They weren't applauding themselves. Us Brits don't do that. They were applauding the song and Freddie's memory.
@dibaperfect2 жыл бұрын
"We", not "us".
@jacobbraithwaite62642 жыл бұрын
@@dibaperfect where u from…?
@biffabacon60192 жыл бұрын
Must be southern as us brits up north wouldn’t say “We”
@thefinestgames2 жыл бұрын
"Us Brits" lmao shut up
@thejamesone76332 жыл бұрын
@@biffabacon6019 kinda say both lad ngl
@stepheboyd17 Жыл бұрын
British people do this at concerts. The applause is to praise the memory of the greatest rock performer ever. Freddie Mercury. Check him out at live aid.
@jayclod6641 Жыл бұрын
As a Brit, I can say that a) 90% of us know all the words of Bohemian Rhapsody and b) the applause was entirely for everyone celebrating the fact that they all knew the song and were celebrating Queen being Queen
@leepudney790927 күн бұрын
Absolutely true
@zoemn243 жыл бұрын
You do not play Queen to a British crowd if you do not want us to simultaneously sing every word to it!!!!
@cloverite2 жыл бұрын
It would be a great way to stop a civil war, both sides would stop fighting instantly.
@geraldinekennedy99292 жыл бұрын
100%
@Bruc742 жыл бұрын
not just the british 😉
@kure2658 Жыл бұрын
It works in any place in the world
@RenegadeSamurai Жыл бұрын
you put up that song anywhere in the world...everybody will start singing
@janebeard34113 жыл бұрын
Only man in history who can control a crowd 30 years after his death. RIP Freddie
@tammysquire69923 жыл бұрын
yes! You put it much better than i did.
@DukeOfChirk3 жыл бұрын
Well, him and Jesus! One was sent from heaven for all mankind, and the other one was called Jesus.
@fleshen3 жыл бұрын
Yes so true!
@omegashinra76723 жыл бұрын
@@DukeOfChirk Fucking hell this made me audibly, genuinely laugh out loud.
@darthwiizius3 жыл бұрын
The star than burns twice as bright goes out in half the time. RIP Freddie, genius.
@timothyhartwell2849 Жыл бұрын
Rumor has it that green day stayed behind the scenes to let the crowd finish the song. 😊
@richeturbo21071982 Жыл бұрын
This song is practically in our blood, and nobody owns the stage like Freddie did.
@guifire9747 Жыл бұрын
I feel like Robbie Williams would be up to par, if he's not there, he's pretty close
@hallson3437 Жыл бұрын
@@guifire9747I want whatever you're smoking.
@guifire9747 Жыл бұрын
@@hallson3437 I don't ^^ But Robbie have a great stage presence and share that weird natural charisma Freddie had (and of course, his vocals are great), his live performances are still great nowadays, and in his prime they were legendary (tho you have every right to disagree, but if you didn't already, check some of his Knebworth performances, if anything you'll have a good time)
@laurenmassey73 Жыл бұрын
Not applauding themselves just applauding the greatness that is Queen
@samanthajanewilliams3930 Жыл бұрын
I was at this concert!!!! i was here that day and It was the greatest day of my entire life and I remember when this come on. My dad and I put our arms around each other and random people we never met. We had our hands around other peoples shoulders and were swaying together and I loved it so much, it was the greatest day of my life. We all sang together and were cheering for Freddie although he wasnt there.
@sareedoahmed1751 Жыл бұрын
I've done the stevie wonder one, Lionel Richie, Florence and the machine, elton john. At times proud to be living in the country
@chris747f Жыл бұрын
Same! Was Awesome!!
@ElviraCondomine3 жыл бұрын
I'm 36 from the UK. This song isn't played on the radio much due it's legnth.I never owned it, nor did my parents. I grew up in a world before KZbin and music downloads yet I have always known every word.I feel this is a shared experience for most British people.
@TheLozzbozz3 жыл бұрын
Depends what radio station lol
@soc39833 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too... I'm not sure how I know all the words tbh. It is a great song though. Bet it was fun being in that crowd.
@tnetroP3 жыл бұрын
I'd never really thought of it like that. But you're right, it's a shared experience. 52 here and born way before youtube. But again I know every word.
@zoo22633 жыл бұрын
Yep same!
@TheRealSweetcherryo3 жыл бұрын
I am in the US and I have known the lyrics since I was 15...in 1975....the song is genius.
