I was at this concert. Started at noon. Queen didn’t come on til early evening. We were all exhausted, a little sunburned and very emotional…and they just killed it.

No one can hold the crowd in the palm of their hand like Freddie could.

Fun fact: the iconic Stefani Germanotta’s stage name, Lady Gaga, was inspired by this song. ✨✨

This was their homage to music on the radio, and a lamenting of how Music Television was taking over.

This is widely considered THE greatest concert in history, and Freddie Mercury is well known as the greatest front man in history. So watch the whole Live Aid set by Queen, it's the best of the best.

This performance was from live aid. It opened the flood gates for donations at the time and is considered one of the greatest live performances of all time.

One person is completely in tune with everything happening on that stage and one person wishes they could understand the lyrics . I watch so many reactions from these two and I am always amazed that it never plays out any other way. She needs her own channel I would watch every video.

A record producer was watching from a bar in NY and he said people in the bar were raising there hands and clapping, he thought at that time "this is their show now."

He is a legend! He was so very ill during this performance too. Coughing up blood just before the day. A true showman. Did not let it affect his performance. For the fans.

The greatest thing about this video for me is the fact that the people in the audience clapping their hands ,😃👍are imitating the video for this song

Lex is right, if you watch more from this concert, you have the proof when he commands the crowd. Everyone else imitates.

Omgosh I adore Lex's love for Queen !!!! Please watch their full set from the Live Aid concert, it is about 23 mins long but it is sooooooo worth it .... Freddie was and will always be the best front man around. I am so glad that i was born in the 60s and got to witness this first hand ....the 70s and 80s were just a magical time to be around and wish so much i could go back to that time . Love your reactions and just can't wait till i see more !!!

Freddie was absolutely brilliant, what a presence on-stage. Of course Lady Ga-Ga took her name from this song. Great stuff.

I remember watching this on TV and thinking, what a performance we are witnessing

The absolute GOAT as far as frontmen go. Nobody like it before him & nobody like him since. Best ever interacting with a crowd, great stage presence, unbelieveable singer, he had it all. R.I.P. Freddie, always missed but never forgotten.

Please react to the whole 20 minute set from Queen from Live Aid was voted the best live performance of all time this is the second song have the words to hand if you can’t understand what he is singing, although Freddie was very articulate with pronunciation x

Dude had command of the stage and the crowd for sure. Imagine getting 75 thousand people to put their hands in the air, keep them there, and then clap in unison over and over again. Stage F ing Presence.

Queen live was intense and entertainment gold. The connection between Freddie and the crowd was outstanding.

Queen's performance at the Live Aid concert is considered to be the BEST 20 MINUTES of Rock N Roll ever! Freddie fronted for a fantastic band. All members contributed to their collection of hits!

Hammer to fall from live aid is amazing as well, the aye yo bit he does between hammer to fall and radio gaga is just INSANE! Crazy little thing called love is another mind blowing performance from live aid too. Freddie loved Elvis

True love song and an ode to the Radio , a companion in our lives that inspires all emotions.

To your point Brad as far as stage presence” he wasn’t commanding the crowd with his guitar skills... just a three dollar T-shirt and a microphone..

Of course Lex is correct in her comments!! When it comes to how music feels and the emotion it evokes, I think you always got to defer to her Brad 😊

This is my favorite Queen song. It speaks to me & my childhood. All the days & nights I had in front of the radio. They were so informative on my upbringing.

The Freddie Fist is part of my daily routine

This song is about the time when we went from radio being everything for music, to when music BLEW UP on video (MTV) for the first time. I was there (and then) when it happened. It was absolutely awesome. Imagine if EVERYTHING you ever knew about music was on the radio. and then all of a sudden, music BLEW UP on TV for the first time. Back then, MTV was sooooo awesome. It was ALL the original (brand new for us) videos for all these bands NONSTOP on the channel and the original VJs (video jockeys) like Martha Quinn, Adam Currey, JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Mark (I forget his last name), etc... would come on the channel after a bunch of videos and explain to us all about these "new" bands and their songs, etc... It was ALL new and amazing for us at the time. Trust me, my entire generation was addicted to MTV... Kind of like when social media became a brand new thing and everyone took to it. Same thing, back then with MTV. Anyhow, back to my original point... I believe this song was Freddie consoling the radio saying "someone still loves you" (in the song) because radio was left in the DUST when video came out. Side note... The very FIRST song/music video on MTV was called "Video killed the radio star" by the group "The Buggles". As you can figure out by the title of the song, the radio stars were "killed" bc it was ALL about music videos now (not just the audio of the song). So the VISUAL aspect was now VERY important suddenly and the existing radio stars either jumped on board with this huge change, or they were history. That's my thesis paper on this song. Lol. PEACE! ❤️🙏

"Radio what's new... someone still loves you..." was a catchphrase of some of the DJ's on Radio 1 in the UK. "Radio Gaga" was a comment on the juvenality of the content...

The part you have to think about that always gets me..this was not a Queen concert..people did not go there expecting to see Queen..but yet look at that crowd and the response ..you would think every person was there to see just them..that is a feat..

