HOW I WENT FROM A QUEEN HATER TO A QUEEN SUPER FAN!!
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- čas přidán 12. 01. 2021
- Don't hate me, but it's true. I used to be a Queen hater but...not anymore!
Here is the story all about how...my life got flipped...hahah no...here is the story of how I went from hating Queen to loving Queen. Buckle up, it's quite the ride.
Doe
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I was about 12yrs old listening to my little plastic am radio under my pillow so mum wouldn't hear it tuned into radio Luxembourg. I was listening to all the heavier rock like sabbath etc when this amazing sound hit my ears and I couldn't get enough of it. I missed the name of the band as mum walked into my room to make sure I was asleep and be up for school and had to wait until the next week before I found out it was a track called LIAR by a new group called Queen. I bought their new single Keep Yourself Alive and Queen 1 lp and was hooked. I took the album to school but the other kids hated it as only interested in Alvin Stardust and Bowie, I didn't care I'd found my new love and loved the music ever since and been firmly hooked.
A friend took me to a concert: Barcelona " Magic Tour" 1986. I was 17 and i didn´t know nothing about them.I hear Freddies voice, see them...and thats it. Love at first sight. Best frontman ever. Since then till now
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I went to see Queen on the " Magic Tour " also in 1986 but I was at the Wembley gig. It was a year ( all but a day ) after I saw them at Live Aid at Wembley.
I am a teacher in Malaysia and I am proud to say I manage to leave a legacy of creating a legion of new generation of Queen’s fan amongst my students by sharing Boh Rap with them
I loved watching you talking about Freddie. I’m a straight guy, but I love Freddie Mercury. It broke my heart into a million pieces when he died. I have wept many times since 1991 over the loss of this beautiful, unique human being. I still miss him and I still cry sometimes when I hear certain songs and realize all over again that Freddie Mercury is gone forever.
I thank you for posting this video. He’s the greatest, most beautiful singer who ever lived or who ever WILL live. Liked and Subscribed.
I've been a Queen fan forever. The 1st album I bought Queen ll. It blew my mind. I had hear MORE. I went out and bought A Night at the Opera. That's all I played. Went out and bought Day at the Races. I played that to death. I've been listening to them since 1973.(The 1st Queen song i heard was The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke)
Me since ‘73 too! First song I heard was “Keep Yourself Alive.” Love at first sight and has only grown over the years.
Their best albums for me are: Made in Heaven, Queen II, Jazz, A Night at The Opera, a Day At The Races
if Queen 2 was the first album you bought and the fairy fellers master-stroke was the first Queen song you heard then how could you have been listening to them since '73? Queen 2 did'nt come out until early '74 and sheer heart attack was late '74 👑✊🇬🇧
I remember I was 13 and I knew absolutely nothing about the band. I heard the song Its a Hard Life on the radio and fell in love with the singer's voice. The next day I found out that the band's name is Quееn the singer Freddie Mercury and that this song is from the album The Works. My mother bought it the same week and since then I am a massive Queen fan.
The way I met them was a little sad because in some period of my life I got really sick and i was unable to work so I quit my job and got depressed and one time I even though of killing myself and then I saw Boh Rhap movie and started listening more of their music and one of my friends wich is the biggest Queen fan i know told me to listen to the song It's A Beautiful Day and that literally changed my mind 'Cause that friend told me that Freddie was really at the end of his life when he wrote it and sang it and i thought wow if he was really really ill at that time and he could still sing about how beautiful life is i can be a little bit stronger and that's how Queen and specially Freddie saved my life 😁 it was great to know your story too greetings 😘
Lidia, thank you for sharing your story 💚 That was very brave of you. I'm glad you are here with us now 💚 I can understand to some extent, I feel the Beatles' music really saved me during a bad time too. I always think of this quote by Bob Marley "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain." Music can really be a saviour at times. I too have been so inspired by Freddie. His strength especially towards the the end, was unbelievable. I definitely need to listen to 'Its a beautiful day' now! I wonder if Freddie knew just how much he meant to us all.
@@DoeDarling i think he knows
now i see him kind of like a guardian angel now every time I feel down i ask to myself what Freddie would do and i can just say he would not give up and try one more time and Bob was write about music and for me I feel it specially with Queen music
@@marciebulsaraorcutt they are definitely my 911 when my life is falling apart
@@marciebulsaraorcutt i would love too look me up by my full name Lidia Cristina Hernandez Arreola i'm kind of obsessed with them I hope you don't mind
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Look, I am soon to be a 77 year old widow who still loves her husband, the Love of My Life, even after 6 years gone and I will always
love him and with some guilt admit I have a big crush on Freddie. I consider him my "spiritual friend" who mischieviously pops up
in my mind almost daily. As Freddie would have said because he was so kind, " you are forgiven, darling".
I was 14 then, I'm 17 now. In 2018, I didn't watch the movie when it came out, I was familiar with Queen but not a big fan or anything. At Christmas that year my Aunt died due to cancer. She was a massive Queen fan. We Are The Champions and Who Wants To Live Forever were playing during her cremation. It was really sad but weird, because I couldn't help but mime along to these songs, I knew them but I didn't know them. Again, a weird feeling.
I looked up Who Wants To Live Forever and was mesmerised by the video, vocals, live versions, everything! I was curious and searched through their surface level songs.
The first song I listened to was Another One Bites The Dust and It sounded very familiar. But, when I reached Radio Gaga, the thing that has kept me a Queen Fan since, happened. Freddie sang the chorus and I had a flood of memories and visions. I was in my great grandmother's sitting room looking at the TV, I must've been 4 or 5 or so. It was Freddie, white vest, light blue jeans, moustache and all, singing Radio Gaga on stage. LIVE AID! My great grandmother was a queen fan, she had live aid recorded on VHS. This was mind blowing to me, I've listened to a bunch of Queen songs when I was younger, bonded with my dad and great grandmother over them, and had just forgotten over the years.
