Queen - My Fairy King

[meddowstaylor100]

sounds like freddie is talking about heaven

[Torrriate]

@meddowstaylor100

Or the fall of mankind.

[AguirreFurorediDio1]

What a song.... Some of the gratest rock muscians, and the best roch voice of ever...

[LoveFrusciante]

the whole song is eargasm!!

[NoUsernameGoodSir]

Sheer heart attack, Queen I, and A Night at The opera, My top 3 albums (ever, not just queen)

[rogerinmyheart]

When i first heard the song I remember thinking that woman can sing. Later I discovered it was actually Roger singing high notes. That was a true wow moment.

[boemioofworld]

I can feel a magic when I hear this music. Am I the only one?

[Kyoshomies]

The beginning sound like Highway Star :D

[supernovaperpetua]

Brian May cibernetic... Mercury is the bridge,,, I believe.I believe. Mother Mercury,I love this bridge. Please, dont let me down.

[PfifDeluxe]

what stands on brian's face ?

[supernovaperpetua]

@PfifDeluxe  a code.

[derwt7]

._.

[alvagabriquijahernan]

the best part 2:14 - 3:50 c: eargasmic!!!

[grrr8one1]

You have love the vocals by Roger (those screams are unparallled) and Freddie. I have always loved the superlative rhythm of Freddie's piano playing. His piano playing is very underrated. RIP Freddie....a true genious.

[MrSasko1234]

I love you freddie,brian,roger,john,,, i love you queen

[zGuaripolo]

1:00 minutes into my ears experienced an orgasm

[HippieChick1776]

I've never paid much attention to this song before... beautiful!

[gulagulasusu]

every second of this song make me goosebumps!

[monia95123]

I love this song

Every second is perfect !!

[Rowdyrecords55]

I love the bass/piano breakdown from 1:42 - 1:47. I've always thought that sounded awesome.

[grecasophia]

the arguments here are kinda cute :) sorry for eavesdropping guys :D can't resist :)) Long Live Queen and Queen- Fans around the world !!! tres charmant :))

[0lunoire1]

What's wrong with Brian's face ?

[seryi69]

the best song of QUEEN!!!!

[kev9089798767]

Oh Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me.

[RainbowAlchemy]

The Half Blood Prince!

[ElderWand777]

The final minute or so is MIND-BLOWING.

[MercuryMyLove]

This song is so amazing <3

[nanachatqueentoutout]

saf

So Amazing Freddie

[Stewbone]

Glad we cleared that all up, eh?  :)

I absolutely love the band Queen. Loooove it! Yeah!

[MsMercury67]

@Stewbone Yeah I'm glad too^^ Anyway, despite the argument, I'm proud to be a fan of Queen^^ Like all of us and it's the most important!

[meddowstaylor100]

i luv this song

[Queenrock990]

I think this song is really underrated! It deserves more attention, as well as many more really early Queen songs, most of them are hidden Gems!

[FREDDIEMANIAC]

This is just so magnificent!! Absolute perfection, just like Queen!

[ex59neo53]

4 talented guys who tried to create a band ,.. their perfect alchemy and complementarity gave us a proove that friendship and talent can produce an astonishing result ... Queen is like Elvis, C Berry ,Bach ,Mozart ,B Marley ... whatever u think about them , u can't deny they changed the history of music :)

[musamoloch]

Beatiful and sad song, the final instrumental part makes me thrilled every time I listen to it.

[xmeyameyaxoxo]

Queen kick ASS!!!! I love them!!!!! <3

[UbarTulkas]

this was My favorite queen song too.....

[Balleerics1]

@UbarTulkas I can honestly say I have not one song from Queen that I like better than any other, Iv'e followed them since they released their first single 'Keep yourself alive' in 1973 when I was 9yrs old and have every single album they ever made, Ive been very lucky and seen them play so many times I still play their music all the time, the older albums bring back a lot of memories for me and I love the way they put them together, their music will live forever along with memories of Freddie.

[sheygets5]

1:45 - 2:00

I love this part!

[rediscoverySX]

A TRUE FUCKING CLASSIC

[kkkatie00]

What's on Brian's face?

[ymka100]

@kkkatie00 No one knows.......

[96mychale]

@kkkatie00 thats what i was thinking!!!! :] lol

[JonathanVids]

when i was about 15/16 years old i would put on my headphones completly stoned and this album along with queen 2 would just transport me to another world man, this track came of queen the album and both queen and queen 2 are examples of musical art at their very finest.

