Queen - In The Lap Of The Gods Lyrics, Live At Odeon-Hammersmith Live at Wembley Stadium (Reaction!)

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[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

His famous jacket is demonstrated upon one piano in Zanzibar,his birth place. They made a whole museum in his memory.

[@Sneak65]

There is a boatload of under appreciated Queen songs. But I have a theory for that. Simply put the depth of quality Queen music is unparalleled. People hear all the hits and figure they know Queen. But what they are missing is the fact that most of Queen's best music is hidden and overshadowed by their bigger hits. Everyone wants to hear BoRap but do not even now that there is an equally epic song on the album called The Prophet's Song. Everyone loves Rock You and Champions but never bother to listen to such amazing songs as It's Late, My Melancholy Blues or Spread Your Wings off the same album. The curse of having such massive hits is sometimes people forget to listen to and appreciate the deep cuts. Which in my opinion are most of Queens best songs.

[@anniegetchergun]

Dark_Helmut Agree..... I think it’s only fans who have the early albums that really know Queen

[@hannyhawkins7804]

I couldn’t agree more. With the exception of the work of genius that it Somebody to Love, my faves aren’t in thePlatinum collection because they weren’t singles. It’s Late, ‘39, Brighton Rock, Prophet’s Song, Tear it Up, Dragon Attack, Get Down Make Love, All God’s Children ...... etc. Only the singles make it onto the Greatest Hits. And Queen’s first six albums would be an awesome body of work if they’d never recorded another note.

[@gipsnadel6418]

Queen is great with the hits, but the unknown songs are so much better. Lazing on a sunday afternoon or The Prophets song, It's a hard life, Teo Torriate, Lily of the Valley, Drowse, Sail away sweet sister etc... I used to think that Queen in the 70s is slightly better but in the last weeks I wanted to listen to later albums again and the gems there are there beside the hits are unbelievable. For example One year of love, Dragon attack...

[@gipsnadel6418]

@@anniegetchergun Queen and Queen ii are the most underrated albums but so is Innuendo as well.

[@varmibirinsan]

I'm agree 100%, you're absolutely right

[@markpalmer7215]

Freddie’s yellow jacket sold for £26,000 back in 2004, can only imagine how much it’s worth now. Other stage outfits can be seen at the Queen exhibition in Montreux.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

wtf?! i paid 40.000 euro for the jacket ... and i lent it to the exhib - but still own a copy of it! *eeeoooo

[@celt67]

www.bonhams.com/auctions/11386/lot/332/

[@kathrynsmart1639]

Hey! Just did a little research and the red and white jacket he wore for Wembley ‘86 and for Hungarian Rhapsody tour in Budapest went for $81,250 at auction!!! 😱😱😱

[@philosophicalreason]

I thought it would have went for more to be honest.

[@dana_brooke_27]

A couple more years it will be half a million or more.

[@dana_brooke_27]

Mary probably has the yellow one I bet.

[@dresden123456]

Common mistake but this is In the Lap of the Gods Revisited which is a different song from In the Lap of the Gods 😉

[@williamg209two]

revisited is better thou

[@leoniegroot9018]

Williamg209 agreed

[@michelletammydenney6549]

Thank you

[@Elnont]

The difference between 70s and 80s Freddie is obvious when you watch performances like this back to back -both are brill, just very different. (Not to mention the look as well.)

[@helenscott8202]

A HUGE number of their numbers are underrated! That’s why they have such a following and are still making money.

[@darrellwaller6205]

Lap of the Gods is in 2 parts. The (revisited) one, the one you just heard, is part 2. It is much superior to part one, simply titled "In the Lap of the Gods", but the first one has some soooooooooooooaaaaring high notes from Roger in the background that will give you goosebumps!!!!

[@cameronh8440]

Darrell Waller definitely need to react to in the lap of the gods

[@anitasmith6042]

Darrell your absolutely right....Roger is incredible in the LOTG.

[@geraldinereilly5931]

Live versions for alot of the songs are super great.

[@bridgettherose609]

In the lap of the gods revisited is probably one of my favorite Queen songs. It gives off so much power and really makes me sing along. The version at Odeon is incredible and Freddie’s going all out! But the Wembley version is my absolute favorite version! It, again, gives off so much power and it’s one of the few times you see Deaky sing. Plus I actually have a t-shirt of Mercury playing on the piano drawn in the Peanuts style (like Shrouber) it always makes me think of this song. On a side note, that song they played right after was Seven seas of rhye. A great fast paced song for which I love to see Freddie play the opening notes. He’s so fast and I can’t believe he said he wasn’t that good on the piano!

