WE NEVER KNEW! 🎵 Queen Another One Bites the Dust Reaction

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  • @christineirving4491pluviophile
    @christineirving4491pluviophile 3 роки тому +820

    Yes, this is the original - written by bassist John Deacon.

    • @johnriley7312
      @johnriley7312 3 роки тому +42

      Underrated songwriter

    • @zuzauramek9850
      @zuzauramek9850 3 роки тому +28

      @@johnriley7312 Not really they all wrote songs and nr 1 songs. And Freddy always said he is not Queen. Queen is 4 guys he only is the main singer.

    • @gerardocls
      @gerardocls 3 роки тому

      @@zuzauramek9850 not quite. Roger have just a few songs but none is good at all. He’s a great musician and performer but not really a song writer.

    • @no1985ap
      @no1985ap 3 роки тому +19

      Everything deacon wrote was a hit

    • @ourworld1466
      @ourworld1466 3 роки тому +13

      @@johnriley7312 he also wrote Your My Best Friend, another great tune.

  • @gruenewitch
    @gruenewitch 3 роки тому +551

    Nobody "peacocked" better than Freddie. His struttin' on stage is legendary.

    • @normalasamsudin1891
      @normalasamsudin1891 3 роки тому +4

      I know, right?

    • @alricaneshama
      @alricaneshama 3 роки тому +4

      YES!

    • @olivercole6036
      @olivercole6036 3 роки тому +5

      jagger did it better

    • @gruenewitch
      @gruenewitch 3 роки тому +10

      @@olivercole6036 I can see your point and believe it might just boil down to a matter of opinion... or perhaps preference for a each band's respective genre.

    • @meghanschuler4739
      @meghanschuler4739 3 роки тому +1

      Except branden urie. Who's also the only one imo who can do an accurate Freddy mercury

  • @jahrolo
    @jahrolo 3 роки тому +360

    John Deacon is responsible for some of the most iconic basslines of a all time... great achievement :)

    • @PjRjHj
      @PjRjHj 3 роки тому +5

      Except this bassline is directly derivative to Bernard Edwards bassline on Chic's Good Times

    • @ChrisDunlop67
      @ChrisDunlop67 3 роки тому +2

      ​@@PjRjHj hardly - 3 notes dum dum dum so commom but in Good Times that's all - in this song what a complete bassline!

    • @donovan0612
      @donovan0612 2 роки тому

      He lifted it From Nile Rogers, who said deacon was right beside him when he wrote good times.

    • @tadpetrie3464
      @tadpetrie3464 2 роки тому

      John Deacon is one of the best musicians ever to pick up a 4 string! He and Roger Taylor made up one of the all time best rhythm sections ever!

    • @jahrolo
      @jahrolo 2 роки тому

      @@tadpetrie3464 Deacon & Taylor are for Rock what Sly & Robbie are for Reggae.

  • @kendallneason3645
    @kendallneason3645 2 роки тому +15

    That funky sound is John Deacon on bass. He wrote the song about the Irish troubles in the 70’s.

  • @doctorcrichton
    @doctorcrichton 3 роки тому +17

    Apparently in New York clubs where they played this they all thought Queen were Afro American New Yorkers not some English dudes and the chap from Zanzibar Freddie.... Queen are one of those bands that go from R&B, Operatic, concert hall to pop to whatever with ease........ Song remind me of cocaine scene and gun violence and playing space invaders ! So many of the greatest groups do a few great songs in different genres since The Beatles really.. They were lucky enough to grow up with TV, no National Service, concert hall, all the Blues records at Liverpool docks and Elvis and Chuck Berry , Little Richard, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly and all. Queen had this and The Beatles and opera and hard rock ...... Great song...... I was kind of shocked with Spotify in 2022.... Queen and Pink Floyd were two of the top played acts!! That alone shows that these groups are music set to last and stay. I agree with so many comments from these two and about Queen being like entertainers... its true... Can't believe I am clicking so many of these on this channel... on a Sunday evening.. Just felt like a quiet night in : ))

  • @martinjenkins5077
    @martinjenkins5077 Рік тому +5

    Lex is so cute. She is adorable. I love her sound effects. Pew pew swishsss.. She feels the energy and lyrics of the beat and giggles..her body is full engaged. She can barely contain herself.

  • @1992WLK
    @1992WLK 3 роки тому +250

    Queen has so many hits and so many sounds. It's a great experience to explore them all.

  • @Nightbreed82
    @Nightbreed82 3 роки тому +166

    Michael Jackson was good friends with Queen and was in and around the studio when Another One Bites The Dust was recorded. Not that MJJ ripped Queen off, but he knew exactly the direction he wanted to take with the Thriller album after hearing this song. The influence is clear, something Michael didn't deny.

