This band is outstanding!! Queen- "Show Must Go On" (Live) *REACTION*

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  • @katrinacash6393
    @katrinacash6393 Рік тому +138

    Queen never performed The Show Must Go On live. This must be a fan compilation of live concert footage with the recorded track.. Freddie was too ill and had already stopped performing when this song was recorded for the Innuendo album. The vocals are incredible considering Brian May didn’t even think Freddie would be able to sing it. Freddie gave 110% as always. Worth listening to!

    • @trishc3099
      @trishc3099 Рік тому +19

      Whoever did it was damn good at cutting and pasting clips where his lip movements synced up with the lyrics of this song then. (Did that make any sense?) It would have taken a LONG time. But now that I'm really watching it I have to agree with you. Freddie looks very healthy here, but he was exceptionally thin and obviously sick when he recorded this.

    • @karlmaddin6554
      @karlmaddin6554 Рік тому +16

      Yes correct, this song is a compilation of live footage and the track is overplayed. Unreal editing then, looks very much like it’s the live version.

    • @katrinacash6393
      @katrinacash6393 Рік тому +13

      @@trishc3099 Freddie’s last live performance with Queen was in 1986. This song was recorded between March 1989 until November 1990, a year before Freddie passed away. That’s why Queen’s official video is also a compilation of previous live performances and past videos.

    • @fridaylong2812
      @fridaylong2812 Рік тому +2

      So, if they never performed it live, where did the live concert footage come from?

    • @karlmaddin6554
      @karlmaddin6554 Рік тому +2

      @@fridaylong2812 I believe the David Bowie one was from the Freddie Mercury tribute concert and not sure which one Freddie is from; I’m sure someone else can confirm.

  • @andreakormosnekacso4804
    @andreakormosnekacso4804 Рік тому +43

    Sir Brian May is a guitar god and the song was written by him, but Freddie was very very sick at the time of recording, he could hardly stand and even to sit, but he didn't stop and singing and making music kept him alive a little longer.
    „That track was strange - recalls Brian. I did the most of the lyrics for Freddie to sing and you can imagine what that felt like. I did ask him at one point if he was okay about it and he said, Yeah, totally okay about it. I will give it my all. And he did. He sang, I think, some of the best vocals of his life on that track, and most of the tracks on that album are incredible. He really was getting very weak by that time, but he could still summon up that strength to sing.”

  • @sherryheim5504
    @sherryheim5504 Рік тому +28

    Lead Guitar is Sir Dr. Brian Harold May, PhD, CBE, Astrophysicist, legendary guitar player, animal rights activist, etc., etc., etc. Brian built that guitar with hand tools only, with his dad when he was a teen, from stuff they had laying around the house. The main body was made of wood from a 100 year old fireplace. So on occasion, Freddie referred to Brian's guitar as "The Fireplace" and the least expensive piece of equipment on their tour. Brian named it "The Red Special" and sometimes refers to it as "The Old Lady." He still plays that same guitar today, nearly exclusively.

