Astrophysicist Dr. Becky Smethurtst discussed Dr. Brian May's thesis on how fast our sun rotates around the solar system on her UA-cam channel "Dr. Becky". You can watch her video at ua-cam.com/video/noT8kkdl8hE/v-deo.html
This song is almost 50 years old (1975), this is not a song this is ART spread by a genius one of the greatest most talented singer, performer ever. Even in extreme pain, could barely walk or stand he carried on right to the end to be THE BEST ever. Gone too soon but what a legacy he left. Love you for ever R.I P Freddie
Here's a fun fact: the guitarist, Brian May, is part of MENSA, his IQ is north of 165-170, and he's an AstroPhysicist in his spare time...that's right, his HOBBY is being an Astrophysicist.....✌🏻🇺🇸
Drummer Roger Taylor is a bachelor of Science Bass player John Deacon was student at London University ( Electrotechnic ) Singer Freddy Mercury was a student at the Ealing College of Arts
@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD please do keep with your passion. If you can get a hold of a concert DVD of The Rock Show by Jon English and a band of young ones... It really will help you. He basically went through some rock history and they did performances of the songs
Freddy Mercury. Check out his musical genius. Totally recognized at Live Aid performance where multimillion peopke watched and began to engage while he brought down the house.
Its either a scam...or it may show that there is a huge gap between white and black folks musical preference/ history. But that again is like saying many whte folks havent heard "Love Train" by the O`Jays....or Otis Redding`s "Sittin on the dock of the bay" Seems unlikely right? Oh..and btw.. there is no racist innuendoes to be found here...just casting out a thought that it might actually be true they havent heard it before...even tho how unlikely it will seem for most.
Exactly pure talent. I was a teenager when this was first released and it was in the charts for weeks. I saw them at Live Aid in the 80s. Pure talent and this video inspired many videos that followed. I am so proud of the British music talent and for such a small island, that this island has produced so much music talent and Queen being one of them.
autotune isn't what people think it is. it doesn't make people who can't sing be able to suddenly sing. It just smooths out pitch, the obvious effect of when you use it on someone who can't sing it sounds like a robot, because you have to turn the retune speed down so far. Plenty of artists today who have music that is known for their singing ability have auto tune on their studio albums, you'd be insane to say that most of them don't have obvious vocal talent.
I love Asia's reaction to this. BJ, this is the 70's, not the 80's, brother, the styles and hair were a lot different between the two decades. What most people don't realize about this video and it's significance is that this was the first of it's kind. No other band had ever done a "movie", "video" to promote a single, or an album before this. This video inspired every other band in the world to try and replicate this process and it also help to create MTV and VH-1. Without these kind of music videos, there would never have been the cable TV stations. Please react to The March of the Black Queen, 1974, from the Queen II album. That song was the prelude to Bo Rap.
I was 16 when this came out in 1975, it was a huge hit with us youngsters , we had never heard anything like this before. I remember at school one day we were lined up outside of a classroom waiting for our teacher to arrive , we got bored waiting and two boys started singing this , we all joined in singing it from the beginning , other pupils passing by stopped and even the headmaster came out from his study to listen to us. It was such fun.
Must've been great i'm sure! Sadly, by the time i reached 16 it was already the year 2001 and so much had changed already. The only thing i'm really happy for is that i got still a little part of my life that i was "concious" enough (mid 90's to 2000's) where i really really loved everything in life, i was happy! I still was up until 2009. But times had already changed very much and in 2009 i got leukemia. Everything went downhill from there to be honest. I needed a stemcel-transplantation in 2010, i got Graft versus Host Disease in 2012 and ended up in a wheelchair. And since 2012 i got in and out of the hospital each year, sometimes weekly, sometimes every other month. Much recently i got my two Pfizer vaccins and two weeks later i got covid after being safe for 17 months! I finally ended up in coma for 12 days and was tied to my bed for three days straight while intubated. Having claustrofobie, that ain't no joke i can reassure you that! Now i'm still recovering. But while in coma they have seen that my heart has a bad "valve" and i will need open surgery at some point in life. It might be soon or late, that is something we don't know yet. At the moment i'm too weak to even think about surgery. I also have endocarditis (which is a bacteria) on that same valve on my heart. And to make it all complete, my mom passed away almost three years ago. So yeah. The 70's absolutely must've been wonderful times, much more respect for towards each other just in general i think! Anyway, sorry to everyone to bother you with my story. I just like to write it off me sometimes. 😀 I wish you all the best! 🙏🏼
@@DBLCreations Please try to listen to Forestella. They sang many songs enjoyable. Including the cover for this masterpiece- Bohemian Rhapsody. When I encountered Forestella, I felt like I found hidden treasures.
I was a teenager in 1975. We were so blessed to have lived through the 70's. That has to be the greatest time in history....(Even my adult kids say this.)..It's when we all started smoking pot, things were more free, music was so cool, Life was a blast.
Here in the UK you would be hard pressed to find anyone older than 5 years old that doesn't know Bohemian Rhapsody word for word, it is one of the most iconic songs EVER it's literally timeless, Freddie is the definition of pure entertainment. :D
I was brought up on queen Phil Collins dire straits genesis. I had a son and brought him up on the same music and now my 18 month old grandson listens to it. Good music never goes out of style.
It's a little amazing to have young people who never heard Queen and don't know who they are and yet they sing Queen songs all the time. At sporting events you'll hears "We are the champions" or "Another One Bites the Dust" or everyone's favorite, "We Will Rock You". Queen's music permeates our world today. Glad you're listening to their greatest of all hits.
