First Time Hearing Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (Reaction!)

[@chief45kc2572]

Michael Jackson and Freddie were friends. Queen wasn’t even going to release this song but Freddie let Michael listen to it. Michael told him they were crazy not to release it. It became Queen’s biggest hit in the states.

[@Sassypaws4927]

Though Queen didn't initially plan to release the song, they did include "Another One Bites The Dust" in their concert playlist. Michael Jackson was a big fan of Queen and always came to see them went they performed in LA. After the concert, Michael came backstage to visit with Queen. Michael had been telling Queen for some time that they needed " a song the cats can dance to". When he heard them perform "Another One Bites the Dust", he told them they had to release it as a single. Roger and Brian were not sold on releasing it because they thought it sounded too disco (neither of them liked disco) but Freddie fought hard to release it. Freddie and John won and it was released and became Queen's biggest worldwide hit!

[@lorenhooke8986]

Wouldn't disagree lol

[@MatthewC137]

Fun fact: Freddie and Michael were both Virgos born in the year of the Dog. Barry Gibb too, and he was a good friend of Michael's. I've found that the year of the Dog is particularly good at producing top artists (at least based on success/fame). Others include David Gilmour, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Andy Gibb, Anita Baker, Madonna, Prince, Alan Jackson, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles and countless others.

[@hopeklemann1]

weird Al did a version of this song called --"another One Rides the bus". it's freaking hilarious 😂

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Love old Weird AL.

[@ConspiracySmurf]

Everything Weird Al is awesome....he ain't ready....well maybe....***AMISH PARADISE*** hahahahahaha parody to Gangsta Paradise would work to start him off.

[@talltulip]

Love Weird Al. My favorite has got to be Eat It (Beat It). Or maybe Word Crimes (Blurred Lines) (because I happen to be a grammar N_zi," LOL).

[@angelskunk2206]

I loved Weird Al in all of his weirdness

[@scottclark7309]

Queen was so unique. They really were on a different level. R.I.P FREDDIE WE MISS YOU

[@ellet6560]

“Killer Queen”. (Too of the Pops, 1974), “Somebody to Love” (Official Video), “Liar” & “Stone Cold Crazy”, live at the Rainbow, 1974. Michael Jackson suggested they release AOBTD as a single. It was #1 in the US. Thanks!

[@RockinMamaT]

First 😂 My Mom had a dry sense of humor and when someone would pass away she used to tell me by singing this. She would say well I have to tell you something and I would say what and she would sing another one bites the dust 😂 I would be like "Mom " and she'd be like what it's true 😂 RIP Mom and Freddie you are both in my heart today ❤ Try Play the game live from Montreal. Great reaction as usual my friend and Peace out ✌️ ☮️

[@scottstewart5784]

for us it was "So and So is on the roof." From the joke whose punchline is "Your Grandmother is on the roof."

[@heidirippl2815]

😂😂My step dad wanted this played at his funeral, and we did, along with Dust in the wind.

[@clarenceflam]

This song undoubtedly influenced Michael Jackson's Thriller and Bad albums. He clearly studied Freddie and the Queen sound of this particular genre. Listen to Billie Jean, its all there...There is footage of Michael walking with Queen as they are about to perform live on stage in 1982. Michael was a student of Freddie & Queen...

[@Mikey-DiLo]

John Deacon wrote this about the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. Most iconic bass line in music history. Among other things they used a harmonizer to make at least some of those sounds.

[@beadybaby]

Number one roller skating song ever!

[@sophiebernard1983]

Imagine, this was before LP Thriller. MJ was a great fan of Queen, especially Freddie, they even sang a song together : There must be more to life than this, you have ti check this one, please

[@jeremiahrose4681]

That base line is so iconic.

[@nrsvlda70]

The sounds you’re hearing are Brian May and his ‘Red Special’ (guitar)!! Great reaction - thank-you!!

[@janetdamboise6225]

❤I always love your reactions! You're really fun to watch, keep it up! ❤

[@donaldinnewmexico]

Hi Shon. Back in 1983, when my son was 5 years old, he had a pacemaker implanted. We told him we would get him something as a reward after his surgery. He said he wanted a tape with this song. It was his favorite song. The staff in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit laughed at his playing "Another One Bites the Dust" as he was recovering.

[@chrischar9428]

I get having favorite but the title

[@sheilapurcell515]

The noise as you call it was the guitar played by Brian played through the amp that John the bass player made from bits of junk,called the Deaky amp he had a degree in engineering

[@megdelaney3677]

❤‍🔥I will NEVER tire of hearing QUEEN!!! More! More! More!

