Queen - The March Of The Black Queen

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  • @lclealgmail
    @lclealgmail Před 3 lety +41

    “The March Of The Black Queen” is another example of Freddie’s love of oblique lyricism and storytelling featuring elaborate fairy-tales but with a hidden meaning known only to the songwrite"

    • @RoverWaters
      @RoverWaters Před 3 lety

      more like another example of Queen being inspired by Led Zeppelin

    • @frostmusicofficial
      @frostmusicofficial Před 3 lety +2

      @@RoverWaters yeah except queen's material was original!

    • @ImperialMJG
      @ImperialMJG Před 3 lety +1

      Yes its set in his imaginary world of "Rhye".

  • @danteeldante1383
    @danteeldante1383 Před 3 lety +43

    Reevo, whoever you are man, thank you for forcing these two to react to a decent band for a change.

    • @leighloutreedore8926
      @leighloutreedore8926 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh God Queen first Album was Queen, second called Queen II the first 2 albums were looong before that 4rth album with BH. The 2nd album Brian May wrote one side Freddie wrote the other. This song is FANTASY!!! She is the bad hero. For a beautiful song listen to White Queen. Nothing about homosexuality. All of Queens first 2 album were fanasty. Nothing is sexual. It's either good or bad in this time. Listen to ALL of the Queen II!! You will be amazed!!

  • @SIR0777
    @SIR0777 Před 3 lety +58

    This is the proto version of Bohemian Rhapsody. One of my all time Queen Fave songs. Queen II is one of their best album, if not the best.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety

      YESSSS

    • @juttapopp1869
      @juttapopp1869 Před 3 lety +2

      Only Innuendo comes close.

    • @JosephHuntelvisnspiders
      @JosephHuntelvisnspiders Před 3 lety +3

      I've a soft spot for their debut, I would do up compilations from both on the old cassette player

    • @SIR0777
      @SIR0777 Před 3 lety +4

      @@JosephHuntelvisnspiders Yes , a best of from Queen I and II would make the greatest Queen album: Keep yourself alive, Great King Rat, Liar, Doing alright, etc

    • @JosephHuntelvisnspiders
      @JosephHuntelvisnspiders Před 3 lety +1

      So many great albums.

  • @TheBlackQueen
    @TheBlackQueen Před 3 lety +60

    This album really should be heard through from front to back because every track bleeds into the next, like The Dark Side Of The Moon.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +8

      Yes like Procession/Father To Son/White Queen - BRILLIANT

    • @muratomar6502
      @muratomar6502 Před rokem +1

      A Day at the Races is underrated imo

  • @s0m3rand0mb01
    @s0m3rand0mb01 Před 3 lety +39

    best Queen song of all time, without a doubt

    • @arvid2025
      @arvid2025 Před 2 lety +3

      easily

    • @JohnVella1968
      @JohnVella1968 Před 6 měsíci +2

      From one of the best rock albums of all time. 50 years old and it still stands up today.

    • @robertolucena9253
      @robertolucena9253 Před 2 měsíci +1

      The only trouble here is the absence of another track "Funny How love is" (the sequence is linked) to make the experience with this song complete.

  • @TheBlackQueen
    @TheBlackQueen Před 3 lety +32

    This song was historically important because it was what pushed the boundaries of multitrack technology. This song was recorded on a 16-track tape machine and they filled it up so much that they weared down the oxidation of the tape and it was literally transparent. This was what inspired them to upgrade to 24-track tape, which was barely used at the time, much less to the extent that Queen used it. Their next album featured the song Killer Queen which was the first song to completely maxout the 24-track tape format. Then their entire breakthrough fourth album was done all on 24-track tape and they exposed the world to 24-track recording.

    • @LaceChaser
      @LaceChaser Před 3 lety +2

      Holy Queen! Thanks so much for this info my friend!!! I’m a career musician(mostly drums)and I never knew this. Thanks again. Always love the comments on their videos. Such a great fan base. Happy Easter bud

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +1

      Fantastic info - Definitely in my top 5 Queen songs!

    • @RoverWaters
      @RoverWaters Před 3 lety

      it didn't "inspire" anything lol
      they didn't have the money to record the album on 24 track machines in the first place
      Only top bands had access in the early 70's to 24 track
      "they exposed the world to 24-track recording"
      thats false

    • @RoverWaters
      @RoverWaters Před 3 lety

      @@LaceChaser false informations....

