Very true. Kind of goes back to what they wanted Queen to be. "Something for everyone". Honey, he could make you sing along, stomp, clap and dance along for a long as he could get you to! He'd have melted me like butter. lol
Michael and Freddy were friends. They had tremendous mutual respect. Michael is the one that convinced Freddy to release “another one bites the dust” as a single.
This is true they were supposed to record a song together as well but I believe Freddie had a pet lama that he kept bringing to the studio with him (correct me if I got the wrong animal)
@@MarcoHernandez-xg6ez it was a lama but it was michael who had it and freddie didnt like it so they stopped doing the song but stays good friends and they did sing a bit of the song together but not finish it. it was put on youtube sometime after michael died when it was found here is a video of it ua-cam.com/video/dkcdSj4qBWU/v-deo.html
I'm feeling so wicked because I love Freddie but I've now got so many stupid gags in my head about piano keys and Freddie's teeth. I'm a bad, bad person.
MargaretAnn Stewart .. not 6 ,only about three people have that ..Axl Rose has just under 6 , three semitones under Mike Patton from faith no more has an amazing 6 octave range and I think Dimash ,Freddie is between 4 and 5 ... still impressive ( he actually makes a comment in this video that he can’t go any lower) what was impressive was how he could hoop up and down the octaves without straining his voice
Anthony V : hahaha, yeah. That cracked me up! Hey Coach, if you wanna hear “that n**** sound like an Angel”, try the song “You Take My Breath Away”. The live version is from before it was officially recorded for an album, and is just Freddie’s raw voice + piano. The studio version is fleshed out with those trademark Queen harmonies.
Freddie's call and response was so legendary we literally ended the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012 by projecting him into the stadium to do that same performance 20 years after he died. And the crowd still followed him from beyond the grave
Jesse, You are correct. Over 70 artists worldwide, he stole the show. Best of the best. I'm over 60 and have gone to hundreds of concerts, if I had a chance to go back and be at one concert it would be Queen Live Aid 1985.
Dawn Forbes, I’m 32 and I would go back in time for that show alone myself. I love how Freddie stole a crowd that wasn’t even his. What a showman! I think we all wish he was still rocking the world right now. Queen is good but they aren’t the same without Mr. Fahrenheit! RIP Mr. Mercury, you are and always will be the rock GOAT!
@@ginamontminy4339 yeah but if anyone can follow up queen, its david Bowie. Hes a legend too. Hell, I bet money queen took some inspiration from him. Very similar type performers. Having fun with the audience, dressing the part hardcore, toying with genres, legends at their finest.
Freddie & MJ admired each other. MJ got the whole "one glove" thing from Freddie (who was doing it way back in the early 70's) and it was Michael who advised Queen to release "Another One Bites the Dust" as a single (& it turned out to be one of their biggest hits). They recorded together but very briefly. MJ wanted his llama in the studio & Freddie found it hard to work like that (I kid you not). I've only been watching your reactions for a short while (& enjoying them) but now that you're doing some Queen I'll be sticking around for sure.💙
True story about the Llama and Micheal Jackson. They were collaborating on something but Freddie was put off by MJ wanting a llama in the studio. He said MJ was too weird and got out of it. Told MJ he’d get back to him but he never did. 👍
The interview I seen of freddie said that his schedule for too hectic to finish it. They were also supposed to do state of shock together but couldn't find the time. Mj brought up Jagger and freddie told him to go ahead.
Researchers did a study on Freddie Mercury’s voice. His vibrato was faster than anyone else they tested. He also used not just his vocal chords but the ventricular folds in his throat to sing subharmonics. That’s how he was able to create a unique vocal print that sounds angelic to us and allowed him to sing 4 octaves. By 1979 he’d developed painful vocal nodes from singing rock since he was 12 years old. So for his last 12 years it hurt to sing but it didn’t stop him. He was the legend of rockstardom.
Don't worry about the time. Watch Live Aid (best version). You won't regret it. It's been judged the best live rock performance of all time! It wasn't even a Queen audience because Queen wasn't announced on the lineup until after all the tickets were sold. You will be amazed at the mastery Freddie shows over the crowd. Do it bro!
Sometimes I like to imagine how artists who've died would feel watching people today enjoy their music. I think Freddie Mercury would enjoy your reactions to Queen songs if he could watch them. I mean, I didn't know him obviously, but I enjoy watching it and I'm only a Queen fan.
@@bbbfst Just left to hear this, BEAUTIFUL!!!!! With all that is going on in this world today, whomever has the rights to this needs to release it NOW!!!!!!!
Not sure if you know this already or if it has been commented but I will repeat it here. In an interview, the reporter asked Freddie Mercury what instrument did he play and Mercury replied, "the audience".
That “Dey yo Dey doh” stuff was his way of connecting to the crowd. It was his way of including every single person in the auditorium or stadium. He was an amazing person.
#NoLifeShaq You really should make an exception for Queen @ live Aid, let that be your one "40 minute" reaction. Why? because its THE performance of the decade, and to Queen fans, its the best performance of all time, any band, any style, anywhere. A quick "guide", its the biggest benefit concert ever, world wide that day, and Queen is playing for 72.000 people in London (many of them, NOT his target audience, note this, its very important), and an additional estimated 1.9 BILLION !! people across 150 nations, during a Global live television and radio broadcast. Trust me, that 25 minutes, are a big... really big deal and you CANNOT ignore it.
