Just imagine seeing a man who could barely walk and see, and then he started to sing like this. It's crazy. His voice still had the strength that his body no longer had at that moment.
Brian wasn't sure Freddy was well enough to do the vocals (he was seriously ill with AIDS at the time). Freddy took a drink, and said "I'll just do it darling"...
Freddie gave every ounce of himself in the last album Innuendo. He always gave his all throughout his career, but at the end of his life he showed the world what an amazing vocalist he truly was. Freddie went out on top, and as far as I'm concerned he will always be on top. Great reaction.
The crowd is at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire where there was about 100,000 to 200,000 Queen fans. This was one of the last songs that he sung before he died, he was so ill that he couldn't do a video but he sang this song in one go. Brian May wrote the song as it was how Freddie felt. Freddie was in the recording studio, Brian asked if Freddie was ok to sing it, Freddie finished his glass of vodka and then said I will do the fucking song love and did it in one go. RIP Freddie we love you and miss you. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
There was 200 to 250 thousand I saw on a documentary. As they sold old Wembley fri and Sat and they was worried they wouldn't get enough people if they put on extra show. And they was amazed when they saw all the people when they flew in on helicopter. Bet they was emotional
When you find these personal things about Queen and especially Freddie- that he was so very powerful as sick and close to death as he was, a whole new perspective comes into view- the genius of Freddie. He was formidable!!
thanks again, Jack TB -- here is the "official" story: "" is a song by the British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album . It is credited to Queen, but written mainly by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill. Mercury was so ill when the band recorded the song in 1990 that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. Recalling Mercury's performance, May states; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll fucking do it, darling'-vodka down-and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal".
I was thinking about that exact scenario through this entire song! Freddie didn’t just make music, he WAS music. Music just emanated from his pores! Love that man!!
I love that you're reacting to all of Queen's amazing songs. I can't ever hear this song for the first time again but it reminds me of how it felt, and this is as close as I'll ever get to that. A whole new generation of Queen fans keeping Freddie's music alive forever.
He was born to do this and kept on doing it, till he could not do it anymore and when his body could not do it any longer he left us. So sad and he is missed so much by so many. Love him, miss him, I am heart broken to this day. His music keeps me going.
Freddie was pretty ill at this point hence the montage video, the song is about an old clown but thats an interpetation. Freddies body was really frail but his voice seemed to have gotten stronger, his range is just godly.
Hi David. Your heart is overflowing with your love for our dear Freddie. Your reactions to these legendary Queen recordings are so so emotive & genuine. If only I had a time machine, I would take you, instead of my unappreciative boyfriends to all the unforgettable Queen concerts I attended.........If only.
When he was doing the video, he was already so sick that he needed oxygen between the vocal recording. So sad, he died so early, but he never regreted a thing and how he lived his life. And trust me, he lived it to the limits. ❤
In Rio, Queen got 600,000 in two days for their 2 shows. Yeah, there were that many people who wanted to see Queen. Roger smashing his drums with beer flying everywhere. Japan had huge crowds also. Wembley shows were around 72,000 each. This is a song by Brian May. He wrote it thinking it would never be sung by Freddie because Freddie was so ill at the time. However, Freddie kept going to the studio and begging his mates to just write him stuff to sing and that they could do whatever with it later on. Kudos to Freddie for being able to belt this song out, probably knowing that Brian had written it about him. In recent years and especially now with the whole Covid thing going on, this song has become very popular again.