[@manuelamarconi5599]

What you reacted to was In The Lap Of The Gods Revisited. You should now react to the other song titled In The Lap Of The Gods which is a quite different song. You should react to both the studio version and the life one. In that case I suggest you the Live at Rainbow 1974.

[@michelle88960]

I'm a Brit and I know about Florida and Gainsville or Gatorville. Tom Petty is from there. There's a video on here with Tom driving round 'Gatorville called' Southern Accents Documentary. You should react to Tom maybe. When he died I put on a DVD of his and he was singing a song called Southern Accents, and I just started crying. .

[@daedala70]

michelle88960 I loved Tom Petty 😥 soo many beautiful songs

[@wing2654]

I love their live Hammersmith version and the Rainbow version.. In The Lap of the Gods Revisited❤️❤️❤️Freddie’s the greatest💕Thanks for the reaction😊 Please please please do The March of The Black Queen!!! 🙏🏼You will not be disappointed😄

[@melinakristinmercury9586]

Omg I really love their Hammersmith In the lap of the God’s......Freddie is soooooo my eyes nearly fall out 👀👀👀 I wich it was way to longer 🔥💕

[@dana_brooke_27]

Mercury Masterpiece💖

[@walover165]

Oooof, John's bass in this is so epic. It hits me every time. Also I find it difficult to listen to without swaying side to side (and at home I will usually put my hands in the air as well). And now you gotta do Seven Seas of Rhye properly! In the Wembley video they sing it much lower (and shorter) than the original concert versions (mostly because by this point the higher notes were harder to hit with age - and Roger's falsetto was completely gone by then). They did a great rendition of it live at the Rainbow in 1974. Also for fabulous brilliant fun you need to do the Big Spender/Jailhouse Rock encore medley from the Hammersmith Odeon 1975. I don't know if anyone's posted them as one video but they're pretty seamless and it's loads of fun. In an interview Brian and Roger said it was some of the most fun they had because it wasn't their music so they were a lot more relaxed.

[@DirectDemocrat]

John's bass was one of the key features of the live performances. He was a brilliant bass player. Underestimated by the public, but not by bass players

[@nyima04011]

Was going to listen to any video of this cause I can't get it out of my head... So glad to come across your video (on my home page recommendations!) I want you and all three versions, LOL! Thanks

[@michelle88960]

I remember at the 2012 Olympics they had a hologram of Freddie doing the waaaaaaaaaay ohhhh and every person in that stadium responded. Right from the grave. Amazing.

[@Juicymeu]

YES such a good and underrated Queen song! Thanks for reacting!

[@tehmcfogarty6813]

OMG! “DOG WITH A BONE” BY QUEEN! RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY. I BELIEVE ITS THE FULL SESSION VERSION. I JUST HEARD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME! IT’S RAW! 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

[@sashatocarchick881]

16:37 NO! You're completely right! A shit ton of Queen's songs are underrated! If you like "Seven Seas of Rhye" and "Lap of the Gods", I suggest listening to "Teo Tortriate," "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "You're My Best Friend," and "Play the Game." These are just a few of my personal underrated Queen songs. OH! I also suggest listing to the entire album of "Sheer Heart Attack" and "A Night at the Opera." Not a single bad song on either album. Also, this is LOTG Revisited, which is different from the original. I prefer the revisited one, but please listen to the OG.

[@JKM395]

Queen is certainly impressive in the studio but even more so live. In my opinion anyway. When you can see Freddy's energy it provides a completely different experience and they were every bit as good musically live, which is unfortunately, all too rare.