I wanted to know more about this performance and was greeted with a 20 minute video called Live Aid 1985. Looking at the thumbnail I saw Freddie in that outfit. "Your Majesty, QUEEN!" Freddie came out running with Brian, Roger and John behind him. I was pumped. What an entrance! He sits and plays a few notes of the piano and starts singing something so powerful, emotional, fantastic, but interestingly very familiar. I stopped the video and searched up the lyrics to get the name: Bohemian Rhapsody. I listened to it. Let's just say, I fell in love with that song. So tender and whimsical. I wanted more, I continued with live aid. Hammer To Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, I toke note of them all and enjoyed Freddie's performance a lot.
From that point on, I've watched the film and dived into their back catalogue of music. I've been taking my time, I'm still exploring to this day. Though Covid 19 sucks, it has given me a bunch of time to listen to more Queen. I'm just in absolute awe with this band! Just Marvelous Musicians! You Take My Breath Away is my favourite Queen Song and I've decided that it will be played at my wedding, if I ever get married (probably not). If you haven't listened to it, you should.
Wow, thank you for sharing your story 🙏🏻 What memories!
I am so sorry for the loss of your aunt. 💚
You know, my grandmother had 'These are the days of our lives' played at her funeral, I didn't know it was Queen, but I was in floods of tears. I found out later on she had been a huge Queen fan, I wish I had known sooner.
You take my breath away? Not sure I've heard that one but yes I will have to listen to it, thank you.
@@DoeDarling Wow thank you! I'm always stunned as to how powerful Queen's music is. Always hiding in plain sight. Those were the days of our life is a heavy song to have at a funeral. I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you again and have a great day.
Hi Rick Beato does a great interview with brian about BoRap where he also mentions freddies intro vocals to `You Take My breath away` enjoy czcams.com/video/3Ym7X_wCsPQ/video.html
Love this! I am a Classic Rock fan, particularly Queen, Zep, Marc Bolan and Bowie. The first album I heard was 'A night at the Opera' and it blew my mind. I was fortunate to meet Roger at the BohRhap movie premiere (which I attended by pure strike of luck) here in NYC, and tell him how much I appreciated what they did. He was a total gentleman.
I use to not like Queen until I listen to them properly and give them a chance and now I luv em they so cool and still stylish.
Great story. I'm 55 and I litterally grew up listening to Queen from hearin Bohemian Rhapsody back in '75 or something. Freddie was an absolute beast of a vocalist and frontman and a gorgeous man. I was lucky to see them live in '87 or something. Queen music will never grow old.
86 👑✊🇬🇧
I was a bit late to the party and only really discovered Queen around 1981 when 'Under Pressure' reached No. 1. I was 12 years old. By 1984 'The Works' album had been released following on from 'Hot Space' and that's when I was totally hooked on Queen.
1984 was a great year for Queen. In the UK charts 'The Works' album peaked at No.2 and produced 4 Top 20 singles. 'Radio GaGa' (No.2), 'I Want To Break Free' (No.3), 'It's A Hard Life' (No.6) and the brilliant and, I think, underrated 'Hammer To Fall' (No.13). Freddie also had a solo Top 10 hit with 'Love Kills'. They even found time to finish off 1984 with a Christmas single 'Thank God It's Christmas'.
I was lucky enough to win tickets to see Queen at Knebworth Park in August 1986. There were a 120 000 of us! It was the last date of 'The Magic Tour' and sadly turned out to be the final concert with Freddie and Queen. They never toured 'The Miracle' album in 1989 and for obvious reasons were unable to tour the Innuendo' album in 1991.
So glad you 'found' Freddie and Queen. It's never too late. 🙂
I fell in love with Hammer to Fall when I heard it at Live Aid! Love it!
I'm always so insanely jealous of those that actually got to see Queen live, what an experience! Ahh c'est la vie!
I just realised looking back, each of the 4 singles from The Works were written by each member of the band. Radio GaGa (Roger), I Want To Break Free (John), It's A Hard Life (Freddie) and Hammer To Fall (Brian).
@@ninaian they were all so super talented
I became a fan as soon as Freddie Mercury passed away. I was 12 years old and Queen music was everywhere in the news. My family had two LPs at home (day at the races, night at the opera) and I started listening. Loved it all and been a fan ever since. I went to a concert in February 2020, even without Freddie it was still absolutely epic.
Who are you, and what are you doing in my life? ;) I mean you were 2 years younger, but that is more or less exactly my story. My parents had those two albums, I got "Innuendo" as a present from my mom earlier that year, my father died in May, same age as Freddie and then Freddie died and that basically kicked my interest into gear, because I finally understood why that album ended with "The Show must go on".
But what really solidified it was that a year later we were at my Uncle's and he had "Live in Budapest" on VHS and I asked whether Queen were any good live, considering how intricate and at times overproduced their songs were. He said: "They were the best live band ever" and put the tape on. That's when I was totally won over.
I was never a hater, just listened to a different type of music, punk, new age, etc , ... teenage/college in 80's-90's . Two years ago saw BoRahp and went crazy on You Tube and Queen has won me over just like you. Super amazed and awed by their talent. Enjoy the rabbit hole as I have!! No embarrassment girl, I should be the one embarrassed. 😂
I looooove your story!!!!!!
My youngest daughter became Queen fan after watching the movie like you.
I became Queen fan in 1974 listening to Killer Queen I was 12 years old and since then they have been the best part of my life because their music filled my needs for the kind of music that I was looking for and the rest is history…
I read the comments and I can say that I have a similar experience. According to the film B.R. it hit me, to my great surprise...I remember from my youth the scenes from the Live Aid concert on our TV; I was not impressed, I was repulsed by Freddie with that broken microphone and electric movements...but now I love him immensely, as a member of my family. I'm looking forward to life being eternal, that we'll be together one day. Thank you Freddie, but above all thank you dear God who has given him so much!!!
