There's that now very famous story about the recording of this prticular track. Freddie was incredibly frail by this point, he knew he didn't have much time left, and even though he'd written this indredibly powerful, epic swansong for Freddie, Brian May was worried that his friend just wouldn't have the strength left to really give it his all. Freddie simply replied: "I'll fucking do it, darling!" downed his vodka and went into the recording booth, belting this whole thing out in one take. That was our Frediie Mercury, a genuine legend right to the end.
Brian predominantly composed it completed and polished it so deserves credit for that the theme and lyrics they wrote together Brian later adding wings of a butterfly which I think is a lovely line
one of their hardest songs to sing Brian was only able to do it in falsetto difficult to sing words clearly without cracking in high register in chest voice
This isn't the song that he propped himself up for and fuelled himself with drink and 'ahem' - It was actually: "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" - Seeing as this song had stadium versions and the very energetic video.... The very last song he tried to record, but couldn’t finish, was: "Mother Love" (which I just learnt, I thought it was actually “These Are The Days..” being his last).
That's partially true. This song was recorded in 1990, while he ofc wasn't well, he was a little further from the end than you think. I think you are referring to Mother Love, which was the last ever song he recorded. Which was believed to be recorded somewhere in May of 1991. Brian says he did The Show Must Go On in one take.
Freddie was only months away from death when he recorded this. Sadly, no video was ever made and he was never able to hear the finished product. ONE OF QUEEN'S BEST SONGS. This video is simply a compilation of all other videos and outtakes as a tribute to him and the band. He is still missed...there was never a band frontman as great as Freddie. RIP Mr. Mercury. 🙏❤️
Freddie was the GOAT, nobody comes close to being as good as he was on stage. The charisma, stage presence, crowd interaction. The best there was and best there ever will be.
When he nails "I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in, on with the show" it gives me chills every time. From the first time right up to watching it with you just now.
If you only knew what Freddie Mercury went through physically in order to deliver this "swan song" performance. It's chilling to know what Freddie was battling and gave his fans one last epic vocal performance IN ONE COMPLETE TAKE! I love this song for those reasons. Also, this song always brings tears to my eyes and there will never be another Freddie Mercury! Thank you for getting around to this one!
Its sad many times for me hearing these songs and seeing the old photos and videos. I still tear up and cry fpr Freddie and Im a straight guy who just adored them and Freddie. Im sitting here typing in tears now. But Freddie wouldn't want us to be sad. He wanted us to be happy and have a smile on our faces. To love life. He lived his to the fullest until he couldn't. He was really something special. And we miss him so much because he was such a happy bright light in a world that can be dark at times. I still remember where me and my wife were when we heard on the car radio that Freddie had died. And now she is gone too. So it all hurts. Life hurts. Have you watched the Queen video for No One But You? Its a very sad song he and Roger did in remembrance of Freddie. Its very sad to listen to.
This might sound weird, but it occurred to me just now that life has largely drained me of the ability to allow myself to feel much emotion. But watching someone like Aileen express so much emotion (both on her face and with her words) while watching and listening to this song reminds me that, somewhere deep inside me, there still dwells the same capacity to feel. So thank you for that, you beautiful spirit.
The last music video Freddie Mercury recorded was for the song "These Are the Days of Our Lives". The music video, according to Wikipedia, was recorded in May of 1991, and Freddy passed away that November.
Here's my suggestion, and one of my favorite Queen songs, "Save Me," the last song on The Game album. The album was released on June 30th, 1980, and I saw them 3 months later at Madison Square Garden in September 1980. The song was written by Brian, the live version contains a piano introduction by Brian that's not on the record. I think you'll enjoy it. My sister and I were talking today, while watching Queen in Montreal 1981, and Journey Live in Houston 1981, that we were lucky to have seen some of the best vocalists from the seventies and eighties live. Heart in '77, Styx in '78 & '83, Queen in '80 & '82, and Journey in '82 & '83.
After Freddie Passed away there was a Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert held at Wembley Stadium in April 1992 and George Michael sang as Lead Singer with Queen the song SOMEBODY TO LOVE and this was such a powerful Tribute to Freddie and George Michael absolutely nailed one of Freddies best songs!!! You should check out The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
I agree it's worth checking out the tribute concert George Michael singing somebody to love he said it was an honour to to sing one of Freddy's favourite songs that he wrote. I believe that tribute concert was Wembley 19 92
It's hard to imagine that Freddie knew he was dying while recording this song. It really hits hard when he says "inside my heart is breaking." I always felt that line referenced him leaving the earth.
Freddie didn’t make this video. He knew he was dying when recording the song, and old footage was used for the video since he was not in a condition to record a video.
