Queen Live Aid Full Concert PART 2 | My FIRST Rock Concert‼️

[@lilmiles4477]

this is when bands and singers had TALENT no ear piece no backing track just 4 men creating a wall of sound

[@MikeWilliams-kh6lv]

Agree with you 100%…but they do have monitor wedges all the way across the front of the stage.

[@lilmiles4477]

@@MikeWilliams-kh6lv every band had monitors but there were no safe gaurds to make sure people didn't know you really dont have talent🤣🤣

[@MikeWilliams-kh6lv]

@@lilmiles4477 absolutely…my point is that the wedges do the same thing for the band that in ear monitors do…they just take up a lot more room.

[@PeterJPickles]

@@MikeWilliams-kh6lv It wasn't a Queen concert, lots of bands were playing Live Aid that day, they might have not used them at there gigs.

[@marianclough8577]

That's right. No ear pieces in those days.

[@egk2584]

Lots of people to this day SWEAR they heard Elvis sing Crazy Little Thing Called Love before Freddie but Freddie reportedly wrote it in 5 or 10 minutes in his bathtub in Germany one day. It's a homage to Elvis.

[@carojayess1723]

I never knew that! 😶‍🌫️😲

[@joandeluca6846]

Lisa Marie Presley gave one of Elvis’s scarves to Freddie. He cherished it and Freddie kept it on the table by his bedside for the rest of his life. He loved Elvis. When Freddie was in boarding school, the band he was in played Elvis, Little Richard and Cliff Richard. Freddie played the piano but wasn’t the singer in the band. He was in the choir though.

[@commonsense571]

True story. Wrote it in his honor✨

[@margaretpace4285]

10 minutes to write this..his tribute to Elvis ..one legend to another 💙💙x

[@sjr-ul5zg]

It was! I’ve had arguments with people about this😂

[@devonbell6795]

Freddie held a microphone in one hand and 100,000 people in the other. Genius!

[@kendallneason3645]

Freddie had 40% of the world in the palm of his hand! I watched from South Carolina, USA on tv. My mouth hit the floor as I watched Queen. What an entertainer!

[@ferrreira]

Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written as a homage to Elvis, whom Freddie absolutely loved. It was written by Freddie about two years after Elvis had passed. In his bathtub!!!

[@sumonjamal1653]

Funny thing is... Brian May (guitar) of Queen said he didn't think too much of the Live Aid show while playing it. He recalled going up on stage, playing the short set like any other gig, and running off stage... The next day, Queen was the headline on every newspaper and everyone was talking about Freddie and Queen's set... When May looked at the footage and heard the audio, he admitted it was Freddie's show for sure that day.

[@vespoint]

I figure Brian didn’t realize the impact of their performance because they played like that every time they performed. At least they did the three times I saw them. It wasn’t until they played back to back with other bands for comparison that people understood how special they were.

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@vespoint I think Steven Tyler of Aerosmith said it best - when they have a great show, he is in 'the zone' and the show is over before he knows it... It's the bad shows that musicians recall being painfully aware that everything is going wrong, and they desperately want to get off the stage & end the night. Tyler said in his drug days that shows were so bad he would feign passing out so that the show would be cancelled... If Brian May didn't notice much, that meant Queen had a very good night on stage. May also didn't think Queen's music would resonate with so many new fans decades after Freddie's death... I think he remarked recently that "they must have done something right" in all those years fighting in the studio while making Queen records.

[@susaneuliano7692]

So much talent ...he is so missed by people of his generation. No one can fill his " jock d

[@katehaynes5735]

Brian May didn't think much of the show at the time? May also has a PhD in astrophysics (for real)..... but he's right, this was Freddie's show.

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@katehaynes5735 Brian May just treated Live Aid 1985 like any other Queen show... he got up on stage, played the songs and got off stage... He didn't think much of it cos he didn't fully experience what he was a part of delivering as a musician. The realization came when he saw the footage and heard the gig clearly (rather than through his monitors)... he saw Freddie's performance and was truly impressed.

[@lindastodola691]

No earpieces friend. I love your face listening to Freddie and Queen! You are going great- down the Queen rabbit hole you go!!💛💛

[@pattythorne235]

Best 20 minutes in music history!!!!!!

[@leahstagno1219]

We will rock you ALWAYS segues into “We are the Champions”. Genius! ♥️

[@Retroearthling]

They wrote and sang ALL of them. They are all their songs. We will rock you goes right into We are the champions.

