I love Freddie, but this song by Brian has been one of my favorites since i first heard it as a kid in the 70s. The story is so compelling and the kind of old sea shanty type music just makes it a wonderful song. Thank you Brian for this gift of a song!
It’s about an astronaut who travels to a distant place at near the speed of light. Because of the time dilation that takes place at these speeds, he & his crew return home 100 years later. He has aged only a year but sadly finds that his wife has long passed on and that he is about the same age as his grandchildren. Brian describes it as a “sci-fi folk song”. Good ol’ Dr. Brian May 🚀🚀 ☪️
This is Brian May's 'special relativity' ballad with the chorus's last line that most people miss the meaning of. Who else could write a song about what was, at the time, a confusing scientific theorem, and produce something that people actually wanted to listen to, and is quite emotional if you do understand the physics and the lyrics.
The last line always hits hard. The simple image of someone coming home and having to now live out their life knowing their spouse has already lived theirs so many years ago.
Brian does play a genuine Hawaiian ukulele ( made in Japan ) on Good Company from the same album. I guess Teo Torriate is on the japanese greatest hits album considering Brian wrote for the Japanese people and it is partially in Japanese a truly underrated classic
Brian has such an underrated voice! 39 is a space folk ballad about astronauts who go off in search of other planets to colonize ("The milky sea" very pretty and clever way to describe the milky way). Brian May was working on his phd in Astrophysics when the band really took off, so he had to put his degree on the back burner. He definitely put his science knowledge to good use in this song by specifically blending in Einstein's clock paradox theory. The theory is when you travel at the speed of light, you'd think only a year has gone by, but on earth, probably one or two hundred years have gone by. Basically its a 1970's precursor to the movie Interstellar in less than five minutes, but more accurate. When Brian wrote 39, he thought the space travel colonization concept sounded cool, but given the state our planet is in environment wise not so much. Also, in the 2014/1015 Queen concert tour with Adam Lambert, Brian would sing '39 and do a little intro storytelling about the scientific aspects, the song's inspiration, sometimes give a shoutout to Einstein, and introduce the "members of the space crew (band)" and they take the audience "on a trip" with the song. He also sang this as part of the rhapsody tour (pre covid). There is another song on "A Night at the opera" that Brian sings called "Good Company" and plays a ukalele. Check it out.
Thanks, Doe - so pretty, right? Brian was not only a great guitarist (12-string) but also a pretty damned good singer - and those high harmonies - you totally hear Roger, right? I know that a lot of Queen fans focus on Freddie.. and deservedly so - but so few recognize the talents of the entire BAND... look for to more of your reactions -
Yeah, Roger's 'dog whistle' truly sounds like a musical instrument in this song as opposed to a human voice. Queen was true alchemy-- would not have been the same, if they'd succeeded at all, without those exact 4 guys.
One of my favorite Brian May songs. Freddie was singing in the harmonies and Roger doing the high notes. I was lucky enough to see them live at their concert in Madrid on August 3, 1986 ... I can now die in peace
@@akist8455 Yeah, I was, but you in a way were even more. I know, after '86 that was it for us fans getting to see Freddie perform live. And in Spain. Nice!
This song was recorded with Brian singing it. Freddie did it live. That live bit of video their showing with Band is Freddie singing it live. Check out the video it's great.
Saw them do this live 2x, in 1978 & 1980 in the U.S. Freddie sang it both times. I'm wondering, considering how different American fans were from U.K. and every other country Queen played in, if they made the decision that we wouldn't be okay w/ Brian singing it (back then, we paid little attention to who wrote which song, not that it mattered, since Freddie sang all of them. Except this one). I have to be honest, I would've been a bit taken aback myself, as a teenager, seeing Brian on lead and Freddie on back up vocals. My only regret, actually, is that I wish I'd looked at Brian, Roger, and John more when I saw them, but I had a lot of trouble taking my eyes off Freddie. Lovely reaction, Doe. A pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Whenever I saw QUEEN live, the band would come up to the front of the stage and set up a quaint set and do some of their acoustic songs such as "39" and "Love Of My Life". So great!☮☮☮
Queen did a lot of lesser known gems in various genres. Try My Melancholy Blues, Dreamers Ball, Big Spender, Cool Cat, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon , Winters Tale, the Barcelona album, Las Palombres De Amor &Teo Torreati.
