Wow. You guys missed the point of the song because Justin was too busy listening to the sound of his own voice on this one. Justin, you’re normally more open-minded, but this one seemed like you weren’t really going to like it from the get-go because you had a bad experience or something. JS!
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@@YBMJETT and if you did the one from the live aid which I'll have to go back and check, because I think you did. Then it's late 80s in live aid he also sings the piano part of this song so might be where you heard it before
@@Pixelologist Well, it's just, at first, silhouette, followed by single light source chiaroscuro, heightened for dramatic effect with a little 'worm's-eye-view' perspective. Having studied Graphic Art and Design, Freddie would have known about, evidently used, his training to full effect to create the whole visual Queen experience which we, as fans, have all benefitted from. From the many effects that Freddie used, actually the most straight-forward, simple to achieve, however, in cultural history, his selective use of it here and the overlayed sound of his own voice, acapella-style, achieved iconic status. Sometimes, as he would have known, selective use of, relatively simple, effects can provoke the most impactful response. Impressive, yes. But in this case, creepy? Nowt so strange as folks!
Lol the first time I watched this my dad put it on the tv when I was like 6 and I remember telling him to turn it off because I was shit scared of the start lol
@@josefschiltz2192 The Queen II album featuring "side black and side white" - side black was partially inspired by a famous photo of Marlene Dietrich that Freddie admired: Mick Rock helped design the album cover - The brief he received from the band conceived a black and white theme for the album.[40] The cover features a photograph described by VH1 as "Queen standing in diamond formation, heads tilted back like Easter Island statues" against a black background.[39] The iconic chiaroscuro image of Queen was inspired by a similar photograph of Marlene Dietrich from the 1932 film Shanghai Express.[39] "And of course no one was ever more 'glam' than the divine Ms Dietrich," Rock quipped.[40] "It was just one of those flashes of inspiration that happens sometimes," Rock explained.
Man Freddie Mercury was a creative genius and with the rest of the band he was amazing. They balanced each other but like all things in music the industry pulled them apart.
They never broke up (despite what the movie said)... They stayed together until Freddie’s death in 1991. Then Brian, Roger, and John continued working together to finish up the songs Freddie had recorded vocals for, and released those as the Made In Heaven album. John finally retired from performing in 1997 to focus on his family life. Brian and Roger continue to be very active as Queen + Adam Lambert ...but word is that John continues to help on the business side of things, as that was his particular role off-stage.
@@liamreidy1175 except they didn’t break up, ever. When Freddie got diagnosed and became too ill to consider touring, the band circled the wagons around him. They dedicated themselves to recording the albums The Miracle and Innuendo, and many of the vocals that became the Made in Heaven album. Freddie was determined to keep working as long as he possibly could, and asked Brian, Roger, and John to keep writing more stuff for him to sing. Freddie’s very last recorded vocals are featured in the song “Mother Love”, written by Brian. By sheer determination and true grit in a highly weakened state, Freddie managed to complete two verses and the bridge - he told the guys he needed to go rest, and would finish recording the next time he felt well enough to come to the studio... he never made it back in, and died just a few months later. Brian ultimately sang the last verse to complete the song, for inclusion on the album Made In Heaven, which became the final classic lineup Queen album. After the completion of Made In Heaven, and of a Brian-written tribute song “No One But You”, in 1997 bassist John Deacon decided to retire from performing to devote himself to being with his large family (wife and 6 children), but still retains active participation in the business side of Queen Productions. Shortly after Freddie’s death, they founded the Mercury Phoenix Trust , which raises money for medical research and development of HIV/AIDS treatments and the distribution of said treatments to those in need of them. The Trust is still very active in that endeavor. So no, “The Industry” and “The AIDS” didn’t pull Queen apart... if anything, they overcame those hurdles and remained tightly knit. Somewhere here on RUclips, there’s an interview Brian and Roger gave a mere week after Freddie died... the devastation in their eyes is clearly seen, their grief obvious even though they somehow managed to keep it controlled well. It’s heartbreaking. ruclips.net/video/eQFxa2EawvE/видео.html
@@imweakfordeaky Thank you for setting the record straight. I've been a Freddie & Queen fan since 1973. Haven't seen the movie, and not sure I ever will. It says or implies "the industry" tore them apart? JFC. No thanks. I'll stick with my memories of the real people in real time at real performances, and with knowledge of the truth about them that I know from having lived through it.
@@3ScotsInk The industry did try to tear them down at one point, freddy has a very shade filled scathing song regarding this - I forget the name of the song, etc, but basically he called a manager a scum sucking leech or some such, not one of his best lyrically but was very passionate, wish I could remember the name of the song it doesn't really get much of any play at all.
I have been a Queen and Freddie Mercury fan since 1974. Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 1975 and so was the video of the song first shown on Top of the Pops, a BBC music show that was on every Thursday night at 8pm. This video and the most iconic in music history and shows the best of the late great Freddie Mercury RIP. The video is not creepy and real Queen fans all over the world would find your comments disrespectful to Queen and to the memory of Freddie Mercury who is loved all over the world from the early 1970's upto today and into the future. Bohemian Rhapsody is the most beautiful and incredible song that was years beyond it's time and the visual effects were also beyond it's time. There is a quartet at the start all done by Freddie, then you get a solo that is so incredibly sung, you get opera, rock then back to a solo with just Freddie and his piano. It is the best song ever made and the music is Genius. This is Freddie's performance that shows the talent and range of Freddie Mercury's unbelievable voice. The song and video should be enjoyed not ridiculed because you think the video is creepy, what a load of bollocks. 😡😡💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
You are so right. His music was his life. And he gave it to all of us. Freddie never gave a shit about innuendo. He put his heart out there. His last video, These are the days of our lives was him saying goodbye. So sad but still so beautiful.