And it was broadcast worldwide live, the first time that technology had been used for anything of that nature, and never before or after for such a monumental event. They really didn't know if the tech would work all day or if it would have a lot of transmission issues. Then, you had Phil Collins play in London, and take the Concorde to the US and play here on the same day. Every band that played was fantastic, but a lot of the major acts were last minute things, and a few big solo acts didn't have time to get their bands there. David Bowie got there last minute, and couldn't get his whole band there. He went over to Thomas Dolby and grabbed him and got him in the helicopter and took him with him to play synths. Bowie went over the Chord progressions in the helo with Dolby, and they got in about 15 minutes of practice before they went on stage. These guys were tremendous talents.
@@wolf762x51 yeah it was, what you could call, a magical day. Top acts, top talents, reunions we'd never thought to ever see happen (Led Zeppelin for instance). The organisation set themselves an impossible task, and somehow, they pulled it of. And it became a benefit concert that will forever be part of recorded history, and will forever live on, in the minds of those who saw it that day.
I wouldn't call it the performance of the decade. That is selling it way to short. It is THE performance. That 25 minutes... I wish I could have experienced it live. At the time, they were playing live for 1 in 3 people on the entire planet. At one time.
@@mycroft16 I did split it up as us Queen fans will automatically rank that performance as the best ever, but for others, i can imagine they feel others deserve that "best of all time" label. But i do think they too, will have a very hard time finding anything better from that decade hehehe
Do the Live Aid one. Everyone will watch, and until the end, and I mean EVERYONE! He even had a throat infection but went in anyway, against doctors orders.. You could barely tell the difference. It was dubbed the best live performance ever.
"This man's voice just sounded like a piano!" - I never thought of it like that!! That's a great description! Freddie was a true master of his instrument!
You really need to do a reaction to Queen’s Live Aid performance. It’s one of the best live performances in history. Freddie really controls the crowd. Don’t worry about the length. We will watch it.
@@horrorfan4-life689 Freddie actually got to hear Ice Ice Baby once....Peter Freestone, Freddie's personal assistant, was having breakfast with Freddie and Ice Ice Baby came on and Freddie thought it was Under Pressure...as soon as he knew it wasn't, he looked at Peter and said "oh no" and Peter immediately called the lawyers
*I didn't know this was queen, I've heard this song everywgere* Yupp. That's pretty much everyone. People hear queen all the time but never realize it.
Shaq, you're doing an amazing job of bringing together people of different genres, cultures and different ages. You bring a lot of happiness and healing to your channel. Your fans love you, and you deserve all of it. Keep up the love :-)
Your videos are such fun to watch. Most of us have heard these songs and loved them for decades, but seeing/hearing them through your eyes/ears is absolutely incredible.
Exactly! And he is an amazing singer, he barely missed a note as far as I've seen, and I've seen many lives. He is always on point and sings his parts exactly how it should be, helps Freddie when he's in need - cuz Freddie always gave 120% live and his voice could not really take it sometimes, like in this performance, when there was longer vocal back up from Roger, Freddie made it a little lighter, didn't push himself that much, because he could always count on Rog. His back up vocals in Somebody to Love are GREAT. And there were times when he was picking up over Fred when the man was too exhausted to sing anymore. Queen was one heart and one soul. It still is, just one soul slightly away. But the heart of the band lives on.
@@benjin3993 Yes, absolutely, in his stage persona he was mesmerizing AND addictive. He gave 200% of himself when on stage performing -- it's no wonder that off stage he was shy and reclusive, except for when he was with his very small intimate group of friends.
You have no idea how desperately I needed a good laugh today. I thank you for that, even though it was at the expense of your poor shoulder (Freddie was great at those sharp moves)! Please believe us, if you ever do Live Aid you'll be glad you did, & so will we! But you need to do some of their other well-known songs first, like "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" etc. You'll be surprised at how many of their songs you'll recognize. Btw, this was just a taste of Freddie's crowd control. You're right, he did make people happy & they repaid him by hanging on every word & sending the love right back at him.
I've seen Queen in concert, when he sang the hair on your arm raised. It was magical. The crowds were large because no cell phones, no internet, just radio, vinyl and bad TV. You lived for a live concert it was an experience you never forgot. With MP3 and streaming music and computers controlling vocals live music is fading away. Big loss. I went to so many concerts with great memory's.
Hey! Yes, I was there but air comment, I likely did sound terrible, but when Freddie calls.. you answer! Love your reactions, live Aid is long but you will be every minute, I promise! I was there too, unforgettable. (it sure paid off living near Wembley back then!)
Nice! We all stand in awe of Freddie and Queen’s ability to hold an audience in the grip of their hands! Brilliant performance. Long live Freddie Mercury in our hearts.
@@brianlangley4792 You're missing the point. They were in the moment. Today everyone would be recording, taking selfies and not actually being a part of it.
Pikachu Drinking Coffee People would’ve done the same thing back then. It doesn’t make them less in the moment. Stop trying to act like they’re better because they didn’t have modern technology
@@wayward4657 I didn't say they were better. You're taking this personally. But fact is, some people today wouldn't pay attention as much. Get over it. 😆 Phones have taken over.
