The lead singer of this incredible English music group was Freddie Mercury. His real name was Farrokh Bulsara, and he was born in Zanzibar in 1946...he and his Parsi-Indian parents fled the Zanzibar Revolution to England in 1964. Just thought you folks might be interested to know that.✌✌💯💯

A few fun facts about Queen: * Guitarist Brian May has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and built his electric guitar (Red Special) when he was 17 (with his dad). * Bassist John Deacon has a degree in electronics. He designed and built the amp that Brian sometimes uses to create unique sounds on Red Special. John was also involved in the band’s financial management. * Drummer Roger Taylor has a degree in biology (pre-med). His vocal range is better than most lead singers of other groups. * Lead singer Freddie Mercury has a degree in graphic design. It goes without saying that his vocal range was amazing and he was the best front man of any band. * All four have written #1 hits, and all are members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

"What is happening..?! " - one of the best reactions i ever seen)))))

i love to watch people listening to this song for the first time. the reactions are priceless.

The band's lead singer Freddie Mercury (Farokh Bulsara) is ethnically Parsi. He was nicknamed Freddie at school in Bombay. His family lived in Africa. Their family emigrated to the UK as refugees.

This is a song you experience. You don't just listen to it, you feel it. Freddie Mercury is a Legend! and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is Legendary!

NO CGI! all of the multiplications of the band are created with lenses and mirrors in front of the camera. Super cool.

If you ever get headphones or earbuds, you need to listen to this song again, it is so musically and vocally complex. It is an iconic song by an iconic band. Queen never stuck to a single genre' so if you investigate their catalog, you will find everything from speed metal to songs of blues, jazz, vaudeville, and even songs that sound like lullabies. Their harmonies are unlike any other, Freddie Mercury's voice is considered to be the best in rock and among the best voices of all time. Both Roger (drums) and Brian (guitar) have outstanding voices as well and are also lead vocalists, but with Queen, they left most of it to Freddie. This band was together for 20 years until Freddie passed away in 1991 and have a catalog of 200 plus songs. All four members wrote songs and each of them had at least 3 number 1 hits and all have been inducted into the songwriter's hall of fame. The band has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. All four members are college grads, Freddie with a degree in Design/Fashion/Advertising (he designed the Queen logo which still appears today on everything officially Queen), John (bass) an advanced degree in electronics (he built a special amplifier "The Deacy Amp" from junk he found in a dumpster. Brian still uses that amplifier to create alternative sounds from his guitar like strings, cello, horns and a few random other sounds. As of today, nobody has been able to recreate that amplifier though people have been trying to do so for 50 years. From what I understand, one company has nearly reproduced it), Roger (drums) a degree in Biology (he was in dental school when he had to quit because the band had become very popular and had an extensive tour schedule), and Brian (guitar) has a PhD in Astrophysics and currently does some work with NASA as well as continuing to tour with Roger as Queen + Adam Lambert. Brian built his own guitar with his dad when he was a teen, from junk they had laying around the house. He still uses that same guitar today, it is know as "The Red Special" sometimes fondly referred to as "The Old Lady" and also as "the Fireplace" because the body of the guitar was made from the wood of an old fireplace. Both Roger and Brian are in their 70s now and each have had/have successful solo music careers. Brian May was recently awarded the honor of the best rock guitarist and Queen was recently awarded the title of the best rock band of all time. Thank you for your reactions.

A breathtaking performance... I always feel emotional listening to this Queen song... Freddie Mercury will be missed...FOREVER...💔

I remember listening to the radio in our minivan on the way to school. Remember the time, surroundings, and my family’s reaction to the death of Freddie Mercury. ‘Succumbed to AIDS…blah..blah. My Dad started crying, and it was contagious in the car with the four of us kids. Amazing band…..

Listen with headphones on. You won't believe how good this is.

