have sounded the same ... very clever how they do this live ..
@@nickibridges2898 Auto-Tune is an audio processor introduced in 1997 by and registered trademark of Antares Audio Technologies, which uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances.
You ain't cold.
If you don't get chills listening to Freddie you're not human
Another thing rarely discussed is Freddies loyalty to his band-mates. He was propositioned many times to go solo and he never did.
@Minami Uchida Thanks for the correction. I never was a student of music, but certain things seem to stick to my brain, like examples of loyalty. LOL.
It's one thing to go solo is another thing to leave the band. We were supposed to have more Queen people smh.
he did some solo work but was at his best when part of queen in my opinion
@@acesfn7316 Agreed.
This is one of the best pieces of music created in the past 100 years.
Oh my, now I'm at about 11 minutes...... and he's asking who is this guy, where is he...... made me sad..... Freddie Mercury is gone man, another good one lost way before his time....... :(
In the past 30 years I cried four times when people died. Freddy Mercury. Christopher Hitchens. Terry Pratchett. Prince (in fairness, I cried for a week).
God save me should Kate Bush ever leave this earth.
He doesn’t know, many younger people don’t.
Soo sad.... Freddie was AMAZING!!
He has just proved that the music and the singer live on to the next generation. and that is a good thing cause have you heard the crap they are playing now.
Actually the 'stuff' played these days is nearly an offense to the word crap.
The name of the song is pronounced Bo He-Me-Ann Rhapsody. The bands name is Queen. Freddie Mercury is the lead singer. Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. When they first tried to release the Rock-Opera song in 1975 they were told it was too long to be played on the radio. However fans of the song insisted it be played as performed and the radio stations gave in and agreed to play the song in its entirety. The meaning of the song as stated by the writer, Freddie is up to the listener and as result there are many theories about its meaning.
Actually, the band insisted it be released in its full length. They said it would either be great or bomb.
Lynn Hoffman While it’s true that the music executives felt that it was too long and the band insisted it be played in its entirety. It was the devious work of British DJ Kenny Everett who was given the full song on a reel to reel and proceeded to play small snippets of the song followed by playing the entire song multiple times over 2 days that caught the attention of the listeners. When throngs of fans tried to buy the song after hearing the full version they were told that the song had not been released. At the same time the entire song from a copy of that reel to reel was played to US listeners to rave reviews thus forcing the hand of the music exec’s to release the song as written by Freddie. While it’s one thing for a band to insist on how a song is to be released, it’s another matter when the buying public only wants the full song. Money talks
@@sck4070 Mad genius team up, the band and a determined DJ.
Sheila Kelley Perfect!
Some documentation say Freddie could sing 4 or as you stated 5-octaves. But, if you rely on the opinion of opera singers, he’s has just short of 4 octaves. But regardless it’s HUGE
Same guy that sings We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions. Ol' Freddie. He is deeply missed.
Huge 70s songs like this one ,
Dude you got me in tears here.. I love your reactions .. Freddie is one of the best artist who have ever lived. Wish I were there among the hundreds of thousand of people there..
I was fortunate enough to have witnessed the Great Freddie Mercury and Queen at Tarrant County Convention Center December 10th 1977 Fort Worth Texas left me drained emotionally spiritually mind blown entertained the memory still lingers to this day R.I.P Freddie
I would give a lot to have seen him live.
He is the one I would have lived to see in concert
Freddie Mercury “The GREATEST vocalist of all time”
Another legend gone too soon!!
The closest vocal talent has had years longer than Freddie to develop their skill. No one can imagine what beautiful vocals Freddie would've recorded if he didn't pass away and his career continued for another decade or 2.
My brother, this is one of the worlds greatest songs. Composed by a musical genius, that is Freddie Mercury. Watch the studio recorded version of this song. Watch the documentary and the movie. You will be AMAZED even more.
