This is Different! Reaction to Queen "I Want To Break Free"
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Queen viewers have mentioned this song several times to us, so we figured it was time to get to it. This is "I Want To Break Free" which was banned at one time by MTV. It's certainly different!
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Upon further review...it appears it was Brian in the curlers. Penalty flag on Coach for mixing them up. 🙃😵💫
Sir Brian in the bed turning the teasmade off, and it's loosely based on the world's longest soap Coronation Street
For the inspiration for the ballet costumes, take a look at George Barbier's depiction of the Russian ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky, as a faun in the ballet L'après-midi d'un faune. Composer: Claude Debussy.
😂😂 Haha now you know why Brian's hair is sooooo curly 😂😂
That is a reminder for you, Coach to ALWAYS listen to Mrs. Coach 😅and never ever correct her comments ❤ because she was right from the start: There's Brian with curlers 😂
I hope we will be able to see yours and other reactions to Queen songs in the future for copyrights will become a problem.
Queen has sold their music catalogue and other rights to Sony for an astonishing £1 billion 😮 (1.27 billion US dollars). The only rights Sony will not retain are those of life performances because Brian and Roger are still touring.
Although Queen never claimed copyright issues in reaction videos because they wanted their music to reach younger generations the future is questionable because Sony is one of the biggest blockers on RUclips ...😢
I see coach, I see Queen, I click 🧐☺
Me too! ❤️
So do i!
Don't ask what's happening in a Queen video, just go with it😂
This is a Queen song even my 75 year old mother likes. She calls it "Das Staubsauger-Lied" That is german for "The vacuum cleaner song" - because she remembers the video 😅
Haha! That's fantastic!
Also, Queen is the only band ever to have each member write a number 1 hit. Queen is also the only band ever to be inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
Coronation street, the longest running soap in history, Ken Barlow played by William Roach a character which was in the first episode is still in it 60 odd years later
Wow!
My teenage-sons always start singing this song when they have to vacuum their room, so funny to see how they imitate Freddie!😂
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Freddie said in an interview that people think it was his idea to dress in drag but it was really Roger girlfriend who suggested drag ... Freddie said that boys all ran to their frocks so fast 😂😂😂😂
😂😅😅❤❤The baby of the group (John) loved playing the GRUMPY GRANNY and Brian May looked adorable with curlers, a slinky nightie, striped socks and FABULOUS bunny slippers. Freddie Mercury wanted to shave his mustache but the others vetoed that
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It's not the band, it's David Mallet, the director who told Freddie to keep the mustache...Freddie shaved the mustache for the middle part.😉
Freddie’s got some great looking legs 👠👠 Roger is beautiful as ever 💄💋 Love Brian’s bunny slippers & the irony of his curly hair being in curlers 🐇🐇 and John is perfect as a grumpy granny 👵 After MTV censored this song, Freddie swore he’d never tour the U.S. again. He kept his word. Queen’s last live performance was in 1982 on Saturday Night Live! Not fair .. we the fans, were definitely punished in the end.
❤❤❤❤ROGER MADE A GORGEOUS GIRL
Our dear Rogerina 😅❤
What a beauty Rogerina 😁😁😁♥️♥️♥️
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Roger looks beter as a girl than most of us girls did🤣🤣
Another Queen classic written by John ☺️ if you guys want to see Freddie and Roger dressed in drag, again, they did a few years later for Freddie’s solo cover of The Great Pretender, Roger would always be the one to be on board with his crazy ideas so he made an appearance, and he even revisits this music video along with other Queen ones, I’d recommend you watch the extended version which is even more fun, and his vocal ability in that one is just insane
John Deacon wrote this masterpiece
The part of the video where they are in the dark was their way of showing support for the miners who were on strike in the UK at the time. It was a rough period in the UK.
I watched a lot of MTV back then but didn't know they had blocked Queen until years later. Still makes me furious to see the videos I missed out on at the time. I'd love to see you react to Freddie Mercury The Great Pretender, his incredible cover of The Platters song. Freddie, Roger Taylor and Peter Straker also do a little drag as back up singers. Really cool video 👑
this wasn't thought of a shocking in the UK growing up in the 70's so much of our light entertainment/comedy programs featured men in drag. still today on the run up to Christmas we take our kids to the theatre to see a pantomime where half the cast cross dresses
❤ I love Brian's guitar riff sound in this song, when this was released here in the UK and played on the radio, I kept the volume up to 11 and blasted the valley with it at the riding school there where I was working at the time.❤ 🐴🐴🐴♥️
Brilliant reaction Roger makes a convincing girl ‘Rogerina’ has fooled many a reactor 😂😂 the men in the hats with the lights on were miners there were a lot of strikes going on at the time Queen showing their support for the miners ❤ x
This controversial music video features the band dressed as the cast of the popular soap opera Coronation Street and has Freddie Mercury dancing with members of the Royal Ballet Theatre. Freddie plays a housewife who wants to “break free” from his constraining life.
