Finally some Queen AND David Bowie! Vocal ANALYSIS of "Under Pressure" and the world is all better.
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2024
- I am a huge fan of Queen. I get asked at least twenty times a week to do an analysis, but I've held off because there's so much new music I've yet to experience. Then y'all showed me how David Bowie has changed the landscape and I realized - this is the perfect opportunity! Also, how crazy is it that David and Freddie never had the chance to perform this together?!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she analyzes Queen and David Bowie for the first time, performing "Under Pressure”.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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At a job interview,
- the recruiter : “can you perform under pressure?”
- me: “No but I can try bohemian rhapsody”
did you get the job?
@@thedarcbird yes sure recruiters love comedy
@@mezigue31 GOOD!
😂
Ok I love this one 😂
This song shows David Bowie's controlled intensity, which is the perfect balance for Freddie Mercury's operatic theatrics. This is a masterclass of song writing.
RIP Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, the world is a little darker without them.
Since Bowie and Cohen died in 2016, the world is MUCH darker.
@@bernhardfbuttner5694 Prince also passed in 2016. Terrible year for music lovers...and humanity.
Well stated. Their styles were sooo complimentary in this song, you just have to wish that they had done more together.
@@aliwantizu terrible few years, Chris Squire in 2015 ;-;
@@bernhardfbuttner5694 yeah and started with Lemmy in December 2015 and just kept going.
Someone must have been putting together one hell of a band up there.
It reminds you of "Ice Ice Baby" because Vanilla Ice was literally sued and lost for sampling "Under Pressure" without permission. There's even a famous video clip of him giving a hilarious justification about the insertion of a hi hat note being a significant enough change to make it completely different from "Under Pressure."
And all should also check out Jim Carrey's parody in "In Living Color", it's brilliantly hilarious
Hi Elizabeth. I don't know if you actually read all these comments, but on the off chance you do, I felt compelled this time to tell you how much I appreciate you and your reactions. I have been a major fan of Queen for 40+ years. I know their music inside and out. I've heard this song at least a thousand times. But today, listening with you, listening with focus, and listening while watching you experience it, I was once again moved by this song in a way I haven't felt in a long time. I was moved to tears. The music and the vocals are so emotional, yet sometimes we allow ourselves to gloss over, and not really listen. Well, today I listened, and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for being the catalyst that brought that about. I expected to enjoy your reaction, but did not expect my own reaction, which brought me back to my teenage years, when I felt this song as deeply as I did again today. If only the world could take this song to heart. There is so much pain in this world. "Why can't we give Love that one more chance?". Thanks again, and may Love bless you.
Excellent use was made of this song in the recent syfy channel magicians television adaptation of the books by Lev Grossman. Best television musical episode I’ve ever seen at least for that one segment.
Freddie had one of the strongest voices ever but David Bowie is my all time favorite male singer.
Bowie probably doesnt have a technically great voice or range, but the emotion in his voice is very unique and instantly recognizable.
Next time you should try the duet between Freddy Mercury and Montserrat Caballe. It could be amazing to see your feelings about such a great opera singer. Thanks Eliiiiiiiii!!! 🤗🤗🤗
I can never listen to that without floods of tears ❤
@@paulaboyd9743 Me neither; the pain is excruciating 🤣🤣🤣
OC I'm kidding a bit, but I really don't like that song.
YEAH!!!!!!❤
+1 this. Absolutely this!
She is an opera singer, I have sneaky suspicion that she knows that song by heart since it was sung
There is a live version of this by Queen, David Bowie, and Annie Lennox (singing Freddie's part) at the Freddy Mercury tribute concert 1992. It's one of the most touching rock performances of all times.
You saved me from having to make that recommendation myself!
That concert is full of superb performances. Everybody involved was absolutely ON IT that day.
Lennox/Bowie singing this song is spine chilling.
George Michael slaying "Somebody to Love" another highlight, but it's hard and unfair to spotlight any one performance from that show.
Sorry but I personally think Lennox sucked at that part, it just didn't carry anything that moved me in any form. Not saying that Lenoox sucks in general, but this was just not her best performance.
agreed
There is also a cool video from the rehearsals on the DVD with Bowie and Lennox, but the star of the show was George Michael!
