Why have I never watched Queen's Live Aid performance?
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- Unbelievable. I'm still on a high after this.
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Mate, it's Freddie Mercury and Brain May, not Freddie May
🤣whoops
Actually, Brian May, not Brain. 😜
@@SebsDuran Is isn't "Brain" it's Brian...haha
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 well done, you won my little challenge haha
@@SebsDuran Keep your head up. I like Freddie May better.
Microphone in one hand, 70,000 fans in the other
Perfectly said. What a legend.
And no cell phones! Everyone just enjoying a day of epic music from a ridiculous # of top tier stars, totally in the moment. Pure magic 😊
Plus world watching via satellites 🛰️
Maybe 70 thousand seats but how about the people in the turf? There are obviously more than 70K there...
Well said! That’s exactly how it was.
When asked what instrument he played, Freddie responded with "The audience, darling". The 20 minutes Queen were on stage, Freddie didn't just own the stage, he didn't just own the crowd... for those 20 minutes, Freddie Mercury owned the fucking WORLD.
Exactly, he did in fact play several instruments but typically cracked a joke instead of putting the ignorant reporter right.
🤗 #Facts
FUCK YEAH !!
I could not have said it better. Freddie was special (R.I.P.)
Wow. Perfectly stated. Wouldn't Freddie have loved it. 💖
Remember, this was not a Queen audience. People were there to see any number of other bands that day. One of the reasons that Queen were on the afternoon is that they were not the top of the bill. In fact, at that time, their star was definitely waning and it was seen as something of a sop to the rock dinosaurs of the 70s to have them on.
Apart from Freddie Mercury being one of the greatest showmen to ever grace a rock stage, the band themselves were phenomenal musicians and incredibly tight. Apart from the 4 members they had one other musician playing additional keyboards and guitar and produced THAT wall of sound.
What they also got right was to edit some songs (Rhapsody and Radio Ga Ga) so that they could cram in their most anthemic crowd pleasers into the short 25 minute set.
They knew and understood that it wasn't their gig and played accordingly.
Utterly brilliant.
The streets of the UK were empty that day. If you weren't in the stadium, you were at home watching it on tv.
A magical experience.
No mobile just enjoyed the music feel sick when ppl are more i tresteg in filmning rhen the ecperinse
Bts did a copy of this in wembley
Queen's star was not at all on the wane in the UK. The songs from The Works weren't big hits in the U.S. but they were huge in the UK and it was just about their biggest album ever there. This being at Wembley, everyone knew how to clap to Radio Gaga. A general (non-Queen-specific) audience the U.S. would not have done that. In the U.S. broadcast on MTV they cut into and out of this performance if I recall, which sucked. But Live Aid was conceived in the UK and they included Queen because it would have been ridiculous not to, it wasn't a "sop" to dinosaur rock at all.
Are you really comparing BTS to Queen???? Really??? Queen are one of the greatest bands in history and Freddie Mercury probably hands down the greatest Front Man of all time. BTS is a flash in the pan, a trend and pretty much over now. No Comparison!!
Love love love Queen , god bless Freddie, thank you for what you gave us , the best music xxxxx
AND, when he did this, he was already in the grip of suffering from AIDS. The GREATEST voice in modern rock history, PERIOD!
wasn't he diagnosed in '87 ? Live Aid was in '85.
No autotune, no fancy dancers, no ultimate lighshow, no smartphones in the air, just music and brilliant musicians. I miss this so much!
I would love to go to "bespoke" concerts, either bands we've loved for 40 years or even new ones, where there are no cell phones allowed and there are no flashy choreographed dancers spinning on wires above the stage. Just a good band playing their hearts out, loud drums, maybe a shower of pyrotechnics at the finale. I just saw "Stop Making Sense" at the IMAX (saw it twice when it came out and again about 15 years ago at Red Rocks Amphitheater) and I was feeling very nostalgic for the good old days of concerts... where it was about the music... not just saying "I was there" with a selfie. Okay, get off my lawn, now!
To see Queen, excuse the grammar fault. xx
Also something I didn't really think about until today. No in ear monitors.
Me too mate
Smartphones... Arghhhh! the most annoying thing about modern concerts.. muppets with phones in the air in front of you. i came to watch it live not on other peoples phone screens.
I was born in 1955, I've just turned 68. I saw this live and consider myself lucky enough to have lived through the best music era, ever.
❤
You indeed are so lucky. I saw Queen and Adam Lambert in concert and when I saw Brian may and Roger Taylor, I cried. Then when Brian played and sang love of my life and they put Freddie on the screen to sing the last bit, I bawled. They were just magical
Me too. I was there!
I got up early to watch this concert live on TV...I think CNN...for one carried it...I think...commercial free.
awesome sauce!
6:07 Made me laugh when you said he had complete control of the audience. I just thought, 'You ain't seen nothing yet!'
Was thinking the same knowing what came after Radio Gaga. Was 9 yrs old and watched this on TV they blew everyone away with their performance and his call and response part, I read was not planned. But he knew he had that crowd in his hamds. As people stated it was a mixed crowd not a Queen crowd but everyone knew the songs and actions from music videos.
Slow clap
I'm a 68 year old English lady and I so enjoyed watching that with you. It was lovely to relive those chill tingling moments and to see how you felt the same way. 💞
Don't forget that this wasn't a Queen fan crowd but a general audience for Live Aid. That's how awesome Freddie was.