Now chexk the Orchestra Version of this song. Fun Fact is Freddie is Clasically trained musician and all of his music have the basic composition of an orchestral music.
According to Brian May they brainstormed this song for weeks just to get Galileo right. The song was so long EMI wouldn't have it broadcasted so Freddie took it to a mate who took a leap of faith and broke the music time limit for it to play on his station. The listening numbers rocketed and years later Virgin Records bought EMI after they missed out on the biggest money maker of the time and took a hit on their reputation .
The reason this sounds like three different songs is because it was. He was working on three songs at the time and decided to blend the three together into one masterpiece
If you wAnt to see Queen live then you can react to “Somebody to Love” live at Montreal or “Under Pressure” live at Wembley. This will be a good live Queen start for you. But if you want to see more glam rock look Queen from the 70’s then you may try “Liar” live at Rainbow.
One of the craziest incredibly great songs of all times. And this video summed it up perfectly.. roller coaster ride but the music the talent is world class
The yellow jacket was 1986 live at Wembley and another one bites the dust was 1980 on the game album. Bohemian rhapsody was 1975 on the “a night at the opera album”.
I don't know how much you know, but Freddie Mercury was and still is a legend. This song is such a timless classic. He passed away from AIDS in 91. He's very missed ❤❤❤ Considered by many to be the greatest vocalist of all time. No one knows what Bohemian Rhapsody is actually about because he never said but many interpret it as him killing off the man he used to be and embracing his sexuality(gay). It's a deep song with many layers, so I'm sure there's lots more to it, but that's the gist of it.
Thanks, guys -- I would strongly recommend headphones for ANY Queen song -- yes, this was an early recording - 1975 in fact -- there was not the kind of technology to produce videos at the time, so this was a "collage" of production & live - although the entire recording was "studio" -- Hope to hear more of your reactions... (P.S. the middle section was based on OPERA) --
The music video that is being watched was the Original/ first one to ever be made where live and in house were sliced along with technology that was available for the times (Go Buck Rogers !) this was put out there in 1975... There has always been a discussion on what the lyrics meant ? Look at the British Law brought in 1967 , the times that it was written and the flux in attitude. Also each Band member was and is multi-talanted... Stay Safe Everyone I love Iron Maiden, they also tell stories and Historical/Myths in their approach and Their Pressence is outstanding !
Queen made a video for this because they were going on tour. So this was best way to sell it to the public..This was basically the first video ever done.. Back in 1975.
Penni, the reason Queen made this video was (yes) because they were going on tour, but it wasn’t to sell the song to the public per se... rather it’s because they couldn’t make the then-traditional #1 spot appearance Live on the BBC’s Top of the Pops program since they would be on world tour. So they sent the BBC this promo video in lieu of a personal appearance on the show.
It was 1975. Freddie was 28 or 29. The short hair & moustache came in several years later. I'd recommend you see some of the concert videos to see the live shows. Live Aid(1985), Wembley 1986, Montreal & many more. They're all different.
The middle part of the song is basically his murder trial, with his defense counsel pleading for leniency and the jury saying "no, we will not let you go!"
Freddie did not like to explain his songs, he preferred that people interpret his songs, but the people closest to him say that Bohemian Rhapsody explains Freddie's transition from heterosexuality to the awareness of being homosexual and therefore having "killed" the man he was and his previous life with Mary Austin (first part of the song where he plays the piano), his interest in men (second part of the song in opera style), finally his starting to have relationships with men ( third rock part of the song) MASTERPIECE 💖
Actually yes, you are getting three songs. Freddie was writing songs, had three that weren't finished and had the genius inspiration to combine them into one epic piece. Fortunately most of the billion people who watched this video didn't find anything "creepy" about it.
You are so astute. His songs he sang were the story of his life. He led a troubled confused life personally but when on stage he kicked it up. Freddie let the world know this is who I am.
Thankyou Thankyou!! Queen has a huge music catalogue. Please check out more of them. I suggest Dont stop me now or Fatbottemed girls. Much bless to You and keep up the good work ❤❤
Queen was a great group. You need to react to a unbelievable young lady from Norway named Angelina Jordan l. She won Norway Got Talent at the age of 7yrs and at the age of 13yrs old, she sang her virgin of Bohemian Rhapsody on American Got Talent and got the Golden Buzzer. This young lady plays the piano, writes and arrange her music, she has written a book, speaks four languages and always performs barefooted to bring awareness to children of the world not having shoes. When she was 6yrs old, she met a little girl that didn’t have shoes and gave the shoes right off her feet right then! She has covered well over a hundred different songs. You have to react to the songs; I put a spell on you (she was 9yrs old), I have nothing (she was 12yrs old), It’s a man’s world ( she was 12 yrs old). Any Angelina song from the age of 7yrs old to now she’s 15yrs old, can’t go wrong. She just turned 15 yrs old in January and signed a record deal with Republic Records.