This is really phenomenal. Not seen it for years, I’ll need to try and find it!
That part @10:20 where Bowie starts droning behind Freddie is a proper goosebump moment for me. There's a tone to his voice that's almost haunting there.
"Why can't we give ourselves one more chance? Why can't we give love one more chance? Why can't we give love?"
"Cause love's such an old-fashioned word and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves. This is our last dance. This is our last dance. This is ourselves under pressure."
These are some of my favorite lyrics in any song ever. I rediscovered this song a few years ago and listened to that last section of the song about 15 times. I love how that last section just keeps going and going...you think the sentence is going to end but then they have more to say and it's genuinely brilliant.
You should check out Queen's version of this song from their Montreal concert...it's a version of the song without Bowie, with Roger Taylor taking a lot of the higher harmonies and it's awesome.
Where did that second quote from?
@@felixhenson9926 it’s the lyrics from the song, right after all the “give loves”
You know what could be more awesome than this?
A tea time chat of Elizabeth and Brian May.
You know, I'm gonna shout out to Becky Smethurst on her next video. Because that would be awesome indeed!
I bet Sir Brian would go for it
That wouldn't suck....
@@Xiph1980 I am sure she would so go for it
YES!
Some years ago, I was reading an interview with Brian May (guitarist of Queen) and he told the story of working on "Under Pressure". David Bowie said, 'Okay, let’s each of us go in the vocal booth and sing how we think the melody should go and we’ll compile a vocal out of that.'" Freddie's scat vocals and David's humming melody were left in the final mix from the original demo and the rest, as they say....☺
Which is why this version isn't as smoothly produced as The Rah Mix, and its acapella opening makes it so that the song cannot be confused with Ice, Ice Baby.
Yes, this is true! But also Freddie snuk around the corner and listened in on Bowies takes! Bowie was amazed that their vocals lined up so well! 😅
I believe Song Facts story says it was the opposite. That David Bowie snuck around the corner and listened to Freddie's vocals. Freddie wasn't happy about it and let Bowie know it.@@Asheanae
@@jeffcolumbia3151 I don't know that source. The source I heard it from was Brian May.
@@Asheanae Reinhold Mack said it was David that listened in to Freddie.
Thank you so much for letting David Bowie's full build at the end play through. That minute is one of the greatest minutes in the history of music
The whole song is amazing, but when Bowie starts singing the outro with, " 'Cause love's such an old fashioned word..." I get emotional and choked up. 'Under Pressure' is just a beautiful and meaningful song!
More Bowie, please! You haven't even scratched the surface of his decades long body of work. His versatility and creativity are truly a wonder worth exploring.
Anything from Ziggy, Young Americans, Fame, Changes, Heroes, Let's Dance, Ashes to Ashes, Lazarus... (and even these are just a sample of "hits")
Yep. Bowie was the soundtrack of my life, starting with Space Oddity. My favorite is one that most people haven't heard of, All the Madmen from the album, The Man Who Sold the World.
One special moment for me is "Tonight" live with Tina Turner. The charisma of those two voices in contrast is one in a million mements!
David understood he needed to reinvent himself periodically.
Vocally, I'll suggest Heroes, just to hear the rawer side of his voice.
And also because it's one of my favourite songs.
Hero’s for sure
18 years ago I was driving my wife and eight months old son through a small, not well traveled canyon in New Mexico. On our way back to Austin. This song came on as they slept.
It hit me in the gut as I drove through the red clay hills. Tears fell out, joy and relief. I’ll never forget those moments. This song is one of my favorites of all time.
First heard this on KLBJ Austin radio when it was released in 1981. Went out and bought the 45 single picture sleeve copy the next day. I still have it!
I feel that. I remember heading home on a London night bus feeling more than a little tipsy and hearing There is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths and it just hit that perfect emotional sweet spot that made that absolute nothing of a moment super memorable in my mind's eye.
