How do you figure……? Vanilla ice was the only one who has sampled this song…..? So……. I don’t get it, get you head out of your ass and realize other people do the same songs 😉 happens a lot!
Vanilla Ice stole this baseline and Queen sued them Bc of it and won. They allowed Vanilla Ice to continue to use it but Queen got profits from them using.
You're watching the G.O.A.T. Freddy was a gift from the gods. The fact people still fall in love with queen's music after all these years is a testament to their greatness
He was the greatest frontman of all time. My 2 yr old as of last turned 2 has been obsessed by Queen last few months. Every day he asks for "Mercury Radio Gaga Radio goo goo" gonna give him a blast of this in the morning. Living on my own is another favourite of his !
@@chrisdale5938 that's not the reason. He had too many teeth which was a medical problem, BUT it created more room in his mouth which is what have him his range
As INCREDIBLE as this is...it was after he lost the upper part of his vocal range to the Illness that eventually killed him. Check out the studio recording where he did it as a duet with David Bowie. He hits and holds notes that you won't believe.
Freddy Mercury Tribute concert 92 ,.....Bowie, Annie Lennox, and Queen, ....a must see,....mind blowing performance....of (under pressure ) also rehearsal video of same event.
@@stevet9418 interesting story of how the song was created, ...they all went into separate booths and recorded what they thought the song should sound like from the bass line,....Bowie came up with most of the words and Freddy did the scat.......Bowie brought the coke and didn't like what they came up with,......Freddy pieced together all the fragments after Bowie left.
That and also his vocal cords were quite tired, they had been touring for a few months at that point. In the first nights he has a lot more range and control, like the old days.
The first part was Freddie’s call and response with the audience. He did it at all their concerts and no- one but him could say Fuck you, and be adored for it. He had a 4 octave vocal range, and there was no one more charismatic than him. That bass riff belongs to Deacy (John Deacon, bassist). Sampling is one thing, but Vanilla Ice flat out stole it and thought he could get away with it. Don’t ever give any credit to him, he deserves none. Why don’t you check out Somebody to Love live at Montreal 1981. It’s incredible
This is so exactly what I wanted to say that I don't need to say it now---I bet we've been in the same fan groups before. The one thing that Freddie had to change for Live Aid was to say All Right instead, and I've always missed the Fuck You! lol He was such a precious person and I love to see him appreciated, but I also love Q + AL because they Really appreciate him and that's as close as I can get now! Best wishes to you, Leona Rae!
Huh? You smoking something? At half the rock and metal concerts I've been to, the front man shouted out a "Fuck You" to the audience and got rousing cheer for it.
My absolute favorite Queen song is The Show Must Go On. A little background, Freddie was dying from AIDS at the time, he was in the very late stages of the disease when they recorded The Show Must Go On, and most of that album was intended as a kind of farewell, and in all honesty, anyone but Freddie wouldn't have even been able to perform it in his condition. That being said, there's a story that goes with it, in regards to recording it "When Brian May presented the final demo to Mercury, he had doubts that Mercury would be physically capable of singing the song's highly demanding vocal line, due to the extent of his illness at the time. To May's surprise, when the time came to record the vocals, Mercury consumed a measure of vodka and said "I'll fucking do it darling!" then proceeded to nail the vocal line in one take without problems. To this day, Brian May regards this vocal performance as one of Mercury's best." The song was released on October 14th 1991 as a single, six weeks before Freddie passed away. One of the greatest singers of all time, and one of the best songs of all time.
His voice through a set of live road gear big enough for this stadium... Bout 10x bigger than most large events , but this is 70's gear "road gear" not clean, mounted in climate controlled studio. His live unproduce voice in the arena is what makes it better.
Yeah - this was in ´86 and he died in ´91. He likely had symptoms of HIV at the time, but still looked and sounded amazing un-till early ´91... such a loss, for music and entertainment.
I honestly never contemplated that Freddy was being affected by the virus during 86. He could have contracted it before 86..but it layed dormant till later 80’s? I could be wrong
Stolen by vanilla ice. Just a thief in the night who wanted a sniff of genius. But now you know who the genius was. Great reaction. Somebody to love, you're my best friend and the list goes on. The man could have sung opera. Just a jewel we lost and will never get back. RIP Freddie
Yes, Freddie was THE best! Greatest frontman ever, too. He started the audience participation when other bands just stood there & sang their songs. Tons of great songs to see/react to over their 20 years together.
Everyone will say Somebody to love 1981. Montreal. They are so right its a mind blowing performance. Love of my life..who wants to live forever. Another one bites the dust. All live at wembley. Thats a good start. Enjoy
Freddy heard that Bowie was in town during a recording session. The drank red wine. There were lots of drugs involved. Freddie and David recorded their parts of the songs in separate rooms without knowing what the other was singing. There are interviews out there to watch. The way this song came together is amazing.
@@abzzeus I don't believe that is a rumor anymore. But hell, I don't know. I thought it was confirmed. I didn't grow up in the that era so maybe I'm misinformed.
