I’m LOVING how this huge audience was singing right along with the band, and how you can actually hear the audience in all of the songs in this performance.
Love that Freddie strut! If you'll watch closely, especially during Radio Gaga, you'll see the security guys in yellow. Now who is security supposed to be watching? The crowd of course. Who are they watching? Freddie.
I loved that. And during that song, the press pack in front of the stage are looking at the audience clapping out as instructed by Freddie! They are amazed!
One thing you may not know is that this was the first time that any television was broadcast live across the world from two different countries simultaneously. For sure one of the best performances in rock history. Glad I saw it live on television. It’s still just as moving today as it was then when I was a young man. Some things that exist are just timeless.
Freddie Mercury did have an amazing voice; even more so in this video since he had laryngitis the week before this concert. His doctor advised him to cancel his appearance and rest his voice, but he ignored the advice and went on to make rock history.
To hear him and to Watch him is to love him--I love seeing him so happy here, and all the times he was on stage! One of the few rock stars to stay out of drug and alcohol disasters, to stay close to his friends and family, to have so many god children and be so giving to so many people and I've never heard of any other celebrity who was described so many times as "kind, gentle, loving, intelligent, witty, hilarious, well educated, thoughtful, so much fun" besides the obviously gifted in all ways musical, (Brian calling him a "human metronome!" and all the wonderful musical and personal compliments opera singer Caballe said about Freddie after making the album with him.)
@@lisaargyrou1488 When I read your words, "beautiful and sweet" I reacted, because that's how I feel also, and I wish more people said that. I think they must feel it, or so many wouldn't love him the way they do!
@@mollyhall2954 I think so too, he was beautiful inside and outside and it is there for everyone to see! his sweetness and his talent is the reason he is so loved by so many people after all this years of his passing to eternity!!!!
Absolutely amazing performance from Queen, Freddie Mercury and the band stole the show,Freddie’s phenomenal flamboyant performance was the best ever, I attended Live Aid and the day was magical, Live Aid a charity concert for the Famine in Africa Ethiopia, twinned with Philadelphia USA 92,000 in USA 🇺🇸 72,000 in Wembley Stadium 🇬🇧 Uk , watched by 1,1/2 billion people worldwide, Queen we’re the best band In both continent, I also attended Wembley 🇬🇧 Stadium, in 1986 and Freddie’s last live performance at Knebworth park also in 1986 were the crowd was estimated to be 140,000 - 150,000, great reaction thanks 🙏
You must keep in mind that the crowd (Live Aid) even didn't know they were coming, because Queen were added to the list when all the tickets were sold out. THIS WAS NOT A QUEEN CROWD BUT STILL THEY STOLE THE SHOW. Freddie commanded the crowd at 2 stadiums simultaneously (Wembley and Philadelphia) and HAD THEM IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. Queen's performance at Live Aid is voted MOST ICONIC festiwal moment in music history. BTW Radio Ga Ga = Lady Gaga ,she is a huge Queen fan Check out Fat bottomed girls live at Bowl 82, Somebody to love Montreal 81, Under pressue live at Wembley 86, White queen live at the Odeon 75 Don't stop me now official video I want to break free official video
No, Queen was announced at a press conference a month before the concert and before tickets went on sale. See "Against All Odds" part 1 -- a documentary on Live Aid -- at the 54 minute mark, where Geldof named Queen and a number of other bands as being on the slate even though he hadn't confirmed it with Queen or a lot of the other bands/artists he named that day. But as far as the ticket-buying public was concerned, they were confirmed. It wasn't a Queen crowd in the sense that some people were buying tickets for the entirety of the show, some for other favorite bands, so not necessarily specifically for Queen, but they were not a last-minute addition. (Link to video referenced above: ruclips.net/video/h33i52ZtC8w/видео.html) All that said, they did steal the show and it remains the greatest live performance ever.