That's not the '80's, that is the '70's. The most amazing band that you will know so many songs once you listen. They have more songs played at sporting events than any other band ever.
Everybody knows Queen they just don't realize it. React to Another One Bites the dust, We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions you will remember. Love you guys. Awesome reaction.
@@williamcabell142 stfu, they made more money in a week than your whole family ever will! Go back to listening to your music that's all about sex and drugs
This is absolute perfection!!! Freddy (RIP) is one of the best vocalists ever!!!!!!!!! He is truly missed!!!!!!! Queen is one of the best rock bands forever!!!!
@@Loxsy1975 I remember them playing “show must go on” at his funeral live on tv. The video for it will hit you given the timing of the release. Awesome tribute to Freddy Mercury.
Bohemian Rhapsody is the apex of rock opera. This song is a musical roller coaster. An amazing fact about Queens' lead guitarist Brian May. He was actually working on getting his Ph.D in astrophysics when Queen was formed. Music meant so much to him so he put his doctorate on the back burner. After Freddie Mercury died, Queen disbanded. Even while still part of the group Brian and his father designed and built a new kind of guitar. Brian's IQ has been measured in the 160's. That's even beyond Big Bang Theory smart. So he was a real genius on top of being a musical genius. after Queen disbanded, Brian went back to working toward his doctorate. He finally got it in 2006 or 7. He's now Dr. Brian May Ph.D. He's also written about 6 books on the subject of astrophysics. He's even works with NASA periodically.
I think the word Asia is looking for is “power”. Freddy Mercury’s voice was amazing. This was a concept in 1975 that had never been done in rock. It was a “rock opera” as it were…….Queen was an amazing band. No doubt about it….
I was just 7 years old in 1975. This song and what is usually called the first ever video blew us all away.. Totally stunning almost 50 years later. Queen are superb?
Freddy is a vocalist we will never see again in our lifetime!! He was one in a million… and his lead guitarist is actually an astrophysicist.. cool fact lol
Actually this was the 70's and that very beginning was Freddie Mercury's voice , layered over and over,I guess us what you call it. Queen was the 1st to do Opera Rock. They also are the rare band that sounds better live then they do in studio recordings
That is not layering, it is ALL the band members singing- Brian May's voice is quite high, but the drummer has the highest pitched voice out of all of them.
@@odochartaighofodonegal9815 not at the beginning. It is only Freddie Mercury's voice. The section where it looks like a court room, is where all but the bass player John Deacon sang.
@@andorastorm1000 It really is lol Also, if you ever buy new headphones, the first thing you should do is test the quality with Bohemian Rhapsody. It'll pick up all the highs and lows if it's a good pair.
I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio headed to school on the bus back in the 70s. This song was so different than anything I had ever heard. I really perked up with its fusion of rock and ballad and operetta styles. I was like, WHAT IS THIS? And it’s really long. And to think this song almost never got released for being too weird. This group was super talented. Each member had mad skills. But the singer, Freddy mercury had such a unique voice. They did a lot of songs you know but they were so versatile that many of their most famous songs they are just iconic: We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions. Watch their Live Aid performance. It’s pretty phenomenal
I'm 50 years old and have been listening to this song (and Queen) my whole life - probably heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" 25,000 times - it STILl gives me goosebumps. Thanks for the fun, witty, smart reaction.
I was 15 when this came out and believe me when I tell you, this blew us away. First of all there was no such thing as a music video so I had never seen anything like it. Queen - original and timeless. Miss you Freddie!
Same here. ^ Saw all 3 in concert and sooo many more. Dont forget Led Zep, Bad Company, ZZ Top, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, Nazareth, Deep Purple, Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, on & on & on just wayyyy too many great bands to list and such a quality variety of music to enjoy. I also was born in 1960 and there were just so many great concerts I was fortunate to be able to attend and enjoy. Real music played by innovative talented musicians. Those times cannot ever be duplicated. Mark
Freddie Mercury arguably had the best rock voice ever. His voice range and stage presence was amazing. Puts a smile on any face. No joke, google happiest song ever. Then react to it. It will be queen, don’t stop me now. ❤️
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Wayne’s World” you’ve heard this song. I do believe you are legally required to bang your head when the loud part comes in.
This song came out in 1975, I was 14 and Queen came onto the scene like wild fire. I remember waiting by the radio to hear this song, and I went out and bought the album. Everybody liked this song...
It is unbelievable, this video is from year 1975, so beautiful, so fresh. It was hard work to create song like Bohemian Rhapsody in this time for sure, great band
The musical chapters in the storytelling always got me. The murder, the jail, the trial, and the verdict afterwards. They change tones for each part to highlight the emotions. From the slow piano as he realizes what he did to amazing guitar as he lashes out at the world after he is sentenced.
I also think that the rock part is a flashback to his frame of mind when he murdered (who I believe to be) his lover. I always thought it was his angry reaction to the jury but recently I’ve changed my mind. I think we got a glimpse into the murder itself.
The entire song is in metaphors! Freddy didn’t shoot a man with a gun it’s a metaphors! He was struggling with being gay and he wrote this song as a farewell to his former self by putting a gun to his own head and killing the former self and apologizing to his saddened mother whom he really loved! He had a rebirth in his sad new self in a troubled life yet he didn’t care and carried on! He later died of aids in 1991 by his wrong decision and lifestyle! It was an epic song from mid 1975. The Guinness book of recorded stated that Bohemian Rhapsody was truly a MASTERPIECE and worthy of being the BEST rock song ever written! Even ahead of the Beatles, whom Queen collectively respect and admired!