I have heard this song a thousand times and every single time he sings that final plea for you, me and us to give love and ourselves 1 more chance my eyes well with raw emotion. 40+ years later this song is as relevant now as the day it was written. Just imagine what the entire world could together, just today, if left our cell phones at home and used our time to change the world in some small way? If billions of droplets of rain can cause a catastrophic flood, just imagine what a billion rays of sunshine could do.....
I was there that night, best gig ever. Roger was a great drummer, John an excellent bass, Brian one the best ever on guitar but Freddie was unique, a talent that appears very rarely. If you are just getting into Queen, enjoy your journey.
Mercury was one of the greatest voices of all time - perhaps THE greatest. This concert is also considered by many to be the greatest live concert ever. Combined, this is epic. I am not sure you understand the magnitude of what you just heard. That is fine too - we are all children of our times and circumstances. I just wanted to say that. It is also confusing to wake up to that one song you have heard a lot is not the original. This one is the original. Life is much about learning, right? :)
Yeah you could do a whole week of Queen and I'd watch everyone. Nobody will ever top Queen in my book.🕊️ Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" official video Remastered a must watch.😎
It happened so fast, too, after the announcement that he was ill. I was driving to work on Friday when they announced he was sick, and on Monday during the drive in they announced that he'd died.
I am glad your reaction was "Vanilla Ice" sampled Queen. Because I once spent the better part of two hours to convince a grown man, with at least 15 years on me, that Queen came first. And this song came first. And by the end of it he was denying like dates of release and I quite literally banged my head on a table in frustration.
He probably knew that he was wrong early on but kept it going because of the reaction he got from you. I don't often quote NDT but if "You're arguing worth somebody for more than five minutes you both lose." You'd have been better off letting him "win" the argument and spend those 2 hours occasionally making off hand comments about what big vanilla ice fans queen were and what a big influence his music was to the band...
Freddy had one of the widest vocal ranges of any male singer, was a musical genius, and had a stage presence that commanded attention. The Live aid performance was a great example. Some of the greatest singers and bands of that day got blown away by Queen.
Freddie was considered to have one of the greatest vocal ranges of any rock singer, ever. Listen to ALL their songs. You will hear many that when you hear them, you will go "Queen did that song!!???". I promise you. The diversity in styles of their songs and lyrics is truly amazing.
I honestly believe that this should be classed as one of the greatest musical performances of all time. I was only 10 years old in '86 but Queen was, and is, a huge part of my love of music. Just 5 short years later and he would be gone and the world would be a lesser place. I was lucky enough to attended the Tribute Concert a year later but my one regret in life is that I never got to see Freddie himself sing. Truly one of the greatest showmen ever. We still love you Freddie
He did a reaction to the BoRhap video and stopped about every half a second to say something. I hope he did what he said he would do and actually went back and listened to it at least once without stopping. It was hard to watch and if it hadn’t been a reaction to one of the best bands ever singing one of the best songs ever, I would have bailed early on.
One of his dreams in life was to bring opera and ballet to the masses, make those art forms in-fashion and fun, this little audience participation exercise is one of the ways he tried to do it. This and the entirety of Bohemian Rhapsody ♥️
@@24magiccarrot not it’s someone mixing two different videos into one wembley queen live 1985 when Freddy sings and Bowie was cut from a recording of a 1992 memorial concert when he sang it with Lenox
freddy was the greatest vocalist of all time, he was so good that he could make a crowd of thousands sound good without trying, just knowing that they will sound good if he tells them what to do.
That wasn't vocal warm-ups. That's Freddie's call-back language that he used to interact with the audience. He's the only one to do it, and no one's done it since because it's his.
This was literally Freddie at his worst near the end of his life as well. Queens entire discography is perfect. Also listen to spread your wings for his best showcase of vocal range.
in 1986 was actually one of best Queen tours overall. in Magic Tour only the concerts between Zurich and 2nd Wembley and the last 3 ones in August were not that great but still good overall. June and 2nd part of July and the 1st August Concerts were incredible with the band playing amazingly and Freddie sounding as good as in it's prime.
Of all the Queen songs out there Under Pressure is one of my favorites. As soon as Brian May comes in I get chills. Freddie's vocals are out of this world. It's my favorite song to listen to other artist's cover live as well. I recently saw the Goo Goo Dolls in concert and they actually closed with Under Pressure and it was amazing. I also love it because I saw a doc where Brian talks about how against all odds that song was made because Freddie and Bowie were actually total divas when writing that song and Deaky had been just playing around coming up with tunes and they breaked for lunch and when they came back I believe it was Freddie who asked him to keep playing what he was playing earlier and John Deacon (Deaky) couldn't remember and it took him a bit to remember but eventually came back with the opening to this song. I love that story and if I'm getting some of the details wrong please someone correct me. I believe they recorded it in Germany in a basement studio and tensions were kind of high to get it right. I just love that because in the end David being the amazing person he was ended up singing it live in honor of Freddie and it's just like, despite the journey they were both gentlemen at heart and respected one another and the craft of music. RIP Freddie and RIP David.
