Queen - Spotlight on John Deacon

[feanor22]

I DEMAND an autobiographic film about Deacon's life in Queen. And Sean Penn MUST do his part... xD

[mlarson44]

John Deacon wrote Queen's all-time best selling song.... Another One Bites the Dust.... Amazing bass player !!!

[patkaybites]

He's so humble and sweet and now, reading the top comment, I'm just wowed by his true friendship with Freddie. Bravo, John, you really know how to stand up for the right!

[dannieldg16]

Great Great Great

[Spionsilver]

many people say that he is way too humble..but i think this is the better way of living..step back and be a simple and humble guy and let your works speak for ya....john deacons works speak more than anybody could ever tell or say..his bassplay is so amazing and carrying.. ;) he is one of the 4 reasons this group was so damn good;) he made being normal ..cool again..

[BlackorWhite0920]

My friend has the hugest crush on John Deacon! haha she's in love with him.

[MarilynFinland]

WHO'S WEARING SHORT SHORTS??? :D I love that John always introduces himself as John Deacon from Queen like nobody knows who he is ;D

[Computerprohelper]

John Deacon actually has a great voice!

[nosferatu49]

The 3 should reunite around Matt Bellamy and make a new record under a different name... Mueen or Quese. Matt's the only one who could write and sing in the same spirit as Fred.... There are rumors about that

[nosferatu49]

John, we really truly do love you... Please come back to make some music again!

[TheSleppers]

@76i86989789 how can you say that? go play in the traffic

[96gummyworms]

HOLY HELL, HE TALKS.

:D

[rmnita75]

God bless Deaky. Queens unsung hero, quite literally. x

[tehhy17]

Happy birthday Deaky:)

[EmmyCeB]

Happy birthday Deaky!! We love you!!!

[alexis246875]

Happy birthday Deaky :) I love you!!

[UnclFluffy12]

Happy birthday Deaky!! lotsa love!

[astrala100]

Happy Birthday Deaky!!!

[wanasa01]

happy b day deacon ! We Loveeee U

[Luigithehomie91]

John is like epically awesome. He has a certain charm and look to him that makes him awesome, that and his bass playing is fucking awesome! John whenever you are, i hope your doing fine, friend

[Thinkingjelle]

he is my favourite queen member. I like his attitude. he isn't commercial. he looks a little like rowan atkinson but that's my opinion. he has the same eyes.

[queenchristel]

I don't forget you!!!!

Like as love, Freddie, Brian and Roger I love you mister John!

The best bass player of all the time!

[BlackorWhite0920]

@cartmanfan4life Damn straight! AC/DC aint shit compared to Queen! :D

[fghnjh]

the best of the best xD

Does anyone know the name of the music played at the final of the video? Or was it just a bass solo? thank's

[EmmyCeB]

@fghnjh "Liar" from the first album "Queen"

[knighty1964]

which brain dead thick cunt said he stole the bass line from vanilla ice lmao jesus some people are so fucking thick plus the wankers says that vanila ice has got some kind of talent lmfao , good on ya deaky ,

[TheDellanator]

0:21 D'awwwwww

[satanaonline]

why did you let them sing with Paul Rodgers, John?

[Cinniflame120]

AWWWWW! John is just too cute! Its too bad he didn't think he could sing, I'm sure he wasn't that bad, its like my mom thinks she can't sing but she's really good! I thinks its not whether he can sing, but that he is too self conscious of what others will think if he does! Poor little underrated John doesn't get much spotlight and I think he should be way more credited for everything he did, especially this incredibly awesome piece at the end! John Deacon, Well done my love!

[TheMarlinspike]

Top bloke, enjoy your retirement John

[Pikao1perla]

amazing video :)

[TheDellanator]

Wow john's so awesome! :D Love him

[MsKittyWhiskerz]

Worst case of John Entwistle syndrome since....John Entwistle.

Super-talented and desperately under-rated as a bass-player and incredibly under-appreciated as a song-writer.

Don't worry John, we love you!

[garymc2000]

Most under rated bassist ever!

[TRJBASS]

@garymc2000 I agree100%



[hiphopdec]

Dustin Hoffman's brother!

[Winston4324]

John can sing

[FreddieRocksForever]

Omg he's talking!!:D deaky you can sing i bet-3

[gerbebe]

O_O Deacon talk!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =O

[Tanskuspyro98]

He's so cute and nice. I wish I would know him, because he is a very nice and kind man.