@@kathrynmitchell4344 Big Spender, yes!!!! Live at the Rainbow, audio only. Though there is a video of that performance, too, and it's good, the audio only for whatever reason is far superior. Roger's drums are thunderous with headphones on, and Brian rips his guitar to shreds. Then Freddie, changing 2 words to keep his cover. There is one version-- maybe Wembley '86?-- which is the only one I've found where he finally goes with "Man of distinction" and "I don't pop my cork for every Guy I see." All fun to see and hear, but I love seeing him in '86 going back to his glam performance of that song, albeit with the glam clothing long gone.
Bri, Rog & Fred doing the harmonies & Bri playing a 12 string & John on a double bass, Fred always did it justice live, check it out on the Live Killers album for easy access
Good girl... you got just by reading the lyrics before listening to the song.... Bravo!! Brian May wrote this song because he is also an astrophysicist. That is his passion to talk about!!
The same thing happened with a Brian May song called Too Much Love Will Kill You. Freddy sang it for Queen but Brian sang a solo version of the song, which better suited the emotion of the song.
It's a beautiful song, Queen always has these kinds of surprises. I've always wanted to be able to play it on guitar, but I still haven't reached a good level. Congratulations on the ukulele
Amazing song and your reaction was priceless. Nice video Doe, and let me tell you how much I love your Freddie Mercury and John Lennon figures over there, my two favourites singers. Love you😍
There's a film I think the name is interstellar and the first time I heard this song I thought about that movie and it made me feel kind of sad 'cause imagine your traveling to explore other worlds and when you're back none of your loved ones is alive that must be sad
I didn't know you played ukulele. So, you are beautiful AND talented! ....... Yes '39 is one of my favorite Queen songs of all time, and, being a fanboy, I like everything they did, even Hot Space, which a lot of people didn't like. Thank you Doe, for making these videos.
A lot of people today seem to think Queen was a rock band, to a certain extent they were, but they were more than that. Unlike today's artists, Queen were multi genre performers and showed their versatility, particularly on A Day at the Races and A Night At The Opera.
The video you reacted to, I think, is split between two performances: one of Queen circa 1976-77, and the other of when Queen performed with Paul Rodgers for Return of the Champions in 2005.
Your are so incredibly smart and insightful! Most people don't understand this song even after reading Brian's explanation. You caught on to space ships and time travel and many years passing right away! (And you play the ukulele! You continue to astound me.)
Just discovered your channel, this was the first of your videos I saw. This was one of the best reactions I have ever seen, and your ukulele doing the chorus was very nice. If I see you do a lot more Queen, I'm going to make you an offer. I am looking for a young Queen fan to pass on four things I have, two are rare vinyl, two are music since you play. Brian and Freddie often have contrasting similar songs, most on the same album, but a few spread over two. This is uniquely Brian, as he is an astrophysicist and Queen is one of the highest educated bands of all time. I cannot think of a contrasting Freddie song for this one.
Greatest song about Einsteinian relativity induced time dilation masquerading as a sea shanty ever. (I'm sure I stole that line from someone, I do not know who.)
Nice reaction! I like your ukulele riff on the song. :) "For my life, still ahead, pity me." I first heard this song decades ago, and it still makes me cry. When you say, "I can imagine a whole movie" based on this song, the movie you are thinking of is "Interstellar" -- coincidentally released 39 years after this song. If you've already seen "Interstellar", look up one of the mashup videos that's been done between that movie and this song. If you've *never* seen "Interstellar," go see it and come back (but bring a box of tissues). Then think about how it relates to this song. Then watch the mashup vids. :)
Freddie Mercury switched the role with Brian May for this song while they performed this live. Freddie sang lead vocals & Brian did the backing vocals on concerts
👏👏👏 Great job on the ukulele!! Brian learned the ukulele first before the guitar! My father was in a folk trio back in the 60’s and he also learned the ukulele before the guitar!
I searched for him here but couldn't find the trio. Do you have a link? Send it to me, or post it here or whatever. Clyde Barrow played the ukulele, too-- second instrument he learned to play. Just don't tell anybody how I know that.🤣
I first heard this song when they performed it w/George Michael @ The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. It’s a real example of how diverse the music is for Queen. Can you do reactions for “Love of my life” & “Is This The World We Created” from their 1986 Live at Wembley Stadium show?
