Do you really believe they are listening to this for the first time? God he's got a metallica t shirt on, surely he's heard the heavy bit of this song.
First time or not, it sure would help if they didn't pause the thing every 20 seconds. Reacting to something requires actually experiencing it. You can't do that if you try to analyze every verse right after you've heard it. Makes me miss the days when "radio" didn't have a pause button.
Me too, it’s so funny to watch them and their reactions when they realize we had THE BEST music back in the day across all genres and how most of us “older” people have really eclectic tastes and know so much about music that isn’t typically nowadays related to “our race” 🙄🙄 🤣🤣🤣. For us it was just about the music, if it’s good it’s good and we rocked it we didn’t care.
@@virgoenergy6636 there’s nothing humans created in this world that can bring everyone of all cultures and races together like music does. Only thing above music is religion and god, which to no surprise, music being heavily involved in that as well. Good vibes only ❤️
@@microtransactionss I would add that sports do the same thing. People from all different backgrounds can come together and for a few hours cheer and enjoy rooting for their favorite team. You can have a liberal non-binary agnostic person giving a high five to the conservative religious zealot.
We forget, us old folks, that everyone must have heard heard this masterpiece before. What a joy to see not just one but two young faces listening to it for the first time.
I'm inclined to agree with most of the comment but I have to ask, do you think they "listened "to Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time, or "experienced" Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time?
"Rhapsody" is an ancient word that means "Songs stitched together". A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
You’ll never get tired of listening to Queen songs. There’s so many hits and different sounds. I’d certainly recommend Somebody To Love from Montreal. Also watch the full Live Aid performance. I think you’ve already seen We are the Champions from their set.
You've opened the "QUEEN" vault. There is no turning back now, you will be hooked. Do any of their "LIVE" performances and you won't be disappointed. Their "LIVE" performances sound better than the studio versions, plus "FREDDIE" is one of the BEST front men you'll ever see.
I’m 43 and I used to sneak this out of my dad’s record collection and crank it. Never thought I would see a younger black kid loving it. That’s awesome. You can’t deny the originality. They transcend genres. I love that you guys dig it. 🤘
@@treetopjones737 They had their own music, crooners like the Ratpack, although my mother took me to the cinema because she wanted to see Rock Around the Clock, I was about 11.
I swear I love seeing peoples reaction to Queen. Most don't realize that Queen's music takes you on a journey. This song goes from rock to operatic to other places and back again .
I love seeing people's reaction to stereo! Music is heard through single speakers too much. A good amp and speaker placement make the music come alive.
Queen is THE band. This song is how you write an epic. The build, the majesty, the harmony. This song is a play, in 6 minutes. Other bands have tried. They can't touch just how good this is. Freddie Mercury is the prototype of a front man. No one did it better. No one will. Some bands can go on without the front man that got them famous. No one can replace him.
Two singers is a duet. Three singers is a trio. 4 singers is a quartet. Their harmonies were tight, and often layered over in the recording studio dozens of times depending on the song. But there was no autotuning. Their vocals are all them! Their live performances were top notch and their talent was always on full display. They sounded just as good live as they did on their albums. Legends!
@@coastie1961 No, "a cappella" just means "vocals without music backing them." "Harmony" refers to multiple voices playing/singing together to form a chord.
@@atticusjackson2273 I may have misunderstood the words a capella then. I thought a group could sing a capella or do the other voices count as instruments? The 4 voices are certainly singing in harmony but without instrumental backing for the first 8? bars. Is that not a capella?
@@coastie1961 a group can sing a cappella, but so can a soloist. Specifically, the people in the video were referring to harmony. A cappella artists often do sing in harmony.
i was thinking that but the original statement was just so aptly poetic i couldnt bring myself to comment ... n such nearly 400k ppl cant be wrong / ... right ?
And all raw pure talent. No auto-tune. They were as good or better live, than in the studio. Freddie had a degree in fashion design, Brian May on guitar is an astrophysicist, John Deacon on bass guitar had an engineering degree and designed guitar speakers, Roger Taylor on drums earned a degree in biology after switching from dentist school. They have a HUGE catalog of bangers, ballads and pure gold. Keep listening, you'll never go wrong with Queen.
'Bohemian rhapsody' was written by late singer Freddie Mercury w/ his love for opera... The single came out in 1975 and hit #1 on the charts around the world and became one of the biggest hits of Queen's career. After Freddie Mercury died in 1991, the movie "Wayne's World" featured the song and it went into the top 10 singles chart in 1992 again! Recording 'Bohemian rhapsody' was a challenge - there were so much musicality... there were reportedly 180 overdubs on this 1 track, cos the other band members were getting frustrated in the studio. And it was worth it... it pushed the Queen albums into the charts and gave them international acclaim.
In School we had to give a presentation about a musician or band of our own choice and bring a record of their music for the others to listen. I chose Queen and played BoRhap to show Queen's varitey of styles. The teacher stopped the song after about the half because she thought it was too long. 🙄
In the original studio recordings, Freddie sang all the parts of all the harmonies, then the tracks were mixed together. He had to match the timing, pace, and harmonies of all the other parts he sang as he went. They had dozens of tracks to mix on only an 8 channel mixer. They often wore tapes out in the playbacks and mixing process, having to transfer what they had so far to another tape so they could continue. An absolute masterpiece of a performance as well as artistic crafting.
Brian, Roger, & Freddie ( Deacon wasn't a singer, though simple back-up is possible ) sang parts, and then it was overdubbed MANY times ( they put a little scene of this in the dramatized movie ). The original first track of the vocals by itself does not sound that great. In concert, they just ran the tape for that part of the song, as they would've had to hire a full choir and taught them all the parts, just not feasible to do on tour. Then they came out and performed the rest.
Queen has 4 members and each one contributed to the band in a fantastic and unique way. They each write number 1 hits and Brian May is one of the most distinct and recognised guitarists. So no it’s ignorant to only give Freddie Mercury credit.
This rock-opera song was written by Freddie Mercury and the first person he asked to listen to it was Elton John. Freddie was worried about it and Elton John told him it was brilliant and would be an instant hit. How right he was.
@@sharonmcnally4712 There are many rock operas between 'Tommy' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (I wouldn't call it an opera, but I see your point). Conteporary to 'Tommy' there's 'Orfeo 9', who actually was the first in history to be staged. Then you have 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', and the list goes on and on...
@@oldeskoolnana7543 Are you joking? Freddie never studied singing properly. Actually in the early days Roger wasn't even sure about him as a singer, because he had a lot of voice but no control, and often he sounded like a sheep. But he kept trying and he learned how to use it, and he bacame the great singer we all know. But he NEVER studie with a teacher.
I'm an older millennial and, for some reason, we heard and knew all the older music. Jazz, Ska blues etc etc etc a century of recorded music. Genius decade after decade. Black musicians created fucking amerocan/modern music. Never got the credit deserved. Of course, Freddie was a genius. Impossible to ignore the real genius over time, but many were under appreciated in their time.
If this song starts playing in a pub in England … everybody will sing every word. It’s an unofficial national anthem. Freddie is the best. He is very very missed. ❤
The word you are looking for is "harmony." Queen KILLS it on harmony in every song. And this was recorded in 1975...there was no such thing as Auto-tune. They all just have beautiful voices!
