SUCH A LEGEND!..Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love REACTION | FIRST TIME HEARING

SUCH A LEGEND!..Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love REACTION | FIRST TIME HEARING
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[@Cynthorrpg1]

This song was meant as a tribute to Elvis, cool that you got that vibe right off the bat.

[@brendencrowe8407]

i’ve listened to this song for decades and never knew or even thought that that might be the case

[@tonycasey3183]

I think the video has a "Greased Lightening"/John Travolta vibe, but the song is definitely early Elvis inspired. Even down to Brian ditching his usual Red Special guitar for a 1950s sounding Telecaster and playing Scotty Moore riffs ans licks throughout and Freddie taking his voice into Elvis' "u-huh-huh" register. This was 1979, the year after the Grease movie came out and retro rock 'n' roll was a huge craze.

[@keith63ply]

I always thought it was a rip off of the stray cats lol

[@jvdpdx]

@@keith63ply Right? when really, Stray Cats were obvs inspired by Queen!

[@luclachance4859]

Beat me to it! Brian May said he used a fender telecaster to get a James Burton vibe on the solo!

[@karenj3611]

I'm not sure if this was Intentional or not, but the 4 songs you chose today were written by each of the four members of Queen. I want to break free- John Deacon Radio Gaga- Roger Taylor Fat bottom girls- Brian May Crazy little thing called love- Freddie

[@mustangdebbie56]

I was just about to say the same thing! When I saw the first 2 songs, I was thinking, if you're doing a tribute to Freddie, why are doing songs by John and Roger? But at least Freddie sings all four.

[@CaptainTedStryker]

Well spotted!

[@jonpugh3939]

You really need to check out "The Game and You're my best friend" !!!!

[@matthewgibson1272]

That's because it's 30years since Freddie Mercury died

[@susieq9801]

@@mustangdebbie56 - Freddie respected his band members as equals. He actually said he loved singing Deacon's songs because they were "singer's songs", whatever that means. He ought to know. 😉

[@susanlane8803]

30 years since we lost dear Freddie, No one, absolutely NO one will ever come close to his talent. We miss you every day mate!!!

[@AbdullahMughram]

I have two names for you, "Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé".

[@tsimkins1960]

Oh definitely!

[@nichemphill8321]

Yes, due to his love of musical genre's and for his love of ballet (which appears in 'I Want To Break Free') in the late seventies he was introduced to the sound and voice of 'Montsy' though they would not meet in person for years. In interviews she gave before her death in 2018 she said they were instantly 'in love' and that bond lasted even after his death as she had a gift Freddie Gave her. The first meeting led to an iconic piece of music 'BARCELONA' and an album. Her regret is that they never performed it together at the Olympics.

[@maryjarman791]

Yes yes yes !!!!!

[@helenchristie6530]

Yes, yes, yes!!

[@vix387]

ohhhhhh! Agree. One of the most jaw dropping musical collabs ever!!

[@MrCRayAnderson]

This is a great song. It is styled as a 50's or Elvis style song. It was not in Grease.😀 He wrote it in the bathtub! Love me some Queen, enjoying your day today! I had the pleasure of seeing this song LIVE, in 1980, in Seattle, it was my first real Rock concert, I was 15!

[@powoodworker1751]

Congratulations. You've had the privilege of seeing a legend. I missed my big chance back in '82. I had tickets to go see Ozzy with Randy Rhoads (my guitar idol) in Florida. I lived on the southwest coast and the concert was on the east coast. I missed my ride, so I missed the concert. The next day, Randy died in a plane crash in Northern Florida. I am to this day devastated.

[@TyeDee123]

Ray, I saw Queen in Vancouver in 1980, coincidentally I too was 15. They started their The Game tour then and I bought the LP on the day it was released (June 5). This was my first concert and I remember it so well. The Queen Live in Montreal 1981 concert is reacted to quite a bit (especially Somebody to Love), and that is exactly as I remember seeing them the year before.

[@reginafromtexas2314]

I saw Queen at my first rock concert in 1977!! Thin Lizzy opened. It was in Houston and there are YT vids of that concert. I was 16. Good times!!

[@KitKat-wt6ed]

Yes he wrote it in the bathtub in 10 minutes lol.

