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@BisscuteReacts The bass line of Vanilla Ice's song was taken from this Queen song (with David Bowie) 'Under Pressure' (Album 'Hot Space', 1982). I don't remember if it was considered plagiarism.
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Bass line written by John Deacon lyrics by Queen and David Bowie Vanilla Ice prosecuted and lying about it. Song written long before ice stole it. Check out the Queen/Bowie compilation
This is probably THE most recognizable bassline ever done by anyone. John Deacon wrote himself right into history with it. It pains me that you recognized it as "Ice Ice Baby!" 😪 Deacon's other legendary stinger is "Another One Bites The Dust".
The interesting thing is that in the out-of-court settlement over copyright infringement, Vanilla Ice ended up buying the rights to "Under Pressure", but the songwriting credits for "Ice Ice Baby" still go to Queen and Bowie.
Deacon's bass line for "Another One Bites The Dust" was lifted from Bernard Edwards bass line from Chic's "Good Times". And of course it was sampled by The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight".
Roger Taylor (drummer) and Freddie were real friends Roger made a song after Freddie died called "Old Friends" which summed up their relationship. Roger also did solo albums. Queen was a democracy and they all argued but were like brothers
Yes, they met before Freddie joined the band, they ran a stall at a street market fair kind of thing selling exotic clothes. Freddie would pick out things for himself to wear.
He ended up on the winning side. He made $10 million off of "Ice Ice Baby". When threatened with a civil suit, he bought the writes to "Under Pressure" from Brian May. So, he cleared $6 million off of his unauthorized sample, and he earns royalties from any use of "Under Pressure". He still owns the rights.
@@lumina1104 Spokesman for the Queen claims Vanilla Ice is lying. Which makes sense, who would in their right mind sold such an iconic song for so little?
@@lumina1104 No, he doesn't. The man is a liar and a charlatan. Queen Productions owns the rights to Under Pressure. The thief merely paid his dues and skulked back into the undergrowth.
John Deacon the bass player wrote this bass riff which was later stolen by Vanilla Ice who claimed he didn't because he added an additional quarter beat in the middle. Courts decided to award Queen all the rights of ice ice baby because it was copyright infringement on Under Pressure.
To me the best Queen song and best David Bowie of all time, and David Bowie never once performed this in person live or in studio with Queen. It was recorded in separate studios, but never live together.
This is a songwriting masterpiece, which only makes sense considering that such incredibly talented people wrote it together. Freddie goes insanely high on the studio version. And it’s amazing to see him completely comfortable in front of such a massive crowd.
Roger Taylor has a large fan base of his own. He has done solo albums too. He is well aware of our collective appreciation for his vocal styling's and talents. There was never any kind of rivalry in that regard. He is SO amazing. I absolutely love his voice.
All of them were really friends. What makes Queen so Unique and Amazing is the fact that every single member was so talented and had his particular gift that they'd able to bring into the table. That's the most extraordinary quality of them. Roger's is very good with the high notes and, of course, a real good singer, so his voice was a very powerful complement to Freddie's lead vocals in certains songs, such as Bryan's voice which is very smooth element in other songs. That band can brag about having every single member with a least one hit written by every single one of them. You can't see that and every rock and roll band. Roger loved Freddie very much as the rest of the members. And he still post beautiful things about their friendship. They had arguments? Sure. Every single band faces rough moments from time to time. Especially when the ego is involved, but they stayed together until the end. In fact, I heard him talking about that awful moment when he found out about Freddie's illness. He was so desperate, sad, and worried that it breaks your heart to seeing him remembering that moment. Another thing that breaks your heart is watching someone who spent her life believing that Ice had something to do with the composition of this peace of art. 🤦🏾♂️ You should listen to the original version with Bowie. Amazing!!!
I've seen Queen 4 times. 1977- 1983 we loved singing with Freddie. Love of my life, 39, spread your wings, etc. What great nites. I truly miss it. All bands have their little fights, but Rodger Tayler and Freddie got along well. Their voices fit so well together.
They all appreciated each other's talent and Roger and Freddie were best friends. According to Roger they have never had a cross word, but Freddie and Brian the 2 perfectionists! Freddie was the man of the quick solutions while Brian liked to fiddle around with his guitar.
You recognize the hook of the song because Vanilla Ice sampled it for "ICE, ICE BABY". Queen = Sheer Perfection! Freddie.... Probably THE BEST Frontman of All-Time!! Hands-down. Cheers Biss!
THis whole concert was amazing, it made we wish I'd been born 10 years earlier so maybe I acutally could have been there to see it for real. Instead I got it in VHS when the show was released, ALL TWO HOURS of it, and then when VHS went obsolete I got it again on DVD and I STILL immerse myself in it every year. The whole thing was just astounding, it's all worth visiting. The opening salvo especially, coming out guns blazing with One Vision, is just INCREDIBLE, they started as strong as the went on; then there's Is This the World We Created?, so beautiful, just Freddie and Brian solo on an acoustic guitar, but my absolute favourite has to be the true showstopper of Radio Gaga, with the WHOLE CROWD all clapping along in unison. It's a genuinely transcendental experience ...
The opening 'call and response' segment was also used during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. 26 years after the original the crowd responded just the same to great man, even though he was no longer with us. Also according to Brian & Roger, John came up with the bass line while they were having a general jam, they went out for the evening for "some refreshments" and when they returned he promptly forgot how it went! Thankfully for us, he did remember it in the end!
Queen live is an awesome experience, but I can't get over the duet with David Bowie on this song. Both of them do an amazing job with this song and that is my favorite Queen song!
Saw them do this at Madison Square Garden in July 1982. This us from their album "Hot Space" from 1982. Vanilla sampled, stole, the hook about 10 years later. Each and every member was equally represented in their music. Check out "I'm in Love With My Car" Roger sings lead on that one.
Under pressure is the original song! Ice Ice baby was sampled by vanilla ice! You really need to react to the version with David Bowie, it's another level of emotions!
