What Did The Beatles Think Of Queen? (The Beatles + Queen)

#Queen #TheBeatles #BohemianRhapsody
People speculate that Freddie Mercury and Queen were not as big as the recent biopic would have you believe. They were just another 1970′s/1980’s band amongst literally dozens of others. The Beatles probably thought about Queen about as much as the rest of us. It's very interesting how a movie can raise the profile of a group as the biopic did.
The Beatles attacked Country/Western, Pop, Indian music, psychedelic music, rock and rock and roll. With that said, let's dive into the video and see what The Beatles thought about Queen.
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[@LowkeyyBeatzz]

Apparently, Paul McCartney once said that if John Lennon hadn’t died, they would’ve *Come Together* for Live Aid

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Yeah, as Live Aid was perfectly inline with Lennon's "War is over if you want it" way of thinking. Let's fantasize about what they would have played. They'd probably start with a strong rocker such as "I saw her standing there", follow that up with a strong John song, perhaps "Please. please me" before mellowing out with "Here comes the sun" and "Imagine" before ending it with "Hey Jude" and Combining that song with "Give peace a chance" ...If only...

[@khonshu456]

Imagine The Beatles and Queen At The Same Night Damn ....

[@rman52]

The closest John and Paul came to perfoming together was for Saturday night live before it became trash. There was a joke on the live show about paying them a few hundred dollars to play on the show. Maca was at John's apartment a few blocks from the show and they almost went in to play unannounced. But they then decided not to.

[@johnnymoondogs1816]

They would probably steal the show

[@Vikingvin2006]

If Paul didnt died....

[@katrinacasey5311]

Also worthy of mention, that in ‘The Night Comes Down’ from Queen’s debut album, one of the first lyrics is a nod to the Beatles. The lyric is “Lucy was high, and so was I.”

[@jckon]

Also in the song Sheer Heart Attack, the opening lyrics (‘Well, you’re just 17’, and later in that verse, ‘You know what I mean?’) are a reference to those of ‘I Saw Her Standing There’

[@terrytheman3317]

The Night Comes Down is my favorite Queen song

[@user-pq6rm1be4q]

@@jckon i think the lyrics to sheer heart attack were "when you're just seventeen all you wanna do is disappear"? that doesn't really sound like a beatles reference tbh.

[@jckon]

@@user-pq6rm1be4q The first verse begins with ‘Well you’re just 17’, and then later in that verse is the line ‘You know what I mean?’. The opening lyrics to I Saw Her Standing There are ‘Well she was just 17 You know what I mean?’

[@Me-ok8oe]

@@jckon Look at the official lyric video on the bands official channel and it will tell you otherwise.

[@Simmer1983]

If I can recall John Lennon once mentioned Queen in a magazine interview in the mid/late 70's. Not anything about them. I believe it was a question about if the Beatles would ever regroup again. John's response was that it would never happen and that Beatles fans should move on and listen to new bands like for example Queen.

[@inthelapofthegods13]

That means he did admire Queen or else he wouldn't have mentioned them

[@wingchunkungfuwins]

Smart option

[@shahaffiq5860]

Well a very great choice i would say

[@joeterp5615]

That’s actually the best compliment possible.

[@ktv90125]

He said "listen to The Clash, Queen or whatever is going right now" (almost exact words).

[@drummessiah88]

Honest Truth : If The Beatles weren't my all time favorite band, Queen would be.

[@harpapmac]

Exactly the same, if Queen weren't my favourite band of all time, Beatles would be.

[@johnfeeley7094]

Greatest Hits 1981: Best selling album in the UK And Life Is Real was/is a tribute to Lennon💐

[@oliviaa7651]

Same

[@oliviaa7651]

Same

[@briansclogs14]

@@oliviaa7651 I like your username lol 😂

[@spectrewebz]

its amazing to think that all these people of the 70's-80's knew and looked up to each other. great video.

[@musixion]

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[@riptideog8783]

its amazing that 60s 70s and 80s musicians knew how to write sing and play instruments better than artists of today

[@adams7405]

Paul and Freddie were good friends. A shame like Elton they never got to record anything together.A friend who did security at Live Aid said Freddie mingled with Bowie,Paul M and Elton but otherwise kept to his trailer.And he left just after the Finale to watch the US bit at home.Must have felt weird him seeing Tina Turner doing State of Shock with Jagger,which he wrote with Michael Jackson.....