[kanumbra]

i actually teared up at how good this is.

[baaah1606]

LEGEN...wait for it.... DARY SONG!!!

[solidnem]

From 3:15 -- I do not want it to end, ever. EVER.

[rediscoverySX]

@solidnem That part is amaing

[sgbr76]

from 3:13 !!! What a strong theme!!!

[sale401348]

BEST BEND OF ALL TIME!! QUEEN IS BEST :))))

[mercuryforeva]

@sale401348 I agree my friend. Queen are the best band of all time :)

[fairyfellermaster]

I always thought that when he sings "someone has drained the color from my wings","and shamed the king in all his pride" & "Look what they've done to me i can not run I can not hide..." was very prophetic in what he dealt with his illness much later. In my mind it could be construed as someone infected him, shamed him in the prime/peak of his life & he's got these lesions & loss of weight so he can't run or hide from the public eye hence the videos, paparazzi & his cricle of friends.

[MrDz1993]

9 people are deaf -.-

[JsRf13]

this song captures the Queen essence and defines their sound; nice over-dubbing vocal and guitar parts and layering, with Mercury's voice perfection. exemplary performance on all parts. can also definitely hear the Hendrix/Zeppelin influence here.

[orizgato]

wow, que perfeccion en la interpretación..!!

[technicmen]

this album is perfect

[david62241]

freddie is fantastic ...... pol rogers???? ---no! - Mark Boals, or Tim Ripper Owen !

[TheAxe4Ever]

@Queensucks1 Spoken like a person who is incredibly jealous that they could'nt create something even close to any of Queen's masterpieces. What you call pretentious, most musicians call creative genius.

[alessandrog73]

perfect song!!!

[helga284]

Freddie Mercury pure perfect voice..every part of this song just flows he was a true singer best frontman ever part of something so rare 4 musical genuises come together.Brian May guitar master Roger Taylor on drums fantastic John Deacon great bass all brilliant song writers..grew up with these guys saw them in '77 and '78 no one put on a show like Queen...40 years after the band came together and 20 after Freddie is gone the music they made lives on..not many bands in their class

[dilahila]

Troll ? I hope so ! YOU are totally pretentious and unbearably stupid if you really mean it, Yousucks1...

[carooomargheee]

@dilahila

C'mon! Have you seen his username?

Obvious troll is obvious

[xFoxMulderFBI]

its also my best queen song ever tied with master stroke as my all time best queen song master stroke and my fairy king

[nanachatqueentoutout]

oooAMAZINGooo

[xFoxMulderFBI]

its gods favorite song ! i ment dammit i missed it up now

[xFoxMulderFBI]

its god favorite song !

[5abradarck]

feliz cum`pleaños



[timmy25able]

What the hell is up w/Brian's skin in this pic?

[ZeppelinClassics]

@timmy25able I was wondering the same thing. o.o

[dreamsnight92]

Happy birthday, Freddie! You are my fairy king... and you will be it forever.

[MsMercury67]

Without this song, Farrokh Bulsara wouldn't be called himself "Freddie Mercury"!

Look at this sentence "Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me..." that's all!

Happy Birthday Freddie, even Google made a special event to you, so happy to see that Queen is still in the spirits today!!

[spacecowboy7580]

@MsMercury67

He called himself Mercury a while before this song was written, try reading a book on Queen's history before making such comments.

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 Hey calm down guy, we listen the same music, what's the problem? I'm not english, so give me the name of your book, instead of shouting on me...

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 So this is what it says on french wikipedia ( so I translate ) on his own, he took the surname of Freddie Mercury after the song "My Fairy King" which talks about a "mother mercury". Now the english wikipedia "[...] Mercury chose the name "Queen" for the new band. He later said about the band's name, "I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it".[1] At about the same time, he changed his surname Bulsara into Mercury"^^

[spacecowboy7580]

@MsMercury67

I said read a book...not Wikipedia...You shouldn't believe all you read on there.

The book is called .. Queen ..The Early Years by Mark Hodkinson.

It tells how Freddie was still with his previous group..Ibex, when he decided to call himself Freddie Mercury.

My Fairy King had not even been written.

He also says Freddie chose the name Queen, because it sounded regal.

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 Yeah I knew that^^ Anyway I didn't know this book, then thank you, I'll read it^^

[spacecowboy7580]

@MsMercury67

You knew what??

