I'd like to stress that autotune =/= bad. Prime example being Nikes by Frank Ocean. Look up the version without autotune. He has hell of a voice. Another example being Mississippi by Kevin Abstract. He's not even singing on the track. It's simply there for the sound. It goes perfectly with the instrumental.
Joshuca I love your point, while I do hate autotune, I just feel like only some people need it. One artist Charlie Puth has perfect pitch so he won’t have to use autotune.
@The Un-Known Musician dont agree and why and the others first of all without john deacon the band couldnt have succeded so plz pay some respect to him and its not other(s) cuz its only john left
@@lalchhanhima5365 Well no one knew it would be a legendary song at the time. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin said the same about Stairway To Heaven, that people originally assumed that audiences would be bored by it.
Freddie put the journey of the hero inside of a music! We first here an introduction. Then we hear the hero in the normal world where he is ordinary and sad. When the operatic section comes is when the hero enter the special world where he discover new things and challenges. The rock section is the climax. And finally the outro, it's when the hero returns to the normal world but now completely changed. Freddie was a freaking genius!
Yes just Freddy.. didn't like the middle of the song when they all saying in with that Opera whenever it came on the radio I had to turn it off I couldn't bear to hear that middle part of the song ... Guess I hate Opera that much. Screaming
I love this man so much! His voice calms my anxiety...when he's off-pitch I love him more, it reminds me he was human after all...Superhuman that is! Thanks for this.
Nina Definitely. He did have A couple vocal blunders, but it’s not like he was putting everything he had into that at the moment. I heard their free-concerts in Hyde Park, and I couldn’t believe how beautiful his voice was back then and it’s been so long I had forgotten. With age, Freddie Mercury had a little bit of a growl to his voice at times and his vocals became much stronger and more powerful! Freddie Mercury is by far the best male front man and band vocalist of all time. I was looking at a top 10 on UA-cam and they had Freddie Mercury listed as number two and Robert Plant listed as number one. I disagree and I think it’s the other way around. Robert Plant was good looking to those women and he did have a good voice, but even his voice was not Close to perfect like Freddie Mercury’s. As a front man, Freddie Mercury had it all and then some. In the 1970s earlier on, people didn’t know what to think of his kind of performing but then towards the late 70s & 1980s people loved it! The performances became huge with their “news of the world” album.
@@montereyharris1277 I agree! Robert Plant has a great voice, but so far from Freddie's. You can see how difficult it was to Robert Plant to sing Innuendo at Freddie's Tribute Concert.
I closed my eyes and imagined a scene of them all, standing in front of Freddie and his piano as he plays to them, reacting to what they're hearing. John, standing there with his hands on his hips, gives a little smirk. With his hands in his pockets, Roger looks at Brian and smiles showing his teeth. Brian looks at Roger then looks back at Freddie and chuckles under his breath with one hand under his elbow and his other hand on his chin, thinking. All 3 of them look at each other smiling, watching their best friend play in front of them. Freddie finishes and asks "well, what do you think?". Brian, in his innocent British accent, says "yeah it's good". Freddie replies "good darling? I think it's a bloody masterpiece". Roger, in his rough high pitched voice "I like it Fred". And John, in his soft voice, "I think it's perfect". Freddie, in his excitement gives a big smile to the other 3, showing his teeth. They all chuckle amongst themselves, thinking of the potential it has and what is yet to come.
Thank you darling I love every single one of you guys and just know that im looking down at you guys and Im just happy that I bring happiness to this beautiful world have an amazing day.
Kiko Imamura we are lucky to hear someone that made it to the fame, many geniuses in music, but not many make it, many make it, but are not real talents, its rare that a real talent find a team like queen, a band full of geniuses all convine, amazing
Criss, just to remember, this is an imaginary scene. Freddie wasn't really presenting the song for the first time. But, in fact, while editing, I did think of including comments from Brian, Roger and John extracted from different interviews they did. However, I came to realize that it would fake the edition and I just decided to maintain only what is original in the recording of BoRhap. And in the end, I prefer to leave it to each one of you to imagine what may have been their reaction to first hearing BoRhap... But I bet they were mesmerized by it (as anyone probably is.... :-)
Have you heard Freddie singing Rhapsody, supposedly drunk? In Osaka, apparently... there are a few versions of it on UA-cam. He seems to struggle slightly in the first verse - wait till you hear him utterly smash verse 2. His "I’ve got to gOOOooO’ is epic
Tik you said you felt Billie Jean was more iconic which is why I brought up those songs..... because they’re probably more iconic and well known. Anywho have a good day.