Queen is the best band, and Freddie Mercury the GOAT, for sure👑👑👑👑 There is and never will be another frontman like Freddie Mercury, no way!!! The man is a legend, a deity. Pure, raw, from the gut talent, and the band cared and showed love for their fans, and the fans reciprocate that love. And they deserved all the love in the universe. This, my friend, is real, authentic music and talent, no artificial aid to help improve or fabricate singing, like so many today. There were no autotune, just their real, unbelievable talented voices. No one can beat Freddie at his own game, darling, for he is, still and forever, the one and only King of Queen 👑👑👑
The more you listen to this song, the more you forget about Vanilla Ice -- that said, I highly recommend the album version of the song, which was actually a duet with Freddie and David Bowie -- amazing!
Nice voice? Guy has natural vibrato to die for, PERFECT PITCH, and almost no formal vocal training. Freddie Mercury was a God among mere mortals. How can this be the first time you’ve heard him???!!
Wow, A Night at the Opera, Somebody to Love, Hammer to Fall.. the list goes forever. A recent movie depicting Freddie Mercury and Queen’s rise to fame was a good watch also. Good luck falling into the decades of music.
Yeah this best band ever plays all this great shit in front of 70000 people in london with just 6 instruments and 2 (the incredible freddie and roger) voices. These were the 80's baby.... nothing autotuned! haha
One of the greatest vocalists of our time, Freddie Mercury. The music from Queen is nothing but incredible. Freddie was all about the crowd participation and wanted this in his shows. He would actively seek this. He even wrote a song with the band specifically designed for this, "We Will Rock You". Such an incredible band lead by an incredible front man. Their music will live on forever
Black Queen/ How wants to life for ever/ Prophet song/ White Queen/ Somebody to love/ Love of my life/the miricale/ kind of Magic/ dont try suicide/39/ seaside rendevouz/ save me/ now i am here/ i am in love with my car/ princes of the univers
@@stefanhueckelheim Yes!😁🙌 Almost no one mentions '39, unless it's in the comment section of the official music video/lyrics video, and I'm In Love With My Car has been memed so much 'cause of that scene in the movie.😔 Tbh, I hadn't really heard of it until watching the movie but I listened to it and it's a really great song, despite all the memers.😀 Same can be said about the song, Sweet Lady.🙂 I have an entire Queen playlist on Spotify 'cause I absolutely *love* Queen's music!😁 I may have also watched several(°cough cough° hundred °cough°) Queen crack vids, as well.😅 Thses are the words of a young adult that is absolutely in love with this band and their amazing music.😌
@@Wyrmshadow - Well according to the man himself, Vanilla Ice did sample (steal) that bass line. --- "December 1990, Van Winkle told British youth music magazine where he came up with the idea of sampling "Under Pressure"
Some background information on this particular concert: This was Queen doing a full two-hour version of their now-legendary Live Aid performance at the same stadium one year earlier, and it was also the last show they would ever perform live with Freddie. That is why there is such a giant and loyal crowd present.
It wasn't the last show - that was Knebworth. Check the 1986 Magic Tour itinerary. It lists 8/9 concerts (Manchester and then Europe) between Wembley and Knebworth.
H is considered by most the best vocalist and showman of all time...you'll see his talent summed up in Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985, considered the best performance of all the A-listers that day and the best performance in rock music history. However before you do it get to know some their songs first. Early period: KILLER QUEEN (first #1 hit in 74) and WHITE QUEEN, live at Hammersmith Odeon...there are so many songs and we'll be ioining you for your journey
I used a Euro rail pass to go from Kiel Germany to London to at this concert. I was 13. This was the greatest concert of my life. Amazingly, everyone got along.
Bro, that entire concert is a worthy watch. Glad you covered his iconic vocal warm up, it gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. 😊 Freddie was magnificent!
Welcome to loving Freddie Mercury..he has a day named after him the first Saturday in September: Freddie for a Day..I’m an 80s baby and vaguely remember being first exposed to Queen when MTV actually played music videos. Freddie Mercury was a profound performer and individual and this short clip of the Wimbledon concert is proof how one person can have such a positive impact on so many. I think I still have the VHS of this concert. It’s great you discovered him. I hope you love his work and learn to love who he was. In my eyes and my ears, Freddie is the greatest of all time. Forever Queen!
Queen live Aid is a must to see 😁💛 check out another one bites the dust from this concert, Thers a lot to check out. somebody to love and dragon attack in montreal 1981
“He has a nice voice, doesn’t he?” He had the most amazing voice ever and few singers could match him for range, tone, timbre and purity. He could also play an audience like a Stradivarius and mr. Johnson just below is 100% correct. BLASPHEMY!
No one could work a crowd like Freddie. He's the rock star other rock stars want to be when they grow up. Brian May is playing a guitar he built with his father.