I have a handful of songs that I never, EVER, get tired of hearing. If one of those songs comes on the radio, plays faintly in the background at the supermarket, or emanates from the car sitting next to me at a stoplight, I immediately focus and pay attention. “Under Pressure” is one of those songs. I have been listening to this song since I first saw the video on MTV in the early eighties. The build, and the lyrics at the end, always gives me goosebumps. In spite of the countless listens, your analysis has given me a new perspective , and a whole other level of enjoyment of “Under Pressure.” Thank you.
"Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the light..." My favorite line from any song...ever.
The ending is genius, because the snaps fading out is representing a clock ticking. The unresolved chord signifies not knowing how it ends for us. The entire song is maniacal genius tbh.
Now that's what it means to you- in reality, you have no idea what the authors intentions were- if they had any. Not that there's anything wrong with that- that's precisely how music should be consumed imo- but you should always remember, what you think it means is not necessarily what the author intended nor what others might get from it.
I think you nailed it. ⏰️
🥱@@stoneysdead689
@@stoneysdead689Why do you think the author's intent is relevant?
@@wbfaulk I never said it was- I said you shouldn't attribute intention to them when in reality you don't know what their intentions were, or if they had any. That said, I do believe it's relevant- I write music myself and while I don't mind ppl getting out of it whatever they want- I still hope at least some ppl get what I was trying to say. It would be a real shame if every song I wrote was just interpreted completely independently of my own intentions- that would mean trying to express yourself with music is totally pointless.
Bowie is a true artist who never allowed himself to get comfortable. Constantly changed and evolved throughout his career. His interview on MTV about how they were whitewashing music is also an all-time great. Intelligent, well-spoken. So good.
I'd like to add that Queen were the same. They changed and evolved, never letting themselves got tied down to any one genre.
His interview with the BBC back in 1999 is epic too. I mean, did he call it or what? They looked at him like he was crazy because the internet, for everyone, was barely out of its infancy and yet David Bowie said that the internet will help musicians to be closer to their audience. We'll be able to access music faster and often times eliminate the middleman aka the record label and executives of the industry. And that is exactly what has been happening. He was so far ahead of his time that people are still trying to catch up to him.
iconic!
Roger Taylor's drumming is just immense on this. The big fills as Freddie climbs to the highest notes in the song's peak are monumental.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard this song and not burst into tears. I just love this song so much. It is probably one of my favorite top 10 for sure. Thank you for your reaction. I really appreciate you breaking this down. Thank you!
I STRONGLY feel you haven't done enough Queen reactions!
Their entire set at Live Aid would be perfect for her to react to.
I thought that the reason she never did any queen was that there were blockers. If not, WHY hasn’t she done the hand down best rock singer of all time. Freddy!
@@dulblades1 Other people seem to react to their stuff just fine. Vrigin Rock, for example.
@@althompson58 With as many stoppages as she does, an analysis like that would take around 10 videos. 🤣
@@dulblades1 I think because she is not well known with them, with this channel she only just got to appreciate metal and their vocals, she only started doing the reactions 2 years after the Queen movie was released, and the queen reactions were booming back than in 2018.
For me, the part where Freddie is singing 'why can't we give love one more chance', is the most beautiful moment in all of pop music.
When he repeated the Give Love phrase several times with the fade out, its just..........
YES!
This is such a moment in the song…….Freds warmth against Bowies voice…….
Loved it!!
Thanks again for all you do!
Cracked me up with every "Fred". You are such a joy to spend time with. I heard it new all again with your thoughts and insights..
All the best!
Smiling, ear to ear, and deep inside, with tears in my eyes. Beautiful analysis of an amazing song by two brilliant artists. Thank You, Elizabeth.
All the scat and falsetto is Fred. The last 'give love' is the end of Freddie's vocal until he's back with the last 'under pressure' lines. Roger Taylor sings the 'this is our last dance' harmony with Bowie.
Fred! Who’s Fred?
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is my favorite Bowie album. Just throw on the headphones, grab a cocktail, and go for a ride.
"Oh, hey. Skull."
New favourite TCV quote.
Best Charismatic Voice video ever, and that's saying something. Madly in love with Elizabeth, as a fellow human who's equally passionate about music. Appreciate this channel so much.