It was Lady Gaga's ex manager that started it by singing Radio Ga Ga when she walked in as some of her vocals reminded him of Freddie. There are numerous interviews
Hi,you're right his voice is amazing outstanding as a big fan I already know I'm so happy that more and more this generation apriciate this man he,is alegend best performer ever and the best concert in rock history you see the crowd how they love him insane no body can ever be like him God music and the other members very talented as well listen to brian the guitarist just killing it and the drummer too and base guitarist so amazing these guys legends ❤🧡💛
AWESOME reaction, THANK YOU! (It is DRIVING ME CRAZY that this particular version of Queen's Live Aid performance is circulating around YT right now, tho! (That cuts off before the end, I mean. Several other reactors have used it recently too; I'm assuming it must be the first one popping up at the top of the YT algorithm search... I will be SO GLAD if it finally gets taken down.) SUGGESTION: Why don't you look up and do a reaction to just "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" from Queen's Live Aid set... Then you can see the whole thing to the end! ALSO: There is a QUEEN ENCORE that is separate from this 20-minute set. (It was done later in the evening, as part of the event's closing numbers.) "IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED?" You can find the video on the official Live Aid YT channel. BTW, you mentioned Michael Jackson..... Michael was a huge fan & friend of Freddie's & Queen... He used to come hang out backstage with the band when they were touring in The States (in California). Michael said that Queen's Hot Space album was the inspiration for his Thriller album. (Hot Space came out just before Thriller.) Michael got a lot of inspiration from Freddie, including some of his iconic looks, like one metallic glove (which Freddie wore in the 70s) and his later military look (Freddie wore during Queen's last 1986 tour). It was actually Michael who convinced Queen to release "Another One Bites The Dust" as a single, and that song ended up being Queen's highest selling single at-the-time. ("Bohemian Rhapsody" has surpassed all these years later, as now being the most-streamed song... EVER.) Michael & Freddie also recorded three songs together: "THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS" (A ballad available here on YT.) "STATE OF SHOCK" (My FAV! They only recorded the demo, which IS available on YT... Then they had trouble getting back together to produce a "finished" version, so Michael also produced a version of the song w Mick Jagger... but the demo version with Freddie is BETTER!) Also the song "Victory"... which is hidden away in a vault somewhere.😉
Me too! It's such a mean thing to do to people. We need to start giving reactors a link to a good one or tell them to be sure to avoid this one. This one has over 2M views! I went to the original and gave it a dislike. Maybe it will change the algorithm. Here's the original link: ruclips.net/video/bToG3hKX5nM/видео.html
I love to see you youngsters having a 'come to Jesus' moment over this concert. You had to be there. I was. 80,000 in Wembley, and another 90 to 100,000 in Philadelphia's JFK Stadium in the USA, watching on a jumbo screen live. During the evening live stage acts started playing at JFK and we Brits swapped to watching the broadcast from there.
Nearly 2 billion watched on TV. Freddie's vocals were a bit off because he had a terrible throat infection, but still sounded great. Queen was crowned the best band that day. Freddie's stage presence was fantastic, and the band was great as always .
Between the two venues and the TV audience, close to 2 BILLION people watched this concert. That was around a third of the human population at the time.
July 13, 1985, the Live Aid concert events were held in Philadelphia and London. Billed as the Global Jukebox, Live Aid served as an international fundraising platform designed to raise money and bring some relief to those suffering in Africa from the Ethiopian famine. The concerts took place simultaneously in London, England at Wembley Stadium and in Philadelphia at John F. Kennedy Stadium (now the site of the Wells Fargo Center). Orchestrated by Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof, the legendary promoter Bill Graham, as well as Larry Magid and Allen Spivak of Electric Factory Concerts in Philadelphia, the Live Aid concerts were star studded affairs with some of the biggest musical acts in the world. It is estimated that the concerts were watched by almost 2 billion people worldwide in 110 countries, and raised approximately $127 million for famine relief.
The greatest set in rock history. And it will always be. Queen stole the show. It just demonstrates the power of queen and the power of Freddie. Their will never be another front man that dupicate the ability and connection freddie had with his fans. Queen fans had a unique connection with freddie. He loved us and we loved him. Truly remarkable We miss you freddie
Freddie was modest about his guitar skills. I would be too with Brian May in the band! But Brian said Freddie could play the guitar well and wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Ogre Battle on the guitar. Brian was also impressed with how beautifully Freddie played the piano. The interview about this is in two different documentaries about Queen. Roger said they were all musical perfectionists which created fights then great songs and performances. Brian and Freddie were careful and clever about selecting songs for each performance. These guys knew each other since college. So they knew how to work together and were all supportive of one another and they knew Freddie would surprise the audience with something each concert. 😊
You were right about the Africa bit. Thee was a huge hunger disaster going on in large parts of Africa at the time. This concert,, featuring tons of bands doing 20 minute sets, was televised across the world. When the Wembley, Stadium in London ,portion ended, the Philadelphia, U.S.A. concert kicked off. A handful of artists played in both London and Philadelphia. It was a pretty special day.. It is unlikely that something like that will ever happen again. No one seems to care about the suffering other people go through, anymore. The whole thing started when Bob Geldoff, of the Boomtown Rats, got a bunch of top U.K. Artists together and recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Thy called themselves Band-Aid Other countries followed suit. Canada put out a song called 'Tears Are Not Enough ' by the Northern Lights, featuring top Canadian talent like Gordion Lghtfoot, Anne Murray, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and others. The .U.S. put out 'We Are The World', by U.S.A. for Africa. Australia, and many European countries also did the same. Then Bob Geldoff organized the Live-Aid concert in London and Philadelphia.. This was all back in the day when many of us cared about what happened to other people in the world. It would be nice to see some of that sentiment come back today. It seems unlikely in the U.S., there are too many Evangelical Christians. Back in the 1980's,, many Christians followed the teachings of Christ., now they follow the teaching of Trump
React also to the song that Freddie and guitarist played at the end of the entire show Is This The World We Created? It's only 2 minutes long but so effective and so relevant today.
