The March Of The Black Queen - Queen (Reaction) | WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER!!

[@sherryheim5504]

This is an incredible song. I feel like this song is an early gateway to Bohemian Rhapsody in its structural dynamics. Freddie's vocals are amazing and Brian's guitarwork is perfection. The bassline is strong and commanding and the drum fills are the punctuation marks on the song. The songwriting on this one is genius and the song itself is a buckle-up, raging, rollercoaster ride.

[@markstevenson1646]

Do you like it then ?

[@sherryheim5504]

@@markstevenson1646 Of course, it is Queen!

[@trudehunnicutt8214]

Trippy to see these. I've been listening to this song for 50 years.

[@TheWaynos73]

The whole Black side of Queen II flows like one gigantic rock opera.

[@mostchrisis]

Ogre Battle, March of the Black Queen, Seven Seas of Rhye. I Love Queen II.

[@trishc3099]

Love this song! Like most of their music it's bipolar as hell and the creativity is off the charts! It's funny that you compare it with Bohemian Rhapsody since it's often called BoRhap's "big sister". And never, ever expect a Queen song to do what you think it's going to do. 😆

[@Malcriada115]

And it may be just Freddie's way of sharing his emotions on getting some BDSM action.

[@kuntumlaleanqueezer]

Masterpiece

[@linkjones4535]

I love this song, it's my favorite from Queen II. I love how Freddie lets us know just how evil she is with his lyric: She boils and she bakes, and she never dots her "i's"

[@erikakilic5251]

youre smile said it all 🥰 this is 1 of the many gems of queen

[@LeroyBrown84]

Great reaction man! This is real fan stuff 👑🎸☺️

[@jackierichardson901]

Love seeing peoples faces when they listen to Queen try the Prophet song or Innuendo next you won’t be disappointed take care x x

[@zsuzsannakormendy2845]

I think that the early Queen-song need some classical music range. Black Queen Tipical for that.

[@gracemichelli.2am124]

Queen is such an amazing band. Love it..❤️

[@quinto34]

The whole Queen 2 album is amazing and so darn original..

[@deboraclark5791]

I love this exquisite song. Great reaction

[@josephinemonahan915]

Thank you....your face is a picture when there is an explosion of sound!!🤣.....Queen always manage to delight and surprise.....just to say that part of this song is used in the game “Final Fantasy V111”...Queen is everywhere🤩

[@cathytobias4722]

It's a rock fairy tale 🧚‍♀️ ✨️ 😍 💕

[@JohnHazelwood58]

Actually the song is from the "Queen II" album, which was a concept album. That's why the song, you reacted to, fades out in the end. On the album it doesn't fade out, but turns directly into the next song "Funny How Love Is". One of my alltime favs song from the "Queen II" album is "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke". Back then, Freddie was still an art student and tells the story and describes the Richard Dadd's same titeld painting! The painting is huge and amazing! Richard Dadd started the painting in the year 1855 and worked on it until 1864! So it took him 9 years to paint it and if you see the painting, you'll know why! And Freddie liked the painting so much, that he told the story in a song! :)

[@debramoore7513]

My #2 Queen song .. In fact, my top five Queen songs never change. It’s from #6 on that gets murky!! Too many great songs! It’s Brian’s guitar work & Freddie’s piano 🎹 that completes the march .. Fie Fo the Black Queen! 🖤🖤 La La La La 🔛

[@dianecourtney2724]

Love your comment DM

[@profeh3346]

MOBQ is the mother of Bo Rap - my all time favorite love seeing “youngsters” discover it! (63 year old grandma here)

[@franksullivan1873]

Amazing vocals and harmonies.Geniuses they are.

[@deborahallen3318]

Right, it's not a song, its a experience! And once you catch all the words this song is capable of being stuck in your head for days! 😊

[@juttapopp1869]

TOLD YOU SO!! Not for nothing is this called BoRhap's "Big Sister". It's the first of their three best-of-the-best and most complex. This, BoRhap and Innuendo. Nothing alike, incredibly complex masterpieces one cannot stop listening to.

[@JMBOYTV]

Indeed you did lol! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Toadwyn]

This is why I love Queen....one of my favorites by them

[@GinMae]

Thanks, JMboy! this is an incredibly intricate song... what a voice, right? and the changes... once again, features the entire band... I always love your reactions and look forward to more....

[@JMBOYTV]

Thank you!

