Queen - Under Pressure REACTION! I forgot Bowie! 😭

[@pamelahofman1785]

Let's be clear: Vanilla Ice didn't sample that bass riff, he stole it. The difference is he tried to say his was different and he wrote it himself. A judge disagreed.

[@gogglebox2427]

Yes, it was the pretence it was his own writing that was the problem for Vanilla Ice. 😡And, it was John Deacon's finest hour. And, we should never overlook Bowie. I'm a huge Queen fan, but everyone owes a massive Thank You to Bowie. He had a finger on the pulse, and was at the forefront of so many new music genres, or he created them. His chameleon looks were a master stroke, driving huge followings. It's so sad that Bowie, (like Amy Winehouse) died without the huge fanfare of less talented people. 😢

[@Shabenn]

Ice didn't do much different than any rapper or hip hop artist, beyond trying to defend and claim it as his own. It's all just people who can't write music taking music from those who can and pretending they wrote a song. Under pressure is the real deal.

[@jennhurl]

I still remember that Freddie heard it for the first time while having breakfast listening to the radio 😂 his attorney was on speed dial that day

[@sadfaery]

Yeah, I was gonna say, there is a difference between sampling and stealing, and this one was definitely stealing.

[@rabootocoelhinho5698]

however, the piano part and the claps in the background are actually samples

[@davidmalarkey1302]

How can you forget or not recognize David Bowie's voice. David is a true music icon who changed the music landscape for ever and influenced so many artists.

[@sparklesbrightly3859]

Came here for this. David Bowie is just as iconic as Queen!

[@ed.z.]

A true artist. A true star.

[@lisacorman9171]

what I am seeing here in the comments is that Black Pegasus needs to spend some time getting to know Bowie.

[@ed.z.]

@@lisacorman9171 he doesn’t care much about the music, he’s a “lyric” man. The beat must have a steady, heavy boom. You know, like a computer quantum drum machine, head banger to accompany the “meaningful” lyrics.

[@ed.z.]

Bowie the icon the moment his album, Hunky Dory dropped in the US. I bought that and loved it including: “Changes”. The hip hop generation pissed all over music history while they “borrowed” as much as they could through “sampling”. Our music required some patience to listen an entire album at a time. That ability had obviously been lost in our culture. The theme of the day comes from a dumb sci fi comedy, “Idiocracy”. It’s coming true especially with MAGA.

[@hollycook5046]

The story I heard was Freddie heard "Ice ice baby" on the radio, laughed, then called his lawyer

[@evanirvana500]

And for vanilla ice, that was a wrap, dog!

[@RoverWaters]

folktale

[@thorzzz1z]

@@evanirvana500 lol

[@alricaneshama]

@@RoverWaters Yea. Except it's not. Because vanilla STOLE this music.

[@bee3541-y7s]

You need to learn anf research!!​@roverwaters3875

[@flor9389]

John Deacon came up with the baseline and then Freddie and David Bowie each went and wrote lyrics individually. Then they combined them. An amazing piece of work!

[@jvaz6264]

Bowie and Freddie...2 of the greatest voices in music 🎶

[@sarahjaneheckscher6737]

Two icons merged to give the world Under Pressure. David Bowie, not just Queen. The song is from 1981, there was a lot going in Britain at the time. The song perfectly reflects the time, but remains timeless, the themes in the song are as potent today as they ever were.

[@BalbazaktheGreat]

"And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night: And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves"

[@MegaAlex576]

I always start crying at that part

[@allenruss2976]

Wow. Ole boy didn't pick up on David Bowie. The collaboration is what makes this an awesome song

[@shortaybrown]

There’s a great interview on how this sing was made in KZbin. Bowie and Queen were in the same city in Switzerland, They got together and made the song in 1 day for fun. The bass player came up with that riff, and they were all jamming to it. They went out for pizza. I came back in the bass player got the riff. Luckily, somebody had recorded it.

[@lynette.]

The Dude other than Queen is the wonderful David Bowie.

[@sandrablouin2542]

The Thin White Dude... I mean Dule!

[@sandrablouin2542]

Argh, darned corrector... Thin White Duke!

[@lindawallace3065]

Only 300 Queen tracks to go!!….LEGENDS!!🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@karenj3611]

Let’s go!

[@MamawT65]

Don’t forget David Bowie his voice just makes this! Long before Vanilla Ice

[@PaulaThompson-x9w]

I'm just going to say you may want to consider reacting to more David Bowie. Not recognizing his voice is close to...unforgivable. lol

[@hounddoggy9209]

VI didn’t "sample " it..he Stole it.