Fun fact about Knebworth concert,, management came to the band and asked them would they do it,, only concern band had,, would it sell out and of course management said yes,, and hadn't even released details to public,, and that was only 3 weeks after Wembley concert. Check out Queen Knebworth Documentary to see the crowd in full
I honestly believe that Queen is in my blood, their music has been in my everyday routine for decades! I love your reaction and speaking your truth! Enjoy the journey. 😉
This song is emotional & unbelievable. I know there are many artists who cover this song but never heard any of those versions ... I refuse to listen to them cuz in my humble opinion there’s only ONE who should sing this song - FREDDIE!! The video has several clips from OTHER Queen videos. Check them out BREAKTHRU, HEADLONG, SCANDAL, IM THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE MIRACLE. 😎
Ditto ! God I miss that man and queen I miss me lol 😂 and those halcyon days that as we get older we didn’t know we were all part of How lucky were we Love jackthatback .., only authentic queen reviewer in my humble opinion Love/n-stuff Cxx
The line "the show must go on" has long been used in theater, and a number of theater references appear in the song. The actors in classic theater wore very heavy make-up, so that their characters could be clearly identified even from the back row seats in relatively poor light. After a long session of performance, the heavy makeup, often called greasepaint, could easily be flaking on the actor, showing that it's been a hard, even trying session on the stage. The line "I'll top the bill", means to be the highest credited performer on the advertising signs that would be stuck up where the performances were happening, when and where shows were being done.
The single for this song was released the same day Freddie decided to stop taking his anti-HIV medication, which at that point in time did almost nothing to stop the rapid progress of AIDS and had lots of nasty side effects. From then on, he kept taking only his pain medication. It was like he decided, at that point, that it was time to let go, and the song was like a message. He passed away just over a month later. The first time an anti-HIV cocktail became effective and AIDS stopped being an effective death sentence was in 1992, just months later. I miss Freddie so much.
I have a friend who was fortunate enough to see Queen live in Europe in the late 1970s. He told me they were well known for always being absolutely professional and putting on a HUGE show, HUGE productions, very well rehearsed but also very spontaneous. When people bought a ticket to see Queen, they KNEW they were gonna see lots of lights, effects, and of course four outstanding musicians giving their best. Notwithstanding musical styles, it was the equivalent of going to see Beyoncé today.
Like many others I only think of Freddie for this song. Others have sung it and sung it well (definite shout out to Ivana and Adam) but for me there can be only one definitive version :)
The image of the crowd size you mentioned was, I believe from Knebworth Park, and was the guys final live performance. This one was a Brian May composition.
It was Knebworth. If I had a time machine and I couldn’t change the outcome of Freddie’s demise, I would definitely go and hit record button for Knebworth concert!!!
Great reaction! That’s how I felt the first time I heard it. It was bittersweet because we all had the feeling where Freddie’s health was in 1991. It’s such a good song though that it feels like a triumph rather than gloom. I haven’t combed through your Queen playlist completely, but if you haven’t heard Scandal yet, I think you might enjoy it. 1989 from The Miracle album.
Dez have you seen the Green Day concert from 2017 - before the band came on the huge crowd of fans started singing Bohemian Rhapsody- on their own- about 60,000 people- singing is exact tune of Freddie- no music- incredible.
The final and one of the most powerful songs written by Queen. You will see the significance of John Deacon's: I Break Free which was not beloved in the U.S.A. which is ridiculous. I am from there but do not share this view. Quiet the contrary, I loved the picture of them in Queen's Greatest Hits before I ever watched the video. It is absolutely one of my most favorite of Queen's videos. I will treasure these memories of these videos for my entire lifetime. Beauty of this magnitude never dies. John Deacon's: One Year Of Love written for the movie Highlander is a treasure, he has a heart of platinum gold.
David don't change for anybody be you it has worked so far an we all love how you stop an teach some of us that don't know or notice certain things we love how you break shit down keep rockin peace ✌️🕊️ be safe my brother
Have you done the songs from the soundtrack of the movie Highlander? Hard- HARD ROCK- to love ballads- it’s amazing!! You’ll find videos with parts of the movies- I think maybe 5 songs for the movie?!
An apex-predator, take-no-prisoners, stunningly epic song. It’s the perfect capstone for the spirit and soul of Queen, demanding every drop of life while it lasts. Excellent review. It was great to empathize with your thoughts on this. Connecting, even this odd meta-connection, through music, can be a genuinely joyous experience.
