Queen+PR-Hammer to Fall (new version)

[@Optimus18]

To be honest, as great as Queen are, they and their fans were VERY, VERY fuken lucky to get a legend like Paul singing for them in the first place - he is right up there with the very best like Ian Gillan, Robert Plant, David Coverdale etc

[@jimmysaviano4950]

Well, yeah….totally agreed. But in the studio, Freddie had few peers. His ability to sing so many different pitches, so accurately in tune, so many different tones…..But I’m not leaving Burton Cummings, Steven Tyler, Brad Delp and yeah, Don Henley off the list.

[@Optimus18]

@@jimmysaviano4950 lol you obviously missed that recording of Mercury attempting to sing the Immigrant Song live...was like a cat being tortured lol

[@darksword1]

@@Optimus18 He was just joking around. If Freddie wanted to sing Immigrant song, he would've done a killer job in the studio.

[@MaureenStairs]

Correct. Your comment made me lol

[@Optimus18]

@@darksword1 My point has nothing to do with studio recordings that do not exist. I was talking about something real that happened in front of a paying audience - which was truly awful (and badly misjudged).

[@robbyrob125]

This is my favorite song of Queen+Paul Rodgers.

[@mikecheck7480]

Best version of this Queen song, hands down!!!!!

[@rogerleemeyzindi2979]

Same for me

[@daneph]

My favorite queen song but I do love this version

[@johnd4788]

It's a shame that Paul left the band, I like his style and voice

[@bobman2982]

Yeah, especially if you compare it to that squeaky Lambert's voice...

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

Why did he leave

[@johnd4788]

@@aaronkoeppe9057 May said, Lambert will allow Queen to reach younger audience, that's why they decided to replace Paul

[@mrfarenheit26]

@@aaronkoeppe9057 they started to lose the connection they started with and has frequent arguments

[@dylanrinker6831]

@@mrfarenheit26 wdym

[@plantrev]

i really love Paul Rodgers voice and lets face it if he wasnt doing this you wouldnt be able to enjoy the Queen experience at all. So he's done all you Queen fans a massive favour by stepping up so you can still relive those glory days when Freddie was still with us!! He always admitted he was no Freddie thats why he put his own spin on the songs! Enjoy but please dont diss Paul!!

[@zebic300]

He has a great voice on his own. And it really comes out on this version of the Hammer to Fall.

[@AbleBodied]

Freddie, openly admitted he was no Paul Rodgers, when the band was discussing his vocals during a rehearsal. Freddie was looking at Paul as a mentor. Full circle.

[@Spiccatoarco]

You guys are kidding, of course. Paul Rodgers is every singer's favorite singer. He's a musician's musician, as is Brian May. If you had been in a band and you lost Freddie you'd be overjoyed and in tears to get Paul Rodgers. He's just plain excellent. Of course he sounds different, but this is a different band. Period. Cheers, peace all.

[@trumsolon]

Their voices just go together so beautifully. Fantastic version of a fantastic song.

[@tr0j0n]

brilliant - always know whats gonna happen at 02.28 but it always sends shivers down my spine !

[@philbertonice]

Me too! What a song!

[@bryanackeret5066]

The band is still so tight but I can't help but to keep expecting Freddie to come bolting across the stage. RIP Sir Freddie

[@gshockbabe6144]

I cry buckets at the start of this song,then,that massive feedback that lifts your head off your shoulders while filling your heart with joy.WOW!

[@victorsimpson4487]

Awesome introduction at a slower pace and a great collaboration with Paul Rodgers.

[@moniqueyaptenco234]

I love that Paul sang it his way

[@MarkJohnson-ip2if]

Amazing version of an incredible tune. The last four notes of Brian's solo always blow my mind 🤯

[@wjb270]

Rodgers...OWNING IT!

[@braxious]

this version just shows how good brian may is - he re worked a true rock classic and made a power ballad. freddie would have sung it this way too.

[@timsears951]

This version?? every version Brian does of this song is amazing ...why?? because he originally played on it ...thats why.....Freddie & Paul ...2 different singers ...so Freddie could not have sang it the same way..

[@spiraljoe1273]

Thank you ABC for the documentary on these icons .... I heard only a 10 second snippet and am obsessed with THIS VERSION!!! OMG it’s amazing. I live the hard rocking version too but THIS IS SPECIAL!

[@simonfox779]

In Brian May we trust! Amazing guitarist and very unrated by many. Unique style and tone, a true one off.

