First Time Hearing Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Montreal 1981 Reaction - HOW DOES THIS SOUND SO CLEAN?!

[@SSIronHeart]

Green Day had a concert in Hyde Park. 30ish years after Freddie died. They played random music over the speakers before the band came out and they played this. 65,000 people sang for Freddie. He was long gone but he still played that crowd. AAAYYYYYYOOOOO

[@vernhoke7730]

I've watched that a few times and get chills every time. It was even more powerful having seen them twice in the eighties. I recommend watching Queen with Paul Rodgers in Kharkiv, Ukraine. There's a full show with tens of thousands of people singing along to every song, whether it was Queen, Free or Bad Company.

[@danieldupere195]

I was 16 years old, when I attended this concert at the Forum de Montréal, on November 24, 1981, I still remember the warmth released on my face by the flashboxes..wow!

[@JamesMBC]

Freddie Mercury was born to be the ultimate rockstar. I believe he is the best thing to ever happen to the world of music. Pure excellence. People will still listen to Queen 100 years from now.

[@steved6092]

Parts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” were being developed by Freddie in the 1960s. The recording of the song began in August 1975 and took about three weeks to complete ... You're going to be "blown away" by Queen at Live Aid ! ... Thanks for this guys ☺

[@kellycrook543]

Nothing is better than a live performance of Queen!!! The best band and frontman. Ever PERFECTION!!!!

[@rickwelch8464]

It's fun to watch people see the BEST TO EVER DO IT.

[@kimking6036]

Can't wait for you to see how connected Freddie is with the people in the audience. And how connected they are to him. You'll see that clearly at Live Aid. Freddie told the audience, I love you very often. And I believe that was heart felt from him. I just wish he were here.❤

[@susanengland3919]

You really should watch the official version of this too, it has a few special effects that they can't reproduce live. Plus you get to see what Freddie looked like in 1975! Freddie was working on three different songs when he had the genius inspiration to combine them into this epic masterpiece. One of those three songs was going to be called "The Cowboy Song", it's the one that involves the gun, the shooting and telling his mama about it. If you enjoyed the first two, you should treat yourself to watching Queen at Live Aid 1985. I guarantee is will be one of the most amazing performances you've ever seen.

[@m.frazier9952]

Yes Please..... react to the Official Version of this too, it is amazing , and also see a young long haired Freddie, absolute genius of a song.. R.I.P. Freddie.. Thank You for your wonderful reactions.

[@sharonhalliday3180]

Yes, please do the official video. It changed the music industry and led the way to MTV years later. And please also watch Somebody to Love at Milton Keynes Bowl 1982, very high energy and each performance is different, but this one is so very exciting to watch. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[@LMTino]

Interviews reveal the studio version cost $5000...and history was made.

[@nataliebagshaw2773]

​@@sharonhalliday3180loveeeeeeeee the Milton Keynes version. Great thing about Queen one song done in 2 or 3 different ways. BRILLIANT 😊

[@ronhall5395]

Nothing is better than Queen doing this song live.

[@Bobmudu35UK]

Except for Led Zeppelin.

[@Rodgers1325]

It's scary how this was live

[@MikeSmith-ry8hi]

Dear lord please do more Queen live. They really are the greatest live rock group ever.

[@kimzwolinski9919]

Queen is one of those rare bands that I always prefer live. Seeing the live shows gave me a much better appreciation for the rest of the band ❤

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Us too!

[@lindamaclellan4899]

Thanks for this! Welcome to QUEEN! OH YES! Montreal 1981!!! And I WAS THERE!!! To say it was jaw-dropping is an understatement. A QUEEN surpasses every concert OF EVERY GREAT BAND I have ever seen. I cannot describe to you the GENIUS and PERFECTION of this band - these 4 guys who - with incredible improvisation - somehow brought this multi-layered MASTERPIECE to the stage. It was MAGIC! Live Aid, 1985 has been suggested by other commenters. It's 20 minutes...each band at this charity event only had 20 minutes to perform...it needs to be seen in its entirety to get the full flavor...THIS IS IMPORTANT: look for the official version since there are other copies around which cut off an important piece at the end. Suggestions - earlier work: "White Queen" from live at the Odeon, Hammersmith, 1975 - Later work, "Who Wants to Live Forever" live from Budapest, 1986. I have a ton more, but these 2 will give an idea of how the band evolved over 20+ year career with the same 4 members....so very rare in this era when members of other bands would leave to go elsewhere either because of ego or disagreements. Not so with QUEEN. They stayed together with a common vision and it shows in the iconic music they produced throughout their career. LEGEND!!

