Queen | Seventeen Year-Old Reaction

Queen | Seventeen Year-Old Reaction | I Want To Break Free

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My seventeen year-old son and I check out, discuss, and react to Queen's I Want to Break Free video from 1984. This video was originally banned by MTV back in the day and hindered this songs growth in the United States.
Original Content Video: • Queen - I Want To Brea...
Song - I Want To Break Free
Artist - Queen
Album - Queen Audio 3
Writers - John Deacon
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@chroniclesofbap6170 4 жыл бұрын

Roger's performance caused many men in the 80s to ask themselves some searching questions.

@Greenwood4727 4 жыл бұрын

not just the 80;s

@garyheron 4 жыл бұрын

Freddie stripped to the waist wearing tight leather trousers made me ask a few questions.

@powerdavid6235 4 жыл бұрын

Not me, I said to my wife, "Damn, well I wouldn't say no to him", and she responded, "Me neither".... Oh happy days.

@Bnice2any1 4 жыл бұрын

edward brand that’s cute

@tazylab6233 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DanaSenn 4 жыл бұрын

Please people don't let your kids live 17 years without hearing Queen

@singhgaurav1526 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@michaelweller9706 2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine living 17 years without listening to queen hell no

@joemolina4351 2 жыл бұрын

i lived 15 years lol

@vordt4139 Жыл бұрын

I was 8.

@threekidzmom04 Жыл бұрын

so so true. my kids were raised on Queen!! (41, 38 and 35 now)

@fkvdmark 4 жыл бұрын

That little hurried walk when Freddie enters the room in the second living room section gets me everytime.

@justinspencer4472 Жыл бұрын

Few things in life make me as proud to be British as Queen. Bloody legends.

@TheRoxen92 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, can we talk about how hot Roger looks dressed as a woman? like better than me ;)

@GlitchintheMatrixMultiMedia 4 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@MartinMcMartin 4 жыл бұрын

I always thought exactly that too.

@belindamelville8228 4 жыл бұрын

And me !!!!!!!😊😊

@gultnagellack5572 4 жыл бұрын

Rogerina looks more like a woman than I do

@haveuforgotten 4 жыл бұрын

Never better then you Rossella

@sannaolsson9106 4 жыл бұрын

Freddie loved opera and the parts that wasn't them dressed as women was a tribute to that.It was Roger's idea to have them dressed up. They were characters from a soap. 👍🏻

@wrathchild68 4 жыл бұрын

Coronation Street was the soap

@freddiemercury4evr 4 жыл бұрын

@@wrathchild68 yeah and unfortunately the U.S. didn't get the joke..some were freaked out about the way they dressed..ridiculous..

@Spitfirethedragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@freddiemercury4evr Culture Club broke the ice which the video became one of the popular of all time.

@freddiemercury4evr 4 жыл бұрын

@@Spitfirethedragon I love Culture Club. What year and what video do you mean?

@Spitfirethedragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@freddiemercury4evr The same year when Karma Chameleon came out. When it hit number 1, MTV started playing I Want To Break Free and it hit their top 20 video countdown.

@chrisofnottingham 4 жыл бұрын

I wish my wife looked as hot as Roger Taylor

@lynda.m.5790 4 жыл бұрын

Omg haha i love this comment 😁😁😁👍

@nutfar4413 4 жыл бұрын

chris4072511 ok Chris calm down now

@user-mb8tb1xi6l 4 жыл бұрын

Rogerina

@sdbassing2250 4 жыл бұрын

Is your picture a smelt

@chrisofnottingham 4 жыл бұрын

@@sdbassing2250 no idea, it just looked like an archetypal fish

@tabacki1 4 жыл бұрын

Everybody, who wants to live his/ her own life, can relate to this song.