[@LMTino]

ONE YEAR OF LOVE (QUEEN Lyric video only). R&B vibe w/just Freddie and John, for the film "Highlander" but a standout all it's own.

[@dizzle7558]

Shout out to the rhythm section..That bassline is sick and the drums sound nasty🤘🔥

[@annettejohnson9074]

The sound is Brian May on guitar

[@andreasmith6528]

Yay! Back to Queen! I wouldn''t have found YOU if you hadn't found Queen. This was written by bass player John Deacon, who wrote himself one of the most iconic bass lines in rock history.

[@svenlima]

+andrea.... Well, the bassline is so similar to the one in Chic's song “Good Times” from 1979 (one year before Another One Bites The Dust) that one could almost call it a copy. At least it's higly influenced.

[@danielmitchell3763]

⁠@@svenlima you’re right, John Deacon was with Chic in the studio when good times was written. It’s a compliment to Chic really, the way Deacon blatantly taken it but made it sound different enough for it not be a ripoff.

[@817mikeyh]

Check out the extended version of One Vision, banging tune!!

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

'The Show Must Go On' next please sir.. Cheers.

[@TeresaMosby-sm4js]

The DJ at the disco in Chicago where I worked in the late 1970s played this song. It was popular, packed the dance floor. Everyone thought they were a black group!

[@professorstewart6379]

Queen absolutely rules.

[@TheNotedHero]

"One Vision" is a great song of theirs to check out.

[@CastleJn]

In 3rd grade our music class performed this song on flutes 🪈. Lol

[@sheilapurcell515]

You are missing out on the live version at Wembley Saturday night concert 1986. They have to been watched live xx

[@michaelmorrow9048]

Fifth grade, 1981 and were are all getting detention for singing this song So Loud in the boys locker room that classes had kids coming out into the halls to see what was happening. And we tried to do it again in detention, but they shut that shit down fast. All the boys in my class, all of us sitting in detention silently mouthy it out and getting More detention.

[@walterkirk9210]

The recurring sound that fades in is a piano chord played in reverse and faded in slowly. It fits in this song perfectly.

[@davidfischer1138]

This and "we are the champions" were played all the time when I was growing up. Can't beat them.

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

DUDE… As with most things Queen, the LIVE versions are A THOUSAND. TIMES. BETTER. than the studio recording. Queen prided themselves on being a “live band”, and are actually the only band who were renowned for being EVEN BETTER LIVE than in-studio.

[@cindydegraaff5083]

Great Reaction, Shon! Love that you appreciate how Queen really was ahead of their time and not limited to any one category.

[@chrispruett81]

Now you must do "Weird Al - Another One Rides The Bus" It's FKN HILARIOUS!!!!!!!

[@bar5radass]

You’re taught to do CPR to the beat of Staying Alive but, hilariously, this song works perfect too! 😂

[@Metalphysicalpodcast]

I've never had them play Staying Alive in a CPR class. I might have enjoyed it more if they had.

[@bar5radass]

@@Metalphysicalpodcast you’ve missed out! I’ve never taken one where they DIDNT! It makes it a little bit livelier! 😂 Edited to add, in case there is a misunderstanding…they don’t “play” the song, we all just sing it out loud when people are practicing compressions.

[@vinman5432]

Now, react to Dragon Attack by Queen.

[@GaryCain-qf5vi]

Queen Rocks Montréal one of their recorded concerts, 2 hours pure QUEEN one of the Greatest!😅 Freddie is unreal what a Showman!😂 the show has "Another One Bites The Dust". Great reaction Peace✌️ and Love❤️ Gary😊 where's Kitty?

[@danielficarra2557]

You wanna c Freddie greatest vocal if you haven’t already do live aid especially when e conducts the crowd Another artist the had great vocals back in the day was Bon Jovi Living on a prayer, bed of roses, it’s my life Just to name a few

[@aircap]

This was Queen’s biggest selling single ever, a number one hit in the US and numerous other countries. Another banger written by their bass player John Deacon.

[@coreywilliams923]

A lot of people get pissed when you point out that this is their biggest hit. They just expect it to be 'Bho Rhap'. But by hitting #1 in the states, which 'Bho Rhap' didn't, 'Another One Bites the Dust' takes the cake.

[@aircap]

@@coreywilliams923 Today Bohemian Rhapsody is their best *known* song but it was never their biggest *seller.* It barely made the top ten on first release, went back to number two when “Wayne’s World” revived it - but Crazy Little Thing went to number one and stayed there for four solid weeks straight.

[@coreywilliams923]

@@aircap yeah, their first real connection with the States. Probably due to its Rockabilly Americana sound.

