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  • @jamelakajamal
    @jamelakajamal  5 років тому +2465

    THIS WAS INSANE🙌🏾 R.I.P. #FREDDIEMERCURY

    • @rebeccaramirez1432
      @rebeccaramirez1432 5 років тому +76

      Thank you Jamel, I Iove Queen, your the best. Much love and respect from Las Vegas

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 років тому +53

      Rebecca Ramirez Thank You🙏🏾

    • @markchmielewski4309
      @markchmielewski4309 5 років тому +5

      That was great! Can you please react to ‘Tiny Angel’ by 360 (artist)

    • @ПавелТихонов-ю4щ
      @ПавелТихонов-ю4щ 5 років тому +58

      It was the "Queen", but he was a KING.

    • @DamnedDave
      @DamnedDave 5 років тому +52

      Freddie was ill and not 100%

  • @RubyTwilite
    @RubyTwilite 5 років тому +4106

    Someone said "For 21 min in 1985, England was ruled by a different Queen."

    • @iancarnel8609
      @iancarnel8609 5 років тому +166

      Originally it was said by Sir Elton

    • @valerycro3853
      @valerycro3853 4 роки тому +19

      Yes

    • @bigmike2464
      @bigmike2464 4 роки тому +228

      Not just England... Freddie ruled the PLANET for 20 minutes; He had 2 Billion people in his hand

    • @kevinmoore2929
      @kevinmoore2929 4 роки тому +86

      @@bigmike2464 there was only one man with big enough balls to do this....HUGE balls to steal the entire weekend in 20 minutes.

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 4 роки тому +186

      @@kevinmoore2929 David Bowie had to go on after this. He met his old friend and rival Freddie in the wings and had only one thing to say to him - "You fucking bastard!" Of course, it can't have been too serious a grudge there - Freddie's boyfriend Jim had styled both Freddie and Bowie's hair that day, so they were both perfectly coiffed for posterity, and Bowie had tears in his eyes when he performed at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at this same venue not even a decade later. But when Bowie doesn't want to follow your act, you have won music forever.

  • @thomasanderson5929
    @thomasanderson5929 3 роки тому +612

    Remember, this was his real LIVE voice.. no autotune, no lip syncing, nothing. Just 100% Freddie LIVE. Greatest singer and greatest frontman from the greatest band... EVER.

    • @evilmonkey63
      @evilmonkey63 3 роки тому +18

      And May designed and engineered some of his own guitars. He's a brilliant man.

    • @evilmonkey63
      @evilmonkey63 3 роки тому +13

      Not to mention groundbreaking. Bohemian Rhapsody was laughed at originally by the label execs.

    • @evilmonkey63
      @evilmonkey63 3 роки тому +5

      Some day I will compile my live performances resume. I've been so blessed to have seen so many amazing and legendary performances. Still go to several a year at nearly 60 years old 😁

    • @burroughsw5058
      @burroughsw5058 3 роки тому +12

      Remember....he actually had a throat infection 😕it's insane 😳

    • @merhaba8
      @merhaba8 3 роки тому +7

      How many artists these days could have a crowd of tens of thousands sing along with them within two words of the first song!?

  • @ona682
    @ona682 4 роки тому +1734

    I was there with my to be husband,.. right in the middle about ten yards back to the stage. Queen saved the day, ... and the whole event. My future husband asked me to marry him on the spot. We got married in a little later,... I lost my husband in august 2020 due to cancer, mesothelioma,... we shared the most beautiful memories of this event till his last moments. I hope my husband got to meet Freddie,... somewhere,... anywhere.. and tell him “What it means to us.” #loveofmylife

    • @Krakenslayer23
      @Krakenslayer23 4 роки тому +48

      Damn.

    • @kierancarter8369
      @kierancarter8369 4 роки тому +50

      God bless Ona. You had the luxury to experience this real time , live ! With the love of your life! I hope you appreciate those moments in life....WOW...that's stupid...of course you did...thank you for sharing!

    • @endocry
      @endocry 4 роки тому +46

      I'm so sorry for your loss. That is an amazingly beautiful story though, like out of a movie.

    • @srpdesigns
      @srpdesigns 4 роки тому +21

      So sorry for your lose Ona... A marriage that last the test of time is so inspiring
      God Bless

    • @hologammer1133
      @hologammer1133 4 роки тому +5

      How old are you now if I can ask

  • @kizunadragon9
    @kizunadragon9 3 роки тому +354

    Freddie walked on stage with a Mic in one hand and the audience in the other.

    • @TeeHaa0032
      @TeeHaa0032 3 роки тому +6

      It reminds me to call my next bard-character in D&D 'Freddie Mercury'... you know... crowd control and stuff... ;o)

    • @bungalowmo
      @bungalowmo 2 роки тому +10

      There it is!! Best comment ever!!

    • @Tleeshan
      @Tleeshan 2 роки тому +1

      @@bungalowmo INDEED!

    • @orokusaki1705
      @orokusaki1705 2 роки тому

      💯

    • @dguarino6586
      @dguarino6586 2 роки тому

      Back in the early eighties HIV was spread purposely in California and the person responsible for that was Anthony Fauci.

  • @FujiCahn
    @FujiCahn 4 роки тому +1393

    He ran into Elton John, who was up after Queen to close out the night after this performance, and Elton said, "You bastard. How is anybody supposed to follow that?"

    • @cherrymcgregor535
      @cherrymcgregor535 4 роки тому +73

      Elton was meant to have said that ,but queen went on about third ,at 6.40 pm .. I watched all the concert ( about 16 hours of it ) but this performance has been rated one of the best live performances ever!

    • @Skyfighter64
      @Skyfighter64 4 роки тому +75

      I thought it was Bowie who was on after Queen... and I figured there was one, possibly only one way to make this performance more epic than it was...
      If Queen closed out the set with "Under Pressure," and David Bowie walking onto the stage for a live performance of the duet (Which otherwise, I think never actually happened, Brian May did Bowie's parts for live performances of that song).

    • @cherrymcgregor535
      @cherrymcgregor535 4 роки тому +19

      Skyfighter64 you are right David Bowie ( after his dancing in the streets video with mick Jagger .paul maccartney closed the uk leg ,the sound failed

    • @mjburrage5263
      @mjburrage5263 4 роки тому +60

      ​@@Skyfighter64 Bowie did follow Queen. and Elton John played later on. By most accounts it was Elton who said (in a friendly way) “You bastards, you stole the show!”

    • @ookland81
      @ookland81 4 роки тому +20

      @@Skyfighter64 My understanding is, Queen and Bowie never actually did the song together live.

  • @KeeBnuTs
    @KeeBnuTs 4 роки тому +653

    35 years later and he still has us in the palm of his hand.

    • @Fairy_princess214
      @Fairy_princess214 3 роки тому +25

      He always said the audience was his favorite instrument to play!

    • @ToniLovesSkateboarding
      @ToniLovesSkateboarding 3 роки тому +7

      @@Fairy_princess214 always will

    • @jorgepinto2085
      @jorgepinto2085 3 роки тому +2

      That´s true!

    • @christinestromberg4057
      @christinestromberg4057 3 роки тому +15

      Have you seen the crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody before a Green Day Concert at Hyde Park , London, in 2017 ? Proof of the love his fans still have although many of them weren't even alive when he died.

    • @SuperHez
      @SuperHez 3 роки тому +1

      This is such pure interaction! The media we have today inhibits this kind of connection between performers and the audience. If this happened today, there would be an overlay of someone talking and analyzing and injecting their opinion on the whole thing throughout.

