The Revival Of Queen: Live Aid And The 80s | Amplified

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[@susaneuliano7692]

No band or group could ever match them. Queen was magnificent and Freddie Mercury was the magic.

[@melodyelson3202]

hear hear totally agree yet this documentary is amazing I didn't like '80's music except his group and the British accents

[@user-bd3uw7kr8s]

Never every be another freddie, he was a one off but what a musician,just sheer brilliance,and the rest of queen

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Freddie is one man you cannot replace !

[@maxinebrown8359]

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, NO ONE BAND PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE CAN EVEN BEGIN TO OUT DO QUEEN'S PERFECTION, ELEGANCE, AND STYLE. I AM 71 YEARS OLD AND STILL PLAY THEIR EXCELLENT SONGS AND KNOW EVERY WORD. 🎉😊😂❤

[@bicyclebookster6510]

Rest peaceful, Freddie. You will live forever in our memories. 😢

[@markegerton7764]

I’m such a Queen Nerd, I find it so annoying when the people being interviewed tell you stuff that’s not actually accurate. 😕

[@ghost_304]

Usually the ones being interviewed was there to experience the event, times around the band etc. So that’s how documentary’s are made , books etc lol

[@benevans9233]

Would you friend someone who can imitate Freddy

[@darkwingdave79]

I feel the same.

[@glizta42]

Freddie was innovative, intelligent, and forward thinking

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

Regardless of how harshly they have been criticized and deemed to be 'sellouts' for their work throughout the 80s, of which I personally do not agree very much, the fact that how brave, inventive, versatile and visionary they were is criminally overlooked. It is quite hard to name any other musical act that matched, let alone surpassed their courage and versatility to this very day. 'Cult' and 'legendary' have been merely ordinary properties of whatever they did and in whichever way they chose to do it. Queen is a unique phenomenon in cultural history.

[@andree-annedesmedt2618]

Without Freddie, Qeen is not Queen No matter how talented their next singer is, - their bassist - the chemistry that glued Qeen together is not there

[@sarizonana]

Queen’s music is ageless. The prove the film Bohemian Rhapsody we all became Queen fans after that movie. The songs connected with all of us. Queen it’s a band which songs are beloved by Teens, young Adults, adults and elders.

[@maryrauschenberger1537]

@@andree-annedesmedt2618 - hallelujah and amen without Freddie and John Queen is no more‼️💔

[@user-np3jw4tm9z]

100%

[@adams7405]

Got the first album in 1973 sifting through the Rock albums,liked the cover took it home and was stunned.Was with them to the very end,most innovative and exciting band in history.Three Queen songs were played on the radio just today.That is some legacy .

[@barrymitchell6444]

Exactly the same!!! Saw the album as a kid in 1973. Loved the cover. Turned it over. Loved the pictures and some song titles... Liar, Great King Rat. (Almost didn't buy it due to My Fairy King, and Jesus... which would turn out to be one of their heaviest songs). Loved the phased intro of Keep Yourself Alive as soon as I put it on, and most of the album. I was a proud member of their fan club from 1974 through to after Freddie died. For me, Queen was over in 1997, after the No-One But You single and John Deacon's departure. But I'm so glad I found them. Queen gave me a lot to live for, and look forward to.

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

The Show Must Go On is the ultimate 'swan song' in my opinion, through the incredibly powerful and dramatic interpretation of the lyrics of Brian May by the legend, Freddie Mercury. It is so touching, so powerful.

[@bluebell3720]

Freddie and Brian wrote the song Brian has said so in a few interviews including on tv

[@luvbasses5487]

It’s an old cliché saying but…I think it’s quite fitting to say: like a fine Burgundy wine, Queen’s music really does get better with time. It’s easy and sometimes unavoidable to get awash in the craziness and busyness of life itself but every so often I revisit Queen records to remind myself of their greatness. One in particular is 1981 Montreal Forum concert film. These two gigs were booked not in a regular tour itinerary. The two shows were performed with the intent of being filmed to make one awesome concert film. I’d say they achieved just that. Put on the dvd and run the audio signal thru the mains of your home system. Pop a huge bowl of popcorn and let the good times roll. This film has it all.