[Waaromduurthetzolang]

Whats the song at the and (Johns solo)?

[electrichoneyhornet]

@Waaromduurthetzolang it's called Liar from their first album "Queen"

[shihokato]

i think that you will now if a person is nice by their eyes

[Dancerpaw]

He looks like he'd be the best dad ever omg. Deacy just seems like such a nice guy.

[LIVEREALFOOLED]

better guitarist than micheal angelo baito

[leegeddyfan]

very very talented bassist, something the younger players need to learn a thing or two about

[CandeVazquez99]

Deacky & Freddie are so sweet. Like 2 little boys. :)

[thornysubject]

john deacon is so sweet.  he was like george harrison, the quiet one, but hugely talented in so many aspects. read about him in wiipedia search.. you'd be amazed at his skills n talents.

[FlutePastime]

What to say I just love him... wherever he is and whatever he does

[BlackQueen80]

i like his little dances and rotation moves on stage

[siriusminx]

If you want to know what Deaks is up to now, try 'you tubing' - "John Deacon Now". He's just hanging out with his family, enjoying life. :) A real sweetheart he is!!

[Khrysalis01]

"So when I first joined, I really tried not to upstage Brian and Freddie too much."

Ha! As if anyone could ever upstage Freddie. :-p

[MsDCDeacon]

John is awesome!!! He will always be my favorite bass player. And I love his accent!! Come back John we all miss you. Queen wouldn't have been Queen without you!!!

[ben5leto]

@tjrtherocksponge yah i know good old John. If only the world knew where he was

[ben5leto]

John Deacon is a beast!!!! he is amazing

[iamcasihart]

It is obvious that John Deacon has one of those rare souls. He is just an innately GOOD person. You can see it in his easy, soft smile and kind eyes. Deacy's talent is more than impressive and I admire and love the special, funky ingredient that he brought to Queen!

[mercury2302]

Legend

[briana887]

he's so hot. he's my favorite member just cause he's amazing. if only he was still playing.

[runwayblond]

John didn`t need to sing. He wrote some of the best bass lines and songs i.e. SPREAD YOUR WINGS and YOU AND I.

[acefrehleyissocute]

naww hes got such a sweet voice its so cute how hes always happy and smiling too gotta love deaky :)

[bootymanager]

The only blot on his career is the blatant theft of that bass riff from "Ice, Ice Baby"

[vanjara]

@bootymanager Why would that be a blot on his career?

[MATTWESTUK]

@bootymanager You are joking right? Seriously please tell me you are! Ice Ice Baby stole the rift from Deacon - he wrote it 10 years BEFORE!

[briana887]

@bootymanager idk if your serious or kidding around but either way your a dumbass for saying that. ice ice baby shit copied the amazing riff from John. Fuck you.

[banga999]

@bootymanager get your facts right dude. vanilla ice "stole" it from deacon.

[nickthecomedian]

happy birthday john your a true influence to me and thousands of other people :)

[PiaRhapsody]

Happy Birthday DEAKY ! ♥♥♥♥ Queen is not Queen without YOU !!!! WE LOVE YOU! (From Spain :3 )

[bandgeek551]

Happy birthday John!! :D Queen wouldn't be Queen w/out your epic bass playing skills x)

[GOMBAS24]

Happy birthday John.

[NaTiA515]

Happy birthday John... we love you.. (from Georgia)

[celestegrl]

Happy birthday to the sweetest, greatest bass player ever ♥

[GOMBAS24]

Happy birthday John ,from Romania

[IGBJKLHOIGI]

Look At 1:40...brian with bear

By The Way John Smokes!

[Whitesnake23GR]

He was always smilling , a great gift for a great guy , he is still the best

[widzewlordi]

"It's the one thing I wish I could do- sing because It makes songwriting so much easier" LOL John wrote for me the best vocal lines for Freddie for eg. Spread Your Wings, One Year Of Love,Youre My Best Friend

[snowwhitecore]

john's a sweetheart!! 

[Linnung]

The solo in the end is "Liar", one of my favourite Queen songs. John is awesome:D

[MegaQueenlover]

I love his style of bass playing :)

[mcshantihank]

i think that john didn't like being famous but he loved the people/audience. I have heard his fame made him depressed but i don't know. all that is known is that he loved his family and friends and wanted to proctet them from his fame. many people change career so john changed career after leaving Queen but of course he could do a youtube video for his fans or write something on his website. He could actually record an instrumental song and spread world peace and still live his secluded life.

