Every Queen song is not dependent on Freddie's sexual identity. Brian wrote this one. He and the rest of the band shared the songwriting, so you cannot make any assumptions based on the lyrics.
I think it's because they only know Freddie, they've never heard something like Tenament Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily's Of The Valley from Sheer Heart Attack that's not heavy on Freddie's vocals. It was like when he did Stevie Nicks Edge Of Seventeen and did not know who Stevie is in the band but he sure had the hots for one of the backup singers.
I believe that Freddie was bisexual. Brian did an interview and said that Freddie had a lot of girlfriends during his time with Queen. They actually didn’t know that he was gay because of all his girlfriends for a while.
Don is right. Freddie had a girlfriend and lived with her for years, her name was Mary Austin. But he said to her one day that he thought he was bi but Mary told him “no Freddie you’re gay” They split but she stayed his best friend until his death. She got married and had kids and Freddie was a godfather to one of them. He always said she was the love of his life and was the only person he trusted. He left half his money to her and his mansion, she was with him when he passed and only Mary knows where he is buried.
Mary was not a "Beard" and was once engaged to Freddie. She was the closest person to him for the rest of his life, his confidant and closest friend, and he kept her always near, buying her a house across the street from him so he could watch over her, employing her as his personal assistant and then as the person in charge of all of his finances and estate. Mary was the only person Freddie completely trusted and he loved her with all of his heart and soul, even stating that he told all of his lovers that nobody could ever take the place of Mary in his life, it would be impossible. He was sad that he couldn't be her husband but he considered Mary as his Common Law Wife. He left most of his fortune to her including his home, everything in it and most of his money. Mary didn't think that she should have any of it and protested but Freddie told her that had things worked out as he wished, she would be his wife and it all would be hers anyway. He made Mary the Executor of his estate. Freddie instructed Mary where to bury his ashes and to never tell anyone, he wanted to rest in peace. She did and to this day, nobody knows where Freddie is buried except Mary. Mary was not the only female lover in Freddie's life. Brian May shared a flat with Freddie and said that the people he was bringing home were not men. Freddie was probably always bisexual but after ending his engagement with Mary, he stayed mostly with men. Brian wrote this song, not Freddie but he said he wrote it for Freddie was attracted to women and men who had curvy bottoms. Fat bottoms have alays been loved by so many men. All four members are songwriters and they all have different tastes so you get a lot of versatility with Queen. Each of them have had #1 songs and each are in the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame individuallt. Elton John only wrote music, he did not write his lyrics, Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics and he is a straight man. Bob Seger talks about Points all her own sitting way up high and there is an old song called Bounce Your Boobies so I am guessing there are plenty of songs about women's breasts too, but those are the only two that come to mind without really thinking about it.
BP & Don, please read this. First of all, thank you for this reaction. What you need to remember is that Queen had 4 band members that played, sang, and wrote their songs. Brian May wrote this one. He called Mary Austin his wife or his common law wife until he died even though he had boyfriends who he also loved. Jim Hutton was his last boyfriend. He also had love affairs with many other men and women. Freddie was a wild man in a time before AIDS became news. When it did it was already too late for Mr Mercury.
Cary Mullis the inventor of the PCR test has repeatedly stated that there is no credible evidence that AIDS actually existed and was highly critical of Fauci and his actions in the 80's and 90's. He passed away just before the 2020 mess. His assertion is that the symptoms attributed to this alleged disease was side effects from a toxic drug called AZT. Dr. Ed Group's research also led him to discover that the actual HIV antibody has never been proven to cause AIDS and that the body produces this antibody from an adjuvant ingredient added to six different vack-scenes. The adjuvant was developed by the US Navy's Department of Biological Warfare. It was on purpose given to alt-sex lifestyle people to see how quickly the antibody could spread. Several authors including G. Edward Griffin has documented all of this.
Thank you. That's right, Queen was a band of 4 who all contributed in the song writing process. I don't know why so many people think every song was written by Freddie.
This happens with so many bands. Everyone jumps to the assumption that the singer is sharing some personal information instead of just singing the song someone else wrote.
Fun fact about the writer of the song, Brian May. His other job is as an astrophysicist. If an astrophysicist says something makes the world go 'round, we best believe him.
Queen is a band. Fred is not a solo artist. They are not his backing band. They all wrote songs. Sang, & played, multiple instruments. That is why they have such a diverse catalog of songs, genres / styles. Each of them. Has very different taste in music / musical influences. This was written by Brian / the guitarist.
Just to clarify, Mary Austin was not a "beard". It was genuine love...romantic love that because friendship. Look it up as Don Wannabe said (hope I spelled that right...am sorry if I didn't). He just needed to be his true self. And as others have said, Queen had four members who all wrote songs and contributed to the overall vision. For example, John Deacon wrote I Want to Break Free....and Roger Taylor came up with the concept for the video...and men dressing as women has a role in the history of English humor. So in the case of the video it was all in fun. Now that I have "ranted"...much love and respect to Black Pegasus and the whole Black Pegasus. Your openness and genuine joy make your channel special.
Well said! And Thank you for pointing out ALL of the band contributed to all aspects of their music! Freddie was an amazing front man but everyone wrote and played and sang.
@@Blank.Grandma That is what I was saying by pointing out that Mary Austin was not a "beard". Their romantic love was real. And then their love as family and friends was real. Their love was always.....Love.
Something that will blow your mind about Queen . Brian May , the guitarist couldn't afford an electric guitar when he was young, so he and his father actually built one from wood from an old fireplace and odds and ends from around his house. He originally even made his own pickups. He still plays that guitar to this day...its called 'The Red Special'
I plan on buying a copy one of these days and getting back on guitar, unfortunately I have other pressing concerns in life right now so that Red Special will have to wait. Until then. 😎
@kathleenmenendezburgess8439 -- I know. The schools are too busy teaching non school stuff like sexual identity and changing and even leaving out history. That's why so many home school now. I don't think Robert (Black Pegasus) had that crap when he went to school. It's the more recent generations. Robert seems too smart to brainwash.