4:30 thats exactly the look of my 6 and 8yr old boys when hearing this song the first time :) 5:20 and that was my reaction too when i was 7yr old back in 1984 listening to the the song the first time from an LP :) You definetly heard the song the first time! thanks for all ur innocent and honest reactions 😊

Queen are British and brilliant, try out ‘somebody to love’ live in Montreal they are even better live.

fun fact, Queen is the only band ever that every member of the band has multiple (at least 3) songs that have hit #1, making them, in my humble opinion, the greatest band to ever exist.

This song was inducted into the American Library of Congress this year as a cultural icon-A very great honor, well deserved.

Freddie is a legend 🔥🔥😖😖😖

This reaction was genuinely epic! That's how we all reacted when we heard this for the first time.

Queen is a British rock band that was formed in 1970 and was comprised of: Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals and piano Roger Taylor - Drummer and vocals Brian May - Lead guitar and vocals John Deacon - Bass guitar "Bohemian Rhapsody" released originally in 1975 is the creation of Freddie Mercury but he never told anyone what he was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Freddie tended to write in metaphors so I would not suggest taking any of his songs literally. He wanted listeners to be able to apply to the song whatever meaning it had to them personally. Not what it meant to him. BTW - Freddie did admit that it was composed of three separate songs that he had been working on but could not seem to finish. So he decided to mash them together, adding some transitions and bridges, and created "Bohemian Rhapsody". "Bohemian Rhapsody" can be broken down into 6 parts: Part I is the "Into". The video image shows the four members of Queen singing and harmonizing the lyrics of the "Intro" in acapella. In reality, it is only Freddie's voice you hear on the recording. Freddie laid down 5 separate tracks of himself singing and harmonizing with himself. (FYI - multi-tracking and overdubbing runs rampant in Bohemian Rhapsody.) Next is the "Ballad" portion of the song ('Mama, just killed a man'). Freddie had worked on it for years but the song never had a name. The other members of Queen tentatively titled it "Freddie's Cowboy Song". The lyrist Tim Rice (who wrote the lyrics for "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "Evita", "Alladin", "The Lion King", ...) who was a close friend of Freddie's believes this portion of the song’s lyrics were about Mercury confessing to his fans that he was gay. The third section is the guitar solo. This is the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody not written by Freddie. Freddie told Brian that he wanted a guitar solo in the song and where he wanted it to fit into the song but left it to Brian to create. Brian wanted to have his guitar effectively sing a verse that would inject a different melody. He heard something in his head. He said that he could hear this melody and had no idea where it came from. That melody isn’t anywhere else in the song, but it’s on a familiar chord sequence, so it dovetails in quite nicely. The guitar solo leads to the fourth section is the "Operatic" section. Freddie not only loved Rock but he loved Opera. He was always fascinated with the idea of combining rock and opera. It took 3 weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the "Operatic" section was much smaller when they began recording but Freddie kept adding on to it. There are various lyrics in the "Operatic" section that seems to refer to the band. Freddie casts himself as Scaramouche, a stock clown of 16th-century Italian literature. Galileo who was an Italian astrometer, physicist, and engineer definitely refers to Brian (Queen's lead guitarist) who in real life is Dr. Brian May,, who has a Ph.D.in Astrophysics. Figaro refers to the Mozart opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is a subtle way to reference Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) who has a four-range vocal span (E2-E6) and was even frequently cited as hitting E5 in live performances. Freddie compared Roger's voice to a dog whistle. The final reference of Magnifico is John Deacon, who has a degree in Electrical Engineering. John is the creator of the "Deacy Amp" which when connected to Brian May's guitar through a treble-booster could produce sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals. It is hard to realize that it is only Freddie, Brian, and Roger singing in the "Operatic" section (John never sang on the records). This was 1975, well before digital recordings and they were using 24-track analog tape. This made it necessary for the three to overdub themselves many times and "bounce" these down to successive sub-mixes. Some sections feature 180 separate overdubs! The fifth section is the "Hard Rock" portion. In this section, Freddie sings angry lyrics addressed to an unspecified "you", accusing them of betrayal and abuse and insisting "can't do this to me, baby", before the final lines conclude with him singing, "just gotta get right outta here". (FYI - the "Operatic" and the "Hard Rock" sections of BoRap were featured in a scene in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which the main character and his friends headbang in a car to the rock part.) In the sixth and final section, the "Outro" returns back to the "Ballad" to close the circle of the song and ends with the sound of a Chinese gong. Welcome to the world of Queen.