This song is about wanting to leave a bad place or relationship in your life and leave it all behind. THIS SONG IS NOT ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY!!! This song was by John, Queen's bassist, and he was straight, as well as Brian May and Roger Taylor. Freddie was the only "gay" member of Queen, and he was actually bisexual. The cross-dressing video for this was also a parody of an English TV show, not a gay pride statement.
Although music video is often believed to be Freddie's idea, in an interview with Q magazine in March 2011, when Brian May was asked whether each band member’s character in the video was an accurate reflection of their personalities, he answered:
"Of Course! Everybody thinks that was Freddie’s idea because it looks like something that he would love to do but it actually came from Roger’s girlfriend at the time, strangely enough. It was her idea to pastiche the Coronation Street women."
Freddie, although shocked that the others suggested dressing up in drag for the video, doesn’t deny that he was actually dying to dress up in drag, and it was something in the back of his mind.
The soap opera parody was missed in the United States, where the video was interpreted as a celebration of transvestism and subsequently banned from MTV, which may have led to the song’s lack of success in the US as compared to the rest of the world. Whereas the parody was acclaimed in the United Kingdom, where cross-dressing is a popular trope in British comedy, it caused controversy in the United States
The musicians dressed as female characters from Coronation Street. Roger Taylor (as Suzie Birchall), Brian May (Hilda Ogden), Freddie Mercury (Bet Lynch) and John Deacon (Ena Sharples).
Great info. That doesn't surprise us at all knowing how many were at the time in the USA.
@@CoachCastTV American entertainment at the time had broadcast many comedic drag performances:
"Bringing up Baby"
"Some Like It Hot" & "Tootsie" each won Golden Globes and were nominated for several Academy Awards)
Comedians Milton Berle & Flip Wilson were famous for their drag characters
TV sitcom "Bosom Buddies" launched Tom Hanks' career
etc.
The parody of Coronation St. wasn't understood by American audiences as they weren't familiar with the show or its characters. That lead to confusion and speculation as to why the boys chose to "dress-up". MTV made an ill formed decision and, if anyone bothers to look at its current lineup, is a waste of airtime.
(BTW, prior to banning this video, MTV had also refused to show Queen's "Body Language".) I guess moist skin was a problem?
@@ellet6560 Uh oh, we have another banned video to watch now. 😂 There is no explaining the prudishness of some people who make these decisions.
@@CoachCastTVheh, Body Language is khm 😮 hot 😅 but prior to that I suggest reacting to Freddie's song The Great Pretender (and 3 gorgeous women 😜 singing back vocals 🥰) ... if it is possible to watch also Behind the scenes of The Great Pretender following the original video it would be hilarious 😂
@@iris67si Thanks for this info!
Queen pushing the boundaries with their overtly "out there" performance and sub text lyrics. Your reaction and analysis is well founded and appreciation for the meaning of their performance, which went against expected "norms" at that time, was very well put! Love your interpretation and balanced judgements in the reactions I have viewed so far.
We appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
In the USA, many of the Bible Belt states got Queen banned from many radio stations due to the cross-dressing. LOL. Also, when MTV banned it as well, Queen took a huge hit in the USA.
I've heard many Americans online say that this video was NOT banned by MTV. They remember seeing it. It was the Body language video in 1982 that was banned.
It was the musical direction they took with 1982's Hot Space that reduced Queen's popularity in the US. They just didn't like the synth heavy funky sound of that album. Freddie didn't want to tour the US after 1982 either, so that further reduced the band's popularity.
Rogerina is soooo flippin' adorable. I have loved watching the interviews they've had over the years where people professed to have a crush on Rogerina. I'm glad that Rogerina "came out" again in _The Great Pretender_ - a must see! There's an entire genre of fan art dedicated to Rogerina (and Melissa/Freddie, Brianna/Brian, and Belisha/John) that is way worth checking out. Hilarity ensues!
