Things We Learned About Freddie Mercury After He Died

[@GrungeHQ]

What other legendary musicians do you want to learn more about?

[@yuperoberto_2994]

michael jackson

[@yuremmejia5329]

Slash

[@AksharRamsundra]

Kurt Cobain

[@thatonechannel1920]

James Hetfield

[@tiaanlennox4226]

Oliver tree😂

[@ldgaming4213]

The last vocal word Freddie recorded was ‘love’

[@ClaraMercury]

Lukey Luke freddie in one word

[@dianebays5484]

Love of my life?!

[@navyavali2416]

in mother love, god that song makes me cry

[@KQuinn672]

Diane Bays mother love

[@lonerider6878]

Freddie is a good man ,,The world need like him....Some people got Hiv and they know that they are positive and but they spread to other ......Freddie is a good man ,,, He also know that love is the important one ,,, Love is everthing ,,that makes our spirit happy ....

[@59Smythe]

Freddie's unwavering love for Mary proves that we fall in love with a person's spirit, not their gender.

[@blindtoby8967]

59Smythe Mary Magdalene ...

[@jazzycatfish]

Beautiful way of putting it

[@pommiebears]

59Smythe or...he loved her, and realised he was gay. Bisexual probably.

[@TheRubyG]

Amen to that! Same with me, I fall in love with the person...not the gender

[@J_e_s_s_i_c_a_]

A soulmate is not easy to dismiss.. 💖

[@fatnsassy99]

I believe he loved Mary so much because she was the first person to really believe in him and accepted him for who he truly was. *True love* 💚

[@weebiscuit7337]

Freddie promised that he would always take care of Mary..........and he did, even after death. RIP FREDDIE..

[@fjkxxx1204]

Mary and Jim were his true love❤️

[@amyfulton8323]

@@fjkxxx1204 He loved Mary more than Jim.

[@squ33ksm]

We all would be so lucky to have someone like that.

[@judyrodriguez9930]

Yes he did love Mary and when I heard what he left her .he knows he loved her for him ❤not for money because he was a good man and wanted 2 take care of her and her ❤kids 4Ever and ever HE WAS SO AMAZING WISH HE NEVER GOT HIV 4 SURE.WHAT A beautiful man and a great ❤ im writing you all the way from BKLYN NYC GOD BLESS ❤

[@edwardlancaster3659]

They will never be another Freddie Mercury and still so sadly missed

[@Chronas9.9]

Edward Lancaster there's a band called The Struts, he doesn't sing like him much but the lead singer looks almost identical to Freddie

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

@@Chronas9.9 kind of but not exactly

[@tommynorthwood]

There will never be another.... Faithless fools.

[@Mach5Johnny]

Edward Lancaster such a crying shame that he died in his prime… Furthermore, out of all people. The remaining members of Queen decided to have Adam Lambert to be the lead vocalist? Like what the shit?! I mean I understand that Freddie’s last wish was that the show must go on (pun intended). But seriously, the remaining members could’ve and should’ve hired someone with much more talent that would make Freddie Mercury himself go “you’re good”.

[@nwttp]

Shortguy, da fuck?

[@robertarthur6470]

I will never forget watching him perform on Live Aid as a teenager. I still can’t find the right words to describe it.

[@miaxx937]

Robert Arthur electrifying, breathtaking... I could go on forever...

[@robertarthur6470]

dead xo no words could describe how that performance left me feeling.

[@windowstosky]

@Kevin Prima There was also this, though. Audio is clearer and more magical elsewhere, but it's nice to see it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3bXlaSIp857eJI

[@sadiecook14]

please tell me more! i’m 18 and i’ve watched that performance more times than i can count. if i could go back to one point in time, it would be that concert!

[@melanieortiz712]

I watched his performance on it last night. I was only 4 back then.

[@tj_n1c_062]

I saw a shooting star the other day and the first thing I said was “I’m burning through the sky yeah” RIP Freddie

[@jeff-hd9og]

DJent L0rd don’t stop it now

[@harrykane3869]

@@jeff-hd9og It's having such a good time

[@stevedickson5853]

.."I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky..like a tiger"

[@lincolnehret]

Two hundred degrees. That’s why them call him Mr. Fahrenheit

[@ayupflo]

Epic Gamer I'm travelling at the speed of light

[@mirelairinapetre6503]

Who got Queen Fever, after seeing " Bohemian Rapsody "????? I can t stop watching them,on and on,for three weeks!

[@lizrutherford2656]

I've loved Queen since I was a kid (almost 40 now). Welcome aboard :) You will never have a love affair with another band like you do with Queen. If you haven't yet, hit up their official YT channel. So much amazing music. Some of my favorites are Liar, Spread Your Wings, Somebody To Love, Let Me Entertain You, Dragon Attack and Jailhouse Rock (All Live @ Montreal '81), I Want To Break Free, Tear It Up (Lyric Video), White Queen (Live @ Hammersmith '75), Live Aid, The Show Must Go On, No One But You (Only The Good Die Young), Under Pressure (Live @ Wembley '86), but there is so much more! The One Vision documentary (what you see @ 9:06-9:12) is good stuff. There's a great line from Freddie that involves John Deacon in it :) Happy Queen-ing!!

[@mirelairinapetre6503]

Don t you worry dear,I am inlove with Queen since i was 12 years old,and now i m 53!... I know every word of their songs, and their music was the music of my first love. I watch every concert, every video, everything was linked to them.But i m sure,that many fans of Queen developed a " fever" after the movie reminded us all about Freddie s life and Queen!

