Queen + Paul Rodgers at Mandela Birthday Concert (Part 1)

[ArTrS983]

Esto no es Queen ://

[PfifDeluxe]

Chuck Norris did a great job!

[Alishhh4]

I think they sound great, they were all masters of their instrument in their day and none of them have lost it. Fans just need to think of Queen + Paul Rodgers as a different band, of course it's not going to sound the same, he's still a wonderful singer.

[amabu20]

jajajaja si escucharon!!! se equivoco paul rodgers en la segunda parta de la cancion al comienzo jajajaja

[RisteMakedonski]

It must be hard to sing with an echo :-/

[genxxxersize]

A yummy friend invite! *licks lips*

[anilelva]

Brian May is foda!!!!!!!!!!!

[hugopal]

Paul Rodgers does kick ass in the Freddy role. He has the range--but not quite the projection that Freddy had. Who really cares, though, queen kicks ass.

[hugopal]

Why are they playing at some idiot negro's birfday party?

[grrruba]

@hugopal

you would never know, would you... uneducated, ignorant piece of human being. im sure your mother would be proud.

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

[hugopal]

@grrruba "uneducated, piece of human being?" Let me guess--you're a negro. As a matter of fact, my mother is proud of me, I have a master's degree in english literature. Is your mammy proud of the fact that her negro son can't spell, and/or can't use contractions properly? Look, if you are going to try to insult someone properly, boy, then at least use proper english to do it. Otherwise, you will look like a moron. If you want to take me on, son, learn to spell first.

[grrruba]

@hugopal Look darling, English is my third foreign language, so i do apologise for spelling mistakes. I am white and femail. You are not the sharpest tool in the drawer, are you? Congratulations on the dergee, but nothing will help your case if you act like an asshole. Good luck anyway with your phobias xxx

[hugopal]

@grrruba I am truly sorry. I was having a few bad days. That does not excuse my horrid responses--I am truly sorry. Grruba--I was just dumped by some lady who...let's not get into it, but I am truly sorry for bringing my personal issues online, okay? I am truly sorry, if english is your third language, then god bless you, I am very sorry for being a dick. Please forgive me, I just got dumped, and if I were a gentleman I would have behaved as one. I am truly sorry.

[hugopal]

@grrruba BTW, I am the sharpest tool in the shed.

[grrruba]

@hugopal ;)

[hugopal]

@grrruba By the way--is a grrruba one of those bugs that you negroes eat when you don't have any other food around? Just asking.

[grrruba]

@hugopal well done genius. That is exactly what grruba means.

[Paul8820]

@hugopal that negro was imprisoned former African Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. Fucking tard.

[LOUIS2079]

freddie forever!!!!! forever one!!!

[gwaterman99]

If anyone can guarantee the continuation of Queen, it is Paul Rodgers.

Old as we all are, he has the pipes that can at least make us imagine Freddy is still here. Paul also has the ability to bring in the awesome Bad Company catalog so it's a bit of a 2-fer... Freddy lives on - but so does Queen and I will continue to listen.

You Rock Paul Rodgers! Thank you for keeping a slice of my youth alive.

Best...

[Jowwtiful]

it's spike edney on keyboards?? holymother

[vtorasso]

Nothing can be compared to Queen. It's not just a rock band, it´s a really show. The life will take a long to create another group like this. How happy are the guys who saw Queen in this life...

[youemanuel]

Paul Rodgers is Chuck nurris

[HeavyMan81]

I would give anything for having a voice like Paul Rodgers, but he still can´t get even near freddy.. But great singing thou!! :D

[WestonGale]

it's too bad seal couldnt be in queen!

[b0w13nspac3]

this is that "one vision" song

[alexandergenov1984]

Happy 60 birthday, Roger!

[dontloveyouanymore]

these guys are still good

[santanafan7690]

at 1:09 brian missed to catch his tremolo arm^^but awesome intro solo here

Brian Rocks!!!