4:16 - 4:33 this part sounds me so familiar, I would swear I've heard that in Bohemian Rhapsody movie, when Freddie is in his bedroom playing the piano
This is so good. Thanks for taking the time out n doing it. Freddie said "don't make it boring" n I can listen to this piece for days without getting bored ever.
So happy you liked it! I totally agree with you! Heard it all so many times while editing, even in the final stages, checking every tiny detail, and it was never boring! And it will never be! It's so wonderful!
Very well done Kiko! Especially because of the out of tune bits. They make the experience of what you're trying to present much more realistic and touching. The idea really got to me as if this was actually the version he played for Brian, Roger, John and Roy Thomas for the very first time. His vulnerable voice singing this absolute masterpiece......Absolutely brilliantly put together!!
Thank you for that! I've always enjoyed hearing some of the alternative or raw audio from exquisite songs that have commercial success. Freddie was a virtuoso!
Now that I'm hearing this at this level, I can see how Roger's high vocal range played on this song and in fact on other Queen songs as well. I've always thought it was Freddie doing all or at least most of the high end vocal work but now we know it was Roger doing all the high end vocal parts this whole time with Freddie flying under the radar unnoticed. That is just freakin' awesome. So this wasn't just a Freddie thing but a major group effort from all the participants.
i love the way you placed in only the instrumental of the song, sometimes hearing only the piano and instruments are so soft, freddie’s voice is amazing, but the piano is amazing 🥺
@@helgo7156 Whats wrong with wishing a guy whos passed on to rest in peace? Its not about trying to tell everyone hes dead. Its human decency. Get over yourself.
Any chance of somebody to love because that was even more complexed, and doesn't get the proper recognition it deserves, apart from us queenies. But this is mighty fine work!
Those opening bars at 1:57 are the ones Dr. May was discussing on IG with fans a couple of months ago. This was how Freddie intended the beginning to go, but it's been "corrupted" (that's too strong a word, but anyway) -- it's EVOLVED a little over time in our ears to what we "hear" today. What I mean by that is the available sheet music simply does not follow what we hear in this version. In short, Freddie "starts on 1" here but that's not the way most of us "hear it" today nor how today's sheet music scores (for piano) present it to us. Sorry for the intense detail. This early version just corroborates the conversation in a way I hadn't heard it before. Way to go, BM! (Thanks!)
Dear Janet! Great that you mentioned that discussion! I had completely forgotten that! I hadn't noticed (as you very cleverly did) that this edition confirms that Freddie starts the song on "1"!!! Amazing! And that specially because, by the time of that discussion, I did had in my mind that the song started after "1". Really amazing! Thanks for bringing that up again! :-)
@@kikoimamura It was pretty special to be in that kind of IG discussion with Brian May who "heard it" and "recorded it" just like Freddie sings it here. And weird to think we're all playing it on piano ever so slightly wrong. (Sort of. Hard to explain.) It felt oddly like going back in time and sitting with the band and saying, "Yeah, so what's going on here in this spot?" And then getting an answer. I had to pinch myself.
My Granny (who would be 140 now) flew off her rocking chair when Queen boomed thru her hearing aids with Bohemian Rhapsody! Coming from the Victorian age she was mesmerised with this mastered band Queen! Thank you for sharing🙏💕
It’s amazing he had this floating around in his head for years. He is a master on the piano. How he considered himself a substandard musician on the piano I’ll never know. Miss you Freddie. Genius.❤️
Yeah, during the recordings some parts were played at the same time, so there’s a small amount of leakage, hence a small amount of the drums can be heard.
@@therestorationofdrwho1865 Exactly. The piano track that was used in the final version is the one recorded with the whole band together, at once. So, one can hear the leakage of the drums, especially the cymbals.
He never thought he was much of a piano player so then why does his playing bring me to tears? That what's good music's supposed to do- make you feel things.
Every time I hear hear Freddie's voice, it breaks my heart to think what could have been but I thank him for what was and still is! A truly talented genius!