I was never able to see Queen live, but I did get to see David Bowie at a smaller venue in the 90s and he played this with his bassist. Even with half the song, it is still amazing.
Hello dear Biscute 🙂 great to see you on the musical track of Queen songs , last week every fan of Queen mentioned 77th birthday of Freddie Mercury , to remember how great he is , i listened few songs from this live concert and like always blow me away , just like Brian May once said , that the two nights live performance in Wembley was and still is the biggest thrill for him. Speaking of this song , it is so energetic from the beggining to the very end , as for crowd control by Freddie there's no words , amazing reaction by you dear Biscute , hoping to see more of Queen live from Wembley 🙂another band member of Queen Brian May almost two months ago celebrated his 76th birthday , can you please make a reaction of Brian May legendary 9 minutes guitar solo of the song Brighton Rock live in Wembley , you will love it 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing with all of us music of her majesty the Queen 🙂
Except he owns the rights to the songs and makes money off any commercial usage of it. When he was threatened with a copyright suit, he bought the rights from Brian May. He paid $4 million for the rights to Under Pressure after he'd already made $10 million off of Ice Ice Baby.
@@lumina1104 BS !!!He owns nothing. He was found guilty of copyright infringement and had to pay a $4,500,000 settlement. He DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS!!!
Vanilla Ice used this bassline in his song Ice, Ice Baby without permission and without crediting the original artists which ended up costing him a lot of money. John Deacon wrote that bass line and the song is credited to Queen and David Bowie. He later claimed that he bought the rights to Under Pressure which is not true, he bought the right to use it in that song only, the song rights still belong to Queen and David Bowie. Roger and Freddie were friends and business partners way back in the early years and they never really argued or fought. The fighting was between Roger and Brian and it was a constant thing. Funny because it was Brian and Roger's band before Freddie joined them and it is now Roger and Brian still touring together today. Roger has a temper and Brian can be stubborn and will just eventually wear you down. Freddie was generally the peacemaker in the mix. Freddie and Brian often had difficulty agreeing but they were not really hateful to one another but Brian and Roger were like gasoline and a match. John didn't fight a lot but when he did, he had no intention of losing the battle. Roger does have a very high falsetto and does sing the highest notes on Bohemian Rhapsody but often in Queen songs, Freddie sings the high notes, it just depends on the song. Brian, Roger and Freddie are all lead vocalists but in Queen, Freddie was usually singing lead.
It's true. Drummer Roger Taylor was the one who hit the high notes on several songs, especially Somebody to Love. On Bohemian Rhapsody there are several vocals recorded by Mercury in addition to the others on the chorus. all very good singers.
Great reaction Biss! Under pressure is great song from waaaay before ice ice baby. Freddy Mercury was a genius! This definitely takes me back to my youth! V. Ice borrowed the Riff for ice ice baby. Happens alot to older songs! Luv ya Biss ❤️💛
Ooooh yeeeaaah, Queen with Freddie was not just a band, it was a phenomenon! 🤟 As you said, Biss, Freddie was a powerhouse, in every aspect! 😎💪 And I'm also particularly happy that you recognize the drummer Roger Taylor as being a vital component to the vocal delivery of their live shows! Thank you, Biss, for that ... especially since I'm a drummer doing complementary vocals myself ... 😁😉
Someone said he had a terrible cold during this concert so that explains that he didn't reach the usual vocal heights. It is really impressive though! ! Great reaction by the always beautiful Bisscute ❤
I was there, in the front & it was amazing, still have the cup he threw at me. Vanilla Ice stole the sample without asking & Queen took him to court. They settled out of court for a few million. Vanilla Ice tried to say it didn’t sound anything like this song, all he had to do was ask if he could use it & give credit to the original writers. He may have had to pay for it? But not as much as the court settlement 🤘🏼♥️🤘🏼xx
No other live performer than Freddie. An amazing song especially the studio version with David Bowie. Other songs I recommend are Headlong, I Want it All, and Friends will be Friends. Great reaction Biss !! ❤👏
09/04/24: Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he suffered a stroke last week which left him temporarily unable to use his left arm. He says he’s okay now though. Good news.
I don't know if Roger Taylor was under appreciated in the band. I'm kind of guessing here, but from what I remember hearing, the real conflicts in the band were more about musical style and direction, because Freddie wanted to do more pop, and then he went through his operatic phase, where the other guys were more rock. Other than that, and you know, probably issues related to drugs and alcohol, which was par for the course in those days, it seemed like Queen were a pretty tight band that got along and valued each other. In footage you see, it actually always seems like Freddie and Roger are always goofing around and more playful with each other, where as Brian and John seem a little more mellow and reserved.
In fact there was very good balance in that. Roger and Brian were more to the rock, Freddie and John more to pop / disco / funk. That is sometimes mentioned as one of the reasons why John left the band after Freddie died. He was affraid he would not be able to his music any more. But who knows :)
Queen came out with this song first. Vanilla Ice sampled the riff for his song. I think that the guitarist, Brian and Freddy were friends and fought a lot. The highest notes were probably Freddie Mercury. He had a full three octaves range.
Vanilla Ice bought the rights to “Under Pressure” and gave credit to Bowie and Queen on “Ice Ice Baby”. Different versions of “Ice Ice Baby” have been released over the years, and the songwriting credits still go to Queen and Bowie.
This whole concert is worth for you to sit down and see from start to end, it's pretty much perfect. Even though it is quite obvious when you listen to Freddies singing that he started to show some signs of not being all that well at that point. The band was like a family, and of course they had arguments and so on. But at the end of the day, they were well aware of the importance of being that group and how they meshed into a perfect unit. In the 70's it was more common for Roger and Brian to take the lead vocals on songs they've written. In the early 80's Roger released his own solo album, and I can only guess that it gave him his creative output and became more comfortable with giving Freddie the lead vocals on his songs in the Queen camp, like Radio Ga Ga and A Kind of Magic. The version of AKOM that he had mixed was used in the Highlander movie, Freddie went into the studio and made a remix of it and that became the official version which Roger was fully OK with. And that is a great live song from Wembley that you should check out if you haven't already. 🙂
When that horrible Ice Ice Baby came out on Mtv by Vanilla ice...I shouted it was ripped off from Queen. What was sad was how many people didn't know what i was talking about!!! Anyway this has two of my favorite performers/singers EVER. Bowie and Mercury were two of the best music ever had. Thanks Biss. Great reaction. Too cute❤.
