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Great reaction! You've got some insight too, bro. You mentioned each part having it's own distinct story. This definition comes from the site www.classical-music.com : "And that’s really what a musical Rhapsody is, a piece of music of indeterminate length and with no formal structure, comprised of a number of different musical ideas. A Rhapsody is all about dynamics: light and shade, high and low, loud and soft, happy and sad… It’s a story, a journey and usually quite the musical ride." Bingo! Then you associate the "operatic" part in the middle with Hungary. Now look up Bohemia Central in the Czech Republic. Look just a little south, there's Hungary. Not far off at all. Well done, there's your Bohemian Rhapsody! Funny story: Arguably the most famous and genius violin player of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin (a middle aged man by then) was asked in an interview about the best opera ever written. Without any hesitation he replied: "I'm not sure about a whole opera but if I could choose a fragment, it would surely be Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen". The interviewer, a very distinguished "connaisseur" of classical music was so astounded he almost fell from his chair. Menuhin was quite amused. Made us laugh... (this interview was broadcast on dutch television long ago, I never found it again) Anyway: Nice reaction, bro. Keep it up, peace. 😊
Glad you're digging so many different artists and styles. :-) You should check out some Jethro Tull, like "Aqualung", "Cross-eyed Mary", "Locomotive Breath", "My God", "Wind-Up", just to suggest a few
If you listened to some Gilbert & Sullivan musicals (popular in the early 20th century) you'd recognize this format and style of this song. I understand how weird it seems outside of that context.
This is Freddy Mercury’s coming out song- “killed” who he was, asking for his Mamas loves. Must face the truth-Sometimes he wishes he was never born at all.
Listening to this without headphones is like having popcorn without salt, butter and a drink. Totally different experience with chimes, audio panning (sounds bouncing from right to left back to right ear), and ending chimes and gong. MUST DO! You'll love it.
If you want to watch something that's really nuts than that will blow your mind react to the Green Day concert where it just the crowd and an empty stage sing the entire Bohemian Rhapsody song thousands and thousands upon thousands of people singing this whole song it's amazing
Freddie wrote this song and he tends to write in metaphors but I believe that the man Freddie killed was the man he pretended to be. I believe this Freddie’s attempt to come out of the closet as gay . This was 1975 & as late as 1967 it was still illegal to be gay in Britain .
it was about his lifestyle sexually, he died of AIDS and he knew he had it when this song was written, with that said, now listen to the song again... now it makes sense, and about how he is going to die after love... etc...
@@fredericksharon7494 Come on man, this song is from 1975. Way before the first time HIV as such was ever diagnosed around '81. No one knew about it before, including Freddie...
@@fredericksharon7494 sorry but I don't think that's the reason. Tbh, in my own opinion, I think he knew he couldn't hide anymore who he is/was as a guy man. Especially to his mom/family is his way of letting them know that he not the boy he was,, but becoming a bi-sexual/gay man he is. That's my reading to this song. But Freddie said he'll let his fans/ppl make their own opinion to all his song. Love & miss him always. Stay safe &God bless🎶💯😊✌❤
@@lonedinosaur13 Sure! It was all really sad. I lost some people too in those days, f*cked up. I don't have a specific taste for so called "celebrities" but I always felt I would have liked to meet him and hang out. I think we would have gotten along. And squable a lot too 😊 Well, all is good. Life just gets in the way sometimes, what ya gonna do?
Rodger Taylor the drummer did did all the real high parts. It was 3 of them, Freddie,Rodger and Brian May multi tracked the voices. I seen the engineer on tv going through this song track by track.🍻
@@ZENOBlAmusic He was flippant he smushed 3 songs together He probably kept ideas from unfinished songs But he put a lot more into this that he claims!
@@bluebell3720 Yes, I agree. I think he just didn't want to discuss it in too much detail. When the song is analysed the compositions really speaks as one song. Analysis Bohemian Rhapsody: ruclips.net/video/si6GcpZ_w4M/видео.html.
@@RoverWaters You write this every day on every video.! You're funny! If Freddie hadn't written this masterpiece there wouldn't be 20 seconds of guitar solo which is not difficult to compose! If you were a musician you would understand but you are only a connoisseur and the man who only likes Brian in the Queen band.
@@gabyy556 actually you are the Freddie SIMP and I am real the Queen fan. Never seen you correcting these myths, "Freddie did this" "Freddie did that", all false claims. If someone would write "Brian wrote Bohemian Rhapsody" you would jump immediately in correcting him. But if some poor naive says "Freddie wrote even the guitar solo" no beep from any of you simps. Furthemore you sayin "20 seconds of guitar solo which is not difficult to compose" is really stupid, shows you know nothing about rock music, therefore Queen.
@@RoverWaters No you're wrong! I love everyone in the group and admire everyone's talent. The solo in the song is really not complicated to write it is more complicated as playing and I say it as musician and pianist. I understand much more than music than you! I only go to Queen plus Adam concerts because of Brian and Roger , because I love them! They are my idols! And you only write nonsense!
@@gabyy556 Here some more "nonsense" but true. Freddie never wrote any guitar solo on any Queen song. The guitar solo from Bohemian Rhapsody is in top 20 all-time done by many experts. Freddie was a beginner guitar player.
Thank you Freddie for leaving us with one of the greatest compositions ever written and performed! It's time for some of Queen's greatest anthems! Try We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions!! Great reaction!
A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
Awesome reaction! Freddie liked it when people had their own interpretations for his music. But on the face of it, the song is written like a mini opera, with a character that goes on a journey, the songs goes through the 5 stages of grieve. It is a very complex composition with 49 cords, while most songs today have around 4 cords or less. Freddie Mercury was a genius as a composer. In my personal opinion the meaning is in the title. A "Bohemian" is an artist or someone who lives outside the bounds of normal society. A Rhapsody is an epic poem or story about a character. A Rhapsody can also be a free flowing movement in classical music with different sections. So Bohémien Rhapsody is the story of an artist. The idea is that you have kill part of yourself or sell your to become famous. You also have to push your own problems and emotions aside to entertain other people. Freddie Mercury loved opera, he composed a whole for himself and one of the best opera sopranos of all time Montserrat Caballe, it is a great album. The title track Barcelona was used as the official song of the 1992 Olympic games.
This is an awesome comment, I talk to people about how true this song is to its title, it is a true rhapsody and they look at me weird. I guess many ppl don't know the meaning of the word rhapsody. I always taught the song was about Freddie's journey to become an openly gay artist. He basically had to kill his old self and live the life he wanted while his mom may suffer for his choices. Being gay back then was very difficult for the person and for a family that has "traditional" values. An amazing fact about this song is that Freddie had it all in his mind. He regurgitated what his mind created, that is how big of a musical genius he was.