No one could own a huge crowd like Freddy could. and yeah, you gotta do a video on Queen's Live Aid performance. They absolutely blew everyone else away.
@@ImStuckInStockton because he only sampled it. He didnt flat out rip it off but he pretty much sampled the intro bassline and built a hip hop beat around it (or atleast his producer did) thats how sampling works.
They had too many differences. Michael lived in a ranch with a bunch of animals and Freddy never understood how micahel could live like that and one time in a studio Michael wanted his pet llama in the studio which set Freddy off and one time Freddy did cocaine and did it in front of Michael which Michael was upset by it so with all there differences they decided to do music together later which unfortunately never came
I love seeing you react to rock and metal. I’m a black dude who listens to classic rock and metal mostly. Im soooo glad to see someone expand their horizons in music. It’s so much good music out there. Keep rocking out bro. And Queen is my favorite band. You should watch rock Montreal, imo Freddie’s best recorded live gig when it comes to his vocals. 🤘🏿
Most of today’s “artist” “forget” that it’s the crowd that feeds there energy... if you have the crowd singing with you or even just bopping to you then you want to go to next level.... He would warm the crowd up to get them going, look at Upchurch, Metallica, Michel Jackson, Tupac... they are the people, they are fans living the dream.... the best athletes play better because of the fans, they play through the pain for them, why.... because they don’t want to let there fans down, those that support them no matter how they play.... they lift others up to superhuman abilities...
Add in the fact that he was literally dying when he did this show. Its unbelievable. A true legend. I love that your mind immediately thought to hope that MJ and Freddie got to meet because you recognize that they are both musical genius on a different level!
Be sure to fact check the timeline of Freddie's diagnosis. He was an amazing individual, the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" unnecessarily changed much of his and the band's timeline to make Live Aid fit into his diagnosis and should not be used as a factual reference to the Queen story. The movie distorted much of their history. Live Aid was in 1985, his diagnosis was in 1987. The band had just finished The Works tour a few months before the Live Aid performance, it was not a reunion show. The story of Queen at Live Aid is the performance itself, their chemistry, Freddie's magic, and how they stole the show.
@andrew beers thanks for posting these. I tried to find them and could not! Freddie was officially diagnosed with AIDs two years after live aid. Its speculated that he was well aware that he was ill and several sources have confirmed he was aware of it as well. The film is certainly not 100 percent accurate but based on past footage I think its safe to assume Freddie knew that he was very ill.
ua-cam.com/video/YoDh_gHDvkk/v-deo.html This video is a new mix between the Wembley version (12/7/86), the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert version at the same stadium in 1992
@@patl4416 No, they didn't. The only thing that is close to them together is the mashup with Wembley in '86 and Bowie in '92. I don't know where you think they performed this together, since Bowie did not start incorporating Under Pressure into his live shows in 1995, four years after Freddie's death.
Shaq, I am a 73 year old classical music guy who also loves Queen. I have watched your reactions to this band, and your responses are absolutely right. You get it 100 percent. And your reactions have given me unbounded joy. Your heart is enormous and your emotions finely tuned. Thank you for the receptiveness that is in your heart and for the happiness you impart to this old man.
Freddie didn’t “control” the crowd bro. Freddie “Owned” the crowd like no one ever could!
There will never be anyone like him again ♥️
@@sebastiangrimm4472 I believe Napoleon once accomplished this.
Very true. Kind of goes back to what they wanted Queen to be. "Something for everyone". Honey, he could make you sing along, stomp, clap and dance along for a long as he could get you to! He'd have melted me like butter. lol
He always did that his favorite instrument was the Audience.
@@simontheman4337 No, because Napoleon never had 1.9 billion people watching at the same time.
Freddie used to say his “favorite instrument is the audience”
Its true..a crowd can make a good show amazing! What he was able to do was a true gift!
He was like dedede doh doh doh
da da da
True.
Freddie was one of the greatest vocalist back in that era. I grew up during that time.
I miss him
Music Teacher: So what instrument do you play ?
Freddie: The audience darling
Music Teacher: What do you mean ?
Freddie: Ay Ohhhh
I LOVE this comment! 👌👏👍
I Love it
Rest of class :*Ay ooooohhhhhh*
@@seanoconnor5730 Class on the other side of the wall :*Ay ooooohhhhhh*
RedRam Ipsen This comment made me stupidly happy ❤️
Michael and Freddy were friends. They had tremendous mutual respect. Michael is the one that convinced Freddy to release “another one bites the dust” as a single.
I didn't know that. Cool 😊👍.
Didn't deacon came up with that one
@@sarthakrawat7748 So much gossip is still kept around even after all these years
This is true they were supposed to record a song together as well but I believe Freddie had a pet lama that he kept bringing to the studio with him (correct me if I got the wrong animal)
@@MarcoHernandez-xg6ez it was a lama but it was michael who had it and freddie didnt like it so they stopped doing the song but stays good friends and they did sing a bit of the song together but not finish it. it was put on youtube sometime after michael died when it was found here is a video of it
ua-cam.com/video/dkcdSj4qBWU/v-deo.html
"This dude has a piano in his throat!" So true....lolol
I'm feeling so wicked because I love Freddie but I've now got so many stupid gags in my head about piano keys and Freddie's teeth.
