Queen - The Show Must Go On REACTION

[@TrevorReaction]

Hey everyone, Queen has by far become my favorite band ever and it would be my dream to see them live while it’s still possible. Unfortunately i don’t have the money to be able to do it. If any of you could help me that would mean the world to me, even just $1 could make the difference between me being able to go or not. If you want to help you can donate through my paypal link in the description or with the “Thanks” button to the right of the Like button. Of course if you can’t that’s totally okay, and i completely understand :)

[@josie3028]

Brian wrote this one for freddie but ithink you're wrong he sounds superb you cannot gess this man was dying brian didn''t think he,could do it at all but even he was surprised by this one such alegend like no other for me unhuman out of this world insane vocals I have chills everytime I listen to ❤

[@NeilusNihilus]

The greatest performer of all time.

[@threekidzmom04]

Absolutely!

[@maggiemccauslin1084]

He passed nearly more than 23 years before i was born and I still agree... he was without a doubt one of our greatest entertainers.. I envy those who saw Queen when he was alive

[@denisepallin5316]

He did this in 1 take…after a shot of vodka. Legendary. And missed every day 💛

[@dinobravo852]

Freddie never complained about having Aids...he lived for music till the end...

[@ruthlong9702]

The line that goes "My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies", brings tears to my eyes every time. This is my favorite song by Queen. Such a powerful message, and the power in Freddie's voice is almost more than I can handle without breaking down. I LOVE THIS BAND!!

[@Twistypoo]

I think that’s how Brian views Freddie’s soul.. beautiful.

[@nightowl5395]

@ruthlong9702 Yes, me too...I came late to appreciating this particular song - and I like the key change of course 😏 - but now it is my second favourite Queen song (after 'Love of my Life')

[@kendallneason3645]

Freddie Mercury could sing anything and make me shiver at the beauty and feel in awe at how talented these four artists were when they created music together.

[@FuzzyFoot58]

Freddie always sang at a lower range while in concert to save his vocal chords from straining so that he could finish every show. But on the albums he used his full high range to give it his all.

[@pierre-andrehentzien6003]

He didn't was... he is! 🙂

[@sherryheim5504]

Brian May wrote this song with Freddie in mind. While Freddie never complained or seemed depressed, Brian said that when he wrote this he envisioned a sad clown who painted his face with a smile to entertain his audience. Brian seems to be a very empathetic person and that certainly comes through in the lyrics of this song. This message is so powerful and became an anthem for so many during the pandemic and long lockdown. I think some of the sadness in this song is what Brian himself, is feeling as he is facing the inevitable end of Queen and his inherent need to continue to make music. All just my take, I have little conformation on any of it other than Brian's thoughts about the clown,

[@debbie7505]

From things I’ve heard Brian say that his father also died around the same time as Freddie. He was very depressed. I don’t know if you’ve listened to Mother Love. He was taping it and he was extremely I’ll at that point. He said he was to tired. He said he would finish it next time. He never came back. Brian finished the song.

[@soniamariafernandesgoncalv1332]

When I'm down a feeling I close my eyes so I can heard in my mind my FREDDIE singing The show must go on . ..and I carry on❤

[@soniamariafernandesgoncalv1332]

Queen wonderful... ..My Freddie is the best of all.....❤

[@connydudok4779]

Freddy song the half of the song, Brian may song the other half.

[@marcodiaz7703]

eso es cierto yo tambien lo vi en una entrevista ke lo hicieron a bryandonde fredie dijo ke lo terminarian despues porke se sentia muy cansado entonces se fueron del estudio sin saber ke ese dia fue el ultimo dia en ke fredie estaba en un estudio ya ke jamas volvio@@debbie7505

[@StoptheInsanityofRegressivism]

Freddie, like all the greats, never held back. He always gave everything that was in him in whatever performance he was giving. He refused to settle and it was anathema to him to do anything that was merely passable. In his own way he was very generous. To his audience he was the most generous. Queen, unlike so many artists today, actually did love their audience. There was no elitism, snobbery, condescension, or patronization. The audiences loved him and the band, and they genuinely love their fans and audiences. This is what makes them legendary and what makes Freddie's passing so sad. The world is always impoverished when lovers pass on. The remaining members of the band have been blessing us with their music to this day.