Great reaction and analysis Freddie wrote this himself including Brian's guitar parts. It has over a billion hits on you tube. He never revealed what his songs were about. He never came out publicly that he was gay when he alive. So in retrospect many people now think that the person he kills is himself. He broke off his 6 year relationship with his girlfriend Mary, in 1976, whom he had planned to marry ("life had just begun and now I've gone and thrown it all away"). His facing his crime, is coming out as gay, at a time when homosexuality was considered a crime ('got to leave you all to face the truth"). When he says "So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye" , that maybe a reference to what they would do in the Muslim countries if you were/are gay. Freddie was Pharsee and in the song they say "Bismilah" - which is Arab language for "Praise God". This is the first ever music video ever. How it came about was they were supposed to appear on "Top of the Pops" British TV show. They knew that they could not do part of the song live so they sent this video instead. By the way, he left Mary, his former girlfriend most of his fortune in his will -he called her 'love of his life' because he did love her. He left Jim Hutton, his other love, much less , probably because he had HIV at the time of Freddie's death YOU MUST REACT TO THIS SONG LIVE IN MONTREAL..it is 5 years later and he sings it differently and shows what a magnificent showman he was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't think the song has anything to with being gay. At the time Queen as a band had far bigger problems. I am not saying it is you specifically but people sometimes want to connect everything Freddie did to being gay. It was part of him but it is not something he necessary thought about a lot. If Freddie wrote a song about being gay it is Liar. But that is personal opinion. In my opinion the name of the song tells you what it is really about. A "Bohemian" is an artist or someone who lives outside the bounds of normal society. A Rhapsody is an epic poem or story about a character. A Rhapsody can also be a free flowing movement in classical music with different sections. So Bohémien Rhapsody is the story of an artist. I personally think that if you want to understand the song you have to look at what was happening with Freddie and the band when the song was written. It is a song that he had actually started writing at a very early stage, likely around 1968 or 1969. He finally completed it in 1975. I don't believe that this was a coming out song. I think this song is really about the music industry and the entertainment industry. From 1970 until 1975 ,Queen was always in one massive struggle with their managers or with just getting a record deal in the first place. Freddie's parents paid for him to go and study graphic design, he completed his degree. They wanted him to start doing serious work in that direct. But Freddie wanted to be a musician, his parents did not really support that decision. He quickly left home, and he lived practically in a hippy commune. He really struggled at times, he could have went home at any point, but then he would have to leave his idea of being a musician behind him. As long as he pursued music, he wasn't allowed at home. It was difficult to get by, and he was becoming older and older. He joined two different bands between 1969 and 1970. Queen was formed in 1970, they only found John Deacon in 1971, Freddie was already 25 at this point. It was very difficult for them to get a recording deal, they took their demo tapes everywhere and it was always rejected or simply ignored. The only deal they could sign was with a production company, that would sell their album to a recoding company. Their first album was only released in 1973, it took their management some time to find the right deal. The management company wanted the record label to sing 4 of acts they were managing simultaneously, it took a long time for them to negotiate a deal. Queen's first album was released when Freddie was already 27, Freddie's parents were really pushing him to drop the whole music idea. This was a problem with the other band members as well, they were all well educated so they could find other jobs, if they had wanted to. Brian May's father was also very disappointed that Brian was not perusing his academic career further. Their first album was not that successful, they only started to gain recognition when they started touring with Mott The Hoople. Their first successful single was on their second album, and they finally had an international hit with their 3rd album. Queen's first big hit only came when Freddie was already 28, that is really on the older side for a new a pop or rockstar. But they were still flat broke, if their 4th album, A Night At The Opera, was not a success the band would have had to break up, they were heavily in debt. Their management were taking most of their money, and they had almost nothing. Freddie hated the situation, he hated it so much that he wrote two other songs about it. They did get a new manager, and they removed themselves from their previous contract just before they started recording this album, it was not easily. They were still so much in debt despite leaving their pervious mangers behind. This is somewhat of a very basic outline about what was happening at the time, in order to perhaps explain the song a bit better. I think Freddie's other song against their management, Flick Of The Wrist, somewhat helps to explain Bohemian Rhapsody. Part of the idea is that in order to survive in the music and entertainment business you have to kill a part of yourself. Flick Of The Wrist discusses this same concept: "Prostitute yourself," he says. "Castrate your human pride, sacrifice your leisure days, let me squeeze you till you've dried". This was a very uncertain time for them when this album was recorded, this might have been their last album they recorded together, after just achieving a small amount of success. The opening acapella is just an existential crisis, and someone contemplating life. The verses in Bohemian Rhapsody does invoke the feeling that something might be coming to an end. It is someone that has tried something and he might not succeed, as their final judgement basically lay in the hands of the buying public at this point. It is someone who has to face up to reality, or take responsibility for the choices they have made. "Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?" Scaramouche is a clown, and the Fandango is a dance. He is basically saying or commanding, "dance for me clown". A performer has to entertain others no matter what their own feeling are. This is a theme Freddie seemed to have given some thought to over the years. He loved the song The Great Pretender and he later did a cover version of the song, it also has similar lyrics, "just laughing and gay like a clown". Freddie also liked the opera 'Pagliacci', which can be translated to "Clowns". It is the story of a clown that finds out his wife is cheating on him, but he still has to put on his costume, and he still has to perform and he still has to make other people laugh, while he is having a mental breakdown about the betrayal of his wife. Freddie incorporated a small part of the aria Vesti La Guibba, which comes from this opera, into another song he wrote, It's A Hard Life. This whole sentiment of what it really mean to be an entertainer resonated a lot with Freddie. He saw himself as the great pretender or someone that is often putting on a show for the entertainment of other people. The rest of the opera section can perhaps be seen as having to sell your soul to the devil in order to become famous. There is the famous myth that if a blues player wanted to become a virtuoso, he would have to meet the devil at the crossroads. There is a fight for your soul, in order to be a successful entertainer. But in this case the devil is likely just their manger, that was taking most of their money. In Flick Of The Wrist, Freddie equates their manager or their manager's greed to the devil; "Synchronize your minds and see, the beast within him rise." "So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye? So you think you can love me and leave me to die? Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby, just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here." These lines makes so much more sense if you are saying it to your manager. In the song Flick Of The Wrist Freddie also uses terms of endearment such as 'baby' and 'honey', he might be equating a contract or the signing of a contract to a marriage: "And then a kick in the head. He's taken an arm and taken a leg, all this time honey, baby you've been had." Freddie's other song against the manger, Death On Two Legs, also has somewhat of a similar concept, it is just more blunt: "Have you found a new toy to replace me? Can you face me? But now you can kiss my ass goodbye." The final section is just acceptance of the situation, it was out of their hands, in the lap of the gods, they needed the album - A Night At The Opera, to be a massive success, and lucky for them it was. If there is a song where Freddie reflects on his sexuality I would say that song is Liar. Liar was originally named Lovers. Freddie and Jim's relationship wasn't as rosy as many people like to pretend.
It can be both. It can also be the process of coming out. The options are . Suicide. Live a lie. Live your truth. Once you decide to live - you have to decide do it as society says your suppose to live 1 man marry 1 woman (lie) or live your truth and now you can marry a same sex partner (truth) Then you have to come to terms with how society is going to treat you and can you live without your current life/family/friends. Coming out is deciding that living a lie is more painful than living your truth and you may have to build a new family/friends. IN the end Nothing Really Matters we'll all die soon enough.
Hey my friend great reaction to one of the greatest song ever written. This song and video started the whole video revolution. There wouldnt be a MTV or VH1 if it wasnt for QUEEN. BRIAN MAY was voted last summer in the TOTAL GUITAR magazine as the GREATEST GUITARIST in the WORLD. Now this month of Feburary the same magazine TOTAL GUITAR voted that BRIAN MAY'S guitar solo in this song was the best guitar solo EVER. Thank you for doing QUEEN videos love your reactions to QUEEN. To me QUEEN is the GREATEST BAND EVER !!!! Take care my friend. Have a nice day. Your friend, QUEEN BEE.
The flagship song of Queen. An amazing composition by Freddie and outstanding instrumentation and vocals by each of the other members of the band. I love this song and I have been listening to it since it first came out. Everyone was on fire about this song when it dropped and we all still know all the lyrics and instrumentation to memory. Freddie said that the listener should decide what the song means and there are a lot of people voicing their opinions of what it is. All four of the members of Queen were absolute perfectionists so when you listen to any of them, you will be awe stricken by their talent. All wrote number 1 songs and all have college degrees with Brian May having a PhD in Astrophysics, Roger a degree in Biology, John an advanced degree in electronics and Freddie with a degree in Design. Freddie designed the Queen logo that appears on everything that is officially Queen, still today.
All from the album version : March of the black queen, The prophet's song, Death on two legs, Liar and Stone cold crazy live at the Rainbow. All these songs from their 70's era. Trust me, you will like them.