There is a live version of this song, I think from Live AID, with David Bowie on stage singing his part. You should give that version a watch when you get a chance, it’s a great rock dust.
@@davidace5444 I just rewatched the performance from Live Aid, just search Queen Bowie Under Pressure Live Aid and multiple videos will pop up, or google it.
You might be thinking of the tribute concert they did for Freddie in 1992. That was the only time Bowie performed the song live with the rest of the band.
@@Panda_man.. nope, my mistake. There’s a fan edit video that splices Queen’s 1986 Wembley performance with the 1992 tribute concert that’s done fairly well, at least good enough to fool my 38 year old memories of watching the concert on TV.
The bass line was originally written by Queen's bassist John Deacon. Ice T “stole” this bass line. There's always a story that Freddie was eating breakfast when he heard Ice T's "Vanilla" on the radio and he smiled and called his lawyers. Ice T had to pay a lot of money so that he could continue to use this bass line.
Newer music is catered to younger generations. That's probably why you heard Vanilla Ice's music sooner/more than Queen's. People tend to attribute something they've heard or seen before to the incarnation they first were exposed to it for, regardless of which source produced it first.
Ice Ice baby came out about a decade later. And was stolen from this band. Queen's drummer and the band as a whole gave so much in their performances. Multi-talented geniuses were Queen.
So glad you reacted to this Biss. Freddie Mercury enjoyed the crowd so much and had more confidence in front of 100,000 people, while I was scared shitless and couldn't sleep the night before having to give a speech in front of 25 people in class. His on-stage presence is legendary.
We often tend to think about what we have lost when an artist like Freddy Mercury passes, but I think it is just as important to acknowledge how fortunate we are to have all the amazing work they contributed, legacy which still endores. For all those who have enriched our lives with their talents and passion, I salute you. ✌️
According to Brian May (guitar) of Queen, the internal conflicts were always between him and Roger Taylor (drums)... which is surprising, since they still work together! Each member of Queen wrote songs for the band and all 4 were college educated, opinionated and egotistical... so there was tension and disagreements from day 1 (Even according to Freddie Mercury)... John Deacon (bass) was a very quiet, gentle fellow and he would stay out of the arguments, unless he had a song to contribute. Freddie was a very creative talent, and he would hear the songs in the studio, come up w/ ideas and go, "We can do this... we can try that..." The other members thought he was "quite mad"... but they couldn't deny what he brought to the band. From what I gathered, Roger Taylor would bring a song in, and Brian May would express his dissatisfaction... Roger would do the same w/ Brian's songs... Freddie would have to come in between and placate the 2 and reach a compromise. But that was why Queen's songs came out better - it was that creative tension that made the band's chemistry. Sometimes they would express dissatisfaction w/ Freddie's songs and he would argue, and that was how the band worked. In the 80's, Freddie was interviewed and dispelled rumors that Queen was breaking up because of 'infighting'... He clarified that they had been fights from day one and it was not a concern. The turning point was when Freddie demanded time off to work on his solo albums in the early 80's and began working on his solo album 'Mr. Bad Guy'... Queen was not happy w/ the album 'Hot space' (1981) because it was pop record and a mess, but Freddie wanted to make that kind of record. Freddie's personal manager Paul Prenter (whom the members of Queen hated for his manipulation of the late singer) convinced Freddie that he could have Michael Jackson's success in the wake of 'Thriller'... so, Freddie began work on it in 1983, but he was frustrated w/ the end result and it was not released until 1985 and was a commercial failure. By 1984, a frustrated Freddie Mercury reconciled w/ Queen members and recognized that the band's songwriting chemistry was what was missing... After a band meeting, the consensus was that Queen would collaborate in the studio and share credits on songs, because each member writing songs and coming to the band was not working anymore. Queen's next album 'The Works' was a welcome return in 1984, but the band had fallen in popularity in N. America and opted not to tour there anymore after MTV refused to air the music video for 'I want to break free'... But Queen was huge in S. America and played there in 1985 and the tour culminated in the Live Aid '85 show. Apparently, Freddie finally fired Paul Prenter in 1986...Queen worked on the album 'A kind of magic' and it was difficult... Of course, we now know that it was Queen's last tour in '86 and Freddie took time off and was diagnosed w/ AIDS in 1987. After he revealed his diagnosis to the band and his small inner circle, Freddie wanted to keep working on new music... Realizing that they had little time as a band, Queen closed ranks and worked in the studio... and there was reportedly no fighting in the final years because they were desperate and concerned. Freddie deteriorated in health, but kept working into 1991 until he was unable to... He returned to the UK where he died a few months later.
Bisscute, as is explained in other comments, Vanilla Ice “sampled” that great riff from Under Pressure. What a shame and a farce. Vanilla who? Queen rules!
Great song! Excited to see this, but I think you might've picked the wrong performance to watch. I could be wrong, and I completely understand you go into these blind, so there's no way you'd know, but this song was a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie, and I don't think this performance includes David Bowie. There is a live performance with him, and obviously the studio version, but maybe on your own, you should get the experience with David Bowie in there. One of my favorite Queen songs! Also, you're probably way too young to know Vanilla Ice, unless you happened to randomly catch it as an oddity of pop culture, but before you were born, he was hot for a minute as the first really popular white rapper, and he sampled the riff from this song in his big hit song "Ice, Ice, Baby". I think he actually stole it, and there was a law suit over it, which used to be pretty common then, but if you've never seen it, it is a fun time capsule from another era.
It drives me nuts when the superior original songs are heard after the songs that used samples from the original songs. Makes me think of reactors that heard The Police's "Every Breath You Take" long after hearing songs at used it's main hook.