I've watched so many reactions to Bohemian Rhapsody, but yours is by far one of my favourite! So fresh, honest & from the heart! And quite spot on with the interpretation of the lyrics as well, if you take the killing of a man literally.

Queen is English, not American. ;) And yes, it is one of the best bands ever. You should check out their Live Aid concert . :)

You gave a very sophisticated and detailed analysis of a complex and creatively surprising song that confuses most first time listeners, even if they like it and are impressed. You picked up on every salient detail without a mistake. Your reaction and analysis were very enjoyable! Your enthusiasm makes it feel like I am listening for the first time with you! Fun!

The greatest band ever practily every one in the UK knows the words to this song

"WHAT IS HAPPENING!?"....hysterical! absolutely loved your reaction to this iconic American song!

Amazing there are people that have yet to hear this song, in Britain, there are more people that know all the words to this song than those that know all the words to the national anthem.

I remember the reaction when this was released in 1975. We had never seen nor heard anything like it, it was a real game changer and music was never the same again. Four superb musicians with the best front man of any band ever, Freddie Mercury, the GOAT.

Great reaction. I'm in my 60's and English. I saw Queen perform Bohemian Rhapsody in the 70's in my teens. I just wish I could hear it again for the first time like you just did. I loved the expressions on your faces. Freddie was the most incredible performer, and Queen is the best band ever!

This is what I call Bollywood in Rock! I throughly enjoyed your reaction.

Congrats! You have just listened one of the greatest rock songs of all time...only Led Zepplin's "Stairway to heaven" a very close second. As another poster has mentioned, the lead singer is originally from Zanzibar and originally from your neck of the woods. I don't think there is a bad song, or even a mediocre song in Queen's catalogue. Lots of people will list the classics but there are some more rare but equally fun songs like "Who want to live forever" and "Flash Gordan" They are all good, but this song...is perfection.

I LOVE Watching newbies watching Queen and especially Bohemian Rhapsody. I do really LOVE that Freddy's Music and Legacy is still being shared and watched even in this time period. Cause I do fully believe this man was an ICON. In EVERY WAY.

This was before autotune was invented that's his voice. Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica all legendary in there own right.

Every time I listen to bohemian rhapsody I always cry it is such a good song R.I.P to a legend

What a great song and reaction!

A song called "under pressure" is definitely worth checking out."

Queen's Somebody to Love == Live in Montreal is a MUST!!!!!!!

Loved your reaction. Please watch Queen's performance at Live Aid, Wembley, UK in 1984. Freddie was the consummate showman. He had extra teeth, that he refused to have removed as he was concerned that it would ruin his magnificent vocal capabilities.

Freddie nearly destroyed several recordings to get the sound he wanted took like 15 tries but finally he got it.

i love you two dad and daughter what a way to respect eachother

When I was a teenager in those days I thought Bohemian Rhapsody was the story of my life.

almost 50 years on, more listens than i care to remember and this song still sends shivers down my spine. i envy anyone hearing this for the first .

Love the reaction, thanks to you, love queen, RIP Freddy our Angel voice 😇

LEGEND,,,,QUEEN♥️♥️♥️,Do IT reaction Love of my life,Somebody to love and,,,,,,,,,,, so much more,just Queen,R.I.P. legend FREDDIE❤️♥️🌹🌹🌹

Queen- Somebody to love (live in montreal 1981)

I love to see people from other culture reacting to music that i love! I realise how close we are despite our difference.

Dating myself with this comment but watched them in concert at the Boston Garden (in Boston of course) in the 80's.

Love how excited and surprised you looked! Priceless. Very cool that Freddy has Parsi-Indian parents. Freddy was / is a legend. His voice is incredible.