[oOoKhaledoOo]

@ santanafan7690 : hahaha yeah he missed to catch his tremolo , BriaaN is the best !!!!

[pfootball43]

Too bad Queen + Paul Rodgers broke up!!

[Epsilon2233]

I think Paul does a great job singing with Queen, good to see her Majesty still rocking!

[quarksource]

its only a shame, that original queen lineup never performed show must go on live :(

[quarksource]

awesome performance, queen best band on the world!

[DanQueen2008]

The Tech Guys Obviously Buggared The P.A System Up... I Should Know!...There Was A Delay Between The Amps At The Front Of The Venue Compared To Those At The Back Of The Venue As Paul Had A Echo.

[queenpluspaulrodgers]

when i watched the whole of this concert on t.v, all i waited for was this...

[ryanpianoman]

roger looks like colonel sanders

[bojo8686]

Ah he fluffed One Vision, but pulled out nicely with a spin. Never mind. Paul is the best thing that's happened to Queen, after all, we could have had that smeghead Robbie Williams

[3aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

yea he was the best thing that hapen after freddie dided cuse they wher able to go on ture .

And now no one knows what will hapen now but queen will live on

[andreatekclash93]

anyone can replace freddie..

[QueenJneeuQ]

I hope that's sarcam.

[aljc100]

Clearly he isn't - great he may have been, but he was a human being - not a god! Give these guys a break.

[Pontzomari]

congratulations for uploading the intro! other people didnt do it...

[sloRockskynyrd]

i think that paul rodgers was and still is the right man to replace freddie mercury

[Xenophoebus]

What does 46664 mean?

[rpj1]

Gretings loved one...his number..

[Xenophoebus]

Sorry but whose number???

[rpj1]

people who go 2 jail...in america..south africa...or mars... GET A PRISON NUMBER

[Xenophoebus]

So. 46664 is Mandella's number?

[rpj1]

THANKS 4 STOPPIN BY....GOOD NITE

[grrruba]

@Xenophoebus

that is Nelson's prisoner number



[toniu1234]

nobody can replace Freddie

[tomexxas]

Nobody does it...

[MistressNova]

Haha the funniest mistake by Paul, he begins to sing the wrong verse but he spins around and pretends nothings gone wrong, brian knows though! 2mins 14secs, only true fans notice the mistakes, but the mistakes are what makes the concerts different and hey, Pauls alot better then all of us.... part from freddie of course!

[Frankiee88]

In that case I'm a true fan :d But yeah, Freddie would never have made that mistake (:

[wezza69]

paul has a good vaice but i dont like him. its liek wotching a cover band the sound similar but its not the real thing.

good job though paul.

[daddybecks]

Pauls trying to race the lyrics at 2:54 and throws the band out of time. It may be 'nit picking' but I have noticed quite a few lyrical mistakes by Paul. If an actor cant remember his lines he wont be in a job long!

[queenpluspaulrodgers]

You're so mean

[daddybecks]

I'm not being mean, just realistic!

Dont get me wrong, I would rather Queen work with Paul than NOT work at all.  :)

[datrigguh]

Agree with you there daddybecks, but it can't be easy being Mercury's replacement - I know I wouldn't have the kahunas to follow such a legend.

[porcsinka]

I'm happy when I see them on the stage. Paul has good voice , Brian is a genius, and Roger master of the drums...and Freddie is in my heart forever.I can't wait to see the concert in Budapest. Thank you for the music Queen+ Paul Rodgers!!!

[TonyTonyChopper93]

Hey guys c'moon! We REAL Queen fans have to understand that maybe we dont like a lot Paul but who knows? maybe Freddie wanted it this way that Queen will go on after he passed. And yes the songs sound a bit differen if we compare it with the Wembley. But that was over twenty years ago when they were all in there thirties and young. Now they are on theyr sixtees and a bit old. Dont go hard on them. They are doing theyr best. Try to be a bit optimistic. I'd rather choose this then no-Queen at all.

[TheDumbening]

Agreed.