Brilliant, thank you. So wonderful to hear something I hadn’t heard before. Even apart from the voice variations, it’s great to hear some of the piano parts unadorned.
When you are used to listen to all voices mixed together in the final arrangement and you want to sing along, it is indeed impressive to listen to the high tonal voice of Freddie Mercury. The guy has serious pipes, I mean, had. I'd listen the song Barcelona with Monserrat Caballé and I was impressed too! Thanks for sharing!!!
Great to hear Freddie's voice singing this, but this also shows his ability on the piano, rarely mentioned. Barely a fluffed note. He had real fluency and expression. A rare treat!!
Watching this right now made me realize something. How things have gone lost over each passing year. Mercury has such a beautiful voice, and the fact that he wanted to propose this idea to the other members of Queen just made me feel sad. This is truly unique of him, and I’m glad someone has actually put up a re-enactment of him showing the song from such a different point of view. Mercury, you will be missed, dear buddy. And as to you, thank you for uploading such a masterpiece. I might even prefer it to the original song at this point.
I can't even sing out of tune as good as him!!! What a great musician... great performer... great writer!!! Thankfully we can appreciate his greatness and not have to be like him. I only wish he was still with us.
If I wouldn't have read everything in the intro than I wouldn't have appreciated this fully. I'm glad I took the time to read it because it made me take a minute to pretend I was there at that moment in history and that was cool. Great video
The song is Great! We need to put this on vinyl! That’s what I would have said after listening to it if I was a band member. The music without the lyrics is mesmerizing. Freddie’s vocals. There will never be anybody that could ever sing the way he did. They can’t come close, but they wouldn’t be able to put the feeling Freddie had. Or the spirit either. Its so sad that the world lost him at such a young age, and that he had so much more to give to us all. But Freddie, and Queen will never die with all the Great songs they produced, and are still listened to by fans today.
Yes! That's the reaction I would have too! So much emotion in this song! It is really sad that he left us too soon. As I always say to my friends, I imagine how many wonderful songs we lost with him... :( But what he left us will live forever!
I think it's got potential.
Potential to become the most amazing song ever!!! 😍
It has.
He's now a legend.
Ayy
@@Arcea.Garlan
Woooosh
@@TyrannoKoenigsegg *kicks ya the frick out of here*
No autotune. Only Freddie.
That is music.
Exactly! True and pure talent!
Ok boomer
Say that but slower for the start
I'd like to stress that autotune =/= bad.
Prime example being Nikes by Frank Ocean. Look up the version without autotune. He has hell of a voice.
Another example being Mississippi by Kevin Abstract. He's not even singing on the track. It's simply there for the sound. It goes perfectly with the instrumental.
Joshuca I love your point, while I do hate autotune, I just feel like only some people need it. One artist Charlie Puth has perfect pitch so he won’t have to use autotune.
That’s a really good song. He should do something with that.
😂😂😂
Wild guess
Just waiting for someone to get wooooshed
i think it’s gonna take off if he does something with it you know
darkhoodedguy 14 Ikr
This band is magic, Freddie was a Genius
I agree!!! :-)
Agree with you
yeah its all a kind of magic
@The Un-Known Musician dont agree and why and the others first of all without john deacon the band couldnt have succeded so plz pay some respect to him and its not other(s) cuz its only john left
Exactly and they are not bad for four aging queens
The other members must've been like: "so, you haven't actually killed anyone, right?"
"I might if you don't stop asking questions!"
That part is so gangster,, lol probably why it appeals to so many people,,
@@intergalactic242 it's not gangster
😂😂😂😂
Raskolnikov? Meursault?
Bohemian Rhapsody is the Mona Lisa of music
Great description! ;-)
A mystery, but no one questions it.
Hahaha damn right this is Music's Mona lisa... but played by music's Vincent Vangough 😅😏.. mis-understood but brilliant 🤔🤔
Such a beautiful person.
You've all described Freddie to a "T".
Kira wants Freddie’s hands
“It goes on forever, six bloody minutes!"
Freddie: “I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever."
when I saw the movie I thought that was quite a good jab Rami did
quite a witty move
Best Mike Myers Cameo ever
I can't forget this scene where they argue about the LEGEND Bohemian Rhapsody... Soo freaking Priceless!!!
@@lalchhanhima5365 Well no one knew it would be a legendary song at the time. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin said the same about Stairway To Heaven, that people originally assumed that audiences would be bored by it.