[@angelatheriault8855]

We Are the Champions is all Queen. Not only did they write it, the version everyone is familiar with is sung by them too. It’s just that it took on such a big life of its own that most people never thought to ask where it came from.

[@bluebell3720]

It wasn't a collab Written by Freddie

[@5Andysalive]

I mean there are few things that sound SO like Freddy Mercury as this song.

[@chrisrodriquez2639]

We are the Champions is a song written and composed by this iconic and legendary performer, Freddie Mercury. This man was the Greatest all around performer, like you said SO MUCH God given talent this man had and is still considered the greatest.

[@jodyheigaard9949]

Someone else has probably given you this info, but here are the basics: Freddie - Vocals, piano, guitar. Born in Zanzibar, went to boarding school in India, immigrated w/ his family to England when he was about 18. Had a degree in graphic design & designed all Queen's logos etc. Died in '91 from complications from AIDS, he was 45. Dr. Brian May - Guitar, vocals, piano. Built his guitar (Red Special) w/ his father as a teen from an old fireplace & odds and ends. Had a degree in astrophysics & after Freddie died he finished his doctorate & periodically consults w/ NASA (while still touring with Queen + Adam Lambert & working with other artists) Roger Taylor - Drums, vocals, guitar (but not on Queen material). Has a degree in biology & was in dentistry school (quit to concentrate on Queen). Has several solo albums. His son is touring w/ the current lineup of Queen + Adam Lambert (percussion). John Deacon - Bass, limited backup vocals in concert, guitar, keyboards. Has a degree in electrical engineering & designed a unique amp called "The Deaky Amp" that Brian still uses to this day. Took Freddie's death very hard & retired from the music business in 1997. Queen is the only band that every member wrote a #1 song & so were all inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They write/perform multiple genres including Rock, pop, gospel, rockabilly, folk, blues, funk/disco, opera (Freddie has an entire album of duets with an opera diva).

[@lollinelson5549]

Most great bands and musician studied this performance because it was considered by all to be a perfect 20 minute concert. Instead of playing their newest singles (exept Hammer to Fall) like other groups, Queen played their music for the fans. With Freddie leading and having years of arena rock shows under his belt, he knew how to include the 78,000 people there and the billions around the world. We are incredibly lucky to have this piece of history, and No...Freddie didn't have an ear piece. Great reaction, thanks.

[@bluebell3720]

I was corrected on another video thiking Hammer to fall was the only newer one Radio Ga Ga is off the same album the works 84 which they had just finished the tour for later in the evening Freddie and Brian performed is this the world we created also from the same album

[@Facelessman42001]

Those are all Queen Original songs. God Bless Queen, and R.I.P. FREDDIE MERCURY!! 🇬🇧 👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿🇺🇲🤘🏿🤘🏾🤘🏽

[@Shichiaikan]

I once dated a girl who said the smartest thing about queen I've ever heard, and it's stuck with me to this day, "Queen didn't make music, they made Anthems."

[@marvalstith2749]

Tears, emotional tears , , ,EVERYTIME the reactor ---stunned, shocked to know "I Know this..lovingly didn't know it was Queen". but folks only know the hook not the two verses he wrote for this magnificent Queen anthem. Yep, Queen closed their gig with 2 of the most legendary anthems out there in this world! We Will Rock You, then we "Are The Champions"..EDIT: immediate edit to say I'm sad you clicked the video off to quickly. Freddie added "We Love You" immediately after saying 'goodbye'.

[@josephinemonahan915]

No ear monitors then...Brian said that Freddie had an inbuilt metronome...you are so right about Freddie being so aware of everything going on around him and how he cues everyone...you need to watch the documentary of the making of “One Vision”...you’ll see how hands on Freddie was...an exceptional human being..kind loving, gentle, generous as well as being a musical genius...also look at some of his interviews🤩❤️

[@teijaflink2226]

Freddie definitely seemed to avare of everything around him, it's incredible he was able to still perform so well but he was probably a perfectionist. Like recently I saw a video of them practicing and fireworks where about to blow up on stage. And Brian had either forgotten where or Freddie thought he went too close and saved his ass. So seems he was not just avare of where everything was supposed to be, his own part but where his band mates where too. He was a born leader (at least one stage).