[@seabassseabass8835]

I became a Queen fan the day Freddie passed. I was so happy for this tour in the US.. finally got a chance to see half of Queen live...Paul Rodgers.

[@valeriomassimomanco]

Best collaboration ever after Freddie's dead❤❤

[@Inkrazy]

I watched this video again today (DVD ) and was just blown away at the power of this song and and version all over again .. simply brilliant ! ! !

[@Rockadoodleross]

This is just awesome! I was at this gig and when he dropped the original riff in it almost killed me!! Awesome!

[@TheBamse1901]

great version!all of my hair was up! FREDDIE WE STILL LOVE YOU, and i think that you are pride of what was here.

[@TheGraveDolls]

Paul Rodgers is an incredible singer, just listen to Free and Bad Co. And this vid is just amazing!

[@tall1958]

Paul Rogers is the greatest singer ive ever heard and ive seen a lot of bands.

[@jimmysaviano4950]

I like how Brian smiles admiringly during Paul’s voice in the 1st verse…Allegedly Brian often suggested Freddie “do something more PR.”

[@iorekby]

Brian also said Freddie thought Paul was the best rock singer of their generation.

[@jimmysaviano4950]

@@iorekby I have read in a few places that May was a big Paul Rodgers fan, and that on the first album he asked FM to sing a bit like Paul, but Freddie balked. Reportedly, Freddie was a huge fan of the early Robert Plant. (And yeah, why not) But I saw Queen in 1980 w Freddie, 2004 w Paul Rodgers and in 2021 with Adam Lambert. Now, face it…Lambert is damn near a super hero mutant w his vocal gifts, and I’d probably list him as the most gifted singer I’ve ever heard, male or female. But I definitely enjoyed them the most on the 2004 Q + PR show. A 2nd guitarist, more keyboards and singers, and Paul just made them a bluesier hard rock band. But let’s not mince words, without Freddie writing probably their definitive tunes, no slights to the rest of them….It is always all about the composition.

[@davidday8417]

@@jimmysaviano4950yes but this song was written by Brian May so he obviously knew what and how the song should be performed !!

[@andrewniles1]

This made me cry. So great.

[@guitarilvio]

Bellissima versione!!! Bravissimo Paul !!!!!!!

[@MM-wz5lk]

Why you italiani love this band?

[@L0wQtus]

Amazing Version of one of the best Rock-Songs in History. And i think this time Paul Rodgers' voice is really fitting, especially in the slow part! Hope the tickets for their tour won't be too expensive.

[@wales1235]

what an amazing version of this song well done paul rodgers!!

[@pedrorito101]

Best version of this song

[@L15ERT]

Iv never been a big fan of Queen or PR but man that was Brilliant

[@Spiccatoarco]

Yeah, an awesome job. This is a great band. Great vocals, great material. Rodgers is excellent. \Cheers, all.

[@jasonite]

Nice! I have to say, this IS a great version, and it's something Paul can sing well and have fun with. I approve!

[@zanetapszczokowska9093]

Peter you kiling me with that amazning music.Thank you.Zaneta

[@sammcc102]

they aint trying to copy freddie so in my opinion this is top notch

[@timsears951]

you mean Paul Rogers isnt trying to copy Freddie...not Roger Taylor & Brian May..

[@sunasuna16]

Brian's voice is still amazing

[@arturavakov8940]

amazing version!

[@airdriver]

I like the original with Freddie, I love the version Queen did with Extreme’s Gary Chorone at tyhe Freddie Mercury Tribute concert but I loved the acoustic version they did here.

[@lastoftherunaways]

I think all of us (Queen fans) can say - Freddie was one and only frontman for the band called Queen...but we all know that Freddie is gone. So keeping respect for the previous years and HIS genius I'm watching "new" Queen and thinking - It's a fuckin' awersome version, stage is on fire, and Paul is one of the greatest voices of rock n roll, freddie will be pround of him. The still ROCKS and have fun. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!

[@flypsico]

Freddie was the best of the betters,but Freddie is dead, is sad ,but true, so, this band can not stop, cause they are incredible,fantastic. God save the Queen. Filipe Rocha, Brazil.

[@ayselozdemir363]

Thank you so much. 👍🏻🎸⚡️

[@zipposwe93]

i think it´s so cool when he begins to play the "hard" part.. this is a great version of this song, i'm wondering what freddie would think :)

[@benjaminmyles5886]

His majesty would fucking love it

[@Ashes2Ashes1981]

it's funny when people talk about this song changing just because paul was in the band. Actually, Brian sung this song live on a solo album in 1998 as a Japanese bonus track and it was the same version - he even performed the song like this on a uk tour he did in 2001/2 (so many people think it was new for this line up, or Paul's idea, but I'm afraid not)

[@Belushi87]

i saw them in 2006. it was such an amazing show.