Great choice Elizabeth. David Bowie was amazing. An irony of Bowie that i applaud is how he lived with a fierce individualism. He was anti-establishment, non-trendy (i.e. songs like Fame, Fashion); yet he was so good he started or amplified trends every time he performed different music. He performed at the highest levels: Psychedelic Rock, Funk, Pop, Industrial w/Trent Reznor and many other genres. To move into Funk he went to Motown and hired one of the best funk bassists and guitarists in the world. Thank you for your effort.
The Show Must Go On is a must, especially considering Freddie was barely able to walk at this point. Great powerful vocals on this one.
These are the days of our lives is such an emotional song, especially that knowing wink at the end. And considering he died shortly after the video was shot.
He wanted to create until he wasn't able to. He told the guys he did NOT want to hear sympathy or whatever from them, just "Let's get some recording done."
Great song.
I've long felt Innuendo was their best album. Same with Bowie and Blackstar. Legendary artists with their best work managing to come at the end.
This is by and far my favorite queen song. And there is a little more to the story.
This was done in one take. It was the last thing Freddy Mercury ever did in a studio and he absolutely killed it, before it killed him.
I love this song, it is one of my all time favorite. It is so brilliantly composted, and the story of how Queen and David Bowie got together and put this together is fascinating! Loved your review and analysis.
Two MASTERS at work. Bloody brilliant!
David Bowie and Bing Crosby, little drummer boy... maybe save that for Christmas
My favorite version of Little Drummer Boy! Excellent suggestion!
I grew up with that one on an LP...and I found it here on youtube some time ago. It's THE Christmas song for me
Yessssssss! So good!
Love Bowie's croon through that!
Yes
More Bowie Please.
I love his style, how he compresses the last syllable of the phrase more abruptly, basically the opposite of what most singers do. He doesn't always do it, but when you hear it, it's very distinctly Bowie.
Good tracks for vocal analysis: "Changes", "Hurt" (duet with Trent Reznor), "Rock 'n Roll with Me", "Heroes", "Lazarus".
The arch form crescendo build is one of the single most sublime passages in all of music history.
I had to come back to watch this reaction again, I love this song and the break down you provide is amazing!
I think we have all been waiting for an analysis of Freddie. Thank you
Definitely, id love to see her do just about any Freddie or Queen song. Do you have any idea why she can't call him Freddie? Other than just legal reasons, I'm so confused and obsessive. I'm going back and forth in the video and googling, I can't concentrate on the analysis. Gonna need to go back atbleast 5 mins. 😂
I think its Fred now :)
Yes, its about time!
Long overdue. Radio Gaga from Live aid!!!!!!!
@@Tommy-he7dx why?
Reading some of the comments here and I couldn't agree more with MORE BOWIE please.
I didn't realize I needed you to breakdown Under Pressure.
Great video!
Two of the best ever.
I've got to say that each time you do a Queen song on here my levels of joy increase by an incredible amount!! Queen is plain and simple my TOP favorite band that's ever performed. A lot of credit goes to Freddie but the other band members deserve credit as well, of course! :)
When Vanilla Ice performed on Saturday Night Live, Dennis Miller opened the News with the start of this song and said “I just love Queen and Bowie songs.” More proof that Weekend Update has always been the best part of the show.
😂 I never knew that!
I thought he said, "This song could be a hit today." Either way he totally trolled Vanilla Ice the musical guest that night.
Didn't Vanilla Ice get in trouble for sampling Under Pressure without crediting them or something?
@@baseballjustin5 Yep. Mr. Van Winkle got hit by a big lawsuit. He had claimed it was a coincidence,.and later, he claimed that he might have heard its riff somewhere and unconsciously replicated it. In the end, a private settlement was reached and he now claims he has bought the rights to "Under Pressure." (In my opinion, I think that's total BS and he's just saving face.)
As far as I know, the surviving members of Queen and David Bowie's estate have never verified selling the rights.
@@nicholashylton6857 he also tried to claim, in a tv interview, that because there's an "extra beat," it's not the same riff.
'Dont Stop me Now' by Queen is one of the most happy songs ever :)
Especially if you watch David Armand's interpretive dance to it! :D
The best part of that song was the mixing. A lot of spatial effects for something recorded in stereo. Worthy of a full analysis, but the studio version is a must for that one.
