I'm a long way from being a spice girls fan, but as for their place on the list, keep in mind that this is moments in British music history. Spice Girls might not have been all that big a deal in America, but the cultural Zeitgeist of the Spice Girls in the 1990s in the UK was absolutely enormous - it still remains hugely prominent to this day, 25+ years later. So, despite as I say not being a fan, this would definitely be in a top ten biggest / most talked about moments in British music history.
@@fayesouthall6604 But as George says, they were big and part of that was their empowerment of girls and young ladies by being strong female role models despite the British press trying to derail them as a group and as individuals at the time and afterwards. I mentioned in another comment that the British Press was racist against Yoko, but in this case it's sexism. [For anyone who doesn't know, the UK has the least trusted press in all of Europe and there are several very popular daily papers that are consistently very right-wing, homophobic, racist, and sexist. That they are very popular perhaps tells you something about how hard it is to get ahead unless you are a right-wing, heterosexual, white male.
They were actually huge in America too. They literally went global nearly right away. Spice world was like the second biggest phenomenon after the beatlemania. I know they are marmite but they were truly iconic and their controversial behaviour made it even better
@@margaretnicol3423 Sadly, that's racist British Press through and through. As we saw from 'Get Back" by Peter Jackson, the split in the band was because George couldn't get more of his songs on Beatle Albums. The gutter press span that Yoko had broken up the band and that's why all the derogatory comments about her started followed by people copying that attitude (and often vilely as well) usually because of ignorance and/or racism.
I don't know if you have seen the video of the Green Day concert at Hyde Park 2017. In front of an audience of 65,000 Green Day played the backing track of Bohemian Rhapsody. The whole audience sang the song, all the way through, including the instrumentals. How many artists or groups, could control an audience nearly 30 years after the death of the lead singer. What is even more amazing is that Green Day are a completely different genre and more than 95% of the audience weren't even born when the song was released. Type in Green Day, Hyde Park Bohemian Rhapsody.
The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody was on Top of The Pops. My parents (who were a lot older than most as they started having a family in their late 30's) were flabbergasted! I remember sitting with my mouth open and then a massive smile spread across my face. I had found my people. I was 12. xxx
Sharon, sounds very familiar I was 19 and had listened to them from their very 1st LP. with tracks like Liar, Keep Yourself Alive, etc Still prefer their earlier songs. Saw them play it live in Manchester on the Bohemian Tour. Maybe the best concert I ever saw. Think it cost me £1.50 😉
I love your soft, calm voice - you are never agressive or jumping around your studio. And you have so many interesting stories to tell, especially about Yoko Ono. Thank you.
Spice Girls were definitely a phenomenon...mainly amongst teens obviously...nine number 1 hit singles and two number 1 hit albums, and the third album reached number 2. The first album went 10x platinum in the UK and 7x platinum in the US, but after that they didn't have as much success in US that they did in the UK as far as singles goes...but the second album sold 5x platinum in UK and 4x platinum in the US.
I remember our youth club wouldn't play Bohemian Rhapsody at our weekly disco "because you can't dance to it" ! We staged a sit in on the dance floor and refused to get up and dance to anything until they agreed to play it and we all sang along - amazing times 😀
The Spice Girls are the best-selling girl group in history, one of the best selling acts (105 million records sold world-wide) and the most successful British pop act after The Beatles. Regardless of them being to your taste or not, you really should have been more aware of how big they were and why it was such a big deal when they split up.
Thank you for your reaction. Just to clear up a comment you made. Queen re released Bohemian Rhapsody after the death of Freddie and hit the number 1 spot for 5 weeks around Christmas 91 into 92. It had nothing to do with Wayne's World (which I don't think had even been released at that point in the UK). It may have become popular in the USA because of Wayne's World but I think that would have been later in 92.
It certainly became popular in the US because of Wayne's World. I've worked with hundreds of US teachers around the world and to a tee they all tell me that they got to know the song through that movie. It was a hit in the US because the original video was remixed with Wayne's World footage - and won an MTV award. It was also a hit in the US when first released. Hope that helps.
Still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard about John's death. And still miss him - we could do with more outspoken eccentrics like him today. On the subject of John Lennon, the biggest moment in British music history was a church fete in Woolton, Liverpool, in 1957, when he first met a teenager called Paul.
I remember seeing Bohemian Rhapsody on TV as a kid and thinking it was absolutely incredible, just so unlike every other pop song and what truly inspired music sounded like
When Queen was number 1 in the charts the first time I saw and heard this song was on Top of The Pops my mam thought it was superb and so did I my age at thar time was 18 years old I In 1983 I saw Queen in concert they were excellent
I was at art college when I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody in our local pub, on the jukebox. The place went quiet as everyone stopped to listen. Then it was put on again...and again...and again...
My Lennon story...Australia...I was 11- 12 and my father had promised help with a school project. It got to the evening before damn thing was due and my father rang to say he'd be late as he'd caught up with a couple of friends from the UK who were visiting Oz and a big reunion party was in progress. I was horrified - I had to get this project done by next morning! He had actually forgotten it in the excitement of the reunion and was really apologetic. "Hang on though - there's someone here who'll be able to help over the phone." He put the phone down and a few seconds later it was picked up. "Hello, Cireena, I'm an old pal of your fathers who says you need a bit of help?" "Gosh yes - I'll be in big trouble if I don't get this done." "Right. No worries. This is John Lennon." Yeah right. "And I'm Marilyn Monroe" I riposted.☺ Anyway, whoever it was, it soon appeared he knew what he was on about - until we'd nearly finished when I had a question he couldn't answer. "Wait. I'm pretty sure Ringo would know this" he said, carrying on the joke as he put down the phone. Then someone picked it up again and said "Hello Cireena, love." and I suddenly sat down before I fell down - no mistaking that voice. OMG - I finally realised it wasn't a joke. In the middle of a party J.L had taken almost half an hour out to help a rather snotty schoolgirl (the "Marilyn Monroe" comment kept thumping in my head 🥵) and Ringo certainly had answered my query. The next day my project was, undeniably, the top one, and all the kids applauded it. I thought I'd won until Sister Wotsit informed me I'd once again earned a detention! Detention room was my home from home back then😆but what for this time? "Someone wrote this for you, didn't they?" said the Crow. "No they didn't. But I did get some help with information." "Your parents are not responsible for your schoolwork., you lazy girl" "It wasn't my parents, it was John Lennon." I said. And that day's detention suddenly jumped to become a week's worth!! Cheating...AND lying according to the nuns!!😂😂😂 (My mother was furious - visited rotten Sister Wotsit in person next day and tore her a new one!)
