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[@jamelakajamal]

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[@Gabe_Markham]

I’m a bit fan love ur vids

[@wendyg1059]

You should give "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" a listen. Queen is such a versatile band.

[@aldoneira416]

Please check out “Marooned” by Pink Floyd

[@swinglow33]

Check out a band called Cinderella and a song called “Long Cold Winter”.

[@kimlalajo]

Some other Queen songs known only to real Queen fans you might want to check out are "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Save Me", and "Spread Your Wings". Here is a link to Save Me from a concert they did in England, Live At The Bowl, in the early 80s, it is perhaps one of the most beautiful live performances I have ever heard. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXLNp4eGms2Yn5o Spread Your Wings kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6rHZ4KCrs2DgNE Sail Away Sweet Sister kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpa0kpR_bbWVhM0

[@SuperYova]

"Criminally underrated." Exactly.

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

💯💯❤️

[@sschmidtevalue]

I don't think you really understand the word "underrated." There is no way that word applies to Queen.

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

@@sschmidtevalue adjective not rated or valued highly enough. This song is NOT commercial vauled enough. Please, carry on.

[@SuperYova]

@@sschmidtevalue the song is underrated, not the band.

[@therealxunil2]

Hammer to fall quickly became my favorite song after I heard it once.

[@michaellrakes5521]

The message of the song , according to the band themselves, was basically Death himself is the Hammer To Fall on you. The line "Rich or Poor or Famous, For Your Truth Is All The Same" was basically saying " we all meet the same fate one day, no matter who you are"

[@debramoore7513]

YESSSS - Brian May commented about the Grimm Reaper’s death hammer!!

[@dogsoldier8187]

Doesn’t matter if you’re a prince or a lowly street sweeper, sooner or later you’ll dance with the reaper.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@debramoore7513 wasn't it also about nuclear war? Well, it was during the 'shadow of the mushroom cloud', but I guess that could be more the backdrop, not the inevitable.

[@bananenmus_tv1483]

It's about the Cold War

[@jessicadcooper]

If I could time travel one of my top 5 choices would be to see Queen in concert

[@trismaccarran9950]

Same

[@vernhoke7730]

Been there, there done that, twice! Way back in 1980 and again in 1982. The best shows I've ever seen.

[@eleven-hopper]

same

[@jainthorne4136]

I saw them once. Amazing! Simply amazing.

[@terrytaylor2483]

Saw them in '78 & '80 They were absolutely incredible! No opening act. An evening with Queen! 3 plus hour shows!

[@tbruce8187]

Freddie was one of the greatest showmen in rock and roll history, he knew how to play to the audience better than anyone. There will never be another quite like him. RIP Freddie.

[@gesmith98]

I gotta say that I think he WAS the Greatest!. I honestly can’t think of anyone that holds a candle to what Freddie was capable of from the first sparks of inspiration for a song all the way to belting it out on stage, with that force of a band behind him, they created songs unlike anything that came before em and no one can follow em.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

@@gesmith98 yeah, for me the music died in 1991. +

[@miconis123]

He worked the band marvelously too. You see him next to Brian pretending to play his solos on his mic stand in many videos.

[@Sandy-dt2mp]

@@pentagrammaton6793 me too

[@60sbaby456]

Queen surpassed the Beatles if that’s possible some survey said that

[@karenj3611]

Brian wanted to Rock. Freddie wanted to do it all! And he did!!

[@rodneyprill4618]

Queen Princes of the Universe

[@jamesricker3997]

I am surprised Kurgan's theme is not played at sporting events

[@eliotmccann2589]

Absolutely!

[@mdhackbert]

Gimme the Prize, too

[@debramoore7513]

YESSSS

[@footballlover9207]

Personally I like the Live Aid version of this. It's faster paced, as well as "Radio Ga Ga" one of my favorite Queen songs

[@jamesricker3997]

That is considered the greatest live performance of all time

[@jainthorne4136]

I have to agree. I love the jazzed up pace of this song in LiveAid.