Brian’s songs, especially the ones he sings, are among my favorites by the band. Check out: She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos); Good Company (including the jazz band consisting entirely of Brian’s electric guitar); Long Away; and All Dead, All Dead Also Who Wants to Live Forever, Brian’s song and he sings lead for two parts, but the rest is (and should be) Freddie. Magnificent songs and performances.
I think the whole Brian playing in time was a bit of a stretch ;). In 2004/2005 Brian played '39 for the first time since the 70's at a live show impromptu, and had such a good reaction (the crowd started singing before Brian) that they decided to put it on their set list, this is the video here: ruclips.net/video/Gye52lleI2U/видео.html
He definitely played it on his Brian May Band tour in 1993 as well. So it's not _that_ long of a stretch. (It's even on the official live album at Brixton academy.)
Yes watch it live where Freddie sings it I seen it in a couple concert's about the middle of the show an they would all go to the front of the stage 🤘💫💖🇬🇧⚡😎👑💯✌️🌹👏👏💋🥇
Great song choice! When he sings it here, he makes it sound like an Irish folk song (I admittedly know nothing about Irish folk music, so I could be way off with that). Maybe it’s the way he’s phrasing it or the timing or rhythm of some of his words. If I’m right about that, I wonder if this was intentional or if it just came out that way.
Brian has a great singing voice, but when you have Freddie Mercury available to belt out a tune, there's quite the incentive to have HIM do the singing. Freddie sang it in their QUEEN LIVE KILLERS double album, if you want to hear his voice. Freddie also sang the live version of "Sheer Heart Attack" -- a Roger Taylor song from their album NEWS OF THE WORLD -- on their LIVE KILLERS concert album. It's all good!
Dr. Brian Harold May (PhD in astrophysics) wrote it. It's a song about the so called "Twin paradox". In physics, the twin paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity involving identical twins, one of whom makes a journey into space in a high-speed rocket and returns home to find that the twin who remained on Earth has aged more. So it's not only a song or a story, justt an intelligent way to educate people! *lol
I remember when the movie Interstellar came out, and when I heard what the movie was about I thought it was based on this song because they're so similar.
You should try to get to Queen or Brian May concert, because this song is one of the highlights of the show. Audience (me too) react to this as hell! I love it ❤️! Nice reaction anyway
Freddie sang lead on this song both times I saw them perform it live, in the U.S. There are performances on YT also, with Freddie singing lead. Just watched one the other night-- want to say it was the '79 Hammersmith show, but not sure if that's correct.
Having bought the album in 8th grade, when it came out, I'm adjusted to Brian's vocals as proper for the tune. But Freddie sang it well, too, on the live album, 'Live Killers'. Here's Freddie taking the lead from the 'News of the World' tour, if you're interested. ruclips.net/video/pAnpGXPYAIQ/видео.html
There are not 2 Queen songs alike! Lol They are so unique ! Loved to watch you trying eith ukelele. You should practice a little bit more and then do a video for us! What do you think?
I think this might be in my top ten Queen songs now 😳
Science and physics..
Who'd have ever thought it would make such a great track .. 🤣❤
Dead on time next please ..
Pretty please 😊
@@simonk7937 YESSSS - DEAD ON TIME
It's an amazing song
I love Freddie, but this song by Brian has been one of my favorites since i first heard it as a kid in the 70s. The story is so compelling and the kind of old sea shanty type music just makes it a wonderful song. Thank you Brian for this gift of a song!
@Bill Blackman Brian sings perfectly. But then there is Freddie Mercury...
It’s about an astronaut who travels to a distant place at near the speed of light. Because of the time dilation that takes place at these speeds, he & his crew return home 100 years later. He has aged only a year but sadly finds that his wife has long passed on and that he is about the same age as his grandchildren. Brian describes it as a “sci-fi folk song”. Good ol’ Dr. Brian May 🚀🚀 ☪️
I thought it was about World War 2
@Plagued_Days It is supposed to be 2039, not 1939.
@@Plagued_Days nope - it's effectively about the theory of general relativity and how it affects space travel!
I defy anyone to understand this and not have the slightest sting of tears over the though.......it's brilliant.