[Jim7711154]

I wonder if Queen visited Mandela in jail when they played Sun City back in the 80s.

[Cristopherqueen]

paul didnt know the lyric of the song 2,09 to 2,13

[MisuriX]

Can people cut the fucking nay saying of paul. i don't paticularly like the version of One Vision, but im looking past the mistakes and listening to it on the whole, not nit picking.

and The Show Must Go On was brilliant, its not "too slow" or "so-so", like some of you douches uoy there are saying.

**rant over**

im sorry to have never been able to get tickets to see queen live, or be aware of freddie in 1989-1991,ive always had queen played to me as a child. this concerts ROCKS!

R.I.P. Freddie

[justysbk]

Oh come on it was the first time they played One vision with Paul live. They can't play it exactly the same like Wembley...it wasn't bad. I'm sure their tour will be graet. Can't wait to see the concert in Berlin..:)

[phil12323]

Brian May is a huge boyhood hero of mine. I loved Queen as a kid and in my teens. But this, I don't get. It's not PR. They're just lacking power. Contrast this with the Wembley version of One Vision. This has no oomph. And why is Brian playing the intro differentley? God I wish he'd just sit down and listen to Queen II and be reminded of how he can REALLY play. I get embarrassed watching him these days.

[nissanskyline16]

a real Queen fan wouldnt care they still rock i love when paul nearly started singing the i have a dream part hahahahahaha then realises haha

[Rockadoodleross]

I think he plays the intro exactly the same mate, its just the sound messes up.

Have a listen to the Cosmos Rocks...He can still REALLY play guitar.

[phil12323]

I've yet to hear the album. I'm not gonna say he never impresses me these days. I LOVE those early Queen albums. No one could touch BM back then. Check 1:12. You can hear a duff chord. But he tries here to play the intro with full maj chords instead of just sticking to the power chords that he would normally play on this live. I know it was just a mistake but I dunno, he just doesn't do it for me. This sounds badly under rehearsed. Not somethng Freddie would have stood for.

[imbo8w]

I reckon on their new tour that these two songs will be the opener, because they havent done one vision before so why on this

[mikeuk1970]

d'oh maybe because of the 'one vision' and work done by Nelson Mandela. Numpty!

[imbo8w]

Paul Rodger better not cock up when I see them at the O2, by the way David Mallet is going to be recording one concert from the tour, so that means there will be a dvd and cd, yea

[Braddeyy]

I think Paul Rodgers is playing with it too much... all these "feelings" are too much, maybe he would do better if he sings straighter. I´m happy that Q+PR are touring again and play again that great music, but if I listen to "The Show Must Go On" on this performance, I´ve got to say that PR kills it completely.

[mattbhoy1970]

Yeah i totally agree he needs to sing the songs straighter, don't like him much anyway, what a cock up at 2:14, the guy makes an ass of Brian and Roger

[Braddeyy]

Yes... but I don´t think that especially 2:14 is the worst thing on it - Freddie did mistakes too ;-) But I´ve enough of these "Yeah, yeah" and other voice onanies. It´s a pity, because he´s got a great voice... but the more I listen to them, the more I think it wasn´t a good choice to union with him.

[BohemianConspiracy]

maybe ...but there s not a lot of names that can be on that list... or you better like Georges Michael... or Ozzy Osbourne hehe

[lostened]

I saw the concert on tv queen and paul rodgers was the band that made me wish I was there these guys rock

[AuronOmega]

The Show Must Go On was written by Brian May, not Freddie.

[imbo8w]

It was written by all of them actually, and elton john gave them some help too

[thegiftgold]

Wrong wrong wrong!

The Show Must Go On is written by Brian, the others just help a bit, it has been said that Freddie wrote the first verse and then Brian continue.

Elton John???? You're wrong! He just sang it on the Freddie Mercury tribute in 1992 and in 1997 at the Bejart Ballet.