[@commenterjosh2428]

@JORDAN SMITH yeah, but actual musicians from the 60s-80s play them better

[@carmemdejesus7415]

Great video. I was a huge Beatles fan in the 60's until I saw & heard Freddie singing Killer Queen. It was love at first sight!!!!

[@dianecourtney2724]

Same !

[@Goldengirl48]

I was such a Beatles fan back in the 60's. When things began to change for them and they split up, I did follow Paul McCartney and Wings but I got hooked on Queen and their music. I wasn't in a place to be able to go to concerts but their music was incredible. Being in the USA we missed out on some of their stuff because of the idiot sensors. But their music still was available for sale in music stores. Now I listen to their music on KZbin and watch their videos. They were incredible and still are loved💞 by fans from all over the world 🌍🌎

[@althealligator1467]

wdym "until"? Like you stopped liking The Beatles when you heard Queen? Lol

[@carmemdejesus7415]

Yes, more or less. The Beatles broke up. Anyway I started to follow Queen & Freddie was just great!!! Up to now.

[@M4BoarBiker]

I love both the Beatles and Queen. Both will still be talked about in 50 or a 100 years from now. I would have to say Freddie Mercury was the best showman ever. However I can't say one band is better than the other. I simply enjoy both these iconic bands. May their music and legends live forever 🙏

[@mirandagenevievehunt9398]

Queen sucks, they were very unpopular in their early days because no one wanted to listen to it, the Beatles were the biggest hit after only a couple years of being a band. Queen makes basically opera music and calls it “rock”. Queen would never exist if it weren’t for the Beatles

[@jumentoqueanima]

@@mirandagenevievehunt9398 Get out of here.

[@mirandagenevievehunt9398]

@@jumentoqueanima no u

[@saifkhan-kc9ec]

@@mirandagenevievehunt9398 no u :) if u don't know much about queen than please don't speak as queen's first hit was technically their first song on tv

[@saifkhan-kc9ec]

@@mirandagenevievehunt9398 also if u don't know what queen is it's basically them mixing other genre with rock and I can see u haven't heard anything from queen as most of the songs they made didn't had opera

[@MicheleMJJ]

I think it was wonderful that two such powerful bands could compliment each other. Now that is class.

[@willdwyer6782]

The Beatles were masters of the recording studio. Queen were masters of the stadium. *STOMP* *STOMP* *CLAP*

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Queen had better live performances and the Beatles had better studio recordings

[@freddiereagan6705]

@@thebeatlesandqueen8817 agree

[@Semajsenrab72]

Queen were pioneers in the studio as well. Queen are credited with creating the music video with bohemian rhapsody, done to play on top of the pops when they toured.

[@davebain2656]

@@Semajsenrab72 Queen didn't create the music video, plenty of artists had made videos way before Queen, Queen just helped it along, they made videos more popular with Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@davebain2656]

@@thebeatlesandqueen8817 really? And you could have seen The Beatles creating the stuff Queen did on their album Queen II? I think not!

[@krehetpi]

Wow,that photo of George playing the Red Special

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

I would have loved to hear George’s opinion on the real Red Special. Guild makes great guitars, so that copy he was playing was pretty good but there’s only one true Red Lady.

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

If you use your eyes, you can see George is holding a Guild copy of the Red Special. Brian and Guild attempted to produce a copy for retail but could not agree in the end - Guild wanted to make too many compromises. In that photo within the video, the Guild logo is clearly seen on the guitar.

[@classicalgent7746]

Lennon did make reference to Queen, with Julian being a fan at the time. It's been suggested Crazy Little Thing Called Love inspired Lennon in the studio.

[@dianecourtney2724]

And to think Freddie wrote it in 10 minutes in the bathtub

[@carlhart9604]

It was hearing Crazy Little Thing Called Love on the radio that inspired John Lennon to record again, the album was Double Fantasy

[@ColdTurkey9271]