Somewhere Neil DGT is smiling in wonder.
This is one of those songs that Brian must sing. It is so his song
Absolutely..
Fun fact .39 is (rounded up) the distance between the sun and mercury in astronomical units.
This song is great. Brian's voice is soothing and with Roger and Fred in the background, you can't lose.
'39 a beautiful diamond in the crown that is A Night At The Opera
Yes that is Roger that does the high falsetto notes
This is Brian May's 'special relativity' ballad with the chorus's last line that most people miss the meaning of.
Who else could write a song about what was, at the time, a confusing scientific theorem, and produce something that people actually wanted to listen to, and is quite emotional if you do understand the physics and the lyrics.
The last line always hits hard. The simple image of someone coming home and having to now live out their life knowing their spouse has already lived theirs so many years ago.
I loved seeing your reaction! so happy! Made me really dig your vibe. Well done, girl. Checvk out the 2023 versions. xx
Brian wrote this beautiful folk song about Einstein’s theory of relativity and time dilation in space
Brian does play a genuine Hawaiian ukulele ( made in Japan ) on Good Company from the same album. I guess Teo Torriate is on the japanese greatest hits album considering Brian wrote for the Japanese people and it is partially in Japanese a truly underrated classic
Brian has such an underrated voice! 39 is a space folk ballad about astronauts who go off in search of other planets to colonize ("The milky sea" very pretty and clever way to describe the milky way). Brian May was working on his phd in Astrophysics when the band really took off, so he had to put his degree on the back burner. He definitely put his science knowledge to good use in this song by specifically blending in Einstein's clock paradox theory. The theory is when you travel at the speed of light, you'd think only a year has gone by, but on earth, probably one or two hundred years have gone by. Basically its a 1970's precursor to the movie Interstellar in less than five minutes, but more accurate. When Brian wrote 39, he thought the space travel colonization concept sounded cool, but given the state our planet is in environment wise not so much. Also, in the 2014/1015 Queen concert tour with Adam Lambert, Brian would sing '39 and do a little intro storytelling about the scientific aspects, the song's inspiration, sometimes give a shoutout to Einstein, and introduce the "members of the space crew (band)" and they take the audience "on a trip" with the song. He also sang this as part of the rhapsody tour (pre covid). There is another song on "A Night at the opera" that Brian sings called "Good Company" and plays a ukalele. Check it out.
Wow thanks for the info! Super interesting! I would love to see them perform this live, maybe one day!
@@DoeDarling Yeah, you and me both! In the meantime, thankfully there are lots of audience-recorded live concert clips of that song on youtube.
@@DoeDarling You don't have A Night @ the Opera? Here you go. ruclips.net/video/sD-i8-pQ-nw/видео.html
it aint a paradox
@@RoverWaters Ok, sorry. I've merely heard other people (Including Brian himself) use that specific wording. My mistake.
Thanks, Doe - so pretty, right? Brian was not only a great guitarist (12-string) but also a pretty damned good singer - and those high harmonies - you totally hear Roger, right? I know that a lot of Queen fans focus on Freddie.. and deservedly so - but so few recognize the talents of the entire BAND... look for to more of your reactions -
Yeah, Roger's 'dog whistle' truly sounds like a musical instrument in this song as opposed to a human voice. Queen was true alchemy-- would not have been the same, if they'd succeeded at all, without those exact 4 guys.
This absolutely is a toe tapper. You love Queen so much, check out the Making Of One Vision & see how the guys work together.
Mercury is .39 of an astronomical unit on average from the sun. As Mr May is an astrophysicist he would have known this.
One of my favorite Brian May songs. Freddie was singing in the harmonies and Roger doing the high notes. I was lucky enough to see them live at their concert in Madrid on August 3, 1986 ... I can now die in peace
Wow, and just in time my friend. I saw them 3x in the U.S., '74 (as a warm up band), '78 & '80. I share your sentiment.
Wow friend, you were lucky three times. Shortly after that tour and concert in Spain, Freddie was diagnosed with the damn disease
@@akist8455 Yeah, I was, but you in a way were even more. I know, after '86 that was it for us fans getting to see Freddie perform live. And in Spain. Nice!
