It's just a matter of time before she reacts to it. I watched when the video was aired for the first time on TV the day after he died. Still destroys me whenever I see it. 😢
First of all, NEVER be afraid or ashamed of crying, whatever your gender or whatever is. Music is about emotions, and Queen were masters of conveying those emotions. I have not found a single song by this legendary band that did NOT stir something deep in me, even their silliest ones like "Fat Bottomed Girls". Freddie Mercury was a genuine genius, there are a lot of "myths" and "legends" that will NEVER be confirmed nor negated about him (by deliberate choice), like the story of how he recorded "The show must go on" in one take, after his band mates asked him if he felt like it while literally on his death bed, answering "yeah let's do this", downing a shot of vodka and giving everything while suffering from multiple organ failure. That band changed the world (and themselves) several times, they STILL have a worldwide impact three decades later, everyone on, in and around this planet has at least heard a couple of lines of at least one of their songs without realizing it ... and their lyrics always have several layers of meaning, hitting deep "right in the feels". Honestly, ALL their songs are so good they hurt, most often in good ways, but some just tear your heart and soul into pieces. You really should listen to them all, because they are too beautiful to miss, but be braced, I'm a 50 yo male survivor of PTSD and numerous painful events, and I still cry listening to some songs like the first day I heard them. Stay strong, enjoy life, and enjoy music.
The day after Freddie died I was driving to first proper job in Bristol, SW England. They announced Freddie had died on the radio and played bohemian rhapsody and radio gaga back to back. I looked around at the traffic lights, and every one was singing along to the radio in time with a tear in their eye. Everyone. Radio had it's finest hour.......
I was in the last class in elementary school, 14 years old and it was probably Monday when we heard the news about Freddie's death. Me, my sister and parents had tears in our eyes as if someone from our family died. You couldn't hate this person. He was a friend to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
He’s remembering & singing about his childhood: First verse: “I'd sit alone & watch your light My only friend thru teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio…” Then fears MTV videos (huge at the time) will replace radio and the next generation will loose ‘something’ Last verse: “Let's hope you never leave, old friend Like all good things on you we depend So, stick around 'cause we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual…” Brilliant. What a song.
@@BrotherChad It seems likely the Buggles' song inspired this to some extent, as it came out about 4 years before Roger Taylor wrote Radio Gaga and was also a big hit.
Thank you for all your emotions and your tears. I'm a depressed man and I love to see that I'm not the only one crying over this song and so many other beautiful pieces of music.
There is nothing wrong with crying it shows just how much you loved Freddie and the boys I'm a 70 year old man and I often cry when listening or watching great artists ❤❤
Roger Taylor was inspired to write this song by his son who was a toddler saying "radio caca" when he didn't like what he heard on the radio. Roger's common-law wife was French so their son spoke french. Caca means poo in french. If you listen carefully the first words of the chorus say "all we hear is radio caca". My favourite lines are "you made 'em laugh, you made 'em cry, you made us feel like we could fly." I love that you are so moved by Queen songs. Don't apologize for getting emotional. Buckle up for another of Roger's best songs , These Are the Days of Our Lives, also written for his children, but also a reminiscing of the life of the band and an emotional goodbye to the fans from Freddie.💔
Listening to ‘Radio Ga Ga’ by Queen always takes me back to my childhood. The song is a beautiful tribute to the golden age of radio, and it resonates deeply with me. Growing up, the radio was my best friend, always there to keep me company and fill my days with music and stories. Every time I hear this song, it’s like looking into a mirror and seeing my younger self, filled with nostalgia and warmth. Thank you, Stacey, as always, for this unique reaction. And a big thank you to my Mom for her wonderful taste in music and for gifting me the radio when I was 6 years old. It did change my life!" Darn it, I'm tearing up from this reaction too!
Fun Fact: Lady Gaga favorite band is Queen and she created her name as a hommage to this song, as well as Queen. Also, this video is based upon the movie "Metropolis", a silent film from 1927. Every single movie that you've ever seen was inspired by this movie. It literally defined that approach to making movies throughout the 20th century. It's considered by many to be one the greatest films ever made. What is so timeless about that movie is, nearly more than 100 years later, it's only become more relevant.
Probably not the best timing in the world from Stacey saying "Wow magical and love it" as the video shows clips of Britain getting flattened during the blitz =(
Like you saw in LiveAid the crowd responded to Freddie and the guys. So many performers can get large crowds to interact, but there was always something special about Freddie and Queen's relationship with their fans. Freddie didn't sing "to" the audience, he performed "for" them, and they knew it and gave back the same love multiplied by thousands.
I remember the day Freddie died. The day prior, a press release confirmed his illness but no one was surprised, his fans knew. However, the next day came as a shock to me; I had taken the announcement that his health was failing but not that he was, quite literally, on his deathbed. The press was so cruel, what an evil, horrible way to earn a living. For me, Freddie's death amplified the pain the world had been going through for several years. He wasn't the first celebrated person to die of AIDS and he wasn't the last, but he and Queen were special in my life so Freddie's suffering touched me greatly. The turmoil of those years are difficult to put into words. Lives were slipping through our fingers and there was nothing to stop it; the afflicted were blamed for their own demise. Awful. RIP, dear Freddie and every other soul who suffered and died.
