QUEEN Who Wants To Live Forever LIVE Budapest 1986 | REACTION

[@lornapaningbatan711]

The more you listen to Freddie's singing, the more you want to listen,,, The song is so beautiful, so emotional,, Talent like no other! #LOVEQUEEN

[@RAl-rc7su]

Best band ever

[@TheReaperMan275]

Studio version has an orchestra and choir and is imho the most beautiful song ever composed by the band.

[@kendallneason3645]

Each member wrote songs for the movie Highlander. This is Brian May’s song. Try Freddie’s pounding song: Princes of the Universe and Deacon’s ballad One Year Of Love-the only Queen song that uses a saxophone and not a guitar for the solo. The whole soundtrack is awesome from heavy metal to sweet ballads. If Freddie had lived they would have done more music for movies I’m sure. It’s heartbreaking to contemplate.

[@clintonsmith5163]

The scene from Highlander that features this song has brought a tear to many an eye.

[@DonnaleaSpencer]

Love Freddie's little 'kick' on his way up front of the stage. He's my favorite! Well, as you want to hear this song's album version, I'd recommend watching the Official Video (since they are lip-synching you'll get your wish of hearing the album version ! plus visual!). Anyway, "Who Wants To Live Forever" opens with BRIAN singing the first part. It's so cool.

[@debramoore7513]

I love this Budapest version! Freddie’s vocals are “crispy and perfect”. Brian’s songwriting skills never cease to amaze me! Altho! All the Queen’s men are legit Hall of Fame Songwriters! 💪🎶💪🎶 You should react to the studio version of WHITE QUEEN (very Tolkien) 🧝🏻‍♀️

[@raymondregis6219]

This is a great version but the studio version is more emotional. That's what Queen always did best (aside from rocking).

[@TheBlackcredo]

On the album version Brian sings the first verse, and he sounds beautiful. The whole thing feels more gothic and the ending is gorgeous. Not just one of my favourite Queen songs but one of my favourite songs over all.

[@deboraclark5791]

It is so beautiful I love this song. You should listen to the original, it's fantastic. Thanks for the reaction.

[@stefanboskovic4724]

Studio version is amazing with the orchestra etc and feels more dramatic and emotional to me than the live version. I saw tgm at Knebworth on this tour in 86, their last ever live show in the UK. Awesome experience

[@jome7382]

So much power and so much emotion ❤❤❤❤

[@ChrisConey-e7k]

Glad you enjoyed this and I think you'll like the album version with the orchestra. The song accompanied a very moving moment in the film.

[@johnfallona4348]

The first night of Wembley ( Friday ) was even better vocally in my view

[@marvalstith2749]

Great movie. Really fantastic when Queen's music is all at once in your whole being as you're engrossed in the story line ---and amazing visuals as well.. the movie is on line . . .

[@christopherhuot2826]

This song was featured in the first HIGHLANDER movie, chills😅

[@proofprof50]

This is from Highlander. You should definitely watch the studio version of this😊. It hits very differently.

[@LMTino]

The video features the album version w/ orchestra and youth choir. John is on double bass. You gotta feel for Freddie in this Budapest concert. Harder for him, but leaves EVERYthing on the stage. The last show on this tour at Knebworth...while no great live footage, there is a pre-opening ...and one of Freddie coming off the stage at the end. Spent. And then it was over. The last live concert.

[@pamelatriffon4408]

Thanks for reacting to this!

[@lacapsuladeltiempo9040]

The studio version is awesome.

[@lidiavilasecaperramon6983]

I'm glad you liked it. It is one of my favorite ballads, with a beautiful, emotional and powerful performance by Freddie. You should listen to the studio version, with the orchestra and the children's choir. Brian sings the first verse although I don't particularly like him as a singer on this occasion. Anyway, Brian is an excellent songwriter. One of his greatest gems is The Show Must Go On, from the album Innuendo, 1991. It's a must, as is the song Innuendo itself.

[@TheBlackcredo]

Brian sang it like an angel.

