Voice Teacher Reacts to Queen - Radio Gaga (Live Aid : Wembley London 1985)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Voice teacher Sam Johnson's reaction and analysis of Queen performing Radio Gaga for Live Aid in 1985.
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I think you nailed it when you said Freddy had supreme confidence in his voice. He didn’t care what his voice was doing during the show, he was singing with passion and emotion, connecting with the audience. He knew the sounds would come out right, so he could focus on conveying the emotion to his audience, which in turn engages them more.
**Freddie dear
Sam: *tries to explain Freddie's voice*
Also Sam: *sigh* "He's a magician."
Basically.
Yep, that's Freddie.
Nice observation 👍
Very well said, Mr. Johnson.
A-freaking-gree!!!!
Yeah you cant explain something so great and unique. He was self taught aswell remember.
All the queen lovers, who only watched this because it's queen raise your hands 👐
🖐
Have you reviewed the song Bohemian Rhapsody?
👋
I love Queen but I also watched (now rewatching) because I enjoy Sam’s content
Liam Kokesch not only because of that, its just a legendary performance which you will never see again
You know what that dropped jaw, lip-covered teeth thing makes me think of? Indian vowels. I wonder how much of Freddie's sound came from the confluence of his native Parsi vowels, affecting London vowels, and affecting American vowels in imitation of Elvis (see Crazy Little Thing Called Love).
Great insight. Never thought of that!
Get you a man that looks at you like Sam looks at Freddie Mercury.
😂
I just want Sam to look at me like that🤤
@@felicity526 You're not the only one - he's just a bit cute!! ;)
Jeanna Riggleman 💗 if only 💗
😂❤ damn, that would be good
"He's a magician" bless this
Queen, the band where each member would have been a great singer on their own, but Freddy was in a class of his own and blew them all away.
I gotta tell u that I’m not a singer and I don’t intend to be one but I’m an English and korean teacher and I use a lot of your analysis to help my students to pronounce some words correctly! Thanks for ur hardwork :)
That's great! I've been trying to learn Korean but I find it difficult to fit in my schedule. Also I am fluent in Dutch and English. And at school I learn German, these languages all have something in common. Korean is so different, it's challenging but I'm not giving up.
That’s really cool
I really wish I were old enough to see Queen and Freddie Mercury back in their prime. Unfortunately he died before I was born. Heard they put on one hell of a show!
Watch them at the Wimbledon 1986 show. Brian May said it was their best. It's on UA-cam.
Me too, I'm 16 and and so gutted I'll never be able to experience the awe and the presence of Freddie live
I've grown up listening to Queen but learned how much I really enjoy their music as an adult after watching their movie. I love this band. Love Freddie.
I saw them 25 times. First time 1975 (wasn't allowed in 74) I was 15 that first time. So exciting. We miss you Fred, such a charming man offstage and the best on xx
@@jr-xs9tf Wimbledon?? Wembley!! It's the same stadium a year later!
Thank you, Sam, it was really fun to hear your analysis!
I will never stop loving this incredible man and his amazing voice. So much passion and power in his vocals, while commanding a whole stadium effortlessly - although he had been advised not to sing at Live Aid because of an inflamed throat. Freddie always delivered, a true legend!
Paperblossom, This show was phenomenal! And to hear later that Freddie preformed against the Dr.s wishes, and also against his own Original thoughts made this so iconic! Not even the band knew of his illnesses. Such an incredible person! The throat alone was huge. He originally said No to Live Aid. He thought it would indicate that he had aids publicly, before he was ready to say it. Luckily for the world, Freddie changed his mind.
LeiAnne SW Freddie did not knew he was Hiv positive before this show. De doctors told him in 1987, Live Aid was in 1985.
The reason the were negative to perform during Live Aid had to do with Band Aid. They were not there during the recordings because of their world tour, wich took them to South Africa. South Africa was a no go, due to the apartheid. Queen was boycotted and a lot of negative attention about that. Besides that, Queen was not that comfortably about their World tour at that time, they felt they were not at their peak like they were on stage in the 75-82 periode. In 75-82 they were considered as one of the biggest and best bands on stage but they did not have that confidence during The Works tour.