I've just realised that I'm not the only person who cries listening to Freddie Mercury's voice. It really makes a hole in your heart and goes it through so sweetly, so sweetly
Thanks for your reaction, Stacy. Truly heartbreaking is the Queen song "No one but you" by the rest of the band who wrote this song for Freddie. So emotional... but very tear-jerking.
We as queen fans to this day are all heart broken on the loss of Freddie. But the good thing is that people like yourself are Carrying on Freddie's memory to new generations and generations to come. Freddie is looking down from heaven with a big smile on his face R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU
This band was on another level of brilliant. His voice stage presence was tuely powerfull. This song does bring out emotions in people it does with me and this song never grows old.
I was 15 when Live Aid was aired and was lucky enough to watch the Queen broadcast. I love seeing someone your age truly appreciate this and have such an emotional reaction to a past some us can remember with fondness. Thank you
It will absolutely break your heart but you should listen to Queen's "The Show Must Go On." Freddie was pretty ill by the time they recorded it, but from what I've read despite being very sick he came into the studio and nailed it in one take and it is his absolute life statement. "Bohemian Rhapsody" may be Queen's masterpiece but "the show must go on" was Freddy's mission statement. It is an absolute tour de Force. And a somewhat related song by Rush "Nobody's Hero" the first verse of which is a reference to Freddy and which is a terrific song in it's own right.
Dont say sorry because your reaction, tears. Freddie and the boys its want, emotion bring up. And after all these year their song still doing. Fantastic. "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
This is my favorite Queen song. I love the bass and synth in the background and the reminiscent, melancholy-ish atmosphere. Again, Lady Gaga said she got her name from this song.
I agree with every word of yours. This is literally what I feel every time I see and hear Queen. So complicated, so sophisticated - and at the same time so clear and inspiring... 👏👏👏💓
Metropolis was a silent film so when they found the footage of the film intact they released it in movie theaters with a whole new soundtrack which included this song by queen.
One of my favorite Queen songs. The video uses footage from the epic and classic silent science fiction film “Metropolis”, directed by Fritz Lang. Lang had to create all of the visual effects from scratch since no one had done them before. He virtually wrote the book on how to do movie special effects.
Great inventive music video for it's time. There is still so much more Queen music yet to discover. I think you are in love with Freddie's crystalline voice. He is one of the greatest of all rock singers to me. But for a simple whimsical rock video, I'm surprised you were touched by it. ...Hormones maybe?🎶🙂Or just a total empath....Wait till you hear "Bijou" and "The Show Must Go On' ...👑🎼🎶
It’s so much fun to watch you learning the many reasons WHY Queen’s LiveAid set is WIDELY considered the greatest set in rock history. Your tastes are spot-on. Keep on keeping on!
This song sounds so nostalgic! Of course, it was a part of my childhood so it literally is for me lol, but it also just sounds so soft and the fact that it's a reflection of the past while commenting on how times change makes it so good. Lovely reaction!
i miss Freddie and David (Bowie). feel lucky to have experienced what i did from them both before their passings. loved the emotion, felt like i wasnt alone. good vibes to everybody.
the visuals are based on the old b&w movie "metropolis" the lyrics are freddy reminiscing fondly about the time before TV, when people would listen to the radio and get all their information and entertainment from it. the magic of radio was that you had to use your imagination and form the images from what you heard. at the same time, he is lamenting the fact that radio was losing its original sense of wonder, and became more controlled by corporate entities that commercialized and dumbed-down the music for wider audiences, making it more rote and less emotional. families don't crowd around a big radio in the living room anymore. it's a less-intimate experience now.
I saw Queen on stage 1982 in Göteborg, Sweden. Already knew everything about them, but was still totally blown away. Their musicality, diversity and presence!
The whole Highlander movie is worth watching just for the soundtrack by Queen. The album is "A Kind of Magic". It has "Who Wants to Live Forever", "One Year of Love", "I Want it All", "A Kind of Magic", "One Vision"... being a movie score it's somehow different from other works but it also showcases how versatile they were.
I want it all was much later but epic song....highlander is still easily one of the most creative films ever with the best cast. Deffo worth watching. Who wants to live forever is easily one of the best songs ever
@@ianjonas7380The album is A Kind of Magic, and while it's sort of the soundtrack of Highlander, not all songs are in the movie. One vision is actually track 1 of the album. But yeah it was used in Iron Eagle, and was not featured in Highlander.