The First festival at Worthy Farm was the Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival. Summer 1970. 1,500 people attended. I was one of them. Bohemian Rhapsody was for me just part of the progression of Queen They had already blown people out of the water with songs like Seven Seas of Rhye.
I remember bohemian rhapsody when it came out. It started a life long love of Queen. The video when it aired, was absolutely amazing and a game changer for both music and music videos
I'm glad you spoke about your experience. When you tell us about things like that you never do so in a name dropping, boasting kind of way. You are always sincere. I think you're great and a breath of fresh air. Thank you for being awesome ❤
I was 21 when Bohemian Rhapsody was released and it was mind blowing! Everyone played it, sang it, talked about it. I had been a Queen fan anyway so it was extra special.
I remember hearing Bohemian Rhapsody on the radio , I already had a couple of Queen albums ( Sheer Heart Attack and Queen 2 ) and was 19 . As the intro progressed I wondered if it was Queen only to be sure it was when the break came in a minute or so. No text displays on the radio of the track being played back then and I hadn't heard the DJ introducing the song. Of course I went and bought A Night At The Opera the first chance I got . I was a country boy living on the farm so I needed to get into the county town to make my purchase. A year or two earlier Freddie had burst onto Top of The Pops with his furs and black nail varnish but glam rock had prepared us well.
The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I immediately knew I had found my favourite band. I had never heard anything like it before and have never heard anything like it since. I had heard Killer Queen and loved it so I was familiar with Queen but those two songs are completely different. I listened to A Night At the Opera constantly for ages. I was 13. I saw Queen live on the Day At The Races tour and it was the best concert I've ever seen. I paid $7.50. 👑
I was 16 when Bohemian Rhapsody was released. I was flabbergasted, absolutely loved it. But then again, I grew up with parents who were opera afficionados. The amalgamation of rock music with classical music did it for me.
I'm surprised the breakup of the Spice Girls trumped the breakup of Take That.. That was huge for their fans and not just in this country. I'm a 65 year old female metal fan but TT are my guilty pleasure!
I remember the day Robbie left take that .The drama department at our school had taken us for a special performance of the one man show theatre performance of fever pitch( book written by Nick Hornby same author of High fidelity) at the WALKERS football stadium during the interval a girl was listening to radio one on her Walkman and we heard the news , around thirty students were there and a quarter of them started crying and got taken out the room so we could enjoy the rest of the play. I hugged one girl on the way home on the bus and said,'I understand how you feel. I was heartbroken when the BBC stopped making Doctor who'. As a nerdy , nurodivergent girl, it was the closest I'd been to that kind of distress , even my parents' divorce didn't upset me that much. It was bloody annoying for around two weeks as there were snotty noses and running mascara everywhere you looked .
The Spice Girls are the best selling girl group of all time, and the biggest British pop act since the Beatles! Talented or not, they were absolutely HUGE and that was a big moment.
Ofc the spice girls break up was greater than the take that one. Take that was no where near to the spice girls success. The spice girls were the biggest thing since the beatles
A man walkes into a restaurant and asked the waiter "what the soup of the day" the waiter tells him "Oasis soup" the customer asks "why is it called Oasis soup" the waiter tells him "🎶You get a roll with it🎵"
I was wondering why I like watching your stuff a lot especially since I have watched the thing you react to before like map men but yeah, calming is definitely the word.
The changes during the Beatles' era were incredible, and I was at the perfect age to enjoy those times, from hearing their first single, Love Me Do, in 1962 at the age of 15 to that final concert the changes in society and culture influenced me for the rest of my life. Dear Amy was wonderful. I went to the festival that inspired Michael Eavis to found the Glastonbury Festival, it was the festival of Progressive Rock and Blues at the Shepton Mallet Showground Near Bath in Somerset, and featured such bands as Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane with Grace Slick, there was an audience of 250,000 and only one stage, there is no video of it as the crew brought the wrong equipment. Michael Eavis was a local Dairy farmer, and he gave away a bottle of milk to each ticket holder at the first festival.
The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I was on a break after just milking approx 200 friesian cattle, I was knackered and didn't pay too much attention until I realised it was queen and I'd liked 7 seas of rye and killer queen before it.
❤I love your channel. A few weeks ago, i made a joke about americans being dumb. I really didn't mean to offend. It was a tongue in cheek, ha ha, jibe. Tone is lost in text. Anyway, you made a video a day later saying you didn't like to read the comments. I really hope this wasn't because of my comment. My grandad was from Texas and many families members are also. I just want to say your channel has brought me so much peace. Since the war in israel started youtube became a very dark place. I mean, it was already with the culture war and just all the crap that is happening in the world. Your channel made me focus on the fun things in life. The map men videos are fantastic. I love your style and how you google things you dont know. It adds so much to your videos. You are clearly a very humble and talented person with an amazing, quite british sense of humour and a great music taste. Im really grateful you decided to start making videos. The writers strike is our gain. I look forward to your videos daily and sit thru them smiling like an idiot. You're truly a joy, and u make me forget about all the negativity in the world. Once again, i apologise for my rude joke. I really didn't mean any harm. Was just friendly banter. However, i can see how it can be deemed insensitive. Once again, thanks for being you. Hope you come to visit Liverpool one day. We would be very happy to have you
Queen @ Live Aid is page 1, paragraph 1 of the UK performing arts school (if it isn't, it should be). If you want to make it in this business, this is your target audience reaction & participation!
I wasn't around when "Bohemian Rhapsody" first came out, but have been told by family members that I was apparently a huge Queen fan in utero. I would kick and dance around, poor mom. Additionally, one of my first memories was Lennon being killed. I didn't know who he was at the time, but everyone was sad. These days, I use this to tell younger folks about how music can bring everyone together.
Dude you do have a calming voice and influence, thought about asking for a recital of oh i don't know, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, would play it at bedtime. As for Bohemian Rhapsody i remember we all sat down as a family to watch it on Top of the Pops, Mesmerised, we were all Mesmerised.
Seeing the ‘video’ to Bo Rap is one of my earliest memories. I was three or four and I can vividly remember the four faces lit from above, disappearing into the screen and the words Galileo Figaro., as a very small child. I can also remember John Lennon’s death very well. The impact of the release of imagine was so sad for a nine year old child because, being born in Liverpool, he was a huge part of our culture.
