"Under Pressure" is the result of a collaboration by David Bowie and the four members of Queen. Bowie visited Queen while they were in their studio in Montreux, Switzerland (Bowie had a home nearby) and they all decided to go for pizza together. At dinner, they decided to return to the studio and jam. just to see what happened. "Under Pressure" (originally titled People on the Street') was the result of this jam session. The notable bass line, written and performed by Queen bassist John Deacon, was famously sampled by Vanilla Ice in his 1990 song “Ice Ice Baby.” Ice added only one different note, and tried to pass it as an entirely different composition. Things were tense around “Ice Ice Baby”-the song went to #1 but Ice hadn’t credited Queen or Bowie. Queen and Bowie sued but Ice decided to settle out of court by paying them $4,000,000. Queen and Bowie agreed to give up any rights to "Ice Ice Baby" but insisted that their names had to be added to the writing credits. The origin story of Queen is this. While attending university, Brian and Roger were in a rock group called Smile along with Tim Staffell who was the lead singer/bass guitartist and an old friend of Brian's from grammar school. Tim was attending Ealy College studying Graphic Design where another student named Farrohk (Freddie) Balsara, an immigrant from the African island of Zanzibar, also attended studying Graphic Design. Freddie's family are Parsi (aka Parsee), who are followers of the religion of Zoroastrianism. The Parsi were Persians who originally fled to India from Muslim persecution in Persia during the 7th-8th century. They maintain an ethnoreligious community still practicing Zoroastrianism in India. Freddie's father worked for the British Foreign Office and was stationed in Zanzibar where Freddie and his sister were born. Freddie was sent to a British-style Christian boarding school outside of Bombay (now Mumbai) at the age of 8 years old to be educated. Though he was around 3,000 miles from his parents, his grandparents, aunt, and cousins lived in a village outside Bombay called Balsar. After Freddie completed school, he returned to Zanzibar to be with his family but then there was a Muslim uprising on the island. The family had to flee with just basically the clothes on their backs to London in 1964. That is how Freddie ended up at Ealy College. Freddie and Tim became friends since not only were they both studying the same major but they both were singers in rock groups. Freddie at the time was in a rock blues band based out of Liverpool called Wreckage. Tim invited Freddie to watch Smile rehearse and that is how Freddie first met Brian and Roger. Freddie would go to watch Smile perform whenever he could and then hang around with the band afterward. Though Freddie was known to be sort of quiet, shy, and reserved in his personal life, he would get very enthusiastic when talking about music. Brian said that Freddie would come to them after a show and start by saying that they were great but, then he would proceed to tell them all the things they should have done differently. Freddie, Brian, and Roger became good friends. At one point, Roger and Freddie shared a flat and jointly ran a stall selling "Vintage" clothing at Kensington Market to earn money. After about 2 years, Tim informed Roger and Brian that he was leaving the group Smile to join the band called Humpty Bong. Humpty Bonh actually had an album contract, something that the group Smile was never able to get. Brian and Roger were devasted and vowed to quit music altogether but their good friend, Freddie would not let them. It turned out that their quiet and reserved friend could be quite persuasive when he was really motivated. He convinced them that they were too good of musicians to quit and that they just needed to form a new band. Brian and Roger began advertising for a singer and bass guitarist. They auditioned several people but didn't find anyone they felt was right. They were getting discouraged until Freddie came to them one day and said, "You know who you need, is me!". Now they knew that Freddie was in a band but it played the circuit out of Liverpool. Neither Roger nor Brian had ever actually heard Freddie sing or watched him perform. The Freddie that they were familiar with was quiet, shy, and reserved which made a lovely friend but those are not qualities that a rock band looks for in their lead singer. But, once again, Freddie was persuasive and convinced them to give him an audition. Brian booked a rehearsal room at Imperial College (where he studied math and physics) and they auditioned Freddie. Both Roger and Brian were amazed by the sudden transformation of their friend into a confident and charismatic performer with an amazing voice! However, Roger did admit that Freddie did sometimes sound a bit like a billy goat when he sang. Freddie had not mastered complete control of his voice yet and his vibrato sometimes ran amok. So in 1970, the three of them agreed to form the core of a new band as they continued to look for a bass player. It was Freddie who insisted that since they were to be a new band, the needed a new name. He suggested the name "Queen" which Brian and Roger immediately rejected. They all were aware of the "gay" connotion of it. But Freddie was pursistant and persuaded them. He had carefully chose the name "Queen" for the band because it was grandiose and larger-than-life, reflecting his own appearance and regal aspirations for success. Freddie favored the simplicity of a one-word name and chose "Queen" because it was very regal, sounded splendid, and was a strong name that was universal and immediate. All they needed was a bass guitarist. They actually went through 4 or 5 before they finally found John Deacon. John was only 19 in 1971 when he joined the band and still at university, John studied Electronics and he actually graduated with an Honors Degree in Electronics. Poor John, he never wanted to be a rock star. He just wanted to play his guitar on the weekends while in school to unwind. When John auditioned, they recognized immediately his talent and his quiet demeanor would work well with the more forceful personalities of the other three but.Roger and Brian were not quite convinced since John was only 19 (Freddie was 24, Brian 23, and Roger 22 at the time). There is a big difference in the maturity level of college graduates in their early 20s and a university student still in his teens. But Freddie was sure and convinced them to give John a try. Freddie immediately took John under his wing and began to mentor him. John and Freddie became especially close, like big brother and little brother. Even John's wife, Veronica credited Freddie with getting John through the stress of being a rock and roll superstar. Freddie pushed John to begin writing songs and would work him on his song writings without taking any credit. (All 4 of them wrote songs and all 4 had hit singles.) Brian and Roger were not surprised when Freddie past away that John decided to retire from music. He just couldn't imagine containing to perform without Freddie.
Wow, what a great read! That's an amazing recap of their history and we sincerely appreciate you taking time to provide that detail. What a fascinating history to go with such a fascinating group!
The art college was Ealing. As shared, Freddie was very much like a big brother to John. John’s father passed away when he was a young teen. Freddie’s mentoring really helped John throughout his time with Queen until Freddie passed away. Queen has a sponsored documentary called Days of Our Lives which you can watch on RUclips. Quite a few folks have incorporated it into their reactions to Queen.
Vanilla Ice stole the bass line and lied about the rights, he said it himself later. Queen and David Bowie had never let him the rights. You can find on youtube an interview of Roger where he's saying what he thinks about Vanilla and it's not kind...
I got to “Perform” with Queen in Portland, Oregon during the Hot Space tour. It was as tho Freddy was just warming up and we were helping. We all could have been satisfied with this but Queen continued and left us all bleeding and wanting more! WOW, so good!!!!
Hey your welcome to pause & make your comments. Sure your gonna enjoy seeing lots more Queen performances. As a Queen fan of over 40 years. I am enjoying watching new people finding out how great Queen are.. I suggest you look up Rock in Rio 1985. Which is an amazing concert
YES I WAS AT WEMBLEY IN 86 FOR THIS CONCERT. MANY MANY SONGS FOR YOU TO HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. I WAS ALSO AT LIVE AID AT WEMBLEY IN 85. LIVE AID HAD ALL THE TOP BANDS ON THE BILL EACH HAD 20 MINUTES. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A CONCERT IN PHILADELPHIA. IT WAS BEAMED LIVE ON TV TO OVER 100 COUNTRIES WITH OVER A BILLION PEOPLE WATCHING. AND YES QUEEN BLEW THEM ALL AWAY.
Freddie/ Queen are so integral to us Brits that Freddie’s eeoooh! call back was featured, by hologram, at the closing ceremony of our 2012 Olympic. Also, watch Bohemian Rhapsody at Hyde Park at Green Day concert. Decades after Freddie’s death, everyone knows the words to our second anthem. ❤️
Thank you , Brian and Roger were in a band called Smile...when Freddie joined he decided the band should be called Queen...because it seemed outrageous...Freddie always knew his own mind...you just have to love Freddie..there will never be another like him, ever🤩
Roger and Brian were in a band, Smile. Freddie was a fan. The lead singer/bassist left to join another band in 1970 or so and Freddie stepped in. He told the boys he wanted to rename the band Queen because it was outrageous. After trying a few bassists they found John. Freddie designed Queen’s crest logo First album release was 1973👑
The whole Wembley concert was fire 🔥 2 hours of greatness! I’ve watched it multiple times 😊 the Rock and Roll medley from this concert is great! The US was not very kind to the band and Freddie so they quit touring in the US. MTV banned their video “I Want to Break Free” (part of the video is the guys in drag-as an homage to a popular British show Coronation Street, which the US didn’t understand and just saw it as promoting cross dressing and sexuality), but is actually about women breaking free from traditional roles and written by John Deacon. Definitely react to that video!