[@keithvalentine6979]

Ĺl

[@tanyamor1]

Just seen Queen's Montreal 1981 performance in iMax cinema in London Leicester Square. It was as magnificent today in 2024 as 42 years ago. An absolutely incredible band!

[@cathythompson6872]

@@tanyamor1 wasn’t it fantastic?!

[@tanyamor1]

@@cathythompson6872 Yes, it was absolutely out of this world! Their music produced nearly 50 years ago sounds absolutely divine even now in 2024!

[@sharonellis8776]

Love Freddie, he was a one off and a legend. Thanks for the music guys ! xx

[@dianecourtney2724]

Amen ✌🏼

[@lynnlorenz5548]

What a beautiful video! Bless all 4 of them!! Oh Freddie! ❤️💛. How we all love you! All of you gentlemen did an outstanding job! Thank you very much!!

[@neilburns8869]

Freddie Mercury was indeed taken from us before his time, but through Brian and Roger, through his mother and his sister everyone else who loved him and the band he will most definitely not be forgotten for a very, very long time, if at all.

[@alicefarr3927]

Hardest working band ever. They were brilliant ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JoshuaBattenMusic]

As much as I usually hate these "unauthorised" TV documentaries with no input from the actual band, this one has some incredibly credible interviewees - Chris Welch, Malcolm Dowe and Paul Gambuccini are the cream of the crop of british music journalism, and I enjoyed hearing them break down the songs.

[@HundXanthippe]

Documentaries made by the person(s) being documented are never "neutral" because the view of things is always guided by personal feelings. A good example is the "Queen The Greatest" series. I'm fairly certain that Brian May and Roger Taylor did post videos of their instruments but after analyzing the clicks they cut out the bass and piano because Freddie Mercury (which was to be expected) and John Deacon (which they probably weren't expecting) probably did a lot else towould get a lot of clicks. An independent biographer would not accept such concerns.

[@barrymitchell6444]

I usually hate these documentaries too, with annoying talking heads who are ignorant. But I used to read Welch and Dome in the UK music press, and Gambacinni knows his stuff too.

[@markfernandes9715]

Las Palabras De Amor was an underrated highlight of the Hot Space album. It's one of Brian's best compositions

[@gaylachiriaco8667]

It is one of his best but my favorite is still Too Much Love Will Kill You. Brian wrote this confessionary song straight from his heart. He was hurting badly when he did.😥

[@adams7405]

It's a gem..Freddie looks great dressed as a waiter....

[@barrymitchell6444]

@@gaylachiriaco8667 Too Much Love Will Kill You was written by three people, not just Brian May.

[@barrymitchell6444]

Las Palabras de Amor was obviously inspired by May's attempts to speak Spanish with fans during Queen's South American tours the year before. It does nothing for me at all.

[@astrophilsydenham8319]

​@@gaylachiriaco8667 my favourite has always been White Queen (As it began)

[@graceantonio3573]

THANK YOU. QUEEN & FREDDIE MERCURY, THE GENUINE ARTICLE.

[@annecraycroft9989]

I appreciate this very very much, thank you and I will watch it many times. I totally agree, Queen will live on, in so many hearts for a very long period of time. Queen is so very complex and wonderful in many ways. Thank you for your detailed and lovely tribute; You are very much appreciated. Sincerely, Anne Craycroft

[@adams7405]

The greatest popular entertainer of all time...well done Freddie Bulsara your mission was complete. X

[@jaclynvc]

Everything about the band, video and commentaries was Excellent! Thank you.

