Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever | REACTION

[@christopherhuot2826]

Always chokes me up!!!

[@sharis9095]

Freddie died over 30 years ago and last month at a concert over 30,000 sang with the piped in opening music. Because every one knows the lyrics... Freddie is as close as living forever as you can get.

[@Calmontheoutside]

In 2017, over 60,000 people in Hyde Park in London did the same to BohRhap. They were waiting for a Green Day concert to start.

[@janejohnstone5795]

Yes.....he lives forever....his soul...and spirit...goes on for ever....for eternity..............😂

[@vicvds]

The best voice on the world

[@JohnnyLaps]

Hands down

[@StevePerrysMyMan]

Nope, he has a beautiful, powerful voice but he’s not better than Steve Perry

[@StevePerrysMyMan]

Even Freddie knew that Steve was better

[@StevePerrysMyMan]

Brian May said so as well.

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@StevePerrysMyMan are you on crack?

[@albs5829]

You MUST see him live in Budapest...FIRE

[@circemuller1933]

we missed you Freddie😪😪😪❤❤❤

[@reneegormley2824]

My favorite Queen song. Every time I watch highlander and they play this song when Connors wife dies, I cry every time.

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

The music clip cropped out the ending of the song, that goes: "who lives forever anyway?"

[@deborahclappe108]

Brian May is an astrophysicist and one of the VERY BEST guitar players ever! I so glad I got to grow up with the best music ever made. No synthesizers, no digital noise, just pure, unadulterated talent.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Maybe so, but I have never understood the line "touch my wart with your fingertips". I have often thought that someone as bright as Brian May might have realised that this gambit might harm the song's intended effect. I mean, I get that touching your loved one's wart with your fingertips might convey a sense of genuine intimacy in terms of an epic love song...but no. Just no. No one likes warts. (Or have I made a mistake?)

[@deborahclappe108]

@Ingens_Scherz LOL It's " You touch my lips with your tears. You touch my world with your fingertips. " I like the wart line, though 😊

[@margaretwaite7226]

​@@Ingens_Scherzclown 🤡

[@annedixon2528]

Well said❤Aren’t we lucky we grew up with this extraordinary music?!

[@adamfigueroa8208]

@@deborahclappe108 oh yes, Brian is the best guitarist after Jimi Hendricks. All guitarists love playing Brian’s riffs!!

[@alex35agm]

My favourite Queen song ,which comes from Highlander,a very cool movie.The song with the scenes from the movie is totally heartbreaking,as he never ages but his wife does.It's also ironically a tribute to Freddie Mercury's tragic end.

[@mjackson780]

I loved it in the movie.

[@iguarni]

Legend. Nothing else.

[@austinseven4720]

John Deacon was in the red jacket playing the double bass. He learned that instrument specifically for this song!

[@barbsaracini7866]

I was thinking that was a cello. That's how much I know!

[@austinseven4720]

@@barbsaracini7866They do get mixed up sometimes, it's an easy mistake to make. Easy way to distinguish them is size. Cellos are played from a sitting position, double bass from standing because they're huge! I think using a bow throws people too as you more often see a double bass played by string plucking. Apparently plucking is used for rock and blues whereas the bow is more common in orchestral settings. Crazy amount of commitment these guys had for their music though. Brian May learned to play the harp for one song too!

[@TotalNightmaree]

Thank you! I wasn't sure of that😊

[@weepingwell]

dude in the middle's life is changing before my very eyes bro. liked and subbed.

[@karenj3611]

You've stated a fact, Queen fans are pretty devoted. We love our Freddie, John, Roger and Brian.

[@deborahallen3318]

To the end and back again!

[@JohnnyLaps]

Yeah..so more Queen...or else!

[@divinelife732]

I'm 46 so 70s baby. Raised in a generation of the best vocals of all time! I still cry over loosing Freddie 😢 he does live forever in our hearts 💕

[@icarsten6625]

Born in 64… I had the privilege to see Freddy on stage. When he died I actually cried.

[@marcelpop5840]

👍🌷

[@decodolly1535]

@@icarsten6625 And yet, you can't spell FREDDIE.

[@strawbrryfld1]

🥺….. Never a day goes without thinking of him … everyone I’ve lost as well …. my Grandparents… my cousins, friends

[@LeeTAZ-sl7de]

​@@decodolly1535 and still it makes no difference to how you spell someone's name.