Freddie was and still is the master of us all- thank you for the Queen videos- go down that rabbit hole where we all are- it’s blissful- over 200 songs to love! Your reactions are great!
The name Queen was thought of by Freddie because Brian and Roger’s old band was called “Smile”, and when their main singer left (Tim Staffell) Freddie took over and ............................ the rest is history xxx The Queen’s crest was also painstakingly created and done by Freddie as he studied arts and graphics at Ealing College (where he met Brian and Roger ). Anyway here’s the reasoning to it:- Mercury looked at the zodiac signs for inspiration. To reflect the four band members, he placed two lions for Deacon and Taylor, who are Leos, a crab for May's Cancer birthday, and two fairies since Mercury himself is a Virgo. Brian's cancer zodiac (a crab) sits on the letter Q whereas the two lions and the two fairies surround it, moreorless guarding inside the "Q" the Queen state crown, and then the whole lot is emblazoned with a phoenix which signifies rising from ashes again to be never ending in life, power and passion. Just another glimpse into the mind of a genius ❤
Hey Mr. and Mrs. C., great reaction... thanks so much... YES, Vanilla Ice "stole" the bassline for their song "Ice Ice Baby" from Queen before they released "Under Pressure"... Queen sued and won but they never said what the settlement was... The story has it that David Bowie had once bought a pair of boots from Freddie in his kiosk store in London back in the late 60's where he ran a clothing store... they became friends and watched each other's careers blossom... David was living in Montreaux at the time and heard Queen was in the studio recording... they agreed to meet and when they were just jamming and having fun, they decided to go out for dinner (and got plastered) and when they made it back to the studio, John had forgotten the bassline riff, but Roger remembered it... They recorded in studio but never ever played the song together live in concert. There is one rendition of this where they splice shots of Bowie singing this, which was taken from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert done 6 months after his passing. YES, I would now consider you 'Queenie's'... the band was called SMILE when Tim Staffell and Brian and Roger played, but when Tim wanted out of the business, Freddie stepped in and made history (thank God every day)... and Freddie was the one that decided on the name QUEEN... the others were a little reluctant thinking it was a little pompous, but then agreed... the rest is history. YES, the beginning "warm-up" of the audience is a normal tradition of Freddie's somewhere in each concert... sometimes it may just be Freddie impromptu "skatting" along with the band... someone once asked Freddie what instrument he preferred to play, and he replied "the audience, darling"... also, on occasion you will see Freddie "moon" the crowd like at LIVE AID, which you MUST do since it is considered the BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE IN ROCK HISTORY... and Freddie's "AY- OH" is fondly recognized as "the Note Heard 'round the World"... the "mooning" is the result of their first manager's treating them rather harshly... the songs "Flick of the Wrist" and "Death on Two Legs" are two songs that explain the reasoning, it was Freddie's way of 'saluting' the manager that told him he would never amount to anything... ALSO, you may want to go back and hear Freddie BEFORE he was Queen... there are two songs on RUclips under the name LARRY LUREX (Freddie's alter-ego)... "I Can Hear Music" and "Goin' Back"... story has it the Trident Studios where they were recording their first album needed someone to test some new equipment they had purchased and asked Queen to record a couple songs in exchange for valuable airtime... also the song "Doing Alright" was a holdover from SMILE since Brian wrote it... WOW, really enjoying your enthusiasm for our favorite performers... such great reactions. Most people realize you have to pause SOME, but like you said, never in the guitarists' solo... especially Sir Dr. Brian May, the GOAT of guitarists and astrophysicists, by the way... anxiously awaiting your next drop... blessings.
Wow this is a TON of info. Had to read it a couple of times. It is getting comments like this that make doing this channel so fulfilling. We truly appreciate the info and the time you put into answering our many questions. Queen fans are the greatest!
@@CoachCastTV Being a 70-yo retired widow, I really enjoy finding a channel that "does" Freddie and Queen justice by spreading their awesomeness out to more generations of listeners... keeping the LEGEND alive so to speak... thank you... blessings.
Freddie was having breakfast in 1991 and heard Vanilla Ice on the radio with Queen's riff being used. He immediately got on the phone to his manager. Queen and David Bowie took Queen to court which ended in a settlement of Queen receiving a share of the Royalties.
Thanks for yet another brilliant reaction. This is another performance that shows each member of the band giving their all. David Bowie wasn't happy with the way his vocals came out, so while he shared writing credits, he asked for his vocals to be removed. Therefore, this is basically a duet between Freddie and Roger, with Freddie singing David Bowie's original part, and Roger covering Freddie's, all driven by John's original bass line. Vanilla Ice did 'sample' the bass line, claiming it was different (by one note). Queen sued. The judge declared it was close enough to be the same, then rather than going through a court case, the two parties settled out of court, with vanilla ice paying up, and then adding writing credit to Bowie and Queen. Funny story about the bass line. John played it, everyone loved it, then they went to lunch. When they got back, John couldn't remember it, but Roger did! And the rest, as they say, is history. You mentioned Freddie singing opera. I suggest you look for Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé's duet of 'Barcelona' live! The pair were very good friends in Freddie's latter years, and they recorded an album together.
No disrespect Gillie, but David's vocals were not taken out of this song. They were left on the studio version and in the tribute concert. He did some backing vocals on Freddie''s Mr. Bad Guy and wasn't happy with the vocals, and Freddie removed them as he wished.
@@Floppyearsmomma Well, that's embarrassing. Thank you for pointing out my error, Laura. That's a 'fact' that I have 'known' for years... I wonder how - and when - I managed to switch the situation to the wrong song? I think I'll blame a 'senior moment'... I'm sure I'm old enough to qualify for those. 🤦♀
just minding their business, playing their music, Roger getting his degree in biology, John getting his in electronics engineering, Brian working towards his physics and astronomy doctorate, Freddie garnering his degree in graphic arts... DETOUR instead and they became my favorite band ever! Well, they did all get those degrees, but it was music for the win! So WE won!
There is a documentary of them recording One Vision in the studio which is interesting. Also the live performance of Bohemian Rhapsody and Another One Bites the Dust both at Montreal are awesome. For your wife if she likes ballads You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park and Love of My Life at Montreal.
Now it's time for you all to do Queen at Live Aid, considered by many to be the best live performance ever! David Bowie came to hang out with the band in the studio. Bassist, John Deacon, came up with the bass riff. They got hungry and went out to eat. They came back and Deakie couldn't remember the riff! Luckily Roger finally remembered it! Vanilla Ice plumb ripped it off for his "Ice Ice Baby". Freddie heard it while eating breakfast laughing, and then said he had to call his lawyer. Queen won the law suit.
So if you want to see Freddie sing opera, check out his Barcelona album. Guide Me Home/How can I go on Barcelona Ensueno The Golden Boy You will be amazed
Must react to Queen's magnificent set at Live Aid at Wembly in 1985. Even though Freddie's throat doctor told him to cancel because his cords were so strained, Freddie went on... and was stellar. Everyone in the band was exceptionally bright, well educated and creative. All four wrote hit songs. Freddie's influence on artists, musicians, singers, dancers continues to this day. Considered one of the best frontman in history...Freddie pushed all the limits.
On the Wembley concert, watch the song ,Who wants to live forever from July 11,1986. Its the friday night performace, its the 12th that got recorded publicly.
Queen and David Bowie created this song together. John came out with the famous bass reef but then they all went out for lunch and when they got back, John had totally forgotten it 😮...luckily Roger remembered it. In a creative process Freddie and David went into separate booths to see what ideas they'll come out with and Freddie was pleasantly surprised when he heard that David had done similar music as he did 😮 untill their sound engineer Mack (yep, it's MACK who worked with Queen on many songs including One Vision) told him that David cheated by listening what Freddie was doing 😅😂 David Bowie also sang back vocals on few other songs but just before the release of Queen's album Hot Space he revoked them and all had to be taken out just last minute.😮 Although David was a long friend with Freddie he never sang Under Pressure live with Queen. First time he sang it at Freddie's Tribute Concert in 1992.