[@anxofernandez3344]

This song came out in 79 and the movie Grease in 1978, based on the musical from 1971. Freddie didn't inspire Grease because it was chronologically impossible.

[@pauljarman4929]

This was released in 1979 and had nothing to do with the film Grease. It was Freddie's tribute to Elvis.

[@jaycepero8069]

And he nailed it. I thought it was The King when I first heard it.

[@RoseSantos-qj4yf]

The story is that Freddie wrote the song while taking a bath (i believe a bubble bath)

[@RoseSantos-qj4yf]

4+2+2023

[@astraboots]

Freddie Mercury wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love while he was in the bath. As a tribute to Elvis. He performed Crazy Little Thing Called Love in the Live Aid concert Wembley 1985. Out of all the top British bands on that day Queen stole the show. Check it out for a reaction video that lasts about 20 minutes you won't be disappointed love your vids x

[@boomer37]

This is Queen getting their Rockabilly on! This song was 1980-ish. I was in my freshman year of college and remember thinking this song and album was a "Come Back" for Queen. Seems like it had been a minute since they had a hit.

[@Keykey74]

This was from the early 80s and made as a tribute to Elvis and 50s era rock n roll. It has no association with Grease, other than celebrating that era of music. Loving your Freddie tribute today - I truly miss this amazing man!

[@sharonallforloveandpositiv5497]

This was released in 79.. under Rockabilly rock genre.

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

It's in the Rockabilly style, and if you like that you definitely need to hear the Stray Cats. Also for Christmas music Brian Setzer the lead singer and composer of the Stray Cats puts out some awesome Christmas rock music. He is also known to do a Christmas special which is on KZbin. So you are aware even though the Stray Cats do rockabilly which is a style that's originated in the '50s, they actually got their start in 1979 and into the '80s.

[@bethanythatsme]

Came here to say the same 🙂

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

@@bethanythatsme 🤠🎸😺

[@kathyastrom1315]

His swing orchestra music is just killer!! I love the big band version of Stray Cat Strut even more than the rockabilly one.

[@txheadshots]

And Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing”

[@divaofscience]

Yes - Rockabilly! Dwight Yoakum has a cover of this song. Love it!

[@nichemphill8321]

Freddie loved all genre's of music and this was his tribute and homage to the classic rock 'n' roll sound. the song was written in mid-1979, and appeared on the 1980 album 'The Game'. Freddie wrote and composed this song in about 10 minutes on a guitar.

[@cheripetty1805]

QUEEN AT LIVE AID WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN ROCK HISTORY! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REACT TO THE ENTIRE 27' PERFORMANCE!!

[@merlinsclaw]

Freddie wrote this song in the bathtub in 10 minutes in 1979. It was his tribute to Elvis. The movie Grease was released in 1978.

[@jeffeckhard460]

This was actually their biggest U.S. hit, #1 in 1980 for 4 weeks. It was on the same album as Another one Bites the Dust, 2 completely different styles.

[@johnathandavis3693]

Yes - and pretty sure Grease was released in 1978, they are not connected.

[@technomikelyons]

Yes, there was a sort of revival in the style of the 50s and 60s happening in the 1980s, probably inspired in part by the success of "Grease" and the long-lasting popularity of shows like "Happy Days". Check out other groups like the Stray Cats, Adam Ant, Blues Brothers, and the Honeydrippers.

[@johnathandavis3693]

@@technomikelyons Yes- "Happy Days" was almost a spin-off of "American Graffitti", and I believe the whole 50's revival started with Shan-na-na's appearance at Woodstock...

[@derekdenton8689]

One of the things that made Queen a great band was that they had the chops to dip into different styles and pull them off well. And of course, with Freddie in the mix, you knew they’d put on a show.😎 Great reaction to one of my favorites!

[@francisseidel8014]

If you want to be blown away by Freddie's vocals like never before, react to Somebody To Love. Your kids may recognize it from Happy Feet but it was a Queen song first.

[@charlottepedersen6381]

And then George Michael owned it 🙂

[@bethcrumpton476]

The Queen song "You're My Best Friend" would be perfect for you two!

[@julianortiz4151]

Yes!! It’s definitely one of their best.