Great reaction. Point of fact is that this video was created specifically for the BBC show Top of the Pops and it revolutionized how artists/record companies sold music. If it wasn't for this MTV or VH1 would never have been spawned.
.. Absolutely Loved Your Reaction To This.."Queen/Freddie Mercury" The Best Group Live/Singer& Performer Of This Century In My Opinion... This Song Is A Utter Masterpiece..A Timeless Classic For Generations To Admire& Appreciate. I Will Always Miss "Fredster The Ultimate Unforgettable Legend" ... From One Mahoooooosive Queen Fan To Another Respect Rach UK x
The opening of this song is all Freddie, harmonizing with himself by laying track over track. Back then, there were no computers or auto tune. He taped it, then taped harmony over it.
Do I want to break free is a hysterical official video and they have the greatest time making it it was Rodger Taylor's idea not Freddy's LOL and it's not supposed to be taken seriously seriously worth the watch and a great laugh
I saw them live in 1979 at Madison Square Garden. 18 th. Row. I saw many concerts there. For Queen i was afraid the building would collapse. The foundation shook during We Will Rock You!
This was like Freddie’s musical version of choose your own adventure. He gave you the words and you let them run wild with your imagination. No one will ever be able to compose something this amazing ever again. We were the lucky generation to have Queen and Freddie Mercury to gift us a soundtrack for our lives. ❤️
This is the first ever rock opera, so different to anything that came before. It is an experience, not just a song. He never killed anybody, he was speaking figuratively. Masterpiece.
Or Live Aid in London, 1985 (I think). They had been out of the spotlight for a while and weren’t as popular. Freddie was so nervous, but he walked out onto that stage and began a series of call and responses with the audience, they echoed him from the first one. He had them in the palm of his hand within those first three notes.
Some say it's about his realization of coming to terms about his sexuality. Freddie said in an interview he had 3 songs he was working on and combined them.
Listening to Bohemian Rhapsody is like being on a musical roller coaster. An amazing fact about Queens' lead guitarist Brian May. He was actually working on getting his Ph.D in astrophysics when Queen was formed. Music meant so much to him so he put his doctorate on the back burner. After Freddie Mercury died, Queen disbanded. Even while still part of the group Brian and his father designed and built a new kind of guitar. Brian's IQ has been measured in the 160's. That's even beyond Big Bang Theory smart. So he was a real genius on top of being a musical genius. after Queen disbanded, Brian went back to working toward his doctorate. He finally got it in 2006 or 7. He's now Dr. Brian May Ph.D. He's also written about 6 books on the subject of astrophysics.
This song is certainly a masterpiece. There are simply no analogues to it. You need to do a reaction to Queen's 1985 Live Aid show. There is everything to make sure of the greatness of this group.
You are right today ... you don’t tend to know the music that comes before your era... whereas in those days most of us didn’t have the ability to filter nor instant access to specific genres of music. So we listened to whatever got played on the radio ... patiently waiting for the good stuff (whatever we happened to like) AND it was highly unlikely you had your own radio or record player until your teens... so we had to listen to all the stuff our parents and grandparents liked.... to this day I know songs from both world wars along with almost every Broadway musical / Hollywood film musicals!! Anyway great reaction ... you missed the huge gong at very end but no doubt you will catch it next time you listen 👏👑❣️
So True! My parents bought a stereo at Sears (or maybe RadioShack) in the 70's. Back then the deal was they would give you 4 or so albums of your choice. "Woodstock", "Beethoven's 5th", "Hey Jude", "Hair" were what I listened to. What a mix.
I truly love your sweet, honest reactions! I wish that more young people of your generation - THE next generation to rule the world - would listen to more of the songs from these eras. A lot of these 'older' songs, (from 60's, 70's 80's) carry sincere messages about, love for everyone, peace, societal injustice and inequalities without spewing out hate!!
Freddie Mercury is a LEGENDARY BOSS! Your tribute to Queen has given me a lot of pleasure. I began with Under Pressure (my personal favorite song of all-time). I hope you do more videos like this. I am subscribing. ❤️
I’m loving your Queen reactions!! And loving everyone’s comments! Will you be continuing your Queen journey after your “Queen Week”? You should definitely make a to-do list for Queen recommendations. They have over 15 albums not including their solo work & live performances!! The catalog is massive!! You should check out MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN, MILLIONAIRE WALTZ, THE PROPHET SONG, FATHER TO SON, LIAR, BRIGHTON ROCK, BIJOU .... 👑
They have inspired so many works of art and music, Queen are absolute legends. You can see a parody of that opening shot in Frozen 2's 'Lost in the woods' sequence.
Several sources close to him felt this was Freddies coming out song...not about murder, and the mama he refers to is Mary Austin who was by his side for twenty years until his death. He left the bulk of his estate to her and his home Garden Lodge.
The way I've always interpreted B.R. is the way i feel it must have been for Freddie to come out. I've viewed his killing a man, as him killing the old him & everyone else's perception of him & his lifestyle. The repeated mentions of the hate and tormenting as the backlash of his sexuality. There is even mention of there being a devil put aside for him. His family is very religious, from my understanding, so his homosexuality must have been an even harder acceptance. This song is just phenomenal and can be interpreted many ways. That's the beauty of music and more so with Queen because they don't want the listeners to listen to it 'their' way but to feel it in their own way. I'm happy you love them. They're one of my favorite bands and Freddie is one of my favorite people.
This song is the greatest song in the history of rock n roll music, both lyrically & musically. Lyrics, composition of different music and mixing them into rock music is really intriguing & unique.
There is also a movie called Bohemian Rhapsody that is about them getting this song out in addition to their performance at LiveAid. Thank you for doing a reaction to this amazing piece!
Yes! Opera! And when you're ready listen to Freddie in his last live performances, singing with Montserrat Cabelle' the premier Spanish operatic soprano! He loved opera, and Montsy, and he wrote 10 duets (with Mike Moran) for them to sing. The album is 'Barcelona' as is the title track. It's totally amazing! ruclips.net/video/hkskujG0UYc/видео.html
Freddie Mercury was the one that wrote this song & when the song started that was just his voice in the beginning. The man Mike Myers had this song on his movie Wayne’s world & he was on the movie Bohemian, because Freddie Mercury passed away he saw the movie Wayne’s world & gave Mike Myers his blessing to use it
Brian made his guitar with his father which gives it a distinct sound as well as using a sixpence and how he plays But I dont think john 'Deaky Amp' gets enough recognition! He made it from bits he found in the skip It wasn't for Brian but he used it with his guitar on a lot if not most studio recordings which gives it yet another layer and allows him to create more effects
All the different parts are still telling a complete story......great reaction.......there are masterpieces and then there's Bohemian Rhapsody......there are 5 different parts, Acapello, Ballad, Operatic, Rock show and an Coda.......btw in the beginning all the harmonies you thought you heard were all Freddy
LMAO! '85 parts'. heeheehee :-D That's what Freddie called HIS masterpiece, a 'ROCK OPERA'! He was working on 3-4 songs @ the same time & decided to put them all together.
Go back and listen with headphones on .I would suggest that for all songs but this one of all takes it to another level for me personally. Thanks for you're very respectful mature reaction ,you have a great ear for music and great taste if this song moves you !
During the change/break, after the character in the song confesses that he's dying, it sounds like there's a battle for his soul. That's how I've always interpreted it, anyway. Great reaction! A real joy to watch new listeners discover the music that we were fortunate to have surrounding us back in the day.
I heard stories about when they did this album NIGHT OF THE OPERA. They were one song short. They wrote the song in 10 minutes. That's the last song on the album.