Freddie's drag name is Melina (as famous Greek actress and politician Melina Merkuri) 😅
@@iris67si I do know Melina as his common drag name with friends... Roger, Brian, and John all had drag names, too (Liz, Maggie, and Belisha) given by Freddie. Elton John as Sharon. From what I could find, in the video of "I Want to Break Free," Freddie's name was Melissa. If I am wrong, I am soooooooooo sorry. I do know Melina and was surprised there was something different for the video. I do appreciate the correction.
@@HealthAtAnyCost well, I didn't know that about Melissa in IWTBF ... Are you sure that was Freddie's drag name and not an actress playing in CS?
That’s Freddy with the Royal ballet. Oh such a talented man and a great great band
See the making of Freddie's the Great Pretender for more of Roger in drag.
Love this song and MV, Freddie in drag is just priceless 😂
Freddie and Roger can do drag better than that. Check out Freddie's "The Great Pretender" video. Fun song and video.
Another banger from the mind of John Deacon. 🎶
And "Rogerina" is better looking than some gals out there. 🤣
Hello Mr & Mrs Coach. Thank you for another great reaction video. I Want To Break Free.
This song just shows Queens sense of humour. So no idea why MTV felt the need to ban it.
Rodger as a school girl got many teenage boys looking twice as to how good he looked as a girl.
Now let me say thank you to another American tv show that brought Queen back to America Wayne's World with there videos to Bohemian Raphsody.
I've heard many Americans online say that this video was NOT banned by MTV. They remember seeing it. It was the Body language video that was banned. It's not that important really but it's a good example of how false facts can get accepted as truth.
It is really unbelievable that MTV banned this video and the result for Queen was hard, Freddie didn't want to tour the US because of that and Queen lost US ...
Roger said that MTV just couldn't accept the idea men dressed as women. 😮😢
Yes but strangely none of these things ever affected the popularity of Monty Python, et al.
John didn't write too many songs, but the ones he came up with were often quite memorable, including 'Another One Bites the Dust' and this one; 'You're My Best Friend' is one I would really like to see you react to. His compositions weren't heavy but he certainly had the gift of melody!
Also remember he came up with ghe iconic base line for Under Pressure.
@@malcolmpeacock2484 Not quite: he may have created the bass *riff* (itself a quote from Händel's Dixit Dominus) but the bass *line* was created by David Bowie, according to John himself.
Brian in bunny slippers ! best thing. also, mid 80's Tipper vs Zappa
just the other day I was wishing you guys would react to this! It’s a dream come true!!
For the past 30 years MTV has refused to play any music videos.
I've seen it on MTV several times, back when it was about music (the late 90's-early 00's. MTV were the first place I saw it. It was usually played in the "So 80's" program.
Freddie did perform with the Royal Ballet hence the ballet segment.Brian is the one in curlers Deacy is the granny.This is a take on a soap opera called Coronation Street been on television for over 60 years in the UK.
That was my grandads house work song every Saturday when i was young in the 80's.
Most kind of Queen to preview Coach's fall wardrobe. His hat cries out for curlers. ;)
LOL! I'd still rather have a Slipknot onesie!
Nice reaction thank you. Another great song by John. As you know Freddie loved the ballet and was even asked once to perform with the Royal Ballet for a charity concert. Here the ballet scene recalls "L' après-midi d'un faune". I instantly loved the video when I first saw it as a young teen but my mother was horrified and wanted to change channel each time it was on TV ! Rogerina is so cute 😍😂!
LOL...it's amazing how something so simple can upset people...but there are certainly many who don't like things outside their comfort zone. Our parents would not have liked this either.
P.P.S. 6:24 Righ on, Mrs. Coach! And Coach, you would if you hung out at our house...😜7:36 They're doing "L'apres Midi d'un Faune"-he's Nijinsky.
When ever I see this video I can't stop laughing, not only how hot our boys look in drag 😂😂😂😂 (and yesssss especially our sweet Rogerina 😅) but also when I remember Rogers comment to the middle section of the video (the ballet part): IT'S ART WITH A CAPITAL "F" 😮😅😂🤣🤣🤣
LOL...that is fantastic!
I was hoovering yesterday singing this!