[@deedonnerramone4757]

The movie was awful.

[@YouGetThePicture_08]

Me but before the movie, tho. Still loved bohemian rhapsody tho!

[@d4niiel48]

Memememememememememememememememememem

[@julia_biss]

Ever since I stumbled across Bohemian Rhapsody I have a huge obsession with queen Edit: the song, not the film

[@deanalvarado795]

Same here. Non stop listening to Queen or watching the movie or playing the songs on guitar

[@Tristanrgreene11]

I was Lucky enough to have been introduced b Wayne’s World around the age of 12 and haven’t fallen out of love with freddie and the boys.... I tried to find everything I could back in the day... I had all the tapes and then the cds etc. a few bootlegs that I found some how and now holy fuck yutube has every god dang concert they almost ever performed! And more information that you almost wish ya didn’t know ha, u know what i mean...but yes queen and their music and their whole existence are super addicting and I know almost everything at this point and I still want more!

[@pleaseenteraname6590]

Hi I’m Julia same

[@liltimmytimstatistics3809]

Same thing I was at a thanksgiving party and this song came on when I got home I asked my mom about it and she told me a little bit but she didn’t know much so we did some research on him and listened to some songs I immediately love him and now Freddie and Queen are my romodels

[@liltimmytimstatistics3809]

Aar Kay mee too

[@BossySwan]

That legendary Freddie & Diana night out sounds like a movie idea!

[@username-jo8kf]

Or at least a part of the movie

[@MsDudette21]

sounds like a plot for a pg-13 ep of a disney channel sitcom. lol crazy disguises. ive known about this for awhile but im surprised that he was able to spend a whole night with her. she was royalty so im surprised she didnt have some curfew and constant chaperoning or whatever. glad she had fun and was able to let loose

[@Sierrahtl]

Nope not even..

[@RodneyisGodney]

I love Freddie's speaking voice as much as his singing voice.

[@lindybmayralapre2718]

Me too

[@aprilgosa5779]

me too hi speaking voice is so soothing to me fo some reason though he died when I was 6 I feel now as if I have come to know him

[@kasperkyllo4214]

My mate’s dad met him in 82’. He worked in the concert business and apparently freddie had to switch hotels like 5 times before he got satisfied. He also described him as very shy and introverted.

[@danapayne7363]

Thats hilarious! Tell us more. Which hotel satisfied him.? Which didnt? Hilarious. Sounds like Freddie

[@Ricobaca]

Did Freddie make a pass at him?

[@graceymarie7522]

Alejandro Mavarez i guess every story is fake nowadays... let him tell his story and move on

[@mariwnl]

Alejandro Mavarez oh shit! How’d you know?

[@4thefuckz]

Alejandro Mavarez u DONT know maybe he’s telling the truth u idiot

[@orin6705]

*Things We Learned About Freddie Mercury After He Died* #1: He was not immortal

[@leopold7562]

Except he sort of is... Almost 30 years after his death, we're still talking about him.

[@paulghencea9037]

@@leopold7562With Music like his? Of course he is Immortal

[@tonyann5646]

@@paulghencea9037 You have hit the nail on the head Paul. He was absolutely wonderful, and for me he will always remain one of the most incredible singers ever!

[@darthslater6077]

@Emanuel Ismerio yep I can guess where that could be.

[@lilahjohnson5076]

I died reading this thank you

[@lisahatton5718]

Nobody deserves to know exactly where his remains are at,only his one true friend.Bless their heart's.

[@LEX.IBA333]

I think if you guessed correctly you deserve to know... considering you would have to be a true fan/friend to be able to guess that well. Right?

[@onlylara]

It was his wish for no one else to know and as true fans/friends everyone has to respect that

[@DS9TREK]

Well, I'd say his family deserved to know too. It's easier to grieve when you have a place to visit your loved one

[@onlylara]

@@DS9TREK maybe they do, only they know. Maybe she only said she was the only one who knows, saving his family from nosy fans and paparazzi following and harassing them. Still, if it's in his will...

[@optimisticwhovian1726]

I think it's fine while Mary is alive but really she should tell someone before she dies, he had and has so many fans and people who love him its kind of selfish to keep it from everyone when he is gone and then she'll be gone. What does it matter at that point?

[@cherimetzger8735]

"The show must go on" was recorded 6 weeks before he died! He was amazing!

[@danijel-ch2gk]

Wrong.

[@Imsorryman]

Cheri No, that was “A winter’s tale!”

[@cherimetzger8735]

@@Imsorryman It's at 6:54 they mention it.

[@cherimetzger8735]

@@danijel-ch2gk It's at 6:54 they mention it.

[@danijel-ch2gk]

I see now ... But they're very much wrong. Mother Love, the song they correctly said was finished by Brian, was recorded 6 months before Freddie died. A Winter's Tale is Freddie's last completed song. The Show Must Go On is from their Innuendo album that was recorded in 1989 and 1990. When it comes to trivia and other interesting stories like that, I find Wikipedia to be far more reliable source. I'm thinking of unsubscribing from channels like this. EDIT - My bad, they say the song was RELEASED as a single 6 weeks before his death. Still, bad job on this video overall.

[@starthefantastic5983]

"I'm not feeling that great, i think i should call it a day now. I'll finish it when i come back next time." *Last online 28 years ago*

[@CheyenneDepp1]

star the fantastic ? )))):

[@hotspace7236]

😢

[@majora5651]

cheer up fellas, that just means he'll be back eventually

[@Max-dd4ow]

😭😭

[@MP-ee2hj]

Sing my songs,just don't make it boring ~Freddie Mercury

[@steffenhaas]

MP Lanaa This quote isn‘t correct. If you quote him, then please do it right!