  • @karolyn8644
    @karolyn8644 5 років тому +1466

    And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how you steal a show

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 років тому +21

      Karolyn Hoover yes they did and it wasn’t even Queen’s Best live performance, but they still stole the show❤️

    • @lesaburnette6944
      @lesaburnette6944 5 років тому +2

      They didnt steal the show. Bowir and elton john. Are. Awesome in there own own rights. Why are iverone goimg so insane over queen. Yall act like its the first time yall ever heard him

    • @KLUGnick
      @KLUGnick 5 років тому +36

      Lesa Burnette I get what your saying but shut up... and holy shit spelling and grammar man

    • @Freddieismyqueen91
      @Freddieismyqueen91 5 років тому +26

      @@lesaburnette6944 They definitely did steal the show

    • @noelbinayas1730
      @noelbinayas1730 5 років тому

      gorenisababe there were other great performers too u know

  • @HH-te5km
    @HH-te5km 3 роки тому +262

    I read an interview with Brian May. He said that the other acts were pretty casual about Live Aid. But Freddie made Queen rehearse for 3 days. It shows. Freddie intended to go supernova. Bless.

    • @ShadowyFox_86
      @ShadowyFox_86 2 роки тому +14

      Freddie knew how important it was.

    • @rachelspellman5511
      @rachelspellman5511 2 роки тому +13

      Yep, Queen stole the concert and it was glorious to watch 💯✌

    • @mercatorjubio3804
      @mercatorjubio3804 2 роки тому +2

      I believe it was 3 weeks though.

    • @columkenn
      @columkenn Рік тому +2

      It certainly was a polished performance....unlike Led Zeppelins car crash that day, and reports are they didn't do any rehearsal

    • @susanorchard1994
      @susanorchard1994 6 місяців тому

      They rehearsed for 3 weeks straight.

  • @scunningham92
    @scunningham92 5 років тому +1583

    I saw a comment on another video and I just thought it was so true “Freddie had the microphone in one hand, and the world in the other”

    • @LadyMorgaine1976
      @LadyMorgaine1976 5 років тому +39

      That's such a perfect description!

    • @LQOTW
      @LQOTW 5 років тому +20

      Wow, that's perfect!

    • @paddyofurniture705
      @paddyofurniture705 5 років тому +17

      Yes He did 😎

    • @blackcountryme
      @blackcountryme 4 роки тому +15

      I was a kid watching that live, it was amazing, then for some reason I went and fixed a puncture on my bicycle.... Missing most of the greatest spectacle ever...

    • @CheleBoxy
      @CheleBoxy 4 роки тому +13

      You brought a tear to my eye.

  • @AmariieMaerthos
    @AmariieMaerthos 4 роки тому +763

    21 minutes in 1985, possibly the closest we ever came to world peace/

    • @EDungarian
      @EDungarian 4 роки тому +9

      You goddamn right!

    • @barbarahallowell2613
      @barbarahallowell2613 4 роки тому +29

      19 rows back 15 years old, life changed forever ♥️

    • @mdhsneaky4421
      @mdhsneaky4421 4 роки тому +5

      @@barbarahallowell2613 lucky you
      That's a memory and a half

    • @seand.g423
      @seand.g423 4 роки тому +2

      @@mdhsneaky4421 fuck you mean _memory?_ that is _two lifetimes MINIMUM,_ my dude!

    • @IMadeAThingOKC
      @IMadeAThingOKC 4 роки тому +3

      @@NeonCherryBlossum Sigh...the beautiful 80s. I remember this as well. I was 8

  • @billloman3151
    @billloman3151 5 років тому +1146

    I was at this show. My uncle ran a production company for one of the sponsors and I was 11 rows off the stage center stage. When Freddie Mercury ran out onto that stage, it was like a bolt of lightning ran through the crowd. For the next half hour It became more and more evident that I was witnessing history being made. People, me included, were shouting and screaming and singing as Freddie led us down the most beautiful road we had ever been on. Im very happy to say that I remembered to look around me once in a while and take it all in. I still remember it like I was there. The sounds, the smells, Freddie on that stage. I would give my soul to experience it again for the first time. Its very rare to see history be made and rarer still to know that you are seeing it happen.

    • @MsLeoLady813
      @MsLeoLady813 4 роки тому +14

      Lucky!!!

    • @lukehartman9386
      @lukehartman9386 4 роки тому +9

      Bill Loman jealous!

    • @NevynAtAll42
      @NevynAtAll42 4 роки тому +19

      You, sir, are a very lucky man. 1985, I was 12, still at my catholic primary school. I would have known of Queen, heard them on the radio, loved them as I was eclectic in my musical tastes even then, but I didn't know much about them, as I didn't about any of the bands/groups/singers I knew of. Later, as I learned more, I didn't care, because the music mattered more to me than the singers/artists/band members. My only real thought about Freddie being gay was something like, "good for him, I guess, that's not my thing." To be there? I cannot truly even begin to imagine how mind blowingly awesome that would have been. Respect.

    • @dorothygoodwin9769
      @dorothygoodwin9769 4 роки тому +7

      I'm insanely jealous!

    • @kensyskye8965
      @kensyskye8965 4 роки тому +12

      Bill Loman wow I can only begin to imagine what you experienced.....
      How wonderful to have such a magical memory like that......✌🏻🇬🇧

  • @jfrey726
    @jfrey726 4 роки тому +162

    This is the day that everyone in rock music opened for queen

  • @aurorastudios187
    @aurorastudios187 4 роки тому +393

    During an interview he was asked what instrument he played. "The Audience darling, the Audience"... (& Now you know exactly what he was talking about)

  • @josephcooper8754
    @josephcooper8754 4 роки тому +895

    You know you're a legend when people win Oscars for playing you.

    • @ShadowyFox_86
      @ShadowyFox_86 4 роки тому +43

      And to think that critics bashed the movie. To paraphrase what Dr. Brian May said, they didn't understand Queen back then and not much has changed.

    • @Propoolguy
      @Propoolguy 4 роки тому +5

      Lul. Best comment.

    • @bradjohnson4500
      @bradjohnson4500 4 роки тому +4

      True my friend this is the g.o.a.t of live performances

    • @liquidsleepgames3661
      @liquidsleepgames3661 3 роки тому +1

      @@ShadowyFox_86 sorry but that movie was a piece of crap had no energy compared to the actual members

    • @Leviticus_Prime
      @Leviticus_Prime 3 роки тому +4

      @@ShadowyFox_86critics bash the movie is for the number of things they just made up even though they didn't need to. The real story of Queen was good enough for a movie without having to change all the details.
      It was almost as if the people who made the movie did almost no research over what actually happened. For example Queen never actually broke up in the 1980's and Freddie Mercury wasn't even the first member to do a solo album. And he didn't know he had AIDS in 1985 at live aid he wasn't diagnosed until 87.
      also the entire scene where he meets the band and becomes their singer was b******* he knew them for several years before that and actually wrote some songs for Smile before their singer left and he took his place.

  • @andreaviola8675
    @andreaviola8675 4 роки тому +369

    I remember watching Live Aid with my Mom and two older brothers....when Queen came out my brother looked at me and said...your about to witness rock & roll history and he was completely right.

    • @lisadiane8498
      @lisadiane8498 4 роки тому +5

      Andrea....what an awesome moment in the history of your life! I can't believe being the music lover that I am that I didn't watch Live Aid, I was 10 years old! WTH? Ugh....I was probably watching a Cubs game. Lol
      Great memory of sharing the moment with your brother. Thanks for sharing.

    • @QueenofheartsWA
      @QueenofheartsWA 4 роки тому +2

      Lisa Diane me, too. Same. I was 11, and I remember hearing about Live Aid, but I was into Supertramp and ELO, and I didn’t watch Live Aid?!?
      I was a weird kid.

    • @andysutcliffe3915
      @andysutcliffe3915 3 роки тому +2

      I remember it, but I was only 5 at the the time, so I’m not sure I trust my memory. My mum is an insane Queen fan so I may have seen it later.

    • @richardmckinnon8791
      @richardmckinnon8791 3 роки тому +1

      @@andysutcliffe3915 it was great have fun seeing the videos that are on now.

  • @alanrennox7340
    @alanrennox7340 3 роки тому +128

    The greatest 21 minute concert in history, Freddie holds 70,000 people in the palm of his hand in 30 seconds flat, he hadn't even started singing and the crowd was captivated.