[@enriqueespinosa2035]

We are waiting for The Hammer To Fall 🤘🏻🤟🏻🤙🏻

[@bmwpeter]

Thank you! I'm happy that Queen will be in Poland (first time)

[@anakina1]

I have to admit, I enjoyed the song. PR deserves props for touring with Queen and having to endure the PR bashing. A mild fan of his past work with BC and Free, I thought this was very good.

[@theclawyaww3740]

That Queen replaced a legend like Paul Rogers for Adam Lambert is the greatest crime in Rock History

[@RichieBullock]

i kno i saw him last year ! hes great ! i hope him and the rest of queen do a gig or tour together..

[@gw8147]

Freddie Mercury's shoes were big to fill, but Paul Rodgers went a long way towards doing so. I think Freddie would have been proud of him.

[@diagreen]

never saw this.thanx

[@Kirshach]

I really like the new version, to me it sounds more accomplished than the original one. But it's just my opinion :)

[@pompa04]

Please don´t get me wrong though I´m glad that Rog and Brian keep the group going. If they ever come to my country I´ll be the first one to buy myself a consertticket.

[@tizu1989]

Absolutely Fantastic

[@freddieprize]

they refuse to become old

[@DonevaB]

This version was created for cozzy who died in a car crash and for Freddie who died around the same time. What a great tribute!!!!!!!

[@andrewniles1]

Too right. awsome. you speak with wisdom

[@Lawen78]

This is good enough to be studi version, god damn they are sucha proz

[@zebic300]

Beautiful it would be great if they have done it slower like the first part it suits Paul’s voice so well.

[@MyMusic0201]

Incredible how a song can work well in different versions...and also very playable for Brian May-worshippers with a more limited guitar technique, like me :)))

[@kennybeggs2245]

Paul Rodger’s just blows everybody out of the water. Suppose it helps he’s got a decent backing band

[@pwebb19]

Love this!

[@davidberry8033]

Dam right I'm from hartlepool and he was Middlesbrough born and bred. Same as Chris rea. The only next step was dire straits from Newcastle. The north easts culture is endless

[@gshockbabe6144]

Beautiful!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Dasher1976]

Amen to that!!

[@octavioassis3945]

Thank God for Brian May!!!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@muanawmapachuau9455]

Why this version make me cry alot i dont know why I cry.

[@kahnert]

I saw them in munich. Great show. Queens and PR iss much more harder than with freddy. so it's a new part in the queen history. Hammer to fall was so cool there

[@stevewright6290]

We shall never see another time where a band replaces the greatest rock vocalist with the 2nd greatest rock vocalist

[@RafaelTBFO]

Ótima versão ,mas, Freddie para sempre! Great version, but,Freddie for ever! Große Version, sondern Freddie für immer! Gran versión, pero, Freddie para siempre! Grande version, mais, Freddie pour toujours! Queen,I Love You!His music is part of my life.

[@rakapratama1242]

Yeah Here we stand or here we fall History won't care at all Make the bed, light the light Lady Mercy won't be home tonight You don't waste no time at all Don't hear the bell but you answer the call It comes to you as to us all Yeah, we're just waiting for the hammer to fall, yeah Oh every night, and every day A little piece of you is falling away But lift your face the Western way Build your muscles as your body decays, yeah Tow the line and play their game Yeah, let the anesthetic cover it all 'Til one day they call your name You know it's time for the hammer to fall Rich or poor or famous For your truth it's all the same (Oh no, oh no) Oh, lock your door but rain is pouring Through your window pane (Oh no) Hey yeah, baby, now your struggle's all in vain, yeah 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 and louder What the hell are we fighting for? Ah, just surrender and it won't hurt at all You just got time to say your prayers Yeah, while you're waiting for the hammer to, hammer to fall Hey, yes Let's get on the floor, yeah Hammer You know Hammer to fall Yeah Hey, woo hoo Ha ha, ha ha I've been waiting for the hammer to fall Give it to me one more time

[@SilentAnja]

Ok, this is called music!!!