[@terrilabeth7366]

YES! That is exactly right! Freddie was aware of everything, the ULTIMATE multitasking person when it came to music! Most people can’t keep up with themselves while singing, add an instrument, more difficult. Freddie knew what everybody was doing, including the crowd. And the cameras! Never known him to wear an ear monitor, and none of the other band members did either. They relied on the old fashioned floor monitors, which you just said! Brian and especially Roger wear them now, much, much later in life. Occasionally. Freddie wrote “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” in 5 to 10 mins on a guitar and he usually composed on a piano. Tribute to Elvis. Is that nuts or what? “We are the Champions” at Live Aid is one of my favorite versions of the song. It is the look on his face while he sings or something. And they only had 20 mins for their part of the concert so they cut down Bo Rhap and We will Rock You because of time. Freddie was sick during this performance, he had a throat infection and the doc told him not to this but Freddie was the ultimate professional, it was important, and he powered through. You don’t really notice it at all, until We are the Champions, but Roger (Drummer) stepped it up, and really belted it out allowing Freddie to stay on the lower notes. Just incredible. So many believe this is the best live performance of all time, I know I do, and he was sick! You missed a song, the encore, “Is This the World We Created” just Freddie and Brian on a 12 String guitar. It is outstanding! ❤️

[@LizMercury1992]

i love this comment💛 i always enjoy reading how fans describe this event and yes exactly 😎. Thanks Miss Terri

[@terrilabeth7366]

@@LizMercury1992 thank you! I have been listening to them my entire life, I was born in 1967 in Oklahoma, not necessarily the place known for Rock Music. It was country, country and country here. I was the odd duck out, but my brother got on a rock thing for a couple of years in the 70’s and that is how I found Queen and Boston. And never looked back. It was on to Michael Jackson, Journey and so many more. Then we hit the 90’s and I was like wah wahhhh. 😂 You don’t want me to get started on music today. But Queen has always been my favorite, if I could bring anybody back for 24 hours it would be Freddie, over any family member! How crazy is that? I think he would love some things and hate some things. This band is just just SO good, remove even one of them and they would have had problems. People focus on Freddie, and I get that, it is difficult not to, but the other 3 members were outstanding as well. ❤️

[@LizMercury1992]

@@terrilabeth7366 awwww i love it...thanks for sharing your lovely and sweet stories on Queen and Freddie 😊 I'm so happy😁, Yes mine as well,Queen's Music is the soundtrack of my Life and Freddie become my Ultimate Obsession 👑😍💛. Thanks miss Terri, stay safe

[@GinMae]

@@terrilabeth7366 Thanks, Terri - I'm even older - born in 1960 - got on to Queen when I was 14/15 -- and then, with my BFF, was totally obsessed! lol -- had the privilege to see them three times with Freddie.. (oh, BTW - I was in southwestern Michigan - and to most at our high school, we were considered "lame" for liking that "weird band".. hah - I'm guessing that after 40 years or more, some of them regret having missed that bus.. ) -

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

I'm gonna second that call for Is This The World We Created? from the same night!

[@nancyblumberg4612]

We are the Champions,This was Freddie’s song always has been and always will been!

[@angelibarra2106]

Queen has the most hits out of any band ever. They have the most bangers.

[@meditationmayham3590]

The Beatles have about 30

[@nanner3200]

@@meditationmayham3590 Queen: 53 Top 40 singles, six of which went to Number 1

[@meditationmayham3590]

@@nanner3200 Beatles had 20 number 1 and 34 top 10

[@terriecooperman7232]

The second Beatles still have the most,maybe rolling stones in the mix somewhere

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

@@terriecooperman7232 Queen had 64 hits that made it onto the charts. You have to remember that they existed longer then The Beatles. Unlike The Rolling Stones for example Queen had hits and were still very active on the charts until the death of Freddie Mercury. Of course in overall sales The Beatles are the best selling artists of all time, Queen is the 4th best selling artist of all time, they are second best selling band of all time behind The Beatles.