Performed live, there's no way in hell they'd be able to pull off those overdubbed harmonies in the operatic section. So in concert, the band would actually LEAVE THE STAGE at that point. The recording of the operatic portion would be played with lighting effects until the band came crashing back in when the song returns for the rocking out portion. A little weird the first time you see it....but it makes total sense in hindsight. Plus, it's just a great, GREAT moment when when they DO come roaring back onstage.
It's an Intro, a Ballad, Opera, and Hard Rock. It's basically, a song about relationships, it's really about Freddie Mercury's relationship with himself, his wife, his family, and God. When Mercury wrote this he was trying to put in context his struggles about his decision to "come out".
@@RoverWaters I'm not an expert on music, however according to band members of Queen, "Mercury intended ... this song to be a 'mock opera', something outside the norm of rock songs, and but it does follow a certain operatic logic: Choruses of multi-tracked voices alternate with aria-like solos, the emotions are excessive, maybe I should have said pseudo-operatic. Would that be better for you?
Yep, big time difference here, this was in 1975 ish. The early Queen years are the best IMO. You should check out "White Queen" 1975 a night at the Odeon Hammersmith, it's absolutely amazing, and hauntingly beautiful! 🤗
Welcome to Queen guys. I'm a Queen fan since 1972 and watched Bohemian Rhapsody as it charted. What's creepy about it? This is a classic masterpiece and I saw them twice in Melbourne Victoria Australia where I live at Rod Laver Arena. Go to RUclips and look up more Queen music. We will rock you is another classic. Cheers Andrew from OZ.
I saw them live 3x-- performed this song the 2nd & 3rd times and it was otherworldly to see it. Great live version that looks like what I saw in 1980, is Bohemian Rhapsody live in Montreal 1981. Check it out. Also note, this studio version you just watched has well over a billion views so... Yeah, this is a masterpiece. We'll never hear anything else quite like it.
Wow...that is a tough question. Favorite 80's rock bands...AC/DC, Def Leppard, Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, White Snake, Motley Crue, Poison, Guns N Roses...Lots of good 80s bands out there
It's funny when this song in the 70s,,it just accepted for how it is,,not over analyzed but just a great fun song,,And No Autotune just talent ,,Unlike todays so called singers, who couldn't be worth a damn without autotunes
Not sure if this is the reason Queen did it. My thought has always been the song has a lot of dark messages. The singer would feel like he was surrounded by darkness to the point he didn't want to even live anymore. In the one part, he is wanting released from the darkness..."Never let you go, let me go!." Creepy? True...but symbolic. That's why they made those dark scenes that way...in my humble opinion. I have always been amazed by the vocals in this song. The harmony and range are amazing! Add to that, the musicianship and symbolism, Queen brought so much to the table with this classic! Glad you two listened and enjoyed it. :-)
There is nothing creepy about this, it’s part of British culture, if you don’t know all of the words, and I mean all of the words, then you’re not British
I don’t even know what to say to anyone not really understanding the times, how great this was and is, and the greatest group and vocalist ever. It’s just sad.
This many consider the greatest rock song of all time. It is a masterpiece written by the great Freddie Mercury, the greatest front man ever! Most believe this song is a metaphor of Freddie wanting to come out of the closet. Remember this is 1975. Freddie died from AIDS. It also was one of the first music videos and was ahead of its time. This is a classic.
I disagree with your statement, I don't think that this has anything to do with him being gay... They wrote an opera so the song has to go through a range of emotions.... Fat bottom girls isn't really about having sex with his nanny, it's just a song. They were a great band but people seem to want to read more than what is actually there in the songs.
Justin & Staci, It's Opera mixed with Rock. Did you know that Freddie m had a degree in graphic arts, Brian is a rocket scientist, another one has a degree in biology, and another has a degree in electronics.
I've watched a bazillion reaction videos of Bohemian Rhapsody, and your reactions have been the tamest I've ever seen. Literally everybody else goes wild over it. You just watched musical genius, but apparently let the "weird eyes" thing interfere too much with your experience.
Party on Wayne! Great reaction, you two.. 👌 Another rock opera song that you may want to react to would be "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" by a band/singer called Meatloaf. Please do a reaction to this song. Keep rockin. 😎👍
I think Meatloaf is very underrated and doesn't get the credit he deserves. Great music, great vocals, good song writing. Some of his stuff, to me, is very queen-esque in the way of bohemian rhapsody.
Little known fact - This was the first video short created just to sell a single, so the first music video in a way. The best Queen videos to check out are the live ones. See something from the Live in Montreal collection... You will be seriously impressed
This the most gangsta song ever written, change my mind. Anything before the mid-80s, don't go by the video. They didn't really have videos back then. Just focus on the music. Yes, this is pre-moustache. They were never able to do the middle "opera" part live, since it took so much double-tracking on the voices. "It seems to me like he was going through a lot." Yeah, Freddie left bodies, lol.
Came for the Bill Burr reactions, staying for the chemistry. Doing music reactions - listen to Vintage Postmodern Jukebox rendition of Creep. Really would love to see your reaction to that.