This Under Pressure performance is pretty EPIC .. Yellow jacket and all. 💛 FYI - Freddie’s favorite color is yellow & typically wore Adidas Hurricane Wresting Shoes on stage (sometimes Nike). Are you enjoying your Queen 🫅🏻 rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳?? Gotta do the Rock n Roll Medley here at Wembley, Queen honors those rock legends before them! Spectacular!!
Hi Queenies! Today is the first day of my late summer holiday and I'm watching to your reaction in the hotel room at the beach 🤣. I didn't want to miss it! Freddie wanted to name the band Queen, because it was regal, fresh and outrageous.
I saw queen 9 times between 1975 and 1986 and freddie did that interaction with the crowd every time it became part of a queen gig, I wasn't in the crowd to see this but was the night after .
Yes, I was there both nights with my sister. I’ve seen them 8 times in all and each show was out of this world! I feel so lucky to have seen them. Thanks for another great reaction.
Like most singers, Freddie needed to do warm up vocals before he performed. He was also a master at making the audience feel involved in the show, not just observers. So... put those two things together and you get that amazing and fun introduction to the song!
I completely agree with you on them being better live. I love Queen, love all of their albums, but I listen to mostly their live performances, every song, every concert they do something a little different twist to the songs, and yes, their showmanship is outstanding, they are a very well oiled live machine!!
That 2 and something minutes of Freddie's warming up with the crowd was shown on the closing ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. 4 large screens with Freddie were brought to the centre of the stadium by trucks and it was magical. Freddie's yellow jacket was shining like a star and his voice echoed ... like out of this world, it was just as Freddie commanded the crowd from Heaven. There were also Brian and Roger playing We will rock you. Amazing. ruclips.net/video/xVCtQmDfdyw/видео.htmlsi=NHW3x5J9s3U0agbo
Just wondering, have you seen the movies Highlander and Flash Gordon? Queen did the music for both movies. If you know Highlander, the song Who Wants to Live Forever is just heartbreaking. An immortal who falls in love with a mortal woman, knowing he'll long outlive her. He loves her so much that on her death bed he promises to light a candle and remember her on her birthday, and 400 years later he's still honoring his pledge.
Freddie's voice is unmatched, nowadays singers use commonly an auto tune during the concerts. Did you know that even scientific study confirms Freddie Mercury had an unparalleled singing voice. That what makes his voice so special was extremely fast vibrato 7.04 Hz and subharmonics. He was able to create several more layers of harmonics than anyone else. Freddie was using a subharmonics by vibrating his ventricular folds, a technique usually found only in Tuvan throat singers. One of the conclusions from the studies was that "Mercury was vibrating something in his throat that even Pavarotti couldn't move and that kind of creates a very typical vocal fingerprint" Fat bottomed girls live at Bowl 82 White queen live at the Odeon 75 Save me live at Montreal 81 Freddie recorded the opera album BARCELONA with famous Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe Check out Freddie's solo Exercises in free love, his voice will blow your mind. It was his impersonation of Montserrat"s vocal style.
we were stood @ 1/3 of the way back on the left side of the pitch. For days after our hands, feet and throats hurt from constant singing, clapping and dancing. A magnificent show. BUT...Knebworth for me was a better day as it had 3 of my favourite bands playing.
Freddie was also considering 2 more collaborations. The first with Michael Jackson who was a big admirer of Queen. Freddie went to LA to record with MJ but he had to call his manager when MJ showed up for the recordings with a lama. Freddie said to his manager” You must get me out of here now! They are making me sing with a lama!”. The second collaboration was supposed to be with Elton John and Rod Stewart. The 3 of them were entertaining the idea of forming a band they wanted to name” Teeth, Nose and Hair”. It never happened either. Great intelligent reaction! I can’t wait for this channel to hit the best of best of all times song. That will be fun to watch!
Freddie did write an entire album of opera and sang all the songs with a famous Spanish opera divas Montserrat Caballé-. They were great friends- they sing in English, Portuguese and Japanese-. You really should watch the videos/
Late Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters was a big Queen fan and he sang Under Pressure at almost every FF gig. He recalled: "In 1999 we were driving to our rehearsal studio in Virginia to start writing songs for our third album. We had the radio playing and Under Pressure came on. We all sat there silent, listening. When it was over, Dave Grohl turned arround to the rest of the band and grinned: Why are we even trying? Like we're going to do anything even close to that song." 😮😅🥰
I’m an avid reactor for Queen videos and I have to say you two are my favourite reactors I’ve seen in quite a while. Keep up the great work and the more Queen videos, the better!
When I was a teenager I liked the song "My Best Friend" Later on, I do remember Bohemian Rhapsody. I didn't fully appreciate Queen until the pandemic when I became started watching youtube. I have been hooked on music from youtube for over 3 years now and love Queen and Led Zeppelin. I so regret this came so late and I never got to see these bands live. FYI, if you download from the Queen official youtube channel you don't have to worry about being blocked. They don't block their music-another reason to love them.
I just stumbled on your channel a couple of days ago. The reaction to Somebody to Love was the first one I saw. I absolutely love seeing people fall in love with Queen! I was fortunate enough to be introduced to their music at the beginning by an older cousin. Im so happy to see others discovering what I've always known; that Queen is one of the best bands ever! If you want to learn more about the guys and the history of the band, there are lots of great documentaries and interviews here on RUclips. I hope you'll check them out.
🎉 congratulations with your channel two weeks jubilee! 👏👏👏👏👏💓 Breathtaking performance. I'm each time amazed how much labour and skill QUEEN put into their musical and emotional exchange with their audience, how many efforts to let the performance live long! Hard working men. Great respect! But the one I admire each time especially - Mr. Roger Taylor, great drummer and singer and Freddie's vocal Ferroconcrete Shoulder, amasing vocal back layer. Since I've changed my fan's admiration to deep human love and respect to the band, I started picking such moments with pleasure. Thank you for reaction.
Okay! Great reaction! You both seem impressed with Queen’s drummer, Roger Taylor. If you want to see exactly how hard he works up on those risers. Please check out the, “Roger Cam” for the song, “Now I’m Here.” Roger said that song was the hardest he ever worked. You’ll see Freddie performing from Roger’s perspective but, the camera also captures Roger’s incredible energy, spot on drum skills and awesome backing vocals. Even if you decide not to do a reaction video, do yourselves a favor and give it a look. Love your channel and wish you much success. Reacting to queen will grow your subscribers incredibly quick. Ask other reactors who were gobsmacked at how quickly Queen grew their channel. Yes! We are all Queenies! CHEERS!
Another iconic song was Barcelona with Freddie and Monserrat Caballe. It was an opera song made into a pop song but both voices complemented each other perfectly. Amazing to watch and will have you thinking hard what genre to play it in. Sorry if you have already seen it. I did have a look through your page. Thanks for your genuine reactions.
I would suggest you react to One Vision live at Wembley it was their opening song for this concert and it gives you an idea of what goes into putting their show together. Now that you've described yourselves as Queen fans and you welcome our comments I subscribed. You're in for an amazing journey into their huge catalog of music. Queen does not disappoint 👑
May I suggest watching One Vision the making of documentary also. It shows how the song came to be, and is filmed in the studio. A couple of earlier Queen songs I would like to suggest are You Take My Breath Away live in Hyde Park, ( just Freddie and the piano), and White Queen live at Hammersmith Odieon.
I really enjoy your reviews. You must watch Somebody to Love, live at Milton Keynes. It is completely different from the studio version or Montreal. Some people think it is better than Montreal.
Was only his last appearance in a video, not his last song. Last song is Mother Love which Brian May sung the last part of because Freddie was to sick to finish it of.
Anyone suggested "Innuendo" or "The show must go on" songs near the end of Freddies life, "These are the days of our Lives" is Freddies last appearance and is a real tear jerker, "Mother Love" is Freddies last ever song and is very sad
My favorite Freddie's opera song is "The Golden Boy" but also "La Japonaise", "How can I go on" and "Barcelona" or "ensueño"... wait a minute... in fact every song in this album is my favorite 😮☺️
I was lucky to grow up close to St Louis and see about every band I ever wanted to. Without a doubt, Queen is the best live show ever! Freddie said he didn't want to recreate the studio version of songs. People could stay home and play their records. I love watching people experience Queen for the first time. There are young RUclipsrs doing reaction videos who have grown up with hip hop and rap and they totally get into Queen. They do every style of music and can appeal to just about everyone. Freddie Mercury's stage presence and charisma is the GOAT. Think if he had been evil with his ability to control people? He could have been a Hitler. Instead he was a beacon of love, life and laughter. He is as loved today as ever. *peace*✌
We only knew the Queen radio hits from the '80s and even then not all that well. So most of these are totally new to us. We did recognize a few from Live Aid.
