Classical Composer Reacts to The Show Must Go On (Queen) | The Daily Doug (Episode 251)
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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm listening to The Show Must Go On by Queen. This isn't a first reaction...instead, it's one of my favorites by Queen. We've listened to some of Queen's early work on this channel in the past, but I wanted to include this song because it has some personal significance to me. Every time I hear it, I continue to be inspired by Freddie's vocal performance in the midst of his battle with HIV/Aids. The song is a powerful testament to Queen's (and Freddie's) legacy.
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Freddie is the GOAT. He could effortlessly have tens of thousands of people eating out of the palm of his hand. Together with the rest of the band, he created so many iconic songs that have become part of the mental furniture of our culture. A vocal and musical visionary, a flamboyant and mesmerising frontman, a lover of life and singer of songs - there are many rockstars, but they all bend the knee before the legend that is Freddie.
Yes he could. Like he he did in Rio and Sao Paulo when the crowd was singing with him the song Love Of My Life.
That is something to watch. Imagine to have been lucky enough to have been at one of those venues.
@@32a34a It helps having good songs and catchy ones where the audience can sing along or else you're screwed no matter how flamboyant and charismatic you are.
Don’t forget he was a great musician, he played piano with such passion.
Yes, so true
He also played alittle guitar
i remember a line he said at the Magic Tour gig at wembley "This sh*tty guitar only knows 3 chords"
among all the reactors who can only make faces and pretend they hear world wide known song for the first time, you r a breath of fresh air with your competence and your smart analysis of the songs you review, thank you, even though i feel so small not being able to get the pitch on the spot and capture what happens in real time like you do
That D is one of the highest notes Freddie hit and at his weakened state is nothing short of amazing
ah no, he could go much higher than that, but this D note is really remarkable indeed
@@dcsabi1 not sure if I've heard him go higher. Quite possible, just not aware of it.
@@johnnicholson8345 wembley 86 saturday impromptu if I am correct
@@dcsabi1 He went higher but with falsetto register. The D5 in TSMGO is mixed voice, probably his studio highest, maybe an Eb5 on some other song. Live he reached a C5 a few times but strained. Such a powerful baritone.
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Please do "Innuendo" next, title track of this album
Yes! It's, let's say, the proggiest song of late Queen, and I guess it would be a real first-time hearing reaction
Innuendo is a great track. I liken it as the companion to BoRap. BoRap is the dark, and Innuendo the light.
Yesyes 🙌🏻 Masterpiece!!!
@@AlfW Considering it even had a solo bit with Steve Howe that is pretty true.
That was the first single I ever bought.
This song was released in 1991 around the time I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 18 years old (my first term of University). I was born around Christmas 1972. This song really
helped me to cope with the MS diagnosis and carry on with my life.
The lyrics to this song are brilliant and very helpful, especially the lines ' I'll face it with a grin. I'm never giving in' . It is still one of my favourites by Queen, but love most of their music.
The Innuendo album from that time was also good.
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I will forever be awed by the power of music, how it can give us strength, empower us…help us grieve…help us celebrate, etc. It is truly amazing. It’s so wonderful that this song came along just at the right time, to help you cope with your diagnosis. Wishing you all the best, Rachel 💕
keep strong rach.....hope your health is good
Stay fabulous Rachel
Hope you are feeling well, Rachel, merry X-mas to you and your family.
“My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, fairy tales of yesterday….
Great lyric.
One of my favourite sections of any Queen Song.
07:07
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My favorite lyric too. I am reminded of the lyric from Freddie's "My Fairy King" -"Someone, someone has drained the colour from my wings". Here, it's as if Brian has gifted Freddie the colour and beauty back with this lyric in "The Show Must Go On".
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Yes! I bought that album when I was 12 in 1974 and _My Fairy King_ just blew my mind!
_Somone... someone... has drained the colour from my wings._
_Broken my fairy circle ring_
_and shamed the King in all his pride._
_Changed the winds and wronged the tides._
_Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me..._
_I cannot run I cannot hide..._
I have the last two lines as the ring tone on my phone!
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@@Lance37a to the list and you have Yu lol it opioid to op
Take a good listen for that high note, Freddie was already very ill while recording this song….RIP Dear Freddie.
indeed, RIP Dear Freddie.
He downed a couple shots of vodka and did the vocal in one take.