[@marcialivingston-nq8xk]

Huh? You have NEVER heard this song your whole life? My 11 year grand knows this song.

[@leegonzales1092]

Still the best reaction channel on KZbin

[@anthonyv1719]

When this album came out QUEEN fans for the most part hated it - it did well on the charts - but they were losing their core base. When the next album came out - similar style - it was a complete flop both commercially and critically. Live Aid showed the world what they were made of and they were back on top of the mountain never to slide down again.

[@posting.random_stuff6527]

Please react to "saturn freeway" and "like the way" by Bernhoft!!!🔥

[@lisalott4236]

Freddie had an incredible vocal range. Love your reaction Shon. When I hear this song I can't help but take a stroll down wrestling lane with the junk Yard Dog.

[@jas137]

This came out when I was 9. I loved this song so much that a year later, Queen's "The Game" became the first album I ever bought- a clearance bin 8-track for 3 bucks of my own money. Coincidently, two of my closest friends in life also bought "The Game" as their first album purchase.

[@jamesmoxley671]

Freddie throwing that James brown in there

[@Glock007-os8xn]

Shon most reactors make 3 videos a day. They say 3 a day it the perfect number to make their channel grow the best. Is their a reason you don’t make 3 a day?

[@jefftalbot5192]

This use to be the entrance music for "Junk yard dog":( a wwf wrestler in the 80s;)😊

[@chrischar9428]

Followed by the disastrous grab them cakes

[@dawngipe6324]

Have u done Under Pressure yet??? Queen and David Bowie...another great artist for that time...he was actually my first concert...Rip Freddy and David!!! Loved them both

[@dawngipe6324]

In fact, back in the day, they said this song had a background message...I tried it with my 45 turning it backwards and I distinctly heard( in chipmunk voice) start to smoke Marijuana...seriously crazy...but made me laugh...I had it recorded on cassette tape but it's long gone...I was in middle school and I'm 55 now...lol...

[@Mikey-DiLo]

Check out the studio version of Somebody to Love. Studio version of Who Wants to Live Forever is awesome as well. Cool Cat is a good one and a departure from what you’re used to hearing from Freddie.

[@user-gz9jp3fj2d]

Please do killer queen..heavy and so good.

[@courtneywallace871]

I almost always prefer the studio versions of songs. It is, after all, the original vision for an artist’s song.

[@Glock007-os8xn]

The song everyone played in gym before game was Queen - We Will Rock You (Official Video) everyone would stomp bleachers as hard as they could

[@MichaelClearyBand]

That building sound that you hear is backwards piano.

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

Wish I could have seen Queen live when Freddy was alive. This is one of my favourites ♥️🎶

[@julialk4536]

Just a suggestion but try "Will You" by Hazel O'Connor. Great saxophone.

[@ConspiracySmurf]

We all loved "that sound" and you don't understand how very cool it was that not everyone could just push a button on a computer and do that yet...so now ya know..."Each one teach one!" hahahaha This music will live forever!!!

[@eduardoalegriarampante639]

Shon, i think the sound you like is a reversed piano chord, or something like that. If not a piano then something else reversed. Then i believe they combine with guitar chord reveresed to.

[@alanrayfilms]

Hey Shon, if you haven't done so already, you might check out the Queen song, 'March of the Black Queen' on the Queen II album...

[@scottclark7309]

React to queen cool cat

[@megdelaney3677]

🖤Please react to The Darkness: (official videos) -I Believe in a Thing Called Love -Is It Just Me? -Love is Only a Feeling -One Way Ticket -Hazel Eyes

[@kazzakoala]

Awesome reaction as usual. Love the way you break everything down. Would love to see you react to MJ’s Heal The World.

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Love Queen never a bad song ❤❤ would love you to react to more K D LANG songs Turn Me Round, Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray, Bopalena all from her early Cowpunk country days also her version of Roy Orbison’s Crying at his tribute show at the request of the family or her MTV unplugged version both are fabulous xx

[@epongeverte]

*Man, you need to check out PULL UP TO THE BUMPER by Grace Jones.*

[@TammyDenneym]

If your going to watch Queen you have to do them live, or you really missing out❣️ Do it live in Milton Keynes. He sings Another one bites The Dick 😂 For real

[@AnthonyE-fi3ux]

Hey check this out.... Some times I feel like a man with two broken hands all of this thrown at makes me feel sad yea They can't kill me no more I don't know what say cuz there lies. DOWN! Check it out !!!!

[@michaelmorrow9048]

Somebody send this man some posters

[@correctlyrics]

That sound you like is a piano chord fading in...most likely played backwards. It's the same sound/technique as used in the Yes song "Roundabout"

[@CB-kj6xw]

That's so weird! All this time I thought it was guitar feedback in reverse ! Learn something new everyday.