[@iwonatowarnicka5712]

Fascynuje mnie ten człowiek do tej pory .Dawał z siebie 100% ! ,a nawet więcej! Miał w sobie to coś czym przyciągał do siebie . ❤❤❤❤❤

[@marvalstith2749]

31 years after suffering the news that Freddie Mercury had died, Queen, the Rock Band he was Lead Singer for Is Legendary, i.e., Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor and Brian May each and all Legendary. Today, just stumbling upon this, first thought - don't watch, you want to revere Freddie not revisit critique that besmirches his magnificence. Am so glad I watched. It reminds us of the master musician/performer/team player Freddie was. America may not have been overly nice to Queen but the rest of the world was. A few points: It was Roger's little son that said "Radio Ca Ca'". Re 'fried chicken' I've read such was proclaimed, leaving folks over the world envisioning the same popular food...tho not called 'fried chicken' - (think General Tso's). I love the final words of this documentary. Thank you

[@hydie0079]

Ive been obsessed for years...never again! So iconic! QUEEN 👑

[@janewesley9553]

I have been hopelessly in love with QUEEN since I discovered them in the 70’s. Lucky me! Have to admit, it is so easy to focus on THE VOICE and THE FABULOUS MUSIC. I found all the videos and stories on KZbin. And guess what I have now noticed for the first time? Roger is BEAUTIFUL! Those EYES! And John’s sly grin implying “I am so much hotter than you thought, huh?” And of course, my decades long crush, Brian. If you need explanation, can’t help you. So, appreciate ALL THE GIFTS!

[@bluebell3720]

Roger composed this for highlander his version is on the film. He went on holiday and Freddie re areanged it and added more bass and so on Even roger gives him credit for it being a hit

[@gaylegardinerankerry12123]

YOU DONT MESS WITH A GOOD THING AND QUEEN WERE THE BEST

[@bluebell3720]

Ga Ga was the second time Roger let Freddie sing one of his songs. It was his first single and got to no 2 It wasnt supposed to be an audience participation song and Roger hadn't added to hand claps that happened by accident!

[@tulipacjrocha]

"I want it all" I imagine the success it would make if brought to concert.

[@Cookie64]

"Who wants to live forever* ... I'm sure the songs of Queen will live forever and Freddie Mercury anyway ...

[@midnightrose2127]

We still love you too, Fred! I don't care what anyone says, you can call them "sellouts" or whatever..they proved time and again that they could reinvent themselves, and they are in the process of doing it again as I type!

[@maxinebrown8359]

I PRAY THAT JESUS LETS FREDDY SEE THE LOVE AND ADORATION HE STILL RECEIVES ALONG WITH BRIAN, ROGER AND JOHN. QUEEN 👑 LIVES FOREVER❤

[@miriamsivec6743]

There will always be only 1 Freddie & 1 Queen band. No one can ever even come close to them. Unique & iconic. Brilliant men who wrote lyrics so brilliant. Freddie was born with a special gift & used it wisely. The rest of the band had their special talents. Brian May amazing guitarist, John Deacon on base & Roger on drums. And the 4 fit together so well & will be a legend for decades. Their music will never die. Freddie is still alive & his voice lives on forever. Amen. To 1 of the greatest bands ever.

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

It is a decent documentary, but it is a shame they did not mention Freddie Mercury's Barcelona album. It was a very successful album, and it does really showcases some of his best works, he also reviled in the making that album. It is good that they showcased Queen's strong work ethic in this documentary.

[@marvalstith2749]

Just seeing this today....see much to appreciate; tolerating other unwarranted negativity re Freddie and even John's inclinations...tho it's okay. But I'm writing to applaud Zenobia for saying what consumed me. Freddie's fabulous 'Barcelona' should have been mentioned...at least. Yes, I waited for and resented no mention of Freddie's Barcelona album.

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

Live versions of the Hot Space songs are quite different and actually are killer performances, especially their explosive interpretation of Staying Power in MKB show in particular.

[@kathleenthompson-sf8dj]

Queen is definitely my favorite band of all time. I love all their songs, but I never got to see them in concert. I really liked their contribution to the Highlander movie and the TV series. That was the best time (imho) of their lives as a band, and the best time in my life too. I still think their songs are magical.

[@savanaviolenta]

There is something really special about Queen's albums like The Game, Hot Space, The Works and A Kind of magik. They just sound sooo good, so vibey unlike anything else out there. Mack and David Richards are really wizards.

[@dianarose7131]

I’m from the States and I loved “I Want to Break Free” The video was a hoot….