Who wants to live forever is my favourite Queen song of all time so I'm really hoping that Stacey covers it with a reaction video although I'm not sure if she would be able to make it to the end of the song without losing it completely.😢
Thanks for your reaction, StaceY!!! Before you are done with your journey through the music of Queen don't you dare miss "White Queen" live from the Odeon Hammersmith, 1975!!! It's a Killer - no, wait, that's another one!!
this song is a warning to not let 'real music die' but unfortunately we have almost lost it all We watch the shows, we watch the stars On videos for hours and hours We hardly need to use our ears How music changes through the years Let's hope you never leave, old friend Like all good things on you we depend So, stick around 'cause we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual
I saw them on The Works tour in 1985 in Sydney Australia, as usual Freddy had the ~14K crowd eating out of the palms of his hand. When they got to this song, the whole crowd knew what was expected and we delivered.
i think what makes this song so overwhelming is that there's an unspoken connotation of family, home. "someone still loves you" is not only a nostalgic look back at the times when radio was technically the state of the art for information and entertainment, and teenage years experience. it's also a reference to a radio being the center of a family gathering - with a special nod to the important role radio played for our parents and grandparents (in the 1980s) during war times.
I remember performing this song in front of around 100 people at a school concert. Everybody clapped to the "All we hear is **clap clap** Radio Ga Ga" part. It was incredible. Please let Queen's music forever be immortal. They are the greatest band in the history of music, in my opinion respectively.
Roger wrote this one. He often wrote songs about youth and nostalgia like "These are the days of our lives" or the hidden gem "drowse" in which he sings lead
We all have times we get emotional watching Freddie. He always seemed larger than life. Having grown up with Queen his death hit me hard, the world was a better place with him in it. 👑
This song meant a lot when it came out because at that time Radio was being taken by TV videos. We were so young and were listening to the radio every day and the song lyrics really hit us. This song was a big hit for us during high school time. Until today Radio is our best friend. Thank you Queen for all the good times.
You're crying ,I 'm crying, we're all crying...thanks ,Stacey...love the reaction, you know how hard it is to type through tears...Todd from Ohio...❤❤❤
Stacey! Stacey!! Stacey!!!!! When you say Queen can do anything you are far more right than you know! When you dig deep into their catalogue you will find their capacity to surprise you is astounding!! Just wait . . . . . . .
The way i like to look at it is, Freddie gave it his all in his first appearance and his last. He was always giving us his best that he could whatever the situation.
It's so nice to see you grow as a human being by listening to those great songs. Simply beautiful. It's like reliving those experiences from our past, when we discovered them.
No need to apologize, I think something got in my eyes, too! What I really appreciate about your reactions is that you are sincerely connecting to all of this - you know all their names, how the songs fit in their timelines, etc. Another great reaction!
Thank you so much for all your reactions to QUEEN my favourite band since I was a Child . I'm from Chile , southamerica 🇨🇱 I loved your reactons to Pink Floyd too. 😊
Freddie died when i was 5, and he's been engraved on my soul ever since. His voice and his soul are magical, and whenever I'm watching, i just feel so blessed, grateful, awed, and emotional.
You might want to watch the making of the video for Radio Ga Ga. It is really funny. You will see the wonderful relationship between the guys and how they have fun with each other and not taking them selves too seriously
Even the very best music we have today is not anywhere close to on this level. It is insane the level of talent that we lost when did Freddie Mercury died. The brilliance of just the note choices and the simple but percectly arranged chords and how it's all orchestrated together is just so above and beyond genius level.
Never a need to apologize, Freddie had a energy and passion about him that mortal man can not explain! I've watched Freddie thousands of times and I still get goose bumps and I can't hold back the bitter sweet tears. Us Queenies know all to well those feelings are about. A pure legend 🌈💙🫶👑🕊
One of my favourite reactions from you Stacey. When I saw the tag, I just thought about the clapping and you'll connect with the liveaid show, but as you went on, you got them even more. It's one of the best rabbit holes you will ever go down. Don't apologise for connecting with the music; I find that's the whole point of it, performance and show. It's what Queen, and particulary Freddie, mastered. He has become legend, and inextricably entwined in music history. We all miss Freddie so much.
I knew you were going to be taken aback when you saw the hand clapping scene for the first time, then suddenly understood why the audience at Live Aid responded in that way.
Your tears are so beautiful and so pure! When you thank Freddie I can almost see him laughing, smiling, and saying "You're welcome, darling!". It's hard to hold back emotion listening to that record. The arrangement is all about good music trying to survive. The bright piano, the bass sounding fretless (I think it's not, but it sounds like it), and the slide guitar, all cover up that all-electronic sound of the intro, which symbolizes the direction pop music was taking. Things were getting artificial and somehow it was not all about music anymore.
Real reaction. Appreciate these. A band special to me all my life. Sometimes I box them a way for a bit. Stumbling on your vids has revived it for me. Thank you!!! ❤
Truly brilliant music also makes me cry. It's the sign of a good heart (i believe). Lovely reaction. 🙂 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is also pretty special. I recommend the performance by Zucherro.
