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As QUEEN ARMY will tell you multiple times NEVER pause a Brian May solo!
Freddie Mercury, one of the best singers in the world! He leaves an
unsurpassed legacy!!
The 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not pause during guitar solos or drum solos! Tis punishable by loss of viewership!
Except to comment on his hair
Ya all know where to go if you want to listen to Queen without reactors reacting . Go there and stop telling any reactors how to run their channel
That highest note was by drummer Roger Taylor.
This has 0% AutoTune or PitchCorrection.
This has 0% External Songwriters.
Just 100% pure talent.
Bohemian rhapsody written by FREDDIE MERCURY...Lead singer. LEGEND
Let's be honest there is/not/never will be another song like it. I was 16 when this came out and I remember listening to it way back then in 1975 no autotune either, just pure raw talent from all 4 members. Yeah you missed that ship, but it's fun for folks like me as we enjoy watching the youngsters being exposed to greatness. There will never be another frontman and talented Freddie Mercury.
Sorry dear, I care to disagree... the prequel was "March of the Black Queen" and the post was "Innuendo", all brilliant masterpieces in their own rights... blessings.
Queen will blow you away but 2 things: NEVER pause during a Brian May guitar solo and never stop the video before the vey end, you will miss MANY cool endings!
Ty! Was gonna the same! Someone take the pause button away!
I love when young dudes discover what really music is. 👍
Oh yes, FreddieMercury wrote this and basically produced it. It was said to be “Freddie’s thing” by the rest of the group. It was recorded in 6 different studios, each did their piece, and none knew what to expect until Freddie had it finally out together. He knew in his mind what he wanted, somehow knew how to get them to do what he needed without them even knowing what it would eventually sound like. It’s a rock opera, btw.
Only 300 songs of queen to do….you will love them!!🎼❤️🎼🇬🇧🇬🇧
Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of:
Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and piano
Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals
Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals
John Deacon - Bass guitar
Queen has released 15 studio albums, 10 live albums, 16 compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, 2 extended plays, 73 singles, and seven promotional singles.
Freddie's speaking voice fell in the baritone range but he delivered most songs in the tenor range. His known vocal range extended from bass low F (F2) to soprano high F (F6). He could also get up to tenor high F (F5). Freddie could escalate within a few bars from a deep, throaty rock growl to a tender, vibrant tenor, then on to a high-pitched, perfect coloratura, pure and crystalline in the upper reaches.
Plus he used subharmonics in a way that very few people can. Singing in a subharmonic register occurs when a singer's ventricular folds vibrate along with their vocal folds simultaneously. The effect produces a bass-heavy sound That subharmonic vibration also helped give him his “growl,” which he frequently used.
And his vocal chords simply moved faster than those of most people. Most vibratos (the oscillation between pitches that great singers employ, especially when holding a note) are between 5.4 and 6.9 Hz. Mercury’s was 7.04 Hz,
"Bohemian Rhapsody", which was released originally in 1975, is the creation of Freddie Mercury but he never told anyone what he was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Freddie tended to write in metaphors so I would not suggest taking any of his songs literally. He wanted listeners to be able to apply to the song whatever meaning it had to them personally. Not what it meant to him.
BTW - Freddie did admit that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was composed of three separate songs that he had been working on but could not seem to finish. So he decided to mash them together, adding some transitions and bridges, and created "Bohemian Rhapsody".
"Bohemian Rhapsody" can be broken down into 6 parts:
Part I is the "Into". The video image shows the four members of Queen singing and harmonizing the lyrics of the "Intro" in A cappella. In reality, it is only Freddie's voice you hear on the recording. Freddie laid down 5 separate tracks of himself singing and harmonizing with himself. (FYI - multi-tracking and overdubbing runs rampant in Bohemian Rhapsody.)