No it's coming up by Paul McCartney

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

There was a lot of mutual admiration there. Paul McCartney also recently took part in a book that was written about Queen, from a fan's perspective, that was really a nice and very graceful gesture from him. The Beatles are obviously the best selling artists and band of all time, and Queen is actually the second best selling band of all time, and the 4th best selling artists of all time. These bands do have some similarities, two similarities are that they were both great at writing good melodies, both bands also composed very complex music, but in a manner that the general public could still enjoy. I personal believe this is a big part of their success. Queen was the best streaming legacy artists before the terrible Bohemian Rhapsody movie. Out of all the older bands and artists Queen does the best on streaming platforms such as Spotify. Steaming platforms are often associated with a more youthful audience. This could perhaps be one of the big reasons why the Bohemian Rhapsody movie was made in the very first place, the executives knew there would be a big youthful audience for this movie. It can often surprise some American audiences that Queen has managed to sell more albums then The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin since these bands were more popular in America. But Queen sold a lot of albums in other places around the world. The Beatles were obviously a monumental inspiration for everyone from the 60's and 70's, and even today. In the quotes from Freddie Mercury about John Lennon he was specifically referring to writing songs with political messages, or songs about peace, but just before his death he did write more message type of songs. There is a photo with Freddie Mercury and Ringo Star so they have met as well. There was also a story that John Lennon really loved the song, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Paul McCartney wrote a song in the late 80's that he wanted to perform with Freddie Mercury, but Freddie Mercury was already very sick at this point, and he just concentrated on creating more Queen music. Queen has said that they used The Beatles recording techniques as a bible, and they tried to add to the recording techniques as technology became better over the years. These days both Brian May and Paul McCartney are concerned with animal rights. There is a lot of quotes and connections you can find between both bands.

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

Hey zen! I would just say that the movie took about 12 years to make, and no doubt Brian wanted to do it even before then, so I doubt the motivation was anything to do with streaming. Brian just wanted Freddie's story told, and I guess he is happy to have the story washed out to make it more accessible to a younger audience - maybe the youth/stream culture contributed to the taming of the story? Would be nice to have a more 'warts and all' version of the movie - adult rated of course!

[@nickwall2497]

Queens Greatest hits is the number 1 selling album of all time in the UK

[@clintonsmith5163]

I was under the impression that Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd have sold more records than Queen, which, if true, would make Queen the 4th best selling musical group ever.

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

@@clintonsmith5163 it's also been said of ABBA. There is no definitive list as different lists come from different sources. We live in a digital time now anyway, where 'sales' now means streams - KZbin, Spotify, Apple Music etc. etc. Those four bands certainly would all seem likely bets to fill the top five.

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

@Diane Limojo I agree. Earlier interviews with Macca and also Ringo have not been very favourable. Factual but not overly respectful. I am a fan of the Beatles as a band but I do believe - personally - that Paul thinks the Beatles should always be considered 'the greatest' and probably has some resentment to Queen's long-standing and ever growing popularity. The difference really (between arguably the two biggest bands ever) is that the Beatles made pioneering inroads in music which is hard for younger kids to understand, as well as some fantastic songs, but on the whole Queen made music which is more timeless and wide ranging, and Queen had a Freddie (which is a huge advantage in any band wanting to achieve success).

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

John Lennon had an amazing voice but FM had the greatest voice of all time

[@xd-qg5dz]

@@ingene.marshal Uh, no. Not at all.

[@ohlookitscorn.]

@@ingene.marshal Lennon's vocal range was about 2.83 octaves and Freddie's was about 4 octaves, so they were definitely not on the same level, however they were both fantastic and unique in their own way and both were incredibly talented

[@civersruomo]

@@ingene.marshal It should be paul since his vocal range had over 4 octaves

[@gabyy556]

@@ingene.marshal Lol Freddie voice is great. John - nothing special .

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Freddie Mercury > Micheal Jackson Paul McCartney > John Lennon

[@cybertaiga9534]

Both legendary bands. The Beatles paved the way for making music to go in places where one could not imagine at that point. Queen came after them but they literally could do anything and sound convincingly good every time. Live band, production, songwriting, performance, etc.... when you think about all this, Queen (with Freddie Mercury) was another level. Very sweet of both the bands members to praise each other.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

I once bought a copy of Mojo magazine with the cover of Queen with the caption “Queen- the second greatest band of all time”. I think that says it all.

[@adams7405]

Worldwide poll circa 2012 most missed dead Rock stars 3 John Lennon 2 Elvis Presley 1 Freddie Mercury

[@tenej6992]

Freddie and Paul almost had a duet in 1987, but it did not happen because Freddie was just too busy. Another thing is that Lennon played a few songs by Queen. It's really nice

[@MegaTempo22]

As other people commented, John Lennon loved the song "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and it inspired him to record again. But the one band that I know John Lennon truly loved was E.L.O. John said that E.L.O. took over where the Beatles left off. The sixties and seventies were truly the best decades of music. It's such a gift to have these geniuses of music be the soundtrack of our lives.