Forget mozart
@@marinalibslayer if you havent seen the movie amadeus of mozarts life i would HIGHLY suggest watching it :D
Mozart inspired Freddy
I JUST saw Green Day in concert in August. Before they started they let this song play out over the speakers. The audience was so united in singing this. It was amazing. Closest I will ever come to a Queen concert. THAT is the power of Freddie. 45 years after this song came out...he is still effecting stadiums full of people of all ages. True genius.
Fun fact: Freddie Mercury had a couple extra teeth in his mouth that gave him his pronounced overbite. He never got them removed because he was worried that it could affect the sound of his voice.
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Wow 😲, I never knew that and I thought I knew everything about Freddie Mercury. Thanks for sharing this comment.
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Wow I didn't know that! Either way he was and is a legend!!! Lol
Like one of my favorite artists Tech n9ne his teeth wasn't exactly straight lol he raps super fast and obviously had money to fix it, but like Freddy he didn't want to jeopardize his ability plus living with it majority of your life you just accept it
You ain't gettin' goosebumps... That's you hitting music Nirvana, my friend. All thanks to the late, and always great, Freddie Mercury...
Yes!!!!! Mercury is really like mercury...changes your whole body chemical breakdown haha love it!!!!
Yes
Not to be confused with the other Nirvana.. XD
Yea one of the greatest.
Dude I've been hearing this masterpiece for 35+ yrs and I STILL get those goosebumps every single time. *"Melancholy Blues*" by him shows off his vocal skill unbelievably. 😍
Queen - four individually world-class musicians, and together - out of this world.
Queen's Live Aid performance is one of the greatest music sets in rock history.
there is no better example of crowd control. Freddie was in charge of 1 million people at that concert. I honestly do not think that any band or solo performer has ever had such mastery
was gonna comment the same thing 😄
Exactly
@@garygreen2146 one million in Wembley,I don't think so 😏
John Miller it was.. there was crowds e v e r y w h e r e
The meaning behind "Mama, just killed a man, put a gun against his head pulled my trigger now he's dead" has never fully been told by Freddie himself but his biographer spoke to the drummer and asked him about the meaning. He said he believes its like he's writing a letter that he killed his past self and became a new person, coming out as bisexual. “Mama” may refer to Freddie Mercury’s former partner Mary Austin, with whom he lived for about seven years.
Freddie started work on “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 1972 but really got to finishing it in 1975, the same year he started his first love affair with a man. These lines may be telling Mary that he didn’t mean to hurt her, and that she should carry on with life even if he ends up leaving her; continuing the dispirited, fatalistic theme which resonates throughout the song, with lines like “Any way the wind blows” and “Nothing really matters.”
Queen is one of the greatest! Your comment shed light to the deeper meaning of the song. Kudos to you.
As fucked up as it sounds I find this theory more profound and impactful: The gun is the virus and he realized he may have sentenced somone to death by sleeping with them and his future is in jeopardy.
I don't think he needed to kill his former self he was the same person just unleashing his true feelings.
@@MyriadofNeglect Either one could be true, sadly we'll never get the chance to hear him say it when he grows old and retires from performing. He went way too soon
He was talking about killing off his closeted self, and embracing his whole being. He mentioned it in a biopic or some footage I've seen since the movie dropped. 🤟🏽🐻
Thank You for the explanation
He is Freddy Mercury and Indian by birth. He wrote, produced, arranged and did the vocals all by himself. Even Brian May's guitar solo was written by him. Bohemian Rhapsody is one the best and most complexed pieces of music ever written and produced and all just by one individual. He has been classed as one of the most dynamic performers and one of the best vocalist this world has ever experienced. RIP Freddy.
He was born in Tanzania, East Africa before moving to the UK as a boy, not India.
Parsi, not Indian. He went to boarding school in India.
Freddie please, not Freddy. He was born Farrokh Bulsara, in Zanzibar, Tanzania on 5th September 1946, to Parsi-Indian parents and was sent to Boarding school in India, on his own, aged 8. He returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. He, with his family, fled the Zanzibar revolution to the UK (Feltham). ❤️Freddie❤️
Thx you 🙏🏾 Chrissie Lord...💁🏾♀️ finally sombody who'd gotten it right✌🏾!
