If one didnt know that Freddie was gay they really need to check their 'Gay-Dar' - Same as George Michael - seriously - the thing is. it should never be a thing - Freddie was a Queen he knew how to put on a show and he can never be matched - god rest his soul
He only formally “announced it” just before he died. If you watch these were the days of our lives ,painful and very poignant he could only sing a few minutes at a time as he was so ill
Cherry McGregor that was that he had aids, not that he was gay, you need to go back and listen to his live shows, he drops loads of hints he’s gay. Nobody took any notice as they were to wrapped up in their music and his performance.
The Brits, Aussies and Europeans are very theatrical...we have a different sense of humor to most Americans. It's called in slang " taking the piss ", or having a joke. It was actually Roger Taylor's idea to dress in drag for a laugh.. It was and is a great song..
Absolutely...even Shakespeare wrote “As You Like It”...where Rosalind dressed up as a man..we don’t see any thing weird about it..it was the U.S. that had a problem with it...that puritanical streak runs deep there...but the land of the open carry has no problem with gun ownership...a very strange attitude...give me cross dressing any day rather than walking around carrying guns🤩
The thing is that dressing in drag for entertainment, particularly comedy, was pretty mainstream then and continues to be in Britain to this day. This may have been controversial in the US but everyone in the UK was entirely on board with the joke.
Oh and actually Freddie and Roger did another video in drag together for Freddie’s solo album performing Freddie’s version of the song „The Great Pretender“👍🏻 it’s also a must- watch ! Really good, the song fits Freddie very very well!👍🏻 That’s why he decided to cover it.
Rogerina is the prettiest no matter what she wears. Frederica on the other hand looked better in this one because she shaved her moustache in the other video!
I lived for new Queen songs and videos being released. I was 13 in 1984 and laughed my ass off to at Freddie and the guys. I totally "got" their sense of humour and couldn't understand why this video was banned in US. It was fun, carefree but with a serious undertone. Freddie never admitted publically his sexuality and left everyone guessing his entire career. His attitude was " I'm an entertainer and that's all you really need to know" God I miss him 😭😭
US is by no means a prudish society, though with so many different cultures, religions etc, the Media brain trust's decision to censor certain topics on public television does little in a country that at this time had hundreds of TV channels That being said, I recall , a time when listening to ROCK and Roll , most of Europe and Britrain were cut off, and was only achieved by an off shore pirate radio station, so,,, sensorship is pretty weak in these here parts.
@@dantofthegenxfamily9529 Maybe they can't be considered a prudish society, but a schizophrenic one. Because, yes they do try to ban books like mark twains huckleberry finn. While the televangelists are shouting god wants you to send money to the evangelists? So stop sinning? While the televangelists sin with greed? Our society is confused. Tactically so.
I rarely make such broad stroke statements or throw 50 million people into such a category without knowing who ever they are. ,or without paying a visit to the land of they
This is a Deaky's song (John Deacon, the bass player) about how sick he was of the endless time he had to spend working. He's a very family man and wanted to spend more time with his wife and children. Freddie was gonna shave his moustache (he did it in the ballet part), but they all said it was funnier if he kept it. About your question, I would have no problem to dress as a woman for a music video, mostly because I kind of am one :P Did you assume all of your followers are men? LOL! I've played male characters too, so obviously I'm fine with it. You men live under this terrible pressure to "act manly" 24/7, which believe it or not has to do with women being considered less than men (and therefore humiliating for a man to have the slightest feminine trait). What I enjoy the most about this video is how much fun the 4 of them had recording it. They said it was between their favorite videos along with Radio Ga Ga.
They had a sense of humor. British humor seldom equates with that in the US. I find Brits much funnier. They can be dry wits, punsters, outlandish, make fun of themselves....run the whole gamut! The Coronation Street reference would fall flat in the US.
You have to remember, men dressing as women go all the way back to the time of Shakespeare. It's a very British thing. From Monty Python to Bennie Hill, it's not considered offensive, but funny.
Another great reaction. they took the dressing in drag approach also because dressing in drag was considered a highly popular form of British comedy, but MTV didn't get the joke and banned it and it even caused the band's popularity in America to dramatically drop. It only got worse after they released their album hot space which many today consider to be their weakest one. all the more reason why live aid was such a massive comeback for them.
It wasn't just this video that caused their reduction of visibility in the US. Radio stations were nervous of Freddie's look, the Castro Clone, because of it's ties to gay culture. Add in that with Queen's concerts in South Africa, which was a no-no due to the UN ban due to the practice of Apartheid in that country.
I just love this song, ever since hearing it as a child (my dad is a BIG Queen fan). My favourite driving song, singing at the top of my voice on a sunny day ❤ Queen are the background soundtrack to so many childhood memories, for me and many others born in the 70s and 80s I imagine. Just amazing
One of my earliest memories is watching this with my mum who’s a huge Queen fan and her laughing like mad with me laughing just because she was. My Dad on the other hand was a very straight steel worker and didn’t like it at all!
When this video first came out, my teen children called me to the television, to see this. I absolutely loved it! Still love it! They had an entertainment ability like no other. They loved to switch things up, keep things interesting and fun, and entertain us to the max!