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 I knew that before Queen there were Ibex, Smile, then I knew that he called the band "Queen" because it means "gay" too^^

[CRBjeep]

@MsMercury67 Only Freddie was in Ibex. It had nothing to do with Queen.

[MsMercury67]

@CRBjeep Hey guy what's your problem, did I say that Queen had something to do with Ibex? You're pretty pathetic, you know I'm french ok, so there are not lots of books about Queen, and Freddie Mercury in France because this is a fucking country, so I want to come in England later, but if there are only people like you, I prefer stayed in France... Anyway I meant, you can have all what you want about Queen in England, so teach me, instead of shouting on me... And yeah sorry for my english...

[CRBjeep]

@MsMercury67 Ok first of all, I'm not a guy and I'm American.  I wasn't trying to "shout at you". I was just clearing up what I perceived to be incorrect information. No harm,no foul. Don't be so sensitive.

[MsMercury67]

@CRBjeep Ok so then sorry... but anyway I said "shout" because my vocabulary in english is pretty limited, and because sapcecowboy was really bad speaking to me, so I thought you were too, so sorry... Anyway I knew that Freddie was only in Ibex, because he made this group in India, so of course Brian and Cie weren't there... And I hope this is right! ;-)

[CRBjeep]

@MsMercury67 It's all good. Ibex was a British band. His band that he belonged to during his years at boarding school in India was called The Hectics. : )

[MsMercury67]

@CRBjeep Oh ok I thought it was Ibex. So you see? I really need books about Queen, but in France...

[spacecowboy7580]

@MsMercury67

I did not " shout " at you, and I apologise if I was rude to you.

Peace x

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 No don't worry, there's no problem^^ It's just a documentary I "found"^^

[spacecowboy7580]

@MsMercury67

I haven't watched it all yet, but I will..it looks very interesting.

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 no problem^^

[MsMercury67]

@spacecowboy7580 Hey, I don't wanna create a new argument, but just try to find on youtube "Freddie Mercury The Untold Story" from kevcip, and listen the 6th part^^

[spacecowboy7580]

@MsMercury67

I've watched it and I see your point.

I am a big fan of Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore..and I've heard Blackmore and ian Gillan tell anecdotes about the band which contradict the other, also Jon lord..so what I am saying is...it may be true what Brian May says about Freddie changing his name, and it may be true what I read in the book.

We will never know for sure..what I do know is that I do not want to argue about it...you believe what you want and I will do the same.

Peacex

[ladyQrock]

8 stupid people dont like this !!!!!

[EpsilonX]

I heard Keep Yourself Alive on the radio the other day, I was rather shocked. Yes, everybody knows who Queen are, but to most people Queen is Another one bites the dust, under pressure, we will rock you, killer queen, we are the champions. Those are all fantastic songs but they're missing out on this almost-proggy side of the band.

[Fibroga1927]

I love you...and I missi you Freddie...till the and of time

[Martuski86]

Happy birthday Freddie<3

[technicmen]

ADRENALIN!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheTigerboy000]

I wish i was born in the 60's and i could live through the 70's etc, going to queen concerts. :3

[nestorween]

D= high way star from queen

[jtranleopard64]

2:47 to 2:55 gives me chills (in a good way) =D

[nanachatqueentoutout]

Wow £

[helga284]

just love this song..the whole album is absolutly brilliant! every song is genius..Freddie Mercury Brian May Roger Taylor John Deacon...Queen 4 amazing talented smart men together they created a sound that was so unique.even as they grew and the music took slightly different paths it was always great I was lucky I saw them in concert in '77 and '78 they just blew me away those were the best concerts I ever went to no one else came close pure perfect outstanding...Queen

[iamagnu]

I want to live in a land where horses fly with eagle wings and honey bees have lost their stings

[nanilis98]

eargasm ^^

[carmelle127]

Once upon of time a perfect genius lived among men. My beautiful and brave Freddie i love you.

[71garron]

great track this. great intro to better stuffs....

[KassandraGreen]

i love Brian's voice at the beggining

[sandrez1978]

ahhh...good old time...great 1st album

[dracma005]

God they are so good!!!!