[@XmanSully]

@@steffenhaas Why then, did you not enlighten us by sharing with us the correct one, Herr Hass?

[@temporel7216]

@@XmanSully it was "do what you want with my music, just dont make it boring"

[@XmanSully]

@@temporel7216 thank you

[@chericemolloy6863]

Don’t make me boring

[@ellaalcock366]

Is it just me or does his overbite make him look sweet

[@peace1733]

0:16 he looks beautiful

[@abbymulligan3691]

@@peace1733 that frame of him looks like one of those memes you'd find on Instagram with all the emoji hearts and sparkles and shit around it he's so precious

[@Vinnyzzzz]

Ella Alcock he looks adorable

[@FionaForsti]

You are not the only one, he's the cutest thing ever

[@davidkeys4284]

Made him more genuine

[@dillee9988]

I don't care what he was, he was and always will be my favorite singer/artist.

[@patrickstar1852]

He had the greatest voice in the universe..R.I.P Freddie💖

[@abhaysaurav7499]

2nd greatest( first would obviously be elvis )

[@patrickstar1852]

@@abhaysaurav7499 yeah

[@jellyfishrock-hers7888]

@@abhaysaurav7499 2nd to Michael Jackson.

[@davieleerio]

I agree 100% Freddy was a genius

[@osamabinrobbing5934]

Pish, Cheryl Cole is better

[@alanarosel5787]

I cant believe i miss someone who ive never seen live or even live on tv i wasnt even alive when he was alive and i still cry over what happened to him ❤️❤️

[@kelviannaepperson3677]

Me too. I realized I've been listening to Queen all my life without knowing and how much of a classic rock fan I am tho I was raised on r&b. I'm glad that he had true love. The message I got from the movie was have the courage to be yourself

[@AGirlHasNoName1.618]

Saddest part is the fact that those with AIDS back then had to leave the US for treatment. Look in to those who kept it from them...you'll note a familiar name: Fauci.

[@squ33ksm]

I can, finally, watch his videos without crying. If I need a good cry, I know which songs to pick because I know what he was dealing with at the time. Peace, out.

[@isatonjungkookslap4793]

his love for mary is just so precious it makes me sad

[@wojtekwieczorek6397]

"Whether or not his voice was really capable of hitting four octaves is something the scientists weren't able to determine" - if only there existed some recordings of him singing that could be checked with a tuning app or by someone with perfect or very good relative pitch... Also, it's not mentioned in the video, but that 2016 study based it's conclusions... by examining a Freddie's imitator. What kind of bullshit methodology is this?

[@chickeastwater9883]

Nice Propaganda - from the GREAT PRETENDER - haa haa

[@faded1to3black]

Well, they can't just revive Freddie, and check out how his vocal cords worked. The best they could do to see how it may have worked in real time is to find an imitator who could sound super close. That's typically how that's done. You try your best to replicate something if you don't have direct access to it. The recordings of his voice were likely also thoroughly studied, but that's only going to reveal so much.

[@wojtekwieczorek6397]

I guess you're right, but I'm really confused why they couldn't determine Freddie's voice range basing on the available recordings - even on youtube there are several videos showing different clips from Freddie's lowest recorded sounds to the highest. Perhaps if he had claimed that he can go lower or higher then the recordings show, I would understand that, but the recorded material shows pretty much four octaves. Not to mention unreleased tapes used for layring the vocal harmonies, I wonder if they tried to reach out to the producers to study them. Besides, I wonder how close to the Freddie's voice the imitator could get.

[@GTA2SWcity]

True that 'if we only had recordings' but alas we don't. Playing it by ear and adapting is an amazing feature even AI can't always do. So an impersonator is about as close as we're going to get like for a remaster of an album. That's essentially what remasters are in the stead of a deceased artist. Problem is (long and short of it) these may still not work. While vocals and guitars are very different, imagine if you will that guitar playing at its most proficient becomes expressions of the player. The problem with perfect replication, is actually duplicating the _imprefections_. I can pull off the voices of Beavis & Butt-Head, but there's some laughs butt-head does which I can't replicate. Matter of fact Mike Judge himself for season 4 doesn't quite sound the same as Beavis did in the 90's anymore.

[@diniwozini5895]

Check out Barcelona album (2012 Remastered). Song titled Exercises in Free Love. Freddie signs the entire soprano part. In the song Ensueno, it is the same song, but he sings the tenor and Montserrat Caballe sings the soprano. He easily demonstrates his range with these two recordings. It's a treasure!!

[@bifa5414]

"I will fu**ing do it, darling" :D That's so Freddie xD

[@raiinhoney]

buteteng laot Wtf is wrong with you, I know he was gay but that’s not even funny

[@lim4275]

Bendy the ink Demon That’s what Freddie said during one of the last recording sessions they had before he died. Brian thought that he was too weak to sing. Legend has it that he threw back a vodka, propped himself up on the mixing desk, said, “I’ll F-ing do it darling” and killed it! And that IS so Freddie, just as bifa said.

[@raiinhoney]

LIM 42 No, that wasn’t what I was replying to, someone had a pretty rude comment under this and I replied to that.

[@lim4275]

Bendy the ink Demon Oh, I’m sorry about that!

[@raiinhoney]

LIM 42 Absoloutley fine mate :))

[@Laurenavan]

Mary Austin must be some kind of woman if Freddie trusted her so completely. Rest In Peace Freddie, we love you and miss you. Say hello to my parents Freddie!