I was 4yrs old wen I 1st heard Bohemian. Classic. Loved the man, the band, just the music. It wood b another 6-7 yes b4 hearing dis song. I was really confused watching dis. Didn't even no Freddy was like dat. But wen u hear is music his voice, it just doesn't even matter. Glad I'm on dis journey wit u man. Luv de rugby reacts 2 man. Peace
When my husband left, each time I would come home from a 12 hour shift he had been in and taken something. Then one morning after a really tough night (I'm a paramedic), I decided to get to vacuum cleaner out to take my mind off things. Only to find it had GONE! bastard. Anyway, I went to a shop and bought another (I have dogs I need a vacuum) And as I plugged it in, this song came in my head and I started singing "I have broken free, I have broken free yeah."
Queen can do no wrong in my eyes. This is my favorite video ty for reaction. You got to do BARCELONA! Just a beautiful song. I think I read it was in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics in Barcelona. You could find out in your research.
Brother.... It has ben a pleasure (as a Brit) to watch you come to life. appreciate the music, of a lifetime away from you. As a Brit, Queen was a staple for me growing up, the songs always playing in my minds IPlayer!. I appreciate you Brother, you have an ear. You are not blinkered to music from only your own generation. YOU give me hope for the future.
How many times do I gotta beg ya from their biggest fannnnn BREAKTHRU AND DONT STOP ME NOW u are missing their two best songs and Freddie’s best vocal performances for the love of goddddd please
I have always been fascinated with queens videos and lyrics, I wish I was alive when they were touring with Freddie I would have spent everything I had to see them live
the best thing i remember reading about this video was that they expected freddie to dance with the royal ballet, found out he couldnt really dance, so they just carted him about like that in the video! lmao i'd say the cow ballet is even more hilarious than the drag which has had a long standing tradition in in british culture, anyway. dunno what the fuss is about wearing clothes of the opposite gender. women wear jeans and other 'masculine' type clothing but for men to wear women's clothing is somehow demeaning. toxic masculinity, what can i say? everyone should feel free to wear dresses/skirts if they want, it's very refreshing :)
Aaaawwww U hit the spot there hun ...loved it...Ive always been a huge Queen fan an I'm glad U said it like see past his obvious struggle an hear the music an passion 😎
also, in case your wondering, the devise on the bedside table in the opening sequence is called a teamaid: its supposed to make you a cup of tea when the alarm goes off. they aren't so popular as they once were.
To answer your question about dressing up like a woman for a music video, I absolutely would! I've done it without anyone filming even if there are pics of that, so yes, I don't have any problem with it at all or with someone documenting the occasion. I mean, a lot of artists have done it, the one I recall off-hand being Eminem in one of his music vids. Guess MTV got over it by the time the 90s rolled around.
Yes, I would definitelly dress up in drag, I would dress up as a cat, dog, horse, plant, hell, I would even dress up as a poop with flies flying all around me. If it is fun and has some purpose, why not? It is true US is a bit different from our "decadent" Europe in this. Nobody...literaly NOBODY I know has ever had a single problem with the video. On the contrary, they all found it very amusing and original. Even my grandma who was born in 1928.
I wouldn't have a problem dressing in drag. I did in fact, over Halloween and the movie premier. I'm a woman who dressed like Freddie dressed as the woman in this video. British humor has long had men dress in drag for comedy. See: Monty Python, Benny Hill, Dr. Who, The Mighty Boosh, The Goodies, etc...) So it's no big deal in the UK. Americans were so uptight about this video that MTV banned it, all but destroying Queen's career in the States. Americans are so weird about sexuality. But look at those that are in elected offices that are flat out sexual perverse, if not pedophiles. How dare those people try to cast shadows on others! *I'm an American, btw. I don't understand why some people are so judgemental about silly things.
They did it as a goof. It was never meant to be a “coming out” for Freddie. He was a VERY private person and never wanted go be a spokesperson for anything, especially as a gay man or bi-sexual.
I remember watching this on mtv at age 11 or 12 before they banned it from MTV! I LOVED it but can’t help but remember the look on my mom’s face when she walked in the room😳😂. She said “WTH are you watching?”😂😂. Good stuff!
@@imweakfordeaky everybody reacts to these songs only. they have way much much more, super, exciting songs. with a back catalogue like queen have it's quite tedious by now that only these are that you all think worth a big reaction when there are 100 of them already here on yt.
Flick of the Wrist has a pretty hard rock feel to it too, it’s a good song. It’s on the Sheer Heart Attack album and it runs right into Lily of the Valley, which is also really good.
Foo Fighters did it too as well as others. As a Brit I would dress in drag as we have a comedy tradition here from Monty Python through pantomime and even me dressing as Freda Mercury (the name for Freddie. In this video!) at a party some years back.
Interesting side note, when the Royal Ballet asked Freddie to work with them, they quickly realized he couldn’t dance. That’s why they carry him around
The first time I saw this on MTV, I was ROTFLMAO. Now that I'm older it's CUTE😁😁😁😂🤣😂🤣I always thought that song was Freddie's coming out of the closet song but I never expected to see them All dressed in drag.
