There has been a hell of a lot of speculation ever since this song was released upon the world as to what the lyrics mean, no amount of music experts nor your average every day Joe have ever agreed on its meaning, but the majority of people believe that the line "Mama I just killed a man, put a gun against his head pulled my trigger now he's dead" was Freddie Mercury (the lead singer) killing off his former life when he was known as Farrouk Bulsara, and turning into Freddie Mercury full time for the rest of his life. This song was first released in 1975whih was when Freddie was realising that he was a gay man and not bisexual, so there was a lot going on in his personal life. Tragically he was one of the first wave of very well known celebrities (alongside people like Rock Hudson) who caught AIDS and on November 24th 1991 Freddie succumbed to the rigours of it and passed away from an AIDS derived condition
Yes, you need headphones when listening to Queen. Their music is so varied, you’ll be amazed. From Hard Rock (Tie Your Mother Down), to ballads (who Wants to Live Forever,) to country (39), to English music hall (Seaside Rendezvous), to 1920s (Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy), to opera (How Can I Go On - Freddie duets with opera diva, Montserrat Cabelle ‘Mont-ser-ot. Cab-Al-yay’). Welcome to the Queen rabbit hole. I’ll be subscribing if you continue reacting to them. Good luck!
Glad to know you’ll be reacting to more Queen! Come talk to me after…oh…”somebody to love,” live in Montreal. Or…”Now I’m Here” or, “Save Me”, or…oh yeah. “Under Pressure with David Bowie” A mash up tho. They never performed it together live. I’m subscribing. Please don’t disappoint. 👍
Piano, Bass Guitar, Drums/Percussions galore, Guitar like no other. Four magnificent musicians, a glorious voiced Lead singer plus the drummer and guitarist with great voices also. John on Bass says "I can't sing" so we very seldom hear him. All finished college work. Freddie, Lead Singer, Art college...the others, Biology, Engineering and Astrophysics. Roger, drums - BS Biology, John, Bass - ME Engineering and Brian, Guitar - PhD. But they all LOVED music and entertaining. btw - Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody's music and lyrics. All four strenuously worked together to give the world this forever masterpiece in 1975.
First reaction to Queen, and you got it. The great Freddie Mercury always sings with real emotions and connects with his audience. More Queen will grow your channel.
A few fun facts about Queen: * Guitarist Sir Brian May has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and built his electric guitar (Red Special) when he was 17 (with his dad). * Bassist John Deacon has a degree in electronics. He designed and built the amp that Brian sometimes uses to create unique sounds on Red Special. John was also involved in the band’s financial management. * Drummer Roger Taylor has a degree in biology (pre-med). His vocal range is better than most lead singers of other groups. * Lead singer Freddie Mercury has a degree in graphic design. It goes without saying that his vocal range was amazing and he was the best front man of any band. * All four have written #1 hits, and all are members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
This is an iconic song . One for the ages. There is a video of the audience at a Green Day Concert singing along with this on the intercom when the band was not on stage. The whole audience sings every word. Memorized from years of singing along. It is amazing and a testament to the power of this song and this band.
This song came out in 1975. It was on the movie Wayne's World and hit number 1 on the charts for the second time. Queen is legendary. Freddie sings all his songs with such feeling that you can feel it yourself. He sings one of the most beautiful love songs and when people here it it doesn't matter if they are male or female they all wish someone was singing it to them. It's called You take my breath away if you can do a reaction to it please listen to the live performance in Hyde park. He had just written the song and the rest of the band didn't know the song yet so they took a break and so it is sung with just Freddie and his piano and it is amazing. Other songs to listen to from Queen are.... All of them. You won't find a bad one and you will find some that you have heard before but didn't know it was Queen who sand them like We will Rock you and We are the Champions. Other artist to listen to from the 70s which had more talent than all the artists in the last 40 years put together are Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Bee Gees, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, The Who, The Eagles, The Commodores, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chicago, Kansas, Kiss, Boston, Steely Dan, Styx, The Doobie Brothers and hundreds of others great bands from the 70's. The 70's are really good for your subscribers too since those are the days of the boomers which is the largest generation and we are all either retired or getting ready to retire and have more time now to watch young people discover our music. We love watching the looks on your face like you got with this song. It makes us remember the first time we heard it on the radio back in the 70's and brings back great memories plus watching how much you like it which always happens with every reaction with songs like this. I only found you because it was a Queen reaction and I am subscribing since now that you have heard this I am sure you will want more. Thanks for the great reaction. I look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
Yeah!!! The best group of all time with the best frontman ever!!! No one can OR will ever match Freddie Mercurys charisma, stage presence or VOICE. The best voice in history.
Queen is such a special band with its harmonies that you need headphones to listen to all the sounds and vocals. Then you will get the full musical experience offered by Queen with its different musical styles (rock, rap, jazz, gospel, soul, disco, opera, etc.) Thank you!
Queen - greatest band of all time! Please do Somebody To Love live from Montreal, or Under Pressure live from Wembley! Their live performances are better than studio versions! RIP Freddie! ❤️❤️❤️
Iconic song by an iconic band. This song has more than 1.5 billion views and that is just here on UA-cam. Thank you for reacting to this amazing song and band. You have probably heard some Queen songs, you just didn't know it was them. We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure, all Queen songs along with about 200 more songs in their catalog. This song came out in 1975.