[@alexwallar8608]

Second best version of the song, after the Live Aid

[@1970cgb]

Prefer bri’s Wembley version,the guitar section in that version just seems to flow better

[@Limpandtotheleft]

@JordanJ39 Not wrong. I took my own son and a newly acquired foster son to see this concert in Sheffield. Josh had never before been to a rock concert. He moaned a bit that his ears were ringing!! And I was staggered at Paul Rodgers' performance. Gotta be a bit scary trying to fill Freddie's shoes. But he did it superbly. Overall the sound was far more bluesy/rocky and sleazy. If anything, I thought the show was better than ever.

[@mkrznar]

PR kick ass! he sings so good because he looks allot like chuck noriss

[@AffluenceMusiqueProd]

Well old fans like me knows this version is a new one... since 15 years. I saw Brian on "Another World" tour in Paris and he even recorded his performance on "Red Special" LP, it was this slow beginning version. Very emotial. No doubt it's a very good work. But not NEW !!

[@Pussycatfeathers]

if you dont like it why on earth have you been to two concerts? but youre right...it is just all a matter of personal taste...personally i tnink theyre fantastic,and yes i was also at a concert,it was the best ive ever been to,

[@NE889955]

no there is nothing better than Queen!

[@kapwapoedolomitetalabritne8841]

Hammer to fall

[@martinharvey8731]

Move over now Adam give the reins back to Paul .

[@ksjonak217]

Very appropriate today

[@davidmarshall6248]

MUCH BETTER THAN ADAM LAMBERT FOR SURE

[@STrenson]

True & untrue: George Michael has a great voice, and surely can immitate the splendor of Freddies voice, but this coöperation did not simply want to copy the image of Freddie, but add a new dimension to the Queen experience. Therefore they took PR along the way, 'cause he uses a different approach for the vocal parts; not simply trying to copy Freddie, but contribute to Queen, using his own characteristic way of vocal expression. Do remember, this is Queen + Paul Rodgers; not Queen..

[@pompa04]

I like the new intro and their voices goes very well together but I say the same as kaleluk31; Brian schould have sing instead of PR.

[@benniehelders]

eeeeeeeeeeeexceeeelent

[@wales1235]

paul rodgers has left queen as of yesterday great version of this song

[@I_am_Jordan_K]

@th0c0nkute this is hammer to fall - queen and paul rodgers live. not hammer to fall - queen.

[@shawnpwatsons1]

Brian May has a great voice. It was eclipsed obviously, but I never realized it.

[@Anonymous-lp9zi]

Epic!!!!

[@I_am_Jordan_K]

I saw them live when they did this and have this concert on CD. I enjoy these takes, but I can't help but wonder why they chose Paul of all people?

[@gesmcgarry4996]

EpsilonX The voice !

[@keithnorth8284]

Paul has the most amazing voice. Adam lambert dream on.

[@twentism2488]

well, even Freddie adored Paul in his lifetime.

[@nthingtoofear]

Exactly.

[@Queen7185]

knowone can replace Freddie...but there not replacing him....its Queen+Paul Rodgers, Paul was'nt part of Queen he was just the front man for the Queen catolouge....why should Brian&Roger change the name, mayb they only want to b known as being in one band....the greatest band ever....Queen

[@verilux83]

This is fantastic. Btw, dosent paul rodgers remind you of robert downey jr. a bit?

[@titolante]

agree. Besides, I've heard so many dickheads complainning 'coz no one matches Freddie. Yes, no one will ever do. Then, isn't this version a way to do a song without trying to immitate Freddie? I think It is. Great Vesion!!

[@rafirewall]

At the beginning of the show, chuck norris kicked Paul rodgers and started singing.

[@dudewheresmy6string]

cool

[@Stevesbackup]

Brian can sing !!

[@Defender78]

this is like that slow version of KISS Crazy Nights by Kurt Nilsen... odd but cool.

[@AndersWendelMusic]

@tommerocks i agree he doesnt have the tone right..its very very hard to sing queen great and paul cant really do it. they should use Gary Mullen. gary got that range and tone that freddie had..( not saying its as good as freddie) but he got the " Queen" vibe in his voice and i think fans would enjoy that WAY more than.

[@newc1531]

This was not a new version at that time !

[@1000ouija]

i think hes a good replacement... but i no what your saying.... freddy wont ever be fully replaced.

[@robertosexar]

I think PR is not a way to solve anything. There is nothing to solve. But he is a supporter to go on with music. They needed 3 or 4 voices and a showman and music is being made. The name is right also. It is not Queen but Queen+Paul Rodgers: stating Brian and Roger are Queen and they join Paul in order to accomplish the project.