I was already a huge Queen fan, but watching this performance live on tv solidified their greatness for me! It gives me the feel good chills every time seeing the crowd react to Freddy!

My favorite Zanzibarian ever. Such a talent, so many songs (tear).

Lex you got it, he lived his liife like a great performance.

You Must check the full concert of this 25 min only,live aid.....one of the greatest concert ever in history.! Cheers from Italy 🇮🇹

The impressive thing about this is that this was an event that featured more bands yet everyone in that stadium was hooked on Queen. Really wish I could travel time and see it live

No one and mean no one can whole a candle to Freddie when it comes to stage presence. Lexi was on point.

This concert was incredible, inspiring and sad all at the same time....saw it live on TV and felt blessed to have watched it.

You have to watch the whole concert he killed it amazing amazing amazing

The thing about Freddie is he draws you in, he's adorable, very charismatic. A music critic once said Freddie was like a beautiful peacock strutting across the stage. Great reaction.

Freddy was the best match ever - the people love to see and hear him perform - Freddy loved to be seen and perform. A match made in heaven.

I never grow tired of this live aid performance. Incredible! 👍

Saw them live in Sydney back in the eighties, brilliant doesn’t do them justice !

This is the song that tells the story of my life...at night in bed I listened to the radio and there I met my love, Queen....Thanks to the group's drummer Roger Taylor for this wonderful song. Thanks Roger, it's my favorite song. Radio makes you laugh, cry, and even make you fly.

If this was now no one could clap because of phones in there hands. Great reactions

I'm so blessed to have grown up with this music... you guys appreciating it rocks too..

The best 20 minutes ever of a live concert it will go down in history

You missed one of the best parts of this performance! Right after the end of the song, Freddie gets 100,000 people to repeat what he sings!

I watched this on the the TV BBC1 with my mum n dad I was 7 ill never forget this performance ever omg dad had it so loud as well ❤

This is from Live- Aid! check out the whole set, arguably their best live performance in history.

Lady Gaga got her name from this song.

Unarguably rock music's ultimate showman

What is even more amazing is that he was born to Indian parents living in Zanzibar. His real name was Farrokh Bulsara. Queen is such an iconic London band and it is amazing to think how far he traveled, both in a physical distance in regards to distance, and culturally as well to become the Freddy Mercury that we all know. Just amazing...

I saw Queen in 1986 at the old Wembley. Nobody could interact with a huge crowd like Freddie and make it seem so natural. Brad, could you not bring up the lyrics on a phone and have it where you can see both. This works for other reactioners.

PLEASE PLEASE!!!. REACT THE WHOLE QUEEN SET OF THAT CONCERT. YOU MIND WILL BE BLOWN

You have to see his whole performance on this concert Freddy is beyond amazing

Brad and Lex, I hope you will cover Queen's "These are the Days of our Lives". It was Freddie's last recorded singing performance. It's heartbreaking but true to Freddie's form, done well!

Freddy’s always one of those artists that plugs directly into your soul when he makes the decision to do so!

No one comes close to Freddie and Queen, most people no matter what folk are in to most have a queen favourite song 😎❤️😎

there is no other frontman of any other group EVER that could control and engage the crowd like freddy also the are the only group/band that sound just as good if not better live than in studio production.

He absolutely has the most stage presence of all time! The entire Live aid set is know as the best live performance of all time!!!

When Lex is fantasizing about being in the crowd at Live Aid, Brad replies: "I wish I could understand what he is saying." Lex, probably hoping to hear something else simply says, "oh." 1:20 Classic exchange knowing how you both approach music.

Freddie was a great entertainer. Awesome stage presence.

QUEEN and FREDDIE are one the BEST BAND EVER FORMED...I was wondering how he would look like if he was still alive today...HE WILL ALWAYS BE AWESOME and A GREAT PERFORMER...

I absolutely love that you reacted to this song, its my favorite Queen performance... I absolutely love this song

Freddie was one of the greatest showmen to walk the stage. Also had probably the best voice in rock history. I don’t know how Brad can’t understand what Freddie was singing. Clear voice, great enunciation and projection…

Saw Queen LIVE at he Superbowl at Sun City in Bophuthatswana South Africa in the late 80s...my first ever LIVE concert ....unforgettable.

YOU NEED TO REACT TO THE FULL SET OF THIS LIVE PERFORMANCE!!! IT WAS LIVE AID 1985 WHERE HE PERFORMED THIS ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER SONGS AND IT OFTEN IS CONSIDERED THE GREATEST LIVE ROCK PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME!!!

Freddie was born for an event like that. Millions of people watching was a power cable plugged into Freddie. ❤

Lex was built to be a rock and roll head. She has great taste and insight without even realizing it. Rock and roll fans can easily tell she’s one of us 😂.. PS: please listen to Pink Floyd: one of my turns/ breathe, AC/DC: dirty deeds/hells bells. Prince: Bambi. Queen: don’t stop me now

Lex is like "I want to be in that crowd looking back at him". I am so impressed with Lex's understanding of context. I don't know where she gets that understanding because she is spot on with pretty much all her observations. Lex is very perceptive and really grasps things at a different level I haven't seen much lately.

now you have seen a snippet of their LIVE AID set. watch the complete set it was possibly the best set of the concert.