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

Brian May told once: Freddie was very good on the guitar, very unorthodox - all downstrokes. He wrote the riff for “Ogre Battle” [from 1974’s Queen II]. I used to play it with up- and downstrokes, but he was all downstrokes. Imagine how fast his right hand was moving! He had a frenetic energy on the guitar, which came across very well in that song. He played the rhythm on “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” I wanted to sound as good as Freddie did on that record, which was damn good. As a massive fan of Jimy Hendrix, Freddie taught himself to play the guitar, after some point he gave up on the idea. In live situations he only played rhythm guitar on Crazy Little Thing Called Love. However, he was capable of doing more then rhythm guitar, he wrote the song Ogre Battle on the guitar. He also recorded the original solo in Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Freddie also likely wrote Liar and Stone Cold Crazy on the guitar.

[@philosopher0076]

Freddie only knew 3 chords on guitar...as he said himself and as is evident when watching him play. I don't believe he recorded/played the original solo for Crazy Little Thing Called love either.

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

@@philosopher0076 Freddie always underrated his piano skills too.

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

@@andreakormosnekacso4804 absolutely. He certainly knew more than three chords and did indeed write many songs on guitar. Freddie also had that British self-defacing humour going on, having lived here since aged 13, and he always made some reference to his guitar skills when Crazy Little Thing came around. Gotta remember he's standing next to Brian May! Most good guitarists would want to excuse their level of talent when you're playing with a bona fide Master!

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

@@philosopher0076 Crazy Little Thing Called Love has 6 cords, Freddie pretended to be much worse then he actually was. Freddie also did the original guitar solo on this song. He wrote and played the whole Ogre Battle on the guitar. He was a better guitarist then people realize, obviously nothing close to Brian but he was not as bad as he pretended. If you pay close attention you can see a very small clip in this video of Freddie playing more challenging guitar kzbin.info/www/bejne/o37WdXuPeN6Bfrs.

[@bluebell3720]

Brian was talking about riffs in one interview But in his commentary for crazy little thing with Roger he said Freddie actually wrote all of ogre battle on guitar Said if you want to try and play that on acustic be my guest so im assuming its not that easy Its been reported differently in different interviews but consitant that Freddie wrote the heavy riff for bo rap In the documentary brian suggests Freddie did it on guitar Freddie was actually very good on guitar all that heavy riff is his

[@kathleenohare8770]

Brian write WE WILL ROCK YOU and Freddie wrote WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

[@egk2584]

Your confusion during We are the Champions is extremely common. Almost everyone has heard various songs by Queen but they don't always know it was Queen that did them.

[@richlisola1]

He wrote Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love🎧 to sound like an Elvis Presley song. This was all Freddie!

[@horstschafer1839]

At this event they worked as one machine for 28 minutes... No Questions, no answers... Seen this live on TV this days when I was 14...

[@bettybaby63]

Brian & Freddie do an encore. Is this the world we created. Beautiful performance. There were no ear pieces back then. Only stage monitors. If your interested in the technical, check out the videos where Brian explains how he made The Red Special & Deacon, the bassist created an amp that help make it sing. 🤯🤯 your face when we are the champions chorus kicked in.

[@heidipaulus3701]

20 minutes that changed rock and roll forever, Queen stole the show. R.I.P. Freddie

[@MichelleSanGiorgio]

Freddie wrote Crazy little thing called love. 😊 its in the Rock n Roll Hall of fame too

[@cherylalexander1948]

Freddie Mercury wrote We Are the Champions.

[@johnstephens2459]

You should listen to Freddie sing opera.....Look up the song "Barcelona"

[@deborahallen3318]

I just listened to Barcelona the other day,absolutely incredible! I heard this was one of Freddie's dreams for along time. He so admired her voice as well as her beauty!

[@GinMae]

YES! thank you, John - not just that song, though - Freddie and Montserrat made an entire album together -- one of my favorites is "how can I go on" --

[@marymartel6342]

One of freddies absolute masterpiece performances!!

[@Nancy-beepbeep]

Freddie was pretty sick when he did Barcelona. He knew he wouldn’t be alive to sing it at the Olympics in Spain. He told her to sing it for him. 😢

[@Janetjrfan]

We are the Champions - written by Freddie mercury, released in 1978, obviously performed by Queen! Really one of their major hits ever but also one that has stood the test of time!! And what you said is what Queen said at the time, the song brings people together so that "we all" are champions!

