Queen - It's Late

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2011
  • Written by: Brian May
    Produced by: Queen, assisted by Mike Stone
    Musicians:
    Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
    Brian May - guitars, backing vocals
    John Deacon - bass guitar
    Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
    Length: 6:27
    "It's Late" is a song written by Queen guitarist Brian May and performed by the band for their 1977 album News of the World. The song was May's idea of treating a song as a three-act theatrical play, and the verses are called "acts" in the lyrics sheet. It makes use of the tapping technique one year before Eddie Van Halen's use of the tapping technique on the Van Halen album. May told Guitar Player Magazine that his use of the tapping technique was inspired by an unnamed bar-band guitarist from Texas. The song is notable for its length and heavy, wide vocal range (E3-E6), bluesy guitar riff, using the previously mentioned technique.
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  • @mglsite
    @mglsite 7 месяцев назад +6

    THIS is the best Queen song, period

  • @LeoWhalen1933
    @LeoWhalen1933 5 лет назад +173

    Can you imagine seeing this live?

    • @elizabethelias1005
      @elizabethelias1005 5 лет назад +25

      I did. I saw Queen in 1981. Amazing!

    • @haoleinparadise2675
      @haoleinparadise2675 5 лет назад +11

      It was amazing live. Was blessed to see them 4 times. Was spiritual too say the least

    • @xaviarevalo1246
      @xaviarevalo1246 5 лет назад

      Elizabeth Elias where did you see them live?

    • @elizabethelias1005
      @elizabethelias1005 5 лет назад +6

      @@xaviarevalo1246 Seattle, Wa. The old Coliseum at Seattle Center. It was torn down and an Arena was built.

    • @themisianos
      @themisianos 5 лет назад +2

      Elizabeth Elias I thought the seating area was going to fall down !

  • @DarthInsomnis
    @DarthInsomnis 2 года назад +9

    Queen is the only band that can make a 6 minute song feel like 3

    • @Lin-bt4pk
      @Lin-bt4pk 4 месяца назад

      Yes !! Noticed that !

  • @jackcrow3477
    @jackcrow3477 2 года назад +7

    Hands down the greatest front man of all time.

  • @Murrysmum
    @Murrysmum 2 года назад +6

    I so miss Freddie 😢

  • @loveinspired7
    @loveinspired7 5 лет назад +54

    This is probably my favorite Queen song...if I had to pick just ONE song.
    Roger Taylor is just SICK on the drums in this song!

  • @michalvillafana5082
    @michalvillafana5082 7 лет назад +117

    My favorite Queen song

  • @davidallen346
    @davidallen346 8 лет назад +36

    They say Janes Addiction is art rock , Queen is the definition of art rock.

  • @felixjest1996
    @felixjest1996 7 лет назад +167

    Greatest band of all time. It's a fact. Doesn't matter what anyone else says, Queen and Freddie are better than everyone

    • @adammwalch
      @adammwalch 5 лет назад +6

      Huge fan...but of all time?!? Top ten maybe :)

    • @kazabushy
      @kazabushy 5 лет назад +3

      @@adammwalch Who is your #1 out of curiosity?

    • @adammwalch
      @adammwalch 5 лет назад

      @@kazabushy Gawd. Such an impossible question. What's the best book you've ever read? But I guess I would have to say the Beatles. Obscure shout out: Sweet!

    • @kazabushy
      @kazabushy 5 лет назад +1

      @@adammwalch Haha. Best book? Anything Dr Suess had me reading as a kid - but favourite was and always will be "Oh The Places You will Go". Favourite movie - "To Sir With Love", and close second, "Grease". Favourite band .... "Beatles". Queen second and favourite solo artist doesn't have a second. "David Bowie".

    • @kazabushy
      @kazabushy 5 лет назад

      @@adammwalch YES SWEET, TRex The Who and chuck in some Cars.

  • @greggtomchick1837
    @greggtomchick1837 5 лет назад +16

    Love in the middle how the song gets hauling ass, then they slam on the brakes back down to original tempo. Outstanding!

  • @moodylicious
    @moodylicious 9 лет назад +72

    one of the most magnificent songs ever!