I was at this concert (Live Aid July 85). Backpacked Europe at this time.

So surprised you can't understand what he's singing. His pronunciation is immaculate from his boarding school upbringing. Always incredibly precise. You should watch the whole Live Aid set. And Lex is right THE MOST. No comparison. This is the first time this song was performed live and the audience knew what to do from the video and surprised Queen with their perfect participation :)

Brad was feeling this one. Love it. Great video guys.

You guys always put a smile on my face! Thank you.

I went to Live Aid it two weeks before my 16th birthday and is one of the greatest days of my life. I was meant to see Queen a year later but my wife (the girlfriend) had her bag snatched on the way to the gig and we never got to go.

This is where Lady Gaga got her name…pretty good origin story lol!

Please the whole Live Aid set!!!! 🙌🙌 I would love you to look into some lyrics from Queen songs. Some of the songs are very deep and have strong lyrics. That’s why I love them, they made many great performances but also made in depth music. If you’ve reacted the whole Live Aid i really suggest One Vision live at Wembley or Who wants to live forever live at Budapest. Much bless darlings

One of the most iconic performances from one of the greatest front men to ever grace a stage

I wasn't there for this but I saw this great band the year before, and in 1980 and 1982 when they were at the peak of their powers. It was a special experience to see them with Freddie commanding the stage.

Best thing about this concert..."No Cell Phones".

Watch a lot of reactions y’all are definitely a favorite. WELL DONE

I was blessed to see Queen in concert back in the summer of 1980 at the Baltimore Civic Center. It is still one of "those" concerts that I will never forget.

In my opinion, quite arguably the greatest live performance of any song ever!!!

Queen brings me such happy memories because I always associate queen with hearing them through baseball stadium speakers as a kid with my dad. As I grew older I grew a appreciation for how big of a impact Freddy and Queen had on music in general absolute Legends even though people have watered down that word now but Freddy and Queen are Legends in music and pop culture history

I was 16 and watched live aid on MTV ! This brings back so many great memories!

This concert was July of 1985 - I was 15 and staying at my grandparents farm in upstate NY. It's hard to explain how huge this concert was, the entire world tuned in for the whole day. Listening to this on a little transistor radio with headphones in the middle of a field - and it was thrilling then, half a world away in the middle of a field on shitty radio. I can't imagine how it must've been to be there. It was history. Every time I see this I get chills.. every, damn, time. Glad you enjoyed this. ;)

In our younger day in the uk we used to tune into off shore radio stations for the teens this was before pop music channels or videos radio was our friend

This performance in 1985 changed my mind about this song. I bought the Queen tape 'The Works' with this song on it a few months before this concert and thought it was a bit of a weak song. Then I watched this concert live on TV. Wow.

He has 76000 people in perfect unison clapping. Just stunning!

Freddie is such an icon truly amazing and so talented.

An interviewer once asked Freddy Mercury what he played in the band. His response? "The audience, darling." Elton John was the act that came after Queen finished their set. Legend has it that when they finished, he exclaimed, "You *bastards!* How is *anyone* supposed to follow that!"

I had the pleasure of seeing Queen twice in 1976 and 1977 at MSG and they were fantastic, Freddie R.I.P. was the finest frontman in Rock!! I have been going to see concerts since 1975 to the present time and both of these Queen shows were in my top ten concerts ever…

What Freddie likes most when to perform is When people sing with him, that's the most passionate thing Freddie is when it comes to consert

as a AC/DC and Van Halen fan, I have to say Freddie was the greatest front man in rock. Nothing then or today compares to his stage presence and hold on a audience

I watched that at the time on TV. It was fantastic.

There was a famous interview in Queens early days the journalist asked band members which instrument they played, when he asked Freddie he replied in his usual style with " the audience darling"

Freddie mercury is so iconic radio gaga is about saving the radio because the Internet was just coming in and you should allways remember the radio even though music changes through the years I was there back in 1985 I was sixteen at the time best experience ever

Yeah, you kind of have to see the full performance. I was not a Queen fan at the time, I was more into punk and industrial but when I saw this broadcast live I was converted and know have to concede that this is the greatest live performance EVER.

This always chokes me up watching this live.

I hope you guys react to this whole concert at Live AId. It is considered the greatest 21 minutes in the history of rock and roll. Then Brad you can fully understand the power that Freddie Mercury had when he had an audience. A quote from Freddie, when asked "Freddie what is your favorite instrument to play?" he replied "The crowd, darling".

You really should do the whole concert...and yes, stage presence, Freddie is 100%. You need to watch more songs from Wembley 1986 concert...that is stage presence. The song is about Radio, when you only listened to the radio before Video came out and MTV. He was singing about how years ago people would listen to plays on the radio such as War of the worlds...which was presented on radio. Maybe find the song lyrics to understand. I could hear every word.