I was old enough to remember Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody - the moment I heard it I knew it would be a hit - didn't realise how big. Back then in the UK, there was just The Charts (the top 40) which was counted down on Sunday evenings on the radio - we used to record it to listen to through the week. The new chart was released on Wednesday lunchtime, and I had a transistor radio with an earpiece (seriously advanced technology in the 70s) and used to listen to it at school. There were almost no radio stations - BBC Radio 1 was THE music station and pretty much the whole country listened to it. Hence you got big stars - now, media is so fragmented, it's difficult for anyone to have 'overall' success. Those old days in the 70s were simple - but much more real that today. Digital hasn't really been our friend. Though I accept I can sit here and type this to you on such a great platform - but the negatives of the digital net are getting more numerous. The biggest things from my childhood growing up in the 70s were The Osmonds (HUGE) and the Bay City Rollers (EVEN HUGER). Check out Bye Bye Baby by the Bay City Rollers - it wasn't their One Hit Wonder but it was certainly their most memorable song ever.
I remember the "Battle of Britpop", though at the time I was mostly listening to American rock - Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Green Day etc. When Country House was announced as the #1 single, singer Damon Albarn wore an Oasis t-shirt for their performance on Top Of The Pops 🤣
I remember when "Bohemian Rhapsody" came out. I didn't know much about Queen but I thought the song was mad and brilliant. The 70s really were magic for music.
Wow, nice story and an awesome connection to the band you love and respect- I can see why it’s a surreal memory for you! Hey just a thought but you could name drop at the end of every video with an interesting story cos I now feel you’re holding out on us 😂😂😂
Can’t believe the Spice Girls was included! 😂. One big omission is the Sex Pistols appearance on an early evening tv show, when they swore at Bill Grundy, the presenter. The nation was outraged (Not me as I was a Pistols fan), the Sex Pistols were public enemy No.1 and punk was front page news.
I'm now 68 so I remember well the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, however I was a prog rock / metal fan and was used to the longer tracks that were more prevalent at that time. Granted, it was unusual for radio to play such a long track, but they did.
I heard Bohemian Rhapsody when it was released and thought it was amazing and bought the record. One of my first musical memories was in 1973, when I was 10 years old, and I was mesmorised by David Bowie's Life On Mars. I thought, and still think, it's a fantastic song.
Everyone goes on about Live Aid which was fine and made a huge amount of money, but let's not forget it was George Harrison who started it all in his Concert for Bangladesh in the early seventies up till then no one would of even thought about doing such a thing!
My cousin loved Elton John she’s about 15 years older than me, and she used to tell me in the 60s that she was married to him - I didn’t really know who he was - so I don’t think I was that impressed, tho I did believe her
I am disappointed that the list didnt include Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth, as the single largest concert in the UK, with 375,000 in attendance for a single artist. Absolutely insane in 2003 and still hasnt been topped two decades later
Think Oasis at Knebworth was bigger although less people, it still has the biggest demand for tickets ever in the UK and could have sold out for 14 days with 5% of the British population applying for tickets.
I would say that there was one event that was certainly as monumental as any of those events but is often under-reported and considered. In 1976, the Sex Pistols did a legendary gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. I was a young kid in Manchester and I almost went to the gig (my friend Craig did though). Despite an audience of about 50, the Fall, the Buzzcocks, the Smiths, and Joy Division were formed directly catalysed because of that gig along with the creation of Factory records; with British Punk exploding from that moment. Nirvana, Green Day & REM specifically refer to the Buzzcocks as being their main influence and Magazine was a splinter group from the Buzzcocks who in turn influenced Radiohead, Susie and the Banshees, RHCP, and Simple Minds. The Fall directly influence Happy Mondays and Sonic Youth. Joy Division became New Order on the suicide of Curtis and in there own ways influenced OMD, Tears for Fears, the Cure, the Proclaimers and Soundgarden as well as being the founders of alt dance and alt rock movements. Finally, the Smiths kick-started the Brit-pop movement including Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Stone Roses .... Pretty sure that counts as a monumental moment! By the way, I did listen to Bohemian Rhapsody the very first time it was played on the radio - the Kenny Everett Show (note that this was on a transistor radio which was small and mono). It simply blew my mind. In fact, if I recall Kenny played it twice in succession and several times during his show. It was certainly like nothing else and it was incredibly impressive - so much so that I could remember several parts on first listening. Many of my friends had heard it too when I met them at school the following week. We were all into music big time (Zappa, Bowie, Queen, Stooges, Beck, Velvet Underground, Zep, Yes, Sabbs, Floyd, Rush, Quo, Purple, The Doors, Steely Dan, Gong, ELP, Santana, Mahavishnu Orchestra and so on) and it was clear that Bohemian Rhapsody was so much more than any old pop song - and it was fun to sing with other people. That bouncing up and down in the car in Wayne's World just summed it all up - there was nothing that exploded more than the guitar solos in that song.
Your personal story about yoko is just so nice to hear. Glad you kept it in Yes, you are a calmimg person which is so nice to listen to rather than the ones who do rabbit on ❤ keep up the good work😂
Thank you for sharing the story about Yoko, I’m glad you left it in. Yoko gets a lot of unfounded negativity even today so it’s so nice to hear a positive voice for her. I also agree that you are an extremely calming presence and I can see why they asked you to do that job! It’s easy to laugh about the spice girls now, but it’s so difficult to describe just how huge they were at the time. I think the biggest moments in music don’t have to mean talent or respect in the industry, just big. They’re the best selling girl group of all time, and the most successful British pop act since the Beatles! Every time I see your music reactions it makes me think you need to listen to more David Bowie ⚡️
They had a live career beforehand, but ALL the Beatles' recordings were made between 1963 and 1970. Massive credit has to go to Sir George Martin. He was a producer who unlocked their potential. Like it or not (and I don't particularly), the Spice Girls were huge. They were the archetypal underwhelming icon of the overwhelmingly vacuous 1990s. I saw the Bohemian Rhapsody video on TotP first, same as just about everyone else in the UK outside of London. It was all anybody talked about at school the next day. It was novel, surreal, completely unexpected, and undeniably brilliant. It was no. 1 for weeks and TotP started cutting the video, which only drew complaints.
I'm surprised Robbie Williams leaving Take That isn't on there with some of these entries. Why WatchMojo think that Oasis are such a big deal I don't know but they always seem to feature on these Top 10s. And where is the Sex Pistols infamous appearance on the Today programme?