[@belindamelville8228]

Nice one Mr L😊😊😊Live for me most times. Time for who wants to live forever LIVE at Wembly??? Then" in my defence"😀😀😀

[@sherryheim5504]

Freddie loved Motown and he wrote this so you are on point with the Motown sound. Freddie gave that jacket to his partner, Jim Hutton who auctioned it off after Freddie's death. I would kill to have that jacket, it is fantastic. You would have to look at all the options for the song to get a real view count, honestly. Live is always better because of the energy of the band. My feeling is that this is about relationships and how hard it is for someone in Freddie's position to find one that is real. People are more interested in his fame and his money than in him as a person, they want that guy on stage which is not who he is in real time, so he just needs to leave the outcome of his relationships in the lap of the gods. Or more simply put, if it is meant to be, it will be, he can't change who he is so either he is accepted for himself or it can never be. Freddie had a very lonely life for the most part and it was only near the end that he was able to surround himself with people who actually loved him. Before that time, his family was his cats, the band and a long time friend named Mary Austin who Freddie said was his only real friend and that she was all he needed. In fact, the men in the band really were his family but it is a difficult thing when you work together every day and have to argue over what will be the best for the group in the long run. Also having to be together while touring all the time, they all just needed to take breakes from one another. In Freddie's final days, the men in the band did everything they could for Freddie, writing music for him to sing because that is what Freddie wanted to do. It was extremely difficult for Brian, Roger and John to see Freddie so frail but they put on their best party faces and did what they could for thieir friend and tried to keep things upbeat for Freddie's sake. I saw an interview of Roger and Brian a week after Freddie's passing and they both looked haggared and sad, Roger was even angry because he was disgusted by the things he was reading in the press about Freddie which was all untrue. They both were still so wounded over losing Freddie, they had been together nearly every day for 20 years. The interviewer said it would be hard to see Queen on stage without Freddie, and Roger said it was "incomprehensible." It took the band about 18 months before they could go back into the studio and start working on the tracks that Freddie had left for them and for a while all the members wondered if they would actually ever be able to do it.

[@harryn.utsack6660]

The jacket is priceless

[@RomanTheMan]

Hoping you do The March of the Black Queen soon. They threw everything they knew at the time into that song.

[@heavenlydreams123]

If you are biased then I'm hopelessly biased myself, I love both the studio versions and the live versions and most of their songs are just underrated, there's just no comparison to today's music. In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) which you just heard sounds like a glorious march to me, just listen to this when you're in a bad mood or feeling down and you're back up on your feet within seconds. I get it why you can't decide on a favourite song just yet, I can't either. I listen to a couple of new Queen songs every week (those are new to me at least) and my favourite list keeps changing!

[@lorabowe5026]

so glad you did this one! Its awesome to see someone find their love for Queen and for Freddie!. Keep these coming.. Love it!

[@vickilee7494]

I watched the movie today it was worth watching.

[@beyonderbill3409]

I love seeing old shows of Queen, and New videos of Queen. Brian has that same Red Special in all of them. I love it.

[@robbystafford5773]

Every queen song is a sing along song

[@audreycaruso8111]

True Robby I love the audience participation

[@jeanninedoyle9523]

The Music City Miracal

[@anniegetchergun]

Finding myself checking in every day L! I love your channel and it’s so great to see you become a fan. I watched your first reaction - don’t know if you’ve seen it since but the irony is hilarious now! The boys got you in the end:) Love that you’re exposing the tracks that weren’t released as singles - some of their best stuff that needs to be heard!

[@kyaaa4485]

their older songs are so under appreciated, it’s practically a crime! slightly better than their later hits, imo, and the hammersmith one you can just see the pain and passion. those early-late 70s saw fred reaching new heights with his voice, it’s really incredible to listen to. his later voice gets a grittiness that is lovely and fits their sound in their last few albums. i think he sings in a lower tone in the mid 80s? someone either agree or correct me bec i definitely hear him sing deeper. now do the medley from the 75 hammersmith concert :)))

[@hannyhawkins7804]

kyaaa I TOTALLY agree re a medley, but strongly recommend London 77 over the Hammersmith 75. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJLTmYqcnZaCkNk Deaky owns this medley in his platforms and gangsta flares, Freddie prancing and prowling in pink sequin leotard, shirtless Roger in haystack hair raising the roof while Brian’s trying not to giggle - this is young Queen at their boogying best.

[@barbarasaracini1271]

OMG, I just watched this Hanny Hawkins. They were so young and it's actually a little comical!

[@hannyhawkins7804]

Barbara Saracini Hey, I’m old enough to remember when this was really cool😎 😉. I say bring back 70s fashion and grant us all a little of Freddie’s courage to swagger in it. There’s enough grey in life. Here’s to clothes that make us smile😁. Also, style aside, 70s Queen is fabulous. Treat yourself to a deep dive, if you haven’t already. After all, Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack are widely regarded as two of their best albums. Forgive me if you already know this. I only mention it because of your reaction to their 1977 look.