This comment makes no sense. They dressed in drag once, it was not part of their style or aesthetic, and only one of them was into guys (bisexual, Freddie was) and he's best known for his macho look.
Tidbit: In a song called "In My Defense", Freddie sings "...torn between the Lover (Jim Hutton) and the "Love you left behind (Mary Austin a/k/a Freddie's girlfriend/fiance) 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC
Not only America MTV banned the video because they didn't catch the joke behind it, but all the radios refused to broadcast the song, and their intention was to do so for at least seven years. Queen have always said they lost America for that reason, while at the time Freddie declares that Queen would no longer perform in the United States. Unfortunately he didn't have the time or the opportunity to change his mind.That's what the controversy was all about.
Freddie told the world the day before he died. They said he never told anyone because he didn't want to hurt his family and friends. I'm sure people speculated. And yes, he couldn't get the microphone out of the stand so he ripped it out and he liked the part of the stand and always used it onstage after that.
If you want a good laugh and some insight on how Queen, specifically Freddie, read “Queen, Unseen” by Peter Hince. He was Freddie and John’s roadie for years and years. It’s a book full of hilarious stories and how their live shows were put together. It made me actually laugh out loud many times. He also talks about how they shot their videos.
my mom had told me years ago that this video was about how woman where in the past less free and had to be house wifes. And that it was said that Mercury was gay only after his death and that a lot of fans where surprised (especially girl fans that liked him) and she told me that he in interview from the past she saw that he had a lot of girl as friends that knew his secret and helped him to make it seem like he would spend times with girls(even if they were just friends)
This come out in 1984, and is about george orwells book 1984, and his predictions for the future. Not the only Orwell nod in their music. Radio ga ga is one.
The soap opera parody was missed in the US, where the video was interpreted as a celebration of transvestism and subsequently banned from MTV, which may have led to the song’s lack of success in the US, as compared to the rest of the world. Thank God the rest of the world understood the song, its context, the band, and wasn't close-minded. Me personally, I just LOVE this video.
Drag has a wider tradition in the UK than in the US. The public (really private) school shows feature drag, university sketches, and the Christmas Pantomimes all feature drag. Plus, in the all male elite schools the guys play girls roles in plays. I think it really didn't occur to them exactly how controversial it would be. It is FUNNY!
Love to watch people falling in love with Freddie and Queen! Can you please react to "Innuendo"? There's no live version, because it's from the last album. I only actually heard this for the first time the other day... pretty incredible, imo. Thanks!
To the question you posed. They were all brave to do it. Look how good of actors they were. Roger sold his female impression. Brian and John, subtle, but infused.
@@brainsareus That's not my point. They didn't need the US market to live comfortably. I'm in the US. I never shied away from stating how much I liked them. There is a stigmatism, ironically, in the Christian circles. Since Christians and catholics, and jewish people, and muslims all wear dresses to show faith. The irony is strong about their followers disregarding others flamboyance. And we come full circle again. Religion doesn't like competition for their revenue. They are the ones that want to stick out in a crowd. I had a cousin play queens princes of the universe theme song from the highlander tv show. He thought he was a preacher in his teens. I enlighteed him to the fact freddie was gay. Bi-sexual. I never heard him play his music any more. So, when I say brave, that's what I mean. Being free with who you are scares everybody else. Again, another full circle moment. Animals are all about survival. Having a leg up on other animals is equivalent to power to an animal. Seeing another animal live so free, scares the animals who realize they aren't as free, so therefore, they may be in danger of not being as strong in survival as they thought. Their animal fears come out. And the tribalism. And the associated hate, and unintelligible anger also come out. Yes, they were brave.
I would suggest Stevie Ray Vaughn You’ll never be the same afterwards. Start Texas Flood or voodoo child. Find the live versions. You have to see to believe.
Have u heard/reacted to Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé yet? She’s (was. R. I. P. Montserrat Caballé) an opera star and he, of course, frontman for Queen. The song is Barcelona. Freddie wrote it (as he did MOST Queen songs). It was written specifically for the two to sing together at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Have at it. I’m certain ur gonna love it. He shows, once again, the absolute beauty of his voice and his range, tho sick.
YES!! It's fun, it doesn't mean anything about anyone's sexuality. It was ridiculous that the U.S. was too prudish to play this. Glad I'm from Canada. And...it's much funnier with the mustache. Can't believe it didn't make you crack a smile!
He didn't come out he was with a woman for a long time. He just lived his life. He eventually had boyfriends, but he never made an official announcement. People guessed for years and he hid it for years then I guess he just lived his life.
He announced his death from aids and he kept it a secret until 1 day before he died but there were lot's of people who suspected it which is soo sad because he has the most amazing voice!! Try watching Adam Lambert and the queen band are touring and it's pretty amazing with Adam but no one can top Freddie ever!!
There were MANY MANY men (and women) who cross-dressed for roles/videos/stage/screen. I have zero issue with it. I mean, look at how the band has dressed in the past: unitards, blouses, women's slacks...