I attended one Queen concert when they were doing a small venue tour in the US early on. My friends took me because they needed someone to drive them home. I saw the Dead the same way...the guys drank and I drove home.
Just saying.....Queen has grown many RUclips channels. Lots of folks know this, and some take advantage. You all don't, I'm glad you are becoming Queen fans. Fans for life!!!!
The venue was Wembley Stadium. A building built in 1923 & our national (England & UK) main stadium. Football (soccer ☹) was invented in England & this stadium is where the English Football League always played the Football final. The building was/is something of a legend in its own right. Only the biggest bands played at Wembley & Queen being such a beloved band here, were always recieved well. Every word/note known by the vast crowd & Freddie/Queen knew that. We have a modern Wembley stadium now, complete with a huge arch. Although still seen as the stadium of Football & for great bands to play, it perhaps does not hold the admiration of that old stadium. And most bands today cannot replicate what Queen meant playing at that venue. Precious times gone by remembered as one of the greatest concerts in our history. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
The saddest song from Queen was The days of our lives, that was the very last video Freddie did before he passed. Total sadness because you could tell he knew his time was up while singing it.
Welcome new Queenies, Queen loved us fans, they often told us they loved us, in the last video Freddie did he looked into the camera and told us fans one last time that he loved us.😊Freddie's interactions with the audience was always fabulous. Great reaction
Again love you two, Well done Mrs Coach for the Queen t-shirt. Yes there was a law suit that setttled out of Court. Freddie was at home one day eating breakfast and Ice Ice Baby came on the radio and he wondered what the **** it was. He then got on the phone to Jim Beach (lawyer/manager) and he instantly replied to Freddie “already heard it law suit ready to go”. Vanilla Ice tried to say the riff was different and that it had an extra chord in it (what a load of crap) OBVIOUSLY he lost and had to pay backlog in royalties and ended up having to pay Roger, John, Freddie, Brian and David millions. Their names were also added as Songwriters, which was kind of funny as Queen & David Bowie hated it ❤❤❤❤
Your history with Queen is like mine with Rush. I'm soon to be 73, and only this year have I begun to listen to Rush, also because of the concert videos on YT. I knew the name, and maybe had heard a couple of songs. Rush is another great live band that will have you wondering how they do it. They are magic.
Yes me and Mrs P were both at this Wembley 86 concert on the Saturday. Support bands were Staus Quo, The Alarm and INXS who were really good. The last concert with Freddie was at Knebworth, and who was to know it would be our last time seeing Freddie live :-(
Just remembered they played the opening of crowd call and response at the 2012 London Olympics, Freddie on the big screens again everyone joining in, I think it was the closing ceremony, Queen were playing a couple of songs, but they let Fred warm up the crowd first, it's from the new stadium built for the Olympics, so unfortunately he wasn't playing at the new Wembley Stadium, but cameras were out and crowd loving it, and many probably not even around when Freddie passed away
David Bowie popped into a studio in Montrose when they were recording, and hung out with them... John came up with the riff, just messing around, and they headed off to dinner ... They came back and said to John, what was that thing you were playing? I think they improvised the entire thing for the most part... It's a great story! And, as far as them being one of the best live bands EVER,... THEY WERE! I've probably seen a hundred or several hundred live recording acts, and some may have matched them, a little bit... But ABSOLUTELY NO ONE HAS EVER SURPASSED THEM! And this particular show was at Wembley, were live aid was done! 70,000 or so people... And I'm past the halfway point here, and I'm kind of surprised that you haven't mentioned the fact that the extremely high singing Roger is doing the David Bowie low parts, and killing them, no less! And vanilla ice " sampled " John's riff... (STOLE!)... Freddy had a great short, concise simple answer to the question about the name of the band...
I heard You Sir a fan of AC/DC...i am a Queen fan but because of Queen I like AC DC ( long story)))) and Ballbreaker is my top album, I think its underrated!
Roger has said he wasn't too fond of the way they recorded it, but he loved the song itself and greatly enjoyed playing and doing backing vocals on it, to the point of singling it out as his absolute favourite more than once. The fact he was also close friends with the late great David Bowie probably contributed to that choice as well.
"Under Pressure" is the result of a collaboration by David Bowie and the four members of Queen. Bowie visited Queen while they were in their studio in Montreux, Switzerland (Bowie had a home nearby) and they all decided to go for pizza together. At dinner, they decided to return to the studio and jam. just to see what happened. "Under Pressure" (originally titled People on the Street') was the result of this jam session.
The notable bass line, written and performed by Queen bassist John Deacon, was famously sampled by Vanilla Ice in his 1990 song “Ice Ice Baby.” Ice added only one different note, and tried to pass it as an entirely different composition. Things were tense around “Ice Ice Baby”-the song went to #1 but Ice hadn’t credited Queen or Bowie. Queen and Bowie sued but Ice decided to settle out of court by paying them $4,000,000. Queen and Bowie agreed to give up any rights to "Ice Ice Baby" but insisted that their names had to be added to the writing credits.
The origin story of Queen is this. While attending university, Brian and Roger were in a rock group called Smile along with Tim Staffell who was the lead singer/bass guitartist and an old friend of Brian's from grammar school. Tim was attending Ealy College studying Graphic Design where another student named Farrohk (Freddie) Balsara, an immigrant from the African island of Zanzibar, also attended studying Graphic Design.
Freddie's family are Parsi (aka Parsee), who are followers of the religion of Zoroastrianism. The Parsi were Persians who originally fled to India from Muslim persecution in Persia during the 7th-8th century. They maintain an ethnoreligious community still practicing Zoroastrianism in India.
Freddie's father worked for the British Foreign Office and was stationed in Zanzibar where Freddie and his sister were born. Freddie was sent to a British-style Christian boarding school outside of Bombay (now Mumbai) at the age of 8 years old to be educated. Though he was around 3,000 miles from his parents, his grandparents, aunt, and cousins lived in a village outside Bombay called Balsar.
After Freddie completed school, he returned to Zanzibar to be with his family but then there was a Muslim uprising on the island. The family had to flee with just basically the clothes on their backs to London in 1964. That is how Freddie ended up at Ealy College.
Freddie and Tim became friends since not only were they both studying the same major but they both were singers in rock groups. Freddie at the time was in a rock blues band based out of Liverpool called Wreckage.
Tim invited Freddie to watch Smile rehearse and that is how Freddie first met Brian and Roger. Freddie would go to watch Smile perform whenever he could and then hang around with the band afterward. Though Freddie was known to be sort of quiet, shy, and reserved in his personal life, he would get very enthusiastic when talking about music. Brian said that Freddie would come to them after a show and start by saying that they were great but, then he would proceed to tell them all the things they should have done differently.
Freddie, Brian, and Roger became good friends. At one point, Roger and Freddie shared a flat and jointly ran a stall selling "Vintage" clothing at Kensington Market to earn money.
After about 2 years, Tim informed Roger and Brian that he was leaving the group Smile to join the band called Humpty Bong. Humpty Bonh actually had an album contract, something that the group Smile was never able to get.
Brian and Roger were devasted and vowed to quit music altogether but their good friend, Freddie would not let them. It turned out that their quiet and reserved friend could be quite persuasive when he was really motivated. He convinced them that they were too good of musicians to quit and that they just needed to form a new band.
Brian and Roger began advertising for a singer and bass guitarist. They auditioned several people but didn't find anyone they felt was right. They were getting discouraged until Freddie came to them one day and said, "You know who you need, is me!".
Now they knew that Freddie was in a band but it played the circuit out of Liverpool. Neither Roger nor Brian had ever actually heard Freddie sing or watched him perform. The Freddie that they were familiar with was quiet, shy, and reserved which made a lovely friend but those are not qualities that a rock band looks for in their lead singer.
But, once again, Freddie was persuasive and convinced them to give him an audition. Brian booked a rehearsal room at Imperial College (where he studied math and physics) and they auditioned Freddie.
Both Roger and Brian were amazed by the sudden transformation of their friend into a confident and charismatic performer with an amazing voice! However, Roger did admit that Freddie did sometimes sound a bit like a billy goat when he sang. Freddie had not mastered complete control of his voice yet and his vibrato sometimes ran amok.