  • @robfuzz
    @robfuzz 5 лет назад +31

    One of my favorite Queen songs. Just EPIC, and now all these years later I understand what Freddie was singing about.

    • @grantbaechler3529
      @grantbaechler3529 5 лет назад +8

      Brian wrote the song

    • @paulbrucker7512
      @paulbrucker7512 8 месяцев назад

      @@grantbaechler3529 Right and how well he worked with Freddie, etc, to make this such a great recording. And especially when it gets to about the 4 minute mark and then big time at the 5:54 mark when Brian lets loose on a guitar lick solo binge that is one of my favorite rock plays.

  • @qfel85
    @qfel85 7 лет назад +49

    best queen song

  • @kazabushy
    @kazabushy 5 лет назад +81

    Sorry but there is no description than fucking brilliant. All 4 are masters! Thank you for this. Brian is so concentrated, sophisticated and just damn pretty. Deaky is rockin’ it out and having a blast. Rog nails it every time as usual, hotly sitting back not under the spotlight but mind blowing and Freddie is Freddie. This is and always was my favourite Queen song. I had several before that but when this was released, I was done.

    • @timpenfield5
      @timpenfield5 5 лет назад +4

      Yes, 4 masters, writers, singers, performers, Imagine trying to start a band in the 1970s, AND SEEING QUEEN ON THE HORIZON players, .., OH SHIT." WERE FUKED'

    • @kazabushy
      @kazabushy 5 лет назад +1

      @@timpenfield5 Yep FAAAAARKED. Hock your instruments and salvage what you can fucked!

    • @michelletammydenney1417
      @michelletammydenney1417 3 года назад

      I agree♥️♥️

  • @ginabizzarosghosts7831
    @ginabizzarosghosts7831 4 года назад +8

    I love how Roger's face is on his bass drum

  • @kierawatsit3608
    @kierawatsit3608 5 лет назад +32

    *this song deserves more attention*
    Wowie this is amazing

  • @RobertoZadik-en8zc
    @RobertoZadik-en8zc 8 месяцев назад +3

    Not so many remembered this song but it was incredibly energetic and well performed. Great job

  • @carty43
    @carty43 4 года назад +4

    Why am I the only person I know who says this is his favorite Queen song?

  • @stefaniasteppa3049
    @stefaniasteppa3049 10 лет назад +32

    a gem of rare beauty

  • @ImaDrummer55
    @ImaDrummer55 2 года назад +8

    Incredible song -- never got much airplay at all. Balanced display of all band members -- great ending by Roger -- those triplet fills in the ending riff are a nice combination of crescendo and power !!

  • @paulbrucker3345
    @paulbrucker3345 6 лет назад +17

    How great that one of the best rock singers, Freddie Mercury, could do such a brilliant rocking job, singing one of the best guitarist's , Brian May's, rocking songs.

  • @sigridschulz3201
    @sigridschulz3201 3 года назад +5

    Another great song from queen! They are really the best!!!

  • @markfanning1111
    @markfanning1111 Год назад +3

    This just jumped into my feed and blew me away yet again with the absolute magnificence of it all.
    One of the greatest songs of all time from the greatest rock band ever.
    Looking back, so happy to have seen these guys live in the flesh several times including Freddie's last ever at Knebworth...absolutely blessed.

  • @cathytobias4722
    @cathytobias4722 Год назад +2

    This is absolutely fantastic!!👏 👏👏😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @tj_0824
    @tj_0824 5 лет назад +11

    Can we talk about Freddie’s 70s voice? There seemed to be no limit to how high it could. There are so many high notes in the studio version, I understand why Freddie couldn’t sing this song the same live after a whole night of singing.

  • @davidboyd1281
    @davidboyd1281 8 лет назад +23

    Brilliant work on the video edit!Timeless, classic Queen at their finest...

  • @michaelkelly3978
    @michaelkelly3978 Год назад +2

    This song seems to always gets swept under the rug...Freddie's birthday 🎂is Sept 5th..Happy Birthday Freddie

  • @kazabushy
    @kazabushy 5 лет назад +16

    This is such a fantastic montage!!! Brilliant!! Well done and thank you!💖👍

  • @tatianaroveda
    @tatianaroveda 4 года назад +2

    I LOVE Queen's older days..77- till forever.. Freddie was dynamite..Really natural...