When Geldof said to the band and Freddie in particulair, this is the perfect stage, the whole world ‘ hello planet, it is me’ ...Freddie said okay let’s be part of it. The only problem before the show was his throat, wich had to suffer a lot due to the world tour and his lifestyle. But it has nothing to do with the aids thing back then. That is one of the things in the movie wich is completely wrong 😉
No in 85 he did not know he had aids @@leiannesw4926
Not just passion and power... He put his entire heart and soul into everything he did on stage, and every time he opened his mouth to sing. That's a large part of why he was such a great singer.
@James While most of what you said is correct, the band had literally performed together two months before Live Aid, wrapping up one of their tours.
Freddie is one of the very few singers who sound the same on both live and recorded songs. Amazing vocal power.
You should listen to bootlegs. No way he did sound the same.
I love how he sings this whole song..but when he sings "How music changes through the years" I get intense shivers down my spine..it's a wonderful feeling and I often wonder why this happens at that point in this performance.
I felt this comment in my soul
I'm so glad you did Freddie Mercury/Queen. He's probably the best male singer I've ever heard.
Please react to Somebody to Love live in Montreal 1981, it's one of his best performances in my opinion!
YES
the same music in sao paulo 1981, is better?
I watch every single reaction to that Montreal video. And I always say "Hi Freddie" when he looks straight at the camera in the beginning. I know, I know, I'm ate up.
Most definitely, as a total performance Live aid was an amazing but Freddie’s voice had deteriorated a lot by this point which says a lot for just how good his voice was because this still sounds so good.
I agree, their performance and their song line up was just amazing. Too bad it didn't have the best crowd
Such an iconic singer. Sam, you gotta go see the movie. It was amazing.
Freddie was so in love with the music. He wanted to give a show each and every time. Whether in front of 1 or 500,000.
Yesss, finally some Queen reviews. Looking forward to these.
I've always thought Freddie was a baritone but sang as a tenor. But he had such great vocal control over his technique that you really couldn't tell. A lot of people said that he sang in the 4 octave range but I think this is what made him sound that way.
Steve Perry and now Freddie Mercury? Thank you, Sam! 2 one of a kind singers of all time.
He's a magician totally agree
We Queen fans have always known that Freddie Mercury is and will ever be the greatest singer and showman of all time. Rip Freddie we miss you but will always love you forever. ❤️ 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
"he's a magician" 👏👏 100% accurate
He had four extra molars in the back that pushed all of this other teeth around so yes...he was afraid that removing those and getting braces (at any age) would affect the tones he would/could get from the positioning of this tongue. I trust Freddie. IF he felt like it would change his tone too much, then it would because the anxiety alone would've made it destiny. Our bodies respond to our thoughts in a miriad of ways. He did what made him feel comfortable...as should we all.
Impressively thorough observations and explanations, Sam.
Please react to Amy Winehouse singing Live at the BBC- Valerie or You Know I'm no Good! I'd love to hear you talk about her technique!
Alexandra Rae yes! Asking for Amy since very first videos from Sam. Hope this day comes soon!
@@umareplicante He already did a video reacting to Lady Gaga!
"He's a magician" -- This is how I feel whenever I try to sing pretty much anything Queen because it's so hard to make it sound as good as Freddie and I feel like I'm just ruining it haha
My son and I just watched Bohemian Rhapsody and then we watched you analize Radio Gaga. So on point! He does sound great!
I am glad how you do not just merely comment on technique but also how natural the performer sounds on stage as well. There is no one that will ever sing and command the stage with the same presence like Freddie again.
I was hoping you'd let the video play till the end so you could hear more of his vocals and how he got all those people to repeat him! He's the best.
I don't think I've ever commented on one of your videos, though I've seen a bunch of them. I just felt compelled to tell you that I really like the intros you do to your videos. You seem like such a cheerful kind of guy.
I really like Sam because not only does he know who he's talking about, he is always respectful and professional, even to people who really don't sing well. He believes (and I agree with him) that almost anyone can become a decent singer.
He said I have a five octave voice, he isn’t going to mess with it.