I am incredibly grateful. I was born in 1963, we had so much great music!!! A lot of songs that were popular we sang in chorus, I learned words to some great songs! I always loved it when albums came with the words since we did not have the internet! And I am SO GLAD we did NOT!!!!! NO cameras everywhere, what a different time .....
I am delighted you both discovered this masterpiece of music!!! This song believe it or not was the first video ever shot of a band performance! It predates even the 80’s! It was released in the Fall of 1975! Written by lead vocalist Freddy Mercury ( pianist)! He loved opera and moc opera. If you listen to any more of Queen’s otherlywirldly music look for this gem ofc of Queen ll, album called. “ March of the black Queen’. It will melt your minds! Good day my friends!
How you felt was exactly what Freddie intended when he wrote it.. He wanted to write a song that touched on as many human emotions as possible in one track.. Mission accomplished!
"Before people were harmonising..." You're going to really enjoy discovering barbershop, plainsong, classical choral music... harmonising has been around since people started singing. :-)
Home Free is a great a capella group. I have to check out Pentatonix, I don't know them yet. I just heard Home Free a few weeks ago. They do a great "Man of Constant Sorrow", "The Gambler", "Elvira", "When a Man Loves a Woman", so many awesome covers.
Karyl I caught the Home Free bug six months ago and I am still caught up with them. They have more talent than most bands it is so hard to believe they have no instruments other than their own ability to create it through their mouths. I am a fan of 70's rock and 80's Country but when I came across HF it doesn't matter what they are singing. I had never heard End of the road and when I saw that and man of Constant Sorrow I was hooked
Not the 80s, this was 1975, a track from their album, "A night at the opera", it spent 9 weeks at number 1 over here in the UK. An absolute masterpiece. Commercial radio stations wouldn't play it at first, as being a 6 minute song, it was considered too long, a pirate radio dj, "Kenny Everett", got hold of it and played it to death, commercial radio couldn't ignore it after this & it went stratospheric. Great reaction both & a great homage to one of the greatest bands ever.👍
Hi, one year later... you're reaction is fantastic. I'll be subscribing right now. This is one of the great songs of the rock era, and yours is one of the best reactions to it. Thanks.
the lead signer was a trained opera signer and classical pianoist and child prodigy. As he became a young adult he wanted to play rock, he also wrote all of their music
Agreed, though I've heard a _few_ good covers, just a few though, many have _tried_ to cover Queen and failed miserably lol. The good covers tried but they can't even come close to Freddie and the rest of the band..
@@bettybaby63 YESSSS - So I’ve been avoiding Marc Martel for the same “personal” reasons. Then a Queenmate sent me a link of Martel singing Too Much Love Will Kill You!! So, with lots of hesitation & anxiety I clicked the link. Tho Marc is a good singer he’s nothing like Freddie!! The warmth, emotion, texture, vocal range, & power of Freddie’s voice is unmatched! Scientifically it’s been proven that Freddie has the most unique voice in Rock n Roll. So the conclusion is why would I listen to a cover when I can listen to Freddie??
I agree that nobody can sing it like Freddie, but Pink has done it live several times on tour and it's quite fantastic. Not just her incredible voice, but her band and back up singers are impressive on this cover as well. You should check it out!
Freddy Mercury was such an amazing groundbreaker. Funny that Asia remarked about his big hair because he is almost unrecognizable to me with that. He later went to an almost military crew cut style which is how I always picture him. There is a fantastic biographical movies about Queen and Mercury that came out in 2018 or 2019, also entitled "Bohemian Rhapsody" that is really outstanding. I also recall having the same reaction as Asia when I first heard this song as a teenager in the early 80's like "wth.... is this I'm listening to????" But then it just grows on you.
This song is, was, and always be like floating on a cloud to me. Freddie was a God. And nobody could walk up and down that scale like Freddie. Queen in my opinion was a once in a lifetime deal. You guys are great. How your eyes and souls are engulfing this greatness. Beautiful
I remember this song playing on the radio continuously when I was a kid. I've since become a devoted MetalHead but I still rate this as the #1 Rock song of all time! You should check out the scene in Waynes World where it is played in the car..., I honestly think it's the best homage to Queen and this song I've ever seen. Also one of the funniest moments in film history!
The original Rock Opera, a mixture of classical music and rock the best when put together right and this can’t get any righter . Definitely a Classic. This song will go through time .
Have you ever watched the 'Wayne's World' movie? The way they rock out to this song, in the car, with one of their friends about to hurl, is priceless!
I lied...oops...this is last comment though...Freddy Mercury's voice is considered one the best in music period cause of his ability to change so well. Also is the best lead singer of a band ever! Watch the Live Aid vids of their's...the way he controls a crowd is unreal!
Queen did so many things for the first time. This video was the begining of so much from Queen. Their Live Aid show displays this preformed live. It must not be missed
One of the best band in the world! And this music is a masterpiece. Freddie oh Freddie voice is unique. Brian May one of the best guitarists. You should listen more Queen musics
I was in 6th grade and it was just another great song. I am 56 now and I am re-appreciating this. I love seeing reactions like this. Music is physical for me and I get chills and tears every time I hear this.
Fun Fact the guitarist is Dr. Brian May Astrophysicist and has worked with NASA also still Rockin that hair but it's gray now.
Another fun fact about Brian: he made that guitar himself when he was 17, with his dad's help. He still uses it as his main guitar today.