That's unfortunately how Freddie lived. Doing whatever his heart desired without regard for objective morality. It's no coincidence he died so early.
I know it’s not a popular take, but I genuinely hate that song. It’s so extra and earnest, like a musical and I find it annoying
@@gsquatWho are you to judge other people and what of earth is objective morality?
I love how you take the songs I like, the soundtrack of my youth as it is, and dissect these songs, explaining exactly why I love them so much. Thanks!
Thank you. I needed that so bad right now. That song brings me to tears nearly every time.
I got to see Queen perform this at my 2nd ever concert way back in '82 and saw Bowie sing it with Gail Ann Dorsey in the early '90s. One of those rare songs that moves me.
Hot Space tour was my 4th concert. It blew me away.
I'm envious of you all. 😢
I just typed a message like this. Gail Ann and Bowie are so amazing together.
So legend has it this song was an unscheduled recording. Both Queen and Bowie were touring separately and found themselves in the same city and decided to record a song together at a famous stupdio while there. The session lasted through the night. They had the bass line from Queen's bass player and Freedie had written some lyrics but Bowie hadn't heard any of them. So they each went in separately and recorded against the parts that were completed and didn't listen to what the other came up with, although rumor has it Bowie cheated a bit and slipped in to listen to Freddie. When both had done their peices they came together, compared ideas and constructed the song. So both men and Queen contributed heavily to the work. At the end it was a masterpiece. I grew up in the 70s and I'm only just now truly beginning to understand and respect the impact these men had on the craft.
It was an absolutely amazing experience to have lived!
The music came first. It was part of a loose jam\unfinished song the band had been kicking around since 1977 or so called "Feel Like" which you can find on youtube.. They had the melody but the lyrics were only halfway there and Deacon's iconic bass line wasn't there.
The first part is pure "legend". They weren't touring. Queen was recording in a Swiss studio Bowie went frequently, living in the vicinity. They socialized then opener up to work something out together. Then, maybe your specifics about the parts may be right (or not)...
The vast majority of this track was written by Bowie...with some input from Brian May. The rest of Queen were tired and had went to bed.
you are absolutely brilliant. I love your analysis and deep appreciation of great art. I always learn a lot too. thank you.
I’ve known this song since I was very young, as my mother listened to it a lot. It’s one of those things that you somehow take for granted. This is what music sound like, I thought.
It wasn’t until seeing Queen live with Paul Rodgers playing this song that it struck me. My legs were trembling and it was exactly in the line “Why can’t we give love one more chance?” When tears begun pouring down my face, and I immediately understood that what I had always been in my memory was just a mimic of the song, and the real version is nothing but an extraordinarily breathtaking masterpiece.
Thank you for your reaction and making me start my day with tears of joy. The power of music is insane.
The David Bowie and Annie Lennox version at the Freddy Mercury tribute is amazing.
Watch their rehearsal vid. You can see George Michael singing along, in the background.
This Song is one of the total masterpieces of rock, and it is so underappreciated... It's such an incredible blend of vocal styles & and genres and emotion. It NEVER fails to draw me in... It's one of my all-time favorites...
Thanks for analyzing this, Elizabeth...
Freddie didn't study opera. He never had voice lessons. He just had natural talent.
Again, Freddie mercury never had voice lessons, never studied opera. NATURAL TALENT. BORN WITH IT!!!!
You can say that again
There is a difference between natural ability, taught and self taught.
More like he was naturally gifted but worked to self develop.
Do you mean Fred? Fred of the Mercure???
Always had respect for David, his innovation, his abilities, his craft and skill.
Recently I read an interview with a vocalist from Ontario, Canada. She toured with him in North America and described his consistent dedication to the audience, band and crew.
It was wonderful to confirm his humanity, it was icing on an already wonderful layer cake -- his recognition, for example, the whole is greater than individual parts.
I say this because many famous people are real, honest and even approachable. Others are, in some cases for good reason, not remotely so -- to the point of intolerable outside of the spotlight.
I have had the opportunity, most often the pleasure, to observe this first hand with a handful of his peers.