    • @scottdavis7730
      @scottdavis7730 6 місяців тому

      1.9 Billion people in total watched this live. That was almost 40 percent of the world’s population at the time!

  • @mefford67
    @mefford67 4 роки тому +358

    *Freddie simply OWNED that entire stadium and crowd... I swear he was pure, unadulterated talent!* 👏🏻

  • @desireewatson4587
    @desireewatson4587 5 років тому +352

    When asked what instruments he played he replied "Dahling I play the audience"!

    • @starfishhealer
      @starfishhealer 5 років тому +9

      So Freddie !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @oweng6779
      @oweng6779 5 років тому +31

      @mikey boi I love it when the spelling nazis don't realize that you're trying to spell it out the way it was said. No imagination smh

    • @oweng6779
      @oweng6779 5 років тому +1

      @mikey boi I wasn't offended, but did you realize what Desiree was trying to do and it's like ocd? or you thought it was misspelled?

    • @Beer-can_full_of_toes
      @Beer-can_full_of_toes 5 років тому +1

      Even if that’s a lie I still believe he said that lol

    • @Beer-can_full_of_toes
      @Beer-can_full_of_toes 5 років тому +3

      mikey boi maybe stay off the internet then. It would be way less stressful for you. These people are animals out there. Lol

  • @garethwilliams5809
    @garethwilliams5809 5 років тому +321

    Always remember that 90% of the crowd weren't Queen fans when they arrived. They were at the end

    • @arcticgumby3542
      @arcticgumby3542 4 роки тому +4

      Proving that it only took little time to make you a beliver.

    • @bazkeen
      @bazkeen 4 роки тому +5

      I was the same. That show forever changed me

    • @patriciawalters6778
      @patriciawalters6778 4 роки тому +8

      Yes! They had all come to see Elton!

    • @PlumbPitiful
      @PlumbPitiful 4 роки тому +7

      A good chunk were there to see U2 as well.

    • @thepayne7862
      @thepayne7862 4 роки тому +6

      U2 actually did a damn good performance at live aid as well.

  • @pauls568
    @pauls568 2 роки тому +35

    1985. No internet. Freddy held the world in the palm of his hand for 21 minutes. Greatest performance in the history of humanity.

  • @Chris_Elliot84
    @Chris_Elliot84 4 роки тому +387

    The single greatest live performance ever recorded, and nothing will ever change my mind on this one

    • @jpdemer5
      @jpdemer5 4 роки тому +15

      Don't worry - nobody's going to try!

    • @alejandromarquez3526
      @alejandromarquez3526 3 роки тому

      Santana soul sacrifice at Woodstock is a gem too

    • @undefinedlust
      @undefinedlust 3 роки тому

      @@alejandromarquez3526 Yes... but not even in the same neighborhood. Nothing is. Not even Prince's Syracuse show...

    • @jorgepinto2085
      @jorgepinto2085 3 роки тому +1

      Yes. Perfect performance!

    • @daddad1062
      @daddad1062 3 роки тому +5

      Queen is a group who you would want to watch live rather than music videos. Nobody could ever top this live performance. Ever!!!

  • @everetth-top4760
    @everetth-top4760 5 років тому +374

    Every singer should watch this performance by Mercury to see how to give the crowd what they paid for.

    • @Droopydrawers
      @Droopydrawers 4 роки тому +9

      Everett H-Top He was the worlds greatest showman, there will never be another Freddie 😢

    • @landensummitt909
      @landensummitt909 4 роки тому +5

      Better yet, have them watch this to learn how to sing. 9/10 modern singers don't even have enough talent to interact.

    • @allgunsblazed9106
      @allgunsblazed9106 4 роки тому +1

      @focke wulf true but you can't discredit the many singers that actually put the effort in

    • @edisonbernal9857
      @edisonbernal9857 4 роки тому +3

      Freddy, David lee roth. Rob halford, bruce...

    • @everetth-top4760
      @everetth-top4760 4 роки тому +2

      @@edisonbernal9857 Some good names there. Can't argue against any of those.

  • @mathieuwilkens3721
    @mathieuwilkens3721 4 роки тому +401

    R.I.P. Freddie Mercury the greatest frontman there ever was.

    • @genarogilormino2139
      @genarogilormino2139 4 роки тому +2

      Your damn right about that!!

    • @tomconstance2391
      @tomconstance2391 4 роки тому +1

      I would have to say Mick Jagger, but Freddie was obviously the superior singer. Either is a great choice.

    • @tomconstance2391
      @tomconstance2391 4 роки тому +2

      @VeryFamous I would swap out Cobain for Morrison or Joplin.

    • @bigmacbiatch
      @bigmacbiatch 4 роки тому +1

      Tom Constance ew, stones suck so much ass In my eyes (ears) but I know they have a following. But ugh I hate em so much haha

    • @tomconstance2391
      @tomconstance2391 4 роки тому

      @@bigmacbiatch Haha. Some of their music is lacking, but Jagger was an exciting frontman.

  • @karenh4012
    @karenh4012 4 роки тому +154

    With a few gestures he had 100,000+ people in the palm of his hand. That is the power of a truly extraordinary entertainer!

    • @ccampbell7214
      @ccampbell7214 3 роки тому +5

      + 👍

    • @columkenn
      @columkenn Рік тому

      Plus hundreds of millions of viewers watching it Live on TV. Everyone watching agreed Queen stole the show

  • @leemccurtayne9489
    @leemccurtayne9489 4 роки тому +273

    To say Queen stole the show was a gross understatement. It relaunched their whole back catalogue

    • @davidpenney1915
      @davidpenney1915 4 роки тому +25

      Absolutely spot on. Queen had slowly been in decline in the early 80's. This epic appearance relaunched them back into the 'stratosphere'. Everyone realised it at the time, that weekend in mid-July 1985. It was all the talk in the pubs, the day after Live-Aid, and at work the following Monday. Everybody mentioned the Queen segment!
      I was lucky to see them again the following July, at Wembley. Still one of the best concerts I have ever seen. I had previously seen them as a support act to Mott the Hoople, in the early 70's....the crowd knew they were good even then. They didn't get booed off but asked for more...more...more. That alone was unusual for a support act.

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces 4 роки тому +7

      Yeah, people forget that before this performance they were considered to be that rock-opera band that you knew of but weren't in anybody's top-5 list. And rock-opera had been dead for years.

  • @hunter207
    @hunter207 4 роки тому +356

    Fun fact: that ayeooo note he holds after radio gaga is today known as "The Note heard round the world"

    • @tomh5006
      @tomh5006 4 роки тому +13

      It was.

    • @Max-dd4ow
      @Max-dd4ow 3 роки тому +3

      I didn’t note know that

    • @opethdan2408
      @opethdan2408 3 роки тому +4

      And lady Gaga named herself from that song

  • @katieb0111
    @katieb0111 5 років тому +268

    This was the first time his dad saw him perform. Fly high Freddie

    • @samfusaro2360
      @samfusaro2360 4 роки тому

      Are you kidding me that was the first time seeing a son I seen the movie and the only time I seen him watch it was on the TV at this concert at yet you're right but damn

    • @havok2022
      @havok2022 4 роки тому +11

      The movie wasnt an accurate representation of actual events. Do try and keep that in mind. According to the movie he hadn't performed in a long time, was concerned about his voice, and they didnt know if he could go. In reality they had been touring and were in peak performance shape. Love the movie, but a lot of liberties were taken.

    • @noerartnoe
      @noerartnoe 4 роки тому +6

      @@havok2022 Several books and interviews mention that Freddy had a "throat condition" and was performing against doctors' advice. So, while he was spectacular, "peak performance shape" might not have been entirely true - about his voice at least.

    • @jasonrobertsutliff
      @jasonrobertsutliff 3 роки тому

      @@noerartnoe nor were his t-cells ...

  • @TreVader1378
    @TreVader1378 4 роки тому +144

    No-one could strut like Mr Mercury, you know you're a legend when you have tonsillitis and can still sing like this.