Freddie loved the call and response with his fans. Freddie would start and we as fans new exactly what to do. All freddie had to do was to call and we would respond. Queen fan thrive on it. Freddie was truly loved and is truly loved to this day God bless you freddie we miss you
All this, and he had laryngitis that week. His doctor advised him not to do it, but Freddie wouldn't let them down. You can his hear his voice breaking in the last song, if you watch the copy of this that's not cut off.
Love your reactions keep going down the queen rabbit hole there catalog is huge and you have a long way to go. Here are a bunch of great queen live performances We are the champions and god save the queen live wembley One vision live wembley Tie your mother down live wembley Now im here live wembley It's a kind of magic live wembley Under pressure live wembley Three song medley Lap of the gods, seven seas of rythe and tear it up live wembley It's a hard life live japan Love of my life live Rio Stone cold crazy live at the rainbow Liar live London Dragon attack live montreal 1981 Another one bites the dust live Montreal 1981 Play the game live Montreal 1981 Save me live montreal 1981 Who wants to live forever live Budapest Fat bottomed girl live milton Keynes I want to break free live japan These a bunch of music video tracks Cool cat I want it all Breakthru It's late Soul brother One vision extended version I want to break free White queen Prince of the universe These are just a few there are tons more As Freddie would say "keep it going" Dame thank you for keeping freddie memory alive and spreading his greatness to the younger generations We love you freddie and we miss you
Thanks, DAME - they had such limited time on this... I thought "hammer to fall" was a brave choice, b/c not well-known... but a fantastic rocker... the entire band was amazing here... especially Roger's vocals & Brian's guitar.. not to downplay JD on the bass.. he was the total anchor... there was an "encore" later on.. hope you see that, too "The World we Created" with just Freddie & Brian...
So fitting in the beginning because Freddy was so sick they didnt even think he would be able to perform, he kept losing his voice in the weeks before. Just shows what a true performers he was, and if I remember right, it wasnt long before this he told his band members that he had caught Hiv/Aids virus
Love seeing Freddie playing Brian’s tele. How do I know it’s Brian’s? Each and every one of his guitars has a treble booster attached to the strap rather than close to his amp.
FUN FACTS: The second song you hear called 'Radio Gaga' is where Lady GaGa took her stage name from. It's about how all the stuff playing on the radio had become pure garbage. The first song you hear called Bohemian Rhapsody is really over 6 minutes long, and was partly made that long in order to prevent it from being played on the radio: see fun fact #1 Queen was not originally scheduled to perform at this concert and were a last minute addition. Therefore none of these people had even bought their tickets to see Queen, yet every one of them knows every word to every song. The song 'Hammer to Fall' is about Russia and it's oppression of it's people at the time.
yes !the Hollywood did make a movie about him but the movie is not presented the fact of Freddie nor how the band were in the real life, the movie will have you miss understanding about all of them along with the whole history from the start & how their roles in the band among one another if you haven't see it you better off watch the documentary about band as well as about Freddie
Sorry, just found you; so, I’m late to the Comment Section! I’m a 66 y/o Glamma. You seem to enjoy the background of things. And, I’m a Trivia sponge, so here goes: They had just completed a Tour a month b4. So, they went & rented a Stadium to practice the performance. He ended up with a Throat Infection & the Doctor highly recommended he not do it bc he might lose his musical ability. He said no! Can you tell he had a severe throat infection? Most people think he was drinking booze from the cups bc on the piano. He’s drinking Honey & Tea. His command of the Audience was more than coincidence it was miraculous. Considering there were so many people there the sound was getting absorbed through them. So the people @ the back we’re following his hand gestures bc the actual sound hadn’t even reached them b4 the next sound was coming @ them. Go back & watch what his hands are doing & what the Audience is doing. NEXT: Radio Gaga is celebrating Radio bc M-TV is just getting started. LADY GAGA was a huge Freddie Fam growing up, so That was where she came up with HER STAGE NAME! You have to listen to the words to really understand the meaning. Most of us didn’t have a clue what a Band looked like unless we saw them in Person! NEXT-MICROPHONE. At sometime along the way a Microphone Stand broke, so that was the only spilt second solution they could come up with. He realized the freedom he had to move, dance, & engage the Audience. NEXT MICHAEL JACKSON & ELVIS CONNECTION on Song THING CALLED LOVE: It was written as his homage to Elvis-Freddie was a big fan. But, he just wasn’t sure about the song bc he didn’t want to taint Elvis. SO, he played it for Michael J. (Yes, they were friends!). And Michael told him he HAD TO, he said “Freddie, you have to”! (Can’t you just see that!?). NEXT FREDDIE’s VOICE. HE HAD 4 extra teeth so that’s the reason he had such an overbite. He had the ability to naturally flow from Octave to Octave. It was a natural progression, for him. SCIENTIFICALLY: Test were done on his Voice. He was able to use his Throat muscles on either side of his