It’s called a musical odyssey... from the mind of Freddy Mercury... the man was a genius... they all were actually... all were college educated... two of them have doctorates... the guitar player is an astrophysicist and member of MENSA
It was released in ‘75. And to your question, Led Zeppelin is the hardest rocking band of the 70s. Keep diving down the rabbit hole, there’s a lot of great music in that decade! 👍
@@RoverWaters From Encyclopedia. What is the musical form of Bohemian Rhapsody? "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song is a rock opera song and has a very unusual musical structure for a piece of popular music. Its three different sections have no chorus but both a cappella and heavy metal arrangements.
Queen.. the musical .. search for We Will Rock You .. it's a musical.. there is a live stage performance (not by queen).. the video is not the best quality.. but very good watching this song is at the end..
Technically "yes" you are getting "3 songs" in one, though what you are actually getting are 3 parts of a greater song, each part is a Rhapsody and thus are different, a Rhapsody is essentally a part of a story/poem/song, Bohemian originally was a racial slur toward those from the old holy roman empire (mostly those from the east) and later developed to also include how they dressed and style of furnishings, and then finally to also encompass art, and thus the song was named Bohemian Rhapsody.
stupid fact,produser try to make this song to be buthcered to 3 pieces,to be radioplayable,freddie have this song in his mind for very long time,and god,do happy he kept his mind,as make this one song...one of greatest ever
You Tube says it is the FIRST Pre-90s video that hit 1 Billion views in mid 2018🙂.. more Queen please.. would you like jump to 1985 to their live set at Live Aid concert at Wembley🤗
This song came out in 1975. which rock band rocks hardest?? It depends on your taste in music. Many say Queen was the best. I have heard Led Zeppelin was the best. I have heard The Beatles were the best, the Bee Gees were the best, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Kiss, The Eagles, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Styx, The Doors, Foreigner, Scorpions, Jethro Tull, was the best, and on and on. I will say that the 70's had more great bands than any other time in history up to now. Only time will tell if that is ever beaten but I highly doubt it since we really don't produce much real talent now a days. A few, yes, but back then it was real talent and it was fierce competition to be the best real talent since there was no auto tune or fixing things with technology. Now they pick someone that looks the part and doctors them up with technology and calls them a singer. Back then they sang as good in concert as they did on their albums... pure, heavenly, magic.
This was 1975. Live Aid was 1985.Thiswas Freddie's look during the early & mid 70s.it was ever evolving. Freddie created the song first, got it recorded & the video & special effects came a little later. They invented the modern video, till then they were just recorded performances, very basic.
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I would suggest you listen to two specific Queen Songs. Somebody To Love and Don't Stop Me now.
Creepy beginning but amazing harmonies
Wow. You guys missed the point of the song because Justin was too busy listening to the sound of his own voice on this one. Justin, you’re normally more open-minded, but this one seemed like you weren’t really going to like it from the get-go because you had a bad experience or something. JS!
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That song is the only song to be number one in 3 different decades. Wayne’s World brought it back
That's true
“...the vocals sound good” 😂😂 The vocals sound amazing!
Freddie didn't have a moustache in the 70s. This is from 1975. Another One Bites The Dust is from 1980.
Ohh that makes sense!
@@YBMJETT and if you did the one from the live aid which I'll have to go back and check, because I think you did. Then it's late 80s in live aid he also sings the piano part of this song so might be where you heard it before
I'm perpetually intrigued by what people find creepy. Actually - frankly - puzzled!
Was just thinking exactly this. ha!
@@Pixelologist Well, it's just, at first, silhouette, followed by single light source chiaroscuro, heightened for dramatic effect with a little 'worm's-eye-view' perspective. Having studied Graphic Art and Design, Freddie would have known about, evidently used, his training to full effect to create the whole visual Queen experience which we, as fans, have all benefitted from. From the many effects that Freddie used, actually the most straight-forward, simple to achieve, however, in cultural history, his selective use of it here and the overlayed sound of his own voice, acapella-style, achieved iconic status. Sometimes, as he would have known, selective use of, relatively simple, effects can provoke the most impactful response. Impressive, yes. But in this case, creepy? Nowt so strange as folks!
Lol the first time I watched this my dad put it on the tv when I was like 6 and I remember telling him to turn it off because I was shit scared of the start lol
@@josefschiltz2192 The Queen II album featuring "side black and side white" - side black was partially inspired by a famous photo of Marlene Dietrich that Freddie admired: Mick Rock helped design the album cover - The brief he received from the band conceived a black and white theme for the album.[40] The cover features a photograph described by VH1 as "Queen standing in diamond formation, heads tilted back like Easter Island statues" against a black background.[39] The iconic chiaroscuro image of Queen was inspired by a similar photograph of Marlene Dietrich from the 1932 film Shanghai Express.[39] "And of course no one was ever more 'glam' than the divine Ms Dietrich," Rock quipped.[40] "It was just one of those flashes of inspiration that happens sometimes," Rock explained.
I saw Queen live at Alpine Valley in the early 80’s. Best live show I’ve ever seen. Rush came in second.
the fuck... and my generation has lil pump
Lucky....
@@ianthomas1201 it sucks that we weren’t alive to see any of those wonderful bands live. I’m 16 btw
Man Freddie Mercury was a creative genius and with the rest of the band he was amazing. They balanced each other but like all things in music the industry pulled them apart.
They never broke up (despite what the movie said)... They stayed together until Freddie’s death in 1991.