Really cuz when introduced the crowd went nuts plus knew their songs. It definitely was a queen crowd.
@jseedoubleu Well of course we all knew Queen and their songs but I assure you there were a great many who were there for Elton and Bowie and all the other acts. That's what Live Aid was all about, a coming together of all the great bands of the day. I lived through it and I know. Plus all the viewers around the world - not all specifically Queen fans, but that was what made Freddie so great. He reached out and encompassed the world, making everyone believe the magic.
Right he should watch an actual Queen concert
@jseedoubleu No, that's not true.
Queen weren't the big draw, they'd been around forever but were out of the picture. So too to a large extent were Bowie and Elton John. Big names but not that popular anymore.
Queen's performance however, was amazing, true greatness. It seemed like everyone became Queen fans at that point....
@@OdeInWessex awesome day!
To give people some idea just how good Queen was that day, the legendary David Bowie who was on after Queen was heard to exclaim "how the fuck am I meant to follow that?" Best live performance EVER
Elton john.
@@piersderoos6941 no EJ said "the bastards have stolen the show"
@@bobbierocksbuster5584😂😂😂
@@lolachurchill7798 cool surname 👌
David Bowie ❤ a true legend and a true gentleman
What people don’t realise is that Queen had been blacklisted by many artists and venues due to playing concerts in South Africa. They were not doing well. This show brought them back then Freddie left us. 💗
🌈😇🙏 Oh, that sounds so racist against Africa so sad other bands didn’t agree with Queens performed in Africa, I am proud of Queen for performing in African ❤ wasn’t “Live Aid,” for those living in poverty in Africa 🤷🏼♂️ I loved Queens performance on Live Aid 😊 thank you for sharing, this is the first time hearing about other bands not agreeing with Queens performance in Africa 😟 have an awesome day 🥰🎈❤️
@@patricedaychief5086at the time most performers wouldn’t perform in south africa to protest apartheid, which was still alive and well there.
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It wasn’t because it was Africa, or playing to a black crowd, it was because of the Apartheid.
I believe it was finally lifted back in the 90’s.
Blacks & Whites were not allowed to be together/marry.
A lot of bad things were happening then.
I just want you to know, it wasn’t bands, musicians, white people, etc., choosing not to play there cuz of racism towards Africans/black people,
. As your comment suggested to.
Freddy was not only a god-tier-entertainer, singer, composer and songwriter, he felt the music so deeply that it showed off every time he entered a stage. I remember crying my eyes out at the message of his death. With all that autotunes and filters nowadays I appreciate that music from these days and not only from nostalgia. Also love their soundtrack to the Highlander-Film. Thanks for sharing.
I think someone wrote once: "And for 20 minutes, the UK was ruled by a different queen." Or at least something along those lines. Freddie just had that much charisma.
Truer words 🤌🏻
Yes!
Not just the UK. The world. I don't think many people have had the attention of as many people all over the planet at the same time. Maybe Neil Armstrong?
If you want to see how powerful Freddie still is search Freddie Mercury London Olympics 2012 closing . Then you will truly understand
The world was ruled by The Queen this moment.
As a 16 year old, myself and 2 friends travelled from Glasgow Central Station to King's Cross. We paid £25 a ticket and wow was it wirth it. We were massive Adam Ant fans and thats why we went. Of course we knew Queen and their songs but after the performance of Freddie and the boys our love was then given to Queen. Nearly 40 years after that day, its still crystal clear in my memory. I'll never forget that day as long as I live. ❤❤❤ R.I.P Freddie ❤❤❤
Wow thanks for sharing that!
You are a blessed person! Salute 🫡
Travelled down from Perth, Scotland 🏴 to be there with my cousin’s. I was not long married, my now ex husband was on security with the army at it, I just found out I was pregnant with my oldest child, so all in all a memorable experience ❤
That’s amazing
I have a similar story, I went to the Sziget music festival in Hungary.
We all had bands we wanted to see, but one name we hadn't gone specifically to see absolutely stole the show.
Madness.
I've now seen them live 3 times, they are absolutely incredible live.
Freddie owned the stage every time he stepped on it! Elvis and Freddie! The two best front men in rock! Rest in peace.
The most iconic moments are right there ❤Todays artist can't reach this aura of the old legends like queen,Elvis,MJ,WH. And all legends.
If WH is for Whitney, then you’re delusional. She wasn’t that great.
They were on stage for 20 minutes only. It will go down in history as the greatest live performance ever. Was privileged to watch this live
Amazing! 20mins, I always thought this was a highlight reel. Very clever of them to do 2mins only of the hit songs to get through a few to keep people entertained! 👌
And Queen saved Live Aid that year as it was a flop before Queen came on stage.
@@maverick4220 No. U2 crushed well before that.
Freddy didn't just own the stage that day, he Owned the World!😢
Freddie
I believe he will remain the GOAT performer, that’s how special he was. He still owns the world 🌎
FOR SURE!!😊
I can watch this over and over and over and still get the same chills, Queen were amazing!!!