vocal cords. Which is normally seen in some Opera Singers. His Vocal Range was from Low Bass F, to High Soprano F! They were extremely surprised to find out that he could go from about 92Hz to 784Hz, effortlessly! See ACTUAL REPORT BELOW: nyone who has listened to a Queen track knows that Freddie has a unique ability that still has not been truly replicated since. His ability to blend highs, lows and mid range notes cohesively and with immense precision. This skill was due to the fact that Freddie was able to create faster vibrato and harmonics than any other singer at the time. Not only this, he was able to shift through registers effortlessly. Although he naturally held a baritone voice, he primarily sang as a tenor and of course had no problem then shifting into soprano parts. One study on Freddie’s vocal range even confirmed that he was able to vary from about 92.2 Hz to 784 Hz, meaning he was reliably able to hit notes from the booming low of F#2 to the high pitch G5 - that covers a full three octaves! LAST FUN FACT: His Lead Guitarist is playing on a Guitar he & his Father made. When he first starting to learn they were too poor to afford a high end guitar. So, they just made one! The included some “extras” that would normally have to be separate instruments to get all those features (think Concerts when you see guitarist changing Guitars depending on the Song….that’s why he didn’t)! I’m sorry to take up your Valuable Time, and I thank you. You need anymore Trivia I’m your G’Ma go to. My Brain is full, especially with music, & believe it or not Sports! (When he is waving his arm it is to tell the cameramen which way he is going bc he’s moving around so much. And, “We Will Rock You”, is actually a Prelude to “We Are The Champions”. It is actually all 1 Song!) LEAD GUITARIST: Brian May’s family couldn’t afford a Guitar so he & his Dad made it from an old Cabinet. Because they were making it there are a lot of extra features that he wanted. It is truly a “one of a kind”!
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@@dame313 Bob Geldof, the guy who created and organized Live Aid said that after their set. Basically saying... that's how you perform. They were the best band at Live Aid.
Queen wrote every one of these songs. Queen rehearsed the set to insure all fit the 21 min each act had that day for entertaining the 72K in London's Wembley and the 90k plus simultaneously in America's JFK (I'm thinking). Then and now over 37 yrs later this Queen performance is deemed The Best concert ever. I agree Brief but domineering every moment, each of the 4 Queen musicians perfect individually and together. EDIT:I don't like the movie. It misrepresented Freddie. From the beginning his was an A-1 personality, a stellar, considerate team player/entertainer/musician/creator for the Queen family. They say we must remember it was a 'biopic' put together to entertain. I say Bah-Humbug.
It was in the Wimbley stadium in London. To raise money for Africa famine. 72 thousand in attendence and 1.9 Billion watched from around the 😮world , which was 1/4 of the world at that time. They raised I40 million dollars for Afracia 😮Famine .
Yes they cut it off early and I don’t understand why so many of these are doing that now. Find one that isn’t cut off. ruclips.net/video/LxFJfADiWuw/видео.html
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I was there at 'Live Aid' an experience NEVER to be forgotten..Freddie totally smashed it..still missing you Freddie 😢💔
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I’m LOVING how this huge audience was singing right along with the band, and how you can actually hear the audience in all of the songs in this performance.
This is considered probably the greatest live performance of all time
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Love that Freddie strut! If you'll watch closely, especially during Radio Gaga, you'll see the security guys in yellow. Now who is security supposed to be watching? The crowd of course. Who are they watching? Freddie.
I loved that. And during that song, the press pack in front of the stage are looking at the audience clapping out as instructed by Freddie! They are amazed!
One thing you may not know is that this was the first time that any television was broadcast live across the world from two different countries simultaneously. For sure one of the best performances in rock history. Glad I saw it live on television. It’s still just as moving today as it was then when I was a young man. Some things that exist are just timeless.
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Freddie Mercury did have an amazing voice; even more so in this video since he had laryngitis the week before this concert. His doctor advised him to cancel his appearance and rest his voice, but he ignored the advice and went on to make rock history.
Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ I have watched this concert a thousand times and every time it's like the first time 🤣 liked subscribed 😁
To hear him and to Watch him is to love him--I love seeing him so happy here, and all the times he was on stage! One of the few rock stars to stay out of drug and alcohol disasters, to stay close to his friends and family, to have so many god children and be so giving to so many people and I've never heard of any other celebrity who was described so many times as "kind, gentle, loving, intelligent, witty, hilarious, well educated, thoughtful, so much fun" besides the obviously gifted in all ways musical, (Brian calling him a "human metronome!" and all the wonderful musical and personal compliments opera singer Caballe said about Freddie after making the album with him.)