  • @Sassypaws4927
    @Sassypaws4927 Рік тому +23

    This is not a live performance. This song was recorded while Freddie was battling his symptoms from HIV/AIDS, “The Show Must Go On” is a compellingly powerful final coda to Freddie’s legacy. The song closes Queen’s final studio album released during Freddie’s lifetime.
    While "The Show Must Go On” was mainly written by lead guitarist Brian May, the song’s theme is driven by the probability it would be Freddie's “finale”. His severe symptoms made recording difficult. (But it wasn't, Freddie's finale recording is the song "Mother Love".)
    Freddie’s struggles with HIV/AIDS were kept secret from the public at large until his official 1991, November 23rd, press release divulging that he was, in fact, dying from AIDS-related complications.
    Previously the British paparazzi had speculated and cruelly reported that Freddie was diagnosed with the disease (from the time his diagnosis was “leaked”), and proceeded to stalk him, adding insult to injury. The paparazzi made his last days miserable as they hounded him.
    Intentionally or not, Freddie’s announcing his illness on November 23rd was prescient; approximately 24 hours after the press release, Freddie Mercury died (November 24, 1991).
    During these last recording sessions sometimes Freddie was so ill he could barely walk, making the recording process erratic, emotionally wrought, and logistically difficult for the band, especially for guitarist Brian, a studio perfectionist.
    Brian told a feeble Freddie not to over-exert himself during a session for the final track’s vocals, intimating he wasn’t up to the challenge. According to Queen lore, a frustrated Freddie responded by slamming a shot, or two, of vodka, saying, “I’ll fucking do it, darling”.
    Brian recalled Freddie’s performance, "He went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal".
    The half-mic stand was one of Freddie's trademarks. The story is that during Freddie’s pre-Queen days, when he was a member of a group called Wreckage, his mic got stuck on the boom stand and he pulled so hard to separate the mice from the boom that ended up breaking the stand. He continued the performance with the boom half of the mic stand still connected to the mic. Oddly, he found that liked it. It gave him a prop to play with while performing.

  • @Melissa02891
    @Melissa02891 Рік тому +32

    Hard to believe how advanced Freddie illness was by the time they recorded this song, you can't tell by his vocals because he was fearless to the end and determined to leave as much music behind before he left us. This was not a live performance but a damn good mash-up and if they had performed this live it wouldn't have looked much different. I've been a Queen fan since the 70s, been to hundreds of great concerts but my true regret is never having seen them live before he passed away. 👑

  • @maureenalder8905
    @maureenalder8905 Рік тому +20

    Brian May wrote this masterpiece and was in King Charles's New Year's honer's list so he is now officially SIR.Brian may..Still missing you Freddie 💔😢 love from London 🇬🇧

  • @tjness11
    @tjness11 Рік тому +4

    Rest in peace to the greatest frontman to ever grace the stage. Freddie Mercury was a phenom

  • @mallaka8
    @mallaka8 Рік тому +6

    You cannot help but be dismayed by the musicians of today, when you look back at Freddie and his generation.

  • @carrielaliberte3255
    @carrielaliberte3255 Рік тому +24

    There are almost no words for Freddie and Queens talent! It’s mind blowing! 💜💜💜

  • @dropzone9639
    @dropzone9639 Рік тому +4

    Amazing that Freddie's vocals are so great here at the end of his life. A true talent. He gave his all to his music, and we have the rest of time to listen to him. Love you Freddie Mercury❤❤❤

  • @nicothieme9407
    @nicothieme9407 Рік тому +15

    Thanks for your Queen reactions...It is Impossible Not to fall in love with Freddie...

  • @cainealexander-mccord2805
    @cainealexander-mccord2805 Рік тому +10

    "The Show Must Go On", ironically, a showstopper. I saw Queen five times, and boy, I would trade them all to see the Innuendo album done live. Well, leaving out the Crown show.

  • @josie3028
    @josie3028 Рік тому +12

    Such amasterpiece and freddie's vocals are insane tls man cannot be replaced by any other singer ever he is a legend that will live forever in our hearts the emotions that he brings in every single song is out of this world and of course Bryan is the best quitarist ever outstanding band the best ever keep doing queen💯🧡❤💛

  • @kendallneason3645
    @kendallneason3645 Рік тому +7

    Excellent observation. Freddie had such a powerful voice. Brian said he would listen to Freddie sing a song and then try to copy it. Early in their career Freddie broke the microphone stick. He kept performing and made it part of his thing to help give his hands stuff to do while performing. More Queen! Try Cool Cat, Melancholy Blues, Spread Your Wings, It’s Late.

  • @jo_jolambrini6775
    @jo_jolambrini6775 Рік тому +13

    Great reaction to a phenomenal band. Unfortunately, Freddie never got the chance to sing this song live as he was too ill, but sung the song in the studio in one take after downing a very large V+T. The video which has been cleverly put for this song is Freddie singing Who Wants to Live Forever in Budapest in 1986, check that one out too. However, it also seems to fit The Show Must Go On too, very cleverly done. RIP Freddie, my hero ♥

  • @Canucklehead557
    @Canucklehead557 Рік тому +5

    The video is actually Who Wants to Live Forever from their '85 Rio concert. Whoever did the editing did a great job.

