Couple reacts to Queen Bohemian Rhapsody, the BEST song of the 1970s!
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2024
- To our surprise, this song by Queen turned out to be a masterpiece! Follow us on our music journey!
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Queen was THE band, all 4 were highly talented and amongst the top ever in their specialty: Mercury lead vocals and piano, May guitar, Taylor, drums, and Deacon bass guitar. All 4 of them wrote top hit songs.
Their live performances were een better than the studio recordings. At Live Aid, a charity concert in 1985 viewed by over a billion people, with almost all the greatest bands at the time participating, Queen stomped the lot, with Freddie Mercury actually, against doktor advice, singing with a sore throat.
Mercury/Queen could basically walk up the stage and have the audience sing the whole concert on their own if they wanted to .... that was the engergy they brought.
The very high notes are actually sung by the drummer (Roger Taylor) and are some of the highest recorded notes, going into the top range of very high skilled female opera singers.
One thing that might be good to know: the Queen official channel does not block (most of) its vids for reactions.
You are in for a ride 🙂
They managed even to convert someone only listening to classical music (me) :-)
That's is amazing! Did not know a drummer could sing like that 😳 we are excited to listen to more! Thanks for watching 😊
@@ACoupleReactions yes, in live performanes he sometimes did wonderful harmonics with Mercury (e.g. Somebody to love, live, Montreal 1981)
@@annadalassena5460YESS PERFECT
DO NOT COMPARE KANYE WEST TO THE BEST BAND THAT EVER EXISTED!!!!!!!
QUEEN....LEGENDS!!!!
Lol that's what I was thinking 😂
They need to listen to Kanye West trying to sing this, that was funny.
K W murdered Bohemian Rhapsody and to top it off he didn't even know the lyrics.
That’s like trying to compare Aluminum to Platinum. They don’t even need to be mentioned in the same sentence
Was that the quickest 6 minutes you ever listened to
No correlation between Kanye West and Queen except that many, many, many, many singers/bands should thank Queen for paving the way. The reality is that Queen is in a class of its own. No one compares to them.
Only 300 Queen songs to go!!!woo hoo!!🎼❤️🎼🇬🇧🎹
Lol one at a time! 😅 thanks for watching! 😊
Brian May is an Astrophysicist, they all had college degrees. Talent and skill. The 70s. Best decade for music!
And not a PENIS IN HAND!
Brian May is a Phd in Astrophisics. Roger Taylor is a MD, he is a dentist.
These are not your typical 70s "all drunk and drug" rockstars, these are really, really smart people.
You have every band in the world, then theres QUEEN. Greatest of all time!!!
It's the best song of all time!!!
Queen!! The best band ever!!
Freddie Mercury!! The best frontman/ lead singer/ EVER!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing vocals!!!
Calm down
The only difference between Queen and Kanye West is, Queen have talent!
Check out these italian words: "Parole sante!"
@@alberto-os1bx Prego
The vocalist is Freddie Mercury on the piano. He wrote and composed this song it’s considered his masterpiece. The guitarist is Brian May, bass player is John Deacon, drummer is Roger Taylor. Just to clarify, the mother didn’t kill a man, he’s telling his mother he killed a man and he knows he’s going to have to pay the price for it. That’s why he says life had just begun but now I’ve gone and thrown it all way. Didn’t mean to make you cry. If I’m not back again tomorrow carry on as if nothing ever happened. Any way I think you’ve heard Queen’s music. Some their songs are We Are the Champions, We will Rock You and Another One Bites the Dust.
Actually some believe and it has been talked about by Freddie that he is singing about himself when he says....."momma I just killed a man" in reference to him coming out as gay, he is leaving his old lifestyle behind
He is the best vocalist ever!!!
They were told not to release it as a single because it's nearly 6 minutes long, but It went straight to number 1 for 9 weeks. It was rereleased after Freddie died & went straight back to number 1 again for 5 weeks. Queen's most famous song, it's the UK's 3rd best selling single of all time & sold 6 million copies worldwide. It reached number 2 in the USA after it featured in Waynes World in 1992. I can't believe there are people in the world who still haven't heard this epic song! Glad you both enjoyed it.