I was alive when Bohemian rhapsody was released as a single, and a great deal of credit has to go to Freddie's friend, Kenny Everett a tv personality and DJ on Capital Radio, he ignored his bosses at the the station and played the sing after all other radio stations refused it, in fact he played it 14 times over two consecutive days!
OK this make a lot of sence now, I have always been surprised by your knowledge of British culture, it far surpasses other American reacts, but if you have been that deep in the entertainment industry it now makes sence
I'm surprised the Sex Pistols gig at The Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976 didn't get a mention. They reckon only 40-50 people attended that night but those who did went on to form The Smiths, Buzzcocks, Joy Division/New Order and The Fall. A whole new music scene was created, one that would inspire others for decades to come.
I was a student in '76, when Queen released BR. Yes, the impact. When the video hit Top of the Pops on the BBC the impact was huge, the first real pop vid. Everyone was talking about it. As to Elton coming out, the UK was ahead of the USA, probably by a generation, in terms of acceptance.
I was in what we in the UK call 6th Form at school when Bohemian Rhapsody was released. 6th Form (17 and 18 year olds) was an optional thing then, for studies leading to getting a place at University and most of us probably thought we were super cool, as we were obviously considered clever enough for higher education plus we could jump the queue for school lunches. During breaks between classes we played this record non-stop and we got a lot of breaks. None of us had heard anything like it and it defined and marked a whole period of our lives. Brilliant.
Mate, the spice girl were a global phenomenon and created the biggest buzz after the beatles. They might not be everyones cup of tea but people can't deny their iconic status and legacy. Still the biggest and best girl group ever
You should take a look at Green Day playing London (I think it's green day), before the concert starts, open air gig and the crowd start singing a Queen song, how Green Day must have felt going out to that crowd 😂
To answer your question, when this was released in 1975 in the U.K. it was in the charts for 176 days straight, nine weeks of that at number one, everyone that I knew thought that it was a masterpiece from the first time we heard it. I already had bought "Sheer Heart Attack" from the year before, it was one of the first albums that I ever owned as I was 14 when I bought it, what made me buy it was the excellent track "Killer Queen" and "Now I'm Here", but once I heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" I knew that I was a fan for life.
Your show was pretty good I like it. You said the word confused i've always been confused and love it the British put out bedroom music in that time.middle 60s 2 the early 80s don't know any new music. I'm still An old hippie I know we will be best Rock music ever. New age music is excellent now.
They done a birthday beatles on the roof couple years ago..a friend of mine organised it..most of my friends are musicians and some of the stories one got upto..gate crashing a party and awards in 60s sat next to rollingstones mick was late lol..Great book by David Stark it's very funny..called its all too much. His stories with the beetles etc
I'll actually come to the defence of the Spice Girls here. Which I never thought I'd do. Even though I have no love for The Beatles, they are obviously the better musicians and have had far more of an impact to music as an artform than the Spice Girls did. But the Spice Girls as a sheer cultural phenomenon was something that is truely remarkable, for better or for worse. Their break up was huge news at the time around the world, and I would say it was the last event of its kind. We all have our own opinions on the value of that though.
9 is freaking hilarious! Glastonbury is the UKs annual Woodstock, only lightyears' better, and World Class. Surprised that you were not totally aware of it. 2 Bohemian Rhapsody - if it was not for Kenny Everett, the song would have received NO radio airplay time, and the world would not have know it, nor Freddie, nor Queen. Very surprised that The Beatles, 'All You Need Is Love' first live global TV performance link (1967) does not even get a mention. 400 million viewed. It truly is iconic.
I have to be totaly honest and say i really didn't like Bohhemian Rhapsody when it first came out. As i got a bit older my music tastes changed and i appreciated rock and different genres of music. But in 1975 i was just 12 and my big love was ABBA. the race was on for the Christmas no.1 which was a BIG thing here in the UK. BR went to no.1, 2 weeks before the Christmas chart on 21 Dec and it remained there for a total of 9 weeks. ABBA released Mama Mia the first week of the new year and remained at no.3 until they finally knocked Queen off the no.1 spot on 25 Jan 76 and remained there for a further 2 weeks.
The beatles roof top performance was epic obviously I weren't born then but still epic. Freddie was a talent. I did love the spice girls tho 😅 an the likes of the madchester music. Great vid mate 👍
re Bohemian Rapsody: I was 17 at the time of release and was a Queen fan yes it made a big impact but I wasn't put off by the style, I kind of expected overblown (in a good way!) songs from them as their previous albums had a few on them
A 'calming presence' describes you perfectly. So glad you didn't edit out the Yoko bit.
Yes I nodded when he said that. I can imagine he’s calming, his voice is so gentle.
Agreed. He does the calming thing 20/20.
I'm a long way from being a spice girls fan, but as for their place on the list, keep in mind that this is moments in British music history. Spice Girls might not have been all that big a deal in America, but the cultural Zeitgeist of the Spice Girls in the 1990s in the UK was absolutely enormous - it still remains hugely prominent to this day, 25+ years later. So, despite as I say not being a fan, this would definitely be in a top ten biggest / most talked about moments in British music history.
Agreed. It was huge news
@@fayesouthall6604 But as George says, they were big and part of that was their empowerment of girls and young ladies by being strong female role models despite the British press trying to derail them as a group and as individuals at the time and afterwards. I mentioned in another comment that the British Press was racist against Yoko, but in this case it's sexism.
[For anyone who doesn't know, the UK has the least trusted press in all of Europe and there are several very popular daily papers that are consistently very right-wing, homophobic, racist, and sexist. That they are very popular perhaps tells you something about how hard it is to get ahead unless you are a right-wing, heterosexual, white male.
They were actually huge in America too. They literally went global nearly right away. Spice world was like the second biggest phenomenon after the beatlemania. I know they are marmite but they were truly iconic and their controversial behaviour made it even better
Thank you for your story about Yoko, she has had so much negativity reported about her, it was lovely to hear you speak so positively about her.
This, basically.
I love yoko she’s awesome!
Most people's response: ''I had the pleasure of working with Yoko ...!'' Oh dear!!!
@@margaretnicol3423 Sadly, that's racist British Press through and through. As we saw from 'Get Back" by Peter Jackson, the split in the band was because George couldn't get more of his songs on Beatle Albums. The gutter press span that Yoko had broken up the band and that's why all the derogatory comments about her started followed by people copying that attitude (and often vilely as well) usually because of ignorance and/or racism.
@@clowncarqingdao I didn't like Yoko but it was because of her awful screeching when she was ''singing'' with the band.