The bass line was something that John Deacon (Queen’s bass guitarist) was apparently messing around playing one day when they were trying to write a song with David Bowie, and they liked it so used it. The song-writing credit was the 4 members of Queen and David Bowie. Vanilla Ice sampled the bass guitar without getting permission and after the song was released, he was sued and lost, they were paid a fee plus given writing credit on Ice Ice Baby and got a share of any money the song made
This is the original "ice ice baby". The catchy bass line was originally by Queen bass guitarist John Deacon and Vanilla Ice ripped it off later and got sued to hell and back by Queen for it.
As other's have mentioned, this song came WAY before Ice Ice Baby! He claimed to put in an extra note on it. John Deacon came up with that bass line. Vanilla Ice got sued and had to settle out of court for it.
This “monster hit” was written by Queen & David Bowie!! As you’ve probably read from your comments, Vanilla Ice stole the bass line for Ice Ice Baby!! Apparently, while eating brunch, Freddie heard the bass line on the radio & thought it was Under Pressure, but then …. 😳 Freddie contacted Jim Beach and the rest is history. V.I. had to give writing credits to Queen & Bowie on Ice Ice 🧊🧊.. F O R E V E R!! He pretty much lost his shirt in the lawsuit! 🤷♀️
"Can't we give ourselves one more chance? Why can't we give love that one more chance? Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love Give love, give love, give love, give love, give love? Because love's such an old-fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the (People on streets) edge of the night And love (People on streets) dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves under pressure" This is without a doubt one of the greatest lyrics ever written.
Queen, unlike almost any other band, all got on like a house on fire. The fact that all the members were writers with an equal say in the band kept the harmony. Too many bands get too precious about things, Queen had no ego about being accepting a song from just one member, or just two and still wrote other tracks collectively. To me that us what made them so special. Even with a bonafide musical GENIUS like Freddie in the band Roger could write songs or John or Brian or any combo of the four. That meant that the money the band made split evenly too. Too many bands ruin themselves with the attitude that the bass player or the drummer CAN'T write stuff.
Ice Ice baby? LOL. I don't think so. Get educated! "Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Queen's second number-one hit in their home country and Bowie's third, and also charted in the top 10 in more than 10 countries around the world 😁
Dear Bisscute, please be assured that after watching many of your videos and reactions AND if I was maybe 20 years younger I would certainly come over and ask for a date at the Ice cream parlor nearby - assuming there is one ;-) Go on with your great work! You are doing well in showing your natural reactions and feelings. When this concert took place nobody would ever have thought of somekind of reaction video to it. We live in a strange world nowadays, don't we?
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@BisscuteReacts The bass line of Vanilla Ice's song was taken from this Queen song (with David Bowie) 'Under Pressure' (Album 'Hot Space', 1982). I don't remember if it was considered plagiarism.
I like watching your reaction videos, but i just wondered and decided to search for who you are and all i can find is Bisscute, but that can't be your real name, right?
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@@ireallyreallyhategoogledude! She doesn't want that info out there obviously!
@@mjcole12 okay, but she might just have mentioned it on another platform or in a video i haven't watched.
Vanilla Ice sampled the hook for “Ice,Ice Baby” and wound up settling out of court with Queen for about $4 million dollars.
That guy was an embarrassment and a complete loser! "I'm White, White, Baby." Jim Carey's parody In Living Color made it all better.
"sampled", soft way to state it.
then, he said that he bought the song from queen.
Sampled without permission
Bass line written by John Deacon lyrics by Queen and David Bowie Vanilla Ice prosecuted and lying about it. Song written long before ice stole it. Check out the Queen/Bowie compilation
This is probably THE most recognizable bassline ever done by anyone. John Deacon wrote himself right into history with it.
It pains me that you recognized it as "Ice Ice Baby!" 😪
Deacon's other legendary stinger is "Another One Bites The Dust".
Younger people did not know the original, that’s a shame……same with Changes by Tu Pac vs The way it is by Bruce Hornsby, sad but that like it is!
You CAN’T beat out the drum line for “we will rock you” with out someone singing along. It is impossible.
The interesting thing is that in the out-of-court settlement over copyright infringement, Vanilla Ice ended up buying the rights to "Under Pressure", but the songwriting credits for "Ice Ice Baby" still go to Queen and Bowie.
Deacon's bass line for "Another One Bites The Dust" was lifted from Bernard Edwards bass line from Chic's "Good Times". And of course it was sampled by The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight".
@@dracoargentum9783 Good point.
Under Pressure 1981, Ice Ice Baby 1990.
Even the show was 1986, its simple maths.
Roger Taylor (drummer) and Freddie were real friends Roger made a song after Freddie died called "Old Friends" which summed up their relationship. Roger also did solo albums. Queen was a democracy and they all argued but were like brothers
Yeah, and Yoshiki from X Japan played piano in Foreign sand.
Yes, they met before Freddie joined the band, they ran a stall at a street market fair kind of thing selling exotic clothes. Freddie would pick out things for himself to wear.
The studio version features David Bowie, and it is sooooo good. Vanilla Ice sampled the song, but didn't get permission and got himself in trouble.
He ended up on the winning side. He made $10 million off of "Ice Ice Baby". When threatened with a civil suit, he bought the writes to "Under Pressure" from Brian May. So, he cleared $6 million off of his unauthorized sample, and he earns royalties from any use of "Under Pressure".
He still owns the rights.
@@lumina1104
Spokesman for the Queen claims Vanilla Ice is lying.
Which makes sense, who would in their right mind sold such an iconic song for so little?
@@sandelic1 Deacon would not have agreed with that no-talent moron owning it.
@lumina1104 wrong queen own the song vanilla ice does not
@@lumina1104 No, he doesn't. The man is a liar and a charlatan. Queen Productions owns the rights to Under Pressure. The thief merely paid his dues and skulked back into the undergrowth.
John Deacon the bass player wrote this bass riff which was later stolen by Vanilla Ice who claimed he didn't because he added an additional quarter beat in the middle. Courts decided to award Queen all the rights of ice ice baby because it was copyright infringement on Under Pressure.