I don’t know if anyone has shared this knowledge with you. Brian May and his father made his guitar (called the Red Special) from things around the house when Brian was a teenager. They used part of a 100 year old fireplace mantle for the neck. Used an oak table, knitting needle, mother of pearl buttons and bike parts. They literally made it from nothing and 50 plus years later it is still his main guitar. John Deacon made Brian the “Deacy Amp” out of things he found in the trash can. Brian still uses it. He had someone try to make another but could never get one to sound the same. Brian said Roger is the only drummer he has ever seen that tunes his drum kit before every performance.
Yes, we've read about that and it's quite fascinating.
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Who Wants to Live Forever
Friday at Wembley
Freddie loved Ballet and I Believe attempted a sort spell at it...Ps. Love when Coach Laughs
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When Freddie rides the wave that’s a scene from a very famous ballet and the costumes are also from the same ballet. It was a Najinsky ballet. Freddie loved the ballet and used the Royal ballet dancers whenever he had the chance in videos. At any rate John wrote this because there was a movement at that time in England where women felt they were being treated like second class citizens who were living their lives just doing grueling housework with no opportunities or respect. So glad you enjoyed it! You might have heard this song on a commercial for a famous cruise line.
Yes, it was a very enjoyable song that gets stuck in your head.
Freddie may have not shaved his mustache but Roger shaved his legs 😉 Mrs Coach....not only nice legs but a cute little tushy in his skirt (HI Coach!)
From the same album as Radio Ga-Ga.
Coronation Street is a very Popular Soap in the UK and is one of the most watched programmes. It started in November 1960 and the guy who plays Ken Barlow is still in it. I think it is the second longest run in show after the Children's TV Programme Blue Peter which is from 1958.
watch the live version oat Wembley great live performance
This song was written by John Deacon; hence, it is mellow, as Coach said. Roger proposed to the others that they should dress up in drag, an idea that may have come from his girlfriend, the future Mrs Taylor at that time.
One recommendation for you, which could be a favourite of Coach is the official music video of Princes of the Universe. I don't think I have ever seen a live performance, but it is the main theme tune to the 1986 movie, Highlander, which is a cult classic, and had a series of movies, plus a TV series following it.
Awesome. We'll keep that in mind for a future reaction.
I am having a busy morning today. I just finished watching this video reaction! I am so glad you enjoyed that mellow tune! I find the music video funny and artistically put together. Freddie had a ballet type segment in this video. Freddie made me laugh when he shook his wig in the beginning, Roger came out looking like a glamorous schoolgirl, and Brian with his bunny slippers and dear John as the grumpy grandmother! HA! Honestly, you have got to love these guys for not taking themselves too seriously. Roger Taylor's then girlfriend came up with the idea to dress in drag and of course Roger brought up the idea to the rest of the band. This song is written by John Deacon, in my opinion, MTV was stupid for banning this video and you are correct Coach, their British TV show was called Coronation Street. I couldn't believe how MTV forgot how our American comedian Milton Berle would dress up in drag portraying a woman sometimes in his skits, oh sure, they had no trouble playing that music video by Ratt "Round and Round" because Milton Berle was in it as a man and as a woman, same thing with another American comedian Flip Wilson would portray a female character Geraldine in his shows, yes too many closed-minded people are correct Coach, I agree with you. It was Brian May in curlers and John as the grumpy grandmother just so you know. I enjoyed your video reaction and I'm looking forward to more! Peace. ☮
Great comment. And thank you for your support!
Hahaha this vdo is hillarious. My favourite is Rogerina, thanks for the fabulous reaction ❤
Thanks for watching!
Queen always pushed the boundaries through the years and alienated some who preferred their traditional direction. Queen kept 'fresh' and moving forward despite that. America has always been cut off from experiencing music from outside. Many American reactors express surprise when experiencing Nightwish or The Warning and many other bands. "Why have we not heard of them" they often ask. Anyway, love the way that Coach and Mrs Coach are open minded and can enjoy things for what they are, whether making a statement or just plain fun. This performance was both. Cheers, Rich
Life is best lived with an open mind...that's what we believe. This was a fun one. Thanks for your support!
🇬🇧 sense of humour😂
Haha now Mrs. Coach admitted that Roger has pretty legs 😂 so Coach can enjoy our dear beautiful blondie Rogerina 🤣🤣...