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

@kyaaa I AGREE with you about Freddie's voice changing during the 70s or 80s or in his last years. His younger voice had a perfect, lighter-than-air quality when he wanted (and always with that amazing vibrato) for singing in that higher range (Brian said it was "crystal"). Later, his voice developed a richer tone. (It's possible at-that-time, that changes to his voice also came from recurring nodes in his throat, that he started having in the mid-80s?) On their last recordings from around 1989-1991, he sounded very different: His voice lost the strength that it had before (back when Queen was doing all those gigantic concerts). To me, now his singing voice had a kind of "pure" quality (smoother, maybe? IDK) ...and with such heart-felt emotion poured into every line of every last song

[@bettybaby63]

Take my breath away & white queen from the hammersmith show were hypnotic. 70s Freddie voice was very strong, yet angelic. Some of the older vids show that his voice was often bigger than the venue. I love them both younger & older sound. ❤️❤️

[@tsukigalleta]

The statue of Freddie Mercury itself shows him wearing that jacket :) I don't know if it was only me, L, but the videos and the sound in them weren't synchronized. Not a problem though, just wanted you to know. Loving these reactions! Thank you!!

[@aliceinbookland2137]

tsukigalleta The jacket is also what he’s wearing on the logo for The Mercury Phoenix Trust, the AIDS charity established in his honor by Brian May and Roger Taylor. Probably because, according to his friend and PA of the last 12 years of his life Peter Freestone, yellow was his favorite color.

[@celosemnexo]

Please check out the Queen songs "Cool cat" (1982) and "One year of love" (1986). The first one is a very funky song. The second one is a ballad. Thanks!

[@danakelley532]

I too, just recently discovered this beautiful song. Thanks for the reaction to another Queen treasure. Please do The Miracle video!

[@jakfrost25]

Definitely live version for this one. To be honest, I prefer most if not all of the Sheer Heart Attack songs sung live at the Rainbow over their album versions, they just sound so much better to me.

[@rw9019]

Spot on. Those earlier concerts had a depth and transcending quality of their own.

[@audreycaruso8111]

Whether it's live or recorded both are always great...I don't think I've ever been disappointed in either...keep em coming!

[@laura8512]

Queen song not popular is “melancholy Blues” or “It’s Late” or “Spread your wings” are awesome!

[@julianpohlman2676]

I think when they play live they really do those songs justice. And they are way better than the record. But just remember live there is only 1 guitar most of the time...

[@coolcat9423]

I love this song , as you can see by my name .

[@tehmcfogarty6813]

Over 60 REQUESTS made for the below. Please shut me up! 1. Place full ear headphones on. 2. Line up the below Queen songs. "THE PROPHETS SONG” "NOW I’M HERE” "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” 3. Crank it and enjoy the true “Queen Experience” Queen intended you to hear. Teresa (Terry Anne) Fogarty 1980's Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC (Seriously, I had the T Shirt!)

[@bethford6007]

He is a GOD !!!!!

[@marlahudgins7038]

That jacket has got to be worth millions

[@kimemerson5732]

I crack up when you turn your hat...I know you're really enjoying yourself!!!

[@kathrynmitchell4344]

Live! I think it was about his relationship with Mary.. They lived together for 6 years & loved each other& got engaged. She wanted marriage , children & a faithful l oving husband. He loved her but was attracted to men, especially on those long lonely tours So they broke up, but stayed close. Years later he still said he thought of it as a marri age he & referred to her as his common law wife.

[@lusmas99]

"L", you are friggin rocking it on Queen reactions. Setting the trend on "Two-fers" with Seven Seas of Rhye bonus track!!! At Queen concerts, the entire song is Audience Participation. Queen credited GOD with the Thunder clap on the album. That jacket would auction for at least $125K, easily.

[@lusmas99]

"L", Just for the record, this is "In the Lap of the Gods (revisited)". On the Sheer Heart Attack album, side B, starts off with "In the Lap of the Gods" and ends with "In the Lap of the Gods (revisited)", which is this track. Roger Taylor hits incredibly high notes on "In the Lap of the Gods".

[@lusmas99]

My bad. I see the full song title further down below.

[@queenmercury4927]

There is another version of the last live video...the one you watched ended before balloons and sex dolls dropped onto the crowd! Gotta love those naughty boys!!

[@joribremer5260]

The odeon version i like the most, so much emotion :) ,

[@parkviewmo]

Live version!