  • @tedcabana
    @tedcabana 5 лет назад +7

    Brian with that finger tapping solo. Long before Van Halen or Vai finger tapping techniques.

  • @knightofthelonelyweb3792
    @knightofthelonelyweb3792 6 лет назад +6

    Wow, the moon at 3:35 looks incredible, what a dropback to this incredible song!

  • @susies7331
    @susies7331 5 лет назад +8

    My favorite Queen song❤

  • @michelletammydenney1417
    @michelletammydenney1417 3 года назад +3

    I love this song. I don't hear it enough
    Thanks Gillian ❤❤

  • @davidburn4601
    @davidburn4601 5 лет назад +12

    So very, very cool. The music, the storyline, the emotion - this song has it all. Superb beyond words.

  • @stevelink2917
    @stevelink2917 5 лет назад +6

    Nobody did it like FREDDY ! Epic song

  • @moodylicious
    @moodylicious 10 лет назад +19

    also my favorite Queen song.
    Beautifully done video!!

  • @FreddieHg37
    @FreddieHg37 12 лет назад +7

    Very bluesy sound to the red special, that fireplace-piece did produced some very special sounds there. very warm and specificly tuned to sound in two different pitch chord sound, simply awe. Great!

  • @waden9815
    @waden9815 5 лет назад +13

    News of The World & Boney M's - NightFlight to Venus, were the 1st albums I ever bought, some 40 years ago.
    Not surprising to find out that 'News of The World' is Queen's best-selling album. A masterpiece.
    Loved this song.
    This was the kind of tune that made Queen - Queen.
    Fantastic job clipping the video together.

  • @jerrymunoz3930
    @jerrymunoz3930 8 лет назад +14

    Great song

  • @user-ph9mh5cw9q
    @user-ph9mh5cw9q 4 года назад +4

    Видно , что авторы клипа очень постарались найти и подогнать под композицию нужные моменты из концертов QUEEN , понимаю что это не так то и просто . Аплодирую авторам за труд 👏

  • @user_0419
    @user_0419 Год назад +1

    My Brian's Favorite song.

  • @vickiejean2001
    @vickiejean2001 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you for this. Brian is sooooo unbelievably beautiful

  • @7DianaLuna
    @7DianaLuna 10 лет назад +12

    Yep, one of my all-time fav's, too. . .. . .

  • @MrsJHarrington
    @MrsJHarrington 5 лет назад +2

    This song is great, Queen forever!

  • @shoelessjoe1905
    @shoelessjoe1905 2 года назад +1

    Tuesday November 28, 1978 I saw them at the War Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo,NY and how I know all these little facts is I'm staring at my ticket stub...and crying some tears not because I'm wondering where all that time went just crying happy tears because I was there!!!

  • @ezequielguimaraes7755
    @ezequielguimaraes7755 3 года назад +6

    Alguém do Brasil curtindo esse cara que canta demais ?

    • @gianl882
      @gianl882 3 месяца назад

      Eu meu mano kkk

  • @metalmick99
    @metalmick99 8 месяцев назад

    Heard this when the album it was on was first released. Loved it then and still do. This is a song that seems to let the entire group pull out all the stops, from the tremendous intro through FM's extraordinary vocals and cymbal-ic punctuation at the very end. It ought to be illegal not to play this at full volume, so that it can throb from your speakers.

  • @artepazluz
    @artepazluz 13 лет назад +4

    Breathtaking! Thanks for sharing!

  • @madbrad7274
    @madbrad7274 2 года назад +1

    First concert I went to 1976 amazing 👏 😍

  • @pambeegle2886
    @pambeegle2886 8 лет назад +15

    My beautiful Freddie....so grieving I only saw you twice....

  • @tatianaroveda
    @tatianaroveda 4 года назад +1

    Let's celebrate 2017- That's the 40th anniversary of News of the World, by Queen. 1977 and here we are..craving great music..At least we found it..God Bless Queen!