Next is the "Ballad" portion of the song ('Mama, just killed a man'). Freddie had worked on it for years but the song never had a name. The other members of Queen tentatively titled it "Freddie's Cowboy Song". The lyricist Tim Rice (who wrote the lyrics for "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "Evita", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", ...) was a close friend of Freddie's and he believes this portion of the song’s lyrics were about Mercury confessing to his fans that he was gay.
The third section is the guitar solo. This is the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody not written by Freddie. Freddie told Brian that he wanted a guitar solo in the song and where he wanted it to fit into the song but left it to Brian to create. Brian wanted to have his guitar effectively sing a verse that would inject a different melody. He heard something in his head. He said that he could hear this melody and had no idea where it came from. That melody isn’t anywhere else in the song, but it’s on a familiar chord sequence, so it dovetails in quite nicely.
The guitar solo leads to the fourth section which is the "Operatic" section. Freddie not only loved Rock but he loved Opera. He was always fascinated with the idea of combining rock and opera. It took 3 weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the "Operatic" section was much smaller when they began recording but Freddie kept adding to it.
Various lyrics in the "Operatic" section seem to refer to the band...
* Freddie casts himself as Scaramouch, a stock clown of 16th-century Italian literature.
* Galileo who was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer definitely refers to Brian (Queen's lead guitarist) who in real life is Dr. Brian May, who has a Ph.D.in Astrophysics.
* Figaro refers to the Mozart opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is a subtle way to reference Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) who has a four-range vocal span (E2-E6) and was even frequently cited as hitting E5 in live performances. Freddie compared Roger's voice to a dog whistle.
* The final reference of Magnifico is John Deacon (Queen's bass guitarist), who has not just a BSc but a First Class Honors Degree in Electronics. John is the creator of the "Deacy Amp". When Brian's homemade electric guitar (dubbed The Red Special) was connected through a treble-booster (an effects unit used by guitarists to increase the high end of their tonal spectrum) to the "Deacy Amp", Brian could produce sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals from his guitar.
FYI - Fandango is a lively partner dance originating in Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, tambourines, or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced
Also, Bismillah is a phrase in Arabic meaning "in the name of God" or "in the name of Allah' that occurs at the very start of the Qur'an and opens the Basmala.
It is hard to realize that it is only Freddie, Brian, and Roger singing in the "Operatic" section (John never sang on the records). This was 1975, well before digital recordings and they were using 24-track analog tape. This made it necessary for the three to overdub themselves many times and "bounce" these down to successive sub-mixes. Some sections feature 180 separate overdubs!
The fifth section is the "Hard Rock" portion. In this section, Freddie sings angry lyrics addressed to an unspecified "you", accusing them of betrayal and abuse and insisting "can't do this to me, baby", before the final lines conclude with him singing, "just gotta get right outta here".
(FYI - the "Operatic" and the "Hard Rock" sections of BoRap were featured in a scene in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which the main character and his friends headbang in a car to the rock part.)
In the sixth and final section, the "Outré", returns to the "Ballad" to close the circle of the song and ends with the sound of a Chinese gong.
Thanks for the details in your comment; even though I have enjoyed Queen's music longer than today's teens have been alive, I always appreciate learning more about them as people!😁
Sassypaws, bravo to you, as long as I have been a fan of rock n' roll music, and various genres, and enjoyed listening to Queen's music while growing up and there is one thing I did not put together until you included it in your comment. Scaramouche, Galileo, Figaro and Magnifico, reference in the song now makes sense to me! For the longest time I didn't know he was referring to the band members, I find it very clever indeed! The entire song is a masterpiece, and I am glad we had the opportunity to see them live in concert last year in Los Angeles (minus Freddie) but to see Brain May and Roger Taylor do what they do best on stage with their talents is a wonderful thing to appreciate and experience in person!
Wow! That is really interesting! I always wondered about the meaning behind the operetta besides just being a 'trial'. I love learning about the behind the scenes of stuff like this.
The hair is Sir Brian May's own, its natural and he still wears it like that to this day only a bit thinner & very grey now.