STACEY, FYI… Just this week, Queen Official released a NEW official music video for one of their earlier songs: “WHEN THE NIGHT COMES DOWN” ….When you get into Freddie’s OPERATIC Barcelona album with Montserrat Caballé (nickname Montsey): That’s when you’re hit with what an extraordinary, wide-ranged, raw TALENT Freddie was… and how much was LOST …how much future music and creativity.😴
My first concert back in 1977 was Queen in Madison Square Garden. I've always loved Queen the band is GREAT! Freddie's voice cuts right through the heart and ones you feel his voice you never can forget how beautiful it is. Cry hon we all did and still do now and then. Great reaction Stacey. Cheers.
This song video had several clips of some of their earlier videos like we are the champions, Bohemian Rhapsody and crazy little thing called love, you want to get the truly love feeling of Queen start with earlier videos and live proformances like Liar and White Queen
Plus Lady Gaga named herself from this song ! Good reaction. Also, it depicted World War 2, where the radio was so important, informing families of what was happening in the war.
That moment when you hit the chorus and realise via the live experience that Queen invoked interactive memes (no less!) years ahead of the internet, through their videos! A brilliant song and a great album, one of so many.. Whilst my own experience is no unusual it is the case that I've been following Queen since they captivated the 4 year old me with Bohemian Rhapsody. Having grown up with them it's always a joy to share in reactions, especially when it's alongside someone who discovers a similar level of joy. Those reflections of Freddie always come home when you see or hear anything of him.. that aspect is part of his legend and legacy, and he always seemed to just brush it off with a certain nonchalance - I think he'd be both amazed and even perhaps a little embarrassed at how his legacy continues. Worry not, you aren't going to run out of Queen to react to any time soon 🥰
I remember sitting alone in a flat in a unfamiliar city 15 years old, first year at what you call high school in the US, getting the message he had died. It was so sad. Put on the show must go on and struggling with midty eyes the rest og the evening. Realising i was never going to experience a Wembley concert which was my big dream, didnt make it any better. Fxxxng cancer.
Every Queen song has someone that shines a little more than the rest,for me on this song it's John Deacon,his bass runs are so smooth and perfect,amazing tones. 9:51-10:10
Wow, Stacey. I'm so grateful that you share your emotional journey of discovery with us. You make me relive songs that I've known for 10, 20, 30, 40 years, as if I were hearing them for the first time. Thank you for your amazing channel!
I like your authenticity and emotionality. It's so genuine that it makes me emotional. You shouldn't apologize for anything in your reactions. The world would be a better place with genuine people like you.
I love what you said: "my Queen era is today, the present day". That's definitely what everyone should be able to understand. Music is timeless. I suggest you to react to "Is this the world we created?" and "It's a hard life", both from "The Works" album. Thank you for your videos.
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I was at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 and we did the clapping thing when they played Radio Gaga. It was magical.
Don’t let Stacey watch "These are the days of our lives" because we’re going to lose her in a sea of tears.
I had that tune played at my Dads Celebration Of Life ceremony, when he passed. So moving
Still breaks my heart watching that video. She'll be a complete mess by the ending of the video
Or Love Of My Life 💕
It's just a matter of time before she reacts to it. I watched when the video was aired for the first time on TV the day after he died. Still destroys me whenever I see it. 😢
Oh man, you're absolutely right. That's such an emotional song.
First of all, NEVER be afraid or ashamed of crying, whatever your gender or whatever is. Music is about emotions, and Queen were masters of conveying those emotions. I have not found a single song by this legendary band that did NOT stir something deep in me, even their silliest ones like "Fat Bottomed Girls".
Freddie Mercury was a genuine genius, there are a lot of "myths" and "legends" that will NEVER be confirmed nor negated about him (by deliberate choice), like the story of how he recorded "The show must go on" in one take, after his band mates asked him if he felt like it while literally on his death bed, answering "yeah let's do this", downing a shot of vodka and giving everything while suffering from multiple organ failure.
That band changed the world (and themselves) several times, they STILL have a worldwide impact three decades later, everyone on, in and around this planet has at least heard a couple of lines of at least one of their songs without realizing it ... and their lyrics always have several layers of meaning, hitting deep "right in the feels".
Honestly, ALL their songs are so good they hurt, most often in good ways, but some just tear your heart and soul into pieces.
You really should listen to them all, because they are too beautiful to miss, but be braced, I'm a 50 yo male survivor of PTSD and numerous painful events, and I still cry listening to some songs like the first day I heard them.
Stay strong, enjoy life, and enjoy music.
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The day after Freddie died I was driving to first proper job in Bristol, SW England. They announced Freddie had died on the radio and played bohemian rhapsody and radio gaga back to back. I looked around at the traffic lights, and every one was singing along to the radio in time with a tear in their eye. Everyone. Radio had it's finest hour.......
I was in the last class in elementary school, 14 years old and it was probably Monday when we heard the news about Freddie's death. Me, my sister and parents had tears in our eyes as if someone from our family died. You couldn't hate this person. He was a friend to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
I remember the UK Sunday papers announced that Freddie had AIDS and was seriously ill, poor Freddie passed away the next day.