I'm a bad, bad person.
Freddie hat an extra 6 octaves to his range. Rare. Tests why his voice was so amazing!!
MargaretAnn Stewart .. not 6 ,only about three people have that ..Axl Rose has just under 6 , three semitones under Mike Patton from faith no more has an amazing 6 octave range and I think Dimash ,Freddie is between 4 and 5 ... still impressive ( he actually makes a comment in this video that he can’t go any lower) what was impressive was how he could hoop up and down the octaves without straining his voice
"This n***a sounds just like an angel" = best line of the day.
Anthony V : hahaha, yeah. That cracked me up!
Hey Coach, if you wanna hear “that n**** sound like an Angel”, try the song “You Take My Breath Away”. The live version is from before it was officially recorded for an album, and is just Freddie’s raw voice + piano. The studio version is fleshed out with those trademark Queen harmonies.
nigga
Heard that and went, "Well, yes!"
@@imweakfordeaky I agree. It's beautiful, and like you said, the live version is better.
Freddie's call and response was so legendary we literally ended the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012 by projecting him into the stadium to do that same performance 20 years after he died. And the crowd still followed him from beyond the grave
Just check out the Greenday gig at Hyde Park. Proves your point - even 6 foot under he controls a stage. It's godly.
Definition of "The Show Must Go On"
My grandfather was there and that makes me so proud.
Cool.
@@fvmto wdym
@@fvmto who do u ratio tho?
Your grandfather was a terrible singet
Bruh, Live Aid 1985 is considered one of if not the greatest rock moments in history. We all will watch your full long reaction! Let’s get it!
True. Even if it's three hours long, we'd still watch it 😂
Please do Queen at Live Aid '85. It will blow your mind.
Jesse, You are correct. Over 70 artists worldwide, he stole the show. Best of the best. I'm over 60 and have gone to hundreds of concerts, if I had a chance to go back and be at one concert it would be Queen Live Aid 1985.
I still think Metallica in Moscow '91 Is better 👀
Dawn Forbes, I’m 32 and I would go back in time for that show alone myself. I love how Freddie stole a crowd that wasn’t even his. What a showman! I think we all wish he was still rocking the world right now. Queen is good but they aren’t the same without Mr. Fahrenheit! RIP Mr. Mercury, you are and always will be the rock GOAT!
A legend by the name of Elton John was on after Queen, and passing them on his way to the stage said to them, "You bastards, you've stolen the show."
That was LIve Aid, this is Queen's gig at the same stadium, the following year.
At live aid David Bowie said about Queen’s performance, how the hell am I supposed to follow that?
David Bowie was on directly after Queen. But all Artists felt the same way. No one prepared like Queen.
@@ginamontminy4339 yeah but if anyone can follow up queen, its david Bowie. Hes a legend too. Hell, I bet money queen took some inspiration from him. Very similar type performers. Having fun with the audience, dressing the part hardcore, toying with genres, legends at their finest.
@@lorenzobaxter In fact under pressure was recorded by Queen AND David Bowie. So yes they inspired each other.
Dude... DO Live Aid, seriously! Honey, that 25 minutes fly on by... you’ll be saying “What? It’s already OVER?”.
Trust me!
Other channels have done it. You don't want to be left out!
Definitely +1 for this, also the Pink Floyd Live 8 performance in full too. Those 2 performances are two of the best in history in my opinion.
You wanna see him control the crowd this one is it
Hah yes! You’d love Live Aid if you love this!
Right
Queen's Live Aid performance is hands down THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE you will EVER see. If there was a roof, they would have blown it off!!!
Freddie and Michael both met and even made a song called "There Must Be More To Life Than This" together
and State of shock
WHAT...
omg he needs to react to it
Was that song over released?
@Jax Teller there must be more to life than this is actually on spotify since 2014 (Queen & MJ)
Freddie & MJ admired each other. MJ got the whole "one glove" thing from Freddie (who was doing it way back in the early 70's) and it was Michael who advised Queen to release "Another One Bites the Dust" as a single (& it turned out to be one of their biggest hits).
They recorded together but very briefly. MJ wanted his llama in the studio & Freddie found it hard to work like that (I kid you not).
I've only been watching your reactions for a short while (& enjoying them) but now that you're doing some Queen I'll be sticking around for sure.💙
Love your knowledge of two of the best performers to grace a stage . Blessed yeah I'm out peace .. 👍✔
True story about the Llama and Micheal Jackson. They were collaborating on something but Freddie was put off by MJ wanting a llama in the studio. He said MJ was too weird and got out of it. Told MJ he’d get back to him but he never did. 👍
The interview I seen of freddie said that his schedule for too hectic to finish it. They were also supposed to do state of shock together but couldn't find the time. Mj brought up Jagger and freddie told him to go ahead.
Deborah Cornell Also read that Michael was put off by Freddie doing Cocaine which is believable.
@@mikevandemark1993 Yeah, well, Freddie was put off by all the molesting
The first half, Freddie was playing *TWO* instruments...
1) His voice...
2) *The Crowd* !!!
mayonnaise
Afterwards he played a third instrument . The skin flute .