@@mollyhall2954 I guess it's true what they say Only The Good Die Young 😊as Brian May's song no one but you ❤️ Freddie Mercury ❤️ RIP to a legend ❤️
@@lisaargyrou1488 When I read your words, "beautiful and sweet" I reacted, because that's how I feel also, and I wish more people said that. I think they must feel it, or so many wouldn't love him the way they do!
@@mollyhall2954 I think so too, he was beautiful inside and outside and it is there for everyone to see! his sweetness and his talent is the reason he is so loved by so many people after all this years of his passing to eternity!!!!
Absolutely amazing performance from Queen, Freddie Mercury and the band stole the show,Freddie’s phenomenal flamboyant performance was the best ever, I attended Live Aid and the day was magical, Live Aid a charity concert for the Famine in Africa Ethiopia, twinned with Philadelphia USA 92,000 in USA 🇺🇸 72,000 in Wembley Stadium 🇬🇧 Uk , watched by 1,1/2 billion people worldwide, Queen we’re the best band In both continent, I also attended Wembley 🇬🇧 Stadium, in 1986 and Freddie’s last live performance at Knebworth park also in 1986 were the crowd was estimated to be 140,000 - 150,000, great reaction thanks 🙏
Famine relief for Africa. 72,000 people there! Queen was way ahead of the times! Freddie Mercury best frontman ever!!
You must keep in mind that the crowd (Live Aid) even didn't know they were coming, because Queen were added to the list when all the tickets were sold out. THIS WAS NOT A QUEEN CROWD BUT STILL THEY STOLE THE SHOW.
Freddie commanded the crowd at 2 stadiums simultaneously
(Wembley and Philadelphia) and HAD THEM IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. Queen's performance at Live Aid is voted MOST ICONIC festiwal moment in music history.
BTW Radio Ga Ga = Lady Gaga ,she is a huge Queen fan
Check out Fat bottomed girls live at Bowl 82,
Somebody to love Montreal 81, Under pressue live at Wembley 86, White queen live at the Odeon 75
Don't stop me now official video
I want to break free official video
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No, Queen was announced at a press conference a month before the concert and before tickets went on sale. See "Against All Odds" part 1 -- a documentary on Live Aid -- at the 54 minute mark, where Geldof named Queen and a number of other bands as being on the slate even though he hadn't confirmed it with Queen or a lot of the other bands/artists he named that day. But as far as the ticket-buying public was concerned, they were confirmed. It wasn't a Queen crowd in the sense that some people were buying tickets for the entirety of the show, some for other favorite bands, so not necessarily specifically for Queen, but they were not a last-minute addition. (Link to video referenced above: ruclips.net/video/h33i52ZtC8w/видео.html) All that said, they did steal the show and it remains the greatest live performance ever.
It was Lady Gaga's ex manager that started it by singing Radio Ga Ga when she walked in as some of her vocals reminded him of Freddie. There are numerous interviews
Hi,you're right his voice is amazing outstanding as a big fan I already know I'm so happy that more and more this generation apriciate this man he,is alegend best performer ever and the best concert in rock history you see the crowd how they love him insane no body can ever be like him God music and the other members very talented as well listen to brian the guitarist just killing it and the drummer too and base guitarist so amazing these guys legends ❤🧡💛
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Straight up .. ..QUEEN STOLE this show .. 💯❤️🤘.. hell not even a fan but can appreciate what Freddie did was out of this world
Michael Jackson was a fan of Queen and encouraged them to release Another One Bites The Dust. He saw their genius. They saw his. 😊
UGH! It's the cropped video....damn. Queen is amazing! My first concert ever in Dallas. Never saw anybody better since.
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This seems to be the copy where he's cut off before finishing his ending note. Darn it!! I remember watching it on TV, live. Amazing.
Damn that’s so cool
AWESOME reaction, THANK YOU!
(It is DRIVING ME CRAZY that this particular version of Queen's Live Aid performance is circulating around YT right now, tho! (That cuts off before the end, I mean. Several other reactors have used it recently too; I'm assuming it must be the first one popping up at the top of the YT algorithm search... I will be SO GLAD if it finally gets taken down.)
SUGGESTION:
Why don't you look up and do a reaction to just "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" from Queen's Live Aid set... Then you can see the whole thing to the end!
ALSO:
There is a QUEEN ENCORE that is separate from this 20-minute set. (It was done later in the evening, as part of the event's closing numbers.)
"IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED?"
You can find the video on the official Live Aid YT channel.
BTW, you mentioned Michael Jackson.....
Michael was a huge fan & friend of Freddie's & Queen... He used to come hang out backstage with the band when they were touring in The States (in California). Michael said that Queen's Hot Space album was the inspiration for his Thriller album. (Hot Space came out just before Thriller.) Michael got a lot of inspiration from Freddie, including some of his iconic looks, like one metallic glove (which Freddie wore in the 70s) and his later military look (Freddie wore during Queen's last 1986 tour). It was actually Michael who convinced Queen to release "Another One Bites The Dust" as a single, and that song ended up being Queen's highest selling single at-the-time. ("Bohemian Rhapsody" has surpassed all these years later, as now being the most-streamed song... EVER.)