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Hearing someone reference Vanilla ice and Ice Ice baby while hearing Queen play their original bass line. Blasphemy... Pure BLASPHEMY
It's truly an abomination. I'll volunteer to listen to a few hours of Queen in order to re-balance the scales.
How do you figure……? Vanilla ice was the only one who has sampled this song…..? So……. I don’t get it, get you head out of your ass and realize other people do the same songs 😉 happens a lot!
@@cliffordsawyer2994 he didn't sample it. He STOLE it! Just like he stole the a.c. unit from the neighbors house.
Vanilla Ice stole this baseline and Queen sued them Bc of it and won. They allowed Vanilla Ice to continue to use it but Queen got profits from them using.
fun fact: Vanilla Ice is close but its not the same as queens. i think it was altered by a beat or missing a beat. but its not the same. but close.
You're watching the G.O.A.T. Freddy was a gift from the gods. The fact people still fall in love with queen's music after all these years is a testament to their greatness
A gift from the gods is putting it mildly.......
Preach!!
Freddy's vocals are as good as any rock lead ever. Legit could have held his own with Pavarotti.
Some would say, he’s in the lap of the gods 👀🤪
He was the greatest frontman of all time. My 2 yr old as of last turned 2 has been obsessed by Queen last few months. Every day he asks for "Mercury Radio Gaga Radio goo goo" gonna give him a blast of this in the morning. Living on my own is another favourite of his !
This man is the greatest vocalist that has ever lived. His vocal range is insane.
and not just that, no need for him to have used any form of autotuning, ever.
these days artists are all about the autotune.
So true !!!!!
Opera trained will do that for a singer.
@@chrisdale5938 that's not the reason. He had too many teeth which was a medical problem, BUT it created more room in his mouth which is what have him his range
Him and Steve Perry are the 🐐
One of the biggest Talents ever lived on this Planet. Everytime i watch him i have goosebumbs.
Queen successfully sued Vanilla Ice for stealing -- not sampling -- that bass line.
To me it`s, Vanilla Mud, then and now.
Right
Nope they sued the production company
Vanilla ice got nothing on queen.
David Bowie was also on the suit.
As INCREDIBLE as this is...it was after he lost the upper part of his vocal range to the Illness that eventually killed him. Check out the studio recording where he did it as a duet with David Bowie. He hits and holds notes that you won't believe.
Freddy Mercury Tribute concert 92 ,.....Bowie, Annie Lennox, and Queen, ....a must see,....mind blowing performance....of (under pressure ) also rehearsal video of same event.
Such a shame they never sang it live together
@@stevet9418 interesting story of how the song was created, ...they all went into separate booths and recorded what they thought the song should sound like from the bass line,....Bowie came up with most of the words and Freddy did the scat.......Bowie brought the coke and didn't like what they came up with,......Freddy pieced together all the fragments after Bowie left.
@@mslice0760 so is Bowie & Gail Anne Dorcey. From Bowie’s Realty tour album
That and also his vocal cords were quite tired, they had been touring for a few months at that point. In the first nights he has a lot more range and control, like the old days.
The only right answer to "what should I listen from Queen?" is EVERYTHING!
If he hasn’t heard “we will rock you” then I’m dead bro. Everyone that has existed has heard that song
Yup, you're not wrong.
Absolutely
Starting with the version of this song as a duet with David Bowie. Takes it from sublime to divine.
Found you comment. Lol didn't wanna repeat it
The crowd carried that. That is an awful lot of people having an intimate moment of fun with Freddie Mercury. Yep. He is the GOAT.
The first part was Freddie’s call and response with the audience. He did it at all their concerts and no- one but him could say Fuck you, and be adored for it. He had a 4 octave vocal range, and there was no one more charismatic than him. That bass riff belongs to Deacy (John Deacon, bassist). Sampling is one thing, but Vanilla Ice flat out stole it and thought he could get away with it. Don’t ever give any credit to him, he deserves none. Why don’t you check out Somebody to Love live at Montreal 1981. It’s incredible
This is so exactly what I wanted to say that I don't need to say it now---I bet we've been in the same fan groups before. The one thing that Freddie had to change for Live Aid was to say All Right instead, and I've always missed the Fuck You! lol He was such a precious person and I love to see him appreciated, but I also love Q + AL because they Really appreciate him and that's as close as I can get now! Best wishes to you, Leona Rae!
Huh? You smoking something? At half the rock and metal concerts I've been to, the front man shouted out a "Fuck You" to the audience and got rousing cheer for it.
Freddie's call and response was used at the 2012 London Olympics 30 years after his death, and the crowd responded just the same.