This song is about space exploration and time dilation at sublight speeds
This song was recorded with Brian singing it. Freddie did it live. That live bit of video their showing with Band is Freddie singing it live. Check out the video it's great.
I know there’s also versions where Brian sings it live.
This and Long Away are two of favourite Queen non singles.
Saw them do this live 2x, in 1978 & 1980 in the U.S. Freddie sang it both times. I'm wondering, considering how different American fans were from U.K. and every other country Queen played in, if they made the decision that we wouldn't be okay w/ Brian singing it (back then, we paid little attention to who wrote which song, not that it mattered, since Freddie sang all of them. Except this one). I have to be honest, I would've been a bit taken aback myself, as a teenager, seeing Brian on lead and Freddie on back up vocals. My only regret, actually, is that I wish I'd looked at Brian, Roger, and John more when I saw them, but I had a lot of trouble taking my eyes off Freddie. Lovely reaction, Doe. A pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Whenever I saw QUEEN live, the band would come up to the front of the stage and set up a quaint set and do some of their acoustic songs such as "39" and "Love Of My Life". So great!☮☮☮
Yep! Where did you see them?
Queen did a lot of lesser known gems in various genres. Try My Melancholy Blues, Dreamers Ball, Big Spender, Cool Cat, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon , Winters Tale, the Barcelona album, Las Palombres De Amor &Teo Torreati.
@@kathrynmitchell4344 Big Spender, yes!!!! Live at the Rainbow, audio only. Though there is a video of that performance, too, and it's good, the audio only for whatever reason is far superior. Roger's drums are thunderous with headphones on, and Brian rips his guitar to shreds. Then Freddie, changing 2 words to keep his cover. There is one version-- maybe Wembley '86?-- which is the only one I've found where he finally goes with "Man of distinction" and "I don't pop my cork for every Guy I see." All fun to see and hear, but I love seeing him in '86 going back to his glam performance of that song, albeit with the glam clothing long gone.
I love that Song :)
Bri, Rog & Fred doing the harmonies & Bri playing a 12 string & John on a double bass, Fred always did it justice live, check it out on the Live Killers album for easy access
Good girl... you got just by reading the lyrics before listening to the song.... Bravo!! Brian May wrote this song because he is also an astrophysicist. That is his passion to talk about!!
The same thing happened with a Brian May song called Too Much Love Will Kill You. Freddy sang it for Queen but Brian sang a solo version of the song, which better suited the emotion of the song.
I freakin LOVE this song!
Thank you for reacting!
It's a beautiful song, Queen always has these kinds of surprises. I've always wanted to be able to play it on guitar, but I still haven't reached a good level. Congratulations on the ukulele
You should react to the live version when the performed it in 1977
This song is so much fun live. Yes, live it was always sung by Freddie.
Amazing song and your reaction was priceless. Nice video Doe, and let me tell you how much I love your Freddie Mercury and John Lennon figures over there, my two favourites singers. Love you😍
Glad you enjoyed it
There's a film I think the name is interstellar and the first time I heard this song I thought about that movie and it made me feel kind of sad 'cause imagine your traveling to explore other worlds and when you're back none of your loved ones is alive that must be sad
Ohh I've heard of it but never seen it. Is the film good? That would be so sad I know 😥
@@DoeDarling well I liked it it's good you should see it and i think staring is Heath Ledger 👑
Yeah. Brian actually acknowledged the similarities between the two at a concert in Birmingham 2015 before he sang 39.
@@lidiahernandez67 It starred Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine.
@@celticpoet21 oh yes sorry is Matthew not Heath but still pretty good movie
I didn't know you played ukulele. So, you are beautiful AND talented! ....... Yes '39 is one of my favorite Queen songs of all time, and, being a fanboy, I like everything they did, even Hot Space, which a lot of people didn't like. Thank you Doe, for making these videos.
Freddie sang ‘39 in Earls Court, 6/6/1977
Space folk is how I describe this! Its a great song, I wasn't even aware Freddie sang this, I need to check it out!
Fun fact: '39 is also the 39th track to appear on a Queen album (if you counted up all the track listings and added them up together)
A lot of people today seem to think Queen was a rock band, to a certain extent they were, but they were more than that.
Unlike today's artists, Queen were multi genre performers and showed their versatility, particularly on A Day at the Races and A Night At The Opera.