No, this song was recorded in 1990 and released in October 1991. Mother love was Freddie's last ever time in the studio..and that was May 1991... he died 6 months later.
You can find videos with the making of all these videos - - it is a compilation of old stuff . I don't think that Freddie took part in the making of the video-. --the footage of the helicopter and the audience is from their last concert - The magic Tour - at Knebworth Park , 9 august 1986. The album is Innuendo from 1991. It is credited to Queen - so I don't know who initiated it! I can read that others name Brian as the composer/writer-?
His last song he sang is Mother Love. Brian sang the last verse because Freddie never cam back to finish it. Freddie told Brian to finish if he couldn’t. Brian finished it 3 yrs after Freddie death. It’s a beautiful song must listen to it.
Have a gander at Brians solo work . Cyborg was used as a computer game soundtrack but its proper Brian at his finger twiddling best . Tear It Up off the works album is another stormer
Please do his single The great Pretender. Great video also. It’s an Elvis cover. Freddie said he was performing on stage. Pretending. He was not like that when he wasn’t on stage. Also his last video, These are the Days of Our Lives. He knew he looked bad but he wanted to say goodbye.
No-one could sing this nowadays and he was nearly dead when he sang this. What a voice. There will never be another freddie. Never 🙏🙏🙏
Just imagine seeing a man who could barely walk and see, and then he started to sing like this. It's crazy. His voice still had the strength that his body no longer had at that moment.
Yes, Freddie did the song in one take after a couple shots of vodka while literally dying. There is a reason why he is a legend
Freddie was out of this world even when he was still in it. 💯💛
Freddie was asked to sing this by Brian, Freddie took one shot of vodka and did it one take. Absolutely amazing and emotional.
Brian wasn't sure Freddy was well enough to do the vocals (he was seriously ill with AIDS at the time). Freddy took a drink, and said "I'll just do it darling"...
@@mikeh8416 what I heard was "I'll Fucking do it, darling" - with or without profanity -- he TOTALLY did it!
So amazing❤️💔
He was beyond the universe. We just tried to touch him. We can only give him our love forevermore.
Freddie gave every ounce of himself in the last album Innuendo. He always gave his all throughout his career, but at the end of his life he showed the world what an amazing vocalist he truly was. Freddie went out on top, and as far as I'm concerned he will always be on top. Great reaction.
Never heard anyone sing better than he did in this song,. Unreal ❤️❤️❤️❤️
And he was very sick 🥲The power was in him. .
When I first heard this I was left speechless. RIP Freddie
Yes,he was dying...but still powerful, unbelievable...
That last chorus when you get the shot of the 200,00O fans gives me chills every time.
The crowd is at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire where there was about 100,000 to 200,000 Queen fans. This was one of the last songs that he sung before he died, he was so ill that he couldn't do a video but he sang this song in one go. Brian May wrote the song as it was how Freddie felt. Freddie was in the recording studio, Brian asked if Freddie was ok to sing it, Freddie finished his glass of vodka and then said I will do the fucking song love and did it in one go. RIP Freddie we love you and miss you. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Feeling your love Adrian 👏👏👏
Over 120 thousand there the concert they did I was in the middle of it great day
There was 200 to 250 thousand I saw on a documentary. As they sold old Wembley fri and Sat and they was worried they wouldn't get enough people if they put on extra show. And they was amazed when they saw all the people when they flew in on helicopter. Bet they was emotional
When you find these personal things about Queen and especially Freddie- that he was so very powerful as sick and close to death as he was, a whole new perspective comes into view- the genius of Freddie. He was formidable!!
thanks again, Jack TB -- here is the "official" story: "" is a song by the British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album . It is credited to Queen, but written mainly by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill. Mercury was so ill when the band recorded the song in 1990 that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it.
Recalling Mercury's performance, May states; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll
fucking do it, darling'-vodka down-and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal".
I was thinking about that exact scenario through this entire song! Freddie didn’t just make music, he WAS music. Music just emanated from his pores! Love that man!!