@@wavyboyz You will love this band if you love good music. Queen doesn't stick to any particular genre, all four members write and all have very different tastes in music. One thing that is true is that all of their music is excellent.
Oh…and do watch Queen at Live Aid. It was a charity event for famine relief in Africa. Dozens of famous rock stars and bands performed. The event was held in London and Philadelphia and aired, simultaneously, broadcast by 13 satellites to a billion+people. Queen stopped the show and, till today, that performance is called the best rock performance in history. Let’s see if you agree.
1975. This was the FIRST ROCK OPERA and is considered the FIRST MUSIC VIDEO. I got the pleasure of seeing them in 1978. Genius musicians. Loved the reaction!
One of the best spontaneous reactions to this song. Looooove to see new generations discovering wonderful music from "our time". Subscribed! Greetings from Belgium
I can't wait until you've found your way through his amazing singles to Queen's performance at Live Aid 1985, that's a performance that you'll never forget.
Do ALL of Queen, you will know some of their songs. Best band in the world! Each song is different. I recommend you listen to the album tracks then head to Live Queen...they are considered the best live band on earth...
Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of: Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and pianist Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals John Deacon - Bass guitar Queen is an unusual rock band. All four members had amazing musical talent and each of the four members was a successful composer. Queen is the only group in which all members of the band have songs inducted into the Music Hall of Fame. Each member of Queen was a strong and unique individual. They each had different musical tastes, which is probably why Queen's music catalog contains various genres. They wrote and recorded songs that are soft rock, hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock, thrash rock, glam rock, rockabilly, r&b, blues, pop, soul, funk, disco, dance music, jazz, gospel, folk, opera, show tunes, ragtime, etc. They would sometimes combine multiple genres in a single song. "Bohemian Rhapsody" released originally in 1975 is the creation of Freddie Mercury but he never told anyone what he was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Freddie often wrote in metaphors so I would not suggest trying to take these lyrics literally. He wanted listeners to be able to apply to the song whatever meaning it had to them personally. Not what it meant to him. BTW - Freddie did admit that it was composed of three separate songs that he had been working on but could not seem to finish. So he decided to mash them together, adding some transitions and bridges, and created "Bohemian Rhapsody”. "Bohemian Rhapsody" can be broken down into 6 parts: Part I is the "Into". The video image shows the four members of Queen singing and harmonizing the lyrics of the "Intro" in acapella. In reality, it is only Freddie's voice you hear on the recording. Freddie laid down 5 separate tracks of himself singing and harmonizing with himself. (FYI - multi-tracking and overdubbing run rampant in Bohemian Rhapsody.) Next is the "Ballad" portion of the song ('Mama, just killed a man'). Freddie had worked on this song for years but it never had a name. The other members of Queen tentatively titled it "Freddie's Cowboy Song". The lyrist Tim Rice (he wrote the lyrics for "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "Evita", "Alladin", "The Lion King", ...) who was a close friend of Freddie's believes this portion of the song’s lyrics were about Freddie confessing to his fans that he was gay (a radical and scary thing to do in 1975). The third section is the guitar solo. This is the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody not written by Freddie. Freddie told Brian that he wanted a guitar solo in the song and where he wanted it to fit into the song but left it to Brian to create. Brian wanted to have his guitar effectively sing a verse that would inject a different melody. He heard something in his head. He said that he could hear this melody and had no idea where it came from. That melody isn’t anywhere else in the song, but it’s on a familiar chord sequence, so it dovetails in quite nicely. The guitar solo leads to the fourth section the "Operatic" section. Freddie not only loved Rock but he loved Opera. He was always fascinated with the idea of combining rock and opera. It took 3 weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the "Operatic" section was much smaller when they began recording but Freddie kept adding to it. Various lyrics in the "Operatic" section seem to refer to the band: Freddie appears to cast himself as the character, Scaramouche, a stock clown of 16th-century Italian literature who dances around making a fool of himself but speaks the truth. Galileo who was an Italian astrometer, physicist, and engineer definitely refers to Brian (Queen's lead guitarist) who in real life is Dr. Brian May, a scholar with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Figaro refers to the Mozart opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is a subtle way to reference Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) who has a four-octave range vocal span (E2-E6) and was even frequently cited as hitting E5 in live performances while playing the drums. Freddie compared Roger's voice to a dog whistle. The final reference of Magnifico is Queen's bass guitarist, John Deacon, who has a degree in Electrical Engineering. John is the creator of the "Deacy Amp" which when connected to Brian May's homemade guitar (the Red Special) through a treble-booster could produce sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals. Plus he used his knowledge to keep all of Queen's electronics working. It is hard to realize that it is only Freddie, Brian, and Roger singing in the "Operatic" section (John never sang on the records). This was 1975, well before digital recordings and autotune. Recordings were made using 24-track analog tape. The limits of tape made it necessary for the three vocalists to overdub themselves many times and "bounce" these down to successive sub-mixes. Some sections of Bohemian Rhapsody feature 180 separate overdubs! The fifth section is the "Hard Rock" portion. In this section, Freddie sings angry lyrics addressed to an unspecified "you", accusing them of betrayal and abuse and insisting "can't do this to me, baby", before the final lines conclude with him singing, "just gotta get right outta here”. FYI - the "Operatic" and the "Hard Rock" sections of BoRap were featured in a scene in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which the main character and his friends headbang in a car to the rock part. Because of the success of Wayne's World, Bohemian Rhapsody was re-released in the U.S. in 1992 and rose to Number 2 on the Billboard chart. In the sixth and final section, the "Outro" returns back to the "Ballad" to close the circle of the song and ends with the sound of a Chinese gong. Welcome to the world of Queen.