@Chris-kj7de3 жыл бұрын
I was in a London pub once when an elderly woman tottered up to the piano and started playing it. Right away everyone in the pub started singing along with the song. Then individuals started getting up to take their turns singing alone. Some of the songs they sang were hilarious cockney tunes, or funny British war songs, and the audience joined in to sing the verses. It was hilarious and heart warming, and it's one of my best travel memories.
@darthwiizius3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes a good old ping pong round the old Joanna.
@psychobartus3 жыл бұрын
I had the same sort of experience in a pub in the scottish highlands, random karaoke night and a guy comes in with a newspaper rolled up in his back pocket and everyone cheers, he gets on the mic and gives the best rendition of this song I have ever heard, including wlaking out the door while singing "just gotta get right out of here" all of this while a random dude was doing a crazy Jig, at the end of the song he yelled, and I quote "Not bad for an old cunt eh?" fucking awesome random night!
@crowhillian583 жыл бұрын
We had a very similar experience after a football match in the west Midlands. It was a bit tense after the match but we ended up in a pub with some of th locals. Somebody started playing a Beatles song on a piano and it turned into a brilliant sing along with two rival sets of fans mostly in their early 20s in a empty pub at 6 pm! 🙂
@westham50473 жыл бұрын
Where are you from?
@psychobartus3 жыл бұрын
@@westham5047 who was that aimed at?
@hippeastrum Жыл бұрын
They were waiting for the band to come on. It was a wonderful spontaneous 6 minutes enjoyed by 65,000 people.
@sammichael61393 жыл бұрын
I was working one of the bars for this. Its one of the greatest moments I've ever experienced. People stopped buying drinks, customers and bar staff alike just stopped and sung the entiiire song. It was so beautiful.
@davidkeenan56422 жыл бұрын
Hi Sam, thanks for sharing that memory. BR has become part of British culture, as evidenced by the Live Aid reaction to Queen. That wasn't a Queen audience, but they all knew the songs, verbatim! That's how deep Queen's music has infected we British, their songs transcend time. BR 'shouldn't' be remembered word for word by modern listeners, but 42 years after its initial release, this complicated song is remembered and loved by thousands at a Green Day concert! I wonder what will be remembered 50 years from now. I have a a feeling that children yet unborn will discover Queen and infect their grandchildren with their love of Queen's timeless music. But I could of course be biased, I was born in 1956 :-)
@joemacc73882 жыл бұрын
That's so cringe
@imperialdebauchery59882 жыл бұрын
I was there too, and it really was one of those truly great moments in life.
@misspollysdolly2 жыл бұрын
@@joemacc7388 don't be a fun sponge
@joemacc73882 жыл бұрын
@@misspollysdolly lol yeah OK I take it back!
@hybrid9mm2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, you could hear the crowd over 1 mile away 👍 I was in London that day, what a day. RIP Freddie, gone but never ever forgotten ❤️
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
Cool memory
@sleinremmit70802 жыл бұрын
Over a mile away, that is absolutely brilliant! Thank you for sharing that.
@jome73822 жыл бұрын
Wow ❤️
@oxiecontin Жыл бұрын
Just shows how legendary Queen is, that really is insane though
@catherine6407 Жыл бұрын
I remember this day. I live in a open block apartment, near Regent’s Park (1.9 miles away) and we could hear this so clear as we are pretty high up and it’s a clear line to Hyde park. We was all out of our homes and singing along. It was brilliant. Long live Freddie 💙
@lynnbass708 Жыл бұрын
Impressive how a song can be universally known. Uk people clap the brilliance of the song
@jacquimaclennan32543 жыл бұрын
A lot of non UK bands are left shell shocked by the reaction of UK crowds. We don’t go to gigs to stand there like lemmings…we go to have a good time. If the band forget the words - not a problem, we’ll sing it for you 🤷🏼♀️🙂😂😂
@ttr20000 Жыл бұрын
thisss😂👏
@LarissaFay Жыл бұрын
Truthhh 🙌 Every concert I've ever been to... it's the same all around the UK. We will support the artists and show love by singing every lyric together.
@davefb Жыл бұрын
I've heard the theory that we're all used to singing hymns at school that we just 'go along with it' when we can.. I've been in a few big ones at festivals .. even sung the right words at some points...
@suzywhitfield1708 Жыл бұрын
Oh come all ye faithful! Genius x we just love a singalong
@RighAlban3 жыл бұрын
We didn't applaud ourselves, we applauded the folk next to us for their fantastic rendition of bohemian rhapsody. Everyone doing it just shows how beautiful and humble we are 😁
@Annie.Kashmir3 жыл бұрын
❤❤
@AuroDHikoshi3 жыл бұрын
They're applauding Freddie.