[@PT9546]

Okay so yes this is the song Brian was talking about! Yes Brian wrote this about Freddie’s sickness and the end of his life which was not long after this. Freddie was so sick at the time of this recording, he couldn’t stand, he had to be propped up against a console with the mike near him. How he was able to sing with so much power is nothing short of his own power to force himself to do his best.

[@imocchidoro]

Freddie was a magical being. So glad we still have him through videos.

[@steveborland5401]

You're so right. Its a powerful haunting anthem! If you don't ever cry then "these are the days of our lives" will bring you to the verge I'm sure.

[@GuimaraesDreamers]

Yes

[@soniamariafernandesgoncalv1332]

My Freddie was born to shine ❤ really❤

[@janepatterson756]

I love Freddy and his he was amazing God bless

[@davidhuggan6315]

I think this is their best song

[@horstschafer1839]

Just about crying! You're allowed to and it's nothing to be ashamed. When I heard on the radio about Freddies death, I had to stop my car and cried for about half an hour. I was 19 this time and still would do today. For every member of the band. And this times will come... Also Your's and mine...

[@simu31]

This isn't a bash, if you don't know, you don't know. Freddie's voice sounds "a bit thin" because he was dead within 6 weeks of this song's release. He was catastrophically ill at this point in his life. As the story goes, he saw what Brian had written with all the vocal changes, all the high notes, everything this song is, said "you want e to sing that?" Took a shot of vodka. And belted out this masterpiece in ONE TAKE.

[@russelmurphy4868]

IIRC, when Freddie turned up to record his part, according to Brian, he looked so dreadful (one reason why they never recorded a video for this) that Brian was seriously concerned Freddie was pushing himself too much. He asked Freddie "Fred, do you think you can do this?" Freddie retorted "Of course I can fucking do this, darling!", then downed the shot of vodka and recorded his part in just one take. According to Brian May, Freddie just slew it.

[@ignew1352]

I read the one take detail is a reddit or tiktok kind of myth to get likes

[@bilven]

Those Were the Days of Our Lives is Freddie's good-buy song Freddie died just a few months after recording that video

[@pamysue]

I'm going to regret staying up late to watch your videos, but I'm enjoying them so much. Freddie's music means the world to me and has helped me get down many dark winding roads. Freddie loved his fans and I know he would be thrilled to know there are still people becoming new fans every day. I was told you die twice. Once when your body stops and again when your name is said for the last time. If that's true, Freddie will never be truly gone. I believe his music and love will transcend time. You are an amazing young man. Keep rocking ✌

[@garytackett8426]

There's a video of this song with isolated vocals and it'll sincerely blow your mind

[@bucho448]

Our Hero Freddie!

[@hkynuts11]

One Year of Love is a great song from the Highlander trilogy of Who Wants to Live Forever, It’s a Kind of Magic, and One Year of Love.

[@daveloboda1769]

I was at Wembley stadium in July 1986 for one of the last live performances that Queen ever did and the best I ever went to. Freddie was a force of nature and, for me, the best front man of any band, ever.

[@marcodiaz7703]

increible ke suerte de haberlo sikiera visto en persona

[@lyna4873]

BTW never too late to go back to the beginning of the Queen discography and go through the albums song by song and react to the ones you haven't heard yet. Lots of hidden gems on the albums that many people are not familiar with and it gives you a real sense of their diversity and growth over the years and the changes in Freddie's voice. And interspersing any live version of a particular song works well also to compare to the album version.

[@bjw0515]

This song makes me cry every time! Thanks for all the reactions. Early Queen (up to the third album) shows a harder side to them. Might want to try "Keep Yourself Alive, My Fairy King, Liar live at the Rainbow could go on forever.