We miss you Freddie
He’s remembering & singing about his childhood:
First verse:
“I'd sit alone & watch your light
My only friend thru teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio…”
Then fears MTV videos (huge at the time) will replace radio and the next generation will loose ‘something’
Last verse:
“Let's hope you never leave, old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So, stick around 'cause we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual…”
Brilliant. What a song.
It is actually Roger Taylor remembering his childhood since he wrote Radio Ga Ga.
@@BrotherChad It seems likely the Buggles' song inspired this to some extent, as it came out about 4 years before Roger Taylor wrote Radio Gaga and was also a big hit.
@@BardOfAndromeda Funny fact: "Video Killed The Radio Star" was the first video on MTV when the channel started.
@@paulopinheirosc The iorny....MTV killed the video star.
Another great song about the radio is The Spirit of Radio by Rush. Neil Peart was an amazing song writer, as well as the GOAT drummer.
Thank you for all your emotions and your tears. I'm a depressed man and I love to see that I'm not the only one crying over this song and so many other beautiful pieces of music.
i feel your emotion stacey, sending a huge hug. Queen aren't just a band they really are part of our lives and memories xx
Believe it or don't, THIS is the song from where Lady Gaga got her name! True story...
Yes very true you beat me two it 😂👍
@@johnroberthines7811 and you beat me three to it!
Very very true
She should have called herself Lady O'Gaga..
Any performer would be proud to know their music makes one emotional! 🙂🙂
I've been listening to this song for 40 years and I still don't get tired of it. I still get goosebumps when I listen to it. It's a timeless song.
Stacey another beautiful reaction to Queen, it’s heart touching.
Watching you get emotional got me emotional. I love love love Queen.
There is nothing wrong with crying it shows just how much you loved Freddie and the boys I'm a 70 year old man and I often cry when listening or watching great artists ❤❤
Happy birthday young lady have a lovely day 😘 💗 ❤️
Back then radio was so important. We would listen just waiting to hear our favorite song. Then when it came on it was magic. The good old days.
Roger Taylor was inspired to write this song by his son who was a toddler saying "radio caca" when he didn't like what he heard on the radio. Roger's common-law wife was French so their son spoke french. Caca means poo in french. If you listen carefully the first words of the chorus say "all we hear is radio caca". My favourite lines are "you made 'em laugh, you made 'em cry, you made us feel like we could fly." I love that you are so moved by Queen songs. Don't apologize for getting emotional. Buckle up for another of Roger's best songs , These Are the Days of Our Lives, also written for his children, but also a reminiscing of the life of the band and an emotional goodbye to the fans from Freddie.💔
So don't become some background noise... and that's what happened.
Listening to ‘Radio Ga Ga’ by Queen always takes me back to my childhood. The song is a beautiful tribute to the golden age of radio, and it resonates deeply with me. Growing up, the radio was my best friend, always there to keep me company and fill my days with music and stories. Every time I hear this song, it’s like looking into a mirror and seeing my younger self, filled with nostalgia and warmth. Thank you, Stacey, as always, for this unique reaction. And a big thank you to my Mom for her wonderful taste in music and for gifting me the radio when I was 6 years old. It did change my life!" Darn it, I'm tearing up from this reaction too!
Fun Fact: Lady Gaga favorite band is Queen and she created her name as a hommage to this song, as well as Queen.
Also, this video is based upon the movie "Metropolis", a silent film from 1927. Every single movie that you've ever seen was inspired by this movie. It literally defined that approach to making movies throughout the 20th century. It's considered by many to be one the greatest films ever made. What is so timeless about that movie is, nearly more than 100 years later, it's only become more relevant.
large parts of that movie were feared lost until an unknown copy was discovered in 2006. There is still about 5% of it missing.
Probably not the best timing in the world from Stacey saying "Wow magical and love it" as the video shows clips of Britain getting flattened during the blitz =(
Like you saw in LiveAid the crowd responded to Freddie and the guys. So many performers can get large crowds to interact, but there was always something special about Freddie and Queen's relationship with their fans. Freddie didn't sing "to" the audience, he performed "for" them, and they knew it and gave back the same love multiplied by thousands.
no need to apologize Stacey , Freddie made music to touch your heart, to touch your life and if he could he would touch and wipe your tears away.
I remember the day Freddie died. The day prior, a press release confirmed his illness but no one was surprised, his fans knew. However, the next day came as a shock to me; I had taken the announcement that his health was failing but not that he was, quite literally, on his deathbed. The press was so cruel, what an evil, horrible way to earn a living. For me, Freddie's death amplified the pain the world had been going through for several years. He wasn't the first celebrated person to die of AIDS and he wasn't the last, but he and Queen were special in my life so Freddie's suffering touched me greatly. The turmoil of those years are difficult to put into words. Lives were slipping through our fingers and there was nothing to stop it; the afflicted were blamed for their own demise. Awful. RIP, dear Freddie and every other soul who suffered and died.