Man I love that song. Innuendo as well. Great album. Listen to Don’t Try So Hard for some unbelievable Freddie vocals.
Even their worst album is better than most artist's best album.
One in a billion performer. I agree, many are close, but no one is better. Impossible to not love him. An inspiration, and a true original.
Freddie the Great
NO ONE is close, Freddie is the best ever by light years.
You have to admire how Freddie gave it everything he had right up until the end. No matter how he appeared or how he sounded, his spirit was untouched and coming through loud and clear. How fitting this was the final song on the final Queen album released while he was alive.
The Same as Bowie....
@@antoniocarlin5026 yes indeed ❤️
He told the band he had AIDS and didn't have long left, and said that's the last time he's ever going to talk about it, all he wanted to do was make fucking music unil he drops.
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Man, everytime i hear this song, i cry like it's impossible to listen to it in with another mood than, like Baudelaire wrote about melancholy, "the joy to be sad"...
Freddie was a musician from top to toe.
This and "Days of our Lives" are really emotional for anyone who loves the music of Queen
Also, Too Much Love Will Kill You and Who Wants to Live Forever. Both can bring me to years.
Top 3 saddest Queen songs in my opinion:
3) These Are The Days Of Our Lives (last video he recorded)
2) Mother Love (the last song he recorded)
1) No One But You (Only The Good Die Young) (they recorded this as a tribute to Freddie, everytime I listen to it, I instantly start crying like a baby)
I always admired how very strongly the band members supported Freddie and respected his privacy during his illness. Thanks for admiring my favorite band as much as I do.
they were a family, they loved each other deeply
@@raymo6795 I think they still do.
Your perfect pitch that allows you to identify every note and chord progression is just as amazing as the songs you do reactions to!
Freddie Mercury is hands-down the single greatest rock frontman ever. No-one else had all the tools that Freddie had - the voice, the songwriting talent, the charisma, the iconic look(s). There are others who might match Freddie on some of those aspects, but none can do it on all of them. You could show someone a sillouhette or outline of the statue at Montreux on Lake Geneva, of Freddie from Wembley in '86, with his fist in the air clutching his cut-down mic stand and folk would recognise it instantly. It's damn near as iconic as Mickey Mouse or the Apple logo, IMO, and that's a testament to Freddie's greatness.
He actually died November 24, 1991, they released this in October 1991, not sure when it was actually recorded. Last song on the album. Freddie lived longer than the Dr’s said he would. You should listen to Mother Love from Made in Heaven. There is a bone chilling line Freddie sings that will rip your heart out, and Brian ends up singing the last verse.
Since it was one of the last tracks recorded in the Innuendo studio time, probably October or November 1990.
The unfinished 'Mother Love' was the very final vocal track he laid down in 13th - 16th May 1991. He was too ill to return to the studio after that, hence Brian's completion of the song.
He needs to listen to Mother Love. His last song. So emotional. He nailed it even though he didn't finish the last verse. He was so brave. Amazing how he could sing this as sick as he was
If Doug thought Freddie’s voice was strong on a Winter’s Tale, that bone chilling line in Mother Love makes me cry everytime
“Out in the city, in the cold world outside
I don't want pity
Just a safe place to hide
Mama please, let me back inside”
Freddie had a professional life out of this world and was a genius in studio...You maybe right,Freddie is the best front man in the business!
Freddie Mercury was the greatest front man ever. He still is in my opinion. As you mentioned, that high D vocal despite dying from AIDS is insane and proves that he was a force to be reckoned with.
I lost my brother to AIDS complications in 94. We were dealing with understanding his hIV status when this song came out. Freddie’s range on the bridge just brings tears to my eyes
Wow, that was such a powerful song to share with us- amazing spirit in which Freddie was giving it his total all in the middle of illness. What a brave and courageous heart this man had! Queen is one of those bands that every member contributed so much. Freddie continually pushed them to explore new territory. Also appreciate hearing your personal story DD and how the music influenced you, and your comments at the end were spot on with the Never Give Up spirit. Very inspirational! Thank you so much
I am about a decade older than you. I think my first Queen album was The Game, and I was hooked as quickly as my allowance allowed, I bought up the back catalog and everything moving forward. Heck, I even liked some of Hot Space.
I went to the Bohemian Rhapsody movie/biopic. I won't rant about all the timeline inconsistencies and 'artistic license ' that totally took me out of the story and annoyed me.