I've heard this song a million times and I get goosebumps and I tear up at the end. Every single time.
Brian wrote this song for Freddie and the band. To help them deal with what they knew was coming
I can't listen to this album without crying.
Listening to it now … so so sad
Bit melancholy and missing the days
What a band what a voice xx 💋
I love that you're reacting to all of Queen's amazing songs. I can't ever hear this song for the first time again but it reminds me of how it felt, and this is as close as I'll ever get to that. A whole new generation of Queen fans keeping Freddie's music alive forever.
Awesome reaction darlin ! Love seeing the reaction of the younger generations when they see the greats of our time !!
This one is so emotional and his voice is unreal . Amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️
He was born to do this and kept on doing it, till he could not do it anymore and when his body could not do it any longer he left us. So sad and he is missed so much by so many. Love him, miss him, I am heart broken to this day. His music keeps me going.
I’ll always miss Freddie. 😢
Freddie was pretty ill at this point hence the montage video, the song is about an old clown but thats an interpetation. Freddies body was really frail but his voice seemed to have gotten stronger, his range is just godly.
Hi David. Your heart is overflowing with your love for our dear Freddie. Your reactions to these legendary Queen recordings are so so emotive & genuine. If only I had a time machine, I would take you, instead of my unappreciative boyfriends to all the unforgettable Queen concerts I attended.........If only.
Very, very well said.
When he was doing the video, he was already so sick that he needed oxygen between the vocal recording. So sad, he died so early, but he never regreted a thing and how he lived his life. And trust me, he lived it to the limits. ❤
High note... exactly! 😊 Freddie did it all. Bless you for bringing this to us, with such great insight and passion. 💗
Glad you enjoyed it!
Even Bri says he never heard anyone sing like that ever 🔥
Another one of my favorites, love it! Great reaction David
In Rio, Queen got 600,000 in two days for their 2 shows. Yeah, there were that many people who wanted to see Queen. Roger smashing his drums with beer flying everywhere. Japan had huge crowds also. Wembley shows were around 72,000 each. This is a song by Brian May. He wrote it thinking it would never be sung by Freddie because Freddie was so ill at the time. However, Freddie kept going to the studio and begging his mates to just write him stuff to sing and that they could do whatever with it later on. Kudos to Freddie for being able to belt this song out, probably knowing that Brian had written it about him. In recent years and especially now with the whole Covid thing going on, this song has become very popular again.
Their absolute best 🎵
Fun fact about Knebworth concert,, management came to the band and asked them would they do it,, only concern band had,, would it sell out and of course management said yes,, and hadn't even released details to public,, and that was only 3 weeks after Wembley concert.
Check out Queen Knebworth Documentary to see the crowd in full
I love that all the clips were so carefully chosen to reflect the lyrics. What a wonderful voice! Wha a huge loss! 💔
I honestly believe that Queen is in my blood, their music has been in my everyday routine for decades! I love your reaction and speaking your truth! Enjoy the journey. 😉
👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Queen. The King Freddie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍
Yes yes yes yes!!!!!!
This song is emotional & unbelievable. I know there are many artists who cover this song but never heard any of those versions ... I refuse to listen to them cuz in my humble opinion there’s only ONE who should sing this song - FREDDIE!! The video has several clips from OTHER Queen videos. Check them out BREAKTHRU, HEADLONG, SCANDAL, IM THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE MIRACLE. 😎
I agree
Ditto !
God I miss that man and queen I miss me lol 😂
and those halcyon days that as we get older we didn’t know we were all part of
How lucky were we
Love jackthatback .., only authentic queen reviewer in my humble opinion
Love/n-stuff Cxx
The line "the show must go on" has long been used in theater, and a number of theater references appear in the song. The actors in classic theater wore very heavy make-up, so that their characters could be clearly identified even from the back row seats in relatively poor light. After a long session of performance, the heavy makeup, often called greasepaint, could easily be flaking on the actor, showing that it's been a hard, even trying session on the stage. The line "I'll top the bill", means to be the highest credited performer on the advertising signs that would be stuck up where the performances were happening, when and where shows were being done.