Sam just shakes his head and says..."he's a magician"...😘
You can't watch Freddie without smiling. He always makes me so happy. My son was falling asleep in his car seat a few months ago. It was beyond the point of waking him up. Then all of a sudden Under Pressure came on the radio. His eyes popped open and he just started groven to the beat. Ugh... So sweet.
I love watching your vids and I’m not even looking to become a singer or anything they’re just interesting 😊
Thank you Sam for this channel. I just started a new singing academy and I love to match what they teach me with what you say about these monster performances, it all rings so true, it's so helpful and encouraging.
“you can trust your body. . . for it to tell you what’s working and what’s not. . . “ what great advice for musicians and athletes. I play three instruments and I’m a former collegiate athlete, and I completely agree with this statement. What a great teacher Sam is. I think the “zone” everyone mentions, which I experience, is just that - trusting and not thinking.
He went through so much self shame while struggling with HIV/AID's, That I really wish he could hear all the wonderful, and beautiful thing's EVERYONE has to say about him!!
Sam, I'm sure you have a long list of future song to evaluate, but in your own time watch Freddie Mercury singing opera during his Barcelona performance, I think you'll be impressed.
Queen at Live Aid makes me feel so many emotions. I'm nervous, I'm Entertained, I'm Emotional. Amazing.
I really enjoyed how you enjoyed listening to this song. :) (the new haircut is great!)
I'm glad I saw this. You are correct imho, Freddie is just emoting. He's not thinking.
yaaaassss!!!! I was so hoping you'd do Queen!!!
Great job... you are simple and to the point. Thanks.
I get so many emotions listening to Live Aid, this was just the best performance ever, I was only little, but I remember it, we lived just outside London and my mum had it on all day, it was such an event. It’s not just the performances, it’s the footage, the echoey sound of it, the light of the day, the faces of the crowd and the way the camera went over them. There was so much optimism and togetherness. I know I’m being sappy, but I can’t be the only one who gets emotional every time I hear these performances. It feels less like a wave of nostalgia.., it’s more of a guillotine blade of nostalgia... it stops me in my tracks.
And now you have added another dimension to it, by explaining how he uses his voice. It’s great, thank you 😊
Love your observations
As a big fan of Freddie Mercury, I really enjoyed watching you react so positively to his talent. I remember watching this performance live on TV back in 1985. To this day, I haven’t come across a single performance that tops this.
I was actually getting ready for bed when this video popped up in my recommended feed. Considering it was from my favorite live performance of all time, from my favorite band, there was no way I was going to pass it up. This is the first video I’ve watched of yours, and I’m already a fan. Subscribing to your channel so I can watch some of your other reactions. (Hopefully more of Queen and other artists from the 60’s to 80’s!) 🤟🏼
Beautiful Natural talents and gifts! I love watching Sam's analysis'. Always intriguing and respectful.
He’s truly phenomenal.
Could you do Somebody to Love Live Montreal? Both Freddie because good view of his face, and Roger.
He is a magician, the whole group was!
Sam, awesome perspective on Freddie. He always just had a confidence about his approach. Kind of a live and let live persona. He was like a comet and burned up fast and he kind of sang that way to just bright and full. Well done.
This is my favorite Queen song. R.I.P Freddie Mercury.
Freddie remains my most favorite singer. Thank you for analyzing what he did so well so it helped me understand why he resonates with me (no pun intended) so strongly still.
Sam on Freddie: "ugh. He's a magician" 😂😂😂
Do you think Freddie is the best vocalist to grace this planet?
No doubt he is
Yes!!!!
Yes
Bryan McFarland Yes - for sure!!!
Yes
EVERYTIME i WATCH THIS IT' IT JUST GETS BETTER LOVE FREDDIE
he actually thinned out because he had an issue with his throat which doctors said would stop him from singing completley which meant he couldnt hit his ''high high'' noted. it makes it even more impressive.
There was something special about Freddy. It was more than entertainment or a job for him, it was (as you mention Sam) - a pure autenthic expression. I think that's why so many people fall in love with Queens music; pure human expression is always beautiful.
Freddie also had four extra teeth in the back of his mouth that he would not let anyone touch. He said it would change his voice. I wonder if some of that deep, warm tone came from that. Brian and Roger have said that Freddie didn't have much control when they first started. When they got in a recording studio and he listened to himself he changed and developed the amazing control he used the rest of his career. I heard you talking about recording and listening to yourself. Who knows? He is amazing, and I love to listen to him!
