Nice reaction. I always cry when I hear this song. React to OLD FRIENDS by Roger

Brian was a genius (as usual) writing this...so much Freddie symbolism. Brian said that "A hand above the water, an angel reaching for the sky" refers to the statue overlooking Lake Geneva at their recording studio in Montreaux. The words came to Brian the day they dedicated the statue. Also it was raining that day. "Is it raining in Heaven, do you want us to cry?" "Flying too close to the sun" (which planet is closest to the sun?) A lot of Roger's part is lyrics to some of Freddie's songs. "a tricky situation," and "paying every due" (from We Are The Champions) Also, the camera is supposed to be Freddie walking around watching them sing to him. The glass of champagne on the piano is for Freddie. This was the very last time John Deacon ever did anything with the other two. He lost it a bit when Freddie died, and he just said he could never do it again. And he's been living quietly ever since. These guys were 4 brothers in every sense of the word aside from DNA. They lost their brother and all dealt in different ways.

As Roger said in an interview: „He's just part of the mental wallpaper, you don’t forget him ever. He’s been gone a long time but we never forget him, he is part of us. Brian and I, we always think he's in the corner and we think we know what he would think when we're talking.” Freddie is happy now wherever he is, because younger generations are still impressed by his music, voice, talent, determination, perseverance and he thinks it's unbelievable.

sometimes a song is not made to improve your mood, just to appreciate, grieve and reflect. I love this song, it makes me a part of being a fan, and missing the loss of a great entertainer that gave so much. I also appreciate the talent in the 3 remainder member of this talented incredible band.

Beautiful song but it always makes me cry a bit. Brian looks so lost as he is singing and John seems absolutely shattered. Thank you for reacting to this, I really do love this song, it is so well put together. The champagne glass on the piano is there because during every or nearly every show, Freddie would toast the audience so they thought it was appropriate to have it there for the video. I think that is Freddie's piano that Brian is playing. It is now in Brian's studio house in Surrey, England. Thank you for reacting to this wonderful and important song.

It really is sad...but the music he left is timeless and I'm thankful for every single note they sang and every song they left us. I'm hoping every generation will remember Queen !!

You know you got a good band when the drummer Roger Taylor and the guitar player Brian May sings better than most bands today. "QUEEN FOREVER"

It must have been so hard for the rest of the band after Freddie died and making this especially for John Deacon who is like a younger brother to Freddie😔. Now this one brings tears to my eyes😭. But hell yeah Freddie makes a sensation and made his way through! he's on the top! And will always be the Greatest! There will never another Freddie! No one but you Freddie! Rest In Peace🥀💛. ohh cash this is a sad Song but Im so Happy knowing youngster like you appreciate the Music and Diving into Queen's Catalogue, there is more to Discover Cash.Thank you🙏

"I'M NOT GOING TO BE A ROCK STAR" "I'M GOING TO BE A LEGEND" - FREDDIE MERCURY HE NEVER DIES BECAUSE HE LIVES IN HIS SONGS AND OUR HEARTS "QUEEN FOREVER"

You are an honest-to-god true Queen fan if you missed Freddie we all miss him even though we never met him but he was such a legend and such a force of nature

Listen/react to “Old Friends” by Roger.

As a side note, the drawing of Icarus at the very beginning and and is one Freddie did in art school. This was the last song John Deacon recorded with Queen, he looks so broken in this video; he and Freddie were good friends, he didn't want to continue making music without him.

Beautiful song from Brian & old friends from Roger is equally beautiful. Very different, much like Roger & Brian. When you do mother love please do the lyric video.

As in the song that says....you were the one to get through....as such a great performer he found a way to reach those he entertained, took them up on the stage with him, let their voices sing out with his, made us feel the words and the excitement of the ride....Freddie was special, still special and always will be special.

He stopped taking his medicine because it made him so sick he couldn't take it any more so he did it do he could enjoy the days he had left I cry all the time for Freddie an feel so bad for Brian, Roger, an John 👑♾️💯🐇🐰💛🥀❣️💖💕💋☺️♥️🔥🌟💙💫☮️

You should react to Roger Taylor's song, it's also a tribute to Freddie Mercury, called Old Friends. Roger and Freddie shared a flat together, ran a used clothing stall together, and starved together while trying to become rock stars. Very close friends.