    • @TheBlackQueen
      @TheBlackQueen Před 3 lety +1

      @@RoverWaters Only a few hit artists from before Queen had recorded to 24-track tape, mostly some Motown hits recorded in LA, but generally, 16-track tape was all anyone cared about. And even then, the goal wasn't to max out the channels provided. In those days, people weren't doing a bunch of guitar overdubs and layered vocal harmonies unless you had multiple guitarists to record to one track and an actual vocal section with proper basses, tenors, altos, and sopranos. Queen had one guitarist and three vocalists.
      They got into experimentation in 1972 because their first album was recorded completely free in exchange for testing out new studio equipment. Trident studios was in the midst of expanding their resources and they used Queen as their test dummies and it fortunately gave them an understanding of the studio enough to go further. Because Trident didn't have a 24-track machine, they looked towards other studios to find one, and they found at least two, SARM studios and Wessex studios. This is where they began working on the songs Killer Queen and eventually Bohemian Rhapsody. Trident eventually splurged on a 3m M79 24-track machine and Queen returned to them to finish Sheer Heart Attack though only Killer Queen required the 24-track treatment. Due to other conflicts between them and their label's assigned management, they left them by their next album.
      So no, the problem wasn't that Queen didn't have enough money for 24-track, but rather that Trident Studios were desperately trying to keep their best innovative musicians and they ultimately lost them to SARM and Wessex. This is where they spent most of their time recording A Night At The Opera. Queen had enough money to book any studios they wanted. They just didn't have enough for profit because of Trident's poor management deal, another big reason they left.
      Not only was A Night At The Opera was one of the first full albums to be entirely recorded on 24-track, but it was perhaps the first to completely max out the tracks and put it on full display. It was quite obvious that their recording methods were like no other. They are notable for their multilayered sound with a dozen vocals and guitars on top of each other. When that sound was displayed live on Bohemian Rhapsody, it stunned the world how they were able to make that song. The recording was simply unheard of. Ask any audio engineer from the time and they'll tell you that Queen were spearheading something new. They innovated overdub techniques better than anyone. The best example of this isn't even Bohemian Rhapsody, but rather the song that comes before it, Good Company. Brian May exercised the tracks to create an entire Dixieland Jazz band by recording at different tones for different instruments and even recording one note at a time on different tracks for some instruments, ALL on Guitar. Not even The Beatles or Pink Floyd were doing things like this.
      I'm not sure if you're just in disbelief that Queen had a big hand in the development and perfection of 24-track recording, but they had a huge hand in it. They furthered the capabilities in less than two years for what would have probably taken another 10 years.

  • @TheBlackQueen
    @TheBlackQueen Před 3 lety +40

    This is my favourite Queen Song!!! Hence where I get my username!

  • @GrayWoIf
    @GrayWoIf Před 3 lety +40

    My favorite 70s Queen song

    • @LaceChaser
      @LaceChaser Před 3 lety

      What’s your favorite Queen song of all time?

    • @GrayWoIf
      @GrayWoIf Před 3 lety +3

      @@LaceChaser I Want it All. Love that song always makes me feel like I can take on the world.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety

      Somebody To Love #1 but this song is in my top five!

  • @glyngasson8450
    @glyngasson8450 Před 3 lety +16

    The band has said that this was the hardest song ever to play, and I'm not sure they ever played it live. The vocals alone are unbelievable.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +2

      Queen played it live with a Medley (Brian’s guitar solo of course). Awesome!

    • @glyngasson8450
      @glyngasson8450 Před 3 lety +3

      Right, I don't think they played all of it live, just a section

  • @LaceChaser
    @LaceChaser Před 3 lety +30

    There’s never been a band like this. The instrumentals and vocals are all equally powerful and the story telling is there as well. They NEVER wrote a bad song. They definitely created a genre and OWNED IT.

    • @kevinlakeman5043
      @kevinlakeman5043 Před 3 lety +3

      Settle down, Beavis. I really like Queen, too, but they had several lame song. C'mon now. Let's cut back on the bias. Ya gotta be able to call it straight & honest even for your favorites.

  • @lclealgmail
    @lclealgmail Před 3 lety +18

    According to Freddie in an interview with Melody Maker in 1974, he said that he began writing “The March Of The Black Queen” before Queen were even formed; “that song took me ages to complete. I wanted to give it everything, to be self-indulgent or whatever.”

    • @Dimentius1
      @Dimentius1 Před 3 lety +1

      I have red this interview and there is no such words about writing this song before forming Queen, only took ages of finnishing it cause its a very complex song!

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety

      In my top 5 Queen songs! 💗

    • @PaulJoeTX
      @PaulJoeTX Před 3 lety

      Read about Goddess Kali and you’ll totally get the concept! 😜

    • @ImperialMJG
      @ImperialMJG Před 3 lety

      Well Bohemian Rhapsody was also something he had started before Queen. Sooooo its not a far feched theory.
      Also this song is set in the imaginary world of Freddie, "Rhye" which he and his Sister used to "play in".