That's insane! Glad they did 😊
Love seeing new people discover the best best band that has ever graced a stage. All 4 members are master musicians. All are college educated. Brian May, lead guitarist, is also a doctor of astrophysics, as well as having been dubbed "Sir" Dr.Brian May. He and his father constructed the red special, his first guitar,made from scraps of metal and wood when Brian was in his teens. Roger Taylor's drumming abilities are off the chart. John Deacon, the bass guitarist and electronics wizard, devised an amp system that others now try to achieve. And then....there's Freddie Mercury. 4 octave range, a killer vibrato ability, astounding stage presence, power and charisma and a God given ability to use his voice in stunning ways.
There's a ton of stuff to learn about Queen, from their amazing harmonics to their vast catalogue of superior music to their very wide range of the genres you'll find in their music.
Watch a few videos. Begin with the 1981 Montreal Concert when they do "Somebody to Love" and 1985 set at Live Aid. There are fascinating backstories and superior music waiting for you when you slip into the Queen rabbit hole. Enjoy the journey!!
Thank you so much! I feel everyone has a new piece of information for us to be in awe of! Did not know we would get so much support from the community 🥰 who knew an astrophysicist could a lead guitarist! Thanks for watching 😊
you need headphones. Great band and great reaction. Love Queen! Please more Queen and also Led Zeppelin-you will love the 70's
We are hooked up to a pretty dope sound system. Thanks for watching! :)
Queen, Live Montreal 1981, Somebody To Love
Ever heard 'We Will Rock You' or 'We Are The Champions'? That's Queen. Also 'Another One Bites The Dust'.
Try 'Liar - Live at the Rainbow 1974', and 'Somebody To Love - Live at Montreal 1981'. Different styles/music, Queen is famous for having covered multiple genres and also for being an incredible live rock band. Loads and loads of great songs to discover.
We do have alot more to discover. Thanks for sharing!
This was the first music video.
This band thrilled the world for 20 years until Freddie the kead singer died of aids. He had a wide range vocal. This band has to be seen live (on video) many of their concerts are on UA-cam. Always download froy queens official channel theu hardly ever get blocked. See if you can pick one
Now im here 1986 wembley july or)and Liar the rainbow 1974. Wach them rock thousands . Ive subed and liked. Welcome to the Queenie's,have a fun journey xx
Thanks so much for that insight! Had no idea! Appreciate the like and subscribe 🙏🏽 we look forward to doing more 😊
If you keep listening to Queen, you'll discover you've already heard some of their songs and not realized it. Especially if you're sports fans.
Great song with so much variety!
A classic masterpiece by an iconic band. Queen has great songs and live they are total fire. You will enjoy your Queen journey, I am sure.
We enjoyed this performance! Thanks for watching
"Bohemian Rhapsody" has almost 3 _BILLION_ streams on Spotify and has almost 2 _BILLION_ views on UA-cam. Now you have been added to the masses who LOVE this song!
Not to mention the song was 30years old when UA-cam started
"WE WILL ROCK YOU "
"WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS "
"ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST "
ALL SONGS BY QUEEN.
EVERYONE KNOWS THESE SONGS!!!!
Lol had no idea! Definitely would love to listen soon! 🤩
@@ACoupleReactions Yeah pls do😍 would love to see it
Freddie wasn't saying mama killed a man. It was "Mama, I just killed a man". The Queen rabbit hole is deep, but if you jump right in, Queen fans will follow you down with the road map to some of the best music you've ever heard. There's a lot of us, so your channel will explode too. I HIGHLY recommend "Somebody To Love" and "Save Me" in their 1981 Montreal concert, and "White Queen" live at the Hammersmith Odeon in 75. It **must** be that performance. It'll break your brain. So buckle up, hands and feet inside the ride at all times!
The best home made electric guitar in the world
This came out 1975.
Yes 75 but had it in his head for a long time
As someone who was in high school in the early ‘70’s, I have to say that Queen is decidedly NOT a “hippie band.” If such things exist, maybe that would apply to bands who did folk music or blue brass. But simply the presence of long hair and 70’s-type clothing does not turn them into hippies! Anyway, thanks for doing this Queen reaction. BEST BAND EVER!
He is saying "Mamma I just killed a man". He is telling his mother what he's done.
Ooooooohhhh. See I did not notice that 😳 thanks for watching! 😊
Queen had loads of hits and you would have heard some of them. Try their "Live Aid" performance or "Somebody to Love" in Montreal. I saw them in 86 at Wembley Stadium in London, "Under pressure" from that concert is great too. Keep the reactions coming!
Say less! We will have to get some of these going! Thanks for watching!
This was massive when first released, back in 1975, I was 16 at the time. We all watched the video when it first aired on 'Top of the Pops' which was the UK's weekly tv show dedicated to all the new hits. Great reaction!!
