Queen - Breakthru - Reaction! First Time Listening And I Can't Cope!!

[@melissalee5622]

Gotta love the Miracle Express! I love the bit where Freddie sings to Brian " Your smile speaks books to me"

[@debramoore7513]

Mine, too! Freddie’s smile melts me into a glob of goo!

[@YukiiSahashi]

It's such a good one-liner too.

[@RichardLaurence]

John was a train spotter when he was a boy, so no wonder he looks so happy!

[@DoeDarling]

Well that makes sense 😄

[@nichemphill8321]

The song was a distraction the band needed, it was out of the studio. Brian had depression after the breakdown of his first marriage and though you would not have known it Freddie had been told his condition had gotten worse. Over two days The preserved Nene valley railway in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire was the location for filming. Freddie and the band used no safety gear and Freddie nearly gave the crew heat attacks with his energetic performance.

[@nichemphill8321]

heart instead of heat attacks

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

This song is one of proof that John Deacon was an important member of the Queen. His bass playing and songwriting in Queen, always gave the band extra push that made Queen so amazing. Queen will never be that big band today, had it not been for John Deacon.

[@Knight-of-Sarcasm]

People always shove John down as the #4 member, but he's so wholesome and sweet and I love him. I mean he drove a Volvo and was a family member if I recall correctly (I heard it over a decade ago). I had never heard of a Volvo until I read/heard that!

[@XephThePanda]

Also, if it weren't for John's engineering capabilities (As he created the amp Brian used in most of the 70s and in some of the 80s and 90s known as the "Deacy Amp"), I'm sure most of the guitar tones heard in Queen's stuff would've been different

[@dinobravo852]

The bass line on this song is mostly synth bass.

[@imweakfordeaky]

@@dinobravo852The prominent **chugga-chugga-chugga** bass sound, yes. But if you listen closely, John is throwing in all kinds of interesting stuff to support the guitar… and the beautiful melodic bass break during the inside-the-tunnel sequence is all John.

[@dinobravo852]

​@@imweakfordeakyI know that. I forgot to mention it. But that's why I said almost all the bass...

[@romeroflores7576]

This has to be Queen's most joyous music video !🚆🚆🚆

[@DoeDarling]

super fun!

[@romeroflores7576]

@@DoeDarling thank you for your response!

[@blurfoot870]

Ditto ^

[@sherryheim5504]

It was John's idea to do this video on a train. Queen was able to find a train they could paint so it happened. Perhaps that is why John looks so happy. Brian looks so rock star with his hair blowing wildly in the wind, I love this song and this video, thank you for your reaction.

[@acedepth]

Sorry to ruin the mood but I just found the wikipedia page for the song and turns out it was Taylor's idea for shooting the music video on a train

[@funkjoker70]

@sherryheim5504 do you know where this was shot? I always wonder if it's same tracks, where Top Gear did one of their famous episodes?

[@acedepth]

@@funkjoker70 It was shot on the Nene valley railway near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England.

[@sherryheim5504]

@@funkjoker70 I didn't recall, but looked it up. The video of the song was filmed within two days on the preserved Nene Valley Railway, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England.

[@funkjoker70]

@@acedepth OK, thx a lot.

[@garybradshaw5118]

Freddie had been trying to finish a song called A New Life Is Born for the album but never finished it off. Instead they used the beginning of it to start this song😀

[@rafa7433]

The bass is a highlight for me in this song. Amazing!

[@DoeDarling]

Totally!

[@theresarandall7448]

Legend is that John's bass powered the train

[@DoeDarling]

hahaha

[@malcolmpeacock2484]

Your reaction to Breakthru has both brightened up my day, & reminded me how good the song & video was. Listen to the rest of that album you will be both surprised & excited with the songs on it & the videos are good.

[@DoeDarling]

😃 cant wait to discover more from this album

[@cjmorton2436]

@Bill Blackman yeah but The Miracle is one of the most overlooked/ underrated albums in Queen’s discography

[@merqury5]

@@DoeDarling There are gems on this one too. Was it all worth it for example is pretty tellling.

[@thedarcbird]

I prefer the album version of "I Want It All"

[@rdp281089]

I've been to the railway where Queen filmed this video. It's Nene Valley Railway, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England. Love this track, but they could never film this today. Health and Safety would have a fit LOL!

[@DoeDarling]

Right?! Hahah!

[@667neighbourofthebeast]

Yes way!!

[@molokoko786]

Great song, great reaction! John looked like he was having a 💥!