  • @duduazevedo6307
    @duduazevedo6307 4 года назад +6

    uma das maiores vozes dá música mundial e inglesa que morreu há 28 pra 29 anos.

  • @mentalworx
    @mentalworx 10 лет назад +21

    Trying to find them doing it live - this is brilliant, your passion shows through in this.

    • @tatianaroveda
      @tatianaroveda 3 года назад +1

      Freddie didn't like singing this song live because it was a hard song to sing, hitting alot of high notes, but there is a Queen live video..just keep searching and you'll find it..

    • @JourneyLiveCompilations
      @JourneyLiveCompilations 3 года назад +1

      the only good video of this available right now is Kansas 1978, yes that's the best for now, an 8mm by an audience member it's not full

    • @Meofcourse2319
      @Meofcourse2319 2 года назад

      There are audience recordings of the song, the best ones in my opinion are
      Copenhagen 1978
      Stockholm 1978
      Montreal 1978
      Vancouver 1978

  • @antoniobarboza8256
    @antoniobarboza8256 2 года назад +3

    Boa montagem... Que maravilha se tivéssemos "It's Late" ao vivo. Elvis Aaron Presley e Freddie Mercury... o resto é segundo escalão!!!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @lindabetts6914
    @lindabetts6914 9 месяцев назад

    Probably my favorite Queen song!! It’s absolutely ass-kickin’!!!

  • @mikecroaker3024
    @mikecroaker3024 6 лет назад +9

    Great edit!

  • @paulbradshaw303
    @paulbradshaw303 Год назад

    Always been my favourite one. Bluesy, honest, passionate, vulnerable, insecure and a real slow burner. Thanks boys

  • @tomsimpson8906
    @tomsimpson8906 2 года назад +1

    One of my favourite songs

  • @oliviercalmel2
    @oliviercalmel2 5 лет назад +2

    Incredible song😉

  • @judithbonofiglio3358
    @judithbonofiglio3358 4 года назад

    4 beautiful,talented smart men will never see this again in my lifetime.

  • @laurieshaw1151
    @laurieshaw1151 3 года назад +1

    Love love.....one of my all time favorite songs

  • @vanchito1970
    @vanchito1970 5 лет назад +4

    love this song

  • @douglasmcconnell8116
    @douglasmcconnell8116 5 лет назад +2

    News Of The World I'd listen to the constantly back in the day !

    • @slay1226
      @slay1226 5 лет назад

      My favorite Queen album.

  • @leelee-rf6px
    @leelee-rf6px 5 лет назад +1

    You can even hear that gnarly scream at the end in the background. 6:10. Freddie really hit puberty real hard

  • @1969atam
    @1969atam 13 лет назад +4

    Love the way tou put this together! I love this song too.

  • @solarwave
    @solarwave 13 лет назад +2

    Nicely done! Classic, Great old song!

  • @susanfeldman-rm7ht
    @susanfeldman-rm7ht 8 месяцев назад

    I saw this tour November 1977 and Hot 🥵 Space tour and jazz tour it's late is my favorite song on this album ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @cuttlerfish
    @cuttlerfish 2 года назад +1

    Great song, good video

  • @2charliep
    @2charliep Год назад

    You can tell the kind of quality it’s up against when it’s taken me literally decades to decide this could be my favourite Queen track.

  • @markvickery4126
    @markvickery4126 4 года назад

    Thanks Freddy finest ever.What a time in our lives .It's not too late haaaa

  • @emilyjohnson8808
    @emilyjohnson8808 4 года назад

    Brian 😍😍 I love how he moves with his guitar!!!

  • @tommyculver6771
    @tommyculver6771 4 года назад +1

    Perfection.

  • @larabina34
    @larabina34 12 лет назад +1

    Great song-beautiful edit! God save the Queen!

  • @KillerrQueenSaveMe
    @KillerrQueenSaveMe 10 лет назад +13

    Esta es una de las muchas canciones de Queen que nunca entenderé por qué no es más conocida.
    Si hoy día una banda escribiera una canción como esta, sería un hit y podría vivir de sus rentas eternamente. A ver si hay lo que hay que tener... (sí, eso que estais pensando y además mucho talento)

    • @anthormiga1
      @anthormiga1 5 лет назад

      Musicalmente es muy intelectual, y la gente es muy floja para ponerle atención,.