[@lidiavilasecaperramon6983]

@@TheBlackcredo Nice, but I like it with a little more drama, just personal taste.

[@maciejkowalski2759]

@@lidiavilasecaperramon6983 you have the drama when Freddie starts to sing it, from the second verse, and during the coda. The first verse isn't supposed to be dramatic, it was supposed to be quiet and mellow and it fits Brian's voice perfectly. The song goes through moods, not each section of it has to be dramatic.

[@corneliuscoven]

YAY as my favorite band i love this song dearly

[@purplejonathan2011]

Brian sings the first verse actually, Something very rare on a Queen released single, You have to listen to the full album version as there is some lovely extended classical overtones, A beautiful piece of music ❤

[@dianecourtney2724]

They did the music for the movie Highlander which I’ve never seen but the music is great! There was a Highlander series which I’ve also never seen 😂 The sort of theme song was Princes of the Universe which Freddie wrote. Queen never did an actual soundtrack for the movie but all the music is really good ✌🏼

[@drno-xc1yt]

The Freddie Mercury Tribute concert also has an interesting performance of this song with Seal on vocals - the song definitely took on a new significance after Mercury's death, and you can see Brian May and Roger Taylor get visibly choked up during the song.

[@sherryheim5504]

This is one of my favorite Queen songs. Thank you.

[@irenedownie6559]

The video is better but the album version is THE best, especially towards the ending, which is beautiful. ❤

[@monicaandmindy]

So Beautiful ❤ thanks 😊

[@Fadeyes98]

My forever song.

[@bettybaby63]

Studio cut is very orchestral in comparison. Fave performance of this song. It’s a shame we only have a few recorded performances.

[@user-sk5hp2bv5s]

Freddie Mercury ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@donnelson6694]

I don't think I've heard this one. Really nice guitar work. I like it.

[@LDDC7080]

I know you said your not a movie person but the scene in the movie that this song is knitted into bring a tear to many an eye including mine . Also. Gimme the prize. From a kind of magic featured in the movie highlander also. Freddie’s hardest vocal ever imho 🤘

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

Absolutely worth a listen, like Princes of the Universe.

[@celsonicoliniTV]

The album version of Who Wants to Live Forever is the closest to the film, with a long instrumental ending, the only difference is that Brian May shares vocals with Mercury on the track while in the film Freddie sings alone. In the single version of the song, the verse is repeated until the final fade. In the live version, unfortunately there is no choir or orchestra. One of the most emotional scenes in Highlander is where Who Wants to Live Forever plays. The song is so important that composer Michael Kamen also included an orchestral version of the song on the soundtrack. Queen composed all the songs on Highlander.

[@lezlane1018]

Justin I loved you trail or trial lol through all the Queen album reviews up to the Game. I would love to see you finish off the Queen album catalog from Hot Space to Made in heaven. As you found with the live version of Who wants to live forever there are still a few gems on their later albums that I think you would enjoy & it would complete your Queen journey.

[@mori1bund]

5:30 "is that the whole song" - yes but no! 🙂 It's pretty much like the cut down single/radio/video version of the song, which (unfortunately) fades out earlier (4:10) The song is for a soundtrack, so *the album version is a minute longer* and has more of the orchestra score for the movie (especially at the end). While those two versions have Brian May sing the first verse, on the version you hear in the movie itself Freddie sings the whole song.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Justin the studio version video is amazing.Yes they cut a coda verse but amazing record.

[@Robert-wn2cw]

Freddie could sing just a little!! Album version is so good too! Cheers Justin

[@kellycrook543]

They did the soundtrack for highlander.

[@deanakeefer1798]

Roger Taylor's drumming was killer.

[@gabrielcaprav]

The answer is yes. Queen wrote the whole soundtrack for Highlander. Who Wants to Live Forever is probably the most beautiful song from that soundtrack.

[@PajaRocky]

"Princess Of The Universe" is also a fantastic song. And "Gimme the Prize" too.