    • @NeolithGrey
      @NeolithGrey 3 роки тому +6

      They made this song because Michael Jackson told them that they needed a dance club hit.

    • @Nightbreed82
      @Nightbreed82 3 роки тому +5

      @@NeolithGreyThat's bullshit.

    • @Nightbreed82
      @Nightbreed82 3 роки тому +23

      @@NeolithGrey "I listened to a lot of soul music when I was in school, and I've always been interested in that sort of music. I'd been wanting to do a track like 'Another One Bites the Dust' for a while, but originally all I had was the line and the bass riff. Gradually, I filled it in and the band added ideas. I could hear it as a song for dancing but had no idea it would become as big as it did. The song got picked up off our album and some of the black radio stations in the US started playing it, which we've never had before. Michael Jackson actually suggested we release it as a single. He was a fan of ours and used to come to our shows." -John Deacon
      So, as you can see, Michael suggested they release it as a single (after it was already written and recorded). Queen did not write this song because Michael told them they needed a dance club hit, as you say.

    • @clintonsmith5163
      @clintonsmith5163 3 роки тому +2

      Thriller was inspired more by Queen's Hot Space album than Another One Bites The Dust, but AOBTD certainly could have influenced MJ also.

    • @sirfriendzone1228
      @sirfriendzone1228 3 роки тому +15

      Fun fact... Queen wasn't going to release this as a single. Michael Jackson talked them into releasing it and it became their biggest selling single.

  • @marcharley6465
    @marcharley6465 3 роки тому +113

    The "boom" is the bass drum, which is the big one played with a foot pedal.

    • @coachjc8841
      @coachjc8841 3 роки тому +6

      Which is why I use 10” subs for the additional “punch” to bass drum sound. Punchy bass is the higher end of bass octaves, roughly 40-88hertz. All the frequencies below 40 are “boomy” sounds of bass. Frequency is so imperative to accurate bass reproduction. You can actually design your stereo to optimally play a certain band’s unique sound. I designed mine for the hardest band to reproduce accurately, Tool💯. They have more polyrhythms than any band and it is laughable how far they own prog metal🔥

    • @stevehutnikoff5964
      @stevehutnikoff5964 3 роки тому +2

      @@coachjc8841 RUSH..."hold my beer."

  • @sandrabutler3752
    @sandrabutler3752 3 роки тому +197

    It's a John Deacon song, and all the instruments and sounds are played by the four of them, Dr Brian May on Guitar which he made himself, has different ways of making certain sounds, and John Deacon built an Amp which helps both himself and Brian with the sounds

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic 3 роки тому +10

      Actually John played a lot of the guitar on this song as well.

    • @woodymeadows9363
      @woodymeadows9363 3 роки тому +2

      One thing back in the day that Brian talked about was that he used a coin as a pick. Hey, the 70's. Cream, Circus, and Hit Parader.

    • @NomisSanguine
      @NomisSanguine 3 роки тому +1

      That's one of those tid-bits a lot of people don't know. Brian and his father built Red Lady from the wood on their fireplace mantle.

    • @chriswasem9746
      @chriswasem9746 3 роки тому

      John Deacon played all of the instruments except the recorded drum loop. John played bass, guitar, keyboards and handclaps. Brian added enhanced guitar noises. Brian and Roger hated this song and didn't want to play on it. Freddie, John and Mack liked it.

    • @ellab8897
      @ellab8897 2 роки тому

      You’re close, but the guitar is named the Red Special. The fireplace mantle is probably the main component of the guitar, but Brian and his dad really did use odds and ends from around the house to construct the guitar. 🎸 If I recall correctly, one of his mom’s knitting needles is in it!

  • @sunilragbir5265
    @sunilragbir5265 3 роки тому +23

    Queen has some of the most varied music ever. Very versatile.

  • @thesnowman5948
    @thesnowman5948 3 роки тому +80

    You guys are killing me, I keep flipping through other channels, but you guys keep drawing me back with your reactions. Love em.

  • @chrystlearkan1968
    @chrystlearkan1968 3 роки тому +104

    The sound effects were likely made by Brian May's 'red special' guitar that he and his father made from wood found around the house. The guitar neck was made from a fireplace mantel. The reason the guitar could make so many sounds is that John Deacon, the bass player has a top electronics degree and rebuilt Brian's amp with scavenged parts. Brian returned to University to study physics and is an astrophysicist. Roger Taylor, the drummer, has a degree in biology. Freddie had a degree in graphic arts with an emphasis in fashion. He designed many of his stage costumes and also the Queen logo that you'll see at the beginning of all of Queen's official videos.