Love Queen! The whole band wrote true bangers! Some of my favorites are "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy", and the whole Highlander soundtrack
That was what made this song so universal. The world was focused on Twiggy but was full of women who didn’t fit (anorexia was an everyday thing - had a friend who was rushed to ER because the spoon she was using to facilitate throwing up got wedged - she lived, some didn’t) this song became validation that “we” were pretty too.
If you're interested in more Queen variety, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "Killer Queen," "You're My Best Friend," and "Another One Bites the Dust" will take you all over the place musically. "Under Pressure" with David Bowie is a must-hear, too.
Elton John got married as a (possible) cover, Freddie's love for Mary was genuine (and vice versa) Freddie still had some female encounters later in his life, as well as the men.
Their versatility is off the charts. They did multiple styles of rock, rockabilly, pop, funk, hip-hop (Dragon Attack)... They sang songs in Japanese (Teo Torriatte), Spanish (Los Palabras De Amor) , and even Arabic (Ibrahim)!
What a lot of folks don't know is that all four members of the band Queen are in the Songwriting Hall of Fame on their own merit, not just as a group. Considering that since it formed in 1969 less then 500 people have been inducted into that organization, that the entire band was added shows how talented they all are and were.
-Brian May, mild-mannered, straight Queen guitar player wrote this song. Freddie wrote less than half of Queen's songs. All four members wrote hit songs and are ALL FOUR in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Brian and Fred are about equal in number of songs written for the band, with drummer Roger Taylor and bass player John Deacon contributing mightily as well. -You are way off about Freddie's love life. He truly loved Mary, and lived in a normal hetero relationship with her for years. Then he began to explore his "other side". Mary stayed his closest confidant and love of his life ALL his life, and he considered her his common-law wife when it came time to write his will. -This song is about the girls they met on the road. You get too far ahead of yourself before you listen to the song. - You will find when you listen to Queen that they explored and mastered every genre of music. - This song was written by Brian as part of a challenge between him and Fred to each write a song inspired by the Tour de France bicycle race (asses peddling down the road) that was happening on the road where they were staying, writing and recording while being English income tax refugees in France. Brian wrote this one, Fred wrote "Bicycle Race". -I've seen Queen live in concert many times, and you can imagine the fun the crowd has when this song is performed.
Love this but I`m so used to hearing it along with Bicycle Race,it was released as a double A -side single with this song...also one of my favorites by them that I think you would like is You`re My Best Friend~❤great one!
Best Queen song ever. Yes young people are still listening to 80's music. Last year at my nephews wedding all the dance music was 70's to 90's. I asked why and they told me modern music is rubbish.
Please, remember, that the name of the band is "QUEEN". It is NOT the Freddie Mercury Band. They were a UNIT. Everyone contributed to its success and they loved each other, very much.
I've seen Queen live 3 or 4 times starting in 1977. They are the most creative band I've seen or listened to in my life. I've always thought of them as the Queen on the Chess Board. Able to move into any genre and create something uniquely Queen. You know it's queen as soon as you hear it. They are maybe the most unique band we've ever seen.
the b-side of this song was Bicycle Race . each song referenced each other is the lyrics. a promotional video was released with topless women engaging in a bicycle race. song written by guitaris Brian May
Couple of things to remember: 1) Lyrics are not always written by the singer. Side note: Elton is another example of this. He often collaborates with a different lyricist. 2) Music is not always biographical. Sometimes it’s just a fun made up story. Although, this is based on an actual event.
This song was written by *BRIAN MAY* Freddie only sang it. As for "Carless Whisper" the video was made to appeal to the audience at the time and had nothing to do with anyone's sexuality other than the audience.
This song was off the Jazz album, which was released in 1978. That same album also had a song called "Bicycle Race" and to promote the album, Queen hosted a nude bicycle race in Wimbledon stadium featuring 65 models hired for the occasion. There was a poster inside the album of a photo taken with all the naked girls on their bikes. It was difficult to find an album that still had it inside, however, because a lot of teenaged boys would slit the cellophane wrappers of the albums in the record store bins and steal that poster from inside it. Fun fact about the event: Queen had borrowed the bicycles from a local store, but when they returned them, the store made the band buy all the seats off them, saying they had been "used improperly." Got to wonder whatever became of all those soiled bicycle seats! When Freddie yells "Get on your bikes and ride!" in this song, it's a reference to that event.
Freddie was .bi-sexual. He did have a female fiancee, Mary, to who he was engaged and met when he 1st joined Queen. He did discover his gay curiosity and did pursue it, which was why he & Mary never married. This song was written primarily by Brian May. After Freddie learned of his illness, he didn't "come out", but a lot of his lyrics held clues that he was dying...... the line, "get on your bikes and ride" is a direct reference to another song, "Bicycle Race" whish was from the same album, "Jazz" and was the "B-side" to this single
This was the first Queen song I heard as a teen while I was babysitting. They had some albums so I put it on and immediately fell in love. Still in love 45 years later!
If you want to discover what an inimitable colossus of a band Queen truly were, check out some early live performances such as: Stone Cold Crazy, Liar, Son & Daughter Live at the Rainbow 1974, or the late 70's Hammersmith concerts. These gigs were predominantly raw Rock & Thrash Metal, way before Queen evolved into the Stadium giants that they are best known for. ❤
Great song love the live version at Milton Keynes Freddie shows his Talent as a pole dancer. They tried to cancel this song they thought it might be offensive to Bigger women. I think it's a compliment❤❤❤❤
Mary was the love of his life. She is reportedly the only one who knows where Freddie is buried. He was afraid fans would dig him up, like it happened to Ronnie Van Zant.