[@neighborbruce]

He reacted to Live Aid if you didn't know!

[@vespoint]

Queen is known for picking up the pace of songs when they play live so that they can give the fans as many songs as possible. ♥️

[@Rob-eo5ql]

“HEY! HEY! HEY! HAMMER TO FALL!!!”

[@stevepence229]

You can never go wrong with Queen...Thank you Jamel!

[@lynnhoffman247]

Heya 👋🏼🤗👊🏼

[@itsmeValdo]

LOL I'm dead! "first and foremost man, that bass is kickin' some serious ass in this" -Jamel AKA Jamal -May 8, 2021 best review ever!!!!!

[@leomarshall4059]

John Deacon is THE Bass Man.

[@garibaldi54]

"Lets just get that outta the way" ...

[@dominicrossitto5890]

Listening to John Deacon was one of the bass players who made me want to take up the bass guitar ( Along with John Entwistle of The Who and , especially, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin). Queen is such a great band.

[@DanGerRus]

And Chris Squire of Yes! 🤘🏻

[@richmayes8451]

John Deacon is one of those underrated bass players, probably because he is 'the quiet one' in the band and that apart from a few early appearances, he couldn't carry on so walked away from Queen after Freddie passed away. He wrote some fantastic songs throughout his career, and his baselines were so good and iconic that others used them in their songs.

[@markhaus1329]

@@DanGerRus Hell yeah don't forget Chris Squire!

[@jeffcampbell668]

Dominic, You're a good man. 3 of my favorites as well. Sign me a 54 year old (almost 40 of them geared towards "basement" guitar hacking and meeting other likewise minded cool people). lover of any music that's real and takes talent to do. Cheers, the canadian Queen nut.

[@leomarshall6535]

So you focus on bass players named John? ;-)

[@Rob-eo5ql]

“What the hell we fighting for?” A question worthy of a zen master.

[@leeboy2k1]

Sun tzu knew, shame he had to inspire it into a business.

[@LadyDoe17]

This is my favourite Queen song!. Not generally seen as a classic, but I love it! .

[@redarmysoja]

Great song, even better live, especially the version they did at Band Aid.

[@cirrustate8674]

It's not my favorite, but it's easily in my top 5 Queen songs.

[@liverpoolred2834]

Saw Queen live twice..........just WOW!

[@michaelgilbert197]

LUCKY YOU!!! :)

[@jeffmiller4832]

Four for me, 70’s-80’s. Always amazed me how they sounded the same as on the album, but better. Excellent shows.

[@debbieadams334]

So jealous

[@vespoint]

Three for me in the 70s and early 80s. Sheer perfection.

[@Alexis40ar]

For any other band this song would be a timeless hit. For them it was just another display of talent.

[@brunett93]

so true!

[@rodrigoalanis7488]

Exactly!

[@cmortenson3647]

That’s good!

[@molokoko786]

Yeah for me this is a top 30 song and it’s a 9/10, it’s just because Queen have so many 10/10s!

[@juanspeko]

This song got a new lease of life recently when it was included as part of Netflix Stranger Things soundtrack. 😁

[@laurakali6522]

A Steve the Hair Harrington scene, right? Or a Billy scene? Can’t recall....

[@debramoore7513]

Chapter Six: The Spy (Steve questions Dustin about Dart as he drives him home while Hammer To Fall is playing). Billy in his room about to go out & then is made by his dad to go find Max & he’s playing Metallica’s The Four Horsemen.

[@JennaBug29]

That scene actually brought this song to my attention, I’m so happy it did. It’s one of my favorite Queen songs!

[@dianecomly6132]

Check out their Dragon Attack live for a truly iconic bass.

[@couplakooks]

SO GOOD. The Montreal live gig.