@Ken D I thought he was looking for "quartet," because he said "Like duet, but there's four of them." That would be a quartet. But they also are performing a capella (for a while) and singing harmonies, so I think any of us could be correct :)
@@wallacelambert9308 Roger once said "some DICKHEAD at the New York times said that our harmony was "suspect. " I said, "what a DICKHEAD thing to say!" Read that again, in his voice...HAHA
@Ken D Yes, Freddie did "Love of my Life practically A Capella live, only with Brian strumming a on an acoustic guitar. It's harder to do that than to belt out a song with the whole band playing!
@@KaizerHiwatari He definitely meant quartet, but at right about 01:38 ish, he said "how they are all singing different melodies." That's what I meant about "harmony."
Freddie is definitely on my top 5 greatest of all time list.His vocal is amazing we don't see many with this level of talent.This song is a masterpiece also.
This is a masterpiece. Freddie Mercury (born in Africa and died too young) was a national treasure. And the guitarist, Brian May, was not just a great guitarist, but also is a legit astrophysicist.
Dr. Brian May-Guitar (Astrophysicist), John Deacon-Bass (Electrical Engineer), Roger Taylor-Drums (Bachelor's in Biology), Freddie Mercury-Lead Vocals (Graphic Arts and Design). One of the most epic bands in history. This song is basically a Rock Opera.
Truly an epic song. Freddy Mercury (singer) was the truth man. One of the best rock bands of all time. Check out "Queen - Somebody To Love - HD Live - 1981 Montreal"
What a time to be alive, the 70s and 80s, musically. When singers knew how to sing live and artists were expressing themselves and changing music forever.
not as 'real' of music as your parents listened to though, now that took skill and talent that no longer exists. How about great grandparents music? Classical? its almost as if people prefer music they were raised on, but that can't be, only real musicians and singers existed during the 70s and 80s, everything else is fake. /s
@@svenlima there's only a small handful of modern day artists that can hang during that time in the 80s most need autotune now and a team full of writers behind them, no actual talent these days imo.
@@svenlima I am in my middle 60s so 1970s was my era, but I have to agree with you, for every good song in the 70s there was 10 bad ones, same today and every decade, older people just jump on the band waggon of all artists use auto tune, so not true, their are plenty of good artists of all different genres today.
This was actually 3 songs in 1. Watch live aid 85 to get the total experience of not only queen but Freddie Mercury. He was a one of a kind singer. He was asked what was his favorite instrument to play? And he said the audience darling. No one will ever come close to him in any life time.
this is what i love to see is when people first hear this song they got that dumbfounded look on there face cuz this song timeless and "queen just works"
You mentioned the harmony in the opening segment; that was Freddie Mercury, harmonizing with himself. Plus, he's the one who wrote it. He'd been working on three different songs and had the genius inspiration to combine them into this rock opera masterpiece. They have a LOT of songs you'll like and many you'll recognize, but to see them at their best you must watch Queen at Live Aid 1985. You'll see how a real legend can manage a crowd of thousands.
This is fascinating! I've been watching these kinds of You Tube vids for hours, it's 1am as I write, it's amazing to see people who are hearing these songs for the first time nearly 50 years after it came out. I first heard it in 1975 when I was 5 years old, so I can't remember how I felt, so I'm almost envious! It's also great to see that your reactions at certain parts are much the same as mine.
Great music transcends generations, giving joy to all... especially now us oldies who can see the genuine appreciation of younger generations. I loved seeing your induction to one of the greatest showmen to have graced this earth. See Queen at live aid for the masterclass
I've watched 8 hours straight of reactions to one song before. Like this one, IN the Air Toniight and Love by the Dashboard Light, abd, Too Much Heaven. Because they all provoke great reactions. When Barry Gibb hit those first high notes, all the woman go weak in the knees.
As a young person who has been a Queen fan for much of their life it is always awesome to see people's reaction to listening to the transition for the first time.
Queen is an adventure in music...the highs and lows, fast and slows....no auto tune...they are diverse in sound, outstanding harmonies...continue with the early Queen songs like WHITE QUEEN live at Hammersmith, STONE COLD CRAZY...then venture on..videos are good, live performances are a must see like SOMEBODY TO LOVE live at Montreal, UNDER PRESSURE live at Wembley....many hidden gems are COOL CAT (jazzy) and IT'S LATE...
That harmony at the beginning is all Freddie. The video shows them all singing for looks. In the actual recording that is all one guy harmonizing with himself.
The look of wonder on your faces was priceless. Imagine how we felt in 1975 when this was released, a lot of the radio stations refused to play it because it was too long, but a DJ called Kenny Everett who was a friend of the band played it 14 times over the weekend, it went to the top of the charts for 9 weeks and the rest is history. After Freddie's death in 1991 it topped the charts again for a further 5 weeks, over here in the UK we say that it is in our DNA, we are birthed knowing the words to Bho Rap.
You will never experience another truly greater song by Queen then this one in my opinion, written by Freddie a true genius and the greatest frontman ever to be! All their songs are great but this one is very special and in my opinion there is never going to be a band top it, ever! Freddie in himself was unique and the mold was broken never to another talent like his or voice!
Fun facts Googled: Bohemian Rhapsody is a six-minute composition, consisting of 6 distinct sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, a guitar solo an operatic passage, a hard rock part, and a reflective outro coda. The song is one of Freddie Mercury's great mysteries - according to everyone in the band, only he knew truly how it would come together. Only the band knows what Freddie really wrote it about. In 2002, this came in #1 in the Guinness World Records as Britain's favorite single of all time. John Lennon's "Imagine" was #2, followed by The Beatles' "Hey Jude." Bo-Rap was voted Song of the Millennium in 2000.
Intro : a duet with four is a quartet but this actually a solo, of sorts. This is Freddie's voice polyphonized over multiple tracks (multiple recordings).
So fun to see you react to these classics like Bohemian, and the legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen! Oh, and they could all sing and write music brilliantly! I love “Don’t Stop me Now” “Somebody to Love”, “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the list goes on! You’re lucky you have decades of magical music to react to that you’ve never heard! Have fun!
The silence after the song was over is exactly what I was looking for. You used the word "experience" when describing this song. That means Freddie's mission was complete. The show much go on is a great song by queen. Especially if you know the story behind it.. ill let you look into it to see if you want to react to it. Great video you guys!
I can't say anything the rest of the comments haven't already said, but long live Queen, Freddie is arguably the best frontman of all time, and this might be the greatest rock song ever recorded.
And of course it didn't hurt having one of the world's greatest guitarists in the band, the amazing Dr Brian May. But tho there have been a lot of imitators, Freddie was a one-off.
Its a bunch of Opera pieces stitched together followed by a rock anthem. Best song ever written. Freddie deserves Nobel prize (if there is one for music) for this one.
I still find it hard to believe, even nearly 50 years later, that there is anyone who hasn’t heard this. I find it even harder to credit that, after stereo recordings became prevalent in the 70s, and technology gradually progressed until we got 22.2 surround sound, so many people in this generation have hardly even experienced the full stereo experience in music. I blame mobile music devices and Bluetooth speakers. Audiophiles are few and far between these days.
Some songs hit you. Some gloss past you. But very few if any steal your soul for 5 minutes and take you for a ride - for most people on this planet - this is one of them.
It's a masterpiece... over a billion views higher than any other songs by any other groups. Start with this song again but 5 years later LIVE in Montreal...it is also so fire. Then go to their 1st #1 hit in the U.K. KILLER QUEEN...then SOMEBODY TO LOVE, live in Montreal and ANOTHERONE BITES THE DUST , live at Wembley for his voice and showmanship skills...then WHITE QUEEN, live at the Hammersmith Odeon and then for a crazy performance PLAY THE GAME at the Milton Keynes,,, Fire! they have100s of songs in different genres and were voted the best live band of all time. Once you gone down the Queen rabbit hole, treat yourself to what many consider the greatest rock performance of all time = their performance at Live Aid, a concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia in 1985 with all famous bands of the day but Queen stole the show...the press called the high prolonged of Freddie's :the note that was heard around the word...it's 20 minutes but will feel like 5 guaranteed!!!