[@marcusforslund2543]

I like this dudes reactions to Queen. I have been a fan for 20 years and it's wonderful to see someone discover the best rock band of all time.

[@cameronh8440]

Now you should react to In the Lap of the Gods live since you did Revisited. Apparently during the Odeon all 4 of them had the flu.

[@gipsnadel6418]

For me there is only one In the lap of the Gods revisited. Because only one is so rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrisky

[@MR-so1pf]

No, you're right. So many of their songs are under-rated, so may. That jacket woul probably go for about $100,000 today. Maybe, more after the explosion of interest in Queen and Freddie, due to the BoRhap movie's success.

[@tehmcfogarty6813]

One of my favorite “Live” albums was “Live Killers”. I’m surprised no one ever mentioned it. 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

[@Fluffyburns]

Another great reaction to another amazing Queen song.The older Queen songs are so under appreciated, which is a big shame. Can you please react to Breakthru? The bassline on that is amazing. :P Sadly there's no live version of it.

[@charlenewhite4897]

"L", if you want to hear a Queen masterpiece, check out "The Millionaire Waltz" Official Lyric Video. You will thank me later

[@kinjaws9606]

Yeah buddy! Thay's an amazing composition! And of course a great live song

[@juliact]

The video and audio of Queen is out of sync. Don't know if you can fix it??

[@anniegetchergun]

juliact Thought it was my playback!

[@Natalie-fr9xo]

You really need to check out the whole Live Aid performance

[@barbaraanne5258]

Everything they do live is better...........

[@jacobpaulson23]

You should listen to 39!

[@TheYARUMA85]

Escucha In my defence y Nevermore

[@heidipaulus3701]

even tho this is a yr old almost, Freddie designed his yellow, white and red and white jacket,

[@mikemaltese7376]

Live at the rainbow night 2 version is a better one to listen to in my opinion that’s whole early 70 s era was the best for queen

[@juliact]

My favourite is the live version at the Odeon. Freddie's voice is incredible there. And I do love 70's Freddie ;)

[@loiskondo8349]

He has a statue in Switzerland with that jacket. I have a shirt with him in it walking his cats!

[@hannyhawkins7804]

Lamar, this isn’t Lap of the Gods. it’s Lap of the Gods Revisited. They’re two different songs. Now you will have to do the famous Lap of the God NOT revisited at the Rainbow 74, when Roger’s otherworldly harmonies were blowing everyone’s minds.

[@Artisian12656]

I always prefer the live versions.

[@freddiemercury7783]

Can you check out Queen - Now I'm Here studio and live versions? Would appreciate it.

[@teresadutson3121]

I know a lot of Queen songs are underrated. Unfortunately there are people out there with small, closed minds and they will watch the videos of the songs that they know have been on the top of the charts, but they will not go and listen to the entire CD / album because, God forbid they actually open their mind and learn for themselves what Queen songs they like. There is nothing worse than a fake ass Queen fan or a fake ass any band fan who will sit there and say oh man I love this song so much, it's so great, or oh this is my favorite song, or have you heard this song?, Oh my God it's so good, and every song they name is a top hit, but if you ask them what was your favorite song that wasn't a top 10 hit? Like what song did you feel should have been a top 10 hit but it just didn't make it? They'll sit there and look at you and go, um, err, ahh, hmmm, well, because they don't know any other songs because they've only gone as far to listen to the popular stuff. It irks me to no end. They want to be a fan, they sit there and act like they know all these songs and they're the biggest fan ever, just to be cool. Yet they don't know Jack about the band. They don't know Jack about the music that wasn't a hit, they don't know squat unless it was spoon fed to them from the Billboard charts or put in a movie about the band. God that shit drives me nuts.

[@GMACF1]

I don’t know if you have a problem with your PC but the videos keep freezing and jumping out of sync which spoil it slightly. Apart from that, great reactions 👍🏼.

[@sasiadams9078]

You should watch live aid

[@RoverWaters]

good idea this live-studio comparison

[@lawrenceabeyta3808]

As Dresden mentions below, In The Lap of the Gods and In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited are two different songs on the Album Shear Heart Attack. You are comparing the correct songs with each other though. I like that Queen would play some of their first songs early in a concert, giving fans a throwback to the early years.

