Freddie Mercury - You Take My Breath Away - Live At Hyde Park 1976 (Reaction)

[@betseyclark2832]

Freddie said "you've got to listen to this", holds up one finger, and 150 thousand people in an outdoor venue shush. He had this power right from the beginning. He could carry off an intimate song to a huge crowd and make each feel he was singing to them.

[@bettybaby63]

Yes many fans don’t get that….they always had it, especially Freddie.

[@tinyboi_]

But the problem was that they never went quiet. During the whole song, the audience were yelling at others to sit down and they became louder and louder. It got so loud that they had to mute the audience for the whole song.

[@clintonholland4643]

I was at this concert in hyde park, its up there as my best concert i had been to, just amazing day and it was free

[@lindamaclellan4899]

Ahhh...young Freddie singing with his heart on his sleeve...his unmistakable, unequaled VOICE...very beautiful. Thanks Rory.

[@yvrkid7070]

This was Freddie's Nijinsky period. Mary had given him a book on his favourite ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky and he wore leotards on stage for the Night At the Opera, Day At The Races and News of the World tours. The white ones were pretty see-through. 🙈☺His aunt noticed how musical he was so he was allowed to take piano lessons at school. He got his Grade 4 before quitting because, apparently, he didn't want to play other people's music anymore, he wanted to play his own. Brian also has Grade 4 piano but said Freddie was a much better player. He had a natural rhythm that was like a metronome in his head. Love how Freddie quiets this huge crowd with one finger saying "you have to listen to this." Very brave of him because the song hadn't been released yet.

[@bettybaby63]

It’s easy to forget that there is an audience. This performance is so intimate we almost feel like a voyeur. IA very brave performance.

[@marlainalindsey3279]

He takes my breath away every time I hear him sing

[@valeriedonaghy701]

That's how you hush 150,000 crowd, such a beautiful song ,I love this one just Freddie and his piano

[@spinny003]

My favourite Queen song. It's wonderfully sad and beautiful.

[@kendallneason3645]

You finally reacted to my all time favorite performance of Freddie. It’s hypnotic! ❤Thanks!

[@labird1994]

Beautiful 👏🏻 Bravo Freddie 🎹love 👍💕very good 👌 thank you so much Rory

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

Freddie ensured us a small insight into his soul with one of the most beautiful love songs.

[@kuntumlaleanqueezer]

Beautiful Freddie ❤

[@karenj3611]

I love both versions for different reasons,

[@thechopperharrispunctualta9885]

Loved Freddie's voice in the early 70's , more delicate than in his later years , this is beautifully sung and very brave , as you said , to play a new number on such a big occasion

[@kristiedaniels9325]

It is my favorite!!!! Thank you for reacting to it! You’re the best Rory!!! ♥️

[@dianecourtney2724]

Freddie stops and says ‘ you’ve got to listen to this one’ and they do ✌🏼😂 not a peep out of thousands of people !! Love young skinny rock n roll Freddie Love well muscled mustached Freddie and you’re right I think this song is rather dark and haunting. The album version is so beautiful with the band … love both versions. I love his piano playing too Freddie was so insecure but I believe all artists are.

[@sherryheim5504]

This song is so tender and so beautiful but there is also so much fear in the lyrics that perhaps he has fallen so deeply in love, and is frightened that things may not work out and he has no idea how he would ever recover. Freddie spent his life searching for love and so many times he was betrayed, he wondered if he ever would find his "one."

[@kristiedaniels9325]

It is the first time he sang it live you’re right I did tell you that! Great reaction too!

[@sophiebernard1983]

All I have to say is that I would love to receive a declaration of love like this. I like the lyrics, dark but deep.

[@teresakoslosky3053]

A beautiful love song sung beautifully!❤❤

[@ellenmyers971]

This is a bad mama JAMA ! Fire performance An ur reaction 😜

[@sharonhalliday3180]

Excellent analysis Rory; yes, obsessive is exactly the word for this beautiful song. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is one of my favorites as well.