That was an amazing read - Thank you. - You have mentioned John's and Brian's accomplishments outside the music - but they all met in the world of education - Roger ended up with a degree in biology - Freddie had a degree in art and graphic design - - and this new year Brian was honored with a knighthood - so he is now Sir Brian May, CBE, Ph.d.----.
Don't try to analyze the lyrics - they'll never make sense and that was their intention. Just enjoy the journey! The song came out in 1975 - and that video is the very 1st music video ever made. Years before MTV even aired. These guys were legend and so talented. Way ahead of their time.
Freddie (Freddie Mercury, lead singer) was working on writing three very different songs when he had the genius inspiration to combine them into this epic masterpiece. One of the songs was originally going to be titled "The Cowboy Song" which is where the section about having a gun and shooting someone came from. The beautiful harmonies in the first section are actually all Freddie harmonizing with himself on multiple tracks. You should try listening with headphones, otherwise you miss some of the special effects in the song.
Queen's music is its own genre. Their music catalog is huge, and you will find out that you actually know Queen songs, you just never knew they were written and sung by Queen. As an added bonus, your subscriber base will soar, the more Queen videos you play on your channel. The Queen fan base is actually quite a phenomenon.
Great reaction. I remember first hearing this song when I was 14 or 15 back in 75. Now I guarantee you know Queen songs. Listen to Live Aid Queen full version and react. No cheating you will know and love the last two songs!
This was released in 1975 and then again in 1991 (after Freddie's death) and has the unique status as the only song ever to be the UK Christmas No. 1 on more than one occasion. As others have said you should use headphones when listening to official studio tracks, but to really appreciate Queen the live performances are often better, mainly because you get to see talented musicians demonstrate their abilities. But don't ignore the studio releases, some were never performed live (everything post 1986) and those that were are often cut down either in variety or length.
But there are videos of the material after 1986 - - and it is funny and innovative - you will really enjoy it - - it is small movies. You could try "Miracle".
Queen is the greatest rock band to grace the planet and I am subscribing to watch you go down the Queen rabbit hole! I promise - PROMISE they have songs you know well and will floor you when you find out it’s Queen!
I am pretty sure you've heard this band before ... "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions", "Another Bites The Dust", "Under Pressure", etc. ... thanks for reacting to Queen. You can't go wrong with this band! Check out more! I mean: Do yourself a favour and check out more Queen stuff!.
If you have been to or seen any sporting event, you've heard Queen.... we are the champions, Wewill rock you. You just haven't realized it. And somebody to love, live Montreal is the wildest vocal display ever. Way before autotune. Check it out
Queen is my favorite band. The live versions are fire! You are about to embark on an incredible journey. I subscribed, so I can be along for the ride! Let's go! More Queen!
Actually, the opening chorus with '4' singers is just Frddie Mrrcury himself. It was dubbed. This is a Rhapsody, 3 different moods. First, opera, then theatrics, then the drop.
The one that was on the 🎹 his name is Freddie Mercury. He put the group together & the movie that song was Wayne’s World. I think the next song you should do is Under pressure(why ?) because someone took that beat from Queen
I'm new to your youtube channel and I really like your reactions! I just subscribed and activated the bell! I wish you lots of success! message from france
Please don't waste time trying to analysis this, just kick back and enjoy. The only person who truly knew what it was about was Freddie himself and he always refused to say, preferring to leave it to the listener to make their own interpretation. This song was released in 1975 and barely scratches the surface of thier talent. Queen had no genre, they covered everything from rock to jazz, from soul and blues to humorous pastiche, they were and are a band of musical geniuses.