One of the greatest rock songs ever. This was the first album I ever bought. It's a stunning song and album. Glad you enjoyed.
The single for this song was released the same day Freddie decided to stop taking his anti-HIV medication, which at that point in time did almost nothing to stop the rapid progress of AIDS and had lots of nasty side effects. From then on, he kept taking only his pain medication. It was like he decided, at that point, that it was time to let go, and the song was like a message. He passed away just over a month later. The first time an anti-HIV cocktail became effective and AIDS stopped being an effective death sentence was in 1992, just months later. I miss Freddie so much.
I have a friend who was fortunate enough to see Queen live in Europe in the late 1970s. He told me they were well known for always being absolutely professional and putting on a HUGE show, HUGE productions, very well rehearsed but also very spontaneous. When people bought a ticket to see Queen, they KNEW they were gonna see lots of lights, effects, and of course four outstanding musicians giving their best. Notwithstanding musical styles, it was the equivalent of going to see Beyoncé today.
I think the biggest one they did was Rock in Rio, number varies from 250K to 474K, nobody knows, but it is massive
Yes its one of the later songs. Queens largest audience was about 250,000 in Rio De Janeiro Brazil
Like many others I only think of Freddie for this song. Others have sung it and sung it well (definite shout out to Ivana and Adam) but for me there can be only one definitive version :)
Knebworth 86 over 140 thousand people there the last concert I was in the middle of it a great day
My favorite, amazing song and music. Another teary eyed one ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love your passion David 👏👏👏
The image of the crowd size you mentioned was, I believe from Knebworth Park, and was the guys final live performance.
This one was a Brian May composition.
It was Knebworth. If I had a time machine and I couldn’t change the outcome of Freddie’s demise, I would definitely go and hit record button for Knebworth concert!!!
@@JaneRtn Thanks for the confirmation, I was 99% sure it was. Oh for there to be an official recording of that concert.
@@christineirving4491pluviophile the band's final performance, but not Freddie's
This was probably one of the best reactions to The show must go on I've ever seen. Thank you for reuploading!
Brilliant loving your Queen reuploads ❤️❤️
I think it was in Brazil- Queen played for over 300,000 people!
Love watching these reactions again
In the history of male singers I don't think there is any other singer that can come close to his range
Propa goosebumbs wif this song its amaze
Queen has played to crowds of 200,000 plus !!
Keep going… you’ll make it 👍👍👍
brian may always said that freddies voice stayed strong right till the end
Great reaction! That’s how I felt the first time I heard it. It was bittersweet because we all had the feeling where Freddie’s health was in 1991. It’s such a good song though that it feels like a triumph rather than gloom. I haven’t combed through your Queen playlist completely, but if you haven’t heard Scandal yet, I think you might enjoy it. 1989 from The Miracle album.
Love your reactions keep it up thank you. 🙏 ❤️
Recorded last year of his life, one take per legend!
Great reaction, x
You didn't need to say a single word ,I could see it in your eyes ! 😊
This song is one of thier best, Brian fed Freddie lines just to sing on bits of paper and they constructed this masterpiece
Freddie was dying when he recorded Innuendo! Unbelievable isn’t it.
He was dying this song makes me cry.
Knebworth is where the large crowd is during the It’s A Kind Of Magic tour!!
Thanks david for your reactions you nail it xx
All queens music makes a person want to dance, head bang or move
Crowd was from Magic Tour 86 in Mannheim Germany....cant believe you havent heard this song before
Freddie es una leyenda.
That crowd was Knebworth
Freddie was actually dying when
He did this😪😪😪
Dez have you seen the Green Day concert from 2017 - before the band came on the huge crowd of fans started singing Bohemian Rhapsody- on their own- about 60,000 people- singing is exact tune of Freddie- no music- incredible.