[@eleven-hopper]

yes! my personal fav queen song

[@queenmiriam3058]

Yesyesyes 🙌🏻

[@tombeyerlein3813]

Freddie was great, but the rest of the band was important to their sound, too. Brian May is one of those rare guitar players whose style is instantly recognizable. Great bass and drums work, too.

[@1944bwa]

Why is it that people are getting annoyed because they are focusing on Freddie? It is the 30th anniversary of Freddie’s death for heaven’s sake. That is why they are focusing on him today. If it was your birthday, would you want your friends to present you with a cake with the name of one of your co-workers highlighted. No one is trying to dis Brian or anyone else…..why not give it a rest?

[@jackiegoodspeed1849]

@@1944bwa What about that Brian May?

[@willdwyer6782]

Brian and his dad hand built his guitar together when he was a teenager. The wood for the body came from a beat up antique fireplace mantle full of wormholes that they plugged with matchsticks. The tremolo system was made out of a steel knife and valve springs from a motorcycle engine. What's really unique about its sound is the wiring. He wired it so he could switch each of the three pickups in or out of phase independently to make it feed back after he saw Jeff Beck performing live and making different sounds just by moving his guitar around in front of the amplifier.

[@ellenguillory4477]

Each made significant contributions to the group. No one like them. Never will be.

[@roverwaters3875]

@@1944bwa Brian May wrote all the guitar solos in Freddie's songs

[@milkspan2604]

freddie and queen - the musical chameleons in perfection

[@markvicferrer]

This is a 100% tribute to rock & roll that the band managed to emulate perfectly.

[@leehanson1416]

"Make somebody smile". Amber's thousand watt smile is an inspiration.

[@hopefoster8006]

Amber you are beautiful inside and out..

[@jamiem4941]

Freddie wrote this while in the bathtub. Took him all of about 10 minutes and no it wasn’t in grease. Love that you are doing all this Queen! You really need to do their performance at Live Aid ! Considered the best Rock’n Roll performance ever!

[@TheGamePlaySociety]

@@staceycraft3514 no that's an Elvis impersonator, this song Freddie wrote was inspired by Elvis after he passed in 1977 hence the voice tone he gives during the track

[@TheGamePlaySociety]

@@staceycraft3514 Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written in 1979 by Freddie Mercury and appeared on Queen’s 1980 album The Game. Elvis Presley died in 1977, making it impossible for him to have ever performed this song. Freddie Mercury wrote this song in the rock-a-billy style of Elvis, as a tribute to him. It is quite possible that what you are referring to is Elvis impersonators performing this song, making you think that it was an Elvis song. It wasn’t.

[@TheGamePlaySociety]

@@staceycraft3514 that black and white video is fake, the voice doesn't match the lyrics because it's an edited lip sync. Go to the time 1:50 on that video you even hear the "Ready Freddie" in the background it's edited. Take a look at the comments everyone knows so I don't know what to tell u

[@staceycraft3514]

@@TheGamePlaySociety I'm not sure how old you are but I am old enough to know I watched and listened to Elvis Presley sing that song well before Queen was even a band. Don't know why you think I don't know what I'm talking about but believe what you want, I know the truth.

[@TheGamePlaySociety]

@@staceycraft3514 You're definitely joking. You're saying Queen , particularly Freddie , stole his very own song from a man who died 3 years prior to it's release. Brian May cleared the air of this fake impersonator in a Express UK Article just last year. Note , you can't find an album Elvis did it on. Note , that it was originally written by Freddie Mercury. I'm quite surprised you didn't just look at the copyright information. See that it was written in 1979 and realize Elvis passed in 1977. If you truly believe it then I'd say the impersonator did a job well done that you couldn't tell it apart from the King. I love Elvis but I'm not going to give him credit for a song he didn't write , again... Anyways it's okay to be wrong. Cheers!

[@candilumpkin1196]

I’m gonna keep pushing the live aid performance on you just cuz I think you both would enjoy he played with a live crowd of 75,000 people and held them in his hands for 20 min. It will give you to full understanding of his talent to how appreciated he was by his audience. It’s just such a joy to watch. So I’m gonna keep pushin it on ya 😂😂

[@missd9785]

The first time this came on the radio i thought it was Elvis for a while. Freddie is honoring/emulating Elvis in this song which came to him while taking a bath. Freddie got out and wrote it in about 5 minutes. Just gotta do the whole Live Aid '85 set now. Still considered one of if not the greatest 21 minutes of a rock concert in history. This song and Another One Bites The Dust were songs that went to number one in the US WooHoo! Thanks for this Rob Squad

[@willdwyer6782]

This was Queen's homage to Elvis Presley. The British and US single releases had different songs on the B sides. The British B side was a live performance of We Will Rock You and the American B side was a live performance of Spread Your Wings.