3) piano
4) guitar
Researchers did a study on Freddie Mercury’s voice. His vibrato was faster than anyone else they tested. He also used not just his vocal chords but the ventricular folds in his throat to sing subharmonics. That’s how he was able to create a unique vocal print that sounds angelic to us and allowed him to sing 4 octaves. By 1979 he’d developed painful vocal nodes from singing rock since he was 12 years old. So for his last 12 years it hurt to sing but it didn’t stop him. He was the legend of rockstardom.
i still would watch a 40+min video reaction from you on queen live. its one of the best performances of all time!
saintkTR Agreed! Would be the BEST reaction EVER!
Don't worry about the time. Watch Live Aid (best version). You won't regret it. It's been judged the best live rock performance of all time! It wasn't even a Queen audience because Queen wasn't announced on the lineup until after all the tickets were sold. You will be amazed at the mastery Freddie shows over the crowd. Do it bro!
PLEASE - it will be one of the best 25 minutes you've spent.
React to Queen at Live Aid - best version. You will not regret it.
Sometimes I like to imagine how artists who've died would feel watching people today enjoy their music. I think Freddie Mercury would enjoy your reactions to Queen songs if he could watch them. I mean, I didn't know him obviously, but I enjoy watching it and I'm only a Queen fan.
I died when you said that he sounds like a piano. This man a whole instrument now!
Queen at live aid was selected the best performance ever.... I will recommend it!!
Shaq. You are performing a public service. Your videos are the best stress relief. Just made me laugh out loud after a very rough day. Thank you!
jen30551 I totally agree!
i agree totally truth
100% agreed... I love when Freddie's got the crowd warmed up and Shaq starts gettin into it. 😃
Could not have said that any better. Priceless!
So great! 👌👍
" he sounds like an angel".
He is one, he fell from heaven and went back too early
Oh if you follow the bible rules i don’t think he in heaven my man lmao
@@zayyden408 Like Freddie used to say: "fuck u"
@@slimshady27 I hate when people bring religion to the internet
@@myschnozhurts1522 I know
Brian May played the guitar, John Deacon played the bass, Roger Taylor played the drums and Freddie Mercury played the crowd lol
And the lord sais... amen
and my friends girlfriend played him
Michael Jackson actually recorded a song with Freddie called "There must be more to life than this"
i think it was shelved
@@dannydorko7075 ua-cam.com/video/wIVsLeOuSMs/v-deo.html
Yes!! React Now Shaq
Well, that's next!
@@bbbfst Just left to hear this, BEAUTIFUL!!!!! With all that is going on in this world today, whomever has the rights to this needs to release it NOW!!!!!!!
Not sure if you know this already or if it has been commented but I will repeat it here. In an interview, the reporter asked Freddie Mercury what instrument did he play and Mercury replied, "the audience".
That “Dey yo Dey doh” stuff was his way of connecting to the crowd. It was his way of including every single person in the auditorium or stadium. He was an amazing person.
Shaq, I would happily watch a 60 minute reaction of the LIVE AID Performance!!!!! Please do it!!!
You knew that Vanilla Ice stoled that bass rithm?
He added one note to it but he lost at the court.
Probably heard it ''Ice, ice, baby''
I like "Ice Ice baby" ! :))
I think secluded tribes in Africa knew that
Orgasmatron 93 maybe shaq doesn't. He is young
Maya Bee how dare you say you like such shit
No what's that
He’s got an instrument in his voice...a piano in his throat! Welcome to the Magic of Freddie Mercury!❤️
He had something in his throat besides singing talent.....What? Too soon?
Isaac Simmons that’s an asshole comment. The man was and still is a legend and a great, generous person who is TERRIBLY missed by millions.
Bro I love that you actually appreciate the talent of different genres of music unlike a lot of other reactions
Michael Jackson's favorite song was another Queen song "Another One Bites The Dust" ... which should be reacted to by you .....
And then react to it backwards 😊
Jackson actually talked Queen into releasing that song.
@@melissacurtis7216 for the good of all of us
True
One of my faves too.
Freddie: Knock knock
Auto tune: who’s there?
Freddie: auto tune
Auto tune: auto tune who?
Freddie: exactly.
I know it’s not relevant here but I do want to say how sorry I am for you because you’re a Wild fan
😂😂😂
Lucas Chantler they have their good days but it’s very evident they have their bad days too😂
Auto Tune: Auto Tune who?
Freddy:* YA MAMS!!
Cringe
#NoLifeShaq You really should make an exception for Queen @ live Aid, let that be your one "40 minute" reaction.
Why? because its THE performance of the decade, and to Queen fans, its the best performance of all time, any band, any style, anywhere.
A quick "guide", its the biggest benefit concert ever, world wide that day, and Queen is playing for 72.000 people in London (many of them, NOT his target audience, note this, its very important), and an additional estimated 1.9 BILLION !! people across 150 nations, during a Global live television and radio broadcast.
Trust me, that 25 minutes, are a big... really big deal and you CANNOT ignore it.
And it was broadcast worldwide live, the first time that technology had been used for anything of that nature, and never before or after for such a monumental event. They really didn't know if the tech would work all day or if it would have a lot of transmission issues. Then, you had Phil Collins play in London, and take the Concorde to the US and play here on the same day. Every band that played was fantastic, but a lot of the major acts were last minute things, and a few big solo acts didn't have time to get their bands there. David Bowie got there last minute, and couldn't get his whole band there. He went over to Thomas Dolby and grabbed him and got him in the helicopter and took him with him to play synths. Bowie went over the Chord progressions in the helo with Dolby, and they got in about 15 minutes of practice before they went on stage. These guys were tremendous talents.