Wow,i was just watching this video last night! This is actually my favorite song by them! Even though my brother has passed away,i can hear him telling me,man,the show must go on! My Baby Girl pased in 2006,my brother in 2011,my grandma my last grandparent in 2016,My Dad in 2018,and my Mom in 2021! I wanted to unalive myself,but a voice whispered to me,you live for them!
GREAT reaction Aileen!! Freddie (RIP) was the ultimate showman! Don't hold back the tears...I can't! Every time I hear this song, my eyes get misty - it's just that powerful! Further impact knowing he slayed these vocals being as ill as he was - he lived this song...to the very end - and they went out on top with it! As much as this track makes me emotional, it stands as an epic statement of what Queen was all about - and that makes me happy (as tears roll down my face). Cheers from Canada, eh!
I heard a rumor once about this take in the studio. Apparently Freddie was super sick and dying and slammed down a vodka, put out his smoke and said let's do it and hence this version. Also personally my top 3 queen song
Yup he was in a lot of pain and the band wanted to call it a day on the recording session but Freddie refused slammed down a glass of Vodka and said “let’s fucking do it darling “ They were originally scheduled to record more tracks for future albums unfortunately Freddie never recovered after that day from what I read
Their swan song - and probably the best any band did. Freddie was already too sick to do another video after These Are the Days of Our Lives which was filmed in b/w and blurred as he was already very weak and didn't want to show his disease, so this video was a kind of "best of Queen videos of the previous years". The song was written by Brian. In his last months Freddie said to the other members of the band: write me anything and I give my best to sing it. Innuende then became their best album since The Game. With some of the leftover songs (and a couple older ones by Freddie from his solo album) they later put Made in Heaven together.
I have been lucky to have seen Queen since their first show in Boston to the last with Freddie. There were time they would play here and a venue with in driving distance so I saw them twice with in 2 or 3 days of their shows here. They wee great and my first concert so I will always love the band. I saw them after Freddie passed but it just wasn't the same. Don't get me wrong the other guys were great musicians but IMO no one could ever be the front man and do the band justice. I do not think they will ever fade from music in the next 1000 years they were so iconic. Not too long ago I watched a channel called kids react and most kids knew Queen some even got excited and said they were one of the greatest!
Whenever I hear Freddy and songs like this, I always think back of my childhood. I was raised in a very conservative christian way, and wasn't really allowed to listen to rock music. But I got my hands on the Innuendo single, and whenever my parents were gone, I'd play it really loud and went to a different world, floating on his vocals and Brian May's awesome guitar leads. I'll always have those sweet memories. Thanks for reacting, Aileen!
This little pop up reminded me that it's been thirty three years since we lost this splendid man.. so hard to imagine it's been that long. I grew up with Queen from age 4 with the astounding Bohemian Rhapsody and unfalteringly followed their career through the years.. an incredible and undeniable legacy. I miss him deeply and always wonder what we lost out on in those thirty three years. I really enjoy your reactions with Queen because I can almost feel a kindred enthusiasm.
I was always a low key fan of Queen, I liked so many of their tracks and heard them everywhere for so many years. Then Freddy died and it all came to an end. It wasn't until some years later, hearing replays of Queen songs, that I realised they provided the soundtrack for my early life. From lying in bed when I was sick with chicken pox as a child, listening to Killer Queen, rushing home from visiting my comatose girlfriend in hospital to watch the Live Aid show, and so many, many points in between, every Queen song brings back a memory of a period in my life, a feeling or emotion or memory of an event. If anybody ever found my tediously normal first 25 years of life worth making a film biography of, the soundtrack would all be Queen songs.
The story behind ( The Show Must Go On) in an interview with Queens lead guitarist Brian May, Brian mentions that Freddie was very ill and had bad days and very bad days,Brian one day approached Freddie and said I have written a new song, are you well enough to record and sing, Freddie replied Yes Darling and had a large vodka and sang The Show Must Go On in one take, Brian also mentioned he personally thought that it is one of Freddie’s greatest vocal performances, great reaction thanks 🙏
Beautiful reaction to The Show Must Go On sung BEAUTIFULLY by Freddie Mercury. One of his final recordings and done in one take.Truly AMAZING. Looking forward to your next reaction video Aileen Senpai 😊👍
Este video salió pocos días antes de su muerte, una declaración de intenciones,de vida, sabiendo que se acababa. La he escuchado más de un centenar de veces y me sigue emocionando,yo tenía ese vinilo y era/soy fan. Cuando salió este video vi que los rumores de la enfermedad, que ya se notaban,eran ciertos y que esa era su despedida. El siguiente single fue después de su muerte,These are the days of our lives,otra hermosa canción de despedida ❤❤
I'm old enough to remember when this came out. It was very bitter-sweet. It's how I learned about AIDS at a very young age. I went on to working with my local AIDS council as a volunteer who would council loved ones of those dying. But now we have such good meds it's more like you live with HIV than dying from AIDS & it's just so sad he didn't have that option, like 15 years too early
Without any doubt one of the best singers of all time. I would say Ronnie James Dio and Bruce Dickinson are also in the conservation, but other than them I can't think of anyone else that played in the same league.Maybe Jeoff Tate and Rob Halford too...