[@MishaBibileishvili]

John Deacons bass lines are out of this world on this one! What a beast he was..

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

This Song made me a Queen Fan. I was pretty Young back then. 😉

[@DoeDarling]

i can see why!

[@gillianoneill3375]

You reacted exactly how I expected. It is an upbeat, exhilarating song. Puts you in a good mood. Thank you for mentioning Johns' amazing bass line being like a train. It drives the song. Great reaction. I believe the train was going about 30 miles an hour.

[@christopherrobertson8098]

They were permitted to do no more than 75 miles per hour on the line and it was shot over a 12 mile stretch of the bluebell railway line part of the nene valley vintage railway line. Done in one attempt after a half dozen trial speed runs to set the safe and record able speed they could manage

[@Melissa02891]

Love everything about this one, great album. I Want it all , The Miracle, Breakthru, Scandal and The Invisible Man

[@nickwall2497]

You missed Was It All Worth It!

[@MrRimant]

@@nickwall2497 Lol. Damn you beat me to it.

[@nickwall2497]

It was John who suggested the train due to the bass having a a chuga, chuga, chuga sound

[@andrewcairns6562]

Loved the reaction as always, Johns bass was epic.....again, so much energy if your down a bit. Keep them coming please.

[@DoeDarling]

Thanks! Will do!

[@susanhouse938]

I absolutely 💘 love Break Thru and Break Free, both are unbelievably great!!! I have been a Queen fan since 1973 and have seen Queen in 3 concerts during the mid seventies. I am fromt he U.S. and can not believe the public in this country didn't make these hits #1 on the charts here. I have Queen's Greatest Hits Album and saw a picture of the band from Breakfree Official video. I loved the picture from the moment I saw it and when I finally watched it I knew it was a legendary Queen song. I can't believe it flopped in this country because it is such a landmark and impressive video. Elements of this awesome song are key factors in The Show Must Go On. Especially when Freddie closes the closet door is very important in that song, it puts closure on the band. I do not share the ridiculous negative view of this country. Queen will hold a very strong and special place in my heart that will last a lifetime for me. Thy have given me some of the happiest and most wonderful times in my life. I will cherish the memories always!!! ``

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

👏👏👏This is one of my favourite videos, but you spoke all about the reasons I love it. 🤣 The train was running at about 50 kms/hour and the band had to pay a lot of money cca. 200.000 pounds for this video, but it was worth the price.

[@DoeDarling]

one of my favourites too for sure now! 😄

[@AriaMohtadiHaghighi]

Thank you for reacting to this supremely underrated and uplifting song. It was actually (according to my parents!) the first Queen video I ever watched and got really excited whenever it came on TV. I was only 2 back then, and I'm still a fan of Queen now that I'm 32. Many thanks, and best wishes from Iran (pray for us here please).

[@fryke]

Commenting before having watched: I've always loved this song. I was 15 when it came out.

[@fryke]

It's just such an energetic song. Plus I love how everything's supporting the train movement musically, even rhythmic phrases like "Speaks books to me" just _make_ me smile every time I hear them.

[@susaneuliano7692]

Queen's 4 members were all contributors,but Freddie was the Maestro. His direction took them to new heights throughout their carrer. I love John Deacon as well. He is so talented and special.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

One of my favourite bands and this is in my top ten of their songs. Some beautiful harmonies and it really gets the blood pumping 🤘

[@martinstainer3080]

I've been hoping you would do this one. It's the song that made me a Queen fan. So glad you loved it too.

[@DoeDarling]

I can totally see why this song would make someone a Queen fan! Loved it!

[@mckurgan]

I loved this reaction, the song is great, the video is beautiful, Freddie still looks good. I like your happiness watching the clip. The song is another hidden from Queen. It's weird that as a fan you still haven't listened to all their songs, so there are still many reactions to other hidden ones. I loved your hair, kisses from Chile.

[@mckurgan]

Hey Doe Darling I can think of a reaction to Mother Love, if you haven't heard it, after researching when and how it was recorded.

[@AleAround]

At last Miss Doe!! Excellent reaction to a brilliant video and song...... Thank You!

[@DoeDarling]

I love this song! 😁

[@arachne1960]

This was one of my favourite queen songs of the 80s. Good song and old trains - wonderful.