[TheBishBosh97]

Only Queen could sing about fairies, rats and dragons and still make an amazing song out of it :)

[QueenandPirates4eva]

A beautifulll piece of work! We love you Freddieee RIP!!! <3

[peesyweesy]

I wonder if Freddie was giving us a glimpse of his earlier life with "Oh Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me. I cannot run, I cannot hide..."

Whether reality or fantasy, it's a work of genius.

[TheBishBosh97]

@peesyweesy it was fantasy, however this was where Freddie got his new surname from :)

[ex59neo53]

It s still sooo fresh ... incredible :)

[FREDDIEistheBEST1]

@ex59neo53 - That's the amazing thing ab Queen, isn't it? They still sound so new, so fresh, so relevant, & ever so timeless!! Simply the best!!

[ex59neo53]

@FREDDIEistheBEST1 Or does this show that actual music is just of poor quality ? only time will tell :)

[FREDDIEistheBEST1]

@ex59neo53 Do you mean Today's music being of poor quality? I don't listen to Queen cuz I'm down on current music. Before I 'discovered' Queen 3yrs ago, that's all I listened to, not liking old music at all. But, after hearing Freddie & experiencing his extraordinary genius, I was so blown away & now am totally Addicted to Queen! Not out of nostalgia cuz I have none! But, cuz they're so far superior to anything I've ever heard or any band I've seen....and I've seen them all.

Queen is the best!!!

[ex59neo53]

@FREDDIEistheBEST1 I just say : u hear a song done 30+ years ago and think 'wow ,that's still worth a bunch of listening' ... 2 reasons for that : the band was ahead of it's time ,actual music originality is poor ,or the both of them

[FREDDIEistheBEST1]

@ex59neo53 Pretty much. But, I'd argue that it's Queen's uniqueness & originality that caught my attention. Plus, of course, Freddie's incredible voice & electrifying passion! Freddie didn't just sing a song, he Became the song! I've never seen anything so compelling, so dynamic.....ever!

Queen was ahead of its time...so timeless, totally ageless, exploring so many diff genres, boldly going where no other band dared.

Queen - bold, brazen, brilliant - the BEST!!!

[ex59neo53]

@FREDDIEistheBEST1 Nowadays u can be a genius ,if ur 1st album is a wreck or an half-success u don't have a chance to make a 2nd one... at that time (70s) a producer could give u a 2nd chance (what if Queen was not able to create the wonderful "A Night at the Opera" album?)

[asasassify]

that intro is amazing

[KimMercury]

queen is the most amazing band and the least appreciated it. Queen is not just about 80s pop, this is a real masterpiece... too bad its not wide spread enough. thanx everyone who's watching... ur witnessing pure perfection.

[BGHetfield96]

Has this (especially 1:20 - 1:25) been included in an OST of a movie or something? Cause I'm pretty darn sure I've heard this elsewhere.

[FanofBrian]

Just if you like this type of music of Queen you can say that you're really fan of Queen!

(Queen I), (Queen II), (Sheer Heart Attack).

[Ninimini999]

@FanofBrian

I don't like it. I LOVE IT. xD I love this but I also love their later style. I love all of QUeen! :D

[WasOneOnce]

one of favorites

[tsaki2002]

PERFECTION!

[ReadyToReload]

After write the song, Freddie become Mercury instead Bulsara...

[WasOneOnce]

@ReadyToReload Yeah I just learned that fact too! Did you watch the documetary on youtube?

[ReadyToReload]

@WasOneOnce Not, I know from many years ago. But I see all the documentaries in Youtube

[bloodsling]

for a debut album this is effin amazing,not quite as fantastic as Queen 2,which imo is their best work,but there's some brilliant stuff on here

[TheSilviaposh]

mother mercury look what they've done to me.... THE BEST 4EVER 

[zibimark]

Genialne!!!

[CanadienDeMontreal64]

3:33 to 3:40 is pure magic.

[LoLmartaLoL]

I fell in love...I love this song and I love the Queen.

They're AWESOME **

[lollyfudge]

This is such a great song

Love the build up at 1:20!

[BOCHARLTON]

Beautiful, pure brilliance.

[theoneandonlysarab]

I think this song is amazing.

[MsSweetunes]

Apparently, this song was written before the band was formed. The lyrics, "Mother Mercury, What Have you Done to Me" written by Freddie were the inspiration to change his last name from "Bulsara to "Mercury".This song opened the door for Freddie to literally transform his identity on stage & showcase the brilliant musician & vocalist! He empodied in spirit, body & mind the theatrical performance & wide ranging vocals that would set the stage for Freddie & Queen to become the Greatest Band Ever!