[@CJA-jf8db]

What? It wasn't Crazy Little Thing Called Love, bro. It was a song by Macca called Coming Up that Lennon was listening to on the radio.

[@veevintage2619]

1:34 This gives me joy.

[@robertacolarette1594]

It’s a beautiful moment for sure.

[@andrewholmes3133]

Probably the only two bands where the public knows the names of all eight members. Both bands are excellent.

[@mikesuder2238]

JPJ, Jon Boham, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are probably more well known

[@andrewholmes3133]

@@mikesuder2238 No not to the woman in the super market. They wouldn’t have a clue who they are.

[@johnlewis734]

@@mikesuder2238 No pal they are not

[@jimilove7773]

kiss

[@martyrea79]

@@mikesuder2238 very much doubt those guys are as well known as McCartney, Lennon or Mercury, not many folk are.

[@cesarmadero05]

Paul McCartney issued a single called "Once Upon A Long Ago"... Paul conceptually wanted it to have it recorded with a duet with Freddie Mercury, because the two became very good friends after the Live Aid concert, but due time constraints, Freddie did not record in that song. Freddie had many projects solo and Queen and he was battling his first stages of Aids.

[@jordantreyofficial]

So you're saying that song could be a duet with Paul and Freddie?

[@raulfrancisco14]

Great video! One fact about john lennon and Queen is that John sang some Queen songs some months before he died in 1980 you can search it in KZbin!!

[@Lilah1754]

Sorry to say, but that did not happen. It was a hoax pulled off by a comedian named Riki ( can’t recall his last name). Lennon did know of Queen though, as his son Julian introduced him to them. Julian was a fan of Queen. John Lennon also told fans, after Beatles broke up, they should listen to some newer bands like Queen!

[@raulfrancisco14]

@@Lilah1754 oh didn't know that thanks for the fact!

[@Lilah1754]

@@raulfrancisco14 you r welcome. Think his name is Stevie Riki. Just remembered. He also did a skit playing Freddie & Lennon at the piano. On utube I believe.

[@theyakkomanguy7522]

In the summer of 1980 just a few months before John Lennon died, John actually made a recording of himself singing Queen and Freddie Mercury songs in his style with an acoustic guitar. The songs were You're My Best Friend, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Love Of My Life, Another One Bites the Dust, and finally Lennon sings Freddie's famous song Bohemian Rhapsody. There is a KZbin video that is showcasing Lennon singing Queen's and Freddie's songs.

[@adamlee1993]

They forgot Ringo! :P He met Freddie back in the 70s!

[@adamdrummer1991]

George played a GUILD replica of the red special, not the original

[@LivFC]

Great content !!!! Keep it up pal ... 🥰

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Let's quote Paul directly: "King Mercury!"

[@patpeck2405]

Lennon and Mercury working together could have been awesome

[@Adrijabhattacharya778]

As a realist, if The Beatles and Queen ever collaborated, then it wouldn't have actually sounded such great. Because, Queen and The Beatles have little bit different ways of presenting their music. So, I think The Beatles should remain in their place and Queen too should remain in their place. Both of the bands are legendary, you can't compare or compete with them.

[@jasons2559]

I’m sure I read somewhere that after Lennon heard Crazy Little Thing Called Love it inspired him to start recording again.

[@BailesSauce2]

It would've been either that or Paul McCartney's Coming Up (maybe both).

[@adams7405]

Record World USA feb 1980..Lennon 'my son played me this Queen thing done in about 20 minutes,if I can write a song like that in 20 minutes,I am in tomorrow "

[@brianmaysguitar7252]

6:25 not the original red special. The color is slightly darker, it doesn’t have the pearl machine heads, and the big giveaway is it says “GUILD” on the headstock. So that would tell me its a “guild” copy of the guitar. More specific it seems to be one of the 1984 ones.

[@davebain2656]

You really didn't need to write all that did you? 😂 All you had to say was 'it's not Brian's RS, it's a Guild copy'

[@royrowland5763]

There is a recording from 1980 of John playing different Queen songs on an acoustic guitar in his apartment. Couple that will the legend that Crazy Little Thing Called Love is what made him record in the studio again, then he liked Queen.

[@joshmcmillan348]

My favourite 3 bands are rush, the Beatles and queen. Each band are ironically known for their individuality, refusal to follow trends and breaking of norms. Nothing beats a band that knows what they want to say and say it, even if no one wants to listen at the time.