[@juliej8113]

Courage and dignity. Bravo.

[@tammyjackson3113]

This is from the movie Highlander. It's about an immortal man and how all his loves die. Yall should do White Queen live at Hammersmith it's mind blowing. That was John on the stand up bass.

[@ra3016]

Side note, the only good thing about Flash Gordon is the score… Highlander is decent, flash? Cult classic… but the score… damn!

[@ninawest8]

The Highlander is one of my favorite movies, you guys should definitely react to it.

[@ChrisEchoes]

The day Freddie died it was basically announced worldwide by playing this song. I had just casually switched on the radio and fell into the intro of this song (my memory tells me it was at the end of the afternoon but I might be wrong) and immediately thought “hmmm… that is an odd choice for a Queen song to play” and felt immediately it must be because someone had passed away. Remember, it was never confirmed that he was sick but around the release of the Innuendo album it was clear to anyone that he wasn’t well. But the news he had passed away still came as a shock.

[@keithscott4013]

It was confirmed he had aids a day before he passed away

[@fridaylong2812]

@@keithscott4013 Yeah, I remember that, because that's when I started crying.

[@rozhunter7645]

My heart broke that day

[@thenecrosanct4906]

Actually he announced his diagnosis the day before he died. I was 13 at the time and my mother was a huge fan of Queen, and especially Freddie, so I grew up with their music. Back in those days AIDS was pretty much still a death sentence so the news was shocking. And then to hear he passed away the day after that... It was shock upon shock. They're still to this day one of my favorite rock bands of all time and Freddie the best and most versatile male singer I've ever heard. Every single time I hear this song it brings me to tears, thinking of the people I've lost. We played it at both my parents' memorial services and now, 3 months after losing my husband, I'm bawling again. Music really is a kind of magic.

[@zannemarie6591]

I remember hearing it at lunch that day on the radio and just starting to cry knowing he sang this song knowing he was going to die from AIDs.

[@reneelayden7703]

John Deacon was wearing a red velvet jacket while playing a white upright bass, not bass guitar, he was with the orchestra, and learned the upright bass specifically for this song.

[@robinpraisebetogodscammell3277]

LEGENDS !!!!❤

[@TheMichaelseymour]

"this life has just one sweet moment -set aside for us "

[@Peterpunk80]

Love you guys

[@GaryColemanNC]

The're wonderful guys. I love them too.

[@michellegibson6221]

Greatest singer of all time. And I will stand by that till I die

[@lromero8181]

This is their best song to me

[@keithbalmes9037]

Great reaction, John Deacon was in the video playing the Stand up bass

[@sheilamills8045]

Once you hear Freddie Mercury, no one else compares.

[@sharonquinn4267]

Imagine how hard it was when Freddie was singing this song when he knew he was dying It takes on a whole new meaning

[@sharonmuntz1872]

Freddie was not diagnosed until 1987 and this song debuted in the 1986 Concert Tour

[@JohnnyLaps]

Sharon,he probably knew something as he had been tested quietly in Germany and although those tests were primitive,he had a idea.Brian wrote it,but yes it's ironic.The last two records were filled with hints that the end was near.

[@kenperkins7921]

​@@sharonmuntz1872 why not use ther BEST Songs!?

[@Powdermonkey720]

⁠@@sharonmuntz1872Freddie suspected he was ill in 1986. Mary Austin said he knew. He was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in 1987.

[@cilsley0210]

This song was written for the movie Highlander which came out in 1986, before he was diagnosed

[@stefanboskovic4724]

They are epic. You really need to do The Show Must Go On. Best studio vocals ever by Freddie

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

That is debatable, there are better vocals from Freddie even on the same album.

[@helenatyeo6840]

Yes the show must go on is epic .

[@maryellenazack4466]

Please add I T"S LATE-QUEEN 🔥🔥🔥

[@tomate454]

@@ZENOBlAmusic for example? The only songs where his vocals are better (more demanding also ) are the Hitman and gimme the prize ,maybe also some songs of his opera album

[@michelp7159]

Omg yes, because he was in his critical state when recording it. One of Queen's best songs

[@d.kyrstede8185]

Queen did all of the music for the movie 'The Highlander'.

[@kimberleyphillips6671]

U guys really luv music.