  • @mmaloneym
    @mmaloneym Před 3 lety +50

    The March of the Black Queen and White Queen have nothing to do with each other.
    White Queen was written by the guitarist Brian May. It’s about a girl he knows he will never be with and she never knows about him.
    You really need to react to White Queen live at Hammersmith Oden 1975 if you want to hear one of the absolute best guitar riffs ever.

  • @zzbear317
    @zzbear317 Před 3 lety +22

    Always been my fave Queen album. Need front to back listen on this one. Nevermore, Father to Son, etc. It's an underappreciated masterpiece. Freddy wrote Black Queen, Brian May White Queen... Freddy's lyrics are out there for sure. "Fairy Feller's Master Stroke" is actually about a painting he saw at a museum about a medieval beheading, but your imagination can take you anywhere with the lyrics.

    • @s0m3rand0mb01
      @s0m3rand0mb01 Před 3 lety +1

      I agree, there’s too many masterpieces that go unrecognised. To me it seems as if everyone looks at it as ‘The album with Seven Seas Of Rhye’ on it. One of the most overlooked albums ever.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +1

      Love the transition of OGRE BATTLE/FAIRY FELLERS MASTERSTROKE/NEVERMORE .... Wonderful 💗

    • @ImperialMJG
      @ImperialMJG Před 3 lety

      Black Queen is set in the imaginary world "Rhye" in Freddies mind.

    • @MrSoulauctioneer
      @MrSoulauctioneer Před 20 dny

      not a beheading but a gathering of fairy folk that were under the spell of the king. The only way the spell could be broke would be if this feller(lumberjack) can crack a nut with his ax. Its an amazing painting of people shorter than grass.

  • @user-eh8eg4hp5t
    @user-eh8eg4hp5t Před 3 lety +16

    Fabulous freaky Freddie from the 70's!! Love it

  • @user-hm1ef4oq9c
    @user-hm1ef4oq9c Před 3 lety +20

    this song is a masterpiece ...test the reaction of the song of "the prophet's song" of the Queen

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +2

      The Prophets Song written by Brian after a dream he had of the Great Flood.

  • @66Flux
    @66Flux Před 3 lety +9

    Queen's most complicated song.

  • @thomasatteck8476
    @thomasatteck8476 Před 3 lety +11

    The song does not actually stop on the album, instead it flows into the next song,' Funny How Love Is'. Freddie loved the fantasy genre and Queen experimenting musically all the time. There's a story I've read about Freddie and his sister inventing the fantasy land of Rye when they were younger and if you look at the album song list, the song after 'Funny How Love Is' is 'Seven Seas Of Rye' and, as some others have commented, Freddie liked to keep the meanings of songs to himself to allow people to make up their own minds.

  • @kendallneason3645
    @kendallneason3645 Před rokem +3

    The 1st time I heard this song I wasn’t sure I liked it. It’s complex. So I listened about 59 more times. Since people are mostly talkers and not listeners you really have to listen. The song grows on you and Freddie’s brilliance begins to sink deep into you. Now it’s my favorite song. Brian wrote White Queen about a girl he liked in school. Freddie wrote Black Queen from his imagination. Freddie wanted people to find their own meanings in his songs. Keep going down the Queen rabbit hole. There’s something for everyone. Black Queen was an early 1970’s song.

  • @kellycrook543
    @kellycrook543 Před 3 lety +15

    Please, more Queen. The best band...and frontman Freddie Mercury, of all time!!!

  • @kuntumhapsari6894
    @kuntumhapsari6894 Před 3 lety +17

    More Queen please, thanks

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney Před 3 lety +11

    Proggy,for Queen that is,with all the different transitions,breaks and tempo changes.
    Repeated listens give great rewards.

  • @delorangeade
    @delorangeade Před 3 lety +29

    Pick that one apart. Witty, whimsical, absurd and unintentionally profound. Really pushing the technological boundaries of the time. Still a great listen.

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 Před 3 lety +8

    Wow! This is the first time I've seen anyone react to this song, and is the 1st or 2nd time only I've seen anyone do something from this great album. Very cool, thanks VinAndSori.

  • @gatorguyblue
    @gatorguyblue Před 3 lety +9

    Dont try to figure out the lyrics...its just fun, fantasy driven lyrics...its simple yet such a complex song....IMO Queen's best song

  • @shaunprendergast8900
    @shaunprendergast8900 Před 2 lety +3

    To see queen evolve over their albums is an amazing journey, always changing, always pushing, always elevating their art, true legends, in every sense of the word

  • @ManUtdMrs
    @ManUtdMrs Před 3 lety +4

    Another great example of Freddie's love of storytelling. This is such an early predecessor of Bohemian Rhapsody xx

  • @flossyangel1
    @flossyangel1 Před 3 lety +7

    Mercury never revealed the meaning of the song’s lyrics, nor have the band commented on the song much. This is what I found out about the song but really Queen wanted people listening to their music to come up with their own interpretation. but this is what i found so you feel less confused The main theme of the lyrics has to do with a Victorian-era baker, dubbed “the Black Queen”, whose influence and creations are praised and followed by many, hence “the march”. Like much of Queen II’s Side Black, this song is full of Victorian phrases, terms, and references such as “Water Babies” and “Fie-Fo”. …the Black Queen chants the funeral march…”, of which references Death in the context of the Vietnam War.