The first time I heard Queen was in late 1974 in a Sheffield pub...Killer Queen was being played on the juke box and I was so impressed by the quality of the music so I sought a copy of Sheer Heart Attack L.P. And I was hooked. Nowadays I love seeing different reactions to them and, really pleased they still have a great impact on today’s intrepid young people! Please listen to as many Queen tracks and hopefully take the time to enjoy the Albums. Yes, Freddie departed many years ago but his presence is immortal.
I was a teenager in the 80s. I was aware of songs like Flash, Radio Gaga and I want to break free and I too thought they were a bit cheesy. When Hammer to Fall came on the radio one Sunday listening to the chart top 40 that was it for me. Never looked back and seen them live in 86 on the Magic Tour in Ireland at Slane Castle as my first ever gig. Wow
After Flash Gordón movie, My brother was buying one by one every Queen"s album until it got'em all ...i just was there and listen to Queen Music...until this day, i feel sonething very special, unique and confortable every time i listen to their Music ...i play The guitar and every time someone ask for a Queen song ...i feel very very happy to play at least one song from them....its one of my favorites things to do...Queen its great and its part of my life...congratulations for your situatión about this band...enjoy It like Many many other people do it too...greetings!
I've 48 years old I listen queen since 1990...i love this Band... Legendary Songs.... Thank for your honestly...
I'm a Queen fan too and don't worry about it I have a crush on Roger and I don't care 🤣. I perfectly understand you
I have seen Roger in a skirt and I hated it because he has better legs than me 😂😂😂
@@stephanietip I frickin know that, poor of us
I have a huge crush on Roger too❤️😂
@@cristiona22 Is that he is so good looking
@@stephanietip 🤣🤣
Hi Doe - You’re absolutely adorable! I’m 62 yrs old and when I a little girl up until Junior High I was exposed to the Beatles my mom was a massive fan! Watching them on the Ed Sullivan Show! John Lennon was my favorite! Anyway, then I got into The Osmonds while my mom enjoyed Queen. She said their music was lovely. Her favorite song was BICYCLE RACE & SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS. In High School & college I dabbled in KISS, Van Halen & Aerosmith while my mom is listening to the QUEATLES (love that). Well, life goes on & three children later & grandkids my mom passed away from Alzheimer’s the very year the BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY movie was released. Because I was exposed to Queen by my mom I saw the trailer for Boh Rap and insisted that I see the movie!! FELL IN LOVE!! Starting researching Freddie & Queen to a point of obsession!! Now a massive fan. I share my obsession with my father cuz he used to be in the music industry so I love his input. After my mom died I found her Queen CD’s. 🥺 Pssssst, I don’t think she ever saw the official video for BICYCLE RACE 😂
Aww thank you for sharing that, and I am so sorry for the loss of your dear mom 💚
It really is an obsession isn't it! I'm glad there are others that feel the same! 🥰🥰🥰
I absolutely understand you! The same thing happened with me. I saw the Bohamian Rhapsody, and I fell in love with Freddie and Queen. I started listening to Queen songs and watching lot of vidoes. I wanted to know more about Freddie so I watched lot of interviews. I realized my english is not very good so I started to learn english. I thought maybe it is not normal, who becomes a fan in her forties? I tried not to talk to much about Queen to my friends, because maybe they will think my mind is gone :) Since than Queen has given me a lot of joy and happiness every day. Glad I heard your story!
It's so nice to hear so many feel the same and that we can all connect like this 🥰 👑
Never took any notice of them growing up , then this kid comes into our six form at school, in 1982 ,and puts on Queen Greatest hits and BOOM - they owned me life. Best concert I ever went to , and I`ve seen everybody including Elton,Bowie, Stones,McCartney etc etc ,was my first one- Queen Birmingham NEC 31st August 1984 , block 2, Row E ,seat 33. I have that ticket framed with others on the wall, in my living room. My tip - always keep them !!
I was 19 when I became a fan after seeing them on Top of the Pops in February 1974, singing Seven Seas of Rhye. I was smitten, and I love them as much today as so did back then. I’ve seen them 8 times in concert with Freddie, and once with Adam.
Glad you finally discovered how great they really are!
Wow! So lucky! 😲🥰 Also I love Seven seas of rhye so much!
First of all, I LOVE your story!
My mum has been a Queen fan all her life and she just made me listen to Queen since I was born and I'm 42 now and I became totally fan at the age of 11 by watching "I want it all" videoclip on TV. I remember his voice, his power and I just fell in love. Since then I listen to Queen constantly even though I had many different phases in my life but Queen always remained as the best thing I've ever heard.
I think Freddie was a very special person with unique charisma and there's no Queen without Freddie.
I got a Queen logo a Freddie's face tattoo on my arm as a kind of tribute to my mum and as a gratitude for showing me such beautiful music.
I'm from Spain so please forgive me for the english mistakes I could do.
Loviu
what a wonderful tribute to your mom and freddie 🥰
I love Barcelona album, I think it is the Freddie ´s finest work, but I like like everything from Queen or Freddie ´s solos. They were so unique
I was in high school when Queen came on the scene. My brother went to their concert and shared albums w me. All the guys got "the cut" and tried to grow the stache. Pre-aids the US enjoyed MTV and Queen was top o the charts. Whitney houston, Abba, ELO. But then, lost track of Queen
after I Wanna break free... since they were practically "banned" here. Aids epidemic was so awful.
I remember staying home to watch All of live aid and remember the olympics hype for Barcelona. So glad the movie revived distribution and brought old fans back - capturing new fans. Discovering them all over again was lovely. Thx! Loved your video.
Awesome story! Although Queen music (especially Freddie's stuff) IS quite cheesy ;) Freddie got me when I was a teenager, in 1993, when Living on My Own (cheesy version) was a big hit all over Europe. Somehow I listened to Bohemian Rhapsody and couldn't believe that the same person could write both songs. I remember the feeling of discovering each new song so I totally understand you when you're saving them for later :)
I was born in the sixties so I was in elementary school when bohemian Rhapsody came out and everyone knew the words. It,was just such a special song.