@RighAlban3 жыл бұрын
@@AuroDHikoshi Oh really? And here I was being 'completely' literal, I'm 'so' glad you corrected my glaring mistake!
@silentauditor95133 жыл бұрын
Now now ladies…. Do I need to slappy 😂
@NailHeavenAshford3 жыл бұрын
@@RighAlban you are correct. The crowd applauded the crowd. Appreciation for a job well done.
@thestarglider3 жыл бұрын
The lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody is permanently encoded into the DNA of all British people since birth. Any defects found are usually taken out and shot. It's law that if you are in earshot of the song being played that you must start singing along to it, including mimicking the guitar solo and the piano from the opera section.
@barbarablair3225 Жыл бұрын
What are we gonna do about Kanye? He definitely broke some laws the night he attempted to perform it at Glastonbury.
@Outnumberedbykidsandcats Жыл бұрын
Totally. Even my kids knew all the words before starting high school at 11.
@Canibeyou. Жыл бұрын
And if you were in a car you had to do the Wayne's world head bang
@rachelpenny516510 ай бұрын
I can remember in the 1990s my sister and I along with a couple of others sang this song without music from start to finish. We were doing summer work at a factory pushing tablets out of blister packets while sitting around a table. The 4 of us were singing this song while working.
@dangermouse93482 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best reaction to this I've see. This is why we Brits are always surprised when someone says they've never heard Bohemian Rhapsody. It's part of the national conscience here.
@LACEYSTAR882 жыл бұрын
And that's what happens when you play Queen at any venue in the UK! 💜 This makes me proud to be British..Love this video! 🇬🇧
@angelaedgington-pk8si Жыл бұрын
Green day were taking a break and this was played as interim music
@finncullen Жыл бұрын
A journalist once asked Freddie "What instrument do you play?" He replied "The crowd, darling." And he was right. Twenty-seven years after his death he was still doing it. Now that's a legend.
@debbieadams3343 жыл бұрын
What makes it so amazing is that virtually no one in that crowd was alive when Freddie died. And the crowd are there to see a band that play very different music. I'm beginning to be believe that wonderful song has got into our DNA. When the song was released I was 14. I was 60 this year and I find it impossible to stop singing along now. Its powerful stuff
@AuroDHikoshi3 жыл бұрын
I was only 4 when he passed so didn't know until hearing after how big he was.
@stephanienewton49822 жыл бұрын
ah mate it seems a sacrilege that not everyone can appreciate a bit of Freddie in this epic song, Love Freddie, favourite album is Made In Heaven, personal choice, lol, 68 this year.
@mildredhubble68482 жыл бұрын
Most people in that crowd were alive when he died.
@samuelpinder12152 жыл бұрын
@@mildredhubble6848 green day are late 90s early 2000s so probably not they may have just been born but they wont be old enough to remember him being alive
@MissMariQueen2 жыл бұрын
How do you know? Were you going around in the crowd to check!?
@hiramabiff20173 жыл бұрын
From football stadiums to concerts, the UK crowds have a uncanny talent for such coordination. Amazing.
@kizzia65642 жыл бұрын
It’s the years of mandatory singing in school assembly’s that taught us well 😂😂
@marcdenniss432 жыл бұрын
@@kizzia6564 🤣🤣🤣 very true 👍
@samuelpinder12152 жыл бұрын
@@kizzia6564 or singing god save the king/queen before our vast multitude of wars with just about everyone on the planet
@MissMariQueen2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, especially in football stadium you can teach a thing or two about hooliganism!!!
@hiramabiff20172 жыл бұрын
@@MissMariQueen 😅🤣😂 Compared to your BLM/Hockey rioting I doubt we can teach you a thing on disgusting behaviour. Your experts at it 😉
@gremsta7 ай бұрын
Chinese British born here, Queen was never played in my household growing up nor did I ever sing this at school but I know this entire song word for word
@thebobsful3 жыл бұрын
The British are BORN with the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody imprinted on the inside of our eyelids... it's genetic.