Both his parents were Persian (zoroastrians). Freddie considered himself as Persian. end of story
Absolutely love your reaction! You are sensitive, humble and funny. 👏👏👏 Freddie is the best singer and musician who ever set foot on this planet. Txs
Their performance at Live Aid is probably the greatest live performance ever. Those of us who were around at the time watched it live on TV all over the world. I especially like the "Radio Ga Ga" part. The man could have lead an army of music fans into battle if he felt like it.
I was trying to explain to my 20 year old kid how incredible that day of music was. With instant replays and access to anything at just about any time, I don't think it can be conveyed.
"This ain't normal". Actually darling, for Queen it was just another day at the office! The operatic section was impossible to replicate live so they didn't even try. They simply left the stage letting a backing track run, then exploded back for the climax.
Queen's "normal" was "extraordinary" to us mere mortals!
Yep, it was an excellent way to do it live!
I suppose nowadays, in theory, they COULD bring in a choir for that part.
@@Calinicus72 yeah, but it wouldn't be the same.... I like this way better. Something is absolutely magical about that part, that a chorus wouldn't/couldn't replicate.
Freddy Mercury is the singer and arguably the greatest singer in rock history. He died of aids in 1991. Check crowd sings bohemian rhapsody, 60,000 people all singing together at a Green day concert. It's unbelievable. BTW still waiting on Dax "Killshot 2" it's brilliant 👏 and so is Mr. Video
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Mike is right, 60k people singing that song, it’s insane. You wanna talk about goose bumps.... you’ll feel em in your soul. It’s brilliant ⚡️
And that's what is really up with this song. If 60,000 people go to a concert of a completely other band wait in front of the stage and this song is played, they all sing it with one voice. Close to 30 years after the man who wrote and performed this song died, which also was the end of the band. Hell, most of the people in the audience weren't even born when Freddie died. And that's what's up with this song. One of the greatest songs ever written.
Timon, I wanted to type all that out but I was being lazy. Lol.
I love yooooooooooo!
You simply kill it with your reactions!! Seriously, THE best out there! You entertained me so much while I was at home for 3 weeks recovering from Covid. I’ll never forget you! Thanks a million!! Muuuuuuah!!
That was one of the best reaction videos ever. Period. Thank you so much
it makes me so happy to see him react with such amazement and get all those goosebumps at the same time as all of us...we're all connected
Freddie the greatest show man to ever grace the stage - gives me tingles every single time! Beautiful reaction x
Freddie Mercury was a genius. He wrote his songs and music. It was a huge loss of a talented man. I cried.
I cried too
I still cry inside
I love ♥️ this reaction!!! I've watched several times!😍 Freddie Mercury always exceptional!!!💛🔥🔥🔥🔥
This guy knows how to put on a show...
Freddy would be chuckling
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Amen! He was one of the best show men of all time! God rest his soul!
Freddie Mercury was a BEAST in the music world. His life had some rough spots, but he certainly made sure people remembered his name. RIP Freddie. Such a loss.
Freddie Mercury was definitely one of the greatest showman! held his crowd in his hand.
Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 on their 4th studio album A Night at the Opera.
They first debuted Bohemian Rhapsody in full during the tour for their fifth album A Day at the Races.
To make it fit for live performances, they cut out the intro section because that section is just Freddie Mercury (Piano and vocals) multitracking himself.
So in live performances, they start with the ballad section and perform that live.
After Brian May’s guitar solo, the band goes offstage and the original recorded track is played during the operatic section since there’s no way four people could sing all those parts live.
After the operatic section, the band comes back on stage for the rock section and ending section which are both sung live.
During the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Queen performed it with Elton John and Axl Rose.
Elton John sang the ballad section, the band went offstage for the operatic section, Axl Rose sang the rock section and then Elton John and Axl Rose both sang the ending section.