[@jandy4604]

People tell me, "Queen is touring, you can finally see them!" No no no it's not Queen without Freddie. I've seen countless rock acts and I'll continue to see more but Queen is the one band I never got to see. Not seeing them without the one and only, Freddie Mercury!

[@simongillaspie3265]

I seen queen with paul rogers from bad company now that was pretty close to the real deal about 13 years ago

[@pilotamurorei]

Yeah Paul Rodgers was idolized by Freddie, the Queen + Paul Rodgers stuff was the closest we'll ever have to queen since the passing of Freddie.

[@MrPleers]

Indeed. The records show it. When was there a Queen hit after Freddie Mercury died ?

[@junaid1]

Wow: such stupid comments: If you go to see Queen in concert you will enjoy a brilliant show without Freddie. If you are waiting to see Freddie again you may as well hold your breath until you turn blue. lol Both Brian May and Roger Taylor are still around and they bring the music to life. The newest front man, Adam Lambert, does not try to copy Freddie's singing, he interprets the songs in his own way and does a great job. I've seen the show and it is a great tribute to Freddie. If you are such purists, you should never have seen Bohemian Rhapsody either.

[@YouGetThePicture_08]

So true. No offense to adam! Adam is amazing, he is very talented and is probably one of my inspiration as well but Queen is not queen without Freddie nor Deaky.

[@kutzbill]

I had the honor to have worked moving their stuff all over the World for a couple of years. They were all really great Bosses. The last time I ever say them was at Wembley Stadium on the Saturday show. The whole band were superior showmen. No matter how tired I was I tired to watch every show. I still have a doodle Freddie gave me. He was pretty shy until the Stage Freddie took over. Thanks for the band we call Queen, Gentlemen.

[@rjcomeaux5461]

A doodle? Like he drew it himself? Do you mind sharing it? That's fucking awesome!

[@StygianBlood]

@@rjcomeaux5461 agreed....I'd love to see what he would just throw out at random....doodles can tell you a lot about someone's mindset

[@danapayne7363]

Thank you for sharing those memories

[@StoriesforIsla]

Kevin Prima yeah, they definitely never hired people to help them! Queen only carried their stuff by themselves! Ffs stop trying to be the story police.

[@mjSnap]

kutzbill that's an amazing story! You must feel so blessed to have been a part of the legacy in your own small way. Congratulations, I would feel so lucky to have experienced what you got to live for real. Hats off to you, sir.

[@anitamurray6172]

His Sexual Orientation has no baring on the fact that Freddie Mercury was an absolute genius and icon in his own right. Why to this day, do people feel the need to focus on Freddie’s sexual preference, rather than his extraordinary musical abilities. R.I.P. Freddie’s Mercury, you are forever missed!

[@nueroendoctrinecarcinomaaf2272]

Yeah but even the bigots sing Bohemian Rhapsody, which I think that would make Freddy Faruk ( not sure spelling) can look down from heaven and smirk his smirk sashy sashy . RIP Freddy

[@Queen71373]

I feel the same way Anita. I just left my comment and I'm heart broken, because Freddie's been gone 31 years, and he's not resting in peace. This infuriates me. There is NO perfect person on this planet!! Blessings to you Anita. From Illinois USA 🇺🇸 July 6, 2022

[@wambui5652]

Bohemian Rhapsody is forever I 👏co👏 ni c👏

[@Green-wn7dt]

@@Queen71373 what are you talking about?

[@Green-wn7dt]

When does sexual orientation matter ever?

[@karunanelson3985]

Cool about Freddy Mercury befriending HRH Princess Diana and they giving her paparazzi free nights out. Yay!!!

[@solarson7363]

They were both good people, gone too soon RIP

[@keithspencer3389]

They don't mention the fact that Freddy refused to tell the Medics who he had been with ! So may have condemned a few of his lovers to death !

[@ProWrestlingMB1]

Apparently this is t true but a myth.

[@ProWrestlingMB1]

Kevin Prima How naive. LOL

[@limeyosu2000]

2 of my favourite people both deaths really shook me up.

[@jrivers0005]

I was 8 years old when Freddie died, but I still mourn for him at almost 36. He was such a talented musician and amazing human being. There is simply no topping the talent and stage presence of Queen.

[@Vinnyzzzz]

Freddie was such a strong man. He never complained about that he was going to die. He wanted to make music and did that till the very end, altough he knew he was dying he went to the studio to create one last masterpiece: The innuendo album, what was a goodbye to his fans.

[@emme3060]

The MJ and Fred fact was not true. Michael Jackson kept bringing his llama to the studio and Freddie got annoyed and decided he couldn't do it

[@NikulPrasad]

Lmfao

[@Project199x]

HIS LLAMA. I AM DED.

[@johno4521]

Actually it was Bubbles his chimp he kept bringing to the studio.

[@noracampbell6392]

Dang it MJ

[@buggeta694]

@@johno4521 t

[@ketreenawilliams1320]

I have a whole other level of respect for the song "Show must go on" for him to be sick during rehearsals I got so much respect for this man to push himself to the limit to get it done! Wow!

[@MonicaM444]

He’s brought so much happiness and emotion to so many, the death he had was tragic. I only wished he had been diagnosed when treatment options were available that actually worked. I’m sure all us Queen fans will love them all of our lives!

[@ajaypoudel9659]

1:48 that guy is too awkwardly close to Freddie.