[joaqmad]

OMG! This is the first time I have ever heard John speak! He's sounds so normal!

[hoopermartin72]

John Deacon on a Jazz bass!! Oh yeah. As an old time Queen fan I'm shocked! I've NEVER heard Deacy say so much! I'm amazed there is that much footage of him talking! As ever, with Queen, "The sum is greater than the parts!" Thanks JD!

[bpabustan]

@hoopermartin72 Hey, been looking for the part where John Deacon uses a Jazz bass. Can you point out the exact time? All I see (as far as I can) was a Precision bass, a Music Man and another brand on the later part.

[elpiometalgod]

if anyone could send me all of what he says in here would be amazing i cant really understand his accent im not very good at listening thanks

[tricolao]

The most underrated bass player of the rock and roll.

John Deacon rules!!!

[anotherzombi]

I used to get shit hung on me by my mates because John Deacon was my favourate member. Still is!!

[dankerthanclanker]

well he can own any bass player you can name.

[Mirikajikaari]

John Deacon is the most underrated bassist i've already seen. But whithout any dobut, he's the best.

[bboyhugo]

long live john deacon

[kaznacheyeva]

he always has a smile when he talks.  :)

[Peppinen]

he's always smiling

[RaymondJRiveraBass]

One of the most underrated bassist out there! Incredible musician!

[Skyfighter64]

Queen was made up of the greatest musicians in each field the world may ever see.

The basslines both designed by, and played out by Deacon are the most memorable I can well, remember. The Invisible Man especially.

On top of having the best musicians, they all liked each other, they worked as a team, and the only thing able to break up Queen was a death in their little family, even that was not to stop them from making one last song, just the three of them.

[winnetouch]

they actually still performed occasionally up until 1997 (at least as far as I tracked it) then john retired. Many people look over john when they hear the name queen. Even I forget about him at time, but then I put on under pressure, breakthru or you're my best friend and he comes back like a flash :D His baselines are amazing.

[QueenOzzy]

Did you know that John Deacon hates twinkies? Well if you dindn't now you know. I made up a name for him............Twinkie Hater!

[mastersam23]

clever name for him

[Daltonjabs]

oh well he is still awsome

[MsDeakyMayTayMercury]

He is sooooooooo hot! I love him so much! he is also my inspiration as a bass player. I miss you John

[jordenC16]

thats what i call a bass solo.

[cartmanfan4life]

Queen>AC/DC

[PetieFr]

true

[Typhoon792]

lol, no shit

[SuperEddzz]

@cartmanfan4life Why would you compare Queen to AC/DC you cretin?

[MayerHonza]

@cartmanfan4life No, it's just different music

[drimmie]

i still have this on VHS

[alfaridzy]

hallo john assalamualaikum, teach me something trick bass teacher :)

[Tantejosken]

Great bass player and such an inspiration. His lines always makes me wanna practice.

[nhadz16]

you can tell it from his face that he's a really nice person...hahaha...he's so adorable!

[hogweed89]

john plays drums??

[TheCrazygamer23]

najlepszy zespół świata QUEEN

[ponuru]

Najlepszy basista jakiego słyszałem

I am is Poland

John Deacon is super basist

[szore]

We love you John Deacon!!!!!!!

[june9girl]

He has a really special kind of face, a really nice kind of face. You can see he's a nice man:D

[TheClassica87]

@june9girl Yes, he has a kind face. With some people, you can just tell that they're good people. John gives off that vibe. Great smile.

[EmmyCeB]

@TheClassica87 Agree

[Volkmarshausen]

Liar

[pompa04]

Lovely man !

[kelmakov]

"Liar"

[ViluR123]

It's Liar from Queen I

[ejdbk]

he is great but underrated,just like john paul jones of led zeppelin

[queensara66]

HAPPY B-DAY JD

[4mayZing]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAKY!!!! <3333

i wub you

[bluewolfhowler]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! Your talent is without doubt.

[TheBassHitman]

Happy Birthday John. Maybe you are preparing suprise for us ? :-) Maybe comeback ? :-D

[szabi86df]

Happy Birthday John!!!!

[NitaStJames]

happy birthday, John! many kisses.

[bohemianrhapsody694]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAKY!!! best birthday wishes to the most awesome bass player ever! =D

[elenanedyalkov]

Happy Birth Day Daecy!

[kotagat]

Happy Birthday John!!!

[napaccadenoie]

Happy Birthday John!!!