They did it to support their boy - Freddy... to support a member of my team, because he was the target of prejudice - I have done it, and will do it again if necesarry. For family and my team (the people I share my life with), yes - support them all the way. If that's their thing, I'll share the experiance with them and support it.
When I was a teen I thought this video was Freddie being sympathetic with the feminist movement! When it was banned in the US I figured Americans just hated women rights.
So much you've yet to see from Queen, be it really early stuff like Keep Yourself Alive, The March Of The Black Queen or Seven Seas Of Rhye, to late 70s/early 80s era such as Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Sheer Heart Attack, Don't Stop Me Now, Fat Bottomed Girls (in 1978 just before hip-hop even went mainstream, Queen talked about fat booty first lol!),Hammer To Fall and Is This the World We Created. Then of course they moved on in the mid 80s with the A Kind Of Magic album, most of which is pretty much the soundtrack to the film 'The Highlander' along with Hammer To Fall, Princes Of The Universe, Who Wants To Live Forever and the titular track A Kind Of Magic come highly recommended. The last two albums before Freddie died (The Miracle and Innuendo) had some awesome tracks such as Breakthru, The Miracle, I Want It All, The Invisible Man, Scandal, Innuendo (which you already covered), Headlong, I'm Going Slightly Mad, These Are The Days Of Our Lives and The Show Must Go On (again, you covered that). I highly recommend that you delve into the majority of their back catalogue up to Innuendo before even trying any of the tracks from the posthumous album Made In Heaven, that way you can truly appreciate said album.
Roger Taylor was such a cutie now and now he looks like Father Christmas!! Haahaa! I laughed my butt off the first time I saw this song and in the 1980s Many Americans were so homophobe, and others just didn’t give a damn and thought it was hilarious like I did.
I get the biggest kick out of Brian May in lingerie with his hair in curlers and John Deacon with his old lady hat, gray hair and grumpy expression. It's very Monty Python.
Hi. Please react to the video of the making of One Vision by Queen. It shows you how they work from practicality nothing to the song itself in the studio. An amazing song. Plus it’s hilarious 😂
Please react to Freddie Mercury Official Birthday video.Its a nice video The band did after Freddie’s death on his birthday I think you should react to it, it’s about 5 minutes and I’d love to see your reaction
Just to let you know Queen had a total of 47 hits in their career, 2nd only to the Beatles who had 50 in all..you might what to watch Stevie Ray Vaughn....
Although Freddie never formally "came out" everyone in the UK knew he was gay. This video brought it home in the US and their sales never recovered there.
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Freddie was private and never really came out, but he didn't hide it, either.
If one didnt know that Freddie was gay they really need to check their 'Gay-Dar' - Same as George Michael - seriously - the thing is. it should never be a thing - Freddie was a Queen he knew how to put on a show and he can never be matched - god rest his soul
He only formally “announced it” just before he died. If you watch these were the days of our lives ,painful and very poignant he could only sing a few minutes at a time as he was so ill
Listen to his live shows he dropped loads of hints he was a fruit.
Cherry McGregor that was that he had aids, not that he was gay, you need to go back and listen to his live shows, he drops loads of hints he’s gay.
Nobody took any notice as they were to wrapped up in their music and his performance.
The Brits, Aussies and Europeans are very theatrical...we have a different sense of humor to most Americans.
It's called in slang " taking the piss ", or having a joke.
It was actually Roger Taylor's idea to dress in drag for a laugh..
It was and is a great song..
Michael T throw Canadians in that list too! We loved it up here!
Absolutely...even Shakespeare wrote “As You Like It”...where Rosalind dressed up as a man..we don’t see any thing weird about it..it was the U.S. that had a problem with it...that puritanical streak runs deep there...but the land of the open carry has no problem with gun ownership...a very strange attitude...give me cross dressing any day rather than walking around carrying guns🤩
The thing is that dressing in drag for entertainment, particularly comedy, was pretty mainstream then and continues to be in Britain to this day. This may have been controversial in the US but everyone in the UK was entirely on board with the joke.
Roger Taylor was incredibly hot as a girl
I definitely would :)
Agreed hahaha... When that camera pans up his legs.. damn XD that did not look like a guys legs
He was gorgeous even when not in drag! And I say that as a comfortably heterosexual man!
@@bicolouredprawn Well, as a heterosexual woman I agree with you!
That's why his gf suggested it
Oh and actually Freddie and Roger did another video in drag together for Freddie’s solo album performing Freddie’s version of the song „The Great Pretender“👍🏻 it’s also a must- watch ! Really good, the song fits Freddie very very well!👍🏻 That’s why he decided to cover it.
