Yeah and the last album queen wrote released after Freddies death too much love will kill you Freddie knew he only had days left and he jacked himself up on vodka and belted the whole thing out in two takes and it was the last time he recorded guy tried to make music all the way up till his body just could nt fucking legend.
That was before the Internet and social media (imagine how terrible it would have been!), but the tabloids were as vicious as ever. Brian, Roger, and John were immensely protective of Freddie and would blatantly deny anything was wrong. And yeah, it's difficult for any Queen fan to watch this without feeling sad. It's beautiful, but heartbreaking. I hope you've got an upbeat song lined up next. How about I Want to Break Free? The music video is iconic!
Freddie’s last video, written by Roger Taylor, where he bade farewell to his fans. Such love and grace in the face of gruesome pain, staring death in the face. We should all wish for such courage. The last song Freddie wrote was the sublime A Winter’s Tale. The last song he sang, just weeks before he died, is the extraordinary Mother Love. Both songs, in fact everything song on the albums Innuendo and Made in Heaven explodes with love, courage, compassion, even humour, (really, who would have the courage to write and perform ‘I’m Going Slightly Mad’ in the face of AIDS-induced dementia?). Just when you think Freddie must start to fade, as his body falls to pieces, he does the opposite. And I cannot imagine how hard it must have been for his bandmates to work with him day after day, month after month, in the studio, watching their beloved friend’s life ebb away before their eyes. Anyway, all that love and grief is all over their last three albums, which are .... poetry. Just read the track list titles of The Miracle - when the rest of the band learned that Freddie had AIDS. Then, by the time they finished Innuendo, it’s less raging and confused and hoping for a miracle. Innuendo is more celebrating the intense joy of life, as it slips through Freddie’s fingers. All God’s Children - transcendent. The final, posthumous album, Made in Heaven, is Freddie at his better-than best, while the rest of the band is just pure grief. That grief is all over their faces in every interview they do in 89 and 90, too, while they’re protecting Freddie by pretending all is well and going along with the interviewer’s urging for Queen to tour again soon. It must have been torture.
Feel still the chill in my body and tears in my eyes, every time i when i see this music video. 😢❤ Freddie is a fighter and a true artist to music ❤🎶❤🎶
Indeed the video where Freddie says goodbye to his fans 😭😭 He knew he didn't have much time left and his last words in front of the camera are "I still love you". And we still love you Freddie! ❤
Love this song, but this video is painful. That awful disease had so affected Freddie in many ways but that wonderful voice was still there. Please consider Montreal Live performances of Save Me and Tie Your Mother Down and 2 awesome videos I Want It All and The Miracle. Thanks, enjoy your reactions.
Man, when Freddie said, I still love you", at the end, I felt his goodbye. Dang that makes me so so so sad. Thanks for reviewing this one, though. As far as recommendations, there are so many! You can rock out to "Keep Yourself Alive" (live at Montreal), "We Will Rock You" (fast) live at Montreal, or "Stone Cold Crazy" (live at the Rainbow), or "Tie Your Mother Down" live at Montreal. For more of a pop sound, I Want to Break Free is awesome!
great reaction. I love how Freddie just wore his heart on his sleeves and his waistcoat for this video, that he expressed that not only was he a superb artist, but also what a loving person he was. Though he didn't have any children of his own, he loved cats and was such a devoted cat daddy any animal lover would be proud of. The vest he's wearing has pictures of his beloved fur babies. As well as a devoted cat daddy, Freddie was also a godfather several times over, including to his ex-girlfriend Mary's son Richard and he took the job very seriously; he would call almost daily to see the children were happy, healthy and eating enough and right. Notice that Brian, Roger and John are doing their best to keep a stiff upper lip also. Imagine how that must of just ate at them inside, to watch him waste away and be completely helpless. I highly recommend you watch next "no one but you, only the good die young." a tribute song Brian, Roger and John wrote some years after Freddie's death to show that he was really like a brother to them, not just their frontman. also, really look at their faces, and listen to their voices; their sorrow is clear and they are doing all they can to keep it together and not break down crying. (not that I'd blame them if they did)
Diana North yes to everything you said. All their interviews promoting Innuendo through 1990 are excruciating. Their grief is etched deep into their faces as they pretend all is well and as they fend off questions about why they’re not touring. Utterly heartbreaking.