    • @chrystlearkan1968
      @chrystlearkan1968 3 роки тому +1

      @Phantom Freeze as I said if you but read my comment.

    • @Pixelologist
      @Pixelologist 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, while it appeared on Queen's album The Game - which was the first album on which they ever used synthesizers - I'm pretty sure that there were no synths on this particular track.

    • @RoverWaters
      @RoverWaters 3 роки тому +2

      Brian uses VOX AC30 as hes main amps, the Deacy amp is used sometimes.

    • @alisonrandall3039
      @alisonrandall3039 3 роки тому

      It’s actually John playing this part on the Acoustic guitar. Brian said it was one of the hardest things to play live.

    • @RoverWaters
      @RoverWaters 3 роки тому +1

      @@alisonrandall3039 there is no acoustic guitar in this song

  • @IlianNachev
    @IlianNachev 3 роки тому +50

    It is their song! That is what is so amazing about Queen, they make songs in different genres and always make them great and perform them amazingly well… 😎

  • @dangauldin6497
    @dangauldin6497 2 роки тому +5

    Nobody performs lke Queen did in the 70s and 80s. Pure Rock

  • @clarekoloski8259
    @clarekoloski8259 2 роки тому +1

    I agree with Brad...Relationships. That's my guess too. Great song! Fun to dance too! 💃😄

  • @jayw3512
    @jayw3512 2 роки тому +4

    That instrument is Deacon killing it on the base guitar. He wrote this song.

  • @markcatanzaro9699
    @markcatanzaro9699 2 роки тому +6

    This is funk, it's disco, and the birth of rap

  • @juliesolock7191
    @juliesolock7191 3 роки тому +24

    Queen & Freddy Mercury are just amazing. They are loved by some many generations

  • @saritatambayong4002
    @saritatambayong4002 3 роки тому +14

    The bassist wrote this one.
    The guitarist wrote Fat Bottom Girls / We Will Rock You
    The vocalist wrote Bohemian Rhapsody /Somebody To Love / We Are The Champion
    The drummer wrote Radio Gaga (check that one out, that's how Lady Gaga get the name)
    That's why Queen so diverse. Each of them have different taste and brought different stuff to the band.

    • @bastardsecretaryfromhell3504
      @bastardsecretaryfromhell3504 3 роки тому +1

      The bassist wrote this one and I Want To Break Free / You‘re My Best Friend / Spread Your Wings (sorry, but I just had to add that) 😊

    • @saritatambayong4002
      @saritatambayong4002 3 роки тому +1

      @@bastardsecretaryfromhell3504 no sorry needed. Anyone who hype up Deaky I consider a friend. Thank you.

  • @trevorgoddard2278
    @trevorgoddard2278 3 роки тому +87

    If you ever get to the point that a Queen song does not sound different from the Queen music that you have already heard, you have probably listened to almost all of their music (OK slight exaggeration there, but only slight).
    Having said that, this song was so different from anything Queen had done before, that the band argued over whether it should even be on the album, but a certain Queen fan on hearing it, told the band it should be released as a single, because it would be a hit.
    That fan was Michael Jackson and in the US, the single was #1 in the 'Billboard Hot 100' and 'Cash Box' charts and #2 in Billboard's Disco and Soul charts, and in the top 10 of all but 4 of the worlds popular music charts, and to date is the best selling Queen single.

  • @sumonjamal1653
    @sumonjamal1653 3 роки тому +31

    The beauty of the band Queen was u had 4 separate songwriters who brought different styles... this was a disco/funk track written by bassist John Deacon in 1980 and became a global #1 single.

    • @lawrencesilver4661
      @lawrencesilver4661 3 роки тому

      They all 4 of them are in the song writers hall of fame.

  • @Kipperbob
    @Kipperbob 3 роки тому +51

    Great tune, the reason the bass thumps so hard is that the bass drum is hitting at the same time as the bass guitar,

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 3 роки тому +4

      And they've deadened the drums to make them tight -- they call it Tea towel as they would stuff the drum with cloth

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 3 роки тому +2

      @Bill Blackman Shame, its my favourite drum sound

    • @booshank2327
      @booshank2327 2 роки тому

      As James Brown would say and instructed his bands to do, "keeping it on the one.". The essence of funk. Every instrument becomes percussive.

  • @lynnybu4442
    @lynnybu4442 3 роки тому +8

    This is the origional. Queen wrote all their hits. I had the 45 of this as a kid and the B side was called "Don't Try Suicide". It's my favorite song out of all their songs.