[@rimisark]

Queen - Princes Of The Universe

[@sharonhalliday3180]

There are 6 songs written for the Highlander movie. Freddie wrote Princes of the Universe Roger was inspired by one line and wrote A Kind of Magic, sung beautifully 1986 at Wembley for their tour of the same name, John wrote a beautiful love song: One Year of Love, and Brian wrote a piece for the villan of the movie called Gimme the Prize which Freddie said was very difficult for him to sing in this dark heavy register. Roger finished it up with Don't Lose Your Head referring to the immortals who battle each other as there can be only one, and the only way to destroy an immortal is by decapitation. A rather brutal film and a tv series followed, but the music is excellent and so are the videos that accompany each song

[@mnomadvfx]

Shout out to the rockier, original version of "A Kind Of Magic" you can really only find during the end credits of Highlander (it's also on the Live at Wembley DVD).

[@TSotP]

Highlander is one of my Favourite Movies. The scene where this song plays is heartbreaking. As goofy as the film can be, at a young age, it gave me an understanding of how much of a curse immortality would actually be. Which has stuck with me my whole life.

[@RemyJackson]

Even the line "It's a kind of magic" is used in the movie

[@OniNoSweeney]

The funny part of this album is when I originally got it on cassette, the first side was all the music to the movie "Iron Eagles" and side B was all the music to "Highlander; it was a double win and I had no idea initially.

[@thumplife792]

No one could captivate an audience like Freddie. Hell, that power he has even comes through in video.

[@monkeymits69]

Excellent watch live even better

[@Trac3r.]

Also if I may to get more context on how this affected us personally and it was because this is the soundtrack to a sad love and warrior film called Highlander it’s an immortal man living in our world he cannot die unless in combat with the few other immortals where his or the opponents head rolls from the neck. So he never ages he loved her…! You get why it’s fire when you see the love lost I am crying 38 year old Man. You can see in the comments of those talking about their loved ones. It is this song for every man who truly meant loving a person. So you see the question is who would want to live forever cos you’ll be very lonely one day and love less! 😢

[@martinmillar7137]

Imo one of the greatest songs ever recorded. ❤

[@pureblood8692]

A part of our generation died the day he passed, there will never be another Freddy.

[@julienmarquet8612]

YOU'RE RIGHT! IT WAS THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE MOVIE "HIGHLANDER"!

[@iansunderland7444]

John Deacon was playing DOUBLE BASE obv :) BTW theres a live version of this as the album released - Budapest 1986

[@maryadamec124]

Hey guys... so glad to see you appreciating the awesomeness of Queen. For an even better version, try the live in Wembley '86 concert... it has the actual ending to the song {unforgettable).... And just for kicks, another powerful Freddie performance would be Barcelona off the Barcelona album...(or any song off that album). And yes, John Deacon was playing the stand-up bass in the red jacket just to the right of Brian singing. Wouldn't be Queen without them all being there... Yes, Queen's fan-base is world-wide and 50 years + and growing because they weren't just singers in a band, I truly believe Freddie had "the gift of music", he WAS music, and he taught the other members to be the same. That's why their music is so timeless, they invoke every emotion imaginable out of you as you listen and ACTUALLY FEEL the music... priceless!! Very few groups can say that... thanks for a great reaction! And thank you all for keeping the Queen legacy alive... I'm so thankful to have lived and grown up in the age of Queen...

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Yes live version from Wembley is amazing 🤩

[@LMTino]

AND there's LIVE in Budapest - drama!

[@betseyclark2832]

Yes. The live performance at Wembley will really give you chills!

[@OBrasilo]

The ending is also there on the album version, followed by 1 minute of instrumental. And there is also Forever which is the piano instrumental version.

[@lyna4873]

Now you need to check this song out live at Wembley 1986!

[@jeropineda3750]

They did sing that song for the first time in 1986 wembley concert.... Freddie talk about somethings any other bands told about Queen and then he said: This is a new song, who wants to live forever".

[@arsenal10141014]

Epic. Prob the best rock/pop male vocalist of all time.

[@donaldyoung9002]

Freddie at his best is unbelievable, this song always brings tears to my eyes!

[@mellymom1121]

Freddie IS immortal! Keep his (their) music alive and Freddie WILL live forever!

[@Picking.a.name.is.hard1]

The thing about Queens greatest hits that are usually played are mostly not even my favourite Queen songs. They just have such absolute amazing songs across the board.