@@TArnoldFerguson that’s cool
Astrophysicist Dr. Becky Smethurtst discussed Dr. Brian May's thesis on how fast our sun rotates around the solar system on her UA-cam channel "Dr. Becky". You can watch her video at ua-cam.com/video/noT8kkdl8hE/v-deo.html
6:37 Brian May created the solo
That's Buckaroo Bonsai.
This my friends is what they call a "fucking masterpiece"
No doubt
That's an understatement....it's fucken MAGIC!
No matter what music you like you have to admit his talent was out of this world Rip Freddie Mercury 🙏🏻
Hardly. What is it about? Why should I care about it? I care very little because it isn't about anything I care about.
@@shake7691 its a kinda magic...
This song is almost 50 years old (1975), this is not a song this is ART spread by a genius one of the greatest most talented singer, performer ever. Even in extreme pain, could barely walk or stand he carried on right to the end to be THE BEST ever. Gone too soon but what a legacy he left. Love you for ever R.I P Freddie
Here's a fun fact: the guitarist, Brian May, is part of MENSA, his IQ is north of 165-170, and he's an AstroPhysicist in his spare time...that's right, his HOBBY is being an Astrophysicist.....✌🏻🇺🇸
And he shops in Waitrose in Sunningdale. His wife is Anita Dobson and his inside leg measurement is 34 inches 🥱
Thanks for sharing that! Awesome!
Also him and his dad made his 🎸 unique sound, what a geezer, skol!!
Drummer Roger Taylor is a bachelor of Science
Bass player John Deacon was student at London University ( Electrotechnic )
Singer Freddy Mercury was a student at the Ealing College of Arts
His new album is out now, "Into The Light" do yourself a favour. Grab it
“That’s the 80s”
Actually, this is 1975
Queen was ahead of her time. 😊
Thank you for calling that out
@@marcusthrun3887 Ha ha. I think she’s older than me but I’m a wannabe rock historian. It’s a hobby :P
@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD please do keep with your passion. If you can get a hold of a concert DVD of The Rock Show by Jon English and a band of young ones... It really will help you. He basically went through some rock history and they did performances of the songs
Thank you
No matter how many times you hear this song, you always have to marvel at their musical genius.
Only song in UK chart history to have been number 1 in 4 different years by same act.
Freddy had to demand it be put on the album.
Freddie was a genius!
Freddy Mercury. Check out his musical genius. Totally recognized at Live Aid performance where multimillion peopke watched and began to engage while he brought down the house.
When people say they've never heard this song I don't believe them.
Especially when they sing along.🙄
Or seem to know whats going to happen next.
me neither🙄
100% agree!
Dude, you are dead on!!! Everyone on this earth, even the people who are an isolated colonies lol!!! 😎
@@beandean23 the lyrics are on the screen
im always amazed that people still havent heard this song its probably one of the most well known songs ever by all ages
They've heard it. There's no way they haven't lol
They are scamming you. Of course they have heard it
If Asia hung out with white people, then there is no way she didn't hear it. LOL
Its either a scam...or it may show that there is a huge gap between white and black folks musical preference/ history. But that again is like saying many whte folks havent heard "Love Train" by the O`Jays....or Otis Redding`s "Sittin on the dock of the bay" Seems unlikely right? Oh..and btw.. there is no racist innuendoes to be found here...just casting out a thought that it might actually be true they havent heard it before...even tho how unlikely it will seem for most.
U know why they haven’t…..
Freddie was, is, and always will be, the greatest front man is music history
The most educated rock group including PHD's.
Amen2That😉
the beatles whre rock
@@jts3628 what?
Possibly Pink Floyd or D:Ream
@@jts3628 learn how to speak English.
Pure human talent. No autotune. No computerised input. Live instruments. Pure masterpiece!
so kraftwerk for robotizing their voices in the 70s are less?
Exactly pure talent. I was a teenager when this was first released and it was in the charts for weeks. I saw them at Live Aid in the 80s. Pure talent and this video inspired many videos that followed. I am so proud of the British music talent and for such a small island, that this island has produced so much music talent and Queen being one of them.
@Only Good Music , no comparison between Queen and Kraftwerk here. This is all about Queen here
autotune isn't what people think it is. it doesn't make people who can't sing be able to suddenly sing. It just smooths out pitch, the obvious effect of when you use it on someone who can't sing it sounds like a robot, because you have to turn the retune speed down so far.
Plenty of artists today who have music that is known for their singing ability have auto tune on their studio albums, you'd be insane to say that most of them don't have obvious vocal talent.
@@ExarchGaming zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Queen.
No auto=tune.
Full stop.
I love Asia's reaction to this. BJ, this is the 70's, not the 80's, brother, the styles and hair were a lot different between the two decades. What most people don't realize about this video and it's significance is that this was the first of it's kind. No other band had ever done a "movie", "video" to promote a single, or an album before this. This video inspired every other band in the world to try and replicate this process and it also help to create MTV and VH-1. Without these kind of music videos, there would never have been the cable TV stations. Please react to The March of the Black Queen, 1974, from the Queen II album. That song was the prelude to Bo Rap.
Yep, the song was released in 1975
Dab dab
Sweet!
agreed with all , BUT The Beatles made a dozen or so "videos" for the release of singles in the 60's. Plus, 5 movies. Peace!
@JohnZmace
Yes, they did, but no one created any fully produced Rock Opera's before this.
I was 16 when this came out in 1975, it was a huge hit with us youngsters , we had never heard anything like this before. I remember at school one day we were lined up outside of a classroom waiting for our teacher to arrive , we got bored waiting and two boys started singing this , we all joined in singing it from the beginning , other pupils passing by stopped and even the headmaster came out from his study to listen to us. It was such fun.