[@andreakormosnekacso4804]

👏👏👏 Thank you Trevor, you made my day great with this reaction, this song is one of my favourites and I love this not official video. „That track was strange - recalls Brian. I did the most of the lyrics for Freddie to sing and you can imagine what that felt like. I did ask him at one point if he was okay about it and he said, Yeah, totally okay about it. I will give it my all. And he did. He sang, I think, some of the best vocals of his life on that track, and most of the tracks on that album are incredible. He really was getting very weak by that time, but he could still summon up that strength to sing.” Freddie was a musician and performer from top to toes.

[@cristianguerra7279]

Freddie was one of a kind artist, he'll never be repeated again, his music will live forever to inspire us

[@soniamariafernandesgoncalv1332]

The show must ho on. ...my FREDDIE was so sick when recorder this sing but he was until the end He fought until the end .....a so beautiful voice😢

[@soniamariafernandesgoncalv1332]

My Freddie was a heroe......He was suffering a Lot, but recorder this song with all his soul 😢

[@lindamerrett6600]

My all time favourite of Queen ,🇬🇧

[@lindamaclellan4899]

Trevor....you have given the BEST, in depth reaction I have EVER heard from ANY reactor to this song. You are obviously an intelligent, insightful and caring human being. I always get emotional when I listen to this song. Seeing this video with the clips of Freddie's fantastic, magical career on stage and snippets of Freddie engaging with his friends and bandmates makes it even more emotional for me. The song itself is brilliantly composed and arranged...and Freddie is giving his full voice not only to this song, but to his brothers in Queen and to all of US as well. As Brian and Roger said in interviews after Freddie passed, Freddie told them to keep writing songs and he would sing them as long as he was able . And he told them that, after he passed, they could do whatever they wanted to do with the songs with one caveat: "Never make me boring". In listening to the albums produced by Queen after Freddie passed - but filled with the recordings Freddie made while he was still alive - I think Brian, Roger and John fulfilled that promise to their friend - they never made him boring. Thanks for your wonderful reaction Trevor.

[@annwegert1391]

But auto tuning and pitch correcting technology used on Freddie’s voice is blasphemy!

[@anthonywright460]

To think Freddie recorded this while he was near the end of his life is incredible and still holds up. He is still very sadly missed and we can only imagine what great material he could have been producing if he was around today.

[@GuimaraesDreamers]

I definitely love your Queen reactions, this song is an anthem really, written by Brian for Freddie even though he didn't know if he could sing it. The last song Freddie sang was "Mother love", unfortunately he couldn't finish it because he felt bad and didn't return to the studio after that, being finished by Brian after Freddie's death. I recommend a reaction because it is incredibly beautiful despite being sad 💔❤️

[@PGoodmanCOG]

Freddie was literally dying. He could barely stand up. Shot of vodka to dull the pain. While there was obviously a lot of production that went on afterward, Freddie's vocals were done in a single take.

[@KentuckyRain]

I believe this is Freddie’s last song. It breaks me every time I listen to it. 😢

[@kermitdekikker1742]

I don't think so because his last album wasn't innuendo theire last album was made in heaven. But that could be songs that never made it to the album i don't know.

[@KathleenKeithley]

Freddie had a vocal range that spanned four octaves -- bass low F (F2) to soprano high F (F6). He could belt up to tenor high F (F5). He reached the elusive D6, his highest note, on several occasions. Freddie was a graphic artist before his singing career. He drew the famous Queen logo. The term multi-talented comes to mind but is somehow inadequate in describing Freddie.

[@albertmas3752]

Saying he was incredibly ill is a terrible understatement of how much close to death Freddie was. This album was recorded by parts, and by parts I mean: they were all at home waiting for Freddie's call saying: "Guys, today I feel OK for recording" so they rushed to Freddies home to try to record something because they didn't know if he would be OK for a whole day or just some minutes. Also that's why nearly all video clips from that album were recorded in black&white; it helped to hide the bad state he already was.