I don't know if you have seen the video of the Green Day concert at Hyde Park 2017. In front of an audience of 65,000 Green Day played the backing track of Bohemian Rhapsody. The whole audience sang the song, all the way through, including the instrumentals. How many artists or groups, could control an audience nearly 30 years after the death of the lead singer. What is even more amazing is that Green Day are a completely different genre and more than 95% of the audience weren't even born when the song was released. Type in Green Day, Hyde Park Bohemian Rhapsody.
The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody was on Top of The Pops. My parents (who were a lot older than most as they started having a family in their late 30's) were flabbergasted! I remember sitting with my mouth open and then a massive smile spread across my face. I had found my people. I was 12. xxx
Sharon, sounds very familiar
I was 19 and had listened to them from their very 1st LP. with tracks like Liar, Keep Yourself Alive, etc
Still prefer their earlier songs.
Saw them play it live in Manchester on the Bohemian Tour.
Maybe the best concert I ever saw.
Think it cost me £1.50 😉
JJLA. You have some genuinely interesting stories to tell. The Yoko story was great and I'm glad you shared it.
I was 17 when Bohemian Rhapsody was released ... it was quite simply a jaw dropping moment.
I love your soft, calm voice - you are never agressive or jumping around your studio. And you have so many interesting stories to tell, especially about Yoko Ono. Thank you.
Spice Girls were definitely a phenomenon...mainly amongst teens obviously...nine number 1 hit singles and two number 1 hit albums, and the third album reached number 2. The first album went 10x platinum in the UK and 7x platinum in the US, but after that they didn't have as much success in US that they did in the UK as far as singles goes...but the second album sold 5x platinum in UK and 4x platinum in the US.
I remember our youth club wouldn't play Bohemian Rhapsody at our weekly disco "because you can't dance to it" ! We staged a sit in on the dance floor and refused to get up and dance to anything until they agreed to play it and we all sang along - amazing times 😀
The Spice Girls are the best-selling girl group in history, one of the best selling acts (105 million records sold world-wide) and the most successful British pop act after The Beatles. Regardless of them being to your taste or not, you really should have been more aware of how big they were and why it was such a big deal when they split up.
Thank you for your reaction. Just to clear up a comment you made. Queen re released Bohemian Rhapsody after the death of Freddie and hit the number 1 spot for 5 weeks around Christmas 91 into 92. It had nothing to do with Wayne's World (which I don't think had even been released at that point in the UK). It may have become popular in the USA because of Wayne's World but I think that would have been later in 92.
It certainly became popular in the US because of Wayne's World. I've worked with hundreds of US teachers around the world and to a tee they all tell me that they got to know the song through that movie. It was a hit in the US because the original video was remixed with Wayne's World footage - and won an MTV award. It was also a hit in the US when first released. Hope that helps.
Still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard about John's death. And still miss him - we could do with more outspoken eccentrics like him today. On the subject of John Lennon, the biggest moment in British music history was a church fete in Woolton, Liverpool, in 1957, when he first met a teenager called Paul.
I remember seeing Bohemian Rhapsody on TV as a kid and thinking it was absolutely incredible, just so unlike every other pop song and what truly inspired music sounded like
When Queen was number 1 in the charts the first time I saw and heard this song was on Top of The Pops my mam thought it was superb and so did I my age at thar time was 18 years old
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In 1983 I saw Queen in concert they were excellent
I was at art college when I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody in our local pub, on the jukebox. The place went quiet as everyone stopped to listen. Then it was put on again...and again...and again...
My Lennon story...Australia...I was 11- 12 and my father had promised help with a school project. It got to the evening before damn thing was due and my father rang to say he'd be late as he'd caught up with a couple of friends from the UK who were visiting Oz and a big reunion party was in progress. I was horrified - I had to get this project done by next morning! He had actually forgotten it in the excitement of the reunion and was really apologetic. "Hang on though - there's someone here who'll be able to help over the phone." He put the phone down and a few seconds later it was picked up. "Hello, Cireena, I'm an old pal of your fathers who says you need a bit of help?" "Gosh yes - I'll be in big trouble if I don't get this done." "Right. No worries. This is John Lennon."
Yeah right. "And I'm Marilyn Monroe" I riposted.☺
Anyway, whoever it was, it soon appeared he knew what he was on about - until we'd nearly finished when I had a question he couldn't answer. "Wait. I'm pretty sure Ringo would know this" he said, carrying on the joke as he put down the phone. Then someone picked it up again and said "Hello Cireena, love." and I suddenly sat down before I fell down - no mistaking that voice.
OMG - I finally realised it wasn't a joke. In the middle of a party J.L had taken almost half an hour out to help a rather snotty schoolgirl (the "Marilyn Monroe" comment kept thumping in my head 🥵) and Ringo certainly had answered my query.
The next day my project was, undeniably, the top one, and all the kids applauded it. I thought I'd won until Sister Wotsit informed me I'd once again earned a detention! Detention room was my home from home back then😆but what for this time?
"Someone wrote this for you, didn't they?" said the Crow.
"No they didn't. But I did get some help with information."
"Your parents are not responsible for your schoolwork., you lazy girl"
"It wasn't my parents, it was John Lennon." I said.
And that day's detention suddenly jumped to become a week's worth!! Cheating...AND lying according to the nuns!!😂😂😂
(My mother was furious - visited rotten Sister Wotsit in person next day and tore her a new one!)
The First festival at Worthy Farm was the Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival. Summer 1970. 1,500 people attended. I was one of them. Bohemian Rhapsody was for me just part of the progression of Queen They had already blown people out of the water with songs like Seven Seas of Rhye.
I remember bohemian rhapsody when it came out. It started a life long love of Queen. The video when it aired, was absolutely amazing and a game changer for both music and music videos
I'm glad you spoke about your experience. When you tell us about things like that you never do so in a name dropping, boasting kind of way. You are always sincere. I think you're great and a breath of fresh air. Thank you for being awesome ❤
I've still got my 7" 45rpm record, Bohemian Rhapsody 😊.
I was 21 when Bohemian Rhapsody was released and it was mind blowing! Everyone played it, sang it, talked about it. I had been a Queen fan anyway so it was extra special.
I remember hearing Bohemian Rhapsody on the radio , I already had a couple of Queen albums ( Sheer Heart Attack and Queen 2 ) and was 19 . As the intro progressed I wondered if it was Queen only to be sure it was when the break came in a minute or so.
No text displays on the radio of the track being played back then and I hadn't heard the DJ introducing the song. Of course I went and bought A Night At The Opera the first chance I got .