    • @GusGoosegrease
      @GusGoosegrease Před 3 lety

      This song is about a man being seduced by another man.

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s awesome! I’ve always gotten a Alice in Wonderland vibe with the Black Queen & shouting out orders ..... “Fei’ Fie Marching to the Black Queen”

    • @goukenslay7555
      @goukenslay7555 Před rokem

      "Blue powdered monkey" was definitely the old term for the men commanding that dealt with explosive like cannons on a ship

  • @ruthie9001
    @ruthie9001 Před 3 lety +9

    More Queen please

  • @keymack2477
    @keymack2477 Před 3 lety +8

    I really enjoyed listening to the pair of you try to figure this one out. The best way to listen to Queen II is to listen to the entire album (especially side Black), not just pick out one song or another, as they mostly flow one into the next. Good luck with The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke!

    • @JosephHuntelvisnspiders
      @JosephHuntelvisnspiders Před 3 lety +2

      The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke, holy shit, what a track, and I only found out what it was about a few years ago and it all made sense. I doubt anyone will guess without the back story. My first album was A Night at the Opera and from there I worked backwards, I really love their old stuff.

  • @aut0maniak
    @aut0maniak Před 3 lety +4

    Queen ii is kind of concept album it's has two sides..white and black, they like mirrored. There's songs which actually doesn't end. Queen kind of melted songs on this album to itself. For example March of the Black Queen continue to Funny how Love Is in same vocal harmony, same notes. So whole album has about 3 "megasongs" melted together. They fit with classical music well too
    They started this technique in Queen II and it's lasted until Night at the Opera. Love of My life it's actually spinoff of the last chords from Prophet's Song

  • @emanuelgodoy1914
    @emanuelgodoy1914 Před 3 lety +6

    Epic song!!

  • @darrylhilbig6459
    @darrylhilbig6459 Před 3 lety +7

    If you want a rocker with a bit of an unusual start. Have a listen to 'Ogre Battle'.

  • @justiceforyall
    @justiceforyall Před 3 lety +7

    The songwriter for the White Queen(As It Began) was Queen Guitarist Brian May and he’s straight
    The songwriter for March Of The Black Queen was Freddie Mercury
    .

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 Před 3 lety +7

    How is it 'confusing'? If you've listened to a broad range of genres for years, this song isn't 'confusing', it's just more on the complex side.

  • @sherryheim5504
    @sherryheim5504 Před 3 lety +5

    Both White Queen and March Of The Black Queen were written before Brian or Freddie were in Queen. Brian wrote White Queen about a girl he wanted to date when he was in college but was too shy to ask her out. Freddie wrote Black Queen and Freddie never said what any of his lyrics were about, he said just let the listener decide, there is no reference to drugs. My guess is that it has something to do with religion. Freddie was born into a very old and conservative religion from Persia and it seems that Freddie felt that he had fallen from his faith and that he would be judged and that he was judged by his family. Freddie was living with Mary at this time and was not using cocaine. Not sure of the meaning or Black Queen but one would assume that the "Black Queen" would be evil and negative. Freddie was a very complex guy, even his band members said they didn't know everything about him.

  • @richlisola1
    @richlisola1 Před 3 lety +8

    March of The Black Queen purposely has nonsensical lyrics-But it references a fantasy world Freddie was thinking about turning into a novel. Sort of a Lord of The Rings-esque world. He never wrote the novel but a lot of the lyrics reference it. Freddie wrote this song.
    White Queen was written by Brian May about a blind girl he was in love with but never had the courage to approach. It was called White Queen cuz the girl was pale

  • @debramoore7513
    @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety +4

    LOVE THIS SONG - Absolutely in my top 5 Queen songs. I work out to it everyday!
    Freddie wore Black nail polish on his left hand & Brian wore white nail polish on his right hand! Gotta check out WHITE QUEEN. They don’t have any connection to each other except being on the same album. Black Queen on the black label side and White Queen on the white label side. Clever boys!! 😁 The album cover is based on the famous Marlene Dietrich photo a fav of Freddie’s! LOVE BRIAN’S GUITAR in this song! 💗🎵💗🎵💗

  • @beandean23
    @beandean23 Před 3 lety +2

    What the hell was that at the end???!?! I've NEVER heard that before. I LOVE IT!
    Damnit Queen, just when I thought I couldn't love you any more than I do, I hear this.
    Just notched this song up about a billion notches. (Not that I didn't love this song before.)