In 1982, I was in 8th grade. I went to see them for the Hot Space tour when Queen here in the states was NOT cool. I caught so much crap for going to that show. Well, the joke is on them, because I saw Freddie live. I lord that over people my age often!
You've done a lot of groundwork since!
Thank you for your brilliant first time listening reviews!
I've been listening to Queen , in between loads of other stuff since I was 12... late 70s.
Great to see you react the same way as I did then.
Used to listen to all the LPs on an old cabinet type Grounding record player/radiogram.
I had it in my bedroom.
I bought some cheap 2nd hand speakers , used industrial electrical cables to extend from speaker output sockets in back of the player....
Ran the cables and speakers along the length of my bedroom and had the speakers under my bed... It looked odd but had a bedroom with complete surround sound! To my neighbours annoyance... And Mums! Xx
I grew up in that era and regret not liking them either, wasn't my style, my friends did though..couldn't understand why, ick...Now Regret missing out,wasn't untill this year and utube that I knew, admired , and Appreciated how Commanding, Unique, one
In a Million Group so I relate to you🙏
I love young,skinny long haired Freddie too. Everyone knows the middle part of the Queen career, the stadiums & the ubiquitous anthems. After they stopped touring, when he's been diagnosed Freddie
plunged into the most special work: his operatic project, an album called Barcelona . There are amazing videos about this . The music is beautiful & the story is amazing. He also did more Queen work & the songs are deep & moving. Try Innuendo & These were the days of our lives.. One of my favorites is A Winter's Tale.
I started of a Queen fan at 12 years old.. But now is Just only of many bands i love... Maybe 60 bands and solist artist... Like doors, stones, zeppelin, Bowie, los jaivas, charly garcia, deep purple, ramones,beatles, the kinks,... Etc etc etc
I've always known that Queen were a legendary band and I heard a few of their songs while growing up. I never really thought to dive into their music or the music of any old band really until' I saw the Bohemian Rhapsody movie. I wasn't even planning on seeing that movie when it first came out but you could still watch it a few months later and I just ended up deciding on it one day when it was winter and I was bored and I really wanted to go to the cinema. I left the cinema feeling happy and I was reminded of how great they are and I found Freddie's story really interesting. The next day I put their music on shuffle on Spotify and I started watching reaction videos involving their music videos and that's how my love for them started to grow. I also followed other Queen fans on social media and so I was exposed to them daily and from there it went.
By the way, I'm also in love with Freddie! I mean, how can you not be?! I didn't even think it was possible to feel that way about someone that is no longer alive but here we are. It's almost enough to just hear his voice to fall in love, but then he also seemed to have the best personality and he was so pretty 🥰
I’ve been listening to queen since I was about eight years old. The first song I remember hearing was I want to break free. Me and my dad were in the car, and the song came on. I had heard it a few times before by that time, and asked who it was. He explained to me that is was queen, and when we got home, he pulled out their two greatest hits albums and put them on. I was hooked immediately, and for years, queen was practically the only band I listened to. I was obsessed with them. A bit like you were with the beetles. The first few years, I only listened to the hits, but when I was fifteen, I started to buy queen albums. It was like a whole new world opened up for me. Especially the first five/six albums were a musical journey through several different genres and styles. There was a time, however, when I stopped listening to queen for a while, that was when I discovered heavy metal. (Not that I didn’t like queen anymore, there were just so many other bands to discover and listen to). Then I heard the first two queen albums and was surprised by how heavy they sounded. Turned out queen basically started out as a progressive hard rock/heavy metal band, which made me love them even more. It’s been 26 years since I first discovered them (I’m 32 now) and i still love them. They’re still my favourite band of all time. I might drift away from them once in a while and move on to other things, but I always come back to them. Listening to queen after I haven’t heard them for a while feels like coming home from a long journey. They’re my safe space whenever I hit a rough patch in life. The one thing that I truly regret is that I never had the chance to see them live. How I would love to see them perform with Freddie. I’ve seen them a few years ago with Adam, and it was great. He’s a great singer and he does the songs justice. But still, it’s not the same without Freddie.
I was at a girlfriends house and she played the first album Queen. I've liked them since then, that was about 1972.
Heh. Sounded like a coming out story. Sitting down with your parents.
Doe: "Mum, Dad. There's something I've been struggling with for a while now. I've tried to deny it but I can no longer live with the lie. I'm, I'm a... Queen fan."
Mum and Dad exchange looks. Dad gets up without a word and goes to another room.
Mum: "We thought this day would eventually come."
Dad returns and hands Doe a copy of 'A Night at the Opera'.
No dislikes, just as it should be. Great video! I actually have a similar experience to yours, but in reverse...I'm only 19, but my parents were mega Queen fans and raised me on their music. I always thought the Beatles's music was very cheesy and childlike, mainly since I want to hold your hand and she loves you got burned into my brain at some point in childhood, and I never bothered to look further than that. At least until last year, when my girlfriend made it her life's mission to indoctrinate me into Beatlemania. Safe to say, I have now been sufficiently humbled before the godly greatness that is John, Paul, George, and Ringo. And I'm even loving the cheesey kids tunes I used to hate on :)
Hahaha can I congratulate your girlfriend 😄 👏
@@DoeDarling as she says, she was only doing her sacred duty
There's a video of John talking to an interviewer complaining about him being political, saying "why can't you just do stuff like "I want to hold your hand" ?"
John replies: "because I've grown up."
You kids didn't have to cringe about the phony Beatlemania thing ( it was a touring show of guys acting like they were the Beatles doing covers, it was horrid ).
I saw Queen in NYC 1978 its something i will treasure for the rest of my life
I was 7 when Greatest Hits 1 came out in 1981. My Dad bought me a cassette and I played it over and over! I bought the back catalogue over time with my spending money and they are still my favourite artist now.