Show must go on: The song accounts the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform in spite of approaching the end of his life; he was dying from complications due to HIV/AIDS, although the news of his illness had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill. Freddie Mercury was so ill when the band recorded the song in 1990, that Brian May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. Recalling Mercury’s performance, May states; “I said, ‘Fred, I don’t know if this is going to be possible to sing.’ And he went, ‘I’ll do it, darling’ - vodka down - and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal.
I’ve seen this video quite a few times, and it was the first time that I’ve noticed that when they pan the camera back and show Freddie’s whole body you can see him still bobbing his leg, very weakly but still in the same way as he did in his extravagant live performances of the past. Even when this near to death, the same passion to entertain still lived inside him till the end. That got me, all over again.
Can you imagine what people would do to him if he admitted his disease earlier on, especially in the 80s? Public denial could have been a form of self-preservation.
PS, Since you don’t like sad songs, Rich, check out Freddie’s humour in I’m Going Slightly Mad. Yes, he’s dying but watch how he deals with it! And A Winter’s Tale, the last song he wrote, is sublimely happy. It’s also the most beautiful music video we will probably ever see.
This is actually one of my favorite Queen songs. Makes me remember when me and my brothers were kids. My oldest brother died January 30, 2016 from cancer, he's the one that introduced me to queen.
Incredible man, incredible singer and songwriter, there will never be another Freddie Mercury. Rest in peace Freddie, you will be forever missed by your legions of fans!
Not sure if you've ever reacted to "Love of My Life", but one of the prominent lyrics from that song is "when I grow older, I will be there at your side to remind you - how I still love you. I still love you". At the end of this song, Freddie sings to his fans "I still love you". He kept his promise.
I just realized why Freddie didn't have the cuffs on his shirt buttoned during this video...the feeling of clothing was probably painful to him so, the tight cuffs on his skin would have put him in more pain...😥😥
I think Freddie knew before 1987 because is voice changed. That’s why after the 1986 Wembley concert was the last one. They think he contacted it in the late 70’s. He had it in his throat that’s why his voice changed. If you listen to him singing in e early 70 concerts and then Wembley 1986 Lucan her the difference. But I love Freddie and Queen and listen to their songs everyday.
I recently got into Queen’s music, and ever since I’ve followed Freddie’s life, and I’ve read anything and everything about his tragic life. Bohemian Rhapsody was always my fav song until I heard this one. I listen to this one 5-10 times a day and it hits me square in the heart. I never knew why until I watched the music video for it. His last recorded video, and the last words for the camera was the iconic 3 words. “I love you”. Regardless of speculations about this song, as a Freddie Fan and Queen fan I can’t help but feel like that was his Goodbye to the world. I wish I was alive back in his day, to see him in person. Such a beautiful person.
last song for Freddie he announced on t.v. he had aids and the next day he passed. Freddie was a loving soul , tabloids were horrible to him, It was said he got HIV when he was in new york in the seventies, and I remember when they were hear. R.I.P. Freddie and thanks to you tube he will never be forgotten.
as a live long fan of Queen (I discovered them in 1975 at the age of 9) this video brings back so many painful memories and as much as I love this songs, I can't watch this video without crying, even after all this years. It does not get easier. Freddie released a statement that he had Aids just 24 hours before he died., it was a different time, I don't know if they could have kept it a secret if it had happened today with all those social medias and smartphones. This was Freddies last minutes on video, after "these days." he was too ill, he couldn't do anything more. The song "Mother's love" was the last song he recorded and never finished. If you watch the video or listen to the song, you will know the moment Brian starts to sing in the 3rd verse, that Freddie was gone.
You are very thoughtful & respectful. Try Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now! Freddie will cheer you up & living his best life. Went back to look & you have reacted to this. Play it again.