[@nancyblumberg4612]

Bohemian Rhapsody has been voted the best rock n roll song of all time for many many years. You have to listen to the studio version. The middle section had so many over dubs that you can’t do it live. If you notice the official version has over a billion hits, the most hits on Spotify for a band over 20 years old.! Queen is by far ( my humble opinion) the best band in the world. No one can do as many genres so well as Queen. No other band has all 4 band members written number one hits. The tremendous musicianship of each member is insane. They all have upper level degrees and Brian has a PhD in Astrophysics, he has been newly knighted by King Charles III. There is so much that makes Queen so special it would take me pages and pages to begin to tell you. Thank you for the great reaction, keep them coming.

[@ShelbyFarrow]

Freddie was such an expert showman and that voice. Wow. RIP Freddie

[@mmaloneym]

This is my absolute favorite live performance of Bohemian Rhapsody. No one will ever surpass the vocal talent of the one and only Freddie Mercury. He never had a voice lesson or vocal coach. Self taught all the way. In fact, the entire band was self taught. They were all extremely talented musicians and songwriters

[@barsandbarbells2022]

That's wild!

[@Crazychick64]

He is THE GOAT!!!

[@70yroldgit]

PURE TALENT

[@zazenforever4940]

So nice to see your reaction! I saw Queen in concert in 1980 and they were amazing. Their setlist included this song, plus 27 other songs! It was a great evening!

[@carloscastro9138]

This is the Numero 1 ( UNO ) from Queen , best ever live performance ever !!!

[@lambo2655]

Queen has so many great hits but this is by far my favorite 😊

[@matrix_x_]

Secret of fine video and tone is because this concert is filmed with movie camera and film, so its good material for digitalization.

[@kellycrook543]

Performances from their Wembley concerts 1986 are really good. Plus milton Keynes 1982 concert. 2 of many!!!

[@terrigabriel582]

They Are Mesmerizing

[@krystiankedziora8349]

Great reaction, thank you so much! Please don’t give up on Queen and you have such a long way to follow🤗

[@daniellittle830]

You said it looks like it's choreographed but that's a live performance. These days a live performance is choreographed, with a backing track drum machine. So I can appreciate you seeing how they did it in the old days you know when they wrote it recorded it for formed it themselves oh, and it's frustrating because now they're being sampled and no credit

[@andrewheck6922]

I've seen Queen in concert...IT WAS GREAT!!!

[@wernerrutting9560]

I have seen Queen live 4 times in the 80's, in the Netherlands .The Game tour, Hot space tour, The Works tour and The Magic tour. Out of Space experiences. When i tell young people about this, they are really envy me. Everybody wants to see Queen live with Freddie. Unfortunately not possible anymore. But they are still immense popular world wide. They are the best selling album, CD artists of all time in the Netherlands and in Europe. They are the only music artists who have sold more than 100 million albums and cd's in Europe. More then The Beatles or The Stones. Digital sales and streaming are not included. Next weekend i am going to see the Montreal concert in IMAX theater in Amsterdam, closer to the real experience you can not come. 👍💪

[@sava9e266]

Freddie my GOAT

[@michaelsullivan1631]

MY FAVOURITE SONG OF ALL TIME, NOTHING WILL EVER BEAT THIS. ANOTHER QUEEN SONG THAT IS UNDERATED IS BREAKTHRU I LOVE IT, BUT NOT EVERYONE DOES.

[@GinMae]

Thanks, kids! I had the privilege to see Queen live a few times when I was a teenager... in live performances, they did not do the "opera" section... used recordings... but when they came back at the last section, it was ELECTRIC... Glad you got to see and appreciate the BAND.. it was never just Freddie... everyone played their parts...