I would love to see you reacting to Type 0 Negative. Peter Steeles voice is so unique deep.
xjustabookloverx Omg YES PLEASE
Really enjoy your videos
Was singing this all day at work
Perhaps not my favourite, but certainly the most surprising part of your presence on UA-cam, is how your comments section breaks the rules and only seems to contain positive words. Truly incredible.
Edit: What I meant by not my favourite, was that of course the videos themselves are better than the comments section, I just wanted to put emphasis on it!
The way you desribe his mastery of his voice 9 -1030 point, you almost exactly describe the levels of mastery from concepts like martial arts and zen. Especially the getting to the point in your training where you trust your body to do what you taught it to get the result you want. They would say Freddy had great Gung Fu for singing. Cool to hear familiar thought processes for different arts and skills.
As a guitarist who can't sing, I swear I can learn to be a vocal master just watching this dude's videos.
“He... he’s a magician”
Not everybody knows this, but Live Aid in UA-cam is one of the purest live versions of Queen you’d hear because in many concert videos, most of the song would be overdubbed
Yes I concur!please react to Montreal 1981 SOMEBODY TO LOVE! One of his best best vocals and passion and really singing from his heart! Thank you Sam. I just love you.
You should do Queen live at Wembley performing Under Pressure. The opening to it where Freddie plays to the crowd is incredible both vocally and for showmanship.
Greatest frontman in music history!! There will never be another that compares to his unbelievable range, voice and stage presence IMO!! I could only imagine the musical hits queen would have put out! Most people don’t have a clue as to the enormous amount of hits that queen put out, many of which they had no clue was queen.
Hello Sam and everyone! I wanted to ask of you, to do a video of Pain of Salvation's singer Daniel Gildenlöw. He is one of mi favorite singers :)
Also, I love the videos you make, your passion about it and how consistent you have being. I thank you. Cheers.
Wonderful analysis of Freddie’s voice. He was unique.
I like how this experience
By passed a lot and made you feel good hearing it
I love the jazz!
It's amazing how Freddie sounds much better in live performances than studio recording I realized that I enjoy his live singing a lot 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Amazing to see your videos again! Please film a reaction to Il Divo ❤️
One of my favorite voices
The drummer is also singing with him on that high bit, so some of his vocal is masked.
QUEEN NEVER DIE 😭
I would love to see Freddie Mercury singing Who Wants to Live Forever at Wembley Stadium in 1986! His best performance ever!
You need to watch the whole thing!
Have you heard the theory that Freddie Mercury is actually a baritone but he sings alto? That would explain the richness in his voice. I’d like to hear your thoughts on that.
Loveee the haircut!
His doctor told him not to sing that day. Thank god he didn’t listen. He always just overcomes like in the Show Must Go On. How he could belt that out when he was already so sick. I have to listen to him sing everyday. He brings such joyous moments into my day and I’m 70.
"He's a magician". Yes, he was magical.
He had that crowd in the palm of his hand.
Anyone else just want to be friends with Sam? Just seems like a nice dude.
Singing is like talking with him.
Also Freddie singing opera with a famous opera singer is another good one.
Since you're only comment about it was "that's a lot of people", Freddie's voice was remarkable, but his "instrument" was the *crowd* , and absolutely *nobody* played it better.
Freddy had 4 extra teeth, and his mother did also. He was afraid it would affect his resonance to have them removed. Whatever the situation, I am glad he didn't mess with it. BTW, love your haircut !
Legend!
Nobody ever mentions how athletic freddie was in his performances....he runs all over the stage and makes grand gestures but still can produce such amazing vocals without seeming to be winded or straining. Vocalist superior
And to think that he had laryngitis and nodules and that his doctor advised him not to sing... still sounds great to me!
You think nobody has ever mentioned that?
I never really enjoy him performing crazy little thing because he plays guitar on it and he can't "do his thing". I love watching him bounce around the stage. His energy just draws you in
He was an amazing entertainer and performer, all on top of his ridiculously amazing talents. A true staple in the music industry. We need more people like Freddie in this world.