[@HealthAtAnyCost]

Great reaction! Roger and Debbie Leng were together for 15 years (never married) and had 3 beautiful kids... Rufus "Tiger" (an incredible drummer that Freddie nicknamed "Tiger"), Tigerlily and Lola (both models). As someone suggested, watching "The Miracle Express - 1989 (Breakthru making)" is fascinating with 4 great interviews. Thank you, Doe... you are a gem!

[@queenmiriam3058]

Hello darling, hope you’re doing well!! Love to see some Queen again. Always a pleasure to watch you react Queen. Love this vid, performing on a train is soooo Queen. Thankyou for the Queen ride and keep up the good work. Much bless to you!

[@DoeDarling]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@michaelkohl4541]

The Video was done by the so called Torpedo Twins Dolezal and Rossacher, my countrymen in Austria, who invented Video Tracks Like that First time for Queen. Unfortunatelly, the Video company went down and became bancrupt several years ago.

[@Semajsenrab72]

The baseline gave them the thought of the steam train

[@mabellopez8813]

Cómo cantaba !!! Asta lo último estaba divino . Gracias linda 😘

[@GeraldErnesto4604]

Yeah!!!! What a happy song!!! Thanks for reminding me of it! This was the first album where all 4 members shared writing credits so maybe that's a reason why they are having such fun :)

[@marvinhull4934]

I absolutely loved your reaction! I loved how happy and uplifted it made you feel! You were so spontaneous! Thanks for making my day! (from Lise Hull)

[@DoeDarling]

I'm so glad it made your day! Queen are the best! 🥰

[@sheilamills8045]

This song makes me smile too. I love your reaction❤

[@MagicPushen]

Thanks for reaction! And nice look, btw ❤

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Doe - such a cool song and video -- as noted by others, the opening was a Freddie song that was not completed -and Roger had a lot to do with the rest of it.. I love the moving train.. and I have thought "like, where are the safety belts?" I don't know how fast they actually went... but the "wind in the hair" and the sense of it is amazing.. I always enjoy your reactions --(and also: you look great :))

[@DoeDarling]

thank you so much! :)

[@BriRog68]

Roger in his conductor hat gets me everytime lol They are all so legendary! ♥️👑🥁🎸🎹🎤

[@andrebonatto6161]

Esse clipe me deixa muito feliz!

[@A_English_Gent]

That was filmed not to far from you Doe on the Nene Valley Railway, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England.

[@DoeDarling]

Should I go visit? Haha

[@Multijoe84]

Love that track too, so positive and uplifting. His voice is amazing here

[@DavidWatkiss]

"I get religion quick, cos you're looking Devine" what a line OMG

[@bastardsecretaryfromhell3504]

All videos from the Miracle album are great. Just enjoy our dear Freddie having fun.

[@cjmorton2436]

@Bill Blackman yea it wasn’t. I know Roger has said he hates the music video for it

[@bastardsecretaryfromhell3504]

@Bill Blackman yes, you are absolutely right. I forgot about scandal.

[@alexandras.1740]

You will see every Queen and Freddie song is touching. Greetings from Germany.

[@OnRadar]

Thats real old school rocking! On the moving train!

[@bandmom3505]

The Miracle was their first album in three years. (A Kind of Magic was in '86). When they went back into the studio, they decided to credit all songs to Queen instead of them as individual songwriters. That way, there were no squabbles as to who got credit, what song belonged to whom, who got the royalties, etc., etc.. They said it really helped the creative process. I love all the songs on this album. And, yes, they do look like they were having fun! 🙂❤🙂

[@lancelange9377]

Probably my favourite music video! The song and the video are equally epic! Slade did a video that gave me similar vibes for "My Oh My".

[@stuartryan610]

Break free video was a cheeky tribute to the world's longest running tv soap opera CORRONATION STREET which started 9th December 1960 and still continues today.

[@javix2013]

The Miracle is one of my favorite Queen albums, all very good songs with that high energy

[@MUSiC-world-20986]

The intro part is so heavenly. The rest of the song is amazing. Such a good song, overall

[@mackiemae2002]

Hearing this song immediately lifts my spirits! I haven't ever been on a train but now I wanna go on The Miracle Express.

[@Multijoe84]

Never ever ? 🚂

[@hoop_diddy]

This song is so good. The 12" Single version is really good too

[@druidkhan6066]

When I was a young child and didn't know anything about music, Breakthru was my favourite song because of the train, as I was really into my Thomas the Tank Engine.

[@DoeDarling]

Aww!