What the commentators remarked on at the time was the fact that the entire crowd knew the lyrics and were singing along. Elevating Queen to megastars. Brian May lives near me and I passed him. He smiled at me and I am sight impaired and didn’t recognise him,. It was my friend who told me. Thx for the smile Brian.
no fire , no smoke no big lights ,no auto tune back tracks ,pure music. the greatest pure 20 minutes ever and Freddy wasnt feeling well that day with his voice
None at all. In fact? Freddie was offered a different costume for his performance. He said, “No! This is far too serious an occasion!”
Considering that he was clearly ill at that time and didn’t want to do the show? (Look at his upper arm above his leather arm bracelet. Karpesy’s Sarcoma. AIDS!) ❤😢❤❤
no cell phones!
@@dennisgriebenow8215look closely Freddie had no earbuds
@@vivinamorrison1186 Nooo, that was way before any symptoms. On their last tour he might have notices something.
I would pay crazy money to go back to see this live!!! The best live performance ever
Freddie was the greatest frontman in rock music history. Nobody else is close.
Plant is close (but still in second place).
Robert Plant ❤❤❤❤❤
I love Robert Plant but when you consider vocal ability and showmanship it really does have to be Freddie.
I feel like much of the world didn't know about him and his showmanship until it was too late. I was only 12 when Live Aid happened, and not fully into music yet. I don't think I truly discovered Queen until Wayne's World.
100%.
I watched the whole thing when it was live in 1985. I will always remember It was a concert that had 70 artists but really it just became a huge Queen concert. He was the best. We really lost something special when we lost Freddie.
Bro every time i watch this performance i have the same reaction. I get pumped, excited and emotions of sadness because we will won't ever get to witness his greatness again! I'm very grateful to have witnessed this perfect show. WOW! It's just awesome!! Thx for reacting..
I was there in that crowd on the pitch at Wembley Stadium that day. It was true that the whole arena just lit up when Queen came on stage. Probably the best performance of Freddie's career. I've never forgotten it. They were indeed the Champions that day.
You are so lucky to have been there that day. I envy you that!!!! 😊
Was there too still so fresh in my mind what a day that was
Lucky!
I was born in 1975, so too early. I watched it on TV.
I was on the right side of the stage, I consider it one of the best gigs I have ever been to, they were on stage for about 25 minutes, it is nearly 40 years later and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could play an audience like Freddie ... even though he has been gone all these years I still miss him terribly ... a master showman with the voice of an angel ... bless you Freddie Mercury. xxx
I totally agree with you!!!!!!!!!
Robbie Williams easily can...
@@libormacat8950 You can see yourself out.
I remember when they played his parts of the vocal exercises at the end of the London Olympics. From beyond the veil he still commanded the audience,
But "Who wants to live foreverrrrrr"
I was 10 - we watched it as a family on satellite in the basement in northern Canada. It was one of the greatest things I had ever seen ❤ been obsessed with that energy ever since!
I was there and experienced that performance with thousands of people. It was electrifying and beautiful and perfect. Freddie was the ultimate showman, the best vocalist of his time and a voice that no one can ever match. It still brings tears to my eyes. I remember I laughed and cried and danced. I’ll never forget that day as long as I live.
Nearly 40 years later you say "Live Aid" and everyone remembers Queen and can't name one other band that played. THAT is how great this performance was. I would rate this the BEST live performance in rock history. RIP Freddy. You were a GOD.
U2, Dire Straits with Sting. Both were as good as Queen. Bono stile the show.
You are right. I don't remember anyone else@
That's not true. Yes, Queen was easily the most memorable (in a good way), but there were plenty more amazing performances and Artists. Apart from that there was the shambles of the Led Zeppelin reunion and the technical issues that hampered some of the other performances, but that was kinda understandable as it was the first time such a world wide event was ever attempted.
Cars
Status Quo opened - first song Rocking All Over The World. There set was amazing as well.
Only band, that always make me cry… miss you FM.. grew up with you.. best live Singer ever ❤
I ❤ how intelligent your reactions are. I really enjoyed this, thanx. I was 23 when this concert happened, it was an incredible day.
He was struggling with his voice that day and still absolutely crushed it.
This is what a concert looks like when everyone's phones are at home screwed to the kitchen wall.
Getting to watch people see this for the first time is one of the best things I've ever gotten to witness. ❤❤❤ Welcome to the family man. ❤ One of my favorite things to do at concerts is film the crowd just to look around and see everybody in that moment...BE IN that moment.. everybody's differences are put aside for the most part, and we're all together.There's no colors there's no genders it's just one love of music. We have deer Creek here well it's called Klipsch music Center but I call it deer Creek for big concerts here in Noblesville Indiana, I always say it's my personal Disneyland.
Isn't it great to have a crowd like that and NO cellphone? 😊
I would like to give you my perspective of that performance. My sister and I were at Live Aid, I am in my 50's now and she is in her 60's. It is quite difficult for us to have any conversation without referencing Live Aid. Our tickets cost $32.00 all in, for 10 hours of the greatest musicians that ever lived. My sister was obsessed with Bowie, and I was looking forward to seeing Elton John (I loved his stuff in the 70's and early 80's) We both liked Queen without being outright fans of them. I think the other 80,000 in the stadium left the stadium, just like us, knowing Queen had just given us the greatest performance of any band in the history of music. Each band only got 20 minutes to perform, the stage rotated and was split in to 3 sections, the departing band emptied their gear while the next band were on stage, and those after them were completing their set up. There are so many individual moments in the day, that only the crowd who were in the stadium would know.
It was a life changing experience.