@@44excalibur Wat da H!! OMG! Seriously?
You've quote the script from the movie, and that was the part i was commenting on...
The reason this song stands the test of time is because it’s like a story. It has a beginning, a middle, a climax, and an ending. Absolutely epic.
Yes! And all the parts are incredibly amazing!
Freddie put the journey of the hero inside of a music! We first here an introduction. Then we hear the hero in the normal world where he is ordinary and sad. When the operatic section comes is when the hero enter the special world where he discover new things and challenges. The rock section is the climax. And finally the outro, it's when the hero returns to the normal world but now completely changed. Freddie was a freaking genius!
Honestly hearing the multi track for this gave me a new level of respect for the amount of work that really went in to it.
Yes! It's astonishing how complex it is! But, the result is still more astonishing!
Love just hearing Freddie......he was brilliant ...
There can be only one!
He is brilliant, not he was
@@khalfanimattix298 Yes! Forever!
Yes just Freddy.. didn't like the middle of the song when they all saying in with that Opera whenever it came on the radio I had to turn it off I couldn't bear to hear that middle part of the song ... Guess I hate Opera that much. Screaming
@@ararefind9069 I love the opera section! I think it's part of what makes this song unique!
I love his voice... even when it cracks...
Giu-C Agree
He was just practicing for the live aid concert...
Jackson Irving they’re not saying anything is wrong about. Just his voice cracks are amazing too
@@ellieparker9862 I was joking.
Jackson Irving oh well it didn’t sound like a joke lol
Kiko: so close ur eyes and pretend your hearing it for the first time
Freddie: “open your eyes”
Me: *confused screaming*
LOL
😂😂😂😂😂
😅😅😅👍💗
I love this man so much! His voice calms my anxiety...when he's off-pitch I love him more, it reminds me he was human after all...Superhuman that is! Thanks for this.
Yes!!! A human, with a unique and powerful voice and creativity! 😍
Mari V Omg !! Thats exactly what i feel when i listen to Freddie Singing. No one can understand it.. but his voice truly calms me down.
Exactly✨
even the imperfections in his voice in this rendition are so beautiful.. I am crying.
I totally agree! It's so human! And still, incredibly powerful and full of emotion!
Nina Definitely. He did have A couple vocal blunders, but it’s not like he was putting everything he had into that at the moment. I heard their free-concerts in Hyde Park, and I couldn’t believe how beautiful his voice was back then and it’s been so long I had forgotten. With age, Freddie Mercury had a little bit of a growl to his voice at times and his vocals became much stronger and more powerful! Freddie Mercury is by far the best male front man and band vocalist of all time. I was looking at a top 10 on UA-cam and they had Freddie Mercury listed as number two and Robert Plant listed as number one. I disagree and I think it’s the other way around. Robert Plant was good looking to those women and he did have a good voice, but even his voice was not Close to perfect like Freddie Mercury’s. As a front man, Freddie Mercury had it all and then some. In the 1970s earlier on, people didn’t know what to think of his kind of performing but then towards the late 70s & 1980s people loved it! The performances became huge with their “news of the world” album.
@@montereyharris1277 I agree! Robert Plant has a great voice, but so far from Freddie's. You can see how difficult it was to Robert Plant to sing Innuendo at Freddie's Tribute Concert.
The imperfections makes it even more perfect.
@@MummyLadan Totally agree!! :-)
I closed my eyes and imagined a scene of them all, standing in front of Freddie and his piano as he plays to them, reacting to what they're hearing. John, standing there with his hands on his hips, gives a little smirk. With his hands in his pockets, Roger looks at Brian and smiles showing his teeth. Brian looks at Roger then looks back at Freddie and chuckles under his breath with one hand under his elbow and his other hand on his chin, thinking. All 3 of them look at each other smiling, watching their best friend play in front of them. Freddie finishes and asks "well, what do you think?". Brian, in his innocent British accent, says "yeah it's good". Freddie replies "good darling? I think it's a bloody masterpiece". Roger, in his rough high pitched voice "I like it Fred". And John, in his soft voice, "I think it's perfect". Freddie, in his excitement gives a big smile to the other 3, showing his teeth. They all chuckle amongst themselves, thinking of the potential it has and what is yet to come.