You just reacted to 1 of the greatest all time rock and roll bands. Freddie mercury is 1 of the all time greatest singers. Bohemian rhapsody is known as freddie's song. He says it was originally 3 separate songs that he put together. The vision and meaning of the song all exist in Freddy's head. Bohemian rhapsody is considered the best rock and roll song For a variety of Reasons1 of the most important being that the song has no repeating chorus. Rhapsody refers to a song in more than 2 movements, sections, Usually An emotional nature. The song starts as a cappella then ballad then rock Then operatte And coda or outre. The record company did not want to release the song because they didn't think a radio station would play a 6 minutes song much less people listen to it. Also it contains the word bismillah which is the 1st word in the crayon The record company did not want to release the song because they didn't think a radio station would play a 6 minutes song much less people listen to it. Also it contains the word bismillah which is the 1st word in the qur'an and Means in the name of Allah. This was put in as a nod to freddie's mother. They are from Zanzibar which has a large Muslim Population. Queen stuck to their guns and Bohemian rhapsody as we know it was released. The Video and song was released In 1975. There was no autotune or synthesizers just pure unadulterated talent. For queen You should listen to their live performances over studio with the exception of bohemian Bohemian rhapsody. Sadly Freddy passed away in 1991 from AIDS. The band still performs With Adam Lambert from American idol fronting The band. The Name the band uses is Queen + Adam Lambert. It is worth your effort to watch their live performance of bohemian rhapsody. It's very very touching. As far as the meaning of the song well we could be here forever. The next queen song to react to is somebody to love live Montreal 1981. If you are reacting to queen it is a must to do there Live aid performance in 1985. It is considered the best ever. Freddie had a way of reaching out to the audience and making each person feel as if he was singing directly to them.
The three parts of the song are defined as the Crime, the Trial and the Redemption. It has been speculated that the song was about Freddie coming to terms with his sexuality. IDK. That's just the 55 year folklore. Not my problem. Freddie was a super talent regardless of his sexuality. Don't care about that. Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Decon. Absolutely unattainable.
Ok… Wonderful. I have been looking for a great Queen Reactor and your it!! Now, if you would like to get to know the boys do Live Aid , known as te greatest 18 minutes in our history. It will give you a little taste of what you’ve been missing your whole life . This is a masterpiece , Around the world. Inducted as the greatest in British history. This is also Freddie’s coming out song , as told by Peter Freestone , Freddie’s personal assistant. ENJOY❤
@@wavyboyz I promise you, if you continue to do Queen you will jump to 3,000 more subs in no time and keep on climbing. Us Queenies are in the millions .😁❤️They do all genres and some you never heard of.
Bohemian Rhapsody is pronounced; Bo-he-me-an Rap-sad-ee. There is a bit of trickery going on, at the beginning, all of the voices heard are Freddie Mercury, he just over dubbed himself several times, the others just played along.
I honestly do not understand why this song has not been heard. Lol if you have been anywhere near a pool hall in the last 30 years you have been exposed to this Rock Opera
I like how you pretended to be a conductor of an orchestra because this song is Rock Opera from their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. Queen and The Who both are bands from England who did Rock Opera albums in the 70's.
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There has been a hell of a lot of speculation ever since this song was released upon the world as to what the lyrics mean, no amount of music experts nor your average every day Joe have ever agreed on its meaning, but the majority of people believe that the line "Mama I just killed a man, put a gun against his head pulled my trigger now he's dead" was Freddie Mercury (the lead singer) killing off his former life when he was known as Farrouk Bulsara, and turning into Freddie Mercury full time for the rest of his life. This song was first released in 1975whih was when Freddie was realising that he was a gay man and not bisexual, so there was a lot going on in his personal life. Tragically he was one of the first wave of very well known celebrities (alongside people like Rock Hudson) who caught AIDS and on November 24th 1991 Freddie succumbed to the rigours of it and passed away from an AIDS derived condition
Yes, you need headphones when listening to Queen. Their music is so varied, you’ll be amazed. From Hard Rock (Tie Your Mother Down), to ballads (who Wants to Live Forever,) to country (39), to English music hall (Seaside Rendezvous), to 1920s (Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy), to opera (How Can I Go On - Freddie duets with opera diva, Montserrat Cabelle ‘Mont-ser-ot. Cab-Al-yay’). Welcome to the Queen rabbit hole. I’ll be subscribing if you continue reacting to them. Good luck!
I will for sure continue reacting to them cause there music is amazing
New sub for more Queen and Freddie. Best band. Best singer. Best front man.
Glad to know you’ll be reacting to more Queen! Come talk to me after…oh…”somebody to love,” live in Montreal. Or…”Now I’m Here” or, “Save Me”, or…oh yeah. “Under Pressure with David Bowie” A mash up tho. They never performed it together live. I’m subscribing. Please don’t disappoint. 👍
Piano, Bass Guitar, Drums/Percussions galore, Guitar like no other. Four magnificent musicians, a glorious voiced Lead singer plus the drummer and guitarist with great voices also. John on Bass says "I can't sing" so we very seldom hear him. All finished college work. Freddie, Lead Singer, Art college...the others, Biology, Engineering and Astrophysics. Roger, drums - BS Biology, John, Bass - ME Engineering and Brian, Guitar - PhD. But they all LOVED music and entertaining. btw - Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody's music and lyrics. All four strenuously worked together to give the world this forever masterpiece in 1975.
Freddie said” if you want to know me , I’m all in the songs. It’s all there “
First reaction to Queen, and you got it. The great Freddie Mercury always sings with real emotions and connects with his audience.
More Queen will grow your channel.
I will for sure do more to them I love his music already 🔥🔥
A few fun facts about Queen:
* Guitarist Sir Brian May has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and built his electric guitar (Red Special) when he was 17 (with his dad).
* Bassist John Deacon has a degree in electronics. He designed and built the amp that Brian sometimes uses to create unique sounds on Red Special. John was also involved in the band’s financial management.