[@lyna4873]

There was no video or live performance for this song as Freddie Mercury was too ill by then. The song I'm Going Slightly Mad was written by Freddie alluding to the effects of his AIDS medications and shows him so thin, the song Those Were the Days of Our Lives written by Roger Taylor seems so fitting for Freddie and is the last video he made and terribly ill looking despite all of the make up. The final song he sang (and didn't finish so Brian May sang the last verse) was Mother Love--it was written mostly by Brian and is very much what Freddie was going through at the end (I read an interview by Brian that seemed to indicate the song obliquely referred to Freddie's long time relationship with Mary). That song definitely brings tears to the eye but do not watch the video--it has nothing to do with the song and was made by some students and really detracts from the emotional lyrics.

[@tmf866]

It's the last song on the last album released in his lifetime. The band wasn't sure he'd be able to sing it, so they told him it was okay if he sang part of it and came back to do more later. He took a swig of vodka and said "I'll f**kig kill it, darling," and did it in one take.

[@ellenschultz-mh1rt]

About 5.28 minutes into to this song, hearing "outside the dawn is breaking, but inside in the dark, I'm aching to be free" Now that is chilling, but so poignant.

[@MyriamSeban]

Our Freddy left too soon.❤❤❤

[@a.m.5541]

And yes this was the song Brian was taking about with the vodka shot

[@dianecomly6132]

You must do Let Me Live Sad, but Freddie, Roger and Brian all sing verses.

[@kizunadragon9]

Alot of people think this is Freddie's goodbye song, it's not. that song was called "was it all worth it" on the previous album. This song was written by Brian May, this is Brian saying goodbye to his dear friend, committing to carry on without him.

[@debramoore7513]

This song was first played live on April 20, 1992, during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by Brian, Roger, John, & lead vocals by Elton John. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi playing rhythm guitar. The song also appeared in the film Moulin Rouge, including an operatic version. It has been covered by numerous artists including Celine Dion! 😁 ⭐️⭐️

[@itsjustmeMaryAnn]

Needed this today. Thank you 🫶🏻

[@QuayNemSorr]

Leonard Cohen and David Bowie both sang about their imminent death on their last releases. Both amazing.

[@willamsnyder5696]

Check out mother love. While Freddie wrote the lyrics to show must go on, Brian wrote the music. But mother love on the made in heaven album, is the very last song song they recorded (Brian had to do the last verse because Freddie passed before it was finished) . The first verse of the song, Freddie goes full power, the sign of a consummate professional, and the entire ALBUM made in heaven were all done ONE TAKE EACH

[@TreVader1378]

No Brian wrote the lyrics and the music.

[@willamsnyder5696]

@@TreVader1378 to mother love, yes he did.

[@TreVader1378]

@@willamsnyder5696 oh sorry I thought you meant to the show must go on.

[@ricardsdz]

bro you are the best reactor i have ever seen. Love your content on Queen. I hope you will blow up on KZbin you deserve it. I just love to see people giving actual commentary middle of reaction.

[@TrevorReaction]

Thanks! That means a lot :)

[@JordangeVision]

Hi Trevor! Stumbled upon your channel and love your stuff so far. There's not enough ways to say how incredible Freddie was and how incredible it was that he put this vocal together in the midst of everything. There's also a really good version from a tribute concert in 1992 where Elton John does it with the surviving members. I hope you found a way to get to a concert, if not hopefully they'll come back!

[@MERP5683]

Trevor, Freddie’s real goodbye songs were These are the Days of our Luves and Mother Love. I know this one is involved in his last years, even after he could no longer tour or make this video, and this particular video didn’t really capture the strength if his vocals, IDK why, but I heard a better video this morning, the official one, Freddie sounds fantastic and very strong vocally, though I feel you can hear pain in his voice. I love this song, it’s one of my favorites and always has been. Thanks for the reaction.

[@mcloew258]

Another heartbreaking song is No one but you By Queen but after Freddie died.

[@threekidzmom04]

I always get chills and get emotional! Queen is the best~

[@chandrashekhar-fv4hi]

You have to hear Diana Ankudinova wicked games She is 15 years old and she is one of a kind

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Trevor.. written by Brian (of course, with Fred in mind), and a fantastic vocal by Freddie... (never done live.. b/c not possible) appreciate your reaction..