I believe this was the last song recorded. Brian didn’t think Freddie was gonna be able to do it because he could barely even hold himself up the time and the song is so powerfully intense. But with every last ounce Freddie had left in him, he nailed it! This song will always have an extra special meaning.
It's heartbreaking for me to watch these later videos. Even when Freddie was so ill he could barely stand, he'd come to the studio and sit in the control room to record. When Brian asked him one day if he thought he could do any more, Freddie said, "I'll f***ing do it, darling!" He leaned agains the mixing desk, took a couple shots of vodka, and absolutely nailed the take.
It was released 6 weeks before Freddy died. I was a student, living in digs, and we were broken when we learnt the news of his passing. My Kennedy moment. Saw Queen's final concert in my home country 5 years before, and it was a kind of magic (pun intended).
I'm 61 years old and grew up listening to Queen. I could not find a better description of Freddie than you gave in this video. This song was his final message to all of us. The only thing like it was the reply that was made by the surviving members of Queen with the song "No One But You". Thank you so much Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John for so many wonderful memories that your music gives me. RIP Freddie.
I absolutely loved your sweet and heartfelt reaction to this great song…… Freddie was very ill when this song was recorded. I think that you would love the very last song that Freddie ever wrote ….”A Winters Tale” is a beautiful song that he wrote when he was in Switzerland ….looking out of the windows at the beautiful views while still being treated for aids. His actual handwritten lyrics appear on the video……it was recorded in January 1991…. But not released until 1995 on the Made in Heaven album after Freddie passed. Thank you so much💕
Hi Aileen, This is from the album innuendo ,which was released in 1991, This particular song guitarist Brian May thought Freddie was too sick to do this one in the studio, But Freddie being Freddie said " I'll f*****g do it darling " , He then downed a rather large vodka and done this song in one take!! 😀😀 RIP Freddie 🙏🙏
When I became a fan of Queen after Wayne’s World came out, I bought a copy of the single cassette for Bohemian Rhapsody. BR was actually the b side for this song. Fell in love with The Show Must Go On.
Hello Aileen 🖤🖤🎄🎄 great to see you again on the road while exploring great music of her majesty Queen ❤❤❤ with this great , heartbreaking song my entire journey of Queen music started back in high school , 16 years ago for the first time i discovered this sad song and to this day it breaks my heart everytime i'm listening to it , the most tragic part of this song is that Freddie during his terrible illness spend his final time with Roger , Brian and John 💔💔💔 💔 we lost such a great icon 33 years ago 💔💔💔 next week i will be travelling to Garden Lodge where Freddie spend the final days of his amazing , musical life 💔💔💔 RIP Freddie 💔💔💔🖤🖤🖤 you're always be missed 💔💔💔, pleaee Aileen can you please make a reaction to the Queen song which was recorded after Freddie was already left this world , song it's called One By One ( Only The Good Die Young) 😢❤💔💔🖤🖤
You're right, there will never be another Freddie Mercury but he lives on inside us all that witnessed his and their untouchable talents...We were blessed!
This song either makes me enjoy it and laugh or it makes me cry. He just kept writing, singing and recording until he couldn't do it anymore. 33 years later and he is still so missed 👑
Hi Aileen. Thank you for another brilliant reaction to Queen. That concert where we're flying over the crowd, that was Freddie's last show at Knebworth Park. Roger Taylor said that the stage was so wide you needed a golf cart to go from one side to the other. With that in mind, now look at the size of the audience. When it was suggested they do Knebworth, Freddie said "Will we fill it?" We who were there answered that question for him. Miss you Freddie 💔
If I may make a suggestion, the song that I love most when it comes to Queen is "Who Wants To Live Forever" from the Highlander soundtrack. That song devastates me every damn time. I love your reactions.