[@caitloyal]

Yeah you can even tell with the sunglasses on that he's like "buddy back it up a few inches"

[@tigerlily5347]

@@caitloyal lol..if you look at freddie he looks a bit uncomfortable with him being so close to him..lol

[@adrenaline1583]

You can tell by the way freddie is pressed on the couch and kinda leaning away awkwardly

[@goinharder57]

freddie looks funny lol he's like get Elvis grandpa away from me lol

[@e_mily_]

the man looks like he might aswell start sitting on his lap

[@fergusonferguson8814]

I will add Brian May is another legend.

[@tammycarr3715]

One of the top ten best guitar players there is

[@spac3d0lls]

Bri imo was second only to Hendrix

[@Vinnyzzzz]

Ferguson Ferguson John Deacon and Roger Taylor too

[@leonardwashington6456]

@Ferguson Ferguson not to mention he's one hell of an astrophysicist

[@michaelasquith]

I will add that, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon are legends, too. As Freddie Mercury said, in the film, Bohemian Rhapsody, "We are all legends".

[@euanelliott3613]

In the mid '70's at a Queen gig, the power went off and Freddie famously said: "We'll pose and you just look at us". Best one liner in rock. He was talented, generous, and funny. A one off. PEACE, LOVE & EQUALITY.

[@catherinevaz6139]

I miss Freddie Mercury, yet I have never known / seen him. It’s the weirdest thing, I know! But, don’t we all miss him? R. I. P. Freddie, you’re now a shooting star leaping through the sky...

[@chachalevs6313]

yeah we all miss him he is legendary...

[@mobek359]

Yes Catherine my love,u look very beautiful

[@larrybird6860]

I feel the same about Mac Miller. It's just all about the sense of security we had listening to their masterpieces.

[@lynseycstormster4689]

Catherine Vaz, I feel you completely, Freddie is the only person I grieve for that I've never even met. I still cry about Freddie's death to this day. Totally irreplaceable ❤👑❤

[@unusualfemale9993]

Don't worry. You're not alone. He's been dead for 28 years now...

[@lesslisilverman]

I like this guy, don't care if i never really new him ...his spirit speaks for him.

[@cshimp10]

The first time I heard "Who Wants to Live Forever"; I seriously bawled my eyes out. I was at such a 'bottom point' in my life, and that song turned me around. I can't explain how, be it 'crying hard enough to perk back up' or the song being inspirational... I honestly do not know... Will love Freddie now and forever.

[@divine4275]

What I learned? Freddie will always be a legend

[@deborahstreat3994]

I love Freddie always

[@strayslump]

@Jodes Naughties Boomer

[@strayslump]

@Jodes Naughties not only boomers knew that but also people who listened to his music and/or watching videos on him.

[@jubbletea4067]

It’s sad that I can imagine people goi g to dig up Freddie’s ashes......how rude😡 How sweet and amazing Mary is for keeping his secret❤️❤️❤️

[@Timbo6669]

PPl still think he was gay?? He is a classical bisexual! Attracted to both sexes for different reasons is textbook bi....

[@concierge7916]

Everyone's beautiful darling!

[@jmz1736]

Many people close to him report that he considered himself gay

[@Theredeyedjedi]

@Steve johnson He's not gay if he's also attracted to women too...

[@yahboymilk4032]

@Scissor Hanz There's about as much evidence for that as there is for God existing.

[@CorsetedSaint]

Scissor Hanz disgusting. An utterly disrespectful and unwanted comment made by another religious preacher.

[@sputumtube]

I grew up with Queen from the age of thirteen. The first five albums defined my life. Queen 1 & 2 are especially important to me and I listen to them often. There will never be a group of musicians who can eclipse them.

[@ceryseira]

Thank you for getting a sense of the full picture, focusing not only on his career but also his personal life and additional info regarding the illness, as well as clearing up the myth about his teeth being the reason for his voice/vocal ability. Great stuff, he was and will remain a legend.

[@mikelevitz1266]

Never knew the genius of f.m.and queen. After the movie i realized how much that band contributed to the music world. We will never see another f.m. rip.

[@ric66fb]

The greatest front man ever ... He held every audience in the palm of his hand.

[@juliact]

Freddie was in love with Jim. It is likely that he left 50% of his income and his house to Mary because she was healthy and she had children. At the time Freddie wrote his will he knew that Jim was also HIV positive. He could not have known that Jim would live to 2010. I don't think him leaving the majority to Mary meant he loved her more. There is plenty of evidence of how much he loved Jim.

[@happythekatt8419]

juliact This is a good point.

[@Princessofhalloween314]

juliact He left a majority to her because to him she was “his lawful wife” So by that it means she got half of everything. Even though they never married he truly believed she was his kind of soul wife. He left the other to Jim to tell him he loved him as well.

[@ginnyhernez9348]

@@Princessofhalloween314 I believe Mary had a legal husband and two sons, by the time of Freddie's passing?

[@Princessofhalloween314]

Ginny Hernez that’s why I put quotes around “lawful wife.” He believed she was his lawful wife, and best friend. So that’s the way he saw it.

[@ginnyhernez9348]

@@Princessofhalloween314 Freddie dearly loved Jim at some point in his life; he lovingly accepted Jim's ring and Freddie wore it, ever since.

[@annoneill4102]

I'm very much an older Freddie Fan. I listened to Queen music when I was young but never saw them onstage. After Bohemian Rapsody I bought everything I could lay my hands about Freddie. I became obsessed and still am. Im 80yrs old and I love all things Queen and Freddie. I drive my family crazy playing Queen music. Lol

[@berniecasey7592]

Mary is very Loyal in her love for freddie and keeping his burial secret is so Honorable, I Thank her for that. ❤

[@opchick0597]

Freddie's talent will never be duplicated, I have no doubt he's rockin' in heaven as only he can!