The studio version of this with David Bowie has always been one of my favorites.
it's really an epic collaboration. like sting with dire straits.
To me the best Queen song and best David Bowie of all time, and David Bowie never once performed this in person live or in studio with Queen. It was recorded in separate studios, but never live together.
This version is better.
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This is a songwriting masterpiece, which only makes sense considering that such incredibly talented people wrote it together. Freddie goes insanely high on the studio version. And it’s amazing to see him completely comfortable in front of such a massive crowd.
When he was a child at boarding school, he put together a little band with other students doing rock songs they heard on the radio. He played piano.
Freddie Mercury was like a candle that burnt on both ends, that said Brian May after the death of Freddie.
Roger Taylor has a large fan base of his own. He has done solo albums too. He is well aware of our collective appreciation for his vocal styling's and talents. There was never any kind of rivalry in that regard. He is SO amazing. I absolutely love his voice.
No one... could work a crowd like Freddie. It gets emotional watching him perform this one. The loss to the world cannot be overstated.
PHIL COLLINS AND MICHEAL HUTCHENCE ARE RIGHT UP THERE WITH FREDDY.
Saw them in the early 80's. By the last song of the concert, NO-ONE was sitting.
Why can’t we give love one more chance!!!!! So powerful!!!!
All of them were really friends.
What makes Queen so Unique and Amazing is the fact that every single member was so talented and had his particular gift that they'd able to bring into the table. That's the most extraordinary quality of them.
Roger's is very good with the high notes and, of course, a real good singer, so his voice was a very powerful complement to Freddie's lead vocals in certains songs, such as Bryan's voice which is very smooth element in other songs.
That band can brag about having every single member with a least one hit written by every single one of them. You can't see that and every rock and roll band.
Roger loved Freddie very much as the rest of the members. And he still post beautiful things about their friendship.
They had arguments? Sure. Every single band faces rough moments from time to time. Especially when the ego is involved, but they stayed together until the end.
In fact, I heard him talking about that awful moment when he found out about Freddie's illness. He was so desperate, sad, and worried that it breaks your heart to seeing him remembering that moment.
Another thing that breaks your heart is watching someone who spent her life believing that Ice had something to do with the composition of this peace of art. 🤦🏾♂️
You should listen to the original version with Bowie. Amazing!!!
I've seen Queen 4 times. 1977- 1983 we loved singing with Freddie. Love of my life, 39, spread your wings, etc. What great nites. I truly miss it. All bands have their little fights, but Rodger Tayler and Freddie got along well. Their voices fit so well together.
**turns green**
They all appreciated each other's talent and Roger and Freddie were best friends. According to Roger they have never had a cross word, but Freddie and Brian the 2 perfectionists! Freddie was the man of the quick solutions while Brian liked to fiddle around with his guitar.
You recognize the hook of the song because Vanilla Ice sampled it for "ICE, ICE BABY". Queen = Sheer Perfection! Freddie.... Probably THE BEST Frontman of All-Time!! Hands-down. Cheers Biss!
"Sampled?" try stolen ...and proved infringement.
THis whole concert was amazing, it made we wish I'd been born 10 years earlier so maybe I acutally could have been there to see it for real. Instead I got it in VHS when the show was released, ALL TWO HOURS of it, and then when VHS went obsolete I got it again on DVD and I STILL immerse myself in it every year. The whole thing was just astounding, it's all worth visiting. The opening salvo especially, coming out guns blazing with One Vision, is just INCREDIBLE, they started as strong as the went on; then there's Is This the World We Created?, so beautiful, just Freddie and Brian solo on an acoustic guitar, but my absolute favourite has to be the true showstopper of Radio Gaga, with the WHOLE CROWD all clapping along in unison. It's a genuinely transcendental experience ...
My mother took me to see this concert when I was 9, and I absolutely fell in love with Queen that day, and haven't stopped loving them.
The opening 'call and response' segment was also used during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. 26 years after the original the crowd responded just the same to great man, even though he was no longer with us. Also according to Brian & Roger, John came up with the bass line while they were having a general jam, they went out for the evening for "some refreshments" and when they returned he promptly forgot how it went! Thankfully for us, he did remember it in the end!
A timeless group and singer.
Freddie mercury who is missed a lot who left too soon R.I.P 🤘🏻🖤
I remember driving to work and hearing on the radio that he had died. It just blew my mind. The man was a legend.
Wembley '86 the best concert I've been, and the first one too 🤭
One of music's great masters as work. His voice is the paint and the crowd is his canvas.
Queen live is an awesome experience, but I can't get over the duet with David Bowie on this song. Both of them do an amazing job with this song and that is my favorite Queen song!
Saw them do this at Madison Square Garden in July 1982.
This us from their album "Hot Space" from 1982.
Vanilla sampled, stole, the hook about 10 years later.
Each and every member was equally represented in their music.
Check out "I'm in Love With My Car" Roger sings lead on that one.
Under pressure is the original song! Ice Ice baby was sampled by vanilla ice!
You really need to react to the version with David Bowie, it's another level of emotions!
Stop saying "sampled" It's called stollen and then lied about---copyright infringement.
Queen made some of the best and iconic Live performances!
I was never able to see Queen live, but I did get to see David Bowie at a smaller venue in the 90s and he played this with his bassist. Even with half the song, it is still amazing.
Freddie was a master at working the crowd.Vanilla Ice stole the opening riff and Queen sued.
Roger took the vocal lead in "I'm in love with my car", it's an awesome song!
Hello dear Biscute 🙂 great to see you on the musical track of Queen songs , last week every fan of Queen mentioned 77th birthday of Freddie Mercury , to remember how great he is , i listened few songs from this live concert and like always blow me away , just like Brian May once said , that the two nights live performance in Wembley was and still is the biggest thrill for him. Speaking of this song , it is so energetic from the beggining to the very end , as for crowd control by Freddie there's no words , amazing reaction by you dear Biscute , hoping to see more of Queen live from Wembley 🙂another band member of Queen Brian May almost two months ago celebrated his 76th birthday , can you please make a reaction of Brian May legendary 9 minutes guitar solo of the song Brighton Rock live in Wembley , you will love it 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing with all of us music of her majesty the Queen 🙂
Never. Ever. Ever say Ice Ice Baby during Under Pressure.