@@wolf762x51 yeah it was, what you could call, a magical day. Top acts, top talents, reunions we'd never thought to ever see happen (Led Zeppelin for instance). The organisation set themselves an impossible task, and somehow, they pulled it of. And it became a benefit concert that will forever be part of recorded history, and will forever live on, in the minds of those who saw it that day.
I wouldn't call it the performance of the decade. That is selling it way to short. It is THE performance. That 25 minutes... I wish I could have experienced it live. At the time, they were playing live for 1 in 3 people on the entire planet. At one time.
@@mycroft16 I did split it up as us Queen fans will automatically rank that performance as the best ever, but for others, i can imagine they feel others deserve that "best of all time" label. But i do think they too, will have a very hard time finding anything better from that decade hehehe
@@mycroft16 its been called the greatest live performance of all time
Do the Live Aid one. Everyone will watch, and until the end, and I mean EVERYONE! He even had a throat infection but went in anyway, against doctors orders.. You could barely tell the difference. It was dubbed the best live performance ever.
Watching non rock fans react to Freddie Mercury is absolutely amazing lol
It’s so awesome
Please react to the entire Queen performance at Live Aid 1985. Absolutely historic.
Damn right legendary!!!
Queen - Somebody To Love Live in Montreal 1981
up!
Definitely!
Yea, this one has it all. Best song to showcase Freddie of all of em
Yes !!!!
Yes !! :D
"This man's voice just sounded like a piano!" - I never thought of it like that!! That's a great description! Freddie was a true master of his instrument!
You really need to do a reaction to Queen’s Live Aid performance. It’s one of the best live performances in history. Freddie really controls the crowd. Don’t worry about the length. We will watch it.
Kelly Gurl The best*
‘One of the best live performances’ yup, after The up in Smoke Tour
Same. I don't give a good goddamn how long it is, I'm here for it.
If you're raving about him controlling a full on Queen crowd, then you must react to the Live Aid performance. Best live performance in music history.
ElyC FUCK you
That 25 minute video is the greatest piece of live music ever recorded. It would be worth it.
Freddie is undoubtedly one f the greatest of all time. You can't deny him that no matter what music you are into.
You wanna see crowd control? For gods sake do Queen live aid. You don’t know what you’re missing. Please please please
Ive been waiting for that! and Queen- Somebody to Love live in Montreal... completely speechless after watching that
Literally the best live concert of all time, it’s a disservice to yourself if you don’t watch it
That is a lesson, on how you get the 170,000 people in front of you, and the millions at home,
To do Exactly what you want....
^THIS
The original recording of this song was a duet with David Bowie
YASSSSSS !
@@CharlotteWebb1952 totally brilliant duet. They still, "are the champion's". 👍🇬🇧
No shit
Both had a 4 octave range!!
Yeah i prefer that version but this live performance is hilariously good too
Medical scientists actually studied his voice, teeth (he had extra teeth), and vocal chords.
His voice is that incredible. I miss him.♥️🕊
For them he has the Best band of all time
Vanilla ice used the bass line at the start, in one of his songs.
Yep, Vanilla Ice stole the bass line for "Ice Ice Baby".
Yeah and tried to lie saying nah ours is different. Ok then.
@@horrorfan4-life689 Freddie actually got to hear Ice Ice Baby once....Peter Freestone, Freddie's personal assistant, was having breakfast with Freddie and Ice Ice Baby came on and Freddie thought it was Under Pressure...as soon as he knew it wasn't, he looked at Peter and said "oh no" and Peter immediately called the lawyers
@@Ansonius77 ...Roger said he didnt care as long as Queen paid for it!!
n they got SUED HARD BIG TIME
"Ain't never seen nothing like this in my life"
Freddie: exactly
Freddie was a magician, a master on the stage and a very nice man. Your reaction was awesome and it paid homage to an artist. Thank you
*I didn't know this was queen, I've heard this song everywgere*
Yupp. That's pretty much everyone. People hear queen all the time but never realize it.
he did this with bowie
Bowie and Queen wrote this together in a jam session.
@@jodycarabet3703 Yep and that might be why he didn't recognize it without Bowie's deeper voice
Shaq, you're doing an amazing job of bringing together people of different genres, cultures and different ages. You bring a lot of happiness and healing to your channel. Your fans love you, and you deserve all of it. Keep up the love :-)
When you realize Shaq is too young to realize this is also the beat to Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. Thats tough!
Haaaaaaaaa ha ha ha
and that’s why I clicked on it.
same, thats exactly why i clicked on it to see his reaction to that
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
right, bet he didnt know Queen sued Vanilla Ice for stealing the song lol
He sounds just as good live is recorded that’s a true artist
He sounds even better live
Only few artists can sound better live and Freddy was one of them,must've been a crazy awesome experience being in that crowd
Your videos are such fun to watch. Most of us have heard these songs and loved them for decades, but seeing/hearing them through your eyes/ears is absolutely incredible.