I love it when younger people appreciate a classic! Freddie was a great performer watch live aid it’s great!
Thank you for watching and your support 🙏🏽
Welcome to the party! You are among many who have discovered the rabbit hole that is Queen’s library. Keep going!
Now watch Live Aid, a set of about 23 minutes and you will know who Queen were and that you have already heard of them and their songs! Charity concert at Wembley Stadium UK twinned with a concert in Philadelphia USA. You won't regret it in the slightest. Queen 👑 walked away victorious! They stole the show! Freddie had the audience in one hand and the microphone in the other hand!
We had no idea the impact they had! Thanks for sharing :)
You will have heard some of there songs we will rock you & we are the champions best group ever
My favourite song by Queen is "Don't Stop Me Now", a song with an overwhelming momentum.
Freddie Mercury!
I throughly enjoyed watching your reaction and please, please play more Queen! This is the band that influenced many of the greatest, that's why you hear a bit of Kanye West. Do you know where "Vanilla Ice" got that bass riff from? Check out " Under Pressure " by Queen and David Bowie. Queen has the ability to fill your playlist and then some. 👑💙🌈
We are indeed new fans of Queen! Thanks for watching :)
@@ACoupleReactions With pleasure, seriously! 🫶
This song/music video was released in 1975. The clothes and hair are glam rock style.
I wish I grew up in that Era! Seemed like simpler times. Thanks for watching 😎
Awesome reaction! It is so wonderful when young people discover, and appreciate the unique art of great music from the past. Queen is literally, agreed by all who know music, to be one of the best rock bands ever to exist. Your journey down the Queen path cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody. In fact, your journey into great MUSIC of the past cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody!
Bohemian Rhapsody, was released in 1975 on the album "A Night at the Opera" which gives a hint as to the musical genre. Freddie Mercury (lead singer and pianist) was a huge fan of opera so this song was written as an operatic suite consisting of five distinct parts: an acapella intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock section, and a reflective coda. Generally it is classified as rock-and-roll, but specifically as a "rock opera" and "progressive rock." Truth is, labeling any Queen song, or Queen the band, is next to impossible!
"Bohemian" describes an unconventional, artistic style with freedom and individuality as key elements. "Rhapsody" in musical composition refers to a single work comprised of episodic, diverse pieces arranged into a free-flowing structure designed to heighten emotions. This song came to be because Freddie had pieces of songs he never completed, so he put them together, each section totally different yet masterfully blended into a truly epic masterpiece. It is the band's magnum opus, and is unanimously considered one of the best songs ever written.
As for the meaning of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Freddie was purposefully vague. As with most of the greatest songs, the lyrics are written to be poetic and mysterious. Are they literal or figurative? As separate pieces initially, should the song have a singular meaning? Who knows! The meaning is open to interpretation for each listener to decide, based on how the music and lyrics touched them. You will read comments claiming the song's meaning, but the fact is, the entire band has never stating a specific meaning and has been firm that there isn't one, or if Freddie DID have a specific interpretation, he never shared it. Any assertion of the meaning pertaining to Freddie's sexuality are speculative and because certain groups WANT that to be the meaning.
Early 1970's was the zenith of rock music. I am now 71 years old, and I still have ticket stubs from concerts of MAJOR bands and the price was between six and eight dollars. Remember going to an NFL stadium and taking in a quarter keg of beer with a wash tub and bags of ice, no problem. Wonderful times.
Legends
Freddie Mercury - Quite possibly the greatest male vocalist on the 20th century
Earphones will increase your enjoyment of the music.
This Man....FREDDIE MERCURY WAS A GENIUS
Anyone that wants to increase their channel simply needs to go through queens catalogue, they are the most worshipped band in the world, Freddie Mercury with the greatest range in music and backed up by the recently voted greatest Guitarist of all time Brian May and Taylor on drums with Deacon on Bass, Queen is the band that everyone would want to see one more time with Freddie if they could, and their 1985 Band Aid performance was voted the greatest live performance of all time.
Welcome to the Queen rabbit hole, you have so much more to find. Enjoy finding Queen songs there are many.
Small bit of clarification. Mom did not shoot someone. He was telling his mother he shot someone (The left out the I for "Mama, I just killed a man"). Note where he also says, "pulled MY trigger" and "now I've gone and thrown it all away".
"Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away"
I joined the band I'm in; because of the electricity, the magnetic and kinetic energy. Because I picked up the chords (so fast), my mentor joked around saying "Martin, are you a cyborg?"