[@otisroseboro5613]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@10thdoctor15]

Interesting both B sides were filmed at the same time.

[@DeltaElites]

I was lucky enough to see a performance of We Will Rock You at the LA Colosseum when they toured The Game album. It was their encore performance of course including We Are the Champions...:)

[@stephanietip]

I absolutely love this song.Freddie actually wrote this one

[@bunnylover68]

Me too!

[@johnraymondponce7783]

YES!! One of my favorites from Queen.

[@WinteryMix84]

Freddie showing us the very definition of cool.

[@TheArchangel911]

When I first heard this song, someone was singing at a karaoke night. I totally thought it was an Elvis song.🤣🤣

[@kingofthenorth2988]

I thought it was Elvis for the longest time

[@MechaJoezilla]

This is a nod to Elvis.

[@willdwyer6782]

It was written a few years after Elvis died. I've heard and seen a few Elvis impersonators cover it though.

[@taninhawk]

I just had an argument with my mom a couple weeks ago, cause she saw a show give credit of the song to Queen and was 100% convinced Queen just did a cover of the original Elvis song. And though knowing I'm a huge Queen fan, she would not believe me that it wasn't an Elvis song, but a Queen song written in homage to Elvis. :P

[@BayAreaSon]

It is a Elvis song .

[@josephscally6270]

The song was written by Freddie Mercury as a tribute to his musical heroes Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard.

[@komments]

The previous reply mentioned Cliff Richard. He started making hits in the late 50s in the UK. But his first top 10 US hit was 1975s Devil Woman. You might want to review that one.

[@tinaburkhalter6111]

Freddie was very flamboyant ! A true peacock on the strut and imagination ! Great voice, brilliant offering of music ! 😍😍

[@johnsmith-es7zk]

This is a 50s rock and roll tribute to Elvis. Queen also did soul, jazz, blues, folk, callipso, opera, metal, ballads etc etc. They did everything brilliantly. You must watch their live concerts to appreciate just how good they wear.

[@alexandraguitard285]

You guys absolutely need to listen to Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen. It’s my favourite song of all time! Just instantly puts a smile on my face

[@MNohrLarsen]

Amen 🙏

[@nadine8742]

Yes!! Mine too

[@melanieannplans2666]

YES! This and Radio GaGa are my top two favorites.

[@leebassa1545]

Mine too! Freddie’s run at the end! OMG!!!

[@HaroldDominguezhn]

That's my favorite song when I go for a run. And even if I'm tired I have too speed up when it plays

[@serendipity191]

This is definitely a tribute to Elvis! As many others have mentioned, you have to watch the full live aid performance! Nothing quite like it.

[@michaelthompson4206]

"The Show Must Go On" one of my Favorite Queen songs.

[@Lensmaster1]

In the 1980s there was a resurgence in 1950s style music. There was this song, Billy Joel's album An Innocent Man, Neil Young's album Everybody's Rockin', and the career of the Stray Cats.

[@russellscott4626]

If you want to check Freddie at his best you should check out queens live aid performance and the song the show must go on 🤯🤯🔥🔥

[@jamLP]

A million times yes.

[@UnderhillKoufax]

Great tribute for Freddie. “Who Wants to Live Forever?” is another great tribute.

[@ladyjane8855]

Loved the Highlander movie but this song always made me sad. I think Freddie's diagnosis was known when he made it.

[@UnderhillKoufax]

@@ladyjane8855, The song is about achieving a form of immortality with another. It is beautiful and sad and full of love…a fitting tribute to Freddie.

[@moosecat]

@@ladyjane8855 Brian May wrote "Who Wants to Live Forever?" in the backseat of his car after watching a screening of "Highlander", as they were looking for additional music for the film.

[@aimeerisch4059]

Highlander and Flash Gordon were both movies with complete Queen soundtracks

[@chriswiedeman2956]

I remember when they played this live on Saturday Night Live. So great!