Freddie could barely stand in this video,but he did it anyway for the music and his fans,now that is a true artist and performer.They hide the fact he had aids because the press who was and still is against queen for some reason was ruthlessly pursueing Freddie.The only thing Freddie wanted to do is to entertain people and make music till the very end and he didn't want anyone to pitty him.
He was suffering so badly here, god what an awful disease. I'm so glad that now people who contract HIV can live relatively healthy lives and avoid developing AIDS with proper medical care. And as sad as it is, Freddie's death from AIDS in the public eye strongly contributed to awareness and compassion for those experiencing it at the time.
John did originally write this song as a reflection of his life but then they performed it here as a farewell from Freddie, as Brian states. It was Freddie’s final gift to his beloved fans as he says goodbye. 👍
Back in that time, (1980’s to mid 1990’s, HIV and AIDS was a death sentence. As a Nurse, I couldn’t even count how many people I cared for at the end of this horrible disease with limited treatment then.
These 4 men are/were incredibly close. They love Freddie to this very day. Interesting Freddie and Roger lived and worked together before Queen. Jim (Freddie's partner) described Roger and Freddie as soulmates because they were so close.
If you’re interested, there are other versions of this video. One version features some animation penned by artists who work for Disney, and another was a version played on VH-1; called the Hollywood Records version, that showed many past Queen clips, their videos, and live shows.
Freddie, off the stage, was a very private person and didn't want anyone outside a small circle to know that anything was wrong. He wanted to keep working and recording until he couldn't anymore. As he became more gaunt the tabloids relentlessly hounded him about his health. He finally, right at the end, released a statement that he had AIDS. And then died the next day.
Mother love is the last song he sang. He couldn't finish the last verse on that day said he would come back another time and do it he never made it back so Brian sang the last verse.
You should listen and react to queen mother love Freddie was so ill he didn't get to finish the song so Brian May sang the last verse it is beautiful but very sad knowing that the last word Freddie ever recorded was love
actually, last freddie song was Mother Love, which middle verse was the last record of freddies voice. After that, he didnt come back to studio anymore. The last part of the song sang gitarist brian may, but it was after freddies death. Consider this to watch . Btw. your videos are cool 🔥.
Watch Green Day Crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody. It happened a couple of years ago. If that doesn't show you the power of Freddie's music and influence across generations then I don't know what will! You will not be disappointed! Do a reaction video of it please!
You should react to Freddie’s very last song. It’s „Mother love“ and he only recorded the vocals for the 1st and 2nd verse and died before he could finish the 3rd. For me it’s one of the best queen songs just because it has such a big meaning.
My mother died from aids, she had a disease fairly promenet in women. She had received multiple blood transfusions. She died in 1984, at that time blood wasn't screened and that wasn't a safe time to get tainted blood transfusions.
Gareth Thomas That’s correct. Brian was off traveling to promote Innuendo. You’ll find some of those interviews in RUclips, where Brian is clearly grief stricken and trying SO hard not to show it.
If you want a Queen song that will lift you up and make you feel good, I suggest 'Friends Will Be Friends'. Besides, I don't think anyone has ever done a reaction video to it, so you'd be the fist one ;)
@Doc Rich go check out the Queen tribute video of George Michael's singing a Queen song second only to Freddy it is an amazing performance and was the closer of the event it is a wonderful tribute, one I think you would enjoy.
Pls react to Liar by queen music video or fat bottomed girls live or music video by queen or killer queen at the top pops by queen or pls react to the full live at live aid performance by queen
I think that they should do a second movie of bohemian rhapsody you know the last days of Freddie making "These are the days of our lives" and what he go through
Beautiful song. Try 'Queen - No One But You (Only the Good Die Young) Official Video', it's the band's tribute song for Freddie & they song their own separate parts
Your videos are really not reaction videos, they are well thought out and well spoken commentaries and analysis. Art creates emotion and Queen was the best. All you have to do is watch the first 10 seconds of your introduction and the ending 10 seconds of your video as proof. If someone only saw those two clips they would wonder "what the heck happened?" Queen happened.