    • @dan2007kohn
      @dan2007kohn 3 роки тому +1

      I wore both sides of that 45 OUT!!

    • @nemosays6337
      @nemosays6337 2 роки тому

      Mine's 'Who wants to live forever' but then Highlander is one of my fave movies of all time, just the first one though!

  • @paulnorris1593
    @paulnorris1593 3 роки тому +5

    This was my eighth grade football teams theme song we Rocked the whole season to this song. Went undefeated. The whole country was rocking to this. once again thank you for your reactions.

  • @AnotherViewer
    @AnotherViewer 3 роки тому +11

    Metallica did a cover of a Queen song and won an award for it.
    Stone Cold Crazy
    They also performed that song mixing Queen band members and Metallica members at the Freddie tribute concert.

  • @josephmorse4318
    @josephmorse4318 2 роки тому +13

    I like how English rock bands had the genius to incorporate disco beats into their music. Queen and Pink Floyd in particular. Their similar coincidences: Another One Bites The Dust and Another Brick In The Wall both lead with "another" in the title. Both songs use disco beats. Both songs were written by the bass players. Both songs were number 1 in the same year.

    • @zircconium2680
      @zircconium2680 2 роки тому +2

      A lot of these types of tracks were made during the Disco craze. It was considered a sell-out move. Granted, I like disco rock. Queen was something of an "all-purpose" band from the start, but they did it well.

  • @marciebulsaraorcutt
    @marciebulsaraorcutt 3 роки тому +2

    My FAV version of this song is actually LIVE at MONTREAL in 1981... LOTS of "Attitude".🖖

  • @Polyphemus89
    @Polyphemus89 3 роки тому +9

    One of the best bass lines of all time, especially because it was simple and timed to the drum line better than maybe any line ever. Also, I mean, just Freddie.

  • @obxtasy626
    @obxtasy626 3 роки тому +2

    The 1929 slaying was the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre - Al Capone's gang machine-gunned their rivals in Chicago. I never knew this song was referencing that tho. Nice reaction :)

  • @CBGB_1977
    @CBGB_1977 3 роки тому +3

    Queen can play ANY KIND of music. Rock, metal, funk, ballads, prog. rock,. Freddie even did opera!
    There’s so much talent in that band.
    They are the only band where each member has written number 1 songs.

  • @bonstad
    @bonstad 2 роки тому +4

    You two are accurate. Queen is its own genre.

  • @newtonmichael
    @newtonmichael 3 роки тому +6

    Queen, "The Game" the first album that I bought with my own money. Because of this song (Which was killing it at the local roller rink) and the song "Sail away sweet sister".

  • @Broomrider1492
    @Broomrider1492 3 роки тому +7

    I always love the reactions of you young people trying to figure the meaning of songs. I heard this song first on the radio. 1980

  • @pc574
    @pc574 3 роки тому +70

    Check out Stone Cold Crazy by Queen or the Metallica cover. Then you will see a completely different side of Queen

    • @benbaer3525
      @benbaer3525 3 роки тому +3

      Or Dragon Attack

    • @snowman4098
      @snowman4098 3 роки тому +1

      And then Metallicas cover🔥.. 🤘😎🤘☃️🤙

  • @newt2942
    @newt2942 3 роки тому +2

    Lex likes when the bass guitar and bass drum hit at the same time... one of the reasons you like For Whom the Bell Tolls so much as well. Good bass player/drummer combos take music to the next level.

  • @GinaGeeILuvu
    @GinaGeeILuvu 3 роки тому +11

    When this song was an instant hit! The lyrics are clear to me that the song is about a relationship gone wrong! Queen was very versatile with their sound and I’m here for it all!❤️❤️

    • @marklewen9384
      @marklewen9384 2 роки тому

      Its also about losing another one of his friends to aids...

  • @mansonmydog
    @mansonmydog 3 роки тому +2

    Queen was the first concert I have ever seen in 1977. After many years of concerts, still at the top of the list of live shows.

  • @arnthorla
    @arnthorla 3 роки тому +6

    The instrument was not really the bass drum, just one part, mostly it was the bass guitar. Rarely is the bass guitar allowed to the front of a song. Most of the time it remains in the background like the glue that holds the song together, not so noted in its presence, but surely noted in its absence.

  • @NicholasRB-wg2zs
    @NicholasRB-wg2zs 2 роки тому +2

    Great breakdown on this song. When all the guitars stop, and the synth swells, that's when the drums bring ya on home.

  • @greywolf556
    @greywolf556 2 роки тому +5

    Queen was incredible in concert. Freddie Mercury was an incredible "entertainer"; not just as a singer, or a piano player.