[@a.m.5541]

Sorry to spam ( Im just writing comments as the video goes on coz I will forget what I was supposed to address in the end ) Brian wrote this song for Freddie, it was there thing - over the years Brian has written multiple songs about Freddie's feelings, Freddie knew it, it rang so true that Freddie's partner, Jim thought that Freddie wrote it about himself when he first heard it

[@johnlewis734]

Thanks Queen are second to none 👍🏻

[@mariastargazer5290]

How on my green earth there is a living soul that hasn't heard this song?...gosh

[@theatomma]

Queen, far and away, is my favorite band ever. I never got to see them live, though i wanted to. And Freddie's death gutted me completely. It hit me harder than any celeb's death, ever. I've said it before about this song and will say it again; this was Freddie''s goodbye to us mere mortals. We still love and miss you, Freddie. Even after all these years.

[@InaTsagareishvili]

👍❤️LOVE YOU FREDDIE ❤️🌿🎵✌️🌸🌺🌿🎶🦋🌼🎶

[@spacefanatic]

He did go on even though he was at the end of his life. Freddie kept singing until just before he died. Also he had a drink of vodka to keep him going but sounded just as good as he always had.

[@pamysue]

I have watched this video hundreds of times and end up in tears every time. He was so brave. You can't really explain to people now what AIDS was like. There was no HIV positive, no treatments and it was killing so many people. When Rock Hudson (google him) died, that was a loss for my Mom's generation. (although she will still argue that he wasn't gay). But when Freddie died... that was my generations hero. 😢✌

[@gw2031]

The global cabal Ai cold digital world we are being dragged into will ensure we will never see the likes of Queen ever again so treasure what they gave us ❤

[@a.m.5541]

I think it was a mix of sickness and stopping smoking, his voice here sounded a lot like him from the 70s, coz his voice was a lot thinner then

[@trudehunnicutt8214]

One man, one legend, one take.

[@changaming1275]

fun fact, brian may is the one who wrote the song, aka the lead guitarist. he made the song while freddy was slowly getting worse from his condition of aids. the thing was, the song was about freddy being strong through it all, wanting to sing songs until his last days. he could hardly stand when they recorded this song, freddy downed a shot of vodka and said he'd be able to do it. he did. IN ONE TAKE.

[@bbbfst]

This song is 100% about Freddie being near death. Freddie and Brian wrote the first verse and Brian wrote most of the rest. " The Show Must Go On" came from Roger and John playing the sequence, and I started to put things down. At the beginning, it was just this chord sequence, but I had this strange feeling that it could be somehow important, and I got very impassioned and went and beavered away at it. I sat down with Freddie, and we decided what the theme should be and wrote the first verse." (Brian May quote)

[@sharonallforloveandpositiv5497]

Their last video recorded in May 1991 was These are the days of our Lives..Freddie was very ill and recorded parts of Mother Love, the very last song Freddie worked on. Freddie never got to finish it though, and Brian had to sing the last verse when they revisited the song after Freddie died. Freddie died 6 months later from recording Mother Love. After Freddie died, Queen wrote No One but you - Only the good die young and Roger recorded Old friends and Brian did a song, blues something or something blues???

[@SusanneRoberts-pb7eb]

Thankyou for your beautiful reaction ❤❤

[@trishc3099]

You were right about his voice becoming thinner when he started getting sick. Still amazing, just different. BUT, you have to listen to "Mother Love." It was the last song he did, working literally up to his last few days. It sounds like he dug down deep to record one last song with all the depth of the voice he had all his life. It's by far my favorite.

[@larrybivens9987]

Love this reaction, subscribed because of it. I think you would love Elvis singing Unchained Melody in the last year of his life. He could barely walk to the piano, but damn if he wasn't powerful.

[@joyceharkin3641]

I think 'Mother Love' is the track which always breaks me, "give me peace before I die." It is hauntingly beautiful. Freddie sang each line three times, but got too tired to finish all the verses. Brian finishes the song for him and you can hear how difficult it must have been for him. 💔💔💔

[@kendallneason3645]

Wanna weep listen to Freddie sing InMy Defense.