If Freddie had kept going just a few months - perhaps a year longer - he would have benefited by the new drugs and we might have had him with us still. But life is so vulnerable. He didn't want to be their AIDS poster boy, he just wanted to sing and make music. You want a cool and more fun song? Try I'm going slightly mad. Freddie is far from well, but the video is simply sooo cool. Another good example of a song that totally changes meaning according to who sings it, is Too much love will kill you. Please listen both to Freddie's version, and to Brian's. Brian was then in a real bad life situation and you can hear it in his voice.
Ok - gonna jump in with two things from your intro. First - Magic Johnson is in no way CURED. In all likelihood from what we know, his viral load is very low, to the point where he can be expected to live normally for a long time. And it’s thanks to the medication he is on. Ironically Freddie and Magic basically crossed paths on this journey. Magic announced his status the same year that Freddie died. And it was about a year or so later that the treatment for HIV as we know it now was available. Second - basically the theory is that the HIV virus jumped from monkey to human via food. Basically, people somewhere in Africa (not sure where) hunted and ate monkey (no judgement - people eat what’s available) and that started the whole process. Scishow on RUclips has a video series on HIV and explains it better. Keep in mind, it’s only a theory and we will likely never know for sure
I've got a wonderful, happy Queen song for you to react to! It's called 'Pain Is So Close To Pleasure'. Not one of their hits, but a fan favorite, and written by Freddie and John Deacon, the bass player. I'd love to see your reaction to it. Enjoy!
He didn’t announce till the day before he died unknowingly . The band knew at this time but he had not announced it . First of all why does everyone say this . It wasn’t anyone’s business.
he was missing half of his foot and had to be leaned up he was so week but he never gave up he died within 24 hrs. of announcing he had aids. But he got it in the 70's when he was in N.Y.
Brian May has said that this was Freddie actually saying goodbye to his fans .
it is you can see it that last line when i look and i find i still love you ... I still love you fucking heartbreaking watching this
Freddie was in agony filming this. Pain all over his body... just the feel of clothing was painful. But he did this for US. Because he is a LEGEND. 💕
Yeah and the last album queen wrote released after Freddies death too much love will kill you Freddie knew he only had days left and he jacked himself up on vodka and belted the whole thing out in two takes and it was the last time he recorded guy tried to make music all the way up till his body just could nt fucking legend.
My grandma died of aids first time she had sex
That was before the Internet and social media (imagine how terrible it would have been!), but the tabloids were as vicious as ever. Brian, Roger, and John were immensely protective of Freddie and would blatantly deny anything was wrong. And yeah, it's difficult for any Queen fan to watch this without feeling sad. It's beautiful, but heartbreaking.
I hope you've got an upbeat song lined up next. How about I Want to Break Free? The music video is iconic!
Absolutely they were
There's a beautiful tribute to Freddie that the remaining members did after Freddie passed, called No One But You.
Freddie’s last video, written by Roger Taylor, where he bade farewell to his fans. Such love and grace in the face of gruesome pain, staring death in the face. We should all wish for such courage.
The last song Freddie wrote was the sublime A Winter’s Tale.
The last song he sang, just weeks before he died, is the extraordinary Mother Love. Both songs, in fact everything song on the albums Innuendo and Made in Heaven explodes with love, courage, compassion, even humour, (really, who would have the courage to write and perform ‘I’m Going Slightly Mad’ in the face of AIDS-induced dementia?). Just when you think Freddie must start to fade, as his body falls to pieces, he does the opposite.
And I cannot imagine how hard it must have been for his bandmates to work with him day after day, month after month, in the studio, watching their beloved friend’s life ebb away before their eyes. Anyway, all that love and grief is all over their last three albums, which are .... poetry. Just read the track list titles of The Miracle - when the rest of the band learned that Freddie had AIDS. Then, by the time they finished Innuendo, it’s less raging and confused and hoping for a miracle. Innuendo is more celebrating the intense joy of life, as it slips through Freddie’s fingers. All God’s Children - transcendent. The final, posthumous album, Made in Heaven, is Freddie at his better-than best, while the rest of the band is just pure grief.