Must've been great i'm sure! Sadly, by the time i reached 16 it was already the year 2001 and so much had changed already. The only thing i'm really happy for is that i got still a little part of my life that i was "concious" enough (mid 90's to 2000's) where i really really loved everything in life, i was happy! I still was up until 2009. But times had already changed very much and in 2009 i got leukemia. Everything went downhill from there to be honest. I needed a stemcel-transplantation in 2010, i got Graft versus Host Disease in 2012 and ended up in a wheelchair. And since 2012 i got in and out of the hospital each year, sometimes weekly, sometimes every other month. Much recently i got my two Pfizer vaccins and two weeks later i got covid after being safe for 17 months! I finally ended up in coma for 12 days and was tied to my bed for three days straight while intubated. Having claustrofobie, that ain't no joke i can reassure you that! Now i'm still recovering. But while in coma they have seen that my heart has a bad "valve" and i will need open surgery at some point in life. It might be soon or late, that is something we don't know yet. At the moment i'm too weak to even think about surgery. I also have endocarditis (which is a bacteria) on that same valve on my heart. And to make it all complete, my mom passed away almost three years ago. So yeah. The 70's absolutely must've been wonderful times, much more respect for towards each other just in general i think!
Anyway, sorry to everyone to bother you with my story. I just like to write it off me sometimes. 😀 I wish you all the best! 🙏🏼
@@DBLCreations Please try to listen to Forestella. They sang many songs enjoyable. Including the cover for this masterpiece- Bohemian Rhapsody. When I encountered Forestella, I felt like I found hidden treasures.
@@manaciel Thanks for the recommendation! I will look for it! 😎
Nothing like it after either.
I was a teenager in 1975. We were so blessed to have lived through the 70's. That has to be the greatest time in history....(Even my adult kids say this.)..It's when we all started smoking pot, things were more free, music was so cool, Life was a blast.
Real voices. Real instrument playing. No auto tune. Amazing
no computers of any description
Pure talent.
@@LordEriolTolkien well they did layer voices. That’s using computers of some kind.
@@monketakingyoutoparadise5609 oh my you poor innocent soul
@@monketakingyoutoparadise5609 Yes but every single voice you hear they still had to record and make it sound perfect.
Without a doubt, one of the greatest piece of music history ever.
You know Queen’s music. Get into their catalog and you’ll be amazed at how iconic they are and how many songs you actually know.
Absolutely correct, 😊
Most queen songs people don’t know they made them like we are the champions and we will rock you the most
@@byakuyatogami1802 also Another one bites the dust. I was like, "wait, this is Queen?!".
@@faiz7180 oh have you heard of I want it all? No one knew it was queen who made it
@@byakuyatogami1802 I did listened to the song but aparently I never heard of it. So I didn't go "this is Queen?!" with it. Haha
Here in the UK you would be hard pressed to find anyone older than 5 years old that doesn't know Bohemian Rhapsody word for word, it is one of the most iconic songs EVER it's literally timeless, Freddie is the definition of pure entertainment. :D
In the US too, probably to world
I was brought up on queen Phil Collins dire straits genesis. I had a son and brought him up on the same music and now my 18 month old grandson listens to it. Good music never goes out of style.
It's in the Brits DNA
@@casperwallace9685 I doubt that.
They've heard this before.
The perfect blend of rock, classical, and opera.
Freddie Mercury had one of the most amazing voices. He trained hard, his vocal range was insane.
i like his Planet
Facts, very few have ever been as good as him, he was a gift to this planet, simply incredible
You guys know Queen, you just don't know it yet. Lol, You guys should check Queen's Somebody to Love live Montreal 81...will blow your mind!
Agree
Yes definitely check out Somebody to Love ...Live version in 1981 Montreal.....
Somebody to love is my favorite song ever!
A Kind Of Magic is a great album to start... Every song a masterpiece :-)
@@georgiapeach6441 And don't forget Live Aid - Webley Stadium - 1985
It's a little amazing to have young people who never heard Queen and don't know who they are and yet they sing Queen songs all the time. At sporting events you'll hears "We are the champions" or "Another One Bites the Dust" or everyone's favorite, "We Will Rock You". Queen's music permeates our world today. Glad you're listening to their greatest of all hits.
You won’t regret listening to more Queen!! Freddie Mercury was a legend!!!
Is*
He still is
R.i.p. to that amazing being. I wish he was still alive
Freddie is the ultimate showman. The rest of the band ain't bad either.
@@danielstewart7163 yeah Brian May is a great guitarist
That's not the '80's, that is the '70's. The most amazing band that you will know so many songs once you listen. They have more songs played at sporting events than any other band ever.
1975 are the 80s, BJ stand right, you most come from the College? 🤘
This is what real musicianship and great vocals truly sound like
I love older songs when they let guitars sing like a member of the band. Instruments cannot be replaced
This was, is and will always be a masterpiece. I was born in 71 so I remember it being released. Such talent. Freddy Mercury was a genius.
✋I a '71 baby as well!
Happy 50th to you!
Gen-Z, baby! ✌🎵❤
@@jennhurl Awesome 💕 Happy 50th to you as well. 🌷
I will be 50 in 2 months
1970 here, welcome to the 50s club :)
@@louofm1 thank you lol. I'm beginning to understand how my mom felt when I used to ask her about the 'olden days". Lol
Master class is an understatement. Freddie was and is a legend. He died too soon.
Everybody knows Queen they just don't realize it. React to Another One Bites the dust, We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions you will remember. Love you guys. Awesome reaction.