Queen is a British rock group formed in 1971 consisting of: Freddie Mercury - Lead vocalist and piano Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocalist John Deacon - Bass guitar Brian May - Lead guitar and vocalist They were one of the most successful and influential groups of the 20th century. All four of the members of Queen were not only extremely talented musicians but they all were composers of their music. They are the only group in which each member composed a least one song that became a hit single. Bohemian Rhapsody (BoRap) was created by Freddie Mercury. They produced 15 studio albums and performed concerts all over the world to crowds as large as 250,000. Their 20-minute performance at the worldwide broadcasted Live Aid Concert in 1986 (whose purpose was to raise money to fight the famine and feed the starving in Ethiopia) is considered the best live performance of a musical group ever (and yes, there is a youtube video of it). You have heard a lot of Queen music (because it is everywhere) but were unaware that it was Queen. Have you heard: "We Will Rock You" (written by Brian May), "Another One Bites The Dust" (written by John Deacon), or "We Are The Champions" (written by Freddie Mercury)? They are all Queen hit songs.
Seeing how 'raptured ' you got, is a delight. Now try going through the hit lists from the fifties on. Queen reached the pinnacle and then broke it down. The progression of rock has been pretty amazing. I've had the luxury of living through all of this and your eye-blinking (yeah, I watched you both) will pass the speed of sound as you relish what was. I hope the banner being passed will result in even BETTER music.
At last, a masterful song from one of the greatest bands. Great reaction - could actually see you trying to work out what was going on, whilst being blown away by it! And to think the record company executive didn't want to release it as a single uncut, as they thought it was too long. Radio plays of the full song by one of Freddie Mercury's friends (Kenny Everett) and the rest, as they say, is history. Timeless brilliance.
Harmony...? You only get that with headphones and its cool af! lol. I love the blending of music genres! It was done so artfully! No one had ever done anything like it before! Freddie Mercury was Indian...very light skinned Indian. His family said they didn't believe he would have never gotten as far as he did if he had been dark skinned like them...Idk. But he brought his culture and his love of opera to his music! The way he arranged this music was amazing!!! Before his death he had a dream come true ...to sing in an opera with Soprano Montserrat Caballé! She is an exceptional opera singer and Freddie met with her in 1987. They not only recorded the opera Barcelona but made an entire album together! Freddie was overjoyed...he could not believe..as he put it...the most beautiful voice in the world was singing his music! Freddie and Monserrat performed 'Barcelona' together on October 8, 1988, at La Nit festival in Barcelona to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flag from Seoul. It would sadly be the last performance for Freddie who died in 1991.
I love your reactions. The musical term you seem to be searching for is Harmony… and extreme harmony vocals in an Operatic style. Love watching you discover music.
Cool reaction...there is a reason this song has over a BILLION views...one of the greatest songs ever written by one the best bands in the history of popular music!
The one and only Freddie Mercury, I was fortunate enough to see him and Queen live, A memory of a life time, so many amazing songs! Please check out somebody to love 😊
Always seen this song as an escape, love hearing it, takes you through a rollercoaster of emotions. Can’t beat listening to it through some good quality headphones in stereo for the full experience. I’ve been lucky enough to grow up to Queens music and it still shocks me that some people out there are only just discovering them!
I remember the first time this was aired on TV. It was on the BBC program Top of the Pops and Queen entered the chart at number one. All these years later I still love to watch it and especially love seeing a younger generation being moved by the song.
I grew up in England. There was a show called Top of the Pops. I was like five and stayed up late to watch it. They premiered this video - and this was before videos - it has affected me to this day and I’m 50. Never will another band come close to this
I adore watching young guys reaction to this incredible masterpiece. I can still remember when it came out, as a Queen follower it blew our minds. One of the greatest as was Freddie, may he RIP. Thanks for the review, glad you were blown-away too ❤️
This is my favorite band of all time. They are so dynamic, you never know what you will get when you fire up a Queen song but you know it will be great. They hit on every genre and were the trailblazers for many of them. Queen is so good live you will not believe it. Somebody To Love, live at Montreal, White Queen Live at Odeon, Hammersmith 1975.. Queen songs you probably know: We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure. The Queen catalog is huge and fabulous. Check it out, you will not be disappointed. Thanks for a great reaction. Queen Live Aid will give you a taste of how together this band is and the control Freddie Mercury (Frontman, Lead Vocalist, Piano) has over a crowd, they are eating out of his hand. The crowds they pulled in were massive also, up to around 300,000 per show.
Now you have to watch the movie to understand what is happening to him at this time...he knows he is going to die of aids, that's why he pushed this song to masterpiece level. Even going against the executives at the label. They said no one would ever play a six minute song on the air. WRONG
I saw this show at the Wembly Arena in London, in 1980. They were as good live as in the records! During the operatic interlude (Skaramoush) they left the stage and the song continued with colored lights flashing in time to the singing on a stage full of smoke. Then they jumped back onstage to continue the live performance with the Rock n Roll segment...wow!
You just watched the best rock and roll song of all time! This song has stood the test of time and always will. Freddie Mercury wrote the whole song alone. It was three songs in his head and he couldn’t finish any of them and then it came to him. There is no other band that can do all genres of music like Queen. Everyone of the the band has written number one hits and everyone has a college degree. Brian May lead guitar has a PhD in Astrophysics. The talent in this band is unsurpassed. I could go on forever, but check out Live~Aid, the concert has been thought of as one the best live concerts ever!
Great one guys. This is easily one of the three greatest songs in pop history, it's pretty much known by everyone in the free world and since it's release in 1975 has been a staple on FM radio, I can't believe you two have never heard this one. Queen is one of those legendary bands. I remember around 74 when I was sixteen and I heard the name Queen I thought what kinda crap is this, Queen? Little did I know that these guys could rock and went on too maybe be the greatest live band in history too see in concert. I got to see them in Pittsburgh on August 24, 1980 at the Civic Arena. I still have my ticket stub and will always remember that date because my son was born on August August 24, 1994 the same date. The Civic Arena was a legendary building. It opened in 61 or 62 I think and was the first domed arena in the world with a retractable roof. It was the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins and I don't know how many times I saw Mario Lemieux and Jagr (one of the greatest duos in NHL history) play together and then Sidney Crosby and Evgani Malkin play together and are still together and have won 3 Stanley Cups together and then two more from the first two so we have five. Between the Steelers and Pens we are very fortunate here. They tore the Civic Arena down about 9 yrs ago and replaced it which is a shame. I couldn't even begin too list the number of legendary rock stars who performed there. I can tell you that I was fortunate enough too see The Beatles there in September, 1964 when I was 6 yrs old. My birthday was a few weeks before this and I drove my parents crazy that I wanted too see them as my birthday present. I had a regular birthday and then several weeks later my parents gave me an envelope with another birthday card and inside were 4 tickets to the concert my parents and my older sister and I. You had too experience Beatlemania firsthand too realize the craziness of the fans. There were like 12,000 fans which were mostly teenage girls and you could hardly hear anything with all of the screams. I was getting pissed off, I was there too hear The Beatles not thousands of crazy girls. This experience is one of my the fondest memories of my life now. They only toured the US 3 times, 64-66 and only came to Pittsburgh that one time so I feel really lucky too have had that experience. What's funny here is that you have on a Giants shirt and the last live concert in front of an audience they ever performed anywhere in the world was at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.They said goodbye too the insanity of touring after this show and went into the studio and became a studio band after that. I would love too see you two check out the video The Beatles performing "Hey Jude" on the Dick Cavett Show 1968 and the sound and color are great, it's one of those iconic moments in music history. The last three and a half minutes of the song will blow you away. I've seen this reacted to a lot but if it gets blocked check it out on your own time, it's well worth the watch. A very Merry Christmas too the both of you and your little one. Take care and stay safe. 🎄🦌☮️✌️💕
Lol Im dieing over here watching yalls shock face in the middle operatic part 😂 Then it all comes together for you and you realize this damn thing is a masterpiece😎👍🏻 You just listened to one of the greatest male voices in rock, if not the best. Freddie was a beast of a singer. Pure beast. You know there are alot of channels that you can tell they kind of "act". You guys dont. The reaction is real. Which is cool and much funner to watch than the over the top fake channels. One thing though, Ive noticed pretty much universally with the authentic reactioj channels: Everyone really loves Queen. Its nice to see. Ive always known they are awesome. And its good to see young folks realize Queen is the stuff. A little trivia: The guitarist uses a metal coin as a pick. Which is unusual. One of the ways he gets that biting sound on the guitar. And I think the word you are looking for is "quartet". And harmony. Melody is the lead. What Freddie sings. The main "tune" of the song. The harmony is done by the other guys. Maybe that helps.