I was a country boy living on the farm so I needed to get into the county town to make my purchase.
A year or two earlier Freddie had burst onto Top of The Pops with his furs and black nail varnish but glam rock had prepared us well.
The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I immediately knew I had found my favourite band. I had never heard anything like it before and have never heard anything like it since. I had heard Killer Queen and loved it so I was familiar with Queen but those two songs are completely different. I listened to A Night At the Opera constantly for ages. I was 13. I saw Queen live on the Day At The Races tour and it was the best concert I've ever seen. I paid $7.50. 👑
I was 16 when Bohemian Rhapsody was released. I was flabbergasted, absolutely loved it. But then again, I grew up with parents who were opera afficionados. The amalgamation of rock music with classical music did it for me.
I'm surprised the breakup of the Spice Girls trumped the breakup of Take That.. That was huge for their fans and not just in this country. I'm a 65 year old female metal fan but TT are my guilty pleasure!
Yes, I can see that, but which halppened first? Which had helplines etc... open??
Spice Girls were more successful outside of the UK
I remember the day Robbie left take that .The drama department at our school had taken us for a special performance of the one man show theatre performance of fever pitch( book written by Nick Hornby same author of High fidelity) at the WALKERS football stadium during the interval a girl was listening to radio one on her Walkman and we heard the news , around thirty students were there and a quarter of them started crying and got taken out the room so we could enjoy the rest of the play. I hugged one girl on the way home on the bus and said,'I understand how you feel. I was heartbroken when the BBC stopped making Doctor who'. As a nerdy , nurodivergent girl, it was the closest I'd been to that kind of distress , even my parents' divorce didn't upset me that much. It was bloody annoying for around two weeks as there were snotty noses and running mascara everywhere you looked .
The Spice Girls are the best selling girl group of all time, and the biggest British pop act since the Beatles! Talented or not, they were absolutely HUGE and that was a big moment.
Ofc the spice girls break up was greater than the take that one. Take that was no where near to the spice girls success. The spice girls were the biggest thing since the beatles
A man walkes into a restaurant and asked the waiter "what the soup of the day" the waiter tells him "Oasis soup" the customer asks "why is it called Oasis soup" the waiter tells him "🎶You get a roll with it🎵"
I was wondering why I like watching your stuff a lot especially since I have watched the thing you react to before like map men but yeah, calming is definitely the word.
The changes during the Beatles' era were incredible, and I was at the perfect age to enjoy those times, from hearing their first single, Love Me Do, in 1962 at the age of 15 to that final concert the changes in society and culture influenced me for the rest of my life. Dear Amy was wonderful. I went to the festival that inspired Michael Eavis to found the Glastonbury Festival, it was the festival of Progressive Rock and Blues at the Shepton Mallet Showground Near Bath in Somerset, and featured such bands as Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane with Grace Slick, there was an audience of 250,000 and only one stage, there is no video of it as the crew brought the wrong equipment. Michael Eavis was a local Dairy farmer, and he gave away a bottle of milk to each ticket holder at the first festival.
The first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody I was on a break after just milking approx 200 friesian cattle, I was knackered and didn't pay too much attention until I realised it was queen and I'd liked 7 seas of rye and killer queen before it.
FYI it would have been David Bowie's 77th Birthday today. Hard to believe he's been gone 8 years on Wednesday.
Me me me lol I was alive then I was 14 and I remember Bohemian Rhapsody first time on the radio 😊UK errupted ,❤they loved it 😊
❤I love your channel. A few weeks ago, i made a joke about americans being dumb. I really didn't mean to offend. It was a tongue in cheek, ha ha, jibe. Tone is lost in text. Anyway, you made a video a day later saying you didn't like to read the comments. I really hope this wasn't because of my comment. My grandad was from Texas and many families members are also. I just want to say your channel has brought me so much peace. Since the war in israel started youtube became a very dark place. I mean, it was already with the culture war and just all the crap that is happening in the world. Your channel made me focus on the fun things in life. The map men videos are fantastic. I love your style and how you google things you dont know. It adds so much to your videos. You are clearly a very humble and talented person with an amazing, quite british sense of humour and a great music taste. Im really grateful you decided to start making videos. The writers strike is our gain. I look forward to your videos daily and sit thru them smiling like an idiot. You're truly a joy, and u make me forget about all the negativity in the world.
Once again, i apologise for my rude joke. I really didn't mean any harm. Was just friendly banter. However, i can see how it can be deemed insensitive. Once again, thanks for being you.
Hope you come to visit Liverpool one day. We would be very happy to have you
Queen @ Live Aid is page 1, paragraph 1 of the UK performing arts school (if it isn't, it should be). If you want to make it in this business, this is your target audience reaction & participation!
Elton John played Glastonbury 2023 and said to be his final performance. You should check it out. I was in the crowd
Famous DJ Kenny Everett played Bohemian Rhapsody endlessly on Capital Radio in London which got everyone aware of the song.
I remember hearing/watching Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time. Not confused. More of 'what is this?' and it was hypnotic.
Fun fact: Back in 1971, I saw Steve Winwood & Humble Pie along with Grand Funk Railroad at a concert in Hyde Park, London ... for free.
I wasn't around when "Bohemian Rhapsody" first came out, but have been told by family members that I was apparently a huge Queen fan in utero. I would kick and dance around, poor mom. Additionally, one of my first memories was Lennon being killed. I didn't know who he was at the time, but everyone was sad. These days, I use this to tell younger folks about how music can bring everyone together.
Dude you do have a calming voice and influence, thought about asking for a recital of oh i don't know, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, would play it at bedtime. As for Bohemian Rhapsody i remember we all sat down as a family to watch it on Top of the Pops, Mesmerised, we were all Mesmerised.
Seeing the ‘video’ to Bo Rap is one of my earliest memories. I was three or four and I can vividly remember the four faces lit from above, disappearing into the screen and the words Galileo Figaro., as a very small child. I can also remember John Lennon’s death very well. The impact of the release of imagine was so sad for a nine year old child because, being born in Liverpool, he was a huge part of our culture.