[@clintonsmith5163]

What Justin wanted to know is whether all of the songs on the A Kind of Magic album were recorded for the Highlander movie. I think that about 4 or 5 of the songs were recorded for the movie. One Vision was not, for example. Friends Will Be Friends is another that has nothing to do with the movie.

[@maciejkowalski2759]

@@clintonsmith5163 Actually he asked "did they just do all the songs for this movie", not if all songs from the A Kind of Magic album are featured in the movie. And the answer for his question is yes.

[@LMTino]

I have a soft spot for ONE YEAR OF LOVE from the film. The instrumentals feel studio applied in an R&B format. But it is just Freddie & John, who plays all but the sax. Freddie's vocals are on a different plain and just sweep me away. Those Freddie & John collaborations have something unique about them.

[@clintonsmith5163]

@@maciejkowalski2759 You're right, he did say that. I wrongly interpreted his question as being about whether all of the songs on the album are for the movie. Even if he wasn't specifically asking that, it is certainly an interesting, and related, question.

[@josephhartman3880]

Please 🙏 do the studio!!!

[@whysoserious8185]

Have you done a reaction to the full Queen at Live Aid performance

[@JustinPanariello]

yes

[@maciejkowalski2759]

Yeah, check out the album version, its quite epic. The lead in the first verse and during the bridge is sung by May. It has a great orchestral outro too. Very emotional song, when you pair with a scene from the movie "Highlander", but also when you think of Freddie and his illness.... There is a rumour that while being in Munich during the Magic tour (less then a month before the Budapest show) Freddie went to visit some of his old friends (he has lived in Munich during the early to mid 80's) only to find out that some of them were already gone or very ill, which is when his mortality hit him hard, perhaps for the first time. The awareness of this issue hit its peak in Munich around this time, as exemplified by a German newspaper article on AIDS stating that the reaper was "cleaning Munich's streets." That affected Freddie's vibe during the show, he was visibly not in the best of moods. He would introduce the song by adding "I mean, who really does, anyway?"

[@betseyclark2832]

The Kind of Magic Album had a number of songs that were written for the movie Highlander. They were only partially completed for the needs of particular scenes. Later, they were finished in the studio for the album. Yes, Queen is dramatic. They believed they were in the entertainment business as well as the music business, and made a point of saying this in their interviews. This is why they were the rock band picked to write the scores for Flash Gordon and Highlander. Nice see you liked this one.

[@peterobrien8399]

Justin, yes you need to listen to the studio version

[@tomrogerhjelle9057]

Brian May sings the first verse in the original. A fantastic song! The recording is spectacular. Even though the offical Youtbe-video fades it out very early. Thats a shame. The album version is really good as it has an extended end.

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

I didn’t realize that, I’ll have to listen to the album version!

[@nicholassmith479]

You and your wife should do a reaction video for the movie Highlander. Just a suggestion but it would be an interesting video.

[@antonymugford6863]

The story behind the song is the character of the film who is immortal and he's in a relationship with a mortal woman who, in the course of the song in the film grows old and dies in his arms. It's very sad.

[@MarcoBosma]

You stopped right to avoid shitty albums. But there are still some good tracks at The Works, A kind of Magic and Innuendo. You will love the title track Innuendo.

[@ChrisConey-e7k]

Some great tracks on The Miracle as well.

[@MarcoBosma]

I am back!

[@Tom-ek7hc]

The album version is very nice.

[@garysteinert8040]

Break down and watch the movie. Then it will come together.

[@peaceofiona9198]

If you want hear studio version listen to the album version

[@gwyhad]

I like this concert but I think that the songs are softer than Wembley's, or trying to be more correct, the band is more relaxed, in the two days at Wembley I believe ther rock a bit more. The three live versions of this song are amazing and I like the top point in each version doesn't be in the same point, for me.

[@guygibson1196]

You need to watch the video to go with the album track to get full effect

[@bjw0515]

It is such a beautiful song! The video has an orchestra and children's choir. Thanks for the reactions, and by the way I love your relaxation music.

[@JustinPanariello]

Thank you!!