[@MarkBrydondrums85]

I can see this band becoming legendary!!

[@dianecourtney2724]

😂😂

[@anthonytindle5758]

I want to break free is a great tune and video that most married couples understand and can identify with as all the words are from the heart.

[@mariatoth4673]

I love this video!! Every time I watch this I smile so hard my face hurts. I love you Freddie Mercury RIP ❤😢

[@catherines.mitchell6313]

They will live in peoples' hearts FOREVER!!!

[@neilburns8869]

One of the best Queen music videos of all time in my own humble opinion was Breakthru filmed on a private stretch of railway line in Cambridgeshire.

[@saml302]

the works might be my favorite queen album

[@audreycaruso8111]

Thank you for sharing...very good documentary

[@bluebell3720]

Freddie composed innuendo and wrote the lyrics with roger The begining of it was inspired from a jam session

[@cashew1]

👑Queen was Freddie and Freddie was Queen.

[@susaneuliano7692]

Thank you for this great video. It was very informative and entertaining.

[@neilburns8869]

The Show Must Go On has gone on to become one of Queen's most iconic tracks. Certainly within a top 10 of all Queen songs.

[@hulabird11]

Freddie will always be the GOAT ❤

[@maxinebrown8359]

TO THE QUEEN BAND, NOT EVERYONE IN THE US CRITICIZE THEM. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO LOVED AND APPRECIATED THEM, AND I LIVE IN THE US!!!🎉

[@humphr1d]

I wish I could say I liked this program but was extremely frustrated with the “insight” into the songs. It seems like the vast majority of the “insight” construed the lyrics in songs revolved around Freddie and his sexuality or battle with AIDS. Geeze! Many of these songs were written by other members of Queen and addressed other things, for example, One Year of Love, was written for the Highlander soundtrack. Additionally some of the facts were incorrect, for example, Roger Taylor was inspired to write Radio Ga Ga after his son Felix (not his daughter) walked into the room and said radio ca ca. There was an obvious omission regarding Freddie’s solo work with Montserrat Caballe which was not only successful but again paved the way for artist collaborations across rock/pop/opera.

[@Nina-oi1qk]

well said

[@juliannetomlinson]

Yes agreed .

[@dianecourtney2724]

Thanks for your comment… watching this documentary has me frustrated

[@BriRog68]

Queen wil live eternally in my heart and soul❤️👑🎹🎸🥁🎤

[@siobhanblake9150]

Loved their work on the Highlander soundtrack.. A Kind of Magic is still an amazing album.

[@wordsleydave]

I've Enjoyed this.

[@JWentu]

why? , why??, why everyone forgets about "The Hero"?? it's an amazingly invigorating song!! The third and last acceptable track from Flash is the Wedding March... if it didn't close on such a sad ominous chords, it would be great to use in actual weddings

[@alicefarr3927]

Great tune 🙌

[@noreenannannuzzi]

I get so heartbroken when I see how Freddie Mercury started to become sick. I know him in what he looked like not sick. My first cousin Joey passed from that disease. Would you believe I chased my cousin and said, " I'm marring you. I have to take care of you" he went for it until we realized our red hot Italian mother's and that we were related. It's unbelievable how he hung in til then. My sister did the same from Septic Shock. I cried and cried. I told my phycriatrist, " I'm going to 3North and light them on 🔥 fire. WOW I'm alright, now?

[@bluebell3720]

I think Freddie respected Bowie I dont think he was intimidated though. They were supposed to go in seperate booths and make things up But bowie listened to what Freddie was doing when he wasn't supposed to

[@alicefarr3927]

Don’t think Freddie was intimidated by anyone 🤷‍♀️

[@bluebell3720]

@@alicefarr3927 agree!

[@TheHomeExpert5]

The guy is right about the unnamed track on the queen made in heaven album, it is an ethereal experience. Surprisingly good because it is not their Forte. Although Rodger Taylor had dabbled in it in his first album. Fun in space.

[@mandyhull127]

Just for the record. Radio Ga GA was inspired by by Roger Taylors Son. Felix who is half French. Get your information right.