    • @destinidelmonico8854
      @destinidelmonico8854 3 роки тому +9

      No one like him--ever again! 🥰

    • @winterdreller5840
      @winterdreller5840 3 роки тому +4

      *Mr. Fahrenheit

    • @ryangordon3798
      @ryangordon3798 3 роки тому +3

      Mr. Farenheit

    • @Tleeshan
      @Tleeshan 2 роки тому +2

      Wow...really??! I didn't know he had tonsillitis during Live Aide!! As a long time sufferer of both tonsillitis and streptococcus...the sheer pain of each swallow and inhale is unbearable 😫 I couldn't imagine a stellar ✨ performance as THAT even on a good day!!!🤯🤯

    • @TreVader1378
      @TreVader1378 2 роки тому +3

      @@Tleeshan I know, it crazy isn't it, right up to show time, there was a chance he couldn't go on, so he downed a couple of vodkas and went out and kicked everyone's arse.

  • @aredub1847
    @aredub1847 4 роки тому +405

    if i had a time machine, this is a stop.

    • @Teedo_
      @Teedo_ 3 роки тому +16

      I'd probably go there once a day.

    • @maloneaqua
      @maloneaqua 3 роки тому +1

      Hell yes

    • @rhysmckernan9476
      @rhysmckernan9476 3 роки тому +1

      Same, they had everyone you could think of even too dire straits

    • @beardedtyke
      @beardedtyke 3 роки тому

      Absolutely

    • @devonwatt2194
      @devonwatt2194 3 роки тому +10

      This is THE stop. Once I’m here you can break my time machine for all I care, i’d be more than happy to stay

  • @williamhumes3005
    @williamhumes3005 4 роки тому +475

    Watching you it dawned on me. Across time and space, from beyond the grave, he's still in total control.

    • @HexenkoeniginVonAngmar
      @HexenkoeniginVonAngmar 4 роки тому +8

      Search for "Green Day Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob".
      It's amazing.

    • @robvoncken2565
      @robvoncken2565 4 роки тому +3

      hahaaa yeah exactly

    • @KarmasAbutch
      @KarmasAbutch 4 роки тому +1

      Hexenkönigin von Angmar haha you know you’re a flash in the pan band when you have to use another band to warm your own crowd up. Love That vid but its the only thing I’ve ever watched with the words green day in it.

    • @HexenkoeniginVonAngmar
      @HexenkoeniginVonAngmar 4 роки тому +1

      @@KarmasAbutch Same here

    • @1980bwc
      @1980bwc 4 роки тому +2

      @@KarmasAbutch Green Day really wasnt a flash in the pan Bud. They've been together for like 30 something years, and are still going.

  • @Alcagaur1
    @Alcagaur1 5 років тому +44

    Not one person in a hundred that day bought a ticket primarily to see Queen, and not a single soul left the stadium with any doubts about the greatest live act in the world.

  • @capaldicrew6848
    @capaldicrew6848 2 роки тому +52

    It breaks my heart to know that there will never be another live performance like this.

    • @davidjackson4608
      @davidjackson4608 2 роки тому +2

      But we got to see it live. Along with Pink Floyd getting back together.

  • @kennynunez6792
    @kennynunez6792 5 років тому +290

    One of the greatest moments in music history: there will never be another Freddie Mercury.

    • @tygrlili
      @tygrlili 5 років тому +3

      I still cry after all this time..

    • @scottsv96
      @scottsv96 5 років тому

      Queen play the same cover today in Australia

    • @mtpagan3948
      @mtpagan3948 4 роки тому +8

      @@scottsv96 Queen, playing with another front man, isn't "Queen". Freddie was Queen, as much as the rest of the band hates to admit it. All the other band members contributed much to the sound of the band, but Freddie was the voice and soul of the band. I've heard great karaoke singers do Queen, and very good, but nobody can replace Freddie, and that's all modern day Queen is, karaoke on a live stage.

    • @barbaraslacum4043
      @barbaraslacum4043 4 роки тому

      @@mtpagan3948 I don't watch it because Freddie not there!!!😭😭😭

    • @freethrice
      @freethrice 4 роки тому

      @@tygrlili If you don't, you don't love QUEEN!

  • @tommorrow1925
    @tommorrow1925 4 роки тому +532

    I'm not sure who started all these reaction video's, but
    I like Jamal reactions the most,

    • @dorothymcmahon9995
      @dorothymcmahon9995 4 роки тому +10

      It is a great concept.

    • @kristiemchugh8904
      @kristiemchugh8904 4 роки тому +21

      Me too. Always a happy man with a beautiful smile and positive energy. Thanks Jamel for doing what you do and bringing smiles to others. Got to see that 9 months after you posted it, so glad it's still here. Take care, stay safe, peace.

    • @tomh5006
      @tomh5006 4 роки тому +5

      Jamel is the best. I feel the music just like him. The other ones I followed before finding him are no more.

    • @Myles452
      @Myles452 4 роки тому +4

      Same

    • @IAmInfinitus208
      @IAmInfinitus208 3 роки тому

      Him, twinsthenewtrend, Andy and Alex, etc...

  • @leomarshall4059
    @leomarshall4059 4 роки тому +163

    When you have the crowd singing along with your vocal warm-up, you've won music.

  • @clare1061
    @clare1061 3 роки тому +163

    Freddie mercury was a pure entertainer. He knew what the crowd wanted and he gave it to them every bit of it. All you Gotta do is watch the audience participation and you’ll see the love the people had for him And he gave it back in return. I miss Freddie Mercury immensely.

    • @brotherkhrayn3525
      @brotherkhrayn3525 3 роки тому +1

      I wasn’t alive to enjoy one of his live performances, but I miss him too 😅 he gives me memories I never had, and it makes me nostalgic 🤣

    • @alyzu4755
      @alyzu4755 2 роки тому +4

      I remember watching the video for "These Are the Days of Our Lives" and sobbing because we all knew Freddie would be gone soon. He was one of a kind, and there will never be another like him.

  • @willownighthawk9189
    @willownighthawk9189 4 роки тому +131

    Now you know why this is called "the best 21 min in music". Freddie was at his best that day and he went out on top. Queen to the end.

    • @JonathanGarcia-pq5hg
      @JonathanGarcia-pq5hg 4 роки тому +2

      No he was sick he wasnt at his best

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 4 роки тому +4

      @@JonathanGarcia-pq5hg Exactly! If this is Freddie with a throat infection, singing against his doctor's orders, everybody, imagine what he could do when he *was* at his best! Or just go watch the live in Montreal, '81 video, and revel in the power of Freddie's voice at his peak. Somebody to Love, baby!

    • @KarmasAbutch
      @KarmasAbutch 4 роки тому +5

      Jonathan Garcia sometimes it’s a challenge like that which drives you harder to push to the limits instead of resting on your laurels though. - I consider it a challenge against the whole human race and I ain’t gonna lose....

  • @karenlee4874
    @karenlee4874 4 роки тому +130

    The amount of respect the crowd gave when he walked to the piano it was so quiet. Oh but when it started playing they went nuts lol. Gives me chills.

  • @corinne1453
    @corinne1453 5 років тому +554

    One of the best, if not THE best frontman in the history of rock and roll. RIP Freddie ❤

    • @kikivolidinamo
      @kikivolidinamo 5 років тому +19

      THE BEST!!!!!

    • @TheDarkstormy
      @TheDarkstormy 5 років тому +3

      One of the best, if not THE best frontman in history. RIP Freddie ❤ (Fixed that for you)

    • @Thatcardude207
      @Thatcardude207 5 років тому +8

      not just roll and rock. but overall the best vocalist and performer.

    • @cardiac19
      @cardiac19 5 років тому +2

      #Truth

    • @kmbrly101
      @kmbrly101 5 років тому +2

      THE BEST!! Freddy the legend! ❤

  • @tishw4576
    @tishw4576 4 роки тому +60

    This is widely accepted as the finest rock performance ever. I watched this live when I was a teenager and I knew it was special back then.

  • @melissavines4454
    @melissavines4454 4 роки тому +231

    He had 72 thousand people in the palm of his hand. Best performance of live aid.

    • @kevmasengale6903
      @kevmasengale6903 4 роки тому +13

      That's not even counting the millions, possibly billions at home.

    • @billboth6572
      @billboth6572 4 роки тому +3

      I knew of Queen in 1985at 16 years old, I fell in love with Queen this day.