Michael & Freddie also recorded three songs together:
"THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS" (A ballad available here on YT.)
"STATE OF SHOCK"
(My FAV! They only recorded the demo, which IS available on YT... Then they had trouble getting back together to produce a "finished" version, so Michael also produced a version of the song w Mick Jagger... but the demo version with Freddie is BETTER!)
Also the song "Victory"... which is hidden away in a vault somewhere.😉
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Driving me crazy, too!!
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Me too! It's such a mean thing to do to people. We need to start giving reactors a link to a good one or tell them to be sure to avoid this one. This one has over 2M views! I went to the original and gave it a dislike. Maybe it will change the algorithm. Here's the original link:
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True,I hate cut version
I love to see you youngsters having a 'come to Jesus' moment over this concert. You had to be there. I was. 80,000 in Wembley, and another 90 to 100,000 in Philadelphia's JFK Stadium in the USA, watching on a jumbo screen live. During the evening live stage acts started playing at JFK and we Brits swapped to watching the broadcast from there.
Nearly 2 billion watched on TV. Freddie's vocals were a bit off because he had a terrible throat infection, but still sounded great. Queen was crowned the best band that day. Freddie's stage presence was fantastic, and the band was great as always .
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Between the two venues and the TV audience, close to 2 BILLION people watched this concert. That was around a third of the human population at the time.
Thanks for the reaction! Check out Queen's Stone Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow 1974 and Under Pressure live at Wembley 1986, Saturday.
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July 13, 1985, the Live Aid concert events were held in Philadelphia and London. Billed as the Global Jukebox, Live Aid served as an international fundraising platform designed to raise money and bring some relief to those suffering in Africa from the Ethiopian famine. The concerts took place simultaneously in London, England at Wembley Stadium and in Philadelphia at John F. Kennedy Stadium (now the site of the Wells Fargo Center). Orchestrated by Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof, the legendary promoter Bill Graham, as well as Larry Magid and Allen Spivak of Electric Factory Concerts in Philadelphia, the Live Aid concerts were star studded affairs with some of the biggest musical acts in the world. It is estimated that the concerts were watched by almost 2 billion people worldwide in 110 countries, and raised approximately $127 million for famine relief.
Subbed for a fantastic reaction to the BEST rock band EVER.
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You should review The Show Must Go On, and the live performance of Who Wants to Live Forever from their concert in Budapest...both songs are fabulous!
The greatest set in rock history.
And it will always be. Queen stole the show. It just demonstrates the power of queen and the power of Freddie.
Their will never be another front man that dupicate the ability and connection freddie had with his fans. Queen fans had a unique connection with freddie. He loved us and we loved him.
Truly remarkable
We miss you freddie
Freddie was born in Zanzibar off the southern coast of Africa. I think it’s now called tanzinea
Great reaction. Sorry you picked a bad copy. So glad you enjoyed it. 😁👍🏾
Freddie was modest about his guitar skills. I would be too with Brian May in the band! But Brian said Freddie could play the guitar well and wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Ogre Battle on the guitar. Brian was also impressed with how beautifully Freddie played the piano. The interview about this is in two different documentaries about Queen. Roger said they were all musical perfectionists which created fights then great songs and performances. Brian and Freddie were careful and clever about selecting songs for each performance. These guys knew each other since college. So they knew how to work together and were all supportive of one another and they knew Freddie would surprise the audience with something each concert. 😊
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You were right about the Africa bit. Thee was a huge hunger disaster going on in large parts of Africa at the time. This concert,, featuring tons of bands doing 20 minute sets, was televised across the world. When the Wembley, Stadium in London ,portion ended, the Philadelphia, U.S.A. concert kicked off. A handful of artists played in both London and Philadelphia. It was a pretty special day..
It is unlikely that something like that will ever happen again. No one seems to care about the suffering other people go through, anymore.
The whole thing started when Bob Geldoff, of the Boomtown Rats, got a bunch of top U.K. Artists together and recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Thy called themselves Band-Aid
Other countries followed suit. Canada put out a song called 'Tears Are Not Enough ' by the Northern Lights, featuring top Canadian talent like Gordion Lghtfoot, Anne Murray, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and others. The .U.S. put out 'We Are The World', by U.S.A. for Africa. Australia, and many European countries also did the same. Then Bob Geldoff organized the Live-Aid
concert in London and Philadelphia.. This was all back in the day when many of us cared about what happened to other people in the world.
It would be nice to see some of that sentiment come back today. It seems unlikely in the U.S., there are too many Evangelical Christians. Back in the 1980's,, many Christians followed the teachings of Christ., now they follow the teaching of Trump
Freddie had a rose name after him. The Freddie Mercury Rose. Pink rose with yellow tips I believe
gotta get your Freddie facts:) lots of us are watching, I'm sure you will do great things ,how about sime march of the Black Queen..