Thank you, Broadband! there is a reason this song has more than a BILLION views -- I only wish you had listened with headphones -- just sayin' - pretty much every Queen song needs those - but this one in particular - no matter how good you think your speakers are... lol (as far as "meaning" -- Freddie always said: "it means what you think it means") - I look forward to more of your reactions - especially to Queen cuz I'm and long-time fan - but also others -- peace, love and safety to you & yours!
It’s basically a metaphor for how he was living his life with sex drugs alcohol. He knew in the end he would have to amend for his reckless behavior.. it’s a full circle moment. You get all different genres in this song everything Freddie loved
Its so refreshing to see PROOF that some (unfortunately not ALL) reactors actually read their comments from their subscribers!!! LIVE AID to finish out your week (hopefully not the end of your Queen journey)...Their catalogue is immense and all of their songs are truly unique and amazing!! You can NEVER choose a favorite Queen song...i have tried lmao!! Stay safe and healthy
I got the "Night at the Opera" LP when I was 11 and I wore the grooves down on that thing, but especially listened to Bohemian Rhapsody over and over. Now I'm sharing my love of Queen and this song with my 11 year old grandson. I told him being able to sing Bo Rhap is a basic, essential life skill. Did you watch the audience sing it prior to that Green Day concert? Gives me chills, and Freddie is still stealing the show 30 years after his death.
Oh darling, this is Freddie Freaking Mercury and Queen--- trust me, EVERY song of theirs has to start off that amazing. And continue that way from beginning to end. ;)
It's amazing!!! Five key changes... You don't ever hear that anymore. It's so refreshing to see young people appreciating music so before their time. Thank you so much for your reaction. I really enjoyed it.
I,personally think this is one of most misunderstood tracks of all times on so many levels. Taken from A Night at the Opera album,which gives us a major clue into meanings. The band said in interviews it’s based on the opera the legend of Foust which tells of a man in prison who sells his soul to the devil but later breaks off the deal and pays the ultimate price.
Rhapsody means a song in several movements ie sections. Bohemian rhapsody is choral ballad, operetta, heavy metal, coda. If you're reacting to music you need headphones so you can hear all the subtleties. In this video you're missing transitions. Remember this video was done in 1975. No autotune, no computers just pure talent. Most people will agree that when Freddie sings Put a gun to his head pulled my trigger now he's dead refers to Freddie killing off his old self to become his new self. That is to say coming to terms with his sexuality. He is apologizing to his mom for being gay Although you will hear it said that he was Bisexual. The operaetta is Him being Limbo waiting for them to decide will he go to heaven or will he go to hell. Look up the term bismillach And you will be surprised and it is another nod to his mother. The record label not only fought them because it was a 6 minute song and they didn't think Any radio station would play a 6 minute song much less people listen to a 6 minute song (how wrong they were). Fortunately they stuck to their guns and this masterpiece Was released. They also did not want to release the song because of the meaning of bismillach. The last part where he says It really doesn't matter is Freddie referring to it doesn't matter which way he goes Up or down. Brian may is actually doctor Brian may an Astro physicist. I have it written down in my phone what he did his dissertation on but I'm too lazy to get out of bed. In the end even queen says they don't know what the song is about. In thethe end this Freddie's dong And very personal to him. It was 6 years in the making as I understand it. The rest of the members had no idea what freddie was going for but Freddie knew in his mind what he wanted. This is the greatest rock song written by the greatest singer songwriter showman then and now. Freddie was leaps and bounds ahead of his time in 1975 And if he were still alive today he would be leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. Nobody has ever attempted to right a piece of music like bohemian rhapsody. They would basically just be laugh at. If you haven't reacted to somebody to love 1981 live at Montreal or live aid 1985 Those are a must. The live aid performance is considered the best 20 minute Of live music ever.
1. If you want to know the true strength of the lead singer (Freedie Mercury) Google "The note heard round the world"... 2. Bohemian Rhapsody is a song about Freddie Mercury, it is about him leaving behind his innocence and becoming not only a superstar, but also gay. The line "I killed a man, put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger now he's dead" is all about him coming out to his mother and telling her he's gay, and that her innocent boy is gone. the rest of the song is mostly about how he was treated not only by his FORMER friends, and his father, but the fact that his carrier was never a "roller coaster, it was a rocket ship, that never came down... Even to this day, almost 50 years later, people still love Queen, even people hearing them for the first time...
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Great reaction! You've got some insight too, bro. You mentioned each part having it's own distinct story. This definition comes from the site www.classical-music.com :
"And that’s really what a musical Rhapsody is, a piece of music of indeterminate length and with no formal structure, comprised of a number of different musical ideas. A Rhapsody is all about dynamics: light and shade, high and low, loud and soft, happy and sad… It’s a story, a journey and usually quite the musical ride." Bingo!
Then you associate the "operatic" part in the middle with Hungary. Now look up Bohemia Central in the Czech Republic. Look just a little south, there's Hungary. Not far off at all.
Well done, there's your Bohemian Rhapsody!
Funny story: Arguably the most famous and genius violin player of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin (a middle aged man by then) was asked in an interview about the best opera ever written. Without any hesitation he replied: "I'm not sure about a whole opera but if I could choose a fragment, it would surely be Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen".
The interviewer, a very distinguished "connaisseur" of classical music was so astounded he almost fell from his chair. Menuhin was quite amused. Made us laugh...
(this interview was broadcast on dutch television long ago, I never found it again)
Anyway: Nice reaction, bro. Keep it up, peace. 😊
How is this your first time hearing this song????? 😳
Glad you're digging so many different artists and styles. :-) You should check out some Jethro Tull, like "Aqualung", "Cross-eyed Mary", "Locomotive Breath", "My God", "Wind-Up", just to suggest a few
If you listened to some Gilbert & Sullivan musicals (popular in the early 20th century) you'd recognize this format and style of this song. I understand how weird it seems outside of that context.
This is Freddy Mercury’s coming out song- “killed” who he was, asking for his Mamas loves. Must face the truth-Sometimes he wishes he was never born at all.
Everyone in the UK knows all the words to this song from a very young age. It's like our national anthem
That’s crazy lol
a lot of people around the world with whiplash!
I'm American, my first memory of music is Bihemian Rhapsody, back in 1982.
Very true!
Freddie was our queen lol!
Listening to this without headphones is like having popcorn without salt, butter and a drink. Totally different experience with chimes, audio panning (sounds bouncing from right to left back to right ear), and ending chimes and gong. MUST DO! You'll love it.
If you want to watch something that's really nuts than that will blow your mind react to the Green Day concert where it just the crowd and an empty stage sing the entire Bohemian Rhapsody song thousands and thousands upon thousands of people singing this whole song it's amazing
It was amazing, I bet he is smiling down!! Best ever
@@Coachjgray1 he was directing them 😍
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It was really awesome! I love that video
@@alethamarsh6583 YES! YES! This is a must for everyone! 👍
LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES FOR FULL EFFECT
Freddie wrote this song and he tends to write in metaphors but I believe that the man Freddie killed was the man he pretended to be. I believe this Freddie’s attempt to come out of the closet as gay . This was 1975 & as late as 1967 it was still illegal to be gay in Britain .
Freddie never explained what his songs were about he left it to the listener to make their own interpretation of the songs x
it was about his lifestyle sexually, he died of AIDS and he knew he had it when this song was written, with that said, now listen to the song again... now it makes sense, and about how he is going to die after love... etc...
@@fredericksharon7494 Come on man, this song is from 1975. Way before the first time HIV as such was ever diagnosed around '81. No one knew about it before, including Freddie...
@@fredericksharon7494 sorry but I don't think that's the reason. Tbh, in my own opinion, I think he knew he couldn't hide anymore who he is/was as a guy man. Especially to his mom/family is his way of letting them know that he not the boy he was,, but becoming a bi-sexual/gay man he is. That's my reading to this song. But Freddie said he'll let his fans/ppl make their own opinion to all his song. Love & miss him always. Stay safe &God bless🎶💯😊✌❤
@@mourlyvold7655 true, but it does take on a whole new meaning when he sings it at live aid when he was sick. Always gets me 😭
@@lonedinosaur13 Sure! It was all really sad. I lost some people too in those days,
f*cked up.