Yeah, and he was a chainsmoker!
''He's a magician'' I guess you can say his voice is a Kind of Magic…
Anne-Sophie Cusson kind of magic 😂
Who gets this except from me and my fellow replier?
Lmao
I understood that reference. 😏
I’m a Person - I see what you did there.
I'm a dentist who sang in a classical choir for five years and I'll try to explain the way his different anatomy (namely the overbite) could have possibly helped in his wide range/big sound. The middle part of the face is like a large echo chamber made of hollowed out bones called sinuses. The roof of the mouth is simultaneously the floor of those sinuses, and having an overbite significantly increases the area of those sinuses resulting in a larger echo chamber for the voice to resonate. Of course a strongly controlled vocal "instrument" is key, but I suppose this came with years and years of personal training, otherwise he would have simply been an amplified sheep (as Roger Taylor, drummer of Queen, once humorously called early Freddie vocals).
Another facet is his somewhat square, strong jaw, which could also aid in getting his vowels right by allowing the tongue out of the way from the back of his throat to the floor of his spacious mouth.
Something else you talked about was his use of his upper lip to control the "color" of his voice, which is actually the result of years of trying to cover his teeth and so increasing the tone of his lip muscles (mainly the orbicularis oris), it's normal that with age these muscles sag, but with constant use, they become more under control. If you watched early vs. late interviews with Freddie, you'll notice how he's constantly smacking them to keep his teeth in check, which is something we notice in kids with overbites all the time.
Hope that helped!
I love learning more about what might influence his tendencies! I shad never really thought of jaw shape as being strongly influential in being able to get your tongue forward. Can you think of any jaw shapes that are less advantageous?
WEll given that he had a larger space it more than likely helped with range
@@SamJohnsonVoice I would say people with an underdeveloped lower jaw (micrognathia) would have their tounge crammed between their lower teeth, resulting in a distinctly nasal sounding voice. An abnormally large tongue (macroglossia) could cause the same problem while singing, as well.
Interestingly informative!
Hey doc --- all those fancy medical words gave me a headache --- can we just enjoy Freddie's voice as art and not some technical discussion in a dental school lecture hall? For piss sake!
‘He’s a magician.’
...
Yes he is.
It’s a kind of magic 🤷🏻♀️
Its a kind of Magic soooo..
Caelan ‘humans are AWFUL’ Raegn When he said it I smiled, that was a perfect way to describe Freddie, No more words needed
Fact
Call him Mr Fahrenheit.
I love how Freddie really controls the stage. He’s not just a singer but a really charismatic performer.
He makes it look so easy.... he's just like Master painter, Bob Ross.
When you watch the performance in context you see how everybody was winging it not sure how to do a concert with many performers and hoping to get financial aid. Then Queen walks in and commands the stadium. Not just the front rows of mega fans, but just the whole crowd; fans and non-fans. Astonishing control as you said.
Scientists have studied this phenomena and concluded only two humans in the 21st century could control crowds this huge --- Hitler and Freddie Mercury --- and we know what Hitler used his power for and we know what Freddie used his for
Caelan ‘humans are AWFUL’ Raegn And he isn’t a dancer, it is all the way he presents himself to the audience. One of the greatest performers of all time!
So we can all agree that Freddie Mercury is perfect, right? Right
Yes ma'am!
Vanessa Fitzmaurice Agree 100% 💙 (Also, nice to see another Vanessa 😀)
Was
Tony Johnson 💔 too soon Tony
Vanessa Fitzmaurice too soon? It’s been 29 years
PLEASE SAM. somebody to love live at montreal 1981. he really shows off his vocals there
you can appreciate roger taylor’s (drummer) amazing falsetto in that performance too!
Mercedes Perez yessssss!! Would love to see that too!
Yes please!
Yes!
If not that, what about George Michael’s cover at the tribute to Freddie Mercury concert. While not the guy, another amazing vocalist.
@@TheCroutonman oh yes... Definitely.. Please do a react to that performance.
I'm not a singer and I'm not interested in becoming one, but I learn a lot as a listener and as a music lover. Thank you Sam.
Maybe this will improve you singing in the shower instead.
(I'm assuming you sing in the shower, Cause most people do) :)