Yep! Everybody knew and nobody cared! Freddie Mercury was incredibly talented, beautiful inside and out, brutally honest and non judgmental and we will always love who he was. 😊 All Freddie wanted was to make people happy and feel good.

Reporter: "Freddie, what instrument do you play?" Freddie: "The AUDIENCE darling!" 😁

Freddie being gay didn’t mean shit. .. he was one of greatest frontmen of all time 💯🤘.. this is a legendary performance for the ages

Freddie was the brightest star in the universe and then went supernova for eternity

For all those who think Rory hates Queen, check out his Queen playlist! He’s one of the biggest Queen fans on earth now, January 2023! He went down that rabbit hole😉

this wasnt even a die hard Queen audience.. and Freddie still reeled them in and had them eating out of his hands! No one commanded a crowd like Freddie. Such a talent, a legend that no one will ever compare. :)

I actually hated all these songs back in the day being metalhead. Watching these live Queen performances makes me REALLY appreciate them as a band now. I should have been paying more attention to them back then. So freaking talented.

Freddie's doctor advised him not to perform because he had a throat infection, because he sounds this good with a sore throat that's why he was and will always be A LEGEND. Miss you Freddie 💕 love you.

When David Bowie come on stage after Queen performans,David Said WTF.I'm to do after this"Queen just steal whole show.Freddie legend💖❤️

LOOK AT YOU...here you are "I hate this hook"....but they sure did put a SMILE ON YOUR FACE and you were thoroughly ENTERTAINED which is all Freddie ever wanted to do was to be a PERFORMER! He did not disappoint! If you really want a stiffy watch the live version of SOMEBODY TO LOVE. P.S. You're a cutie with a great smile. Don't hide it so much 😜

I found you by accident because I love Queen. I really enjoyed watching your face while you said frequently “ I hate this song” but smiled through entire performance . Freddie and the rest of the band will do that to you.

Love, love, love your reaction to this one. It’s funny, I’m not crazy about some of their songs either, but I think that many of their others are the most brilliant songs I’ve ever heard. And there’s no denying that ensemble - Mercury, May, Taylor, and Deacon. One of the greatest rock bands ever.

Best live band ever Freddie best front man ever.

Great reaction. I never tire of watching Queen at LiveAid, often considered the greatest rock live performance of all time. I am glad you are interested in reacting to more Queen music…….it never disappoints. I suggest you consider White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975 and In the Lap of the Gods, live at the Rainbow 1974.

I laughed at how you said you hated the song but grinned from ear to ear and sang along anyway. Freddie has that affect. You can't help but smile when he performs. Brian May wrote Hammer To Fall for the 1984 The Works album. It was a fairly successful single along with Roger Taylor's Radio Gaga that did much better. Keep in mind that with a few exceptions, Queen were always better live. Especially their 80s songs. Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in 15 minutes in 1979 in the Munich Hilton in the bathtub. He wrote mostly on piano but would write songs on guitar as well. It was a tribute to Elvis who had died two years previously. For great Queen live try Fat Bottomed Girls Live at the Bowl 1982 and Somebody To Love Live in Montreal 1981. Also some great early Queen - Stone Cold Crazy Live at the Rainbow 1974 and White Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975.

Shalom Rory...Your reactions are great and i love the way when you say you hate a certain song and they all are FIRE! and the smile on your face is priceless

Hammer to fall here is hilarious. Freddie so bloody rude and funny, how on earth he got away with it amazes me. Love him.

It's a crazy little thing when they've got ya! Even down to the little shoulder shimmy!! That's what happens with them live. It goes right straight to your core. You become part of the show. It is pure pleasure - Freddie that hedonist .... 4 guys that can make this much sound that shakes up the world.

Had to revisit this reaction. Love how you kept saying how you hated a song but you kept smiling thru the whole concert. Ive enjoyed all your reactions .

This was a joy! I am a huge Queen fan and found it very interesting how you expressed your dislike of some of the songs and then discovering a new outlook on them. It was a pleasure to watch your smile at every song you gained a new perspective of! I subscribed straightaway! I always love honesty - and that's what you are!

I'm ALWAYS Blown away by the size of the crowd and how much they LOVE FREDDIE

Deaky's relentless bass in Bohemian Rhapsody grabs my heart and won't let go til the concert ends. John Deacon, Queen's anything but stealth sensation. Miss him much. So thrilled listening/watching your reaction tonight. Thanks for the repost.EDIT..watching again - still sad you didn't stay on to see/hear Freddie yell "we love you".