Great! Lovely! That's the spirit! Could imagine exactly as you pictured it! Thanks for sharing that! A wonderful scene, that made me smile! :-)
@@kikoimamura listening to it brought a tear to my eyes :)
Do you write fanfiction
Darling, its perfect✨
Happy you liked it :-)
Thank you darling I love every single one of you guys and just know that im looking down at you guys and Im just happy that I bring happiness to this beautiful world have an amazing day.
@@theboynicolas1477 Freddie, Please Say how did you got a phone?
@@tilodol3736 Okay darling how about you tell me something how are you not educated, please make sense next time when you respond to me.
And people nowadays compare these legends to bts...
That triggers me so much... WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD DO THAT! 🤡😩😳🤥
FluffyDogeYT the members of bts
cant compare?is he a god ? lol both are great in their own respective no need to hate one another
Freddie had more talent in his pinky than all artists of today combined.
Yes, he was a God.
The world truly lost a gifted and unique person and artist.
I agree!
I'd like to think he lives just like Mozart
Always told my kid, “they don’t make music like they use to”! And I am right!
This is a Masterpiece!
Freddy Forever!
R.I.P.
This is just Freddie's vocals in the original.
Yes! All original Freddie's vocals, but taken from different tracks.
Its different
It's actually a little bit different
Yes, they are from the original recordings, but not exactly the ones that were used in the final version of the song ;)
No, some are outtakes and some are from the song.
We Are All Lucky That Freddie was Born For This.
Yeah! And we were born to love his music!
Brian, John, and Roger were lucky because they had the best rock singer
@@maixc9971 Yes! They are all lucky they were together! It was meant to be 😍
Kiko Imamura we are lucky to hear someone that made it to the fame, many geniuses in music, but not many make it, many make it, but are not real talents, its rare that a real talent find a team like queen, a band full of geniuses all convine, amazing
@@arturo_garza_4069 I agree 🤩
Can you post Brian, Roger, and John’s reactions to hearing Freddie play this to them for the first time? :)
Criss, just to remember, this is an imaginary scene. Freddie wasn't really presenting the song for the first time. But, in fact, while editing, I did think of including comments from Brian, Roger and John extracted from different interviews they did. However, I came to realize that it would fake the edition and I just decided to maintain only what is original in the recording of BoRhap. And in the end, I prefer to leave it to each one of you to imagine what may have been their reaction to first hearing BoRhap... But I bet they were mesmerized by it (as anyone probably is.... :-)
Kiko Imamura thank you! :)
@@wr245g9 It's a nice scene!!!😍
@@kikoimamura 😂 that's hilarious
Junior diaz I’m 22.
his vocals are so impressive no matter where he was.
Yes 2:18
He was the best singer ever rip freddie murcury
Simply the best 😍
I love it! I remember Roger saying that when Freddie played this part of the song to him that he thought it was absolutely wonderful.
4:07. I wouldn’t have changed that “I’ve got to gOoOo”
Me neither
Me too
Have you heard Freddie singing Rhapsody, supposedly drunk? In Osaka, apparently... there are a few versions of it on UA-cam. He seems to struggle slightly in the first verse - wait till you hear him utterly smash verse 2.
His "I’ve got to gOOOooO’ is epic
Sometimes he did it live, drunk or not 😅
imagine having the brains like freddie and brian john and roger to create the most famous song in the world
WR 245G yeah. I feel like Billie Jean is more iconic
Tik you’re telling me Billie Jean is more well known then we are the champions? Or we will rock you????? I THINK NOT 😂 Michael was huge though 🤣👍
Magic Girl we weren’t talking about those songs
Tik you said you felt Billie Jean was more iconic which is why I brought up those songs..... because they’re probably more iconic and well known. Anywho have a good day.
Not the most famous song lol we are the champions and we will rock you profited way more than bohemian Rhapsody
NOW! That's the real stuff. PURE! Real as it gets!
Yes! Really to send shivers down our spine!
@@kikoimamura Bless you, Kiko!
@@angelafalsetta9489 Bless you!
His off pitch means he sing it with heart, he put effort in his voice to make this masterpiece
Perfectly put! ;)
@@interestingthings8598 He records different vocal lines. But the out of tune bits are discarded, as far as I know
@@interestingthings8598 I will check! 😉
Magnifico....oh how i imagine this darling...