* Drummer Roger Taylor has a degree in biology (pre-med). His vocal range is better than most lead singers of other groups.
* Lead singer Freddie Mercury has a degree in graphic design. It goes without saying that his vocal range was amazing and he was the best front man of any band.
* All four have written #1 hits, and all are members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Thank you for the knowledge of them I am definitely gonna react to more of there music now
You know Queen's music.
"We will rock you "
"We are the champions "
"Another one bites the dust "
Released in 1975 and considered the first ever music video. Years before MTV.
This is an iconic song . One for the ages. There is a video of the audience at a Green Day Concert singing along with this on the intercom when the band was not on stage. The whole audience sings every word. Memorized from years of singing along. It is amazing and a testament to the power of this song and this band.
This song came out in 1975. It was on the movie Wayne's World and hit number 1 on the charts for the second time. Queen is legendary. Freddie sings all his songs with such feeling that you can feel it yourself. He sings one of the most beautiful love songs and when people here it it doesn't matter if they are male or female they all wish someone was singing it to them. It's called You take my breath away if you can do a reaction to it please listen to the live performance in Hyde park. He had just written the song and the rest of the band didn't know the song yet so they took a break and so it is sung with just Freddie and his piano and it is amazing. Other songs to listen to from Queen are.... All of them. You won't find a bad one and you will find some that you have heard before but didn't know it was Queen who sand them like We will Rock you and We are the Champions. Other artist to listen to from the 70s which had more talent than all the artists in the last 40 years put together are Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Bee Gees, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, The Who, The Eagles, The Commodores, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chicago, Kansas, Kiss, Boston, Steely Dan, Styx, The Doobie Brothers and hundreds of others great bands from the 70's. The 70's are really good for your subscribers too since those are the days of the boomers which is the largest generation and we are all either retired or getting ready to retire and have more time now to watch young people discover our music. We love watching the looks on your face like you got with this song. It makes us remember the first time we heard it on the radio back in the 70's and brings back great memories plus watching how much you like it which always happens with every reaction with songs like this. I only found you because it was a Queen reaction and I am subscribing since now that you have heard this I am sure you will want more. Thanks for the great reaction. I look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
Yes.. I'll listen to any queen reaction that shows up.
Yeah!!!
The best group of all time with the best frontman ever!!!
No one can OR will ever match Freddie Mercurys charisma, stage presence or VOICE. The best voice in history.
The best song I’ve ever heard
Queen is such a special band with its harmonies that you need headphones to listen to all the sounds and vocals. Then you will get the full musical experience offered by Queen with its different musical styles (rock, rap, jazz, gospel, soul, disco, opera, etc.) Thank you!
Trust me I’ve already listened to this song with headphones an it was amazing 😆
Queen - greatest band of all time! Please do Somebody To Love live from Montreal, or Under Pressure live from Wembley! Their live performances are better than studio versions! RIP Freddie! ❤️❤️❤️
I will do more I like there music a lot already off this one song
Iconic song by an iconic band. This song has more than 1.5 billion views and that is just here on UA-cam. Thank you for reacting to this amazing song and band. You have probably heard some Queen songs, you just didn't know it was them. We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure, all Queen songs along with about 200 more songs in their catalog. This song came out in 1975.
Ok now I know I’ve heard some of there music now that you bring those names up this band was amazing I’m gonna do more of there videos
@@wavyboyz You will love this band if you love good music. Queen doesn't stick to any particular genre, all four members write and all have very different tastes in music. One thing that is true is that all of their music is excellent.
This song/music video was released in 1975. The clothes and hair are glam rock style.
They was before there time 1975 this song was amazing 🔥🔥
Freddie Mercury was probably one of the greatest singers in music especially rock!!!
Oh…and do watch Queen at Live Aid. It was a charity event for famine relief in Africa. Dozens of famous rock stars and bands performed. The event was held in London and Philadelphia and aired, simultaneously, broadcast by 13 satellites to a billion+people. Queen stopped the show and, till today, that performance is called the best rock performance in history. Let’s see if you agree.
1975. This was the FIRST ROCK OPERA and is considered the FIRST MUSIC VIDEO. I got the pleasure of seeing them in 1978. Genius musicians. Loved the reaction!
One of the best spontaneous reactions to this song. Looooove to see new generations discovering wonderful music from "our time". Subscribed! Greetings from Belgium
I can't wait until you've found your way through his amazing singles to Queen's performance at Live Aid 1985, that's a performance that you'll never forget.
You really have to listen to this one with headphones it is a trip
Do ALL of Queen, you will know some of their songs. Best band in the world! Each song is different. I recommend you listen to the album tracks then head to Live Queen...they are considered the best live band on earth...
This video was just iconic they were ahead of there time
i believe this came out in 75. i remember it from college.
Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of:
Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and pianist
Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals
Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals
John Deacon - Bass guitar
Queen is an unusual rock band. All four members had amazing musical talent and each of the four members was a successful composer. Queen is the only group in which all members of the band have songs inducted into the Music Hall of Fame.