Unfortunately that did not include David, but the interview enlarged the window into how great he really was... and such a tragic loss.
One of the many reasons this channel is so good is the projection of similar traits. This does not make you, it is one if the things you happen to do.
Thank you, superb as always.
Elizabeth: My life as a life-long Queen fan would be complete if you did an analysis of The March Of The Black Queen. Not the biggest of hits but I promise you're gonna have a field-day listening to the layers and layers of vocals in there...
I'm pretty sure a lot of Queen fans out there would agree with me on this!
Yes!
Under Pressure is truly one of the greatest songs ever written.
So cool to see you do this one! So much more Bowie you have to uncover. He literally reinvented himself dozens of times throughout his career.
More more more more Queen please!
If possible, get some live performance video. We all know Freddie was an exceptional singer, but his larger than life stage persona was unmatched.
This song is epic and operatic. Their voices are so lovely together. My favorite part is 19:10 where David Bowie comes in with the low under Freddie repeating "give love...." and starts that whole bridge "Cause love's such an old-fashioned word....". That whole part and how Bowie sings it has always been one of my all-time favorite parts of any song.
It's perfectly normal to become obsessed with David Bowie. He was just the best
As well as Freddie.
I absolutely love this song , thank you Elizabeth for making me hear it with fresh ears with your analysis , as you often do. Crazy idea , probably too big an undertaking , but an analysis of the whole Queen Live Aid performance (maybe could be done in segments) it was not only an historic moment in music it was a moment in history. For 22 odd minutes Freddie Mercury held MILLIONS of people in the palm of his hands and the glory of his voice, I will never forget experiencing this moment.
Two of the most iconic voices of thier time colaborating to bring such a beautiful song with an amazingly powerful message. What more could you possibly ask for? 💗
Also, if you have not done so yet there is the vocal tracts separated without the music and it is still a beautiful listen.
David performed this with Annie Lennox at Freddie's memorial concert (which I begged my mother to be allowed to stay up for back in the day) . Which leads me to suggest to you that you really have to analyse Annie Lennox sometime soon. That lady has some serious pipes, and as far as I'm concerned, while I greatly appreciate and respect Madonna, Annie is the real queen of 1980s pop. You can't really go wrong with any Eurythmics hit. Or you could do the shatteringly beautiful Into The West from the LOTR: Return Of The King soundtrack, or Lovesong For A Vampire from the Bram Stoker's Dracula one.
Annie can still sing now.
Tangent, her daughter began a singing career as well.
@@treetopjones737’Tangent’? Poor creature.
@@Happyheretic2308Annie's daughters are called Lola and Tali. I assume he meant mentioning her daughter was tangential to talking about Annie.
Having said that, as Frank Zappa once replied when asked why he gave his kids such weird names: "Consider for a moment any beauty in the name Ralph".
One of my favorite Lennox performances is when she sang "Dido's Lament" with the London City Voices.
Granted, already a great piece of music. But Lennox's voice elevates just about anything she sings to breathtaking heights.
I completely love how every emotion Elizabeth is feeling is written all over her face. Just magic.
"Exercises in Free Love" is one of the finest Freddie's performances. Absolutely genius operatic piece that almost nobody knows about but it moves like no other.
I am suggesting the same. One of the rare times these days I was truely speechless after hearing it. Coukd not believe it was Freddie. Amazing.
I've been waiting for this one. Did not disappoint
Flashback to August of 1990; I was deployed to Bahrain for Operation Desert Shield. Bahrain had a decent amount of British expats living there at the time. Because of that, they had a BBC equivalent radio station, which the radio in our hangar work center was tuned to.
One day, I heard what I thought was the opening to "Under Pressure" coming from the radio...and then I heard "Ice, ice, baby" and literally shouted, "What the f*ck is this sh1t!?"
I will never forgive Vanilla Ice for that heresy. 😁 (That's a smidgen of hyperbole, but, yeah, that wasn't a pleasant surprise.)
I agree. A total disrespect.
I think Mr. Ice got the pants sued off of him over that disrespectful transgression.
The worst part is so many people haven't heard Under Pressure, and think Ice Ice, Baby was original.
I saw a few episodes of his "home improvement" show.