I love seeing the faces of the younger generation discovering old classics. It also brings back my love of these songs that I haven't listened to in a long time
It Was The Biggest Selling Single Of 1975! It Was At Number One For Nine Weeks It Is Over 5 Minutes Long! They Took A Gamble And It Paid Off! It Still Is One Of The Great Rock Anthems Of All Time!
One of the greatest rock songs of all time. When I watched the recent award-winning biopic of the same name, I became even more impressed when I saw what went into the production back before everything was digital. Queen is a legendary band for good reason. RIP, Freddie. Best frontman EVER.
Blows my mind that people can do reaction vids to this song as if they've never come across it before. In the UK (and many other places) it just part of the national psyche. Search here in UA-cam for the crowd spontaneously singing in while waiting at the Green Day cocnert in 2017.
I love watching your reactions. I had a similar one when I heard this song for the first time and I agree, one of the all time best songs. I'm glad you got a chance to hear and appreciate it. BTW - it's called harmony when multiple voices sing together in varying keys, etc.
Same but they ALWAYS played “we will rock you” at my schools/little league home games before that because it was just, the natural lead up to that song lol. Made for an awkward post game if they lost lost 🤣🤣🤣
I guess this will be a small aside: Check out the 2017 Green Day concert at Hyde Park in England where 65,000 concert goers (the entire audience) sings every word of Bohemian Rhapsody with no band, no instruments, just the music on the speakers and them. This, 40 yrs after the song came out. I figure many of them had not been born when it came out. A man a mile away from the park said he could hear every word. It is IMHO, a fitting tribute to Freddy Mercury and Queen. It's a moving event, if you understand the contributions Queens music, esp this song, has made to our musical library, and even still does today. RIP Freddy Mercury
You've been Freddie'd! He owned the stage! I was almost (less than a month till I turned) 16 when this came out, and I've loved Queen's music (and Freddie) since then! Also, glad you waited and heard the part of Freddie whispering 'any way the wind blows' and then the gong! A lot of reactioners say something over it, and it is an awesome part! He could do anything with that voice that he wanted to!
"His voice is like... is like"
His voice is Freddie. There really isn't any other way to describe it.
Amen!
Nothing more to say. Freddie 🧡
Smoove.
Facts
many have tried to emulate him, nobody has succeded.
Watching people listening to Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time is always priceless, the looks on their faces when the opera comes in hilarious!
Fake reactions
Do you really believe they are listening to this for the first time? God he's got a metallica t shirt on, surely he's heard the heavy bit of this song.
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First time or not, it sure would help if they didn't pause the thing every 20 seconds. Reacting to something requires actually experiencing it. You can't do that if you try to analyze every verse right after you've heard it.
Makes me miss the days when "radio" didn't have a pause button.
I get sucked into these reaction videos. Love seeing a newer younger generation experience this for the first time.
Me too, it’s so funny to watch them and their reactions when they realize we had THE BEST music back in the day across all genres and how most of us “older” people have really eclectic tastes and know so much about music that isn’t typically nowadays related to “our race” 🙄🙄 🤣🤣🤣. For us it was just about the music, if it’s good it’s good and we rocked it we didn’t care.
boring analysis full of dull platitudes...
@@virgoenergy6636 there’s nothing humans created in this world that can bring everyone of all cultures and races together like music does. Only thing above music is religion and god, which to no surprise, music being heavily involved in that as well. Good vibes only ❤️
@@microtransactionss Facts 😊😊😊😊😊
@@microtransactionss I would add that sports do the same thing. People from all different backgrounds can come together and for a few hours cheer and enjoy rooting for their favorite team. You can have a liberal non-binary agnostic person giving a high five to the conservative religious zealot.
Freddie Mercury…. His voice will give anyone the chills. One of the best vocalist of all time. RIP
The girl is just totally into it, but the guy cant shut up
We forget, us old folks, that everyone must have heard heard this masterpiece before. What a joy to see not just one but two young faces listening to it for the first time.
I'm inclined to agree with most of the comment but I have to ask, do you think they "listened "to Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time, or "experienced" Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time?
Im younger than both of them, and this is my favorite
"Rhapsody" is an ancient word that means "Songs stitched together". A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
This is why learning music history is important
Thank you. TIL why this song is “chaotic”.
Didn't know that. Cool!
Thanks! 😊👍
Just say Pop Opera. Less wind that way.
Thanks 🙏
You’ll never get tired of listening to Queen songs. There’s so many hits and different sounds. I’d certainly recommend Somebody To Love from Montreal. Also watch the full Live Aid performance. I think you’ve already seen We are the Champions from their set.
I concur! Somebody to love Montreal. 1981
Oh man, the Live Aid show is PHENOMENAL! Freddie was a once in a lifetime talent.
Honestly there’s no such thing as a Queen song that’s not fire… even their “bad” stuff ages like fine, fine wine. Best rock band of all time
Somebody to Love live Montreal. It's GREAT to see youngsters like you experiencing Queen. Just like I did 46 years ago!!! ❤️
That live aid performance was the best he really knew how to control a crowd too I mean that performance is a must see for anybody
You've opened the "QUEEN" vault. There is no turning back now, you will be hooked. Do any of their "LIVE" performances and you won't be disappointed. Their "LIVE" performances sound better than the studio versions, plus "FREDDIE" is one of the BEST front men you'll ever see.
Ain’t this the truth lol “ no turning back “
“YES”
how bout led zeppelin
GOAT !!!
there ain't no turning back indeed hahaha
I’m 43 and I used to sneak this out of my dad’s record collection and crank it. Never thought I would see a younger black kid loving it. That’s awesome. You can’t deny the originality. They transcend genres. I love that you guys dig it. 🤘
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Such a different experience for us older people. Parents did not listen to rock, not even 50's stuff.
@@treetopjones737 They had their own music, crooners like the Ratpack, although my mother took me to the cinema because she wanted to see Rock Around the Clock, I was about 11.
I swear I love seeing peoples reaction to Queen. Most don't realize that Queen's music takes you on a journey. This song goes from rock to operatic to other places and back again .