@fayesouthall6604 Жыл бұрын
Truth
@leonarae84963 жыл бұрын
Freddie was asked what instrument he played other than piano and he replied “The audience darling.” He’s still doing it from heaven RIP Freddie. Why don’t you listen to Queen singing this song live, specifically at Montreal 1981. The concert was held 10 years to the day, before Freddie died
@sharonkay86383 жыл бұрын
The words to BoRap are in our DNA. This is Freddie playing his favourite instrument - his audience. Even at someone else’s gig and years after his death. Continue to sleep well Freddie.🥰
@tammysquire69923 жыл бұрын
You are so right. I was born the year before BoRap was and i dont remember it from then, but when I was about 11 or so I was taping off the christmas top 40 from the radio, and this was number one. My parents had been betting on it for ages and when it was declared and started playing, they both burst out in full song! It was epic haha! I remember reaaally wanting to sing along but I didn't know the words haha! But I had it on tape and it's been in my life ever since, in one form or another (even mini disk for all of 5 minutes) And I so wanted to sing along with this clip but i wanted more to hear all of them. What a guy.
@rde40173 жыл бұрын
Sleep well???? Can you imagine the gig they're having up there? Freddie, Lennon, Hendrix, Bowie...
@sharonkay86383 жыл бұрын
@@rde4017 you are so right. That is a great gig going on!😎🥂
@whoknows.2013 жыл бұрын
Can confirm. I'm 17 and actually have no recollection of ever learning the lyrics, but I know the whole song word for word
@NailHeavenAshford3 жыл бұрын
@@tammysquire6992 I remember waiting for the ‘Top 40 ‘ to come on every Sunday evening and the number 1 being announced. The amount of weeks this was number one. My late brother and I in total awe that it was number 1 for another week, then singing along to it.
@pb-nl7oh3 жыл бұрын
It's a nod to Queen when you think how many people in that audience probably weren't even born when bohemian rhapsody came out, but they all know the lyrics. Greetings from Lancashire UK.
@imperialdebauchery59882 жыл бұрын
Most of that crowd is my age (I'm actually in the crowd, it was incredible) and were no more than 4 or 5 years old when Freddie died. Many were younger than that.
@leonbrooks210711 ай бұрын
I’m a firm believer that kids will be singing along and rocking out to Bohemian Rhapsody in their bedroom on space stations 1000 years from now.
@MyOutdoorsUK3 жыл бұрын
Bohemian Rhapsody is Britain's second national anthem. It's part of the national education curriculum and all children are expected to know it word for word by the age of 5. For those of us old enough to remember it being released it brings enormous pleasure to see it being discovered through new eyes.
@jason68483 жыл бұрын
This is so much closer to reality than it comes across lol, If you don't know bohemian rhapsody word for word in your first decade, are you even British?
@lauralishes13 жыл бұрын
Stop exaggerating. It was never mentioned at school.
@MsPinkwolf3 жыл бұрын
@@lauralishes1 I think its a joke...
@vilebrequin69233 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!🤣🤣🤣
@davidfitchett69503 жыл бұрын
@@lauralishes1 ffs get a life.
@andrewneale83412 жыл бұрын
It wasn't an unusual reaction to Queen. If you go back to the Live Aid concert, there was an entire stadium doing the hand gestures to Radio Ga Ga in perfect unison as per the official video clip. Anyone would be excused for thinking it was a Queen concert as opposed to music fans of all walks of life, some who may have been there to see some other performer. Such was the power of the man.
@toni6053 Жыл бұрын
I was there and wasn't particularly a Queen fan till that day. I was 16 at the time and it's still up there as one of the best days of my life.
@mattsmith52673 жыл бұрын
This just make me proud to be British.🇬🇧. When it come to crowd participation we ROCK! 🤟🏻
@marieince32392 жыл бұрын
If you notice as they sing the sky changes that's Freddie loving this it was fantastic .
@rdp2810893 жыл бұрын
This is how a band steals a show without even being there. R.I.P Freddie LONG LIVE QUEEN!!!
@samanthacakebread81962 жыл бұрын
Just found you guys and am thoroughly entertained. As a Brit I will say that this is in no way abnormal for us. We all know this song so well, that is the reason the diction is so good and that even as a choir of thousands you can so clearly hear the words. We're all coming in and signing off at the same time, giving that clarity. And yes, the applause is not us clapping for ourselves (reading below comments), but for all around us as a sign of unity and our enjoyment. We react the same whether its a pub of 20 people or 2000. Its also a song that is guaranteed to get the crowd psyched up and ready for the set. All concerts in the UK do have 'filler' music between bands and/or sets. :)
@imperialdebauchery59882 жыл бұрын
Only thing that even comes close to the Bohemian Rhapsody effect is the chorus of Rule Britainnia at Last Night of the Proms.