All 4 of the band members finished uni and had real careers outside music. All four also wrote hit songs. The red guitar was made at home with help from his dad by the player, Brian May, physicist.

Top 5 greatest songs ever. Album. Freddie was my greatest stadium singer hands down. Even plant. Zep.

There's a video worth checking out called Green day fans sing Bohemian Rhapsody, it's filmed in London and it's thousands of fans who are waiting for the rock group Green day to come on stage and they sing this song word for word the whole way through its amazing. And yes in the UK almost everybody knows every single word of this masterpiece

"Let Me Live" is actually the name of another Queen song! A very criminally-underrated one, in my opinion. It's notable for being the only queen song in which Freddie, Brian, and Roger all have individual vocal solos.

they said this song wouldnt amount to anything b/c radio stations would not play a song that was this long.

I loved your reaction to this video because you didn't stop to analyze ever word or change....you just went along for the ride from start to finish.

The change of tempo and rhythm is called "Shredding notes" on the guitar. You guys got shredded,you're one of us now!

At the 4:45 mark you sung the “will you let me go” line despite it being the first time it was said in the song, which shows that you’ve heard this song before. And then the 4:55 mark you sung the “let me go” part. You’ve obviously heard this song before.

I actually love how the girl summarizes the song. Music translates across the world. ✌🏾🤘🏾❤😎

Queen, and Freddie Mercury created the most iconic songs ever! Freddie was a lyrical and musical genius.. what he did with bohemian rhapsody had never been done before or since.. putting them on a level above.. Freddie's vocals are own a level of it's own..Queens and Freddie are true legends and will never be duplicated

I love love loved your reaction.

This was one of the best songs I ever listened to being an 80s baby my dad dragged me up on it and till this day it still the best song ive ever listened to got all my 5 children on to it they love it.

This is the best reaction to Bohemian Rhapsody I've ever seen. Like watching with a couple of good friends. 👍 Thankyou. ❤️🎼❤️

Amazing, great reaction. I've listened to this song a thousand times and it still gives me goosebumps every time

pure talent, no autotune

Thanks to have the respect to not cut the video ! you're the only one I watch who let the entire video run by itself... And your reacts are so natural... LOVE IT !

Check out "The Show Must Go On" by Queen in they later days. Powerful lyrics and instrumentals. Great reaction!!

One of the best songs ever

Good music TRULY IS universal! Great reaction! 👍👍

This song is a metaphor. Freddie was coming out at this time of his life and he was struggling to cope with his sexuality. He refers to killing a man, and apologizing to his mother, but what this really means is that he feels like he's killed his old self and he's trying to explain that to his mother and apologize for that. He's trying to "leave you all behind and face the truth", which is his way of saying, I'm not the man everyone thinks I am and I'm not the man I used to be, I'm coming out and going to face the truth. The song gets more complicated in the operatic verse where he talks about the devil and Beelzebub (another name for Satan and one of seven demons of hell, who represents gluttony and envy) and asking them to "let me go" "NO!! We will not let you go". Again, Freddie's way of realizing and expressing in a song that his sexuality (as it was seen in those days) was going to send him to hell. The music, the theatricality, the technical genius and the production is second to none. The other significant element of this song, is the video. This was the first video of it's kind - no other band had ever made a single "movie" to promote a song or an album before this. This was ground breaking and led to every other band on the planet attempting to replicate this process and reap the rewards. This video and others that followed led to the creation of MTV and VH-1 and an entire industry to promote music, beyond just the albums themselves.

Have you guys hear Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven or Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb? 2 more incredible experiences from that music era

When you said you were expecting a rock song, I wonder How many of us thought “just wait”!

This is probably one of my favorite Queen songs. And the movie about them is really good too.

Such a wonderful heartfelt reaction, I have this same enthusiasm when I see and hear this video ❤

You 2 are great !! Thank you for reacting to this truly GREAT song. Much love to you both !!!!