  • @antoniomaraspin
    @antoniomaraspin Před 3 lety +4

    Welcome to the glam rock

  • @lclealgmail
    @lclealgmail Před 3 lety +5

    You get it wrong
    Queen II has two sides, White side; Black side, insted of A side B side

    • @debramoore7513
      @debramoore7513 Před 3 lety

      Yep!! I mentioned that in my comments.

    • @Queenmaster1976
      @Queenmaster1976 Před 3 lety

      and they are representing the withe and black pieces of a chess game

  • @Drummingvulture
    @Drummingvulture Před 3 lety +3

    When the album came out it was divided up into Side White and Side Black.
    Quoting Wikipedia: "The white side has songs with a more emotional theme and the black side is almost entirely about fantasy, often with quite dark themes."
    The white side's songs are somewhat mellower, at least in spots, and the black side is much, much heavier.
    One of my favorite albums of all time.

  • @trudehunnicutt8214
    @trudehunnicutt8214 Před 2 měsíci

    One of my favorite Queen songs, best panning ever! I hear this as the classic battle between good and evil. This was on their second album along with White Queen and so many other amazing songs, the songs are all connected. I think their best album.

  • @MrSoulauctioneer
    @MrSoulauctioneer Před 20 dny

    can't wait to see bro's face when Freddie sings about that sweetener.

  • @peterfuidge1718
    @peterfuidge1718 Před 3 lety +2

    This album is the greatest album of all time. It is brilliant.

  • @garysmith8298
    @garysmith8298 Před 2 lety

    The best song ever from the best ever album

  • @middleearthltd
    @middleearthltd Před 3 lety +4

    We used ride our bikes to the record shop in 1974
    Our recommender guy said "Hey you got to get this"
    Cool
    Got to see them live back in the 70's
    Most excellent show
    Really looking forward to your comments
    Will give this the attention it deserves later
    Need to duck out, but always down for some great 70s rock

  • @NuntiusInfestissumam
    @NuntiusInfestissumam Před 3 lety +1

    11:06 "Funnyyyy, how looooove, is everywhere just look and seeeee!" ;)

  • @kennethcamilleri4678
    @kennethcamilleri4678 Před 3 lety +2

    I was entertained by the looks of both of your faces ....during the different stages of song when the essence of the song changed....you heard greatness from Queen at the beginning of their career through their swan song with Freddie finally Submitted to his terrible death.....Ken

  • @douglasbrown970
    @douglasbrown970 Před 2 měsíci

    White queen was about a girl in college that Brian May liked but she never knew and Freddie decided that there needed to be a corresponding song too it neither was a direct response to the other

  • @kentnottingham9635
    @kentnottingham9635 Před 3 lety +3

    One of the best album sides from Queen (Queen 2, “black side”, side 2. I’ve always said this makes Bohemian Rhapsody sound a bit like a cakewalk (don’t get mad, still love Boh-Rhap). Can you even believe how tight their harmonies are?!!!!!

  • @The1queencollector
    @The1queencollector Před 3 lety +2

    Kind of Game of Thrones and Lord of the rings rolled into one, goes along with Lilly of the valley and Ogre battle and all those mythical songs. White Queen live at the Odeon is a must. The land of Rhye prevails in the early songs.

  • @NuntiusInfestissumam
    @NuntiusInfestissumam Před 3 lety +4

    10:00 "What is happening here?" - REAL music is happening, Sori.
    Queen II is the best Queen album.

  • @fredthelocalvillager5857
    @fredthelocalvillager5857 Před 3 lety +7

    poor Sori.......complex artists are too much . lol its cute yet disturbing at the same time lol

  • @sagmanbennettrobbinsoppenh2926

    Queen were always amused at how people were surprised at Bohemian Rhapsody, when all of those same ingredients were here in this song 2 albums before it.

  • @lclealgmail
    @lclealgmail Před 3 lety +4

    But, yeah, you should listen to White Queen, live version, 1974 or 1975

    • @trego5509
      @trego5509 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, white Queen live at Hammersmith 1975

  • @kenholst3541
    @kenholst3541 Před 3 lety +3

    The black queen was also the name of black beard's flag ship

    • @kenholst3541
      @kenholst3541 Před 3 lety +1

      Pretty sure this is about pirates commandeering a ship

  • @FreeMTrider
    @FreeMTrider Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent reaction and analogy guys! It’s not an easy song, but it continues to get better (if possible) over time. Thank you

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 Před 9 měsíci +1

    All the members write. Brian wrote White Queen.