@groovywooky1008 4 жыл бұрын

100% 👍

@jessi1971 4 жыл бұрын

Freddie Mercury had such a Machine gun voice so powerful, theres never been or ever will be anyone like him!! RIP

@weeshie2936 4 жыл бұрын

I’m starting my kids out young! My daughter is 7 and my son is 4, and they both love Queen and have watched bohemian rhapsody like 30 times 🤣🤣 so they are well always of who Freddie is which makes this mama proud and their grandpa even prouder 🙌🏻

@lherrington1 4 жыл бұрын

This is like totally one of my most favorite Queen songs!!

@munirrahman 4 жыл бұрын

*ditto*

@shayneramsay1388 4 жыл бұрын

Queen and Freddie loved to push the boundaries just like Madonna did with Like a Prayer its funny how this was banned on MTV in the 80's with the stuff that has come after it

@alanlee1355 4 жыл бұрын

Considering it was British bands that created MTV back in the day.

@Rob_Infinity3 4 жыл бұрын

On the 9th of December, Coronation Street (a soap opera, not a sit-com) will have been on the air for 59 years!

@maggied8468 4 жыл бұрын

@nordhorny I shouldn't of laughed at the but it just blurted out. I have a friend who never missed an episode of Coronation Street for 25 years until she moved abroad. It's not my cup of tea infact I'd rather watch paint dry. Queen are cool though 😁

@skeptical_sorcerer 4 жыл бұрын

@nordhorny lol.......I laughed my head off reading the main comment then immediately reading yours.

@shawneharmer 4 жыл бұрын

Pretended I’d not heard this before. Fell in love with Queen all over again. ❤️💡🕊

@DW-ut3fx 4 жыл бұрын

I love the bond you have with your son and the fact that you are introducing him to the best music. Queen and Freddie Mercury in particular are still beloved in the u.k.

@greyjackal 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Taylor was far too cute in that video.

@tekah3202 4 жыл бұрын

Who is Roger Taylor? I Just see ROGERINA...

@jaiboi6986 4 жыл бұрын

I read in a article that he look like his grandmother or aunt, which folks praised him on it. Lol

@willrichardson519 4 жыл бұрын

@@tekah3202 Roger Taylor Swift! :-)

@patosinm4189 3 жыл бұрын

IKRR

@daphnethurlow5388 2 жыл бұрын

Certainly was!

@Go_Won_Hee 4 жыл бұрын

If Freddie was alive he would love to see us having joy and laughing while watching him 🤵🏻💎🙏💕

@freddiemercury4evr 4 жыл бұрын

I believe he's always with us..and yeah, loving our reactions..

@daphnethurlow5388 2 жыл бұрын

The people in costumes were members of the Royal Ballet company..Freddie loved ballet and dancers..he was so artistic..Miss him still...

@nickwall2497 4 жыл бұрын

Should have asked your son what he thought of Roger Taylor in this lol

@celticpoet21 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! It was also Roger's girlfriend's idea to dress in drag. The instrumental segment featured members of the royal ballet, of which Freddie was a huge fan. In case either of you wondered, the device on Brian's bedside table in the opening moment is called a tea-maid. Its a combination kettle and alarm clock thats supposed to boil water for tea when the alarm goes off or something, but it was reputedly unstable. Speaking of film soundtracks, could the two of you react to Princes of the Universe and Who wants to live forever (official music video Freddie and Brian shared vocals) from the Highlander soundtrack?

@GlitchintheMatrixMultiMedia 4 жыл бұрын

YES, I do plan to do Highlander music, l love the first movie and the soundtrack! Thanks for the comment.

@gavinparks5386 4 жыл бұрын

* Teas-maid

@dalesides1490 4 жыл бұрын

I think he did one for Who wants to live forever.

@celticpoet21 4 жыл бұрын

@@dalesides1490 Yes, but live at wembley. I was suggesting the studio version/music video with shared vocals with Brian.

@jonathanoakey4745 4 жыл бұрын

@@gavinparks5386 Teasmade, actually! :)

@RTS907 4 жыл бұрын

Long live Freddie ! One of the best voices of a century! Flash, aaaa, ahhhh !