[@joanburnley6244]

Beautiful song sung by a Beautiful man

[@SWTSU]

Totally awesome!!!! What a great find and I’ve never heard this version before!!!! Way to dig for that gold!!!! I appreciate it!!! Have a wonderful weekend hombre!!!!! So says Austin Tx!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️😎🍸

[@peggyh8937]

This is my favorite performance of this song. Thanks, Rory. Freddie actually was classically trained on the piano. Perhaps you are confusing piano with guitar. He taught himself guitar but he took piano lessons for several years. They even have hand written letters of him talking about his piano lessons to his parents when he was a kid. I think Peter said he got up to level 4, which takes you through the basics and well into intermediate piano skills. At the level he quit lessons, he had the knowledge needed to play and just needed the practice to become proficient reading music and playing both chords and melody at the same time. I quit at about the same level because I wanted to play popular songs rather than classical. I'm guessing Freddie did too. It appears he had a clear agenda of what he wanted to do. I think he found it easier to accomplish what he wanted to do by singing the melody and playing the chords rather than trying to incorporate the melody into his playing like is typically done by pianists. Personally, I think he plays the way he does because he became more familiar with the chords on the guitar thus it was easier to transfer that skill to the piano rather than learning to read and play both the chords and the melody. His reasoning for his choice of playing style is, of course, pure speculation on my part. It worked out well for him because he could do more complex chords using both hands and advance his songwriting skills but I think the reason he didn't consider himself as an accomplished pianist is because he did not play the melody like was commonly done by more proficient pianists. He also had what would typically be considered poor hand positioning with his wrists leaning on the piano. That technique is frowned upon by the elites...but it worked for him so who cares?

[@helaina400]

Thanks for your info

[@alainemancini3366]

❤Dear Freddie understood all too well that true Love 'is' obsession. If one is to Love, then one must Love with all of their heart...anything less is a waste of spirit.

[@Roryreacts]

Is this the comment? Just to let you know it is me 😊

[@alainemancini3366]

@@Roryreacts Thanks Rory...Contact Mischief Managed🙃

[@melissalee5622]

Beautiful song, beautifully sung. Love this performance. Freddie seemed to downplay his talents in general

[@lisaargyrou1488]

Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ Rory dear Freddie and his piano is an absolute enjoyment listening watching 🥰🤩 please react to My melancholy blues live performance in Texas 1977❤️😜

[@deniseleger2683]

So Beautiful ❤ thanks ☺️

[@barbaraaschwingelswihart572]

Someone said Freddie sang and played like he had a metronome in his head

[@LeroyBrown84]

Another great reaction! 😉👍 Please react to 'Let's Turn It On' by Freddie Mercury 👑 SWEET!

[@nicothieme9407]

Love your reactions...you studied Queen...

[@laurawatters914]

That was beautiful!! Thank You 😊💓🤘✌️

[@1031irishqueen]

Heaven ~

[@belenscolpino2691]

👌👑💫

[@jamalicon1]

You should do a reaction video on 'living on my own'

[@debramoore7513]

Freddie seems vulnerable but determined to woo that special someone who was in attendance at the concert. That someone was David Minns, who Freddie fell in love with. But he could never show his feelings for David in public living in a time of intolerance of gay men. They broke up in 1976 after one of Minn’s suicide attempts & Freddie tired of being emotionally manipulated. Their relationship was described as a chaotic hot mess according to Minn’s book - This Was The Real Life.

[@bluebell3720]

Started dating 75 Lived together 76 to 78. Freddie left him for joe fanelli Theres a picture of the three of them together He didn't accept it was over so beach had to ring him and tell him its over! David then claimed to be suicidle i think to get him back Freddie wrote dont try suicide

[@debramoore7513]

@@bluebell3720 Had a feeling Don’t Try Suicide was based on Minns. 🤔

[@deboraclark5791]

SO BEAUTIFUL ❤️ Yes he was thin, at this time Freddie was only 119 pounds, Freddie was little, he is only a little over 5'9" he looks big on stage because he makes himself look big with those dramatic poses.