There will not be another Freddie Mercury or Queen his vocals in this song are amazing what a big loss for music the day he passed you have to watch the show at the bowl his stage presence was incredible Queen has always been one of my favorite bands along with Led Zeppelin the thing that amazes me the most is when Freddie found out he had Aids he didn't stop working up until the time he passed away
Lovely reaction. One of my favourite songs, I love breaking out the old vinyl. I’m only a little older than you lol but I grew up with the parents playing this in the car, earliest memories 😂
Such an emotional song knowing what he was going through. They say one in a Million. Freddie was one in a Billion. My 3 people I would invite to dinner are Dave Grohl, Slash and Chris Cornell but I may have to include Freddie and maybe Kurt Cobain too. You are so positive and beautiful. Paasion in music is a wonderful thing to have.
Queen at their Majestic best. Freddie hitting the notes, fighting through the pain as well as delivering the most poignant lyrics. Queen - THE Greatest Band EVER.❤️
You should react to Mother Love, which was the last song Freddie recorded. Freddie was so weak, but told Brian to keep writing him lines to record, with hopes that they'd finish producing it after his death. He got through 2 verses and said he was too tired to continue, and that he'd come back to finish it later. He never did, it ended up being he and Brian's last time in the studio together. Brian came back to sing the final verse. Another one I would recommend is No One But You. It was Queen's last song, sang by Brian and Roger as a tribute to Freddie.
Great tune to go out on, they had it until the very end. To see a you Freddie, ripping it up with the band in heavy duty mode, watch the video for Liar, live in 1974. Killer performance, their first 3 albums are sadly ignored by many reactors but they did much of their most killer Rocking tunes when establishing themselves as a new great band with a unique style and magnificent musicians. More Queen! Luv You Aileen! Its OK to cry to this one, Enjoy. 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶🔥
Anyone who thinks about giving up anything should listen to this song and know Freddie found the strength to record this absolutely flawless and create a masterpiece when he was already so sick. One of the realest songs ever. Gives me motivation and inspiration
Hi Aileen greetings from England 🇬🇧 Freddie's last ever video was for the song THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES and its such a lovely song and at the end of the video Freddie has one last look into the camera and its such an emotional moment!!! You really should check out Freddies last video.
2Cellos does an excellent "cover", and there is a mash-up with 2Cellos music and Freddy Mercury's vocals. The 2Cellos video is a apocalypse trip and when I really felt it in my soul that the "Show Must Go On"
There's that now very famous story about the recording of this prticular track. Freddie was incredibly frail by this point, he knew he didn't have much time left, and even though he'd written this indredibly powerful, epic swansong for Freddie, Brian May was worried that his friend just wouldn't have the strength left to really give it his all. Freddie simply replied: "I'll fucking do it, darling!" downed his vodka and went into the recording booth, belting this whole thing out in one take. That was our Frediie Mercury, a genuine legend right to the end.
it wasn't one take the whole song
Brian predominantly composed it
completed and polished it so deserves credit for that
the theme and lyrics they wrote together
Brian later adding wings of a butterfly
which I think is a lovely line
one of their hardest songs to sing
Brian was only able to do it in falsetto
difficult to sing words clearly without cracking in high register in chest voice
This isn't the song that he propped himself up for and fuelled himself with drink and 'ahem' - It was actually: "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" - Seeing as this song had stadium versions and the very energetic video.... The very last song he tried to record, but couldn’t finish, was: "Mother Love" (which I just learnt, I thought it was actually “These Are The Days..” being his last).
Freddie was just months away from his death, but he was able to record the vocals for this song in just ONE TAKE. May he rest in peace
That's partially true. This song was recorded in 1990, while he ofc wasn't well, he was a little further from the end than you think. I think you are referring to Mother Love, which was the last ever song he recorded. Which was believed to be recorded somewhere in May of 1991. Brian says he did The Show Must Go On in one take.
@ Thank you. I might need to watch that Freddie Mercury documentary again to refresh my knowledge
@@LaciousC Such an underrated and powerful song too, Mother Love!
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Even his death song was more an anthem of victory. Freddie will never be matched.
Next one should be 'Who wants to live forever'.
Written by Brian May who also sings on this song together with Freddie.
The tear inducing song to listen to after this is Who Wants To Live Forever
Freddie was only months away from death when he recorded this. Sadly, no video was ever made and he was never able to hear the finished product. ONE OF QUEEN'S BEST SONGS. This video is simply a compilation of all other videos and outtakes as a tribute to him and the band.
He is still missed...there was never a band frontman as great as Freddie. RIP Mr. Mercury. 🙏❤️
Absolutely right. There will never be anyone quite like Freddie ever. One hell of a talent.
Freddie was the GOAT, nobody comes close to being as good as he was on stage. The charisma, stage presence, crowd interaction. The best there was and best there ever will be.
When he nails "I'll face it with a grin, I'm never giving in, on with the show" it gives me chills every time. From the first time right up to watching it with you just now.