[@normalasamsudin1891]

Love this song. How about The Fairyfellers Masterstroke next.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Oh how I love this song ! In my top 5 … 😂✌🏼 With Freddie I have a Top Five 😊🌷 With Queen I have a Top Twenty 😱 Don’t know how I have been able to whittle Queen down to twenty . It’s a game I play in my head. With Freddie I love all his songs even the “not great” ones ! I have bands I love but I don’t play this head game with them… They aren’t Queen no matter how good they are. Queen is in it’s own category and Freddie…… there are no words… he IS his own category/ class/ genre/ everything 😊😍💛

[@kendallneason3645]

My favorite list started at 68 then I kept remembering another over and over. It’s now at 189. Lol

[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

That's a brilliant songwriting by Freddie ❤

[@lorilxn1597]

Wow, I'd never heard this one before ❤

[@lilharleymama]

That is one of my favorites!!! Thank you for giving it your time!!

[@melissabeck7932]

Another Freddie song and listen to the genius of Queen- love your reaction!

[@marcusson2193]

This is so an unknown song, but sooooo awesome 🔥🔥🔥

[@lk5355]

You are music lover. Signed, music lover.

[@lisaargyrou1488]

Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ can you please react also to Death on two legs the lyric video 📷 Freddie Mercury at his most vicious 😂

[@trishc3099]

Absolutely Death On Two Legs! I think it's roll on the floor funny!

[@barrysiewert7386]

This is about Norman Sheffield (their ex first manager, who was rolling in the money Queen made for him, but complained that Roger broke too many drumsticks & wouldn’t float John a loan for a down payment on a home. Most venues they played at, when Freddie bends moons the audience, he’s telling Sheffield, kiss this.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Do not piss off my darling Freddie 😡

[@trishc3099]

@@dianecourtney2724 😈😆

[@NotAnymoreUWont]

Good choice. They still won't play this on the radio. Per our local heavy metal station "it's too heavy for radio". One of their best songs.

[@seangraham57]

JMBOY TV not once did you pause this once and i could watch the whole song and your reaction without a pause,all reaction videos should be like this,spot on U.K.

[@Asti.sayAhstee]

You’ve turned the tables‼️and have introduced me to a Queen song I’ve not listened to before. 👍 I can hear how it’s fair to compare this to Bohemian Rhapsody. Good call on that, JMB! It strikes me as being very theatrical but not quite as operatic or melodious as Bohemian Rhapsody. A little helter skelter I think. It’s definitely indicative of Freddie’s love of opera. I did enjoy the 2nd half of the song. I’ll have to give it another listen; maybe familiarity will enhance my appreciation.

[@JMBOYTV]

Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@Sassypaws4927]

Freddie wrote this song and just like, "Bohemian Rhapsody", it is full of metaphors. Freddie never explained what he was thinking or the meaning of the lyrics. A friend of mine believes the meaning of "The March of the Black Queen" was influenced by Freddie's early childhood in Zanzibar and the stories of the slave ships he heard while playing on the wharves. Here is his interpretation: This song is about a young man on a slave-trading ship. The Black Queen is the British Empire and the "black" slave trade. This young man is torn about his loyalty to the crown (as he's been raised) and what he is experiencing on the ship: Do you mean it Do you mean it Do you mean it Why don't you mean it Why do I follow you And where do you go The young man is seeing exotic lands and he finds them heavenly but he's struggling with the reality of what he sees and his loyalty to the crown. You've never seen nothing Like it no never in your life Like going up to heaven And then coming back alive Let me tell you all about it (And the world will so allow it) Oooh give me a little time to choose The next verse is a reference to a British children's book that was extremely racist. Blue Powder Monkeys are the young boys on naval ships who brought up gunpowder to the cannons: Water babies singing In a lily-pool delight Blue powder monkeys Praying in the dead of night The verse below is about where the powder monkeys go if they don't follow orders. "Sugar Ni**ers" was a term used for slaves who were shipped to the Caribbean to work the sugar plantations, some who were groomed to be in charge of crew's needs (baby oil reference). The boy realizes his food and shelter are provided by the Crown, the slaves are traded to provide luxury for the elite, "all that noise" refers to making trouble or keeping quiet and having a full belly: Put them in the cellar with the naughty boys Little ni**er sugar then a rub-a-dub-a-baby oil Black on black on every fingernail and toe We've only begun - begun Make this make that keep making all that noise Ooh march to the Black Queen Now I've got a belly full... This next verse is about the young man remembering what he was taught by his parents/religion, good thoughts, good works, and good deeds. Being a good person without expecting a reward. Notice he says "In each and every soul lies a man", meaning we are born good and equal and only allow ourselves to be corrupted by our quest for material things but he'll convince himself that he's still good. A voice from behind me reminds me Spread out your wings, you are an angel Remember to deliver with the speed of light (A little bit of love and joy) Everything you do bears a will And a why and a wherefore (A little bit of love and joy) In each and every soul Lies a man and very soon He'll deceive and discover But even till the end of his life He'll bring a little love The next verse is about the Empire (Queen). The crown at home is holy, good, and great (reign with my left hand) while it conquers and pillages the Indies (rule with my right). The young man realizes the power and that he'll never win, so he gives up, accepts that the Crown will rule, and decides he'll take the good and ignore the bad. I reign with my left hand I rule with my right I'm lord of all darkness I'm Queen of the night I've got the power Now do the march of the black Queen My life is in your hands, I'll fo and I'll fie I'll be what you make me I'll do what you like I'll be a bad boy, I'll be your bad boy I'll do the march of the Black Queen Ah, ah, ah, ah The verse below is about the marking of the territory, declaring it part of the British Empire (tattoos all her pies). There is a childhood nursery rhyme about baking pies for the King that was beautiful on the outside but full of blackbirds on the inside, a "dainty dish to serve the King". "Never dots her "I's" refers to ignoring the details of what is happening to the people of the conquered empire: Walking true to style She's vulgar, 'buse, and vile Fie-fo the Black Queen tattoos all her pies She boils and she bakes And she never dots her i's (She's our leader) This last verse is telling you to forget the tales you've been told about how wonderful it was, the Black Queen ruled over the blacks and used them to bring you wealth and luxury. Forget your sing a-longs and your lullabies Surrender to the city of the fireflies Dance to the devil in beat with the band To hell with all of you hand in hand But now it's time to be gone Anyway, this is one interpretation...