[@marydc26]

John is playing the double bass, he has the red jacket. Just a fun fact: he learned to play that instrument when Brian told him that he wanted the sound of a double bass in his new song called '39, so John went home with the instrument and he learned to play it in two days, then he came to the studio and showed him his part. Because of that, I recommend that song, '39 from "A Night At The Opera" album by 1975.

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Fantastic reaction! If you think Freddie cannot top that check out Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe at La Nit 1988, it was the official song for the 1992 Olympics. Who said Queen wasn't heavy, they have loads of metal songs as well. Also from the Highlander check out Gimme The Prize, it is a pure metal track. Queen's songs that were not hits are often better then then their hits and sometimes their live performances are better then the studio versions. A list from all of their albums, someone can help fill in if I have missed something, I am leaving out mostly big hits. Recorded in 1972: I Can Hear Music - Freddie Mercury (with Brain May and Roger Taylor) - Beach Boys and Ronettes cover song *Queen I* 1973 (The whole album is great): Keep Yourself Alive - Queen live Houston 1977 Liar - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 Doing Alright My Fairy King - Freddie's first epic which forms part of a fantasy tale The Great King Rat - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 (audio only) Modern Times Rock 'n Roll - sung by Roger Taylor Jesus Son & Daughter (Bonus I HD) - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 *Queen II* 1974 (Another fantastic album, many people's favourite Queen album) Father To Son - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 White Queen (As It Began) - Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975 Ogre Battle - Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975 (One of the first power metal songs) The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke & Nevermore - Can be listened to together March Of The Black Queen - (Bohemian Rhapsody has 5 different section this song has 11) Seven Seas Of Rhye - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 See What A Fool I've Been at the BBC - Queen doing blues Led Zeppelin style *Sheer Heart Attack* 1974 (This album is also often people's favourite album) Brighton Rock Killer Queen Tenement Funster/ Flick Of The Wrist/ Lily Of The Valley - Listen as a medley Tenement Funster is sung by Roger Taylor (This medley has been covered by Dream Theatre) Flick Of The Wrist - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 Now I Am Here - Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1979 In The Lap Of The Gods/ Killer Queen/ March Of The Black Queen/ Bring Back That Leroy Brown - Queen Medley - live at the Rainbow 1974 Stone Cold Crazy - Queen live at the Rainbow 1974 (Officially the first Thrash Metal song, have been cover by Metallica as well) She Makes Me (A Stormtrooper in Stilettos) - sung by Brian May Bring Back That Roy Brown (A 1920's Ragtime song, loads of fun) In The Lap Of The Gods Revisited (completely different song from the other one) - Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975 or Queen live at Wembley 1986 *A Night At The Opera* 1975 (Also many people's favourite album) Death On Two Legs (A diss track against Queen management, that got them sued) Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - Short Vaudeville track I am In Love With My Car - Queen live at Montreal 1981 Sung by Roger '39 - Awesome folk song about space travel sung by Brian May Seaside Rendezvous - A Vaudeville song where Freddie and Roger mimics all of the orchestra sounds with their voices Love Of My Life - Try listening to the studio version it has great classical piano from Freddie. Your My Best Friend The Prophet Song - Brian's epic next to Bohemian Rhapsody on this album. *A Day At The Races* 1976 You Take My Breath Away - Queen live at Hyde Park 1976 a masterful singing performance from Freddie, the studio version is amazing with loads of harmony Tie Your Mother Down - Queen live at Wembley 1986 or live at Montreal 1981 The Millionaire Waltz - Another epic from Freddie with different sections You and I - A great pop song from John Deacon White Man - An inspiration for Iron Maiden's Run To The Hills. also White Man - Queen live in Houston 1977 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - On Top Of The Pops 1976 Drowse - sung by Roger Taylor *News Of The World* 1977 (Another popular album) Sheer Heart Attack - Queen's parody punk song. Sheer heart Attack live in Paris 1979 or live at Milton Keynes 1982 or live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1979 Spread Your Wings - the first Queen song without any harmonies, great John Deacon song Get Down Make Love - live at Montreal 1981 very Psychedelic