Then Brian, Roger, and John continued working together to finish up the songs Freddie had recorded vocals for, and released those as the Made In Heaven album.
John finally retired from performing in 1997 to focus on his family life.
Brian and Roger continue to be very active as Queen + Adam Lambert ...but word is that John continues to help on the business side of things, as that was his particular role off-stage.
I think that it was a case of the A.I.D.S that pulled them apart....
@@liamreidy1175 except they didn’t break up, ever.
When Freddie got diagnosed and became too ill to consider touring, the band circled the wagons around him. They dedicated themselves to recording the albums The Miracle and Innuendo, and many of the vocals that became the Made in Heaven album.
Freddie was determined to keep working as long as he possibly could, and asked Brian, Roger, and John to keep writing more stuff for him to sing.
Freddie’s very last recorded vocals are featured in the song “Mother Love”, written by Brian.
By sheer determination and true grit in a highly weakened state, Freddie managed to complete two verses and the bridge - he told the guys he needed to go rest, and would finish recording the next time he felt well enough to come to the studio... he never made it back in, and died just a few months later. Brian ultimately sang the last verse to complete the song, for inclusion on the album Made In Heaven, which became the final classic lineup Queen album.
After the completion of Made In Heaven, and of a Brian-written tribute song “No One But You”, in 1997 bassist John Deacon decided to retire from performing to devote himself to being with his large family (wife and 6 children), but still retains active participation in the business side of Queen Productions.
Shortly after Freddie’s death, they founded the Mercury Phoenix Trust , which raises money for medical research and development of HIV/AIDS treatments and the distribution of said treatments to those in need of them. The Trust is still very active in that endeavor.
So no, “The Industry” and “The AIDS” didn’t pull Queen apart... if anything, they overcame those hurdles and remained tightly knit.
Somewhere here on RUclips, there’s an interview Brian and Roger gave a mere week after Freddie died... the devastation in their eyes is clearly seen, their grief obvious even though they somehow managed to keep it controlled well. It’s heartbreaking. ruclips.net/video/eQFxa2EawvE/видео.html
@@imweakfordeaky Thank you for setting the record straight. I've been a Freddie & Queen fan since 1973. Haven't seen the movie, and not sure I ever will. It says or implies "the industry" tore them apart? JFC. No thanks. I'll stick with my memories of the real people in real time at real performances, and with knowledge of the truth about them that I know from having lived through it.
@@3ScotsInk The industry did try to tear them down at one point, freddy has a very shade filled scathing song regarding this - I forget the name of the song, etc, but basically he called a manager a scum sucking leech or some such, not one of his best lyrically but was very passionate, wish I could remember the name of the song it doesn't really get much of any play at all.
I have been a Queen and Freddie Mercury fan since 1974. Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 1975 and so was the video of the song first shown on Top of the Pops, a BBC music show that was on every Thursday night at 8pm. This video and the most iconic in music history and shows the best of the late great Freddie Mercury RIP. The video is not creepy and real Queen fans all over the world would find your comments disrespectful to Queen and to the memory of Freddie Mercury who is loved all over the world from the early 1970's upto today and into the future. Bohemian Rhapsody is the most beautiful and incredible song that was years beyond it's time and the visual effects were also beyond it's time. There is a quartet at the start all done by Freddie, then you get a solo that is so incredibly sung, you get opera, rock then back to a solo with just Freddie and his piano. It is the best song ever made and the music is Genius. This is Freddie's performance that shows the talent and range of Freddie Mercury's unbelievable voice. The song and video should be enjoyed not ridiculed because you think the video is creepy, what a load of bollocks. 😡😡💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
This is a rock opera. The album that this first appeared on was A Night at the Opera.
no, its not rock opera
its operatic rock... totally different from rock opera.
i know 80's Freddie is so iconic but damn 70's Freddie Glam Rock era deserves an attention too.
Been listening to Queen for over 50 years and you
will never see hear any thing like Queen ever again and beloved Freddie
You are so right. His music was his life. And he gave it to all of us. Freddie never gave a shit about innuendo. He put his heart out there. His last video, These are the days of our lives was him saying goodbye. So sad but still so beautiful.
Now chexk the Orchestra Version of this song. Fun Fact is Freddie is Clasically trained musician and all of his music have the basic composition of an orchestral music.
According to Brian May they brainstormed this song for weeks just to get Galileo right. The song was so long EMI wouldn't have it broadcasted so Freddie took it to a mate who took a leap of faith and broke the music time limit for it to play on his station.
The listening numbers rocketed and years later Virgin Records bought EMI after they missed out on the biggest money maker of the time and took a hit on their reputation .
Whereas Virgin were made by an album consisting of one or maybe 2 pieces of music on one album, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, a must listen!
The reason this sounds like three different songs is because it was. He was working on three songs at the time and decided to blend the three together into one masterpiece
Makes sense! I really enjoyed the middle song most!
That’s why it referred to as a rhapsody.
@@relens2 Yea, It's in the song title. But I don't think most ppl get what bohemnian and rhapsody mean, especially putting the 2 words together.
The 70s are the GOAT for music.
This is really the song people think of when they think of Queen. But they really have a great catalog.
If you wAnt to see Queen live then you can react to “Somebody to Love” live at Montreal or “Under Pressure” live at Wembley. This will be a good live Queen start for you. But if you want to see more glam rock look Queen from the 70’s then you may try “Liar” live at Rainbow.