  • @trishc3099
    @trishc3099 Рік тому +10

    If you search for best guitarist, best drummer, da da da, you'll find all 4 of them highly ranked. Their ranks strongly rely on who does the polling and who they're polling. I've never seen Freddie lower than 3, and I've seen Brian everywhere from 8 to 58. I'm going with the 8.

  • @janetd8198
    @janetd8198 Рік тому +6

    An excellent edit. Sadly, I wish he could have lived to perform it live. Amazing song by Queen!

  • @sherribrock2726
    @sherribrock2726 Рік тому +4

    That is Dr. Brian May. He is an astrophysicist as well as one of the best guitarist ever. Freddie’s microphone broke one time. He decided he liked performing with it. More Queen history! John Deacon is on bass and the underrated Roger Taylor is on drums and backup vocals. He does sing lead on a couple of Queen songs.

  • @cainealexander-mccord2805
    @cainealexander-mccord2805 Рік тому +8

    P.P.S. Guitar guy is Sir Dr. Brian May. Colossal brain box and virtuoso musician. And a helluva nice guy.

  • @catherinedudley6953
    @catherinedudley6953 Рік тому +5

    Thank you, I love this reaction! You have only scratched the surface of Queen and Freddie’s brilliance. I suggest Who wants to live forever, and Barcelona. They will blow your mind.

  • @steveshaddox1034
    @steveshaddox1034 Рік тому +3

    As for half a mike stand...on one of his first performances in some night club he broke the stand off the base, and had to improvise and he just held it and used it that way. He liked it and the rest is history.

  • @Jagangela
    @Jagangela Рік тому +9

    Their songs are ear candy and soul energizing! I never get tired of hearing Queen songs!

  • @lisaargyrou1488
    @lisaargyrou1488 Рік тому +8

    Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ if only Freddie had more time and the side effects from his illness didn't stop him from performing live this is exactly what a live for this amazing song would be like 😍this live from Budapest seems to fit quite well 🤩

  • @cainealexander-mccord2805
    @cainealexander-mccord2805 Рік тому +6

    P.S. The video for this song is deffo worth a watch.

  • @ginawatts2982
    @ginawatts2982 Місяць тому

    I remember the day Freddie died in 1991, I could barely hold myself together, I cried and cried all day and to this day I still get teary eyed when I listen to Freddie sing. That four such talented men came together at all is nothing short of a miracle and those of us who listened and loved them and continue to do so to this day are blessed so welcome to the family Greg. Xxx

  • @anniegetchergun
    @anniegetchergun Рік тому +9

    Most definitely outstanding - but this was never performed live with Freddie singing unfortunately. It was performed live at his tribute concert after his death with Brian, Roger and John, but with vocals by Elton John. You should check out the Queen Official version of this - same song but with their own video. Written by Brian May because Freddie was dying. If you really listen to the lyrics they’re heartbreaking.

  • @viviennehodson4768
    @viviennehodson4768 Рік тому +4

    Queen ! Love of my life forever 💕

  • @fridaylong2812
    @fridaylong2812 Рік тому +3

    He's also Dr May. He's an astrophysicist, who helped send the Lander to Mars.

  • @AliT0555
    @AliT0555 Рік тому +4

    Brian May always said he wants his guitar to “sing”. He does a great job getting his guitar to sing!