I've just realised that I'm not the only person who cries listening to Freddie Mercury's voice. It really makes a hole in your heart and goes it through so sweetly, so sweetly
True art makes people cry
Thanks for your reaction, Stacy. Truly heartbreaking is the Queen song "No one but you" by the rest of the band who wrote this song for Freddie. So emotional... but very tear-jerking.
Two of the best songs about growing up listening to the radio. This and Rush's 'Spirit of the Radio'.
@@bdmention Exactly!!
Hey girl always down for Queen. The show must go on is a must my friend. Freddie is the best front man ever ❤️ Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️ 🙏
We as queen fans to this day are all heart broken on the loss of Freddie. But the good thing is that people like yourself are
Carrying on Freddie's memory
to new generations and generations to come. Freddie is looking down from heaven with a big smile on his face
R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU
Don't be sorry for "losing it". This emotionality is what connects us.
This band was on another level of brilliant. His voice stage presence was tuely powerfull. This song does bring out emotions in people it does with me and this song never grows old.
I was 15 when Live Aid was aired and was lucky enough to watch the Queen broadcast. I love seeing someone your age truly appreciate this and have such an emotional reaction to a past some us can remember with fondness. Thank you
It will absolutely break your heart but you should listen to Queen's "The Show Must Go On." Freddie was pretty ill by the time they recorded it, but from what I've read despite being very sick he came into the studio and nailed it in one take and it is his absolute life statement. "Bohemian Rhapsody" may be Queen's masterpiece but "the show must go on" was Freddy's mission statement. It is an absolute tour de Force. And a somewhat related song by Rush "Nobody's Hero" the first verse of which is a reference to Freddy and which is a terrific song in it's own right.
I definitely second this motion! One of my favourite queen songs.
We hooked up a 100watt stereo system (with 18" speakers) to our t.v. so that we could hear and see this song on MTV way back when.
I want my MTV!!!
This is my favorite song by queen! It perfectly encapsulates the vibe of the 80s
Good comment 👌
Thank you Stacey for your emotional honesty, we can see this song truly moves and touches your heartstrings
Queen’s concert’s we’re definitely an experience. I saw them at age 17 in 1977 in Toronto at Maple leaf Gardens amazing!
Dont say sorry because your reaction, tears. Freddie and the boys its want, emotion bring up. And after all these year their song still doing. Fantastic.
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
This is my favorite Queen song. I love the bass and synth in the background and the reminiscent, melancholy-ish atmosphere. Again, Lady Gaga said she got her name from this song.
I remember seeing this video on tv in 1984, when I was eight years old. The 80's!!!!! Magic years❤
No worries Stacey, still gets me every time and I'm 60. We all love you Freddie. Hugs from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤
I agree with every word of yours. This is literally what I feel every time I see and hear Queen. So complicated, so sophisticated - and at the same time so clear and inspiring... 👏👏👏💓
So nice to see you feel that too!
The atmosphere of nostalgia gets me every time.
Metropolis was a silent film so when they found the footage of the film intact they released it in movie theaters with a whole new soundtrack which included this song by queen.
One of my favorite Queen songs. The video uses footage from the epic and classic silent science fiction film “Metropolis”, directed by Fritz Lang. Lang had to create all of the visual effects from scratch since no one had done them before. He virtually wrote the book on how to do movie special effects.
Great inventive music video for it's time. There is still so much more Queen music yet to discover. I think you are in love with Freddie's crystalline voice. He is one of the greatest of all rock singers to me. But for a simple whimsical rock video, I'm surprised you were touched by it. ...Hormones maybe?🎶🙂Or just a total empath....Wait till you hear "Bijou" and "The Show Must Go On' ...👑🎼🎶
It’s so much fun to watch you learning the many reasons WHY Queen’s LiveAid set is WIDELY considered the greatest set in rock history. Your tastes are spot-on. Keep on keeping on!
I have a strong feeling that Freddie would like you lots too Stace x
This song sounds so nostalgic! Of course, it was a part of my childhood so it literally is for me lol, but it also just sounds so soft and the fact that it's a reflection of the past while commenting on how times change makes it so good. Lovely reaction!
I love that you have found all the good music fram the past. I can see it touches your heart and I love to see that.
i miss Freddie and David (Bowie). feel lucky to have experienced what i did from them both before their passings. loved the emotion, felt like i wasnt alone. good vibes to everybody.
the visuals are based on the old b&w movie "metropolis"
the lyrics are freddy reminiscing fondly about the time before TV, when people would listen to the radio and get all their information and entertainment from it.
the magic of radio was that you had to use your imagination and form the images from what you heard.
at the same time, he is lamenting the fact that radio was losing its original sense of wonder, and became more controlled by corporate entities that commercialized and dumbed-down the music for wider audiences, making it more rote and less emotional.
families don't crowd around a big radio in the living room anymore.
it's a less-intimate experience now.
I was going to say that! Memories of a tinny transistor radio searching for pop music..🇬🇧
My dad used to pull car into lay-by to listen when it came on radio. Never did it to any song before or since
I saw Queen on stage 1982 in Göteborg, Sweden. Already knew everything about them, but was still totally blown away. Their musicality, diversity and presence!