[@neilburns8869]

My first ever Queen album was The Works. Good album.

[@neilburns8869]

Roger has released a new album of his own in the last couple of years that he wrote during the Coronavirus lockdown period and has released a single We're All just trying to get by featuring Scottish singer KT Tunstall.

[@ruslanmamutov6799]

great documentary

[@sdavis5001]

Only with Freddie.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Amen !

[@neilburns8869]

I also wondered if the fact that Americans had no familiarity with Coronation Street whatsoever - because that's what the terraced house scene was based on. Brian in his dressing gown and slippers, Freddie pushing the vacuum cleaner in his black leather miniskirt, Roger the schoolgirl in the kitchen and John as the grandmother sitting reading her newspaper.😂

[@lorettasearcy1471]

Princes of the Universe is one of my favorite songs.

[@stevenbootes1979]

I could listen to Paul Gambaccini talk about music all day. The others for about 10 mins would be enough!! 1): The concert in 1985 where Freddie dressed up in his garb from the IWTBF video was in Brazil, at Rock in Rio, not Argentina... 2): It was Roger Taylor's son who inspired the lyrics of Radio Ga Ga, not his daughter... 3): TATDOOL was written by Taylor, so not an autobiographical Freddie piece...

[@debra2700]

No one seemed to notice or make anything of it but I was really bothered by Gambaccini claiming that he asked Freddie if he was practicing safe sex in light of AIDS and Freddie allegedly said, "F**K it. I'll do whatever I want with whoever I want." This is very powerful because although Freddie was obviously careless at some point, it's a much different thing to claim Freddie would have not cared if he infected others with AIDS.

[@ellenmarch3095]

I have the opposite reaction. Paul seems like the one that pretends he was best friends with them, while the real band is asking each other "Did you see the sycophantic/sour grapes bs Paul is saying about us *again*?"

[@denniskinch6267]

I hate when they talk about the banned video and how the "Americans" didn't like it or weren't ready for it, as though we all voted on it one day. We don't vote on these things. Some committee of old white men who get bitched at by their wives decide these censorship issues. All the cool stuff that other countries have, America would have if the actual people voted on them. Like National Healthcare and Family Leave and better pay and no racism and actual equality for all and of course...kick ass videos that Queen does.

[@debra2700]

I agree. The same year that we were accused of being homophobic towards Queen, Elton John had a number one hit in the States and I always thought Elton made Freddie look straight.

[@bluebell3720]

Days of our lives was Rogers But Freddie asked could he say I still love you at the end

[@roverwaters3875]

BBC quote "It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time with an estimated 400 million viewers, across 60 countries"

[@benjaminhill2836]

Hot Space was released in 1982. PMRC first discussed in 1985.

[@bb-gc2tx]

queen regained popularity in england in the mid 80s but not in the united states until 1992 when the waynes world movie came out

[@zalzalakj1237]

Freddie's song is related to everyone's existence; his lyrics are about people's vitalities, and that's why it makes it different than other singers; just singing about love is nice to hear, but is not realistic in life?

[@turtle19dad]

So that’s where the De Amor song came from in the Mercury tribute concert. I forgot about Hot Space.

[@user-np3jw4tm9z]

Королева и Фредди лучшие на века , люблю люблю люблю ❤❤

[@bluebell3720]

I think the biggest issue with their solo work was the albums weren't diverse enough as a Queen album was

[@mariagladisledesmahernande8117]

¿¿¿¿¿ CÒMO SE OBTIENE LA REVISTA,????? PORFA...DESDE ARGENTINA, Y CUÀL SERÌA SU COSTO MUCHAS GRACIAS !!!!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🤔🤔

[@jro6681]

I didn't know Queen sang the Highlander song.

[@dalilakenaza8612]

Emplied :j'ai rien compŕis, je ñe comprénds pàs l'anglaiis ni le parle .Dommage ça avait l'air très instructif La plupart du temps tout est én añglaîs et màĺheureûsement je regarde de docus , des commentaires des membres de Queen et je regrette profondément de e pas maîtriser l'anglais.Merci à vous tous de nous apporter des infos avec des vidéos pour nous expliquer tout cela.