  • @Natalie-gb3gu
    @Natalie-gb3gu Рік тому +13

    No live! Freddie was TOO sick (1990)

  • @nickp_ua
    @nickp_ua 5 місяців тому +1

    Every participant of Queen is talented! But Freddie is just unique! RIP, Freddie. 🙏😢

  • @elkevera
    @elkevera Рік тому +1

    The bottom was left in a club in the early 70s. The stand broke and he kept performing with the top and it became his trademark.💕💕

  • @lisaargyrou1488
    @lisaargyrou1488 Рік тому +3

    Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ liked subscribed 😁 more queen and Freddie Mercury reactions please 😍

  • @catherinedudley6953
    @catherinedudley6953 Рік тому +4

    I am new to your page, but I absolutely love your reactions. Please do more Queen!

  • @scottclark7309
    @scottclark7309 8 місяців тому +1

    When Freddie sings he reaches deep inside of your soul.
    R.I.P. FREDDIE WE MISS YOU!!!

  • @GinMae
    @GinMae Рік тому +3

    Thanks for this - not actually live, though.. a nice video compilation... Love your reactions and look forward to more... (P.S. Sir Doctor Brian May is the guitarist - and my first and still long-standing rock-star crush - I am still in love after 40 years... lol)

  • @maureensullivan2534
    @maureensullivan2534 Рік тому +9

    Freddie was too ill to perform this live. He could barely stand and had to prop himself up on the mixing desk and he produced this masterpiece written by Brian.

  • @lindachambers3166
    @lindachambers3166 Рік тому +1

    Way back when Queen was beginning, Freddie broke a microphone stand, and liked it so much, it became his thing!

  • @brittahlander1043
    @brittahlander1043 Рік тому +9

    Please react to You take my breath away from Hyde park 1976

  • @sandrahilton3239
    @sandrahilton3239 3 місяці тому +1

    Best live band in history. Nothing more to say.

  • @kizunadragon9
    @kizunadragon9 3 місяці тому

    Freddie had a full 4 octave range, very rare in a singer. He held back in live performances because he didn't want to hurt his voice, but in the studio he went for it giving every ounce of his powerful voice. A funny thing happened, the sicker Freddie got the more powerful his voice became. Queen's last two official albums are The Miracle and Innuendo and on both albums you can hear this raw power in Freddie's voice that wasn't there before.

  • @sandrabutler8483
    @sandrabutler8483 Рік тому +6

    There is no live version with Freddie

  • @melitakazesovic5412
    @melitakazesovic5412 Рік тому +1

    Never performed live unfortunately. Freddie didn't make it. Powerful song. Nice reactions. Thank you 😊

  • @widsof7862
    @widsof7862 Рік тому +4

    about to be ‘sir’ Brian May. King knights Queen hah

  • @waynewhite5060
    @waynewhite5060 Рік тому +3

    Check out Queen at Wembley Stadium. It will rock your socks off.

  • @marciebulsaraorcutt
    @marciebulsaraorcutt Рік тому +6

    Hey Hon, I know you've been pestered by Queen fans to "do LIVE versions!" So, you wouldn't know:
    THERE'S NO LIVE VERSION OF THIS SONG.
    This is a fan-made mashup from other performances... which usually I'm all for, but FYI...
    The AUDIO ON THIS IS NOT AS GOOD as the original. (I'm not sure what was done, I just know that Freddie's vocals sound MUCH BETTER ON THE ORIGINAL.)

  • @cubanlinxsiny968
    @cubanlinxsiny968 Рік тому +2

    John Deacon,Bass Roger Taylor,Drums Brian May, Guitar Freddie Mercury Lead Vocals

  • @chicochi3
    @chicochi3 Рік тому +4

    Queen never performed this song live with Freddie. So this can't be live.

  • @PetyrinaJaye
    @PetyrinaJaye 5 місяців тому

    My gods, this live video was musically perfect to the album. I truly kept questioning if this was just the album track over liver clips….but no. They were that perfect.

    • @Quicksilver51
      @Quicksilver51 5 місяців тому

      Sorry to burst your bubble but this video is a fake mish mash of clips. Freddie never performed this live. He was too sick.

  • @alisong826
    @alisong826 Рік тому +3

    I can’t wait!!!