[@MUSiC-world-20986]

Fun fact: This music video was filmed near Peterborough, where my dad used to live. He used to live in Peterborough when I was very little

[@joribremer5260]

You should also watch the Behind the scenes interviews etc. The interview with John is very nice :)

[@moose6509]

Great to see the pure joy on your face at discovering this gem. Do yourself a favour and seek out the 12 inch version which is absolutely impossible not to dance to......

[@bigmallly7863]

Heyup DD, yet another great track for a brilliant album. I hope your hands make a full recovery.

[@DoeDarling]

My hands? 🤔

[@bigmallly7863]

@@DoeDarling Yeh, they looked a lovely shade of purple.............I guess it was your lighting.

[@DoeDarling]

@@bigmallly7863 oh hahaha yeah its just the lights

[@theretrochannel1760]

@@DoeDarling Hope you don't mind. I've sent you an email from The Glam Cafe.

[@merqury5]

Very cool hair. On a cool kid. Love your channel. Hope u enjoy it enough to keep going.

[@thegman8968]

🏆YES! This is such an underrated song! Such good vibes! I received this CD when it came out and absolutely loved it. Never understood why it didn't receive much more acclaim here in the states? Thanks so much! ☮

[@stevedickson5853]

Break-thruuuuu..of all the Queen songs and videos I'd say this one definitely compliment each other

[@bobbuffello4971]

Bob from ,Australia agreed one of their best songs 🎵 ever they should release these tracks and album when they tour in 2023 Their concert in Australia 🇦🇺 in 2020 was the best concert I have ever been to and look forward to seeing them again if they include us in their 2023 world tour 🤘🤙👍.

[@JUANJEN75]

I LOVE your reaction with my favourite song

[@Davey_bfg71]

Hey hun you are so spot on, when they were putting the song together Roger Taylor said he thought the bass line was like a chugging train and so it was he who suggested they climb aboard a freaking train for this bus. And yes, this wasn’t very long before Freddie’s death, just about 30 months 😢 AND PLEASE, if you have not seen it please react to Queen: These Are The Days Of Our Lives video. The Song is from their 1991 Album Innuendo (same year of course that Freddie passed), when it came to the video they filmed it in black and white. DO have tissues to hand though hun, Freddie looks frightfully ill, there’s a stunning, heart wrenching guitar solo from Brian and right at the end Freddie looks straight down the camera and says “I still love you”, believe hun it’ll break your heart into a thousand pieces xx

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

According to IMDB, the train was only going between 30-60 miles per hour. Queen apparently insured themselves for 2 million pounds against bodily harm, so they were able to do those things on the train. And you are right, the girl in the video was someone Roger Taylor was dating at the time.

[@baggiesjoe1608]

The train used in this video the "Miracle express" was used years later in the Harry Potter films as the Hogwarts Express

[@bluebell3720]

You'd expect it to have been higher it has an energetic vibe. Prodominatly Rogers song. First lines are from Freddie song he sided but felt those lines fitted with the song. The bass line is a more prominent version from Freddie open windows. So much respect for Freddie He was going through so much but kept on smiling and on with the show!

[@DoeDarling]

Yes I thought it would have been higher too

[@ladida1031]

You Rock that Short Hair! Looks Amazing!✌️

[@Jamienomore]

LOVED your Reactions to a Great Song.

[@platovaya]

My favourite Queen song, so painfully underrated! Painful, this song is perfection.

[@jackierichardson901]

Beautiful reaction Doe amazing song and video lovely to see them all having fun you should try the song called The Miracle beautiful song and amazing video so sweet thank you take care x x

[@debramoore7513]

In the intro “A New Life Is Born” lyric is actually part of an unfinished song that Freddie was writing but never released! Love Brian’s guitar “chirping” 🎸🎸💥Queen members commented that despite the hot summer weather, the event brought a nice refreshment to their studio work. It helped heighten Brian’s spirits as he was going thru a bout of depression from intense scrutiny surrounding his first marriage & Freddie’s health starting to falter. (Wiki)

[@markwebster4883]

john deacons bass made the song probably his finest performance for me

[@neil930]

Hi love the passion. I remember buying the miracle album when it first released . Can I ask you as a fellow Brit . Out of all the queen songs you have heard so far ,which is your favourite? 🤗

[@DoeDarling]

It has to be Somebody to love! What is yours?

[@neil930]

@@DoeDarling hey. I want it all, my favourite 😊

[@barrysiewert7386]

Terrific reaction!!! Two more songs to react to are You Take My Breath Away at Hyde Park &. my Melancholy Blues in Montreal. Both of these are fabulous (of course).