And of course there is Freddie with a black mustache and pink 👄 (and all his fantasies). But you just have to give credit also to Brian (it's not easy waking up by boiling teapot and walking downstairs in a nightgown and bunny slippers instead of his trademark clogs) 😜 and John is such a sweet grumpy grandma 😂
Honestly, I do think it was shocking that MTV refused to air this... think about it, MASH was one of the best loved TV shows, Bob Hope, Milton Berle and lord knows how many others had skits dressed in drag, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was out, the film Tootsie was a hit, Boy George had hits... I think it was the fact that it was Queen, why the hostility towards them I don't know, but I don't think it was because they were in drag.
Written by John about female repression through the years, idea of drag by Roger then girlfriend, as many think it's all about Fred and the gay community, they have a live version I think in Japan which is a place Freddie in particular enjoyed, quite a lot of his home in London had a Japanese Theme
The middle part of the video is taken from the famous ballet "Afternoon of a faun" from 1912
Ah, very cool to know.
@@CoachCastTV Roger's comment about the middle part of the video: "Art with the capital F ... " 😂 😂 and Brian's: "Indulging Freddie... " ❤
Our sweet boys ...
Bri will be 77 a month from today 😮 (playing with Andrea Bocelli in Tuscany, Italy) and Rog 75 just 7 days later ... 🤗
You are a really nice couple with a great sense of humor. With this funny video the band lost a huge part of America, and they never returned there in Freddie's life, but now Brian and Roger are touring with Adam Lambert...🤣
Thank you so much!
The solo in the middle of the song was added to the original album track,it was performed on synthesiser by an american musician called Fred Mandell who was a friend of Johns,John wrote break Free and asked Fred to compose a little ditty.
This may be off topic, but I recommend you guys to listen to ‘39 live in Houston. It’s a wonderful song and one of my favorites. It’s written by Brian and it has a beautiful and yet sad story behind it.
Oh yes, I also recommend to watch The Great Pretender, where Roger and Freddie dress up in drag again.
This scene through the door is the main character day dream the dancers are no less than the Royal ballet who were excited to be asked.
The old lady in the arm chair is John,and also he is the writer of the song. The dressing up was Rogers girlfriends idea.
They thought this would corrupt the young. It meant they never toured America again while Freddie was alive was alive. Which is weird because it was never banned in eastern Europe or the Christian countries in south America.
The character in curlers was Brian. .
Hi guys. Love your channel. Try It's a Hard Life. Same album, starting with some opera. Great song❤
Hey there! Appreciate the kind words. We'll keep that in mind.
You need to check out the video of Freddie performing (for charity) with the Royal Ballet which inspired the ballet portion of this video - ruclips.net/video/Jh71Cn8ZEzE/видео.html.
What you are hearing is not the original audio of this performance. Sadly, that was lost.
Freddie worked out with the ballet troop for a week before the performance and discovered he had muscle he never knew he possessed and suffered enormously in an attempt to learn ballet. What he (and the ballet troop) discovered was Freddie could not actually dance. What he did during concerts and live performances was to just move to the music. Nothing was choreographed. Turns out Freddie could learn and perform the ballet steps until his music was added to the mix and then he had to let the music drive his movements.
It was a problem but Freddie devised a solution. He told them that he could hold his legs really straight and stiff. The solution was the troop would dance and pick up Freddie as he held his legs stiff and they would carry him around.
LOL, well that definitely worked.
Das Video und der Song sind großartig.War damals ein Lieblingslied von mir.
The video and the song are great. It was a favorite song of mine back then.
Me & My Girlfriend Katy,Had The Same Reaction, When We Saw This Video As Well
Hi folks! Y'know, I seriously doubt I could add anything to all the information that's bound to be below me by this point, so I'll say this. I paused it at your opening frame, as I always do, and am greeted with a particular kind of smile UNlike the usual Coach. Yeah, I know what's coming. Or at least I think I do. I was living in LA when this came out-a happy Queen fan of 20 years old, and remember it like it was yesterday. Looking back, I must have been the only one who laughed. I still think it's hysterical. How much Rog looks like that little witch Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. Still love that, too. And just remember, until you reach "Mustafa", it hasn't gotten weird enough yet! Love you guys!
Haha, yeah, we had to film the intro a couple times and by this time Coach was just anxious to get on with it. And yes!!! He did look like Nellie on Little House for sure! Now that you say that, it's definitely close!
@@CoachCastTV I've spent a lot of years watching that video...
