The song has nothing to do with sexuality. Just because you're gay doesn't mean you want to dress as a woman 😆 John Deacon wrote the song and it's said to be about the women's liberation movement. Roger's girlfriend came up with the idea to dress up as women. They're dressed as characters from a british soap. The video got banned on MTV in America and people gave Freddie alot of shit for it of course 🙄 It made him refuse to come back to perform in America again. Great song and I love the video. It's so tame and harmless when you compare to what people do nowadays lol.
Wow I didn’t know that. MTV was weird. Most of the rock bands back in the 80s videos all dressed like females if you think about it. Long hair, tight spandex, and makeup. Surprised they didn’t banned Boy George.
America has always struggled with the British sense of humour, nobody I knew when this was released thought it was anything but funny, Roger made a very pretty blonde, great fun.
@@kilgoretrout3966 OMG! How did I not know this?! I've seen this video countless times & am a longtime Corrie fan. (I've even gone back & watched all classic eps from the first few ever aired.) How did I not notice this before!
@@RushfanUK People in the US have never really "gotten" the cross-dressing humor of the Brits. They accepted Monty Python & Benny Hill, but I still don't think they/we ever really "got" it.
the video is a parody of the popular British soap opera 'Coronation Street' which would've been watched regularly by their UK fans. Universal topic of wanting to break out of daily humdrum lives.
Also worth mentioning... Despite resounding success in the UK and Europe where the coronation street reference was caught, the video was banned in the US because it was seen as "vulgar" and "inappropriate"
Freddy in the leather mini skirt ,Brian in bunny slippers and curlers, John Deacon as the old lady reading Roger as the school girl(and he had some nice legs)who is affectionately known as Rogerina
It was drummer Roger Taylor's girlfriend's idea to dress in drag. Bass guitar player John Deacon was the frumpy granny in the dark coat and hat, guitarist Brian May was wearing the curlers, pink satin and lace nighty and bunny slippers (I think he was possibly the spinster or widow Auntie). Dressing in drag is a popular form of comedy in the UK. The idea for the video was they were spoofing a popular soap opera called Coronation Street. The guys all had a blast dressing in drag, they thought it was hilarious. As an America, I personally love it and think its hysterical! Infamously, the stuffed shirts at MTV didn't get the joke behind the cross-dressing part of the video and banned it. Ronald Reagan was President at the time. The ballet section actually featured Freddie with members of the royal ballet, of which Freddie was a huge fan. The role Freddie is supposed to be, I think is Puck, the sprite most famous from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's dream." Also, in case your wondering, the device in the opening sequence was a tea-maid. Its a combination kettle and alarm clock. Its supposed to boil water or make tea when the alarm goes off, but was reputedly unstable. Also, the band was always experimenting with their music, pushing the envelope, going against the grain. Brian May and Roger tailor did an audio commentary on this song and its really interesting and funny. ruclips.net/video/jiwz3sBEWcU/видео.html I miss your Queen reactions.
I've often thought about how rich Brian would have been back in the 17th Century growing that gorgeous long curly black hair and cutting it off and selling it for gentleman's wigs.
The thing you have to bear in mind is that dressing as women for comedic purposes is everywhere in UK culture. When I was growing up in the 1980’s virtually every comedian would dress in drag. It wasn’t provocative or shocking, it was mainstream and it continues to this day. Every sketch show would have the comedians in drag, Les Dawson, the Two Ronnies, Fry and Laurie, the League of Gentlemen, Little Britain, Monty Python everyone did it then and still do today. There is nothing sexual about this. A UK audience would easily see this as a bit of a laugh. This wasn’t meant to be provocative at all, it’s a funny video in the style of British comedy. This was no more shocking in the UK than Saturday night family TV when this was released. Of course in the US and elsewhere this was a big shocking video but in the UK this was about as controversial as the Price is Right.
It's nearly 5am here and I have had a rough night, my husband woke and we were talking when I saw you had reacted to Queen (I call this the Queen in drag lol). I told Terry and he said thats a great song let's see Jayvee's reactions. Oh sweetheart I honestly think your reactions were the best ever, you know a great record when you hear it and I think this was the band having a lot of fun and in my family we all loved it - even my Dad used to roar with laughter when he watched it. Terry is asleep again and I am going back to reading my book so cheerio my friend, God bless you, love hugs and peace to you all Mary-Ellen UK
The look on your face when you first saw vacuum-pushing Freddie Mercury dressed up in drag with that obvious caterpillar above his upper lip is priceless!!!!