  • @GwenCossin
    @GwenCossin 3 роки тому +2

    These guys were all well educated... Lots to draw lyrics from 🎵

  • @debramoore7513
    @debramoore7513 3 роки тому +3

    This monster hit was written by John Deacon (bassist) & it was a pet project of John & Freddie. MJ loved it “that’s it, that’s the gravy”. Then encouraged Queen to release it as a single said it would be a big hit. #1 in U.S. & U.K. FYI - MJ was a fan of Queen & would go to their concerts when Queen was in L.A. Thank you for your reaction!!

    • @eroy66
      @eroy66 3 роки тому

      Sorry but when did you all get this nonsense that Michael visited Queen in the studio during recording AOBTD. They recorded it in Munich, Germany, Europe and at that time Michael probably wasn"t doing any trips to Europe. Michael was attending their concerts and then he advised them to release it as single. But the truth is that John Deacon wrote this famous bassline during a visit in New York in one of the studios where band Chic recorded song Good Times which inspired John to pen this song

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 3 роки тому

      @@eroy66 Thank you I was misinformed!
      www.smoothradio.com/artists/Queen/michael-jackson-freddie-mercury-dust-podcast/

    • @eroy66
      @eroy66 3 роки тому

      @@debramoore7513 I know you're very enthusiastic( correct me if i'm wrong) about Queen and want to inform every one around about them which is fine but please check your information before you write.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 3 роки тому

      @@eroy66 I read the story online but you’re right …. I should’ve fact-checked. TY

  • @stevebrown661
    @stevebrown661 Рік тому +1

    So cool that many of Queen's anthems (We will rock you, Another one bites the dust, We are the champions etc...) have travelled across the pond and have been adopted there as well - even if they're often not sure who/where they came from😄

  • @Eric4471066
    @Eric4471066 3 роки тому +5

    Yes, Lex!!! This song is "the" original Queen song indeed!!! By the way, this song went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stay there for three weeks in the early fall of 1980. It also crossover to the Billboard Soul chart peaking at the #2 spot. That's how big this song was. It's a damn good banger of a song indeed!!!

  • @amandagraham4254
    @amandagraham4254 3 роки тому +1

    This song is played at almost every sporting event that I've ever been to! Hockey, baseball, basketball!!

  • @themusicbehindthegirl2335
    @themusicbehindthegirl2335 3 роки тому +4

    That 'beat' is the kick drum and bass guitar hitting at the same point. And it's awesome

  • @daviddundas4140
    @daviddundas4140 2 роки тому +3

    This song is used for CPR on someone having a heart attack, it has the correct speed for heart contractions on the chest,
    ironic the other song with the same cadence is Stayin alive by the Bee Gees

  • @ZENOBlAmusic
    @ZENOBlAmusic 3 роки тому +5

    Queen, Metallica and Gun 'n Roses have all performed together at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, that was held after the death of Freddie Mercury. Metallica and Guns 'n Roses are big fans, they have both performed Queen songs.

  • @LinkRocks
    @LinkRocks 3 роки тому +3

    The bassist and writer of this song, John Deacon, got inspired by Bernard Edwards' bass line on "Good Times". The thumping sound is the drums, but they're muffled and on a loop to produce that sound. The "guitar solo" is synths, which is the first time Queen used them on an album.

  • @Ottawajames
    @Ottawajames 3 роки тому +26

    This track is often used in conjunction with battle scenarios, as the colloquial term ‘biting the dust’ refers to a person dying, on top of the overall hard sound of the song. However, it seems that this tune is actually just as much, if not more about a tumultuous romance than it is physical violence or death.
    The track begins with the scenario of a guy walking down the street, on his way to a gunfight. This section was actually inspired by real-life, historical gangsters. In fact the term ‘bite to dust’ is said to have been specifically linked to the infamous Chicago mobsters during the Prohibition period of American history.
    However, in the second verse, the subject of the song switches to that of a romantic relationship. Here we find Queen frontman Freddie Mercury stating that his partner has deserted him and in the process left him with nothing. And he sarcastically asks this person if they have actually found contentment in doing so. So in this section of the song, the singer seems to use ‘biting the dust’ as a reference to yet another lover.
    The content of the final verse can be applied to the situation presented in the first verse or that of the second.
    In this section, the band is basically exclaiming that no matter what opposition comes their way, they are prepared for it. They are going to stand strong throughout the whole confrontation!
    Read more at: www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/queens-another-one-bites-the-dust-lyrics-meaning/

    • @lynnhoffmann247
      @lynnhoffmann247 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, John started out writing this song based on the Valentines Day Massacre.