That grief is all over their faces in every interview they do in 89 and 90, too, while they’re protecting Freddie by pretending all is well and going along with the interviewer’s urging for Queen to tour again soon. It must have been torture.
So sad he died of aids at 45, freddie was such a good singer
Much more than a good singer ❤
Feel still the chill in my body and tears in my eyes, every time i when i see this music video. 😢❤
Freddie is a fighter and a true artist to music ❤🎶❤🎶
Indeed the video where Freddie says goodbye to his fans 😭😭
He knew he didn't have much time left and his last words in front of the camera are "I still love you".
And we still love you Freddie! ❤
Love this song, but this video is painful. That awful disease had so affected Freddie in many ways but that wonderful voice was still there. Please consider Montreal Live performances of Save Me and Tie Your Mother Down and 2 awesome videos I Want It All and The Miracle. Thanks, enjoy your reactions.
Roger waters
Man, when Freddie said, I still love you", at the end, I felt his goodbye. Dang that makes me so so so sad. Thanks for reviewing this one, though. As far as recommendations, there are so many! You can rock out to "Keep Yourself Alive" (live at Montreal), "We Will Rock You" (fast) live at Montreal, or "Stone Cold Crazy" (live at the Rainbow), or "Tie Your Mother Down" live at Montreal. For more of a pop sound, I Want to Break Free is awesome!
great reaction. I love how Freddie just wore his heart on his sleeves and his waistcoat for this video, that he expressed that not only was he a superb artist, but also what a loving person he was. Though he didn't have any children of his own, he loved cats and was such a devoted cat daddy any animal lover would be proud of. The vest he's wearing has pictures of his beloved fur babies. As well as a devoted cat daddy, Freddie was also a godfather several times over, including to his ex-girlfriend Mary's son Richard and he took the job very seriously; he would call almost daily to see the children were happy, healthy and eating enough and right. Notice that Brian, Roger and John are doing their best to keep a stiff upper lip also. Imagine how that must of just ate at them inside, to watch him waste away and be completely helpless. I highly recommend you watch next "no one but you, only the good die young." a tribute song Brian, Roger and John wrote some years after Freddie's death to show that he was really like a brother to them, not just their frontman. also, really look at their faces, and listen to their voices; their sorrow is clear and they are doing all they can to keep it together and not break down crying. (not that I'd blame them if they did)
Diana North yes to everything you said. All their interviews promoting Innuendo through 1990 are excruciating. Their grief is etched deep into their faces as they pretend all is well and as they fend off questions about why they’re not touring. Utterly heartbreaking.
Looking at the tears in John Roger and Brian's eyes has me tearing up. The impending death of their big brother
Show must go on:
The song accounts the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform
in spite of approaching the end of his life; he was dying from
complications due to HIV/AIDS, although the news of his illness had not
yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that
he was seriously ill.
Freddie Mercury was so ill when the band
recorded the song in 1990, that Brian May had concerns as to whether he
was physically capable of singing it. Recalling Mercury’s performance,
May states; “I said, ‘Fred, I don’t know if this is going to be possible
to sing.’ And he went, ‘I’ll do it, darling’ - vodka down - and went in
and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal.
Please react to George Michael singing somebody to love at Freddie mercury tribute.
It is superb x
There will never be another voice, as unique as Freddie's was
I’ve seen this video quite a few times, and it was the first time that I’ve noticed that when they pan the camera back and show Freddie’s whole body you can see him still bobbing his leg, very weakly but still in the same way as he did in his extravagant live performances of the past. Even when this near to death, the same passion to entertain still lived inside him till the end. That got me, all over again.
Can you imagine what people would do to him if he admitted his disease earlier on, especially in the 80s? Public denial could have been a form of self-preservation.
Freddy can still sing better then majority of people. When he was on Death Bed
PS, Since you don’t like sad songs, Rich, check out Freddie’s humour in I’m Going Slightly Mad. Yes, he’s dying but watch how he deals with it! And A Winter’s Tale, the last song he wrote, is sublimely happy. It’s also the most beautiful music video we will probably ever see.