Not only is he a great guitarist he has also worked with NASA ! Brilliant man in many ways 😊
Brian May has earned the degree and is now, Sir Dr.Brian May PhD Astrophysicist, Humanitarian, but the Queenies call him Bri or Brian 😊👑🌈💙
Definitely. Freddie Mercury is a musical genius.
The three sections of the song are defined as The Crime, The Trial and The Redemption. It has been speculated that the song is about Freddie coming to terms with his sexuality.
All of the beginning is FREDDIE MERCURY'S voice only him in harmony.
You might be interested to watch/listen to the audience, at a Green Day concert in Hyde Park London, spontaneously singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody being played over loudspeaker, waiting for Green Day to start their set. It's beyond incredible
Scaramouch was a clown character in Italian operas, and the Fandango is a dance. Therefore, the specific verse within Bohemian Rhapsody is actually someone that is instructing or asking a clown to do a dance or a jig for them.
Bismillah is the Zoroasterian deity. Freddie grew up in the Zoroaster faith so the last part of it seems to be to be a battle for his soul.
“Like a play”….well, it’s a rhapsody: A literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style. BohemianRhapsody with 1.7 BILLION views. How many songs have you missed out on? About 2 decades of great, real music. Mid 60’s - mid 80’s. 70’s we’re the absolute best.
Welcome to Queen! Best band of ALL TIME! Lead singer Freddie Mercury, electric guitar Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor! PLEASE do Somebody To Love live in Montreal!
I second that!
YES you must.
I spent my 24th birthday at the Queen concert in Montreal. Somebody To Love is the best live performance I've ever seen!
NOT THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD.....NOT EVEN CLOSE....LOTS OF BETTER BANDS
@@stevens5541 my opinion.
Also, he passed WAY too soon from AIDS related complications in 1991. What voice! What soul!
This is a Rock Opera in three parts - composed by the amazingly talented Freddie Mercury (lead vocals & piano on this track).
Roger Taylor (drums, vocals) is the one providing the marvelous high pitch notes.
Sir Brian May (lead guitar and vocals) still has that curly hair - now sporting it in lovely shades of grey.
John Deacon (bass guitar and vocals) - ranked the 30th best bassist of all time.
Now, You've got to check out Queen performing "SOMEBODY TO LOVE", LIVE IN MONTREAL, 1981 - it'll blow Your mind!
Yes Freddie and Queen did some amazing and new things on this track. But it was also the FIRST music video made and shown in UK, back in 1975! Music was changed forever by this band.
The high note was the blonde, roger Taylor who is the drummer! He does most of the high notes in their songs
…… great reaction bro ! I can see you really get and feel the music 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 great breakdown ! Keep going….. R.I.P. “Freddie” The greatest front man ever 🙏🏻 This Masterpiece was released (1975) off the album “A Night At The Opera” ❤️🔥🤘🏼
This is considered the first ever music video made years before MTV!
Keep going down the Queen rabbit hole! You will hear and see the magic of four guys who were able to create so many amazing and unique pieces of music!❤
Wow, never have I seen any reactor be so on the money. We lost Freddie the head singer and composer of this masterpiece, to Aids in 1991 had such a creative mind. All members of the band wrote their songs. This song remained at number 1 for 9 weeks after its release and reached number 1 again in 91 released again as a fundraiser for Aids research 15 years apart.
I bet you you will not find a rubbish sign by them, enjoy your trip, I've been a fan since 1974 (yes I'm that old) I've just subscribed I want to see your journey. Thank you so much. Live from England
Somebody to love the studio and live version montreal 81 ... this is a band that puts out great music and when they perform live they raise it
Freddie also sang opera with Montserrat Cabelle now that will blow your mind ❤ enjoy
Someone to Love - live in Montral is an absolute must listen to..Queen Rule #1 Thou shall not pause during a Brian May solo
There has been and never will be another song like this. LEGENDS!!!