My wife has a list of songs to be played at my funeral and this is one of them
Farrokh Bulsara, Freddie Mercury, Sept. 5, 1946- Nov. 24, 1991
If you only knew what Freddie Mercury went through physically in order to deliver this "swan song" performance. It's chilling to know what Freddie was battling and gave his fans one last epic vocal performance IN ONE COMPLETE TAKE! I love this song for those reasons.
Also, this song always brings tears to my eyes and there will never be another Freddie Mercury! Thank you for getting around to this one!
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Its sad many times for me hearing these songs and seeing the old photos and videos. I still tear up and cry fpr Freddie and Im a straight guy who just adored them and Freddie. Im sitting here typing in tears now. But Freddie wouldn't want us to be sad. He wanted us to be happy and have a smile on our faces. To love life. He lived his to the fullest until he couldn't. He was really something special. And we miss him so much because he was such a happy bright light in a world that can be dark at times. I still remember where me and my wife were when we heard on the car radio that Freddie had died. And now she is gone too. So it all hurts. Life hurts.
Have you watched the Queen video for No One But You? Its a very sad song he and Roger did in remembrance of Freddie. Its very sad to listen to.
No One But You is such an underrated Queen song!
This might sound weird, but it occurred to me just now that life has largely drained me of the ability to allow myself to feel much emotion. But watching someone like Aileen express so much emotion (both on her face and with her words) while watching and listening to this song reminds me that, somewhere deep inside me, there still dwells the same capacity to feel. So thank you for that, you beautiful spirit.
The last music video Freddie Mercury recorded was for the song "These Are the Days of Our Lives". The music video, according to Wikipedia, was recorded in May of 1991, and Freddy passed away that November.
Here's my suggestion, and one of my favorite Queen songs, "Save Me," the last song on The Game album. The album was released on June 30th, 1980, and I saw them 3 months later at Madison Square Garden in September 1980. The song was written by Brian, the live version contains a piano introduction by Brian that's not on the record. I think you'll enjoy it.
My sister and I were talking today, while watching Queen in Montreal 1981, and Journey Live in Houston 1981, that we were lucky to have seen some of the best vocalists from the seventies and eighties live. Heart in '77, Styx in '78 & '83, Queen in '80 & '82, and Journey in '82 & '83.
After Freddie Passed away there was a Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert held at Wembley Stadium in April 1992 and George Michael sang as Lead Singer with Queen the song SOMEBODY TO LOVE and this was such a powerful Tribute to Freddie and George Michael absolutely nailed one of Freddies best songs!!! You should check out The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
I agree it's worth checking out the tribute concert George Michael singing somebody to love he said it was an honour to to sing one of Freddy's favourite songs that he wrote. I believe that tribute concert was Wembley 19 92
Who needs a Thanksgiving Day parade when Aileen is cooking up the reactions 🙂↔️
It's hard to imagine that Freddie knew he was dying while recording this song. It really hits hard when he says "inside my heart is breaking." I always felt that line referenced him leaving the earth.
Freddie didn’t make this video. He knew he was dying when recording the song, and old footage was used for the video since he was not in a condition to record a video.
@scottNNJ thanks, I fixed it. Of course, I realize it's a compilation video I wasn't thinking when I posted this.
Very emotional song knowing Freddie didn’t have much longer to live
Wow,i was just watching this video last night! This is actually my favorite song by them! Even though my brother has passed away,i can hear him telling me,man,the show must go on! My Baby Girl pased in 2006,my brother in 2011,my grandma my last grandparent in 2016,My Dad in 2018,and my Mom in 2021! I wanted to unalive myself,but a voice whispered to me,you live for them!
There was a dark time in my life... very dark... and this song pulled me back from there, at the moment of my deepest despair... Thanks, Freddie.
You might listen to, 'Who Wants To Live Forever, ' another beautiful song by Queen.
Must do the studio release.
Incredible song
GREAT reaction Aileen!! Freddie (RIP) was the ultimate showman! Don't hold back the tears...I can't! Every time I hear this song, my eyes get misty - it's just that powerful! Further impact knowing he slayed these vocals being as ill as he was - he lived this song...to the very end - and they went out on top with it!
As much as this track makes me emotional, it stands as an epic statement of what Queen was all about - and that makes me happy (as tears roll down my face).
Cheers from Canada, eh!