[@JJRush_]

Think about this: Queen’s 1975 track Bohemian Rhapsody which originally appeared on their fourth studio album A Night At The Opera, has been streamed 1.6 billion times, making it THE MOST STREAMED SONG from the 20th century and the most streamed classic rock song of all time!

[@arius1]

"Things we learned about Freddie Mercury...". I learned that when I heard the Magic album I should have been listening much earlier. He was one of the greatest showmen to grace this planet.

[@nlbhaduri]

thank you for interlacing this vid with real facts about HIV/AIDS. Freddie was such a beautiful person...I hope people will remember that and not just the HYPE

[@issiepuente7672]

Freddie had the courage of 10,000 men

[@johno4521]

No, he just had 10,000 men.....

[@Metal9040]

Issie Puente 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 men.

[@MZHARDBODYENT]

Yesssss admirable

[@mohanpremaratne517]

@@johno4521 who r u disrespectful idiot

[@robbinvanderzwart7129]

@@mohanpremaratne517 ikr, disrespectful and not funny at all

[@zutrong]

A video about Mercury without a single note of his singing voice? That's sad

[@marthamattix7683]

Um, copyright issues?

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@marthamattix7683 and @The_Talking_Banana You can use small segments under free use. Plus, this would be considered an educational video, further protection under free use. It could also be considered a critique depending on what they're saying around the audio clip, further protection under free use. Not using ANY of the audio is just being scared and not giving the audience what they expect.

[@antcare2804]

@@Richard_Nickerson I completely agree with you, but unfortunately even using a small segment of the track can easily land you a copyright strike on youtube and if you have a huge channel, the risk of loosing a video over few seconds of audio is not worth it.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@antcare2804 A copyright claim is hardly damning, and far from unbeatable. Most claims are made by automated programs designed to recognize audio and/or video. If you dispute the claim reasonably, the copyright claim will be lifted. What you're describing is what I already said channels like this are: just afraid. A video like this could likely dispute a claim for the use of an entire song's vocal track... educational videos and critical videos fall under fair use. This video would be completely fine, even if there was an initial claim they had to dispute. Believe me, I've done it many times. Successfully disputing a claim doesn't affect your copyright record in KZbin's eyes. And even if you didn't win the claim? Delete the video and repost it. Channels do that all the time. Not doing the obvious thing that would both improve the video and please viewers out of fear of the lightest slap on the wrist which you can have taken back? That's being a big old pussy.

[@lune-3214]

Article 13 is already lying in wait.

[@artchic528]

Freddie isn't a rock legend. He's transcended space, time and mortality itself to become the ultimate rock god. Simply put, he was one of a kind.

[@VocalCitizen]

I’m so happy that people are coming to know Freddie Mercury and Queen through the movie, but I really want people to stop bashing the band’s decision to focus on the music and Freddie’s relationship with Mary Austin. Freddie never wanted his male relationships or his illness to be fodder for the public, so why in the hell would his bandmates/brothers disrespect his memory by putting those issues in a film?! I’m all for LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 pride but Freddie said himself that he never wanted to be a poster boy for the cause. Let his memory Rest In Peace and get over yourselves. His sister and Mary Austin and his Queen family knew him best... so I hardly believe they would dishonor him with lies in a film meant to honor him. Yes, there were chronological liberties taken to accomplish telling the story within the timeline of the film (they wanted to end with Live Aid in 1985) but his loved ones were not trying to make him look bad or themselves look superior to him. I can’t stand it when the public assumes they know more than the people Freddie himself trusted and loved.

[@danapayne7363]

DAMN GOOD POINTS. THATS WHY THE BAND WANTED TO TELL THE STORY THEMSELVES

[@pamhales2603]

If times had stayed the way they were it would have been a different situation. However times have changed a great deal since Freddie's passing with same sex marriage and the medications for the illness. It's a totally different and much more accepting. Overall the band knew the story was worth telling and they were so right.

[@PerplexiaX]

Deborah All true, but there are those that say that Brian and Roger had their own agenda with the film, not just to avoid any riff raff about Freddie's escapades, but to tell the story as THEY wanted to tell it, not necessarily as it actually happened, which is what the movie was supposed to be... a biopic about Freddie's involvement! Personally, I would have liked to see a little more in the beginning of the film about how "Smile" formed and what made Tim Staffell leave, how he and Freddie were friends, and how it came about that Freddie got the position of lead singer... all that was just too condensed! The whole film, for that matter, was too condensed, but, all that aside, it was just what I was hoping for!

[@lisamelroy2855]

I agree, on all points. Let the story be about the music, and, as far as Freddie's relationship with Mary, it was clearly the most important one in his life, and I feel like they paid due respect to that, and her.

[@PerplexiaX]

@@lisamelroy2855 Thank you, and yes I tend to agree with everything here also. Sascha would have played a great Freddie, but he was too tall, first of all, and yeah, he probably would have turned it into a raunch-fest, but if he had done it the way Brian and Roger wanted it, I think he could have played the part well. Malek did a great job though... he really channeled Freddie very well! :-)

[@lucyortiz1196]

"I'll fucking do it darling" We love you Fred, we'll never forget you.