Isn't it wonderful? :-)
If its freddie, its wonderful my dear..
Love it!! it's raw and edgy and unpolished. Amazing to hear this and then think what the final product became! Thanks for this!!
You are welcome! It's really incredible to see all the work done until the final version! :-)
Damn the voice crack at 6:19
Isn’t it just wonderful?? Miss Freddie even more now!!
Even his voice imperfections were wonderful!
It's just the first try so we all make mistakes at first tries
4:10
@@sincerealev I agree!!!!
4:16 - 4:33 this part sounds me so familiar, I would swear I've heard that in Bohemian Rhapsody movie, when Freddie is in his bedroom playing the piano
Yes!! I do think you are right!! 😍
Oh yeah 😂
Right
Yea especially that last voice crack
Hell yeah the voice crack too
This is so good. Thanks for taking the time out n doing it. Freddie said "don't make it boring" n I can listen to this piece for days without getting bored ever.
So happy you liked it! I totally agree with you! Heard it all so many times while editing, even in the final stages, checking every tiny detail, and it was never boring! And it will never be! It's so wonderful!
Very well done Kiko! Especially because of the out of tune bits. They make the experience of what you're trying to present much more realistic and touching. The idea really got to me as if this was actually the version he played for Brian, Roger, John and Roy Thomas for the very first time. His vulnerable voice singing this absolute masterpiece......Absolutely brilliantly put together!!
Dear Voyager, thank you so much for your kind words! I can see you totally got my point and intent with this tribute! Happy that you liked it! ;-)
Yes Brilliant.. I can listen to this one all the way through cuz there is no extra... Extra opera 😝stuff put in
@@ararefind9069 I love the whole song, with the opera section ;)
@@kikoimamura Me, too!! It was a part of who Freddie IS🤗💕🌈
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Took me right there. Thank you for posting.
You are welcome! Glad that you liked it! 😉
He's a LEGEND . LEGEND never dies .
It goes on forever, six bloody minutes
Forever!
@@kikoimamura 🤧💕 legends never die
Nearly 8 actually ;)
@@therestorationofdrwho1865 lmao
I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever
It somehow feels sadder and darker being just him. Alone. Freddie Mercury, you will be missed.
Thank you for that! I've always enjoyed hearing some of the alternative or raw audio from exquisite songs that have commercial success. Freddie was a virtuoso!
You are welcome! Glad to know you liked it! And yes, Freddie was a genius!
It’s still the best song ever written, just my opinion. They did such a great job in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie!
Das my opinion too
I agree totally, Merryl!!!
Now that I'm hearing this at this level, I can see how Roger's high vocal range played on this song and in fact on other Queen songs as well. I've always thought it was Freddie doing all or at least most of the high end vocal work but now we know it was Roger doing all the high end vocal parts this whole time with Freddie flying under the radar unnoticed. That is just freakin' awesome. So this wasn't just a Freddie thing but a major group effort from all the participants.
i love the way you placed in only the instrumental of the song, sometimes hearing only the piano and instruments are so soft, freddie’s voice is amazing, but the piano is amazing 🥺
Bohemian Rhapsody is the Holy Grail of rock and roll songs...
Bohemian Rhapsody is the Holy Grail of MUSIC
I love the piano in this song
It's a masterpiece!
Same!
X3
How did I somehow know coming into this you would use the Freddie voice crack audio in the hard rock section lol. Great video man!
Thanks! Glad you liked it! ;-)
RIP Freddie. You are so dearly missed. 💔
@@helgo7156 Whats wrong with wishing a guy whos passed on to rest in peace? Its not about trying to tell everyone hes dead. Its human decency. Get over yourself.
Such creativity and drama and rockn'roll ,art ,brilliancy,truth,to be able to put all these elements together in one song is incredible.
Any chance of somebody to love because that was even more complexed, and doesn't get the proper recognition it deserves, apart from us queenies. But this is mighty fine work!
Wow! Nice challenge! Will try to do it! 😍
@@kikoimamura good luck, looking forward to it, but you'll have your work cut out I think. 👍
isn't it all ??
Somebody to love is my favorite Queen song!