I heard a rumor once about this take in the studio. Apparently Freddie was super sick and dying and slammed down a vodka, put out his smoke and said let's do it and hence this version. Also personally my top 3 queen song
If I remember correctly, he said "let's fucking do it darling"
@kinexkid u may be right i could be 🤪
Yup he was in a lot of pain and the band wanted to call it a day on the recording session but Freddie refused slammed down a glass of Vodka and said “let’s fucking do it darling “ They were originally scheduled to record more tracks for future albums unfortunately Freddie never recovered after that day from what I read
Their swan song - and probably the best any band did. Freddie was already too sick to do another video after These Are the Days of Our Lives which was filmed in b/w and blurred as he was already very weak and didn't want to show his disease, so this video was a kind of "best of Queen videos of the previous years". The song was written by Brian. In his last months Freddie said to the other members of the band: write me anything and I give my best to sing it. Innuende then became their best album since The Game. With some of the leftover songs (and a couple older ones by Freddie from his solo album) they later put Made in Heaven together.
This is my favourite Queen track it gives me huge goosebumps, and the hair on the back of my neck stands up whenever I hear this song
I have been lucky to have seen Queen since their first show in Boston to the last with Freddie. There were time they would play here and a venue with in driving distance so I saw them twice with in 2 or 3 days of their shows here. They wee great and my first concert so I will always love the band. I saw them after Freddie passed but it just wasn't the same. Don't get me wrong the other guys were great musicians but IMO no one could ever be the front man and do the band justice. I do not think they will ever fade from music in the next 1000 years they were so iconic. Not too long ago I watched a channel called kids react and most kids knew Queen some even got excited and said they were one of the greatest!
Freddie was the ultimate "Highlander." There can be only one. He was it.
Whenever I hear Freddy and songs like this, I always think back of my childhood. I was raised in a very conservative christian way, and wasn't really allowed to listen to rock music. But I got my hands on the Innuendo single, and whenever my parents were gone, I'd play it really loud and went to a different world, floating on his vocals and Brian May's awesome guitar leads. I'll always have those sweet memories. Thanks for reacting, Aileen!
This little pop up reminded me that it's been thirty three years since we lost this splendid man.. so hard to imagine it's been that long. I grew up with Queen from age 4 with the astounding Bohemian Rhapsody and unfalteringly followed their career through the years.. an incredible and undeniable legacy. I miss him deeply and always wonder what we lost out on in those thirty three years. I really enjoy your reactions with Queen because I can almost feel a kindred enthusiasm.
I was always a low key fan of Queen, I liked so many of their tracks and heard them everywhere for so many years. Then Freddy died and it all came to an end. It wasn't until some years later, hearing replays of Queen songs, that I realised they provided the soundtrack for my early life. From lying in bed when I was sick with chicken pox as a child, listening to Killer Queen, rushing home from visiting my comatose girlfriend in hospital to watch the Live Aid show, and so many, many points in between, every Queen song brings back a memory of a period in my life, a feeling or emotion or memory of an event. If anybody ever found my tediously normal first 25 years of life worth making a film biography of, the soundtrack would all be Queen songs.
Freddie believed that his teeth was the key factor for his fantastic voice ❤😊
Lover of life, singer of songs ❤️
R.I.P. Freddie Mercury you will always be loved and remembered
The story behind ( The Show Must Go On) in an interview with Queens lead guitarist Brian May, Brian mentions that Freddie was very ill and had bad days and very bad days,Brian one day approached Freddie and said I have written a new song, are you well enough to record and sing, Freddie replied Yes Darling and had a large vodka and sang The Show Must Go On in one take, Brian also mentioned he personally thought that it is one of Freddie’s greatest vocal performances, great reaction thanks 🙏
Such an amazing song and performance and so heartbreaking as well. Loved your reaction!
Me encanta lo bien que entiendes a Freddie. Eres una persona bella y maravillosa! Gracias.
Freddie was truly amazing as are all of Queen and the music they made. Great reaction 💙🫂
Beautiful reaction to The Show Must Go On sung BEAUTIFULLY by Freddie Mercury. One of his final recordings and done in one take.Truly AMAZING. Looking forward to your next reaction video Aileen Senpai 😊👍
He wrote that while he was in the dying process. May he rest in peace always
Queen is forever bittersweet. Rest in Peace Freddie.
Bless you. I've never seen anyone smile and giggle through this song, ever. Glad you found a way to do so.
The MAGIC of Freddie Mercury and Queen is Undeniable❗️ 💛
Queen was and will number one always..