[FreddieMerQry]

Happy Birthday to our Deaky!

[LiveKillers89]

deacon is the moust complete musician of the band because he can play bass,drums,guitar and piano he just dont sing

[DiffCliff]

Aside being an incredible bass player, this guy has written some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. Honestly, all his songs belong in my favorite queen songs.

Love you forever John. <3

[elenanedyalkov]

cute

[bluewolfhowler]

Well they most defffinetly ended up with the best bass they could possibly find.

[asasad87]

My favourite Queen's member

[bluewolfhowler]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!! I LOVE JOHN! He was and is so handsome!

[SaryLovesJensen]

i love U John! <3

[jellybath45]

under pressure-nice bass!!!! queen rock

[TRUEBLUEGOBLUE]

This guy always strikes me as someone I'd like to have a beer with! He seems so down-to-earth, despite all his abilities. Best wishes, Mr. Deacon!

[PasadenaPadme]

Everyone used to always Say "Queen, Yes Theres Freddie, Brian Roger and Hmm Ahh The Other One!!!!" I Get Pissed When People Say That HAIL THE BASICALLY UNSPOKEN MEMBER OF QUEEN!!!!

[Casablancas88]

Simply the best bass player of all times ;)

[id1207]

Awesome solo at the end.

[robertapetronnila]

DIVINE!!!!!!

[danophile07]

hes ana amazingly intelligent man as well as the others he build an amplifier for himself and also built one for brian like a full stack tube amp

[sombdy1]

when he smile him eyes smile

ı love john deacon

[galahgalah1]

John is my favorite. :]

[angiepittman]

At 0:11 ...hilarious

[Sam56queen]

I love John! <3

[TheSammy09]

Love John. He is the greatest :)

[sebastiancardello]

best bass player ever as queen is best band ever so far away

[rbaleksandar]

^^ No doubt here.

[howoddflyingpenguins]

I'm in love! He was so cute in the '70s! Rock on! -Ashlyn ;D

(okay I love Brian,too! I love them both.......)

[no8do2008]

wasn't john deeply affected by freddie's death?

[szimola]

Yes he was. It's the main reason he retiered in 1997 october after recording No one but you(Only the good die young) with the band and why he isn't involved in "Queen +..." projects

[dondongo86]

Nothing in the world would make me happier than to see that man come out of retirement... Nothing!

[Psychomoto]

+1

Just one more record would be great.

[brulldozer]

bass players rule, you have now been watching the mayor of bass city, mr John Deacon, one of the best players and a genuine nice bloke

[Robin360]

Hold it, you mean the complete ruler of Planet Bass. John Deacon is the absolute ruler of anything bass!

I love little ol' Deaky!

[brulldozer]

what was i thinking!!:-) deacon rules!!

[bifi27]

LOVE HIIIM

[puppyloveliz]

john is my fave musician! why is he soo overlooked?! makes me mad. or in queen talk im going slightly mad! lol

[umbiligal]

(Italy) come si chiama la canzone alla fine??

(Inglish) as the song is called at the end??

[biri3d]

Si chiama Liar!

[chelok77]

the last bass solo is from Liar... which it's also a great song

[danophile07]

what song is bein played at the end?

[renejosundvall]

As he always said..."I'm just the bass player"! John Deacon...Well, lucky for Queen!! Thanks for this vid!

[ste4757]

i think john is the best bar from fred aleast he hasnt gone into politics.brians singing about some number 661104744219441 .the concerts look like there in ghettos like around were i live .somere in england

[WinnieWeinniw]

It's great! From which concert is 1:32 ?

[Treevens]

Liar  Live at Earls Court 1977

[bootymanager]

He's awesome. Pity he ripped off that riff off of Vanilla Ice. The cheating English bastard! Vanilla was a great talent.

[cycleboy2000]

How exactly did John rip off vanilla Ice???????

[1FineYoungCannibal]

Bootymanager is only joking. I think :-/

[cycoturkey101]

he didnt queen and david bowie wrote it

under pressure 1978 i think

[CharlotteC94]

Yeah, but John wrote the bassline

[xabsentx]

under pressure was wrote in 1981 by Mercury(mostly) and Bowie. But the bass line was wrote bu John, and May and Bowie confirmed it

[1FineYoungCannibal]

lol.

[RonPaxton1]

excuse me, know your stuff before making a comment about that.

this riff was written with a jam with david bowie. Vanilla ice copied queen.