  • @sbalo61
    @sbalo61 Před 3 lety

    It takes sophistication and intelligence to realize what a masterpiece this song is.

  • @queenmiriam3058
    @queenmiriam3058 Před 3 lety +3

    Yyesyesyes!!!! A Queen reeaction, that has been a while. Pleasseeee more Queen. I suggest Innuendo, Freddie was already very sick, but his voice! Damn. And the lyrics are amazing. Much bless and love to you!

  • @allensaunders449
    @allensaunders449 Před 3 lety +1

    Crazy great song

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 Před 3 lety +4

    It doesn't matter whether the person was male or female, does it? People who take EVERYTHING so literally and have to measure all lyrics or parts people play, writing, etc. by the writer's gender or sexuality are just limiting their ability to appreciate more music/lit./movies, etc. Also, all 4 members of Queen wrote songs that Freddie sang the great majority of, so even if he was gay he could sing loves songs to or songs about women w/o it mattering whether he himself was being literal about the things being said in the song. People in songs are just characters.

  • @bendersbrain
    @bendersbrain Před 3 lety +1

    Nice song, Nice reaction. Black queen serves us

  • @Sassypaws4927
    @Sassypaws4927 Před 2 lety

    Freddie wrote this song and just like, "Bohemian Rhapsody", it is full of metaphors. Freddie never explained what he was thinking or the meaning of the lyrics.
    A friend of mine believes the meaning of "The March of the Black Queen" was influenced by Freddie's early childhood in Zanzibar and the stories of the slave ships he heard while playing on the wharves. Here is his interpretation:
    This song is about a young man on a slave-trading ship. The Black Queen is the British Empire and the "black" slave trade. This young man is torn about his loyalty to the crown (as he's been raised) and what he is experiencing on the ship:
    Do you mean it
    Do you mean it
    Do you mean it
    Why don't you mean it
    Why do I follow you
    And where do you go
    The young man is seeing exotic lands and he finds them heavenly but he's struggling with the reality of what he sees and his loyalty to the crown.
    You've never seen nothing like it
    No never in your life
    Like going up to heaven
    And then coming back alive
    Let me tell you all about it
    (And the world will so allow it)
    Oooh give me a little time to choose
    The next verse is a reference to a British children's book that was extremely racist. FYI- Blue Powder Monkeys are the young boys on naval ships who brought up gunpowder to the cannons:
    Water babies singing
    In a lily-pool delight
    Blue powder monkeys
    Praying in the dead of night
    The verse below is about where the powder monkeys go if they don't follow orders. "Sugar Ni**ers" was a term used for slaves who were shipped to the Caribbean to work the sugar plantations, some who were groomed to be in charge of crew's needs (baby oil reference). The boy realizes his food and shelter are provided by the Crown, the slaves are traded to provide luxury for the elite, "all that noise" refers to making trouble or keeping quiet and having a full belly.
    Put them in the cellar with the naughty boys
    Little ni**er sugar then a rub-a-dub-a-baby oil
    Black on black on every fingernail and toe
    We've only begun - begun
    Make this make that keep making all that noise
    Ooh march to the Black Queen
    Now I've got a belly full...
    This next verse is about the young man remembering what he was taught by his parents/religion, good thoughts, good works, and good deeds. Being a good person without expecting a reward. Notice he says "In each and every soul lies a man", meaning we are born good and equal and only allow ourselves to be corrupted by our quest for material things but he'll convince himself that he's still good.
    A voice from behind me reminds me
    Spread out your wings, you are an angel
    Remember to deliver with the speed of light
    (A little bit of love and joy)
    Everything you do bears a will
    And a why and a wherefore
    (A little bit of love and joy)
    In each and every soul
    Lies a man and very soon
    He'll deceive and discover
    But even till the end of his life
    He'll bring a little love
    The next verse is about the Empire (Queen). The crown at home is holy, good, and great (reign with my left hand) while it conquers and pillages the Indies (rule with my right). The young man realizes the power and that he'll never win, so he gives up, accepts that the Crown will rule, and decides he'll take the good and ignore the bad.
    I reign with my left hand
    I rule with my right
    I'm lord of all darkness
    I'm Queen of the night
    I've got the power
    Now do the march of the black Queen
    My life is in your hands, I'll fo and I'll fie
    I'll be what you make me
    I'll do what you like
    I'll be a bad boy, I'll be your bad boy
    I'll do the march of the Black Queen
    Ah, ah, ah, ah
    The verse below is about the marking of the territory, declaring it part of the British Empire (tattoos all her pies). There is a childhood nursery rhyme about baking pies for the King that was beautiful on the outside but full of blackbirds on the inside, a "dainty dish to serve the King". "Never dots her "I's" refers to ignoring the details of what is happening to the people of the conquered empire:
    Walking true to style
    She's vulgar, 'buse, and vile
    Fie-fo the Black Queen tattoos all her pies
    She boils and she bakes
    And she never dots her i's
    (She's our leader)
    This last verse is telling you to forget the tales you've been told about how wonderful it was. The Black Queen rules over the blacks and uses them to bring you wealth and luxury.
    Forget your sing-a-longs and your lullabies
    Surrender to the city of the fireflies
    Dance to the devil in beat with the band
    To hell with all of you hand in hand
    But now it's time to be gone
    Anyway, this is one interpretation...