[mizzsweetie]

haha did anyone notice that paul rodgers was about to sing the middle 8 of the song, "i had a dream" at 2.13, he dosent even know the bloody lyrics, lack of practice boys....

[mcquestion]

Freddie himself wrote the lyrics: "The Show Must Go On!" and he, above all us, would want it to. It'll never be the original again, and Paul isn't stepping into Freddie's place after Freddie was ousted from the band or something. He died! He's gone! He can't come back! What else can they do? Paul has an AMAZING voice I think Freddie would have loved and I think he's looking down from Heaven, blessing this musical union.

Queen + Paul Rodgers = Amazing Rock!

[kahuna390]

cardiff will be awesome, cant wait till new album

[kahuna390]

when he messis up the words he does a little spin

[thegiftgold]

They all messed up One Vision, not just Paul.

[SAS22X]

The opening guitar riff of one vision always hits me, because its just so "in your face amazing", and it really gets your adrenaline going.

[scottyryan123united]

so glad the boys have played one vision again. couple of errors on it but im sure if they open with it on new tour it will be perfect. can't wait to see them at sheffield.

[whitezepp]

lewisfall,i agree, Rodgers is a fantastic singer and hes his own man,i mean he was around before Freddie and to sing like he can at his age is amazing,how people have got to look at it is what would you prefere Rodgers who does it his own way or someone like robbie williams whos a freddie wannabe and cant sing and he would just be a bad impersonater of frddie so i no which id preferer.

[LewisFall]

Here here.

[arielgabbay]

Look, I'd rather have Freddie Mercury singing here than Paul Rodgers. You got to agree with that... Only he's dead... But Queen isn't nearly as good without him. And not only that, John Deacon isn't there either... 4 new people, only 2 Queen people left. It's just not Queen anymore. It's a new band with two people from Queen.

[thegiftgold]

Of course, it is a new band!

It's Queen + Paul Rodgers.

[essexboi16]

this concert was amazing! I was right at the front in the gold circle... Yes literally- i cld have touched bryan may lol! Well worth 165quid and waiting 8 hours to get in. Obv pr is not the same as freddie but he did a superb job and sang the songs in his own way. Btw they did alot more songs than were televised... Went on for a hour at least!

[sephiroth34567890]

One vision weren't great, TYMD was better, Show must go on was totally amazing however, esp the way he sings the first verse, really great version of the song.

[HungryVermilingua]

Paul Rodgers needs to go away!!!

Roger Taylor does a much better job on his own.

[ArrivalRules]

Excellent, thanks!

[ACDCismylife]

I think it's really good that PR is doing his own thing with the songs, but I think he does it too much. Specially with the rythmic of the lyrics. When you have a song like "Show Must Go On" which has so deep lyrics and so much meaning, you have got to stick to the basic things that makes the song brilliant. PR is a great singer, but in this performence he "over did it"

Do anyone agree?

Do not get me wrong, I love Queen!

Can't wait to see them this autumn!=)

[teddyqueen]

paul's one vision sucks

[HungryVermilingua]

he's no Freddie.

[Eponine2008]

Oh F** no he isn't, But who is going to be? Fair attempt though...

[StSolidSnake]

Paul isnt trying to be Freddie, because he know no one can.

So, stop saying he's not Freddie and all that shit!

[BohemianConspiracy]

the worst thing is to find a sosie of a classic singer... as Journey made it in their very last album... with Paul they can use another way... and by the way this man wzs in 2 of the most exciting band of the late 60s and 70s... he is one of the last singer on earth who can do more than a descent job with the old precious Queen

[GrandiLive]

perfect thank you!

[udavac]

Oh Mother Mercury,look what theyve done to me.

[JasonDTube]

With this video quality, Brian looks exactly the same as he did back in the day!