Not live, but a live recording....
One of the craziest incredibly great songs of all times. And this video summed it up perfectly.. roller coaster ride but the music the talent is world class
The yellow jacket was 1986 live at Wembley and another one bites the dust was 1980 on the game album. Bohemian rhapsody was 1975 on the “a night at the opera album”.
I don't know how much you know, but Freddie Mercury was and still is a legend. This song is such a timless classic. He passed away from AIDS in 91. He's very missed ❤❤❤ Considered by many to be the greatest vocalist of all time.
No one knows what Bohemian Rhapsody is actually about because he never said but many interpret it as him killing off the man he used to be and embracing his sexuality(gay). It's a deep song with many layers, so I'm sure there's lots more to it, but that's the gist of it.
Listen to this with head phones your missing out a lot.
I can assure you, seeing Queen live was an experience, Wembley’86!
It's one song. It's considered a ROCK OPERA
no, its not rock opera
its operatic rock... totally different from rock opera.
@@RoverWaters 😆 opera police
6:36 Freddie was say "it's called the Operatic Section darling"
he was educated...
operatic section is the correct way, not "opera section"
Thanks, guys -- I would strongly recommend headphones for ANY Queen song -- yes, this was an early recording - 1975 in fact -- there was not the kind of technology to produce videos at the time, so this was a "collage" of production & live - although the entire recording was "studio" -- Hope to hear more of your reactions... (P.S. the middle section was based on OPERA) --
Different songs all in one is the very definition of rhapsody.
The music video that is being watched was the Original/ first one to ever be made where live and in house were sliced along with technology that was available for the times (Go Buck Rogers !) this was put out there in 1975...
There has always been a discussion on what the lyrics meant ?
Look at the British Law brought in 1967 , the times that it was written and the flux in attitude.
Also each Band member was and is multi-talanted...
Stay Safe Everyone
I love Iron Maiden, they also tell stories and Historical/Myths in their approach and Their Pressence is outstanding !
Queen made a video for this because they were going on tour. So this was best way to sell it to the public..This was basically the first video ever done.. Back in 1975.
@@DrumAndDrumber It was the first video created just to sell a single.
Penni, the reason Queen made this video was (yes) because they were going on tour, but it wasn’t to sell the song to the public per se... rather it’s because they couldn’t make the then-traditional #1 spot appearance Live on the BBC’s Top of the Pops program since they would be on world tour. So they sent the BBC this promo video in lieu of a personal appearance on the show.
@@DrumAndDrumber it is however considered to be the first proper promo video and started the craze
@@DrumAndDrumber why are you so upset? I simply stated that it is considered to be.
Considered one of the greatest rock songs ever written!
It was 1975. Freddie was 28 or 29. The short hair & moustache came in several years later. I'd recommend you see some of the concert videos to see the live shows. Live Aid(1985), Wembley 1986, Montreal & many more. They're all different.
yer..it's queen mate...where ya bin? venus..
Headphones required
The middle part of the song is basically his murder trial, with his defense counsel pleading for leniency and the jury saying "no, we will not let you go!"
Freddie did not like to explain his songs, he preferred that people interpret his songs, but the people closest to him say that Bohemian Rhapsody explains Freddie's transition from heterosexuality to the awareness of being homosexual and therefore having "killed" the man he was and his previous life with Mary Austin (first part of the song where he plays the piano), his interest in men (second part of the song in opera style), finally his starting to have relationships with men ( third rock part of the song) MASTERPIECE 💖
Y'all gonna put more respect on Queen. They are 🔥🔥🔥 Somebody To Love has to be my favorite Queen song...🤔 Under Pressure is awesome too
its not three different songs !!! Listen to the story progress. Confession/Guilt/Arrested/Trial/Free ? Hmmm.
Actually yes, you are getting three songs. Freddie was writing songs, had three that weren't finished and had the genius inspiration to combine them into one epic piece. Fortunately most of the billion people who watched this video didn't find anything "creepy" about it.
You should watch the Comedy Wayne's World where the guys jam to this in the car.
You are so astute. His songs he sang were the story of his life. He led a troubled confused life personally but when on stage he kicked it up. Freddie let the world know this is who I am.
Thankyou Thankyou!! Queen has a huge music catalogue. Please check out more of them. I suggest Dont stop me now or Fatbottemed girls. Much bless to You and keep up the good work ❤❤
Queen was a great group. You need to react to a unbelievable young lady from Norway named Angelina Jordan l. She won Norway Got Talent at the age of 7yrs and at the age of 13yrs old, she sang her virgin of Bohemian Rhapsody on American Got Talent and got the Golden Buzzer. This young lady plays the piano, writes and arrange her music, she has written a book, speaks four languages and always performs barefooted to bring awareness to children of the world not having shoes. When she was 6yrs old, she met a little girl that didn’t have shoes and gave the shoes right off her feet right then! She has covered well over a hundred different songs. You have to react to the songs; I put a spell on you (she was 9yrs old), I have nothing (she was 12yrs old), It’s a man’s world ( she was 12 yrs old). Any Angelina song from the age of 7yrs old to now she’s 15yrs old, can’t go wrong. She just turned 15 yrs old in January and signed a record deal with Republic Records.
Queen is my life
Queen and Journey were favorites in the 80's.