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

HI, I just wanted to say HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE your way of doing music reviews/reactions... doing the background research & then the lyrics etc. During this last one, though, wanted to let you know that during the Wembley video, the sound/video got *out-of-sync* (that kind of thing drives me CRAZY; IDK if it was eventually corrected, because sadly, I turned it off) Obviously that glitch wasn't your fault, but it would be a Good Idea for you to check the video that's playing (visually) once-in-awhile, esp during the first couple minutes.🖖

[@kathymills5200]

You should do live st wembley it’s so much better lap of the Gods

[@heidipaulus3701]

just wondering Freddie and Michael J. were friends didn:t Michael have some jackets like that?

[@Lawyeris]

I cant understand problems with Live aid Queen segment... almost EVERYBODY on youtube are reacting to Queen Live aid, but you, Lamar, cant... it's very strange, bro

[@Mitchis_Euphoria]

Pls react to it’s a hard life music video by Queen or play the game music video by queen

[@freddiemercury7783]

Also the yellow jacket he wore at wembley is currently on display at the Queen museum in Montreux i believe.

[@GinMae]

You can buy "replicas" online... I actually considered it, but unfortunately yellow is not my color..

[@thomasjaramillo3929]

Dang it man you got it stuck in my head by the triple kill, still absolutely loving these vids

[@juliact]

I've seen plenty of other Live Aid reaction vids. I wonder why they took yours down? :(

[@avafrazee6461]

I think there is an even amount of songs being underrated and also so many different places to hear these songs.

[@Truthseeker1961]

Americans who don't recall need to understand...during this very time period Queen had STOPPED touring North America for years already...As America already essentially forgot, and virtually had no interest in Queen whatsoever, and instead was knee-deep in listening to other bands and people like Boy George, Michael Jackson, U2, Phil Collins, The Police, Whitesnake, etc. It was a very odd situation that Queen was still enormously popular pretty much everywhere else except the States during THIS time period, just before and during Wembley, all the way up to Queen's last album with Freddie. Later, yes Wayne's World 'bumped up' their popularity Stateside a notch, then of course today their popularity in the states bumped up considerably with the Bohemian Rhapsody movie, but it's strange that Queen's popularity here Stateside is, well... retroactive lol

[@maryellwood3653]

I think that's because middle America shut them out with that 'I want to break free' video when they all dragged up... every else saw it as tongue in cheek bit of fun...oh well the States missed out on the best rock band ever to grace anyone's shores...

[@Truthseeker1961]

@@maryellwood3653 Yeah the States mostly ''missed out'' on Queen in the mid to late 80's, partially the fault of MTV for a total virtual blackout of ALL of their music vids from ''I Want To Break Free'' on forward, punishing them forever because of that ONE vid, which was totally ridiculous ...Nevertheless The 86' Wembley Concert video did sell pretty well in the States regardless, not excellent sales but good enough to demonstrate there were still enough devoted Queen fans to MAYBE justify a short 5 or 10 major city tour here, which never happened at that time period of course, lol...but anyway.

[@tracydowd4013]

FYI - Florida Gators Women's Gymnastics team is awesome. 2018 - Third place Nationally, and this week they won their first home meet. I know at least 5 young women on the team that were Elite or National Team members. I love the live versions of Queen's songs because of the energy level. Also, in live performances you always get something different. Their earlier performances were different than their later performances. Freddie's singing and performance style evolved over time. It's interesting to watch the two different performances and compare. I think they are both great performances. I really want to see you react to the Who Wants To Live Forever Live version. Live at Wembley 1986 would be a good version to react to. It's so different than the studio version, and I love the exchange of the energy of the band with the audience. Please? Thank you for your reactions. I actually look forward to them.

[@deborahcornell171]

Live or studio? Depends on the song, sometimes it's hard to choose. Love it when you do both. When you did "Dragon Attack" several of us asked you to do both. The live version you did is great, but the studio version sounds better as far as hearing just how fantastic the song itself is. It's so clear & crisp, you hear little things you just can't in any of the live videos. Btw still waiting for you to do it!!!!!!! Love this you just did, 3 versions of ITLOTGR. Studio version just so damn pretty. Live shows how the anthemic feel of it affects the audience. I especially love at the Odeon. Freddie was always passionate on stage, but something about 70's Freddie at that piano, all that emotion, touches my heart so very much. Lately I've been watching 3 certain videos before I go to sleep, almost like my own personal lullabies, for just that reason...this one, "White Queen, As It Began" Odeon Hammersmith '75, and "You Take My Breath Away" Hyde Park '76 which you did just a couple days ago. All just so beautiful they give me joy.