    • @zamudiomemo
      @zamudiomemo 5 лет назад

      Queen tiene demasiadas canciones excelentes, algunas tendrían que quedarse fuera de la lista, como bring back, who needs you, march of the black queen y me sobran ejemplos

  • @sticksbass
    @sticksbass 8 лет назад +4

    greatness

  • @littlemissblackdress7587
    @littlemissblackdress7587 4 года назад

    Beautiful song from my favourite man the beautiful Brian May xx

  • @chatarinasrirustini5943
    @chatarinasrirustini5943 2 года назад +1

    Amazing...

  • @tiffanycurtis4794
    @tiffanycurtis4794 4 года назад

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BAND HANDS TIED BECAUSE NO OTHER BAND CAN TOUCH THESE BOYS❤️👑❤️

  • @igortokarski9517
    @igortokarski9517 Месяц назад

    Beautiful song. Man. ❤❤❤

  • @MrRodrigoguarani
    @MrRodrigoguarani 12 лет назад +2

    me encanta este tema, esa la Red Special suena unica en esta composicion

  • @markyncole
    @markyncole 5 лет назад

    My favorite Queen song off my favorite Queen album.

  • @cynthiapowers3469
    @cynthiapowers3469 2 года назад

    Saw them live Portland civic center best concert ever . Favorite song of all time

  • @Dollyfaceangel
    @Dollyfaceangel 4 года назад +1

    Wonderful video for a wonderful song..

  • @chrisl9620
    @chrisl9620 5 лет назад +2

    Has to be the best frontman of all time. imo

  • @guillebatigol
    @guillebatigol 11 лет назад +1

    Excelente mix de imágenes!

  • @monicagerino7870
    @monicagerino7870 9 лет назад +13

    It's late... è ora di andare a nanna! Dolce notte! ♥

    • @fabiolacicerchia245
      @fabiolacicerchia245 9 лет назад +4

      Buonanotte Monica. Freddie è sempre un bel vedere e un buon sentire!

  • @anthonysilva5312
    @anthonysilva5312 5 лет назад +1

    Great song- brutal editing

  • @derekemrie2987
    @derekemrie2987 8 лет назад +2

    Great tune, long known before "Observe and Report", though using that song proves the longevity of real Rock and Roll. Amazing footage, I think at least 6 different venues melded into one video seen here...great job!

    • @clange50
      @clange50 6 лет назад

      Derek Emrie I'm glad it was included on observe and report, that was the first time I heard it. It's now my favorite queen song. :)

  • @BRBluebird
    @BRBluebird 13 лет назад +2

    Awesome video!! :)

  • @jupitorious7925
    @jupitorious7925 4 года назад

    The number Uno of Rock and roll, no one before or after came close

  • @sandieflowers7405
    @sandieflowers7405 7 лет назад +3

    Love this

  • @2charliep
    @2charliep 5 лет назад +1

    I love this.

  • @bennielouisewood1798
    @bennielouisewood1798 5 лет назад +1

    I'm more a Beatle guy but this band is awesome too and this song omg 😍

  • @juliuspolaris1665
    @juliuspolaris1665 4 года назад +2

    Second best song on NOTW

  • @MsLV64
    @MsLV64 10 лет назад +3

    well done!

  • @charlottegura501
    @charlottegura501 4 года назад +1

    Queen, Freddie Mercury, one of the best singers ever and one of the best bands ever. I absolutely love love love this song and it was very appropriate to send my ex boyfriend when I broke up with him LOL. All in all though I still love this song

  • @debrahall1066
    @debrahall1066 3 года назад

    Love this song by them. My favorite

  • @MrJohnnyDistortion
    @MrJohnnyDistortion 11 лет назад +1

    And Rick Derringer too was doin' tapping back in the day.Hendrix mentioned it somewhere at sometime.This is a great tune.

  • @danielintruso
    @danielintruso 2 года назад

    Que gran montaje de video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @EarthAngel__1111
    @EarthAngel__1111 5 лет назад +1

    Rip Mercury and have a merry Christmas