The Secrets Behind Freddie Mercury's Legendary Voice

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    00:00 Intro
    00:32 Title Card
    00:40 Range
    01:48 Performative
    02:39 Versatility
    03:59 Natural Voice
    04:22 Vibrato
    05:11 Grit
    05:35 Physiology
    06:05 Bohemian Rhapsody
    08:22 Conclusion

КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @highjim7778
    @highjim7778 5 років тому +6425

    1st greatest singer of all time: Freddie Mercury
    2nd greatest singer of all time: Drunk Freddie Mercury

  • @nick.3460
    @nick.3460 5 років тому +4513

    I hate how the word "legend" is thrown around in today's music scene. Freddie deserved the title 100%.

    • @user-hr8us5ot8y
      @user-hr8us5ot8y 5 років тому +11

      It isnt and i see it always

    • @itkojecockot
      @itkojecockot 5 років тому +127

      you can’t really take that stuff seriously these days...... after all, some people describe Kanye West as "genius" :D:D:D ikr

    • @gabrielherera1045
      @gabrielherera1045 5 років тому +35

      No freddie desved god name

    • @claroca7619
      @claroca7619 5 років тому +28

      itkojecockot But in the truth, Kanye is the opposite of Freddie: sh** level. Like rapper, singer and persona 😂

    • @TheRicokilla
      @TheRicokilla 5 років тому +29

      Freddie was the messiah

  • @fucktit5545
    @fucktit5545 5 років тому +2606

    I won’t be a rock star. I’ll be a legend
    - Freddie Mercury

    • @itsnotwhatyouthink
      @itsnotwhatyouthink 4 роки тому +22

      Me thinking whats inside freddie head: i'll be a science mystery

    • @TuesdayLoew
      @TuesdayLoew 4 роки тому +17

      And a Legend he is..💛👑

    • @warm_spot
      @warm_spot 4 роки тому +2

      I think it was Roger, he said he saw Freddie with his head down crying this quote

    • @grantbennett333
      @grantbennett333 4 роки тому +4

      @@TuesdayLoew
      *_Peerless..... Absolutely the very .very best. FREDDY Mercury Queen of hearts ❣️❤️"_*

    • @arkinalba9846
      @arkinalba9846 4 роки тому

      why is your name that

  • @darrylmata4025
    @darrylmata4025 4 роки тому +1995

    Damn he even smoked and drink and still kept his voice.

    • @Scott_LastNameRedacted
      @Scott_LastNameRedacted 4 роки тому +144

      Frank Sinatra smoked and drank most his whole life and kept his voice.

    • @Vinnyzzzz
      @Vinnyzzzz 4 роки тому +100

      Scott _____ but he didn’t had such a good voice as Freddie

    • @mousearmitageify
      @mousearmitageify 4 роки тому +107

      I smoke and drink a lot and used to sing a lot (and fairly well). I used to argue that smoking and drinking improved my vocals, which it did in the short term, but now my vocals are very damaged as a result. And while I don’t want to dis Freddie, he did often sing an octave lower when singing live

    • @weebunny
      @weebunny 4 роки тому +82

      Quite right, plus he only lived to be 45 - who knows what shape his voice would have been in at 60. No matter what, he deserves his reputation as a legend.

    • @mrobligatory.5234
      @mrobligatory.5234 4 роки тому +19

      I don’t see how drinking affects voice but smoking definitely would ruin your voice

  • @pootisbird4970
    @pootisbird4970 5 років тому +2507

    Freddie: *records himself 4 times but let’s his friends play along to the song*
    Freddie: I too, am extraordinarily humble

    • @tf4304
      @tf4304 4 роки тому +26

      This absolutely needs thousands of likes

    • @minstrelofMir
      @minstrelofMir 4 роки тому +16

      queen used upto 200 over dubs mate

    • @bink6778
      @bink6778 4 роки тому +8

      This might be the first time a UA-cam comment actually made me laugh out loud, well done lol

    • @grantbennett333
      @grantbennett333 4 роки тому +1

      Freddy Mercury aka Count Boystirious

    • @divisix024
      @divisix024 4 роки тому +5

      She’s a killer queen, gun powder, gelatine

  • @andrewm5471
    @andrewm5471 5 років тому +5028

    If I had a time machine I would go back in time and see a queen concert

    • @xochitlgonzalez4064
      @xochitlgonzalez4064 5 років тому +71

      Andaman Production TAKE ME WITH YOU 😭😭

    • @j.v.r.1981-
      @j.v.r.1981- 5 років тому +18

      Same! ✌🏻

    • @philmcgroin1661
      @philmcgroin1661 5 років тому +44

      Saw queens at the 3rd golden summer night in Germany in 1980

    • @user-te6lx8te7x
      @user-te6lx8te7x 5 років тому +86

      I will go for Queen and Beatles and will provide Freddie a condom or AIDS medicine

    • @heinijacobsen2144
      @heinijacobsen2144 5 років тому +6

      Andaman Production same

  • @nickhersheys2706
    @nickhersheys2706 4 роки тому +816

    Freddie could cough, sneeze and spit and it would always be in tune.

  • @drummerboy0620
    @drummerboy0620 3 роки тому +490

    Freddie’s voice was insane. It’s crazy how his voice was so thick, yet had a thin, cutting aspect to it all at the same time. His voice is so smooth but it has a growl under it. It’s like he can sing the same note in two different octaves simultaneously

    • @eatingtumbleweeds5967
      @eatingtumbleweeds5967 2 роки тому +10

      Hes able to use his False Vocal Cords. Apparently a study has been done lol I just looked it up.

    • @maritzajimenez6690
      @maritzajimenez6690 2 роки тому +20

      You're absolutely right. That's exactly what he did. Scientific studies in Germany determined that his voice had 37 different registers, which allowed him to sing like different people. That is very strange in a singer and it is one of his great differences with others.

    • @grave2395
      @grave2395 2 роки тому +2

      @@maritzajimenez6690 damnn.. didnt know this..thanks

    • @Bibiana862
      @Bibiana862 Рік тому +2

      that is called subharmonic,used false cords

    • @andrejz8954
      @andrejz8954 Рік тому

      @@maritzajimenez6690 Stop bullshitting. Nobody has more registers than 3-5. You obviously don't even know what a register is. He could adapt his colour very well and that was it.

  • @bash6555
    @bash6555 4 роки тому +1574

    I'm not a huge fan of queen, but no one can ever try denying the fact that his voice is the best male voice of all time

    • @JaneA544
      @JaneA544 4 роки тому +8

      Agreed

    • @Lakitu886
      @Lakitu886 4 роки тому +36

      I prefer MJs but thats because Im a fan. I just prefer his voice as its so incredibly unique

    • @jm-je4tl
      @jm-je4tl 4 роки тому +13

      Lol. You mean 'rock voice'.

    • @bananasaur5209
      @bananasaur5209 4 роки тому +15

      @William Mims I loved Steve Perry but only when he was with Journey. Queen songs are better imo. Steve didn't age well unfortunately

    • @zerplunk1916
      @zerplunk1916 4 роки тому +5

      You guys should probs search up Dimash first before saying that.

  • @zsuzsannabenke9966
    @zsuzsannabenke9966 5 років тому +1089

    "I dress to kill, but tastefully." - Freddie Mercury

    • @fifermcgee5971
      @fifermcgee5971 5 років тому +7

      Oh! Freddie, you had the pizzazz to carry it off. What a handsome man.

    • @karenmackay3497
      @karenmackay3497 5 років тому +4

      Zsuzsanna Benke He did too! Beautiful and desperately he did a damn good in those tight pants

  • @kenleyeverett9211
    @kenleyeverett9211 4 роки тому +319

    and he's not even classically trained. truly a gift. he is a different species

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому +1

      do you know about Dimash? try him sing SOS. or the show must go on.