Fight From The Inside - punk song done by Roger Taylor It's Late - Heavy Blues rock, a song many people think are in the top 10 best Queen songs also the highest not on a Queen studio album E6 done by Freddie under a guitar solo. My Melancholy Blues - purely a Jazz song, with exquisite singing and piano by Freddie My Melancholy Blues live in Houston 1977 Who Needs You - A Latin type of track *Jazz* 1979 (This has become quite a popular album, it is quite heavy) Mustapha - Freddie Arabian rock song Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Bicycle Race - A must watch video! Let Me Entertain You Dead On Time - Very fast and heavy Dreamers Ball - Queen live in Paris 1979 *The Game* 1980 (Another very popular album) Play The Game - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Dragon Attack - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Rock It (Prime Jive) Sail Away Sweet Sister - sung by Brian May has been covered by Axl Rose Save Me - Queen live at Montreal 1981 or Milton Keynes 1982 Soundtrack for Flash Gordon 1980: The Hero & We Will Rock You Fast - live at Milton Keynes 1982 *Hot Space* 1982 (Queen's Least favourite album, but it more about the style of music, these songs sound great live) Staying Power - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Back Chat - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Action This Day - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 Put Out The Fire - Queen rocker Cool Cat - Great song with Freddie singing only in falsetto Las Palabras De Amor - Top Of The Pops Under Pressure - Queen live at Milton Keynes 1982 *The Works* 1984 (Popular 80's album) Tear It Up - Medley at Wembley 1986 includes - In The Lap Of The Gods/ Seven Seas Of Rhye/ Tear It Up It's Hard Life - Great Studio version and It's A Hard Life - Queen live in Rio 1985 Machines (or back to Humans) - Interesting, more experimental might not be for everyone Keep Passing The Open Windows Is This The World We Created? Live at Wembley 1986 Saturday version or live at Budapest 1986 Hammer To Fall - Queen live at Wembley 1986 Rock In Rio Blues (Impromptu) - Queen live in Rio 1985 *A Kind Of Magic* 1986 (Some songs from the Highlander soundtrack) One Vision - Queen live at Wembley 1986 A Kind Of Magic - Queen live at Wembley 1986 One Year Of Love - Highlander soundtrack Soul ballad Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen live at Wembley 1986 or Queen live at Budapest 1986 Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme) Princes Of The Universe - Main Theme for the Highlander, written by Freddie great hard rock song this is a fan favourite (Queen stopped touring in 1986) *The Miracle* 1989 Breakthru - Great music video on a moving train The Miracle - Great music video I Want It All - A song almost everyone can recognize from ads Hang On In There Scandal Stealin' - B-side but a nice blues tune Was It All Worth It - A hard rock epic, Freddie's goodbye song, it is also autobiographical *Innuendo* 1991 (Many people's favourite Queen album, the last album Freddie recorded whilst he was alive) Innuendo - A must listen, Freddie's last last epic. Progressive rock with metal elements I'm Going Slightly Mad - Great music video, Freddie's second last music video. Freddie singing in his lower register. Headlong Ride The Wild Wind All God' People - Perhaps not everyone, but nice gospel vibe with loads of harmonies, great singing These Are The Days Of Our Lives - A tearjerker, Freddie's last video Don't Try So Hard - Incredible singing from Freddie The Hitman - metalish song Bijou - Greta guitar playing from Brian May The Show Must Go On - Great singing *Made In Heaven* 1995 (Last Queen album done after Freddie's death, with incomplete songs) Made In Heaven - You can listen to it as a Queen version or as a Freddie solo version Let Me Live - Brian, Roger and Freddie sings on this one I Was Born To Love You - Either as Queen or Freddie solo version Too Much Love Will Kill You - a Queen version with Freddie and a version from Brian May solo You Don't Fool Me A Winter's Tale - The last song Freddie wrote Mother Love - Also a tearjerker, the last song Freddie ever sung, he never completed it, the last verse is sung by Brian May Bonus *Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe* 1988 (It is a Freddie solo album, it is the first time a contemporary singer and a opera singer ever sung together it is a great album. Freddie basically invented the pop-opera genre with this album) Barcelona - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe' At La Nit 1988 The Golden Boy - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe' at La Nit 1988 How Can I Go On - Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballe' at La Nit 1988 Ensueno Rachmaninov's Revenge Exercises In love - Freddie mimics a Soprano lol The Fallen Priest

[@barrysiewert7386]

Wow awesome when you see it written out. BRAVO!!!