Sitting there as the credits rolled, annoyed with the overall incorrect historicity of the film, "The Show Must Go On" started playing and it hit me hard right in the feels and the tears just flowed!
@@interestingthings8598 A band's 'back catalog' is the music they've produced before you became aware of them, reaching 'back' in time.
Or at least, that's my speculation on the term. I could easily be wrong.
@@OriginalLictre I think it is more simply the music before the current release. So if we pretend that the album Innuendo was the current release then all albums released prior form the bands back catalog.
Excellent song and powerful lyrics, I love it more every time I hear it. Thank you for reacting to this song.
I didn’t love all Queen music, but without a doubt, Freddie Mercury had the best voice in the world IMO.
A great song that was never performed live. When this was released 30 years ago (October 1991), Freddie was already too ill. He died only a few weeks later (November 24). So, this is the last single that was released during Freddie's lifetime.
The line that always get me is: "The fairytales of yesterday, will grow but never die", which reminds me to their earlier albums and all their fantasy prog songs.
If you want more goodbye songs you have:
Was It All Worth It (which was a kind of fast goodbye from their previous album, that they thought it'll be their last; though i don't love it);
Innuendo (which opens the album Innuendo, coming back to the prog/Bohemian Rhapsody style and features some philosophical lyrics and some possible suggestions of Freddie's death);
These Are The Days of Our Lives (his last videoclip, sad);
Don't Try So Hard (which is kind of an advice from Freddie, when you are in a hard time);
Bijou (which is almost instrumental, but it has a lot of sentimentalism and was used live with a hologram of Freddie);
It's A Breautiful Day (which is the opening song of the album Made In Heaven, when he was already dead, and indeed it sounds like Freddie singing from heaven);
Made In Heaven (which was originally a song from his solo album, but now with the entire band);
Let Me Live (which is more like a love song, but the title is kind of suggesting also, and features the three singers from the band in different sections; kind of like a goodbye from all of them);
Untitled / 13 (A 22 minute 'hidden' ambient song, which would represent heaven, closing the album, and features some random Freddie voices in the background).
And as a bonus, i would recommend the song Delilah, which is dedicated to one of Freddie's cat and has a strong catlike esthetic, and Brian's guitar imitating a meaw.
There was no one like Freddie! Thanks for playing this song from one of my fav Queen albums. The title track would be fun to analyze.
I know their star had faded in the USA from '83 onwards, but in the rest of the world they were still the biggest of the big. Such a shame we lost Freddie so young.
As a former music major, I was blown away by your technical analysis of this hypnotic and poignant masterpiece! Thank you for intelligently dissecting this so elegantly for us.
Freddie Mercury = Legend
Amazing song with superb singing, the likes of which you will not hear for a long time. Innuendo should be revisited sometime in the near future, it has a beautiful middle section with Steve Howe on acoustic guitar.
"Thou shalt not play over a Brian May solo". Never a truer word was spoken - if only all reviewers of Queen videos adhered to that most fundamental of mantras!
The vocals, chords, and backgourd changes in this song give me a sad and yet powerfully inspiring feel! it's the will to live despite the circumstances!
Queen is one of the most versatile bands ever to do it. Every song is so unique
just found you Doug and as a huge Queen fan and having seen them a number of times I enjoyed this review and the Innuendo one. I have to say as a musician myself I only have relative pitch and when I hear you talking about the chords and progressions etc I'm really fascinated. nice work.
"My makeup may be flaking . . ." Reminds me of Vesti la Giubba. Freddie liked opera, so maybe the aria inspired him.
Another great breakdown of the song Doug, and I agree that while there are a handful or truly great frontmen, Freddie was (for me) the best. Every time he got on stage magic happened pure and simple. Such a sad end to an amazing man. RIP.
to me was it a sad end? i think not as Freddie lived his life to the max as he wanted! Unfortunately given medicine at the time the risk of doing so were high, so I think it is only sad from our own selfish "what more could he have given us" point of view 🤔🙂 I include myself in that point of view 😄
I miss the unique Freddie. One in a million. Gone to early, so sad. 1981 Nec Birmingham, me in the rafters. They are just the same & even better live. What a show, I will never forget.
You should also look into "Sail away sweet sister" (May) from the Queen album "The game". Great harmonies, chord progressions and last by not least yet another signature guitar solo by Brian May.
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Freddie told Doug, The Show Must Go On!