"This is one of those Queen songs that easily gets stuck in your head" - Oh you're so right. It almost made me crazy that I had this song on my mind for 2 weeks straight, when I was a teen.
The dressing up in drag was Roger's ides i believe. Also i believe it was a parody of a British show. I think you'd love "Thank God It's Christmas" also by Queen. The words really fit everything the world's been through this year.
One thing you need to bear in mind is that there is a long tradition in Britain of men dressing up in women's clothing. It dates back hundreds of years when women were not allowed to be actors. For instance, in Shakespeare's time, all the female parts were played by men and boys. It's still ingrained in the culture. Pantos, plays based on fairy tales, are performed here every Christmas and there is always a fairy godmother, wicked witch, or the like which is performed by a male actor. They quite often upstage the female lead and are a favourite of the children for their comic performances and the liberal throwing of sweets into the audience. Men often dress up for stag nights and Halloween. And, of course, you will find many comedy shows that feature plot devices that require men to dress up as a comic foil. Hopefully this goes some way towards providing some background towards other folks' posts about how it was a bit of fun rather than anything truly significant. Though I do think it plays nicely into the idea of trying to break free of the drudgery of everyday life.
I can imagine they had quite a laugh doing the video for this one. I remember watching this on MTV and my mother walked in and said "What the hell is that?"... lol. That was exactly the response that Freddy wanted.
Great song, fantastic clip! It's Freddie. Wasn't his idea though! Caused a lot, I mean a lot, of commotion back in 1984. My suggestion for more Freddie? BARCELONA, by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe.
Yes, you must hear this! Freddie and Monserrat Cabelle’ (she is a world rebound Opera singer) did a complete concert in Barcelona, Spain. They became great friends. Defiantly react to “Barcelona”
@@ateszonnebeld1069 Queen is my all time fave band. I have 3 kids and for some strange reason they were all born in years that held the summer Olympics. Barcelona and Caballe are special to me. 💖💖💖
John was a big women's rights advocate and he wrote this song as an anthem for women. The drag was supposedly the idea of Roger's girlfriend (maybe that's why he looked the best!) This was meant as a comical spoof of a hit British soap opera, so the UK fans would have instantly understood the meaning. However, US audiences rarely got to see it because MTV banned it. That's a major surprise considering some of the other stuff that was airing on MTV at the time.
Yeah, I still can't believe drag would be enough to get the banned from MTV, of all places! So Madonna's Like A Prayer was okay, and Army of Lover's Crucify, but not this??
Glad you weren’t too distracted by the video because the song is fabulous-one of my favorites! Please do “Don’t Stop Me Now” for your next Queen song! 😊 ☮️
I have honestly watched this clip 1000's of times and I never grow tired of it. Queen still rule and will never die. Seen them live twice and love all of them to bits but a huge Freddie fan, just love him. This is also my favorite Queen song. They copped so much flack for this clip for just having a bit of fun. Freddie refused to go back to America and good on him. This clip always makes me smile and loving your reaction to this one x
All of their songs have such great hooks...this is no exception! And he exudes such confidence--Who else would come out shirtless.. You can tell he had fun performing ..what a spirit.
I freaking love this song. I swear it got me through the worst break up ever. 25 years old driving from Oklahoma to Arizona with everything I owned in my car after a terrible breakup. I blasted this like over and over the entire drive. HELL YEAH!! BREAK FREE! I LOVE THIS BAND!
This was your best reaction yet! This video was banned at the time by MTV because it was too shocking for them. However, Queen had a blast doing this video, they said it was the most fun and funny music video that they'd ever done and people were supposed to see their humour. Meanwhile, I understand this song was written by John Deacon (who was the 'chick' on the couch). Brian May was the 'Chick' waking up in bed, etc., and I saw that you recognised Freddie and Roger already. Great reaction, J. Best ever! 👍👌❤️😊✌️
Since I know you also like opera -you will enjoy "Barcelona" is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. They performed for the Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony.
The video with the 4 of them dressed up as women was making fun of a British soap called Coronation Street. So many men thought the young lady in the kitchen was sexy, until she turned around and they saw it was Roger Taylor( the drummer). This was the second single from The Works album, released in 1984. It is written by John Deacon( the bass guitar player). John was the quiet man of the band.