[@kyranlewis4759]

Can’t forget pink floyd

[@joshmcmillan348]

@@kyranlewis4759 yeah, they are another one. I’m just not as big of a pink floyd fan as I am a rush or queen fan.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Great comment

[@juliacarl584]

Great up load.

[@musixion]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@karenwright4587]

Queen best band ever ❤ ♥ 💙 💖

[@turtlesquad88]

I mean, why can't bri and Paul do a song together now? I know they're older but they're at the peak of their careers and no telling how long both of them have

[@tommyturtle3437]

Electric Light Orchestra is the combination between Queen and the Beatles.

[@celosemnexo]

John Lennon did mention Queen once. He said his son Julian had turned him on to Queen, but he still hadn't listened to their music. I think that was just before Queen's big breakthrough success with A night at the opera/Bohemian Rhapsody. I've never heard of his thoughts about the actual music of Queen though. John had been absent from the music world for 5 years and then was suddenly taken from us in 1980. But I'm sure he must've heard some of Queen's music on the radio or on Tv. Not sure if it was his thing, though. McCartney said himself he wouldn't be interested in doing the kind of flamboyant things Queen and Freddie did, but that he admired them nonetheless. The Beatles and Queen are two of my favorite rock bands ever. And John Lennon and Freddie Mercury are my idols since I was a kid.

[@ch00chieman13]

He mustve - there is a video on KZbin of John singing several Queen songs, its really cool

[@Lilah1754]

@@ch00chieman13 sorry to say that video is not Lennon. It is comedian Stevie Riks. He does impressions

[@dilophosaursniper5399]

The beatles: huh... I tip my hat *tips hat out of respect* to you,one legend to another Queen: *tips hat in return*

[@adams7405]

I am now wondering what Elvis thought of Bo Rap...he would have loved his little tribute Crazy Little Thing......

[@Rumit.A]

Best rockstar for me : Freddie Mercury>>>

[@JonBecker81]

Brian May didn’t hide himself from the public. That would be John Deacon.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

A few corrections; - John wasn't feuding with the other Beatles: George played on the Imagine album, Ringo played on several albums and Paul visited him during the "Long lost weekend" era when John lived in LA. Before he was murdered, John heard the Paul song "Coming up" which inspired him to start writing songs again, calling up Paul and the two of them making plans to start a tour together. ...If only... - The red Special that George is playing wasn't Brian's original, you can tell by it saying "Guild" on the headstock.

[@StockportJambo]

George wasn't playing Brian's original RS. The clue is quite clearly in the "Guild" headstock. Guild made copies of the Red Special in the late 70s/early 80s. They were mostly not very good (as replicas) but fetch a high price today. Also, Ringo Starr was on Queen's "Magic Years" video documentary in 1986. He was typically jokey, in which he says "Oh, the rock band Queen? Yes I know them, but never liked them." *someone hands him a big wad of cash* "For this," (holding up one note) "I like them a lot." "And for *this*," (holding up the rest) "What a great gang of guys!!"

[@Lilah1754]

British humor! I believe Ringo had met Freddie at some benefit in Queens early years. Thought I remember seeing pic of them together. Could be wrong.

[@michaelgreenfield9090]

Freddie was really great and died much too early, No Doubts about that ! But after his death an album of Paul McCartney, Brian and Roger could have been great as well !🎹🎸🥁

[@derrekOTR]

Sorry to go off track, but it always irks me a bit when Brian May talks about how Queen is 40+ years together and going strong. I love Roger and Brian, but without Freddie and Deaky, Queen is basically a Queen Cover band these days. I do think when the 4 were all together, they were the greatest, and with so many fans out there. New fans everyday, it’s cool they have been able to find 2 unique singers so far that having tried to mimic Freddie in the least. I do think that’s cool of the because of the fans

[@grandtheftmanualv945]

That's certainly your right to think that way, but I for one am glad that the name lives on in this way. Missed the opportunity to see Queen with Freddie as I was too young in 86, but finally got the opportunity to be in the same room as Brian and Roger six years ago, and fulfilled that ambition of hearing the Red Special live and unabridged, accompanied by Roger! There were never going to be opportunities to see those two together in any other guise than Queen. I'm grateful for the way things are, and I believe that half of Queen still rocks!