Forgot to mention and you’ll be soooh jealous lol. I went to the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. One of the most exciting days of my life. Never forget it. 🎉
Go to there music of the seventies. I'm original queen fan and seen them twice live. No group could hold a candle to queen. Freddie Mercury held the audience in the palm of his hand and unfortunately a lot of people like yourself will never know what the experience of seen queen live. There music will life for eternity
Freddie was a gift from God
Wellcome in queen family!! Don t worry everybody can be wrong...but freddie loves you....like a anybody queen fan!!.... freddie does music till the end of....his time...remember that!! And he does the last video...only to say goodbye to you...!! He was very in love wiih his fans!!!! Rip Freddie...we love you!!!ciao!! Ps you are ever most beautifull!!❤🇮🇹
I do remember liking Queen's more popular and played songs when they came on the radio. I was about 16 in the summer before the Queen movie came out when I deep-dived into their entire discography and listened to all their albums. I fell in love with how passionate all four members are with their music. I watched so many of their interviews & concerts and fell even more in love with them for their stage presence, how they connected with the crowd, and their personalities. I also thought they were simply gorgeous. I was going through a tough time in my life with having being bullied throughout school, the trauma given to me by homophobic students, teachers, and family members was stressing me out and tearing me down to the point where I could barely handle it anymore. Queen's music was there to make me happy, to comfort me, and inspire me. Honestly don't think I'd be here without their music.
Great girl, I totaly understand you. Freddie was perfect, gorgeous and sexy man. And of course an outstanding singer and frontman, the best ever!!!
Welcome to the realm of Queen 🔥🔥🔥🔥👑👑👑👑
Thank you 👑🥰
I totally get you. I'm 55, from Malaysia.The first Queen song I heard was Dragon Attack. My late brother introduced it to me when I was 14, because he had a friend who was a lead singer of a band, and the band covered that song in Malay language. My brother told me, this is the original song by Queen. Totally love that song. But, it was in the late 70's, no internet, no youtube, so I did not really know anything much about Queen except that they all had college degrees. That impressed me. Then I went to university in England from 1984-1990. That was when I really fell for Queen esp Freddie. Had a huge crush on Freddie. The movie Bohemian Rhapsody rekindled that, the crush, I mean. Freddie Mercury was and is my biggest crush and because he's dead, he will always remain so. Oh, by the way, I'm female, people get confused when they look at the profile pic... haha
Met my Danish cousin for the first time , hes a bass player in a Rolling Stones tribute band. So i told him he really needed to hear this song Dragon Attack - instant hit !
I was born in 1974. In the late 70’s me and my brother started listening to my dads and uncles Sony record system. We had Beatles, Bee Gees, Stones, Elvis, Led Zeppelin etc, etc… AND QUEEN. We loved them ALL. Totally, always have. My mum called me into the living room 1985 Live Aid and said “ These are the best!” Queen were on. I was mesmerised, only aged 10 so I was too young to go see them. But anyway, great early summary and as your story unfolds, it’s a great watch. I love Queen, favourite songs atm are Spread Your Wings & It’s Late. Favourite album: Queen II. Plus Queen I, I love nearly all their songs. Good luck all you new fans.
When I was a kid, my dad bought a vynil compact disc with only 2 musics. Both was a live, from "Live Killers" The side B was "Now I'm here", a good rock. But my favorite song was "Love of My Life", just played by an acustic guitar. Since then, I passed to be a great fan. "I want to break free", "Radio Ga Ga" , "How can I go on" (Freddie and Montserrat), "Under pressure" (My friends and me used to say that David Bowie could be a 5th. Queen. "Cool cat" was like a soul music for me, and I believed that''s not Mercury singing. The movies "Highlander", "A knight's tale" and "Flash Gordon" had one or more soundtracks by Queen. But my greatest emotion was when Queen opened the first "Rock in Rio" (1985). Brazilian people don't speak english, but we knew every word in each singer. Specially "Love of my Life", when Freddie sang with the crew. We didn't forget that show. Last year I saw the movie 'bout Queen and I liked it very much.
Ah yes, I reacted to love of my live at rock in rio, what a moment!
Thank you for sharing your story 🥰
Vinyl CD? You mean a 45. One song on each side. :)
@@terrimobley6067 , little vinyl was called "compact disc" because it was 2, 4 or 6 music on vinyl. The term CD for "Compact Disc" we used to say: "Digital Compact Disc". The expression "45" wasn't known in Brazil, my friend.
In Brazil we had to use 3 speeds to play our vinyl discs: 33, 45 and 78 rpm. But the most long plays and compacts were played by 33 rpm. A little different from there.
We've all been there. Hating on the music that our parents listened to. Partially because we were almost forced to listen to it, due to it being played in the car or at home where you couldn't really not listen to it. You become resentful of it, and the feelings you have at the time tend to get revisited every time you hear it, for a number of years to come. But then, you mature and start to realise that music in all of its forms is a universal type of thing. Sure, there's some genres you're probable never going to get into, but there's also those you discover that you wonder how you ever managed without them. Queen, like a number of other groups that were predominant in the 70's and 80's, (which includes Quo), had a formula to them that was unmistakable. Or, at least, they were to those who listened to them(!) As a less than casual listener, I suppose they can kind sound same-ish, as they played the same types of instruments. Once you start delving into them, of course, their sound becomes far more defined. I'm kind of surprised you were into the Beatles, as that kind of goes against what I said initially. (Do I have to go back and delete that bit, now?) But, the fact that you were a big fan of them would actually show promise as far as, 'older bands', were concerned. And, Queen are, in a way, kind of a natural progression. Although, there's a few other groups who also had a similar vibe through the 70's that were firm favourites. But then, that's from a perspective of someone who grew up in the 70's!
My first experience of Queen was seeing, 'Killer Queen', on Top of the Pops in 1974. My fanhood, (is that even a word?), came into being and was cemented by that song that stayed at the top of the charts for 9 weeks. You know the one(!) Ever since, I've followed them. I really love their mid to late 70's albums. 'Sheer Heart Attack', through to, 'Jazz.' But having said that, I'm also rather fond of their 80's stuff and the 90's, too. You can't go wrong with them, really.