He should check out their Live Aid performance
I did understand Vanilla ice got away from that law suit because he bought rights To under preassure
My absolute favorite Queen song is The Show Must Go On. A little background, Freddie was dying from AIDS at the time, he was in the very late stages of the disease when they recorded The Show Must Go On, and most of that album was intended as a kind of farewell, and in all honesty, anyone but Freddie wouldn't have even been able to perform it in his condition. That being said, there's a story that goes with it, in regards to recording it
"When Brian May presented the final demo to Mercury, he had doubts that Mercury would be physically capable of singing the song's highly demanding vocal line, due to the extent of his illness at the time. To May's surprise, when the time came to record the vocals, Mercury consumed a measure of vodka and said "I'll fucking do it darling!" then proceeded to nail the vocal line in one take without problems. To this day, Brian May regards this vocal performance as one of Mercury's best." The song was released on October 14th 1991 as a single, six weeks before Freddie passed away. One of the greatest singers of all time, and one of the best songs of all time.
What you witnessed in the beginning was the TRUE MAESTRO playing his favorite instrument....the crowd...and he did it the best
This was his warming up and he had the crowd in the palm of his hand. He really is the G.O.A.T.
The greatest rock vocalist in history; RIP Freddie, you are missed.
The greatest -rock- vocalist in history;
Elvis smokes him in vocals
@@Jesusisyhvh1 sadly mistaken old chum; must be why there's Joker in your name.
guys the best rock vocalists dont even crack the top 20 all time vocalists.
@@notaself bs
Freddy Mercury at Live Aid is the most iconic live performance in history. Spectacular!
This is Freddie's voice exhausted, raspy and probably ill. Even at his worst, still amazing.
His voice through a set of live road gear big enough for this stadium... Bout 10x bigger than most large events , but this is 70's gear "road gear" not clean, mounted in climate controlled studio. His live unproduce voice in the arena is what makes it better.
Yeah - this was in ´86 and he died in ´91. He likely had symptoms of HIV at the time, but still looked and sounded amazing un-till early ´91... such a loss, for music and entertainment.
Exactly. Even Freddy wore out, but at his worst, he’s still the best ever.
I honestly never contemplated that Freddy was being affected by the virus during 86. He could have contracted it before 86..but it layed dormant till later 80’s? I could be wrong
Exactly! I was wondering why this song was suggested. There are so many others that showcase his talents much better.
Stolen by vanilla ice. Just a thief in the night who wanted a sniff of genius. But now you know who the genius was. Great reaction. Somebody to love, you're my best friend and the list goes on. The man could have sung opera. Just a jewel we lost and will never get back. RIP Freddie
Queen live aid would a good one, multiple good songs there.
I was just going to say this. Live aid documentary on queen not being invited, then stealing the show. Just an amazing performance.
The most amazing mini-concert of all time. Queen owned it and the crowd knew it.
Your right they MADE a movie about.
Yep it’s the last performance Freddie had was the Live Aid at Wimbelton. Dang phone keeps changing spelling.
Can’t believe you ain’t reacted to live aid lol
Listen to everything from queen! You will not be disappointed…. Happy listening….. absolutely one of my favorites G.O.A.T!!!!!
Yes, Freddie was THE best! Greatest frontman ever, too. He started the audience participation when other bands just stood there & sang their songs. Tons of great songs to see/react to over their 20 years together.
If you've never watched their Live Aid performance, you absolutely must! It is one of the best live performances of all time and saved that show.
Everyone will say Somebody to love 1981. Montreal. They are so right its a mind blowing performance. Love of my life..who wants to live forever. Another one bites the dust. All live at wembley. Thats a good start. Enjoy
Freddy heard that Bowie was in town during a recording session. The drank red wine. There were lots of drugs involved. Freddie and David recorded their parts of the songs in separate rooms without knowing what the other was singing. There are interviews out there to watch. The way this song came together is amazing.
The rumour is they were a lot more intimate that that
@@abzzeus I don't believe that is a rumor anymore. But hell, I don't know. I thought it was confirmed. I didn't grow up in the that era so maybe I'm misinformed.
The stage presence that Freddy commanded, unreal.
I have heard this song a thousand times and every single time he sings that final plea for you, me and us to give love and ourselves 1 more chance my eyes well with raw emotion. 40+ years later this song is as relevant now as the day it was written. Just imagine what the entire world could together, just today, if left our cell phones at home and used our time to change the world in some small way?
If billions of droplets of rain can cause a catastrophic flood, just imagine what a billion rays of sunshine could do.....
Beautiful
sir,
I would put your comment at the top! It's beautiful!
I was there that night, best gig ever. Roger was a great drummer, John an excellent bass, Brian one the best ever on guitar but Freddie was unique, a talent that appears very rarely. If you are just getting into Queen, enjoy your journey.
Playing humanity as a musical instrument. So very beautiful.
Mercury was one of the greatest voices of all time - perhaps THE greatest. This concert is also considered by many to be the greatest live concert ever. Combined, this is epic. I am not sure you understand the magnitude of what you just heard. That is fine too - we are all children of our times and circumstances. I just wanted to say that.
It is also confusing to wake up to that one song you have heard a lot is not the original. This one is the original. Life is much about learning, right? :)
Listen to EVERYTHING from this band.