[@JMBOYTV]

Wow that’s really insightful! I was definitely felt there was way deeper meaning based on his word choice and context. Thanks!

[@bluebell3720]

@@JMBOYTV zanzibar was a huge slave trade Governed and ran by muslim Arabs not British zanzibar is predominantly muslim no longer ran by Arabs since 1964 revolt that's when Freddie had to leave they killed a lot of Arabs / Asians they ordered no white people were to be killed and they weren't they thought highly of Livingston and they have a cross hanging in his church built over where the slaves were kept in dungeons from the wood of the tree his heart was buried in in another part of Africa mainland zanzibar became a British protectorate British stopped slavery there and were never involved in the slave trade there the series including water babies wasn't seen as racist except by one who questioned him saying in the story not to marry the brown trout as they were ugly but that's a bit of a stretch water babies in the uk young children were bought from parents of poor families (white kids) and made to clean chimneys and they slept on soot bags many died young or became disabled he wrote stories to bring attention to things he thought were wrong Tom was a chimney sweep and stole food he was killed drowned and became a water baby blue powder monkey ( white) were also from poor families and dealt with the cannon powder I still haven't heard the lyric sugar n I think someone wrote the lyrics wrong then everyone believed that's what it was 'good thoughts good words good deeds' is what zorioastrians (religion) believe in that was his families religion when he was older he would have realised the British were also involved with the slave trade and maybe calling out hypocracy they were the first to abolish slavery and manned the oceans to stop the transalantic trade for nearly 60 years but had been involved but while using navy ships to resvue slaves they had children on board manning cannons! and back home had children going up chimneys and working in poor houses you can get inspiration from anywhere then the song becomes something else but as a child in zanzibar he would have only seen British as good and only heard people speak well of the British his father was a clerk for the British Gov in zanzibar then he went to a British style boarding school in India from the age of 8-16 returned to his family in zanzibar then had to flee because of the revolt British set up a system to follow and left after they gained independence but the Arabs were still in power, they had elections democratically but the Africans votes weren't respected it was clear to them the voting system and so on put in place wasn't going to be up heald they only went through the motions to claim they were doing it so they revolted

[@alfonsoedgardo5407]

The working title for their second album from whence this song was born was 'Over the Top' - I wonder why ? :-). I can't think of any song in this genre, in fact I can't think of any genre in this genre.

[@trishc3099]

Queen's genre is Queen.

[@dianecourtney2724]

😂✌🏼

[@lisaargyrou1488]

Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ liked subscribed 😁 please react to seaside rendezvous the lyric video 📷

[@debramoore7513]

Speaking of battles … do OGRE BATTLE! 🧌🧌

[@kendallneason3645]

This is early Queen. Not as smooth but the music is beautiful and unusual. Try Fly Away and Love Of My Life, I Want it All, Save Me, Friends will be Friends.

[@bluebell3720]

one of Freddies before Bo Rap but wasn't a single

[@ashlynbulsara4238]

In march of the black queen Freddie say the n word.

[@brandosbucket]

2:10 I see they skipped the N word.