I was there at the beginning. I had heard Queen on the radio in my car, or on my stereo at home while I was doing something else but never really LISTENED to them, they were just songs on the radio. Then, one day a friend brought over a Queen record album, yes a vinyl record, and said you have to listen to this with headphones. So I dragged a couple of floor pillows over near the stereo and plugged us both in and started the record. As soon as I heard Freddie's voice I said "That is by far the best voice in rock!" Then Brian came in with a ripping solo and I said "And that is absolutely the finest guitarist in rock!" I was hooked at that point and still am.
What a great memory! Thanks for sharing! 🥰🥰🥰
Hello, I loved your story. I'm 38 and I met Queen when I was 7 (when Freddie was still alive!) For a Shell commercial with I want to break free in the background, it stuck in my brain and then as a teenager I fell in love with their music and their dramatic story. The great thing about Queen is that you never get bored, they have an incredible variety of styles.
I got into Queen shortly after Freddie died in 1991. It was on the news at the time and was quite a big deal.
I remember bohemian rhapsody/days of our lives was the Christmas #1 that year. I then bought greatest hits 2 with some my Christmas money that year and got into them that way.
Personally I prefer greatest hits 1 and their 70s stuff to their 80s material.
I love this, Doe, I love your honesty and candour. Thank you so much for posting this. ❤️💜🖤
“The long hair, the no mush-tagged ... ohhhh” ❤️❤️❤️ I love You! And I love your love... for Freddie and so much more! “Trust the process” 🥰❤️🥰 You look especially adorable in this Vid 💚💚💚 xXx
Awww bless you 🥰😄💚
A crush on Freddie i love that. I have had a crush on Freddie since 1974. He is gorgeous in the Bo Rhap video
Freddie has a beautiful speaking voice as well as his singing voice.My 1st time seeing Freddie was Killer Queen 1974 on television.
When you do more Queen try You Take My Breath Away Hyde Park 1976 🥰
queen the best rock band of all time they have sold 300,000,000 albums worldwide there music way ahead of its time!
All I remember from the late 1970s while in college was there was a band that wore black & white and the guy wore makeup. If you asked me what the name of the group was I would have guessed Kiss or was that Queen? People gasp at that now. Could I name any song? No. In 2017 I learned just how confused I was when I caught part of a documentary of sorts on TV that was my intro to Freddie Mercury and Queen. My crush on FM is likely even bigger than yours but remember I 'm older and apparently making up for lost time.(: I was astonished - and grateful. But late to the game, I had no one who would feign interest beyond a polite point...enter CZcams. No one is more surprised by that than me. So if you ever come to NYC or I head to London (when people once again fly for pleasure) we must have a long tea.
Oh I would love that! 🥰
@@DoeDarling Hooray, what fun!! Here's a sight we will take in: For years (since the mid/late 80s) I looked at a building in the Manhattan skyline from where I live, wondering what it was, who lived there. Turns out it was Freddie's apartment building. Small discovery in a big city, all these years later. Now on walks it seems to be everywhere I look...ha!
It was Highlander for me, actually. The TV series was on when I was too young to watch it, but I saw a piece of it and it stuck in my mind, so I watched the movie as a teenager, and my father told me about how Queen did the whole soundtrack, and I was amazed that a rock band did that, I mean, it's unusual. I downloaded the album (I love listening to soundtracks, it's like rewatching), put it on my 1 GB music player USB Walkman, and it stayed there for years during high school, I basically know it backwards and forwards. I also went and watched a lot of the TV series. Also, The Show Must Go On - that stuck in my mind thanks to Moulin Rouge, and I guess I must have looked up the original and I just remember spending a lot of time thinking about how brave that was and how amazing he sings in it. So I've loved Queen for a long time - but the deep dive started a few weeks ago, when CZcams recommended the Live Aid side-by-side with the movie, and then I watched the movie, then immediately the Queen + Adam Lambert documentary (thanks Netflix for keeping me up so late), and then a ton of concert videos and interviews and the Days of Our Lives documentary...
Do you know Epic Rap Battles of History? Two rappers dress up as people or characters and they have a rap battle. There's a Freddie Mercury vs Frank Sinatra one, you could react to that - though if you don't know ERB, it probably should not be the first one you watch, just in case you don't like their type of humour :D czcams.com/channels/Mu5gPmKp5av0QCAajKTMhw.html
I've always loved Queen.. But I have a similar experience with Genesis. At first I thought they were a cheasy pop band from the 80's leading by Phil Collins. Then I discovered the Peter Gabriel progressive era and love them since, it was 15 years ago... Then it happened again this year with another famous band : Tears for Fears ! I only knew the radio hits and thought it was ok, and for some reason I started listening to full albums and they are great ! You never know a band until you start listening to full albums ! And when I think of it retrospectively I think my musical journey make perfect sense : from Queen to Pink Floyd, then from Genesis to Peter Gabriel next to Kate Bush and Tears for Fears, I see the logic ! So the question is what is going to be next, where does Queen gonna take you, it never ends..
3:27 Status Quo was actually the support act for Queen in the '86 tour. So fair enough 😜
Btw.. If you love Queen, you will love melodic metal band Angra, from Brazil, my country... Queen is their influence. Listen to the songs Carry On, Lasting Child, Time, Deep Blue... Unfortunately, their first singer also passed away, in 2019... He was a great guy and he loved Freddie.... Btw, in his solo album, he wrote a song for his beloved kitten, that passed away fallen from a window in a rainy day.. it's such a beautiful and powerful song. If you want to listen, the song is Letting Go, by Andre Matos
My best friends brother had news of the world( new album at the time) and I was hooked right then and there. No looking back.