Can't wait to see on stage.
QUEEN the invisible man reaction
The video you reacted to, I think, is split between two performances: one of Queen circa 1976-77, and the other of when Queen performed with Paul Rodgers for Return of the Champions in 2005.
Literally tapping my toes when you said that 😁
Your are so incredibly smart and insightful! Most people don't understand this song even after reading Brian's explanation. You caught on to space ships and time travel and many years passing right away! (And you play the ukulele! You continue to astound me.)
Thank you for sharing this, Doe. It's a wonderful reaction. It's a bit like 'Seven Seas Of Rye' in some ways.
Just discovered your channel, this was the first of your videos I saw. This was one of the best reactions I have ever seen, and your ukulele doing the chorus was very nice. If I see you do a lot more Queen, I'm going to make you an offer. I am looking for a young Queen fan to pass on four things I have, two are rare vinyl, two are music since you play.
Brian and Freddie often have contrasting similar songs, most on the same album, but a few spread over two. This is uniquely Brian, as he is an astrophysicist and Queen is one of the highest educated bands of all time. I cannot think of a contrasting Freddie song for this one.
My favorite Queen song.
I like the chord progression at the end of the chorus, and how it goes with the progression of "and" words.
One of my favorites!
Greatest song about Einsteinian relativity induced time dilation masquerading as a sea shanty ever. (I'm sure I stole that line from someone, I do not know who.)
And Brian may be the only rock star who's ever lived who could write it!
A great example of their versatility. One of my favorites. Not many songs out there about time dilation!🤣
Nice reaction! I like your ukulele riff on the song. :)
"For my life, still ahead, pity me." I first heard this song decades ago, and it still makes me cry.
When you say, "I can imagine a whole movie" based on this song, the movie you are thinking of is "Interstellar" -- coincidentally released 39 years after this song. If you've already seen "Interstellar", look up one of the mashup videos that's been done between that movie and this song. If you've *never* seen "Interstellar," go see it and come back (but bring a box of tissues). Then think about how it relates to this song. Then watch the mashup vids. :)
stunning
Freddie Mercury switched the role with Brian May for this song while they performed this live. Freddie sang lead vocals & Brian did the backing vocals on concerts
Great...search quenn song like this...thats special song!!
John Deacon learned to play upright bass to record this song
👏👏👏 Great job on the ukulele!! Brian learned the ukulele first before the guitar! My father was in a folk trio back in the 60’s and he also learned the ukulele before the guitar!
I searched for him here but couldn't find the trio. Do you have a link? Send it to me, or post it here or whatever. Clyde Barrow played the ukulele, too-- second instrument he learned to play. Just don't tell anybody how I know that.🤣
Very time travel video, with a much older Brian looking like he is live with the rest the young band that existed many years before.
my favorite queen song
OMG Doe,
Watched/listening to you play ukulele was a TREAT.😍
Brian and his big brain! I love it!
I first heard this song when they performed it w/George Michael @ The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. It’s a real example of how diverse the music is for Queen.
Can you do reactions for “Love of my life” & “Is This The World We Created” from their 1986 Live at Wembley Stadium show?
I love your Queen pillow and Freddie standee. Good vid.:)
Thanks for reacting to this song. It's clever in so many ways, even the title 😉
The pretty clear imitation of "I've Just Seen A Face" by the Beatles.
This is such a happy feel good song, and Brian was the perfect singer for it! Not bad on the ukulele either!
There is a video with Brian in which he explains how he came up with the song. ... one of my favorite songs!
Brian’s songs, especially the ones he sings, are among my favorites by the band. Check out:
She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos);
Good Company (including the jazz band consisting entirely of Brian’s electric guitar);
Long Away; and
All Dead, All Dead
Also Who Wants to Live Forever, Brian’s song and he sings lead for two parts, but the rest is (and should be) Freddie.
Magnificent songs and performances.
Heyup DD, '39 was the B side to "You're My Best Friend".............Should have been a double A side IMO.
EVERYTIME I hear this I keep waiting for Sweet Lady to kick in.
I think the whole Brian playing in time was a bit of a stretch ;). In 2004/2005 Brian played '39 for the first time since the 70's at a live show impromptu, and had such a good reaction (the crowd started singing before Brian) that they decided to put it on their set list, this is the video here: ruclips.net/video/Gye52lleI2U/видео.html
He definitely played it on his Brian May Band tour in 1993 as well. So it's not _that_ long of a stretch. (It's even on the official live album at Brixton academy.)