I'm Going Slightly Mad is a fun one, and also a great mood song for when you're frustrated or exhausted or fed up.
This is actually one of my favorite Queen songs. Makes me remember when me and my brothers were kids. My oldest brother died January 30, 2016 from cancer, he's the one that introduced me to queen.
Incredible man, incredible singer and songwriter, there will never be another Freddie Mercury. Rest in peace Freddie, you will be forever missed by your legions of fans!
Not sure if you've ever reacted to "Love of My Life", but one of the prominent lyrics from that song is "when I grow older, I will be there at your side to remind you - how I still love you. I still love you".
At the end of this song, Freddie sings to his fans "I still love you". He kept his promise.
God bless Freddie
I just realized why Freddie didn't have the cuffs on his shirt buttoned during this video...the feeling of clothing was probably painful to him so, the tight cuffs on his skin would have put him in more pain...😥😥
The last “I still love you” was for each fan individually.
Brian still has that hair!!! Thanks
Yea i saw him in concert last year other than its gone grey
This song - beautiful.......... but sad to see Freddie so devastated...
I think Freddie knew before 1987 because is voice changed. That’s why after the 1986 Wembley concert was the last one. They think he contacted it in the late 70’s. He had it in his throat that’s why his voice changed. If you listen to him singing in e early 70 concerts and then Wembley 1986 Lucan her the difference. But I love Freddie and Queen and listen to their songs everyday.
As a Queen fan to this day this song is very emotional it’s his farewell to me and all of the other Queen fans.
My favourite song ever! Freddie was a one off and no one will never compare to him, what a voice and what a loss. Tragically taken too soon ❤
I recently got into Queen’s music, and ever since I’ve followed Freddie’s life, and I’ve read anything and everything about his tragic life. Bohemian Rhapsody was always my fav song until I heard this one. I listen to this one 5-10 times a day and it hits me square in the heart. I never knew why until I watched the music video for it. His last recorded video, and the last words for the camera was the iconic 3 words. “I love you”. Regardless of speculations about this song, as a Freddie Fan and Queen fan I can’t help but feel like that was his Goodbye to the world. I wish I was alive back in his day, to see him in person. Such a beautiful person.
last song for Freddie he announced on t.v. he had aids and the next day he passed. Freddie was a loving soul , tabloids were horrible to him, It was said he got HIV when he was in new york in the seventies, and I remember when they were hear. R.I.P. Freddie and thanks to you tube he will never be forgotten.
as a live long fan of Queen (I discovered them in 1975 at the age of 9) this video brings back so many painful memories and as much as I love this songs, I can't watch this video without crying, even after all this years. It does not get easier. Freddie released a statement that he had Aids just 24 hours before he died., it was a different time, I don't know if they could have kept it a secret if it had happened today with all those social medias and smartphones. This was Freddies last minutes on video, after "these days." he was too ill, he couldn't do anything more. The song "Mother's love" was the last song he recorded and never finished. If you watch the video or listen to the song, you will know the moment Brian starts to sing in the 3rd verse, that Freddie was gone.
the look on Brian's face at the end of the video says everything
You are very thoughtful & respectful. Try Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now! Freddie will cheer you up & living his best life. Went back to look & you have reacted to this. Play it again.
Like a showman he did it in one take ❤️
If you notice on his shirt....he has pictures of all his cats on it....he really loved his cats!!
Still get goosebumps from that last song of his. If you listen to the lyrics it's very emotional too.
Freddie could barely stand in this video,but he did it anyway for the music and his fans,now that is a true artist and performer.They hide the fact he had aids because the press who was and still is against queen for some reason was ruthlessly pursueing Freddie.The only thing Freddie wanted to do is to entertain people and make music till the very end and he didn't want anyone to pitty him.
You've got a great attitude! I've got incurable cancer and my life is full of regrets, I wish I'd had your attitude. I love your reactions.