So in 1970, the three of them agreed to form the core of a new band as they continued to look for a bass player. It was Freddie who insisted that since they were to be a new band, the needed a new name. He suggested the name "Queen" which Brian and Roger immediately rejected. They all were aware of the "gay" connotion of it.
But Freddie was pursistant and persuaded them. He had carefully chose the name "Queen" for the band because it was grandiose and larger-than-life, reflecting his own appearance and regal aspirations for success. Freddie favored the simplicity of a one-word name and chose "Queen" because it was very regal, sounded splendid, and was a strong name that was universal and immediate.
All they needed was a bass guitarist. They actually went through 4 or 5 before they finally found John Deacon. John was only 19 in 1971 when he joined the band and still at university, John studied Electronics and he actually graduated with an Honors Degree in Electronics. Poor John, he never wanted to be a rock star. He just wanted to play his guitar on the weekends while in school to unwind.
When John auditioned, they recognized immediately his talent and his quiet demeanor would work well with the more forceful personalities of the other three but.Roger and Brian were not quite convinced since John was only 19 (Freddie was 24, Brian 23, and Roger 22 at the time). There is a big difference in the maturity level of college graduates in their early 20s and a university student still in his teens. But Freddie was sure and convinced them to give John a try.
Freddie immediately took John under his wing and began to mentor him. John and Freddie became especially close, like big brother and little brother. Even John's wife, Veronica credited Freddie with getting John through the stress of being a rock and roll superstar. Freddie pushed John to begin writing songs and would work him on his song writings without taking any credit. (All 4 of them wrote songs and all 4 had hit singles.)
Brian and Roger were not surprised when Freddie past away that John decided to retire from music. He just couldn't imagine containing to perform without Freddie.
Wow, what a great read! That's an amazing recap of their history and we sincerely appreciate you taking time to provide that detail. What a fascinating history to go with such a fascinating group!
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Tim wouldn't know Freddie as Farrokh
He named himself Freddie when he was young
The art college was Ealing. As shared, Freddie was very much like a big brother to John. John’s father passed away when he was a young teen. Freddie’s mentoring really helped John throughout his time with Queen until Freddie passed away. Queen has a sponsored documentary called Days of Our Lives which you can watch on RUclips. Quite a few folks have incorporated it into their reactions to Queen.
Vanilla Ice stole the bass line and lied about the rights, he said it himself later. Queen and David Bowie had never let him the rights.
You can find on youtube an interview of Roger where he's saying what he thinks about Vanilla and it's not kind...
Thank you for all the information!!! Yo make the best comments I've seen in a loooong time, and the info is always amazing! Thank you!!!!
Yes i was there 12 July 1986 it was the best 2 hours of my life
We're envious.
I got to “Perform” with Queen in Portland, Oregon during the Hot Space tour. It was as tho Freddy was just warming up and we were helping. We all could have been satisfied with this but Queen continued and left us all bleeding and wanting more! WOW, so good!!!!
That's amazing!
Hey your welcome to pause & make your comments. Sure your gonna enjoy seeing lots more Queen performances.
As a Queen fan of over 40 years. I am enjoying watching new people finding out how great Queen are..
I suggest you look up Rock in Rio 1985. Which is an amazing concert
Thanks. Yes, we've had several from that convert mentioned, so we'll get to it for sure.
YES I WAS AT WEMBLEY IN 86 FOR THIS CONCERT. MANY MANY SONGS FOR YOU TO HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. I WAS ALSO AT LIVE AID AT WEMBLEY IN 85. LIVE AID HAD ALL THE TOP BANDS ON THE BILL EACH HAD 20 MINUTES. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A CONCERT IN PHILADELPHIA. IT WAS BEAMED LIVE ON TV TO OVER 100 COUNTRIES WITH OVER A BILLION PEOPLE WATCHING. AND YES QUEEN BLEW THEM ALL AWAY.
That's amazing that you saw both of those! We have the Live Aid performance on our list to watch.
I was there too on the Friday, £14.50 to see this greatness 😊
@@playdoeswoes8463 What a bargain!
Live Aid was performed simultaneously in about 30 countries. And it was in July 1984.
Show off LOL
I love Queen reaction videos
More coming soon.
Yes coach I was there absolutely brilliant
Freddie/ Queen are so integral to us Brits that Freddie’s eeoooh! call back was featured, by hologram, at the closing ceremony of our 2012 Olympic. Also, watch Bohemian Rhapsody at Hyde Park at Green Day concert. Decades after Freddie’s death, everyone knows the words to our second anthem. ❤️
Vanilla ice used the baseline without permission. Queen sued and gained all writer’s credit for ice ice baby! ❤❤
Barcelona is where Freddie worked with Montserrat cabaelle its rock opera amazing song
Thank you , Brian and Roger were in a band called Smile...when Freddie joined he decided the band should be called Queen...because it seemed outrageous...Freddie always knew his own mind...you just have to love Freddie..there will never be another like him, ever🤩
100% agree with that!
Roger and Brian were in a band, Smile. Freddie was a fan. The lead singer/bassist left to join another band in 1970 or so and Freddie stepped in. He told the boys he wanted to rename the band Queen because it was outrageous. After trying a few bassists they found John. Freddie designed Queen’s crest logo First album release was 1973👑
Great story. Lucky for us all it happened that way.
I know that when queen were touring and people would follow them from place to place, Freddie would call the devoted the Royal family :)
Love it so much
Yes Queens 'under pressure' bass line riff was the original 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
The best front man the world 🌎 has ever seen. Freddie the master of crowds. Please check out more live stuff...different level
For sure more live is coming!
The whole Wembley concert was fire 🔥 2 hours of greatness! I’ve watched it multiple times 😊 the Rock and Roll medley from this concert is great! The US was not very kind to the band and Freddie so they quit touring in the US. MTV banned their video “I Want to Break Free” (part of the video is the guys in drag-as an homage to a popular British show Coronation Street, which the US didn’t understand and just saw it as promoting cross dressing and sexuality), but is actually about women breaking free from traditional roles and written by John Deacon. Definitely react to that video!
Thanks for that info. The US is uptight about a lot of things that make no sense, and I say that as a US citizen. LOL
Freddie was vocally warming up whilst warming the crowd up!
W Freddy ❤😢y love voice fantastic
Freddie’s impromptu is fantastic from this same concert..shows his incredible vocal range❤Thanks for the great reaction❤
Thanks so much for watching!
Freddie was and still is the master of us all- thank you for the Queen videos- go down that rabbit hole where we all are- it’s blissful- over 200 songs to love! Your reactions are great!
Thank you. We are heading down the hole! LOL
We were at this concert on Saturday - a fantastic day!
Awesome! Lucky you!
The entire concert was amazing
We're sure.
The name Queen was thought of by Freddie because Brian and Roger’s old band was called “Smile”, and when their main singer left (Tim Staffell) Freddie took over and ............................ the rest is history xxx
The Queen’s crest was also painstakingly created and done by Freddie as he studied arts and graphics at Ealing College (where he met Brian and Roger ). Anyway here’s the reasoning to it:-
Mercury looked at the zodiac signs for inspiration. To reflect the four band members, he placed two lions for Deacon and Taylor, who are Leos, a crab for May's Cancer birthday, and two fairies since Mercury himself is a Virgo. Brian's cancer zodiac (a crab) sits on the letter Q whereas the two lions and the two fairies surround it, moreorless guarding inside the "Q" the Queen state crown, and then the whole lot is emblazoned with a phoenix which signifies rising from ashes again to be never ending in life, power and passion.
Just another glimpse into the mind of a genius ❤
We had no idea! Thanks for explaining the genius behind it.
Hey Mr. and Mrs. C., great reaction... thanks so much...
YES, Vanilla Ice "stole" the bassline for their song "Ice Ice Baby" from Queen before they released "Under Pressure"... Queen sued and won but they never said what the settlement was...
The story has it that David Bowie had once bought a pair of boots from Freddie in his kiosk store in London back in the late 60's where he ran a clothing store... they became friends and watched each other's careers blossom... David was living in Montreaux at the time and heard Queen was in the studio recording... they agreed to meet and when they were just jamming and having fun, they decided to go out for dinner (and got plastered) and when they made it back to the studio, John had forgotten the bassline riff, but Roger remembered it... They recorded in studio but never ever played the song together live in concert. There is one rendition of this where they splice shots of Bowie singing this, which was taken from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert done 6 months after his passing.