Yes, if you are a sports fan, you know Queen!
They suck!
@@williamcabell142 stfu, they made more money in a week than your whole family ever will! Go back to listening to your music that's all about sex and drugs
@@williamcabell142 🖕🏾🙄
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This is absolute perfection!!! Freddy (RIP) is one of the best vocalists ever!!!!!!!!! He is truly missed!!!!!!! Queen is one of the best rock bands forever!!!!
You know that!! I did cry when he passed ☹️. Much love from London U.K. ❤️🇬🇧
@@Loxsy1975 I remember them playing “show must go on” at his funeral live on tv. The video for it will hit you given the timing of the release. Awesome tribute to Freddy Mercury.
This is a musical masterpiece !! Freddie Mercury’s voice absolutely flawless
Bohemian Rhapsody is the apex of rock opera. This song is a musical roller coaster. An amazing fact about Queens' lead guitarist Brian May. He was actually working on getting his Ph.D in astrophysics when Queen was formed. Music meant so much to him so he put his doctorate on the back burner. After Freddie Mercury died, Queen disbanded. Even while still part of the group Brian and his father designed and built a new kind of guitar. Brian's IQ has been measured in the 160's. That's even beyond Big Bang Theory smart. So he was a real genius on top of being a musical genius. after Queen disbanded, Brian went back to working toward his doctorate. He finally got it in 2006 or 7. He's now Dr. Brian May Ph.D. He's also written about 6 books on the subject of astrophysics. He's even works with NASA periodically.
Only the last fact I didn't know. I am however not in the least surprised.
Am I right Roger Taylor the drummer is a dentist?
I think the word Asia is looking for is “power”. Freddy Mercury’s voice was amazing. This was a concept in 1975 that had never been done in rock. It was a “rock opera” as it were…….Queen was an amazing band. No doubt about it….
So Tommy by The Who doesn't count?
@@moondog3056 or Quadrophenia? 🤣
Wrong. "Tommy" by the Who was the first Rock Opera and it was released in 1969.
First rock opera?
Nope
Tommy
Jesus christ superstar ?
I was just 7 years old in 1975. This song and what is usually called the first ever video blew us all away.. Totally stunning almost 50 years later. Queen are superb?
Me too, 7 in December, this was the Christmas no 1
Freddy is a vocalist we will never see again in our lifetime!! He was one in a million… and his lead guitarist is actually an astrophysicist.. cool fact lol
If he was 1 in a million, and there’s 7 billion people in the world, wouldn’t there be 7000 Freddie Mercury’s?
@@namelessking1549 u must be fun at parties ..
I don’t think Brian would appreciate you calling him ‘his lead guitarist’🥴!
@@inekebaalman3320 if i just said Brian may some people wouldnt know who i was talking about.. 🙄
@@namelessking1549 1 in 7.674 billion actually work that out smart ass
Actually this was the 70's and that very beginning was Freddie Mercury's voice , layered over and over,I guess us what you call it. Queen was the 1st to do Opera Rock. They also are the rare band that sounds better live then they do in studio recordings
That is not layering, it is ALL the band members singing- Brian May's voice is quite high, but the drummer has the highest pitched voice out of all of them.
@@odochartaighofodonegal9815 not at the beginning. It is only Freddie Mercury's voice. The section where it looks like a court room, is where all but the bass player John Deacon sang.
Freddie only handled the middle register, May lower, and Taylor up top. But the final equates to 160 layers!
@@pastense ok. Must have read it wrong. Either way this song is a pure master piece!
@@andorastorm1000 It really is lol
Also, if you ever buy new headphones, the first thing you should do is test the quality with Bohemian Rhapsody. It'll pick up all the highs and lows if it's a good pair.
Imagine hearing Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time ever. Wow, so lucky
If you’ve ever been to any sports game, then you’ve definitely heard “We Will Rock You” or “We Are the Champions”. And this is the EARLY SEVENTIES!
Right smack in the middle of the seventies lol
This song and band was groundbreaking in every way. This is a masterpiece!
I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio headed to school on the bus back in the 70s. This song was so different than anything I had ever heard. I really perked up with its fusion of rock and ballad and operetta styles. I was like, WHAT IS THIS? And it’s really long. And to think this song almost never got released for being too weird. This group was super talented. Each member had mad skills. But the singer, Freddy mercury had such a unique voice. They did a lot of songs you know but they were so versatile that many of their most famous songs they are just iconic: We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions. Watch their Live Aid performance. It’s pretty phenomenal
BEST front man of any band!! Nobody can control an audience like Freddie 😁😍
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Mick Jagger too
The statement stands for itself. BEST front man, EVER. Period. End of discussion.
Freddie Mercury was the singer of the singers.
His voice was incredible.
No one will ever reach his level.
Classic Rock!! Freddie had such an amazing clear voice, one of the best singers of all times!!
Queen is Queen. There is no other band like them. ❤️
He loved classical music and created rock's version of a classic masterpiece. Amazing.
Watch their LiveAid concert, one of the most iconic moments in music!!
I'm 50 years old and have been listening to this song (and Queen) my whole life - probably heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" 25,000 times - it STILl gives me goosebumps.
Thanks for the fun, witty, smart reaction.
truly one of the great songs of the 20th century of any genre
runs the gamut of emotions
great reaction ty guys you’re fantastic
happy 2023 🎉
I was 15 when this came out and believe me when I tell you, this blew us away. First of all there was no such thing as a music video so I had never seen anything like it. Queen - original and timeless. Miss you Freddie!
Me too ! Queen, Boston, Kiss all kept me from going nuts in my teen years !!