[Braddeyy]

I think that it doesn´t matter that there are mistakes. Each time I hear an old Queen song in a new coat, I´m glad and especially One Vision, this "high-energy" song, I wanted to hear again. I´m sure that if Queen choose to play this song on their european tour, it will be much more better... It would be a great opening song, as it was on the last Queen tour in 1986

[stickswiper]

Ok, so there's a couple of mistakes and some people on here are knocking dear old Paul, but come on guys.......this is better than having no Queen at all. The band sound great (huge even) and I'm sure that by the time the tour comes around, it will be pretty much spotless! Freddie would approve of this I'm sure.

[mikeuk1970]

totally agree, if it wasnt for Paul (who by the way DOES have a great voice) you'd just be stuck with your memories but as it is you have the chance to still see unbeatable rock like this - roll on Q+PR 2208 and people who knock them using Paul wanna shut the fuck up

[kahuna390]

me too i cant wait to see them in cardiff this year it is going to be awesome. cant wait for rock the cosmos

[SarahSnape]

This actually got me pretty excited to see them in November. Mistakes happen after all and they still were awesome regardless. :)

[eocarcharia]

You star! I could hear all this stuff behid the Stephen Fry interview during ITV's laughable attempt to broadcast this. First time I've ever wanted Stephen Fry to shut up.

[DeltaX01]

I think that guitar opening for One Vision is the best opening guitar part in the world

[maridonna]

jajaja! cualquiera!

[liliaca]

i don't like the way he sing show must go on

[BohemianConspiracy]

so god thank u Paul is human... perfection is sometimes freaky

[Woohoo5241]

Lmao nice! I do notice that he appears to be going for "I had a dream..." though it still sounds like he says "ALRIGHT!"

On a side note, it reminds me of how at Live Aid, Roger Daltrey went to sing "I move myself and my family aside, if we happened to be left out alive!" at the TOTALLY wrong part of Won't Get Fooled Again.

/watch?v=GmhJxXMG05w 4:40 in

[lucrativeelfmongrel]

HA! My thoughts exactly!

[Chromatic2007]

Terrible delay on the voice at "Tie your mother down" and "Show must go on". Gonna see them in Hannover, Germany!

[lucrativeelfmongrel]

did pretty well considering the set up is TERRIBLE. can't wait for the tour!

[Woohoo5241]

ROUUUUUGH beginning from Brian but he pulled it together quickly!

Also, Paul's HILARIOUS forgetting of the lyrics at 2:14 "Ahhhng...ALRIIIIGHT! I'm gonna tell you there's no Black and no White!"

Also, embarassing how the voices messed up "And a dark wind falls" at 3:02.

All in all, a very powerful but very sloppy version of a great tune.

[SirSIither]

I'm sure it'll all be ironed out when the tour kicks off! xD

[patrice067974]

it's not "Ahhhng...ALRIIIIGHT! I'm gonna tell you there's no Black and no White!"; he was going to sing the part "i had a dream....", and realized he was wrong!

[teddyqueen]

so funny!!

[Blackadder75]

what happened to John Deacon?

[54redstreetman]

he retired

[BohemianConspiracy]

...maybe you ll find it in one of your fave mac burger...

ok that was stupid... i let down my venice ball mask.... who is the actual bass playa?

please dont tell me that once again mr Palladino stole that precious place...

[tekka73]

3 stars. Not bad on the other ones, but on "The show must go on" the difference is abysmal.

[crazygazey]

Queen are amazing, always have been and forever will be, Paul is ace but he will never be another Freddie Mercury.

I love one vision, fantastic song.

I'm going to see these in October :D:D:D

[Kriste89GSR]

WOW! Amazing as usual!

[papandrius]

Congrats Queen and Paul Rodgers! I'm looking forward to seeing you live down here in Brazil next year.

[Pontzomari]

i think that one vision is a fantastic song to open the concerts of this tour, but of course paul has to practise the song abit more. however his voice isnt so bad...

[bucsateflon]

Despite forgeting lyrics at the start, I think they sound better then ever!

[sapntl12]

No way man!!!

[TheDB99]

I am not happy to say this... don't blame me... but One Vision sucks here.