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

YAAAAY...I've been waiting! BTW, THERE IS A PART 3... MOST REACTORS OVERLOOK IT: Freddie & Brian May were asked to take part in the closing numbers later that night, and perform an acoustic ballad "Is This The World We Created?" LINK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJradaJtlKyroK8 Freddie wrote "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" as a tribute to Elvis (he wrote in 10 MINUTES while IN THE BATHTUB). During this song, lead guitarist Brian May SWITCHES GUITARS THREE TIMES. (BTW, If it makes you feel better... Freddie only knew how to play three chords on the guitar.) This was before ear monitors... One of the guys had said later that they couldn't even really hear themselves during the Live Aid set. (Maybe it was - as opposed to when they were doing their own concerts - because this set-up was done by other people/using equipment other than what Queen usually used?) At the very end of the set, you can see the box near Freddie's feet that displays lights: Each band had EXACTLY 20 minutes of performing time. The light in the box would turn yellow as a warning, then - the moment the red light came on - ALL THE POWER to their instruments would turn OFF! If you watch, you'll see that Freddie/the guys have it timed right down to the SECOND: Freddie's arm comes down to end the song at the exact SAME moment that red light comes on! (They were the only band that "took (Live Aid) seriously" and really practiced beforehand: They had practiced for a week in a room with giant clocks around them on the walls, so they would have their timing down exactly.) :D

[@carrielaliberte3255]

Thank you... yes! Everybody seems to miss that final act... and it’s so beautiful! ❤️

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

No no ear pieces on no such thing in those days just pure talent brilliant musicians x everyone had 20 minutes so they had to shorten songs or sing them at a quicker pace x

[@golddalekwho5944]

👍

[@garysimmons1976]

In this day they used monitor speakers pointed to the stage to hear themselves and each other. The ear pieces came in a allow each to adjust how much they hear of each vocal and instruments. It also made the sound out to the crowd and to the performers clearer sounds.

[@nancyblumberg4612]

Just so you know no one could hear anything. Everyone has said they played off of memory and hoped it worked. The band is so good hearing wasn’t always necessary, they played off of head movements and plain talent!!

[@moviebuff5588]

“Ready Freddie!” I think a big reason why this performance is so legendary was that the crowd didn’t know it was about to happen!! Just added to the energy…Live Aid crowd, Queen weren’t on the lineup, the heat tiring everyone out, then Freddie & the boys surprising everyone and holding the people in the palm of their hands 🙌 The fact they only had 20 minutes kinda adds to everyone still wanting more of them, even all these years later 😁

[@imocchidoro]

Dear, dear Freddie. Most beautiful bow ever. I miss you every day.

[@unravelingfast2198]

Yes, I love his bow too. So regal!! His bow is like something out of the times of The Three Musketeers. Gallantry! He had it. A prince and a Queen.

[@bassinblue]

That's the thing with Queen. When you keep discovering the hit songs they did, you slowly realise they were actually terrifyingly talented.

[@timformica6790]

No In ear monitors, no back track, no auto tune...just pure unadulterated TALENT...You will find only extremely rare instances in today's "Music". For 28 minutes Freddy and Queen were the encapsulation of perfection and NONE till this day have come even remotely close.

[@eileenanderson2016]

Amazing Freddie and the boys.its is the best perfomance ever.

[@rileyandmike]

The song was written as an Elvis tribute - so not far off! Keep up the great work!!!

[@tammyjackson3113]

Watch how they look at each other, they end when Freddie raises his arm. Extremely talented and all college grads. Brian May is a astrophysicist who works with NASA. No earpieces or autotune.

[@Lakeshore14]

This song was Freddie’s tribute to Elvis. He sounds very similar to him. Genius. Thanks for this.😊

[@sherryheim5504]

Queen can and has packed this stadium on a few occasions just by themselves but this was a concert of all kinds of top tier bands. This concert was shown around the world with this show and another one in Philadelphia. I have heard that 80% of the world viewed this concert. Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing as a tribute to Elvis. He wrote it in 10 minutes while taking a bath. It is one of my favorite Queen songs. Brian played three different guitars during Crazy Little thing at this concert. Acoustic, Stratocaster and Brian's own Red Special. No earpiece for Freddie. The whole band said it was hard to hear themselves at this concert and there was no sound check prior to the performance...Queen is just that good. Each group was only allowed 20 minutes so some of the songs were shortened or sped up to fit into the time slot. They did a good job, got 6 and songs and the Ahh-Oh into 21 minutes. Freddie wrote this song and Queen performed it.

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Sherry - everything you say is so "on point" - and you are the first person I've ever known to notice the THREE guitars that Brian used on Crazy Little thing... lol

[@derekmcnaughton4718]

The greatest 20 mins of live music ever simple as that.