[@debramoore7513]

Hello my love .. still jealous you saw Queen with Freddie!! 🫶 Btw, love my peacock jacket!! 🦚🦚

[@GinMae]

@@debramoore7513 the jacket looks amazing on you! I checked out tickets for Queen with Adam Lambert.. and I was shocked.. the cheapest available seats were $95..lol

[@RoverWaters]

operatic section opera is something totally different

[@GinMae]

@@RoverWaters Of course, Rover -- good point... for "opera" see his work with Montserrat Caballe!

[@karenj3611]

The 1986 Wembley concert is high energy from start to finish, it’s a must see

[@janebartholomew-y2d]

great reaction from you both Queen live are out on this world great to see the younger generation appreciate music from our era, I was born in the early 50's so consider myself to be very lucky . Please if you can try Live Aid also Save me which is from the same concert in Montreal as the last 2 reactions you have already done.

[@frankscarborough1428]

they're fun and so talented

[@dajuice4200]

By far the best song with a gong.

[@armadillotoe]

Dr. Brian May, Ph.D. in Astrophysics. consultant with NASA, and former lead guitarist for Queen.

[@luceliaalencar8242]

Agradeço se fizerem mais reações do Queen! Pois aqui no Brasil , os fãs amam!!!! Obrigada. vcs são incríveis, um casal muito lindo é simpáticos! Bye.

[@RamanLee711]

Thanks your Support Putri Ariani from Indonesia ❤❤❤Thanks

[@kathramsay1569]

Did you not notice Brian playing piano with the guitar on his lap and then changing over to guitar? Backing vocals too! The were all extremely talented. ❤

[@Galantus1964]

Ohh my Lord, soo happy you did this BR is for me top 3 songs EVER made.. and Freddie, well he is Freddie 🙂 and YES the live aid WILL blow your mind ..... "it was said that for 20 mins that day Brittain was ruled by another Queen " I wanna remind you that i made a small request for you to look at Morgan james and post modern jukebox and their version of Aerosmiths " Dream on" or the hoziers " take me to Church " version SHE is SOOOOO good .. just a small bump 🙂

[@gregjohnson7270]

That's a great version of the song, but the music video version is a very unique experience that I think you will fully enjoy.

[@RMBlake007]

Yes...this is great...but the official video with the special effects HAS to be seen to truly appreciate why it has 1.8 BILLION views...

[@aaronshackelford6106]

To fully appreciate. This song

[@cherylalexander1948]

You should review The Show Must Go On and the live performance of Who Wants to Live Forever from their concert in Budapest.

[@billmcilwain5403]

the thing i hold over my daughter is i have seen them live fantastic

[@boqndimitrov8693]

I envy everyone who has been THERE!

[@rosa32]

Love Queen. Please react to live aid. My dad saw them live and said they were fantastic. Freddie has so much charisma. Great reaction.

[@stevenmonte7397]

My first concert ever! In Dallas for The Game Tour. Nobody ever topped them. Freddie was a LEGEND!

[@larrypollard4831]

What a band. Brian May is simply one of the greatest guitarists ever recorded. Good choice guys!

[@kevinmarshall854]

The absolute best rock song that has ever been written!!!

[@KenMinor-ek1xs]

Freddy was born with 2 extra incisors.That's what gave him the vocal capabilities that he had

[@TedSmith-d6y]

They were phnoms in music. This is one of the greatest rock songs ever.

[@christophersmith2793]

Great reaction thanks 🙏 I can imagine them live as I have seen Queen live on several occasions including 1885 Live Aid legendary performance where they stole the day from all other artists that played on the day also in 1986 at Wembley Stadium United Kingdom and Freddie’s very last live performance ever at Knebworth Park in Uk 🇬🇧 where the crowd was estimated to be 140,000, Queen 9-10 No1 albums in Uk and there greatest hits album is today still the best selling album ever, and it’s said 1 in 4 households in Uk have an Queen album, also they have sold over 300 million records worldwide, have the day you deserve 🙏

[@plother4242]

Please do Queen's Rock in Rio concert with "Love of my Life" at that time it was the largest concert in history with over 1.5 million people coming during the two day concert. When Love of my life was performed there were about a quarter of a million people there. Freddie wasn't sure that they understood what he was saying since they were not an English speaking crowd but then the crowd did something that amazed him. They showed the band what big fans they were and it is awesome seeing an ocean of people all doing this together. Thank you for the reaction. I'm subscribing so I will get notified when you do it because I really want to see it. Thank you.