The very last song Freddie ever wrote was called A Winter's Tale. He was at his home in Switzerland during the winter and was losing his eyesight and going downhill..........but despite this he saw so much beauty around him........(this song is very special to his sister who did a small youtube video about it)...when he left Switzerland to return to London, he decided to cease taking his medication other than his pain killers and prepared to die. Another song you must react to is one of the last songs he ever sang.......and it was a difficult one to sing emotionally and technically; Brian wrote it but Freddie added some personal lyrics ......it is called the Show Must Go On. It is gorgeous, albeit sad. Freddie worked making music literally to his final days.......he could barely stand as he had lost a lot of his foot, but he pushed on to make music until he literally could not get up anymore.

I was 9 years old when Freddie died and then I didn't even knew who he was, but now I miss him so much.

Never stop a Queen song before it ends! The glass on the piano is for Freddie. This song always brings me to tears. So sad and beautiful. Listen to 'Mother Love'. Freddie couldn't bring it to the end, Brian finished it and his guitar is crying.... Greetings from Germany.

This is the last time that John Deacon played with the remaining two.

His spirit flies high, he's my angel

The champagne flute on the piano, Freddie trademark. ❤🌹

😭😭 My heart breaks for John Deacon the most! Like losing a big brother! The drawing in the intro was a sketch by Freddie! He had a degree in Graphic Arts/Design! 🥹 At the end you can here the director say “Brian Relax” 😩

Diagnosis makes everything so concrete so real--sometimes ignorance is bliss; yes, denial is unhealthy and full of false hope. It takes time to confront reality---Diagnoses can be something the psyche is not ready to cope with. Cash, you're an intuitive and sensitive man, thank you 🙂

Roger wrote an Album/CD dedicated to Freddie . It's "Happiness?" by Roger Taylor. The last track is a song about his and Freddie's friendship totally the best. Two of Rogers children carry a part of their name recommended by Freddie. Thanks for this.

I love to see the band include Freddie even though it’s been so many years ago, the boys usually have a video clip in there concerts. Like Brian said, they’re never saying goodbye. Please don’t feel sad. I actually shows how much the band genuinely feel his absence and truly love Freddie every day

You're right,this song is beautiful and so emitional...

I'm so glad you've fallen in love with Queen. Your reactions are sweet and heart felt, which proves their timelessness. Thanks!

Se me parte el corazón de verles tan tristes cantando, y sobre todo viendo la desolacion de John, me imagino lo difícil que habrá sido para ellos aguantar las lagrimas cuando estaban grabando, siento un nudo en la garganta cada vez que la escucho. 😭. Para cambiar un poco, podrías reaccionar a “You take my breath away” live

That was the amazing thing about Freddie, he has people missing him, that weren't even born yet before he died. There was a divine aura about him and still touches people through video gaining fans daily and he's been gone what know almost 3 decades? imagine being someone in those crowds that saw him live? How he must have electrified them and through his live performances on the vids you can see he does. Historians say there were only two people that could influence a mass such as he did, the first being Hitler...grrrrr and the second being Freddie, thank the Lord he had a beautiful heart and soul, because he could have really done some damage if he been an evil man.

I love your reactions. Another one to react to is A Winter Tale. One of the last songs Freddie wrote and sang. 💕💕 Kind of his last thoughts and feelings. His good bye

Freddie once said that he had done every thing he had wanted to do, he died one year after. He also said ,if he could make just one person smile...

The first time I saw this I got teary throughout the video...but at the end, when Deacy is just sitting there watching the other two sing the last lines, I lost it and ugly blubbered.