[@spac3d0lls]

No, Freddie was annoyed that Micheal kept bringing his lama into the studio 😂

[@MsDudette21]

lol jesus christ thats just insane. Y did Mike feel the need to bring a WHOLE ASS LLAMA to a recording studio? 😂 hahha gotta love them both

[@shanelle850]

😂😂😂

[@nyawilson7393]

No one is entitled to your money but I see how after 7yrs spent together Jim Hutton was disappointed that Mary got nearly everything he had.

[@charlotteh2280]

Jim deserved more

[@cattherapyandrescue5713]

Charlotte H I mean he still got 500,000 pounds that’s a lot but let him keep the house or something

[@lurker6918]

@@cattherapyandrescue5713 No disrespect to Mary but I think it was a little mean to kick Jim out of the mansion considering that it was also a huge loss for him when Freddie passed.

[@soul4sale1946]

@@charlotteh2280 but as I know he left with half million :)

[@MiBones]

@@lurker6918 I read that the will needed to go through legal channels, and that is why Mary had him leave. It was legally mandatory.

[@umachan9286]

He still has the greatest voice in all of rock history. You will never find somebody else of his equal. Freddy was truly one of a kind.

[@mayangel5315]

I know this comment is late but i was busy... People learned that Freddie was more lovelble than ever and more legendary than anyone. He was so happy but so lonely in side.... He just wanted a good life.... I really thank Jim that he sped with him his last days and it warms my heart for so so long .... I am a really dear BIG FAN of Queen and I can't stop crying.... ♥♥♥♥ I hope he's in heaven know....

[@leahr.1782]

Freddie probably is looking down on us and saying, “Don’t worry my darlings. I’m better off up here anyway.”

[@nellinightshade3358]

freddie mercury's bohemian rhapsody was the anthem of my teenage years. his voice was the only thing that held together that hideous "highlander" movie. and boy, did he adore his cats.

[@darthinhalus7441]

NelliNightshade that Highlander comment is fightin words there boy...

[@nellinightshade3358]

@@darthinhalus7441 too damn right!!!

[@nellinightshade3358]

@Kevin Prima i forgot about that!!

[@ahbowakawapoussepousse2712]

@@nellinightshade3358 I loved Highlander!

[@ciara.eason13]

I feel bad for Freddie having to go through such awful pain and misery... it's amazing how much love he has for his fans, ban mates and his ex fiance. Wish I could give him a hug..

[@Mrsbehavin59]

larger than life man and voice..............RIP you will never be forgotten.....

[@karmallama4686]

If you love someone enough you know when to let them go. Mary did this despite her emotional pain at doing so. She knew him before he was famous and she remained his best friend until the end. Hutton and others could not replace her he said that. She worried where he's was going but she was always there for him. And he loved her for it. I for one cannot imagine her emotional pain as she watched the love of her life distroying himself.

[@mjSnap]

He didn't destroy himself. He had a disease in case you failed to realize this. We're attracted to whom we're attracted to. Back then they were just learning about AIDS and there was no way he could have known what would happen due to his sexuality. He was not self-destructive, and to characterize him as such is wholly incorrect and unfair, not to mention highly disrespectful to the man himself. Had he been self-destructive he would have held onto the destructive influences in his life, rather than shedding them, which is what he did just in time for Live Aid.

[@helenholt1161]

@@dakotaword1913 Laughing. Compared to his peers his drug use was minimal and he tended towards long term relationships.

[@paulnevins8378]

People were all going crazy im from a farther who had his wife over the rd from us he started to go skinny 91 an was thinking the worst turned out it was type two diabeties freddie would of just been having a crazy time on coke and not caring on top of the world with pain in his heart for mary

[@PurpleCaSh]

Other artists: I feel ill. I can't preform today, cancel the show. Freddie: I'm dying, let's make more music, THE SHOW MUST GO ON.

[@tjfritz8722]

RIP Freddie Mercury, The Greatest Singer Of All Time

[@mikehunt9434]

TJ Fritz Plant?

[@ryanthegreat805]

@@mikehunt9434 his was blues freddies was operatic high pitched that sounded amazing

[@kikit7262]

@@mikehunt9434 what a joke and freddie is the best singer of all time and in history

[@candice_ecidnac]

Greatest Male Singer, perhaps. RIP Aretha Franklin, the other Greatest Singer of All Time.

[@trillwithers1050]

😂😂This a joke, right?!??

[@carlosajames]

One i love about Freddie is this his voice gives me goosebumps from hearing it and he is so funny and shame he has gone.

[@janiquevaillot8554]

NOBODY can stop Freddie ! He's still alive and he's a Legend and legends never die

[@janetharned6799]

Excellent video and great commentary. Amazing info re an amazing talent!! Love Freddie more than ever now. R.I.P. Freddie!!

[@EXTRA300s]

RIP Freddy! I hope NOBODY EVER will find your resting place. You haven given humanity such a big package of pleasure in your life, even after your life billions of people listen to your music on a daily basis. One of a kind entertainer, a big treasure for humanity. You deserve to Rest In Peace!

[@butterflysnme724]

Tell me Freddie, Diana and David Bowie went out and I will lose myself! Three of my favorite people....ever.

[@juliancoquelet2654]

I understand your pain for me it’s my great grandma, Freddie and Bowie.