[@deborahcornell171]

@phartley58 Thank you! And it's always lovely to bump into a kindred spirit.

[@sebastiandiaz6724]

Hey!! Amazing song! You know what? You definitely should make instagram live streams of you reacting to the songs, then upload it here and all that. Just a thought

[@Basicchicfemme80]

The one you are reacting to is Lap of the gods revisited. I agree with the commentators listen to the first one. The drummer Roger Taylor high falsetto is amazing it will have you shooked

[@FlyingElvis]

I’m a life long Queen fan! However was raised on all types of music. I love your channel man! My whole family sits down to watch your reactions. I wish I could add a song for you and if I think of one I’ll send but you have built a great base of songs so far. Please keep up the good work, we will keep watching. Btw, Miami U baby. Please rep a Miami U shirt one time for me. Hahahaha

[@kelleeholmes9448]

I do love them live vs recordings, they were better than the editing or auto tuners.....lol

[@kendallneason3645]

One of my favorite Freddie Mercury compositions. One that rarely gets reacted to. Try My Melancholy Blues, Lilly of the Valley, Killer Queen, The Millionaire Waltz, Play the Game, March of the Black Queen. His songs were so lyrically brilliant and varied. Just genius. RIP Freddie darling. We miss you. ❤

[@maryellwood3653]

Try 'how can I go on' ...with Freddie and Montserrat....he wrote that after he was diagnosed... it's very moving and beautiful....

[@tehmcfogarty6813]

You asked what "In the Lap of the Gods" actually mean. I think it simply means It's in God's Hands". Sincerely, Original Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB NYC BTW: ??? Headphones with "Now I'm Here" and "The Prophets Song". PLEASE, I've only requested you do a REACTION to both over 60 TIMES! Unfortunately, other people are taking my advice from your comments.

[@tehmcfogarty6813]

Like Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”, Sweet Caroline BUM BUM BUM .... 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

[@timothyparsons8327]

You’re right...yes underrated also applicable to many other groups and singers whose musical masterpieces are overlooked and the cheesy crappy songs make the big time...but hey...both you and I know QUALITY...and proud of it!

[@hervebacker7574]

I enjoy so much watching TMF-comments on Queen songs i know so well. I started with Queen in 1976 at the age of 9 with Bohemian Rhapsody on our just new 1st black / white Philips television. My mum allowed my sister & me to watch "TopPop" - the only (dutch) program for popular music back then. Under condition we did not forget our dinner. We did not had a dad or mum into pop or rock, so this extravagant Rhapsody BLEW me totally away and since then i was a Queen and Mercury fan. I know all 70's albums WELL and some of them i bought them just after release. The admiration disappeared a bit with the disappointing "Hot Space" (early 80's_ when hard rock was gaining my interest) but after so many years, yeah also the 80's were super creative and commercially beyound belief succesfull. People born after (let's say) 2000 sometimes do not realize that by abensence of internet (and KZbin) you did not had much opportunities to follow your heroes (IF you had, it was printed press). This video here is from Sheer Heart Attack which is a COOL album. The last of the Trident-area which made Queen financially frustrated and bankrupt.

[@tehmcfogarty6813]

FYI: Freddie was cremated and was placed somewhere only he and his “Wife”, Mary Austin knows of. He didn’t want his remains to be dug up. Me, I have thought about where he was put to rest and I keep going back to perhaps his remains are inside the statue in Montreal, overlooking Lake Geneva, his favorite place, specifically in the microphone/stand. Just Saying. 1980’s Fat Bottom Girl from Old HB, NYC

[@anniesundene4047]

Have a feeling I'll get yelled at for this but, here goes.Quickky, been a Queen fan since the 70's..have all the vinyl's. The BEST band ever!! If you are interested in seeing what they are doing now LIVE, ck out 2 videos. Queen & Adam Lambert I Heart Music Festival 2013 & Q & AL WWTLF live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2016. He is not trying to replace Freddie but celebrate him! Brian & Roger are thrilled to be touring again. Listen to some of their interviews. BTW, Love your reacts especially the research at the beginning!

[@Harley_STAY]

Loved this! My personal favorite is the live at Wembley. Freddies voice is just so beautiful that entire concert! You should definitely react to Who Wants To Live Forever (live at Wembley), I Was Born To Love You and Its A Hard Life.