Freddie lived with Mary for years and left everything to her when he passed. She buried him and she has kept his grave private to this day. She was the most loyal person to him and remains so to this very day.
Thanks for your reaction! Very complimentary. On your first statement - when you said you were confused because you thought Freddie was gay. What has that to do with singing a song? I can sing Happy Birthday & doing so doesn't make it my birthday. Plus, I never thought the song was simply about ladies with big behinds. I always thought it was about the band's camp followers aka groupies & services they provided.
Also this was written by Brian He also never married Mary. She wasn't a disguise she was a real love until Freddie followed his heart. It's disrespectful not to fact check Freddie was a victim of others assumptions x
If you’re gonna go down the rabbit hole, focus on their live stuff. Rock Montreal is beyond incredible. We will rock you, we are the champions, dragon attack, bohemian rhapsody and another one bites the dust from that show will blow your mind.
As others pointed out Brian May wrote this. I think he really just wanted to hear Freddie singing those words 😂 Freddie of course sang everything with total commitment. Queen always had a sense of humour and never took themselves too seriously - just one of the reasons I have always loved them. This song was paired with 'Bicycle Race' that's a video you might like! That's why the line goes 'get on your bikes and ride' see the video for clarification! 😉
This is one of their best!! ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂 oh, and just because you prefer one side over the other, it doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the same/opposite sex!
It was rumoured that Mercury had an "Elizabethan" attitude to sex. The Elizabethans had a saying: "If it has a pulse, fuck it, if it doesn't have a pulse, eat it".
BP - I think where you get tripped up is excluding bisexuality as an option., as well as the coming out process. Many don’t figure it out until later. Mary was Freddie’s absolute love of his life. Same with George Michael. Love your reaction !❤
No one cared about Freddie's sexuality and only a few songs even mentions it. Everyone knew, no one cared and only the music mattered back then. I wish it was still that way.
Mary Austin and Freddie were together for many years and were actually engaged for a period. He did genuinely love her and she stayed with him as friend and confidante until his death. Freddie left his home in London (Garden Lodge) and the bulk of his fortune plus his share of the royalties from Queen music to her.
HEY!!! YOU'RE HITTIN' MY THEME SONG!!! :) :D :D :D :D :D LOVE THIS SONG!! Thanks, BP & Don for reacting to this one!! One of my FAVORITE QUEEN SONGS!! SO FUN!! Freddie was engaged to Mary Austin for six years...they never did marry...but, she was one of the CLOSEST people in his life, until his passing.....I think I remember that he pretty-much left most everything he had to her. THANKS for THIS ONE!! LOVE THIS SONG: SO MUCH!! HA HA HA AH AHA HA RIP, FREDDIE!!! YOU are SORELY MISSED! Thanks for the BANGERS: QUEEN!!
Freddie was living with and engaged to Mary Austin in the early years of Queen. He was in a relationship with Tim Hutton when he died. He was gay but he did sleep with women too.
@Ontheroxxwithsalt I have read (in comments) some believe he was "pansexual"* ...(I don't know who else agrees with that as a possibility ?*) It matters not, anyway... He _was_ great, he _is_ missed, and however he chose to live, or feel, or be, he was a man who will _not_ easily be replaced, nor bettered. R.I.P. Freddie M. 💔
Okay now do a reaction to the original video for _Bicycle._ You will be either shocked or titillated. If you don't see a bunch of chicks in a bike race then you have the wrong version.
As you go down the queen rabbit hole and experience there huge catalog you will start to understand queen and the depth of the music they created You are on your way to get queened in the queen universe
It just proves that Freddie is such a great singer. Because he sings every composition with all his heart that you think he wrote it. Queen is 4 individuals with their own talent in songwriting. Perhaps this is the reason why they do not focus on the same genre of music. All their songs has nothing to do with his gender preference. He does not deny or confirm anything. He also doesn't explain their songs because he lets the listener of their song be free to interpret. What cannot be denied is how good and talented he is.
My daughter could sing all the lyrics to this song and Bicycle when she was 18 months old…this was 34 years ago, she’d sing them at the top of her lungs!
This song is so fun live. I saw Queen last year in Dallas (w/ Adam Lambert who won the crowd over for those of us just thinking there is no way to replace Freddie). During this song the full Dallas Cheerleader squad came out doing their thing :)
It's interesting to me that most reactors tend to avoid the more "hard rock" side of Queen, when they've got some amazing songs that fit into this category: Stone Cold Crazy, Flash, One Vision, Princes of the Universe, and I Want It All are all definitely worth a listen.
The best concert I *_EVER_* saw... Billy Squier opened for Queen, August 1982, at Poplar Creek Music Theatre (RIP) in Hoffman Estates, IL. I saw Freddie before he was deadie
Queen is the BAND, not Freddie with backup singers/musicians. Freddie himself would get irritated and correct anyone who tried to call him the “leader” of the band; he always said said he was the lead vocalist and frontman. All four members were brilliant musicians who together created the unique Queen sound. They all had an equal say about the music and all decisions for the band. All four members wrote multiple hits for the band - they are the ONLY band where all members have been individually inducted up into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In fact, the band was formed from an earlier group called Smile with Brian May (guitar), Roger Taylor (drums), and another singer named Tim Staffel. Freddie was a friend of theirs - and Roger’s flatmate (together they also operated a stall in Kensington Market). When Tim Staffel left the group in 1969, Freddie invited himself to take his slot. Later, the three changed the name of the group (at Freddie’s suggestion) to Queen. Bassist John Deacon was the last to join the group in 1971. They stayed together until November 1991, when Freddie died. John retired from music in 1997. Roger and Brian also produced albums on their own (Roger had six albums and also formed a separate group called The Cross in late 80’s which produced four albums). If Freddie had not passed away, I think they would have continued to make music history. Roger and Brian still tour the world as Queen +Adam Lambert (who is excellent and has NEVER tried to replace Freddie because, obviously, no one can) to keep the Queen legacy alive and introduce new generations to great music.