[@patriciafiliatrault8399]

As a new subscriber and a lifelong Queen fan I'm glad to see you enjoying their music keep up those reactions love from Toronto Canada

[@chrishanson6566]

An angel that will be missed a d there will never be another like him R.I.P Freddy

[@michellejones6630]

👍👍....we are the champions!!❤️❤️

[@pamelaoneill9069]

Your correct… Ready Freddy! No nothing needed, odiously We All loved you!! You were never alone

[@horstschafer1839]

More or less, You are just talking about the greatest 30 minutes in music history.... Freddie had a Laringitis this day, but still sang this great... Respect

[@waltermitchell768]

For 30 minutes or so we had a actual queen rule the entire world ....

[@lcn325]

Radio Ga-Ga. Lady Ga-Ga loved this song so...... yep. Also, he had a sore throat! Played at Wimberley Stadium. 72,000 crowd and globally watched on tvs. Part 2 Elvis tribute. Like Aid was a fund raising act to help those starving in Ethiopia. Thanks for this! Appreciate

[@DANIGAL101]

Awesome reaction. Thank u for sharing it!!

[@mollyprice1485]

We told you so!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@cathytobias4722]

Freddie being so used to performing on a huge stage with plenty of space still worked that small stage and had a blast doing it!!! Him playing with the cameraman was epic!!! He was always so amazing to watch!!!💥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💥💥💥

[@supdawg2559]

Crazy little thing called love was actually inspired by elvis!! This song has been covered quite a bit but Queen did it originally

[@rosaliecaliendo6415]

Freddie wrote "We Are The Champions ".♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@carrielaliberte3255]

Your a great reactor! Thank you. You honestly can never go wrong with Freddie and Queen. Freddie was a master, singing, piano, guitar, production, energy, crowd control!! No one is like him! He’s a beautiful force! ❤

[@klarageorge1110]

I loved this reaction, especially cause right off the bat you pointed out this man was full of talent! He also played the piano 😎 But the real amazing story was that he and the rest of Queen made the this charity event popping, every other artist sang their song and didn't interact with the camera or the people who were at home watching so very little money was made. Over 90% of money from this concert was made when Queen went on and Freddy Mercury ran about with the camera in his white tank top. Man, he's one of those artists that makes me proud to be in the UK 💂

[@sharon8015]

Yes it's their song

[@johnniekilgore9413]

We are the Champions is a Queen song.

[@Anisabell2]

And above all already said, on this day Freddie had severe laryngitis and was told by his personal doctor not to perform, but did he listen??? No!!! Thank you for that, Freddie 😍😍😍 As said later, in his own words, singing that day was like swallow little pieces of glass. Can you imagine? And yet he didn't want to disappoint everybody (the band name didn't appear on the tickets), he sang like a LEGEND, and the whole band, those amazing 4 gave a legendary performance. Long live Queen & Freddie Mercury, Mr. Farenheit 😍👑🤘🧑‍🎤❤️‍🔥

[@lindastodola691]

Crazy Little Thing Called Love Freddie wrote in 5 minutes in the bath tub. We Are The Champions- Freddie wrote this too.

[@teijaflink2226]

Crazy little thing called love is crazy, such a fun song and it's Queen and not Elvis song but a tribute to Elvis. I specially loved the guitar solos in this song, did you notice Brian changed guitar 3 times.

[@autumnwhitaker5872]

The song is we are the champions and we will rock you are some of the words.

[@terrimobley6067]

I'm so glad you said that you thought Elvis sung this! I grew up thinking this was an Elvis song only to find out that he wrote this song after Elvis died. Boy did I feel stupid. But he wrote this as a tribute to Elvis

[@lindastodola691]

You would be shocked to know their history! And I’m loving your reactions sir!

[@susanthompson509]

Freddie wrote We Are the Champions. Dr. Brian May wrote We Will Rock You. Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in the bathtub in about ten minutes. Roger Taylor wrote Radio Gaga. Also, Lady Gaga was a fan & that’s where her name came from. ❤️👑🥂

[@janathurmond9390]

They only had 20 mins to Rock the crowd and THAT they did!!👑 For 20 minutes Queen ruled England my man.. and yes thats their Orginal song WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS. Freddie ALSO dedicated the song Crazy LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE to Elvis. But ITS ALLLL their Originals.. Isn't it amazing!!! I was shocked out my mind too👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿👑👑👑👑👑

[@cherripaynegraham4638]

Queen wrote We Are The Champions as well as all their songs stay on for a duet with Freddie & Brian "Is This The World Wwe Created". Awesome.