Freddie drank one glass of vodka and nailed it in one take
He was suffering so badly here, god what an awful disease. I'm so glad that now people who contract HIV can live relatively healthy lives and avoid developing AIDS with proper medical care. And as sad as it is, Freddie's death from AIDS in the public eye strongly contributed to awareness and compassion for those experiencing it at the time.
John did originally write this song as a reflection of his life but then they performed it here as a farewell from Freddie, as Brian states. It was Freddie’s final gift to his beloved fans as he says goodbye. 👍
Crystal Burchett roger wrote this song
Im sure hes very happy in heaven
One Vision, Queens tribute to MLK, extended version is best, very uplifying !!!!!
As sick he was, it still didn't mess with his voice
Something happy, OK react to the I want to break free video, it's hilarious
Sad sad sad😭😭😭💔💔💔😪😪😪😟😟😟😓😓😓😔😔😔😥😥😥😕😕😕😞😞😞☹️☹️☹️😰😰😰
Back in that time, (1980’s to mid 1990’s, HIV and AIDS was a death sentence. As a Nurse, I couldn’t even count how many people I cared for at the end of this horrible disease with limited treatment then.
These 4 men are/were incredibly close. They love Freddie to this very day. Interesting Freddie and Roger lived and worked together before Queen. Jim (Freddie's partner) described Roger and Freddie as soulmates because they were so close.
We all feel that way. Its a great song but it makes me sad and i only listen to it in reaction videos.
If you’re interested, there are other versions of this video. One version features some animation penned by artists who work for Disney, and another was a version played on VH-1; called the Hollywood Records version, that showed many past Queen clips, their videos, and live shows.
Freddie, off the stage, was a very private person and didn't want anyone outside a small circle to know that anything was wrong. He wanted to keep working and recording until he couldn't anymore. As he became more gaunt the tabloids relentlessly hounded him about his health. He finally, right at the end, released a statement that he had AIDS. And then died the next day.
I’m choked that it made u think about what u would do and sad thoughts xx
Mother love is the last song he sang. He couldn't finish the last verse on that day said he would come back another time and do it he never made it back so Brian sang the last verse.
According to an interview a week after Freddies death, he didn't confirm to the band that it was aids until a few months before he died
You should listen and react to queen mother love Freddie was so ill he didn't get to finish the song so Brian May sang the last verse it is beautiful but very sad knowing that the last word Freddie ever recorded was love
He did let it be public until the 23/11/1991,the day before he died.
The tears are flowing damn 😢😢😢
actually, last freddie song was Mother Love, which middle verse was the last record of freddies voice. After that, he didnt come back to studio anymore. The last part of the song sang gitarist brian may, but it was after freddies death. Consider this to watch . Btw. your videos are cool 🔥.
I recommend It’s A Kind Of Magic and I Want To Break Free. They’re both really great!
Play Queen at Live Aid concert! “Time” by Pink Floyd will make you see your lifetime. You need to experience the Pink Floyd journey.
Watch Green Day Crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody. It happened a couple of years ago. If that doesn't show you the power of Freddie's music and influence across generations then I don't know what will! You will not be disappointed! Do a reaction video of it please!
You should react to Freddie’s very last song. It’s „Mother love“ and he only recorded the vocals for the 1st and 2nd verse and died before he could finish the 3rd. For me it’s one of the best queen songs just because it has such a big meaning.
My mother died from aids, she had a disease fairly promenet in women. She had received multiple blood transfusions. She died in 1984, at that time blood wasn't screened and that wasn't a safe time to get tainted blood transfusions.
No you heard wrong . Roger wrote it way before but Freddie sang it again and he was saying goodbye in this song in this video .
If memory Serves Brian was not there to film this, and had to shoot his parts later.
Gareth Thomas That’s correct. Brian was off traveling to promote Innuendo. You’ll find some of those interviews in RUclips, where Brian is clearly grief stricken and trying SO hard not to show it.
If you want a Queen song that will lift you up and make you feel good, I suggest 'Friends Will Be Friends'. Besides, I don't think anyone has ever done a reaction video to it, so you'd be the fist one ;)
@Doc Rich go check out the Queen tribute video of George Michael's singing a Queen song second only to Freddy it is an amazing performance and was the closer of the event it is a wonderful tribute, one I think you would enjoy.