This song was, always, presented (as were their biggest hits: "We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions") as they presented on the album. Radio D.J.s would follow that formatting and consistently do this and most people NEVER listened to the "items" or songs separately. Still don't. This was "Bicycle Race"/"Fat-Bottomed Girls" Those pairs of songs are considered "conjoined" in the minds of any fan more than 25 years old (or so). Queen: "We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions" Queen: "Bicycle Race"/"Fat-Bottomed Girls" Led Zeppelin: "Heartbreaker"/"Livin', Lovin' Maid" Pink Floyd: "Brain Damage"/"Eclipse" Journey: "Feeling That Way"/"Anytime"; Elton John: "Funeral For A Friend"/"Love Lies Bleeding" Van Halen: "Eruption"/"You Really Got Me" [their famed Kinks cover] (Performed and recorded that way in the studio as that is precisely what they were doing in their live sets, at that time!) .... - There are, definitely, MORE (and some which: some people listen to in a certain conjunction, but: aren't inherently "planted" in "the public consciousness" the way that (for example) the above dyads are!). "Conjoined songs "were" a thing in the 1970s (and even into the '80s). ...and MOST people who grew-up first (and consistently) hearing them THIS way will tell you: ...it feels 🤷🤷"empty"/"...something's missing..." if you TRY to listen to one without the other preceding or following! It, just, is. Learn it!
the Queen song is “Bring Back that Leroy Brown” and it was written as a memorial/tribute to Jim Croce. (Even though it’s stylistically different than Croce’s song, the members of Queen held Mr. Croce in high esteem)
To REALY blow your mind , another song on the album jazz is bicycle race, that video will blow your mind. The double album had a pullout poster of it. Please please check it out. Also Queen with Adam Lambert, do a live version with the Dallas cheer leaders, please check this out, might not be a great version but love the Dallas cow girls.
Another interesting fact about Alan Turing is that he invented what is known as the Turing test, also known as the imitation game. Alan proposed that one day a computer would be able to pass as a human.
When you think of the members of Queen, one was an Astro Physicist, ones a certified Dentist, another is an Electrical Engineer, then there's Freddy, who slung luggage at the airport but had an amazing voice. What a group.
Every Queen song is not dependent on Freddie's sexual identity. Brian wrote this one. He and the rest of the band shared the songwriting, so you cannot make any assumptions based on the lyrics.
I think it's because they only know Freddie, they've never heard something like Tenament Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily's Of The Valley from Sheer Heart Attack that's not heavy on Freddie's vocals.
It was like when he did Stevie Nicks Edge Of Seventeen and did not know who Stevie is in the band but he sure had the hots for one of the backup singers.
Except Brian wrote it for Freddie because Freddie liked men with a little junk in their trunk
@@kallsop2All brilliant songs. I love the lyrics to ‘Flick of the wrist’. It exemplifies what being a star is really like.
@@personalcheeses8073 Prefer it to 'Death on Two Legs', same subject matter I think.
I believe that Freddie was bisexual. Brian did an interview and said that Freddie had a lot of girlfriends during his time with Queen. They actually didn’t know that he was gay because of all his girlfriends for a while.
Don is right. Freddie had a girlfriend and lived with her for years, her name was Mary Austin. But he said to her one day that he thought he was bi but Mary told him “no Freddie you’re gay”
They split but she stayed his best friend until his death. She got married and had kids and Freddie was a godfather to one of them.
He always said she was the love of his life and was the only person he trusted. He left half his money to her and his mansion, she was with him when he passed and only Mary knows where he is buried.
She was not a cover. She was extremely important to him.
I think Freddie idolized her, and he left most of his estate to her.
Came to write exactly that. Thank you. Saved me having to do it.
Shocking! Mary was not a beard! They were a real couple.
It’s important to note how loyal Freddie’s friends are to him to this day. Mary and the entire band love him.
Mary was not a "Beard" and was once engaged to Freddie. She was the closest person to him for the rest of his life, his confidant and closest friend, and he kept her always near, buying her a house across the street from him so he could watch over her, employing her as his personal assistant and then as the person in charge of all of his finances and estate. Mary was the only person Freddie completely trusted and he loved her with all of his heart and soul, even stating that he told all of his lovers that nobody could ever take the place of Mary in his life, it would be impossible. He was sad that he couldn't be her husband but he considered Mary as his Common Law Wife. He left most of his fortune to her including his home, everything in it and most of his money. Mary didn't think that she should have any of it and protested but Freddie told her that had things worked out as he wished, she would be his wife and it all would be hers anyway. He made Mary the Executor of his estate. Freddie instructed Mary where to bury his ashes and to never tell anyone, he wanted to rest in peace. She did and to this day, nobody knows where Freddie is buried except Mary. Mary was not the only female lover in Freddie's life. Brian May shared a flat with Freddie and said that the people he was bringing home were not men. Freddie was probably always bisexual but after ending his engagement with Mary, he stayed mostly with men. Brian wrote this song, not Freddie but he said he wrote it for Freddie was attracted to women and men who had curvy bottoms. Fat bottoms have alays been loved by so many men. All four members are songwriters and they all have different tastes so you get a lot of versatility with Queen. Each of them have had #1 songs and each are in the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame individuallt. Elton John only wrote music, he did not write his lyrics, Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics and he is a straight man. Bob Seger talks about Points all her own sitting way up high and there is an old song called Bounce Your Boobies so I am guessing there are plenty of songs about women's breasts too, but those are the only two that come to mind without really thinking about it.