[@pantelisdalezios811]

@@grandtheftmanualv945 I respectfully agree with the other guy too, they are an exclusive cover band nowadays

[@aryavart296]

@@pantelisdalezios811 Yeah as great as Brian and Roger are, Queen for me is Freddie.

[@pantelisdalezios811]

@@aryavart296 Well the other three wrote more than 60% of Queen's epic songs like We Will Rock You Another one Bites the Dust and Radio Gaga.

[@inmylifeivelovedthemall]

Yeah it's to keep the Queen spirit alive, which is good.

[@chinesesuitcase8008]

Next week, what did Shakespeare think of J K Rowling?

[@dianecourtney2724]

Fabulous 😂

[@marvalstith2749]

Interesting . . . But for me Queen, John, Roger Brian and Freddie, was the ultimate Band of Musicians. Their music, performances, videos and interviews leave evidence of the world-wide superbly iconic Band they were and the superb Legend they are.

[@adams7405]

Agree.The Beatles were great but Freddie and Queen took everything to new heights in what was possible...recording, touring and videos.

[@senseichess8688]

Not even close to how big and successful and talented the Beatles were....not even close

[@mplant1999]

@@adams7405 it would be interesting to see what the Beatles would have done with access to the technology Queen had access to…

[@heman9243]

QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN 🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴

[@dianecourtney2724]

True

[@sub-ne8qv]

John actually covered some queen songs

[@davidhowell5585]

Which songs?

[@sub-ne8qv]

@@davidhowell5585 another one bites the dust,love of my life,your my best friend, and bohemian rhapsody

[@sub-ne8qv]

@@davidhowell5585 it's more of a jam actually

[@claynovak1251]

There is an interview where John talked briefly about Queen, nothing in depth, but he said they were a good band.

[@ArminArlertJosephJoestar1999]

I like them both!

[@dammmmmm640]

Both The BEATLES and Queen were the greatest bands in the music history 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@cissymckinley3154]

OMG my 2 Favorites. Both still playing. What does that tell you. Sir Paul Happy 80 th Birthday. Sorry it's late.

[@Jeffrey-dg5vn]

Yesterday I saw a picture of John wearing a queen shirt on printerest

[@freddiereagan6705]

Queens is epic

[@bramleydragon]

Brian May's favourite Harrison song is the one that Eric Clapton played guitar on.

[@David-lu4wb]

Fun fact: roger deaky and ringo were not ignored in this video

[@dianecourtney2724]

More or less

[@Jonas-gs2dq]

Isn't there a picture of John Lennon in a Queen sweater? Or is that picture a fake?

[@juliacarl584]

There is a recording of John Lennon singing Queen songs. You guys should check it out. John Lennon was a big fan of Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

[@inmylifeivelovedthemall]

I think Julian was a big Queen fan

[@NeerajKumar-fs1yx]

@@inmylifeivelovedthemall who is julian?

[@inmylifeivelovedthemall]

@@NeerajKumar-fs1yx John's son

[@NeerajKumar-fs1yx]

@@inmylifeivelovedthemall oh

[@angelomicciche3044]

I have just listened to that recording. I’d love to believe it was genuine. It is said Crazy Little Thing Called Love inspired Lennon to write again: listen again to Starting Over.

[@Kylzee]

it's kinda funny how in brian may's fav harrison song, eric clapton is the one playing lead guitar

[@debradonato7363]

FABulous Love it♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@user-pq6rm1be4q]

1:34 this clip is my favourite thing ever

[@pelaronson4086]

Thank You Mr. Archivist ;)

[@antiksankarmajumder2498]

would like see a video on led zeppelin, pink floyd like this one

[@gusleo7887]

The queens finaly tour was 1986 ,the last beatles finaly tour was in 1966

[@simontaylor2319]

For me, there really is only 1 legendary tock/pop Group, no prizes for guessing which, they are high up looking down on others....there is a hierarchy, as in any music genre, depending on output, invention, quality of the compositions etc. But the Beatles were not snobs, neither are they individually, but they are a body apart

[@giovannigobbi4832]

John wasn't too happy about Queen, he classified them as mainstream stuff. You can find that interview. Paul and Freddie had to make a song together but Freddie was very busy in 1987 with the Barcelona project

[@davebain2656]

6:23 - No, George was not playing Brian's original RS, as you can clearly see, it says Guild on the headstock

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

This is all very subjective. Whenever music fans of specific bands or artists are asked about who is the better in any way, they will inevitably be completely biased and pick their own personal favourite out of them. As for me, I love both bands equally because although they were entirely different from each other, The Beatles AND Queen were both hugely talented in their own way. So why don't we just enjoy the great, iconic music that each of those legendary acts left us, instead of constantly comparing and arguing among ourselves about who is the all round best between them?