    • @sxtright_anirudh7299
      @sxtright_anirudh7299 3 роки тому +9

      @@loveshoes9447 What does Dimash have to do with it?

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      @@sxtright_anirudh7299 check him. watch the master.

    • @sxtright_anirudh7299
      @sxtright_anirudh7299 3 роки тому +3

      @@loveshoes9447 I know him. He is indeed a good singer. He truly is a master of this generation.

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      @@sxtright_anirudh7299 very nice you know true art. 😍👍🤩

  • @likhatath4567
    @likhatath4567 4 роки тому +680

    In 70's and 80's there was no auto tune...
    He had the most beautiful voice of all times...

    • @eleanor3323
      @eleanor3323 4 роки тому +3

      Tath mitz Likha damn right

    • @frederikschulp
      @frederikschulp 4 роки тому +4

      You should listen to dio, something like holy diver, I think that comes very close

    • @wagglewiggle
      @wagglewiggle 4 роки тому

      Personally I think dio was better, I mean how many people could have replaced ozzy and not just replace him but be far far better than him even when performing songs that weren't written for his voice

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 4 роки тому +2

      @@wagglewiggle eh, I prefer to hear Ozzy when I listen to something like Warpigs or Children of The Grave. He's a lot more haunting. Dio an amazing singer is very much on the heroic side of things most of the time like dudes slaying dragons and whatnot.

    • @DTheAustralian
      @DTheAustralian 4 роки тому

      Comic Sans
      Question: of it, or just when it’s incredibly noticeable?

  • @melaniegonzalez8316
    @melaniegonzalez8316 5 років тому +1999

    King of Pop: Micheal Jackson
    King of Rock: Elvis Presley
    Legend of the Musical Industry: Freddie Mercury

    • @JCapria
      @JCapria 5 років тому +162

      The king of Rock is actually Chuck Berry, but he was black so they would never crown him back then.

    • @ivanrivera3293
      @ivanrivera3293 5 років тому +128

      Actually Elvis is the king of Rock and Roll, not Rock.

    • @thomasm195
      @thomasm195 5 років тому +17

      Don't forget, Bruce Springsteen is The BOSS

    • @The3Stooges
      @The3Stooges 5 років тому +49

      @@JCapria Chuck Berry was the true King of Rock, TRUTH! Elvis was overrated and didn't write any of his songs or music... he sent teen girls into heat, that was what sold him...

    • @MarleyCedrone
      @MarleyCedrone 5 років тому +66

      freddie is the queen of rock

  • @andrewhauser4239
    @andrewhauser4239 5 років тому +990

    A man with amazing range, amazing tone, and absolutely no fear.

    • @kiraaisling9603
      @kiraaisling9603 4 роки тому +10

      Andrew Hauser everyone has fear even him if you don’t have fear you’re not human. (No hate)

    • @grantbennett333
      @grantbennett333 4 роки тому +1

      Aplomb

    • @Jonas-xl4wg
      @Jonas-xl4wg 4 роки тому +7

      Kira Aisling he means no fear about using his voice in all tones

    • @iibartoptic6865
      @iibartoptic6865 4 роки тому +3

      Freddie: *YOUR BLOODY RIGHT I AM*

  • @TheSubwaysurfer
    @TheSubwaysurfer 4 роки тому +330

    the band never gets credit for how vocally talented they were
    The first time I heard Bohemian i thought it eas an operetic choir

    • @bink6778
      @bink6778 4 роки тому +28

      Elgin Subwaysurfer Bolling Roger Taylor has an amazing voice but not many people know that just because he was in a band with Freddie freaking Mercury.
      I love Brian’s voice too, he had a bit of a John Paul McCartney vibe going on. His solo songs are like honey for my soul.

    • @anandhua.b4589
      @anandhua.b4589 4 роки тому +1

      a night at the *opera*

    • @thebeatlesandqueen8817
      @thebeatlesandqueen8817 3 роки тому

      Freddie Mercury ❤️

    • @destinixshakur
      @destinixshakur Рік тому

      Me too I thought it was a church choir type lol

  • @rainer1980
    @rainer1980 5 років тому +955

    Vocally, Freddy Mercury was to vocals what Jimi Hendrix was to guitars. Arguably, nobody will probably ever be able to match the versatility of his vocal range.

    • @johnathanwhite8157
      @johnathanwhite8157 4 роки тому +27

      Scholastic Vibrations well plenty of people have a larger range but not nearly as comfortable and easy a range

    • @minstrelofMir
      @minstrelofMir 4 роки тому +2

      steve perry v freddie ua-cam.com/video/Lw5ipwJjkGs/v-deo.html

    • @LaughingStock_
      @LaughingStock_ 4 роки тому +9

      Tim Buckley, Barbra Streisand - there's two considerably above Freddie. I'm a fan, but don't let the great songs, charisma and showmanship cloud the fact that Freddie was a bloody good singer - but not "great".

    • @JaneA544
      @JaneA544 4 роки тому +27

      @@LaughingStock_ wrong he was great

    • @zoomynumie7344
      @zoomynumie7344 4 роки тому +1

      Brednon Urie ?

  • @edgarpewds5420
    @edgarpewds5420 5 років тому +2663

    No Autotune just pure talent.

    • @neferkaitchorkick
      @neferkaitchorkick 5 років тому +70

      There was no autotune in his time.

    • @neferkaitchorkick
      @neferkaitchorkick 5 років тому +16

      Lil Charme That's why it is. 😂😅😅

    • @teejaypr
      @teejaypr 5 років тому +25

      Edgar Pewds my friend told me the other day that all of queen’s songs were autotuned just to get me pissed off😂😂 because I hate new music with all the autotune and he loves modern music and I love queen obviously

    • @mashurabed1169
      @mashurabed1169 5 років тому +11

      That’s the total opposite from today’s singers

    • @frankster6259
      @frankster6259 5 років тому +9

      Future has left the chat...

  • @tahsinsabah833
    @tahsinsabah833 5 років тому +4112

    Bloody hell I just realised that every queen song is my favourite song

    • @blackoutsolidguy6219
      @blackoutsolidguy6219 5 років тому +50

      Same, I'm shocked

    • @anniedrews4849
      @anniedrews4849 5 років тому +16

      Truth!

    • @bongodave13
      @bongodave13 5 років тому +19

      I can't say that, but no one can sing like Freddy did.

    • @HH-qs9zf
      @HH-qs9zf 5 років тому +20

      We forget how amazing he was... Shame music today never followed.

    • @stephanieportillo91
      @stephanieportillo91 5 років тому +15

      Tahsin Sabah I didn’t even know that Queen sang all the songs that I hear in big movies. Its mind blowing

  • @nvvam7597
    @nvvam7597 5 років тому +427

    On a technical level he is an incredible singer, a vocal virtuoso.. What made him so powerful was the phrasing of each word he sang. He effortlessly glided from one emotion to the next quickly. He literally felt the words. His timing was impeccable . He was passionate about what he was singing and wanted the audience to take the journey with him..

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      watch Dimash SOS. and the show must go on.

    • @maritzajimenez6690
      @maritzajimenez6690 2 роки тому +1

      That's call ART. It's not the same to be a singer (or a musician)than to be an artist. Freddie was an artist.

  • @chloemaria5785
    @chloemaria5785 4 роки тому +54

    It wasn’t just his voice, it was the awesome presence. He owned it.

  • @kubrick5073
    @kubrick5073 5 років тому +802

    My father is a rock singer. has been for 40 years. He thinks Freddie Mercury is the best singer of all time, even thought he isn't his favorite singer.