[@debrawilson9791]

This is from 1979. It was not in Grease. It’s just Freddy doing so many different things and changing it up again. He was a chameleon and rarely did the same thing twice. It’s a take on Elvis and the 50’s genre. To me, it’s also a little reminiscent of the Stray Cats.

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

One of my favorites :) Dwight Yolkam does a really fun - amazing country version of this. Worth checking out

[@gregvergara7596]

Yes he does. Covers some Elvis songs too. Little Sister is a good one. I'm a huge fan of Dwight Yoakam.

[@donaldjohnson1148]

Ditto...Dwight's one of my top 3 favorites of all time. He's very, very underrated as a musician. His cover of Suspicious Minds I think is better than Elvis's.

[@eabcool]

this was a 1979 tribute to Elvis, they even wanted Elvis' guitarist to play on it originally. Definitely my favorite Queen song. And when you mention Grease, well Travolta was also channeling Elvis

[@deedradel]

You guys really need to do a reaction to Queens performance at the Live Aid benefit concert in 1985. It's about 20 minutes but most people consider it the best concert in rock history.He performs in front of 74k people at Wembley stadium in London.

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

There was a 1950s rockabilly revival scene in England in the late 1970s to early 1980s, which inspired Queen to record this song, a No. 1 hit in the U,S., Canada and Australia. The rockabilly scene also inspired the U.S. band Stray Cats to move to England to try and make it big. Only after the Stray Cats caught on and made a name in England did their fame and music and music videos cross the pond back to the U.S., with their hits "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut."

[@DarMokChannelSTMoments]

I sure this has been mentioned to you both before, but if you love Queen and Freddie Mercury. You really have to watch there performance at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in 1985, it has gone down as one of if not the best live performances in musical history. Please make a reaction to it, it is about 20mins long but worth every second of your time. All the Best. DarMok.

[@TraskSmith]

It wasn't in Grease, but Queen was definitely big back when Grease came out. I can remember well back when I was about 6 or 7 I went to see Grease at the drive-in theater with my aunt (multiple times), and I know that we heard Queen's "We will Rock You" & "We are the Champions" on the radio while driving to the theater. Of course we all sang along.

[@tommyjames3675]

This song reminds me of being a kid and going roller skating, late 70's early 80's at the rink was a wonderful time. Great reaction! I just love you guys!!

[@shelleyjackson8793]

When this song came out I was in a mother and baby home aged 15 and hadn’t particularly been a Queen fan but I saw this on Top of the Pops and loved it. It was 1979.

[@trjbrew]

My favorite queen song of all time. This song was #1 in the country for several weeks in 1980. Although it was not in Grease, Amber you are correct about the style and time period it evokes. The style of the song is called Rock-a-billy, and was very popular style in the mid 50's. So your Elvis vibe was right on, this song was an homage to that era.

[@chrisherbert3652]

Closest thing in Grease that sounds like this would be "Greased Lightning".

[@gypsygirl3255]

Loved that song! Also "Beauty School Dropout"

[@iainsutherland1113]

‘I Want it All’ is my fave Queen song and this one is my second favourite 😎 Tells you how good this band are to have such incredibly songs that couldn’t be further from each other when it comes to style ! Amazing band. RIP Freddie.

[@lisaargyrou1488]

Wow 🥰 beautiful Freddie ❤️ Freddie Mercury ❤️

[@donnasims2349]

SO, you're both beautiful, love ALL the pics. If ur truly in love with QUEEN, must watch Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie; then also watch the actual concert footage at Live-Aid. The movie is SPOT ON with the audience reaction, you WILL CRY.

[@dannyworten5876]

This song reminds me of the Stray Cats you may want to check them out

[@pattymckitrick7436]

Yessss !

[@topgazza]

“Is this from Grease?” I nearly wet myself laughing. You are the sweetest people on KZbin. Just the best It’s Queen doing rock and roll. Not early just stylised

[@d-2793]

soundtrack to my life. Crazy Little thing called love ❤️. when this came out I was a teen. my father just came back from rehab. Queen was how i related to him. he loved to blast my Queen albums with me. it was our only connection. my whole family loved Queen ♥️

[@sqlGrl]

Barcelona is a great Freddie song if you want something to wow you with his versatility. 🥰🥰 1st fusion of rock & opera.