Brian so pretty omg😊
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John was the grandma on the couch..Brian donned the curlers and bunny slippers❤poofs’ were the style during the 80’s…permed hair, BIG hair . Baggy clothes and shoulder pads ruled the fashion world❤The drag idea was Rogers girlfriends at the time..Freddie also performed with the Royal Ballet in the video…The bad reaction from MTV was then blamed on Freddie…sad..John wrote this beauty,and said it could’ve come from possibly wanting to leave the band, but didn’t elaborate further…Thanks for the great reaction.❤
Poofs were indeed the style...many cans of Aqua Net Hairspray were sold. LOL
Hey team ‼️I have to throw a penalty flag on Mrs coach also for not saying “this is another side of Queen “ if there was a video to say it this would be the one 😂 see you next time 💥💥💥
Hahaha! Good point. Perhaps she was in shock.
The video is very amusing but the "controversy" over it back in the day when MTV and politicos were censoring things in the 80's overshadowed the song itself. I really like the song--especially the bass--check out the live version from the 1986 Wembley concert.
Freddie's words to a journalist regarding this song: ruclips.net/video/F0W9jEjrv4I/видео.html
Freddie was very gracious in that interview.
Great song from John Deacon! It was just a parody from Queen to a popular soap opera but MTV didnt get it, I think Queen should have make also another clip version for US! But nowadays I think this video would be taken)))
I'm still loving your Queen reactions. I got to thinking recently about songs you haven't gotten to yet, and there are a bunch of must hear ones for sure. I'm not sure what you have requested/scheduled, but in my opinion Innuendo is one to do ASAP. It's a true masterpiece like Bohemian Rhapsody is, even though it's a different type of song. Also, I know March of the Black Queen has been requested by many. To those I'll add these 2 - Spread Your Wings and The Millionaire Waltz (yes, it IS a waltz, Queen style),. I don't need to make your Queen list any longer even though, as you know, their catalogue is huge and most of it is fantastic. Take care Coaches!!! Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you so much. The list seems never ending but that is a great thing.
"What's happening?"
Don't know if there is an official "explanation" - Queen tended to let the listener decide for themselves.
I take the middle part as the housewife (Freddie) daydreaming about what they could be if they leave their drab relationship - like a ballet dancer, or what have you. They then are returned to "reality" for the 3rd verse. But that's just me speculating 😉
Makes sense.
the queen members always referred to that song as the one which is the reason why as a group they don‘t blew up that massive in america like everywhere else in the world. i mean actually they‘ve sold 300.000.000 records but are not really well known in the u.s. like for instance the rolling stones. see, their first greatest hits album sold more copies in the uk than any beatles album to this day. research, it‘s true. it‘s odd but banning such a huge group for a song from different radio or tv stations can obviously cause some damage even to queen. but i guess it doesn‘t matter to them anymore.
Thank you! I love this song - and video - so much! Such a shame that MTV didn't get the joke.
It's not as if the US had no history with men playing in drag... Some Like it Hot, Tootsie... Mrs Doubtfire... But evidently, Freddie's parody portrayal of Bet Lynch, one of the female characters in Corry, was a step too far, and was utterly misunderstood.
When the idea of dressing in drag was accepted, Freddie mentioned he was going to shave off his precious moustache, but the others insisted he should keep it because it would be funnier!
I always get a kick out of Rogerina. So pretty... and with better legs than I ever had!
It was Rob Halford and Judas Priest that testified before Congress.
Great reaction. Yeah, as an American myself, I love the video, it's hilarious. Ironically, when Freddie was onstage and he could go and move his own way, he moved so beautifully smooth, and fluid but when he tried choreographed dances (i.e ballet), he'd suddenly have two left feet so to speak. That's why they carried him around like that. In case your wondering, the device beside the bed in the opening sequence was a tea-maid. It's a combination kettle and alarm clock. It's supposed to boil water or make tea when the alarm goes off, but was reputedly very unstable. Brian and Roger did an audio commentary on this song and its really interesting and funny. ruclips.net/video/jiwz3sBEWcU/видео.html
That's a quite interesting invention. Thanks for the link, as well.
@@CoachCastTV You're welcome. They did commentaries for quite a few of their songs and for the concert "Rock Montreal".
The ballet scene is based on Nijinski's ballet L'apres midi d'un faune, nothing to do with Shakespeare.
@@ingeworrall8197 Oh, sorry. I thought I heard it in an old documentary, or something. My mistake.
Great reaction 👏😀
Thank you!! 😁
It's Brian in the curlers, Ciach.
Yep, posted a pinned comment as I caught that in editing.