I was there because of Queen and Bowie. The first rock concert I ever saw was Queen at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire, I was about 16 and with my boyfriend and some of his mates. We were all the ones singing and stomping our feet that inspired Brian May to write 'We will rock you' - what an introduction to Rock Music!
Queen were amazing on the day, helped by the sneaky volume increase by Geldolf, and so was Bowie. Bowie is alleged not to have been too pleased about following Queen but it was just as well he did, no-one else could have pulled it off!. Seb is absolutely right, it WAS like a religious experience but then most great rock concerts are. Great days, I think our generation were lucky we had the very best of music and now we've lost both of them, far too soon. Rip Freddie and David, I hope they're upstairs or somewhere in the Universe - jamming for the sake of it.
@@OdeInWessex I was watching it from Australia and agree with you.. there must be some serious jamming going on upstairs!
Thanx for sharing those details! ❤
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Somebody else beat me to it, but thank you for the details! I was too young to know.
They WERE on the list of the artist's to perform. But Freddie had laryngitis at the time of the concert and was told not to sing by his doctor. Naturally being Fred...he forced his voice. You cN hear it at the end. Bless him.
This band are not only amazing but were so protective of eachother, a true brotherly love and respect not only for eachother but also for their close friends and family.
I’m 70 years old and watched it live, and I’m still affected emotionally even now whenever I hear Queen. It was a cathartic experience that I will take with me to my grave and the next life if there is one!
I was there too! Best thing I’ve ever seen
I'm with you. I find this very emotional, and this reviewer was correct:
A religious experience.
I am 66 and saw Queen five times in the US. His and the other Queen members' performance was the highlight of my music listening life.
I'm only 64 but I must agree, there's something timeless, every time I hear them it brings back memories. Apparently forever, ok with me.
We really didn't appreciate the time we lived in.
Singing against medical advice due to a throat problem but wouldn't let down the fans and a great and noble cause...... A TRUE SUPERSTAR
i was there, almost 17. never seen anything like it. by far the best 25 minutes of concert in my life. BY MILES
Probably one of the greatest concerts ever!! Freddie was a total genius the only performer that could hold an audience in the palm of his hand. And the best thing is,there isn't a phone in sight
AT 19, I watched ALL of Live Aid with my Dad, a Country music fan to the core. During this performance, he became a Queen fan. We both knew we'd seen the performance of a lifetime. AT 57, Queen at Live Aid still gives me chills. So so so happy young people still feel the magic all these years later! ❤
I am 73 and still get the chills when I watch the videos/
SAME! 😍
I was a bit younger, but we had the MTV simulcast on for the whole time they were running it. This was powerful then, and it's powerful now!
So grateful to see the greatest vocalist and and composer in a live performance at the Sun City Super Bowl in October 1984.
MIND-BLOWING stage craft!
At that time they thought they were finished and not any good
I am 70 years old girl LOL..
And still gets goose bumps litening to QUEEN..
The Rhapsody and Champions always bring me to tears.
What an icon !!!!!!!
We miss you Freddie!
69 yr. Granny..
Same here also 70 fantastic performance pity they chopped the ending
I'm with you! I'm 65 and am in awe of this performance. It brings me to tears thinking that he was already struggling with his health and put on this amazing performance.
The OAP cheering section.. im 60 and the whole show was the best thing ever.. ❤ Happy New year ladies ❤
And to think it was only 7 years later when they done "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert " in 1992 including David Bowie and George Michael who are also not amongst us since then.
(Altho I must admit, George Michael didn't have Freddie's charisma, but did him tribute when he sang "Somebody to Love")
I’m 62, watched it at the time on tv . We just knew we were watching something special even then . And it was indeed live ! Captivating!
I remember watching live aid on TV, not knowing at the time Freddie Mercury had AIDS. His performance was spot on, he had control of the audience and, they loved him. I also remember the day he passed away, I cried for his family, his band and, all of us who will never get to see him live again. The man was pure genius!!
I was there in 1985 - in fact I was in the middle of the first 4 or 5 rows during this performance. I can still find 18 year old me in the crowd during Radio Ga Ga. I’m 56 now but this still sends shivers up my spine. There we stood, tall and proud, in the shadow of the mushroom cloud.
Great memory for you and thanks for sharing. Similar feeling for me at the old Wembley. On the pitch for Springsteen and the Born in the USA tour.
my parents had sex to this... im literally a human being that was born thanks to freddys' big dick energy on this day
Radio Ga Ga just lifted us all to heaven. I was there too..clap clap
Dude I'm 59 and also there about 5 rows back from you and it was fucking awesome although the footage is fantastic it does not compare to the experience of been there and the roar of the crowd specially when he ( Freddie ) had us singing and also travelled again from Australia the year later to watch them in Wembley
@@The-Real-Spaniard Watched it on TV live as I couldnt get there, but when Freddie was playing the crowd and hit that long, long...long high note.....the whole world shook, shivered.....and changed forever. I have watched this a thousand times over the years and it still brings me goosebumps. Music lives forever, and Freddie too in our hearts and souls. Losing Freddie as we did has to be one of the worlds greatest trageties.
Queen took this concert seriously. Many bands came on and phoned it in but Queen had this performance down to the letter. The other artists waiting to go on were struck by how good Queen was at Live Aid and Freddie especially. Donations went up while Queen was playing as well.