Rogerina is the prettiest no matter what she wears. Frederica on the other hand looked better in this one because she shaved her moustache in the other video!
tsukigalleta hahahaha 😂🙏🏻
I lived for new Queen songs and videos being released. I was 13 in 1984 and laughed my ass off to at Freddie and the guys. I totally "got" their sense of humour and couldn't understand why this video was banned in US. It was fun, carefree but with a serious undertone. Freddie never admitted publically his sexuality and left everyone guessing his entire career. His attitude was " I'm an entertainer and that's all you really need to know" God I miss him 😭😭
US is by no means a prudish society, though with so many different cultures, religions etc, the Media brain trust's decision to censor certain topics on public television does little in a country that at this time had hundreds of TV channels
That being said, I recall , a time when listening to ROCK and Roll , most of Europe and Britrain were cut off, and was only achieved by an off shore pirate radio station, so,,, sensorship is pretty weak in these here parts.
Kenna Smith I thought it was funny too! I loved the video and song. Still do. It's cheeky and so fun to watch.
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Maybe they can't be considered a prudish society, but a schizophrenic one. Because, yes they do try to ban books like mark twains huckleberry finn. While the televangelists are shouting god wants you to send money to the evangelists? So stop sinning? While the televangelists sin with greed? Our society is confused. Tactically so.
I rarely make such broad stroke statements or throw 50 million people into such a category without knowing who ever they are. ,or without paying a visit to the land of they
I LOVE that you are the ONLY reactor who does research so you know what the hell you're about to ask and don't ask stupid questions!! Thanks :)
Freddie was going to shave off his mustache, but everyone told him no, it would be hilarious to keep it while in drag!! LOL! It was.
This is a Deaky's song (John Deacon, the bass player) about how sick he was of the endless time he had to spend working. He's a very family man and wanted to spend more time with his wife and children.
Freddie was gonna shave his moustache (he did it in the ballet part), but they all said it was funnier if he kept it.
About your question, I would have no problem to dress as a woman for a music video, mostly because I kind of am one :P Did you assume all of your followers are men? LOL!
I've played male characters too, so obviously I'm fine with it. You men live under this terrible pressure to "act manly" 24/7, which believe it or not has to do with women being considered less than men (and therefore humiliating for a man to have the slightest feminine trait).
What I enjoy the most about this video is how much fun the 4 of them had recording it. They said it was between their favorite videos along with Radio Ga Ga.
tsukigalleta drag doesn’t necessarily mean dressing as a woman though
@@yingyang2838 Well, he specifically asked if we guys would dress as women
They had a sense of humor. British humor seldom equates with that in the US. I find Brits much funnier. They can be dry wits, punsters, outlandish, make fun of themselves....run the whole gamut! The Coronation Street reference would fall flat in the US.
You have to remember, men dressing as women go all the way back to the time of Shakespeare. It's a very British thing. From Monty Python to Bennie Hill, it's not considered offensive, but funny.
Les Dawson did it well as well - ha ha and Hinge and Brackett (remember them!!)
Another great reaction. they took the dressing in drag approach also because dressing in drag was considered a highly popular form of British comedy, but MTV didn't get the joke and banned it and it even caused the band's popularity in America to dramatically drop. It only got worse after they released their album hot space which many today consider to be their weakest one. all the more reason why live aid was such a massive comeback for them.
hot space (btw quite a good album now looking at it in 2018) was released in 1982, 'i want to break free' was released in 1984
@@sodapop83 Oh, whoops, a slight mix up, sorry. I like hot space too.
@@celticpoet21 finally someone else too! :D
It wasn't just this video that caused their reduction of visibility in the US. Radio stations were nervous of Freddie's look, the Castro Clone, because of it's ties to gay culture. Add in that with Queen's concerts in South Africa, which was a no-no due to the UN ban due to the practice of Apartheid in that country.
while we always laughed our asses off at this video usa banned it. but they banned kinder eggs too, so... no surprise here haha
I just love this song, ever since hearing it as a child (my dad is a BIG Queen fan). My favourite driving song, singing at the top of my voice on a sunny day ❤ Queen are the background soundtrack to so many childhood memories, for me and many others born in the 70s and 80s I imagine. Just amazing
Fearless...love them. Barcalona next? PLEASE
One of my earliest memories is watching this with my mum who’s a huge Queen fan and her laughing like mad with me laughing just because she was. My Dad on the other hand was a very straight steel worker and didn’t like it at all!
When this video first came out, my teen children called me to the television, to see this. I absolutely loved it! Still love it! They had an entertainment ability like no other. They loved to switch things up, keep things interesting and fun, and entertain us to the max!
I was 4yrs old wen I 1st heard Bohemian. Classic. Loved the man, the band, just the music.
It wood b another 6-7 yes b4 hearing dis song. I was really confused watching dis. Didn't even no Freddy was like dat. But wen u hear is music his voice, it just doesn't even matter.
Glad I'm on dis journey wit u man.
Luv de rugby reacts 2 man. Peace
When my husband left, each time I would come home from a 12 hour shift he had been in and taken something. Then one morning after a really tough night (I'm a paramedic), I decided to get to vacuum cleaner out to take my mind off things. Only to find it had GONE! bastard. Anyway, I went to a shop and bought another (I have dogs I need a vacuum) And as I plugged it in, this song came in my head and I started singing "I have broken free, I have broken free yeah."
Queen can do no wrong in my eyes. This is my favorite video ty for reaction. You got to do BARCELONA! Just a beautiful song. I think I read it was in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics in Barcelona. You could find out in your research.