    • @thepayne7862
      @thepayne7862 4 роки тому +5

      I was one of the millions at home watching it on tv.

    • @lindainglis8506
      @lindainglis8506 4 роки тому

      Melissa Vines More like 3 and a half billion.

    • @danimal097521
      @danimal097521 4 роки тому

      @@lindainglis8506 That's today's population. Wasn't 3 1/2 billion 35 years ago....

  • @johnlampe3258
    @johnlampe3258 4 роки тому +309

    "I consider it a challenge before all human race, and I never lose!" No, Freddie. You were the Champion. Hands down. Undefeated.

    •  4 роки тому +5

      No. Freddie's lyrics are "I consider it a challenge before the whole human race & I ain't gonna lose!" There's a big difference between "I never lose" & "I ain't gonna lose". The first is arrogant & the 2nd is hard working, determined, & confident.

    • @VincitOmniaVeritas.
      @VincitOmniaVeritas. 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you. Gets on my tits when people are arrogant enough to write lyrics and get them wrong.

    •  4 роки тому +1

      @@VincitOmniaVeritas. You're welcome.

    • @ginacabral9873
      @ginacabral9873 4 роки тому +1

      All I can say is....FREDDIE! 💕💕💕

    • @patriciastewart2239
      @patriciastewart2239 4 роки тому +1

      That's right!!!

  • @busterrabbit
    @busterrabbit 4 роки тому +83

    One of the best live performances by anyone, ever. No lasers, big screens, rows of backing singers, electronic wizardry or auto tune, just talent!

  • @martincairns1555
    @martincairns1555 3 роки тому +61

    I was there. 3 or 4 rows from the front and I can still find myself during Radio Gaga..... 54 now and a lifetime ago but a stunning, unbelievable performance and such an amazing memory.

  • @drewcama5481
    @drewcama5481 4 роки тому +30

    That's what you call professional experienced performers. Not one hesitation. Not a second wasted. He took control from the instant he stepped on stage until his last parting gesture. The band worked like a championship team with no ego but all in it together doing their part to give it there all for the audience, for the show. TIGHT No mater how many times I have seen it. It is mind blowing and a masterpiece of music history.

  • @KingvEE03
    @KingvEE03 4 роки тому +459

    So Freddie what instrument in the band do you play? ...... “The audience darling “- FM

    • @bringinfunny1
      @bringinfunny1 4 роки тому +8

      Freddie's power vocals were truly an instrument all their own. Absolutely outstanding!!!!

    • @sarahmartin-pilkington7348
      @sarahmartin-pilkington7348 4 роки тому +2

      👏👏👏🙌

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 4 роки тому +6

      Freddie played keyboards and he also played a 12-string Ovation guitar. The acoustic guitar in Crazy Little Thing Called Love is Freddie. Drummer Roger Taylor also played guitar, keyboard, and sang lead vocal on 10 Queen songs. In this video you can hear Roger singing harmony higher than Freddie in Hammer to Fall.

    • @Rid3thetig3r
      @Rid3thetig3r 4 роки тому

      @@willdwyer6782 Is it true that all the voices on Bohemian Rapsodhy are Freddie? As the rest of the band's singing wasn't quite there yet?

    • @Fairy_princess214
      @Fairy_princess214 3 роки тому

      @@willdwyer6782 But, the audience was Freddie's response to that question in an interview.

  • @derekbogle8612
    @derekbogle8612 4 роки тому +166

    hey Jamal, i was part of that crowd way back in 85, im 55 now still got teeshirt, i slept out all night at the Glasgow Apollo for 2 tickets, phil collins played then set of for the philly concert in usa via concord, which flew over crowd at wembley stadium. MAGICAL DAY... STAY SAFE

    • @philgallagher1
      @philgallagher1 4 роки тому +2

      Unfortunately Phil Collins flew to Philly to play drums with Led Zeppelin. He didn't know the songs (according to Page) and Zeppelin have subsequently tried to ban the footage. It is available on yt if you look for it. Make up your own mind about the quality. I think it's not as bad as Page says, though by no means was it the Zeppelin reunion we were all hoping for. The O2 show was far, far better, but the drummer that night (Jason Bonham) was brought up on those songs - and they had weeks to rehearse.

    • @ppo2424
      @ppo2424 4 роки тому +1

      Yep i was there as well im 57, an amazing day and Queen...wow not my favourite band but best live set i ever saw.

    • @cameronsilverman582
      @cameronsilverman582 4 роки тому +1

      I saw the News of the world tour before they where selling out stadiums around the world concert of a lifetime

  • @melchiorao9759
    @melchiorao9759 3 роки тому +83

    This is what the greatest live band, greatest frontman and one of the greatest guitarists of all time sounds like at their best live gig ever.

  • @jvandervest2578
    @jvandervest2578 4 роки тому +91

    This was arguably the best single performance in rock history.....for those 20 mins Queen ruled, and Freddie was King. RIP We miss you.

  • @nwmonk3105
    @nwmonk3105 5 років тому +163

    Freddie Mercury, will destroy you on your best day while he's having his worst. Might as well just sit down and enjoy the show. The man was born for the stage....

    • @dezperez1998
      @dezperez1998 4 роки тому +3

      Well said my dear...

    • @gromann
      @gromann 4 роки тому +6

      Reminds me of how their final album was recorded. Freddie being something like 40 pounds under the weight he was here and barely able to stand for extended periods was sitting in the room at the studio as the band contemplated if they should have vocalists "guest" to fill in portions for Freddie.
      "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll fucking do it, darling'-vodka down-and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal".

    • @thepayne7862
      @thepayne7862 4 роки тому +3

      I wish I had an ounce of Freddie's charisma.

  • @mikydees91
    @mikydees91 5 років тому +140

    The greatest live performance of all time . No arguments

    • @Kevin-cy4qn
      @Kevin-cy4qn 4 роки тому +1

      Michael M. ABSOLUTELY!!💯👍👍

    • @johngraham5996
      @johngraham5996 4 роки тому +1

      Queen always delivered on stage but it was the fact they had no sound check or no light show that night that made it even more special! they won a lot of people over that had ridiculed them, but they showed everyone how a live band does it, he ran on stage and from the first second you just knew he was up for it! ✊👑🇬🇧

    • @daniellobo1680
      @daniellobo1680 4 роки тому +1

      Oh yeah. Definitely👍🙏❤👌

  • @TheAntigone43
    @TheAntigone43 3 роки тому +41

    I am a true Queen freak. I am also 78 and when my time is through, at a small memorial, I want a celebration with Queen playing! I want to go out in style by gosh!

  • @ebshadow89
    @ebshadow89 4 роки тому +156

    That man sang with everything he had inside of him.

  • @vovindequasahi
    @vovindequasahi 4 роки тому +201

    Queen completely annihilated everyone else that night. I remember. People were so tired because it was a LONG concert. Then Queen came on, and it was like it was a new concert. Freddie and the boys just brought the audience to their knees. Queen had had a decline in the 80's due to Freddie's insistence of trying to make them into a pop / disco band. But this concert affirmed them again and made them stronger than ever. A Kind of Magic was released a year later, one of their best albums.

    • @bluebell3720
      @bluebell3720 4 роки тому +5

      Your being a bit harsh there imo
      Freddie wasn't trying to make them into anything
      He wanted to make the album more dance orientated before because of the success on some of their singles
      They completely let him down dragging recording out to nearly a year not giving it a 100% because they decided having some dance funk style songs would make them sound like gay club music
      Then they made it obvious in every video and interview they weren't happy,they have to take some responsibility for hot space not doing as well
      Why did Brian think an anti gun song would go down well in the us
      They pulled it back with the works 84
      3 top 10 singles one at 13 album no 2
      But pretty much lost america with the brake free video
      They had just finished a world tour aug 84 to may 85

    • @themadafaka6839
      @themadafaka6839 3 роки тому +2

      I like their more soul-flavored stuff in The Game..Dragon Attack, Don't Try Suicide...
      It's in Hot Space that they went a bit overboard with the disco sound, which I didn't really mind. It's still got two of their best tunes ever, Life Is Real and Cool Cat...well, three, I fu include the earlier released Under Pressure.
      I just don't think that label DISCO should disqualify or deem any songs to be bad, cheap or a piece of crap.
      Other genres do have bad, cheap & pieces of crap songs, too.