  • @maximilianonahuelcardozo8225

    The song it's about a deal with the devil, in the middle an angel talk to him

  • @lilharleymama
    @lilharleymama Před 3 lety

    the white queen was written by Brian May...and un-requited love. Freddie wrote the March of the black queen,.. which he discribes her power and actions. 2 different writers, and 2 different Queens to tell a story about.

  • @bigmallly7863
    @bigmallly7863 Před 3 lety +2

    Great reaction guys. To compliment Black Queen, check out "White Queen" - Live @ Hammersmith 1975................There's no connection between the Black Queen, White Queen or Killer Queen.

  • @profeh3346
    @profeh3346 Před 10 měsíci

    My favorite all time song and album of all time. The album was a loose concept album with one side white and one side black. The white side was Brian Mays songs and the “White Queen” was about a girl that Brian May had a crush on in high school. “Black Queen” written by Freddie as was all the songs on the black side. No relation to the two songs. BUT you can interpret the lyrics as a “coming out” song. FM went to boarding school where he may have become one of the “naughty boys”. MofBQ was the mother to BoRap; so all the lyrics may not come together for one meaning….? Also he did wear black nail polish at the time. He was living with Mary Austin at the time and wasn’t reportedly into cocaine at that time. In many of his songs you can see some element of struggling with sexuality as in Bo Rap as well. He never would say what his songs meant - but he would say if you see it it’s there - he wanted you to make it your own with your interpretation. I love seeing people react to this song. Thanks! ❤❤❤

  • @simonk7937
    @simonk7937 Před 3 lety +3

    Yay ..
    The greatest album ever from the greatest band ever .. simples 👌
    Can't wait to see you react to live at the Rainbow version of Stone Cold Crazy , generally regarded as the birth song of speed/thrash metal ..

    • @sbalo61
      @sbalo61 Před 3 lety

      Totally agree with you.

  • @kendallneason3645
    @kendallneason3645 Před rokem +2

    It might help to research Queen and their songs and listen to them in order before reviewing them youngsters! These guys were professional musicians and all 4 highly educated and genius musicians.

  • @sagmanbennettrobbinsoppenh2926

    That ending with just the vocal harmonies is sick! I've always liked how the last note of this song was the first note of "Funny How Love Is", but I hate that it always gets cut off from this song. This version gives the song the right closure. Very nice.

  • @timothylyons7704
    @timothylyons7704 Před 3 lety

    White Queen was actually written about guitarist, Brian May.

  • @DiedrichKnickerbocker1783

    I am convinced that this song was a proto-Bohemian Rhapsody.

  • @jameswatson6720
    @jameswatson6720 Před 3 lety +1

    back when Queen was straight up Hippie rock!

  • @shekinahapolitano7136

    The March of the Black Queen, It is about the seduction of the Soul towards acts of evil, the 'sweetness' and rewards of evil, and how you get your jollies - and what the downside will be.

  • @pcat1968
    @pcat1968 Před 3 lety +4

    The original line sung, and the one featured on the record is ‘A Little Niggah Sugar then a rub-a-dub-a-baby oil’.

    • @VinAndSori
      @VinAndSori  Před 3 lety

      Ohhhh ok so cocaine?

    • @trego5509
      @trego5509 Před 3 lety +1

      @@VinAndSori maybe true. I know it also is an old phrase for raw cane sugar, so maybe a sexual metaphor reference to the black Queen

    • @hammerhead222
      @hammerhead222 Před 3 lety

      @@VinAndSori It is true. Freddy drops the hard N-Bomb in this song. Real.

    • @hammerhead222
      @hammerhead222 Před 3 lety +1

      @@VinAndSori I was waiting for it to be addressed.

  • @forestduffe9586
    @forestduffe9586 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice song and reaction.

  • @cerbuscankerous3714
    @cerbuscankerous3714 Před 3 lety

    Bohemiian rap followed this, their follow up to bohemian rap was the Prophets Song which the only song freddy was afraid to perform live owing to the vocal and instrumental Canon which required singing along with his own delayed voice. Brian wrote this one in part while recording queen 2.