White Queen...LIVE at Hammersmith😊😊😊😊
I might be wrong, but I don't think the band knew until they got ready to record the last album.
Queen - Days Of Our Lives - Doc 2011 awesome to watch it shows this song on it
Pls react to Liar by queen music video or fat bottomed girls live or music video by queen or killer queen at the top pops by queen or pls react to the full live at live aid performance by queen
Looks a little different but still soooo beautiful, my angel. 😘😇
If you want your next one to be upbeat you need to do either, I Want to Break Free or, The Miracle . Both of those made me giggle
"i want it all"
I think that they should do a second movie of bohemian rhapsody you know the last days of Freddie making "These are the days of our lives" and what he go through
Listen to the show must go on by queen
You should listen to another one bites the dust if you haven't already. It will pump you up again :)
Beautiful song. Try 'Queen - No One But You (Only the Good Die Young) Official Video', it's the band's tribute song for Freddie & they song their own separate parts
Another one bites the dust will get your groove back..man. :D
another song which was one of his lasts was Mother Love he died before he could finish it
I have a hard time watching this video. 💔 Beautiful, yet sad song.
Your videos are really not reaction videos, they are well thought out and well spoken commentaries and analysis. Art creates emotion and Queen was the best. All you have to do is watch the first 10 seconds of your introduction and the ending 10 seconds of your video as proof. If someone only saw those two clips they would wonder "what the heck happened?" Queen happened.
You should react to they're Live aid concert
If Freddie had kept going just a few months - perhaps a year longer - he would have benefited by the new drugs and we might have had him with us still. But life is so vulnerable. He didn't want to be their AIDS poster boy, he just wanted to sing and make music. You want a cool and more fun song? Try I'm going slightly mad. Freddie is far from well, but the video is simply sooo cool.
Another good example of a song that totally changes meaning according to who sings it, is Too much love will kill you. Please listen both to Freddie's version, and to Brian's. Brian was then in a real bad life situation and you can hear it in his voice.
Please react to Queen Scandal. Thanks.
Oh i love that song and the music video
Short song but so so beautiful is bjou was played at my wedding
react to in my defence by Freddie Mercury
Ok - gonna jump in with two things from your intro.
First - Magic Johnson is in no way CURED. In all likelihood from what we know, his viral load is very low, to the point where he can be expected to live normally for a long time. And it’s thanks to the medication he is on. Ironically Freddie and Magic basically crossed paths on this journey. Magic announced his status the same year that Freddie died. And it was about a year or so later that the treatment for HIV as we know it now was available.
Second - basically the theory is that the HIV virus jumped from monkey to human via food. Basically, people somewhere in Africa (not sure where) hunted and ate monkey (no judgement - people eat what’s available) and that started the whole process. Scishow on RUclips has a video series on HIV and explains it better. Keep in mind, it’s only a theory and we will likely never know for sure
I've got a wonderful, happy Queen song for you to react to! It's called 'Pain Is So Close To Pleasure'. Not one of their hits, but a fan favorite, and written by Freddie and John Deacon, the bass player. I'd love to see your reaction to it. Enjoy!
I Had to stop watching this its too painful to see how ill he was
Gimme the Prize on the A Kind of Magic/Highlander soundtrack is a nice upbeat, kind of head banging song
I’m not cryin, you’re cryin!
Brian May's hair STILL looks like that. It's just a lot grayer now. :p
He didn’t announce till the day before he died unknowingly . The band knew at this time but he had not announced it . First of all why does everyone say this . It wasn’t anyone’s business.
One of His greatest songs and performance was Barcelona. React to that.
Brians hair is still like that, only grey.. :)
he was missing half of his foot and had to be leaned up he was so week but he never gave up he died within 24 hrs. of announcing he had aids. But he got it in the 70's when he was in N.Y.
If you want a silly, happy Queen song, do Delilah.
You should react to their Live Aid performance!!! Its long but so worth it!!