I feel like you've misunderstood his point.
No you got it right... Queen did take it sooooo seriously and did, what many have now said, was their best performance to date!! OMG but then Freddie and Brian.. 2 of the very best live performers, took it wayyyyyy wayyyyy past the limit of perfection!!
Did the concert actually achieve its goal during their set, or was that just poetic license in the movie?
Live aid was considered to be somewhat of a failure that day until Queen stole the world,I watched it from Minneapolis that day and was in awe of the performance. Only learned later of the story that led up to the concert,Freddie’s illness etc. You’ve got to watch more of there live shows.
I was at Live Aid in Philadelphia that day. They paused the U.S. concert so we could see the simulcast of Queen as it happened. What Freddie couldn’t know at the time was that he commanded 2 audiences simultaneously. We were just as caught up in the performance as the London audience was. It was incredible.
I was 7, and in Philadelphia. My cousins and younger aunts and uncles were there. I was parked on my grandmother’s couch with my other cousins. When Queen came on, I only knew them for Another One Bites the Dust. I asked my mom who was the beautiful man with the mustache. And the rest is history. I’m almost 46 now and Queen is still my favorite.
The greatest performance in live music history. They had the entire world in the palm of their hands for 25 minutes. No one will ever be like Freddie.
I agree. Had the Beatles been able to perform that day (Assuming Lennon still lived) they would NOT have been the biggest or best band performing. That honor will always be awarded to Queen. Simply the best band of their era.
20 minutes and 10 seconds.
I was so fortunate to be there as a VIP guest being a session drummer for bands of that era. Queen stole the show and they weren't even invited to perform. It was a last minute deal and they only had three days to practice. To date this is the best ever live performance that will NEVER be beaten...RIP Freddy Mercury
What a great personal story for you to remember. Awesome!
Love this!!
Lucky Lucky You!!!!! That's an incredible experience to be able to share.
Pardon my ignorance but they were invited to play Freddy was away and came back to do the concert, prior to that they were not sure if they could play. Freddy also had a throat infection which put doubt on the whole thing.
As said pardon my ignorance if my info is wrong please say. I do however remember watching this live.
@AnglOsAxOn2 you're right and Freddie only agreed if he got the time slot he wanted. Queen practiced every second of their 20 minutes until it was perfection. He was also sick with a throat infection.
When a gay guy and amazing human lead the world, with the most amazing colabs in his band! I watched this live at 4am in Canada july 1985. Was blown out of the water with joy! It was for AIDS and LIVEAID was FUCKING AMAZING. 55 now and one of my fave memories!!! Love Freddie!
Sir Brian Harold May CBE. May has a doctorate in Astrophysics from Imperial College London earning it in 2007. He was also Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University from 2008 to 2013. He has worked with NASA on the New Horizons Pluto mission. He Shreds!!!!!
Dang. I forgot he was an MBE!!!
Brian's guitar is a garage construction that Brian & his father built in the garage at home, using whatever bits they could find, including his mother's knitting needles. And it is an amazing instrument, Brian is still using it today!
"Crazy little thing called Love" is Freddie's tribute to Elvis. From one King to another!
Brian May isn't just an amazing guitarist, he has a doctorate in astrophysics, and if he lives long enough he might just win the Nobel Prize.
Not surprised he built his own guitar since he clearly has a brilliant mind.
I believe he will win a Pulitzer Prize at some point. Have you ever seen how many scientific studies books he’s written? Tons I believe! ❤
Him interest is Planetary dust
Brian May's already been knighted by Charles. Headlines in the UK read, "King knights Queen."
@@candescentmoon2181 lololo
His guitar sounds so unique because he built it himself and the bassist John Deacon designed his amp. They literally can't be exactly duplicated.
AND IS DAD WELLS DEACS WAS A SPARK
Built with his dad - Harold - The Red Special
You do know that all members have college degrees. In fact, Brian May is a Dr of Nuclear physics.. or something like that.. also that guitar Freddie is playing was out of tune.. they cut that part out!
@@margaretsimpson9081Brian has a PhD in astrophysics. He's an astronomer when he's not playing, writing or recording.
I knew it was way above my pay grade.. at one time, he had his Mom's knitting needle on his guitar.
Okay so now we know he was experiencing the complications of the disease. His voice is obviously not as strong. He is using every vocal trick in the book to pull the singing off. And he made this into the best performance of his life. I was glued to my TV screen during this performance. Just amazing!
You have to remember that most of us who were there are now in our 60's and 70's plus and it only seems like yesterday, fantastic memories of a fantastic all day concert. Thank you
Listening to Queen is one thing, watching them perform is on whole other level. There will never be anyone like Freddie Mercury.
Freddie Mercury is the GOAT
I read somewhere QUEEN never had just hits…..they had ANTHEMS…… unique wonderful band of musicians at their best ❤️
A queen song comes on radio,,,, 2 notes,,,,, volume goes up, sing along,, now I feel better 🤣
Only band to have all four members write a number one hit alone
I was a kid when live aid went down but I remember it vividly. Hes right it was a unifying moment. The whole country (UK) and the world came together like nothing that had ever been done before. It was emotional.