I love seeing people's reaction to stereo! Music is heard through single speakers too much. A good amp and speaker placement make the music come alive.
Queen is THE band.
This song is how you write an epic. The build, the majesty, the harmony. This song is a play, in 6 minutes. Other bands have tried. They can't touch just how good this is.
Freddie Mercury is the prototype of a front man. No one did it better. No one will. Some bands can go on without the front man that got them famous. No one can replace him.
Two singers is a duet. Three singers is a trio. 4 singers is a quartet. Their harmonies were tight, and often layered over in the recording studio dozens of times depending on the song. But there was no autotuning. Their vocals are all them! Their live performances were top notch and their talent was always on full display. They sounded just as good live as they did on their albums. Legends!
Sad that these know so little.
The very start is only freddie singing he layered his voice and harmonized with himself!
I think he's trying to say harmonies, hey give em a break ,they're learning😍
A capella harmonies, too. There's never been anything to equal this, just amazing and who can forget it, once heard,
Queen (as a band) are the masters when it comes to multi-track harmonies! Freddie Mercury is one of the greatest vocalists of all time!
This is my favorite song! In my humble opinion the greatest song ever written and recorded. Harmony is the word you were looking for at the beginning.
Acapella is the word
@@coastie1961 No, "a cappella" just means "vocals without music backing them." "Harmony" refers to multiple voices playing/singing together to form a chord.
@@atticusjackson2273 I may have misunderstood the words a capella then. I thought a group could sing a capella or do the other voices count as instruments? The 4 voices are certainly singing in harmony but without instrumental backing for the first 8? bars. Is that not a capella?
@@coastie1961 a group can sing a cappella, but so can a soloist. Specifically, the people in the video were referring to harmony. A cappella artists often do sing in harmony.
Or 4 people singing, a quartet.
Freddie wasn't just a great singer, he was a PERFORMER, WITHOUT EQUAL! The physical performance was and is what Freddie and Queen are all about!
i was thinking that but the original statement was just so aptly poetic i couldnt bring myself to comment ... n such nearly 400k ppl cant be wrong / ... right ?
@@EvilSean62 Right!
And all raw pure talent. No auto-tune. They were as good or better live, than in the studio. Freddie had a degree in fashion design, Brian May on guitar is an astrophysicist, John Deacon on bass guitar had an engineering degree and designed guitar speakers, Roger Taylor on drums earned a degree in biology after switching from dentist school. They have a HUGE catalog of bangers, ballads and pure gold. Keep listening, you'll never go wrong with Queen.
'Bohemian rhapsody' was written by late singer Freddie Mercury w/ his love for opera... The single came out in 1975 and hit #1 on the charts around the world and became one of the biggest hits of Queen's career. After Freddie Mercury died in 1991, the movie "Wayne's World" featured the song and it went into the top 10 singles chart in 1992 again!
Recording 'Bohemian rhapsody' was a challenge - there were so much musicality... there were reportedly 180 overdubs on this 1 track, cos the other band members were getting frustrated in the studio. And it was worth it... it pushed the Queen albums into the charts and gave them international acclaim.
it went to number one AGAIN. The only song (by the same artist) to have topped the Xmas charts twice..
The Good ole mid 7os! and then the ugly 80s came along and stunk up the joint!
When it comes to Queen Bohemian Rhapsody , Rule 1: Never Pause.
NEVER
@@david0712 Never EVER
In School we had to give a presentation about a musician or band of our own choice and bring a record of their music for the others to listen. I chose Queen and played BoRhap to show Queen's varitey of styles. The teacher stopped the song after about the half because she thought it was too long. 🙄
@@halbschwabe That is a crime!
@@halbschwabe Heresy!
In the original studio recordings, Freddie sang all the parts of all the harmonies, then the tracks were mixed together. He had to match the timing, pace, and harmonies of all the other parts he sang as he went. They had dozens of tracks to mix on only an 8 channel mixer. They often wore tapes out in the playbacks and mixing process, having to transfer what they had so far to another tape so they could continue. An absolute masterpiece of a performance as well as artistic crafting.
Brian, Roger, & Freddie ( Deacon wasn't a singer, though simple back-up is possible ) sang parts, and then it was overdubbed MANY times ( they put a little scene of this in the dramatized movie ). The original first track of the vocals by itself does not sound that great.
In concert, they just ran the tape for that part of the song, as they would've had to hire a full choir and taught them all the parts, just not feasible to do on tour. Then they came out and performed the rest.
yeah,it's only the voice of freddy we hear
@@PatrickVandepitte-s3i I thought Roger actually did sing the very high parts of the vocals?
@@rubydazzler freddy sang all the parts
@@PatrickVandepitte-s3i He called Roger the 'dog whistle' because he could hit those piercing high notes .. so maybe not all the parts?
Once you hear this song, you're changed forever😊
No one can beat Freddie Mercury, he's definitely one of a kind and he certainly made Queen who they were
They all had a pivotal role. Especially Brian May.
IMO Steve perry the best singer of that generation. Voice was incredible
Freddies stage presence was by far the best out of anyone!!! He brought so much energy to it!!
+ Mr. May.
Queen has 4 members and each one contributed to the band in a fantastic and unique way. They each write number 1 hits and Brian May is one of the most distinct and recognised guitarists. So no it’s ignorant to only give Freddie Mercury credit.
This rock-opera song was written by Freddie Mercury and the first person he asked to listen to it was Elton John. Freddie was worried about it and Elton John told him it was brilliant and would be an instant hit. How right he was.
Elton john didn't like the song for many years according to the band
Only thanks to Kenny Everett who played it constantly on the radio. Initially the song was deemed "too long" for commercial radio.
The song is structured like a classical opera... which is what makes it so great.
Exactly a Rock Opera. The 2nd one, the first being Who's Tonmy.
@@sharonmcnally4712 There are many rock operas between 'Tommy' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (I wouldn't call it an opera, but I see your point). Conteporary to 'Tommy' there's 'Orfeo 9', who actually was the first in history to be staged. Then you have 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', and the list goes on and on...
I think that’ll make it played for hundreds of years honestly
Freddie was a professionally trained opera singer. Thank God he took the rock road. RIP FREDDIE No one like him then or since. 🌻🌻✌✌
@@oldeskoolnana7543 Are you joking? Freddie never studied singing properly. Actually in the early days Roger wasn't even sure about him as a singer, because he had a lot of voice but no control, and often he sounded like a sheep. But he kept trying and he learned how to use it, and he bacame the great singer we all know. But he NEVER studie with a teacher.
I'm an older millennial and, for some reason, we heard and knew all the older music. Jazz, Ska blues etc etc etc a century of recorded music. Genius decade after decade. Black musicians created fucking amerocan/modern music. Never got the credit deserved.
Of course, Freddie was a genius. Impossible to ignore the real genius over time, but many were under appreciated in their time.
If this song starts playing in a pub in England … everybody will sing every word. It’s an unofficial national anthem. Freddie is the best. He is very very missed. ❤
If you live in the UK you'll know all the words to this song almost from birth. It's almost like our national anthem
Not wrong there..
That is so true.
I think it should be.
Absolutely 👌
What do you mean "almost"??
The word you are looking for is "harmony." Queen KILLS it on harmony in every song. And this was recorded in 1975...there was no such thing as Auto-tune. They all just have beautiful voices!