This was a huge Concert in 1985 it was a Worldwide Rock Concert organized to raise money for the relief of famine stricken Africans. (1985 Live Aide) there was something like 72,000 (London) in attendance in Wembley Stadium and close to 90,000 in attendance at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A. and you have to remember there was no Social Media or Internet... But it was broadcasted All Over the World.. everyone who had access to a tv could watch All of These Fantastic Artist's come Together "Thirteen Satellites beamed a live television broadcast into More than One Billion viewers homes, in 110 Countries! It was EPIC in This Era. Kids came to each others houses to watch it together. MAN!... times were so different compared to the way things are now! You might like to check out "USA For Africa - We Are The World (Official Video)" it's wonderful to see so many artists performing together and for such a noble cause. The song "Hammer To Fall [Off the 1984 album The Works]" was pretty popular in the US..

Funny reaction! Some of Queen's greatest hits are overplayed, which can be quite frustrating for Queen fans, because they have so many other brilliant songs. You still have check out Hammer To Fall, it is great hard rock Queen tune.

I was 17 when I went to a Queen concert in 1978 and we all suspected he was gay. I was, too, but the world was a different place and he did not come out ever, only admitting to having AIDS the night before he died. We just did not tell people about our sexuality/etc. back then. Society required it be kept secret and coming out had a lot of repercussions. Blessedly, he is a gay icon for the community and we hail him proudly.

Freddie Mercury wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love within 5 to 10 minutes as a tribute to Elvis Presley.

Makes me smile everytime!,Freddie is a legend

You’ll like the song listening to Freddie singing radio- Gaga- googoo-caca- blah blah- telling radio what’s up-you can’t hate it- you’re smiling like the Cheshire Cat!! I love your reactions- jump in and join us young man- 2 decades of Queen- Freddie’s solo album- ‘MR. BAD GUY’- and Barcelona- his opera album- sings and beats all hell!!💛

hands down Freddy was and always be the best front man

Loved your reaction first time so watching again brilliant ❤️ Roger’s backing vocals amazing 🤩

We didn't care if he was gay, we just loved him.

Rory, you are full of sweetness. Your reactions are short and to the point. I like that.

Freddie wanted people to smile even for if for a short time.His mission is complete........

What makes this performance even more impressive is the fact that Freddie had laryngitis the week before Live Aid.

Thanks, Rory! Radio GaGa is not a favorite of mine on "album version" -- but Queen can sometimes surprise you with live performances of seemingly boring recordings, right?- another that I really felt "meh" about was "A kind of magic" - until I saw it LIVE - then I understood... lol

Queen live is a total different beast! The best live band that I have ever seen. Thank you for covering this.

Even though this was in his home arena, his parents decided to stay home due to sercurity reasons and watch it on tv, so he told his mom that he would blow her a kiss from the stage. so when you see him blowing a kiss in the beginning , it was for his mom. what a good son.

Think you would enjoy Innuendo by Queen, totally different (as usual for them!)

Man that owned the stage and the crowd.. many other bands there performing but Queen stoked the show 💯

Rory, bin ein grosser Queen Fan, liebe diese Band und Freddie, dem grössten Frontmann aller Zeiten, eine Legende 💖 Deine Reaktion und Deine Kommentare fand ich sehr gut und vor allem kein Geschwafel, aber ehrlich, Queen und Freddie haben Dich doch mitgerissen und bekommen, Deine Reaktionen waren "lovely" 😉 Viele Grüße aus München Germany

@Rory_Reacts What a difference a year makes! Love watching your videos and how your appreciation of Queen has developed. Thanks so much for your reactions 🙂

After watching live aid, when it happened and again 30+ years later every song is awesome, and Freddie and Queen were the most amazing performers with such fucking awesome talent, I may have over used awesome, but we are talking Queen here, and awesome cannot ever be over used

Here's a song you never heard on the radio: Ogre Battle, live at the Rainbow or live at Hammersmith. Epic guitar riff. Heavy stuff, Queen style.

First of all, I loved your reactions, so I am definitely watching this again. Second of all, hope you don’t mind me saying you’re really handsome. 😅 Have a wonderful day!