    • @themadafaka6839
      @themadafaka6839 3 роки тому +6

      @@bluebell3720 for a modern western country, america's the most homophobic..and the men there are so stupidly very INSECURE with their manliness..that a humorous music video like I want to break free could scare them... 😂😂😂😂
      Other parts of the world just found that one as a funny ha-ha thing..but in the good ol US of A.. it's a THREAT to their men's masculinity...🤦‍♂️
      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Sunny_dayz.
      @Sunny_dayz. 3 роки тому +2

      @@themadafaka6839 facts even the boys here In the us always act homosexuals are challenged they’re masculinity 🙄 like grow up

    • @thomasalexand
      @thomasalexand 3 роки тому +1

      This is exactly how I remembered it. It had gone on for some time and it felt jaded. But then....on came Queen and...well you know the rest.

  • @MrHighlander666
    @MrHighlander666 5 років тому +66

    My dad worked on Live Aid and said it was the most incredible thing he had ever witnessed!

  • @jameshughes7946
    @jameshughes7946 4 роки тому +64

    What most performers can't do with full concerts Queen with a 20 minute slot and a singer with a throat infection. GOAT.

  • @nigelbowler851
    @nigelbowler851 5 років тому +189

    Around 20 ish mins that England was Ruled by another Queen!!! Masterpiece!!!

    • @Handletakenlol
      @Handletakenlol 5 років тому +3

      The Queen Is Dead long live the queen

    • @hoosermama1
      @hoosermama1 5 років тому +4

      @Nigel... best comment!

    • @xqiuvmah
      @xqiuvmah 4 роки тому +4

      Not just England, the whole world

  • @GinMae
    @GinMae 5 років тому +593

    and one of the most amazing things was that this was NOT a "Queen" crowd - they were a last-minute addition to the program... tickets were all bought and paid for before they were added... still they "stole the show" according to almost every account... :)

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 років тому +10

      GinMae oh yes!! So many naysayers were saying that QUEEN Would not be able to perform because they had all their backdrops and huge back lighting, etc... Brian Mays said during the interview that what it all boils down to as far is performing at live aid was “ whether or not you knew had to play and perform & They had an advantage actually because they had performed in tons of stadiums in front of 2 to 300,000 people”... Queen stole the show no hands down!! The bands and performers on before them probably have felt humiliated & I would’ve really hated to go on after this band performed because they were so incredible. I don’t look at it as a competition overall but raising money for the starving people in Ethiopia. However, musicians and Rockstars do have their egos.

    • @GinMae
      @GinMae 5 років тому +11

      @@montereyharris1277 ... and I heard that Freddie saw David Bowie backstage - sitting in front of a fan... because it was hot and humid... and he joked "is that the ONLY fan you have?" - cannot be confirmed, but sounds JUST like Freddie :)

    • @willbeonekenobi
      @willbeonekenobi 5 років тому +13

      @@GinMae I also heard after their set Elton John went up to Freddy and said 'How the f*ck am I going to top that?!"

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 5 років тому +2

      They did.; Stole the show-, stole the day ... by a long chalk.

    • @NeaEmrys
      @NeaEmrys 5 років тому +10

      Every crowd is a Queen crowd :D

  • @roee7335
    @roee7335 5 років тому +346

    Dubbed "The 20 minutes that changed Rock" just incredible! I remember watching this as MTV aired it.
    Queen was the first concert I ever went to in 1983 in Chicago. He held us in the palm of his hand for 2 hours... Thanks for this great reaction video!

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 років тому +10

      Thanks 👍🏾🙏🏾

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 років тому +4

      Roe E WOW! Two hours long? I can see Freddy doing that with the ground because he love to have fun with everyone

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 років тому +3

      Lucky!!! I lived in Roanoke Virginia then and the closest they came may have been Atlanta Georgia. I was only 15 then.

    • @strawbrryfld1
      @strawbrryfld1 5 років тому +2

      Roe E YOU LUCKY DUCK ! I‘ve been a Queen fan since I was 8 when Keep Yourself Alive hit the airwaves. I NEVER got to see Freddie. I had two chances ONCE when they toured America (I was really young and they came to Baltimore, MD). I asked my Dad to take me, by the time we got downtown to get tickets (YES this was BEFORE the internet and you had to actually stand in line for seats) they had sold out. The second time was Live Aid, I had tickets airfare the whole thing, I got REALLY sick and wound up in the hospital having major surgery four days before the concert. My friends had to sell my tickets so I could get the money back. God took pity on me and allowed me to watch Live Aid on tv.

    • @Shawn-dg8ow
      @Shawn-dg8ow 5 років тому +1

      Helluva first concert!

  • @uweneudecker5078
    @uweneudecker5078 2 роки тому +33

    No autotune, just talent and passion!

  • @Nightcloudmama
    @Nightcloudmama 4 роки тому +179

    Ok, tears are flowing. This old gal gets emotional over some music. Love Freddy.

  • @grungegirl84
    @grungegirl84 5 років тому +54

    There is some sort of endorphin that is released in my brain when I watch people be happy listening/watching Queen.

  • @jasonpeters8832
    @jasonpeters8832 4 роки тому +146

    someone once asked Freddie if he plays an insrament he answered by saying the auidience darling.

  • @shannonnichols3415
    @shannonnichols3415 4 роки тому +90

    Listen to them singing with him! I’m gonna cry! He was so loved in such a different way than just anyone loved stars. He crossed all boundaries!
    I forgot he did this...he stopped, let the audience lead, then he came back in singing harmony!

  • @cerisewilson4088
    @cerisewilson4088 5 років тому +280

    It’s kind of bittersweet watching this. We lost him way too soon.

    • @cdpgbc-mw2kz
      @cdpgbc-mw2kz 4 роки тому +8

      Cerise Wilson: I agree. I am not the most philosophical man out there but I think it was better to have had him for the period that we did than never to have had him at all.

    • @danielseelye6005
      @danielseelye6005 4 роки тому +2

      At least Freddie died young enough to stay an Immortal Hero instead of living to become a Modern Villain.

    • @elrenato82
      @elrenato82 4 роки тому +1

      He was pure LOVE! I'll miss him as much as Kurt Cobain.

    • @shawnriffhard
      @shawnriffhard 4 роки тому +1

      @@cdpgbc-mw2kz Hear, hear!

    • @decam5329
      @decam5329 4 роки тому +2

      But we had him.
      That's what counts.

  • @fabiogreen8377
    @fabiogreen8377 5 років тому +93

    Can’t count how many times I’ve seen this. But I am still amazed every time likes it’s my first time seeing it.

  • @sonnyblack71
    @sonnyblack71 5 років тому +113

    The actor that played Freddie was well deserving of the best actor award he nailed it!!!!

    • @michaelh878
      @michaelh878 5 років тому +6

      He's awesome in Mr Robot as well.

    • @StarkCountyStringer
      @StarkCountyStringer 4 роки тому +8

      I heard 90% of the Live Aid scene of the movie was the actual audio from the real concert

    • @loki6253
      @loki6253 4 роки тому +3

      Excellent movie

    • @freethrice
      @freethrice 4 роки тому +2

      Yes, Malek is One Hell of a gifted Actor!

    • @joejankord1683
      @joejankord1683 4 роки тому

      @@StarkCountyStringer No it was the actors. They just made sure they copied the concert. You can look a side by side comparison on youtube! The audio was from the live aid concert, not the acting.

  • @xbeaker
    @xbeaker 4 роки тому +33

    I love it.. 35 years later and Freddie is controlling you just like he controlled that crowd. You simply can't help by follow him. No one can, he is just one the most charismatic front men of all time and this was his crown jewel of a performance.

  • @rakitakhan
    @rakitakhan 5 років тому +23

    I love Freddie. He struts around like "this is my fuggin' stage !" . It doesn't get any better. I dig your reaction.