[spamvicious]

Paul ruined one vision...learn the words. Its not that difficult. I'm usually a fan of Pauls but if he does this on the tour i won't be happy.

[aussiequeensDOTcom]

Thanks for posting this up so fast David we are using your clips in our news section on the aussie queens website - any chance of you getting up the amy whitehouse bit and the Andrea Corr stuff for us. The stuff that is up in here for those sections are pretty crappy. I am sure you can do better than what others have put up on here. Anyway kudos to you from downunder

[Pontzomari]

paul forgets the lyrics at 2.15...

[burkezillar]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! ITV only showed We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions so I never saw this. But thanks for uploading it :D

[pfmerc10]

queen song are to good to be left on the shelf, i know paul is not as good as freddie but fair play to him he does a great job,fred would be proud

[jkws]

THX to Dave for getting this into the Tube without delay. South Africa arose from the ashes, with the vision & courage of NM. Now, lets look to the future of Persia arising. Lets do it for Freddie!

[jkws]

Put on the breast-plate of the Faravahar. ARISE!

[grouwe]

Jesus, he sing one vision like its a love song, YOU NEED TO SHOUT IT LIKE FREDDIE!!!

[hughr2005]

they're not coming to ireland!!! grrrrrr

[efqa89]

Queen without Freddie is not the same

[DanyrockQueen]

But these is not Queen. Is Brian, Roger, Paul & another guys.

[tayloreh]

Yes, but I dig this very much.

Why do people have to keep lamenting? Thats not something Freddie would do.

[LewisFall]

Queen without Freddie isn't the same...give me a break! Of course it isn't the same... Freddie's dead! People who keep saying Rodgers is no match for Freddie just further prove what I've always thought: A lot of Queen fans aren't fans of music. You people really wind me up! Freddie was Freddie, Paul is Paul. He's not trying to be Freddie and this Queen incarnation isn't trying to be the Queen of old. It's something new...maybe that's why these people don't like it?!

[tayloreh]

In a lot of ways I agree with you. Thats interesting and quite possible that people don't see past the spectacle. People usually have a hard time when something from their past kinda changes on them, they find it hard to separate them. Like the new Indiana Jones movie.

[bruges90]

how freddie would of enjoyed this.

RIP Freddie

Happy Days 2 Mandela :)

Queen rocks for ever :D

[nandomark]

Give Paul Rodgers a break -- he's doing a fine job in a difficult spot filling in for one of the all time greats.

[black54321]

Roger Taylor,Brian May...GREATS!!

[semidiota]

fortunately, there are some parts where Paul doesn´t sing

[semidiota]

largá los postres, Roger!!!!!!!!!

[JonnyInfinite]

One Vision needs work, sure it will be more polished for the tour...

[phlna]

ITV was just useless, been ranting about it for ages. Thanks for uploading.

[Usbaldus]

ke emozione quell'assolo iniziale di One Vision, mi viene la pelle d'oca a pensare all'entrata di Freddie sul palco nell'86!!!

[sapntl12]

Coverage of Queen was totally crap - guess they had to be fair to the other artists.

Somehow am not as keen as the last tour,but am looking forward to hearing the new stuff.

[hugoline187]

das erste lied " one vision " war echt noch hart verkackt man^^ aber danach als sie warm wurden haben sie natürlich wieder alles gerockt da , ich glaub auch das ein schöner moment für nelson mandela in diesem konzert .. happy birthday !

[MEponyfan]

OH, YEAH!! QUEEN ROCKS!!

[BirdmansBirdmans]

He sings the show must go on to fast.

[roydoncrossing]

Freddie was a hard act to follow-Paul does a reasonable version-better than no Queen methinks-always thought George Michael would have been a good replacement for Freddie-not the same but another showman

[thegAME69]

Brillant, how crap was ITV showing this event last night

[roydoncrossing]

Or not showing it to be more precise-too much yap and too little music!

[imbo8w]

I was also dissapointed to see the broadcast, should have shown all the queen part, i'm seeing them at the o2 arena