[@bjw0515]

You really need to watch the live performance of this from Queen live at Wembley 1986. Thank you for the reaction, David and Freddie were great together, it is a shame they never performed this together live.

[@juliamaurer1323]

Mercury and Bowie were perfect in this song, thier voice s were perfect together. This song will be forever in my playlist.

[@direlyon]

This bass line is so good, this song is a masterpiece! and Bowie's voice with Freddie's skills ...Pressure can remain no problem when you hear Queen

[@ellet6560]

To hear Freddie singing all lead with Roger backing check out the live performance at Montreal 1981. Bowie didn't perform this live until Freddie's tribute concert in 1992 as a duet with Annie Lennox.

[@kristophergoordman7225]

That’s not true! David Bowie performed live with queen at the live aid concert in 1985!

[@terridostal1348]

Bowie did not sing with Quenn at live aid. He was the lucky ine to perform after them ​@@kristophergoordman7225

[@fredriknilsson6042]

No they did not. There are a video that looks like they where at the same time but they where not​@@kristophergoordman7225

[@RivalHades-mk1xl]

@@kristophergoordman7225 but they didnt perform it together?

[@123malichi]

@@kristophergoordman7225but not with Freddie Mercury

[@AaronJoseph-t4b]

The story goes that David & Queen were recording in the same studio at the same time & took the opportunity to collaborate, apart from the chorus & theme, they improvised the rest in separate soundproof rooms then wove it together like weft & warp

[@emcsquared8681]

I read they asked Brian May what he thought about Ice Ice Baby and he said “I’m fine with it as long as the checks keep coming in”.

[@eloisecarlin8695]

David Bowie sang the verses and Freddie did the “under pressure” and scatting

[@lynnhoffmann247]

They both sang verses.

[@jaytucker8834]

I was privileged to have been present when these brilliant artists came together in Montreux, jammed together and came up with this. It was a totally impromptu evening get together - they are iconic and sadly missed. RIP David and Freddie

[@wendeclare]

What if I told you that this was Freddy and David Bowie, who created this? What if we tell you that both of their lives were pried into all the time. David Bowie was a huge champion of equal rights and never shied away from pointing out inequality. Both lived life on their own terms and didn't feel the need to share that or seek approval. With all the shit everyone goes through collectively, external pressure on a personal level is ridiculous.

[@johnpublicprofile6261]

Don't forget John Deacon (bass guitar) is a major creator of this track.

[@OutsideTheBoxAZ]

David Bowie's music is iconic, iconic in a way that is wildly creative. None of his albums sounded the same. When I went to Purdue in 1974, he had released an album that summer, the cover showed him with eyeliner on. You would not believe the comments by the guys. Some refused to buy his album just because he wore eyeliner. LOL, my, have the times changed.

[@JaneWalters-ni7se]

Yes you did forget Bowie! I live in NM and saw Bowie from freaking 5 FEET AWAY IN DENVER, BRO. My ultimate rock star. World's GREATEST, IMHO.

[@lynnhamps7052]

Bowie co wrote this too! How you didn't immediately recognise his voice is mind boggling.. 😯✌🇬🇧

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

co write?? He literally wrote all the lyrics!

[@hollycook5046]

Oh!!! Check out the version with David Bowie and Annie Lennox at the Freddie Tribute concert 1992

[@jennhurl]

🤌 the divine miss Annie

[@thorzzz1z]

oh so good

[@giordani64]

Absolutely. There is no better one. And the only time someone killed Bowie.

[@nancymjohnson]

Wow. David Bowie and Freddie together are epic!!

[@normaedietrich9410]

Some of you guys need BP a break. He's just discovering this music. Maybe he never heard of Bowie before. I have rarely heard him. But his is unmistakable once you've heard it. Here's a trivia story. I had a friend who was coming to the states from Australia. She backed up to keep from getting knocked over, bumping into Bowie, who she idolized. They had about a 20 minute conversation. She said Bowie was really nice.

[@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks]

Thank you for re-uploading this review, updating the title, to recognize that you totally missed David Bowie as Lead Vocal with Freddie as, well ... Second Lead Vocal (since clearly NOT a back-up singer, lol). In addition to this studio recording, there is an awesome video where a professional studio combined a Live Bowie concert and a Live Queen concert and digitally made this song into a magical live performance. You can find it on KZbin. Please!