Brother.... It has ben a pleasure (as a Brit) to watch you come to life. appreciate the music, of a lifetime away from you. As a Brit, Queen was a staple for me growing up, the songs always playing in my minds IPlayer!. I appreciate you Brother, you have an ear. You are not blinkered to music from only your own generation. YOU give me hope for the future.
Anyone else thinks it's hilarious that Brian has his hair in curlers?
under pressure jo. and barcelona !!!
How many times do I gotta beg ya from their biggest fannnnn BREAKTHRU AND DONT STOP ME NOW u are missing their two best songs and Freddie’s best vocal performances for the love of goddddd please
MrPpppppppppf One of my favorite tunes is “Ride the Wild Wind”, that’s on the Innuendo album. No one ever plays it either.
Great video and a magnificent song, Also I’d definitely do a music video in drag 😂
I have always been fascinated with queens videos and lyrics, I wish I was alive when they were touring with Freddie I would have spent everything I had to see them live
the best thing i remember reading about this video was that they expected freddie to dance with the royal ballet, found out he couldnt really dance, so they just carted him about like that in the video! lmao i'd say the cow ballet is even more hilarious than the drag which has had a long standing tradition in in british culture, anyway. dunno what the fuss is about wearing clothes of the opposite gender. women wear jeans and other 'masculine' type clothing but for men to wear women's clothing is somehow demeaning. toxic masculinity, what can i say? everyone should feel free to wear dresses/skirts if they want, it's very refreshing :)
Roger looks so cute in the video, even though he's a guy 😀
Love you Matthews Family. Love your reactions. Take care.
Dude I don't know how you kept a straight face when Freddie walked out! I laugh everytime I see it 😂!
Aaaawwww U hit the spot there hun ...loved it...Ive always been a huge Queen fan an I'm glad U said it like see past his obvious struggle an hear the music an passion 😎
Thank. Listen to this for 25 yrs
also, in case your wondering, the devise on the bedside table in the opening sequence is called a teamaid: its supposed to make you a cup of tea when the alarm goes off. they aren't so popular as they once were.
To answer your question about dressing up like a woman for a music video, I absolutely would! I've done it without anyone filming even if there are pics of that, so yes, I don't have any problem with it at all or with someone documenting the occasion. I mean, a lot of artists have done it, the one I recall off-hand being Eminem in one of his music vids. Guess MTV got over it by the time the 90s rolled around.
Yes, I would definitelly dress up in drag, I would dress up as a cat, dog, horse, plant, hell, I would even dress up as a poop with flies flying all around me. If it is fun and has some purpose, why not? It is true US is a bit different from our "decadent" Europe in this. Nobody...literaly NOBODY I know has ever had a single problem with the video. On the contrary, they all found it very amusing and original. Even my grandma who was born in 1928.
I wouldn't have a problem dressing in drag. I did in fact, over Halloween and the movie premier. I'm a woman who dressed like Freddie dressed as the woman in this video.
British humor has long had men dress in drag for comedy. See: Monty Python, Benny Hill, Dr. Who, The Mighty Boosh, The Goodies, etc...)
So it's no big deal in the UK.
Americans were so uptight about this video that MTV banned it, all but destroying Queen's career in the States. Americans are so weird about sexuality.
But look at those that are in elected offices that are flat out sexual perverse, if not pedophiles. How dare those people try to cast shadows on others!
*I'm an American, btw. I don't understand why some people are so judgemental about silly things.
Please react to One Vision (Official Video)
You should listen Mother Love....Powerful song and a heartbreaking background. Freddie's voice is mindblowing and he could bearly stand.
his vocal acrobats, their ability to play their instruments is simply amazing!!! genius!!
They did it as a goof. It was never meant to be a “coming out” for Freddie. He was a VERY private person and never wanted go be a spokesperson for anything, especially as a gay man or bi-sexual.
I remember watching this on mtv at age 11 or 12 before they banned it from MTV! I LOVED it but can’t help but remember the look on my mom’s face when she walked in the room😳😂. She said “WTH are you watching?”😂😂. Good stuff!
Even my kids sing with the Hoover around the house ...classic
You need to reach back to *rock* Queen : “Stone Cold Crazy” and *funky* Queen “Dragon Attack”...
Maria Rosen YESSSS!!
omg stooop, they have so many better songs
Flowing Flo I simply asked for the ones *I* would like him to react to... you can always ask for yours.
@@imweakfordeaky everybody reacts to these songs only. they have way much much more, super, exciting songs. with a back catalogue like queen have it's quite tedious by now that only these are that you all think worth a big reaction when there are 100 of them already here on yt.
Flick of the Wrist has a pretty hard rock feel to it too, it’s a good song. It’s on the Sheer Heart Attack album and it runs right into Lily of the Valley, which is also really good.
Freddie didn't announce being bi
Freddie lived gay. But he loved the mystic and never really said one way or the other.
Foo Fighters did it too as well as others. As a Brit I would dress in drag as we have a comedy tradition here from Monty Python through pantomime and even me dressing as Freda Mercury (the name for Freddie. In this video!) at a party some years back.