He has a lot more to answer for.
No, his work was not bad on a technical level, but his decorating tastes were atrocious.
@@rosadelosvientossur see, I didn't think of it as anything disrespectful, it just caught me completely off-guard.
I just heard this on the radio yesterday. A great collaboration song, though Freddie Mercury and David Bowie never played this song in concert together. David Bowie did perform the song with Queen without Freddie, (Freddie past away in November 1991) when Annie Lennox performed the song with the band and Bowie at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 at Wembley Stadium.
Annie's dramatic flair and "death" costume absolutely electrified that performance with Bowie. Genuine respect between each other and their missing friend.
Brian May has stated in interview that David and Freddie did not even record this together. They were separated in their own isolation booths, no feed from each other, and still managed to create this classic.
@@silvertagback Yes, I read that also. 👍
@@youbertu "Where did she get that dress?" Bowie after she left the stage.
One of the very best music videos ever! Never miss a single second of the music or the visuals!
The happy stimming at Freddie's big slide up made me smile! Gosh I love this song, I've listened to it countless times, and there is always something new that I notice, even now.
Like, for a moment it sounds like church organ music!
Bowie said to his bass player, Gail Ann Dorsey, "you are going to sing Under Pressure". Imagine that pressure... and she stepped up while playing bass
The live version on the Reality Tour album is amazing - I prefer it to the Queen and DB version
Outstanding version , I agree
Yes, she always did too. That's why she was on his team for so long. They always had that great connection too. A lot of respect for each other. Reminded me of Tina Turner and Tim Cappello. 😎👍
Seven hours and it hasn't yet been stuck down. Mrs. Elizabeth, You've no doubt shattered the previous record for this song -- rumored to have reached the milliseconds. Excellent jjob!
I have been a David Bowie fan for many years and had the good fortune to see a few of his live concerts at different times during his career., including the time he had Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails open for him.
He dominated the stage with his presence and was always fascinating to watch. And your comment about him having an air of being a deep thinker is just so spot on!
I have often thought that if I were to be given the opportunity of being able to sit down and talk to anyone, I would have chosen him every time. He always made me feel like I wanted to know every thought that passed through his mind!
It was such fun listening to David on this song, because i could so clearly see him in my mind's eye on stage with all of his little mannerisms that he was so famous for!
I never got to see Queen perform live, and it is one of my biggest regrets. When this song first came out I was blown away by it and listened to it over and over. And being able to listen to you as you pointed out all of the amazing things contained within it has brought it to life once again for me, and i just know that I will be listening to it over and over again for quite a while to come.
I am just so thankful that two of the greatest performers of our time collaborated together on this song and that future generations will get to hear these two masters complimenting each other so well!
I remember that Bowie tour with NIN. I saw him down in Walnut Creek Amphitheater in North Carolina!
Really enjoyed this analysis! This track really is a masterpiece that everyone should experience.
Amazing song by two legendary people. Makes me emotional everytime I hear this. It did the same to me when I first heard it a hundred years ago! I was late to work and this song came on the radio. Love it! Thank you!
There was a big sample lawsuit with Ice Ice Baby and this song. I really wish you did the video with both performers taking different stages. I understand it was a mashup video, however, to see each of them command a presence is wonderful.
My recollection is that Vanilla Ice now owns the rights to this song, because it was less expensive to buy the rights than pay the legal fines he would have to pay.
@francisseidel8014 you are correct, he did end up buying the rights. It is a very interesting music industry story.
Just NO. It's a bad attempt. Just show the performances as they actually were.
This is one of my all-time favorite songs. It moves me every time and I have listened to it so many times. Plus, the message is what we all need to heed daily.
Freddie Mercury and David Bowie were actually very good friends and always admired each other's work. This collaboration was a beautiful work of production, sound engineering and editing that was truly magnificent. I would like to think that both performers had a message to bring forth to all of us, which includes caring for not only each other as human beings but also caring about the future for those we care about. What always has fascinated me about your critiques is your reactions and just enjoying how much you enjoy every performance that you experience. I have never seen anyone truly appreciate music like you. Your facial expressions, wonderful reactions and love for what you do is just....captivating and endearing.