¿Řëąđγ Fředđïę? i heard it was freddies too but not too sure on that
Those opening bars at 1:57 are the ones Dr. May was discussing on IG with fans a couple of months ago. This was how Freddie intended the beginning to go, but it's been "corrupted" (that's too strong a word, but anyway) -- it's EVOLVED a little over time in our ears to what we "hear" today. What I mean by that is the available sheet music simply does not follow what we hear in this version. In short, Freddie "starts on 1" here but that's not the way most of us "hear it" today nor how today's sheet music scores (for piano) present it to us. Sorry for the intense detail. This early version just corroborates the conversation in a way I hadn't heard it before. Way to go, BM! (Thanks!)
Dear Janet! Great that you mentioned that discussion! I had completely forgotten that! I hadn't noticed (as you very cleverly did) that this edition confirms that Freddie starts the song on "1"!!! Amazing! And that specially because, by the time of that discussion, I did had in my mind that the song started after "1". Really amazing! Thanks for bringing that up again! :-)
@@kikoimamura It was pretty special to be in that kind of IG discussion with Brian May who "heard it" and "recorded it" just like Freddie sings it here. And weird to think we're all playing it on piano ever so slightly wrong. (Sort of. Hard to explain.) It felt oddly like going back in time and sitting with the band and saying, "Yeah, so what's going on here in this spot?" And then getting an answer. I had to pinch myself.
@@JanetWilliams01 Yeah! So magical! That's just amazing!
Love, your explanation!
@@ararefind9069 You are so nice to say that! TY!
This song is just a masterpiece
I agree!
I think the same.
Oh! Magnificent.I only hear his voice and accompanied by his piano.excellent
That's great! Happy to hear that!
Magical words of Freddie : "Nothing really matters to me"....
I love that the bohemian rhapsody movie brought us all together. And we all know quotes of the movies
Yes! A whole new wave of fans!
My Granny (who would be 140 now) flew off her rocking chair when Queen boomed thru her hearing aids with Bohemian Rhapsody! Coming from the Victorian age she was mesmerised with this mastered band Queen! Thank you for sharing🙏💕
You are welcome! I can see your Granny was a fine and clever person!
Well, we had him and a body of work to cherish forever. May that be so. Hopefully this video is safely and securely preserved; can't be tampered with.
Thank you so so much for this amazing piece. I loved it.
My pleasure, Michelle! Happy to know you loved it! :-)
How could you not love this?!
His singing ability was incredible we miss you Freddy thank you for sharing your gift.
It’s amazing he had this floating around in his head for years. He is a master on the piano. How he considered himself a substandard musician on the piano I’ll never know.
Miss you Freddie. Genius.❤️
Did anyone hear Roger in the backround?
You mean the drums?
Yeah, during the recordings some parts were played at the same time, so there’s a small amount of leakage, hence a small amount of the drums can be heard.
@@therestorationofdrwho1865 Exactly. The piano track that was used in the final version is the one recorded with the whole band together, at once. So, one can hear the leakage of the drums, especially the cymbals.
@@wr245g9 Yes! If you hear it a bit loud, you can hear that even without an earphone
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Beautifully done, Kiko! Thank you!
Very happy that you liked it! ;-)
He never thought he was much of a piano player so then why does his playing bring me to tears? That what's good music's supposed to do- make you feel things.
I agree! 😍
Just his piano and his vocal, so genuine and beautiful!!👌
Love Freddie's Sound/Voice.
R.i.P. still missing you❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing 🙏🌹
You are welcome!
@@kikoimamura Thanks Kiko ✌😀
I can't imagine how these genius musicians come up with the things they do...a true gift to the world.
Every time I hear hear Freddie's voice, it breaks my heart to think what could have been but I thank him for what was and still is! A truly talented genius!
It's not untill u hear Fred's voice like this u can hear how powerful it is working through his ranges
This song still gives me chills
Brilliant, thank you. So wonderful to hear something I hadn’t heard before. Even apart from the voice variations, it’s great to hear some of the piano parts unadorned.
Oh yes,my sentiments exactly..😚
Happy to know you liked it :-)
bohemian rhapsody is the most famous song in the world at the moment, so im so happy freddie decided to put it out in 1975 🥺
So awesome to hear how he knew how the band should fill in the pieces, very talented dude love him :)
When you are used to listen to all voices mixed together in the final arrangement and you want to sing along, it is indeed impressive to listen to the high tonal voice of Freddie Mercury. The guy has serious pipes, I mean, had. I'd listen the song Barcelona with Monserrat Caballé and I was impressed too! Thanks for sharing!!!