Each member of Queen was a strong and unique individual. They each had different musical tastes, which is probably why Queen's music catalog contains various genres. They wrote and recorded songs that are soft rock, hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock, thrash rock, glam rock, rockabilly, r&b, blues, pop, soul, funk, disco, dance music, jazz, gospel, folk, opera, show tunes, ragtime, etc. They would sometimes combine multiple genres in a single song.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" released originally in 1975 is the creation of Freddie Mercury but he never told anyone what he was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Freddie often wrote in metaphors so I would not suggest trying to take these lyrics literally. He wanted listeners to be able to apply to the song whatever meaning it had to them personally. Not what it meant to him.
BTW - Freddie did admit that it was composed of three separate songs that he had been working on but could not seem to finish. So he decided to mash them together, adding some transitions and bridges, and created "Bohemian Rhapsody”.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" can be broken down into 6 parts:
Part I is the "Into". The video image shows the four members of Queen singing and harmonizing the lyrics of the "Intro" in acapella. In reality, it is only Freddie's voice you hear on the recording. Freddie laid down 5 separate tracks of himself singing and harmonizing with himself. (FYI - multi-tracking and overdubbing run rampant in Bohemian Rhapsody.)
Next is the "Ballad" portion of the song ('Mama, just killed a man'). Freddie had worked on this song for years but it never had a name. The other members of Queen tentatively titled it "Freddie's Cowboy Song". The lyrist Tim Rice (he wrote the lyrics for "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "Evita", "Alladin", "The Lion King", ...) who was a close friend of Freddie's believes this portion of the song’s lyrics were about Freddie confessing to his fans that he was gay (a radical and scary thing to do in 1975).
The third section is the guitar solo. This is the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody not written by Freddie. Freddie told Brian that he wanted a guitar solo in the song and where he wanted it to fit into the song but left it to Brian to create. Brian wanted to have his guitar effectively sing a verse that would inject a different melody. He heard something in his head. He said that he could hear this melody and had no idea where it came from. That melody isn’t anywhere else in the song, but it’s on a familiar chord sequence, so it dovetails in quite nicely.
The guitar solo leads to the fourth section the "Operatic" section. Freddie not only loved Rock but he loved Opera. He was always fascinated with the idea of combining rock and opera. It took 3 weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the "Operatic" section was much smaller when they began recording but Freddie kept adding to it.
Various lyrics in the "Operatic" section seem to refer to the band:
Freddie appears to cast himself as the character, Scaramouche, a stock clown of 16th-century Italian literature who dances around making a fool of himself but speaks the truth.
Galileo who was an Italian astrometer, physicist, and engineer definitely refers to Brian (Queen's lead guitarist) who in real life is Dr. Brian May, a scholar with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics.
Figaro refers to the Mozart opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is a subtle way to reference Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) who has a four-octave range vocal span (E2-E6) and was even frequently cited as hitting E5 in live performances while playing the drums. Freddie compared Roger's voice to a dog whistle.
The final reference of Magnifico is Queen's bass guitarist, John Deacon, who has a degree in Electrical Engineering. John is the creator of the "Deacy Amp" which when connected to Brian May's homemade guitar (the Red Special) through a treble-booster could produce sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals. Plus he used his knowledge to keep all of Queen's electronics working.
It is hard to realize that it is only Freddie, Brian, and Roger singing in the "Operatic" section (John never sang on the records). This was 1975, well before digital recordings and autotune. Recordings were made using 24-track analog tape. The limits of tape made it necessary for the three vocalists to overdub themselves many times and "bounce" these down to successive sub-mixes. Some sections of Bohemian Rhapsody feature 180 separate overdubs!
The fifth section is the "Hard Rock" portion. In this section, Freddie sings angry lyrics addressed to an unspecified "you", accusing them of betrayal and abuse and insisting "can't do this to me, baby", before the final lines conclude with him singing, "just gotta get right outta here”.
FYI - the "Operatic" and the "Hard Rock" sections of BoRap were featured in a scene in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which the main character and his friends headbang in a car to the rock part. Because of the success of Wayne's World, Bohemian Rhapsody was re-released in the U.S. in 1992 and rose to Number 2 on the Billboard chart.
In the sixth and final section, the "Outro" returns back to the "Ballad" to close the circle of the song and ends with the sound of a Chinese gong.
Welcome to the world of Queen.
That was an amazing read - Thank you. - You have mentioned John's and Brian's accomplishments outside the music - but they all met in the world of education - Roger ended up with a degree in biology - Freddie had a degree in art and graphic design - - and this new year Brian was honored with a knighthood - so he is now Sir Brian May, CBE, Ph.d.----.
Queen =Legend Freddie was talking about living and dying with Aids. This song was very personal. RIP a Freddie ❤
Bohemian Rhapsody is a song I've always said should come with a seatbelt advisory. You are going on a trip.
I’m gonna for sure add that to the list
Don't try to analyze the lyrics - they'll never make sense and that was their intention. Just enjoy the journey! The song came out in 1975 - and that video is the very 1st music video ever made. Years before MTV even aired. These guys were legend and so talented. Way ahead of their time.
You are right it made no sense it was just a vibe the whole song
@@wavyboyz And went to #1 I the charts for 9 consecutive weeks!