[@wayneumbach9413]

Definitely have to give Barcelona a listen!

[@christinewright110]

I keep telling them that. Perhaps they will take notice now.

[@willdwyer6782]

Barcelona was an operatic duet written by Freddie in 1987 after Barcelona, Spain was selected as the host city for the 1992 Summer Olympics at the request of Barcelona native opera singer Montserrat Caballe who was in charge of arranging the music for the opening ceremony. Freddie gave her fair warning that he was HIV positive and living on borrowed time but she wasn't going to take no for an answer. They couldn't easily coordinate their schedules to record it together, so Freddie wrote the song and recorded a master tape with overdubbed vocals, singing both parts of the duet on two tracks with the female part in falsetto. He mailed the tape to Montserrat, and she learned her part by ear using his falsetto as a guide. The recording master still has both of Freddie's vocal tracks on it in addition to Montserrat's vocal track. Freddie's falsetto track was edited out of the mix and replaced with her vocal track. They performed it live together in May 1987 at the Ibiza Festival and once more on October 8, 1988 in Barcelona to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flag from Seoul. This would be Freddie's last live performance of the song. After Freddie's death Montserrat performed it live once again accompanied with Freddie's recorded vocal and footage of Freddie from the 1988 performance on the stadium's screen before the start of the 1999 UEFA Champions League final.

[@candilumpkin1196]

Yeeeessss

[@sherryheim5504]

I heard this song so many times before I realized it was Queen. Freddie loved Elvis and this is his tribute to him. The story goes that Freddie wrote this song in 10 minutes while taking a bath. I love this happy and fun song, thank you for your upbeat and fun reaction.

[@josephinemonahan915]

Hi, Freddie wrote this as a tribute to Elvis Presley...that’s why it sounds “old”..first performed in mid seventies...false memory about Grease 😂

[@dv7533]

This song has been a staple at wedding receptions and anniversary parties where I am from since it came out. It makes me yearn back to those celebrations.

[@soulgalorememories9921]

Having played this record at many family parties, this is without doubt one of the most popular songs played - everyone dancing and singing along......great song.

[@Jobe00]

This is Queen's rockabilly track. You want more modern rockabilly, look up the Stray Cats and their front man Brian Setzer's solo work. Then look up Brian Setzer Orchestra for his big band. This track was not in Grease, and Wikipedia is your friend for info on songs and albums.

[@bethanythatsme]

Came here to say the same 🙂

[@nancyberry1039]

Queen has so many classic hits but "Crazy little thing called love" is my top favorite, followed by "You're my best friend".

[@aks4204]

This is such a great song! So much fun. Imagine the music he would have put out, had he not passed away. So sad and such a loss for the music community.

[@John-tn7nm]

The last video you need to watch is Queen Live Aid performance. Save the best for last

[@wompa70]

Late 1979. A salute to Elvis. This song inspired a lot of record companies to sign rockabilly bands in the 80s.

[@michaelastorga3187]

In my opinion the greatest rocker of all time. He can bring an audience to their knees. Their will never be another one. We love you forever Freddie Mercury ❤️

[@ganglion101]

There was a resurgence in popularity of the 50's-early 60's music, cars, clothes, etc in the mid to late 70's. Happy Days, the band Sha Na Na, the musical Grease. It brought back the rockabilly genre for a little while. Opened the door for Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats a few years later

[@nebelungpixie9373]

You need to deeeeeep dive into rockabilly. Tons of great guitarists. The Rock ‘n Roll Trio (heavily influenced The Beatles and others), Eddie Cochran, Link Wray, Buddy Holly … Check out “Baby Blue Eyes” by The Rock ‘n Roll Trio. Heckuva guitar. Brian Setzer/The Stray Cats covered some of their songs as well as some of the others listed. Gene Vincent’s “Race with the Devil” is AWESOME. So is his “Be Bop a Lula”. “Lotta Lovin’” was slower, but still veeeery rockabilly. Very GREASE, Amber !!!

[@ruthharris6783]

For fun the next Queen song should be “Don’t stop me now”

[@chrisdutton2975]

Freddie could sing anything and Queen covered just about every style within the pantheon of rock and roll. Love this song!