[@beachybran]

Freddie Mercury had such a voice. ❤

[@zinnia2980]

Amazing collaboration between 2 huge artists 💛 David Bowie was visiting Freddie and the band in the studio in Switzerland when they starting writing this song together. Incredible talents ❤

[@anissia1210]

This is the first video I've seen that Black only stopped the song 1 time to react to the song. That's what Freddie , Bowie, and Queen can do to you!! Put you at a loss of words. RIP Freddie!!! You are and will always be the LEGEND!!!

[@primategaberocco]

Queen's *Greatest Hits"; collection is rather massive. And Freddie was the cherry on top. 🍻 Regrettably this message, is drowned out in this age of chest beating, and punching down. And as always, as night follows day. Money wins again. 🙏 #DivideAndConquer

[@jcwalter9973]

Bowie & Queen. Class. Both are brilliant, brave, legend. Just Class.

[@lynette.]

I am loving the way you are checking out tracks that you know just a bit of. Magic memories for me.

[@jabreck1934]

This is my second favorite duet. Bowie and bing Crosby is my number one

[@dragonwood4562]

The story behind this song might explain why the lyrics were so unusual. Queen was in the studio and David Bowie dropped by to hang with them a little. They spent a couple hours getting stoned and drunk and just playing around with random song clips. Finally, David said "This is stupid. Let's just write one." They came up with the music first. The David suggested that he and Freddy each go into a different recording booth and just sing whatever comes to mind while they listened. Freddy started with the scat stuff. David sang the first few verses with words off the top of his head. They both sang what they thought should be the chorus. The entire time, neither Freddy or David knew what the other was singing.

[@brkntires]

The movie was "Gross Point Blank" with John Cusack as a hit man.. going back to his high school reunion.. it has Minnie Driver and Dan Aykroyd

[@scarlettohara369]

How can you not hear Bowie vs. Freddie. Love this song.

[@bee3541-y7s]

I can't believe he didn't either! David Bowie and Freddie Mercury was singing!!

[@sherrolromeo6705]

You need to react to the LIVE version, it'll blow your mind. Freddie's crowd control is off the chain!!!! There is no other artist in his or today's modern era that can command an audience better than Freddie Mercury!!!!

[@JayneBrown-sx6bc]

On stage Freddie was a master manipulator, there will never be another performer who can do what he did to an audience.

[@christophermckinney3924]

Just assume everything you hear in hip hop was sampled from before. The real talent in most modern music tends to be in the studio production stringing together other people’s work. I’m surprised at this point you’re still surprised that a unique hook came from anywhere but the past.

[@jareds2273]

I have a feeling that you didn't quite recognize (missed)the voice of Bowie along side Freddie.

[@outlawking4106]

Rip Freddie and Bowie, can’t forget Taylor from The Foo Fighters that loved to cover this at live shows

[@ProfessorMystery77]

This is a collaboration with David Bowie born when they were all working in Montreaux coincidentally at the same time. There is a video on KZbin where someone has mashed up different lived performances to make it look like they are performing this but they never did this live together in concert. It’s still worth the watch though. The studio track is used on it.

[@davidelongo469]

Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, I am from there 😉

[@joyceharkin3641]

It's been done incredibly well!

[@sonjadunning1579]

As a child that grew up in the 80s Queen is truly one of my favorite groups!!! Thank you for the great memories!

[@JTQA_Tester]

One big deal was when Vanilla Ice used the intro of this song in his Ice ice baby song. The other guy singing with the deepest voice is David Bowie, another great 80s artist who sang Rebel, Rebel, Space Oddity as sung by Adam Sandler in Mr. Deeds, and more..

[@daniellastuart3145]

How can you forget Bowie. In fact the song is more a Bowie type of song than a queen song

[@FionaKaneTheWellnessConnection]

Two of the best all time voices of our generation, Bowie and Mercury. Forget the video clip and just listen to the song. One of my all time fave songs and lyrics. After Freddie says can we give love one more chance, Bowie replies with: 'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure I soooo love this lyric, these vocals and the song overall.

[@robinkulwicki7278]

The video with him and David Bowie is a great performance

[@Jude_196]

's ok - just GO GET YOU SOME BOWIE, BP!!! :) GREAT STUFF! RIP to Freddie & David. You are BOTH so SORELY MISSED!! ENJOY THE JOURNEY!!! ;) HUGS!

[@sddRd68]

Thanks for sharing ❤So many feelings came flooding back as I watched and remembered the video. He (Freddie) never did anything the way you expected and then he collaborated with the mad talent of Bowie and they took you through all the emotions and delivered an impactful message before the song was over. I remember how quiet my bff and I would get once we got past the comedic beginning of the beginning and not much got us quiet, lol. Great song, great memories.