During the early Queen+ Paul Rodgers tour, Freddie’s vocals from the 1986 Wembley Stadium Concert were on tape for the ballad section, Queen went offstage for the operatic section, Paul Rodgers sang the rock section and during the ending section, it switched between Freddie’s album vocals and Paul’s live vocals.
During the later Queen+ Paul Rodgers Tour, Freddie’s vocals from the 1981 Montreal concert were on tape for the ballad section, Queen went offstage for the operatic section, Paul Rodgers sang the rock section live and during the ending section, it switched between Freddie’s Montreal vocals and Paul’s live vocals.
Now with Queen + Adam Lambert, Adam sings the first verse of the ballad section while Freddie’s 1981 Montreal vocals were on tape for verse two. Then Queen goes offstage for the operatic section, Adam sings the rock section live and the ending section switches between Freddie’s 1981 Montreal vocals and Adam’s live vocals.
The 22 people who disliked this is freaking TONE DEAF!! This performs was once in a lifetime performance by the SPECTACULAR
Freddy FREAKING Mercury and THE SPECTACULAR BAND QUEEN!!! Great reaction! You had me laughing so hard I was crying! 😂😂😂😂
Kimberly Grimm: Yep, they gotta be the most ignorant people on earth! How can ANYONE NOT love this song and music???
13:31 “This ain’t normal” That’s what Bohemian stands for
You should react to queen playing at live aid. Freddie Mercury has some of the best crowd control ever
I haven’t laughed this hard in a very long time. Thank you for this!
The singer, the artist, the showman that is Freddie Mercury. Blessed are those who grew up with his music. You sweet, sweet man, you're sorely missed.
i wish bands today could get crowds to rock out to the level that bands like Queen did
Oh. It's not just Freddy.
Brian May, dude on guitar?
He's a real legit astrophysicist.
Roger Taylor was the dude on the drums. He’s in love with his car or something
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You forgot to mention he was a dentist
And Deacon was an electrical engineer
@@joscar062 yeah I was just joking because he wrote that song “I’m in love with my car”. I didn’t really include anything cool in it cos it was a joke 😂
It's FreddIE. Not Freddy. -_-
All were highly educated with degrees...
"This is taking a twist."
*Hold on, let me catch up* -- as he spins around! Hahaha! 😂
“I like this dude, right here!”
I can promise you that Freddie would have loved you too... in every way lol
Welcome to Freddie Mercury and the rest of the legends that comprised Queen.... please check out more Queen, you will be pleased. Their live performances are rather good.
I love when younger people open up to the classics. I love your review. Most people react to his voice, I love that you listened to the lyrics. He was a "tormented soul".
“Did he go to heaven?!” 😭😭😭yes he did my friend, yes he did
And if he didn't, who among us ever would?
That’s Freddie Mercury with Queen!
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I doubt your god likes homosexuals. This song is about his homosexual experience. Haha
I love you and your reactions. You never fail to make me laugh and bring a smile to my face. Please never change!
I've been on a Freddie Mercury binge all day yesterday...see this. I'm clicking!!!
Oh Mr Video I ain't even mad you couldn't pronounce the name...Haha! It's BRILLIANT and I was listening to their entire 20 something minute concert from Live Aid earlier today.
Only band I know of where EVERY member of the group has written a Nr.1 hit song
The lead vocalist’s name is Freddie Mercury, Brian May is on guitar, Roger Taylor is on drums, and John Deacon is on bass. The band is named Queen. They’re my favorite band of all time. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Your energy was fantastic ❤️ All of their shows are incredible. I doubt you’ll ever be disappointed.
You make me laugh so much, “What is this guys name?” Have you never seen Waynes World? That’s how my kids learned about Freddy Mercury/Queen. I am just so happy you finally found him! 🙌🏼 ❤ 👑
"Who is this guy?"
Freddie Mercury -
One of the greatest showmen to grace the Earth and gone from it way too early....
Facts
Word.
Gospel
He was the Greatest!
Hes a legend
“I don’t think this could ever happen again..”