This is the best thing I've seen all day!! I just came across your channel and after watching this I subscribed instantly, this reaction is everything! ❤️🇬🇧🤘

If you're asking for songs from same era and genre. Led Zeppelin- Thank you,Heart - Crazy on you(live with guitar intro), or Eagles-Hotel California or Renagade

Congratulations!! You guys have just experienced one of the greatest songs ever written! 😍😍👏🏾👏🏾

Well, I remember where I was when I first heard it on the radio back in 1975. And I immediately phoned my best friend ‘Did you just hear that?’ Much excitement.

A RHAPSODY IS A COMPOSITION THAT INCLUDES DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC. HENCE THE CHANGES IN THE MELODY.

One of my life regrets is that entirely because I was born too late, I would have loved to be in the audience the first time this was ever done live for a crowd. To see that moment in history and to feel the electricity of such a pivotal piece of music hitting people for the first time, oh that's something I would've loved to see.

this is Arguably, the very first music video, i mean Queen and Freddie, theres no one ever like them or will be, i grew up in the era of them and the music, i dont think there is a bad song by them, and it wasnt auto tune it was multi layered tracks this was his own voice

Hi, I was a sad, 14 yo when this song was released. I thought it was so beautiful and I was always excited to hear it on the radio. But years later, when Freddie Mercury passed, I couldn’t listen to their music. He was so talented and beautiful.

Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light (73M views). Since you mentioned crazy music videos, this is from 1978, it's rock performed in a kind of 1950's Broadway musical style. This often gets blocked, but you'll want to check it out even if you don't do a reaction.

Love the reaction. Fantastic. Many have noted already that Queen were / are British, and that Freddie Mercury was a Parsi-Indian. A fantastic group.

I love you two! Thanks for making this and being open minded. I’m reminded of a friend I had some time ago. He was from India. I was his manager at the delivery company where we worked. Often times when he got back from his route we would sit in his truck and share music. He enjoyed the rock music and I really enjoyed the rhythms and energy of the music he shared with me. I lost touch with him some years ago and I pray him and his family are well.

Watching someone experience this song for the first time is so epic. Freddie Mercury was an absolute legend.

I remember hearing this song for the very first time on the radio when it was first released in 1975. I had no idea what they looked like. Just remember it was an unusually long record for the time.

Hi from Virginia US, when you guys understood the song and got goosebumps I got them at the same time from seeing your reaction! Thanks for letting us be a part of that!

I loved your reaction to Queen, please watch some more of their songs, Freddie was an amazing person in a band of talented people. This is just such a sad and beautiful song.

A very unusual song, but so iconic and well known that I’m always surprised when there is someone who hadn’t previously heard it.

5:30 love this dudes energy! Sounds like Mario on Mario kart 64 when he slips a turtle shell to hit another character

The singer FREDDIE MURCURY wrote this song and he died from Aid's in 1993 and ironically Queen's Last CD was called MADE In HEAVEN

A good funny movie that you guys might like for your movie channel would be "Wayne's World" this song was used in it, and brought it to another generation of people in the 90s.

Listening to Queen is like riding a super cool roller coaster..... you better hang on, it will be a wild ride to the end!

"What is happening"...BEST REACTION to this song!!!

Oh my gosh!!! That's one of my fav songs!!! I LOVE QUEEN!! 💜😊 You have to remember this is from a time when there was no internet or ipads, etc... Only radio so these videos on MTV was so exciting to us!

Love your facial reactions to the different phases of the song. Reminds me of my FWY first reaction to it

Check out his performance at live aid 1985.

Please, listen to Montreal concert version of this song. Freddie's performance is just incredible.

Love your Reaction of one of the most greatest Rocksongs of all time.

I love both of your reactions to this awesome song!! It’s such a roller coaster ride of a song, with all the different styles of music in one song.

If You Want A Once In A Generation Performance, You Should Check Out The Performance Of Queen At LIVE AID In 1985!! Considered THE Greatest Live Performance Ever!!

One of my favorite songs! When you said you thought this was rock I was thinking just you wait!

I'm glad to see my Indian brothers and sisters reacting to the song since Freddie Mercury is the most famous Indian rock singer in the world. Thank you two.