[@barbaramendoza2202]

YESSSS!! Montreal ‘81 live

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Can never fail with Queen, R.I.P. Freddie a master of performance musical genius...Thanks Jamel, Peace

[@TheRedWaltz24]

"A Kind Of Magic" - Queen. Worth a reaction.

[@lynnhoffman247]

Live from Wembley!

[@feathersandspikes2166]

One of my favorites! I used to work as a doorman/usher at a well known concert theatre in Pgh, PA way back in the day. So, yes I have seen Queen, Led Zep, Rush, and far too many others to list, live in concert. You always manage to bring some wonderful and forgotten memories to mind. I will be checking out your store. Many blessings to you.

[@sherryheim5504]

I really like this song from Brian May. I like and appreciate both this version as well as the faster version from Live Aid. Roger is the full blown conductor on this song keeping it pumping on the drums and John is literally killing it on the bass. Brian is rocking through the whole song and his solo is absolute perfection. Freddie growls out this song in a manner that makes me think he is going to shred his throat. In all, this is another excellent Queen composition and performance.

[@robert_bbiii]

You could always tell which one of the four wrote the song just be listening to it. This is totally May.

[@edoq78]

The live version of this takes it up a level

[@karenj3611]

Jamal, I saw how much you loved Freddie's duet with Spanish opera singer Monsterrat Cabballet, here is another great one from them. The Golden boy. It's a must see.

[@keithjones6023]

Definitely one of their best songs, this is up there with their greatest hits. Never get tired of hearing this one!

[@Max-dd4ow]

John deacon is sooo underrated, the baseline in this is epic

[@janettesinclair6279]

The bass powers it along!

[@LadyMyj]

Also one of the few videos where you see John Deacon singing

[@michaelwilson2340]

I wish a John Deacon Signature Precision Bass built to John's specifications would be available. I'd definitely save my money and buy it and play it. I wouldn't play it as well as John though.

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

According to Brian the song is about life & death how it comes to us all ‘Rich or poor or famous for your truth is all the same comes to you as to us all now it’s time for the hammer to fall’ a Brian May song x

[@styxchic8225]

Funny the shirt Roger Taylor is wearing, George Michael wore in Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Yes, it was a shirt about stopping nuclear war, the song is also somewhat about the same topic.

[@MyargonautsJason]

hard to say who wore it first... both songs were released in 1984, but Wake Me Up was released first and presumably the video for that song was shot before the video for this song... my guess is the shirt was just a popular shirt with the British public at that time, kinda like the Frankie Say Relax t-shirt would become

[@dcanmore]

it was a series of slogan t-shirts by fashion designer Katherine Hamnett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hamnett

[@bluebell3720]

@@MyargonautsJason Hamnett's oversized T-shirts with large block letter slogans, launched in 1983, were adopted by pop bands, including Wham!. George Michael wore his white "CHOOSE LIFE" shirt in the music video for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." The t-shirt also appeared in Queen's video for "Hammer to Fall" (worn by Roger Taylor). Taylor wore Hamnett's "WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW" shirt during Queen's historic appearance at the first edition of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[@bluebell3720]

@@MyargonautsJason 1984, ZTT's Paul Morley designed a series of "FRANKIE SAY..." T-shirts to promote the record label's chart act Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH). Morley has stated that these designs were consciously based on Hamnett's slogan T-shirts: "What persuaded me was reading Katharine Hamnett saying she wanted the T-shirts ripped off, which reminded me of Mark P, saying he wanted Sniffin' Glue to be ripped off. And I mean, I did a fanzine, so when I read that I thought, great, fanzine T-shirts!"[1] The official FGTH designs were particularly successful, and spawned many imitations of their own.[2]

[@kamiinazo2133]

This song has been on my Queen playlist for ages.

[@olagguj]

If you haven't already, check out the show must go on from their last studio album.