I am 69 years of age and have followed Queen since the 70's - and may I say this was a lovely reaction, full of insight and true appreciation. I guess, by the way, that you have not seen the film "Wayne's World"? Because this features in it, and the head-banging moment is iconic. You are on the very edge of a great rabbit hole and you will get so many recommendations you will hardly know what to do with them! Just remember, when given a choice, always go for "live" Queen - Wembley, Montreal, Budapest... there are so many to choose from. My personal recommendations are "Somebody To Love" from Montreal, "Under Pressure" from Wembley and "White Queen" from Hammersmith. Don't forget the "Live Aid" concert either! Good hunting!
MORE QUEEN! 👑😊🎸🔥
Live in Monteral 1981 Someone to love will blow your mind. Steve
You will love the live aid concert. Some of Queens great songs.
Great reaction. 👏 I love when young people actually get most of the song and appreciate the masterpiece it was, in 1975. Plus, Freddie Mercury’s voice will ALWAYS make you feel things, he can do it all, including opera. Brian’s guitar is legendary…he’s well known for his wonderful sound, he’s a master there. Rogers drumming is awesome, always. Johns bass guitar … the best. “Bismillah” is Arabic for “in the name of God”, and he’s asking in the name of God, let me go. It’s a trial, so to speak. The drummer has a great falsetto voice,he hit that high note. All their vocals are awesome, and in studio recordings, really angelic. Live performances are different, but just as good, if nit getter. Gotta check out anything live…they ere such a great team. Fabulous. Live Aide, the whole 20 minutes, is considered he best live performance ever. And Freddie had a throat infection there, but you must listen to it. Thanks!!
You will have heard queen music before.
We will rock you.
We are the champions
Another one bites the dust
That's just the three that gets about. Their catalogue is deep.
This is the most streamed song of the 20th century! It has charted several times after its original release. You should watch The Show Must Go On. Freddie's genius will live forever, and indeed Brian and Roger have continued the show (as the legend would have wanted it to).
👏👏👏 Great reaction!
Welcome to the Queen’s world! You can find a huge catalog of their amazing and versatile songs and stunning live performances. You can choose any of them you never won’t be disappointed. They wrote their own stuff in several genres from rock to jazz, to pop, etc. about 200 songs. Freddie Mercury never took singing lessons, but his powerful and emotional performances are still legendary.
There are several theories about the meaning of Bohemian Rhapsody, but Freddie never explained his lyrics and especially not this one, it remains his secret forever. Freddie had 3 unfinished songs and he put them together into this masterpiece. This was the first music video for promotional purposes. Why is it so famous? It was absolutely uniqe in that era, they played never heard harmonies, they multilayered the vocals (in the first part Freddie is hamonizing with himself), they created an operatic section and who else would have started with this line: "Mama, just killed a man". Pls, check out the live version at Montreal 81.
“This sounds cinematic.” YOU GET IT. It’s a rock OPERA, in three acts, with the one true operatic voice in the history of rock - that of Freddie Mercury.
I just subscribed because of your thoughtful, open minded reaction to the music you are listening to. You genuinely pay attention. Very cool...thank you!❤ My generation was very lucky to experience great music in the 70's and 80's. I'm 62, but when I hear these songs...I'm a kid again, walking down the Boulevard with cars blasting songs on their radios! I really miss those days! Bands wrote their own stuff and played the instruments. Different times.
WAIT! You missed the gong at the end. No matter how many yrs iv heard this song its always most powerful listening from a new person's perspective. Welcome to the magical world of Queen. Released 31st October 1975, I remember buying the record. The 1st band in UK to make their own video and EP record. You may not have heard Bohemian Rhapsody but you will have heard a Queen Record
We will Rock You
We Are The Champions
Another One Bites the Dust to mention a few iconic songs from an iconic band
Didn't skip, how could I? I'm impressed, at how thorough you brke this down, Honesty the Best Reaction Ever , and the way You Articulate spoke Volumes! Thank You Enjoyed 👍
Thank you soo much 🙏🏾
Totally agree.
It's a "Rock Opera" with 4 movements like a Classical piece...