Love it! Great reaction video! I'm a lifelong Queen fan. Liked & Subscribed!
The final and one of the most powerful songs written by Queen. You will see the significance of John Deacon's: I Break Free which was not beloved in the U.S.A. which is ridiculous. I am from there but do not share this view. Quiet the contrary, I loved the picture of them in Queen's Greatest Hits before I ever watched the video. It is absolutely one of my most favorite of Queen's videos. I will treasure these memories of these videos for my entire lifetime. Beauty of this magnitude never dies. John Deacon's: One Year Of Love written for the movie Highlander is a treasure, he has a heart of platinum gold.
Listen to Mother Love and Winter Tale
Wish i was there to witness it myself
The crowd is from Knebworth, their last stop of the magic tour
David don't change for anybody be you it has worked so far an we all love how you stop an teach some of us that don't know or notice certain things we love how you break shit down keep rockin peace ✌️🕊️ be safe my brother
Una obra de arte ❤️❤️❤️
The venue was Knebworth Park. Brian wrote it.
Have you done the songs from the soundtrack of the movie Highlander? Hard- HARD ROCK- to love ballads- it’s amazing!! You’ll find videos with parts of the movies- I think maybe 5 songs for the movie?!
Your accent is incredible! You'd better toe the line or Vera will have to arrest you! (He knows what I mean!!)
An apex-predator, take-no-prisoners, stunningly epic song. It’s the perfect capstone for the spirit and soul of Queen, demanding every drop of life while it lasts.
Excellent review. It was great to empathize with your thoughts on this. Connecting, even this odd meta-connection, through music, can be a genuinely joyous experience.
Amazing song
He died 6 months after they recorded this song. Could you react to Queen Prince's of the universe which is for the film Highlander please.
No, this song was recorded in 1990 and released in October 1991. Mother love was Freddie's last ever time in the studio..and that was May 1991... he died 6 months later.
I was one of the people who was lucky enough to see him in live aid
@9:36 Brian references the music they composed for the movie 'Highlander'
Brian wrote it! That is how in tune these people are! This is why John ‘retired’ from Queen as a recording musician after Freddie died!
Brian said they wrote this about a clown, but they both realized it was about Freddie's situation, although they never said directly.
I knew it was the end when I heard this broke my heart
You can find videos with the making of all these videos - - it is a compilation of old stuff . I don't think that Freddie took part in the making of the video-. --the footage of the helicopter and the audience is from their last concert - The magic Tour - at Knebworth Park , 9 august 1986. The album is Innuendo from 1991. It is credited to Queen - so I don't know who initiated it! I can read that others name Brian as the composer/writer-?
His last song he sang is Mother Love. Brian sang the last verse because Freddie never cam back to finish it. Freddie told Brian to finish if he couldn’t. Brian finished it 3 yrs after Freddie death. It’s a beautiful song must listen to it.
Please do ‘Was it all worth it?’ from the
Miracle. I am sure you will be blown away by it!
Wow 🥰 beautiful Freddie ❤️ liked already subscribed 😁 we still love you Freddie ❣️ miss you ❤️
Yes 😪🌷Freddie
They had 250,000 people watch them at Rock In Rio.
If you haven't already, check out the official version of "Who Wants to Live Forever".
Pure unadulterated talent ..Brian May also has PhD in astrophysics.
Have a gander at Brians solo work . Cyborg was used as a computer game soundtrack but its proper Brian at his finger twiddling best . Tear It Up off the works album is another stormer
Excellent!
Happy new year mate, great reactions, would love to see you react to Innuendo.
8:33 fav part hahaha
React to Innuendo ..another epic song..
Noted :)
Amazing
Freddie was very ill at this point...still could belt out all the notes.
Please do his single The great Pretender. Great video also. It’s an Elvis cover. Freddie said he was performing on stage. Pretending. He was not like that when he wasn’t on stage. Also his last video, These are the Days of Our Lives. He knew he looked bad but he wanted to say goodbye.
It was a Platters cover