React also to the song that Freddie and guitarist played at the end of the entire show Is This The World We Created? It's only 2 minutes long but so effective and so relevant today.
Queen's best!!!Thank-you
GOAT. You may be interested to know that the Guitarist, Brian May, is one of Miyako’s biggest influences.
❤ thank you.. :) one of a kind, of yes, yes :)
He worked the crowd!!
Freddie loved the call and response with his fans. Freddie would start and we as fans new exactly what to do. All freddie had to do was to call and we would respond. Queen fan thrive on it. Freddie was truly loved and is truly loved to this day
God bless you freddie we miss you
No it’s not cut off, idk where this version came from but everyone is watching it lol
80,000 ppl in stadium 1.5 billion around the world that day
All this, and he had laryngitis that week. His doctor advised him not to do it, but Freddie wouldn't let them down. You can his hear his voice breaking in the last song, if you watch the copy of this that's not cut off.
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thanks! He was one of the best. was..
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Somebody to love live-save me live
Love your reactions keep going down the queen rabbit hole there catalog is huge and you have a long way to go. Here are a bunch of great queen live performances
We are the champions and god save the queen live wembley
One vision live wembley
Tie your mother down live wembley
Now im here live wembley
It's a kind of magic live wembley
Under pressure live wembley
Three song medley Lap of the gods, seven seas of rythe and tear it up live wembley
It's a hard life live japan
Love of my life live Rio
Stone cold crazy live at the rainbow
Liar live London
Dragon attack live montreal 1981
Another one bites the dust live Montreal 1981
Play the game live Montreal 1981
Save me live montreal 1981
Who wants to live forever live Budapest
Fat bottomed girl live milton Keynes
I want to break free live japan
These a bunch of music video tracks
Cool cat
I want it all
Breakthru
It's late
Soul brother
One vision extended version
I want to break free
White queen
Prince of the universe
These are just a few there are tons more
As Freddie would say "keep it going"
Dame thank you for keeping freddie memory alive and spreading his greatness to the younger generations
We love you freddie and we miss you
radio gaga = lady gaga. That's where she got it. Never my favorite song until I saw this concert.
So many of their songs are better live, and especially that one, I think!
Thanks, DAME - they had such limited time on this... I thought "hammer to fall" was a brave choice, b/c not well-known... but a fantastic rocker... the entire band was amazing here... especially Roger's vocals & Brian's guitar.. not to downplay JD on the bass.. he was the total anchor... there was an "encore" later on.. hope you see that, too "The World we Created" with just Freddie & Brian...
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Would that be such a bad thing?! 😉😉 we love our Freddie and the rest of Queen!!
Fantastic reaction!!!
So fitting in the beginning because Freddy was so sick they didnt even think he would be able to perform, he kept losing his voice in the weeks before. Just shows what a true performers he was, and if I remember right, it wasnt long before this he told his band members that he had caught Hiv/Aids virus
This is how people enjoyed concerts before cell phones were invented
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Love seeing Freddie playing Brian’s tele. How do I know it’s Brian’s? Each and every one of his guitars has a treble booster attached to the strap rather than close to his amp.
FUN FACTS:
The second song you hear called 'Radio Gaga' is where Lady GaGa took her stage name from. It's about how all the stuff playing on the radio had become pure garbage.
The first song you hear called Bohemian Rhapsody is really over 6 minutes long, and was partly made that long in order to prevent it from being played on the radio: see fun fact #1
Queen was not originally scheduled to perform at this concert and were a last minute addition. Therefore none of these people had even bought their tickets to see Queen, yet every one of them knows every word to every song.
The song 'Hammer to Fall' is about Russia and it's oppression of it's people at the time.
Love the concert og Freddie
yes !the Hollywood did make a movie about him but the movie is not presented the fact of Freddie nor how the band were in the real life, the movie will have you miss understanding about all of them along with the whole history from the start & how their roles in the band among one another
if you haven't see it you better off watch the documentary about band as well as about Freddie
You gotta check some Marc Martel. Guaranteed to blow your mind. Did the vocal covers for Freddie's singing in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie.
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Sorry, just found you; so, I’m late to the Comment Section! I’m a 66 y/o Glamma. You seem to enjoy the background of things. And, I’m a Trivia sponge, so here goes: They had just completed a Tour a month b4. So, they went & rented a Stadium to practice the performance. He ended up with a Throat Infection & the Doctor highly recommended he not do it bc he might lose his musical ability. He said no! Can you tell he had a severe throat infection? Most people think he was drinking booze from the cups bc on the piano. He’s drinking Honey & Tea. His command of the Audience was more than coincidence it was miraculous. Considering there were so many people there the sound was getting absorbed through them. So the people @ the back we’re following his hand gestures bc the actual sound hadn’t even reached them b4 the next sound was coming @ them. Go back & watch what his hands are doing & what the Audience is doing. NEXT: Radio Gaga is celebrating Radio bc M-TV is just getting started. LADY GAGA was a huge Freddie Fam growing up, so That was where she came up with HER STAGE NAME! You have to listen to the words to really understand the meaning. Most of us didn’t have a clue what a Band looked like unless we saw them in Person!