Yeah you could do a whole week of Queen and I'd watch everyone. Nobody will ever top Queen in my book.🕊️
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" official video Remastered a must watch.😎
Another must-watch is the audience at the Green Day concert performing Bohemian Rhapsody - just astonishing.
just roll through Queens greatest hits. you can not go wrong with anything.
R.I.P to Freddie one of the best performers of all time ❤️ I watched the tribute to his passing on MTV back in the day
It happened so fast, too, after the announcement that he was ill. I was driving to work on Friday when they announced he was sick, and on Monday during the drive in they announced that he'd died.
That tribute concert kicked my ass. Everyone was there. Every genre of music came to pay respect
The man the legend that is Freddie Mercury there isn't a rock star on the planet that even comes close to this guys talent even since he passed away
I am glad your reaction was "Vanilla Ice" sampled Queen. Because I once spent the better part of two hours to convince a grown man, with at least 15 years on me, that Queen came first. And this song came first.
And by the end of it he was denying like dates of release and I quite literally banged my head on a table in frustration.
Must have been before google. Lol
Pride can be an ugly thing.
Me with my high school bf when I was 17 explaining this…this is when I knew he’d be an ex.
@@tawnyprovince-ward2353 LOL Freddie always comes first
He probably knew that he was wrong early on but kept it going because of the reaction he got from you. I don't often quote NDT but if "You're arguing worth somebody for more than five minutes you both lose."
You'd have been better off letting him "win" the argument and spend those 2 hours occasionally making off hand comments about what big vanilla ice fans queen were and what a big influence his music was to the band...
The greatest singer and performer of all time
Bohemian rhapsody and Another Bites the Dust
My man is giving 10's of thousands of people a vocal lesson. A true legend.
Freddy had one of the widest vocal ranges of any male singer, was a musical genius, and had a stage presence that commanded attention. The Live aid performance was a great example. Some of the greatest singers and bands of that day got blown away by Queen.
Live Aid is my top favorite live performance by ANYONE. Holy hell, it's amazing.
Listen to EVERYTHING by QUEEN 👑
Anything else you should listen to by Queen?
Aah ha ha ha ha ha.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 geniuses on that stage!
Queen all day, every day, all day! Incredible performance!
Freddie was considered to have one of the greatest vocal ranges of any rock singer, ever. Listen to ALL their songs. You will hear many that when you hear them, you will go "Queen did that song!!???". I promise you. The diversity in styles of their songs and lyrics is truly amazing.
You will know more queens song than you expect due to various movies and adds. they also did we are the champions and we will rock you!
This guy is full of shit... how can you be that old, and not know about Queen? 🙄
I honestly believe that this should be classed as one of the greatest musical performances of all time. I was only 10 years old in '86 but Queen was, and is, a huge part of my love of music. Just 5 short years later and he would be gone and the world would be a lesser place. I was lucky enough to attended the Tribute Concert a year later but my one regret in life is that I never got to see Freddie himself sing. Truly one of the greatest showmen ever. We still love you Freddie
Same.. From word to word
You should check out Queens Live Aid performance.
in total
The greatest 20 minutes in Rock and Roll history.
Please react to the Live Aid performance!!
Queen and Freddie at their best
That performance is iconic.
One of the greatest singers that ever lived. Queen's music always puts me in a good mood. His voice is mesmerizing.
Wait a minute have you really not seen the Bohemian Rhapsody video???? Fire up your joint and load that shit up right now.
He did a reaction to the BoRhap video and stopped about every half a second to say something. I hope he did what he said he would do and actually went back and listened to it at least once without stopping. It was hard to watch and if it hadn’t been a reaction to one of the best bands ever singing one of the best songs ever, I would have bailed early on.
You should hear all of his music. He was beyond belief. Talent on talent on talent.
One of his dreams in life was to bring opera and ballet to the masses, make those art forms in-fashion and fun, this little audience participation exercise is one of the ways he tried to do it. This and the entirety of Bohemian Rhapsody ♥️
No auto tune either. Freddy Mercury had one of the greatest voices of all time..
This song was originally recorded with David Bowie like a duet ☺️
Yes! My thought immediately went to David.
David Bowie never sang it live
the first and last time was a memorial Queen concert with Annie Lennox
Love the version with Bowie
@@24magiccarrot not
it’s someone mixing two different videos into one
wembley queen live 1985 when Freddy sings
and Bowie was cut from a recording of a 1992 memorial concert when he sang it with Lenox
@@tihomirrasperic ruclips.net/video/0liLtMtzs-k/видео.html nuf said
Queen at Live Aid - 24 minutes that will live FOREVER in music history.
Check out the Live version of "Somebody To Love" as well. BTW Queen wouldn't really be considered metal, more classic rock, hard rock.
Theatrical is what queen was.
@@richoverton493 They could not be classified and that was fine, because Queen was one of a kind.
freddy was the greatest vocalist of all time, he was so good that he could make a crowd of thousands sound good without trying, just knowing that they will sound good if he tells them what to do.