[@dezperez1998]

Awesome...tnxmuch...love Queen always..Freddie Mercury superb legend...beautiful soul...

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

@@barrysiewert7386 Thanks!

[@mariaclark7358]

It is in the film Highlander brings a tear 😢as he stays young as he watches his wife age. A great film at the time this song so beautiful l

[@susanneg2824]

I LOVED watching your faces react to Freddie. His abundance was unending. The beauty of this band’s fount is astounding, isn’t it?!!!

[@JohnnyLaps]

Wow,so we'll said Susanne!yes!! 👍👍

[@helencooper2621]

I've been a huge fan of Queen from the seventies and I still get goosebumps hearing their music, such a unique band. Long live Queen.

[@mikehurtubise4115]

That was an abridged version...the actual ending is drawn out more with an amazing ad lib to finish that is haunting in its depth and texture

[@dianecourtney2724]

He always tops himself!!! It’s an enigma … GOAT ♥️

[@elainearmstrong9295]

Queens early stuff is amazing..consider listening to them all..itll be an eye opening experience..great reaction :)

[@maureenmccarthy4204]

Had the privilege to see queen in slane ireland 🇮🇪 in 1986 what a voice what an entertainer what a band devastated when he died in 1991 queen lives on I love your reaction keeping Freddie and Queen music alive

[@russellodonoghue]

Great reaction guys.... Great band with the God of rock music as the front man....🙌

[@kellycrook543]

Do this song live at Wembley 1986. Queen is so much better live. So much better!!!

[@janejohnstone5795]

Absolutely....beautiful song...soo.......emotional....yes...it is to a movie...on 🔥 fire....

[@sergent40]

If you have never seen Highlander you have got to check it out... This is not the only Queen song in the movie. A quick fact Queen sold more albums than anybody and the had a song in the top ten every week somewhere in the world for 20 years BUT they never won a Grammy.

[@robinpraisebetogodscammell3277]

That sucks!!! They deserve a Grammy!!😢

[@lindastodola691]

You must check out Barcelona- the operatic album Freddie wrote to sing with Spanish opera singer the great Montserrat Caballe in the late ‘80’s. Freddie sings in Spanish and Japanese along with the Queen’s English-- powerful-extraordinary . Please check it out. In fact the song on the album- Barcelona was the theme song a year after Freddie passed in the Olympics 1992 in Spain-

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

Queen is a band where every member sings and writes. And every member of the band has penned at least one Number One hit single. 😎

[@Londoneye57]

and of course the Beatles had been there and done that already.

[@mnomadvfx]

Well, technically they all sing but I don't think I've heard a single track where John Deacon sings solo, even just for a small section - he's always a harmony singer with the rest.

[@mnomadvfx]

@@Londoneye57 Yes, but the relationship was on a much more equitable level with Queen vs the Beatles more unequal partnership. George Harrison had so little input against Lennon/McCartney's songwriting duo that he had a whole double album worth of material when the Beatles broke up. That album "All Things Must Pass" became the best selling of any of their solo works to date (or at least it was when I looked it up a decade ago) - I don't think that is a coincidence.

[@Londoneye57]

, absolutely right, I think it outsold Imagine and Band on the run added together. But the point was, each member of the Beatles had a number one hit as well as singing and writing.

[@martinkulkarni3569]

@@Londoneye57 No they haven’t. Starr never achieved it, nor Harrison as far as I can recall.

[@spaceistheplace8376]

what a talent ,holy...

[@suzieannie1]

The Masterpiece that will fry your minds is "Barcelona" with Montserrat Caballe - one of the greatest Opera Singers of all time. You must watch the video/stage performance they did. She was excited that the Olympics were in her beloved country and when Freddie created the song celebrating her home town - she accepted to sing with him. What many people do not know - is he wrote an entire album for her entitled "Barcelona" and it is magnificent Queen/Opera. Every member of Queen were brilliant in their right (John was on the cello in that video - all collaborated on their work and talking of films John also wrote the music for "Biggles" and the song "One Vision" came from Iron Eagle). Hit after hit - different styles and looks - they never grew old. All could sing (Roger had a great voice!) A plea from the UK - please react to Barcelona - I want to see your reactions - you will be truly amazed : )

[@emilyabernathy952]