[@lisaeppey1005]

Check out "you take my breath away" Hyde Park 1976. Freddie vocals are out of this world. ❤❤

[@grahamslate4183]

You must watch queen at live aid an experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life

[@charlieh3998]

Freddie was certainly one of one.

[@heewangphempu6751]

Jesus of suburbia by Green Day is the bohemian rhapsody of punk rock… you have to check that out

[@bucho448]

Happy, happy times...

[@Showstealer13]

How does this sound so clean? He was the best frontman and best male vocalist off all time, period.

[@barrysiewert7386]

Really enjoy your comments, please watch White Queen at Odeon Hammersmith, it’s one of their most passionate performances.

[@STFUIDC1776]

I feel so old because we use to drive our bus driver crazy with this song! Everyone knew every word to this song and we would all sing it! That and the We will, we will Rock you! Stomping our feet! LoL I’m 58 so I grew up with this music and I can barely watch this without crying knowing how his life ended! What a great performer! One of the best! Along with the Eagles Hotel California and Led Zeppelin! Queen Led Zeppelin And the Eagles were my First 3 Albums! You know that black thing and it was flat and we would put it on this thing called a turn table lol My first car had a 8 track in it lol I would even try to explain that goofy thing! Then it was cassette’s the the CDs! Sorry but I think the 60s and 70s mo town 70s and 80s rock and roll was the BEST music ever!

[@miriamsmeets4621]

Yesssss ❤ More Queen darlings!

[@barsandbarbells2022]

More just arrived!

[@tammyjackson3113]

Live Aid, White Queen live at Hammersmith the Rainbow.

[@VivienneHodson]

Fecking best band on the planet, Montreal, Rio, greenday, . and the list goes on!

[@sharonallforloveandpositiv5497]

Did you hear that Queen maybe selling their entire Queen catalogue? Apparantly people out there are vying for it and willing to pay, at the moment, a cool 1.2 to 1.5 Billion pounds!!!!! 😮

[@dianecourtney2724]

Have heard this a gazillion times but it never ever gets old. Want Freddie back. Nothing and no one compares ♥️

[@ulrikealtmann4655]

Hi Diane, today in the evening I watched the Eurovision Songcontest in Liverpool on TV. So boring. It seems to me all those tunes and voices, I must have heard a thousand times in my life before. They all sound nearly the same. Not one song or voice from all these 26 countries excited me. So sad. Now I put on my earplugs because I feel the acut urge to listen to Freddie. What a difference! What a special feeling he is able to give me immediately! Want him back too 😢 You're so right, no one will ever compare to him ❤

[@dianecourtney2724]

@@ulrikealtmann4655TY. Will always miss him ✌🏼

[@80HD8]

I think I mentioned this before, but I'll mention it again. Please check out Five Finger Death Punch's cover of Blue on Black feat. Kenny Wayne Sheppard and Brian May (Queen guitarist). And yes, the live aid is amazing. You really should react to the whole thing.

[@kathramsay1569]

You need to do white queen live at Hammersmith odeon 1975. Early queen brilliant!❤

[@dorindacunningham9452]

They have a number of documentarys on this.

[@LeroyBrown84]

MORE QUEEN 👑😊🥂

[@nickgrazier3373]

Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” the original Video produced for BBC Top of the Pops was the very first pop video ever produced and they did it over 24 hrs and was done because they couldn’t get to the studio to do the live TV show. Also because the track was “Shock - Horror” 7 mins long and not 5 mins dictated by the BBC producers. The DJ of the show insisted they would regret cancelling it and he talked them round and the video arrived in time to broadcast on the show. And after that basically the rest is History, check it out!!! You must watch this!

[@yoshiodiaz8600]

Although the live gives an amazing energy the official video with the intro is a whole different feel

[@rodneybrewer7246]

@BARS & BARBELLS,My beautiful brother and sister just wanted ta let ya know this is before autotune on the microphones 😊

[@roberthudson1959]

This song is so iconic that schoolchildren in the UK supposedly learn it before they learn "God Save The King." If you have seen the video of 65K people singing BoRhap karaoke-style before another band's concert, that legend makes perfect sense.