[@karam1933]

Today’s performers need to watch more Queen videos on how to rock the stage. Freddie was born to live on stage! 🎸

[@elaineshakeshaft2830]

Loooooove Queen!!!!...... rip Freddie Mercury we love you.

[@goldenboy82]

Hammer to Fall is one of my favorite Queen songs!!!

[@mikeberg5003]

Jamal, PLEASE check out this song live version at the Live Aid concert. Off the charts.

[@jainthorne4136]

He's watched the Live Aid video before. Great reaction video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/on3Hg4OYm8h9e8k

[@stevewynter4519]

Great song there is also a headbanger version with extra guitar, John's bass lines are up there with the best of them "Dragon Attack" is possibly his best

[@laurasarmas]

Also the song Liar!!!!

[@bloodysushi]

You should listen to The Show Must Go On by Queen.

[@michaelgilbert197]

ANY and ALL Queen songs will do!!! ;) ;)

[@Eddie13374]

My favorite song by Queen is Seven Seas of Rhye. You should check it out if you havent already:)

[@missbelled6700]

One of my favorite pump-up songs! Always gets me in the mood to take over the world haha

[@joebalusikiii5811]

Another song by Queen featured in HIGHLANDER. Good call J-Man!

[@queenmiriam3058]

Aah yes Yamel, a Queen reaction!!!Thankyou dear, this is a really great song. I love the colour stage lights. I wish you all the love in the world, and much bless. Looking foward to some Queen soon 😁

[@goodworker90638]

Queen rules

[@chrisreinhardt5493]

Always loved Radio gaga by Queen.

[@marzcapone9939]

I would enjoy you reacting to Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Death on Two Legs". Metallica did a cover of "Stone Cold Crazy".

[@dennisanderson7034]

Queen is the greatest rock band ever! I got to hear them in concert. 1977. I was in my moms belly 🙂

[@cwell510]

One of my favorite Queen tracks! The lyrics are 🔥 as well as the video itself. Classic Queen! Thanks for sharing!

[@Julieroo28]

One of my faves by Queen!!!

[@robelson3078]

Queen Rock Montreal full concert video/film would be a great reaction for you to do, Jamel. All I’m saying.

[@kiss52476]

John and Rodger often get forgotten for the great musicians they are in the shadow of Freddie and Brian, but especially John since he was and still is the quiet and shy one of the group.

[@mikegosnell2556]

Jamel, if you love a good bass, check out Dragon Attack by Queen.

[@uncledenny2570]

Yes, Yes, Yes!! One of my top 10 riffs! ✌Jamel.

[@evilvolts]

Freddie Mercury also had a solo album called Mr. Bad Guy with 5 super hits on it Made in Paradise, I was born to love you, Man made Paradise, There must be more to life than this, and Love me like there's no Tomorrow the whole album was great though.

[@gesmith98]

The thing with Queen songs is all of their most popular songs, well, almost all of their songs really, they have completely different sounds and feelings, and everyone has THEIR favorite. It’s easy for some of their lesser know songs, though just as great, to get lost in the shuffle because of that.

[@JKM395]

2021 and Queen still WORKS baby! This is such an underrated track.

[@stevemoss7793]

For me, the performance of this song is much better at the Wembley Magic Tour show. Definitely one of my favourites!

[@13Metroline]

I’ve never heard this track before, what else has Queen done that has been underrated. Wow, what a track. As usual, Brian May’s guitar playing is outstanding and Freddy Mercury harmonising, FANTASTIC. Cheers Jamal. SW.

[@dianereed8911]

Aahhh great Queen track 🥰😍 Saw them at Milton Keynes bowl 1982 and Live Aid..... biggest love if my life 😂❤

[@exsenator1]

I learned about this song watching the aid concert and I've always been astonished that I've only heard once on the radio. I drive for a living and listen to the radio all day

[@sentinelmortgagecorp4291]

I REALLY think you’d like the official music video for their song The Miracle.