BP & Don, please read this.
First of all, thank you for this reaction. What you need to remember is that Queen had 4 band members that played, sang, and wrote their songs. Brian May wrote this one.
He called Mary Austin his wife or his common law wife until he died even though he had boyfriends who he also loved. Jim Hutton was his last boyfriend. He also had love affairs with many other men and women. Freddie was a wild man in a time before AIDS became news. When it did it was already too late for Mr Mercury.
If I understand correctly Freddy left the bulk of his estate to Mary when he died.
Cary Mullis the inventor of the PCR test has repeatedly stated that there is no credible evidence that AIDS actually existed and was highly critical of Fauci and his actions in the 80's and 90's. He passed away just before the 2020 mess. His assertion is that the symptoms attributed to this alleged disease was side effects from a toxic drug called AZT. Dr. Ed Group's research also led him to discover that the actual HIV antibody has never been proven to cause AIDS and that the body produces this antibody from an adjuvant ingredient added to six different vack-scenes. The adjuvant was developed by the US Navy's Department of Biological Warfare. It was on purpose given to alt-sex lifestyle people to see how quickly the antibody could spread. Several authors including G. Edward Griffin has documented all of this.
Thank you. That's right, Queen was a band of 4 who all contributed in the song writing process. I don't know why so many people think every song was written by Freddie.
This happens with so many bands. Everyone jumps to the assumption that the singer is sharing some personal information instead of just singing the song someone else wrote.
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I am a fat-bottomed girl! I feel honored by this song. I make the rockin world go ‘round
I like how Queen referenced other songs within songs. Bicycle Race references this song with talking about the Fat Bottom Races. :)
lol this and baby got back felt like a love letter to me as someone with a large backside trying to grow up during the heroin chic era.
Best kind of girls
We salute you!
As am I
Fun fact about the writer of the song, Brian May. His other job is as an astrophysicist. If an astrophysicist says something makes the world go 'round, we best believe him.
Queen is a band. Fred is not a solo artist. They are not his backing band. They all wrote songs. Sang, & played, multiple instruments. That is why they have such a diverse catalog of songs, genres / styles. Each of them. Has very different taste in music / musical influences. This was written by Brian / the guitarist.
Well said. It’s so irritating when they just pick out Freddie.
Agreed. While Freddie is great, Queen is nothing without Roger, Brian, and John.
Just to clarify, Mary Austin was not a "beard". It was genuine love...romantic love that because friendship. Look it up as Don Wannabe said (hope I spelled that right...am sorry if I didn't). He just needed to be his true self. And as others have said, Queen had four members who all wrote songs and contributed to the overall vision. For example, John Deacon wrote I Want to Break Free....and Roger Taylor came up with the concept for the video...and men dressing as women has a role in the history of English humor. So in the case of the video it was all in fun. Now that I have "ranted"...much love and respect to Black Pegasus and the whole Black Pegasus. Your openness and genuine joy make your channel special.
Freddie often referred to Mary as his "wife".
Well said! And
Thank you for pointing out ALL of the band contributed to all aspects of their music! Freddie was an amazing front man but everyone wrote and played and sang.
He was bisexual. Love is love.
@@Blank.Grandma That is what I was saying by pointing out that Mary Austin was not a "beard". Their romantic love was real. And then their love as family and friends was real. Their love was always.....Love.
He left Mary his house and most of his money and possessions. She was his true love and best friend
As others have said, Sir Brian May wrote this one...he's an astrophysicist (really!!) so he'd know what makes the world go round 😂
Brian was the glue that held it together. Smart guy and business oriented.
lol 😀 Good one!
Something that will blow your mind about Queen . Brian May , the guitarist couldn't afford an electric guitar when he was young, so he and his father actually built one from wood from an old fireplace and odds and ends from around his house. He originally even made his own pickups. He still plays that guitar to this day...its called 'The Red Special'
I plan on buying a copy one of these days and getting back on guitar, unfortunately I have other pressing concerns in life right now so that Red Special will have to wait. Until then. 😎
I am always amazed at younger generation’s views on our world and missing so much because of their limited knowledge and views of history and reality.
@kathleenmenendezburgess8439 -- I know. The schools are too busy teaching non school stuff like sexual identity and changing and even leaving out history. That's why so many home school now. I don't think Robert (Black Pegasus) had that crap when he went to school. It's the more recent generations. Robert seems too smart to brainwash.
Because they get “educated” by a woke media and garbage Tik Toc.
Brian May was the one who wrote this song! Freddie wrote Bicycle Race that went along with Fat-Bottomed Girls!!
Love Queen! The whole band wrote true bangers! Some of my favorites are "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy", and the whole Highlander soundtrack
That was what made this song so universal. The world was focused on Twiggy but was full of women who didn’t fit (anorexia was an everyday thing - had a friend who was rushed to ER because the spoon she was using to facilitate throwing up got wedged - she lived, some didn’t) this song became validation that “we” were pretty too.
If you're interested in more Queen variety, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "Killer Queen," "You're My Best Friend," and "Another One Bites the Dust" will take you all over the place musically. "Under Pressure" with David Bowie is a must-hear, too.
Bicycle races
Elton John got married as a (possible) cover, Freddie's love for Mary was genuine (and vice versa)
Freddie still had some female encounters later in his life, as well as the men.
Queen was groundbreaking in everything that they did.
They were creative geniuses
R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU
Their versatility is off the charts. They did multiple styles of rock, rockabilly, pop, funk, hip-hop (Dragon Attack)... They sang songs in Japanese (Teo Torriatte), Spanish (Los Palabras De Amor) , and even Arabic (Ibrahim)!