[@darkangel_1978]

I have always been a fan of this song. The pairing of David Bowie and Queen is phenomenal.

[@anthonymcivor7511]

Bowie is the best there will ever be legendary

[@susanhudson2411]

The live aid is so good!! Seeing Freddy and David on the same stage is Fire!!

[@paranoiaaa4126]

I love this song. They compliment each other perfectly. I was never that into Bowie. I heard an version where it was only the vocals. It was so beautiful, it brought me to tears.❤❤❤

[@kellysouther4278]

Someone to love. We will rock you. Bohemian Rhapsody. Etc.

[@sandeedoxtdator2928]

Glad ur putting it all together. Had album A night at the opera in my teens.

[@pagemeredith4532]

You should hear the accappella version. You'll hear the lyrics clearly. When I heard it, it blew me away!

[@bethscott4330]

This is Dave Grohl’s (Foo Fighters) favorite song. I saw FF in concert and they did a cover. The late Taylor Hawkings sang Freddie’s part. Loved it!

[@davidgill1659]

Keep going with Queen, you'll find some gems

[@evenflow1981]

If you're going to listen to some Bowie then I'd recommend 'Let's Dance' , 'Modern Love', 'China Girl, 'Star Man', 'Ashes to Ashes', 'Heroes' , 'Rebel, Rebel', 'Man Who Sold the World'...... just listen to anything , to be honest! If you're still on the classics, then I'm begging for you to check out Dire Straits 'Sultans of Swing' Alchemy Live.

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

No one does it better then David Bowie & Freddie Mercury.

[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

Vanilla ice didn't sample it,he STOLE IT The song was written at Montreux in Switzerland when Queen and Bowie recorded under the same studio at the same time.. A miracle happened, it's all improvised ❤

[@Hoeech]

When they were recording this, Bowie came up with the iconic bass riff just by playing around with a beat he liked. Then they took a break to grab some lunch. When they returned to the studio, he couldn't remember it. They hadn't recorded anything yet and no one could reproduce that bass line. It took the rest of the afternoon, but they managed to finally reproduce it and history was made

[@KoreyVerga]

The sad thing is David Bowie and Queen never performed this song in public together, that would’ve been something. This was not in a movie they were recording in the same recording studio and Queen invited David Bowie over and they re-wrote the original version of this song and came up with under pressure.

[@bazamere]

I think that part in the song where you were saying you expected them to go back to "under pressure" and they didnt was 100% intentionally done... because it was a way of increasing your feelings of pressure and expectation. Its a really well written song. Just how the music will swell and then just completely cut off to just the bassline and then a very quiet "under pressure"... absolute perfection 😊

[@amberburris5674]

I listen to this EVERY NIGHT when I exercise!!!!!!!!!!!! It never gets old!!!

[@JanettaB.]

My favorite colab EVER!! Freddie and David , two amazing preformers with sooo much talent... All hail Queen,!!!! ( I listened to queen on 8 track, I'll never forget having to wait for Crazy Little thing called love to skip, right in the middle of the song...and yes My Queen fandom goes back that far!!!)

[@JamisonGallagher]

Yo BP! You NEED to listen to the isolated vocal version of this song. It'll give you goosebumps hearing how powerful and different David's and Freddie's vocals are.

[@aep1974]

The end of this song just makes your heart swell. My favorite lyrics: Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night.” Perfection!!!!

[@thinkpad4]

Never quote Vanilla Ice again

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

For me it is just such a cathartic song

[@tomenrico6199]

This song was a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie. Bowie and Freddy Mercury are trading lead vocals throughout the song. All four members of Queen plus David Bowie are credited with writing the song.

[@michaeladams4320]

Lyrically this is more of a Bowie song than a queen song !!

[@carolynquinn8325]

Freddie & Bowie’s soft but clear “turned away from it all like a blind man..” reprieve from all the musical (organized) chaos going on in the rest of the song gives me chills every time. I love everything about this song, but that little moment of soft clarity makes it for me

[@lindawallace3065]

You need to hear it LIVE!!❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@wyattyoung9938]

Want your mind blown….. watch Queens live aid performance….. they stole the show…. The way Freddie controlled the stadium was incredible!

[@maryannturton9830]

Some great Bowie songs are Ziggy Stardust,Space Oddity,Young Americans,China Girl...

[@holyheretic3185]

Dust in the wind Kansas. "Peter say that again after a soul searching walk around town while listening to dusk in the wind."

[@rowanthomas9181]

This song always gets me. Especially the last verse. Best song by queen imo!