  • @Sisterwayne
    @Sisterwayne 5 років тому +64

    An elegant beautiful man. Perfect posture, Perfect pitch. Incredible charisma and talent. There will never be another.

    • @RubyTwilite
      @RubyTwilite 5 років тому +3

      Oh yes! I love Freddie's posture in everything he's done. So tall and proud!

  • @OriginalThisAndThat
    @OriginalThisAndThat 2 роки тому +18

    That 'Eeeeeee-oooo' crowd control part is so amazing. When he says 'All right' and crowd repeats, It just brings mist into my eye. So amazing and pure joy.

  • @jlreed699
    @jlreed699 3 роки тому +21

    My mum saw Queen in a tiny venue in South London, UK in the 70's and said Freddies voice was so powerful, she couldn't hear properly for a week 🤣🥰

  • @pdexBigTeacher
    @pdexBigTeacher 4 роки тому +130

    Freddie Mercury, Michael, and Prince; the 3 greatest live performers of my generation. The 80's belonged to them.

    • @MrGhostBoxer
      @MrGhostBoxer 4 роки тому +4

      Of any generation

    • @MrGhostBoxer
      @MrGhostBoxer 4 роки тому +1

      @@rayjennings3637 only if you hate hamsters.

    • @rustyconlan2165
      @rustyconlan2165 4 роки тому +6

      Bowie was much better than Michael...

    • @kathy-t5q
      @kathy-t5q 4 роки тому +6

      Prince, one of the best guitarists of all time. Damn he could play...

    • @neonh161
      @neonh161 4 роки тому +2

      Musical magesty, Queen, rock royalty, Michael Jackson, prince of pop and Prince, king of funk rock..

  • @ravenhull
    @ravenhull 4 роки тому +168

    Queen joined the lineup just before the concert. Most of that crowd bought tickets to see the other acts. And they stole the show.

    • @EmptyGlass99
      @EmptyGlass99 4 роки тому +3

      I don't think that's true. Queen famously did intense rehearsals for this performance.

    • @laurakilner8373
      @laurakilner8373 4 роки тому +6

      By the time the tickets went on sale,Queen hadn't confirmed they were going to perform...

    • @durv13
      @durv13 4 роки тому +6

      ok 1stly donovan is right , queen werent going to do the show , theyd just had band issues and freddy had gotten real sick from aids , last minute freddy said fuk it , lets do this , he was pretty sick that day , but still made history , bit of trivia lol > i live in australia , came here from england in 1970, to be exact , september 1970 , unknown to me at the time , lol i was only 5 , but last year i watched the movie bohemian rhapsody , and i noticed and was stunned at the beginning , freddy worked as a baggage handler at heathrow airport . when they showed him there , they put a date up , = september 1970 :-o . blew me away , just the thought freddy coulda quite possibly packed my bags on the plane , just months or weeks before he started queen . took me 50 years to realise that lmao

    • @laurakilner8373
      @laurakilner8373 4 роки тому +5

      @@durv13 he hadn't been officially diagnosed in 1985 but he had a feeling something was wrong with him...He was having trouble with his throat at the time of the concert and his Doc advised him against performing but he felt he was able to...He wasnt sick with AIDS at the time,he never found out that he was HIV positive until April'87 but he never told the band until a few months later...By the time he went to see his Docs to get a Kaposi Sarcoma checked on his shoulder that's when he was told that he had full blown AIDS...

    • @mattchandler9323
      @mattchandler9323 4 роки тому +2

      @Donovan Willett and @dave rowlands that is the movie version gentlemen. Here is a quick link for movie vs. actual happenings. I hope you both enjoy it. Be healthy and happy!! www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8483573/freddie-mercury-biopic-bohemian-rhapsody-right-wrong-fact-fiction-queen

  • @mancbiker17
    @mancbiker17 4 роки тому +69

    What I love most about this performance is, he has that moment where he has some fun spinning around with the cameraman, and at the very end when they have finished, he actually goes over and says something to the cameraman. He did that awesome performance and still remembered to go say a little piece to the guy....so cool.

    • @rosiebottom3870
      @rosiebottom3870 4 роки тому +5

      Probably said "hope you got my best side darling"

    • @dantreadwell7421
      @dantreadwell7421 4 роки тому +1

      @@rosiebottom3870 its Freddy, he doesnt have a bad side.

  • @lynnie6633
    @lynnie6633 4 роки тому +80

    Someone said that Freddie had his microphone in one hand, and the audience in the other. How true!!!!

    • @shahaffiq5860
      @shahaffiq5860 2 роки тому +1

      It's just a few comments above you.

  • @AndreasDivus1
    @AndreasDivus1 4 роки тому +50

    All of Freddie's theatrical movements during "Radio Gaga" are so perfect that you'd think he had choreographed them instead of them just being his natural stage presence off the top of his head.

    • @Skyfighter64
      @Skyfighter64 4 роки тому +6

      Actually, this performance was heavily rehearsed. Freddy wanted to use this chance to put Queen back on top, so rather than phoning it in like most of the acts before Queen did, doing maybe 2 or 3 of their hit songs over the 20 minute stage time, Freddy drilled his bandmates relentlessly in the week building up to this show, making sure they used every second to deliver one of the greatest performances in Rock history. Even the "off the cuff" looking stuff was actually designed to give the band a chance to make the tiny changes between songs.

    • @AndreasDivus1
      @AndreasDivus1 4 роки тому +1

      @@Skyfighter64 I'll be damned if it didn't work!

  • @michaelmann2463
    @michaelmann2463 5 років тому +185

    The thing I love about this. Is those tiny voice cracks that happen every now and again. He was suffering from a severe cold or something and was told by his doctor not to perform. So what you saw was Freddie Mercury sick. And it's still considered one of the greatest performances ever

    • @rosey3041
      @rosey3041 5 років тому +2

      He had laryngitis

    • @KornmanUNstoppable
      @KornmanUNstoppable 5 років тому +2

      @@rosey3041 is it possibly it was caused by early complications with his HIV infection?

    • @decodolly1535
      @decodolly1535 5 років тому +3

      @@KornmanUNstoppable It's possible he just had laryngitis.

    • @Poisonwc
      @Poisonwc 5 років тому +3

      And can you imagine what the performance would have been like, had he been 100%?!?

    • @lvthud
      @lvthud 5 років тому

      @@Poisonwc ua-cam.com/video/mmSbCgVBaMM/v-deo.html Here is the 100% version, best concert I have been to.

  • @teresaelswick8187
    @teresaelswick8187 5 років тому +57

    I remember watching this as it aired on TV..I couldn't take my eyes off them. And after their set ended everyone who came after them just didn't measure up to them... Freddie was incredible that day even though he was sick.
    God Bless the late great Freddie Mercury!!!

  • @BriPhi39
    @BriPhi39 3 роки тому +28

    The "Radio Gaga" section was the most INCREDIBLE moments of time I've EVER witnessed! I watched this live (on tv) when I was 13 and have still never gotten as many goosebumps over something in my life as in that few minutes!

  • @nancyhamilton2350
    @nancyhamilton2350 5 років тому +212

    Amazing. There will never be anyone like Freddie ever again. Queen is. awesome

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 років тому +4

      Yes Indeed 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🕺🏻

    • @sarahfoster6765
      @sarahfoster6765 5 років тому +2

      FatalPies Who?

    • @bbbfst
      @bbbfst 5 років тому +2

      @FatalPies LOL

    • @garciaentertainment1782
      @garciaentertainment1782 5 років тому

      Nancy I used to think that too until I heard Marc Martel sing 👌🏼👌🏼 close your eyes and listen to his voice you won’t be able to tell the difference

    • @harold21693
      @harold21693 5 років тому +2

      @FatalPies You are out of your fucking mind.

  • @Agent-Strawman
    @Agent-Strawman 4 роки тому +285

    When you max out Charisma and put all your skill points into Performance.

    • @gawainethefirst
      @gawainethefirst 4 роки тому +15

      And rolled a natural 20 on top of it.

    • @pflume1
      @pflume1 4 роки тому +5

      With bardic inspiration

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro 4 роки тому +4

      When you max out charisma and put all your skill points into performance you get Elvis.
      Just so that is said.