That wasn't vocal warm-ups. That's Freddie's call-back language that he used to interact with the audience. He's the only one to do it, and no one's done it since because it's his.
Every now and again they do as an omage I think
@@baseballjustin5 it's homage 😁
@@sarahholland2600 thank you.
I no do works good half the time lol
And of course I look at it again and I mess up "words" and put "works" lol
@@baseballjustin5 lol that made me giggle in the best way, thanks :D
This was literally Freddie at his worst near the end of his life as well. Queens entire discography is perfect.
Also listen to spread your wings for his best showcase of vocal range.
in 1986 was actually one of best Queen tours overall. in Magic Tour only the concerts between Zurich and 2nd Wembley and the last 3 ones in August were not that great but still good overall. June and 2nd part of July and the 1st August Concerts were incredible with the band playing amazingly and Freddie sounding as good as in it's prime.
Of all the Queen songs out there Under Pressure is one of my favorites. As soon as Brian May comes in I get chills. Freddie's vocals are out of this world. It's my favorite song to listen to other artist's cover live as well. I recently saw the Goo Goo Dolls in concert and they actually closed with Under Pressure and it was amazing. I also love it because I saw a doc where Brian talks about how against all odds that song was made because Freddie and Bowie were actually total divas when writing that song and Deaky had been just playing around coming up with tunes and they breaked for lunch and when they came back I believe it was Freddie who asked him to keep playing what he was playing earlier and John Deacon (Deaky) couldn't remember and it took him a bit to remember but eventually came back with the opening to this song. I love that story and if I'm getting some of the details wrong please someone correct me. I believe they recorded it in Germany in a basement studio and tensions were kind of high to get it right. I just love that because in the end David being the amazing person he was ended up singing it live in honor of Freddie and it's just like, despite the journey they were both gentlemen at heart and respected one another and the craft of music. RIP Freddie and RIP David.
5:25 - sitting here in a hot ass room, getting chills... This man was not just a singer, he was a GOD! RIP ♥ Freddie Mercury.
Always Best Live. The Show Must Go On is a GREAT Song by Queen too
I love how he could work a crowed. People adored him. And rightfully so. To have seen him in concert....that would have been the most amazing.
Queen is the best band, and Freddie Mercury the GOAT, for sure👑👑👑👑
There is and never will be another frontman like Freddie Mercury, no way!!! The man is a legend, a deity.
Pure, raw, from the gut talent, and the band cared and showed love for their fans, and the fans reciprocate that love. And they deserved all the love in the universe.
This, my friend, is real, authentic music and talent, no artificial aid to help improve or fabricate singing, like so many today. There were no autotune, just their real, unbelievable talented voices. No one can beat Freddie at his own game, darling, for he is, still and forever, the one and only King of Queen 👑👑👑
He mesmerized us. We would do anything for him. He was worshipped to no small degree. He was and still is the GOAT
Queen are legendary! You really can't go wrong with any of their songs! Try Killer Queen!
"Pack your bags darlings, we are going on a musical journey"
OMG my fave Freddie Mercury that is one of my fave songs from queen
"A nice voice" - nope, best voice ever outside opera.
Freddy tried abit of opera as well
The man did opera as well.
Ronnie James Dio was up there (not on par, but a notable...)
One of my favorites, also Devin Townsend if you've ever sampled his work.
and the thing is, he could and did Opera several time times. :-)
He was a very unique person, but that voice.... Insane.
The more you listen to this song, the more you forget about Vanilla Ice -- that said, I highly recommend the album version of the song, which was actually a duet with Freddie and David Bowie -- amazing!
You should do the live aid concert, absolute gold
Nice voice? Guy has natural vibrato to die for, PERFECT PITCH, and almost no formal vocal training. Freddie Mercury was a God among mere mortals. How can this be the first time you’ve heard him???!!
Wow, A Night at the Opera, Somebody to Love, Hammer to Fall.. the list goes forever. A recent movie depicting Freddie Mercury and Queen’s rise to fame was a good watch also. Good luck falling into the decades of music.
Oh for sure Freddie was the GOAT! 🙌
21 years after his death he captivated the crowd at the Olympic closing ceremony with the exact same vocal warm up.
This was Mr. Freddie Mercury's greatest performance. The interaction with the crowd was unbelievable.
Freddie is a rock god
Just a God
@Josh Hernandez exactly ......Magic Johnson might be the real God
@Josh Hernandez do you believe in God?
@Josh Hernandez no imma ask then you believe we live in a simulation?
@Josh Hernandez are you Latino?
Queen is such a good band. Freddie Mercury was nothing but pure talent. I'll admit his vocals has brought me to tears several times...