Interesting side note, when the Royal Ballet asked Freddie to work with them, they quickly realized he couldn’t dance. That’s why they carry him around
Oh and do great king rat, too! They have so many awesome tunes. That’s a pretty long one, but I love it lol
The first time I saw this on MTV, I was ROTFLMAO. Now that I'm older it's CUTE😁😁😁😂🤣😂🤣I always thought that song was Freddie's coming out of the closet song but I never expected to see them All dressed in drag.
A band named Queen dressed in drag. Shocker.
This comment makes no sense. They dressed in drag once, it was not part of their style or aesthetic, and only one of them was into guys (bisexual, Freddie was) and he's best known for his macho look.
Greatkingrat88 Freddie and Roger dressed in drag for one of Freddie’s solo songs too. But I agree that the comment doesn’t really make sense
M. M. Monroe oh cool! I knew it was a cover but I did not know that was their record label that’s so funny
Tidbit: In a song called "In My Defense", Freddie sings "...torn between the Lover (Jim Hutton) and the "Love you left behind (Mary Austin a/k/a Freddie's girlfriend/fiance)
1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC
When you see the scenes of Freddie with all of the dancers. It’s with The ballet company from Paris.
Not only America MTV banned the video because they didn't catch the joke behind it, but all the radios refused to broadcast the song, and their intention was to do so for at least seven years. Queen have always said they lost America for that reason, while at the time Freddie declares that Queen would no longer perform in the United States. Unfortunately he didn't have the time or the opportunity to change his mind.That's what the controversy was all about.
Freddie told the world the day before he died. They said he never told anyone because he didn't want to hurt his family and friends. I'm sure people speculated. And yes, he couldn't get the microphone out of the stand so he ripped it out and he liked the part of the stand and always used it onstage after that.
If you want a good laugh and some insight on how Queen, specifically Freddie, read “Queen, Unseen” by Peter Hince. He was Freddie and John’s roadie for years and years. It’s a book full of hilarious stories and how their live shows were put together. It made me actually laugh out loud many times. He also talks about how they shot their videos.
Yassssssssssssssssssssssss.I love this reaction
my mom had told me years ago that this video was about how woman where in the past less free and had to be house wifes. And that it was said that Mercury was gay only after his death and that a lot of fans where surprised (especially girl fans that liked him) and she told me that he in interview from the past she saw that he had a lot of girl as friends that knew his secret and helped him to make it seem like he would spend times with girls(even if they were just friends)
This come out in 1984, and is about george orwells book 1984, and his predictions for the future. Not the only Orwell nod in their music. Radio ga ga is one.
The soap opera parody was missed in the US, where the video was interpreted as a celebration of transvestism and subsequently banned from MTV, which may have led to the song’s lack of success in the US, as compared to the rest of the world.
Thank God the rest of the world understood the song, its context, the band, and wasn't close-minded.
Me personally, I just LOVE this video.
this is brilliant! :D They're really before their time playing with gender roles already early in the 80s
Drag has a wider tradition in the UK than in the US. The public (really private) school shows feature drag, university sketches, and the Christmas Pantomimes all feature drag. Plus, in the all male elite schools the guys play girls roles in plays. I think it really didn't occur to them exactly how controversial it would be. It is FUNNY!
Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird" Oakland, CA concert performance is amazing.
Love to watch people falling in love with Freddie and Queen! Can you please react to "Innuendo"? There's no live version, because it's from the last album. I only actually heard this for the first time the other day... pretty incredible, imo. Thanks!
Some people have said this was made like it was to rebel against their record label. It's brilliant & risky, just like Freddie was. RIP.
To the question you posed. They were all brave to do it. Look how good of actors they were. Roger sold his female impression. Brian and John, subtle, but infused.
it's not a big deal over there.
@@brainsareus That's not my point. They didn't need the US market to live comfortably. I'm in the US. I never shied away from stating how much I liked them. There is a stigmatism, ironically, in the Christian circles. Since Christians and catholics, and jewish people, and muslims all wear dresses to show faith. The irony is strong about their followers disregarding others flamboyance. And we come full circle again. Religion doesn't like competition for their revenue. They are the ones that want to stick out in a crowd. I had a cousin play queens princes of the universe theme song from the highlander tv show. He thought he was a preacher in his teens. I enlighteed him to the fact freddie was gay. Bi-sexual. I never heard him play his music any more. So, when I say brave, that's what I mean. Being free with who you are scares everybody else. Again, another full circle moment. Animals are all about survival. Having a leg up on other animals is equivalent to power to an animal. Seeing another animal live so free, scares the animals who realize they aren't as free, so therefore, they may be in danger of not being as strong in survival as they thought. Their animal fears come out. And the tribalism. And the associated hate, and unintelligible anger also come out. Yes, they were brave.
I would suggest Stevie Ray Vaughn You’ll never be the same afterwards. Start Texas Flood or voodoo child. Find the live versions. You have to see to believe.