  • @helaina400
    @helaina400 Рік тому +1

    Great fan video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @sabrebabe2738
    @sabrebabe2738 5 місяців тому

    THe guy on the guitar is Sir Dr. Brian May, astrophysicist. Yes, he has a knighthood, and yes, he has his doctorate. And he built his own guitar.

  • @debramoore7513
    @debramoore7513 Рік тому +3

    Fan-made video!! Freddie was too sick to perform!!
    Great song nonetheless!! Thank you!

  • @bucho448
    @bucho448 Рік тому

    I believe that all great artists continue to create in Heaven, waiting and supporting us...

  • @ANGELGr171064
    @ANGELGr171064 Рік тому

    The guitar is Brian May, guitar, second solist and compositor

  • @sandrahilton3239
    @sandrahilton3239 3 місяці тому

    Sir Brian May. He is also an Astrophysicist/ Dr Sir Brian May. Greatest guitarist currently. Now listen to Queen with Adam Lambert. Fantastic!!!!

  • @OleOlson121
    @OleOlson121 Рік тому +2

    Freddie was great. Great reaction. Just an FYI. Angelina did a very good cover of this.
    ♥👣👸🏻🎷HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELINA Angelina Jordan turns 17 today the 10th of Jan. The Barefoot Princes of Jazz. FYI. ♥👣👸🏻🎷

  • @johne.schnapp775
    @johne.schnapp775 Рік тому +1

    That's bull that they never performed it live, here it is!

  • @Calmontheoutside
    @Calmontheoutside Рік тому +1

    Others have highly recommended you watch their Live Aid show from 1985 (you did the Radio Gaga portion) and I totally concur! I’d also highly recommend you watch “Green Day Crowd sings ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at Hyde Park (2017).” We toss around the term ‘legend’ a lot. That video showed me what it really means.

  • @nicksincs
    @nicksincs Рік тому +1

    Very lucky to grow up with these guys in the 70;s but i feel they hit their peak when freddie told the band he had aids and a lot of these songs reflected that'Freddie for all of his bravado was quite private, we will never see the likes again because tech moves on' Boheimien raphsody video was considered high tech in he 70;s miss him

  • @dionysislarson6352
    @dionysislarson6352 Рік тому

    The guitarist that you're asking about is Dr. Brian May. He's a famous British Astrophysicist.

  • @johnbeasley7658
    @johnbeasley7658 Рік тому +3

    He was very ill at this time. But the show went on!

  • @terrigabriel582
    @terrigabriel582 Рік тому +3

    Would You Please React to
    "In My Defense" Queen !

  • @TammyDenneym
    @TammyDenneym Рік тому +1

    That’s doctor Brian May . Astrophysicist, Philanthropist, Just knighted from King Charles, and animal activist? Oh, and voted One of the greatest guitarist in history.

  • @KathyNeuman-c2q
    @KathyNeuman-c2q 4 місяці тому

    If you watch the movie Bohemian Rapsody, it’s about Queen and you’ll see how the mic stand came to be his trademark.

  • @vilijaa1821
    @vilijaa1821 Рік тому +1

    💖💖💖👏👏👏

  • @sfkeepay
    @sfkeepay 8 місяців тому

    Mercury passed away six weeks after the album was released. The song was never performed live by Freddie.

  • @sandrahilton3239
    @sandrahilton3239 3 місяці тому

    you should watch Freddie singing with the Opera diva Monserrat Cabballe. Wonderful. Try the song Barcellona which they wrote for the Barcellona Olympics. Fantastic.

  • @sandramiller6752
    @sandramiller6752 Рік тому +1

    🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶💯

  • @SherryBurchett-e6o
    @SherryBurchett-e6o Рік тому

    Lead Guitarist is Brian May; he's also an astrophysicist!!

  • @alexandraadam8388
    @alexandraadam8388 5 місяців тому

    Freddy e legenda .Fara el nu exista queen
    The best

  • @catherinedudley6953
    @catherinedudley6953 Рік тому +4

    React to the Live Aid performance

  • @Danimal77
    @Danimal77 Рік тому

    This is not live. Queen as a band stopped performing live in 1986 due to Freddie's health. This song was recorded in the studio for their final 1991 album before Freddie's death.