The whole Highlander movie is worth watching just for the soundtrack by Queen. The album is "A Kind of Magic". It has "Who Wants to Live Forever", "One Year of Love", "I Want it All", "A Kind of Magic", "One Vision"... being a movie score it's somehow different from other works but it also showcases how versatile they were.
I want it all was much later but epic song....highlander is still easily one of the most creative films ever with the best cast. Deffo worth watching. Who wants to live forever is easily one of the best songs ever
One Vision is from the movie Iron Eagle
@@ianjonas7380The album is A Kind of Magic, and while it's sort of the soundtrack of Highlander, not all songs are in the movie.
One vision is actually track 1 of the album. But yeah it was used in Iron Eagle, and was not featured in Highlander.
Who wants to live forever is my favourite Queen song of all time so I'm really hoping that Stacey covers it with a reaction video although I'm not sure if she would be able to make it to the end of the song without losing it completely.😢
I really miss the 80s when I hear this song. It was such a musical journey during that era!!
Thanks for your reaction, StaceY!!! Before you are done with your journey through the music of Queen don't you dare miss "White Queen" live from the Odeon Hammersmith, 1975!!! It's a Killer - no, wait, that's another one!!
this song is a warning to not let 'real music die' but unfortunately we have almost lost it all
We watch the shows, we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years
Let's hope you never leave, old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So, stick around 'cause we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
I saw them on The Works tour in 1985 in Sydney Australia, as usual Freddy had the ~14K crowd eating out of the palms of his hand. When they got to this song, the whole crowd knew what was expected and we delivered.
i think what makes this song so overwhelming is that there's an unspoken connotation of family, home. "someone still loves you" is not only a nostalgic look back at the times when radio was technically the state of the art for information and entertainment, and teenage years experience. it's also a reference to a radio being the center of a family gathering - with a special nod to the important role radio played for our parents and grandparents (in the 1980s) during war times.
I remember performing this song in front of around 100 people at a school concert. Everybody clapped to the "All we hear is **clap clap** Radio Ga Ga" part. It was incredible.
Please let Queen's music forever be immortal. They are the greatest band in the history of music, in my opinion respectively.
Roger wrote this one. He often wrote songs about youth and nostalgia like "These are the days of our lives" or the hidden gem "drowse" in which he sings lead
We all have times we get emotional watching Freddie. He always seemed larger than life. Having grown up with Queen his death hit me hard, the world was a better place with him in it. 👑
This song meant a lot when it came out because at that time Radio was being taken by TV videos. We were so young and were listening to the radio every day and the song lyrics really hit us. This song was a big hit for us during high school time. Until today Radio is our best friend. Thank you Queen for all the good times.
You should watch his memorial concert, you will see how many artists loved Freddie and Queen. Get a box of tissues ready you will need them. ❤
You're crying ,I 'm crying, we're all crying...thanks ,Stacey...love the reaction, you know how hard it is to type through tears...Todd from Ohio...❤❤❤
Stacey! Stacey!! Stacey!!!!! When you say Queen can do anything you are far more right than you know! When you dig deep into their catalogue you will find their capacity to surprise you is astounding!! Just wait . . . . . . .
The way i like to look at it is, Freddie gave it his all in his first appearance and his last. He was always giving us his best that he could whatever the situation.
I so enjoy your reactions. Way beyond the average. Keep it up! 🙏😊🔥
everybody know makes fun of the '80s being so weird. silly. But man growing up during that time, it was so great!
Racy Stacy! Glad you got around to this one. Classic Queen romp❤
It's so nice to see you grow as a human being by listening to those great songs. Simply beautiful. It's like reliving those experiences from our past, when we discovered them.
No need to apologize, I think something got in my eyes, too! What I really appreciate about your reactions is that you are sincerely connecting to all of this - you know all their names, how the songs fit in their timelines, etc. Another great reaction!
I love this comment! thank you!
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Thank you so much for all your reactions to QUEEN my favourite band since I was a Child . I'm from Chile , southamerica 🇨🇱 I loved your reactons to Pink Floyd too. 😊
Stacey you have so many kindred spirits in your enjoyment and appreciation of Freddie and Queen.
What a beautiful reaction Stacey..."Under Pressure" live at Wembley is a must..it's superb...🇬🇧
Freddie died when i was 5, and he's been engraved on my soul ever since. His voice and his soul are magical, and whenever I'm watching, i just feel so blessed, grateful, awed, and emotional.
What's really cool is that everyone in the video are members of the official Queen fan club
You might want to watch the making of the video for Radio Ga Ga. It is really funny. You will see the wonderful relationship between the guys and how they have fun with each other and not taking them selves too seriously
Even the very best music we have today is not anywhere close to on this level. It is insane the level of talent that we lost when did Freddie Mercury died. The brilliance of just the note choices and the simple but percectly arranged chords and how it's all orchestrated together is just so above and beyond genius level.