The look of the ballet sequence is based on the illustrations of George Barbier, whom Freddie appears to have been a fan of, and fond of the ballet and the work of ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. The faun character that Freddie seems to resemble is Barbier's illustration 'Pan With Grapes'
1912 ballet vaslav nijinsky afternoon of a faun based on a 1876 poem of the same name 1912 the fauns costume was similar to Freddie's they did the cream and brown patches
Oh...your first time on this one? Somehow I love the video 😊 Did you see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody yet? It's not totally accurate but a great movie. I read America wasn't ready for this video back in the day... I like it and love the song...
I saw it MTV. a few time thought it was a great video and funny, then it was gone. I heard the higher up assholes were offended, they don`t know how to take a joke.
@@timothypowell9706I think it was more of a homage to the show. It’s still on today. Four days a week. I love the bit at the end where Fred goes up the stairs. There is a running joke that many characters went upstairs and never returned. One was called Tracy she went upstairs wasn’t seen for a few years and changed actress.
I am loving your reaction vids. I am proud to of lived in the time of the worlds 3 most amazing entertainers, Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson and Prince and alas they are all dead physically, but their music and talents still live on ,I guess forever. I was lucky enough to see Prince live and the experience will live with me forever #Amazing. I would love to see your reaction to Prince , Lets go crazy. as i think it has got THE best ending to a song, EVER. Myself i have never heard a better ending and i am 55 lol. Keep up the good work Jay. #lovinit
This was a parody on the huge TV British soap opera “Coronation Street “ and his character was Bet Lynch on the soap. This video freaked out the MTV execs in the USA and told them rock stars don’t dress in drag, and Americans like their rock stars macho.....also, that American audiences won’t get British humor. Silly as Freddie was macho on stage 100%. Queen said they would not change the video and Queen stopped touring the USA. A shame because Americans would not have seen it this way.....they maybe would initially reacted with “Wha?” only because we were so used to his macho persona on stage.....but it wouldn’t have mattered. The entire world understood the parody and knew the show, because British TV is all over that side of the Atlantic. But the USA did not. The execs caused the problem. Not Queen and not the audience. But this is the video that made Queen not return.
Proud to be British 🇬🇧and growing up in the 80’s. Can I say when I first watched this video for the first time I hardly recognised Roger Taylor as the girl in this video. It’s such a convincing performance I was blown away. Queen are outstanding to me and always will be. John Deacon I just love him 💕 Doesn’t get enough credit and is overlooked in videos. He wrote this song. Words cannot express how much of Deakys influence went into this band. He’s done some amazing music and will go down in history as the greatest Bassist ever This song is just amazing. It’s upbeat, happy even though it’s about wanting freedom. Freddie M- there just isn’t a version of him anywhere now he’s gone. RIP to him 🙏🏻🌈
Fun fact all the song including this written by John Deacon all want to no 1 and remain a well play song on radio. What a talent guy. A major element to the wonderful Queen ☺️🎼✌
Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”....Rosalind dresses as a boy to go into the Forest of Arden..published in 1632.....let that sink in...the rest of the world is chill about such things compared to the U.S.🤩
When this track came out they wouldn't show the video in America on MTV, the group were advised that the video might lose them followers or fans in America.
It was Roger Taylors G/F who came up wit the idea and he mentioned it to the band and the pulled it off. It resembles British Soap opera Coronation Street. This video was actually banned in USA
I love this song. I think a lot of people have already commented that its a John Deacon song. Apparently John would rarely say much while the other 3 argued and talked over each other with their ideas, but whenever John spoke they all automatically shut up because John would only ever speak up when he had something really good or really important to say. Actually it is interesting to check out which band member wrote each of the songs when you listen to them (all 4 of them individually wrote numbers one hits for the band - the only band to hold that achievement) as they all have subtle differences in the style. They were great as collaborators. If you have ever seen the film Flash Gordon (very cheesy, but lots of fun) Queen did the soundtrack for the film and the theme song was written by Brian May.