[@plother4242]

the other band is Green Day. Green Day did it to ramp up the audience before they started playing.

[@tsl151]

1985 concert is the best

[@ianroutledge1611]

I know I shouldn't but I always think of Wayne's World when I hear the middle of the song. That's because me and my mates used to headbang in the same place when anybody played it

[@uppyraptor49]

Wait till live aid WOW!

[@N_Georgia_Trout]

Awesome.

[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

It feels he is not real ❤ That concert was held in Montreal on November the 24th in 1981 10 years before his passing..

[@aaronshackelford6106]

You got to see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@jeffm3160]

React to Queen Under Pressure Wembley Stadium

[@tonycampbell4982]

Great live. Only part piped in was the oh moma meaa break down brridfe section with the 4 singer that was from the recird the entire rest was live.

[@kenanderson2002]

4:30 Arguably one of the greatest guitar solos of ALL TIME! So let's make completely CERTAIN we focus everything on Roger, the drummer.

[@kimwexler9393]

Im crying

[@antriggjackman6274]

Freddie The GOAT..

[@attasipilurtuut7361]

Bruh my parents went to this!!! Fucking jealous 😂

[@patticrichton1135]

Oh you should have reacted to the official video for the recording of the "Bohemian Rhapsody" Here it doesn't start out like it does in that video which is how it was done in the studio. See, they leave the stage when the middle part comes in and PLAY THE AUDIO from THE RECORDING/Video, because they can't recreate that part LIVE on stage.

[@franckmedina3346]

The group of the World is british🎉

[@debramoore7513]

My favorite live performance of Bohemian Rhapsody!! And what follows this song in Montreal is TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN a total banger, one of my faves! ⛓️🚪🧱 Queen is responsible for some of the most recognizable songs on the planet! 🌎

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Nice reaction to the Queen of rock. Sadly I only saw Freddie twice. You might enjoy a song called Roundabout by Yes it has one of Freddie's favorite guitarist Steve Howe who played on Innuendo. 🙏🍁

[@garylagstrom3864]

FREDDIE MERCURY GREATEST SINGER EVER!!!! 🎤🎤🎤🎼🎼🎼🎹🎹🎹🎬🎬🎬🎥🎥🎥

[@ShelbyFarrow]

Freddie, Jimi Jameson and Steve Perry the greatest 3 rock vocalists of all time.

[@marvalstith2749]

Nothing is better than Queen entertaining their fans. Tears here absorbing the perfection here.

[@bazza426]

was born in 1979 this was 2 years after i was born haha

[@franckmedina3346]

Led zep,Black Sabbath,pink flyod, Alan Parsons project,the who,rolling stones the beatles

[@reality_2000]

The best frontman in music history.......

[@luceliaalencar8242]

Totalmente a banda de Rock sem igual. Freddie espetacular , voz de ouro é seu maravilhosos é amigos talentosos......... QUEEN sempre ..... Obrigada por suas reações. Abraços .

[@Tijuanabill]

This is his coming out song. The man killed in the song is who he and everyone else thought he was, including his beloved wife, who remained his best friend until the end, and who inherited all his fortune.

[@vernhoke7730]

I saw them on on this tour in 1980. Sitting in the audience and hearing it live is amazing! When the stage goes dark, the band leaves and they play a recording from the album, that center part is too hard to recreate live. I highly recommend checking out "Save Me" from this same show. It was a new song off the Game album.

[@carlpeterson8182]

Oh that stinks. I was worried that they were not playing it when they were not showing them.

[@jimmymcintyre7944]

Saw them live either in the late 70's or esrly 80's. My memory of those days are a little confusing for obvious reasons. Good tines.

[@frankortiz4881]

Hi guys, listen you need to treat yourself to the movie of his life. It's an Excellent story line. Thank you and enjoy

[@shannonotoole3526]

no musicians death affected me like freddie. so tragic.

[@theymademedoit6814]

💥💥💥💥💥💥 Amazing Amazing Amazing ❤

[@attasipilurtuut7361]

My parents went to this and I’m extremely jealous.. maybe a little… 😂💯 good reaction tho

[@attasipilurtuut7361]

Dad born in 1955 and mother was born 1961