Never a need to apologize, Freddie had a energy and passion about him that mortal man can not explain! I've watched Freddie thousands of times and I still get goose bumps and I can't hold back the bitter sweet tears. Us Queenies know all to well those feelings are about. A pure legend 🌈💙🫶👑🕊
One of my favourite reactions from you Stacey. When I saw the tag, I just thought about the clapping and you'll connect with the liveaid show, but as you went on, you got them even more. It's one of the best rabbit holes you will ever go down. Don't apologise for connecting with the music; I find that's the whole point of it, performance and show. It's what Queen, and particulary Freddie, mastered. He has become legend, and inextricably entwined in music history. We all miss Freddie so much.
I knew you were going to be taken aback when you saw the hand clapping scene for the first time, then suddenly understood why the audience at Live Aid responded in that way.
Your tears are so beautiful and so pure! When you thank Freddie I can almost see him laughing, smiling, and saying "You're welcome, darling!".
It's hard to hold back emotion listening to that record. The arrangement is all about good music trying to survive. The bright piano, the bass sounding fretless (I think it's not, but it sounds like it), and the slide guitar, all cover up that all-electronic sound of the intro, which symbolizes the direction pop music was taking. Things were getting artificial and somehow it was not all about music anymore.
Nice reaction. You do know you are an empathic. I bet you get emotional for everything important to you, especially the happy times.
This song was written by Roger Taylor the drummer when he heard his young child saying "radio ca ca"
Queen presented in Brazil (my country), and Freddy, and all Queen loved the reaction and appreciation of the Brazilian audience.
Real reaction. Appreciate these. A band special to me all my life. Sometimes I box them a way for a bit. Stumbling on your vids has revived it for me. Thank you!!! ❤
Truly brilliant music also makes me cry. It's the sign of a good heart (i believe).
Lovely reaction. 🙂
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is also pretty special. I recommend the performance by Zucherro.
STACEY,
FYI… Just this week, Queen Official released a NEW official music video for one of their earlier songs:
“WHEN THE NIGHT COMES DOWN”
….When you get into Freddie’s OPERATIC Barcelona album with Montserrat Caballé (nickname Montsey):
That’s when you’re hit with what an extraordinary, wide-ranged, raw TALENT Freddie was… and how much was LOST …how much future music and creativity.😴
My first concert back in 1977 was Queen in Madison Square Garden. I've always loved Queen the band is GREAT! Freddie's voice cuts right through the heart and ones you feel his voice you never can forget how beautiful it is. Cry hon we all did and still do now and then. Great reaction Stacey. Cheers.
They are showing what they've contributed contributed to music while they were around ❤
The people clapping are/were members of Queens fan club and were invited to take part in the video😮
This song video had several clips of some of their earlier videos like we are the champions, Bohemian Rhapsody and crazy little thing called love, you want to get the truly love feeling of Queen start with earlier videos and live proformances like Liar and White Queen
Plus Lady Gaga named herself from this song ! Good reaction. Also, it depicted World War 2, where the radio was so important, informing families of what was happening in the war.
That moment when you hit the chorus and realise via the live experience that Queen invoked interactive memes (no less!) years ahead of the internet, through their videos! A brilliant song and a great album, one of so many.. Whilst my own experience is no unusual it is the case that I've been following Queen since they captivated the 4 year old me with Bohemian Rhapsody. Having grown up with them it's always a joy to share in reactions, especially when it's alongside someone who discovers a similar level of joy. Those reflections of Freddie always come home when you see or hear anything of him.. that aspect is part of his legend and legacy, and he always seemed to just brush it off with a certain nonchalance - I think he'd be both amazed and even perhaps a little embarrassed at how his legacy continues. Worry not, you aren't going to run out of Queen to react to any time soon 🥰
I remember sitting alone in a flat in a unfamiliar city 15 years old, first year at what you call high school in the US, getting the message he had died. It was so sad. Put on the show must go on and struggling with midty eyes the rest og the evening. Realising i was never going to experience a Wembley concert which was my big dream, didnt make it any better. Fxxxng cancer.
Every Queen song has someone that shines a little more than the rest,for me on this song it's John Deacon,his bass runs are so smooth and perfect,amazing tones. 9:51-10:10
Wow, Stacey. I'm so grateful that you share your emotional journey of discovery with us. You make me relive songs that I've known for 10, 20, 30, 40 years, as if I were hearing them for the first time. Thank you for your amazing channel!
I`m not crying 😢😢😢
I like your authenticity and emotionality. It's so genuine that it makes me emotional. You shouldn't apologize for anything in your reactions. The world would be a better place with genuine people like you.
I love what you said: "my Queen era is today, the present day". That's definitely what everyone should be able to understand. Music is timeless. I suggest you to react to "Is this the world we created?" and "It's a hard life", both from "The Works" album. Thank you for your videos.
It was a tribute song to "over the air radio" when MTV was at it's height and video seemed to rule the musical world.