I always viewed this as Freddie’s take on liberation...breaking free from what’s considered ‘the norm’, hence the shock value of seeing all the band dressed as women. Freddie epitomised the idea behind showmanship so to him dressing like a woman for the video was no big deal but apparently he had a hard time persuading the other band members because they didn’t think the public would enjoy it. Eventually they agreed because they didn’t want to be stiffs about Freddie’s vision. It paid off, was a massive hit, and generally, most folk saw the humor in it anyway. I miss Freddie so much...still....❤️ And then I read others comments about it being John’s song lol. Ahh well, I did start my comment stating what was my own interpretation 😉
Can we just take a moment and admit how hot Roger Taylor looks in drag?!
Sexy
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He is brillant singer and drummer.. listen to bohemian..
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The song has nothing to do with sexuality. Just because you're gay doesn't mean you want to dress as a woman 😆 John Deacon wrote the song and it's said to be about the women's liberation movement. Roger's girlfriend came up with the idea to dress up as women. They're dressed as characters from a british soap. The video got banned on MTV in America and people gave Freddie alot of shit for it of course 🙄 It made him refuse to come back to perform in America again. Great song and I love the video. It's so tame and harmless when you compare to what people do nowadays lol.
The Soap it was honoring was Coronation Street.
Wow I didn’t know that. MTV was weird. Most of the rock bands back in the 80s videos all dressed like females if you think about it. Long hair, tight spandex, and makeup. Surprised they didn’t banned Boy George.
America has always struggled with the British sense of humour, nobody I knew when this was released thought it was anything but funny, Roger made a very pretty blonde, great fun.
@@kilgoretrout3966 OMG! How did I not know this?! I've seen this video countless times & am a longtime Corrie fan. (I've even gone back & watched all classic eps from the first few ever aired.) How did I not notice this before!
@@RushfanUK People in the US have never really "gotten" the cross-dressing humor of the Brits. They accepted Monty Python & Benny Hill, but I still don't think they/we ever really "got" it.
This song was written by John not freddie. Dressing like women was Roger's girlfriends idea.
It was a crazy thing. It was supposed to be funny and it was. People confuse the hell outta me.lol
What a great video. Entertaining. And Freddie's voice is amazing
They were dressing as woman as they were spoofing the the UK soap 'Coronation Street'
This video was a riot ! Freddie and the Guys being "campy" as hell.
Yep- Brits are much more used to drag... it's kind of not a bit deal.. witness: Monty Python.. lol
the video is a parody of the popular British soap opera 'Coronation Street' which would've been watched regularly by their UK fans. Universal topic of wanting to break out of daily humdrum lives.
Also worth mentioning... Despite resounding success in the UK and Europe where the coronation street reference was caught, the video was banned in the US because it was seen as "vulgar" and "inappropriate"
@@raesour2806 Vulgar. So they thought looking like a woman was vulgar. My God.
@@sexysadie2901 apparently so, unfortunately.
Bonus fact: Jimi Hendrix became a big Coronation Street fan while living in London.
Freddy in the leather mini skirt
,Brian in bunny slippers and curlers,
John Deacon as the old lady reading
Roger as the school girl(and he had some nice legs)who is affectionately known as Rogerina
like Brain would need any curlers ;)
hahahahaha🤣😂
Rogerina was fuckin BEAUTIFUL 😂
You guys ... I'm dying right now 1:32 - 1:35 🤣🤣🤣 My man was straight up confused AF 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂💖✌️
@@turdferguson400 that schit had me in tears ... 🤣 He had that .. is this happening face?
@@bryanstarke2931 IKR!!? Soooo funny. Maybe we all had the same look the first time we saw this clip... 😂😂😂🤷♀️
My great aunt Freda had a moustache. Not as good as Freddie’s though... 😂😂🤪
LOL your face when you saw Freddie, yeah it's Freddie breaking free, your expression lol!
"flaxen hair" wow what a cool handle.
@@streetmountebank5142 Thank you!