  • @jacobfike3697
    @jacobfike3697 6 років тому +149

    When you're such an amazing singer scientists study you

  • @dodgeututaonga5024
    @dodgeututaonga5024 3 роки тому +33

    Bryan: Guitar
    John: Bass
    Roger: Drums
    Freddie: “I play the crowd darling”.

  • @bambutt
    @bambutt 5 років тому +299

    I find the "autotune" comments funny---I saw him live 4 times and just amazing---his vocals were beyond anything in today's "music"--and Brian, Roger and John made NO musical mistakes live. Look at any live performance--from the beginning in the '70's--all 4 pure magic!!

    • @whiskey1mantis357
      @whiskey1mantis357 3 роки тому +6

      I agree. I'm a vocalist and have a bit of training. I've seen two live acts that never made a mistake, Queen and RUSH.

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      why not watch Dimash SOS. and the show must go on.

    • @zewaisnel6130
      @zewaisnel6130 3 роки тому +4

      Frances Warren the best part is autotune literally didn't exist until after freddie died 😂

    • @roverwaters3875
      @roverwaters3875 2 роки тому

      Brian could go lower than Freddie, that is why some Brian May songs are sang by Brian himself

    • @maritzajimenez6690
      @maritzajimenez6690 2 роки тому

      @@roverwaters3875 There's no comparison between them. Brian is a sweet little voice. Besides, Freddie didin't like much Brian's songs

  • @Willam_J
    @Willam_J 6 років тому +671

    True story: When Queen started making real money, Freddy’s manager suggested that he take some of that money and get his teeth straightened. Freddy refused, because he was afraid that it might affect his voice.

    • @RokieYTGaming
      @RokieYTGaming 5 років тому +10

      William J. what!? fo real?

    • @RepublicTX
      @RepublicTX 5 років тому +123

      For real. He had 4 extra molars, and he thought that having them removed to make room for the other teeth would have changed the resonance of his voice. It's very possible it would have done.

    • @c.conrad5751
      @c.conrad5751 5 років тому +68

      Yes, it would have -- read somewhere a while back that several specialists confirmed that. Same reason Barbra Streisand never had her nose done.

    • @SuV33358
      @SuV33358 5 років тому +46

      His teeth are part of what makes him Freddy.....he looks great as is.........er, was 😖

    • @bongodave13
      @bongodave13 5 років тому +14

      I heard that Billy Joel refused to get his nose fixed (he broke it sometime earlier) for the same reason.

  • @winterlongone
    @winterlongone 5 років тому +491

    Opera singers are my benchmark. If Montserrat Caballé said Freddy's coloring and nuance was impressive - that's good enough to tell me he was the best rock singer ever.

    • @monicacruz2896
      @monicacruz2896 4 роки тому +2

      The best of all time

    • @LaughingStock_
      @LaughingStock_ 4 роки тому

      Sorry, that was Montserrat playing politics. Freddie was NOT a great singer. He was good at making the best of the limited range he had, and compensated by being a charismatic showman. That does not equate to being a great vocalist.

    • @FREDDIEROCKSS
      @FREDDIEROCKSS 4 роки тому +3

      @@LaughingStock_ Better get your ears cleaned out, buddy! But, you're right, Freddie was not a great singer, he WAS THE BEST to ever have graced the Earth!!!!!! That's all.....

  • @Mr.Deleterious
    @Mr.Deleterious 4 роки тому +102

    Freddy Mercury didn't just have the greatest voice in "rock" history, that man had the greatest voice ever gifted to any human being in the history of mankind. Fortunately for we the fans, he knew exactly what to do with it. He was a fkng God on stage. His performances were absolutely legendary and his band did just as well.

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому +1

      why not watch Dimash SOS. and the show must go on.

    • @saumyakraj1462
      @saumyakraj1462 2 роки тому

      @@loveshoes9447 what do you want man? I see the same reply on every comment!

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 2 роки тому

      @@saumyakraj1462 so did you watch Dimash SOS?

    • @saumyakraj1462
      @saumyakraj1462 2 роки тому

      @@loveshoes9447 just did, he has an excellent voice, though i obviously didn't understand a word 🙃

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 2 роки тому

      @@saumyakraj1462 nice you did. when he sings lyrics isnt important cus you will feel it + hes stage precence is unmatched and hes made so much great performances and will surprise you in each song you watch. he can sing in 12 languages play a few instruments and take notes that isnt even on the piano.

  • @asmshariarchowdhury6535
    @asmshariarchowdhury6535 5 років тому +206

    Best looks, best voice, best music, freddie mercury was the whole package. No one can be compared to him.

  • @imanthonyjames
    @imanthonyjames 6 років тому +472

    The dude sang with heart and balls. When he sang he was theatrical and left it all out on stage. Legendary.

    • @TheLucas0828
      @TheLucas0828 6 років тому +8

      sadly his heart and balls were in(to) other guys...

    • @bobthabuilda1525
      @bobthabuilda1525 5 років тому +17

      I don't understand how that's sad.

    • @michaelwest8536
      @michaelwest8536 5 років тому +8

      So they were. It was part of who he was as an individual. "Sadly?" Was he asking to sleep with you? Fuck you, you bigoted piece of shit.

    • @caramel7050
      @caramel7050 5 років тому +1

      TheLucas0828
      and that is sad...how? why do people make such big deals about sexualities????

  • @gh103
    @gh103 5 років тому +389

    Totally agree, he was a one off, a genius. I was lucky enough to see him live three times.

    • @jasminagrmy3800
      @jasminagrmy3800 4 роки тому +16

      You have Freddie seen 3 times 😍
      Where ?
      You've to be lucky 🙏👍😀

    • @gh103
      @gh103 4 роки тому +21

      Yasmina Grmy I saw them twice at Edinburgh Ingliston in 1982 and Wembley 1986 👍

    • @jasminagrmy3800
      @jasminagrmy3800 4 роки тому +3

      @@gh103 although in Wembley? Woow 🙏👍👍 Have you got pics from the Concerts?

    • @jordanwright554
      @jordanwright554 4 роки тому +4

      @@jasminagrmy3800 it was in the 80s mate.

    • @lukehamburger3659
      @lukehamburger3659 4 роки тому +3

      Jordan Wright do u think cameras didn’t exist in the 80s mate?

  • @edgaralonzo8111
    @edgaralonzo8111 4 роки тому +225

    We don't need science to prove it. We just know.

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому +4

      do you know about Dimash? try him sing SOS. or the show must go on.

    • @TheB0sss
      @TheB0sss 2 роки тому

      I agree, but it's still nice how it definitely confirms it lol

  • @wisdommilk4396
    @wisdommilk4396 4 роки тому +257

    Every other rockstar: Am I a joke to you?!
    Freddie Mercury: Yes darling!
    Edit:Thanks for the likes guys!

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 6 років тому +2794

    He sang "The Show Must Go On" on a single take and he did this at the time his health is really worst,it was even said that he could hardly talk after leaving the studio and left his bandmates speechless as they felt the message of the lyrics. That song is one of his best...a swan song for one of the legendary greats.

    • @maxeh9879
      @maxeh9879 6 років тому +4

      kirby march Barcena Pink Floyd?

    • @MrJdsenior
      @MrJdsenior 6 років тому +44

      Kirby Barcena....Just went and found the vid...makes it more poignant when you know what was going on with his health at the time. He was still obviously putting tons of energy into the work. Link for any (lazy?) one interested ;-):
      ua-cam.com/video/t99KH0TR-J4/v-deo.html

    • @imbatmanbitchh
      @imbatmanbitchh 6 років тому

      Yeah I thought Pink Floyd too

    • @DrRhyhm
      @DrRhyhm 6 років тому +15

      Actually he didn't it's an urban legend.