@Ken D I thought he was looking for "quartet," because he said "Like duet, but there's four of them." That would be a quartet. But they also are performing a capella (for a while) and singing harmonies, so I think any of us could be correct :)
I think Harmony was the word he was looking for and they are masters of it
@@wallacelambert9308 Roger once said "some DICKHEAD at the New York times said that our harmony was "suspect. " I said, "what a DICKHEAD thing to say!" Read that again, in his voice...HAHA
@Ken D Yes, Freddie did "Love of my Life practically A Capella live, only with Brian strumming a on an acoustic guitar. It's harder to do that than to belt out a song with the whole band playing!
@@KaizerHiwatari He definitely meant quartet, but at right about 01:38 ish, he said "how they are all singing different melodies." That's what I meant about "harmony."
No autotune, nothing but pure unadulterated talent! Legends!
Freddie is definitely on my top 5 greatest of all time list.His vocal is amazing we don't see many with this level of talent.This song is a masterpiece also.
This is a masterpiece. Freddie Mercury (born in Africa and died too young) was a national treasure. And the guitarist, Brian May, was not just a great guitarist, but also is a legit astrophysicist.
Dr. Brian May-Guitar (Astrophysicist), John Deacon-Bass (Electrical Engineer), Roger Taylor-Drums (Bachelor's in Biology), Freddie Mercury-Lead Vocals (Graphic Arts and Design). One of the most epic bands in history. This song is basically a Rock Opera.
Truly an epic song. Freddy Mercury (singer) was the truth man. One of the best rock bands of all time. Check out "Queen - Somebody To Love - HD Live - 1981 Montreal"
What a time to be alive, the 70s and 80s, musically. When singers knew how to sing live and artists were expressing themselves and changing music forever.
60's too.
not as 'real' of music as your parents listened to though, now that took skill and talent that no longer exists. How about great grandparents music? Classical? its almost as if people prefer music they were raised on, but that can't be, only real musicians and singers existed during the 70s and 80s, everything else is fake. /s
@@svenlima there's only a small handful of modern day artists that can hang during that time in the 80s most need autotune now and a team full of writers behind them, no actual talent these days imo.
@@svenlima I am in my middle 60s so 1970s was my era, but I have to agree with you, for every good song in the 70s there was 10 bad ones, same today and every decade, older people just jump on the band waggon of all artists use auto tune, so not true, their are plenty of good artists of all different genres today.
@@svenlima 🤔Don't know if my son would agree with that view 🤣 but I like to keep an open mind about ALL music
This was actually 3 songs in 1. Watch live aid 85 to get the total experience of not only queen but Freddie Mercury. He was a one of a kind singer. He was asked what was his favorite instrument to play? And he said the audience darling. No one will ever come close to him in any life time.
Freddy was unique!! Voice, interpretation, stage presence. I can't explain what it was like to see him live!!! Amazing!! Greetings from Argentina
this is what i love to see is when people first hear this song they got that dumbfounded look on there face cuz this song timeless and "queen just works"
Harmonizing is what’s it called when they all sing together.
i think the word he was looking for was quartet or acapella
@@liminalradiofm7899 I think you’re right with quartet since he mentioned duet.
@@liminalradiofm7899 he meant Harmonizing. U digging too deep
@@OJnni damn aint like im Sherlock Holmes lmao
@@liminalradiofm7899 so then don’t answer genius.
You mentioned the harmony in the opening segment; that was Freddie Mercury, harmonizing with himself. Plus, he's the one who wrote it. He'd been working on three different songs and had the genius inspiration to combine them into this rock opera masterpiece. They have a LOT of songs you'll like and many you'll recognize, but to see them at their best you must watch Queen at Live Aid 1985. You'll see how a real legend can manage a crowd of thousands.
@@RoverWaters ok, I worded it wrong, it's a rock song with an operatic section.
This is fascinating! I've been watching these kinds of You Tube vids for hours, it's 1am as I write, it's amazing to see people who are hearing these songs for the first time nearly 50 years after it came out. I first heard it in 1975 when I was 5 years old, so I can't remember how I felt, so I'm almost envious! It's also great to see that your reactions at certain parts are much the same as mine.
Great music transcends generations, giving joy to all... especially now us oldies who can see the genuine appreciation of younger generations. I loved seeing your induction to one of the greatest showmen to have graced this earth. See Queen at live aid for the masterclass
I've watched 8 hours straight of reactions to one song before. Like this one, IN the Air Toniight and Love by the Dashboard Light, abd, Too Much Heaven. Because they all provoke great reactions. When Barry Gibb hit those first high notes, all the woman go weak in the knees.
As a young person who has been a Queen fan for much of their life it is always awesome to see people's reaction to listening to the transition for the first time.
Queen is an adventure in music...the highs and lows, fast and slows....no auto tune...they are diverse in sound, outstanding harmonies...continue with the early Queen songs like WHITE QUEEN live at Hammersmith, STONE COLD CRAZY...then venture on..videos are good, live performances are a must see like SOMEBODY TO LOVE live at Montreal, UNDER PRESSURE live at Wembley....many hidden gems are COOL CAT (jazzy) and IT'S LATE...
That harmony at the beginning is all Freddie. The video shows them all singing for looks. In the actual recording that is all one guy harmonizing with himself.
The look of wonder on your faces was priceless. Imagine how we felt in 1975 when this was released, a lot of the radio stations refused to play it because it was too long, but a DJ called Kenny Everett who was a friend of the band played it 14 times over the weekend, it went to the top of the charts for 9 weeks and the rest is history. After Freddie's death in 1991 it topped the charts again for a further 5 weeks, over here in the UK we say that it is in our DNA, we are birthed knowing the words to Bho Rap.
The moment at about 9:02 where Freddie's voice melds into Brian's guitar gives me chills every damn time.
You will never experience another truly greater song by Queen then this one in my opinion, written by Freddie a true genius and the greatest frontman ever to be! All their songs are great but this one is very special and in my opinion there is never going to be a band top it, ever! Freddie in himself was unique and the mold was broken never to another talent like his or voice!
"An experience I've never had before" that is what defines art.
Nice🎉🎉🎉🎉
Fun facts Googled:
Bohemian Rhapsody is a six-minute composition, consisting of 6 distinct sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, a guitar solo an operatic passage, a hard rock part, and a reflective outro coda.
The song is one of Freddie Mercury's great mysteries - according to everyone in the band, only he knew truly how it would come together. Only the band knows what Freddie really wrote it about.
In 2002, this came in #1 in the Guinness World Records as Britain's favorite single of all time. John Lennon's "Imagine" was #2, followed by The Beatles' "Hey Jude."
Bo-Rap was voted Song of the Millennium in 2000.
Knowledge and beauty. Great combo :)
@@MuckoMan How kind of you!
Thank you & Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
It was about him coming out as gay, and killing of the person he was pretending to be.
Thank you Jen!!!!!
@@MuckoMan true
Freddie Mercury was such a genius!!!!
Intro : a duet with four is a quartet but this actually a solo, of sorts. This is Freddie's voice polyphonized over multiple tracks (multiple recordings).
Glad you liked the greatest song of all time! Freddie is life! ❤️ From india.
So fun to see you react to these classics like Bohemian, and the legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen! Oh, and they could all sing and write music brilliantly! I love “Don’t Stop me Now” “Somebody to Love”, “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the list goes on! You’re lucky you have decades of magical music to react to that you’ve never heard! Have fun!
Definitely need to react to Fat Bottomed Girls. I love seeing people's reactions to that song. Hilarious!
Don't stop me Now fue catalogada como la canción que inspira más felicidad en el mundo
The silence after the song was over is exactly what I was looking for. You used the word "experience" when describing this song. That means Freddie's mission was complete.