@evorock3 жыл бұрын
We in the UK are born, knowing the lyrics to Bo Rap. But in reality, Freddie was, is and always will be a legend. I remember, when I found he died, as a 16 year old lad, I was due to go to college, but instead I just went to my room and cried for the entire day. Freddie is the only celebrity I've done this for. He'll always be missed, but he will never be forgotten Love yer Freddie, you beautiful bastard
@davidhoward24873 жыл бұрын
Love your respect, mate...
@AdeleD793 жыл бұрын
I feel this. It was my birthday yesterday. His anniversary. I turned 12 the day he died and I cried my heart out. Now I just turned 42 and I still get heartsore over it. Freddie was a true musician and showman. It makes me so happy that his legacy lives on and that Queen's music will be forever loved.
@izabelasiczek35473 жыл бұрын
I was 17 and too I cried for 2 days and didn't go to school
@TheLozzbozz3 жыл бұрын
I still have a cry when I watch a documentary about him, his death was a tragedy
@Lspacehopper3 жыл бұрын
The only other person whose celebrity death affected me was George Michael. So sad 😞
@panasonicyouth19852 жыл бұрын
I was there in that crowd on that very day, and let me tell you it was something truly soul stirring, awesome, and freaking beautiful and unifying!
@brigidsingleton1596 Жыл бұрын
My eldest daughter was there too. (She was 3.75 years old when Freddie died) It didn't take her long to learn the words to Queen's songs - as I had the records & CDs of course !! I texted her when she was at that Green Day concert and asked her how it was going...(because she had fainted at a different Green Day gig due to the heat) and she texted back about everyone singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" ... That made me so (extra) proud of her and the British people - including me even though I wasn't there myself - hope that doesn't sound too weird !! 😊❤🖖
@StyxRiverGynoid3 жыл бұрын
Kinda hard to explain the place Queen and Freddie Mercury play in the British psyche. Even decades after his death, his energy still spreads any time his music is heard. I guarantee you that even the people who weren't at the concert on the roads around the park joined in.
@sandraback78093 жыл бұрын
This just has to come on the radio in the car and we sing along 😁
@melissalee56223 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@Ionabrodie693 жыл бұрын
Yeah ,I don’t think anyone could love him in the same way us Brits do..
@MarkMyers-v4s8 ай бұрын
The love for Freddie shines 30 years later, nobody on this planet had that affect on the world.
@organisedchaosxo3 жыл бұрын
The thing I love about this video is that by some magic people automatically sort themselves into singing different sections. It's like there was a meeting beforehand where it was decided who was going to go for the high notes and who the low notes.
@tillytopper9042 жыл бұрын
Great comment
@sereenascott403 жыл бұрын
I was in that crowd with my husband seeing greenday was bucketlist item I was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 I been greenday and queen fan since I was 14 I am now 38 loved being among the crowd was one best experiences I have ever had
@edithbryce46082 жыл бұрын
Aw bless , sending you loads of positive thoughts x
@lindahill130 Жыл бұрын
we Brits love our Freddy never to be forgotten R,I.P FREDDY
@robertschneider88083 жыл бұрын
Bohemian Rhapsody is a tradition at Green Day concerts. It is allways the last song before their own preshow starts. I'm pretty sure Green Day is backstage and enjoying every second of it.
@Thea79723 жыл бұрын
I’m a huge Green Day fan - saw them 3x in 2017 during the U.K. tour - each time the entire stadium or arena sang our hearts out to this while waiting for Green Day to come on stage😊
@rchshrk3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing them at Leeds festival which I think was around 2013/14 and I remember the exact same thing Bohemian Rhapsody came on whilst waiting for Green Day. I'm now wondering if this is something they do when performing in UK as they know full well it will lift the mood of the entire crowd. Everyone in UK enjoys a good Boh Rhap singalong
@drigerdranzer75143 жыл бұрын
Green Day play it because they are huge Queen fans.
@robertschneider88083 жыл бұрын
@@rchshrk It's something they allways do. It usually is played right before their preshow with the pink rabbit starts. And they do it everywhere. I think most people who are green day fans know the lyrics to bohemian rhapsody. At least here in Germany there is also always a sing along to it. It's just a Green Day tradition.
@francesblackman9087 Жыл бұрын
This is like a second National Anthem for us Brits. We just love it.