I don't have a specific taste for so called "celebrities" but I always felt I would have liked to meet him and hang out. I think we would have gotten along.
And squable a lot too 😊
Well, all is good. Life just gets in the way sometimes, what ya gonna do?
First part is all Freddie. He multi-tracked his own voice to create the harmonies 😊
are you serious? That's incredible fr!!!
@@BroadbandJosea Yep!
Rodger Taylor the drummer did did all the real high parts. It was 3 of them, Freddie,Rodger and Brian May multi tracked the voices. I seen the engineer on tv going through this song track by track.🍻
@@12floz67 Not in the 1st part of the song. And - Roger* (don’t know why so many spell his name with a “d” in it 🤔 ).
@@lynnhoffman247 😉
Freddie wanted the listener to make the song about what they thought it was. It was 3 songs Freddie put together. Genuis
Absolutely genius!
It might have been 3 songs at one point, but if you look at te composition, it is one song, there are sections that repeats throughout the whole song.
@@ZENOBlAmusic
He was flippant he smushed 3 songs together
He probably kept ideas from unfinished songs
But he put a lot more into this that he claims!
@@bluebell3720 Yes, I agree. I think he just didn't want to discuss it in too much detail. When the song is analysed the compositions really speaks as one song.
Analysis Bohemian Rhapsody:
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@@ZENOBlAmusic
Thank you for the link I thought I'll listen for a few minutes
I cant beleive 40min went so quick!
this Is Freddie's masterpiece. Brian and Roger have stated that this was all in Freddie's head.
6:00 Brian May wrote this guitar solo, not Freddie
@@RoverWaters You write this every day on every video.! You're funny! If Freddie hadn't written this masterpiece there wouldn't be 20 seconds of guitar solo which is not difficult to compose! If you were a musician you would understand but you are only a connoisseur and the man who only likes Brian in the Queen band.
@@gabyy556 actually you are the Freddie SIMP and I am real the Queen fan.
Never seen you correcting these myths, "Freddie did this" "Freddie did that", all false claims.
If someone would write "Brian wrote Bohemian Rhapsody" you would jump immediately in correcting him.
But if some poor naive says "Freddie wrote even the guitar solo" no beep from any of you simps.
Furthemore you sayin "20 seconds of guitar solo which is not difficult to compose" is really stupid, shows you know nothing about rock music, therefore Queen.
@@RoverWaters No you're wrong! I love everyone in the group and admire everyone's talent. The solo in the song is really not complicated to write it is more complicated as playing and I say it as musician and pianist. I understand much more than music than you! I only go to Queen plus Adam concerts because of Brian and Roger , because I love them! They are my idols! And you only write nonsense!
@@gabyy556 Here some more "nonsense"
but true.
Freddie never wrote any guitar solo on any Queen song.
The guitar solo from Bohemian Rhapsody is in top 20 all-time done by many experts.
Freddie was a beginner guitar player.
Fun Fact: the lead guitarist, Brian May, is not only a literal world renowned rock star, but also has a PhD in Astrophysics
Yes, and consulted on The Horizon Mars Project with NASA. Wrote a song called THE LAST HORIZON.
They were ALL College graduates, and all wrote #1 songs! Very uber-talented and intelligent Musicians.
Galileo 💁🏼
Thank you Freddie for leaving us with one of the greatest compositions ever written and performed! It's time for some of Queen's greatest anthems! Try We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions!! Great reaction!
Brian May and his father made his red guitar out of a wood mantle piece and bits and pieces of "stuff" from around the house! He still uses it today!
Brian May wrote this guitar solo, not Freddie
“The Red Special”
Brain may still has his hair till this day from the 70s till now 2000s
that's interesting....when you have an engineer, dentist, astrophysicist and Freddie....MAGIC
Bohemian rhapsody is a song that touches all senses, a roller-coaster of emotions...it's what ever you make out to mean...all music is that
You have discovered greatness. This is the 1st music video made. Queen will always surprise you 20 years together💛
If you are talking about the first music video to ever be made, that actually goes to Video Killed the Radio Star in 1981.
@@HYDN150 nope Radio Star was the 1st video ever played on MTV in the 80's BoRap was in the 70s.
that's crazy. I seriously did not know that.
@@BroadbandJosea You need more than a week to truly discover their music! 🔥🎶💥
A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
CONTROLLED chaos - Freddie was very precise and deliberate about arranging this.
Awesome reaction! Freddie liked it when people had their own interpretations for his music. But on the face of it, the song is written like a mini opera, with a character that goes on a journey, the songs goes through the 5 stages of grieve. It is a very complex composition with 49 cords, while most songs today have around 4 cords or less. Freddie Mercury was a genius as a composer. In my personal opinion the meaning is in the title. A "Bohemian" is an artist or someone who lives outside the bounds of normal society. A Rhapsody is an epic poem or story about a character. A Rhapsody can also be a free flowing movement in classical music with different sections. So Bohémien Rhapsody is the story of an artist. The idea is that you have kill part of yourself or sell your to become famous. You also have to push your own problems and emotions aside to entertain other people.
Freddie Mercury loved opera, he composed a whole for himself and one of the best opera sopranos of all time Montserrat Caballe, it is a great album. The title track Barcelona was used as the official song of the 1992 Olympic games.
amazing facts. ty
This is an awesome comment, I talk to people about how true this song is to its title, it is a true rhapsody and they look at me weird. I guess many ppl don't know the meaning of the word rhapsody. I always taught the song was about Freddie's journey to become an openly gay artist. He basically had to kill his old self and live the life he wanted while his mom may suffer for his choices. Being gay back then was very difficult for the person and for a family that has "traditional" values.
An amazing fact about this song is that Freddie had it all in his mind. He regurgitated what his mind created, that is how big of a musical genius he was.
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Bo Rap was born in 1975 and changed the history of rock music forever
I can believe it. This song is amazing
And was the first video ever; at a cost of £4500!
@@stevehughes6627 Good prize 😀💕
Queen's 'Live Aid' performance is classed as one of the best live performances of all time.
Great reaction and analysis Freddie wrote this himself including Brian's guitar parts. It has over a billion hits on you tube. He never revealed what his songs were about. He never came out publicly that he was gay when he alive. So in retrospect many people now think that the person he kills is himself. He broke off his 6 year relationship with his girlfriend Mary, in 1976, whom he had planned to marry ("life had just begun and now I've gone and thrown it all away"). His facing his crime, is coming out as gay, at a time when homosexuality was considered a crime ('got to leave you all to face the truth"). When he says "So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye" , that maybe a reference to what they would do in the Muslim countries if you were/are gay. Freddie was Pharsee and in the song they say "Bismilah" - which is Arab language for "Praise God". This is the first ever music video ever. How it came about was they were supposed to appear on "Top of the Pops" British TV show. They knew that they could not do part of the song live so they sent this video instead. By the way, he left Mary, his former girlfriend most of his fortune in his will -he called her 'love of his life' because he did love her. He left Jim Hutton, his other love, much less , probably because he had HIV at the time of Freddie's death
YOU MUST REACT TO THIS SONG LIVE IN MONTREAL..it is 5 years later and he sings it differently and shows what a magnificent showman he was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mary was his fiancée, not just his girlfriend. 🤗
Love your comment Itta
I don't think the song has anything to with being gay. At the time Queen as a band had far bigger problems. I am not saying it is you specifically but people sometimes want to connect everything Freddie did to being gay. It was part of him but it is not something he necessary thought about a lot. If Freddie wrote a song about being gay it is Liar. But that is personal opinion. In my opinion the name of the song tells you what it is really about. A "Bohemian" is an artist or someone who lives outside the bounds of normal society. A Rhapsody is an epic poem or story about a character. A Rhapsody can also be a free flowing movement in classical music with different sections. So Bohémien Rhapsody is the story of an artist.