[@katstephenson8493]

Great reaction & two of the greatest showmen..Freddie & David Bowie.. I love both.☮️🇬🇧

[@ydyddio]

I was a little girl when this came out, but it always stuck with me as one of my all time faves- such meaningful lyrics! I prefer the live version, especially when we're talking about artists such as Queen. Freddie was the best front-man ever, imo

[@image3320]

Now Bowie & Mercury made their own lyrics separately. Freddie was SCATTING and they both sang the Chorus. The live Queen Concert shows you crowd control of an Emcee in stage like no other Freddie sang and did call and response like a hypnotist 😮 you should Review that short set

[@jeanhorn8891]

Under Pressure recorded in Switzerland where Bowie had a home there... Queen did one part,Bowie the other. Vanilla Ice didn't sample it , they took it,big difference. Judge thought otherwise. Only thing is B May said life was too short a few years later. Unfortunately Queen and Bowie never sung this live together. There was a tribute concert to Freddie and technology put it together as if both there.. Bowie to was a master to,live. I was spoiled , especially live aid,we all had sore heads..

[@nikoazure5235]

Queen- innuendo come on do iiittt

[@helenbaumander3953]

This song was definitely largely written through improvizing. Bowie found out Freddie Murcury was in the same studio as him and insisted they write a song together.

[@missd9785]

Yes! Thanks for this reaction. Pls keep it comin with Queen . I don't think I've seen you react to Queen at Montreal'81 singing Somebody To Love?? If I'm right, it's a must view! My favorite Bowie song is Golden Years.

[@jackstrawful]

Improvisation is right - as I understand it, Bowie and Freddie thru this together in about 5 minutes from scraps of other songs they'd be working on, with Bowie (maybe both?) coked out of his head, in a hotel room in France or maybe Switzerland.

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Produced by and written by David Bowie and Queen. Pivot song 🎵. The next album for the late David Bowie was Let's Dance 💃, released 2 years later. Meanwhile, Queen wrote the soundtrack for Flash Gordon. Vanilla Ice did not ask permission to sample. That was why he lost the lawsuit! 😖 Suggested videos 📹: 1 Queen performs Headlong 2 David Bowie sings Let's Dance 💃

[@maverick2242]

My Fav Queen song, the greatest tragedy of this song and maybe in music history is that Queen and David Bowie never performed this song together, Bowie refused. I'm sure in time he regretted his move on that..imo a masterpiece and a missed opportunity for fans to see legends together with musical genius! I wish sometimes artists and people in general could put away ego or differences and put the fans first to showcase brilliance, just once! This song with Queen and Bowie in Wembley 1985 would have blown music history away!

[@miaschu8175]

This song hits me. I can't imagine not feeling it so hard.

[@astmancls1971]

I feel that this song is even more important now than it ever has been. All the crazy crap going on in the world..the whole world is under pressure..it’s time to do the right thing!

[@banzy3]

I believe Queen were in their studio in Switzerland when Bowie happened to be there, and so they did this collaboration pretty spontaneously and very quickly. I remember Brian May saying they did other finished tracks together, but they've never seen the light of day (and perhaps never will) because of the complicated copyright issues. Under Pressure is up there with some of the best songs ever written IMHO.

[@crazybyproxy]

Thanks for bring up Queen. Some of the best from them is the videos out there from Live Aid 1985. Freddie Mercury was brilliant. These reaction videos have me listening to my classicism more. Didn't realize I was even missing it, so Thank you

[@PaniPunia]

Honestly, I think it's the best colab of all time. Queen and David Bowie create this perfect song, sounds worse when they did it solo, and in the original they don't sing over each other, they work together.

[@rimisark]

Queen - Princes Of The Universe.

[@whooh05]

Run this on repeat a couple times... it'll get a hold of you and won't let you go

[@inspiredfunkmark]

The struggles never change, but the technology allows us to squeeze more in....more pressures, faster, more efficient pressure...pressing down on us all if we let it.

[@dandieabbott5409]

Under Pressure was just a Queen song at first until the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert then Queen and David Bowie rereleased it. I own every tape, Every Cd that Queen and Freddie Mercury has ever put out. I’ve got every song. Also my Dad used to sit next to the radio for me to record when they used to do Queen days and I’ve still got all of them as well. I’ve got literally everything. I’m a Queen Fanatic still till this day. Please do song more Queen Songs or Freddie Mercury songs on his own.

[@Renkk17]

This is a Freddie Mercury and David Bowie song, they both sing in this song, you need to see the Official Video!

[@michaelakkerman407]

Greatest POP song ever written in my opinion...