@DoctorAkikoFukuwara3 жыл бұрын
This gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. We miss you Freddie ❤
@2heads1423 жыл бұрын
love this channel
@Annie.Kashmir3 жыл бұрын
We really do! 💔💔
@transponderful3 жыл бұрын
every hackle, it's spooky
@adamcowood75533 жыл бұрын
+1 on the goosebumps 🔊
@Lewis95xp2 жыл бұрын
Never been a fan of crowds. Never wanted to go to concerts. However, that is one I deeply regret missing. The atmosphere is electric.
@jino42803 жыл бұрын
I doubt there are many Brits over a certain age group that could stop themselves singing along to this track. Many of us were around when it was first released in the UK (I was) so it's part of the fabric of UK music and culture. British music is bursting at the seems with gems like this and we're proud as hell about it.
@kirstydthomas3 жыл бұрын
This song was released 10 years before I was born but I have a dad that loves Queen so we grew up with their music. I knew bohemian rhapsody before I even understood who queen were.
@bethanymay7720 Жыл бұрын
I’m 25 and my brother is 14 and we both sing this song. And can’t help it 😂😂😂
@MrsPedroPascal Жыл бұрын
Us British are born with the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody in our DNA. Fact.
@gavlar1113 жыл бұрын
I walked past Freddies house - Garden Lodge in Kensington tonight as I live nearby, there was a guy with a guitar and about 50 people singing Queen hits. People walking past would stop and join in then go on their way. It was awesome. 30 years on and his star is just as bright. Bona-fide legend.
@ianrandle27803 жыл бұрын
Even we are as drunk as a skunk we can all sing this perfectly. It's in our DNA
@paulknox9993 жыл бұрын
And these people were there to see Green Day. Just shows how big Queen was as a band that so many new the words to be able to sing along like this.
@AuroDHikoshi3 жыл бұрын
The Tribute show has Guns n Roses and Metallica playing warm up... very few bands are as BIG as Queen were and still are.
@marythurlow91322 жыл бұрын
I just love hearing a crowd singing together. It really gives you goosebumps.
@hippletwipple22853 жыл бұрын
You should watch Green Day perform Boulevard of Broken Dreams at Reading 2013. The crowd basically perform the song back to the band and Billie Joe just stands there in stunned silence, even bowing to the crowd at points.
@Gillby474 ай бұрын
Seeing this always brings me to tears,such a great tribute to a beautiful man.
@Danielik253 жыл бұрын
Thank you, guys💕30 years ago today Freddie passed away at the age of 45, but he and his music is still with us
@angelaharris6577 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful 😂 the brits really know how to participate. They just instinctively knew who was singing what😂. Shiver went down my spine watching . I remember seeing the first showing of this on " top of the pops" us youngsters weekly Thursday fix of music. Miss Freddie so much , what a voice and what a performer. And yes we all know the words, it's in our DNA.
@avaggdu1 Жыл бұрын
Queen really turned it around at Live Aid ('85). As a teen at the time, everyone thought Queen were also-ran rock dinosaurs who were past their prime and just filling out the numbers compared to the more popular acts like Nik Kershaw, Style Council, etc. Then Freddie hit the stage and blew everyone away. After that, no-one cared what the Americans were doing (even though half the bands were British and they had some absolute legends).
@zak37443 жыл бұрын
It's kind of sad in a way to think that this is surprising to you. Do Americans not sing along with Bohemian Rhapsody? It's like an unavoidable kind of law of nature here that everyone sings along if it comes on, or if someone starts singing it anywhere in company. On the late bus, in a pub, on a train, whatever. Someone starts singing, that's the next six minutes where no-one present is doing anything else! 😂
@darthwiizius3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there something in Wayne's World? No way! Yes way.
@roughblooduk3 жыл бұрын
They do with Sweet Caroline.
@miaschu81753 жыл бұрын
Well, we sing along to Sweet Caroline in the UK, too. It's the song that's bound to get your aunties up and dancing at a family wedding :)
@tracysapp30693 жыл бұрын
Yes, we do sing along. We just love hearing this. It shows the power of music and it is moving.
@MrEsphoenix3 жыл бұрын
Start singing about putting a gun to someone's head and pulling the trigger in America and they'll take it seriously lol
@mjotd8670 Жыл бұрын
one of the greatest rock/opera songs ever recorded, of course "us Brits" know all the the words, RIP Freddie
@Zipa73 жыл бұрын
I was there, and the atmosphere was incredible, 65000 people came together to pay their respects to a legend, Billy Joe from Green Day said it best later in the concert music is the great uniter of man. The show went great for GD after, the crowd sang like this all night, Billy Joe let the crowd sing the first Boulevard of Broken dreams, he just sat down on the stage and laughed while it happened.