Same here. ^ Saw all 3 in concert and sooo many more. Dont forget Led Zep, Bad Company, ZZ Top, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, Nazareth, Deep Purple, Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, on & on & on just wayyyy too many great bands to list and such a quality variety of music to enjoy. I also was born in 1960 and there were just so many great concerts I was fortunate to be able to attend and enjoy. Real music played by innovative talented musicians. Those times cannot ever be duplicated. Mark
Freddie Mercury arguably had the best rock voice ever. His voice range and stage presence was amazing. Puts a smile on any face. No joke, google happiest song ever. Then react to it. It will be queen, don’t stop me now. ❤️
I was driving on the freeway in southern California the first time I heard Queen. I had to pull over. They completely blew me away and still do.
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Wayne’s World” you’ve heard this song. I do believe you are legally required to bang your head when the loud part comes in.
That’s the truth lol!
Yes you are😜
Freddie was absolutely magical. Total LEGEND!❤️❤️🔥
This is one of the very best reactions to one of the most epic pieces of contemporary rock. Absolutely fantastic critique. Loved it.
70’s….. and a masterpiece almost like theatre isn’t it ? Queen…that’s it. ❤️🎼🎶🎶🤘😎
This song came out in 1975, I was 14 and Queen came onto the scene like wild fire. I remember waiting by the radio to hear this song, and I went out and bought the album. Everybody liked this song...
Queen Freddie Mercury was totally awsome💯 great video guy's👍
It is unbelievable, this video is from year 1975, so beautiful, so fresh. It was hard work to create song like Bohemian Rhapsody in this time for sure, great band
$5000 that changed the music industry and still has an impact today. Challenge that.
The musical chapters in the storytelling always got me. The murder, the jail, the trial, and the verdict afterwards. They change tones for each part to highlight the emotions. From the slow piano as he realizes what he did to amazing guitar as he lashes out at the world after he is sentenced.
I also think that the rock part is a flashback to his frame of mind when he murdered (who I believe to be) his lover. I always thought it was his angry reaction to the jury but recently I’ve changed my mind. I think we got a glimpse into the murder itself.
The entire song is in metaphors! Freddy didn’t shoot a man with a gun it’s a metaphors! He was struggling with being gay and he wrote this song as a farewell to his former self by putting a gun to his own head and killing the former self and apologizing to his saddened mother whom he really loved! He had a rebirth in his sad new self in a troubled life yet he didn’t care and carried on! He later died of aids in 1991 by his wrong decision and lifestyle! It was an epic song from mid 1975. The Guinness book of recorded stated that Bohemian Rhapsody was truly a MASTERPIECE and worthy of being the BEST rock song ever written! Even ahead of the Beatles, whom Queen collectively respect and admired!
The 5 stages of grief
I was fortunate enough to see them in concert in 1980 best concert I ever went to. This was the mid to late 70s.
Queen was the epitome of combining rock and operatic movements in their music.
Released in 1975 so no yet 80s. From their album A Night at the Opera. A pure masterpiece
This is the best song ever made. EVER!
Masterpiece. No other way to describe this song. But then again... Queen had a lot of those...
YOUR REACTION REMINDS ME WHAT A SPECIAL ERA I GREW UP IN...I WISH YOU KIDS THE BEST..NOTHING BUT LOVE..
I am incredibly grateful. I was born in 1963, we had so much great music!!! A lot of songs that were popular we sang in chorus, I learned words to some great songs! I always loved it when albums came with the words since we did not have the internet! And I am SO GLAD we did NOT!!!!!
NO cameras everywhere, what a different time .....
I am delighted you both discovered this masterpiece of music!!! This song believe it or not was the first video ever shot of a band performance! It predates even the 80’s! It was released in the Fall of 1975! Written by lead vocalist Freddy Mercury ( pianist)! He loved opera and moc opera. If you listen to any more of Queen’s otherlywirldly music look for this gem ofc of Queen ll, album called. “ March of the black Queen’. It will melt your minds! Good day my friends!
How you felt was exactly what Freddie intended when he wrote it.. He wanted to write a song that touched on as many human emotions as possible in one track.. Mission accomplished!
This is one of the greatest groups ever. I can’t belive you havent heard of them?!!! 😃
🤣🤣🤣 Love ya'lls reaction this is great music some of the best of all time Freddie Mercury was truly one of the greats
"Before people were harmonising..." You're going to really enjoy discovering barbershop, plainsong, classical choral music... harmonising has been around since people started singing. :-)
Home Free is a great a capella group. I have to check out Pentatonix, I don't know them yet. I just heard Home Free a few weeks ago. They do a great "Man of Constant Sorrow", "The Gambler", "Elvira", "When a Man Loves a Woman", so many awesome covers.
Karyl I caught the Home Free bug six months ago and I am still caught up with them. They have more talent than most bands it is so hard to believe they have no instruments other than their own ability to create it through their mouths. I am a fan of 70's rock and 80's Country but when I came across HF it doesn't matter what they are singing. I had never heard End of the road and when I saw that and man of Constant Sorrow I was hooked
@@hacksaw5918 They really are great! The harmonica sound is amazing!!!
Lol, it's funny how so many younger people think that their peers were the first to do anything.
@@mgordon1100 I was born in the 60s, and some of the songs I heard in the 70s I had no idea they were done before by some really great singers!
70's man. So cool seeing adults that haven't heard this song before. I'm so happy for you for having heard it now!
Best music then . Saw that actual performance. Loved the boys hair then Pure Raw talent composing all their own songs
One of the best rock bands ever...this song is truly a masterpiece !!