Sorry, by the way I'm also a 70 year old southern woman. That was what I meant when I said I'm glad this younger generations get to hear music that I loved when I was younger. Sending much love and hope that you all stay on the are keep on keepin on.❤❤❤❤

[@Wrenn180]

In my 50’s in the UK and been sat worrying that the younger folks were going to miss all our outstanding music and it would all be lost. These reaction videos give me hope 😊❤

[@beauqc5587]

I can't stop watching this video. Nick's reaction just kills me. He is so adorable! He is clearly touched by the music and the performance. He shows a real appreciation for everything that's happening from Freddie.... to the organ that hits him "straight in the soul". When he shakes his head and says "Get out of here", it makes me laugh everytime and yet he expresses what we are all feeling. The Queen video is overwhelmingly beautiful, but Nick's reaction is priceless. Well done!

[@shaharadegan9993]

Thank you for bringing Freddie back to me today. Brought tears to my eyes watching Freddie create his magic again😊❤

[@firaonoyus2112]

I know and love this song since I was a teenager, but when my father, mother, older brother, sister and friends passed away one by one in the past few years, this song really touches my emotions.

[@scorpiothegreat1]

Show must go on!

[@anzwz278]

Science has officially confirmed what fans already knew about FREDDIE'S VOICE : he had an unequivocally great singing voice. Classical opera singer has a vibrato in the range of 5,4 -6,9 Hz, but Mercury's vibrato moved at whopping 7,04 Hz Read the full story ( published in Logopedicks Phoniatrics Vocology ) you'll find in this article a lot of other interesting info about his voice. btw Freddie had 4 octave range react to Fat bottomed girls at Milton Keynes Bowl 82

[@icarsten6625]

Freddy…. What a voice, what charisma… I miss you.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Freddie too

[@andreasmith6528]

I have about 50 Queen songs in my Top 10, but this song is always in my Top 3. Usually the other two are Love of My Life and the live version of White Queen at Hammersmith. You could have fun with Fat Bottomed Girls, or Don’t Stop Me Now. Or go through the super hits, like We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions, Under Pressure, Another One Bites the Dust, or a MUST DO is the full Live Aid 20 minute set that is widely regarded as the best live rock performance in history. Welcome to the best rabbit hole on the planet!

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

This was the theme to Highlander (a movie).

[@angiemottershead1394]

I have about 50 songs in my top 10. Possibly more. Miss you Freddie and Queen. Xx

[@miketrevarrow9795]

The movie Highlander (1986) is one of my favourite movies, it stars French -American actor Christopher lambert as the main character, it also has Sean Connery, and Clancy Brown as the villian, a bit gory but certainly a film to watch, and with QUEENS soundtrack as they said it's a kind of magic. I I haven't heared this track for some time, but seeing Brian take the lead on vocals at first was so unusual, but when Freddie came in it gave me goosebumps,and with the orchestra it is epic, this is one of my all time favourite QUEEN songs, its a BANGER ! 🇬🇧👍

[@Frostrazor]

This is my fav of all the Queen songs. Amazing. So moving.

[@elegant6868]

Play at my funeral one of these days, please

[@hermanj69]

masterpiece

[@karenj3611]

Every song is the best you've heard, until the next one.

[@IllumeEltanin]

If you like Freddie power ballads, you must do his duet with Montserrat Caballe called Barcelona. Pure magic!

[@jome7382]

Imo, you can't do Freddie WITHOUT doing this one ❤

[@marcelpop5840]

Yes 🤟🌷

[@d.kyrstede8185]

I cry every time I hear this song, It takes me back to Heather's death scene every time. If you have not seen the Highlander you have to watch it.

[@Melissa02891]

I think watching the official videos are great and I enjoy them but watching them live takes it to a completely different level. I've been listening to Queen since 1974 and you know what? Their music still gives me the chills, how fortunate I am to live in Freddie's lifetime. John Deacon was in this video he played the upright bass.

[@chrissielord434]

Totally agree, I too have loved Freddie and Queen for that long and saw them live in concert in 1975 and 1977. Unforgettable. ❤️Freddie❤️

[@Melissa02891]

@@chrissielord434 I was never lucky enough to see Freddie in person and honestly it's one of my biggest regrets. I finally did get to see Queen with Adam Lambert for my granddaughters birthday a few years ago and his performance would have made Freddie proud.