    • @metalinyourhead3604
      @metalinyourhead3604 6 років тому +12

      kirby march Barcena I think you can all most here him give every last bit of effort he could in the final lyric. Almost as if it was his last words before he was about to die.

  • @Willam_J
    @Willam_J 6 років тому +193

    His voice was absolutely amazing, but his popularity was also due to his ability to entertain an audience. When you paid to see Queen play, you saw a man giving everything he had, at every show. He never held back and he sang every song with the power and enthusiasm it deserved.

    • @phant0m739
      @phant0m739 5 років тому +7

      His voice and his personality is why we can never get a performer like him ever again.

    • @josephhandy8002
      @josephhandy8002 5 років тому +3

      Amen

    • @probathroomsingeryx
      @probathroomsingeryx 5 років тому +4

      It's tragic that people from my generation onwards will never get to watch this man perform :(

  • @santibanks
    @santibanks 4 роки тому +29

    Probably already mentioned in the comments here, but two things that make Freddie stand out even more. On the topic of his vibrato, the point with Freddie was not that he could have a faster vibrato than most singers, the truly scary part is that Freddie can overdub him self multiple times and have all his vibrato's line up exactly. Bohemian Rhapsody is the best example of that. All these overdubs are spot on and that's truly remarkable.
    And checking the back catalog of Queen sure makes one appreciate his voice, but to really appreciate it, just watch Queens live performances.

  • @asteroid_field
    @asteroid_field 4 роки тому +91

    It’s been 28 years now. Almost 3 decades without his amazing voice. Thank you Freddie.

  • @rockerseven
    @rockerseven 5 років тому +694

    Fun fact: Even though he had a massive overbite, Freddie refused to get his teeth fixed out of fear that it would mess with his voice.

    • @roxannemoser
      @roxannemoser 5 років тому +45

      That massive over bite came from 4 extra molars in his upper teeth.

    • @d.rabbitwhite
      @d.rabbitwhite 5 років тому +5

      I though it canines...@@roxannemoser; no?

    • @simondavis6620
      @simondavis6620 5 років тому +19

      rockerseven Great for singing (apparently) but I imagine terrible for giving a good Bj. 😂

    • @laurakolberg7923
      @laurakolberg7923 5 років тому +29

      I think it makes him all the more endearing....love and miss him

    • @oliviakomala3753
      @oliviakomala3753 5 років тому +10

      @@laurakolberg7923 agree.. I love his teeth 😍

  • @lovallcreature
    @lovallcreature 5 років тому +85

    Born with nothing died with unbound legacy. He is real Mercury. Miss you.

  • @vn8897
    @vn8897 4 роки тому +38

    He was the most extraordinary showman. Flamboyant and seemingly fearless, Freddie projected an extraordinary public persona.

  • @helenmclean1413
    @helenmclean1413 3 роки тому +16

    Thank you for that.
    My mum saw Queen in 1986 at Wembley and, to this day, speaks of the experience and how amazing Freddie was.

  • @emiliobankier1169
    @emiliobankier1169 5 років тому +1023

    I won't be a rockstar, I'll be a legend.
    - Freddie Mercury

    • @SonofSethoitae
      @SonofSethoitae 5 років тому +18

      @Graham Herbert Get fucked, Nazi

    • @steffigavin9152
      @steffigavin9152 5 років тому +6

      You're revolting. Go away.

    • @snork44
      @snork44 5 років тому +18

      Graham Herbert , hmm, you seem to know a lot about it , is there something you need to tell us about your sexual orientation?

    • @sub-nautical_chill4379
      @sub-nautical_chill4379 5 років тому +11

      Graham Herbert
      How ‘bout you fuck right off mate

    • @juliajulia8055
      @juliajulia8055 5 років тому

      Mee tooo

  • @drainingbros2415
    @drainingbros2415 5 років тому +3782

    Who else thinks Freddie Mercury is the greatest singer of all time

    • @xUnimportantx3
      @xUnimportantx3 5 років тому +8

      well one of the worlds gratest bcs my opinion is that Christina Grimmie and harry styles also seem to have amazing voices and styles (lol)

    • @unnamed_sarge4151
      @unnamed_sarge4151 5 років тому +36

      xUnimportant x3 well Freddie made an impact bigger than them both that’s why he’s a legend

    • @williescott1674
      @williescott1674 5 років тому +16

      He was definitely one of them!

    • @palonazo
      @palonazo 5 років тому +18

      Well, he's up there. He has one of the most attractive voices to listen to, that's for sure.

    • @halahrosa5630
      @halahrosa5630 5 років тому +71

      xUnimportant x3 are you seriously putting harry style in the same category as Freddie? Please go back to your 2 year old boy bands smh

  • @KurtRusselPH
    @KurtRusselPH 4 роки тому +337

    "Nobody's ever gonna remember me when I'm dead anyway.."
    -Freddie Mercury
    (well, you're wrong Freddie, up to now so many remembers and loves you)

    • @grantbennett333
      @grantbennett333 4 роки тому +3

      No body raps like Freddy Mercury Queen of hearts ❣️
      Freddy Mercury Queen of hearts ❣️ n Occasionally soul's
      FredsgotWiNG 🦅
      Lady Z m.ua-cam.com/video/EJo6YoAMeF0/v-deo.html
      🎥 Freddie Mercury Exercises In Free Love - UA-cam
      Chk out Freddy's falsetto soprano opera range master b laster
      Exercises in free love
      Elena Telesco
      .... *_FredsGotVVingz🦅_*
      @_balloon_
      They.killed Freddy Mercury Queen. By..AZT aids treatment..it's a known poison ...Magic Johnson didn't take AZT Refused the aids treatment. He's alright... Freddie's DEATH was a satanic sacrifice...Ppl.can easily research Keymo and AZT .. *VIRUSES ARE EXOSOMES, says Professor James Hildreth*
      They are running the fake Corona Covid19 hoax SCAMdemic now ..
      VIRUSES ARE not what they say.. the inversion perversion Grand Deception...They took.away the finest :: Peerless individual:.:: Freddy Mercury Queen of hearts ❣️❤️...They didn't lie about something's...they lied about everything important and even lied about the lies...
      _Flat earth truth and NASA fake moon landing hoax Showgramming us ppl by Talmud vision by jwzNews proper propergander via main stream media prestigious presstistutes hyperbola lies in plain sight seeing is beWieving 🕸️_

    • @patrickwalden4993
      @patrickwalden4993 4 роки тому +3

      Grant Bennett333 huh- what-

    • @velocitypeasant5832
      @velocitypeasant5832 4 роки тому +3

      @@patrickwalden4993 I'm pretty sure it's either a failed ARG or just someone mentally disabled. If you look at their other comments on this channel and their channel description, it's absolute nonsense. Before anyone says anything about them being foreign, they're saying way too much for me to think they're not speaking in a language they aren't at least comfortable with.

    • @patrickwalden4993
      @patrickwalden4993 4 роки тому

      Velocity Peasant Makes sense.

    • @grantbennett333
      @grantbennett333 4 роки тому

      @@patrickwalden4993
      Don't get Vaxxed

  • @patriciabilinkas3911
    @patriciabilinkas3911 4 роки тому +67

    When Freddie harmonizes with himself on a song, his voice is absolutely over the top amazing.❤️👨🏻

  • @FCPWHAT
    @FCPWHAT 6 років тому +1305

    I met Freddie in late ‘83 at shepperton studios, London whilst filming the music promo for Radio Ga Ga.. he is down to earth, kind hearted and a real gent. Freddie, I’ll miss you .. RIP.

    • @Usuerusers81
      @Usuerusers81 6 років тому +6

      FC WHAT you wish!

    • @Chlobet
      @Chlobet 6 років тому +37

      Were you in the crowd doing the hand clapping? I remember the fan club asking fans to go to London to be in the video, I was only 14 and still in school but reeeally wanted to be there. Kinda wish I'd bunked off school now!!