  • @sussy_gaemer693
    @sussy_gaemer693 Рік тому +4

    Sorry man, but this is not th real performance. Freddie was too ill to do a live performence in 1990.
    This is Queen live Budapest in 1986.
    And Queen didn't play "the show must go on" because it was launched in 1990 for innuendo album.
    Love Freddie

  • @imocchidoro
    @imocchidoro Рік тому +1

    SIR DR. Brian May makes that guitar sing.

  • @이정희-h4i8s
    @이정희-h4i8s Рік тому +1

    Sir Brian May !!!

  • @Nimili-ts5tx
    @Nimili-ts5tx 19 днів тому

    But Queen never performed TSMGO live. This is the record from 1991 with video footage from other performances long before the song was written!

  • @worldtraveler3773
    @worldtraveler3773 Рік тому +5

    Fake.The show must go live version doesn't exist!!!!
    Watch the official video

  • @xyz899
    @xyz899 Рік тому +4

    Queen - Hammer To Fall (Live Aid 1985)

    • @nadogrl
      @nadogrl Рік тому +1

      YES! Their whole set was awesome!

  • @thechat4350
    @thechat4350 5 місяців тому

    It's really hard to pick the "best" Queen song. I'd think, maybe, that this is it. Please don'r quote me, though. So many faves...

  • @DianaHeitkamp-n5m
    @DianaHeitkamp-n5m 3 місяці тому

    The guitarist is the great Brian May.

  • @beszter80
    @beszter80 Рік тому +2

    Sir Brian May :)

  • @reneedaguerre9995
    @reneedaguerre9995 Рік тому

    Sa dernière chanson. Il est mort un mois après sa parution. Cette chanson est tragique 😢

  • @smithpm81
    @smithpm81 Рік тому

    he wrote this song while he was dying

  • @lornapaningbatan711
    @lornapaningbatan711 Рік тому

    Hi! Thank you for your great reaction🙂May I request to kindly react to Love of my Life at Rock in Rio, Somebody to love in Milton keynes and You take my breath away, lastly the Live AID. You will never be disappointed with Queen Song. Will appreciate much. Thank you and stay safe

  • @laurainelindley9190
    @laurainelindley9190 3 місяці тому

    Bryan May 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @johnbeasley7658
    @johnbeasley7658 Рік тому +2

    Brian May

  • @barbaraaschwingelswihart572

    Roger Taylor is on drums. Brian May lead on lead guitar. John Deacon is underrated o the bass guitar but is great

  • @Semajsenrab72
    @Semajsenrab72 Рік тому

    Not live, spliced footage from other performances,mosttly the last tour, the 1986 A Kind Of Magic Tour, and when Queen play live, songs are done faster and he plays with then more, this is the studio recording

  • @shirleyywilson2719
    @shirleyywilson2719 8 місяців тому

    Brian May is the guitarist

  • @belenscolpino2691
    @belenscolpino2691 Рік тому +1

    No es el vídeo original😔

  • @cynthiagentilini4212
    @cynthiagentilini4212 Рік тому

    This song was released, and Freddie died the next day.

  • @RexorgenOnavi
    @RexorgenOnavi Рік тому +2

    Didn't you realize it's a fake? I had seen this video in the past and I had also written to the person in his comments, letting him know that it was absolutely wrong and there would be someone who would believe this falsehood.

  • @smithpm81
    @smithpm81 Рік тому

    brian may

  • @dnlpastor0
    @dnlpastor0 Рік тому

    BRIAN HAROLD MAY´

  • @TxikiChan
    @TxikiChan Рік тому

    Thats why today artists are pure shit with mediocrity in everywhere.

  • @susangalloway3055
    @susangalloway3055 Рік тому +1

    Brian May

  • @shirleyywilson2719
    @shirleyywilson2719 6 місяців тому

    Brian May