    • @mollyfrom5556
      @mollyfrom5556 3 роки тому +2

      @@OriginalPuro Freddie said that Elvis and John Lennon were his two musical performance idols.

    • @JamesBrown-ov7lm
      @JamesBrown-ov7lm 3 роки тому +1

      and singing

  • @pixietommy
    @pixietommy 5 років тому +68

    My brother was at Live Aid hes now in his 50s & still says was best day of his life seeing Freddie..What a Legend Amazing ❤❤

    • @julia393n
      @julia393n 4 роки тому

      seriously jealous here! I watched it on TV from my home in Australia.

    • @winterlongone
      @winterlongone 4 роки тому

      My brother was there with my cousins. I watched on TV. My brother and I saw Queen in 1982. Freddie was the best frontman I've ever seen. The other few that came close were Bruce Springsteen and Scott Weiland (yes, Scott).

    • @neuralmute
      @neuralmute 4 роки тому

      @@winterlongone Chris Cornell was definitely up there too! We lose all the best ones...

  • @jayl2331
    @jayl2331 3 роки тому +18

    I'm so glad we don't have 10,000 low quality cellphone videos of this concert. Everything about this is amazing.

  • @TvMacfly
    @TvMacfly 5 років тому +77

    Freddie mercury don t need auto tune, he 's auto tune !!!!

  • @luanstatham4652
    @luanstatham4652 4 роки тому +114

    Queen stole the show at this concert! None of the other groups put much into their performances. Freddy came out and showed them how it's done!

    • @Hollylivengood
      @Hollylivengood 3 роки тому +1

      While feeling a little wonky from aids! i just read about this, that he had AIDS before the Live Aid concert, he just never told anybody. So when he looks out of breath, and a bit worried, and then jumps into the next song, that's Freddy giving his all for his fans.

    • @beyourself2444
      @beyourself2444 3 роки тому

      I remember watching this as a kid in Trinidad. Queen was it... Radiogoogoo

    • @greyman6353
      @greyman6353 3 роки тому +1

      It was such a performance for the ages that nobody would remember how the other artists performed.

    • @simonalyneenderz3247
      @simonalyneenderz3247 3 роки тому +1

      Most of the other musicians were sniffing, smoking, or drinking too much. It showed!

    • @burrichgrrl57
      @burrichgrrl57 3 роки тому +1

      Uhm... there was U2's performance of Bad.

  • @Coolrockndad
    @Coolrockndad 5 років тому +183

    "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" which Freddy wrote to show his appreciation of Elvis and Elvis' music.

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal  5 років тому +5

      👍🏾

    • @bigmike2464
      @bigmike2464 5 років тому +15

      Freddie was a HUGE fan of Elvis

    • @jeffbarnes19fg76
      @jeffbarnes19fg76 5 років тому +3

      @@bigmike2464 ME TOO,,, VIVA LA ELVIS

    • @VKrulikoski
      @VKrulikoski 5 років тому +5

      I did not know that. Makes total sense now.

    • @montereyharris1277
      @montereyharris1277 5 років тому +2

      Coolrockndad Lol he did it in the bathtub and he came up with the words and got one of his friends to bring him a drum machine😂😂😂 I can see it now.... Freddie Mercury naked in the bathtub singing crazy Little thing called love on a drum machine😂

  • @klx400sr69
    @klx400sr69 3 роки тому +15

    when he sings “I thank you all”! I kept rewatching that part over and over. Something is very majestic when I look into his eyes right as he sings that part. That man was amazing.

    • @kristinholsapple2587
      @kristinholsapple2587 3 роки тому +1

      I am that person who finds a line in a song or maybe a little dance move ...and that is exactly the line I love in this ... the way he puts such emphasis on it .." I thank you all"

  • @kamishawe1890
    @kamishawe1890 5 років тому +55

    Insane... they’re singing... SINGING... with him... Never seen anything like it.

    • @TheKyrix82
      @TheKyrix82 4 роки тому +8

      They were big on interactivity. That was the entire point of 'we will rock you', a song the crowd could perform with them

  • @TheRonin2120
    @TheRonin2120 4 роки тому +158

    The only thing anyone remembers from Live Aid was this performance by Queen and maybe remember that Phil Collins performed on both stages...the UK and the USA. BUT mostly people just remember this performance where Freddie had control of the world.

    • @Lovetrain-io6kt
      @Lovetrain-io6kt 4 роки тому +1

      Remember when dio did too

    • @othercharr
      @othercharr 4 роки тому +14

      Was at the concert in Philly... even watching Queen on the monitors, Freddie had control of us! Clearly remember clapping in sync to Radio Ga Ga.

    • @shaitarn1869
      @shaitarn1869 4 роки тому +4

      @@othercharr I actually got into a disagreement with someone when I said that people in the US were clapping to radio Ga Ga, so thanks for confirming this!

    • @sujal.m.m
      @sujal.m.m 4 роки тому +2

      @@othercharr You Mean people in Philadelphia also Clapped and sing a long with Freddie Mercury, along Queen Performance.

    • @adamsgrad93
      @adamsgrad93 4 роки тому +2

      I remember watching this when it happened and I 100% agree. That's all I remember.

  • @markrobinson3764
    @markrobinson3764 4 роки тому +90

    I was so lucky to have actually been at this concert ..seeing queen was one of the highlights of my music catalogue of concerts

    • @romina2185
      @romina2185 4 роки тому +2

      that would be my biggest flex , but I was born years after Freddie's death ;-;

  • @Orion3741
    @Orion3741 6 місяців тому +1

    Lovely reaction. Thank you, Jamel. There simply will never be another Freddie Mercury. He was incredibly talented.

  • @appalachianqueen8369
    @appalachianqueen8369 5 років тому +50

    Never underestimate the power of the “Best” even when they are thought to be finished. Queen powered by a Mercury Rockstar.

  • @shannonwhite3721
    @shannonwhite3721 5 років тому +92

    There will never be another character like Freddy. So natural, so unfiltered. Awesome

    • @mellybeans7838
      @mellybeans7838 5 років тому +2

      Unfiltered is a great word explaining Freddie

  • @vn8897
    @vn8897 2 роки тому +12

    This is the best 20 minutes of my life. They definitely stole the show. They have amazing chemistry together. Freddie really knows how to work a Stadium, better yet, the planet. Freddie, Brian, John and Roger are Legendary. "QUEEN FOREVER"

  • @glennrobbins2372
    @glennrobbins2372 4 роки тому +52

    I remember watching this live as it happened and out of everyone that performed, Queen's was the best. No one could command a crowd like Freddie Mercury! He and his music is missed.

    • @rikk319
      @rikk319 4 роки тому +1

      He's gone, but his music is always with us.

  • @TheAngryMoth104
    @TheAngryMoth104 5 років тому +325

    "We had a noise complaint, from a woman in Belgium"

    • @Fee_V
      @Fee_V 4 роки тому +3

      The Hitcher 🤣😂

    • @kensyskye8965
      @kensyskye8965 4 роки тому +3

      The Hitcher 😂😂😂

    • @expatpiskie
      @expatpiskie 4 роки тому +6

      Mel Smith, someone else who died too young.

    • @Isildun9
      @Isildun9 4 роки тому +7

      Meh, to quote(I think) Jeremy Clarkson, Belgium is a country that only exists so that Britain and Germany have a place to settle their differences.

    • @Ironhandjohn
      @Ironhandjohn 4 роки тому

      @@Isildun9
      It was James May, not Jezza, but they were on the same show.

  • @robertgillman1128
    @robertgillman1128 4 роки тому +57

    June 5, 2020 still here. I remember watching Live Aid on MTV all day and night. This performance by Queen was the greatest 21 minuets in rock history. God save the Queen!!

  • @jeanniemiller3311
    @jeanniemiller3311 3 роки тому +27

    I love it when I find another music lover regardless of type of music. I appreciate your channel so much! I’m an old, white 69-year-old woman that gets what you’re saying! Peace and love little brother. ❤️🙏🏻