[@leehearsey]

you should check out the Freddie tribute concert version of this, no one can replace Freddie but Gary Cherone's performance was one of the stand outs on the night, he's a great singer and had so much energy, plus you get Tony Iommi having a sweet jam with Brian on guitar :)

[@haps4273]

One of my favourite Queen songs. I love watching when they performed this at Live Aid.

[@reedkennethia]

Not only the most underrated Queen song but it's also my favorite Queen song.

[@steadfastneasy26]

@Jamel_AKA_Jamal Hey bruh, if you have *any* interest in reacting to a full Queen album then it most definitely should be Queen II. (2) It rocks front to back. Interesting note about is that when there were vinyl and cassettes the album was labeled with side white and side black instead of one and two. The cool thing is that it is reflected in the musical tone of the songs on that side. Highly recommended.

[@Oldschooldan1]

"For we who grew up tall and proud In the shadow of the mushroom cloud Convinced our voices can't be heard We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder" Growing up in the 80's was a real blast... Today I hear kids talk about active shooter drills at school, in the 80's we had the world was going to end drills.

[@jen_alanfromchicago53]

Duck and cover

[@jen_alanfromchicago53]

Like curling up under a desk from the 1950's is going to let the blast wave just glance right over you

[@stantheman9072]

On the Queen request list, my vote goes for your next selection to be One Vision.

[@johnmclean9657]

You are the best jamal this was filmed the night before myself and my friend Martin went to see them in Birmingham England 2nd September 1984

[@deborahcornell171]

Yes, our favorite Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May usually wrote & loved playing the harder rock songs in their repertoire, sometimes lighthearted (& naughty), sometimes with a heavier meaning. And it's great to hear you appreciate Deaky's work on bass. The quiet one of the group but supremely talented. The notes you read mentioned "Tear It Up"..that's a great one to do if you want all your viewers to be chair dancing (studio version)!💙🌿💚

[@dana_brooke_27]

Thanks for the outside notification Jamal.. I get in here faster. Love your reactions. You bring me up when I need it. And do does music.🎶☺🎶

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

When I was a kid my sister and I both got Queen compilations for Xmas. She got "Greatest Hits" which had all the classics you'd expect and hear all the time. I got "Classic Queen" which had more obscure stuff like this. I'm glad I got that one. My sister stole it later

[@tigerrogers4310]

My favorite Queen song, yet no one ever talks about it. Glad to see you showing it some love

[@melissajensen6106]

The musik and the lyrics goes so great together in this song ❤️

[@andysmith2417]

This was part of their " legendary" Live Aid set....pure Queen...pure Magic 👍👍👍

[@TheAsphyx666]

Freddy Mercury is immortal. Quite possibly the best frontman ever.

[@MJ-we9vu]

Early on in the pandemic Brian May released a video of him basically doing the rhythm guitar track to this song with the invitation to play along with him. A few bands and individuals took him up on it and uploaded some very good, and occasionally funny, videos. If you ever get the time it's worth checking out.

[@laurasarmas]

I loved Freddie!!!!!!

[@marniethedyslexic6445]

Jamel great reaction. My favorite line of this whole song is. What hell hell we fighting for, just surrender and it won’t hurt at all. You’re right great message.😀👍❤️✌️🌼

[@collumjm]

Classic, one of the best of all time..

[@c.d.macaulay66]

Best below the radar Queen song: Headlong. A must listen.

[@analuisahering2043]

One of my all time favorites !! Thank you 👍

[@lloydwells327]

Hey Jamel.... Great reaction as always, we can always tell by the smile on your face your enjoying it!!! You should check out Queen's live aid set 20 minutes of the very best of Queen that blew the whole world away!!! Love you brother

[@pdegan2814]

Freddie was truly one of a kind, there will never be anyone like him

[@chrisautry9479]

Great song choice. One of the more rock songs they did.

[@henrynegro8397]

Wait till you hear gimme the prize.