The Show Must Go On !!! There couldn't have been a better phrase for Freddie but also for all of us 🌺
Absolutely banging track,rest in peace Freddie
Este video salió pocos días antes de su muerte, una declaración de intenciones,de vida, sabiendo que se acababa. La he escuchado más de un centenar de veces y me sigue emocionando,yo tenía ese vinilo y era/soy fan. Cuando salió este video vi que los rumores de la enfermedad, que ya se notaban,eran ciertos y que esa era su despedida. El siguiente single fue después de su muerte,These are the days of our lives,otra hermosa canción de despedida ❤❤
I'm old enough to remember when this came out. It was very bitter-sweet. It's how I learned about AIDS at a very young age. I went on to working with my local AIDS council as a volunteer who would council loved ones of those dying. But now we have such good meds it's more like you live with HIV than dying from AIDS & it's just so sad he didn't have that option, like 15 years too early
MY absolute favorite Queen song.
Love your reaction as this track ended - that is exactly how this song made me feel at the time!
Without any doubt one of the best singers of all time. I would say Ronnie James Dio and Bruce Dickinson are also in the conservation, but other than them I can't think of anyone else that played in the same league.Maybe Jeoff Tate and Rob Halford too...
One of the BEST front men of my generation! His voice was so gentle & powerful at the same time. Rip Freddie 🤘🏻❤️
I believe this was the last song recorded. Brian didn’t think Freddie was gonna be able to do it because he could barely even hold himself up the time and the song is so powerfully intense. But with every last ounce Freddie had left in him, he nailed it! This song will always have an extra special meaning.
It's heartbreaking for me to watch these later videos. Even when Freddie was so ill he could barely stand, he'd come to the studio and sit in the control room to record. When Brian asked him one day if he thought he could do any more, Freddie said, "I'll f***ing do it, darling!" He leaned agains the mixing desk, took a couple shots of vodka, and absolutely nailed the take.
It was released 6 weeks before Freddy died. I was a student, living in digs, and we were broken when we learnt the news of his passing. My Kennedy moment. Saw Queen's final concert in my home country 5 years before, and it was a kind of magic (pun intended).
Beautiful reation Aileen. Spine tingling track. Not sure if you did it already, but Innuendo would be epic. Dark, inspiring, genius of a track!
I had the luck to see Queen live in '84 ...unforgotten...we all miss Freddie so much😑...best regards lovely Aileen🙋🏼♂️💙
I'm 61 years old and grew up listening to Queen. I could not find a better description of Freddie than you gave in this video. This song was his final message to all of us. The only thing like it was the reply that was made by the surviving members of Queen with the song "No One But You". Thank you so much Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John for so many wonderful memories that your music gives me. RIP Freddie.
That is such a reaction everyone is waiting for! Thanks a lot. Please react to „I want it all” and then go to Queen concerts😉🤘
Fantastic reaction Aileen love this song so much. Hope you have a great day 🫶
hi Aileen great reaction love this song.
This is my all-time favourite Song. And this is the Song I want to be played at my burial when my Time has come (hopefully far, far in the Future 😅).
Great reaction, everything you say about Freddie is spot on
I absolutely loved your sweet and heartfelt reaction to this great song…… Freddie was very ill when this song was recorded. I think that you would love the very last song that Freddie ever wrote ….”A Winters Tale” is a beautiful song that he wrote when he was in Switzerland ….looking out of the windows at the beautiful views while still being treated for aids. His actual handwritten lyrics appear on the video……it was recorded in January 1991…. But not released until 1995 on the Made in Heaven album after Freddie passed. Thank you so much💕
I agree he was meant for the stage 😂😂
nostalgic.. I bow to the Genius!
Hi Aileen, This is from the album innuendo ,which was released in 1991, This particular song guitarist Brian May thought Freddie was too sick to do this one in the studio, But Freddie being Freddie said " I'll f*****g do it darling " , He then downed a rather large vodka and done this song in one take!! 😀😀
RIP Freddie 🙏🙏
When I became a fan of Queen after Wayne’s World came out, I bought a copy of the single cassette for Bohemian Rhapsody. BR was actually the b side for this song. Fell in love with The Show Must Go On.
It is over thrity years now. And I still remember the day he went. The show must go on. It is harder without him.
Yessss,queen my favorite ever group ❤
Hello Aileen 🖤🖤🎄🎄 great to see you again on the road while exploring great music of her majesty Queen ❤❤❤ with this great , heartbreaking song my entire journey of Queen music started back in high school , 16 years ago for the first time i discovered this sad song and to this day it breaks my heart everytime i'm listening to it , the most tragic part of this song is that Freddie during his terrible illness spend his final time with Roger , Brian and John 💔💔💔 💔 we lost such a great icon 33 years ago 💔💔💔 next week i will be travelling to Garden Lodge where Freddie spend the final days of his amazing , musical life 💔💔💔 RIP Freddie 💔💔💔🖤🖤🖤 you're always be missed 💔💔💔, pleaee Aileen can you please make a reaction to the Queen song which was recorded after Freddie was already left this world , song it's called One By One ( Only The Good Die Young) 😢❤💔💔🖤🖤
It doesn't have a video, but "It's Late" is my second favorite Queen song. (only behind Bohemian Rhapsody, of course)
Love your reactions ❤
my fave queen song
You're right, there will never be another Freddie Mercury but he lives on inside us all that witnessed his and their untouchable talents...We were blessed!