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Freddie (Freddie Mercury, lead singer) was working on writing three very different songs when he had the genius inspiration to combine them into this epic masterpiece. One of the songs was originally going to be titled "The Cowboy Song" which is where the section about having a gun and shooting someone came from. The beautiful harmonies in the first section are actually all Freddie harmonizing with himself on multiple tracks. You should try listening with headphones, otherwise you miss some of the special effects in the song.
This is known as the best song ever.
This song is the most downloaded song in the 20th century.
I can see why it’s fire 🔥
Queen's music is its own genre. Their music catalog is huge, and you will find out that you actually know Queen songs, you just never knew they were written and sung by Queen. As an added bonus, your subscriber base will soar, the more Queen videos you play on your channel. The Queen fan base is actually quite a phenomenon.
It came out October 1975, I was 12 and listening to them. 5 older siblings 😂, great influence
Freddie loved opera.
Bohemian Rhapsody is the first Queen song I ever heard when I was 6 years old back in 1976. I love their music ❤
I’m 27 lol just now hearing it 😂
How can anyone possibly not know who Queen is or never heard this amazing song. Absolutely impossible
Great reaction. I remember first hearing this song when I was 14 or 15 back in 75. Now I guarantee you know Queen songs. Listen to Live Aid Queen full version and react. No cheating you will know and love the last two songs!
The absolute best song that has ever been written!!!!
They use this song for many things. Glad you enjoyed them. Freddie and Queen are the best
This was released in 1975 and then again in 1991 (after Freddie's death) and has the unique status as the only song ever to be the UK Christmas No. 1 on more than one occasion.
As others have said you should use headphones when listening to official studio tracks, but to really appreciate Queen the live performances are often better, mainly because you get to see talented musicians demonstrate their abilities.
But don't ignore the studio releases, some were never performed live (everything post 1986) and those that were are often cut down either in variety or length.
But there are videos of the material after 1986 - - and it is funny and innovative - you will really enjoy it - - it is small movies. You could try "Miracle".
BEST BAND EVER.
YOU NEED TO WATCH THE MOVIE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE MEANING BEHIND EVERYTHING.
THE HEAD SINGER FREDDIE MERCURY WROTE THIS SONG.
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M A G N I F I C O OOOOOOO❤❤❤OH MAMA MIA,MAMA MIA......FREDDY ....THANKS FOR THIS EXPIRIENCE.UNFORGETTBLE❤THANKS THE Q U E E N 👑👑👑
Queen is the greatest rock band to grace the planet and I am subscribing to watch you go down the Queen rabbit hole! I promise - PROMISE they have songs you know well and will floor you when you find out it’s Queen!
Thank you for the sub an I’m ready 😆
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I am pretty sure you've heard this band before ... "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions", "Another Bites The Dust", "Under Pressure", etc. ... thanks for reacting to Queen. You can't go wrong with this band! Check out more! I mean: Do yourself a favour and check out more Queen stuff!.
Me and my daughter sing this in the car when it comes on and have for years, I'm 60 and she's in her 30's
Queen is superturboawsome!
Somebody To Love, live from Montreal 1981
If you have been to or seen any sporting event, you've heard Queen.... we are the champions, Wewill rock you. You just haven't realized it. And somebody to love, live Montreal is the wildest vocal display ever. Way before autotune. Check it out
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Welcome to Queen ❤
Queen is my favorite band. The live versions are fire! You are about to embark on an incredible journey.
I subscribed, so I can be along for the ride! Let's go! More Queen!
Thank you for subbing an I’m ready for the journey now 😆😆😆
Yes for sure hear it in headphones!! Lmao!! High is goid my guy!!❤❤
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Queen 1981 live Montreal “Somebody To Love” and 1985 Live Aid performanc
Bohemian Rhapsody needs headphones to get the full effect.
This track is iconic and way before it's time.
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Listen this Song live in montreall 1982 Is very strong live Queen the best in the universe
Your pupper got me with that well-timed yelp! 😂 Oh, and I bet you remember the operatic bit from the car scene in the Wayne's World film? 😊
Actually, the opening chorus with '4' singers is just Frddie Mrrcury himself. It was dubbed. This is a Rhapsody, 3 different moods. First, opera, then theatrics, then the drop.
You have to do more queen songs
Sombody to love live in montreal is one of the best
I reacted to that own it’s on my channel now 😆😆
It's a story...beginning he's telling his mom he killed someone, getting caught, then the trial, then him reacting to the guilty verdict
Somebody to love - Montreal 1981. With headphones!
This guys needs to listen to some Fat Bottomed Girls and some Somebody to Love !
Send me some drop the links so I can check them out
Love your reaction!!
Thank you 🙏🏽 more Reaction coming
The one that was on the 🎹 his name is Freddie Mercury. He put the group together & the movie that song was Wayne’s World. I think the next song you should do is Under pressure(why ?) because someone took that beat from Queen
Wonderful reaction video! Would love to see more of your content!