YES, I would now consider you 'Queenie's'... the band was called SMILE when Tim Staffell and Brian and Roger played, but when Tim wanted out of the business, Freddie stepped in and made history (thank God every day)... and Freddie was the one that decided on the name QUEEN... the others were a little reluctant thinking it was a little pompous, but then agreed... the rest is history.
YES, the beginning "warm-up" of the audience is a normal tradition of Freddie's somewhere in each concert... sometimes it may just be Freddie impromptu "skatting" along with the band... someone once asked Freddie what instrument he preferred to play, and he replied "the audience, darling"... also, on occasion you will see Freddie "moon" the crowd like at LIVE AID, which you MUST do since it is considered the BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE IN ROCK HISTORY... and Freddie's "AY- OH" is fondly recognized as "the Note Heard 'round the World"... the "mooning" is the result of their first manager's treating them rather harshly... the songs "Flick of the Wrist" and "Death on Two Legs" are two songs that explain the reasoning, it was Freddie's way of 'saluting' the manager that told him he would never amount to anything...
ALSO, you may want to go back and hear Freddie BEFORE he was Queen... there are two songs on RUclips under the name LARRY LUREX (Freddie's alter-ego)... "I Can Hear Music" and "Goin' Back"... story has it the Trident Studios where they were recording their first album needed someone to test some new equipment they had purchased and asked Queen to record a couple songs in exchange for valuable airtime... also the song "Doing Alright" was a holdover from SMILE since Brian wrote it...
WOW, really enjoying your enthusiasm for our favorite performers... such great reactions. Most people realize you have to pause SOME, but like you said, never in the guitarists' solo... especially Sir Dr. Brian May, the GOAT of guitarists and astrophysicists, by the way... anxiously awaiting your next drop... blessings.
Wow this is a TON of info. Had to read it a couple of times. It is getting comments like this that make doing this channel so fulfilling. We truly appreciate the info and the time you put into answering our many questions. Queen fans are the greatest!
@@CoachCastTV Being a 70-yo retired widow, I really enjoy finding a channel that "does" Freddie and Queen justice by spreading their awesomeness out to more generations of listeners... keeping the LEGEND alive so to speak... thank you... blessings.
I saw Queen in concert four times in the 70’s-80’s. Only downside, your ears ringing for about two days after. They were effing LOUD.
That's amazing you saw them live. Their shows seem incredible.
Freddie was having breakfast in 1991 and heard Vanilla Ice on the radio with Queen's riff being used. He immediately got on the phone to his manager. Queen and David Bowie took Queen to court which ended in a settlement of Queen receiving a share of the Royalties.
That bass is unmistakable.
Love your reactions! Now I’m Here from this concert at Wembley is great, Who Wants to Live Forever from Wembley is also great!
Thank you. We will add to our ever-growing list. LOL. So much Queen to do!
Just Love All The Queen Performances, Nice Reaction Guy's
Thanks for yet another brilliant reaction. This is another performance that shows each member of the band giving their all. David Bowie wasn't happy with the way his vocals came out, so while he shared writing credits, he asked for his vocals to be removed. Therefore, this is basically a duet between Freddie and Roger, with Freddie singing David Bowie's original part, and Roger covering Freddie's, all driven by John's original bass line.
Vanilla Ice did 'sample' the bass line, claiming it was different (by one note). Queen sued. The judge declared it was close enough to be the same, then rather than going through a court case, the two parties settled out of court, with vanilla ice paying up, and then adding writing credit to Bowie and Queen.
Funny story about the bass line. John played it, everyone loved it, then they went to lunch. When they got back, John couldn't remember it, but Roger did! And the rest, as they say, is history. You mentioned Freddie singing opera. I suggest you look for Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé's duet of 'Barcelona' live! The pair were very good friends in Freddie's latter years, and they recorded an album together.
Thank you so much! And thanks for background on the song and that lawsuit.
No disrespect Gillie, but David's vocals were not taken out of this song. They were left on the studio version and in the tribute concert. He did some backing vocals on Freddie''s Mr. Bad Guy and wasn't happy with the vocals, and Freddie removed them as he wished.
@@Floppyearsmomma Well, that's embarrassing. Thank you for pointing out my error, Laura. That's a 'fact' that I have 'known' for years... I wonder how - and when - I managed to switch the situation to the wrong song? I think I'll blame a 'senior moment'... I'm sure I'm old enough to qualify for those. 🤦♀
just minding their business, playing their music, Roger getting his degree in biology, John getting his in electronics engineering, Brian working towards his physics and astronomy doctorate, Freddie garnering his degree in graphic arts... DETOUR instead and they became my favorite band ever! Well, they did all get those degrees, but it was music for the win! So WE won!
There is a documentary of them recording One Vision in the studio which is interesting. Also the live performance of Bohemian Rhapsody and Another One Bites the Dust both at Montreal are awesome. For your wife if she likes ballads You Take My Breath Away live at Hyde Park and Love of My Life at Montreal.
Got it. Thank you so much!
To see a large crowd, Love of My Life, live in Rock in Rio. 250,000 in attendance and they sing the song to Freddie and give Brian a special tribute.
Oh goodness...we need to add that to our list.
Now it's time for you all to do Queen at Live Aid, considered by many to be the best live performance ever! David Bowie came to hang out with the band in the studio. Bassist, John Deacon, came up with the bass riff. They got hungry and went out to eat. They came back and Deakie couldn't remember the riff! Luckily Roger finally remembered it! Vanilla Ice plumb ripped it off for his "Ice Ice Baby". Freddie heard it while eating breakfast laughing, and then said he had to call his lawyer. Queen won the law suit.
Live Aid will be in the near future. Thanks for the background on the song.
So if you want to see Freddie sing opera, check out his Barcelona album.
Guide Me Home/How can I go on
Barcelona
Ensueno
The Golden Boy
You will be amazed
Must react to Queen's magnificent set at Live Aid at Wembly in 1985. Even though Freddie's throat doctor told him to cancel because his cords were so strained, Freddie went on... and was stellar. Everyone in the band was exceptionally bright, well educated and creative. All four wrote hit songs. Freddie's influence on artists, musicians, singers, dancers continues to this day. Considered one of the best frontman in history...Freddie pushed all the limits.
That one is on our to-do list. It must be great because everyone is saying to do it.
On the Wembley concert, watch the song ,Who wants to live forever from July 11,1986. Its the friday night performace, its the 12th that got recorded publicly.
Queen and David Bowie created this song together. John came out with the famous bass reef but then they all went out for lunch and when they got back, John had totally forgotten it 😮...luckily Roger remembered it.
In a creative process Freddie and David went into separate booths to see what ideas they'll come out with and Freddie was pleasantly surprised when he heard that David had done similar music as he did 😮 untill their sound engineer Mack (yep, it's MACK who worked with Queen on many songs including One Vision) told him that David cheated by listening what Freddie was doing 😅😂
David Bowie also sang back vocals on few other songs but just before the release of Queen's album Hot Space he revoked them and all had to be taken out just last minute.😮
Although David was a long friend with Freddie he never sang Under Pressure live with Queen. First time he sang it at Freddie's Tribute Concert in 1992.
This Under Pressure performance is pretty EPIC .. Yellow jacket and all. 💛 FYI - Freddie’s favorite color is yellow & typically wore Adidas Hurricane Wresting Shoes on stage (sometimes Nike). Are you enjoying your Queen 🫅🏻 rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳?? Gotta do the Rock n Roll Medley here at Wembley, Queen honors those rock legends before them! Spectacular!!
Oh yes...we are having a good time, and learning a lot. The medley sounds great. 👌
Just come back home from Freddie’s birthday celebrations in Switzerland you would love it!!❤️🎼❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧
That's awesome! I'm glad he is still celebrated.
Hi Queenies! Today is the first day of my late summer holiday and I'm watching to your reaction in the hotel room at the beach 🤣. I didn't want to miss it! Freddie wanted to name the band Queen, because it was regal, fresh and outrageous.
What a great compliment! Thank you. We hope you enjoy time at the beach! The name is now well-known as associated with great music. 👍
@@CoachCastTV Thanks, I'll do. 😍
I saw queen 9 times between 1975 and 1986 and freddie did that interaction with the crowd every time it became part of a queen gig, I wasn't in the crowd to see this but was the night after .