It was drummer Roger Taylor's girlfriend's idea to dress in drag. Bass guitar player John Deacon was the frumpy granny in the dark coat and hat, guitarist Brian May was wearing the curlers, pink satin and lace nighty and bunny slippers (I think he was possibly the spinster or widow Auntie). Dressing in drag is a popular form of comedy in the UK. The idea for the video was they were spoofing a popular soap opera called Coronation Street. The guys all had a blast dressing in drag, they thought it was hilarious. As an America, I personally love it and think its hysterical! Infamously, the stuffed shirts at MTV didn't get the joke behind the cross-dressing part of the video and banned it. Ronald Reagan was President at the time. The ballet section actually featured Freddie with members of the royal ballet, of which Freddie was a huge fan. The role Freddie is supposed to be, I think is Puck, the sprite most famous from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's dream." Also, in case your wondering, the device in the opening sequence was a tea-maid. Its a combination kettle and alarm clock. Its supposed to boil water or make tea when the alarm goes off, but was reputedly unstable. Also, the band was always experimenting with their music, pushing the envelope, going against the grain. Brian May and Roger tailor did an audio commentary on this song and its really interesting and funny. ruclips.net/video/jiwz3sBEWcU/видео.html I miss your Queen reactions.
My mother had a teas-made. When I saw this video for the first time I laughed hardest to see that. Great vid.
Yes that's Freddie. In fact it's all 4 of them. The real cute school girl is Roger Taylor.
@@jillgehrke7262 Not Roger, lol...he’s prettier than a lot of women 🤗😂
Roger reminds me of the actress Lynn Redgrave. He totally can pass as a lady.
@@jillgehrke7262 Not at all.
I've often thought about how rich Brian would have been back in the 17th Century growing that gorgeous long curly black hair and cutting it off and selling it for gentleman's wigs.
Roger did make a very attractive woman.
The thing you have to bear in mind is that dressing as women for comedic purposes is everywhere in UK culture. When I was growing up in the 1980’s virtually every comedian would dress in drag. It wasn’t provocative or shocking, it was mainstream and it continues to this day. Every sketch show would have the comedians in drag, Les Dawson, the Two Ronnies, Fry and Laurie, the League of Gentlemen, Little Britain, Monty Python everyone did it then and still do today.
There is nothing sexual about this. A UK audience would easily see this as a bit of a laugh. This wasn’t meant to be provocative at all, it’s a funny video in the style of British comedy. This was no more shocking in the UK than Saturday night family TV when this was released.
Of course in the US and elsewhere this was a big shocking video but in the UK this was about as controversial as the Price is Right.
Haha exactly! Remember Lily Savage and Julian Clarey? I suppose it’s a cultural thing.
@@yasminm7157 I do remember the papers going a bit nuts over the video especially Roger Taylor! It was and is hilarious!
@@sharonf438 Wasn’t he dubbed Rogerina as he made a very pretty girl! 😂
@@yasminm7157 ha ha that does ring a vague bell!
We have a pantomine tradition. Drag is part of a family xmas. There is nothing sexual about it. It's a laugh.
It's nearly 5am here and I have had a rough night, my husband woke and we were talking when I saw you had reacted to Queen (I call this the Queen in drag lol). I told Terry and he said thats a great song let's see Jayvee's reactions. Oh sweetheart I honestly think your reactions were the best ever, you know a great record when you hear it and I think this was the band having a lot of fun and in my family we all loved it - even my Dad used to roar with laughter when he watched it. Terry is asleep again and I am going back to reading my book so cheerio my friend, God bless you, love hugs and peace to you all Mary-Ellen UK
So much crap happening in the U.K. at the moment, at least we can look back at our fabulous musical roots! Bless Freddie and the Queen!💖💕
The look on your face when you first saw vacuum-pushing Freddie Mercury dressed up in drag with that obvious caterpillar above his upper lip is priceless!!!!
"This is one of those Queen songs that easily gets stuck in your head" - Oh you're so right. It almost made me crazy that I had this song on my mind for 2 weeks straight, when I was a teen.
The dressing up in drag was Roger's ides i believe. Also i believe it was a parody of a British show. I think you'd love "Thank God It's Christmas" also by Queen. The words really fit everything the world's been through this year.
One of my favourite Christmas songs 😁
I just loved your reaction!!! You are so much fun!!
One thing you need to bear in mind is that there is a long tradition in Britain of men dressing up in women's clothing. It dates back hundreds of years when women were not allowed to be actors. For instance, in Shakespeare's time, all the female parts were played by men and boys. It's still ingrained in the culture. Pantos, plays based on fairy tales, are performed here every Christmas and there is always a fairy godmother, wicked witch, or the like which is performed by a male actor. They quite often upstage the female lead and are a favourite of the children for their comic performances and the liberal throwing of sweets into the audience. Men often dress up for stag nights and Halloween. And, of course, you will find many comedy shows that feature plot devices that require men to dress up as a comic foil. Hopefully this goes some way towards providing some background towards other folks' posts about how it was a bit of fun rather than anything truly significant. Though I do think it plays nicely into the idea of trying to break free of the drudgery of everyday life.