  • @elliekahl5305
    @elliekahl5305 3 роки тому +26

    My uncle wanted this played at his wedding so bad 😂😂 my aunt relented and they left the building to it

  • @bluebell3720
    @bluebell3720 3 роки тому +3

    consisted of Deacon playing almost all instruments: bass guitar, piano, electric guitar, and handclaps. Roger Taylor added a drum loop and Brian May contributed noises with his guitar and an Eventide Harmonizer.
    written by john for their 1980 album the game
    no 1 US did well on most of the us charts
    john had the basic,freddie really liked it so helped him with it and supported him to get it on the album
    despite freddie supporting it and michael jackson! saying it should b e a single the other two who didnt like it were still reluctant
    brian said radios started playing it a lot so they felt forced to release it!
    its their best selling us single!
    its their third most downloaded song,reached 1b in may i think

  • @unklebobosaurus
    @unklebobosaurus 3 роки тому

    I saw Queen 3 times in concert, Styx and Bob Seger twice :)

  • @annaoswald5943
    @annaoswald5943 3 роки тому +8

    Queen has a huge worldwide fan base. They remind me of The Doors in that they both have such a variety of sounds. Pure rock, blues, funky, groovy, and slow. Hope to see future reactions on these 2 legendary bands.

  • @edwinpreston8159
    @edwinpreston8159 7 місяців тому +1

    The best b line and drum groove ever......full stop!

  • @huds5005
    @huds5005 3 роки тому +6

    So many amazing Queen songs, keep em comming

  • @stevehutnikoff5964
    @stevehutnikoff5964 3 роки тому +2

    That's what makes bands of the past great. they don't make every song sound the same.

  • @barrysiewert7386
    @barrysiewert7386 3 роки тому +4

    Absolutely love your reactions. See how the whole band works together & check out the Making of One Vision & then the song.

  • @j.j.upright4010
    @j.j.upright4010 2 роки тому +1

    When this song first came out black radio stations played it because they thought they were a black band but after they found out that they were white they stopped playing it!
    True story and that was Fkd. Up!!!

  • @CardShopReality
    @CardShopReality 2 роки тому +3

    My favorite all time song!🎉

  • @petercha3387
    @petercha3387 3 роки тому +2

    Fun fact: when this song debuted in the U.S. it made number 1 on the R&B billboard’s top 100

  • @Anisabell2
    @Anisabell2 3 роки тому +3

    And another one, and another gone, another one bites the dust!
    Ohhhhhh yeah!!!!
    Is this the original? For real??? Yeah, this is the original. Queen are original, every time.
    I'm sure you've heard these many times in some many movies, commercials, whatever. Queen are universal, they absolutely are.
    Best band. Period.
    John Deacon, who plays the bass, wrote this n1 song.

  • @carlgibbons5777
    @carlgibbons5777 3 роки тому +2

    Michael Jackson told Queen that this song would be a number one song before it was released and he was right. One of the most recognizable classic rock songs of all time.

  • @Str8Homah
    @Str8Homah 3 роки тому +9

    Great reaction as always. Liked. Random Tidbit: When you play the "another one bites the dust" part backwards, it says "It's fun to smoke marijuana". It's the alarm on my radio show for the 4:20 block of music.

  • @mikecruz4048
    @mikecruz4048 3 роки тому +1

    Facts about “Another One Bites the Dust” This song was written by John Deacon. The bass line was inspired by the classic 1979 “Good Times” by the R&B band Chic. That is why it has such a familiar funk beat to it.

  • @jacqueline4514
    @jacqueline4514 3 роки тому +11

    In the late 70’s, several huge rock bands did songs that are really disco (my favorite) at heart; this is one of them!❤️❤️❤️ Other examples are Rod Stewart “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and The Rolling Stones “Miss You” (Mick Jagger was spending A LOT of time at Studio 54 at the time). Bronx/Brooklyn girl here; would Love it if you reacted to these songs and some deep disco, too! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @2explore1
    @2explore1 3 роки тому +1

    The benefits of hearing the whole songs. And the diversity of Queen's music accomplishments.

  • @kareemlawson878
    @kareemlawson878 3 роки тому +13

    Thank goodness you have atleast heard this one, queen is the greatest rock group ever

    • @raghuvansh1293
      @raghuvansh1293 3 роки тому +2

      Weird way of spelling The Beatles

    • @Xtallica999
      @Xtallica999 3 роки тому

      Nah Lynyrd Skynyrd is the greatest rock group

    • @Martijn245
      @Martijn245 3 роки тому +1

      Weird way of spelling Nickelback

    • @lynnhoffmann247
      @lynnhoffmann247 3 роки тому

      Pink Floyd! 🥇
      As long as we’re disagreeing 😂🤣😂

    • @blue-tr4zk
      @blue-tr4zk 3 роки тому

      Weird way of spelling GnR

  • @hifinsword
    @hifinsword Рік тому +1

    I hope you will cover Queen's "These are the Days of our Lives". It was Freddie's last recorded singing performance. It's heartbreaking but true to Freddie's form, done well!