[@deboraclark5791]

No ear gear, his microphone was set really loud. Great reaction.

[@GilesMcRiker]

Nice job! Your humility is admirable

[@SiriusSRX]

We are the champions is the Queen song

[@LizMercury1992]

Finally 😍Thanks Again bro for Checking this Immortal Queen@LiveAid😊🤘🏻. I’ll never see this kind of Energy nowadays , only Freddie Mercury can👑 R.I.P Mr. Fahrenheit💛. We still love You Freddie😘

[@marilynsmith9758]

Loved your reaction. Queen killed this performance that is called by many as the greatest live rock performance of all time. Queen literally stole the show, which was seen by 72,000 in Wembley Stadium in London and almost 2 billion worldwide,. LiveAid was a concert given to raise money for the starving children in Ethiopia and many bands performed that day in London and Philadelphia, which were all broadcast across the world. While Freddie gave a performance of a lifetime, the band members Brian May, lead guitarist and backup vocals, Roger Taylor, drummer and backup vocals (the really high notes were all Roger) and John Deacon, bass guitar, all nailed their respective parts to make for a brilliant show.

[@pennioltheten6018]

Each band only had twenty min set.. They had to fit their mega hits into that time frame. They had a traffic light set up on the side of the stage letting them know how much for time they had. Queen's roadie went out and bought clocks so during rehearsal for Live Aid so they could time it too a tee. Now that's dedication.

[@marggie4129]

And the stage light turned red EXACTLY when they finished

[@lanaprowse3269]

Queen were not only the original singer's of we are the champions but they actually wrote the lyrics and music for it

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

What we had here were three vocalists - Deacy freely admitted that his voice was bad - really bad. All four were multi instrumentalists as well as being accomplished songwriters, each one having written at least one #1 hit and all four had been inducted into the songwriters hall of fame.

[@josephinemonahan915]

Did John Deacon tell you that personally?...I think that he was shy...not tone deaf🤩

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

@@josephinemonahan915 it was something he mentioned in an interview.

[@nancyblumberg4612]

John said, he wasn’t a voice like the rest of the band, not really bad.

[@jacobasher2859]

I would love to see you check out the song Dreamers Ball by Queen. Freddie sings it but Brian the guitarist primarily wrote it. Its a a really beautiful tribute to Elvis shortly after he passed. Sounds like a really cool blend of their two styles and super underrated! Love the Queen reactions.

[@donnanaples5214]

Really want to hate LOL his head board was a piano, he taught himself to play backwards if he was laying in bed. Talk about gifted. I freaking love this band. That are the best band ever❤️❤️

[@peggyh8937]

Nice job. The snapping was for the crowd participation. Queen wanted their audiences to be part of the show. Freddie worked hard to keep the crowd involved in their live performances. You'll notice during Brian's solo in Crazy Little Thing Called Love that Freddie goes to each side of the stage and points to people in the audience, motioning for them to stand up and clap. The audience did whatever he told them to. There is no better front man, IMHO. That, and their immense talent is why there will never be a better live band than Queen. No, they did not have earpieces back then, just the monitors. Each monitor could have a different mix depending on who it was for. I also thought Crazy Little Thing was an Elvis song when it was first released. Freddie wrote it in about 10 minutes in the bathtub as a tribute to Elvis shortly after he died. I believe it was the first number one single for Queen in the U.S. I only found out a couple of years ago that it was Freddie/Queen. Freddie also wrote We Are The Champions. Brian May (guitar) wrote We Will Rock You. Fun fact, apparently, the American record company that pressed the album in the U.S. asked if they could put We Are The Champions back to back with We Will Rock You on the album. They weren't pressed that way in other parts of the world but Queen said they could do it that way in the U.S.. The radio stations were playing the two songs back to back which made it seem like one song, so for a long time, I thought it was all one song. Because the U.S. played them that way on the radio, Queen started to do them back to back during their live shows as well. They shortened We Will Rock you and Bohemian Rhapsody in this performance because there were multiple bands playing that day so each band was only allowed 20 minutes to perform. This was a live show viewed by 1.9 Billion around the globe in addition to 72k in Wembley Stadium in London and 90k in JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. They would switch back and forth between the two venues as well as other live shots from other concerts around the world. Toward the end of the twenty minutes, the light on the stage turns yellow. If you don't finish before the time is up, the light turns red and the power goes off. You can actually see the light change from yellow to red at the front of the stage at the end of their performance. Live Aid was a world wide charity event to feed the people that were starving in Ethiopia. Queen's performance that day was voted best live rock performance ever,

[@brunett93]

Once again... Best band of all time!!!!