My Mother was 83 years young when she passed. FREDDIE was her favourite.. i would come home from work and hear Queen songs blaring out of our home.. I'm sure the neighbours thought that I was responsible.. Not me but my 83yr old Mother..I cry when every time I hear his voice...Thank you for the memories x
I love that Brian used the same guitars as on the original recordings instead of just using the "Old Lady" for the entire set. Unlike a lot of other acts on Live Aid, they didn't just turn up and play, they rehearsed the crap out of this and made it all as authentic as possible. Also, bear in mind that's not a bunch of Queen fans at a Queen show, that's 72,000 basically random people and the band just owned every one of them. A truly incredible moment in music history.
I agree ❤
@@zillahmills6549. Me too. And the audience seemed to know all the words to each song. It was amazing.
@@angelwilder2378how could they not know all the words? They were brilliant!
Not forgetting it was a joint concert with John F. Kennedy stadium in America so you had 2 full stadiums, 72,000 in Wembley and 89,000 in Kennedy, clapping along to Radio GaGa.
Bob Geldof said that he felt the show was flagging until Queen went on and he heard Wembley erupt, he knew then that it would be a success.
Dude, this was the ULTIMATE performance of Queen. 75,000 people swarmed Wembley Stadium, with nearly 2 BILLION watching at home, and Freddie commanded them ALL. He was a true rock GOD, and is one person all of us performers need to look up to.
Luckily, I have an old DVD of it. It's priceless.
I saw them over 15 times....and actually saw them play better....
Wembley was 82,000 seats, add the 50,000 on the pitch to
This exact performance is recorded in the rock hall of fame as one of the best ever performances of all times
Awesomeness²!
They really played and sang this set like their lives depended on it! Truth! So beautiful. ❤😊 Thank you for sharing this with us.🎉
I like watching u watch these clips. U dont interrupt as much as others and i find u honest and refreshing with no airs about yrself. Thkx
Queen were considered ‘has beens’ ‘past it’ - ‘from another era’ (note how early they went on stage).. Minds were literally blown.. Live Aid changed EVERYTHING.
Not by me and my family they weren’t!! They were already legends
Just before queen came on their sound engineer went to the mixing desk which you can see I front of the middle of the stage and turned all the sound limiters off so they were loudest band on stage and stole the show
Yes this is so true, in the UK the media were declaring they were on the wane and their songs had started to become a little bit to bubble gum, to poppy ! But it was the 80's and music was changing constantly! But this puts them right back on top !
Are we talking about the same band that had just finished a sold-out "The Works" tour in support of that album released a year prior, and filled a Brazilian stadium (*not* a common event at all in the mid 80s) 6 months earlier?
It's true that the 'Hot Space' album was poor and the video for 'I Want To Break Free' had cooled US views toward them years earlier, but they were by no means considered has-beens by the public at large in the UK.
I was in high school at the time. When students heard that Queen would be in Live Aid, the reaction was “…Queen???”
1985 was the heyday of New Wave and Techno Pop with the likes of Duran Duran and A-ha’s famous “Take on Me”. The rock sound of Queen was indeed becoming “out of date”, plus they had not toured the US since 1982. To us, they seemed out of place in the line-up.
Freddie was singing with a terrible throat infection. His doc didn’t want him to go on stage that day.
Man. Have watched this 3 times. You made this so much fun. Was so great seeing you light up.
I am just seeing your video now and I was actually at the LIve Aid concert on 13JUL85 in London, I was 17...it was beyond incredible!!
Brian May is literally a genius and a very humble man, Freddie lost himself for a short time but bounced back phenomenally one of the greatest rock bands.
Also, let’s not forget that Brian is a very smart man - PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College, my alma mater.
Sir Brian May now !
This is widely considered the greatest live performance in the history of music
Garth Brooks live in Central Park. Sorry, but not sorry.
@@Frankie5Angels150 That's fine that you think that, but it would be a minority opinion
You gave one of the best reactions to Queen at the Live Aid Concert. You were so real and raw emotionally. Ty
Awesome vid! Also, first one I'm seeing on your channel, so promising stuff. Love how you are properly enjoying it and paying attention to the awesomeness. Anyway, to answer a couple of your remarks:
- "interesting microphone" => I guess you mean how Freddie uses what looks like half a microphone stand? You're not wrong. He started off using only the microphone or the full microphone stand, but at one concert they played, the stand broke in half.. And Freddie liked it that way, so he continued to use a microphone with half a stand attached to it.
- "didn't know Freddie played the guitar" => A lot of people forget he's not only an amazing singer and entertainer, but also a great song-writer and musician. Mostly piano (& keyboard, synthesizer, ...) and a little guitar though, but it's still great to realise he was so much more than a great singer.
- This performance was at 6:41pm, but at 9.48pm, there was actually a small second part, with only one song, 'Is this the World we Created', performed accoustically by just Freddie Mercury and Brian May, so you didn't see all of Queen's performance at LiveAid. Anyway, that's why you got the '9:48pm' mention. There was a little more to their performance.
- Little funfact: They could not perform 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in its entirety as it was demanded that only live performances would happen at LiveAid. So that's why you got a shortened version of BoRhap, since other parts of the song require more instruments and vocals. But yeah, at least all performances at LiveAid, including this one, were 100% live. Both vocals and instruments.