Have u heard/reacted to Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé yet? She’s (was. R. I. P. Montserrat Caballé) an opera star and he, of course, frontman for Queen. The song is Barcelona. Freddie wrote it (as he did MOST Queen songs). It was written specifically for the two to sing together at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Have at it. I’m certain ur gonna love it. He shows, once again, the absolute beauty of his voice and his range, tho sick.
YES!! It's fun, it doesn't mean anything about anyone's sexuality. It was ridiculous that the U.S. was too prudish to play this. Glad I'm from Canada. And...it's much funnier with the mustache. Can't believe it didn't make you crack a smile!
TOTALLY MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF THEREs
He didn't come out he was with a woman for a long time. He just lived his life. He eventually had boyfriends, but he never made an official announcement. People guessed for years and he hid it for years then I guess he just lived his life.
@4:54 asking 21 year old me would say no... but 41 year old me would, for the laugh....
Everlong by Foo Fighters. In Bloom by Nirvana. Funny, both bands Dave Grohl was in and is still in. Both feature some form of drag.
He announced his death from aids and he kept it a secret until 1 day before he died but there were lot's of people who suspected it which is soo sad because he has the most amazing voice!! Try watching Adam Lambert and the queen band are touring and it's pretty amazing with Adam but no one can top Freddie ever!!
it was banned on MTV and it was also the break for Queen,they never came back to the States
There were MANY MANY men (and women) who cross-dressed for roles/videos/stage/screen. I have zero issue with it. I mean, look at how the band has dressed in the past: unitards, blouses, women's slacks...
I already kinda do. I always kind of considered myself a tomboy. Though I do wonder how I’d look with a beard or a Freddie mustache
QUEEN❤
They did it to support their boy - Freddy... to support a member of my team, because he was the target of prejudice - I have done it, and will do it again if necesarry. For family and my team (the people I share my life with), yes - support them all the way. If that's their thing, I'll share the experiance with them and support it.
When I was a teen I thought this video was Freddie being sympathetic with the feminist movement! When it was banned in the US I figured Americans just hated women rights.
"would you dress up as a woman?"
me, sat in a skirt and blouse at 4pm "yes"
So much you've yet to see from Queen, be it really early stuff like Keep Yourself Alive, The March Of The Black Queen or Seven Seas Of Rhye, to late 70s/early 80s era such as Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Sheer Heart Attack, Don't Stop Me Now, Fat Bottomed Girls (in 1978 just before hip-hop even went mainstream, Queen talked about fat booty first lol!),Hammer To Fall and Is This the World We Created.
Then of course they moved on in the mid 80s with the A Kind Of Magic album, most of which is pretty much the soundtrack to the film 'The Highlander' along with Hammer To Fall, Princes Of The Universe, Who Wants To Live Forever and the titular track A Kind Of Magic come highly recommended.
The last two albums before Freddie died (The Miracle and Innuendo) had some awesome tracks such as Breakthru, The Miracle, I Want It All, The Invisible Man, Scandal, Innuendo (which you already covered), Headlong, I'm Going Slightly Mad, These Are The Days Of Our Lives and The Show Must Go On (again, you covered that).
I highly recommend that you delve into the majority of their back catalogue up to Innuendo before even trying any of the tracks from the posthumous album Made In Heaven, that way you can truly appreciate said album.
Freddie refused to tour the USA after MTV banned the video
MTV wouldn't play the video in America. Thought it was too scandalous.
Roger Taylor was such a cutie now and now he looks like Father Christmas!! Haahaa! I laughed my butt off the first time I saw this song and in the 1980s Many Americans were so homophobe, and others just didn’t give a damn and thought it was hilarious like I did.
They are paying homage to the British television soap "Coronation Street".
This song was written by John Deacon the bass player of Queen. It wasn't written by Freddy. Although people use to think that..
You should do the video for “Heterosexual Man” by The Odds. In the song they cut to the band getting dressed up in drag.
I get the biggest kick out of Brian May in lingerie with his hair in curlers and John Deacon with his old lady hat, gray hair and grumpy expression. It's very Monty Python.
People knew listen carfully to live shows he drops loads of hints, but nobody cared.
Freddie had a little fun! Nothing wrong with that except for intolerant people who can’t understand that!
The only domestic housework Freddie mercury EVER did
YES YES YES to Lynyrd Skynyrd.
you have to watch AC/DC LIVE FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK.
You should react to Barcelona 🎼🇪🇦 👑💖
Lynard Skinner “Sweet Home Alabama!
Hi. Please react to the video of the making of One Vision by Queen. It shows you how they work from practicality nothing to the song itself in the studio. An amazing song. Plus it’s hilarious 😂
Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
It's about the womens movement and coronation street from the UK.
Please react to Freddie Mercury Official Birthday video.Its a nice video The band did after Freddie’s death on his birthday I think you should react to it, it’s about 5 minutes and I’d love to see your reaction
1984, a bit of George Orwell.
Just to let you know Queen had a total of 47 hits in their career, 2nd only to the Beatles who had 50 in all..you might what to watch Stevie Ray Vaughn....
Although Freddie never formally "came out" everyone in the UK knew he was gay. This video brought it home in the US and their sales never recovered there.