[@michaelgilbert197]

Thank you for throwing some Queen into the mix!!! 😁They're #3 on my ALL-TIME list of favorite groups!! LOVE Freddie and the guys! P.S... Kudos for doing this one. It didn't get radio play here in the U.S, as well as "Radio Gaga" (the vid for Gaga is a fun one!) but they're such a great tunes! You're KILLING it today (and yesterday) with your reaction picks!!😎😎👌🤘

[@dionshare7103]

And that's the legendary John Deacon on bass.

[@robertdyer8322]

You picked an awesome and an often overlooked masterpiece here. Thanks for this choice! Another one that is awesome and overlooked is "It's Late" from the News of the World album. My personal favorite is "March of the Black Queen" from Queen II. Keep the good music coming! Thanks for this! Long live Queen!

[@diksken]

I was there when they shot the video. It was recorded live at forest national Brussels in Belgium . The good old days. Greetings from Belgium.

[@leftcoaster67]

This song and Is This The World he Created? Is Queen sending a deep message.

[@emiliaranta3858]

Always love Queen! I wish there was a band like this I could go a concert to....Or even something even remotely close. Missing experiences...

[@shadownightroad4340]

Last I known Queen didn’t want to be one genre. One thing that made em amazing was that they were really diverse in the music

[@scarletjohnston741]

Hey Jamel 🤗 I don't think you've done Love Of My Life by Queen yet. I've seen it requested a lot in the past(I'm one of them). Totally different vibe & heartwrenchingly beautiful. Hope everyone is having a dandy day ✌️💜

[@lulu-hv5ph]

My fav song of theirs and seeing them play it live is still a giant thrill. That base is amazing.

[@kraigobradovich1551]

The best concerts I ever saw were Queen in 1978 and 1980 in Detroit. Awesome shows!

[@desichambers7556]

I'm glad you did this one, Hammer to fall is my favourite Queen song.

[@bobthebear1246]

As usual, Jamel, you pick an amazing song by an amazing band, AND - as usual - you hit the nail right on the head: "Hammer To Fall" _was_ criminally underrated (still is to some degree). This song was the 4th and final single from *The Works* album which featured the humongous hit "Radio Ga-Ga" and the moderate hit "I Want To Break Free." One of Queen's hardest and greatest songs ever, this song only went to #35 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Charts and *didn't even chart in the Billboard Hot 100.* One of many songs about the fear of nuclear war written and recorded between 1980 - 1987, "Hammer To Fall" has 1984 written all over it, right down to Roger Taylor's oversized white "Choose Life" t-shirt. 😅 PLEASE do "Radio Ga-Ga" and their Speed-Metal classic "Stone Cold Crazy" from 1974, which is the fastest and heaviest song Queen ever did. 🤘🏻

[@Suzismymom]

Hammer To Fall was also used in the movie Highlander. Queen is in my top 5, rest in peace Freddie 💕

[@warrensereda4782]

My favorite Queen song!!

[@paull4968]

Part of the best movie picture soundtrack "The Highlander". And let us not forget the Flash Gordon soundtrack! But this is the best!

[@emmanuelterronesdominguez9509]

Good jamel Queen is my group favorite, hammer to fall is one of my favorites songs

[@downhearted40]

Love this Jamel. Queen forever!

[@megdelany5688]

LOVE this song!!! Thanks!!!

[@theodoreritola9758]

Jamel would you react to We are the Champions and We will , Rock you FROM 1977 , Queen had a lot of biggies in the 70s And maybe A CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE It was RELEASED AS a single in Nov OF 1979 ,, Thank you JAMEL ,,, ROCK ON

[@LauPulstar]

So sad i was so young when queen was this band... i'd have loved to see them play live. The last time they playyed in Argentina I was only 4 years old. People i met that went there say they'll never forget it. Best show ever. PLEASE REACT TO TORI AMOS 🙏 (Silent all this years or Winter)