NEXT-MICROPHONE. At sometime along the way a Microphone Stand broke, so that was the only spilt second solution they could come up with. He realized the freedom he had to move, dance, & engage the Audience.
NEXT MICHAEL JACKSON & ELVIS CONNECTION on Song THING CALLED LOVE: It was written as his homage to Elvis-Freddie was a big fan. But, he just wasn’t sure about the song bc he didn’t want to taint Elvis. SO, he played it for Michael J. (Yes, they were friends!). And Michael told him he HAD TO, he said “Freddie, you have to”! (Can’t you just see that!?).
NEXT FREDDIE’s VOICE. HE HAD 4 extra teeth so that’s the reason he had such an overbite. He had the ability to naturally flow from Octave to Octave. It was a natural progression, for him.
SCIENTIFICALLY: Test were done on his Voice. He was able to use his Throat muscles on either side of his vocal cords. Which is normally seen in some Opera Singers. His Vocal Range was from Low Bass F, to High Soprano F! They were extremely surprised to find out that he could go from about 92Hz to 784Hz, effortlessly! See ACTUAL REPORT BELOW:
nyone who has listened to a Queen track knows that Freddie has a unique ability that still has not been truly replicated since. His ability to blend highs, lows and mid range notes cohesively and with immense precision. This skill was due to the fact that Freddie was able to create faster vibrato and harmonics than any other singer at the time. Not only this, he was able to shift through registers effortlessly. Although he naturally held a baritone voice, he primarily sang as a tenor and of course had no problem then shifting into soprano parts. One study on Freddie’s vocal range even confirmed that he was able to vary from about 92.2 Hz to 784 Hz, meaning he was reliably able to hit notes from the booming low of F#2 to the high pitch G5 - that covers a full three octaves!
LAST FUN FACT: His Lead Guitarist is playing on a Guitar he & his Father made. When he first starting to learn they were too poor to afford a high end guitar. So, they just made one! The included some “extras” that would normally have to be separate instruments to get all those features (think Concerts when you see guitarist changing Guitars depending on the Song….that’s why he didn’t)!
I’m sorry to take up your Valuable Time, and I thank you. You need anymore Trivia I’m your G’Ma go to. My Brain is full, especially with music, & believe it or not Sports!
(When he is waving his arm it is to tell the cameramen which way he is going bc he’s moving around so much. And, “We Will Rock You”, is actually a Prelude to “We Are The Champions”. It is actually all 1 Song!)
LEAD GUITARIST: Brian May’s family couldn’t afford a Guitar so he & his Dad made it from an old Cabinet. Because they were making it there are a lot of extra features that he wanted. It is truly a “one of a kind”!
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Queen and Freddie best show on earth. Watch Rio, watch green day in London . Best band ever!
Freddy wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in the bathtub and about 10 minutes..
I believe the stadium crowd was 72,000 people.
...and that's how you do it.
What ?
@@dame313 Bob Geldof, the guy who created and organized Live Aid said that after their set. Basically saying... that's how you perform. They were the best band at Live Aid.
Princess Diana and prince Charles were there
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Queen wrote every one of these songs. Queen rehearsed the set to insure all fit the 21 min each act had that day for entertaining the 72K in London's Wembley and the 90k plus simultaneously in America's JFK (I'm thinking). Then and now over 37 yrs later this Queen performance is deemed The Best concert ever. I agree Brief but domineering every moment, each of the 4 Queen musicians perfect individually and together. EDIT:I don't like the movie. It misrepresented Freddie. From the beginning his was an A-1 personality, a stellar, considerate team player/entertainer/musician/creator for the Queen family. They say we must remember it was a 'biopic' put together to entertain. I say Bah-Humbug.
LIVE AID CONCERT
It was in the Wimbley stadium in London. To raise money for Africa famine. 72 thousand in attendence and 1.9 Billion watched from around the 😮world , which was 1/4 of the world at that time.
They raised I40 million dollars for Afracia 😮Famine .
This performance was only cut by less than a minute.
There's another vid without he cutout at the end
Yes they cut it off early and I don’t understand why so many of these are doing that now. Find one that isn’t cut off.
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All the bands/acts on the day were giving their services for free, to raise money for famine in Africa.
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Its help for Aids. Thats why its called Live Aid 😂
Lady Gaga tokk her name from the Queen song Radio Gaga!
You need to smile more, young man. It often looks as though you're bored or indifferent.
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The song radio gaga was were lady gaga got her name from