Great comment. We do love a bit of camp over here, don’t we?!
Yes that's freddie, John, Brian and Roger!
Freddie was all set to shave off his moustache but they said no, leave it. It's funnier with it! lol love it
My 84 year old nannan requested this for her funeral 😆 she was amazing and had a wicked sense of humour 💖
Another John Deacon masterpiece!
Queen... Enough said.
That is all. 👍👍👍💖
Omg. The surprise on your face made me laugh! I rewound your rewind, lol
Roger's one of the prettiest girls you've had on your reaction channel. LOL
I can imagine they had quite a laugh doing the video for this one. I remember watching this on MTV and my mother walked in and said "What the hell is that?"... lol. That was exactly the response that Freddy wanted.
Happy Tuesday J. I love Queen.
Great song, fantastic clip! It's Freddie. Wasn't his idea though! Caused a lot, I mean a lot, of commotion back in 1984. My suggestion for more Freddie? BARCELONA, by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe.
Deffo!!! Also, my fave. ‘Spread Your Wings’. 💖💖💖
@@turdferguson400 That's a big support to my suggestion from the other side of the world.
Yes, you must hear this! Freddie and Monserrat Cabelle’ (she is a world rebound Opera singer) did a complete concert in Barcelona, Spain. They became great friends. Defiantly react to “Barcelona”
@@ateszonnebeld1069 Queen is my all time fave band. I have 3 kids and for some strange reason they were all born in years that held the summer Olympics. Barcelona and Caballe are special to me. 💖💖💖
@@turdferguson400 I understand. Barcelona olympics was 1992, I believe. Al in a steady four year sequence, that's pretty cool.
John was a big women's rights advocate and he wrote this song as an anthem for women. The drag was supposedly the idea of Roger's girlfriend (maybe that's why he looked the best!) This was meant as a comical spoof of a hit British soap opera, so the UK fans would have instantly understood the meaning. However, US audiences rarely got to see it because MTV banned it. That's a major surprise considering some of the other stuff that was airing on MTV at the time.
Yeah, I still can't believe drag would be enough to get the banned from MTV, of all places! So Madonna's Like A Prayer was okay, and Army of Lover's Crucify, but not this??
Rogerina has entered the chat
Glad you weren’t too distracted by the video because the song is fabulous-one of my favorites! Please do “Don’t Stop Me Now” for your next Queen song! 😊 ☮️
I have honestly watched this clip 1000's of times and I never grow tired of it. Queen still rule and will never die. Seen them live twice and love all of them to bits but a huge Freddie fan, just love him. This is also my favorite Queen song. They copped so much flack for this clip for just having a bit of fun. Freddie refused to go back to America and good on him. This clip always makes me smile and loving your reaction to this one x
Two kinds of rock..Queen and others! They trailblaze and make their own mark..they don’t follow anyone! Amazing band!
All of their songs have such great hooks...this is no exception! And he exudes such confidence--Who else would come out shirtless.. You can tell he had fun performing ..what a spirit.
I freaking love this song. I swear it got me through the worst break up ever. 25 years old driving from Oklahoma to Arizona with everything I owned in my car after a terrible breakup. I blasted this like over and over the entire drive. HELL YEAH!! BREAK FREE! I LOVE THIS BAND!
Can you do Queen's Another one bites the dust?
This was your best reaction yet!
This video was banned at the time by MTV because it was too shocking for them. However, Queen had a blast doing this video, they said it was the most fun and funny music video that they'd ever done and people were supposed to see their humour.
Meanwhile, I understand this song was written by John Deacon (who was the 'chick' on the couch). Brian May was the 'Chick' waking up in bed, etc., and I saw that you recognised Freddie and Roger already.
Great reaction, J. Best ever! 👍👌❤️😊✌️
It’s Queen, it’s bound to be good. Excellent old song, with timeless quality. So old, I believe I had hair then. Lol.
😂😂😂💖👍
@@turdferguson400 a sad but very true fact. Lol.