"The", not a :P
6:37 Brian May created the solo
THE best band with THE best singer ever
Not the 80s, this was 1975, a track from their album, "A night at the opera", it spent 9 weeks at number 1 over here in the UK. An absolute masterpiece. Commercial radio stations wouldn't play it at first, as being a 6 minute song, it was considered too long, a pirate radio dj, "Kenny Everett", got hold of it and played it to death, commercial radio couldn't ignore it after this & it went stratospheric. Great reaction both & a great homage to one of the greatest bands ever.👍
Hi, one year later... you're reaction is fantastic. I'll be subscribing right now. This is one of the great songs of the rock era, and yours is one of the best reactions to it. Thanks.
This gives me the chills every time. Thanks for watching this
So glad in the 70's you bought the vinyl and listened to the entire album without stopping it at the best moments!!!!
the lead signer was a trained opera signer and classical pianoist and child prodigy. As he became a young adult he wanted to play rock, he also wrote all of their music
Freddie Mercury's bohemian Rhapsody performance is so iconic, that it makes it considerably risky for anyone to cover.
Yep, not a fan of other artists doing a cover of Queen!
Agreed, though I've heard a _few_ good covers, just a few though, many have _tried_ to cover Queen and failed miserably lol.
The good covers tried but they can't even come close to Freddie and the rest of the band..
@@debramoore7513 it’s too personal.
@@bettybaby63 YESSSS - So I’ve been avoiding Marc Martel for the same “personal” reasons. Then a Queenmate sent me a link of Martel singing Too Much Love Will Kill You!! So, with lots of hesitation & anxiety I clicked the link. Tho Marc is a good singer he’s nothing like Freddie!! The warmth, emotion, texture, vocal range, & power of Freddie’s voice is unmatched! Scientifically it’s been proven that Freddie has the most unique voice in Rock n Roll. So the conclusion is why would I listen to a cover when I can listen to Freddie??
I agree that nobody can sing it like Freddie, but Pink has done it live several times on tour and it's quite fantastic. Not just her incredible voice, but her band and back up singers are impressive on this cover as well. You should check it out!
When Freddie died I cried. He did so much for our community
Freddy Mercury was such an amazing groundbreaker. Funny that Asia remarked about his big hair because he is almost unrecognizable to me with that. He later went to an almost military crew cut style which is how I always picture him. There is a fantastic biographical movies about Queen and Mercury that came out in 2018 or 2019, also entitled "Bohemian Rhapsody" that is really outstanding. I also recall having the same reaction as Asia when I first heard this song as a teenager in the early 80's like "wth.... is this I'm listening to????" But then it just grows on you.
This song was from 1975, Christmas number 1
This song is, was, and always be like floating on a cloud to me. Freddie was a God. And nobody could walk up and down that scale like Freddie. Queen in my opinion was a once in a lifetime deal. You guys are great. How your eyes and souls are engulfing this greatness. Beautiful
I remember this song playing on the radio continuously when I was a kid. I've since become a devoted MetalHead but I still rate this as the #1 Rock song of all time!
You should check out the scene in Waynes World where it is played in the car..., I honestly think it's the best homage to Queen and this song I've ever seen. Also one of the funniest moments in film history!
The original Rock Opera, a mixture of classical music and rock the best when put together right and this can’t get any righter . Definitely a Classic. This song will go through time .
There will Never be another group like QUEEN❤
I have to sing along in the car when it's playing! My kids love Queen also. One of the greatest bands ever. So many great songs.
When I hear it, I gotta stop everything and listen to the end. I don't care WHERE I am!
Have you ever watched the 'Wayne's World' movie? The way they rock out to this song, in the car, with one of their friends about to hurl, is priceless!
I lied...oops...this is last comment though...Freddy Mercury's voice is considered one the best in music period cause of his ability to change so well. Also is the best lead singer of a band ever! Watch the Live Aid vids of their's...the way he controls a crowd is unreal!
*Freddie
@@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina lol I knew something was wrong when I spelled his name! Thank for the correction 🙏😌
Now go listen to Marc Martell
Thank you guys so much for "Hearing it" This Band pushed the edge their entire career. Great First time view and review. God Bless!
I saw Queen in 1975 when this song was new. 49 fucking years later they are still my favorite. Love you guys reactions
It is a Rock opera......the whole Bismillah...NO we will not let you go seems to be a struggle of some kind. Absolutely fabulous 💞 a masterpiece 👌
Queen did so many things for the first time. This video was the begining of so much from Queen. Their Live Aid show displays this preformed live. It must not be missed
He is in the electric chair that is what sent shivers down his spin body aching all the time
Asia's expression during the change up was priceless.
One of the best band in the world! And this music is a masterpiece. Freddie oh Freddie voice is unique. Brian May one of the best guitarists.
You should listen more Queen musics
I love your show. I like seeing your facial reactions. Thank you guys 😊
The harmonies were done by over laying each voice 20+ times to get the effect. Roger Taylor, the drummer, hits the highest notes
I was in 6th grade and it was just another great song. I am 56 now and I am re-appreciating this. I love seeing reactions like this. Music is physical for me and I get chills and tears every time I hear this.
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME HEARING THIS ON THE RADIO IN MY CAR!! MID 70S!! BLEW MY MIND!!
I love Queen. One of the most musically diverse bands you’ll hear! Great reaction!
I grew up in the 70's......BEST era eva for Music....Queen "Night at the Opera" best album eva!!!! RIP FREDDY ❤
Agree - I love the 60’s & 70’s best music ever!!