I was old enough to remember Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody - the moment I heard it I knew it would be a hit - didn't realise how big. Back then in the UK, there was just The Charts (the top 40) which was counted down on Sunday evenings on the radio - we used to record it to listen to through the week. The new chart was released on Wednesday lunchtime, and I had a transistor radio with an earpiece (seriously advanced technology in the 70s) and used to listen to it at school. There were almost no radio stations - BBC Radio 1 was THE music station and pretty much the whole country listened to it. Hence you got big stars - now, media is so fragmented, it's difficult for anyone to have 'overall' success. Those old days in the 70s were simple - but much more real that today. Digital hasn't really been our friend. Though I accept I can sit here and type this to you on such a great platform - but the negatives of the digital net are getting more numerous. The biggest things from my childhood growing up in the 70s were The Osmonds (HUGE) and the Bay City Rollers (EVEN HUGER). Check out Bye Bye Baby by the Bay City Rollers - it wasn't their One Hit Wonder but it was certainly their most memorable song ever.
I remember the "Battle of Britpop", though at the time I was mostly listening to American rock - Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Green Day etc.
When Country House was announced as the #1 single, singer Damon Albarn wore an Oasis t-shirt for their performance on Top Of The Pops 🤣
I was at live aid, queen stole the show ❤
I remember when "Bohemian Rhapsody" came out. I didn't know much about Queen but I thought the song was mad and brilliant. The 70s really were magic for music.
Wow, nice story and an awesome connection to the band you love and respect- I can see why it’s a surreal memory for you!
Hey just a thought but you could name drop at the end of every video with an interesting story cos I now feel you’re holding out on us 😂😂😂
My mum was walking past there when the Beatles were playing and she was allowed up to watch lol
Can’t believe the Spice Girls was included! 😂. One big omission is the Sex Pistols appearance on an early evening tv show, when they swore at Bill Grundy, the presenter. The nation was outraged (Not me as I was a Pistols fan), the Sex Pistols were public enemy No.1 and punk was front page news.
Like them or not, they're still the biggest girl group of all time. And we're the biggest phenomenon since the beatles. They had to be on this list
When we heard this my husband and I were painting our baby’s room listening to radio when we heard the news . Shocked does not cover it 😢
I'm now 68 so I remember well the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, however I was a prog rock / metal fan and was used to the longer tracks that were more prevalent at that time. Granted, it was unusual for radio to play such a long track, but they did.
I heard Bohemian Rhapsody when it was released and thought it was amazing and bought the record. One of my first musical memories was in 1973, when I was 10 years old, and I was mesmorised by David Bowie's Life On Mars. I thought, and still think, it's a fantastic song.
Nice to hear the truth about what Yoko's like. Cheers dude.
The whole people, I can’t believe you have heard of Glastonbury. It’s the biggest outdoor camping festival in the world. You must look it out.
The first time I heard BoRap, was on TOTP. Mesmerising. We immediately loved it.
Everyone goes on about Live Aid which was fine and made a huge amount of money, but let's not forget it was George Harrison who started it all in his Concert for Bangladesh in the early seventies up till then no one would of even thought about doing such a thing!
I remember John Lennon‘s death as if it was yesterday. I remember exactly where I was, and what I said.
Haha your face when number nine was Spice Girls after having said the rest of the list had better be good after the Beatles roof top one.
My cousin loved Elton John she’s about 15 years older than me, and she used to tell me in the 60s that she was married to him - I didn’t really know who he was - so I don’t think I was that impressed, tho I did believe her
I am disappointed that the list didnt include Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth, as the single largest concert in the UK, with 375,000 in attendance for a single artist. Absolutely insane in 2003 and still hasnt been topped two decades later
If anyone in North America has heard of Robbie Williams it's usually because they've read about him being an annoying neighbour to Jimmy Page.
Think Oasis at Knebworth was bigger although less people, it still has the biggest demand for tickets ever in the UK and could have sold out for 14 days with 5% of the British population applying for tickets.
It was incredible, never heard anything like it before and couldn't get enough, no words!!!
Wow that Yoko story is definitely one to tell the grand kids.
I didn’t like Bohemian Rhapsody when I first heard it but it grew on me with time, in fairness I was quiet young at the time.
P.S i actually got to see both ABBA and Queen live at Wembly.
I would say that there was one event that was certainly as monumental as any of those events but is often under-reported and considered. In 1976, the Sex Pistols did a legendary gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. I was a young kid in Manchester and I almost went to the gig (my friend Craig did though). Despite an audience of about 50, the Fall, the Buzzcocks, the Smiths, and Joy Division were formed directly catalysed because of that gig along with the creation of Factory records; with British Punk exploding from that moment.
Nirvana, Green Day & REM specifically refer to the Buzzcocks as being their main influence and Magazine was a splinter group from the Buzzcocks who in turn influenced Radiohead, Susie and the Banshees, RHCP, and Simple Minds. The Fall directly influence Happy Mondays and Sonic Youth. Joy Division became New Order on the suicide of Curtis and in there own ways influenced OMD, Tears for Fears, the Cure, the Proclaimers and Soundgarden as well as being the founders of alt dance and alt rock movements. Finally, the Smiths kick-started the Brit-pop movement including Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Stone Roses ....
Pretty sure that counts as a monumental moment!
By the way, I did listen to Bohemian Rhapsody the very first time it was played on the radio - the Kenny Everett Show (note that this was on a transistor radio which was small and mono). It simply blew my mind. In fact, if I recall Kenny played it twice in succession and several times during his show. It was certainly like nothing else and it was incredibly impressive - so much so that I could remember several parts on first listening. Many of my friends had heard it too when I met them at school the following week. We were all into music big time (Zappa, Bowie, Queen, Stooges, Beck, Velvet Underground, Zep, Yes, Sabbs, Floyd, Rush, Quo, Purple, The Doors, Steely Dan, Gong, ELP, Santana, Mahavishnu Orchestra and so on) and it was clear that Bohemian Rhapsody was so much more than any old pop song - and it was fun to sing with other people. That bouncing up and down in the car in Wayne's World just summed it all up - there was nothing that exploded more than the guitar solos in that song.
Your personal story about yoko is just so nice to hear. Glad you kept it in
Yes, you are a calmimg person which is so nice to listen to rather than the ones who do rabbit on ❤ keep up the good work😂
Take that were mourned by their fans too
Band aid should’ve made this list. That was a moment that changed music.
Thank you for sharing the story about Yoko, I’m glad you left it in. Yoko gets a lot of unfounded negativity even today so it’s so nice to hear a positive voice for her. I also agree that you are an extremely calming presence and I can see why they asked you to do that job!
It’s easy to laugh about the spice girls now, but it’s so difficult to describe just how huge they were at the time. I think the biggest moments in music don’t have to mean talent or respect in the industry, just big. They’re the best selling girl group of all time, and the most successful British pop act since the Beatles!