Performed live, there's no way in hell they'd be able to pull off those overdubbed harmonies in the operatic section. So in concert, the band would actually LEAVE THE STAGE at that point. The recording of the operatic portion would be played with lighting effects until the band came crashing back in when the song returns for the rocking out portion. A little weird the first time you see it....but it makes total sense in hindsight. Plus, it's just a great, GREAT moment when when they DO come roaring back onstage.
It's an Intro, a Ballad, Opera, and Hard Rock. It's basically, a song about relationships, it's really about Freddie Mercury's relationship with himself, his wife, his family, and God. When Mercury wrote this he was trying to put in context his struggles about his decision to "come out".
there is no opera in this song...
@@RoverWaters I'm not an expert on music, however according to band members of Queen, "Mercury intended ... this song to be a 'mock opera', something outside the norm of rock songs, and but it does follow a certain operatic logic: Choruses of multi-tracked voices alternate with aria-like solos, the emotions are excessive, maybe I should have said pseudo-operatic. Would that be better for you?
@@andrewanderson7683 "operatic rock"
thats the official description
@@RoverWaters So who made it official, you? Go have a conversation with someone who gives 2 sh--s.
Yep, big time difference here, this was in 1975 ish. The early Queen years are the best IMO. You should check out "White Queen" 1975 a night at the Odeon Hammersmith, it's absolutely amazing, and hauntingly beautiful! 🤗
"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend." -Freddie Mercury
This song was written for n 1975 when there were no special effects… the band did everything with just a little lighting and several overdubs…
Welcome to Queen guys. I'm a Queen fan since 1972 and watched Bohemian Rhapsody as it charted. What's creepy about it? This is a classic masterpiece and I saw them twice in Melbourne Victoria Australia where I live at Rod Laver Arena. Go to RUclips and look up more Queen music. We will rock you is another classic. Cheers Andrew from OZ.
Rock operatic genius...saw them live in '77, with Thin Lizzy.
true 👍operatic
not opera
Freddie Mercury was a big opera fan as you can tell from some of the elements of this song.
Watching black people react to bohemian rhapsody is how I even got into watching reactors 🤣 I love when people find a legend for the first time.
I saw them live 3x-- performed this song the 2nd & 3rd times and it was otherworldly to see it. Great live version that looks like what I saw in 1980, is Bohemian Rhapsody live in Montreal 1981. Check it out. Also note, this studio version you just watched has well over a billion views so... Yeah, this is a masterpiece. We'll never hear anything else quite like it.
Wow...that is a tough question. Favorite 80's rock bands...AC/DC, Def Leppard, Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, White Snake, Motley Crue, Poison, Guns N Roses...Lots of good 80s bands out there
It's funny when this song in the 70s,,it just accepted for how it is,,not over analyzed but just a great fun song,,And No Autotune just talent ,,Unlike todays so called singers, who couldn't be worth a damn without autotunes
My band we never forget you freddie,.
Only 3 singers the world never forget, elvis, FREEDIE, jackson
THE BEST SONG , EVER.
This is Freddie Mercury! Best singer/performer of all time
Not sure if this is the reason Queen did it. My thought has always been the song has a lot of dark messages. The singer would feel like he was surrounded by darkness to the point he didn't want to even live anymore. In the one part, he is wanting released from the darkness..."Never let you go, let me go!." Creepy? True...but symbolic. That's why they made those dark scenes that way...in my humble opinion.
I have always been amazed by the vocals in this song. The harmony and range are amazing! Add to that, the musicianship and symbolism, Queen brought so much to the table with this classic!
Glad you two listened and enjoyed it. :-)
There is nothing creepy about this, it’s part of British culture, if you don’t know all of the words, and I mean all of the words, then you’re not British
Thank you so much I am so happy
That was an awesome band!
I don’t even know what to say to anyone not really understanding the times, how great this was and is, and the greatest group and vocalist ever. It’s just sad.
This many consider the greatest rock song of all time. It is a masterpiece written by the great Freddie Mercury, the greatest front man ever! Most believe this song is a metaphor of Freddie wanting to come out of the closet. Remember this is 1975. Freddie died from AIDS. It also was one of the first music videos and was ahead of its time. This is a classic.
I disagree with your statement, I don't think that this has anything to do with him being gay... They wrote an opera so the song has to go through a range of emotions.... Fat bottom girls isn't really about having sex with his nanny, it's just a song. They were a great band but people seem to want to read more than what is actually there in the songs.
U MUST react to queen somebody to love live in Montreal 81. The best ever...seriously
queen is fire live
Justin & Staci, It's Opera mixed with Rock. Did you know that Freddie m had a degree in graphic arts, Brian is a rocket scientist, another one has a degree in biology, and another has a degree in electronics.
I've watched a bazillion reaction videos of Bohemian Rhapsody, and your reactions have been the tamest I've ever seen. Literally everybody else goes wild over it. You just watched musical genius, but apparently let the "weird eyes" thing interfere too much with your experience.
The latest reaction Ever! This song is #1 rock song of all time
Party on Wayne! Great reaction, you two.. 👌
Another rock opera song that you may want to react to would be "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" by a band/singer called Meatloaf. Please do a reaction to this song. Keep rockin. 😎👍
I think Meatloaf is very underrated and doesn't get the credit he deserves. Great music, great vocals, good song writing. Some of his stuff, to me, is very queen-esque in the way of bohemian rhapsody.