Haha, I boo-booed too. Misspelled Coach!
@@janicelsutton9437 😂 Happens to the best of us.
Just thought I would let you know that Queen's entire music catalog has just been sold to Sony Music for $1.3 BILLION, so you may begin getting copyright hits from the new owners.
That's very unfortunate if so. We'll keep doing them until they make it impossible to do so.
Great song, great video, great reaction (as you can see, I am dressed as Freddie from this video in my Avatar pic) 😛
Haha! Very cool!
Every time I watch this video my mind wanders to "I wonder what Brian's hair looked like after a day in those curlers?" I have searched and searched but never found a single photo of it. It had to be either straighter than usual or a giant puff ball. If I ever meet Brian, that is the question I have for him. John wrote this song and said it was about women wanting to break free from their stereotypical roles but not wanting to give up certain aspects of their lives that they enjoyed. The part that bothers me is that drag was not an unfamiliar theme in America. All the way back to vaudeville there were men in dresses, Red Skelton, Redd Fox, Milton Berle and so many others had already done sketches in women's clothing so to be honest, I never understood the bad rap. Certainly Freddie is joking around, he didn't shave his moustache so whatever was putting a bee in someone's bonnet with this video, escapes me.
LOL...the question about the hair is legit! And we agree...we simply cannot see what was wrong with this one.
“COMFORTABLEST”😉
I have HORRIBLE insomnia, so will check that out🖖
Mrs. Coach loves her sleep mask...she's tried many, and says that one is the best by a large margin.
New comeback from Rolling Quartz. Victory 빅토리 by Rolling Quartz 롤링쿼츠 #KRock #GirlBand
ruclips.net/video/E6B6tp_m9uY/видео.htmlsi=r_sB1pgxoor4U862 (Thank you again for all of your K-pop reactions)
Thanks for the heads up.
🤗🍒🤘🏻😘You should also try O'G3NE "Bohemian" in the period of the Corona you don't know what you see and hear
It was the Moral Majority push for ratings on albums due to lyrics….which John Denver won for artists saying he would not be rated by any one….Dee Synder was I involved with John Denver doing this
Yes, remember now that Dee was involved.
Creo que el escándalo y la censura fue porque cuatro hombres vestidos de mujer cantaban una canción de liberación,la letra es de Deacon, la idea del vídeo fue de Taylor o May,no estoy seguro, Freddie ya era señalado por su orientación sexual, fue una mezcla perfecta en el '82 para que fuese censurado,la presión de los defensores de la moral siempre ha sido poderosa,hoy en día la censura parece ridícula pero es muy difícil dar pasos hacia adelante y muy fácil retroceder 🍻❤️
That is very true, and censorship is definitely still very much alive and well.
You need to check out Queen's live performance of ' I Want To Break Free" in Japan in 1985 - ruclips.net/video/ZtDaI4Ikm7Y/видео.html. Freddie sort of recreated his video persona.
ruclips.net/video/jiwz3sBEWcU/видео.htmlsi=_NIOXvtCc2nTg3Zc
There you can hear Brian and Roger talking about making the video 😅😅
Das Video durfte nicht in den USA & auf MTV gezeigt werden!
coronation street!!
This was pretty much responsible for the end of Queen's success in the USA unfortunately.
Almost… the ban was responsible. Not the song. Most real people had no trouble seeing the humor in it. Coach’s comment that those costumes were really no different than their other (rock star) garb was spot on.
Another good reaction. Not quite as good as Band-Maid but check out Rolling Quartz - Victory these girls can rock
omg, Mrs coach doesn't know Frank Zappa and the mothers of invention. tsk! tsk!
It was Rogers idea to dress in drag. and Roger was voted sexy cross dresser.
Albert tatlock wouldn't have approved. 😊😊😊😊
great song !!!I read somewhere they dress like there moms. don't no if its true. tks again!!!
Freddie looks sooo sexy here in his micro mini and thigh highs. He could put on a chicken suit and look sexy. Rogerina doesn't look so bad either, neither does John but Brian does not make an attractive female 😉 in his curlers, yep that is Brian.
Hello Coach and Mrs Coach, I'm a huge Rosé fan and Blackpink fan, but I've liked your channel from the beginning. Please make some income from your advertisers. But Queen is a totally different band. Freddy is so amazing. So sad that he died from AIDS. I wish he was still alive.
We appreciate your support and agree Freddie went way too soon.