Welcome to 70's music, the greatest time to be alive music wise. I know because I grew up during that time. Once you start listening to music from the 60's, 70's and early 80's you will understand why people say today's music sucks. You will also notice how many parts of songs rappers and hip hoppers either borrowed or stole from music from my that time. There will never be a time of great bands and music like this again. Good luck on the channel. Peace!
Suggestion: Somebody to Love Live Montreal 1981
Don't Stop Me Now - Official Video
If you really want your mind blown like Bohemian Rhapsody, give The March of the Black Queen a shot ;)
Queen at Live Aid 1985 - considered the greatest 20 min set in rock history.
One of my all time favorite songs. I never get tired of listening to it. Thank you. If you are looking for a mood elevating Queen song, do Don't Stop Me Now but do the studio version because the live are usually just part of the song.
Brian May (rock guitar genius and astrophysicist) playing a guitar he built himself with his dad, through an amplifier designed and built by John Deacon, the bass player (and electronics engineer).
Queen, Queen and more Queen..DO IT!!❤
You discovered Queen the greatest band ever, suggest you start with the beginning and watch the official videos first then live videos. The greatest band in the world.
I'm too old.😊❤
Queen has been around for a long time!!
Nonsense 😊 thanks for watching!
Queen's Fat Bottom Girls, or, Another One Bites The Dust
THAT WAS ART! Well said young man... Sadly you won't get that caliber of talent by any stretch of the imagintion today...
look at their 1985 live aid permformance .mind blowing
Considered by many the greatest song of all time. I'm sure you have heard parts of it before you just didn't realize it. Listen to it more and you will hear more and more of the genius that is this song.
Your American & u not heard a Queen song. Have u ever been to a live sporting event WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS / WE WILL ROCK YOU are played at most of them.
Hammer to fall!
Remember, this is pre digital, so when it sounds like multiple voices they had to record the same line again and again and again. There are 3 singers in the band, the really high vocal in the opera section is the drummer, Roger Taylor
Great reaction! I’m so glad you watched this!
Thanks for watching 😊
Yes! More Queen!
You are teetering on the edge of a very deep and convoluted rabbit hole. Once you enter, there will be no escape.
Queen is an amazing band!
It's a whole different experience through head phones !😁
You need to see more Queen get Live aid and somebody to love live pure brilliance
Take the pause button away from HIM! LOL. GREAT REACTION.
Pretty amazing. Many argue it’s the greatest rock song ever written.
this was groundbreaking at the time. if you want to see queen in their pure unadulterated brilliance live, watch their set from live aid. 1985. it really is the best set of any band ever! and live to the world.
You need to listen to the 1971 song "American Pie" by Don McLean. The words have real meaning to music fans. Creedence Clearwater Revival also had great hits. So many from that time that you just can't have one genre of music.
Oooo definitely looking this up! Thanks for watching and we can't wait to explore further 😊
HI GUYS,
If it wasn’t mentioned:
The a capella harmonies at the beginning, are actually ALL Freddie Mercury. (Even tho all four band members are lip syncing.) Freddie recorded himself singing five different parts, then overlaid them.
RECOMMENDATION…
Queen has a song/music video:
“INNUENDO”
…Which is considered to be the 1990s counterpart to “Bohemian Rhapsody” (kind of like book ends).
There are folks (myself included) who think the song “Innuendo” might be considered to be even BETTER than “BoRhap”, and the animated music video was award-winning!
(It was the last song/music video that Queen released while Freddie was still alive, not long before his passing.)🖖
The last music video was These are the days of our life, 1991
@@Natalie-gb3gu You are right.🖖 (I was thinking that one was released after Freddie had passed, but couldn’t remember exactly.)
This was literally one of the first "music videos". For promotion. WAY ahead of their time.
They got ya. The headbob when it cut from opera to rock y'all did was inevitable
I'm 68. I almost threw my phone when you used QUEEN and Kenya west. Not ever never ever will they be on the same page. Ever
Haha! I could see where you're coming from. But from my standpoint, when I listen to Kanye, its obvious that he was inspired by Queen through his music. We all have different opinions. Thanks for watching! :)
@@ACoupleReactions a lot of bands and performers in quite differnt genres were inspired by Queen, they have been hugely influential in the longer term....