Yes, I was there both nights with my sister. I’ve seen them 8 times in all and each show was out of this world! I feel so lucky to have seen them.
Thanks for another great reaction.
Lucky you! Thanks so much for watching!
Like most singers, Freddie needed to do warm up vocals before he performed. He was also a master at making the audience feel involved in the show, not just observers. So... put those two things together and you get that amazing and fun introduction to the song!
Yes, that's a very entertaining way to warm up!
I was at that concert in 86, and as always they were amazing, check out the Tutti- Frutti medley later one
That sounds like a fun one!
We are definitely Queenies!👑😍♥️♥️♥️♥️
I completely agree with you on them being better live. I love Queen, love all of their albums, but I listen to mostly their live performances, every song, every concert they do something a little different twist to the songs, and yes, their showmanship is outstanding, they are a very well oiled live machine!!
That 2 and something minutes of Freddie's warming up with the crowd was shown on the closing ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. 4 large screens with Freddie were brought to the centre of the stadium by trucks and it was magical. Freddie's yellow jacket was shining like a star and his voice echoed ... like out of this world, it was just as Freddie commanded the crowd from Heaven. There were also Brian and Roger playing We will rock you. Amazing.
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ANOTHER BRILLIANT REACTION video to Queen UNDER Pressure. I AGREE Queen are BRILLIANT group LIVE and Studio. KEEP them COMING 😊👍😎
Queen is so authentic and real so everything is so much better live of course
Just wondering, have you seen the movies Highlander and Flash Gordon? Queen did the music for both movies. If you know Highlander, the song Who Wants to Live Forever is just heartbreaking. An immortal who falls in love with a mortal woman, knowing he'll long outlive her. He loves her so much that on her death bed he promises to light a candle and remember her on her birthday, and 400 years later he's still honoring his pledge.
Wow, that's a great story. We have watched Flash Gordon but a very long time ago. Have heard of, but not watched, Highlander.
@@CoachCastTVOh boy! Go watch it. And maybe also the series, and also see what you think of the follow-up movies.
"There can be only one..."
Love Queen 👍👍💕 Saw them live in the 70’s! Phenomenal concert!😁
Freddie's voice is unmatched, nowadays singers use commonly an auto tune during the concerts.
Did you know that even scientific study confirms Freddie Mercury had an unparalleled singing voice. That what makes his voice so special was extremely fast vibrato 7.04 Hz and subharmonics. He was able to create several more layers of harmonics than anyone else. Freddie was using a subharmonics by vibrating his ventricular folds, a technique usually found only in Tuvan throat singers. One of the conclusions from the studies was that "Mercury was vibrating something in his throat that even Pavarotti couldn't move and that kind of creates a very typical vocal fingerprint"
Fat bottomed girls live at Bowl 82
White queen live at the Odeon 75
Save me live at Montreal 81
Freddie recorded the opera album BARCELONA with famous Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe
Check out Freddie's solo Exercises in free love, his voice will blow your mind. It was his impersonation of Montserrat"s vocal style.
Amazing info. Thanks for the additional suggestions.
we were stood @ 1/3 of the way back on the left side of the pitch. For days after our hands, feet and throats hurt from constant singing, clapping and dancing. A magnificent show.
BUT...Knebworth for me was a better day as it had 3 of my favourite bands playing.
Lucky you to be there!
Freddie was also considering 2 more collaborations. The first with Michael Jackson who was a big admirer of Queen. Freddie went to LA to record with MJ but he had to call his manager when MJ showed up for the recordings with a lama. Freddie said to his manager” You must get me out of here now! They are making me sing with a lama!”. The second collaboration was supposed to be with Elton John and Rod Stewart. The 3 of them were entertaining the idea of forming a band they wanted to name” Teeth, Nose and Hair”. It never happened either. Great intelligent reaction! I can’t wait for this channel to hit the best of best of all times song. That will be fun to watch!
Thank you so much! Those are some interesting facts. Queen fans never disappoint with history of the band.
I love Queen! Check it YES live. They are the GOAT
They are outstanding!
Freddie did write an entire album of opera and sang all the songs with a famous Spanish opera divas Montserrat Caballé-. They were great friends- they sing in English, Portuguese and Japanese-. You really should watch the videos/
Nice...another one for the list. We'll be retired before we get through all of these. LOL
Corrección!!, ellos cantan en inglés, japonés y Español!! 😊
Late Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters was a big Queen fan and he sang Under Pressure at almost every FF gig. He recalled: "In 1999 we were driving to our rehearsal studio in Virginia to start writing songs for
our third album. We had the radio playing and Under Pressure came on. We all sat there silent, listening. When it was over, Dave Grohl turned arround to the rest of the band and grinned: Why are we even trying? Like we're going to do anything even close to that song." 😮😅🥰
Brilliant honest reaction, you guys are killing it ❤
Appreciate the kind words!
I’m an avid reactor for Queen videos and I have to say you two are my favourite reactors I’ve seen in quite a while. Keep up the great work and the more Queen videos, the better!
Wow, that is a very kind compliment. Thank you so much!
When I was a teenager I liked the song "My Best Friend" Later on, I do remember Bohemian Rhapsody. I didn't fully appreciate Queen until the pandemic when I became started watching youtube. I have been hooked on music from youtube for over 3 years now and love Queen and Led Zeppelin. I so regret this came so late and I never got to see these bands live. FYI, if you download from the Queen official youtube channel you don't have to worry about being blocked. They don't block their music-another reason to love them.
That is a great reason to continue supporting them and reacting to their music! Some copyright holders are out of touch with free advertising.
I just stumbled on your channel a couple of days ago. The reaction to Somebody to Love was the first one I saw. I absolutely love seeing people fall in love with Queen! I was fortunate enough to be introduced to their music at the beginning by an older cousin. Im so happy to see others discovering what I've always known; that Queen is one of the best bands ever! If you want to learn more about the guys and the history of the band, there are lots of great documentaries and interviews here on RUclips. I hope you'll check them out.
Thank you. So glad you found our channel. We intend to do a lot more Queen reactions.
🎉 congratulations with your channel two weeks jubilee!
👏👏👏👏👏💓 Breathtaking performance. I'm each time amazed how much labour and skill QUEEN put into their musical and emotional exchange with their audience, how many efforts to let the performance live long! Hard working men. Great respect! But the one I admire each time especially - Mr. Roger Taylor, great drummer and singer and Freddie's vocal Ferroconcrete Shoulder, amasing vocal back layer. Since I've changed my fan's admiration to deep human love and respect to the band, I started picking such moments with pleasure.
Thank you for reaction.
Thanks so much. It's the comments like yours that make this so rewarding.
Seriously he was the master of the CROWD......WOW..LEGEND.....
Congrats on your channel! Keep posting Queen reactions and your numbers will grow exponentially! Great channel!
Thanks so much! We appreciate you watching!
Okay! Great reaction! You both seem impressed with Queen’s drummer, Roger Taylor. If you want to see exactly how hard he works up on those risers. Please check out the, “Roger Cam” for the song, “Now I’m Here.” Roger said that song was the hardest he ever worked. You’ll see Freddie performing from Roger’s perspective but, the camera also captures Roger’s incredible energy, spot on drum skills and awesome backing vocals. Even if you decide not to do a reaction video, do yourselves a favor and give it a look. Love your channel and wish you much success. Reacting to queen will grow your subscribers incredibly quick. Ask other reactors who were gobsmacked at how quickly Queen grew their channel. Yes! We are all Queenies! CHEERS!
We really appreciate it! Roger is very impressive, as are all the band members. Thanks for that suggestion, we haven't heard of that one before.
@@CoachCastTV For Wembley performance there are 'Cams' for each of the guys. Great videos for all 'Queenies' such as you 🙂
So happy your numbers are climbing . There are many of us Queenies .💕💕
Yes! Thank you!
You really check out Freddie and Montserrat Cabell singing Barcelona and the Golden Child at La Nit. You'll be absolutely amazed.
Our list of things to watch continues to grow! Thanks!
Another iconic song was Barcelona with Freddie and Monserrat Caballe. It was an opera song made into a pop song but both voices complemented each other perfectly. Amazing to watch and will have you thinking hard what genre to play it in. Sorry if you have already seen it. I did have a look through your page. Thanks for your genuine reactions.
We have not seen it yet, but do hear it's a must do. Appreciate it!