[@pcal6654]

Every generation of music will have some elements that flash back to a past era. The 80's were no exception. Some of the fashion and elements of the 80's y'all admire got there inspiration from the 50's, as many artists of that time were enthralled with music and fashion elements of that era. Some artists you already profiled (Billy Joel -Uptown Girl, this song by Queen, La bamba remake) reflect this.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

You haven't truly experienced Queen until you've listened to the entire "Night at the Opera" album. It's an album that you have to listen to an entire record side per session to get the full experience. I think it's absolutely their best album, with widely varied styles that somehow work together as a sort of "rock opera".

[@LiberalsArePoop]

Death On Two Legs was the first Queen song I ever heard and I still love it to this day.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

@@LiberalsArePoop Yeah that is a rad song!

[@catrionamackenzie4933]

My favourite album. Love '39 on that

[@michaeldowning6655]

Freddie's "love me like there's no tomorrow" is heart breaking. what an amazing voice.. RIP Freddie.

[@shemanic1]

one of my most played Queen tunes, got that cool bouncy feel to it.

[@kathrynmitchell4344]

This was Freddie s tribute to Elvis circa 1979.. He wrote it in 10 minutes in a hotel bathtub. It was a huge hit, and popular in .con cert, where he played guitar. See it in the Live Aid ckncert Freddie also did covers of Jailhouse Rock & other Elvis songs

[@Mimzula]

"I want it all" is one of my favourite songs, it really wants me to like get up and storm out my door and take on the day.

[@samueltabo3390]

Great reaction! This was a significant/watershed moment for Queen. This is neo rockabilly that also pays tribute to Elvis. Released in 1980, it became Queen's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100

[@Juli-fc4jo]

Wow! So cool! All of your reactions were great! Amazing that you did that! :)

[@moosecat]

The song and video came out about 40 years ago, and they decided to do this song as a rockabilly song. (Rockabilly was one of the first forms of rock, and the members of Queen--as well as The Beatles and the Rolling Stones--would have come of age learning how to play songs of this genre.) A really popular group in the 1980s that "specialized" in rockabilly was The Stray Cats.

[@ednicholson7839]

No, this song wasn't in Grease. Just seems that way with its 50s throwback style. If you like this then you got check out some Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly for the real stuff from the 50s -- or check out The Stray Cats for some of this style from the same era as 80s Queen.

[@sqlGrl]

If memory serves, he wrote this as a tribute to Elvis. In 10 minutes. In his bathtub.

[@matthewdrake4385]

Elvis and Beatles were two of Freddie's big inspirations in music. The song was written while enjoying a bath I think and was recorded as almost a tribute to Elvis who died a few years before the song came out. Song wasn't in Grease, but similar style.

[@DaniSInNC]

Such memories! I was in 6th grade when this song was originally on the charts and I was crazy about it. I seem to remember that there were a few singers and bands in the late 1970s that were revisiting that 1950s rockabilly sound, such as The Stray Cats.

[@robertbruner835]

This song actually came after their earlier big hits like "Bohemian Rhapsody."

[@badhabitbabbitt7655]

When you guys get around to it you have to do a twofer reaction or two songs together "We Will Rock You" followed immediately by "We Are The Champions". These two songs have always been played together. Also for some movie soundtracks reactions try "Flash" from Flash Gordon or "Who Wants To Live Forever" from Highlander!!!

[@roncrabb]

I have been soooooo fortunate to see Queen at Live Aid, at Knebworth and at Wembley again, when Freddie was alive. They were amazing and able to make the audience feel as if it was one big happy family of fans and the band just jamming together. They were so diverse in their music and songs and I loved them for that. If you want to get a bit of an insight into them, watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody… for me, it took me right back there to Live Aid when I was standing in the middle of Wembley, just to the left of the main speaker and light rig in the centre of the grounds. A M A Z I N G !!!!!!!

[@paulmargett9360]

This came slightly after the Grease movie. This was written in 1979, early Queen would be 73/ 74. Bohemian Rhapsody and Bicycle Race came before this and "Radio Ga Ga" "I Want to Break Free" were after this in the mid eighties. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@thetomgibson]

The Game was a great album. Others to try from this one are: Need Your Loving Tonight, Play the Game, Don’t Try Suicide. I think you’ve already done Another One Bites the Dust

[@writerjohnmcnally]

Dragon Attack is one of my favorite sleeper Queen songs.