Except he owns the rights to the songs and makes money off any commercial usage of it. When he was threatened with a copyright suit, he bought the rights from Brian May. He paid $4 million for the rights to Under Pressure after he'd already made $10 million off of Ice Ice Baby.
I Fucking hate it
@@lumina1104 BS !!!He owns nothing. He was found guilty of copyright infringement and had to pay a $4,500,000 settlement. He DOES NOT OWN THE RIGHTS!!!
1981
vanilla stole the bass riff
Exactly that thank you 😁👌
Vanilla Ice used this bassline in his song Ice, Ice Baby without permission and without crediting the original artists which ended up costing him a lot of money. John Deacon wrote that bass line and the song is credited to Queen and David Bowie. He later claimed that he bought the rights to Under Pressure which is not true, he bought the right to use it in that song only, the song rights still belong to Queen and David Bowie. Roger and Freddie were friends and business partners way back in the early years and they never really argued or fought. The fighting was between Roger and Brian and it was a constant thing. Funny because it was Brian and Roger's band before Freddie joined them and it is now Roger and Brian still touring together today. Roger has a temper and Brian can be stubborn and will just eventually wear you down. Freddie was generally the peacemaker in the mix. Freddie and Brian often had difficulty agreeing but they were not really hateful to one another but Brian and Roger were like gasoline and a match. John didn't fight a lot but when he did, he had no intention of losing the battle. Roger does have a very high falsetto and does sing the highest notes on Bohemian Rhapsody but often in Queen songs, Freddie sings the high notes, it just depends on the song. Brian, Roger and Freddie are all lead vocalists but in Queen, Freddie was usually singing lead.
What a legend Freddie
Hi Biss, this is a great video with Freddie getting his fans involved in the performance. ❤
It's true. Drummer Roger Taylor was the one who hit the high notes on several songs, especially Somebody to Love. On Bohemian Rhapsody there are several vocals recorded by Mercury in addition to the others on the chorus. all very good singers.
You have to react to the live aid concert. One of the best live performances by any band ever!😊
Great reaction Biss! Under pressure is great song from waaaay before ice ice baby. Freddy Mercury was a genius! This definitely takes me back to my youth! V. Ice borrowed the Riff for ice ice baby. Happens alot to older songs! Luv ya Biss ❤️💛
Yeaaah always love a Queen reaction from you my dear Bisscute! Always so genuine and refreshing ❤️ you're the best!
Just wanted to see your reaction to Freddie vocalizing with the crowd, and the F bomb he dropped at the end.
Ooooh yeeeaaah, Queen with Freddie was not just a band, it was a phenomenon! 🤟
As you said, Biss, Freddie was a powerhouse, in every aspect! 😎💪
And I'm also particularly happy that you recognize the drummer Roger Taylor as being a vital component to the vocal delivery of their live shows!
Thank you, Biss, for that ... especially since I'm a drummer doing complementary vocals myself ... 😁😉
Someone said he had a terrible cold during this concert so that explains that he didn't reach the usual vocal heights. It is really impressive though! ! Great reaction by the always beautiful Bisscute ❤
I was there, in the front & it was amazing, still have the cup he threw at me. Vanilla Ice stole the sample without asking & Queen took him to court. They settled out of court for a few million. Vanilla Ice tried to say it didn’t sound anything like this song, all he had to do was ask if he could use it & give credit to the original writers. He may have had to pay for it? But not as much as the court settlement 🤘🏼♥️🤘🏼xx
What makes Freddie's performance amazing is that he was already very ill and wasn't sure he'd be able to perform.
No other live performer than Freddie. An amazing song especially the studio version with David Bowie. Other songs I recommend are Headlong, I Want it All, and Friends will be Friends. Great reaction Biss !! ❤👏
As someone has already stated here, they were all equal and all 4 of them knew their place - and liked it and were true friends
Anyone who is not jamming to this one is not alive 🤨 Awesome reaction (as usual), you are the best ❤🤘
09/04/24: Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he suffered a stroke last week which left him temporarily unable to use his left arm.
He says he’s okay now though. Good news.
I don't know if Roger Taylor was under appreciated in the band. I'm kind of guessing here, but from what I remember hearing, the real conflicts in the band were more about musical style and direction, because Freddie wanted to do more pop, and then he went through his operatic phase, where the other guys were more rock. Other than that, and you know, probably issues related to drugs and alcohol, which was par for the course in those days, it seemed like Queen were a pretty tight band that got along and valued each other. In footage you see, it actually always seems like Freddie and Roger are always goofing around and more playful with each other, where as Brian and John seem a little more mellow and reserved.
In fact there was very good balance in that. Roger and Brian were more to the rock, Freddie and John more to pop / disco / funk. That is sometimes mentioned as one of the reasons why John left the band after Freddie died. He was affraid he would not be able to his music any more. But who knows :)
Hi Bisscute!
I recommend the reaction of the same song only.
With David Bowie & Gail Ann Dorsey - Live in Dublin.
You will go crazy with this version
Saw Queen in 1976 and this is my favorite Queen song
Muito bom relembrar do Freddie Mercury assim. Entreter a multidão era o que ele fazia de melhor.
Vanilla Ice?....Oh sweetie. I'm getting old.
Queen came out with this song first. Vanilla Ice sampled the riff for his song. I think that the guitarist, Brian and Freddy were friends and fought a lot. The highest notes were probably Freddie Mercury. He had a full three octaves range.
Biss, Roger Taylor the drummer sang really high notes than Freddie didn't do. As great a singer that Freddie was, even he had his limits.
just not in his imagination!
Listen to the album version, the only way to hear with Bowie singing.