I personally think that if you want to understand the song you have to look at what was happening with Freddie and the band when the song was written. It is a song that he had actually started writing at a very early stage, likely around 1968 or 1969. He finally completed it in 1975. I don't believe that this was a coming out song. I think this song is really about the music industry and the entertainment industry. From 1970 until 1975 ,Queen was always in one massive struggle with their managers or with just getting a record deal in the first place. Freddie's parents paid for him to go and study graphic design, he completed his degree. They wanted him to start doing serious work in that direct. But Freddie wanted to be a musician, his parents did not really support that decision. He quickly left home, and he lived practically in a hippy commune.
He really struggled at times, he could have went home at any point, but then he would have to leave his idea of being a musician behind him. As long as he pursued music, he wasn't allowed at home.
It was difficult to get by, and he was becoming older and older. He joined two different bands between 1969 and 1970. Queen was formed in 1970, they only found John Deacon in 1971, Freddie was already 25 at this point. It was very difficult for them to get a recording deal, they took their demo tapes everywhere and it was always rejected or simply ignored. The only deal they could sign was with a production company, that would sell their album to a recoding company. Their first album was only released in 1973, it took their management some time to find the right deal. The management company wanted the record label to sing 4 of acts they were managing simultaneously, it took a long time for them to negotiate a deal. Queen's first album was released when Freddie was already 27, Freddie's parents were really pushing him to drop the whole music idea.
This was a problem with the other band members as well, they were all well educated so they could find other jobs, if they had wanted to. Brian May's father was also very disappointed that Brian was not perusing his academic career further. Their first album was not that successful, they only started to gain recognition when they started touring with Mott The Hoople. Their first successful single was on their second album, and they finally had an international hit with their 3rd album. Queen's first big hit only came when Freddie was already 28, that is really on the older side for a new a pop or rockstar. But they were still flat broke, if their 4th album, A Night At The Opera, was not a success the band would have had to break up, they were heavily in debt. Their management were taking most of their money, and they had almost nothing. Freddie hated the situation, he hated it so much that he wrote two other songs about it. They did get a new manager, and they removed themselves from their previous contract just before they started recording this album, it was not easily. They were still so much in debt despite leaving their pervious mangers behind. This is somewhat of a very basic outline about what was happening at the time, in order to perhaps explain the song a bit better.
I think Freddie's other song against their management, Flick Of The Wrist, somewhat helps to explain Bohemian Rhapsody. Part of the idea is that in order to survive in the music and entertainment business you have to kill a part of yourself. Flick Of The Wrist discusses this same concept: "Prostitute yourself," he says. "Castrate your human pride, sacrifice your leisure days, let me squeeze you till you've dried".
This was a very uncertain time for them when this album was recorded, this might have been their last album they recorded together, after just achieving a small amount of success. The opening acapella is just an existential crisis, and someone contemplating life. The verses in Bohemian Rhapsody does invoke the feeling that something might be coming to an end. It is someone that has tried something and he might not succeed, as their final judgement basically lay in the hands of the buying public at this point.
It is someone who has to face up to reality, or take responsibility for the choices they have made.
"Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?" Scaramouche is a clown, and the Fandango is a dance. He is basically saying or commanding, "dance for me clown". A performer has to entertain others no matter what their own feeling are. This is a theme Freddie seemed to have given some thought to over the years. He loved the song The Great Pretender and he later did a cover version of the song, it also has similar lyrics, "just laughing and gay like a clown". Freddie also liked the opera 'Pagliacci', which can be translated to "Clowns". It is the story of a clown that finds out his wife is cheating on him, but he still has to put on his costume, and he still has to perform and he still has to make other people laugh, while he is having a mental breakdown about the betrayal of his wife. Freddie incorporated a small part of the aria Vesti La Guibba, which comes from this opera, into another song he wrote, It's A Hard Life. This whole sentiment of what it really mean to be an entertainer resonated a lot with Freddie. He saw himself as the great pretender or someone that is often putting on a show for the entertainment of other people.
The rest of the opera section can perhaps be seen as having to sell your soul to the devil in order to become famous. There is the famous myth that if a blues player wanted to become a virtuoso, he would have to meet the devil at the crossroads. There is a fight for your soul, in order to be a successful entertainer. But in this case the devil is likely just their manger, that was taking most of their money. In Flick Of The Wrist, Freddie equates their manager or their manager's greed to the devil; "Synchronize your minds and see, the beast within him rise."
"So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye? So you think you can love me and leave me to die? Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby, just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here."
These lines makes so much more sense if you are saying it to your manager. In the song Flick Of The Wrist Freddie also uses terms of endearment such as 'baby' and 'honey', he might be equating a contract or the signing of a contract to a marriage: "And then a kick in the head. He's taken an arm and taken a leg, all this time honey, baby you've been had." Freddie's other song against the manger, Death On Two Legs, also has somewhat of a similar concept, it is just more blunt: "Have you found a new toy to replace me? Can you face me? But now you can kiss my ass goodbye."
The final section is just acceptance of the situation, it was out of their hands, in the lap of the gods, they needed the album - A Night At The Opera, to be a massive success, and lucky for them it was. If there is a song where Freddie reflects on his sexuality I would say that song is Liar.
Liar was originally named Lovers.
Freddie and Jim's relationship wasn't as rosy as many people like to pretend.
@@ZENOBlAmusic Love it ... 💕
It can be both. It can also be the process of coming out.
The options are .
Suicide.
Live a lie.
Live your truth.
Once you decide to live - you have to decide
do it as society says your suppose to live 1 man marry 1 woman (lie)
or live your truth and now you can marry a same sex partner (truth)
Then you have to come to terms with how society is going to treat you and can you live without your current life/family/friends.
Coming out is deciding that living a lie is more painful than living your truth and you may have to build a new family/friends.
IN the end Nothing Really Matters we'll all die soon enough.
The Queen journey is WONDERFUL!!
Hey my friend great reaction to one of the greatest song ever written. This song and video started the whole video revolution. There wouldnt be a MTV or VH1 if it wasnt for QUEEN. BRIAN MAY was voted last summer in the TOTAL GUITAR magazine as the GREATEST GUITARIST in the WORLD. Now this month of Feburary the same magazine TOTAL GUITAR voted that BRIAN MAY'S guitar solo in this song was the best guitar solo EVER. Thank you for doing QUEEN videos love your reactions to QUEEN. To me QUEEN is the GREATEST BAND EVER !!!! Take care my friend. Have a nice day. Your friend, QUEEN BEE.
YAYYYY!! BRIAN!!
This is the kind of song that each person makes his own meaning.
That's the best part. It becomes personal to every listener. Absolute genius.
The flagship song of Queen. An amazing composition by Freddie and outstanding instrumentation and vocals by each of the other members of the band. I love this song and I have been listening to it since it first came out. Everyone was on fire about this song when it dropped and we all still know all the lyrics and instrumentation to memory. Freddie said that the listener should decide what the song means and there are a lot of people voicing their opinions of what it is. All four of the members of Queen were absolute perfectionists so when you listen to any of them, you will be awe stricken by their talent. All wrote number 1 songs and all have college degrees with Brian May having a PhD in Astrophysics, Roger a degree in Biology, John an advanced degree in electronics and Freddie with a degree in Design. Freddie designed the Queen logo that appears on everything that is officially Queen, still today.
Dont forget the 'Deaky Amp'!