What a lot of folks don't know is that all four members of the band Queen are in the Songwriting Hall of Fame on their own merit, not just as a group. Considering that since it formed in 1969 less then 500 people have been inducted into that organization, that the entire band was added shows how talented they all are and were.
-Brian May, mild-mannered, straight Queen guitar player wrote this song. Freddie wrote less than half of Queen's songs. All four members wrote hit songs and are ALL FOUR in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Brian and Fred are about equal in number of songs written for the band, with drummer Roger Taylor and bass player John Deacon contributing mightily as well.
-You are way off about Freddie's love life. He truly loved Mary, and lived in a normal hetero relationship with her for years. Then he began to explore his "other side". Mary stayed his closest confidant and love of his life ALL his life, and he considered her his common-law wife when it came time to write his will.
-This song is about the girls they met on the road. You get too far ahead of yourself before you listen to the song.
- You will find when you listen to Queen that they explored and mastered every genre of music.
- This song was written by Brian as part of a challenge between him and Fred to each write a song inspired by the Tour de France bicycle race (asses peddling down the road) that was happening on the road where they were staying, writing and recording while being English income tax refugees in France. Brian wrote this one, Fred wrote "Bicycle Race".
-I've seen Queen live in concert many times, and you can imagine the fun the crowd has when this song is performed.
Freddie also did opera. You should check out “Barcelona” by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé (opera singer).
Love this but I`m so used to hearing it along with Bicycle Race,it was released as a double A -side single with this song...also one of my favorites by them that I think you would like is You`re My Best Friend~❤great one!
Best Queen song ever.
Yes young people are still listening to 80's music. Last year at my nephews wedding all the dance music was 70's to 90's. I asked why and they told me modern music is rubbish.
Please, remember, that the name of the band is "QUEEN". It is NOT the Freddie Mercury Band. They were a UNIT. Everyone contributed to its success and they loved each other, very much.
To see more of Freddies versatility you should watch a video of Freddie with opera singer Monserrat Caballe - the song is called Barcelona.
I love this song!!!
Every member of Queen wrote a song that went no.1
ONE of Freddie's bandmates wrote this songs and Freddie sang it for him.
I've seen Queen live 3 or 4 times starting in 1977. They are the most creative band I've seen or listened to in my life. I've always thought of them as the Queen on the Chess Board. Able to move into any genre and create something uniquely Queen. You know it's queen as soon as you hear it. They are maybe the most unique band we've ever seen.
the b-side of this song was Bicycle Race . each song referenced each other is the lyrics.
a promotional video was released with topless women engaging in a bicycle race.
song written by guitaris Brian May
Couple of things to remember:
1) Lyrics are not always written by the singer. Side note: Elton is another example of this. He often collaborates with a different lyricist.
2) Music is not always biographical. Sometimes it’s just a fun made up story. Although, this is based on an actual event.
This song was written by *BRIAN MAY* Freddie only sang it. As for "Carless Whisper" the video was made to appeal to the audience at the time and had nothing to do with anyone's sexuality other than the audience.
100% and Elton John didn't write lyrics only the music.
This song was off the Jazz album, which was released in 1978. That same album also had a song called "Bicycle Race" and to promote the album, Queen hosted a nude bicycle race in Wimbledon stadium featuring 65 models hired for the occasion. There was a poster inside the album of a photo taken with all the naked girls on their bikes. It was difficult to find an album that still had it inside, however, because a lot of teenaged boys would slit the cellophane wrappers of the albums in the record store bins and steal that poster from inside it. Fun fact about the event: Queen had borrowed the bicycles from a local store, but when they returned them, the store made the band buy all the seats off them, saying they had been "used improperly." Got to wonder whatever became of all those soiled bicycle seats! When Freddie yells "Get on your bikes and ride!" in this song, it's a reference to that event.
The Bicycle Race is viewable on the official video.
"Ernie, the Fastest Milkman in the West" is a great song about the perils of being a milkman.
You beat me to it. But I don't think Eenie is the type of milkman they were referring to - more likely someone like Homelander in The Boyz😉😁
The Show Must Go On.... you'll love it
Freddie was .bi-sexual. He did have a female fiancee, Mary, to who he was engaged and met when he 1st joined Queen. He did discover his gay curiosity and did pursue it, which was why he & Mary never married. This song was written primarily by Brian May. After Freddie learned of his illness, he didn't "come out", but a lot of his lyrics held clues that he was dying...... the line, "get on your bikes and ride" is a direct reference to another song, "Bicycle Race" whish was from the same album, "Jazz" and was the "B-side" to this single
This was the first Queen song I heard as a teen while I was babysitting. They had some albums so I put it on and immediately fell in love. Still in love 45 years later!
If you want to discover what an inimitable colossus of a band Queen truly were, check out some early live performances such as: Stone Cold Crazy, Liar, Son & Daughter Live at the Rainbow 1974, or the late 70's Hammersmith concerts. These gigs were predominantly raw Rock & Thrash Metal, way before Queen evolved into the Stadium giants that they are best known for. ❤
Great song love the live version at Milton Keynes Freddie shows his Talent as a pole dancer. They tried to cancel this song they thought it might be offensive to Bigger women. I think it's a compliment❤❤❤❤
Mary was the love of his life. She is reportedly the only one who knows where Freddie is buried. He was afraid fans would dig him up, like it happened to Ronnie Van Zant.
Freddie lived with Mary for years and left everything to her when he passed. She buried him and she has kept his grave private to this day. She was the most loyal person to him and remains so to this very day.
Thanks for your reaction! Very complimentary. On your first statement - when you said you were confused because you thought Freddie was gay. What has that to do with singing a song? I can sing Happy Birthday & doing so doesn't make it my birthday. Plus, I never thought the song was simply about ladies with big behinds. I always thought it was about the band's camp followers aka groupies & services they provided.