Live Aid says hello.
Do it! The whole thing! Freddie was a diamond amongst pebbles mate.
It happened at every Queen concert - Live Aid just gets all the attention because so many people experienced Queen live for the first time and didn’t realize they performed at that caliber all the time.
Oh man, this dude reacting to 20 minutes of pure Queen gloriousness? Gotta see that.
Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/TkFHYODzRTs/w-d-xo.html
"the 21 minutes that changed the world", talk about stealing the show.
Queen is regarded as the Best live band of the twentieth century.
One of the best i'd say, Prince and Pink Floyd should be right up there too.
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All time*
Freddie left his heart and life on that stage. So captivating.
I'm guilty of watching this reaction like four times. It still almost brings tears to my eyes. I just love you Leo!! Thank you!!
Everybody loves Freddy. He was such a tragic loss to the music world dying of AIDS when it was still killing gay men at a large clip. He was a piano prodigy when young.
Why do people call him Freddy???
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This song actually was written right after he told this mother about his AIDS diagnosis.
@@amberlyarcher-txsgrl71 No, this song came out in 1975. Way before he discovered he had AIDS. A lot of people feel this was his way of coming out.
4:42 the way he sings „I don’t wanna die“ my god! Never heard a nicer voice live.
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I love the fact that this song came out back in like the 1970s and till this day this is the greatest song ever made
Rest in peace Freddy. We have lost practically a whole generation of brilliant musicians and performers. It's amazing.
Oh sweetheart.. you have got to react to his entire Live Aid set.. it is EVERYTHING!!! R.I.P Freddy Baby!!🙏🏼🙌🏼🥰
"Oh man, this is taking a twist, this is taking a twist. Hold on, let me catch up" Twists arounds... OMG you had me crying of laughter. EPIC reaction! Welcome to the greatest song ever made. I hope in the meanwhile you have had also a chance to see the original video of it :)
I laughed so hard!
Dude you killed me with your reactions to their mysticism and showmanship, I feel the same way a thousand times later listening to this song! Please keep the content coming, you have the true taste in music man all the true lovers of the art do!
The French call those shivers a frisson... When you connect emotionally to a performance and you get goosebumps!
True
Freddie Mercury is the lead singer,he is the ultimate front man for a rock band,Queen is legendary if you keep listening to them,you will recognize several of their songs.
The look on your face when the beat switches 😂
His name is Freddie Mercury. He is a legend. He was born in 1946 in India. At 18, he moved to the UK. Sadly, He passed away in the ’90s.
Bohemian /bōˈhēmēən/: A socially unconventional person involved in the arts. Named after a 19th century word for Gypsies who were thought to originate from Bohemia, modern day Czech Republic.
Rhapsody /ˈrapsədē/: 1) An effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. 2) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time.
When I hear this song I think of a man who's lived life on the edge of what society deems acceptable. Someone who has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows life has to offer and now has reached the end of his life, regretting the choices that led him to take someone's life. It reminds me a lot of the kind of thing you'd hear in an opera about a man who became a murderer. The similarity to an operatic performance is strengthened by the chorus where the main character of the song argues and pleads for his life justifying his actions to an invisible chorus of (I'm sure there's a technical term for it in German or Italian) Fates/Judges... fantastic performance and you were right to recognize the incredible talent and brilliance of the composition and performance of this song.
Dude I cant begin toexplain to you how cool this is for me being a child of the seventies and living through Queen and Freddie Mercury and watching you experience greatness for the 1st time.this is incredible Freddie is the number one vocalists in the world and the number 1 performer in the world and we lost him in 1992 to aids I'm loving watching your experience
November 24th, 1991. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Ditto, Jax!
I never knew how much I'd miss those days.
Wait till he finds out that not only is Brian May an astrophysicist, but that he's still rocking that fro!
Elvis is the greatest vocalist and greatest performer!
@@zachuram sorry Zach plenty of people including myself don't think so but that's one's opinion just like yours. Elvis was one of the greatest not the greatest.