@christineuk8266 4 жыл бұрын

Freddie Mercury owned the Live Aide stage!! Most perfect in every way!! I still remember watching as a kid, goosebumps ❤🇬🇧

@davidpalahinjak2664 4 жыл бұрын

There was a man who was very much in touch with his feminine side!

@Addy2023X 4 жыл бұрын

David Palahinjak Roger has better legs than I do so does Freddie

@niunia19991 4 жыл бұрын

Queen was defenietly embracing that side. They were an example of positive masculinity, not afraid of dressing up, being vulnerable and showing their emotions in their songs. Also they were totally fine with Freddie being bisexual, so it says a lot about them. Love the guys

@kev7161 4 жыл бұрын

The son's kind of "what the hell?" look at the beginning says it all. LOL

@jackmedcalf6254 4 жыл бұрын

Freddie Mercury and Queen are perfection !!! First Rock album I ever got was A Night at the Opera - and I've been a massive fan ever since.

@laurahopkinson5138 4 жыл бұрын

Love how you share the genius that was Freddie Mercury with your son. Very cool.

@ianbrown9082 Жыл бұрын

Roger turning round cracks me up every time

@AMVactivists 4 жыл бұрын

As a brit, if you can raise a kid to 17 without them being familiar with this video... You have failed as a parent. This is how teenagers vacuum 😅

@b1tch_th4t_sh1ts 4 жыл бұрын

lol fr?

@mommasfamily1 4 жыл бұрын

Love Freddie so handsome and fun (BEST SINGER ENTERTAINER EVER) Very Great band Best band ever Best Drummer and those Guitar Men" BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@josephinemonahan915 Жыл бұрын

What you saw was a sequence from “Prélude à L’Après-midi d’un Faune..performed by members of The Royal Ballet, and Freddie (of course!).... Freddie performed with The Royal Ballet Company...it’s here on KZfaq🤩

@davehackett8848 10 ай бұрын

Dad, you are one if a kind, to show this to your son. Kudos!! Sense of humor intact.

@teresemarinelli9421 4 жыл бұрын

So cute how the other guys agree to makeup and costumes. Very creative indeed.💜

@lizcarter3463 4 жыл бұрын

Is anyone watching the father and the kid? All eyes are on Freddie ....

@roundhatrover35 4 жыл бұрын

My eyes on Roger ^^

@fx-991es2 4 жыл бұрын

@@roundhatrover35 lmao me too

@darkiee69 4 жыл бұрын

The "artsy" part is a tribute to the ballet ""The afternoon of a faun" from 1912. Freddy shaved his moustache to portray Vaslav Nijinsky the man who choreograped the original ballet and danced the lead role.

@jayviescas7703 4 жыл бұрын

And was GAY AF. Learn your LGBTQ history, damn it! 🌈🌈🌈

@rowellster 4 жыл бұрын

And who purportedly orgasmed when being rolled over the dancers' bodies, a fact well known to Freddie when he was performing this part.

@daphnethurlow5388 2 жыл бұрын

And the dancers were from the Royal ballet company.

@stevedickson5853 4 жыл бұрын

That kids face when Freddie first walked on..priceless

@midnightrose2127 3 жыл бұрын

This whole "drag" idea was Rogers to start with! Roger also got in drag for the "Great Pretender" video. Again, he was hilarious!

@Mikey-DiLo 17 күн бұрын

The 2nd section in the dark with people wearing lights was the band showing support for the miners in the UK at the time. There was a pretty significant strike going on. Freddie loved the ballet and always wanted to try dancing in the ballet which explains the other part.

@kdp8133 4 жыл бұрын

Coronation street is a really popular soap that's been screened here in the UK since 1960. The characters they were (loosely) supposed to be based on were Roger - Suzy Burchell; Freddie - Bet Lynch; Brian - Hilda Ogden; John - Ena Sharples. Long time gone now but you can Google them. It is a very British thing lol

@cindywitter9741 4 жыл бұрын

He’s right, this video was banned here in the US and they were very ticked off! Roger looked too cute as the schoolgirl 🤣

@threekidzmom04 Жыл бұрын

Epic Queen! The beginning and end of the video was supposedly a satire on the British soap opera Coronation Street!