You are a light in the world Thank you for teaching us a new way to love and understand music
Doug, you're making me cry. This song is just devastating. It been a long time and I still struggle to get through this one without tears. First, it's a great song. Secondly, Freddie's vocal performance on this is so fierce and has so much passion it just grabs your soul. The world misses him still. A tragic loss.
Today is the 30th anniversary of the real Day the Music Died. I'm glad I found this video. Thanks.
Great reaction, analysis and wonderful motivational short speech based on the message of this inspiring song.
i love these videos so much! Doug is the musicians reaction youtuber! Its not just a person going "i like it". The explainations of the chord progressions, key changes and arrangement is interesting and educational! oh yeah and i love how freddie had the crowd in the palm of his hands! its interesting seeing the difference between freddie in the mid 70s live at the hammersmith odeon compared to wembley later on. Early Queen is my favourite era but between songs, he was so shy ^_^
Wonderful analysis Doug.
masterpiece freddie voice is so marvelous best song ever
Amazing until the end. A Legend.
Freddie was the greatest showman I have ever seen
Queen. Song. Innuendo. 🙏
Still breaks my heart every time I hear it. They had their ups and downs musically, but their highs were amazing.
You are awesome man I had to hear you again.. lucky to play so well..
Absolutely love this song, probably my favourite Queen song ever.
I agree - and I don't know about you, but that makes it a contender for "best song of all time" in my book. Flawless.
You are absolutely right! Number one front person taking into account his abilities and showmanship. Did you know that he was more showman than singer when they first started. His pitch was all over the place and he noticed that when they started recording. After first vocal tracks he said " I sound horrible. I need to fix it" and he was recording himself and playing back and issue was fixed in days and Brian May said he never heard him off pitch again...
07:07
_"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies..."_
One of my favourite sections of any Queen song. And I've been a huge fan since 1974.
But you talked over it!
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You have a copy of the song, no? This video is Doug's analysis, after all.
Who Wants To live Forever is the best power ballad. It's stunning.
Great video and great philosophy, Doug - thank you so much 😃
I cannot imagine what sort of profound strength of soul Freddy had, as a dying man, to sing these lyrics with the power and conviction. Presumably his show still goes on somewhere.
Oh how I would love to sing this song with you guiding me on the piano! Your piano sound is so full and warm ❤
Freddy was the complete package. His voice was amazing. Billy Joel is the only male performer that I know who has the same range. But then you add in the showmanship and Freddy stands alone.
an amazing song, holds my very soul
I Love this song. I was a teenager when this was released and it hit hard.
I'd love to see your thought on "Who wants to live forever", the studio version. It's such a powerful beautiful song that is soooooooo under-rated. Love the content as always Doug :)
Queen have a few absolutely perfect songs imo, and this is one of them. Everything fell in the right place, with the right sound. Perfection right there!
It was great watching you play along with the keyboard. i really enjoyed that
One of my absolute favorite songs ever... perhaps my favorite...
To me, the most symbolic part of this song is the end: that last repeating “the show must go on, go on, go on, go on…” is without Freddie’s voice…
Queen instructed me on the fact that I must play through it.
We’re so fortunate to be able to find strength, endurance, peace, the will to keep going through pain and adversity, etc, through music, aren’t we? ❤️
Hang in there Seth. You’re in our thoughts. Sending healing energy and vibes.
@@meganhelvering9578 you're good people Megan thank you very much for your friendship and support God bless you both.
Seth, recognize this: "I've got to keep going, be strong. Must be so determined and push myself on". Take care Seth.
On a Queen reaction (yours?) I’ve seen a quote by Freddie that bears repeating here. When asked what his favorite instrument was Freddie replied “the audience my dear”. I just love that quote!His love and respect for his audience along with his immense talent is what made him (and the other members of Queen)legendary.
What a way of saying goodbye! Goosebumps! 💔
Legend has it that Freddie one shot the vocals
This song surely fits the bill for many big acts. Its got to be a tough job sometimes. Putting on a smile for us.
Someone once asked me what my favorite song was. As someone who is terrible at picking favorites, I was unable to pick just one. She rephrased the question, asking me to name one song that I could listen to over and over again and never get tired of.
"Show Must Go On," was not only the first song I thought of, it was the only one.
That was twenty years ago (give or take,) and I don't regret that answer one bit.