I enjoyed watching you enjoy this song/video reaction. Queen has a vast catalog of music for you to enjoy. I have read some of the well-informed comments from your other viewers below, this is a masterpiece, Freddie Mercury (Lead vocals) wrote it out years before he recorded it. the rest of the band is Sir Brian May (Lead Guitarist, vocals, big dark curly hair), when it comes to his guitar solos, do not pause, just listen to his entire solo and you'll see how he can make that guitar sing along with the song. Sir Roger Taylor (Drummer, vocals) he is the blonde-haired drummer, sings with high pitched vocals, also known as a falsetto singing voice, John Deacon (Bass Guitar) he may not sing in this song but a part of the song "Somebody to Love" he's seen singing along in the studio version of the song and video.
Since this is your first time with Queen, may I offer you a tip when it comes to listening to Queen's music?
*It is better to listen with headphones, always!
*It would also be better for you to listen to the studio version of the songs first, this way you don't miss out on any of the original sounds of the song that made it so special for us to listen to and you won't get that same satisfaction from a live concert but live is a bonus when the time comes for you to watch them.
*Once you have listened to many of the studio versions of their songs, then you can watch the live reactions to appreciate their natural talents and the way their stage presence captures the attention and love of their audience.
To continue with the 1970s hits like this one you can also listen to the studio versions of "Somebody to Love", " Another one Bites the Dust", "Play the game" "We Will Rock You", followed by "We are the Champions", "Killer Queen", "Under Pressure", (Queen/David Bowie), You may have heard of these songs but didn't know it was Queen singing them. some might be early 80s.
I may have missed some but those are a good start for now. You won't be disappointed! Looking forward to more Queen reactions from you! Take care of yourself. Peace. ☮
Great reaction. Queen always gives me goose bumps. Try "Phil Collins-In The Air Tonight Live HD" for more magical goose pimples.
I have watched a gazillion reaction vids for BoRhap, and you are the first reactor who noticed the chimes that Roger plays after the line "sends shivers down my spine" Bravo! It is an embellishment that truly gives that spine chilling sound! I am happy that someone is finally noticing! THX - Automatic follower now!😊
Why is it so much fun to watch someone get their mind blown listening to music from when I was in high school! There is so much more besides queen that would blow your mind.
Fabulous reaction! “Somebody to Love” live at at Montreal in 1981 pls, you will love it! Apart from their phenomenal live performance at Live Aid this one comes a close second!
Love your reaction and welcome to the Queen rabbit hole. Roger Taylor the drummer is the one hitting those high falsetto notes. Freddie called him the dog whistle and said he could hit motes so high only dogs could hear him. One piece of advice (not a criticism) before the rest of the Queenies bite your head off...never EVER pause a Brian May solo! 😂
Love your reaction and welcome to the beautiful world of Queen! Next experience should be Somebody to love live @ Montreal 1981
Christmas #1 1975, I was 9 & I still love it .
Freddie Mercury had one of the best voices in rock history. I've been listening to this for almost 50 years, and I still don't know exactly what it means. They say he may have written this little rock opera as a way of coming out to his mom and dad as a gay man, in his own dramatic way. Freddie sort of did give himself a death sentence, as he died of AIDS in 1991.
Another song along the same lines as this one is Meat Loaf, paradise by the dashboard light.