  • @Dimentius1
    @Dimentius1 Před 3 lety +1

    White Queen was written by Brian May before band Queen, so this songs are connected only with one word Queen)))

  • @MrSoulauctioneer
    @MrSoulauctioneer Před 20 dny

    Ok, now you gotta do Liar or Great King Rat. and yes it was their second album.

  • @garyboden5795
    @garyboden5795 Před 3 lety +4

    Try “The Prophet’s Song “ very involved harmonies that are easier to follow. My favorite from A Night at the Opera, including Bohemian Rhapsody.

  • @Nicoladeceglie
    @Nicoladeceglie Před 2 lety

    Capolavoro ♥️

  • @zockor
    @zockor Před 3 lety +5

    Kreator - Enemy of god

  • @GusGoosegrease
    @GusGoosegrease Před 3 lety +1

    Sori is on the right track when she guesses it's about Freddie's sexuality. Yeah, i know he never said it was, but you have to read between the lines.

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic Před 3 lety

      It has nothing to do with Freddie's sexuality, he hardly ever wrote any songs about that. This is about a battle at sea.

  • @juliacarl584
    @juliacarl584 Před 3 lety

    Queen II is fantasy rock at its best.

  • @jannacif4346
    @jannacif4346 Před 3 lety

    The embryo of Bohemian Rhapsody

  • @aaronstephen6952
    @aaronstephen6952 Před 3 lety

    Black queen and white queen are references to chess

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 Před 9 měsíci

    Freddie don't talk about his sexuality in almost any song.
    There's some discussion about a song of his, called Lily Of The Valley, that might have some discussion on his sexuality.

  • @MrSoulauctioneer
    @MrSoulauctioneer Před 20 dny

    White Queen was written years before, nothing to do with each other, though I think they used the counterplay along with the black/white theme of the album.

  • @sharonallforloveandpositiv5497

    White Queen was written by Brian. Unfortunately all who do know Queen too well tend to presume Freddie wrote all the songs. Queen were very experimental in their music. They took it to extremes. March of the Black Queen was written by Freddie as he got the idea from Brian's White Queen. Queen used lots of Fairy tale mantra etc in the early days... Freddie always said the song was for the listener, to however they wanted to interprate them. I don't think there was any meaning. If you like Metallica you should listen to Queens Stone cold crazy, as it was considered the first thrash metal of it's kind..and Metallica also covered this song...

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 Před 9 měsíci

    The noise in this lyrics is nothing about their songs. Their songs are great and most agreed at that point.

  • @shekinahapolitano7136

    Said character, on top of being “vulgar” and “vile”, is depicted as someone who is manipulative and indeed has loyal followers, i.e. those who “march” to her beat. And the final verse concludes with the proclaiming “she’s our leader”. So with that forthright statement in mind and taking the above into consideration, common sense would dictate that she’s some kind of powerful politician passing on the crown to someone who's manipulative and indeed has loyal followers and ready for the responsibility for being a evil monarch and ruler. like Freddie Mercury as the successor of the original black queen and heir to the throne in order to become the next black queen as the lyrics stated: I reign with my left hand, I rule with my right
    I'm lord of all darkness, I'm queen of the night
    I've got the power
    Now do the march of the black queen
    At the coronation for the next black queen, the original black queen passed on the crown to Freddie Mercury, and so as the original black queen's spirit ready for her departure in heaven, Freddie Mercury became the new Black Queen of Black Night Castle.

  • @Yourfavoritesalad
    @Yourfavoritesalad Před 3 lety

    I was listening to this song at 6:00am I was bum fuck tired worst decision of my life

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 Před 9 měsíci

    White Queen was written by Brian

  • @Dillon12
    @Dillon12 Před 9 měsíci

    There's nothing about drugs in this song. Freddie spent years creating it.

  • @JosephHuntelvisnspiders
    @JosephHuntelvisnspiders Před 3 lety +1

    Please react to Queen Ogre Battle / The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke / Nevermore
    It's the start of 'Side Black' of Queen II

  • @Bartholo-meow
    @Bartholo-meow Před 3 lety +2

    so this song have a meaning? isn't it just Bohemian Rhapsody no meaning at all. just like a poem with multiple understanding..

  • @salgoudbrown7339
    @salgoudbrown7339 Před 3 lety

    Vin March of the black queen was mercurys need to be one of a kind... Its like following a dominant

  • @mikepeterson343
    @mikepeterson343 Před 3 lety

    I feel the need to go to White Castle about 3:00 a.m. why is that?

  • @pedroprado5628
    @pedroprado5628 Před 3 lety +4

    React to Angra - Carolina IV