[@neilburns8869]

I think the fact that Queen were doing the theme to Flash Gordon was what probably saved the film from oblivion. Although they did have Brian Blessed, Timothy Dalton (former 007 James Bond), Max Von Syndow and Blue Peter presenter (Peter Duncan). But how could any of those people compare to Freddie Mercury?

[@kevincallahan5680]

Somebody to love is sole to me

[@aguspanggabeanchannel9671]

Hot space was musicaijy high quality. In piano lesson al.though it was classical lessons students must learn variety rhythm

[@JonBecker81]

9:00 i can see why the camera guy was focused on her.

[@johngraham5996]

a hungarian beauty! 😍 👑✊🇬🇧

[@Lapofthegods]

I have watched countless interviews of Freddie Roger John and Brian and most of the information their portraying in this video is wrong, making assumptions and think they know who wrote the song and why, what must they be thinking at the time of writing the lyrics etc especially towards the end of Freddie’s death, it’s wrong , that’s just their views and not the truth. This video portraying bad image on Queen. Yes they had ups and downs but all through this video they don’t paint a good picture of them . Love you Queen 🎤🎹🎸🥁

[@dianecourtney2724]

Queen Rules ✌🏼♥️

[@matthewche]

Up until the narrator said “he was the greatest entertainer of all time” it was a pretty good rock doc.

[@alfioinsaudo4179]

Ottimo gruppo pop rock hanno spaziato i tanti generi con ottimi risultati il grande Freddie da solista ha ottenuto discreti successi peccato che da vivo non ha mai avuto la soddisfazione di vincere un premio e per me se lo meritava da postumo e stato premiato più volte ma Freddie non potrà mai saperlo❤❤❤❤❤

[@dawd29]

32.30 It was in Brazil, at the Rio Festival, not in Argentina.

[@bluebell3720]

? Sun city was oct 84 Freddie solo album was April 85 which he didn't tour was released during their works tour 6 months after sun city

[@bluebell3720]

Body language was the only single at no 11 that was in the top 20 US including underpressure And it was no 3 canada

[@bluebell3720]

Their second album was no 5 uk With freddies seven seas of rhye at no 10 Their third album was no 2 uk with killer queen at no 2 uk Us no 12

[@bluebell3720]

No idea how he felt but I would find it difficult singing i want it all by Brian When im sure all Freddie wanted was not to have aids

[@raulmoat2570]

when was this filmed ?

[@AnimaincamminonelDharma]

😢😢😢❤❤❤

[@bluebell3720]

According to a journalist it was Brian who organised their jazz party not Freddie!

[@MrSoulauctioneer]

Queen might not be better than your favorite band, but your favorite band was never better than Queen.

[@pattsyliloo1429]

❤

[@FetchCB]

With the exception of Paul Gambacini these are not queen experts They fall into the obvious trap of believing that Freddie has written everything. The Show must go on.... Written by Brian May and Freddie These are the days of our lives... Written by Roger Taylor. The stage show so hated by "experts" is the 10th longest running musical ever in the west end. Experts obviously don't know the public taste. Their obvious dislike of Made in Heaven is a slight on the musical engineering feats of the other band members,which on reflection makes me think that the documentary focused too much on Freddie. Let's not forget without Brian, Roger and John their would not have been a Freddie Mercury yes he was unique and talented but the sum of the parts are so much more than the individuals

[@neilburns8869]

I want it all was a song, written by Sir Brian May but inspired by his wife Anita Dobson who he said was a very lively and cheerful soul and her views on life were I want it all and I want it now. Nothing whatsoever to do with Freddie's impending death.

[@neilburns8869]

So many ignorant people out there gave Freddie so much stick for the video to I want to break free and they had absolutely no idea that it was actually Roger Taylor's suggestion that they should all dress up as women and that it had been Deeks aka John Deacon who wrote the hit single.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

David Bauie?

[@terridostal1348]

It wasn't the American audience that banned I want to Break Free. It was the conservative music lords. For some reason they couldn't except them but they played Boy George.