The show much go on is a great song by queen. Especially if you know the story behind it.. ill let you look into it to see if you want to react to it.
Great video you guys!
That opening segment was just Freddie using 5 tracks to harmonize with himself
Back in 1981 hands down one of the best bands I have ever seen live. Forty plus years later I still remember it vividly.
Fun facts: The guitarist got a degree in astrophysics decades later, and has done significant work in science.
I believe he paused his PhD discertation while Queen was popular, and completed it after Freddie's death.
I can't say anything the rest of the comments haven't already said, but long live Queen, Freddie is arguably the best frontman of all time, and this might be the greatest rock song ever recorded.
Easily! Incredible
Yeah I couldn’t agree more, era il piu grande artista secondo me!!
I don't think you could argue he's not.
And of course it didn't hurt having one of the world's greatest guitarists in the band, the amazing Dr Brian May. But tho there have been a lot of imitators, Freddie was a one-off.
Its a bunch of Opera pieces stitched together followed by a rock anthem. Best song ever written. Freddie deserves Nobel prize (if there is one for music) for this one.
I still find it hard to believe, even nearly 50 years later, that there is anyone who hasn’t heard this.
I find it even harder to credit that, after stereo recordings became prevalent in the 70s, and technology gradually progressed until we got 22.2 surround sound, so many people in this generation have hardly even experienced the full stereo experience in music. I blame mobile music devices and Bluetooth speakers. Audiophiles are few and far between these days.
I’ve never ever seen someone not LOVE this song or any Queen song! Talent and good writing transcends everyone
Some songs hit you. Some gloss past you. But very few if any steal your soul for 5 minutes and take you for a ride - for most people on this planet - this is one of them.
It's a masterpiece... over a billion views higher than any other songs by any other groups. Start with this song again but 5 years later LIVE in Montreal...it is also so fire. Then go to their 1st #1 hit in the U.K. KILLER QUEEN...then SOMEBODY TO LOVE, live in Montreal and ANOTHERONE BITES THE DUST , live at Wembley for his voice and showmanship skills...then WHITE QUEEN, live at the Hammersmith Odeon and then for a crazy performance PLAY THE GAME at the Milton Keynes,,, Fire! they have100s of songs in different genres and were voted the best live band of all time. Once you gone down the Queen rabbit hole, treat yourself to what many consider the greatest rock performance of all time = their performance at Live Aid, a concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia in 1985 with all famous bands of the day but Queen stole the show...the press called the high prolonged of Freddie's :the note that was heard around the word...it's 20 minutes but will feel like 5 guaranteed!!!
It's no auto tune real voices hit different. He was an amazing artist.
Queen is a British rock group formed in 1971 consisting of:
Freddie Mercury - Lead vocalist and piano
Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocalist
John Deacon - Bass guitar
Brian May - Lead guitar and vocalist
They were one of the most successful and influential groups of the 20th century. All four of the members of Queen were not only extremely talented musicians but they all were composers of their music. They are the only group in which each member composed a least one song that became a hit single. Bohemian Rhapsody (BoRap) was created by Freddie Mercury.
They produced 15 studio albums and performed concerts all over the world to crowds as large as 250,000. Their 20-minute performance at the worldwide broadcasted Live Aid Concert in 1986 (whose purpose was to raise money to fight the famine and feed the starving in Ethiopia) is considered the best live performance of a musical group ever (and yes, there is a youtube video of it).
You have heard a lot of Queen music (because it is everywhere) but were unaware that it was Queen. Have you heard: "We Will Rock You" (written by Brian May), "Another One Bites The Dust" (written by John Deacon), or "We Are The Champions" (written by Freddie Mercury)? They are all Queen hit songs.
Seeing how 'raptured ' you got, is a delight. Now try going through the hit lists from the fifties on. Queen reached the pinnacle and then broke it down. The progression of rock has been pretty amazing. I've had the luxury of living through all of this and your eye-blinking (yeah, I watched you both) will pass the speed of sound as you relish what was. I hope the banner being passed will result in even BETTER music.
I just listened to this for the first time and it’s really good. I can definitely see why it’s so remembered.
At last, a masterful song from one of the greatest bands.
Great reaction - could actually see you trying to work out what was going on, whilst being blown away by it!
And to think the record company executive didn't want to release it as a single uncut, as they thought it was too long. Radio plays of the full song by one of Freddie Mercury's friends (Kenny Everett) and the rest, as they say, is history. Timeless brilliance.
👑👑👑This is from the mind of genius Freddie Mercury and Queen now do White Queen live at Hammersmith it's mind blowing.
I love seeing your generation react to classic rock. It’s the best music ever! Thank you for keeping it alive.
Harmony...? You only get that with headphones and its cool af! lol. I love the blending of music genres! It was done so artfully! No one had ever done anything like it before! Freddie Mercury was Indian...very light skinned Indian. His family said they didn't believe he would have never gotten as far as he did if he had been dark skinned like them...Idk. But he brought his culture and his love of opera to his music! The way he arranged this music was amazing!!! Before his death he had a dream come true ...to sing in an opera with Soprano Montserrat Caballé! She is an exceptional opera singer and Freddie met with her in 1987. They not only recorded the opera Barcelona but made an entire album together! Freddie was overjoyed...he could not believe..as he put it...the most beautiful voice in the world was singing his music! Freddie and Monserrat performed 'Barcelona' together on October 8, 1988, at La Nit festival in Barcelona to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flag from Seoul. It would sadly be the last performance for Freddie who died in 1991.
I love your reactions. The musical term you seem to be searching for is Harmony… and extreme harmony vocals in an Operatic style. Love watching you discover music.
Cool reaction...there is a reason this song has over a BILLION views...one of the greatest songs ever written by one the best bands in the history of popular music!
This has to be the best known rock song of all-time. Amazed when I see anyone unfamiliar with it! Freddie also did a couple opera pieces
it say its between this, Stairway to Heaven, and Freebird
@@liminalradiofm7899 agreed
The one and only Freddie Mercury, I was fortunate enough to see him and Queen live, A memory of a life time, so many amazing songs! Please check out somebody to love 😊
Always seen this song as an escape, love hearing it, takes you through a rollercoaster of emotions.
Can’t beat listening to it through some good quality headphones in stereo for the full experience. I’ve been lucky enough to grow up to Queens music and it still shocks me that some people out there are only just discovering them!
I remember the first time this was aired on TV. It was on the BBC program Top of the Pops and Queen entered the chart at number one. All these years later I still love to watch it and especially love seeing a younger generation being moved by the song.
I used to love Top of the pops!!!
They were told to make it shorter, they didn't want to do that.
I grew up in England. There was a show called Top of the Pops. I was like five and stayed up late to watch it. They premiered this video - and this was before videos - it has affected me to this day and I’m 50. Never will another band come close to this
Tangent, the Beatles made short films to go with their songs, the idea wasn't new.
You need to check out their song “somebody to love” live in Montreal
This will blow them away! Has to be the next selection.
I adore watching young guys reaction to this incredible masterpiece. I can still remember when it came out, as a Queen follower it blew our minds. One of the greatest as was Freddie, may he RIP. Thanks for the review, glad you were blown-away too ❤️
I love her sitting there in the back, obviously having heard this song before, just seeing you react for the first time at this masterpiece!