[@kellyfreas]

It always puzzled me why John's awesome bass solo is hidden in the tunnel visually. Maybe he wanted it so.

[@imweakfordeaky]

Is your username a nod to the artist who created the art for Queen’s News of the World, the legendary science fiction artist Frank Kelly Freas ? 👍🏼

[@Davey_bfg71]

Hi Do, love this reaction. Obviously the song was recorded in the studio for the album but the train is real (no CGI), in 1989 the band dropped £300K to film this, equivalent to around £950K today, the train travelled between 30 and 60 mph and the band had to take our insurance to the tune of £2MILLION against bodily harm!! By the time they filmed this in April of ‘89 Freddie was already suffering badly from the HIV Aids virus and was totally exhausted every day of filming and it would be just 30 months later that he would lose his fight with HIV 😢

[@michaelsullivan1631]

THIS IS MY 2ND FAVOURITE QUEEN SONG, BEHIND BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, BUT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO REACT TO IT LIKE IT.

[@stefanbranden4898]

Another good reaction!!!!!

[@DoeDarling]

Glad you liked it! 😃

[@javix2013]

There is behind the scenes of how they filmed that music video on KZbin, it was not easy

[@danielkunzmann1587]

got the melody of " Don Hanley " Boys of Summer in the refrain " :)

[@JohnHazelwood58]

The train was going between 30 and 60 mph - the band insured itself for £2 million against bodily damage ... :-)

[@SpikePBB]

The best Queen song ever made. 😁

[@stevedrums1675]

This was a great song that never got the love it deserved. At least here in the states

[@eurovoyager]

The train was going at a speed between 60-80 kilometers per hour or 40-45 miles per hour. Brian May said that aslong the train kept a constant speed there was no problem. But if they train suddenly had to slow down speed they would all fall. But once they got used to the speed of the rain they overcame their fear and acted naturally. Great video and a great (sadly under rated ) song.

[@92claudemir]

Freddie was already thinner in the videos from "The Miracle" on account of HIV, but he showed an enviable energy

[@patriciakent6728]

You do a great Freddie!

[@DoeDarling]

Thanks! 😄

[@johngraham5996]

@@DoeDarling yes at the start of your video's i can see you've studied freddie! when you have the black and white harlequin suit on and you throw yourself back in the chair just like freddie did backstage on their american tour of 77, i love your enthusiasm Doe, keep it up. If you want to react to uplifting fun songs you must do 'seaside rendezvous' and 'bring back that leroy brown', if you do leroy brown DON'T do the live version as it was only an instrumental when they done it onstage, so go for the official lyric version please, you'll love them both, keep up the good work Doe xx 👑✊🇬🇧

[@Knight-of-Sarcasm]

I know it's horrid of me, but I had heard the song and had the album, but hadn't seen the video. When Annie Lennox came on stage for the Tribute, my confusion was quite obvious and no one cleared it up for me until I saw this video and it clicked! I debated if this was green screen with a fan but from what your other posters are saying it really was a train! Wow!

[@stevedickson5853]

..it probably would be CGI now , all that health and safety and all that

[@chicochi3]

Word has it the train was travelling between 35-60 MPH depending on where it was. I won't swear that's true.

[@gersonneto2113]

Queen Dragon attack official reaction

[@flyer3849]

The train was going between 30 and 60mph, they were insured for £2 million

[@10thdoctor15]

The song was recorded in the studio, the video was on a train.

[@odonovan]

Freddie was already having health issues when this was recorded (1989). At the time the video was filmed, Roger and Debbie Leng were still together. Since you enjoy Freddie and Queen so much, here are a couple for you, from someone you may not have heard about. (HINT: He did the vocals for the Bohemian Rhapsody movie. They used "vocal layering," with his voice and Freddie's, when the original recordings were not high enough quality for Dolby Atmos Surround Sound.) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jF7CimipeMZ_pqc kzbin.info/www/bejne/goDTd6aNhLCnf5Y

[@clarenceflam]

A lot of this footage along with Wembley 1986 was used for Innuendo

[@markusforsberg6741]

When you say the unatrual what the heck🤣🤣🤣 you mean what the hell right dont be afraid to swear.:D

[@yezdazordeta1765]

Deacky never dispointing me

[@andyjamess]

This was filmed near Peterborough on the same railway as Octopussy

[@tnightwolf]

BEWARE OF TRAINS!🤣🤣🤣