[@cinemacrema2349]

I love them both and Freddy had the most powerful and beautiful voice but The Beatles have a magic to them that transcends just music, a lightning in the bottle that many songs by Queen had it also, but The Beatles is pretty much a few flawless albums from start to finish, with not even one single song that wasn't great and yet, totally different from the previous track, they were inventive in a way that no other band has ever got close to it so far... to be honest probably never will be, and that's why they're so highly regarded as the bests ever by other legends like Queen, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc...although that still causes a lot of controversy among fans from those other bands, the bands themselves agree with what I'm saying!

[@ralphreinert]

Queen played one of Lennon's best known songs. And by the most amazing coincidence they played it on the VERY DAY AFTER LENNON WAS MURDERED! What were the chances?!?

[@adams7405]

Er....they played Imagine at Wembley Arena the day after he was shot.Both clearly moved.

[@davebain2656]

Queen played Imagine in tribute to JL because they had only found out about his murder the day after, because of the time difference, that's why they played it the day after

[@briansclogs14]

I almost started crying when I found out that Brian and I share the same favourite George Harrison song

[@gudjon_jonsson]

George did not have the OG red special on that pic. That was a Guild one

[@emmabrederlow924]

the Brian May guitar George played was clearly the one built by Guild, you can see it written un the head of the guitar.

[@theyakkomanguy7522]

John Lennon said in a 1975 interview with Spin Magazine, "He [Julian] likes Queen, though I haven't heard them yet. He [Julian] turns me on to music. I call him and he [Julian] says, "Have you heard of Queen?" and I say "No, what is it?" I've heard of them." in that interview, John mentions his son Julian liked Queen but John hadn't heard of them prior to Julian liking them.

[@kgbofficer5629]

Also there is an image of John Lennon in a queen shirt

[@andrewcoyle3511]

I think Marc Bolan may of gave Freddie the idea to put together Bohemian Rhapsody as 3 songs into 1. Back in 71 you will find Marcs song "There was a Time". Fantastic song but not on the same level of Queens go at it, but he tried first maybe putting three songs into one. But again, i have no doubt Marc got this idea from a long Beatles song which has escaped me as he was a massive fan and a friend of the band. I think Marc Bolan also influenced many many people, but as he was only on this planet a very short time people forget that moment in time very easily. I did and i am ashamed of myself lol.

[@papercup2517]

Possibly the Beatles song you're thinking of is A Day in the Life? That has two very distinct different parts (Johns song plus Paul's 'got up, got out of bed' part) plus some other wild bits like the freeform orchestral crescendos.

[@andrewcoyle3511]

@@papercup2517 That"s the one lol

[@adams7405]

Bolan influenced Freddie a lot...The Kensington Market look,the Zandra Rhodes connection and he had a precious T rex album that nobody could play in case it got scratched

[@KreativeSpinnerin]

WAS... ?! Still is! 💕🌟

[@bobbobbins4877]

I wouldn't say it was Queen that took the torch, the band that dominated after the Beatles were Led Zeppelin.

[@davebain2656]

I think the point is, is that Queen came about just as The Beatles split up, Led Zep had been around for 2 years before The Beatles split

[@charlessalisbury6083]

Just one small comment as I really love both bands but Queen didn't influence the Beatles

[@thomasmalsawmzuala160]

For Rock lover : Queen is better For Pop liver : The beatles is better

[@Rumit.A]

But still for me Queen >>> The Beatles

[@itsjynx6975]

😲😲😲😲

[@mistermoontimun6503]

For me . The Beatles >>>>>Queen

[@bobbobbins4877]

I prefer Beatles music, but would rather have seen Queen live.

[@Rumit.A]

@@mistermoontimun6503 just your opinion.

[@balloonboy4424]

@@Rumit.A just like your opinion is your opinion.

[@kiethblack3870]

I'm almost 99.99% sure that if a journalist asked John (if still alive) about Freddie's comment about 'being like or as good as John Lennon". I bet John would have said; "well Freddie is perfect at being Freddie, I could not do as good or what he does -- I'm only good at being me" and then something also like "I think?" OK, I'll shut up.