  • @marilynsmith9758
    @marilynsmith9758 3 роки тому +8

    Since you mentioned Metallica you should react to Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy live at the Rainbow 1974. Metallica covered this song years later and was awarded a Grammy for it. Enjoyed your reaction.

  • @findJLF
    @findJLF 3 роки тому +2

    Queen is the big part of the soundtrack of people's lives - older people I guess. I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't have Queen's music in their life . . as part of their own soundtrack ~ so I am very happy you have discovered them.

    • @TonyMontana-os7kg
      @TonyMontana-os7kg Рік тому

      super deep thought. deresves 1M likes. And I'm not a regular UA-camr, a singer myself

  • @gwendolynfoote4460
    @gwendolynfoote4460 3 роки тому +8

    Freddie Mercury's vocal range is phenomenal!!

    • @vickielawson3114
      @vickielawson3114 3 роки тому +1

      That’s an understatement. The guy was a phenomenal talent beyond the rest.

    • @jamesbyersmusic
      @jamesbyersmusic 3 роки тому

      It was, until he ruined it by smoking and other drugs and not looking after it. He also had nodules which he refused to have removed.
      He was ALWAYS amazing, but he lost so much of his earlier range after the 70's.
      His voice and range on Queen and Queen II though are indeed phenomenal!

    • @BaguetteGamingOfficial
      @BaguetteGamingOfficial 2 роки тому

      @@jamesbyersmusic his voice is phenomenal on pretty much all of their albums , and i'd argue it peaks near the end of his life on the miracle and innuendo

  • @thereal_ap232
    @thereal_ap232 3 роки тому

    Our marching band would play this after every football 🏈 victory back in the '90's lol Which was a lot of them. GATA

  • @RM-ks8pp
    @RM-ks8pp 3 роки тому +22

    Dragon Attack is another great track from Queen...

    • @adamsgrad93
      @adamsgrad93 3 роки тому +1

      Dragon Attack is my favorite Queen song

    • @nicksguitaracademy2995
      @nicksguitaracademy2995 3 роки тому

      Their best song! And most people don’t even know it.

    • @LMTino
      @LMTino 3 роки тому +1

      Absolutely. The lyrics are made more interesting by the backstory - but heck EVERYONE is at the top of their game in this song so WATCH WATCH WATCH.

  • @shanehrt
    @shanehrt 3 роки тому +1

    Since Lex mentioned wanting to see a concert of Queen, Metallica and Guns N' Roses, I think the only time they were all together at the same venue was unfortunately for the Freddy Mercury Tribute concert. Metallica and GN'R both played there, and the remaining members of Queen also did songs with James from Metallica and Axl/Slash from GN'R among others. Would definitely check that out!

  • @tammyjackson3113
    @tammyjackson3113 3 роки тому +17

    Queen does all genres, every song is different. Do White Queen live at Hammersmith.

    • @vickielawson3114
      @vickielawson3114 3 роки тому +1

      The entire Queen II album is boss. They were truly musical geniuses.

  • @captaincapitalism264
    @captaincapitalism264 Рік тому

    From 1980 (their EIGHTH album by then!). Their bassist, John Deacon, wrote the tune. It was HUGE on the radio, and deservedly so. I credit my brother (RIP) for turning me on to Queen long, long ago, in a decade far, far away.

  • @JanS1
    @JanS1 3 роки тому +2

    A great thing about Queen is that so many of their songs don't sound like their other songs. They could do so many styles. Unbelievably versatile and talented. I'd say relationships, not drugs or gang violence. John got the idea from old westerns.

    • @lynnhoffmann247
      @lynnhoffmann247 3 роки тому

      Actually, he got the idea from the Valentines Day Massacre.

  • @arc6017
    @arc6017 3 роки тому +1

    That bass line...iconic. You probably know at least 20 songs from Queen and you don´t know that they are from them. No other band made so many worldwide hits, and like you said, the songs are so diferent from each other, they have such wide range in their sound. Great reaction!!

  • @Bekka_Noyb
    @Bekka_Noyb 3 роки тому +4

    This is a classic EPIC song! One of the best simple bass lines of all time! ♥
    Gotta check out their songs: Keep Yourself Alive, Under Pressure, We Will Rock You, Fat Bottom Girls, Killer Queen & Bicycle Race

  • @opethdan2408
    @opethdan2408 3 роки тому +1

    Ugh I love this band so much.