Doug, I remember when Fred died. My mother was turning 35 the next day. I still remember how bummed she was. On that exact same day, Eric Carr from KISS died. His passing was overshadowed by Freddie. Much like C. S. Lewis was overshadowed by Kennedy
Came here to essentially say the same thing. Both were a great loss.
Damn, you are so hip describing modulations and key changes and....well you know.
Seminal songs? Yeah, as you said, marvelous.
Loved your comment about dropping down in thirds.
Queen Forever!
Brian May inspired me to start playing guitar when i was very young. 30 years later, I never became as good as he is.... or good.... but inspired nonetheless.
With me it was Steve Howe. I always say of Howe, "He's the reason I started playing the guitar... and he's the reason I stopped."
Brian May was also my inspiration to learn guitar!
Thanks Doug!!!!
My absolute favorite song that Freddie sang!!!!
Thank you!
"I'll just f*cking do it,Darling!!"-Freddie Mercury
Great analysis of a great song again Doug. I was fortunate enough to get to see them live in the eighties, twice actually. Freddie was (besides his immaculate singing) unbelieviable good at involving us in the audience and making us feel being a part of the show.
Add to that three more star musicians who live on stage played their instruments and while they all nailed the harmonies. I mean, you have one shot and you nail it. I still raise my hat almost forty years later. Great memories.
Freddie was the greatest band frontman who has ever lived. There's no hyperbole here, it's just fact. Nobody else holds a candle to him.
Freddie was one of the most versatile and amazing vocalists in rock (even flirting with opera,) but he was indisputably the greatest front man in the history of rock. Some will argue it was Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, or David Lee Roth, but they'd be wrong. Just watch the Live Aid performance of Radio Ga Ga. He had that entire stadium in the palm of his hand, clapping in unison, utterly hypnotized by his stage presence. Nobody ever did it better before, or better since.
I love playing this on keyboards!
This song has the same fresh powerful effect everytime I hear it,Anf Freddie was amazing,he had it all,conviction,phrasing,etc...
My favourite of Queen ,❤️
Thank you for your channel, Doug. You're that kind of persone I'd like to talk with all day, every day.
How about reacting to Innuendo?
RIP Freddie. The goat
for me the best "orchestratic" and magnificent song from Queen is Millionaire waltz... give it a personal chance... but if you do a reaction, it will be cool enough
lol, the 11th commandment, 'Thou shall not play over a Brian May solo'. That made me laugh
I agree, Freddie has to be the tops of hundreds of greats.
🙏❤🌹Freddie🌹❤🙏
When I first listened to Freddie and Queen, it was when I was in the age of 10. Well, I'm a bit older than you, Doug. And so, it was with "Radio Ga Ga". I grew up in the GDR. And radio was sometimes all that entertained us. And for years I thought that it is a song to praise the radio. I always hear Freddie sing: I'd sit alone and watch your light, my only friend through teenage nights... - I always felt connected. Freddie knew how I felt.
Of course, everybody knows their big big anthems. "The show must go on" is one of them. But I always loved their quieter songs like "Heaven for everyone" or "These are the days of our lives". But when I heard the news that Freddie will die soon, it was combined with the first time I listened to "The show must go on". Yeah, Freddie was right. Again and again.
Nowadays I think this song is his legacy. Somebody said: The song will persists, whoever will sing it. And this is true.
I always felt this song, I'm Going Slightly Mad, and These are the Days of our Lives, formed a trio of reflections on different aspects of Freddie's thoughts as he faced his own mortality. The ridiculous dissolution, the warm reminiscence, and the fierce defiance in the face of death. All three beautiful songs, and together they showed the range and craft of this unique group.
That dynamic, between the personal and the professional...something about that mix that made Freddie so darn vulnerable and charming to people on BOTH sides of the aisle. I bet there are some Queen gems you'll be stunned to say you've never heard. Would be fun to see you hear it for the first time.
you are the first guy who explain the "owigeh-stil"... as kid i told my friends always, i mean the "owigeh-stil (downgoing style as german slang)", i meant this what you describe at 9:45, the same motiv and the bass goes down. that was always my big love and it is also typical for iron maiden. they have exactly that stlistic in so many songs.
Great analysis and nice message You should do the song Innuendo from the this album. It is song that really goes back to Queen's early roots. Freddie Mercury was the ultimate showman. Freddie voice had lost some of it's power at this point, but he did some amazing singing o n the Innuendo album.