[helga284]

Thank you Farrokh Balsara, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon from someone who was a fan from the first time I sat on my friends lawn with our sony boom box "thats an 8 track player" and listened to Queen...from Liar, to My fairy king to Keep yourself alive we knew this was an Amazing, Brilliant group of guys...and when I saw them first time MSG 1977, Took your breath away...their music took slightly different paths through the years but....they blew me away with each new album. RIP Freddie

[ettertje01]

@helga284 Same story here too only here it started since Borap so I missed the verry beginning I was too young as wel in '71.

[helga284]

@ettertje01 I remember when bohemian rhapsody came out it was pure genius!! like I said I was lucky I saw them in '77 and '78 best live shows I ever saw!! Freddie Mercury was the best front man ever!

[RocketQueenx18]

@helga284 wow your sooooo lucky! :D

[helga284]

@RocketQueenx18 ....thanks they were Amazing Freddie Mercury was the best front man ever, Brian May's solo's were killer combined wuth John Deacon on bass and Roger Taylor on drums you had this perfect storm of pure genius..

[peruvian4041]

why brian's face looks so weird in this pic like if he has lepra or something?

[HDViperous]

what voice!!

[HDViperous]

8 democratic pople :P

[Xardas20n]

who the fuck disliked this?....stupid people..

[cioccocremolatoWonka]

Mother Mercury ;) <3

[FREDDIEMANIAC]

Exquisite Queen......total perfection!!!! Such a shame this never got the proper exposure, as well as so many of their other hidden treasures. So many masterpieces, such little airplay!

[NotATube]

In terms of style (both musical and lyrical), this song seems to have a lot more in common with "Queen II" than with the rest of the songs on their debut album.

It definitely points very strongly as to where they were going rather than where they'd been.

Personally, I much prefer "Queen II", so it's probably no surprise that this is my favourite song from their first album. I always thought it was very underrated.

[gibsongirl01]

This is for me Queen's most beautiful song. The lyrics are beautiful. The intricacies and complexities of this composition are such not often found in popular music. Another example of Mercury's musical genius. I love how the song builds and builds to its climactic ending. Truly delightful.

[makwabid69]

Age 13 in '73, peaking on blotter acid, 3:00 on a weekday after school, needle gently lowers on virgin vinyl first Queen LP...rocking out impossibly, first three songs...until...hearing Roger Taylor 'sky' as they blast off on the opening bars...and then...Freddie, piano and lead vocals. FULL SCALE TRIPPING BALLS!!!

[jirisa0]

I love "yeah" at 2:53! Fantastic song!

[ROULERS1]

Best track from the most under-rated album ever.

[ZzzombieDuhh]

@ROULERS1 Agreed. This album was amazing and this song is simply beautiful, definitely one of their best.

[OtorresFitness]

@ZzzombieDuhh Their first album was by far, the best album Queen ever recorded. Although they had more hits along their 20+ year career as a band, the comparison to the first album is none. I think their first album is a classic in itself. I would go as far as saying that it is better than A Day at the Races.

[ZzzombieDuhh]

@OtorresFitness It is by far one of their best! There was something about Queen and Queen II which really showed their true talent as song writers and musicians. Don't get me wrong, I love every single Queen album but as the years went on they seemed to concentrate on the same kind of rock sound. Queen (& Queen II) showed their true talent. Who would've thought the same band created My Fairy King and Liar?! I'll always love early Queen that tiny but more than later Queen.

[austriacan]

really awesome!!!

[JossMarieMB]

I cant believe some people put "dont like" on this song, unbelievable!! =//

Queen is the best band ever <3

[clockworkfiction3]

Why does Brian look like a zombie in the picture?

Anyways, one part that has always stood out to me in this song is 1:00 to 1:05...that mini little guitar riff is played so brilliantly. Great song!

[PfifDeluxe]

2:48

and the rest is history ;)

god bless queen

freddie R.I.P

[whitequeenism]

where are you mercuryyyyyyyyyyyyyy...



[hanzukene000]

Don't complain about Justin Bieber!!! Queen is the 7th best selling band of all time!!!

[devilsdaugther1]

for unknown reasons this song makes me think about making spaghetti...

[Queenrocksification]

does anybody know where this is live?

[Queenrocksification]

the intro is probably my favorite part