    • @termonic2542
      @termonic2542 5 років тому +77

      closinginonclosure what the fuck is your problem

    • @closinginonclosure
      @closinginonclosure 5 років тому +4

      Termonic Aww you poor thing. Are you so sensitive that you let words hurt your delicate little feelings.

    • @targetbuddy5
      @targetbuddy5 5 років тому +61

      Mostly I'm just wondering why you're so mad and edgy. Did someone accidentally rip your Che Guevara shirt?

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 6 років тому +3742

    I saw Queen in 1985 during The Works tour and Freddie was a seamless performer. I can't think of any other front man like him. He was awesome right up to the last song. Possibly the only other to do this is David Bowie. If Bowie is the Starman Freddie is the Galaxy that has many thousands of stars within. Musicsally Freddie is a supernova, explosive, colourful and wonderful.

    • @gabryk
      @gabryk 6 років тому +59

      I envy you so much...

    • @goku295
      @goku295 6 років тому +29

      Lucky you! Treasure that memories ;)

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 6 років тому +3

      marc bolan

    • @kylercoleman4591
      @kylercoleman4591 6 років тому +47

      It’s why they call him Mr. Fahrenheit 😉

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 6 років тому +6

      wow. that is A NAME ! Says it all

  • @finnfan33
    @finnfan33 2 роки тому +9

    I literally think of Queen Freddie every. Damned. Day. He gave us everything. Miss you, Freddie.

  • @traceycrouch5532
    @traceycrouch5532 Рік тому +10

    Freddie was the bomb. His stage and vocal performances were like no other. He deserves all the love of his family and we his fans. All the members of Queen deserve to be admired

  • @mr.beanofficial3688
    @mr.beanofficial3688 6 років тому +1706

    And he did it without autotune. Freddie is totally legend

    • @ole9421
      @ole9421 6 років тому +31

      No, but I believe many artist used variable speed recorders back in the day to subtly manipulate pitch.

    • @philrod1
      @philrod1 6 років тому +129

      There isn't an auto-tune out there that can sing as well as Freddie.

    • @johnnyholiday5377
      @johnnyholiday5377 6 років тому +5

      ole9421 yeah but they are all very noticeable!. Like metal band Motley Crue's first album.

    • @caseywalker1714
      @caseywalker1714 6 років тому

      Mr. Bean Official What exactly is autotune and what does it do?

    • @ainmon5875
      @ainmon5875 6 років тому +24

      It just raises and lowers pitches that are off. If the pitch is too far off the voice will sound almost like a robot which is why a lot of rappers sound the way they do.

  • @d1p70
    @d1p70 6 років тому +839

    LOL. To this day I meet people who swear "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is by Elvis! That's how versatile his voice was..

    • @ruthhouston9860
      @ruthhouston9860 5 років тому +39

      d1p70 lol just recently i’m realizing it was Queen and not Elvis.

    • @heatherdee9667
      @heatherdee9667 5 років тому +30

      Exactly! For the longest time I thought Crazy Little Thing Called Love was a bop from the 50's

    • @herewegokids7
      @herewegokids7 5 років тому +4

      Ive ALWAYS thought it was George Michael until today

    • @kinginexile6900
      @kinginexile6900 5 років тому +22

      My gf and I watched the bohemian rhapsody and she taught crazy little thing called love was Elvis original song, I told my gf you are crazy that’s Queen thats how good and versatile they are long live Freddie Mercury.

    • @mamamishy1182
      @mamamishy1182 5 років тому +4

      I did too and I was MIND BLOWN.

  • @rejanechagas7847
    @rejanechagas7847 2 роки тому +14

    Best singer in the world! The most beautiful voice I've ever heard! He could sing anything, any rhythm, in whatever key he wanted. And he managed to execute them all perfectly well! A genius! There will never be another Freddie like it! Freddie Mercury is irreplaceable! 🎸🎹🎺🥁👑👑👑

  • @treefrog401
    @treefrog401 5 років тому +179

    Dont forget about Rodgers voice though he has a pretty impressive range as well

    • @teekanyel5656
      @teekanyel5656 4 роки тому +2

      Who's Rodger?

    • @loganmclarry
      @loganmclarry 4 роки тому +14

      @@teekanyel5656 Roger Taylor, the drummer

    • @teekanyel5656
      @teekanyel5656 4 роки тому +7

      @@loganmclarry Roger, not Rodger.

    • @loganmclarry
      @loganmclarry 4 роки тому +1

      @@teekanyel5656 Were you correcting me or yourself?

    • @teekanyel5656
      @teekanyel5656 4 роки тому +1

      @@loganmclarry you. I'm the first comment 😂

  • @BRUH10155
    @BRUH10155 6 років тому +662

    The secret? He's Freddie God Damn Mercury.

    • @emofaq_
      @emofaq_ 5 років тому +15

      Parker Anderson ITS FREDDIE YOU IDGET

    • @canadiancrafter5100
      @canadiancrafter5100 5 років тому +3

      nah hes bulsara baby

    • @margaritapivarauskaite6711
      @margaritapivarauskaite6711 5 років тому

      Tai ne paslaptis, o nuostabus balsas, kuris lydės visus suvokiančius muziką, gerą vokalą ir atsidavimą žmonėms. FREEDY - nuostabu, niekas JO nepakeis

    • @user-iq1wj3ns7s
      @user-iq1wj3ns7s 5 років тому

      Freidiee mercuri

    • @VictorMatthieu
      @VictorMatthieu 5 років тому +1

      Who's Freddy Mercury?

  • @matthewiles5714
    @matthewiles5714 6 років тому +485

    I've not met a single person who doesn't like Queen. They were and still are the greatest rock group ever in the history of the world. I never got to see them in concert and I regret it.

    • @ZeruWilde
      @ZeruWilde 5 років тому +22

      I've met someone who doesn't like them but they're an idiot

    • @EgeCagan95
      @EgeCagan95 5 років тому +6

      Sid vicious doesn't like it lol

    • @HotelPapa100
      @HotelPapa100 5 років тому +24

      When I mentioned /en passant/ to my daughter that I'd seen Queen live in 1976 I earned her neverending envy.
      Being an old fart today comes with its perks...

    • @josephancion2190
      @josephancion2190 5 років тому +2

      A pal of mine that believes that only songs between 1960 and 1979 can be good doesn't like them because they weren't politically engaged.

    • @diana-cy4kj
      @diana-cy4kj 5 років тому

      HotelPapa100 LOL

  • @METTI1986LA
    @METTI1986LA 4 роки тому +29

    versatility, range, style, musicality he had everything

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому +1

      do you know about Dimash? hear him sing SOS. or the show must go on.

  • @-marino2782
    @-marino2782 5 років тому +54

    There will never be another Freddie Mercury. He will always be the best

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      do you know about Dimash? hear him sing SOS. or the show must go on.

  • @imicca
    @imicca 6 років тому +7763

    I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.
    I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

    • @palmer7798
      @palmer7798 6 років тому +48

      imicca I see what you did there

    • @fixedimage.
      @fixedimage. 6 років тому +30

      look up the struts the frontman Luke spiller sounds just like Freddie

    • @user-jk1lb5cg1z
      @user-jk1lb5cg1z 6 років тому +20

      fixed Image I concur. He has a very similar operatic sound, it's super impressive

    • @coldcoffeebear7459
      @coldcoffeebear7459 6 років тому +82

      Kanye has no talent.Next.