This is my favorite band of all time. They are so dynamic, you never know what you will get when you fire up a Queen song but you know it will be great. They hit on every genre and were the trailblazers for many of them. Queen is so good live you will not believe it. Somebody To Love, live at Montreal, White Queen Live at Odeon, Hammersmith 1975.. Queen songs you probably know: We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure. The Queen catalog is huge and fabulous. Check it out, you will not be disappointed. Thanks for a great reaction. Queen Live Aid will give you a taste of how together this band is and the control Freddie Mercury (Frontman, Lead Vocalist, Piano) has over a crowd, they are eating out of his hand. The crowds they pulled in were massive also, up to around 300,000 per show.
QUEEN is beyond talented, & no one word can describe their abilities! Loved your reactions 💙
This guy truly has good reactions, you can see that he is open to listening anything and giving his honest opinion.
Now you have to watch the movie to understand what is happening to him at this time...he knows he is going to die of aids, that's why he pushed this song to masterpiece level. Even going against the executives at the label. They said no one would ever play a six minute song on the air. WRONG
I saw this show at the Wembly Arena in London, in 1980. They were as good live as in the records! During the operatic interlude (Skaramoush) they left the stage and the song continued with colored lights flashing in time to the singing on a stage full of smoke. Then they jumped back onstage to continue the live performance with the Rock n Roll segment...wow!
You just watched the best rock and roll song of all time! This song has stood the test of time and always will. Freddie Mercury wrote the whole song alone. It was three songs in his head and he couldn’t finish any of them and then it came to him. There is no other band that can do all genres of music like Queen. Everyone of the the band has written number one hits and everyone has a college degree. Brian May lead guitar has a PhD in Astrophysics. The talent in this band is unsurpassed. I could go on forever, but check out Live~Aid, the concert has been thought of as one the best live concerts ever!
Great one guys. This is easily one of the three greatest songs in pop history, it's pretty much known by everyone in the free world and since it's release in 1975 has been a staple on FM radio, I can't believe you two have never heard this one. Queen is one of those legendary bands. I remember around 74 when I was sixteen and I heard the name Queen I thought what kinda crap is this, Queen? Little did I know that these guys could rock and went on too maybe be the greatest live band in history too see in concert. I got to see them in Pittsburgh on August 24, 1980 at the Civic Arena. I still have my ticket stub and will always remember that date because my son was born on August August 24, 1994 the same date. The Civic Arena was a legendary building. It opened in 61 or 62 I think and was the first domed arena in the world with a retractable roof. It was the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins and I don't know how many times I saw Mario Lemieux and Jagr (one of the greatest duos in NHL history) play together and then Sidney Crosby and Evgani Malkin play together and are still together and have won 3 Stanley Cups together and then two more from the first two so we have five. Between the Steelers and Pens we are very fortunate here. They tore the Civic Arena down about 9 yrs ago and replaced it which is a shame. I couldn't even begin too list the number of legendary rock stars who performed there. I can tell you that I was fortunate enough too see The Beatles there in September, 1964 when I was 6 yrs old. My birthday was a few weeks before this and I drove my parents crazy that I wanted too see them as my birthday present. I had a regular birthday and then several weeks later my parents gave me an envelope with another birthday card and inside were 4 tickets to the concert my parents and my older sister and I. You had too experience Beatlemania firsthand too realize the craziness of the fans. There were like 12,000 fans which were mostly teenage girls and you could hardly hear anything with all of the screams. I was getting pissed off, I was there too hear The Beatles not thousands of crazy girls. This experience is one of my the fondest memories of my life now. They only toured the US 3 times, 64-66 and only came to Pittsburgh that one time so I feel really lucky too have had that experience. What's funny here is that you have on a Giants shirt and the last live concert in front of an audience they ever performed anywhere in the world was at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.They said goodbye too the insanity of touring after this show and went into the studio and became a studio band after that. I would love too see you two check out the video The Beatles performing "Hey Jude" on the Dick Cavett Show 1968 and the sound and color are great, it's one of those iconic moments in music history. The last three and a half minutes of the song will blow you away. I've seen this reacted to a lot but if it gets blocked check it out on your own time, it's well worth the watch. A very Merry Christmas too the both of you and your little one. Take care and stay safe. 🎄🦌☮️✌️💕
Lol Im dieing over here watching yalls shock face in the middle operatic part 😂
Then it all comes together for you and you realize this damn thing is a masterpiece😎👍🏻
You just listened to one of the greatest male voices in rock, if not the best. Freddie was a beast of a singer. Pure beast.
You know there are alot of channels that you can tell they kind of "act". You guys dont. The reaction is real. Which is cool and much funner to watch than the over the top fake channels.
One thing though, Ive noticed pretty much universally with the authentic reactioj channels: Everyone really loves Queen.
Its nice to see. Ive always known they are awesome. And its good to see young folks realize Queen is the stuff.
A little trivia: The guitarist uses a metal coin as a pick. Which is unusual. One of the ways he gets that biting sound on the guitar.
And I think the word you are looking for is "quartet". And harmony. Melody is the lead. What Freddie sings. The main "tune" of the song. The harmony is done by the other guys. Maybe that helps.
I love seeing the faces of the younger generation discovering old classics. It also brings back my love of these songs that I haven't listened to in a long time
It Was The Biggest Selling Single Of 1975! It Was At Number One For Nine Weeks It Is Over 5 Minutes Long! They Took A Gamble And It Paid Off! It Still Is One Of The Great Rock Anthems Of All Time!
Queen changed rock forever in the 70's, combining their great rock with opera, we truly loved it.
Rock opera...try Meatloaf.
One of the greatest rock songs of all time. When I watched the recent award-winning biopic of the same name, I became even more impressed when I saw what went into the production back before everything was digital. Queen is a legendary band for good reason. RIP, Freddie. Best frontman EVER.
Queen is truly, absolutely one of the greatest bands of all time.
This is an absolute classic. And Freddy Mercury is a legend, often considered the best voice in music ever.
Blows my mind that people can do reaction vids to this song as if they've never come across it before. In the UK (and many other places) it just part of the national psyche. Search here in UA-cam for the crowd spontaneously singing in while waiting at the Green Day cocnert in 2017.
I love watching your reactions. I had a similar one when I heard this song for the first time and I agree, one of the all time best songs. I'm glad you got a chance to hear and appreciate it.
BTW - it's called harmony when multiple voices sing together in varying keys, etc.
"We are the Champions" by Queen, was played at every allstar little league football game and baseball game when my son and daughter were growing up.
Imagine 65,00 singing it in a Soccer Stadium!
Same but they ALWAYS played “we will rock you” at my schools/little league home games before that because it was just, the natural lead up to that song lol. Made for an awkward post game if they lost lost 🤣🤣🤣
Y’all need to watch Somebody To Love live in Montreal
Queen the greatest band ever.
Freddie the greatest front man ever
It's called a quartet
I guess this will be a small aside: Check out the 2017 Green Day concert at Hyde Park in England where 65,000 concert goers (the entire audience) sings every word of Bohemian Rhapsody with no band, no instruments, just the music on the speakers and them. This, 40 yrs after the song came out. I figure many of them had not been born when it came out. A man a mile away from the park said he could hear every word. It is IMHO, a fitting tribute to Freddy Mercury and Queen. It's a moving event, if you understand the contributions Queens music, esp this song, has made to our musical library, and even still does today. RIP Freddy Mercury
You've been Freddie'd! He owned the stage! I was almost (less than a month till I turned) 16 when this came out, and I've loved Queen's music (and Freddie) since then! Also, glad you waited and heard the part of Freddie whispering 'any way the wind blows' and then the gong! A lot of reactioners say something over it, and it is an awesome part! He could do anything with that voice that he wanted to!