[@mariaignagni2860]

He STILL is the GREATEST..💟💜

[@hanf.hofmann]

People who saw Freddie live are the luckiest ever. Unfortunately I was born in the wrong generation. But hey, there will never be another Freddie Mercury and I will always love him and Queen❤️

[@justerner3293]

Trust me you don’t want to be born then. You would have to wait years for the amazing songs

[@hanf.hofmann]

Mr. McBean That‘s also true😂😂 Whatever

[@jacquelinemullan4900]

I luckily seen the group Queen at Slane Castle they where my first concert i seen they where brilliant along time ago in the mid 80s there music will live on forever the film is brilliant

[@michellerobynhillman7677]

He was a legend! Love his personality, love his passion and he really was the great pretender.. Queen was in a class of their own and surpassed the Rolling Stones on all levels

[@bobstewart5943]

Freddie Mercury was one of the absolute best, if not the best, singers of all time.

[@ZacharyLaid]

They made a movie after him

[@RealLiterallyLuke]

No shit dumbass

[@Pwince_Kwopotkin]

do you know how successful bohemian rhapsody was?

[@osvie0167]

Sarcasm people, it's called sarcasm.

[@Pwince_Kwopotkin]

@@osvie0167 so? sarcasm is annoying

[@osvie0167]

@@Pwince_Kwopotkin Sarcasm is always annoying. It wouldn't be sarcasm without it.

[@gretchenwenzel2906]

Thank you, for this video. I'm a musician and have a great appreciation for music on many levels. Queen is one of my favorite bands and Freddie Mercury is absolutely one of my most favorite artists. Not just because of how much I enjoyed their music, but because of my appreciation for his absolutely unbelievable talent for writing and singing. I'm very familiar with much of the history, but this video gave me information that I didn't know and was very interesting. Again, thank you!

[@michaelhiltz7846]

Why is everyone so impressed by a 4 Octave range? Freddie's Vocal Range (including Falsetto) was Almost identical to Michael Jackson's Vocal Range, and a full octave shorter than Paul McCartney, or Prince's vocal Range. No it's not the 4 Octave Range that is impressive about Freddie Mercury it is the power has had behind each note. There are many many many more Vocalists with larger and longer vocal ranges than Freddie's. But I have yet to hear a singer who has the power that Freddie put behind each note.

[@kenreilly5308]

Mercury played his voice like an instrument, he thought of it as such which is why his voice and May's guitar was such a magical mix.

[@michaelhiltz7846]

@@kenreilly5308 Yeah, but you don't hear people rave about the combination of the guitar and voice. You just hear about the 4 octave range, when that isn't what was truly impressive.

[@JackieAprileJr]

His voice's vibrato was killer and unique.

[@kathaleenwood2426]

Michael Hiltz - what makes his four octave range amazing is that you and I can't reach it.... 😂

[@yondoodle]

Freddy didn't have his nuts cut off as a child

[@tyty274]

Bohemian Rhapsody was excellent! The actor, portraying the late ...great Fred Mercury, earned his Academy award! i cried like a baby watching this movie! Pure excellence! RIP, Mr. Mercury! Your talent is appreciated! God bless!

[@slushied]

tyty274 he looks somewhat like him.

[@zyi0n520]

*_even he died, he is still LEGEND_*

[@MadmazaMaza]

There will never be another singer like this man R.I.P freddy

[@cierakitty]

We learned how much we missed his music, and seeing him perform

[@DeukJK]

The amount of trust he has for her is just beyond gold

[@321scully]

I've never been a huge fan of Queen but I saw them live and Freddie and the band were great entertainment. They put on such a good show. Rest in peace Freddie.

[@Tenshus4ever]

Freddie Mercury will be a legend for many many years to come, best vocal voice ever, R I. P. Freddie we all love you ❤️👍🙏😤

[@nitamartin9699]

RIP FREDDIE MERCURY. YOU ARE LEGENDARY. WE MISS YOU.

[@therealjorge810]

DO NOT HATE ON FREDDIE!!! DO NOT MAKE A JOKE ABOUT HIS DEATH!!!

[@teutonicstrider8950]

No

[@hyakkimarufluff534]

....?

[@jacobpullen6949]

AIDS

[@anthonymarchant3043]

AIDS

[@sushi4o2]

SDIA

[@slytherinqueen8120]

I hate how everybody is calling Jim „just an affaire“.

[@wendysmith279]

Jim was very good to Freddie and took care of him. They were together for six years.

[@mil5411]

@Wendy Smith . Not so much. His tell-all book after Freddie passed says all about the kind of person he is. Freddie probably knew that as he left (almost) everything to Mary

[@charlotteh2280]

Exactly. They were boyfriends

[@bleh1569]

@@mil5411 what kinds of things did he say? Edit: ok I saw a review and I think I have a general idea now...

[@thisisawsomeaintit5923]

Is that how you spell affair

[@theresaeben6869]

I always loved his music. I"m in my 60's and the movie was great,..thank you for uploading his music..

[@esthermuanpuii2198]

I wish I had lived in the 70's and 80's. The time when music was at it's highest peak. The golden era for Music.

[@louisblazejewski7884]

I did and it was

[@ilovefreddiemercury8701]

“I will fucking do it, darling” That’s our Freddie! ❤️

[@anastasiasdream9741]

A man who lived by his own convictions.. You'll be forever missed but never forgotten -Your an iconic legend that will last for many generations -The world was truly blessed with you Freddie RIP you earned it

[@andsoitbegins464]

We still miss you, Freddie. :-(

[@nicholasmclaine4398]

Hi dear, how are you

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Thank you for this video, darling.

[@maryrossier1894]

QUEEN the movie

[@blondieb6946]

Mr. Mercury, you will NEVER be forgotten!! Thank you for the legacy of great music you left behind!

[@Tracymmo]

Appreciate how this video explains AIDS clearly and respectfully.