*Freddie WAS in complete control of that entire crowd... I will never get tired of hearing Freddie’s musical genius!* 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
11:11 Roger, as always, backing his best friend up. Roger’s vocals are always sooooo underrated.
Exactly! And he is an amazing singer, he barely missed a note as far as I've seen, and I've seen many lives. He is always on point and sings his parts exactly how it should be, helps Freddie when he's in need - cuz Freddie always gave 120% live and his voice could not really take it sometimes, like in this performance, when there was longer vocal back up from Roger, Freddie made it a little lighter, didn't push himself that much, because he could always count on Rog. His back up vocals in Somebody to Love are GREAT. And there were times when he was picking up over Fred when the man was too exhausted to sing anymore. Queen was one heart and one soul. It still is, just one soul slightly away. But the heart of the band lives on.
he's Falsetto's too it's "Tough".
We will watch 40 minutes of you reacting to the Live Aid performance.
”He got a piano in is throat!” 😂👌
He loved to involve the fans, a key to a great performer. He could also sing, Love Queen!!👑
Vanilla Ice- I did not steal that bass line
Anyone with common sense- Yes you did and you did a crappy job of it too
This, lol. ua-cam.com/video/a-1_9-z9rbY/v-deo.html
Aight stop
Vanilla Ice literally said he stole the line, and added the single additional note in order to avoid a lawsuit.
And yoi paid a lot of money for that steal....
Lol you know its been when people who never heard under pressure before swear they have.
Love of my life. Any live performance will do
yes yes yes
Queen-Fat Bottom Girls ...like for shaq to react
That's their 2nd best after bohemian rhapsody
Do it coach.
He should react to the "I want to break free" video.
my choice stone cold crazy
bottomed**
The way this man makes the whole stadium sing incredible, they listen to him
He mentioned once in an interview that he uses that crowd interaction to warm up his vocal cords...with the added benefit of getting the crowd hyped.
Freddie never owned the audience, he mesmerized them with his AWESOMENESS!!
He'd have made the perfect cult leader
@@benjin3993 Yes, absolutely, in his stage persona he was mesmerizing AND addictive. He gave 200% of himself when on stage performing -- it's no wonder that off stage he was shy and reclusive, except for when he was with his very small intimate group of friends.
Please please please watch his live aid performance !! Xxx
Seriously. You don't even need to react to it. Just watch it.
Yeah! Just watch it. Will blow you away!
Do the reaction we'll watch all 40 minutes.
Their Live Aid performance. They are a band.
Kathleen calm , yes they are a band but I think his performance is what makes it great
Dude you are the funniest person I've ever seen make a reaction video. I love Freddie/Queen but you made me love them even more
You REALLY need to see Live Aid '85. Best performance in music history
You have no idea how desperately I needed a good laugh today. I thank you for that, even though it was at the expense of your poor shoulder (Freddie was great at those sharp moves)!
Please believe us, if you ever do Live Aid you'll be glad you did, & so will we! But you need to do some of their other well-known songs first, like "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" etc. You'll be surprised at how many of their songs you'll recognize.
Btw, this was just a taste of Freddie's crowd control. You're right, he did make people happy & they repaid him by hanging on every word & sending the love right back at him.
He could control a crowd like nobody’s business ❣️Live Aid is worth it...your fans will love it!!! It’s a must see!
There are 2 types of people in this world, people who say "pressure, pushing down on me" and people who say "ice ice baby"
Best reaction channel on UA-cam hands down coach!
I LOVED THIS GUY! the best reaction to queen I’ve ever seen....!!
Live Aid. That’s where it’s at. One of the best performances ever.
I've seen Queen in concert, when he sang the hair on your arm raised. It was magical. The crowds were large because no cell phones, no internet, just radio, vinyl and bad TV. You lived for a live concert it was an experience you never forgot. With MP3 and streaming music and computers controlling vocals live music is fading away. Big loss. I went to so many concerts with great memory's.
Watching reaction videos to Queen, especially Queen Live has become my new favourite thing.
Hey! Yes, I was there but air comment, I likely did sound terrible, but when Freddie calls.. you answer! Love your reactions, live Aid is long but you will be every minute, I promise! I was there too, unforgettable. (it sure paid off living near Wembley back then!)
If you want to see real crowd control you HAVE to do live aid. We’d all watch it. Probably twice haha.
This may be the best reaction I've seen ever!!! I come back to this one every once in awhile to share the joy with you, Shaq. Smooch!
Nice! We all stand in awe of Freddie and Queen’s ability to hold an audience in the grip of their hands! Brilliant performance. Long live Freddie Mercury in our hearts.
You gotta do Queen at the Live Aid
YES PLEASE
They were all so happy and not one fricking cell phone in the air....everyone just rockin' out and enjoying greatness together!!!!
Poobear's Beautiful Goddess they had to check their phones in at the entrance.
Please tell me y'all know this was in 1986 there weren't cell phones back then like there is today
@@brianlangley4792 You're missing the point. They were in the moment. Today everyone would be recording, taking selfies and not actually being a part of it.
Pikachu Drinking Coffee People would’ve done the same thing back then. It doesn’t make them less in the moment. Stop trying to act like they’re better because they didn’t have modern technology
@@wayward4657 I didn't say they were better. You're taking this personally. But fact is, some people today wouldn't pay attention as much. Get over it. 😆 Phones have taken over.