I love this song ngl
I just subscribed, love your reactions!
Weird? Don't know about that. But, what's amazing is how people will still be listening and admiring this song 100 years from now. 👌🏽
It’s very calm. Just wait.
Little known fact - This was the first video short created just to sell a single, so the first music video in a way. The best Queen videos to check out are the live ones. See something from the Live in Montreal collection... You will be seriously impressed
This the most gangsta song ever written, change my mind.
Anything before the mid-80s, don't go by the video. They didn't really have videos back then. Just focus on the music. Yes, this is pre-moustache.
They were never able to do the middle "opera" part live, since it took so much double-tracking on the voices.
"It seems to me like he was going through a lot." Yeah, Freddie left bodies, lol.
All Right? All Right? It's the BEST song EVER made! Never in all my years has anyone ever called Queen all right lol
Came for the Bill Burr reactions, staying for the chemistry. Doing music reactions - listen to Vintage Postmodern Jukebox rendition of Creep. Really would love to see your reaction to that.
It’s called a musical odyssey... from the mind of Freddy Mercury... the man was a genius... they all were actually... all were college educated... two of them have doctorates... the guitar player is an astrophysicist and member of MENSA
" NASA " ...astrophysicist.
head phones darling
Please listen. You may not have heard of these from the 70s upto the 90s but they were great
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It was released in ‘75. And to your question, Led Zeppelin is the hardest rocking band of the 70s. Keep diving down the rabbit hole, there’s a lot of great music in that decade! 👍
oh man,we love freddie so much !!!
Queen doesn't make good music they make the greatest music ever
Creepy?? Please try 1981 Montreal, Somebody To Love
My dad went to there concert back in the day plus you gotta admit it wasn't the worst music video out there lol song is still great
That's Rock Opera, and how its done Man!
no, its not rock opera
its operatic rock... totally different from rock opera.
@@RoverWaters From Encyclopedia. What is the musical form of Bohemian Rhapsody?
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song is a rock opera song and has a very unusual musical structure for a piece of popular music. Its three different sections have no chorus but both a cappella and heavy metal arrangements.
@@pymrytzleonarda8459 garbage site with wrong facts.
do your homework better.
@@RoverWaters Then Tell me where? There is no such thing as OPERATIC ROCK. Operatic yes; Example of Operatic, all the Operas that Mozart composed.
@@RoverWaters Bohemian Rhapsody has Operatic influence but not Operatic rock.
Nearly 50 years old, Freddies been dead nearly 30 years. The very first music video and it cost only £8000 to make. History n the making.
Queen.. the musical .. search for We Will Rock You .. it's a musical.. there is a live stage performance (not by queen).. the video is not the best quality.. but very good watching this song is at the end..
Technically "yes" you are getting "3 songs" in one, though what you are actually getting are 3 parts of a greater song, each part is a Rhapsody and thus are different, a Rhapsody is essentally a part of a story/poem/song, Bohemian originally was a racial slur toward those from the old holy roman empire (mostly those from the east) and later developed to also include how they dressed and style of furnishings, and then finally to also encompass art, and thus the song was named Bohemian Rhapsody.
You really need earphones to hear the real song.
stupid fact,produser try to make this song to be buthcered to 3 pieces,to be radioplayable,freddie have this song in his mind for very long time,and god,do happy he kept his mind,as make this one song...one of greatest ever
Brian May wrote the guitar solo in this song
Well, he is the guitarist.... I'd have been really impressed if you said that the drummer wrote it....!
@@liamreidy1175 well stupid people believe Freddie wrote it ...on a piano 😏
You Tube says it is the FIRST Pre-90s video that hit 1 Billion views in mid 2018🙂.. more Queen please.. would you like jump to 1985 to their live set at Live Aid concert at Wembley🤗
You weren't born yet oviasley to and it's not creepy, it's a good song
That's where death row got the idea for the picture with 2 pac snoop and dre suge
Ohhhh snap!! That makes sense!
@@YBMJETT and thanks for the reactions I really enjoy all of your reactions keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍
This song came out in 1975. which rock band rocks hardest?? It depends on your taste in music. Many say Queen was the best. I have heard Led Zeppelin was the best. I have heard The Beatles were the best, the Bee Gees were the best, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Kiss, The Eagles, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Styx, The Doors, Foreigner, Scorpions, Jethro Tull, was the best, and on and on. I will say that the 70's had more great bands than any other time in history up to now. Only time will tell if that is ever beaten but I highly doubt it since we really don't produce much real talent now a days. A few, yes, but back then it was real talent and it was fierce competition to be the best real talent since there was no auto tune or fixing things with technology. Now they pick someone that looks the part and doctors them up with technology and calls them a singer. Back then they sang as good in concert as they did on their albums... pure, heavenly, magic.
Hey.....too cool some good classic rock....Guns n Roses rocked the late 80's & early 90's hands down.....check out Paradise City
This one is in the 70s
What this is , is genius
No rap hip hop artist comes close to this
This was 1975. Live Aid was 1985.Thiswas Freddie's look during the early & mid 70s.it was ever evolving. Freddie created the song first, got it recorded & the video & special effects came a little later. They invented the modern video, till then they were just recorded performances, very basic.