Sensational. Queen continues to transcend everything and spread so much love, joy, strength, creativity, confidence, and unity to all who listen! The timing of when they released the song also made it a tribute for Gianni Versace, Princess Diana, and anyone else whose life was cut tragically short. In case your wondering, the illustration is of Icarus from Greek mythology, which Freddie drew himself. It was clever of them to make the lyrical reference in "they're only flying too close to the sun." Brian and Roger have such beautiful and criminally underrated singing voices! "No one but you" truly showed that Freddie was like a brother to them, not just their frontman and that their bond was so strong, not even death could break it. Their sorrow is so clear in their faces, voices, and in every note they played/sang and were doing everything they could to not break down crying, not that I would blame them if they did. The close-up of the champagne glass on the piano was in homage to Freddie, who would sometimes toast the audience during special gigs. In 2019, Brian and his wife went to Freddie's birthplace of Zanzibar on pilgrimage to visit Freddie's childhood home, school, retrace some of his childhood steps and even visit the hospital where Freddie and his sister were born. Alongside making this video and recording the song, before he became a recluse, John participated in a Queen collaboration with Bejart+Ballet for life in honor of Freddie who was a ballet and opera enthusiast. Here is the making of video link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8p7jNOgscyncWw.html

So now we can call you a Queenie. Suggest David Bowie doing Under-pressure @ the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. The band said it was very therapeutic for them.

I love getting the band's perspectives of Freddie's life & loss. Hope you catch the bit at the end after the song ends. Its very poignant.❤❤ ❤❤❤

Watch Brian singing Love of my life,and hologram of Freddie joins Brian! I cried! It’s more reseat. Also Roger Taylor wrote a song about Freddie and the sad news came. The name is Say it’s not true or something like that. It’s only Roger,it’s bluesy and the sax is give this something different. You always say Queen always surprised. You🐰🙋‍♀️

This is a beautiful song. Adam Lambert does an amazing job, his own way. Hr is vocally amazing. The Freddie Mercury tribute concert George Michael singing Somebody to love. There's a band called Boyzone (yep a boyband). They had started vocals to a song Gave it all away. Stephen Gately have sime vocals, like at the start but he suddenly died. He was young. The song became a tribute to him. I think honouring singers this way is perfect.

I believe this was the last time John played with them. He did not want to continue. Roger and Brian carry on but Freddie is always near to them in all of their concerts.

Brian did an interviews and the interviewer ask Brian if you could talk to Freddie one more time what would say. Brian took a minute and he said I tell him I love you.. These guys were tight. Yes, they had fights but they would have done anything For Freddie.

Cảm ơn cô Mây nhiều nhiều lắm ạ!

Thank you Cash! I miss Freddie so much! ❤️

These guys probably spent more time together than any of them did with their respective spouses.

PS: Time passed until the band was truly ready to publically address Freddie's loss and passing--their own form of conquering denial...

John Deacon was about to cry

Although Freddy was gone, you can appreciate the talent of the backup vocals ftom Brian and in most songs Roger. It was unusual to have three band members that could take the lead when they had to. In certain live performances, you'll notice Roger really steps up in the background to give Freddie's voice a chance to take a little break. Such a talented group.

please react you dont fool me from queen

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The screen that opens the video of the man with wings is Freddie's interpretation of Icarus (hence the lyrics "flying to close to the sun" - he had a degree in graphic design) that they enlarged for the video. The piano set up w/ the champagne glass etc was how Freddie's piano was set up. There's also a "making of" video for this song.

You need to listen to Mother Love, Freddie’s last recording.

Thank you for being sad with us 😓

There is also a video where you can see that they - Brian and Roger - still is singing it - but nearly cracking up.

Watch live at the rainbow from the 70’s.

you should check out his drum and tampari solo from the same concert

This song breaks me up every time, especially when seeing how devastated John looks. There is an excellent video on the making of it which you may like to see. I say "like".... You know what I mean. Don't you?

Mother love please.

HUGS - this song is "tissues required".

Not actually recorded until 1997 and the last time John Deacon was really seen in public

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There is a video on KZfaq where you can see the making of this -

Freddie was a tragic story. Don't be a tragedy.

I think by this point at the latest John Deacon was clear, without Freddie there would be no Queen. Everything else that's to come and I think he knew what was going to happen next. Brian May and Roger Taylor don't do without studio work but definitely not touring, they would buy a band including voice and go the easy way. Just cover thrmself and celebrate (let themself).

Hermosa eleccion 7😍 HOTBABY.Uno de mejor siempre en mi corazónm mañas no se la.🌹🤩💜 Son unos de los mejores conciertos.