You are welcome!
What a trip. I found myself singing along with him. It felt like I was with him jamming. Thanks for that.
You are welcome! That's the spirit! So glad to know you liked it!
4:28 is my favourite part, everyone felt that line, but Freddie felt it the most.....
RIP legend 😢😢
Great to hear Freddie's voice singing this, but this also shows his ability on the piano, rarely mentioned. Barely a fluffed note. He had real fluency and expression. A rare treat!!
Yes! It's amazing to see him playing the whole song on the piano, at once! Incredible! :-)
What an amazing voice. Nobody else with a voice like his.
What is stunning about this song is it is timeless...100 years from now, someone will be listening to it for the first time!
Exactly!! 😍
I've heard the final version so many times, my brain just fills in the missing parts subconsciously.
This is absolutely brilliant!
So happy to know you liked it! ;-)
Legendary song. Freddie - Legend
this song is just gracious. freddie always preferred somebody to love, but this is also beautiful
This is the first time ive heard his voice and only his voice and holy shit its awesome
No way!
Thank you Kiko. It really must have been an overwhelming experience hearing the parts form into the whole. Magic.
Glad to know you liked it, Frank! You are welcome!
Lovely darling! This was amazing 😌
Glad to know you liked it! 😉
Wow beautiful work well done and thank for the upload 😍
Thanks! Very happy that you liked it 😍
Watching this right now made me realize something.
How things have gone lost over each passing year. Mercury has such a beautiful voice, and the fact that he wanted to propose this idea to the other members of Queen just made me feel sad.
This is truly unique of him, and I’m glad someone has actually put up a re-enactment of him showing the song from such a different point of view.
Mercury, you will be missed, dear buddy.
And as to you, thank you for uploading such a masterpiece. I might even prefer it to the original song at this point.
I agree with you
I agree. I felt very emotional while doing this edition. Thanks for your words and I'm happy that you liked it. Freddie lives forever!
Satisfyingly sentimental, she mused. "I like it."
Happy to hear that :-)
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Some day, your song, will be a number 1 hit. It will be the greatest song bbn in history. Keep going with it. Never give up with your voice.
This is so beautiful!! Gave me goosebumps!! Well done. 💛🎶👑
Imagine if this song was rejected.. dayumn i dont think we will ever find out what the best song in the world ever
Holy Crap!!! Thanks for sharing this. I'm a huge Queen fan and I've never heard this. Wonderful ❣️💕
You are welcome! Happy to know you liked it! 😍
Freddie was/is a musical legend and will forever be in our hearts
Yes! Forever!
"so you think you can love me and leave me to dieE𝗘Eeee"
I can't even sing out of tune as good as him!!! What a great musician... great performer... great writer!!! Thankfully we can appreciate his greatness and not have to be like him. I only wish he was still with us.
I wish that too! 😍
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! So glad that you enjoyed it! :-)
If I wouldn't have read everything in the intro than I wouldn't have appreciated this fully. I'm glad I took the time to read it because it made me take a minute to pretend I was there at that moment in history and that was cool. Great video
So happy that you read everything and got the intention of my tribute! Great that you liked it 😍
@@kikoimamura very cool concept and very well explained buddy
@@HarmonHeat Thank you 😍
The piano itself is brilliant.
The song is Great! We need to put this on vinyl! That’s what I would have said after listening to it if I was a band member. The music without the lyrics is mesmerizing. Freddie’s vocals. There will never be anybody that could ever sing the way he did. They can’t come close, but they wouldn’t be able to put the feeling Freddie had. Or the spirit either. Its so sad that the world lost him at such a young age, and that he had so much more to give to us all. But Freddie, and Queen will never die with all the Great songs they produced, and are still listened to by fans today.
Yes! That's the reaction I would have too! So much emotion in this song! It is really sad that he left us too soon. As I always say to my friends, I imagine how many wonderful songs we lost with him... :( But what he left us will live forever!
Fantastic idea, presented with a huge amount of heart. Many congratulations!
Thanks! Happy to know you liked it!
@@kikoimamura Yes, I'll always applaud anyone with creative ideas such as this and I think it works very well 🙂