Definitely one of a kind
This song either makes me enjoy it and laugh or it makes me cry. He just kept writing, singing and recording until he couldn't do it anymore. 33 years later and he is still so missed 👑
Hi Aileen. Thank you for another brilliant reaction to Queen. That concert where we're flying over the crowd, that was Freddie's last show at Knebworth Park. Roger Taylor said that the stage was so wide you needed a golf cart to go from one side to the other. With that in mind, now look at the size of the audience. When it was suggested they do Knebworth, Freddie said "Will we fill it?" We who were there answered that question for him. Miss you Freddie 💔
I'm obsessed with Freddie. Love him so much!
PLEASE do bohemian rhapsody live from Montreal 1981
Freddie was an entertainer that can never be matched even now. He loved his fans and the music he shared.
This song made my eyes leak a little ...
hello aileen i saw freddie 4 times live in brussels 1982/1984x2/1986 he was the greatest frontman all times really icon greetings from belgium
Incredible song Freddie knew he was dying here too the best rip king 👑❤ the best ever
Who wants to live forever is one of their most iconic songs, after Bohemian Rhapsody and I Want to Break Free imo.
If I may make a suggestion, the song that I love most when it comes to Queen is "Who Wants To Live Forever" from the Highlander soundtrack. That song devastates me every damn time. I love your reactions.
From rags to riches! Loading luggage on planes at Heathrow to becoming one of the gratest singers of all times! RIP Freddy Murcury! 🙏
There will not be another Freddie Mercury or Queen his vocals in this song are amazing what a big loss for music the day he passed you have to watch the show at the bowl his stage presence was incredible Queen has always been one of my favorite bands along with Led Zeppelin the thing that amazes me the most is when Freddie found out he had Aids he didn't stop working up until the time he passed away
Lovely reaction. One of my favourite songs, I love breaking out the old vinyl. I’m only a little older than you lol but I grew up with the parents playing this in the car, earliest memories 😂
Great band oh the memories of the days when rock music was so damn great!
Such an emotional song knowing what he was going through. They say one in a Million. Freddie was one in a Billion. My 3 people I would invite to dinner are Dave Grohl, Slash and Chris Cornell but I may have to include Freddie and maybe Kurt Cobain too. You are so positive and beautiful. Paasion in music is a wonderful thing to have.
Happy Thanksgiving Aileen!
Queen at their Majestic best. Freddie hitting the notes, fighting through the pain as well as delivering the most poignant lyrics. Queen - THE Greatest Band EVER.❤️
You should react to Mother Love, which was the last song Freddie recorded. Freddie was so weak, but told Brian to keep writing him lines to record, with hopes that they'd finish producing it after his death. He got through 2 verses and said he was too tired to continue, and that he'd come back to finish it later. He never did, it ended up being he and Brian's last time in the studio together. Brian came back to sing the final verse.
Another one I would recommend is No One But You. It was Queen's last song, sang by Brian and Roger as a tribute to Freddie.
less than a minute in, and tears are there already
Great tune to go out on, they had it until the very end. To see a you Freddie, ripping it up with the band in heavy duty mode, watch the video for Liar, live in 1974. Killer performance, their first 3 albums are sadly ignored by many reactors but they did much of their most killer Rocking tunes when establishing themselves as a new great band with a unique style and magnificent musicians. More Queen! Luv You Aileen! Its OK to cry to this one, Enjoy.
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Young Freddie, another of his best is live Modern Times Rock n Roll. Live 1974 Ripping banger!
God, i miss him ... one of the best!
Anyone who thinks about giving up anything should listen to this song and know Freddie found the strength to record this absolutely flawless and create a masterpiece when he was already so sick.
One of the realest songs ever. Gives me motivation and inspiration
"You Take My Breath Away" (Live from Hyde Park).
Hi Aileen greetings from England 🇬🇧 Freddie's last ever video was for the song THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES and its such a lovely song and at the end of the video Freddie has one last look into the camera and its such an emotional moment!!! You really should check out Freddies last video.
2Cellos does an excellent "cover", and there is a mash-up with 2Cellos music and Freddy Mercury's vocals.
The 2Cellos video is a apocalypse trip and when I really felt it in my soul that the "Show Must Go On"
Definitely an icon 🎶❤