Finally, some Queen 👏‼️😂 For the opera Singer imo the best choice to react is March of the Black Queen 🤗
Yes, the whole Queen II album is perfect
That’s possibly my fav Queen song, hard to say because they have so much fantastic music, but March of the Black Queen absolutely ranks near or at the top of
Since the first time I heard this song I have loved it, and to this day is still my favorite duet of all time. The differences in their voices compliment each other so much, absolutely beautiful. Still brings tears to my eyes even after 40 years of listening to it. Glad you finally did this version. ❤❤❤❤
Such a great tune. The Lyrics just blow me away. "Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night, & Love dares you to change our way of caring about OURSELVES." Such a great message.
I've enjoyed the poetry of this song for many years. Thank you for helping me notice the music.
Lovely "Fred" performance of course but it's the Bowie parts that really move me. He had a knack of expressing profound things in surprising ways. Thanks for the cool analysis!
D-D-Dang, it's the complete package on Friday with David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, so thanks for the reaction from Elizabeth and another look to the sky: I think David, Freddie and a few other souls are looking down on Friday, grin broadly and celebrate a rocking, heavenly party 😎🤘
Love the song, love your breakdown of it, and yes, you nailed that freeze frame! 😂
Ive heard this song a billion times, but somehow you totally revealed something about this song i had forgotten or never heard and i just found myself weeping with joy.
Gotta be a first for any reaction video for me. Lolo
One of the best songs of the early eighties from David and Freddie...beautiful & unique.
Elisabeth, I have been listening to you for years and this, imho is the best reaction video you have made to date. Thank you.
Definitely a classic by two outstanding performers 😊
I like the Freddie Mercury tribute version of the song with David Bowie and Annie Lennox... so much love and respect was shown for Freddie in that concert...
I'd love to see Bowie's Golden Years reviewed. Highly underrated song and vocal. Heroes also, if it hasn't already been done.
Golden Years is such an incredible song!
This video is a perfect example of how I can better appreciate a song, that I have heard hundreds of times, from Elizabeth's analysis. Pay tribute to Freddie by giving love.
The smallest act of kindness can have a huge positive impact. In her new song, "Princess of Ruins", Angelina Jordan sings, "When you are left with nothing, anything is everything".
Don't use Freddie to push your crush. SMH
@@treetopjones737 well as far as I know Angelina's version of Bohemian Rhapsody is the only one Queen allowed to be copyrighted
This is probably my favorite song of all time due to all of the reasons you cited plus my heartfelt connection to it somehow….
I always have felt Freddie’s rise and build sounded like a siren 🚨 as if they are sounding the alarm for their message that we keep missing. Bowie’s wise command of this message just makes me cry with such appreciation ❤
Miss both of these complete and utter musical geniuses RIP and Love Always ❤❤❤
This might just be your best reaction.. Thank you Elizabeth
Awesome duet by legendary singers. Bowie & Mercury shine.
This is why I love this channel so much. A brilliant and incredibly well presented analysis and reaction to what is the greatest rock duet anthem IMHO. And its power and relevance only has increased with time. In recent years, the last minute and a half of the song has taken a whole new meaning and never fails to bring me to tears.
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I love the mention of Freddie's cry. For an amazing Bowie cry, his under appreciated cover of God Only Knows is incredible.
Wonderful pic ! thank you for doing this one . Absolutely love this song too❤❤❤❤
Two greats in one song - it's going to be an awesome Friday! Can't wait!
I love this song. I love Queen. So glad you have finally got to them.
At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in April 92, this was performed by David Bowie and Annie Lennox (along with the 3 surviving members of Queen).
Extreme were THE best band on the day thoughh. They did a Queen medley and Gary Cherone had the Wembley crowd in the palm of his hand. ❤️
“For legal reasons” Farrokh’s voice is a master class of control in adverse conditions.
Yay!! David was the world's greatest singular rock star, extant. He was a musical genius, a chameleon, an actor. Gorgeous voice. Incredible songwriter. Great human. I adore him and actually got to see him from around three feet from the stage!! Needless to say, I swooned. Again, world's greatest. RIP, my love ❤.