I would suggest you react to One Vision live at Wembley it was their opening song for this concert and it gives you an idea of what goes into putting their show together. Now that you've described yourselves as Queen fans and you welcome our comments I subscribed. You're in for an amazing journey into their huge catalog of music. Queen does not disappoint 👑
We know we have a long way to go but we're excited to learn more! Glad to have you aboard.
May I suggest watching One Vision the making of documentary also. It shows how the song came to be, and is filmed in the studio.
A couple of earlier Queen songs I would like to suggest are You Take My Breath Away live in Hyde Park, ( just Freddie and the piano), and White Queen live at Hammersmith Odieon.
I really enjoy your reviews. You must watch Somebody to Love, live at Milton Keynes. It is completely different from the studio version or Montreal. Some people think it is better than Montreal.
Yes!!!!
I think it's better!!!
Wow...not sure how it could get better but we would be interested in hearing it. Thanks so much.
They perform every individual song different from before.
Queen these are the day,s of our lives, Freddies last recording before he past ❤❤
Sounds like one to do. Thank you.
Was only his last appearance in a video, not his last song. Last song is Mother Love which Brian May sung the last part of because Freddie was to sick to finish it of.
Anyone suggested "Innuendo" or "The show must go on" songs near the end of Freddies life, "These are the days of our Lives" is Freddies last appearance and is a real tear jerker, "Mother Love" is Freddies last ever song and is very sad
My favorite Freddie's opera song is "The Golden Boy" but also "La Japonaise", "How can I go on" and "Barcelona" or "ensueño"... wait a minute... in fact every song in this album is my favorite 😮☺️
LOL!
I was lucky to grow up close to St Louis and see about every band I ever wanted to. Without a doubt, Queen is the best live show ever! Freddie said he didn't want to recreate the studio version of songs. People could stay home and play their records. I love watching people experience Queen for the first time. There are young RUclipsrs doing reaction videos who have grown up with hip hop and rap and they totally get into Queen. They do every style of music and can appeal to just about everyone. Freddie Mercury's stage presence and charisma is the GOAT. Think if he had been evil with his ability to control people? He could have been a Hitler. Instead he was a beacon of love, life and laughter. He is as loved today as ever. *peace*✌
We only knew the Queen radio hits from the '80s and even then not all that well. So most of these are totally new to us. We did recognize a few from Live Aid.
@@CoachCastTV You've found them now, that's all that counts! I've got my grandson listening to Queen. ✌
@@pamysue He will appreciate that the rest of his life. Great job!👍
I attended one Queen concert when they were doing a small venue tour in the US early on. My friends took me because they needed someone to drive them home. I saw the Dead the same way...the guys drank and I drove home.
I want it all it is a great by Queen
Just saying.....Queen has grown many RUclips channels. Lots of folks know this, and some take advantage. You all don't, I'm glad you are becoming Queen fans. Fans for life!!!!
We plan on doing Queen for a very long time. We have become true fans. Thanks for watching!
I saw Queen at Bingley Hall, Stafford, England in 1978, and I also saw AC/DC twice in the 70's, with the great Bon Scott.
That's awesome!
The venue was Wembley Stadium. A building built in 1923 & our national (England & UK) main stadium. Football (soccer ☹) was invented in England & this stadium is where the English Football League always played the Football final. The building was/is something of a legend in its own right. Only the biggest bands played at Wembley & Queen being such a beloved band here, were always recieved well. Every word/note known by the vast crowd & Freddie/Queen knew that. We have a modern Wembley stadium now, complete with a huge arch. Although still seen as the stadium of Football & for great bands to play, it perhaps does not hold the admiration of that old stadium. And most bands today cannot replicate what Queen meant playing at that venue. Precious times gone by remembered as one of the greatest concerts in our history. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
The saddest song from Queen was The days of our lives, that was the very last video Freddie did before he passed. Total sadness because you could tell he knew his time was up while singing it.
Oh my!
Welcome new Queenies, Queen loved us fans, they often told us they loved us, in the last video Freddie did he looked into the camera and told us fans one last time that he loved us.😊Freddie's interactions with the audience was always fabulous. Great reaction
Thank you! Glad to be learning about them finally.
It was a lovely Saturday evening in North West London, I''ll never forgett
Again love you two,
Well done Mrs Coach for the Queen t-shirt. Yes there was a law suit that setttled out of Court. Freddie was at home one day eating breakfast and Ice Ice Baby came on the radio and he wondered what the **** it was. He then got on the phone to Jim Beach (lawyer/manager) and he instantly replied to Freddie “already heard it law suit ready to go”. Vanilla Ice tried to say the riff was different and that it had an extra chord in it (what a load of crap) OBVIOUSLY he lost and had to pay backlog in royalties and ended up having to pay Roger, John, Freddie, Brian and David millions. Their names were also added as Songwriters, which was kind of funny as Queen & David Bowie hated it ❤❤❤❤
We appreciate you! And also thank you for that story.
speaking of opera, you should listen/watch Barcelona performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
Your history with Queen is like mine with Rush. I'm soon to be 73, and only this year have I begun to listen to Rush, also because of the concert videos on YT. I knew the name, and maybe had heard a couple of songs. Rush is another great live band that will have you wondering how they do it. They are magic.
Yes me and Mrs P were both at this Wembley 86 concert on the Saturday. Support bands were Staus Quo, The Alarm and INXS who were really good. The last concert with Freddie was at Knebworth, and who was to know it would be our last time seeing Freddie live :-(
INXS had some good stuff, too.
Keep doing Zep and Queen.
Just remembered they played the opening of crowd call and response at the 2012 London Olympics, Freddie on the big screens again everyone joining in, I think it was the closing ceremony, Queen were playing a couple of songs, but they let Fred warm up the crowd first, it's from the new stadium built for the Olympics, so unfortunately he wasn't playing at the new Wembley Stadium, but cameras were out and crowd loving it, and many probably not even around when Freddie passed away
Queen and David Bowie wrote this song, and they sued Vanilla ice for using the bass line, without permission. Of course, they won the suit.
Ok, I thought I remembered something along those lines. Thanks for confirming.
They’re so compelling on stage bc they feed off the audience. They understand it should be a shared experience.
That's incredible! What a great insight they had.
David Bowie popped into a studio in Montrose when they were recording, and hung out with them... John came up with the riff, just messing around, and they headed off to dinner ... They came back and said to John, what was that thing you were playing? I think they improvised the entire thing for the most part... It's a great story! And, as far as them being one of the best live bands EVER,... THEY WERE! I've probably seen a hundred or several hundred live recording acts, and some may have matched them, a little bit... But ABSOLUTELY NO ONE HAS EVER SURPASSED THEM! And this particular show was at Wembley, were live aid was done! 70,000 or so people... And I'm past the halfway point here, and I'm kind of surprised that you haven't mentioned the fact that the extremely high singing Roger is doing the David Bowie low parts, and killing them, no less! And vanilla ice " sampled " John's riff... (STOLE!)... Freddy had a great short, concise simple answer to the question about the name of the band...
You really need to watch the whole concert it'll blow you're mind from start till finish
Queen Live Aid 1985. Then On your own watch, Queen David Bowie live under pressure mixtape.
Always loved David Bowie's voice.
Try songs from Freddie’s Barcelona album…..in fact all of them!!!he wrote the whole album ❤️🎼❤️🎼🇬🇧🇬🇧
Oh wow! Good to know. Working through Queen will take some time.
I heard You Sir a fan of AC/DC...i am a Queen fan but because of Queen I like AC DC ( long story)))) and Ballbreaker is my top album, I think its underrated!
Very much an underrated album. You have excellent taste!
I wonder how the rest of the band felt being overshadowed. I don't think Bowie was in person. He got mad after Live Aid to have to follow them.
Yessss!!!! Loving Mrs. Coach’s Queen shirt!!! And this reaction!!! Actually really loving you both and your reactions to Queen! Keep going!!!
Thank you so much!!
Roger has said he wasn't too fond of the way they recorded it, but he loved the song itself and greatly enjoyed playing and doing backing vocals on it, to the point of singling it out as his absolute favourite more than once. The fact he was also close friends with the late great David Bowie probably contributed to that choice as well.
That's great that they had such a good friendship with Bowie.
I’m always ready for Queen reactions.
Same here!
Guys fab reaction, as people have mentioned, you have to react to White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon ,it will blow yer socks off.
It's high on our list to get to as soon as we can. Thanks so much!