[@vesivasileva7662]

Queen!

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

Côme on John Lennon is every musician’s hero.

[@SwingRiots]

Lol

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

@Diane Limojo nobody tops J Lennon. FMercury was an intelligent man.

[@brandonhaygood5286]

Queen is great but only about half their discography is spectacular, where as the beatles never had a lackluster song, except for wild honey pie.

[@Lilah1754]

Beatles had some stinkers! Ex: Act Naturally, Rocky Racoon!

[@brandonhaygood5286]

@@Lilah1754 False.

[@Lilah1754]

@@brandonhaygood5286 That is your opinion! Love the Beatles, but like Queen I don’t love every song. You can like a band very much but not like every song. That is just my opinion.

[@brandonhaygood5286]

@@Lilah1754 I'm just joking. I do like those songs, though act naturally is a cover and barely counts.

[@dcsabi1]

Paul could join withBri n Rog for a few songs. They match with their instruments either

[@rman52]

Brian's favorite guitar song by George was my guitar gently weeps? Really? I find it hard to believe that brilliant Brian didn't realize that wasn't George playing the guitar. It was George's buddy he liked so much, he let him take his wife. The guys who's hands were slower than his trowser belt. The one and only Clapton.

[@davebain2656]

His point exactly. Brian's favourite guitar song by George, is what he said, not his favourite George song that George played guitar on

[@rman52]

@@davebain2656 Please cite the video or article where Brian says he likes my guitar gently weeps. Its not the kind of melody or harmonies he normally would appreciate. He has said in interviews that she's leaving home was his favorite Beatles song. That makes more sense. The melodies, harmonies, and lyrics are influenced by his Pet Sounds songs. They are much more complex and sophisticated. I get why he would appreciate it so much.

[@rogertayloRRR]

Where is that clip from at :17secs?

[@Lilah1754]

Roger, Brian & Freddie recording Queen’s “Somebody to Love”.

[@francismickus2866]

I wonder what Roger Taylor and John Deacon thought of the Beatles. Taylor's drum pattern are somewhat flashier, but he follows Ringo's tendency to 'sit the song'

[@angelomicciche3044]

Rog, Bri and Fred were Beatles fans.

[@davebain2656]

And Ringo's drumming isn't anything to be compared with Roger's drumming, there is no contest there, the majority of Ringo's drum tracks all sound the same, same old boring beat, then you have Roger, who had the Brighton Rock drum track (done in one take) which gave John Bonham a run for his money, go figure

[@francismickus2866]

Both drummers suited their bands, I would say. Queen shares with the Beatles and Led Zeppelin the fact that the were tight knit groups...

[@dylanward4187]

wasn’t jimmi hendrix freddie mercury’s hero

[@shrawon3605]

Yes he was

[@ri-engameplay6915]

7:09 where is that video from?

[@adams7405]

Innuendo video

[@emilywalker3352]

❤

[@urbienbryllejamellep.2318]

Freddie's hero was really Jimi hendrix but John is still one of freds heroes

[@Semajsenrab72]

There is video of Freddie with John at the piano

[@Lilah1754]

That is a joke. Stevie Riks is the comedian playing them both. Lol Unless you knew that, & the joke is on me. 😆

[@Semajsenrab72]

@@Lilah1754 at least you can laugh at it. 😁

[@Lilah1754]

@@Semajsenrab72 Yes, life is to short not to laugh, even if the jokes on me! Lol

[@riptideog8783]

freddie mercury and john lennon taking turns singing verses like with bowie on under pressure with a funky cool bassline by john a melodic guitar riff and solo by brian followed by a thundering drum beat by roger that wouldve been sick

[@dianecourtney2724]

Dream come true

[@StuartLee-si4bu]

Even the songs that john rodger and brian wrote, all of them had to be broken down and built up again by Freddie, if you want know just how bad they were at writing without freddie there, just go and listen to, ( star fleet) by brian may.. it is so bad that its embarrassing,😳 and the less said about Rodgers solo stuff the better..

[@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz]

My 2 favourite bands. But the Beatles beat all. They had so many unique songs and Queen does as well, but when you get past say 30 songs with Queen they start sounding a little samey or nothing special, while the Beatles had more like 90 amazing songs. Saying that I love both and both are amazing.

[@daffarayzapratama9625]

imagjne john didnt die in 1980 and in live aid 1985 theres a double reunion for the beatles and queen

[@ColdTurkey9271]

😢