[@richgoebel882]

Elvis and the Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Watch that again and pay attention to Brian playing guitar. At the beginning he plays acoustic with Freddie on electric. For the guitar solo, he plays a Fender Telecaster to make it sound like it belonged in a Elvis song. For the ending, he's back on his Red Special made by him and his father in the 1960s.

[@koss04]

I was born in the 80's so i didn't know about this concert until much older. Discovered the video years ago and loved it. But the last few years I've developed a habit of watching reactors. So I've seen this video many times since. And honestly, the part where he pretty much stops singing in the middle of a song and starts talking to the audience. And says "You gave me all that i got. I thank you all." and the crowd cheered back, gets me every time.

[@susanengland3919]

What makes Freddie's performance even more impressive is the fact that, not only was he singing with nodules on his vocal cords, which made singing painful and the high notes difficult to hit, but he was diagnosed with laryngitis the day before the concert. His doctor recommended that he cancel, but he chose to perform and make history.

[@larryemas2267]

Pure talent 100% nothing in his ear no auto tone

[@zenaidarivera957]

Van we need someone like you respectful and your genuine nature of learning about the music back in the day. Please be our person! Ask for details or era of history what’s going on in the world. Like one vision was written for MLK. So much to learn during rock . All Queen Songs message is behind meaningful songs.

[@ruddyy123]

7:06 no monologue or screen haha. Pure raw natural talent I was born the year this was performed. I wish I was alive to see all this 😢😢

[@neillenet291]

I don't think they had in ear monitors back then, they only used stage wedge monitors

[@MikeWilliams-kh6lv]

You saw it as I was typing! There are monitor wedges all the way across the front of the stage so he (and the rest of the band) can hear everything from wherever they are on stage. I appreciate that stuff too!

[@MusicLover-dt7ic]

Ready Freddie.... Freddie's song to Elvis. Shakin all over like a jellyfish lol...my 2nd fav line.

[@gailweber1104]

Queen was formed as a Band in London 1970. Freddie - Lead Singer Brian May - Lead Guitar (Very underrated for his amazing talent) Roger Taylor - Drums John Deacon - Bass Guitar

[@louisagonyou2615]

I love how you love Freddie!💕 Freddie wrote We Are the Champions!! Brian May wrote We Will Rock You! 💖👑

[@michellejones6630]

I don't think they had all that in the 80s and earlier.......what you heard was what they sounded like...... but the ear things, came later 👍❤️

[@anitahargreaves9526]

Every song has different genre. He can involve numerous beats in a song. Watch later videos. Thank you for recap. 🇬🇧 👍

[@fernandopaiva1670]

The most solid performance of all time in Rock n' Roll!!

[@antriggjackman6274]

U just listened to one said is The Greatest live performance of All time.

[@sharon8015]

This by far has been considered and stated as the greatest live rock performance of all time no one has beat it since

[@douglasdenniston8367]

Greatest. Live. Performance. Ever. Rumor has it after the show Elton John found them and screamed "YOU STOLE THE BLOODY SHOW!"

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

And knowing Elton he probably didn't speak to Freddie for a fortnight! 😆

[@waltermitchell768]

Well Elton was CORRECT

[@juliannetomlinson]

Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love as a tribute to Elvis 2 years after Elvis passed away.

[@TheKatdawg65]

Brian May's most famous guitar was built with his dad at home, from unusual materials. It has a name, The Red Special. It even has its own Wikipedia entry.

[@jeffmiller4832]

I saw them four times during the 70’s-80’s in concert. My ears rang for a couple days after each one. Please react to some more “live” performances. Like, Who Wants to Live Forever, Save Me, Love of My Life. Enjoy the rabbit hole. 🖖🍻

[@jax993]

Yea it was him it was Queen they are flippin brilliant