@julitt43172 жыл бұрын
I had goosebumps, every second they were singing. It's so raw, so from the heart. I hope Freddie heard it.
@daniel-on2yp3 жыл бұрын
It's the law, if you hear bohemian Rhapsody, you MUST sing along
@Saranghae68 Жыл бұрын
Freddie is a UK legend who could have the audience in the palm of his hand within minutes of being on stage. He is much loved and missed still.
@jackrobinson62772 жыл бұрын
Daniel best reaction. Not long after the song began, you quietly said Wow to yourself, and from that moment, the grin never left your face. You truly enjoyed every bit.
@ElfSixDave2 жыл бұрын
I'm in this crowd, thankyou very much. Yes, it was awesome. This was right before Green Day came on. Still gives me the chills every time.
@spacefanatic3 жыл бұрын
This song is in the UK's DNA. They played the instrumental, I think, but everybody knew the words even though they were probably not born when Freddie was alive and this song was released. They were a Green Day crowd who would generally have been of the younger generation.
@karenmurray16953 жыл бұрын
That's exactly why bands love the UK 🇬🇧 we love decent music
@Kellie_Curtis-Holmes3 жыл бұрын
A fitting reaction. Freddie passed away 30 years ago today 😥 I'm a Brit who idolizes Queen and I also adore Green Day too. Thank you so much for this xxx
@charieharvey55672 жыл бұрын
Even after 30 years people are still singing his songs goes to show he did something right just love him
@thereckoning83263 жыл бұрын
I was at Live Aid when Wembly became the centre of the Universe for a short time when Freddie came on and blew us all away and we blew him away back. Stayed with me all my life.🤩
@jbayley69633 жыл бұрын
That's a wonderful memory man
@Zandain3 жыл бұрын
Thát was the most memorable concert in my lifetime 💙 Freddy & Queen took over 'the house' & rocked it!! hello from Denmark
@tillytoad8043 жыл бұрын
I was watching it live on the telly, would have loved to be there!
@nicholashylton68572 жыл бұрын
@@tillytoad804 You, me and literally a billion other people that day. GOD, what an amazing day!
@liam23862 жыл бұрын
i am so jealousy..... like genuinely jealous
@macalauresmuse3 жыл бұрын
It's not just crowds at gigs, we sing in taxi queues, in the street, just randomly and it's brilliant.
@berrycreative71963 жыл бұрын
Seen this over a dozen times, gives me the chills everytime.
@lisalynch41542 жыл бұрын
This is a reflection of our love and appreciation for the best front man and band there ever was! ❤️ Freddie lives on here in the UK and around the world! 💓💓
@DutchCyclepath3 жыл бұрын
For some reason this gets me to cry every now and then. Now was one of those times.
@dx0304963 жыл бұрын
I was there and it was magical This was right before Green Day came on and Green Day couldn't match how loud we sang (they were still amazing) Interesting thing due to Hyde Park being in the centre of London there's a noise cap and I was near the front and I struggled to hear the song playing so imagine how little the back heard of it Yeah we was clapping Freddies memory
@jugdar13 Жыл бұрын
Wasnt at thst date but did Amsterdam, Manchester earlier that year then Sheffield a few days before this…all 3 the crowds sang along to Bohemian Rhapsody
@chitownbear77332 жыл бұрын
This is simply amazing. No words really. I heard people heard these folks singing from over a mile away.
@AGMundy3 жыл бұрын
The Wembley Stadium concert in memory of Freddie Mercury in 1992 was just as moving - 72,000 people there and 500 million watching - a moving tribute to a marvellous entertainer and sweet human being.
@andreasmith65282 жыл бұрын
I was 11 when I got the A Night at the Opera album and I wore that thing out. My grandson is 11 now and I explained to him that knowing how to sing Bohemian Rhapsody from start to finish is a life skill everyone should have. I'm sure others have mentioned this, but you posted this on the 30th anniversary of Freddie's death. I miss him so much.
@hughmuir30632 жыл бұрын
This shows how much love there is for Queen as a band and for the separate members of the band also, in addition to the music itself.
@steveparker80653 жыл бұрын
Freddie was looking down and proud of his contribution to British history and the legacy he left behind.