Also this was written by Brian
He also never married Mary. She wasn't a disguise she was a real love until Freddie followed his heart. It's disrespectful not to fact check Freddie was a victim of others assumptions x
Freddy was Bi-sexual....... His girlfriend Mary Austin was his biggest friend! And he wrote the song "Love Of My Life" especially for her.
If you’re gonna go down the rabbit hole, focus on their live stuff. Rock Montreal is beyond incredible. We will rock you, we are the champions, dragon attack, bohemian rhapsody and another one bites the dust from that show will blow your mind.
As others pointed out Brian May wrote this. I think he really just wanted to hear Freddie singing those words 😂 Freddie of course sang everything with total commitment. Queen always had a sense of humour and never took themselves too seriously - just one of the reasons I have always loved them. This song was paired with 'Bicycle Race' that's a video you might like! That's why the line goes 'get on your bikes and ride' see the video for clarification! 😉
This is one of their best!! ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂 oh, and just because you prefer one side over the other, it doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the same/opposite sex!
Oh my, you have to go to this rabbit hole, they played so many genres from hard rock, walts, jazz rock ballade vaudeville to speed metal!
It was rumoured that Mercury had an "Elizabethan" attitude to sex. The Elizabethans had a saying: "If it has a pulse, fuck it, if it doesn't have a pulse, eat it".
They were a wild lot, those Elizabethans! 😀
The Queen rabbit hole is deep and wide bcz we fans have been loyally following since the 70s.
Queen Forever.
Freddie was BI. Best of both worlds, so to speak. He left most of his fortune to his former fiancee.
BP - I think where you get tripped up is excluding bisexuality as an option., as well as the coming out process. Many don’t figure it out until later. Mary was Freddie’s absolute love of his life. Same with George Michael.
Love your reaction !❤
No one cared about Freddie's sexuality and only a few songs even mentions it. Everyone knew, no one cared and only the music mattered back then. I wish it was still that way.
When Brian May was a teenager, He had a live-in Housekeeper/Nanny, that taught him a little bit about life.
Now you need to do BICYCLE RACE!! This song references that song and bicycle race references this song.
Mary Austin and Freddie were together for many years and were actually engaged for a period. He did genuinely love her and she stayed with him as friend and confidante until his death. Freddie left his home in London (Garden Lodge) and the bulk of his fortune plus his share of the royalties from Queen music to her.
HEY!!! YOU'RE HITTIN' MY THEME SONG!!! :) :D :D :D :D :D LOVE THIS SONG!! Thanks, BP & Don for reacting to this one!! One of my FAVORITE QUEEN SONGS!! SO FUN!! Freddie was engaged to Mary Austin for six years...they never did marry...but, she was one of the CLOSEST people in his life, until his passing.....I think I remember that he pretty-much left most everything he had to her. THANKS for THIS ONE!! LOVE THIS SONG: SO MUCH!! HA HA HA AH AHA HA RIP, FREDDIE!!! YOU are SORELY MISSED! Thanks for the BANGERS: QUEEN!!
This is my favorite Queen song, love the big booty ladies and the beat to this song is fkn amazing!!! 40!
See Also Beautiful South "Perfect 10"
Freddie was living with and engaged to Mary Austin in the early years of Queen. He was in a relationship with Tim Hutton when he died. He was gay but he did sleep with women too.
He was Bi Sexual is what you're looking for 😅
* _Jim_ Hutton.
Sooo, bisexual. 😂😂😂
@Ontheroxxwithsalt
I have read (in comments) some believe he was "pansexual"* ...(I don't know who else agrees with that as a possibility ?*)
It matters not, anyway... He _was_ great, he _is_ missed, and however he chose to live, or feel, or be, he was a man who will _not_ easily be replaced, nor bettered.
R.I.P. Freddie M. 💔
@@Ontheroxxwithsalt the gay side of bisexual because I think he preferred men
This was 1978 so many great songs FROM QUEEN ARE FROM THE 70s baby THANKS Bp for reacting to this 70s Classic
Okay now do a reaction to the original video for _Bicycle._ You will be either shocked or titillated. If you don't see a bunch of chicks in a bike race then you have the wrong version.
love the guitar sounds in this song! great tune
Milkman-- a British song by Benny Hill, "Ernie, the fastest milkman in the West".
A UK #1 😄
As you go down the queen rabbit hole and experience there huge catalog you will start to understand queen and the depth of the music they created
You are on your way to get queened in the queen universe
It just proves that Freddie is such a great singer. Because he sings every composition with all his heart that you think he wrote it. Queen is 4 individuals with their own talent in songwriting. Perhaps this is the reason why they do not focus on the same genre of music. All their songs has nothing to do with his gender preference. He does not deny or confirm anything. He also doesn't explain their songs because he lets the listener of their song be free to interpret. What cannot be denied is how good and talented he is.
Every member of queen has a number 1 hit that they wrote independent of the rest
You guys should watch the original (uncensored) video for “Bicycle Race” 👍🔥
I think they might have a sheer heart attack at such licentiousness!
@ ha, good one 👍
Legend, Queen Rocked.
Brian wrote this song for Freddie because Freddie loved Fat Bottom Girls.
My daughter could sing all the lyrics to this song and Bicycle when she was 18 months old…this was 34 years ago, she’d sing them at the top of her lungs!
This song is so fun live. I saw Queen last year in Dallas (w/ Adam Lambert who won the crowd over for those of us just thinking there is no way to replace Freddie). During this song the full Dallas Cheerleader squad came out doing their thing :)
It's interesting to me that most reactors tend to avoid the more "hard rock" side of Queen, when they've got some amazing songs that fit into this category: Stone Cold Crazy, Flash, One Vision, Princes of the Universe, and I Want It All are all definitely worth a listen.