All from the album version : March of the black queen, The prophet's song, Death on two legs, Liar and Stone cold crazy live at the Rainbow. All these songs from their 70's era. Trust me, you will like them.
White Queen - Hammersmith Odeon too
YESSSS TO THEM ALL
From the ridiculously creative mind of Freddie Mercury.
Great reaction. Point of fact is that this video was created specifically for the BBC show Top of the Pops and it revolutionized how artists/record companies sold music. If it wasn't for this MTV or VH1 would never have been spawned.
.. Absolutely Loved Your Reaction To This.."Queen/Freddie Mercury" The Best Group Live/Singer& Performer Of This Century In My Opinion... This Song Is A Utter Masterpiece..A Timeless Classic For Generations To Admire& Appreciate. I Will Always Miss "Fredster The Ultimate Unforgettable Legend" ... From One Mahoooooosive Queen Fan To Another Respect Rach UK x
Thank for you watching. I’ve definitely grown to love the group
@@BroadbandJosea You Me And Planet Full Of Lifelong Queen Fans... Keep Up With Your Reactions 😋
@@rachelmccombie9464 thank you 🙏🏿
The opening of this song is all Freddie, harmonizing with himself by laying track over track. Back then, there were no computers or auto tune. He taped it, then taped harmony over it.
Do I want to break free is a hysterical official video and they have the greatest time making it it was Rodger Taylor's idea not Freddy's LOL and it's not supposed to be taken seriously seriously worth the watch and a great laugh
I saw them live in 1979 at Madison Square Garden. 18 th. Row.
I saw many concerts there. For Queen i was afraid the building would collapse.
The foundation shook during We Will Rock You!
This was like Freddie’s musical version of choose your own adventure. He gave you the words and you let them run wild with your imagination. No one will ever be able to compose something this amazing ever again. We were the lucky generation to have Queen and Freddie Mercury to gift us a soundtrack for our lives. ❤️
Pure genius. All of it, including the video.
Live is different, and amazing.
Loved your reaction! Awesome!! Nobody like Queen, ever or never again!
Appreciate you for watching 🙏🏿
This is the first ever rock opera, so different to anything that came before. It is an experience, not just a song. He never killed anybody, he was speaking figuratively. Masterpiece.
Queen is the band most famous for their live performance. Please react to this song live at Montreal,1981.
Or Live Aid in London, 1985 (I think). They had been out of the spotlight for a while and weren’t as popular. Freddie was so nervous, but he walked out onto that stage and began a series of call and responses with the audience, they echoed him from the first one. He had them in the palm of his hand within those first three notes.
That 's genius, when a crazy idea works. Freddie Mercury 's genius to fully conceptualize & make real what others can't even imagine.
Some say it's about his realization of coming to terms about his sexuality. Freddie said in an interview he had 3 songs he was working on and combined them.
Some also say the world is flat.
Listening to Bohemian Rhapsody is like being on a musical roller coaster. An amazing fact about Queens' lead guitarist Brian May. He was actually working on getting his Ph.D in astrophysics when Queen was formed. Music meant so much to him so he put his doctorate on the back burner. After Freddie Mercury died, Queen disbanded. Even while still part of the group Brian and his father designed and built a new kind of guitar. Brian's IQ has been measured in the 160's. That's even beyond Big Bang Theory smart. So he was a real genius on top of being a musical genius. after Queen disbanded, Brian went back to working toward his doctorate. He finally got it in 2006 or 7. He's now Dr. Brian May Ph.D. He's also written about 6 books on the subject of astrophysics.
This song is certainly a masterpiece. There are simply no analogues to it. You need to do a reaction to Queen's 1985 Live Aid show. There is everything to make sure of the greatness of this group.
That first synchronized part is all Freddie Mercury in five separate recordings. That's why it's so phenomenal.
You are right today ... you don’t tend to know the music that comes before your era... whereas in those days most of us didn’t have the ability to filter nor instant access to specific genres of music. So we listened to whatever got played on the radio ... patiently waiting for the good stuff (whatever we happened to like) AND it was highly unlikely you had your own radio or record player until your teens... so we had to listen to all the stuff our parents and grandparents liked.... to this day I know songs from both world wars along with almost every Broadway musical / Hollywood film musicals!!
Anyway great reaction ... you missed the huge gong at very end but no doubt you will catch it next time you listen 👏👑❣️
So True! My parents bought a stereo at Sears (or maybe RadioShack) in the 70's. Back then the deal was they would give you 4 or so albums of your choice. "Woodstock", "Beethoven's 5th", "Hey Jude", "Hair" were what I listened to. What a mix.
Welcome to the masterpiece of Freddie Mercury. A roller coaster ride for sure.
It's fun to watch people listen to music I grew up with. I'm not 63 and still enjoy the music.
I truly love your sweet, honest reactions! I wish that more young people of your generation - THE next generation to rule the world - would listen to more of the songs from these eras.
A lot of these 'older' songs, (from 60's, 70's 80's) carry sincere messages about, love for everyone, peace, societal injustice and inequalities without spewing out hate!!
I absolutely loved your reaction, it reminded me of a young boy, just getting some candy!!! Thank you, this made my day 😊
Hungarian opera?! New choice of words to describe that segment! Appreciate and welcome the enthusiasm.
Freddie Mercury is a LEGENDARY BOSS!
Your tribute to Queen has given me a lot of pleasure. I began with Under Pressure (my personal favorite song of all-time). I hope you do more videos like this. I am subscribing. ❤️
Stone Cold crazy live at the rainbow🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes! Definitely check out Innuendo by Queen!
Has to be in anyones Top 10 All Time. Just completely Amazing
I’m loving your Queen reactions!! And loving everyone’s comments! Will you be continuing your Queen journey after your “Queen Week”? You should definitely make a to-do list for Queen recommendations. They have over 15 albums not including their solo work & live performances!! The catalog is massive!! You should check out MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN, MILLIONAIRE WALTZ, THE PROPHET SONG, FATHER TO SON, LIAR, BRIGHTON ROCK, BIJOU .... 👑
Hello Debra.....I enjoy it so much to see people reacting and discovering for first time the magic world of QUEEN 👑👑👑
@@irinichotou470 I know!! It’s like watching a kid open Xmas presents!! 👑
@@debramoore7513 EXACTLY ❣❣❣ it is so exciting 👑💥👑
They have inspired so many works of art and music, Queen are absolute legends. You can see a parody of that opening shot in Frozen 2's 'Lost in the woods' sequence.
Welcome to my world of music im 77 years old and a huge fan and will always be and beloved Freddy.
Several sources close to him felt this was Freddies coming out song...not about murder, and the mama he refers to is Mary Austin who was by his side for twenty years until his death. He left the bulk of his estate to her and his home Garden Lodge.
The way I've always interpreted B.R. is the way i feel it must have been for Freddie to come out. I've viewed his killing a man, as him killing the old him & everyone else's perception of him & his lifestyle. The repeated mentions of the hate and tormenting as the backlash of his sexuality. There is even mention of there being a devil put aside for him. His family is very religious, from my understanding, so his homosexuality must have been an even harder acceptance. This song is just phenomenal and can be interpreted many ways. That's the beauty of music and more so with Queen because they don't want the listeners to listen to it 'their' way but to feel it in their own way. I'm happy you love them. They're one of my favorite bands and Freddie is one of my favorite people.
This song is the greatest song in the history of rock n roll music, both lyrically & musically. Lyrics, composition of different music and mixing them into rock music is really intriguing & unique.
Iconic band QUEENNNNN 😍😍😍
Miss you Freddie
Great reaction. The beginning was all Freddie. Freddie left it to the listeners he said it was 3 different songs put together
Welcome to tha absolute genius of Queen and Freddie Mercury
You've been Freddie'd! He owned the stage.
There is also a movie called Bohemian Rhapsody that is about them getting this song out in addition to their performance at LiveAid. Thank you for doing a reaction to this amazing piece!