[@TrevorReaction]

I actually reacted to it already, it was fantastic :)

[@soniamariafernandesgoncalv1332]

Hi Trevor.....How is it going? This man was the choosen .....simply wonderful....❤ my Farrokh Bulsara ❤ simply a legend called FREDDIE MERCURY ❤ The show must go on ❤ a stronger song. ❤ It's amazing to hear this voice ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@willieb2708]

Love your reactions! Freddie was the most amazing singer, and human. We lost someone very special when he passed. Keep doing your videos dude, you are ADORABLE ❤️❤️

[@XoiKae-wo3jn]

Fact : before the band was named queen it was named smile

[@heavenly48]

React to Mother Love, please.

[@marianclough8577]

Brian wrote it but he and Freddie had spoken about how it would go.

[@Zolryiam8626]

Love your reaction….

[@davidharrison9111]

Trevor you need to watch his last video with his friends these are the days of our lives released just after he past and deacon shut down so sad you'll see how I'll he really was❤😢😮

[@sandrahilton3239]

Adam Lambert is sensational singing this.

[@ЕвгенияУшакова-ш9х]

No , only FREDDIE 😢

[@iwonttell4958]

they/he wrote this while Freddy was dying from AIDS, he recorded it while dying...lyrics breaks your heart!

[@ThomasTallant]

I read a story that Brian brought in the lyrics about "my soul is painted by the wings of butterlies" while Freddie was in bed and asked him if it was ok

[@threekidzmom04]

He gave his all until he couldn't anymore!

[@fredmerc46]

Я смотрю видео в день смерти Фредди, и слёзы градом текут по щекам 😢

[@mariafratila2797]

MULTUMESC PT. REACȚIA FRUMOASĂ SI EMOȚIONATĂ PE CARE AȚI AVUT O. RIP🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@АлёнаДенисова-у5м]

Соглашусь с теми кто считает вокал Фредди чистым кайфом 🔥🔥💪❤️

[@colliefalke4]

All real children of the 80 s knew that Freddy was gay . And I was raised to believe that this is normale .

[@lidiavilasecaperramon6983]

Please, you could react to These are the days of our lifes and Mother love.

[@jeanneleost1909]

Contrary to legend, Brian is not the sole author of the lyrics of this song since Freddie wrote the first verse.

[@tajana2682]

Of course the song is for Freddie. Imagine yourself in Brian's skin. He knows that his friend is dying. For whom or what this song could be if it's not for Freddie. Just listen to lyrics.

[@heidipaulus3701]

This was not his last song Those were the days of our lives. Was his last song, Freddie was saying Goodbye to everyone.

[@annelieskarlas3134]

Hi. You should really watch "Those Were the Days of Our Lives". Those are the last images taken of Freddy

[@Grrr036]

Freddie's final recording was "Mother Love". If you think his high notes in this song is impressive, wait until you hear that song. He had an amazing vocal range.

[@jome7382]

There's a trilogy of sorts starting with I'm going slightly mad then Theses are the days off our lives followed by No one but you (only the good die young)... Watch these in order & your heart will break 💔

[@eileentaylor1691]

brian may queen guitarist wrote this for freddie

[@nick7076]

Do anything you want with my music, just don't make me boring.

[@gregjames9875]

Please listen to '39, iff of Night at the Opera.

[@susanengland3919]

"The Show Must Go On" is a song by British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album, Innuendo. It is credited to Queen, but written mainly by Brian May.[4] The song chronicles the effort of frontman Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill.[5] When the band recorded the song in 1990, Mercury's condition had deteriorated to the point that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. May recalls; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll fucking do it, darling'-vodka down-and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal". Freddie was too weak to make a video, which is why this one uses clips from previous recordings.

[@jamesperkins5752]

I respectfully request you try Dimash Quadaibergen's cover of this song, and his ""Sreaming" official video, legend to those who have heard his music. He is from Qazaqstan, totally underrated.

[@ЕвгенияУшакова-ш9х]

No , only FREDDIE 😢