@craigmccullough7333 4 жыл бұрын

John Deacon wrote this as he wanted to break free from the grind of constant touring and spend more time with his family. Nothing to do with woman's lib!

@MyFlipperLikesIce 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've never heard that this song had anything to do with women's lib.

@margaretkiser6305 4 жыл бұрын

I don't remember it being banned in Texas, since I saw it on MTV near the time of its debut.

@jennifereaslick2893 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed however that’s what I thought years ago when I first heard it. Disappointed that it wasn’t. Woman still didn’t have much of a voice

@leo2nd261 4 жыл бұрын

Still one of thier best videos and songs. Queen has great music no matter what.

@shahannagrey8427 4 жыл бұрын

When this first came out, yes I’m that old, we were all amazed with how ‘Sexy Lady’ the drummer was!!!👄

@hairychest7865 4 жыл бұрын

Not many father's would watch this video with their son and be this cool about it.

@jacquelinejob2766 4 жыл бұрын

Not only a great voice but a show man.

@batjoke777 4 жыл бұрын

that boy first impression be like: Am i allowed to watch this?

@lollinelson5549 4 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct about the beginning scenes being about the nighttime soap opera. When Freddie is shirtless, he and the rest of Queen are in the mines. Back then, miners were on strike and were being treated poorly. Personally I think the ballet part, (when Freddie Did shave his mustache), was the real Freddie breaking free. He loved opera and the ballet. He even performed with the Royal Ballet for a Charity event.

@gutterworx310zoose4 4 жыл бұрын

The odd thing about this vid getting banned by MTV, is that they didnt ban Round and Round by Ratt which had Milton Berle in drag.

@soundsoffiction2456 4 жыл бұрын

DO PRINCE!!!! He needs to listen to him. The way that guy re-defined masculinity.

@rosaliecaliendo6415 3 жыл бұрын

Written by John Deacon and at the suggestion of Roger Taylor and his girlfriend at the time they did it in drag. Freddie wanted to shave his mustache but they told him not to do it. This is a funny video and a great song.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@jmichaelbell5434 11 ай бұрын

The balletic sequence is an homage to a very famous ballet, Afternoon of a Faun, by Nijinsky.

@donaldparlettjr3295 4 жыл бұрын

Come on, you gotta get a kick outta Brian May in curlers. Queen is Queen an you gotta love it.

@davidpalahinjak2664 4 жыл бұрын

That's the first time ever I have seen your son head bopping along to a song!

@radamus210 4 жыл бұрын

Everything they did was an artistic production and really out of the box- This is one of their greatest songs not as well known because it didn't get played at the time.

@Codex7777 4 жыл бұрын

Coronation Street is the longest running tv soap in the World. The ballet part was a tribute to a famous ballet staging by Nijinsky. :)

@Codex7777 4 жыл бұрын

The video killed their career in the US for a while. The UK and the rest of the World still loved them though. :)

@jenniferkiefaber6568 4 жыл бұрын

I think the middle of the video is what the song says. He's breaking free to be what he wants to be. Flamboyant and artistic. It did it's job. Folks are still talking about it. ;-)

@bjornmeyer4862 4 жыл бұрын

And you can tell your Son, Queen are the first ever make a Musicvideo .......a Real Musicvideo ....

@tonystrychard2529 4 жыл бұрын

times sure changed...was constantly beat up in school for liking Queen...called many derogatory names and slurs...now all who did that to me are the biggest Queen fans of today..and misses the band...rip Freedie the best singer and show person and stage presence there was....from a lifetime devoted fan...