Yeah this best band ever plays all this great shit in front of 70000 people in london with just 6 instruments and 2 (the incredible freddie and roger) voices. These were the 80's baby.... nothing autotuned! haha
One of the greatest vocalists of our time, Freddie Mercury. The music from Queen is nothing but incredible. Freddie was all about the crowd participation and wanted this in his shows. He would actively seek this. He even wrote a song with the band specifically designed for this, "We Will Rock You". Such an incredible band lead by an incredible front man. Their music will live on forever
Queen. Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Wil Rock You/We are the Champions, Fat Bottomed Girls, Bicycle Race.
YESSSS
Black Queen/ How wants to life for ever/ Prophet song/ White Queen/ Somebody to love/ Love of my life/the miricale/ kind of Magic/ dont try suicide/39/ seaside rendevouz/ save me/ now i am here/ i am in love with my car/ princes of the univers
@@stefanhueckelheim
Yes!😁🙌 Almost no one mentions '39, unless it's in the comment section of the official music video/lyrics video, and I'm In Love With My Car has been memed so much 'cause of that scene in the movie.😔 Tbh, I hadn't really heard of it until watching the movie but I listened to it and it's a really great song, despite all the memers.😀 Same can be said about the song, Sweet Lady.🙂 I have an entire Queen playlist on Spotify 'cause I absolutely *love* Queen's music!😁 I may have also watched several(°cough cough° hundred °cough°) Queen crack vids, as well.😅 Thses are the words of a young adult that is absolutely in love with this band and their amazing music.😌
@@nerdymusicianfangirl7024 You’re now a Queenie!!
@@debramoore7513
I humbly accept this honor!😌 °proudly places an inflatable Chuck E Cheese's crown(that's all I have. Oof) on my head°
What I love about Queen.....incorporate Opera with Rock....and also bring in the audience......mass participation in the experience....
I love it when rap fans recognize the bass riff.
To put it simply, the greatest vocalist in the history of Rock & Roll.
Now u know who vanilla ice stole that bass line from. He lost in court by the tune of like 5 mill
Nice pun! :)
HE, didn't steal anything. It was his record label that gave him a song to sing. He was practically a kid at the time.
@@Wyrmshadow - Well according to the man himself, Vanilla Ice did sample (steal) that bass line. --- "December 1990, Van Winkle told British youth music magazine where he came up with the idea of sampling "Under Pressure"
Some background information on this particular concert: This was Queen doing a full two-hour version of their now-legendary Live Aid performance at the same stadium one year earlier, and it was also the last show they would ever perform live with Freddie. That is why there is such a giant and loyal crowd present.
It wasn't the last show - that was Knebworth. Check the 1986 Magic Tour itinerary. It lists 8/9 concerts (Manchester and then Europe) between Wembley and Knebworth.
Somebody to love Montreal 1981. Incredible performance.
“The show must go on” is another good one.
I have to think it was his request to the band and friends to keep going in spite of his illness.
Bands most sampled by Rap. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Queen, AC/DC
Don’t forget Nirvana
I think Bruce Hornsby is another,,,Tupac/Changes
Aerosmith?
And The Who was sampled by a 2010's boy band.😅
My first concert in 1977 at the age of 14.. he is the G.O.A.T! Something that's been one of the best experiences in my life to date ✌💕😊
H is considered by most the best vocalist and showman of all time...you'll see his talent summed up in Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985, considered the best performance of all the A-listers that day and the best performance in rock music history. However before you do it get to know some their songs first. Early period: KILLER QUEEN (first #1 hit in 74) and WHITE QUEEN, live at Hammersmith Odeon...there are so many songs and we'll be ioining you for your journey
I used a Euro rail pass to go from Kiel Germany to London to at this concert.
I was 13.
This was the greatest concert of my life. Amazingly, everyone got along.
Bro, that entire concert is a worthy watch. Glad you covered his iconic vocal warm up, it gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. 😊 Freddie was magnificent!
Welcome to loving Freddie Mercury..he has a day named after him the first Saturday in September: Freddie for a Day..I’m an 80s baby and vaguely remember being first exposed to Queen when MTV actually played music videos. Freddie Mercury was a profound performer and individual and this short clip of the Wimbledon concert is proof how one person can have such a positive impact on so many. I think I still have the VHS of this concert. It’s great you discovered him. I hope you love his work and learn to love who he was. In my eyes and my ears, Freddie is the greatest of all time. Forever Queen!
Queen live Aid is a must to see 😁💛 check out another one bites the dust from this concert,
Thers a lot to check out. somebody to love and dragon attack in montreal 1981
“He has a nice voice, doesn’t he?”
He had the most amazing voice ever and few singers could match him for range, tone, timbre and purity. He could also play an audience like a Stradivarius and mr. Johnson just below is 100% correct. BLASPHEMY!
Somebody to love by queen is a absolute must listen
It has been said that the soundwaves from this performance are still floating through space this was the greatest rock concert of all time.
Freddy was known for “transfixing” the crowd. They loved him.
I watched this live, most amazing performance ever!
How to hold a crowd in the palm of your hand.
Perfectly stated. ❤️
No one could work a crowd like Freddie. He's the rock star other rock stars want to be when they grow up.
Brian May is playing a guitar he built with his father.