    • @user-jk1lb5cg1z
      @user-jk1lb5cg1z 6 років тому +5

      tom henderson ok

  • @432tosilenceensemble8
    @432tosilenceensemble8 6 років тому +507

    Here's the thing about Freddie. The man had some serious pipes. He had a 4 octave range and he excelled in any octave. He wrote brilliant songs. And his stage presence was only matched by Adolf Hitler. Seriously, watch them play Radio Gaga at Live Aid and then watch a video of the Nuremburg rallies. We had better thank our lucky stars Freddie didn't go into politics or he would have taken over the world. But Queen as a whole had a brilliant dynamic. It wasn't just the Freddie Mercury backup band. They all made huge creative contributions to what made Queen what it is. Yes, Freddie wrore Somebody to Love, Killer Queen, and Bohemian Rhapsody, but Brian May wrote We Will Rock You, Save Me, and Fat Bottom Girls, John Deacon wrote I Want to Break Free, Another One Bites the Dust, and You're my Best Friend, and Roger Taylor wrote Radio Gaga and It's a Kind of Magic. Other bands like Nirvana for instance were not like that. Nirvana was basically just the Kurt Cobain backup band. Queen was this perfect storm of legendary talent, and Freddie was the face of it all, the delicious cherry on top of an already delicious sundae. He was the ambassador that allowed the amazing talent of combo that was Queen to be brought into our lives. He was the prism that focused the lazer beams from the brains of Roger, Brian, and John, and amplified them until they were powerful enough to blow our minds out through our ear holes. Yes, he was the most incredible front man who ever lived, hands down.

    • @rayquigley5696
      @rayquigley5696 6 років тому +20

      Mr. Palyre also funny thing is with almost all their songs, they were done by one person (or at least they didn't work with Freddie) because they hated each others music styles in a way. Freddie said he only worked with May on one song and that was out of necessity. It's amazing they were all that great.

    • @inappropriatebible
      @inappropriatebible 6 років тому +4

      Mr. Palyre
      Well written!

    • @Karto86
      @Karto86 6 років тому +5

      Holy cow, do you write articles, can I read them somewhere?

    • @chopsuey--
      @chopsuey-- 6 років тому +23

      Freddie Mercury and Adolf Hitler? That's a first. XD

    • @jmichaelbell5434
      @jmichaelbell5434 6 років тому +3

      All glory and honour are yours, almighty Mr. Palyre!

  • @allangreen3055
    @allangreen3055 4 роки тому +55

    He is the most gifted singer I have EVER heard. He is absolutely amazingly gifted. One of the best EVER ALIVE!!! Allan

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      why not watch Dimash SOS. and the show must go on.

  • @elcavilldo3146
    @elcavilldo3146 3 роки тому +10

    In my opinion Queen II is one of the most complex pop/rock albums ever made. Bohemian Rhapsody is a condensed, polished conclusion of every musical experiment they made on Queen II.

  • @inescadete780
    @inescadete780 5 років тому +221

    His voice is so beautiful, it has no words to describe

  • @personinapurplebackground7410
    @personinapurplebackground7410 5 років тому +416

    He isn't a normal musician he isn't good musician he is the champion
    Of the world

    • @popon4333
      @popon4333 5 років тому +12

      Marcia Mendes You could say he is the queen

    • @thomremo3978
      @thomremo3978 5 років тому +1

      Lol I subbed to your channel because of the name

    • @phoebegrace4243
      @phoebegrace4243 5 років тому

      person in a purple background WEEEE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

    • @Infinity9_
      @Infinity9_ 5 років тому

      Yet Yet WONDERFUL DARLINGS

  • @rosiehagglund6820
    @rosiehagglund6820 2 роки тому +8

    his voice is so wonderful

  • @radioactivetoad3765
    @radioactivetoad3765 4 роки тому +17

    and Freddie can do all that while playing killer piano tunes

  • @safeguardsafeguard3297
    @safeguardsafeguard3297 5 років тому +90

    crystal clear voice at low or high notes. i can understand every word he sings

    • @Yui714
      @Yui714 5 років тому +10

      Ya it's his clear voice and tones within that range that won me. It's not a big deal to have a vocal range like that, but it is a big deal to sound good with a vocal range like that. When you can sing high notes with such clarity. At no point in the Queen songs I'm familiar with does his voice sound like it has any strain or any effort in it at all (singing that well and having it seem effortless is amazing!).

    • @eyeris4050
      @eyeris4050 4 роки тому +4

      *another one bites the dust plays angrily in the background*

  • @terrydigenti8756
    @terrydigenti8756 5 років тому +249

    I'm truly mesmerized by Freddie. He was really handsome, talented and sexy as hell. Lol

    • @goosechickinpox7538
      @goosechickinpox7538 5 років тому +7

      adamz0037 y a ti que te valga verga lo que otro hombre hace con su vida privada, metiche etas en el closet vdd?

    • @dadyos
      @dadyos 5 років тому +7

      Well that’s kind of GAY. no I’m just kidding I just wanted to point out that u went two routes, the respectful word “handsome”, then u talked about what we should be talking about HIS TALENT, then you decided to say another thing about his appearance and say he was sexy as hell, different than handsome. Weird huh.

    • @fifermcgee5971
      @fifermcgee5971 5 років тому +2

      Here, here I'll second your comment.

    • @jancason8011
      @jancason8011 4 роки тому

      @@cooIguy Freddie was well aware that his buck teeth would improve his appearance [although i think he was sleek, handsome, and what buck teeth? He would have looked gorgeous with no teeth. The reason he would not get them 'fixed' was he was scared they would harm his legendary
      voice range, so chose to leave as is. Unreal man -sexy as hell. [I am a female, and he still looks hot as hell to me ! What a loss - that voice. What a loss - that beautiful man.] Where ever he is now, I hope he is still singing.

    • @cooIguy
      @cooIguy 4 роки тому

      @@jancason8011 ok... that was a joke but ok..

  • @80NG5
    @80NG5 3 роки тому +9

    I knew I loved Freddie's singing before I knew I loved Rock. Thats how powerful his impact to me was. For as long as I can remember the 85 Live at Wembely Concert rerun I watched as a kid is the most poignant musical memory of my childhood.

  • @TheTriangleOffense47
    @TheTriangleOffense47 2 роки тому +10

    Cool Cat by Queen absolutely stunned me because for as many times as I’ve heard the song I never knew it was Freddie at all. It led me to this video cause I couldn’t fathom his range

  • @finn5492
    @finn5492 6 років тому +118

    On Freddy's voice: you could say It's A Kind Of Magic.

  • @lillyrey5727
    @lillyrey5727 6 років тому +1884

    The reason Freddie Mercury is so good? His voice gives me chills.

    • @marinehisbored6463
      @marinehisbored6463 6 років тому +8

      Lilly Rey is that a good thing or a bad thing? If it's bad, you have the worst music taste

    • @lillyrey5727
      @lillyrey5727 6 років тому +18

      Marine Amirkhanian ❤️your response. it’s a good thing! And If you must know, I have great taste in music!

    • @marinehisbored6463
      @marinehisbored6463 6 років тому

      Lilly Rey well good

    • @nick-xu9wz
      @nick-xu9wz 6 років тому +8

      how is that a reason lmao

    • @emiltrees
      @emiltrees 6 років тому

      Says You. Me Me Me I I I

  • @ladydynamite7
    @ladydynamite7 4 роки тому +18

    It's really interesting, both Brian May and Rodger Taylor had (possibly have) lovely voices too (Taylor's falsetto is impressive) but beside Mercury they are unremarkable singers. And all four members of Queen were awesome songwriters.

  • @DaveNanan
    @DaveNanan Рік тому +9

    Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest vocalists of all time hands down! 👍

  • @digipimp75
    @digipimp75 5 років тому +667

    I remember watching Live Aid when I was 10 years old. Little did I know at the time that I was witnessing rock history. Queen's performance was nothing short of amazing, especially during Radio GaGa.