2nd time watching enjoy your reactions, to aborable Thanks for making my 🌅👑🎶❣️

I watch this everyday. Never get tired of it ❤❤❤❤

Rory - I see you did this a year ago, I just stumbled in. I'm a 73 yr old American who was never a Queen fan (other than Rhapsody). I hated Radio GaGa and Champions just like you. However, one night watching this video on someone's reaction channel I was totally mind-blown by this presentation. I've since seen it dozens of times on dozens of reaction channels. Some are awed by the crowd or were dumbfounded to learn that Rock You or Champions were by Queen. I could see that you knew Queen and many of their songs. I really liked your honest reactions, saying you hate it but then singing along because of the power belted out by Freddie. I did hit the buttons and will see what else you have visited in the past year. Good luck and Holiday Wishes to you.

THE best frontman of any band, ever. The GOAT. Bear in mind that, before the performance, Freddie had been advised by a doctor not to go on because of a throat problem. That's how good he was.

The more I listen to and watch this video, the more apparent it is how little credit Roger Taylor gets for his “back-up” vocals. You need to really listen for it, because they never pan in on him, but Freddie had a throat infection and was advised by his doctor not to perform, but went on anyway. Freddie KILLED EVERY NOTE in EVERY SONG, but you can hear Roger really belting in the back. He sounds incredible also. Amazing, historic performance from start to finish, in every aspect.

talented performers like him know how to rein in the energy and ride it. God's gift

I did love your reaction to this. Just as good the second time! Thanks!

Yes he wrote this ten minutes in the bathroom 😂 Hammer to fall was about the cold war ! All four wrote songs they were all legend's

Imagine making the Live Aid as epic as it was just to die fron it in the end. Truly one of the top 10 anime betrayals ever.

Thanks brother Much appreciated Ps We were all gay and happy in those days 😍😊😎 I was 16 & on fire 🔥 Greetings from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦

Déjà vu but I 'll sit it again, too good your reaction

Yeah. Is it songs we love to hate, or songs we hate to love? Either way, there's love. As in I love your reaction!

Supposedly Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in about 10 minute after coming up with the tune while in the bath. 😄

Rory, loved your smiling throughout the performance. You love, as I do, Freddie & Queen. Rock on Rory & Rock in Power Freddie. Shout out to Brian, John and Roger too!! Love, Marianne 7:26 😊❤

Lady Gaga derived her stage name from Queen's song "Radio Gaga"

The song you wondered about was "Hammer To Fall" In the 1980's we were so close to the edge of Nuclear War. The cold war got hotter and hotter and every day brought a real fear amongst people all around the world. Here we stand or here we fall History won't care at all Make the bed light the light Lady mercy won't be home tonight yeah You don't waste no time at all Don't hear the bell but you answer the call It comes to you as to us all We're just waiting For the Hammer To Fall Oh ev'ry night and every day A little piece of you is falling away But lift your face the western way Build your muscles as your body decays yeah Toe your line and play their game yeah Let the anaesthetic cover it all Till one day they call your name You know it's time for the Hammer To Fall Rich or poor or famous For your truth it's all the same (oh no oh no) Lock your door the rain is pouring Through your window pane (oh no) Baby now your struggle's all in vain For we who grew up tall and proud In the shadow of the mushroom cloud Convinced our voices can't be heard We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder What the hell we fighting for? Just surrender and it won't hurt at all You just got time to say your prayers While your waiting for the hammer to Hammer To Fall It's gonna fall Hammer, you know, Hammer To Fall While you're waiting for the Hammer To Fall Give it to me one more time

I say this with all love- you Blimey Bastard!!! You don't want to admit this song was brilliant cuz it was so damn catchy!!!! 😂. (yes, I'm being cheeky- not really calling you names!) Just caught up in the nostalgia. You crack me up dude! 😁👍 *you can't even hide your smile- Queen was just too fabulous to Not love them)*

He was Bisexual, even though that's also considered under the LGBTQ umbrella of gay. Who he considered the love of his life was his woman Mary but he also loved Jim Hutton. I'm also bisexual so he was always an inspiration for me. It's just a shame they didn't have the treatments for what killed him as they do now for us. Radio Gaga is my favorite part of this live aid performance. The struggling and dancing.

Rory, you are one adorable man!! You have a million dollar smile 😁!! 😊💓🤘✌️

Freddie had laryngitis and was told he couldn’t sing. He did anyway. They performed the best concert here in history. 40% of the world watched them. The other performers agreed Queen killed it! Btw Radio GaGa at this concert inspired Lady GaGa to come up with her performance name. RIP Freddie. The song you wanted to know is Hammer to Fall written by Brian May. Every member wrote a number one hit. Only rock band to do that. Freddie could play any instrument and was a phenomenal writer. Yes Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in his bathtub-took him 11 minutes. Genius. Btw we knew he was gay back then. We didn’t care. We were young and we accepted Freddie for the amazing singer/musician he was. Because when he sang he sang to each of us and the band’s talent was undeniable.