Every time I see your music reactions it makes me think you need to listen to more David Bowie ⚡️
They had a live career beforehand, but ALL the Beatles' recordings were made between 1963 and 1970.
Massive credit has to go to Sir George Martin. He was a producer who unlocked their potential.
Like it or not (and I don't particularly), the Spice Girls were huge. They were the archetypal underwhelming icon of the overwhelmingly vacuous 1990s.
I saw the Bohemian Rhapsody video on TotP first, same as just about everyone else in the UK outside of London.
It was all anybody talked about at school the next day. It was novel, surreal, completely unexpected, and undeniably brilliant.
It was no. 1 for weeks and TotP started cutting the video, which only drew complaints.
Great Yoko story. Glad you told us.
I'm surprised Robbie Williams leaving Take That isn't on there with some of these entries. Why WatchMojo think that Oasis are such a big deal I don't know but they always seem to feature on these Top 10s. And where is the Sex Pistols infamous appearance on the Today programme?
Hearing Bohemian Rhapsody in 75 for the first time was incredible, there'd never been anything like it. A great time to be alive...
I was alive when Bohemian rhapsody was released as a single, and a great deal of credit has to go to Freddie's friend, Kenny Everett a tv personality and DJ on Capital Radio, he ignored his bosses at the the station and played the sing after all other radio stations refused it, in fact he played it 14 times over two consecutive days!
OK this make a lot of sence now, I have always been surprised by your knowledge of British culture, it far surpasses other American reacts, but if you have been that deep in the entertainment industry it now makes sence
I saw the Live Aid concert when i was a kid, we taped it on VHS lol
I'm surprised the Sex Pistols gig at The Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976 didn't get a mention. They reckon only 40-50 people attended that night but those who did went on to form The Smiths, Buzzcocks, Joy Division/New Order and The Fall. A whole new music scene was created, one that would inspire others for decades to come.
I was a student in '76, when Queen released BR. Yes, the impact. When the video hit Top of the Pops on the BBC the impact was huge, the first real pop vid. Everyone was talking about it.
As to Elton coming out, the UK was ahead of the USA, probably by a generation, in terms of acceptance.
I was in what we in the UK call 6th Form at school when Bohemian Rhapsody was released. 6th Form (17 and 18 year olds) was an optional thing then, for studies leading to getting a place at University and most of us probably thought we were super cool, as we were obviously considered clever enough for higher education plus we could jump the queue for school lunches. During breaks between classes we played this record non-stop and we got a lot of breaks. None of us had heard anything like it and it defined and marked a whole period of our lives. Brilliant.
Mate, the spice girl were a global phenomenon and created the biggest buzz after the beatles. They might not be everyones cup of tea but people can't deny their iconic status and legacy. Still the biggest and best girl group ever
You should take a look at Green Day playing London (I think it's green day), before the concert starts, open air gig and the crowd start singing a Queen song, how Green Day must have felt going out to that crowd 😂
I agree totally your voice is calming ,deep and memorable,and you say great things about us,oh I am English,and you are quite cute too.
To answer your question, when this was released in 1975 in the U.K. it was in the charts for 176 days straight, nine weeks of that at number one, everyone that I knew thought that it was a masterpiece from the first time we heard it. I already had bought "Sheer Heart Attack" from the year before, it was one of the first albums that I ever owned as I was 14 when I bought it, what made me buy it was the excellent track "Killer Queen" and "Now I'm Here", but once I heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" I knew that I was a fan for life.
Lovely Yoko story.
Your show was pretty good I like it.
You said the word confused i've always been confused and love it the British put out bedroom music in that time.middle 60s 2 the early 80s don't know any new music.
I'm still An old hippie I know we will be best Rock music ever. New age music is excellent now.
They done a birthday beatles on the roof couple years ago..a friend of mine organised it..most of my friends are musicians and some of the stories one got upto..gate crashing a party and awards in 60s sat next to rollingstones mick was late lol..Great book by David Stark it's very funny..called its all too much. His stories with the beetles etc
I'll actually come to the defence of the Spice Girls here. Which I never thought I'd do.
Even though I have no love for The Beatles, they are obviously the better musicians and have had far more of an impact to music as an artform than the Spice Girls did.
But the Spice Girls as a sheer cultural phenomenon was something that is truely remarkable, for better or for worse. Their break up was huge news at the time around the world, and I would say it was the last event of its kind.
We all have our own opinions on the value of that though.
If I'd been the supervisor, looking for the ideal person to deal with a potentially difficult person, I'd have made the same choice.
Watching bohemian rhapsody at the time.... it took up so much of top of the pops!
As it relates to the Spice Girls, it was a HUGE deal in the UK with the whole Girl Power movement and the following they had at the time.
AWESOME
9 is freaking hilarious!
Glastonbury is the UKs annual Woodstock, only lightyears' better, and World Class.
Surprised that you were not totally aware of it.
2 Bohemian Rhapsody - if it was not for Kenny Everett, the song would have received NO radio airplay time, and the world would not have know it, nor Freddie, nor Queen.
Very surprised that The Beatles, 'All You Need Is Love' first live global TV performance link (1967) does not even get a mention.
400 million viewed. It truly is iconic.
I have to be totaly honest and say i really didn't like Bohhemian Rhapsody when it first came out. As i got a bit older my music tastes changed and i appreciated rock and different genres of music. But in 1975 i was just 12 and my big love was ABBA. the race was on for the Christmas no.1 which was a BIG thing here in the UK. BR went to no.1, 2 weeks before the Christmas chart on 21 Dec and it remained there for a total of 9 weeks. ABBA released Mama Mia the first week of the new year and remained at no.3 until they finally knocked Queen off the no.1 spot on 25 Jan 76 and remained there for a further 2 weeks.
The beatles roof top performance was epic obviously I weren't born then but still epic. Freddie was a talent. I did love the spice girls tho 😅 an the likes of the madchester music. Great vid mate 👍
re Bohemian Rapsody: I was 17 at the time of release and was a Queen fan yes it made a big impact but I wasn't put off by the style, I kind of expected overblown (in a good way!) songs from them as their previous albums had a few on them
I was driving to work when I heard the news of John Lennon's death and was devastated.
Spice girls were so massive that's why.
Who on earth included the spice girls?!! AND above the seminal Beatles. Shocking
If Country House is your favourite Blur song then you've never heard all the songs that got them famous before that heap of shite clearly.
You should checkout the london 2024 new year fireworks. Definitely full of fireworks in time to cool tunes. Definitely 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for your story about Yoko Ono, it made a good video absolutely great