He OWNED that crowed no denying it 😌✌🏾
No one could own a huge crowd like Freddy could. and yeah, you gotta do a video on Queen's Live Aid performance. They absolutely blew everyone else away.
You're my new favorite channel. I LOVE your passion for music!
And now you know where Vanilla Ice stole that bass line from...
No the Vanilla Ice riff had one more ting in it! It's not the same! 😂
@@ImStuckInStockton because he only sampled it. He didnt flat out rip it off but he pretty much sampled the intro bassline and built a hip hop beat around it (or atleast his producer did) thats how sampling works.
@@99knives22 its a joke. that was his excuse when they threatened to sue. i know what sampling is.
@@ImStuckInStockton that's what he said on a show too lmao shit cracked me up Reading the comment
"I fuckin owe money when that shit gets played, man!"
Thanks for this Shaq! You’re the bomb. Queen is a legend
"This ni*** sounds like an angel" well said sir, well said.
And you better fu*** believe it.
Yes bro.. Michael and Freddie met. You can actually find it here on youtube. 🤟🤟🤟
they actually worked on music together as well, never finished it tho.
I remember reading once it was michaels suggestion to keep another one bites the dust because Freddie was unsure about it.
They had too many differences. Michael lived in a ranch with a bunch of animals and Freddy never understood how micahel could live like that and one time in a studio Michael wanted his pet llama in the studio which set Freddy off and one time Freddy did cocaine and did it in front of Michael which Michael was upset by it so with all there differences they decided to do music together later which unfortunately never came
@@dannybrown2857 that's interesting....where did you learn that from?
@@joannebailey8277 if you just Google if Freddy mercury and Michael Jackson met they'll tell u about their interactions
I love seeing you react to rock and metal. I’m a black dude who listens to classic rock and metal mostly. Im soooo glad to see someone expand their horizons in music. It’s so much good music out there. Keep rocking out bro. And Queen is my favorite band. You should watch rock Montreal, imo Freddie’s best recorded live gig when it comes to his vocals. 🤘🏿
Most of today’s “artist” “forget” that it’s the crowd that feeds there energy... if you have the crowd singing with you or even just bopping to you then you want to go to next level....
He would warm the crowd up to get them going, look at Upchurch, Metallica, Michel Jackson, Tupac... they are the people, they are fans living the dream.... the best athletes play better because of the fans, they play through the pain for them, why.... because they don’t want to let there fans down, those that support them no matter how they play.... they lift others up to superhuman abilities...
Add in the fact that he was literally dying when he did this show. Its unbelievable. A true legend. I love that your mind immediately thought to hope that MJ and Freddie got to meet because you recognize that they are both musical genius on a different level!
Be sure to fact check the timeline of Freddie's diagnosis. He was an amazing individual, the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" unnecessarily changed much of his and the band's timeline to make Live Aid fit into his diagnosis and should not be used as a factual reference to the Queen story. The movie distorted much of their history. Live Aid was in 1985, his diagnosis was in 1987. The band had just finished The Works tour a few months before the Live Aid performance, it was not a reunion show. The story of Queen at Live Aid is the performance itself, their chemistry, Freddie's magic, and how they stole the show.
@andrew beers Awesome, thanks for the info, I'll check out what you linked.
@andrew beers thanks for posting these. I tried to find them and could not! Freddie was officially diagnosed with AIDs two years after live aid. Its speculated that he was well aware that he was ill and several sources have confirmed he was aware of it as well. The film is certainly not 100 percent accurate but based on past footage I think its safe to assume Freddie knew that he was very ill.
Even though he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987 and not 1986
Random Phoenix he was diagnosed way way WAY after he was very ill and dying.
Damn shame that Queen and David Bowie never performed this together live.
ua-cam.com/video/YoDh_gHDvkk/v-deo.html
This video is a new mix between the Wembley version (12/7/86), the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert version at the same stadium in 1992
They did UA-cam it
I think David knew that Freddie would have outshined him because of his fierce stage presence, that’s just my theory.
Marcos Aguilar they did perform together
@@patl4416 No, they didn't. The only thing that is close to them together is the mashup with Wembley in '86 and Bowie in '92. I don't know where you think they performed this together, since Bowie did not start incorporating Under Pressure into his live shows in 1995, four years after Freddie's death.
React to queen somebody to love live in Montreal
Yes that’s the one
Good one !
You may get 500k on this one coach!
Totally - awesome performance
My hometown!
Shaq, I am a 73 year old classical music guy who also loves Queen. I have watched your reactions to this band, and your responses are absolutely right. You get it 100 percent. And your reactions have given me unbounded joy. Your heart is enormous and your emotions finely tuned. Thank you for the receptiveness that is in your heart and for the happiness you impart to this old man.
Queen, "somebody to love" is my all time favorite song. If you want emotion, it's the song to listen to. Promise.
Live in Montreal 81. Nothing compares.
his crowd hyping was just him doing 2 things- 1 hyping the crowd, 2- getting his vocals ready for the song.
Yea they worked together and were friends. Both could really hype up and bring the crowd together. Awesome reaction Shaq
Shaw- you are the best. This n**** sound like a piano. Omg I love you