Vanilla Ice bought the rights to “Under Pressure” and gave credit to Bowie and Queen on “Ice Ice Baby”. Different versions of “Ice Ice Baby” have been released over the years, and the songwriting credits still go to Queen and Bowie.
Excellent song with an excellent message!!
This whole concert is worth for you to sit down and see from start to end, it's pretty much perfect. Even though it is quite obvious when you listen to Freddies singing that he started to show some signs of not being all that well at that point.
The band was like a family, and of course they had arguments and so on. But at the end of the day, they were well aware of the importance of being that group and how they meshed into a perfect unit. In the 70's it was more common for Roger and Brian to take the lead vocals on songs they've written. In the early 80's Roger released his own solo album, and I can only guess that it gave him his creative output and became more comfortable with giving Freddie the lead vocals on his songs in the Queen camp, like Radio Ga Ga and A Kind of Magic. The version of AKOM that he had mixed was used in the Highlander movie, Freddie went into the studio and made a remix of it and that became the official version which Roger was fully OK with. And that is a great live song from Wembley that you should check out if you haven't already. 🙂
When that horrible Ice Ice Baby came out on Mtv by Vanilla ice...I shouted it was ripped off from Queen. What was sad was how many people didn't know what i was talking about!!! Anyway this has two of my favorite performers/singers EVER. Bowie and Mercury were two of the best music ever had. Thanks Biss. Great reaction. Too cute❤.
There is a live version of this song, I think from Live AID, with David Bowie on stage singing his part. You should give that version a watch when you get a chance, it’s a great rock dust.
they never performed this song live with bowie
@@davidace5444 I just rewatched the performance from Live Aid, just search Queen Bowie Under Pressure Live Aid and multiple videos will pop up, or google it.
You might be thinking of the tribute concert they did for Freddie in 1992. That was the only time Bowie performed the song live with the rest of the band.
@@Panda_man.. nope, my mistake. There’s a fan edit video that splices Queen’s 1986 Wembley performance with the 1992 tribute concert that’s done fairly well, at least good enough to fool my 38 year old memories of watching the concert on TV.
Интересное начало! Надеюсь это была святая вода?! Музыкантам БРАВО! Они как будто родились на сцене! Спасибо ведущей за рисунок и рассказ!❤
Конечно, святая. Потому что Фредди Меркьюри - бог xDD Бог рока
@@GendAlf546 лучше не скажешь! ♥
Freddy Mercury was a spectacular showman. His talents are dearly missed.
Nice performance Freddy is Legend 💪
The bass line was originally written by Queen's bassist John Deacon. Ice T “stole” this bass line.
There's always a story that Freddie was eating breakfast when he heard Ice T's "Vanilla" on the radio and he smiled and called his lawyers. Ice T had to pay a lot of money so that he could continue to use this bass line.
You referenced Ice Ice Baby!😍 Love it! you get where Vanilla Ice got his inspiration.
Freddy was "warming up" and working the crowd. There will never be another Freddy. "There Can Be Only One." 😉⚔
Queen's guitarist Dr Brian May is one of the lead scientists exploring the most dangerous asteroid in the solar system.
Iconic performance ever seen !
Vanilla Ice was 14 years old when this song was released. He sampled it to make Ice Ice Baby.
Newer music is catered to younger generations. That's probably why you heard Vanilla Ice's music sooner/more than Queen's. People tend to attribute something they've heard or seen before to the incarnation they first were exposed to it for, regardless of which source produced it first.
Music and no-talent "Vanilla Ice" is an oxymoron. He sells lamps now.
Watching you realize that this is the original...priceless :)
Ice Ice baby came out about a decade later. And was stolen from this band. Queen's drummer and the band as a whole gave so much in their performances. Multi-talented geniuses were Queen.
So glad you reacted to this Biss.
Freddie Mercury enjoyed the crowd so much and had more confidence in front of 100,000 people, while I was scared shitless and couldn't sleep the night before having to give a speech in front of 25 people in class.
His on-stage presence is legendary.
"This is Ice Ice Baby" 😆 A lot of Rap/Hip Hop songs sample old songs. Just the way it goes.
We often tend to think about what we have lost when an artist like Freddy Mercury passes, but I think it is just as important to acknowledge how fortunate we are to have all the amazing work they contributed, legacy which still endores. For all those who have enriched our lives with their talents and passion, I salute you. ✌️
The Queen song One Vision is a good song that I believe you would also like a lot!!!
maybe also react to Under Pressure ft. Annie Lennox & David Bowie - Live Freddie Mercury Tribute 1992
According to Brian May (guitar) of Queen, the internal conflicts were always between him and Roger Taylor (drums)... which is surprising, since they still work together! Each member of Queen wrote songs for the band and all 4 were college educated, opinionated and egotistical... so there was tension and disagreements from day 1 (Even according to Freddie Mercury)... John Deacon (bass) was a very quiet, gentle fellow and he would stay out of the arguments, unless he had a song to contribute.
Freddie was a very creative talent, and he would hear the songs in the studio, come up w/ ideas and go, "We can do this... we can try that..."
The other members thought he was "quite mad"... but they couldn't deny what he brought to the band.
From what I gathered, Roger Taylor would bring a song in, and Brian May would express his dissatisfaction... Roger would do the same w/ Brian's songs... Freddie would have to come in between and placate the 2 and reach a compromise. But that was why Queen's songs came out better - it was that creative tension that made the band's chemistry. Sometimes they would express dissatisfaction w/ Freddie's songs and he would argue, and that was how the band worked.
In the 80's, Freddie was interviewed and dispelled rumors that Queen was breaking up because of 'infighting'... He clarified that they had been fights from day one and it was not a concern.
The turning point was when Freddie demanded time off to work on his solo albums in the early 80's and began working on his solo album 'Mr. Bad Guy'... Queen was not happy w/ the album 'Hot space' (1981) because it was pop record and a mess, but Freddie wanted to make that kind of record. Freddie's personal manager Paul Prenter (whom the members of Queen hated for his manipulation of the late singer) convinced Freddie that he could have Michael Jackson's success in the wake of 'Thriller'... so, Freddie began work on it in 1983, but he was frustrated w/ the end result and it was not released until 1985 and was a commercial failure.