- Fun fact to leave you with: Queen is the only band in world history of which EACH member has written at least 1 number one hit and of which EACH member has been individually inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. This performance at LiveAid did not include any of bass player John Deacons songs (such as 'Under Pressure', 'I want to Break Free' or 'Another One Bites the Dust'), but did include songs written by the others: 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'We Are the Champions' written by vocalist Freddie Mercury, 'Hammer to Fall' and 'We Will Rock You' written by guitarist Dr. Brian May (yeah, he's a scientist) and 'Radio Gaga' written by drummer Roger Taylor.
Anyway, big Queen fan here. Glad to have seen you enjoyed this performance as much as you should. :)
My kids and I watched this in London. The crowd was HUGE, but it was a kind of listless and not really engaged til Freddie came on. He electrified that huge crowd and it was like an magical charge went through them. It was the most amazing thing I have seen. He’s personally responsible for making Live Aid the unimaginable success it became.
I agree I watched it all on TV in Manchester,although the performers were good before them. Queen injected f***ing power love, and emotion to the world.
@@manuman27 True. The acts before were all good but somehow the crowd remained disconnected. Status Quo energised them quite a bit but Queen blew them into the stratosphere. After them the crowd was willing to hear anyone and cheer them on. I’m glad I got to see it at the time and that my kids were old enough to realise they were watching something unique, a once in a lifetime event.
Yeah ppl started donating with his performance
I was at Wembley in the nosebleed section. A friend of mine or should I say "mate" (I'm a yank) just happened to have connections. Yes it was starting to get boring and just about everyone was listless and drunk until U2 came out and perked things up a bit. But Queen sealed the deal and the atmosphere was electric from that point on.
@@cornerofthemoon When you usually go a concert you’ve gone to see a particular artist whom you are familiar with and there is a degree of anticipation. After the warm ups are done you know what’s coming. Live Aid was something new, people didn’t know what to expect, what exactly was going on. It was so obvious watching that the crowd were really not into it. I remember thinking how sad it was that Bib Geldof having got everyone together would be heartbroken if it flopped. Thank god for Freddie! After that even I could have gone on and got an amazing response!
Live Aid really was a unique moment in time. The streets were empty as everyone was either at one of the events or watching it on a screen. With so many people on the planet sharing in the experience there really was a brief moment where there was a sense of unity and purpose.
People were donating money as fast as they could, and we really believed we could make a difference. (We did, but of course it’s never enough)
There were so many incredible performances that day but when Queen came on and performed it was like a bolt of lightning flashing through the middle of the show.
Perfectly said.
Nothing has changed, apart from "CHARITIES" paying their staff a lot more money than most of us can dream of lmao
Even pouty Rodger Waters wrote an upbeat song about it, 'The Tide is Turning'
Thx for bringing Freddie Mercury and Queen to the attention of young ppl, truly an amazing band! Nobody else like Freddie! ❤😊❤ Such a passionate artist and what a performer, musician, and singer! One of the bands l wouldve loved to have seen in concert, seen many bands, but missed out on Queen. RIP Freddie and thank you for your wonderful music! ❤
We all watched him at the time. Queen were amazing. Please watch these were the best times of our lifes. You will not be disappointed xxxx legend
I was 19 years old and parked in front of the TV all day watching, yes Queen stole the show
Yes I was the same but 24 yr old x
U are a liar. Cuz this show was done at Wembley in London.
Americans. Did not see this show. Cuz it was in London.
And it was never on t.v.
This was taped! And cut.
U are fantazising
I remember watching the WHOLE thing on MTV, and even as a huge Queen fan, there was only one band that came out of that concert on top. U2.
@@Azabaxe80What ABSOLUTE RUBBISH.. U2were Also rans at that concert.. only one band came out on too and it was QUEEN..🙄🇬🇧
@@Ionabrodie69 U2 also rans at Live Aid? Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I fear you're in the radical minority with that one.
This is how Joan Baez, who had never seen/heard U2 before describes the performance. "This young man … is expressing himself with such tenderness it is enough to break my heart. He calls to the audience. They call back … He is directing a choir. They are the choir … I can't recall ever having seen anything like it in my life … Out of the hours of Live Aid that I saw by the end of the day, the high point was witnessing the magic of U2. They moved me as nothing else moved me."
This performance is considered by many to be the best live performance ever. Not just Queen but, of all time by anyone.
I just saw someone post that Freddie said the audience was his best instrument. That is so true. Freddie had them eating out of his hand where ever he performed. People loved him.
I once saw someone write in a column, a rock writer, that Freddie has remained one of the most beloved singers - even if he tarnished his image with AIDs and being found to be gay.
I shook my head in confusion. What was wrong with this writer? Everyone knew Freddie was gay or bi for years - in the 70s - and did not care. No one cared about that. It was his life and you are who you are. It was not like he was a criminal. He was simply bi. So what. That never 'tarnished' him. Everyone loved Freddie for his wit, talent and charisma. And people could care less whether he was gay, bi or straight. He was simply Freddie and we loved him.
the irony of the past and the future, gay or bi or lesbians of the 70s 80s are strong people, not like millenials gays they are so weak.
This is true, we all knew and nobody gave a fuck.. Just listen to that mans voice and let him carry you away
@@Medarr1 He was such a professional and showman. But, he also loved the audience and fans. And he wanted to include them.