[@chrissielord434]

@@Melissa02891 I’m sorry you didn’t get to see the magnificence of Freddie’s performance, thank goodness we have videos 😊. Hmmm, I‘m afraid I am not a fan of Adam Lambert. He is over the top and he sounds quite unnatural, no depth. I’m glad he is enjoying himself but he’s not for me. I think people enjoy hearing the songs not necessarily AL’s voice 🤔 ❤️Freddie❤️

[@worldtraveler3773]

Great reaction guys. Watch this song live at Wembley , Saturday night 12.07.86. Check out Freddie's solo Barcelona and Exercises in free love. His voice...mind blowing... 1. Fat bottomed girls live at Bowl 82 2. White queen live at the Odeon 75 3. Keep yourself alive Montreal 81 4. Breakthru official video BTW John Deacon was in this video

[@kellycrook543]

Yes!!!!

[@chrisstones1249]

I'm in tears guys ,👍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@triciakotuku554]

Imagine being in a choir and singing with Freddy Mercury and Queen. 40 years later I would still be finding reason to drop that into casual conversation. At the butchers, can I have lamb chops please and have I ever told you about the time I sang with FM. People would groan when they saw me coming, here is the batty old woman and her damn Queen story again! Such fun.

[@andreasmith6528]

Omg that would be me too! I’ve thought about that kid they focus on in the video. I would have that clip cued up on my phone all the time! Or those four kids who did The Miracle video. They were so good!

[@kellycrook543]

This is great, live at wembley 1986, live at Rio 1985.

[@kerrilukaszyk9568]

Look up Freddie's version of the 50's classic "The Great Pretender" and the song called "State of Shock" that he did with Michael Jackson.

[@marcelpop5840]

The King. 😪🌷

[@AliT0555]

John Deacon is there. He’s in the red tux playing the double bass. Now you have to react to this live. Most people go for the live in Montreal but I prefer the live in Budapest, Freddie sings it with so much passion.

[@adamspriddell9182]

Try these are the days of our lives!

[@hassanst13-88]

Its unbelievable that this man passed away 31 years ago, but yet his music stand the test of time....

[@starburst6606]

Great reaction! Especially love that you appreciate Freddie’s incomparable voice!! Please consider “Time” ( the vocal and piano only version) and “In My Defense” both by Freddie for the musical Time in 1986; Barcelona, How Can I Go On, The Golden Boy - all duets with Montserrat Caballe. For more Queen…. Another One Bites The Dust official video, Save Me live Montreal, Love of My Life live Montreal or Wembley, Tie Your Mother Down live Montreal and of course LIVE AID!!!

[@billbillbillbill9457]

As a longtime fan, I had the pleasure of seeing Queen live in 82. Brilliant. As for songs for reaction? - Innuendo - The Prophet's Song(studio) - Freddie Mercury solo "Time Waits for Nobody" - Staying Power - White Man - Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Caballet "How Can I Go On?" That should be enough jamming, shivers, and tears for now...

[@philipevans1027]

The song brought a tear to my eye to fella, he was amazing thee world a small world without Freddie and queen ...

[@scifimonkey3]

This always hits me hard too especially as we now know that Freddie was to be taken way too early. Singing about immortality when he would only have another 5 years on this earth

[@alicefarr3927]

Love to hear you do THE SHOW MUST GO ON ❤️

[@cesar.campos]

1-Underpressure live Wembley 2-Love of my Life-Live Wembley 3-Innuendo 4-We Will Rock You 5- Another one bites the dust

[@grahamphillips4882]

Still got my t shirt from the 1986 tour in my city in the UK

[@jean-claudelamart1206]

Genius cannot be explained, it is inexplicable and it is wonderful.

[@patriciakent6728]

There is much much more there is much much more, hear live Queen..😍

[@1autocadman]

WE MISS YOU FREDDIE WITH EVERY BREATH MY FRIEND WE ALWAYS WILL

[@doreenarcher8543]

Dang I'm all shivery.

[@spinsterofthisparish6399]

Freddie was the greatest showman, wonderful man, wonderful band. My favourite song from Queen could listen all day x from UK

[@TammyDenney]

You have suddenly become my favorite reactors . All three of you are great. I’ve been a Fanatical fan of Queeen for a very long time. Thank you for loving our Freddie and Queen. If you want to be mind Blown play Exercises In Free love.