@@dalebaker9109 Sorry, mate. I shouldn’t have laughed. ☹️ Just such a pain to be getting old! 😩😩
Since I know you also like opera -you will enjoy "Barcelona" is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. They performed for the Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony.
The video with the 4 of them dressed up as women was making fun of a British soap called Coronation Street. So many men thought the young lady in the kitchen was sexy, until she turned around and they saw it was Roger Taylor( the drummer). This was the second single from The Works album, released in 1984. It is written by John Deacon( the bass guitar player). John was the quiet man of the band.
The Legend Freddie Mercury/queen brilliant 👌 ur face J when Freddie apeared with that hoover 😂😂
The look of the ballet sequence is based on the illustrations of George Barbier, whom Freddie appears to have been a fan of, and fond of the ballet and the work of ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. The faun character that Freddie seems to resemble is Barbier's illustration 'Pan With Grapes'
1912 ballet vaslav nijinsky afternoon of a faun based on a 1876 poem of the same name
1912 the fauns costume was similar to Freddie's they did the cream and brown patches
Your face when Freddie walks in. 😂
Oh...your first time on this one? Somehow I love the video 😊 Did you see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody yet? It's not totally accurate but a great movie. I read America wasn't ready for this video back in the day... I like it and love the song...
This was banned from MTV. Brian in curlers & bunny slippers. Deacon as an old woman. They had a lot of fun with this. 😂🤩✨🤩
I saw it MTV. a few time thought it was a great video and funny, then it was gone. I heard the higher up
assholes were offended, they don`t know how to take a joke.
Absolutely Great Reaction. !!!!
Classic!!! 💖💖💖💖👑👑👑
You should definitely check out White Queen at the Hammersmith! Early Queen well worth watching!
Haaaaaah, loved your reaction to the group in drag the funny side of queen 🤗
Freddie in Drag... my fav!!!
That moment when you realize the entire band is in drag... priceless! British Humour..
Barcelona will not disappoint I think it has about 11 million views
Queen FOREVER.
This I believe was how found out about Queen!!!
this will be good lol..Priceless enjoy lol
Love this....I remember when it was banned from MTV....crazy!!
"I want it all"...masterpiece of rock
I've been missing your Queen reactions! Dig deep! So much more!
I loved the look on your face when the ONE AND ONLY “FREDDY” came out at the start! 😱😍🤣
Great song!!!
Have you watched the movie Bohemian Rhapsody yet? It’s about Freddie and the group Queen. It’s brilliant!
I think Queen was also pocking fun at a British Sitcom at the time called Coronation Street.
It’s not a sitcom. It’s a weekly drama soap about everyday life in the north of England.
@@alisonrandall3039 Ooooh so it's not supposed to be funny ooops.
@@timothypowell9706I think it was more of a homage to the show. It’s still on today. Four days a week.
I love the bit at the end where Fred goes up the stairs. There is a running joke that many characters went upstairs and never returned. One was called Tracy she went upstairs wasn’t seen for a few years and changed actress.
Got to LOVE British humor. This video was Baned by MTV in America.
I am loving your reaction vids. I am proud to of lived in the time of the worlds 3 most amazing entertainers, Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson and Prince and alas they are all dead physically, but their music and talents still live on ,I guess forever. I was lucky enough to see Prince live and the experience will live with me forever #Amazing. I would love to see your reaction to Prince , Lets go crazy. as i think it has got THE best ending to a song, EVER. Myself i have never heard a better ending and i am 55 lol. Keep up the good work Jay. #lovinit
Freddie Mercury, Muslim kid born in Zanzibar. Became the World's Number One Rock Singer!
Hi Jay, great reaction, I knew that was coming at the beginning 🤣
NOTHING Freddie does, should be surprising; not when one has watched him for yrs. Great song, none the less...
This was a parody on the huge TV British soap opera “Coronation Street “ and his character was Bet Lynch on the soap. This video freaked out the MTV execs in the USA and told them rock stars don’t dress in drag, and Americans like their rock stars macho.....also, that American audiences won’t get British humor. Silly as Freddie was macho on stage 100%. Queen said they would not change the video and Queen stopped touring the USA. A shame because Americans would not have seen it this way.....they maybe would initially reacted with “Wha?” only because we were so used to his macho persona on stage.....but it wouldn’t have mattered. The entire world understood the parody and knew the show, because British TV is all over that side of the Atlantic. But the USA did not. The execs caused the problem. Not Queen and not the audience. But this is the video that made Queen not return.