[@michlkwitz]

Shoot, they could react to the whole album front to back and we'd all tune in!

[@colemitchell228]

Play the Game rocks!

[@stuartbloch28]

Let's throw "Dragon Attack" in there too!

[@stuartbloch28]

"take me back to the shack jack"

[@S_Loucks]

The song came out in 1979 and shot to number one, just four years after Bohemian Rhapsody was a hit (its first of two times). It was an homage to Elvis, and it was not in Grease.

[@user-ud5eq2uw3k]

Bohemian Rhapsody＝1975

[@S_Loucks]

@@user-ud5eq2uw3k Yes, as I said, Crazy Little Thing Called Love came out in 1979, which was four years after Bohemian Rhapsody. That means 1975. :)

[@verwulf]

I remember as a teenager, going to the skating rink was huge. This song played in the rotation at least three times a night and always got everybody on the floor.

[@Mainecoonlady.]

Thank you for remembering Freddie! RIP Freddie! ❤️❤️❤️

[@AndieO]

This always feels like Freddie was channeling Elvis. Love it. To cap off the day, I wish, I wish you had gotten to WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER. However, I think another two artists that this brings to my ming are Mika (songs spec. Grace Kelly & Big Girl You Are Beautiful), and Brian Setzer (Jump, Jive and Wail)

[@thegman8968]

SUPER! Yeah, it sounds like it could be early QUEEN, but no, it actually came out in 1980, 2 years after "Fat Bottomed Girls' and "Bicycle Race". It's just QUEEN doing a bit of "Rockabilly" music. Queen could write and play just about any genre of music, and they usually did it better than anyone else. THANKS for this one! ☮☮☮

[@rray848]

This song was from 1979. They released it as a single and then later put it on their 1980 album The Game. Grease the musical came out in 1971. It wasn't in the movie but Grease was done in a 50s rock style which is what this also imitates.

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

This album, The Game, came out in 1980, two years after Grease came out in '78. This song, as others mention, was idealized by Freddie in a bath and then put together with the rest of the band soon after. It also shows john Deacon in his role as a lead bassist with an involved bassline that actually gets to be a bit upstage on this song, for once. Deacon, Brian May the guitarist, and Roger Taylor the drummer are criminally underappreciated in my opinion as they were/are each talented and capable multi-instrumentalists. And I only use were in reference to John Deacon's complete retirement from performing music and retirement into a very private life after his work for the final Queen album and memorial performance.

[@elegantirony78]

I love this song. Freddie's nod to Elvis. Brian May is playing like Scotty Moore who was Elvis's guitar player in the mid to late 50s.

[@sandymyers5002]

You can't do a Freddie Mercury tribute day without the Live Aid performance! The most amazing live performance EVER!!!!!

[@candilumpkin1196]

Live aid live aid live aid !!!! Gotta do it guys. Also live performance in Barcelona. So good. The ones you need to do last are days of our lives, mother love and the show must go on. Those are the the last videos and recordings before he passed. So do everything else first. And the live stuff you gotta see so when you listen to those last songs you really have an understanding of queen and how special they are not just Freddie. They were like family. John stopped performing after Freddie passed. Brian went through a really hard time but really pays tribute to him as they continue to perform with guest singers. But the group as a whole are so talented as individuals. Can you tell this is my favorite band. I don’t think there is a single day I don’t listen to queen on one of my playlists. No matter what kind of mood your in there is a song for it. ❤️you guys and love watching all your reactions.

[@stewartstafford]

After Elvis died in 1977, there was a wave of nostalgia for 50s rock music again that Grease captured perfectly in 1978 and Crazy Little Thing Called Love tapped into the following year getting Queen the number one spot on the US charts (you could argue George Michael pulled off the same trick a decade later with Faith and even U2 with Rattle and Hum). John Lennon referred to it as the song by Queen where they sounded like Elvis and it inspirted him to come out of retirement and release his final album before his tragic murder. It's a magnificent song that was recorded about half an hour after Freddie wrote it in the bath and they really caught lightning in a bottle, that freshness and excitement never dates.