Yes! Opera! And when you're ready listen to Freddie in his last live performances, singing with Montserrat Cabelle' the premier Spanish operatic soprano! He loved opera, and Montsy, and he wrote 10 duets (with Mike Moran) for them to sing. The album is 'Barcelona' as is the title track. It's totally amazing! ruclips.net/video/hkskujG0UYc/видео.html
What does it mean? The lyrics, like the music, is pure poetry. This is Art.
Freddie Mercury was the one that wrote this song & when the song started that was just his voice in the beginning. The man Mike Myers had this song on his movie Wayne’s world & he was on the movie Bohemian, because Freddie Mercury passed away he saw the movie Wayne’s world & gave Mike Myers his blessing to use it
Brian made his guitar with his father which gives it a distinct sound as well as using a sixpence and how he plays
But I dont think john 'Deaky Amp' gets enough recognition!
He made it from bits he found in the skip
It wasn't for Brian but he used it with his guitar on a lot if not most studio recordings which gives it yet another layer and allows him to create more effects
glad you enjoyed it, and your very perceptive, met brian may, nice chap, we chatted about mars, glad you appreciated Queen, RIP freddy.
They are The Champions!!
All the different parts are still telling a complete story......great reaction.......there are masterpieces and then there's Bohemian Rhapsody......there are 5 different parts, Acapello, Ballad, Operatic, Rock show and an Coda.......btw in the beginning all the harmonies you thought you heard were all Freddy
LMAO! '85 parts'. heeheehee :-D That's what Freddie called HIS masterpiece, a 'ROCK OPERA'! He was working on 3-4 songs @ the same time & decided to put them all together.
Meisterwerk...... Es gibt nichts vergleichbares in der Musikgeschichte....einmalig unerreicht..... einfach ein Meisterwerk....
I think this is the only song ever that made #1 on the charts in 3 different decades.
Go back and listen with headphones on .I would suggest that for all songs but this one of all takes it to another level for me personally. Thanks for you're very respectful mature reaction ,you have a great ear for music and great taste if this song moves you !
One of the best songs ever made.
During the change/break, after the character in the song confesses that he's dying, it sounds like there's a battle for his soul. That's how I've always interpreted it, anyway.
Great reaction! A real joy to watch new listeners discover the music that we were fortunate to have surrounding us back in the day.
Try listening to this one with earpieces now, totally different experience and song...you won't be disappointed.
Rock opera, baby! 😁 Yeah!
I was 23 when he passed I still cry when i hear him sing
I heard stories about when they did this album NIGHT OF THE OPERA. They were one song short. They wrote the song in 10 minutes. That's the last song on the album.
This song is perfection.
Regarding how this song has multiple contrasting sections: That is essentially what a rhapsody is.
Thank you, Broadband! there is a reason this song has more than a BILLION views -- I only wish you had listened with headphones -- just sayin' - pretty much every Queen song needs those - but this one in particular - no matter how good you think your speakers are... lol (as far as "meaning" -- Freddie always said: "it means what you think it means") - I look forward to more of your reactions - especially to Queen cuz I'm and long-time fan - but also others -- peace, love and safety to you & yours!
Very cool reaction and I appreciate YOUR appreciation. Nice work!
It’s basically a metaphor for how he was living his life with sex drugs alcohol. He knew in the end he would have to amend for his reckless behavior.. it’s a full circle moment. You get all different genres in this song everything Freddie loved
All of the different parts was brilliant!!!
This is The Greatest Song ever written
A rhapsody is a continuing song of stitched together tunes. Great reaction!
Thats why Brian is in Rolling Stone Magazine's top 100 greatest gutarits of all time
This song is prophetic...Freddie died of AIDS. My favorite group and favorite concert (first concert in 1981) of my lifetime...Queen!
Its so refreshing to see PROOF that some (unfortunately not ALL) reactors actually read their comments from their subscribers!!! LIVE AID to finish out your week (hopefully not the end of your Queen journey)...Their catalogue is immense and all of their songs are truly unique and amazing!! You can NEVER choose a favorite Queen song...i have tried lmao!! Stay safe and healthy
I got the "Night at the Opera" LP when I was 11 and I wore the grooves down on that thing, but especially listened to Bohemian Rhapsody over and over. Now I'm sharing my love of Queen and this song with my 11 year old grandson. I told him being able to sing Bo Rhap is a basic, essential life skill. Did you watch the audience sing it prior to that Green Day concert? Gives me chills, and Freddie is still stealing the show 30 years after his death.
Oh darling, this is Freddie Freaking Mercury and Queen--- trust me, EVERY song of theirs has to start off that amazing. And continue that way from beginning to end. ;)
It's amazing!!! Five key changes... You don't ever hear that anymore. It's so refreshing to see young people appreciating music so before their time. Thank you so much for your reaction. I really enjoyed it.
This song demands headphones!!
I,personally think this is one of most misunderstood tracks of all times on so many levels.
Taken from A Night at the Opera album,which gives us a major clue into meanings. The band said in interviews it’s based on the opera the legend of Foust which tells of a man in prison who sells his soul to the devil but later breaks off the deal and pays the ultimate price.
I was so ready for you to react to this one. 💜💜💜
Rhapsody means a song in several movements ie sections. Bohemian rhapsody is choral ballad, operetta, heavy metal, coda. If you're reacting to music you need headphones so you can hear all the subtleties. In this video you're missing transitions. Remember this video was done in 1975. No autotune, no computers just pure talent. Most people will agree that when Freddie sings Put a gun to his head pulled my trigger now he's dead refers to Freddie killing off his old self to become his new self. That is to say coming to terms with his sexuality. He is apologizing to his mom for being gay Although you will hear it said that he was Bisexual. The operaetta is Him being Limbo waiting for them to decide will he go to heaven or will he go to hell. Look up the term bismillach And you will be surprised and it is another nod to his mother. The record label not only fought them because it was a 6 minute song and they didn't think Any radio station would play a 6 minute song much less people listen to a 6 minute song (how wrong they were). Fortunately they stuck to their guns and this masterpiece Was released. They also did not want to release the song because of the meaning of bismillach. The last part where he says It really doesn't matter is Freddie referring to it doesn't matter which way he goes Up or down. Brian may is actually doctor Brian may an Astro physicist. I have it written down in my phone what he did his dissertation on but I'm too lazy to get out of bed. In the end even queen says they don't know what the song is about. In thethe end this Freddie's dong And very personal to him. It was 6 years in the making as I understand it. The rest of the members had no idea what freddie was going for but Freddie knew in his mind what he wanted. This is the greatest rock song written by the greatest singer songwriter showman then and now. Freddie was leaps and bounds ahead of his time in 1975 And if he were still alive today he would be leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. Nobody has ever attempted to right a piece of music like bohemian rhapsody. They would basically just be laugh at. If you haven't reacted to somebody to love 1981 live at Montreal or live aid 1985 Those are a must. The live aid performance is considered the best 20 minute Of live music ever.
First song with full stereo as we know it and yes Brain May is my fav of all time
Hi, I actually got to see Queen live with Feddy Mercury. Was fantastic.
That's like having a ticket to Jesus!
1. If you want to know the true strength of the lead singer (Freedie Mercury) Google "The note heard round the world"...
2. Bohemian Rhapsody is a song about Freddie Mercury, it is about him leaving behind his innocence and becoming not only a superstar, but also gay. The line "I killed a man, put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger now he's dead" is all about him coming out to his mother and telling her he's gay, and that her innocent boy is gone. the rest of the song is mostly about how he was treated not only by his FORMER friends, and his father, but the fact that his carrier was never a "roller coaster, it was a rocket ship, that never came down... Even to this day, almost 50 years later, people still love Queen, even people hearing them for the first time...