@@fryke I completely forgot about that one you're right. My apologies
@@TheDefiningOfAwesome Certainly no need to be sorry. :) I remember it clearly, because it sadly was the first time I saw Brian live.
Yes watch it live where Freddie sings it I seen it in a couple concert's about the middle of the show an they would all go to the front of the stage 🤘💫💖🇬🇧⚡😎👑💯✌️🌹👏👏💋🥇
Brian was in University for astrophysics at the time that the band came to be. He is now an astrophysicist as well as a musician
Great song choice! When he sings it here, he makes it sound like an Irish folk song (I admittedly know nothing about Irish folk music, so I could be way off with that). Maybe it’s the way he’s phrasing it or the timing or rhythm of some of his words. If I’m right about that, I wonder if this was intentional or if it just came out that way.
My fave version of this song is on the Live Killers album, where Freddie sings it perfectly.
You mentioned at the start you could see this as the story to a movie. Well...the film "Interstellar" is basically "39" in movie format.
Brian has a great singing voice, but when you have Freddie Mercury available to belt out a tune, there's quite the incentive to have HIM do the singing. Freddie sang it in their QUEEN LIVE KILLERS double album, if you want to hear his voice. Freddie also sang the live version of "Sheer Heart Attack" -- a Roger Taylor song from their album NEWS OF THE WORLD -- on their LIVE KILLERS concert album. It's all good!
which other band could have a track about space travel time dilation theories.
Dr. Brian Harold May (PhD in astrophysics) wrote it. It's a song about the so called "Twin paradox". In physics, the twin paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity involving identical twins, one of whom makes a journey into space in a high-speed rocket and returns home to find that the twin who remained on Earth has aged more. So it's not only a song or a story, justt an intelligent way to educate people! *lol
Also from Brian Sail away sweet sister. Brian has a amazing voice.
They mention your name Darling...saw the video vertion of Intersterllar
Get em Bri!
I remember when the movie Interstellar came out, and when I heard what the movie was about I thought it was based on this song because they're so similar.
This wonderful reaction is a great intro to your channel!
Thank you so much 😁
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I saw a video with Freddie singing this song. Totally different vibe.
You should try to get to Queen or Brian May concert, because this song is one of the highlights of the show. Audience (me too) react to this as hell! I love it ❤️! Nice reaction anyway
George Michael did a great cover of 39 at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert...love to see a reaction on the whole concert...
One I remember from my childhood and a beautiful song. Brian's a genius - wonderful to hear people discovering this absolute gem...
ive always thought that '39' refered to 1939 and the volunteers were the forces during the battle of briton and the blitz... i could be wrong
It is about space travel looking for a new planet.
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Freddie never sang lead on this.
the only Brian versus Freddie lead vocal track version is the song : All dead, all dead
Freddie sang lead on this song both times I saw them perform it live, in the U.S. There are performances on YT also, with Freddie singing lead. Just watched one the other night-- want to say it was the '79 Hammersmith show, but not sure if that's correct.
I WANT TO LIVE IN YOUR ROOM!!!!!
Having bought the album in 8th grade, when it came out, I'm adjusted to Brian's vocals as proper for the tune. But Freddie sang it well, too, on the live album, 'Live Killers'. Here's Freddie taking the lead from the 'News of the World' tour, if you're interested. ruclips.net/video/pAnpGXPYAIQ/видео.html
Not bad on the ukulele, his uses his dad's old George Formby banjo-ukelele
Here's Freddie singing '39 live!
ruclips.net/video/Ou4u-lel2IY/видео.html
You look like young lisa manelli
She performed I want to break free in 1992. FM tribute concert
I always thought this song would have fitted perfectly in interstellar, maybe it was an influence on Christopher Nolan
If you thought this was different try Leroy Brown x
George Michael did an outstanding version of this song at the Freddie Tribute concert. ✌️
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There are not 2 Queen songs alike! Lol They are so unique ! Loved to watch you trying eith ukelele. You should practice a little bit more and then do a video for us! What do you think?
The movie interstellar was made because of this song