@LB-br8hn 4 жыл бұрын

Hi gentlemen. So I'll take a stab at interpreting the dance section, lol. Freddie plays the role of Dionysus(Greek)/Bacchus or Liber Pater(Roman) god of wine, fertility, freedom, and ecstasy, hence the grape-eating; and is surrounded by his chorus of followers who are all celebrating and enjoying their personal freedoms as well. Very astute symbolisms to support the meaning of the song, imo. I loved it.🔥❤

@sodapop83 4 жыл бұрын

the ballett scene is from nijinsky's afternoon of a faun

@catherinerobilliard7662 4 жыл бұрын

@@sodapop83 the costume is also identical

@catherinerobilliard7662 4 жыл бұрын

Freddie identified himself with both Nijinsky and the Faun character he played. Sexual identity and gender role are key to the "I Want to Break Free" video.

@LB-br8hn 4 жыл бұрын

@@sodapop83 Good to know! I was a Literature and Poetry major and studied mythology, so I was just giving my perspective.

@sodapop83 4 жыл бұрын

@@LB-br8hn i think you were close. here's a translation of the original poem www.angelfire.com/art/doit/mallarme.html

@jaiboi6986 4 жыл бұрын

Love Queen, their songs are endless

@munirrahman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reacting to this track. It's actually is the first ever *Queen* song I heard in my life (in 1991, I's 10 then). No wonder I instantly became a devotee to Queen/Freddie since then. And, this number's among my MOST FAVORITE songs (Queen or any others') till date. Anyway, you guys do great job here, love it much. Advance best wishes for your son- cheers [_iiiiiiiiiiii_]

@yeovil07 4 жыл бұрын

Coronation Street is the world's longest running soap opera. Speaking of soap operas Brian May is married to a soap star from the 80s.

@kdp8133 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the rival Eastenders

@MikeStarKaraokeUK 4 жыл бұрын

Queen will always Rock🎸

@mickraines8908 2 жыл бұрын

Respect to you sir, the only American reaction guy who did research of something before he does the vid👍

@nadezdavisnovska1340 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way your son was looking at this amazing videoclip ...

@tonyabrown1366 4 жыл бұрын

I love this guy!!! Omg He had a smile the whole way thru thats how I am when I watch them!!! Keep going!!!

@ona682 4 жыл бұрын

You never stop a Queen song,.... to make some silly comment....EVER.

@LadyMorgaine1976 4 жыл бұрын

Do you want the Copyright overlords to take the videos down instead???

@balezes 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t watch a reaction and commentary video if you don’t want reactions and a commentary.

@TheZodiacz 4 жыл бұрын

Davy Jones from The Monkees and Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits both acted in Coronation Street in the early 1960s.

@joenouveau7109 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you smile knowingly just before Freddie came on with the hoover😂

@markfry4304 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats on almost a million views on your other video. I'm glad I'm not the only person who watches KZfaq videos of people watching KZfaq videos.

@GlitchintheMatrixMultiMedia 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, yep, who knew there was an audience for this stuff :)

@denisepollitt1021 4 жыл бұрын

In the UK, we have an extremely popular programme called "Gogglebox". It is literally just people watching and commenting on the previous weeks telly programmes. Love your channel btw.

@GlitchintheMatrixMultiMedia 4 жыл бұрын

@@denisepollitt1021 Very cool, I did not know that about that program, interesting. Thanks for the comment and for the support!

@MsHbjb 4 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain it's the top 10 watched video in Nov 2019 because of meee! LOLOLOL! I am obsessed! Love your exposing/educating your teen to Queen. We must continue to do so!

@MargotRecabarren 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!! 🥰 It’s an amazing song..!! I Love Queen and Freddie Mercury..!!! 💔💔💔💔 And I love see you and your son, sharing moments like this!! ✅✅

@nounours5016 4 жыл бұрын

Roger is such a gorgeous "girl", look at these legs :))) But Freddie 's legs are not bad too

@debbielough7754 4 жыл бұрын

I was blown away when I found out the video was banned in the US, cos here (UK) it was on prime time pop tv shows at least once a week.