@@ACoupleReactions Kanye must have been a Queen fan. He even tried to sing BoRap live once. Did not go well but he did his best to pay tribute to it. To be fair, it is hard to sing any Freddie song. His voice was as unique as it was powerful. I hope you do more Queen. A very diverse band with a boatload of hits and even more hidden gems scattered across their massive catalog.
Once you get to know Freddie you will see exactly what this song is about. Queen is not just the best band of the 70's......they are the best of all time. But you need to listen to their greatest hits, for starters, then you will see the magic of Freddie, and Queen. One of the greatest preformsnces was Live Aid, and live in Montreal in '81, Somebody to Love.
We will be exploring more of queen in the future nodoubt! Thanks for watching:)
They were rock royalty. Freddie mercury was a phenomenal vocalist
His 'Mama' did not kill anyone.......He did the killing and dosent want to pay the price..
Kanye would have to bow to these guys. The guitarist is a PHD.
You grew up listening to a genre that might change the beat or groove in a song once. This song is from A. Progressive Rock and B. Queen. Changing rhythms and time signatures is a hallmark of all rock especially Progressive. Everybody I grew up with knew this song by heart.
To get the best you need headphones to get the side to side special effects. Classic song!
You think you don't know Queen, but you do...dive into their catalog.
It's Freddy's Opera! Gotta love it! ❤️
"Mama, hust killed a man. Put a gun against his head, pulled the trigger and now he's dead". It's a metaphor. He's talking about himself. He killed the man he was to assume the new man he became.
Look for the explanation for all the lyrics. It's surprising.
Better late than never!❤❤❤❤
This was such a good reaction! You two are great together. Watch the movie with the same name as the song. You will fall in love with Freddy. ❤️
you’ve heard Queen before. You just don’t know yet. Everyone has heard “We Are The Champions”. Queen were the masters at anthems.
Ohhh Freddie❤
A rhapsody is a musical composition made up of different styles of music all put together into one cohesive unit. The most famous is probably George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".
Meat loaf and Queen.... Rock opera legends. Both got a lot of airplay in my house growing up. Also heard a lot of country music greats too. Charlie Rich, Charlie Pride, Merle Hagard, Vern Gosdin. Never had 1 genre that was more prevelent. Kinda well rounded ....
Freddie Mercury aspired to be an opera singer. Before he died he got a chance to sing with a famous female opera singer. No one had a voice with his range.
The BEST band EVER...
Yes, this is a Rock Opera. The music producers and radio stations did NOT know what to do with this RIDICULOUSLY long and weird song. But the kids? (of which I was one) WE LOVED IT! And made it a hit. It is iconic. EVERYONE (under a certain age back then) knew this song. It continues to be iconic. Freddie Mercury, well, there was NO ONE like him. And there never will be. He died of AIDS much too young.
Thank you for your reaction. It refreshing to see someone who has their own preference in music, yet is able to say that as long as it's good music, you'll like it.
Regarding Kanye West: Queen paved the way for, and inspired generations of musicians to come. 'Nuff said.
It's impossible to say what genre of music Queen play. The four of them have produced music from virtually every genre of music. The four are very talented musicians from an age where electronic enhancement was unknown, and guitar distortion was considered leading edge. To survive in those times, there was no room for weak musicians in any band
Thank you for your support and thanks for watching! 😊 stay tuned for more!
In my teens in the 70's and was into Queen a little bit, but mainly Pink Floyd - but without a doubt, Freddie Mercury had one of the best male voices ever! His pitch, range and diction was 2nd to none. But sorry Queen fans, Floyd forever.
You'll recognize we will rock you
Check out Live Aid performance… 21 minutes… still considered to be one of the greatest live sets of all time. Also Somebody to Love live in Montreal…
If Freddie Mercury were still alive today he would be 77 years of age, I was born one week after him in 1946. He was extremely talented. It is thought the man he killed in the song was his previous self when he came out of the closet and informed his mother he was gay.
Please react to Somebody To Love Montreal 1981
Somebody to love,live in Montreal.
This song didn't shock everybody because in those times there was so much beautiful music and so much talent around. I'm so displeased to say that nowadays, unfortunately, it's very different and a lot of famous performers couldn't even step up a stage if we were in 1975.
This song, to me, is the height of creativity for Rock and Roll. Bye the way, You know more Queen than you think you know. To prove me right react to Queen's Live Aid set. i think you will recognize the last two songs.
Queen live is always good. so put 'Somebody To Love' Live from Montreal 1981, on your react to list too.
Solamente hay una voz que puede interpretar esta canción. Fredy mercury. Queen😮