There is no real breakdown of the song because Freddie never said other than it was up to the listener to decide what it means to them. The acapella portion at the beginning is all Freddie multitracked on 16 or maybe 24 track tape. The rest is Freddie, Brian and Roger, John didn't like to sing. This song is a conglomerate of 3 songs that Freddie had started but never finished so he put them together as a rhapsody and this is the result. Many people have tried to say what this song was all about but considering that he initially referred to it as "The Cowboy Song" most of those stories are just their personal take on the theme of the song. I just love the song and accept it as an incredible composition by an exceptional musician. Brian still has that same hairstyle (his natural curl and thickness) but at 76 it is now white and not nearly as thick. Queen just came back from a tour of Japan last week. Freddie passed away in 1991 and John retired a few years later so now Brian and Roger tour as Queen + Adam Lambert who collaborates with them and sings the lead vocals. He is not Freddie and doesn't try to be Freddie, he brings his own style to his vocals but the band is still outstanding and sells out every concert in about 1 day. They still do stadiums that hold about 50,000 but back in the day they did even bigger stadiums sometimes as large as 250,000 - 300,000 in the audiences. Highest notes in this song are from Roger the drummer. You should listen or react to March Of The Black Queen, which was an earlier recorded song by Freddie but you can hear the groundwork for Bohemian Rhapsody in that song. I will usually say to do live with Queen because they are one of the best if not the best live band ever but March Of The Black Queen, like this song, is very layered and really was never able to be performed live so the studio version is the one to do. The live offerings are just a snippet of the song and nowhere near the whole elaborate song. It has changes and switches as well.
Check out the crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody at the Green Day concert in Hyde Park in 2017. Completely different generations and 26 years after Freddie Mercury passed away. Beautiful tribute to Freddie Mercury and Queen. All of the amazing music they left us. Rest in Power Freddie 🙏❤️
This is the 70's
It's OK to feel both amazed and confused the first time you hear "Bohemian Rhapsody", the first time I had to call the radio station and ask "what am I listening to?!!?" Also check out the movie of the same name about Queen, the guy who played Freddie Mercury won an Oscar and Roger Taylor and Brian May were consultants on the movie.
Dude! You didn't even let the song end! It shows who you are.
Its never too late to enjoy & appreciate Freddy & Queen!
The guy on the piano is Freddy Mercury and he wrote this song. I think it is one of the most meaning full songs ever written and the production is out of this world.
His voice is perfection. RIP Freddie Mercury 😢
It's great to see and hear another generation get to really love and appreciate QUEEN.🎉
Freddie started writing this while in college. Tim Staffel, was a friend, classmate, and a band member with Roger and Brian, said he would often sing "Mama, just killed a man"...
Another friend said he believed it was based on Faust, who sold his soul to the devil. The center section, when the character is on trial facing the death sentence for murder, makes many operatic references. Freddie had a well developed interest in the arts, including opera, ballet, theater, artists of all sorts and incorporates references into his lyrics of several songs. Freddie has very different life experiences from the other band members and adds so much to the music. Born in Zanzibar off the coast of Africa and sent to a British style boarding school in India, moving to London as a teen during the Beetles, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones era of the 60's, his creativity just found the right place, the right band members at the right time. The rest is just great music.
The name you want is the incomparable Freddie Mercury. I love to see someone hearing and appreciating Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time. This song is just part of the fabric of so many peoples lives. This particular song is more Rock Opera. Rock N Roll has been playing with many genres of music mixed in since its inception.
The original rock- opra ! Enjoy this several times please ,it'll touch your soul.
This is known around the world as thee greatest masterpiece ever written .
This is Freddie’s coming out song . His life at that time in 3 parts.
The man he killed was Farrukh Balsara , so that Freddie Mercury could live.
Greatest 20 minute LIVE concert is Queen at Live Aid!! ♥️🎶🥰Still vocal perfection & NO AUTO TUNE
this song came out in 1975 at christmas. Sir brian May is on guitar and he is currently one of the best in the world. The outfits were designed by Zandra Rhodes and high fashion back then. Brians hair is natural and looks the same to this day.
Your journey down the Queen path cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody. In fact, your journey into great MUSIC of the past cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody!
Bohemian Rhapsody, was released in 1975 on the album "A Night at the Opera" which gives a hint as to the musical genre. Freddie Mercury (lead singer and pianist) was a huge fan of opera so this song was written as an operatic suite consisting of five distinct parts: an acapella intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock section, and a reflective coda. Generally it is classified as rock-and-roll, but specifically as a "rock opera" and "progressive rock." Truth is, labeling any Queen song, or Queen the band, is next to impossible!