1:08 ... Ur face!! 😂🤣💗
Surprise!!!😂😂😂🎶🎵🎶🎵
😂😂😂😂👍
I love freddie always will❤❤ ive brought all my 5 children up on hes music.
Freddie managed to break free years before he died thankfully. RIP freddie.
For H.F.
Amazing song and always loved this song and your reaction.
You made my day J 😚💃
Proud to be British 🇬🇧and growing up in the 80’s. Can I say when I first watched this video for the first time I hardly recognised Roger Taylor as the girl in this video. It’s such a convincing performance I was blown away. Queen are outstanding to me and always will be. John Deacon I just love him 💕 Doesn’t get enough credit and is overlooked in videos. He wrote this song. Words cannot express how much of Deakys influence went into this band. He’s done some amazing music and will go down in history as the greatest Bassist ever
This song is just amazing. It’s upbeat, happy even though it’s about wanting freedom. Freddie M- there just isn’t a version of him anywhere now he’s gone. RIP to him 🙏🏻🌈
Loved this, the video is lit. Queen were so ahead of their time. 🔥 More Queen plz
I love you for accepting!! Thanks for being an amazing human xo
Fun fact all the song including this written by John Deacon all want to no 1 and remain a well play song on radio. What a talent guy. A major element to the wonderful Queen ☺️🎼✌
It"s so funny watching your reactions!
We Are The Champions is a good one 👍
QUEEN had a good sense of humor!
Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”....Rosalind dresses as a boy to go into the Forest of Arden..published in 1632.....let that sink in...the rest of the world is chill about such things compared to the U.S.🤩
He was an incredible performer. Decades later, his charisma still comes through the screen.
J’s reaction 1:35 🧐
Love this video one of .my all time favourite
That's our Freddie!! Hope you do Him and Michael J. Doing
"THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS "
When this track came out they wouldn't show the video in America on MTV, the group were advised that the video might lose them followers or fans in America.
Love your reacts!!
Try listening to "invisible touch" or "Jesus he knows me". Both Genesis songs :P
Deffo!!! 💖💖💖👍
It was Roger Taylors G/F who came up wit the idea and he mentioned it to the band and the pulled it off. It resembles British Soap opera Coronation Street. This video was actually banned in USA
Queen/Dragon Attack from the album The Game
Anthem of Freedom! We always need to be reminded. Queen's sense of humor is so underrated. Remember that "Fried Chicken" bit, from "One Vision"?
This video was actually banned in some parts of the US when it was released
the beginning of this video where they’re all dressed as women was inspired by the british soap coronation street! :)
It’s called DRAG!, lol 🤣
Really fun song and the video This is hysterical!
I love this song. I think a lot of people have already commented that its a John Deacon song. Apparently John would rarely say much while the other 3 argued and talked over each other with their ideas, but whenever John spoke they all automatically shut up because John would only ever speak up when he had something really good or really important to say. Actually it is interesting to check out which band member wrote each of the songs when you listen to them (all 4 of them individually wrote numbers one hits for the band - the only band to hold that achievement) as they all have subtle differences in the style. They were great as collaborators. If you have ever seen the film Flash Gordon (very cheesy, but lots of fun) Queen did the soundtrack for the film and the theme song was written by Brian May.
I always viewed this as Freddie’s take on liberation...breaking free from what’s considered ‘the norm’, hence the shock value of seeing all the band dressed as women. Freddie epitomised the idea behind showmanship so to him dressing like a woman for the video was no big deal but apparently he had a hard time persuading the other band members because they didn’t think the public would enjoy it. Eventually they agreed because they didn’t want to be stiffs about Freddie’s vision. It paid off, was a massive hit, and generally, most folk saw the humor in it anyway. I miss Freddie so much...still....❤️ And then I read others comments about it being John’s song lol. Ahh well, I did start my comment stating what was my own interpretation 😉
Ur gonna love it🤩🤘
Loved it,,, never get sick of this song... good song to sing and dance around to. 🖤🎤🎧Freddie Mercury🎧🎤🖤
Great song, haven't seen this version for a long time. Thanks! Thumbs up!
Your face said it all. Great song.