    • @v.b6028
      @v.b6028 5 років тому +14

      digipimp75 me too! I was 10 and was bewildered. I remember watching Freddie singing on the stage. Man, real music is dead now. Nothing can compare to that era of music

    • @kerryn6714
      @kerryn6714 5 років тому +15

      Did you know he had a throat infection & was advised not to perform by his doctor? I’m so glad Freddie ignored him!

    • @KCzz15
      @KCzz15 5 років тому +4

      I don't think I watched Queen perform on Live Aid when it happened, but those are the breaks since I was only 16 hours old at the time.

    • @cloudyday31
      @cloudyday31 5 років тому +9

      digipimp75 I was born in the wrong generation

    • @cloudyday31
      @cloudyday31 5 років тому +4

      I LOVE Queen

  • @nerrfherder1273
    @nerrfherder1273 5 років тому +741

    You’re a legend Freddie
    *ya bloody right I am*

  • @matcoffidis1135
    @matcoffidis1135 Рік тому +3

    I sometimes get a little misty eyed hearing "Nothing really matters to me..." along with "Anyway the wind blows". That whole song is a musical journey, filled with nuance, theatrics, great instrumentation and so many vocal overdubs.
    What an amazing talent. I loved his interviews too how he could at one moment be over the top and then go the opposite end of the spectrum. Hell, even his INTERVIEWS were theatrical...😁❤️

  • @julierodabaugh6016
    @julierodabaugh6016 5 років тому +39

    This man was the best musical genius in the history of music. His range, versatility and pure passion can never be fully duplicated. He was truly a diamond in the rough. Historically undeniably the most beautiful rainbow 🌈 to ever be created in heaven. His heart for his fans, family and the world will continue to inspire artists eternally as they perfect their craft. Music is the fingerprints of wisdom, hope and is healing as well. Peace be with you all always and forever.

    • @johnathanwhite8157
      @johnathanwhite8157 4 роки тому

      Julie Rodabaugh well his range isnt even close to being the biggest but true on all other accounts lol, he definitely used his voice better than anyone

    • @loveshoes9447
      @loveshoes9447 3 роки тому

      do you know about Dimash? hear him sing SOS. or the show must go on.

  • @eternallyyours6568
    @eternallyyours6568 6 років тому +145

    He was a singing God that died way too young. It was a huge blow to music when we lost this legendary singer.

  • @estaamit3011
    @estaamit3011 6 років тому +353

    Freddie was definitely, One of a kind. There will never be another like him.

    • @tabasajustinjakej.7715
      @tabasajustinjakej.7715 6 років тому +11

      Esta A Brendon urie nailed his cover in bohemian rhapsody but Freddie will always be one of a kind and no one will ever replace him.

    • @rubenmycox
      @rubenmycox 6 років тому +8

      Such a shame we lost him- the greatest

    • @Kiwivent
      @Kiwivent 6 років тому +3

      Heard Marc Martel sing?

    • @GinMae
      @GinMae 5 років тому +3

      Maybe there will be another like him.. if the planet survives another million years... :) (try 7397 for lottery - my lucky numbers)

    • @keirayoung2379
      @keirayoung2379 5 років тому +1

      Along came Brendon Uries LOL

  • @HS-jq4go
    @HS-jq4go 2 роки тому +12

    Beautiful voice with beautiful mind and heart ❤️ RIP Genius

  • @margaretdevries8090
    @margaretdevries8090 4 роки тому +4

    He was a singer of songs .....a lover of life ....he played for his fans and the audiences ! He was so versatile
    He loved making people join in with his songs ! He was a LEGEND !

  • @kathycrowe7979
    @kathycrowe7979 5 років тому +1137

    I just saw Bohemian Rapsody! My kids took me for my birthday. I was 23 when I saw them on TV for Live Aid and I found the movie to be great - memories came back becaused I followed Queen since I was a teenager. It was a wonderful tribute to Freddie and his voice and performances. He was truly great.

    • @tuvwxyzeke
      @tuvwxyzeke 5 років тому +18

      I saw the film last night. It was great. I was born in the '90s, but for whatever reason, I feel you.

    • @Mrs.buildingblackwealth
      @Mrs.buildingblackwealth 5 років тому +8

      I saw it too, it was an excellent movie

    • @lapdawg60
      @lapdawg60 5 років тому +27

      I'm 58, and saw them on the "A Night At The Opera" tour in 1976. Saw the film tonight, and have to say, I was very moved. A beautiful spirit, and we were all blessed to witness and share in that talent. We are all just on this planet a very short time. God bless.

    • @joshuaramos8307
      @joshuaramos8307 5 років тому +8

      I did the same thing for my mother lol she said the same thing as u did and brought back tears from seeing the film 😊

    • @mpinelli3724
      @mpinelli3724 5 років тому +7

      The movie was amazing! I watched Live Aid with my dad and will never forget their performance. I still watch it to this day.

  • @svennelsonmjmusic
    @svennelsonmjmusic 6 років тому +1544

    Freddie IS a Legend

  • @adecentdelinquent8986
    @adecentdelinquent8986 4 роки тому +22

    The whole band is talented and they all can sing it's so impressive. But Freddie was the heart of the band.

  • @Mayfrancisxavier
    @Mayfrancisxavier 5 років тому +7

    His voice was supported and enhanced by his incredibly talented bandmates!

  • @catherinebenton3637
    @catherinebenton3637 5 років тому +113

    I was lucky to be alive and got to witness queen in their glory .. I watched Live Aid live on MTV and its marked as the best 20 minutes in Rock and Roll history. Freddy Mercury was one of a kind singer. Its just sad that he was taken too soon.

    • @jakedoinstuff6941
      @jakedoinstuff6941 4 роки тому +4

      better to die young and become a legend than live long and have others hate You

    • @LaughingStock_
      @LaughingStock_ 4 роки тому

      Live Aid Queen was, in my opinion, appalling pantomime - a million years from Queen's peak of 74-77. At Wembley it was abundantly clear Freddie knew the game was up and they were long gone and no amount oh tacky "Daaaaaay-ohs" could disguise that fact.

    • @darlanilsen879
      @darlanilsen879 4 роки тому +1

      Martin Hugh Henley Tacky? I thought it was brilliant! Could watch it non stop. Don’t forget what he says at the end of the ‘dayyyyy ohhh’....

  • @wilconwel
    @wilconwel 6 років тому +159

    Well done Polyphonic, well done. Mercury is properly honored by this video.

  • @rando5521
    @rando5521 4 роки тому +20

    This channel is beyond underrated

  • @pixel2491
    @pixel2491 5 років тому +437

    Freddie isnt a true rock legend
    he is The Legend of Rock

    • @phoebegrace4243
      @phoebegrace4243 4 роки тому +4

      Pixel dude, same thInG

    • @jaimelannister1797
      @jaimelannister1797 4 роки тому

      No he’s not

    • @michaelbelista8759
      @michaelbelista8759 4 роки тому +1

      Same thing XD

    • @JhonFeliciano
      @JhonFeliciano 4 роки тому +2

      William Mims Freddie Mercury had the best voice.

    • @praisethereeves92
      @praisethereeves92 4 роки тому +4

      @William Mims wait what? so what if Led Zeppelin was their inspiration? it's their own talent. simple answer, it's not like their songs were copied from Led Zeppelin

  • @imErin410
    @imErin410 6 років тому +111

    Freddie was, and remains, the greatest vocalist of all-time. Others have achieved their own monumental benchmarks and each are equally gifted, but no one could command the range and harmonics across genres that Freddie so casually mastered. Personally I'm a huge fan of Freddie as well of George Michael, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler, and many others, but none capture the epitome of musical genius like Freddie. I still miss his presence in our world to this very day; God rest his soul.