Freddie Mercury never actually admitted to being gay or bi, till later in his short life. Also, it WAS a big deal in the 70's. Being gay or bi, could kill anyone's career back then. It was legal to fire someone who was gay, to evict a tenant if they are gay, to beat the crap out a "fag", and the police would do Nothing! DianaLake, you clearly are a younger person, who has no idea how horrific it was in the 60's, 70's and even the early 80's to be gay. Freddie Mercury was a gay icon to the gay community and only the gay community knew he was gay (for sure).
Fred was Fred, we didn't care, we loved his music.
I was one of the billions of people across the world watching it live on TV. I am a Queen fan from their very first album.
One of the best performers ever, I watched this live back in the day. Was at work & everyone stopped to watch. I was a Formula 1 Team, and everyone stopped to watch! Yes F1 stopped to watch this! Awesome. Rest in peace Freddie ... Queen was totally awesome, brings tears to my eyes now. Best wishes to Brian May, wish I could meet him
You got that right. Always in command of the audience. There will never be another Freddie Mercury.😊
No auto tune, no phones just pure magic Watched this live on mtv
Lately there's been this horrible trend for record companies to apply auto tune to old recordings. Watch out.
I am glad I am not the only oldie in here. :D Watched it live on BBC. It was an amazing show.
I did not watch it live on MTV or BBC.... I just watched it live.... ;-)
Me too!
@@dockingtroll6801 lucky
When you said ‘master musicians’ that sums it up. It was real music, with real musicians. And what staggering showmanship from the band too.
I was there the year of 85 ,I'm 63 now and still watch this once a week for inspiration in life and to play guitar. Freddie was and still is the opera singer of contemporary pop . God bless Freddie and all the band .
I was there too. Not in the crowd but behind the scenes in one of the television outside broadcast trucks. I recorded it on videotape for the BBC archive.
❤❤
If I had a penny for every time I heard someone say "I was there" I'd be the richest person in the universe. My sister was there, I wasn't.
I was there...50ft from the stage...what a performance ..Bowie had to follow that...❤
The simple range of his voice . . . . . the passion in the voice , the drive
R.I.P. Freddy
I watched it life in 1985 and though I was not a Queen fan and waiting for U2, I couldn't stop watching this performance. Everyone who watched this knew at that moment that there wasn't ever going to be a greater performance than this. It filled my heart with pride and love for Queen!❤
I wasn't either but they were the best!
Same. I was waiting for The Who 💜
That's how legends do it! Brian couldn't afford a Gibson, SO HE MADE HIS OWN GUITAR, THEN BECAME A LEGEND PLAYING IT! Freddie's voice was always sublime, and Brian complemented it so well!
And he’s a Astro Physicist to boot. Intelligence wins out, even regarding musicians.
So cool to see this generation of people appreciate our music from our era. So proud of you appreciating this incredible music and cohesion of man kind.
I was there. Not on the field, but it was rocking in the stands too. What the video doesn't really show is how loudly we were all singing along. Queen were so iconic at the time, everybody knew the words. That bit where he gets the crowd reacting was so loud it almost blew my eardrums out. Hell of a day!
Wow! Thanks for sharing!
I'm 57 and know so many who were there. If only we could bottle that unity and optimism.
You don't know it's gone until it is. God Bless
Bro…
The world is a much sadder place without Freddie Mercury in it. Imagine the wonderful songs that would have been written had he lived longer.
The wonder of Queen was that they never stopped experimenting musically, and each member of the band wrote music and contributed to the success. They pushed the envelope, crossed genres and guaranteed even people who don’t follow music know a Queen song. Sublime.
They also never stopped having fun with their music.
They United generations with their music .
Very very very late here but I loved your reaction. Just watching you gave me goosebumps!! I remember watching it live on the tv and one of my neighbours went to Wembley to watch it 🇬🇧
I fall in love with Freddie every time i watch him perform! ❤
A lot of people forget that Freddie & Brian actually came back on and closed live aid with a performance of “is this the world we created?” And it’s beautiful. I recommend a reaction to that too.
Would never have known to search Freddie & Brian closing Live Aid if it wasn't for reading your comment.
Just watched it, glad I now know this. He was the greatest !!!!
I'd forgotten that. It was a long time ago when i saw this concert. thanks for the reminder.
Yep - I remember waiting till the end "just in case", and I was not disappointed. Even fortunate enough to have my VCR running for it too...
In my mind they closed it with Feed The World with a big ensemble. Edit: Finally got round to googling this, and the concert did end with an ensemble rendition of Feed The World. The penultimate song was a small ensemble (couple of strange members) version of Let It Be, which included McCartney, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Alsion Moyet and Pete Townsend. The antepenultimate song was the Freddie and Brian duet.
The best.
Freddie was asked one time what's your favorite instrument to play. He answered, "the audience, Darling"!❤❤
The donations were not coming in and Bob Geldof was getting worried! And then......
Queen
And the phones went nuts with people donating left right and centre! It was amazing to see at the time and it was all we spoke about for years. Honoured to have been alive to witness that!
One of my earliest memories was watching this with my parents and clapping along live. It’s a joy to watch someone experience it for the first time.
I watched this at like midnight US time. It was glorious.Queen is the most educated band in world. Freddy had a degree in design, John (bass) has a degree in engineering, Roger (drums) has a degree in biology (he was going to be a dentist) and Brian (guitar) has a Doctorate in Astrophysics.
Sebs I remember watching it on TV. Beyond amazing. Loved your reaction. We all felt the same way.