@@zachuram nope. He just had no real competition at the time
Damn Mr Video!! You just went there 🤘❤
This is Freddie Mercury... LEGEND!!
The absolute best of British! The most incredible man to grace this planet with his talent! The only reason I am proud of being British!
There's a film about Freddie Mercury too. It's called Bohemian Rhapsody, definitely not one to miss.
Thank you Mr Video for blessing my day with this 😊
My favourite so far!! 👏🙌
Peace and love ✌❤
He was a God ! Long live Freddie Mercury ! Glad you liked it ....
Bruh Queen will change your life, get ready to enter a whole new dimension of music👍
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Arguably the most beautiful song ever written. Freddie Mercury was one of kind.
I love that you call him queen. I think Freddy would also approve. He is such a legend.
“I like this guy, he knows how to put on a show” is the understatement of the century lol
And Freddie wrote it entirely by himself...
Brian May wrote the Bohemian Rhapsody guitar solo
@@RoverWaters wrong, Freddie played the solo on piano for Brian so that he could just transcribe it onto guitar. Brian only modified the solo slightly but most of it was Freddie's input.
Freddie Mercury. Greatest front man in the history of mankind
God of music, basically GOAT
Queen is a British Band with 4 members: Freddie Mercury (lead singer), Brian May (lead guitar), John Deacon (bass guitar) and Roger Taylor on drums. They all write hit music and they all sing better than most lead singers. They all have college degrees and Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics. Nobody like them anywhere on earth.
Brian May and his father built the guitars he used. He couldn't get the tone he wanted so he just built his own setup.
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@@DasNuk - And John Deacon the electronics wizard and electrical engineer built him an amp nobody could duplicate to give Brian's guitar an even more unique sound.
Brian May also does work with NASA
This is very much appreciated. Just listening to them harmonize is something to consider.
Thank you for sharing your reactions to this beautiful song. It saddens me that I can't go back in time and relive the first time I heard this song 💔
You got to see Queen at Live Aid...all 25 minutes,,,it will blow your mind...its suppose to be one of the best live performances ever
It’s a theory that the man he killed in the song, was actually referring to the straight man that Freddy had been pretending to be for years!! Then him coming out to his mother!
Ummm....no. on both counts. The song came out in 1975. At that time he was still dating Mary Austin. And no. AIDS wasn't even identified until 1981 and Freddy wasn't diagnosed until 1987
The "mama just killed a man" storyline comes from a traditional English folk ballad that Freddy adapted
Not really true he was not gay but bi per Freddie. Much of the years you say he was pretending was himself figuring out who he was. This is way it’s important for kids not to be allowed to transition. One needs to experiment to found out who they are.
Metaphorically his mom killed him.
This is totally made up...
Never knew that, thanks for sharing. Definitely gives an already incredible song additional depth.
Brian May the guy with the dark curly hair playing the bass is a PhD in radio physics. He still performs even though his locks are now white. He's about 75 now.
Not the bass, it's lead guitar.
Its been almost three decades and it still hurts. I love you Freddie
Bohemian = Bo - he - me - an
His name is Freddie Mercury and he is a legend. There’s an entire movie out about him that you might like. It’s called “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Yes!!! The movie is phenomenal!!! I've watched it 3 times. Please please pretty please watch it & tell us when you do.
YESSSSSS! Welcome my friend the the world of Queen, and the late great lead singer Freddy Murcury. RIP. 🥰🥰🎤🎹🔥
So happy you did this reaction, I grew up as a kid with my dad playing queen constantly at home, he was a huge fan, and freddy was one of his idols, and mine too. And your not listening to Queen properly if the neighbour's cant hear it. Lolx🤣
They have done so many iconic songs, please please please react to more Queen....hammer to fall, fat bottomed girls, radio gaga, another one bites the dust.....and many many more.
Its brilliant!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍
LOL... "There's too much going on...." Falls to the couch. You're killin me! Best.Song.Ever.