    • @DaddyMyers94
      @DaddyMyers94 6 років тому +3

      Jeah is is the best and no one can replace him! But 1 singer habe a very close voice to freddies....
      Roger say as he for the first time hear Marc martel sing, he habe think that freddie was in the room!
      And thats why roger makes 2 Queen bands
      Queen + Adam Lambert for the 21 Century
      And Queen Extravaganza a freddue tribute band.... marc is the only one thats voise is close to that of freddies
      Here the voice of marc martel
      ua-cam.com/video/wGcDpnxtqsc/v-deo.html

    • @sidgoku1694
      @sidgoku1694 6 років тому

      Erin E. Fortin I like Elvis better.

    • @bharp4390
      @bharp4390 6 років тому

      Erin E. Fortin I disagree with "greatest vocalist". Greatest Frontman or musician? That is something I can get behind, but his raw technique wasn't good enough for me personally to consider him the best Singer of all time. It was his Ability to write well-written, catchy, and unique music, His showmanship, and his unique voice that gave him a lasting effect on humanity. In terms of technique, someone like Pavarotti easily beats him. Pavarotti, however, never had the power to entertain an audience like Freddie Mercury could.

    • @Supernautiloid
      @Supernautiloid 6 років тому +2

      Paul McCartney had an amazing vocal range too. He’s right up there with the rest of them.

    • @kurtmatulac9870
      @kurtmatulac9870 6 років тому +3

      alexsolimani because hes paul mccartney

  • @iamgort70
    @iamgort70 5 років тому +453

    I saw Freddie and the guys from Queen just as they were breaking...I saw them in Brisbane, Australia in 1976 just as they arrived from Japan ( I still have the tickets stub's in my photo album) and their Bohemian Rhapsody/Night at the Opera/ WAS exploding onto the world markets. A small 5,000 seat studio setting, (previously a wrestling auditorium) my friends and I were like 50 feet from Freddie and the guys., all glammed up, Harlequin outfits and all......we stood on our metal chairs and cheered the night away...they were great....FANTASTIC IN FACT!!.....we realised even then in that early time,...we were in the presence of greatness...and we never, never, lost that admiration for decades since. In fact the 4 friends I went to that amazing concert with all those decades ago are still alive,!!... and NOW...in our 60+ yrs we are STILL QUEEN FANS!. Freddie Forever!

    • @raquelcoria7730
      @raquelcoria7730 5 років тому +3

      IAM GORT
      You so lucky

    • @iamgort70
      @iamgort70 5 років тому +9

      @@raquelcoria7730 yep I thank my lucky stars I was alive during those amazing times! Cheers! * my wife and I saw the new movie out now and it's brilliant...a few time line hitches ( they incorrectly portray when Freddie found out he had aids, it wasn't until 1987. NOT before Live Aid in 1985 as depicted in the movie) but the movie itself is a real winner!

    • @chicletsky
      @chicletsky 5 років тому +3

      I am soooo jealous. Why was i born in 1987 😭

    • @Maplelust
      @Maplelust 5 років тому

      you're very tall and thick.

    • @g.cosper8306
      @g.cosper8306 5 років тому +1

      I'm so jelly !

  • @sharabisingh3869
    @sharabisingh3869 4 роки тому +7

    Yes he had a great voice but the stars aligned for this guy! Great band, great singer / voice. Music changing from old school instruments to digital. It all came together for him. It will never happen again

  • @andredakkar5138
    @andredakkar5138 4 роки тому +68

    That's Brian May's voice on "All Dead, All Dead" a song he wrote about a beloved cat.

    • @soldatonegro
      @soldatonegro 4 роки тому +23

      Andre Dakkar those low harmonies were done by Freddie.

    • @eleanor3323
      @eleanor3323 4 роки тому +2

      Mike Kimble Freddie has his own version

    • @ij4927
      @ij4927 3 роки тому +1

      @@eleanor3323 but he meant the back voice

    • @roverwaters3875
      @roverwaters3875 2 роки тому

      Brian could go lower than Freddie, that is why some Brian May songs are sang by Brian himself

  • @streetmachine100
    @streetmachine100 5 років тому +129

    Some prefer others as the greatest rock singer, but for me Freddie is easily the greatest. Combined with his showmanship on stage he is the ultimate rock performer, and the standard any other should be judged by. Live aid in 85 showed the world what happens when a great band, with great musicians and the greatest front man of all time hit the stage.

    • @markrymanowski719
      @markrymanowski719 5 років тому +5

      Robert plant comes out on top of
      rock singer lists.
      But Freddie had more variety.
      Can't think of anyone near him.

    • @ricklang_drummer
      @ricklang_drummer 5 років тому +5

      @@markrymanowski719 The late Chris Cornell deserves a mention. Also a baritone singing in the tenor range and well known for his exceptional voice (and songwriting btw).

    • @markrymanowski719
      @markrymanowski719 5 років тому +1

      @@ricklang_drummer
      Thanks.
      I'll check him out.

    • @ricklang_drummer
      @ricklang_drummer 5 років тому +1

      @@markrymanowski719 You mean you haven't heard of Soundgarden and the most devastating blow to the music industry as we know it in 2017? Then you are in for a treat.

    • @markrymanowski719
      @markrymanowski719 5 років тому +6

      @@ricklang_drummer
      Have heard them. Cornell.
      Most good singers stick to one style.
      The edge for Freddie was his versatility.

  • @theking-nz1ut
    @theking-nz1ut 5 років тому +187

    Freddie had the best voice in Rock History and noone can beat him in his singing Range. We love and miss you Freddie. 💖💖💖

    • @saintsaens21
      @saintsaens21 5 років тому +3

      Axl Rose has a better range, and Roger Daltrey a better voice.

    • @noanyobiseniss7462
      @noanyobiseniss7462 5 років тому

      geoff tate has the best range ua-cam.com/video/iBdxN2oy8xM/v-deo.html

    • @johnathanwhite8157
      @johnathanwhite8157 4 роки тому +7

      the king my range is 1 note larger than his, there are a lot of rockstars who have a bigger range, but none of them can control their voice with such confidence and ease as Freddie, that’s really what made his voice special. I mean Brendan Urie’s voice is like almost 5 octaves

    • @barbarabaker5210
      @barbarabaker5210 4 роки тому +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @irinairincheeva9803
      @irinairincheeva9803 4 роки тому

      I guess mariah carey has the best one

  • @markusberg6478
    @markusberg6478 3 роки тому +6

    Not only the rock music history... his voice is a gift from an angel...the greatest voice we ever gonna hear my darlings....Freddie forever❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @susaneuliano7692
    @susaneuliano7692 2 роки тому +5

    He is absolutely brilliant.

  • @katiemarie9118
    @katiemarie9118 6 років тому +66

    There is no secret. He is just blessed. He is gifted. Freddie is amazing and should not be gone. We love you Freddie❤️

    • @robdcollector2808
      @robdcollector2808 6 років тому +1

      Katie Marie ...just wait for the Freddy Mercury movie to come out!! That actor who played Borat is going to get an Oscar for playing Freddy!

    • @nonnamadonna
      @nonnamadonna 6 років тому

      The actor who played Borat is no longer playing Freddie. Brian & Roger have chosen another actor whose name escapes me.

  • @zsuzsannabenke9966
    @zsuzsannabenke9966 5 років тому +161

    "I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear."

  • @Lotschi
    @Lotschi Рік тому +5

    Queen is by far my favourite band.
    They have a wide range of different styles an as I just learned from you this was made possible due to Freddie‘s incredible voice.
    They gave something that makes me love kind of every song of them.

  • @orcunaicovers17
    @orcunaicovers17 9 місяців тому +2

    He had everything in his voice. Passion, emotion, power, kindness and happines. Freddie's is gifted from born.