Thank you an I will be doing more reaction to queen very soon 🔥🔥
Montreal Somebody to love ftw
Released for Christmas 1975 UK numbr 8 weeks +. Try Someone to Love live at Montreal 1981, it will blown your mind. Steve
We love queen and now you do. You need headphones though
I for sure need headphones to listen to the song over an over again cause it’s that good
Suprise. A masterpiece e of genres.
I think his dog likes it too
This was Queen's was notable and popular song released in 1975. It was partly influenced by the 1971 song Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
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Please don't waste time trying to analysis this, just kick back and enjoy. The only person who truly knew what it was about was Freddie himself and he always refused to say, preferring to leave it to the listener to make their own interpretation. This song was released in 1975 and barely scratches the surface of thier talent. Queen had no genre, they covered everything from rock to jazz, from soul and blues to humorous pastiche, they were and are a band of musical geniuses.
😆😆your right ima just kick back an listen
Queens rock opera
You just reacted to 1 of the greatest all time rock and roll bands. Freddie mercury is 1 of the all time greatest singers. Bohemian rhapsody is known as freddie's song. He says it was originally 3 separate songs that he put together. The vision and meaning of the song all exist in Freddy's head. Bohemian rhapsody is considered the best rock and roll song For a variety of Reasons1 of the most important being that the song has no repeating chorus. Rhapsody refers to a song in more than 2 movements, sections, Usually An emotional nature. The song starts as a cappella then ballad then rock Then operatte And coda or outre.
The record company did not want to release the song because they didn't think a radio station would play a 6 minutes song much less people listen to it. Also it contains the word bismillah which is the 1st word in the crayon The record company did not want to release the song because they didn't think a radio station would play a 6 minutes song much less people listen to it. Also it contains the word bismillah which is the 1st word in the qur'an and Means in the name of Allah. This was put in as a nod to freddie's mother. They are from Zanzibar which has a large Muslim Population. Queen stuck to their guns and Bohemian rhapsody as we know it was released. The Video and song was released In 1975. There was no autotune or synthesizers just pure unadulterated talent. For queen You should listen to their live performances over studio with the exception of bohemian Bohemian rhapsody. Sadly Freddy passed away in 1991 from AIDS. The band still performs With Adam Lambert from American idol fronting The band. The Name the band uses is Queen + Adam Lambert. It is worth your effort to watch their live performance of bohemian rhapsody. It's very very touching. As far as the meaning of the song well we could be here forever.
The next queen song to react to is somebody to love live Montreal 1981. If you are reacting to queen it is a must to do there Live aid performance in 1985. It is considered the best ever. Freddie had a way of reaching out to the audience and making each person feel as if he was singing directly to them.
Somebody to love - live Montreal
5:51 Brian May wrote the guitar solo
Welcome To A Whole New World!!
Thank you 🙏🏽
I like you because your dog obviously loves you
My dog loves me for sure 😆
The three parts of the song are defined as the Crime, the Trial and the Redemption. It has been speculated that the song was about Freddie coming to terms with his sexuality. IDK. That's just the 55 year folklore. Not my problem. Freddie was a super talent regardless of his sexuality. Don't care about that. Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Decon. Absolutely unattainable.
He is amazing for my first time I am definitely a fan now
That song came out in 1975
The majority of “70’s songs were a story.
Okay, you're a gorgeous young man. You remind me a little bit of my late husband from 20 years ago. Thank you for doing this reaction video.
I appreciate you thank you 🙏🏽
A sexy man and a cute dog listening to Queen…what more could a gal possibly want? Please keep reacting!!!
Aww thank you I truly appreciate that 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️
That went south real quick 😂
Lol 😂
You are fine too! Just had to say it!!!!💥
Ok… Wonderful. I have been looking for a great Queen Reactor and your it!! Now, if you would like to get to know the boys do
Live Aid , known as te greatest 18 minutes in our history. It will give you a little taste of what you’ve been missing your whole life .
This is a masterpiece , Around the world. Inducted as the greatest in British history. This is also Freddie’s coming out song , as told by Peter Freestone , Freddie’s personal assistant.
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I love there music I’m for sure now a big fan off this one Reaction more videos will be coming soon 😆😆
@@wavyboyz I promise you, if you continue to do Queen you will jump to 3,000 more subs in no time and keep on climbing. Us Queenies are in the millions .😁❤️They do all genres and some you never heard of.
Bohemian Rhapsody is pronounced; Bo-he-me-an Rap-sad-ee.
There is a bit of trickery going on, at the beginning, all of the voices heard are Freddie Mercury, he just over dubbed himself several times, the others just played along.
Released in 1975
you definitely need headphones.
I have the song on my playlist I’ve listened to it a lot today
I honestly do not understand why this song has not been heard. Lol if you have been anywhere near a pool hall in the last 30 years you have been exposed to this Rock Opera
React to keep yourself alive Montréal 1981
It's super charged hot
Supposedly his coming out song.
You should come
I like how you pretended to be a conductor of an orchestra because this song is Rock Opera from their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. Queen and The Who both are bands from England who did Rock Opera albums in the 70's.
Please don’t stop during guitar solo
My apologies 🙏🏽🙏🏽 it was just so good I had to
I believe this song was also in Suicide Squad
Fat bottomed girls is still the song played at an Alaskan Midnight Sun race 😆😁