@mickeydooley22303 жыл бұрын
Its such a special moment when thousands of people from dif backgrounds, races and ethnicities come together as one, even if only for a few mins. It's hard to see in the moment but so awesome when u experience it
@Thescottishguyreacts Жыл бұрын
Yeah they were applauding the song and Freddie’s memory and the band
@ogscarl3t3752 жыл бұрын
Brings a tear to your eye and a smile to your face knowing even now Freddie still gets the crowd fired up gives me hope & shows we still have our humanity ☺
@rizzfontaine52713 жыл бұрын
Wow this really hits you in the feels!! I don’t know why, but humanity, seen like this.. just people together really strikes an emotional chord with me, incredible and so moving!!!!!
@LaurenRoseDeeley3 жыл бұрын
I was there for this and I was extremely drunk singing this as loud as I could (very badly may I add) but in the uk if a queen song comes on you have to sing along 🤷🏻♀️😂 also this was about 8/9pm just before green day and we’d all been there since midday as it was a day festival, so I assure the whole crowd was quite drunk 😂
@HaloOverOurDemise3 жыл бұрын
No matter how drunk we Brits are we can always perfectly sing along to Queen
@FranciscoGarcia-ze5hg3 жыл бұрын
This demonstrates that good music and good musicians will always prevail. I don't see any modern "artist" being able to accomplish this in time.
@esselleanderic3 жыл бұрын
You should check out some Twenty One Pilots - seriously, give them a look, I’ve seen many bands in concert in my time, but they are good live, talented musicians, write all their own stuff and top quality concerts that are all about the fans.
@davidhoward24873 жыл бұрын
@@esselleanderic Umm..will try then...
@1buggiej3 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable isn't it. 65,000 people singing in unison. Wwo. I love listening to this over and over.
@markbrown49553 жыл бұрын
To think that 30 years on I am watching a reaction video to A Crowd singing one of his songs.......says it all for the genius he was and the gift he gave with his music. RIP
@Kari_B61ex2 жыл бұрын
Well done Green day! They really knew how to get a home crowd hyped.
@astraboots3 жыл бұрын
That song still gets to you even 30 years after Freddie passed away. Please checkout queen in the Live Aid concert at Wembley in 1985. Freddy's interaction with the crowd is nothing less than show-stopping perfection.
@AuroDHikoshi3 жыл бұрын
He controls a crowd, even when he's not there.
@phyphor2 жыл бұрын
See the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
@callumsmith74043 жыл бұрын
A British crowd at a music festival can’t be beaten
@ontherocks87122 жыл бұрын
It can !! A WELSH crowd.....😜
@liamblack257411 ай бұрын
@@ontherocks8712a place where everyone is Welsh? That’s just hell mate
@ariellaellisxo10 ай бұрын
@@ontherocks8712British you spoon
@ariellaellisxo10 ай бұрын
@@liamblack2574i think I’d have more fun watching paint dry than being in a room full of Welsh people
@thereverendoffunk3 жыл бұрын
We applaud the genius of Freddie and despite his death decades ago his music and talent remains for ever. Regardless of your age everyone knows and appreciates his musical genius, the gift he left the world.
@nicholasblackley7591 Жыл бұрын
As a Brit i unfortunately wasn't there during this gig but all i can say is freddy and queen are such a big part of our musical and revolutionary identity for the time essence. U would be hard find to find someone in the UK that doesn't know this song word for word
@karenward2673 жыл бұрын
We English always like a good sing song. I like to think that Freddie is looking down smiling and saying, Darling, it’s a song. Who knew that this has become a universal anthem. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from San Francisco,
@jaynehemmings85523 жыл бұрын
At the end, they're applauding Freddie - the legend!!! Now I'm off to watch it again! - great reactions
@davidbroughton10883 жыл бұрын
Of course it was Green Day's choice. They LOVE great music 🇬🇧
@dannycane20092 жыл бұрын
That video always makes me proud to be British and it gives me goosebumps everytime 🤣🇬🇧
@ukanita8653 жыл бұрын
No one beats Freddie, sending love from across the pond 💜🇬🇧
@justenough23263 жыл бұрын
IT's the spontaneity of it that is amazing, everyone is hyped for Green Day, some start singing and frankly you have to join in, then suddenly you're part of something and it's euphoric, kinda how evangelical churches work but without a downside
@joep1583 жыл бұрын
I was there! Crazy day
@stevesymonds7724 Жыл бұрын
Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 1975, 42 years before this concert. 99.9% of the people there would not have been born then.