@Deaf2TheWorld5177 4 жыл бұрын

This is my first video of yours and I really appreciated the info lesson that you had at the beginning for your son and for others (like myself) who didn't know all of the behind the scenes info. Thank you and keep it up!!

@NaTaSHka1988 4 жыл бұрын

Спасибо вам,что показали мальчику крутую группу!🤘Фредди ❤

@neilhunter5893 2 жыл бұрын

Coronation street is a British soap shown all over the uk. And it’s still on tv now and just as popular as always.

@ybrenner3382 4 жыл бұрын

Never knew the back story. Thanks! One of my favorite videos.

@eggthegarden 4 жыл бұрын

I was smiling throughout the whole video omg-

@OriginalLictre 4 жыл бұрын

In response to "Flash Gordon", it was a WONDERFUL vehicle for Dino DeLaurentis' sense of over the top grandeur and Art Deco design.

@stevenbalekic5683 4 жыл бұрын

Here in Australia this song was used for a lotteries advert...i want to break free...

@nick5728 4 жыл бұрын

Another one!!!Awesome!!! Let's face it, darlings, we're the most preposterous band that's ever lived." - Freddie Mercury Keep it up!

@pierremaurice673 4 жыл бұрын

Queen - Innuendo

@freddiemercury4evr 4 жыл бұрын

Genius song. Like most QUEEN songs!

@fieldsofgreen8857 Ай бұрын

Thank you for doing your research so many don't bother and have no idea what these videos are about.

@jacmac3118 4 жыл бұрын

This 1984 video is based on Coronation Street - a (once) very popular British soap opera. It was filmed during a time of UK strife with the miner's strike. Hence the surreal influence of the miner torch light scene

@MrBigPicture835 4 жыл бұрын

The full unitard part of the video is from a charity performance that Freddie did with a ballet troupe.

@TheMitrovica2007 4 жыл бұрын

I love this channel and your knowledge. Greetings from Sweden

@YeenskerCoopr 9 күн бұрын

Queen🥺💖

@ryandaniel4571 4 жыл бұрын

I freaking LOVE that bookcase in the background!

@HotSpace2007DaveB 4 жыл бұрын

The 1st video ever banned on MTV was another Queen song: Body Language. A saucy video with saucy lyrics.

@shaundsypal 3 жыл бұрын

This is "dad goals"....💖

@matthewpalm4756 4 жыл бұрын

A little background on the odd scenes with Freddie and a the group of people; that scene was from a ballet that he was part of. He learned ballet in 6 weeks I think it was, and that was the end result. It was also used a bit in the "No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)" Official Video.

@crazy1234573 4 жыл бұрын

Queen, it's what the people want.

@loraharvey6740 4 жыл бұрын

Epic! I love watching your son enjoy this era of music and just getting into it and enjoying it at his age. Just proof that Queen and similar era music will never die... However I am a country music fan. Old and new but mostly older. You should let him pick some for you to react to lol. Would be very fun and interesting.

@PaweBystrzan 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the FREEDOM during the song. Love this song and love reaction. Fuck all different ways THEY try to force US to think about the roles in our lives

@musiclove4635 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the song and the video when it came out. Definitely wasn't happy that it got banned. I also love how it was Roger Taylor who suggested they dress in drag.

@aaronnelson7702 7 ай бұрын

I always heard it had two parts, the women's lib thing was the drummers girlfriends idea, but the extreme artsy part "cow suits" is part of an opera. Freddie wanted to break free of what people expected videos to be. He saw they could be high art. The rolling across the bodies of people, Freddy just wanted to see what it was like and it got filmed. The laughs were real.

@CaitlintheCasual 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't really pay attention to this song until I saw the music video, now it's one of my favorite Queen songs!

@leodurkin8539 3 жыл бұрын

He once said he wants to bring ballet to the masses and their it is in full technicolour 1984. That’s explains the ballet section. Breaking free to me sounds like to be what you want to be.?