  • @UltimateAPBTS
    @UltimateAPBTS 3 роки тому +3

    Queen is Timeless...🔺🔺🔺
    #QUEEN🐐

  • @Luemm3l
    @Luemm3l 3 роки тому +1

    this has been sampled to hell and back and it still is iconic. the bass riff but obviously also freddie.

  • @cincity076
    @cincity076 3 роки тому +3

    Fun fact: when you manually played the vinyl record backwards you can hear Freddie saying over and over, "Smoke Marijuana."

  • @glennburch1081
    @glennburch1081 3 роки тому +1

    Brad, I love your intro to these reactions....u get straight away with it. And Lex, so quirky, inqusitive, and energetic. U guys rock the reactions!!!!! Love the style. DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING!!!!

  • @snozbaries7652
    @snozbaries7652 3 роки тому +3

    That thump is the bass and kickdrum in unison

  • @jeremywilkerson7502
    @jeremywilkerson7502 3 роки тому +2

    This was from the first album I ever bought with my own money as a kid, Queen - The Game. I was 10. It blew my mind.

  • @tracilmoser1677
    @tracilmoser1677 3 роки тому +3

    I feel so old, lol. The original song in its entirety

  • @I_Got_A_Tree_On_My_House
    @I_Got_A_Tree_On_My_House Рік тому

    It's the greatest bass line in music and next to you play it or hear it, watch as everyone starts moving in time with the song. some will be in conversation and swaying while talking not really noticing their moving.

  • @MarkFaust
    @MarkFaust 3 роки тому +4

    React to "Queen: Who Wants To Live Forever". I know you both like to guess what the songs about as you hear it, but for this one song If you research what it's about ahead of time, I know It'll have a bigger impact.

  • @michellehawkins2865
    @michellehawkins2865 Рік тому

    Freddie Had That Energy That Set Him Apart He Was Someone i Could Watch For Hours on Stage. Such Cool Times. 😊

  • @bartjargengarblbargeler1980
    @bartjargengarblbargeler1980 2 роки тому +4

    What I love about Queen is how you can't pigeonhole them. Are they hard rock? Funk? Operatic? Glam? Syntho? They're eclectic

    • @adriantrusca1245
      @adriantrusca1245 Рік тому

      They always had a hard rock edge no matter what they did. Especially live. So yeah. They experimented a lot wich brought them mass appeal but overall yeah, they are a rock and roll band.

    • @bartjargengarblbargeler1980
      @bartjargengarblbargeler1980 Рік тому

      @@adriantrusca1245 Not so much in the 80s -- I Want To Break Free, Who Wants To Live Forever ... but I get your point

  • @coalbucket7229
    @coalbucket7229 3 роки тому +1

    The flamboyant Freddie Mercury got all of the press but I think the most interesting member of Queen is Dr. Brian May, CBE, the lead guitarist. Dr. May holds a PhD in astrophysics, is a member of several premier scientific organizations, has coauthored at least two books on astrophysics, has worked with NASA, and has an asteroid named after him. In addition to his obvious guitar skills, he is an accomplished pianist and singer and he also plays the synthesizer. Privately, he is an animal rights activist. A diverse and fascinating man!

  • @Kim-hc5si
    @Kim-hc5si 3 роки тому +4

    I remember when this song came out and I’ve heard it for literally decades but now It always makes me think about that scene in Iron Man 2 😆

  • @christiane.g.4142
    @christiane.g.4142 Рік тому

    What a character Freddie was! "Another one bites... Owww! Another one bites the dust... He! He!... Another one bites the dust eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh"

  • @juanspeko
    @juanspeko 3 роки тому +6

    Simple. No two Queen songs are the same. Queen does so many genres of music.

  • @annother3350
    @annother3350 3 роки тому

    That bit in the middle with just the drums was called the Disco Break -- that was where all the dancers worked their hardest and showed off!

  • @deniseriley6622
    @deniseriley6622 3 роки тому +4

    Epic bass line!

  • @annachristinehatsakordzian442
    @annachristinehatsakordzian442 3 роки тому +1

    ur videos ae the best! Can u guys listen to 1) one vision 2) I want it all 2) show must go on 3) crazy little thing called love 4) good old fashioned lover boy 5) hammer to fall 6) invisible man 7) keep your self alive 8) play the game 9) it's a hard life 10) radio gaga 11) i want to break free 12) a kind of magic 13) innuendo 14) breakthru 15) head long and ya so u guys could chose on of them! im a big queen fan thanks for reacting some of queen songs!