"Bohemian" describes an unconventional, artistic style with freedom and individuality as key elements. "Rhapsody" in musical composition refers to a single work comprised of episodic, diverse pieces arranged into a free-flowing structure designed to heighten emotions. This song came to be because Freddie had pieces of songs he never completed, so he put them together, each section totally different yet masterfully blended into a truly epic masterpiece. It is the band's magnum opus, and is unanimously considered one of the best rock songs ever written.
As for the meaning of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Freddie was purposefully vague. As with most of the greatest songs, the lyrics are written to be poetic and mysterious. Are they literal or figurative? As separate pieces initially, should the song have a singular meaning? Who knows! The meaning is open to interpretation for each listener to decide, based on how the music and lyrics touches them. You will read comments claiming the song's meaning, but the fact is, the entire band has never stating a specific meaning and has been firm that there isn't one, or if Freddie DID have a specific interpretation, he never shared it. Any assertion of the meaning pertaining to Freddie's sexuality are speculative and because certain groups WANT that to be the meaning.
And yet it’s amazing that in spite of Freddie saying point blank that he wanted the listener to decide what it means there are so many opinions stated as fact. I generally listen to any reaction to Queen. I find it interesting to see how people react to the music today as opposed to when I first heard it in 1975. One thing you can be sure of…if you do Queen song reactions you will have a huge base of listeners. Freddie was so gifted and he is seriously missed. No one can compare
Don't worry, Freddie was from another planet; he just called in here for a few years to bestow his special blessing on struggling humanity, before returning to his beautiful home among the stars... I was lucky enough to meet him just before he and the band got famous; he was a sweetheart IRL, shy and funny and rather camp once he relaxed. I think it took him a little while to feel at ease with strangers (Earth bound mortals are pretty weird, after all...)
Another incredibly gorgeous, magnificent performance from these earlier days of Queen is:
White Queen - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 1975(?)
The band is probably more widely known today for its later stuff after they became a big stadium band, playing for hundreds of thousands, one of the first bands to do so. By the '80s Freddie stopped painting his fingernails black, cut off his hair and grew a dramatic moustache, thus becoming a major gay icon, while still loved by all, of all persuasions.. And their most famous songs are songs you'll almost certainly have heard many times, but never knew who created them, like We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, and Another One Bites The Dust. 🙂
That's why it's called a Rhapsody. An epic poem. A composition in one extended movement. Collections of miscellaneous writings.
Freddie Murcury and all of Queen's members were genius. 🔥
Just subbed cause of this song reaction. I will go check out your other reactions. I'm sure someone said Somebody to love live from Montreal😂Welcome to the world of Queen❤😂
Us Brits of a certain age know every word and note of this ground shaking masterpiece.
Welcome to the world of the unmatched talent of Queen
Many of us Americans do too.😁
Welcome to the Queen journey. You have just discovered the real masterpiece of music. Drink it up and take it in. Try Somebody to love live in Montreal 1981. Listen to every single recommendation you ain’t born until you do.
Mercury not an alien but a musical savant who also happens to have a voice made in the heavens
You’re getting teary eyed because of the emotional connection you’ve been blessed with… not everyone has it but those of us who do, don’t only hear music but we feel it 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼I love watching queen fans being born 😢❤
I love your reaction...you got the immensity of the song! It is trsnsformstive.
It is a masterpiece, that is what it is! Queen had several of them. Try "March of the Black Queen" "The Millionaire Waltz" "Innuendo" there are so many more.
Saw them my freshman year '77, you do the math, lol.
Springfield Mass, with Thin Lizzy opening!
Still one of the best concerts I've ever seen!
Çlassical music performed by a great rock band.
Welcome to the world with Queen in it.
Every time someone in the western hemisphere asks "who is the lead singer in this band", I desperately want to think they're joking. There are some people whose names everybody should know: Elvis, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Freddie Mercury, Frank Sinatra...