[@laurafrancis2104]

BANGER 🔥🔥🔥 LOVE Ur Videos and love you Brooo 💯😂❤❤💕

[@user-gz9jp3fj2d]

Oops wrong suggestion lol stone cold crazy is the really good one..covered by metallica also

[@Powersparky59]

I live in northern mi and our highschool football team was having a great year and went to playoffs and after every win this song was played, such a good memory

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

This is a sports stadium anthem!

[@wentibbetts7833]

Killer Queen and Somebody To Love please. I do love this one!!

[@dwhite849]

I can listen to this bass for hours

[@lorrigaines4902]

One of my favorite Queen hits!

[@georgia1bulldogs]

Try Nicolette Larsen Ports Love , sax , flute you will love it!

[@AnthonyE-fi3ux]

Do DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!! LIES I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY SAY BUT YOU NEED TO CHECK IT OUT!

[@Kartunku-terboleh]

😂😊Please reaction Queen - Liar Live at the rainbow 🥺🥺😅🥰🙏

[@Kartunku-terboleh]

Please reaction Queen - Liar Live at the rainbow 🥺🥺😅🥰🙏😂

[@kevinwalsh9788]

Weird Al " Another One Rides the Bus " was recorded in a bathroom

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Not a huge Queen fan, but some of their songs are catchy.

[@milemarker301]

Love this at sporting events!

[@TeresaMount-t9o]

My stepson played this as his wedding dance song lol.

[@connieclarke8552]

Hilarious 😂

[@musicremaster_]

*Q U E E N*

[@TheKayaklover]

DAMN Shon, YOU are so HOT !!! .... AND have a spot on, great perspective on music. SUBSCRIBING !!

[@ledzeppurplerainbow1594]

I was 11 when this came out, it was the first 45 record and cassette tape I ever bought.

[@MarjorieStoker-oj8fh]

Freddie felt uncomfortable with Michael's obsession with boys

[@michaeldean846]

Another one bites the dust can also refer to multiple cars being knocked out of a race or you can say another one bites my dust as you pass multiple people or cars in a race.

[@franksullivan1873]

They say Michael Jackson got his idea for Smooth Criminal from this Queen song.

[@jailai6531]

Nilltop Hoods-Nosebleed Section!

[@kiadunkerley3873]

You should check out breakthru and headlong from Queen 🎉 amazing songs and epic videos ❤

[@johng.8517]

Try some more music by YES one of the greatest progressive rock groups of all time. Some good ones include "Awaken", "Close to the Edge", "The Gates of Delirium", "Turn of the Century"... Loads of good ones.

[@SQUATCHY614]

AC broke?

[@watchwmn]

Yes! Wanted to see them live so bad back in the day! Queen, Moody Blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, 3 bands most of my friends weren't into, why? Who knows! Saw Moody Blues several times, Only got to see SRV only once, missed seeing Queen live- Freddie Mercury, whole band, just AWESOME! 😎❤ Heavens got one hell of a band!

[@SRG1966]

Freddie was the best frontman of his generation. Check out Wierd Al's version, "Another One Rides The Bus".

[@jdh6677]

Now that you've seen this, you have to check out Weird Al Yankovic's version... "Another One Rides the Bus" 😂😂😂

[@kenhayes3448]

During 1979-1981 the Atlanta Child Murders were happening. This song was requested in memory of the murder victims. There were discussions on whether it was disrespectful , as people requested the song in memory of the children and men killed.😢

[@terryallen345]

Please react to Cold Chisel singing "Bow River" live from the Ringside tour in 2003. You can thank me later 🇭🇲

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 I loved Queen & especially Freddie (RIP Freddie, you are still missed and still loved). When my dad died in 2017 we (his 4 kids) really wanted to play "Another One Bites The Dust" at his funeral. My dad had a wicked sense of humour, and we all knew he'd think it funny. But a week after he passed, his best friend's wife passed too, and he would be at my dads funeral. So we thought it would be inappropriate to play it. Wudda been funny though (depending on your sense of humour of course!).

[@SassyIndian]

This song and "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees are 2 best known songs to do CPR to. Boyh songs are 100 beats per minute which is needed for proper CPR. So sing them in your head for the beats (along with deep compressions).

[@doubledeerussell4005]

Brings back happy memories of spending my weekends at the roller rink. Good times.

[@MaryannTurton]

This song takes me back to my junior high/ high school days. My soccer team would blast this and We are the Champions after kicking ass on the field!⚽️😛🎶