By 1984, a frustrated Freddie Mercury reconciled w/ Queen members and recognized that the band's songwriting chemistry was what was missing... After a band meeting, the consensus was that Queen would collaborate in the studio and share credits on songs, because each member writing songs and coming to the band was not working anymore.
Queen's next album 'The Works' was a welcome return in 1984, but the band had fallen in popularity in N. America and opted not to tour there anymore after MTV refused to air the music video for 'I want to break free'... But Queen was huge in S. America and played there in 1985 and the tour culminated in the Live Aid '85 show.
Apparently, Freddie finally fired Paul Prenter in 1986...Queen worked on the album 'A kind of magic' and it was difficult... Of course, we now know that it was Queen's last tour in '86 and Freddie took time off and was diagnosed w/ AIDS in 1987.
After he revealed his diagnosis to the band and his small inner circle, Freddie wanted to keep working on new music... Realizing that they had little time as a band, Queen closed ranks and worked in the studio... and there was reportedly no fighting in the final years because they were desperate and concerned. Freddie deteriorated in health, but kept working into 1991 until he was unable to... He returned to the UK where he died a few months later.
SUCH JOY
Bisscute, as is explained in other comments, Vanilla Ice “sampled” that great riff from Under Pressure. What a shame and a farce. Vanilla who? Queen rules!
I watched the full concert when i was eleven in 1986 I've got the full concert on Blu-ray
RIP Freddy Mercury the ledgend
Good morning bisscute....... thank you for watching the video ......I nice to meet you. ..... Bravo .....😊😅😂
Pressure makes diamonds, and I’m still wondering when ... 😊 let’s go humanity! Love light truth. 👍
Great song! Excited to see this, but I think you might've picked the wrong performance to watch. I could be wrong, and I completely understand you go into these blind, so there's no way you'd know, but this song was a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie, and I don't think this performance includes David Bowie. There is a live performance with him, and obviously the studio version, but maybe on your own, you should get the experience with David Bowie in there. One of my favorite Queen songs!
Also, you're probably way too young to know Vanilla Ice, unless you happened to randomly catch it as an oddity of pop culture, but before you were born, he was hot for a minute as the first really popular white rapper, and he sampled the riff from this song in his big hit song "Ice, Ice, Baby". I think he actually stole it, and there was a law suit over it, which used to be pretty common then, but if you've never seen it, it is a fun time capsule from another era.
There is no wrong performance. IMHO, I prefer this version b/c of Freddie's charisma. The OMV is pretty boring to me.
@@bandmaidfanATL to each their own, but for me, the song is missing something without Bowie's voice.
@@richiecabral3602 totally agree with you in the vocals. Bowie and Freddie together is classic.
It drives me nuts when the superior original songs are heard after the songs that used samples from the original songs. Makes me think of reactors that heard The Police's "Every Breath You Take" long after hearing songs at used it's main hook.
Queen's bass line here is the original. Vanilla Ice sampled it for Ice Ice Baby without permission and it cost him a ton of cash.
The bass line was something that John Deacon (Queen’s bass guitarist) was apparently messing around playing one day when they were trying to write a song with David Bowie, and they liked it so used it. The song-writing credit was the 4 members of Queen and David Bowie.
Vanilla Ice sampled the bass guitar without getting permission and after the song was released, he was sued and lost, they were paid a fee plus given writing credit on Ice Ice Baby and got a share of any money the song made
Thanks for your reaction:)
"This is ice ice baby"
Someone end my life please
‘Ice ice baby with an interesting touch’ 😂
Vanilla Ice just used the first part of the song without permission, but Queen recorded the song entirely
Please try to see this concert. It's available on Blu Ray and streaming. Wembly 1986. This and the Live Aid set are amazing. Live Aid was 1985
This is the original "ice ice baby". The catchy bass line was originally by Queen bass guitarist John Deacon and Vanilla Ice ripped it off later and got sued to hell and back by Queen for it.
As other's have mentioned, this song came WAY before Ice Ice Baby! He claimed to put in an extra note on it. John Deacon came up with that bass line. Vanilla Ice got sued and had to settle out of court for it.
This “monster hit” was written by Queen & David Bowie!! As you’ve probably read from your comments, Vanilla Ice stole the bass line for Ice Ice Baby!! Apparently, while eating brunch, Freddie heard the bass line on the radio & thought it was Under Pressure, but then …. 😳 Freddie contacted Jim Beach and the rest is history. V.I. had to give writing credits to Queen & Bowie on Ice Ice 🧊🧊.. F O R E V E R!! He pretty much lost his shirt in the lawsuit! 🤷♀️
"Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love
Give love, give love, give love, give love, give love?
Because love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the (People on streets) edge of the night
And love (People on streets) dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves under pressure"
This is without a doubt one of the greatest lyrics ever written.
Queen, unlike almost any other band, all got on like a house on fire. The fact that all the members were writers with an equal say in the band kept the harmony. Too many bands get too precious about things, Queen had no ego about being accepting a song from just one member, or just two and still wrote other tracks collectively. To me that us what made them so special. Even with a bonafide musical GENIUS like Freddie in the band Roger could write songs or John or Brian or any combo of the four. That meant that the money the band made split evenly too. Too many bands ruin themselves with the attitude that the bass player or the drummer CAN'T write stuff.
Ice Ice baby? LOL. I don't think so. Get educated! "Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Queen's second number-one hit in their home country and Bowie's third, and also charted in the top 10 in more than 10 countries around the world 😁
Dear Bisscute, please be assured that after watching many of your videos and reactions AND if I was maybe 20 years younger I would certainly come over and ask for a date at the Ice cream parlor nearby - assuming there is one ;-) Go on with your great work! You are doing well in showing your natural reactions and feelings. When this concert took place nobody would ever have thought of somekind of reaction video to it. We live in a strange world nowadays, don't we?