A real banger. Love the pace, the rhythm, the riffs. Freddie's voice great as usual. This one's always on my Playlist.
MORE QUEEN! 👑🔥 🎸
AZD was the common drug back then. Freddie got treatment in the UK.
The best concert I *_EVER_* saw... Billy Squier opened for Queen, August 1982, at Poplar Creek Music Theatre (RIP) in Hoffman Estates, IL. I saw Freddie before he was deadie
Queen is the BAND, not Freddie with backup singers/musicians. Freddie himself would get irritated and correct anyone who tried to call him the “leader” of the band; he always said said he was the lead vocalist and frontman. All four members were brilliant musicians who together created the unique Queen sound. They all had an equal say about the music and all decisions for the band. All four members wrote multiple hits for the band - they are the ONLY band where all members have been individually inducted up into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In fact, the band was formed from an earlier group called Smile with Brian May (guitar), Roger Taylor (drums), and another singer named Tim Staffel. Freddie was a friend of theirs - and Roger’s flatmate (together they also operated a stall in Kensington Market). When Tim Staffel left the group in 1969, Freddie invited himself to take his slot. Later, the three changed the name of the group (at Freddie’s suggestion) to Queen. Bassist John Deacon was the last to join the group in 1971. They stayed together until November 1991, when Freddie died. John retired from music in 1997.
Roger and Brian also produced albums on their own (Roger had six albums and also formed a separate group called The Cross in late 80’s which produced four albums). If Freddie had not passed away, I think they would have continued to make music history.
Roger and Brian still tour the world as Queen +Adam Lambert (who is excellent and has NEVER tried to replace Freddie because, obviously, no one can) to keep the Queen legacy alive and introduce new generations to great music.
Freddie was just such a great performer the voice will always be legendary..
The band's name is Queen. Freddie was not hiding.
Queen is my fav group, and this is my fav all time song!!
Go watch “Bohemian Rhapsody” the MOVIE. Freddie’s Life.
There’s a Benny Hill song, Ernie, the fastest Milkman in the West
I'd like to see that reaction 😂 It's a great song 😅
Got some info I did not know. Glad to have received it. Love this song and love your reactions!
Brian wrote this - not Freddie
Somebody to love will blow your mind. It's brilliant because it's written as a spiritual.
i remember hanging out at Pizza hut back in the late 80s, great friends just hanging out and this playing on the jukebox.. i miss those days.
This song was, always, presented (as were their biggest hits:
"We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions") as they presented on the album. Radio D.J.s would follow that formatting and consistently do this and most people NEVER listened to the "items" or songs separately. Still don't.
This was "Bicycle Race"/"Fat-Bottomed Girls"
Those pairs of songs are considered "conjoined" in the minds of any fan more than 25 years old (or so).
Queen: "We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions"
Queen: "Bicycle Race"/"Fat-Bottomed Girls"
Led Zeppelin: "Heartbreaker"/"Livin', Lovin' Maid"
Pink Floyd: "Brain Damage"/"Eclipse"
Journey: "Feeling That Way"/"Anytime";
Elton John: "Funeral For A Friend"/"Love Lies Bleeding"
Van Halen: "Eruption"/"You Really Got Me" [their famed Kinks cover] (Performed and recorded that way in the studio as that is precisely what they were doing in their live sets, at that time!)
....
- There are, definitely, MORE (and some which: some people listen to in a certain conjunction, but: aren't inherently "planted" in "the public consciousness" the way that (for example) the above dyads are!). "Conjoined songs "were" a thing in the 1970s (and even into the '80s).
...and MOST people who grew-up first (and consistently) hearing them THIS way will tell you: ...it feels 🤷🤷"empty"/"...something's missing..." if you TRY to listen to one without the other preceding or following!
It, just, is.
Learn it!
Queen and Freddie was way before their times Thanks for doing Queen I do hope you all go down the Queen rabbit hole they have some awesome songs
Queen is just....Queen...nothing else needs to be said....
BAD BAD LEROY BROWN AND LAZING ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL MAKE YOUR JAW DROP AT THE TALENT LEVEL OF QUEEN..
"Night at the Opera" is a great album experience.
It should be listened to in its entirety.
FYI, "Bad Bad" Leroy Brown is Jim Croce...
the Queen song is “Bring Back that Leroy Brown” and it was written as a memorial/tribute to Jim Croce. (Even though it’s stylistically different than Croce’s song, the members of Queen held Mr. Croce in high esteem)
Thank you my dudes❤
No cowboy wants to ride a bony horse 😂 thanks y’all this was fun! ❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
80s guy here. Me no want heifers
That skinny SH!T hurts.
Get on your bikes and ride😂😂😂😂❤
Great one.. We used to listen over and over. Partly because it was funny, but also because of the music and the sound... It's a great composition
To REALY blow your mind , another song on the album jazz is bicycle race, that video will blow your mind. The double album had a pullout poster of it. Please please check it out. Also Queen with Adam Lambert, do a live version with the Dallas cheer leaders, please check this out, might not be a great version but love the Dallas cow girls.
SOmeone to Love (Live in Montral) is a total must. Each member of the band have written songs
Another interesting fact about Alan Turing is that he invented what is known as the Turing test, also known as the imitation game. Alan proposed that one day a computer would be able to pass as a human.
Actually, homosexual acts in private were made legal in England and Wales in 1967. That was 11 years before this record was made.
When you think of the members of Queen, one was an Astro Physicist, ones a certified Dentist, another is an Electrical Engineer, then there's Freddy, who slung luggage at the airport but had an amazing voice. What a group.
This harmony is SO exquisite.
Talking about milkman , here in England we had Benny Hill singing about Ernie the fastest milkman in the west ..