Radio Ga-Ga was actually something that Roger Taylors son had said to him, that is where that came from. If you want to see Freddie at his best watch Somebody to Love Live in Montreal.

Your reaction to this was great! I enjoyed your video! Take care! ❤

One year and now over 4k subscribers. Great job my friend

Also…. He was sick during this performance and was instructed not to sing by his doc for concern that his vocal chords would be damaged! That’s why you can hear some “cracks”. Brilliant anyway! In my opinion will always be the best male vocalist to live!

I never saw a person that hates so many songs but smiles n calls it fire in the same sentence..

"You bastards stole the show" - Elton John🤭

You don't really get Queen until you see/hear them live. They transform those high-production studio songs into something magical. As individual musicians they are all stunningly talented. As a unit they are as close to perfect as you can get. And Freddie, well he's on a whole other level. Freddie was touched by the gods.

Fyi , Brian plays Acoustic , Fender Telecaster , and Red Special during Crazy Little Thing Called Love

I've got a KZfaqr crush on Rory. He's so cute 😍

I heard Roger during an interview say he wrote this song partially describing his sons reaction to hearing Queen’s music discussed during one of their concerts.

When your watching him singing Crazy little thing called you,you look like you're in love with him!❤

Brian wrote Hammer to fall. They played all genres.Freddie wrote Crazy little thing called love - tribute to Elvis - Brian played 3 guitars -acoustic - ? - - and the red special.

Omg….. love this!!!!

I've always wondered if those Pepsi cups on Freddy's piano were specifically lined up there as sneaky marketing 'product placements'.

Loved your reaction first time and looking back now LMAO "I hate this fucking song too" with a big grin on your face.

They even repeat " ALL RIGHT ! "

O.m.g.i love watching your face when you are watching freddie..when you say i hate this song ill be singing it for days now then the little smile you do ita amazing watching you when you see him xx

Oh Rory, I Love Queen, especially Freddie, so it hurts my heart when you say "I hate this song" ☹️

Killer Queen for their early days.....Another One Bites The Dust...Somebody To Love, 1981in Montreal live. those 3 songs are my favorites from Queen. I love your reaction to Live Aide 85!

I was 11 when this happened, and most people (even us kids just about old enough to know what 'gay' was) did know Freddie was gay. I actually recall magazines like the Radio Times etc. describing him by then as 'openly bisexual'.

Nobody, and I mean nobody did it better!!

Allegedly David Bowie who was on next said "how the fuck am I meant to go on after that?" Freddie wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love as his tribute to Elvis. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Great honest reaction, most exaggerate. Brian May stated Freddie only played guitar on the downstroke which as you know too well means he has to play twice as fast. Interesting if you look at the audience clapping on Radio gaga you can see the wave progress from front to back. Before this donations were slow, Queen put energy bach in. There's one more song "is this the world we created. For a great reaction watch "In the lap of the Gods" 1974 at the Rainbow wait for Rogers (dog whitsle) Stone cold Crazy is another

OMG! Just watched this again and wandered if you had.

Freddie wrote this song in Munich while taking a bath, took Freddie about 10 minutes to write Crazy little thing called love...........1979.

Yeah , I'm not a big fan of Radio Ga Ga , but it's a historical moment with the crowd participation , the crowd singing Love of my Life is even more impressive !

That's how you hold 72,000 people in the palm of your hand. Absolute LEGEND!!!!!

Love your cynicism. In the end you can't deny Freddie's sheer talent and charisma.

Gay or not, Freddie was fabulous, his orientation was and is irrelevant

You’re my fave reactor so far!!. And certainly nice to look at😉

And all this was sung by a man with a throat infection against his doctors orders! FREDDIE

Absolutley BEAUTIFUL...a legend🥰🤩

I had just graduated from high school in 1985, so it was summer and I watched this on TV.

You need to smile more Rory. You have a great one. Queen brings the best out of ya ❤❤❤❤

"We are the Champions" was a Murcury song. Dedicated to his fans 😊

Hammer To Fall (the one you enquired about) is even better in the Wembley concert of 86 with the key changes during one of Brian's solos. The best part of the Live Aid version however is its faster tempo. I got so used to this that when i heard the studio version it felt like snail's pace. The tempo at the 86 Wembley performence is somewhere in between, but the key changes make it more enjoyable for me to play along to.