THIS IS FREDDY.....❤❤❤THIS IS THE QUEEN👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
Before the internet comes after you ... rule #1 never pause the video in a guitar solo lol I promise this is words of advice you will need 😂😂😂😂
Will do next time thanks for the heads up 😂
@HBKSHOW1 I'm an OG (51) and it excites me to see you going down the road of the classics ....and fun fact .. anything produced before 1997 didn't have "auto tune" in the music ... so that sep3rares the real from the fake if you look at dares of song release :)
Thanks for the info , glad to have you on this journey with me OG!
@HBKSHOW1 glad to have you back and healthy .. I just watched the "I got shot video" how scary that must have been for you !! Stay Blessed .. God has a plan for you !!
Thank you so much for that I really appreciate it & he definitely does I have fell in love with RUclips and hope to make my job one day !
Legendary Queen
Great reaction! Me encanta cuando escuchan Queen por primera vez
Other Queen Suggestions:
- Don't stop me now (amazing)
- Innuendo (a very deep song)
- Another one bites the dust (very rhythmic)
- Who wants to live forever/official video (a sad and beautiful song)
- Somebody to love /official video (amazing voices)
- I want it all (very strong)
- I want to break free
- Under pressure
- We are the champions
- Save me
- A kind of magic
- You´re my best friend
- Its a hard life
- Live Aid 1985 full concert
¡Saludos, desde Argentina!
Check put their live performances at both Wembley Stadium and in Montreal.
Many consider Queen to be the best live performance rock band of all time.
They sure didn't disappoint at any rate.
No one ever notices the vibrant and beautiful long red nails Freddy had on ❤
Love your reaction almost as I love Queen. Keep going. You will flip. Yes do Somebody to love. Montreal.
Freddie Mercury is the guy in the middle Queen’s lead vocalist he’s the best vocalist to EVER live all 4 bandmates of Queen are equally impressive all extremely smart men and together they make a sound d that this world will never hear again
Freddie’s voice was operatic. There’s no other voice like his in rock history.
Freddie Mercury referred to it as a mock opera.
perfect reaction, thank you
To echo everyone else, welcome to the world of Queen! I'm old enough to remember this when it came out in 1975 - I was 8 years old - and I've known all the words pretty much since it's first week in the UK charts back then! If you want a sign of how much this song means to the people of the UK, check out the 65,000+ Greenday crown singing along with this ruclips.net/video/cZnBNuqqz5g/видео.html&ab_channel=GreenDay completely spontaneously in 2018.
And yes, you absolutely must do 'Someone to Love' from Montreal 1981 next, and obviously Queen's Live Aid performance from 1985. Heck, just do loads of Queen! You can't go wrong with the album 'A Night at the Opera' to start with - their best album ever (which has Bohemian Rhapsody as the final track) but also 'A Day at the Races' and the amazing 'Teo Torriatte' (written by Brian) in which Freddie sings the chorus in perfect Japanese as a tribute to their huge Japanese fanbase.
Queen are amazing - that's it, really! No auto-tune, no gizmos, no nothing, just four guys who could make complicated, layered studio songs on vinyl sound almost exactly the same live on stage (e.g. to 'Someone to Love'!). The Queen rabbit hole awaits you!
Gotta say, I'm impressed by your reaction. When this song first came out, we were confused. We loved the music but no one could figure out what it was about for a while. You're surprisingly perceptive for your first listen. This song is a true masterpiece.
Brian May still has all that hair. Just a little salt and pepper these days ❤ 1976 Masterpiece
Freddie Mercury is the lead singer of Queen and he sang every part in this song by voice bubbling on "tape". They played it back so much that they almost broke the tape and that is crazy talent
Bohemian Rhapsody is a short opera
Loved seeing you discover Queen and would love to see your reaction to Bruce Hornsby and the Range's song The Way It Is.
Freddie was so beautiful. The whole world lost a priceless treasure.🌹❤️ RIP ❤️🌹