I loved Killer Queen in 1974 when I was 15 years old and then Bohemian Rhapsody was released and I loved it! But at the same time (and I’m ashamed to admit it now) I thought Freddie Mercury was a weirdo. I loved their music though, Radio GaGa, You’re my Best Friend, Somebody to Love...all the hits. But during the 80’s I got married and had three babies in three years, so I lost touch with the band. Life just got busy and I was more into Phil Collins and Crowded House. Until the movie came out....and I became obsessed with everything Queen and most particularly, Freddie. So along with many others, I have the movie for reconnecting me. So I’m still married to my husband, and also in love with a dead, gay man. How can that be?
How can that NOT be? He’s Freddie Mercury! No one else like him ever before or ever again.
@@3ScotsInk 👍💛
I'm always saying I need to stop falling in love with dead musicians 😄🙊
I agree(to a certain extent) about their _hit_ songs being played ad nauseum. Also most of their "radio" songs _WERE_ a bit cheesy (Another one bites the dust, We will rock you, Radio Gaga) but were catchy. I prefer a lot of their deeper cuts from their earlier albums. I can honestly say that I didn't think there was 1 bad song on _ANY_ of their first 8 albums, after that, not as much, but I think that's true of a lot of bands. Queen remains my favorite band of all though, by sheer number of great songs.
Awww u made me cry...so glad u found out
I first saw Queen in Scranton in 1974. I saw them 7 times. The day after I saw them I gave birth to my first son. I fell in love with Freddie the first time I saw him. Loved him more each time. Got to see them at Madison Square Garden when he had the naked strippers riding bicycles on stage to the song that used to bore you. Bicycle Race. That was awesome. They wanted to arrest him for sure. America is so prudish. R. I. P. Freddie. Love you always. My brother in law was lucky enough to be working at live aid in London that day. He was U2s production manager at the time. My hubby and I were stuck in Philly or we would have been backstage at live aid. Dang
There is hope for this generation yet! They were my generations music - real musicians playing real music - but you really have to see the live performances. A beautiful human being who will live with us forever. Congratulations and thank you for giving us all hope.
NO-ONE was sitting by the final song at concerts. Freddie worked a stage.
I've been a QUEEN fan since the early 80s always loved Freddie his moves the way he talks is just outta of this world
I feel you. I felt the same way about the Beatles growing up in the 70’s.
I laughed at your experience. No, no, I'm not getting a crush....hahha. I did the exact same thing with Brian. I didn't e we hate Queen. They were a large part of my teen years...but it wasn't until one day I thought. "Who is that guy who is a rock star and astrophysicist??". Hey Google . Boom! I was gone. Hook line and sinker. I love that man. I love that group. Love them. And I'm doing it slowly too. I still have some I haven't heard everything yet either. It is to be savored. Queen On, girl. I'm right there with ya. Age? 16..... And the 58!!
hahahah, it just hits you right?!
Gratulation to you…..sweet, funny history. I have loved Freddie seens -77. And that was the first time I hear Queen, I was 13 years, now I 60 🤗 I can recomand you Prince too 💜 they are my two heroes now. I only hear at them for 2-3 years now. I nearly hate Beatles I lives with a man who should only hear at them for many years. And ofcourse he hate Queen, I dont now why. In that time I havent begyn to listen to Prince jet……but mg his vokal is….you most hear for yourself. He playd 27++ instrument…..please hear at interview with him, that little man with that falsett had a very deep speaking-voice……who is the best of Freddie and Prince…..mg I dont now. I’m lost in both. Hope they have met in heaven R.I.P Freddie & Prince……..mg I miss them 🥺❤️💜🙏🏻
You guys have all these stories about concerts and here I am an 13 year old who cries over these are the days of our lives because Freddie’s dead and I never got to see him up front 💀🤚🏼
Queen was always phenomenal but growing up in the 80’s and 90’s you mainly heard their studio stuff which was very good but it sounded like everything else on the radio. It’s not until you look a little deeper and see the passion and the absolute musical perfection. Your viewpoint makes more sense than you know.
P.S. loved your reaction to somebody to love Live.
I hear you! 🤣 Well, get on the damn bike and ride it! I saw them in 1976 in Syracuse NY, I was 17, I'm a much, much bigger fan now than at 17, SHAME ON ME! 😙
I was lucky... i grew up in the years of queen, so it was everywhere, it was an epic time and i am glad you are discovering the power and glory of Freddie and Queen EVERYONE has a crush on Freddie
There's no shame in having changing tastes. My dad always told me he didn't 'get' Bohemian Rhapsody' the song. For me I was the complete opposite I became obsessed with Queen and Abba, the Beatles and Status Quo actually. In fact I became more of a fan as the years went by but I used to listen to a lot of radio and record the songs onto tapes. My mum and dad ended up watching the Bohemian Rhapsody movie and my dad said to me later that he finally 'got it'.
I was born in 59. So I was around for Queen and didn't really like them. Discovered them last year. I don't love ALL their songs but I love them. Listen to them everyday. 💕
Have you watched a night at the Odeon??? Christmas eve 1975 , shown on BBC 2 live . I nagged and nagged to watch it 😂 1 sister and 2 brothers , mum dad an gran , we all watched ❤ next day , I had A Night at the Opera under the Christmas tree. I've so many Queen stories, I wont bore you 😂🤣😂
I love your story👍🏼🤗
Hello Doe, I heard Queen first time in may -77, I had met my first love. And he introduse me to them. I ofcourse fall in love with Freddie at ounce. But I only saw a pict of them/him, we dont have net in -77 😉 it last only for a couple of years, my life change alout. I get much truble, and dont was with people who even now who Queen was, but I never forget either them or him. When I get up in the -80’s I heard a little of them again,but I had now ordinary life, all was a big mess 🥺 I try to kill myself several times! Well it was very much who happends. I heard they had been here in -82, omg I cry and cry and cry 😭 I was 13 first time I heard them. In 09, I get my f.b account and there I really saw Queen again, so many years after the first time. When I start listen to them again, and for the first time see them on YT omg I cry so much my b-friend think I was going crazy, snd he dont like Queen at all, so I listen to them when he was at work. He was a really big Beatles-fan. When it was over with him in -17, fet 8 years. I had by myself a little flat, but I get very sick when I lost him, I try to kill my self again, ater I had been at hospital and get home, I use my day on Freddie and Queen, I only listen to them, nothing outher than them! I hear at interwies, read everything about them, and hear there music over and over. Im still sick, I only have contact with some people on f.b, I think Im almoust all groups who are there with Queen and Freddie. And Im hear and hear of all you react on Queen, its not often I writhe so long in the comments, I Thank you so much for youre history 🌺 and welcome to the club 👑🔥♥️ I living now with Freddie and my cat now, if I not had have Freddie and Queen to listen to, I had been death now. So he save my life, Freddie is so spesial and mesmerizing,he can not bee of this world 🙏 when the goverment have got control over this shit covid-thing, the first I shall do is going to Garden Lodge, and Switzerland. That for sure.....love 👑♥️ I have two songs as my favorits, I recomend to you: Who whants to live forever, from the first evening on Wembley 07.11.86. A winther tale. Freddie wrothe that song in Switzerland, I think that was the last song he wrothe. He was sitting in his room sawing out on the Genève sea, and wrothe his thouths and what he was seeing outside, his not at the vid, but you seehis handwrithing...omg you must see that. The vid are about Freddies death, how he was daying. Incredible sad, have tissues 👑♥️😭😭
I envy you of your Queen journey. Queen has a huge catalogue of songs and most are great. Every member of Queen has written multiple no 1 hits. I was 20 when i first saw Queen in 1973. im a life long Queen fan and i love them now with Adam Lambert also. Never close your mind to music, tastes can be changed and good music is good music. Have you listened to Pink Floyd and Led Zepplin yet. 70's was the age of Rock and in my opinion, nothing beats it. Enjoy 🙂
People relate with Queen at different stages , and ages in their lives. No shame should ever be attached... People also forget that Queen did Flash , from the movie Flash Gordon. The whole soundtrack was Queen. Highlander 1 & 2 , Yes.... Queen again... Their talent they shared with us was truly before its time , yet is also timeless.... Taken from us far too early , rock on Freddie...
No problem, I've liked the band since the first time i've heard it, but somes songs took a time to made their way to my herat. First time i've hear "The Prohet song" I disliked it, because it was so strange with unusual changes of tempo and unusual harmonies.
It only needed some time and several listening to become my absolute favourite of the band. Precisely because it's unusual and original.
Took me also time to appreciate Led Zeppelin, ELP, prog rock in general.
And reversely, there are lots of songs or books that I liked when I was younger, and now I think are quite banal. Changing minds is a normal process, totally legitimate and I think it's great to ackwnoledge that yes, we were wrong at a moment because we did have not enough information. I think this is a very sane thing, that proves being a clever person. One should never be afraid to say that we changed opinions.
Congratulations!
hallo darling i love you’re video i enjoyed it so much... i am now 28 yrs old and i also just discover queen and freddie mercury last dec.2020 . so watch more and do research about him😅and since then until now i can’t explain how much i’m obsessed and inlove now with freddie and like i never had this emotion before 😅💛💛💛💛 ryt now i also don’t want to listen any other music ryt now but only queen like i’m so loyal and inlove with freddie i don’t know what’s happening to me but i like it😅💛💛💛💛💛keep safe darling. keep yourself alive.
Queen really do bring so much joy to our lives and for that I am so thankful! 🥰🥰🥰👑
My brother loves queen he doesn't really listen to them often them tho lol
But anyways I loved queen since 2018 cause I didn't really know who queen were or what the 70s were and when I heard we will rock you I feel in love but kept it a secret from my brother for years cause I was worried he'd make fun of me but when I was alone in those years I'd listen to bohemian rhapsody or anything queen and I would be vibing now I'm more open about it I even got a Freddie poster from 1973 and a queen II poster I'm really happy that I'm into all these now I'm waiting for my John Lennon poster to come speaking of him I got these sun glasses that look like his glasses and my mother told me "You got the John Lennon look" which made me laugh lol
I always though the great song "Mr. Roboto" by Styx was Freedie when I was little.
Cool story doe
Your voice is gorgeous.
If as you claim you grew up in the 80s/90s, that makes you older than you look or sound from the language you use. To only get interested at the time of the film in 2018, that means you carried that staggering level of ignorance and prejudice well into adulthood.
Freddie died when I was 15. I used to listen to other pop and rock before he died, though Queen were my obsession. After he died I could not listen to them for many years and was introduced to and introduced my self to many other musical artists.
I would now say that my all time fave musicians are Freddie, Nina Simone, Laura Marling & John Frusciante. I also recon I have as diverse tastes as anyone. - In terms of my musical awareness, Freddie dying did me a massive favour as forced me to open up to so much more, this does not deminish how traumatic I found his death at the time.
Never restrict what you give a go in terms of music you listen to and never allow yourself to have genre barriers, there is only good and bad music and that obviously a matter of personal taste.
I’m a black American from the South Bronx. I saw Queen in concert on my 17th birthday in 1979. My birthday is 420. When Freddy died, there was a concert to commemorate Freddy, that aired all over the world on radio and tv. That was on my birthday too. Anyway to me, Queen was great until Freddy cut his hair and stopped doing his operetta style.
Yes, very nice, BUT WHERE can I buy this mug ? ;)
I think amazon 😄 my friend got me it
Yeah,she still didn't react to bohimain rhapsody
I already know the song pretty well hence no reaction video, although I did react to the fan video of bohemian rhapsody that came out not long ago!
Queen’s first 5 albums are rock opera.
Thanx for a good laugh!!!
Nobody is born a Queen fan. But at some point you will need them and they will always be there for you😎
What's with girls with short hair. So beautiful 😍😍
I don't understand how anyone could not love Queen from the start
Blasphemy; I know! 🙊