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  • ♪ (ragtime music) ♪

  • - ♪ Somebody (Somebody) ♪

  • ♪ Ooh, somebody ♪

  • ♪ Can anybody find me? ♪

  • - Queen.

  • - OHH!! Ohh, Queen!!

  • - ♪ Can anybody find me? ♪ - Who is this group?

  • - ♪ Somebody to love (holding note) ♪

  • - I don't care. He looks amazing.

  • - ♪ (He works hard) every day ♪

  • - I like that beat.

  • - ♪ I try, I try ♪

  • - Very good. I like 'em.

  • Music from my past.

  • - My high school, high school years.

  • - ♪ She's a Killer Queen ♪ - This is from my time.

  • - ♪ Gunpowder, gelatine ♪ - This is high school.

  • - ♪ ...with a laser beam ♪

  • - (singing along) ♪ Guaranteed to blow your mind ♪

  • - ♪ Anytime ♪

  • ♪ (electric guitar solo) ♪

  • - Ohh. They put on the best concerts.

  • - This is classic. This is classic rock.

  • - It's pretty much what rock and roll is all about.

  • - ♪ You got mud on yo' face ♪

  • ♪ You big disgrace ♪

  • ♪ Kickin' your can all over the place ♪

  • ♪ Singin' ♪ - (singing along) ♪ We will ♪

  • ♪ We will rock you ♪

  • - I know this song. - ♪ We will ♪

  • - Who did that song?

  • - ♪ ...rock you ♪ - It's played before every sports game

  • at my high school.

  • - It's like a basketball game.

  • - I like the music. It's always been one of my favorites.

  • - ♪ We'll keep on fighting ♪

  • - All right. Another hit.

  • - (singing along) ♪ We are the champions ♪

  • - ♪ We are the champions ♪ - A pretty far-out performer.

  • - (singing along) ♪ No time for losers ♪

  • - (singing along) ♪ We are the champions ♪

  • - ♪ Of the world (holding note) ♪

  • - Yeah. Freddie Mercury, amazing.

  • - It's great! I know all the words.

  • - ♪ Don't stop me now ♪

  • - All such great songs.

  • - Good stuff.

  • - ♪ Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time) ♪

  • ♪ Don't stop me now ♪ - And so many different looks.

  • - Miss these guys.

  • - Too bad he passed away. He was a great performer.

  • - So good. This is a good day. (chuckles)

  • Get to watch Queen.

  • - I like it. That's good music.

  • - ♪ ...thing called love ♪

  • - Oh yeah. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."

  • - Right up there with the great voices of rock.

  • - ♪ ...can't handle it ♪ - Why don't I know this name?

  • - ♪ ...called love ♪

  • - 'Cause I certainly know the hits.

  • - Never saw it with the Fonzie thing going on.

  • - Elvis tribute there.

  • (laughing)

  • - So many different genres.

  • You know, he's got a little bit of Elvis thing going in this one.

  • - ♪ Another one bites the dust ♪

  • - I didn't realize that I knew all these hits.

  • - (singing along) ♪ Another one bites the dust ♪

  • - ♪ And another one gone, and another one gone ♪

  • - (singing along) ♪ Another one bites the dust ♪

  • - ♪ Hey, I'm gonna get you too ♪

  • ♪ Another one bites the dust ♪ ♪ (hard chord) ♪

  • - I think that's probably been stuck in a lot of people's heads.

  • - Keep on rocking, Queen.

  • - ♪ Is this the real life? ♪

  • ♪ Is this just fantasy? ♪ - Doesn't get better than this.

  • - ♪ Caught in a landslide ♪

  • ♪ No escape from reality ♪ - It's so recognizable.

  • - ♪ I don't wanna die ♪

  • ♪ I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all ♪

  • - This is right there with "Stairway to Heaven"

  • and some of the handful of greatest rock songs ever.

  • ♪ (rock verse ends, piano note repeats steadily) ♪

  • - (singing along) ♪ I see a little silhouetto of a man ♪

  • ♪ Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? ♪

  • - ♪ Thunderbolt and lightning ♪ - And then the classic

  • four faces. - ♪ (Galileo!) Galileo! ♪

  • - (singing along) ♪ Galileo! Galileo! ♪

  • ♪ Galileo Figaro ♪

  • - ♪ Magnifico-o-o-o-o ♪

  • - Oh, oh, just so good.

  • - ♪ ...aside for me ♪

  • ♪ For me ♪ - That scene in Wayne's World,

  • you know, that was us.

  • - ♪ (imitates powerful guitar solo) ♪

  • I feel like going...

  • - Just wanna bang your head, don't you?

  • - ♪ ...and leave me to die? ♪

  • - This is good stuff. Freddie Mercury at his best.

  • - (singing along) ♪ Oh, baby ♪

  • ♪ Can't do this to me, baby ♪

  • - ♪ Just gotta get out ♪

  • - I think I've lost a lot of my hair

  • from listening to rock and roll bands.

  • ♪ (tune slowing down) ♪

  • - ♪ Any way the wind blows ♪

  • - Very nicely put.

  • ♪ (gong bangs) ♪ - Wow.

  • - Thanks. That was fun!

  • - Oh, makes me kind of verklempt.

  • It's good memories.

  • - (choking up) They brought me so much joy and pleasure.

  • You can't describe Freddie. Freddie was just...

  • He was a hoot. He was very opinionated. He was very much a diva.

  • But he was the sweetest person.

  • (movie reel clicks)

  • - (FBE) So this was a medley of songs

  • from the iconic British rock band Queen. - Ohhh. Queen.

  • - (FBE) Can you give us your thoughts about the band?

  • - It's a British rock band that came in at an era

  • where they fit right in and did quite well.

  • - They were something that had never been seen before.

  • There had never been a band like Queen.

  • - They've carried over a number of generations.

  • They're still contemporary.

  • - This is the blueprint for all rock and roll bands today.

  • This is the blueprint for theatrics and talent

  • and great musicality.

  • - Well, over the course of their career,

  • it's estimated that their record sales are somewhere between

  • 150 to 300 million records sold,

  • which makes them one of the world's best-selling music artists.

  • - I believe that.

  • - (FBE) What do you think it is about Queen

  • that made them so successful? - They entertained.

  • - It was different. It was a whole different sound.

  • - Really great vocals.

  • It's fun to sing along with.

  • - They're always fascinating to hear, to watch.

  • - It appeals to a wide range of the populace,

  • not just the youth.

  • Even me.

  • - (FBE) So we're covering Queen today

  • because when this episode comes out,

  • it will be the 25th anniversary of their lead singer

  • Freddie Mercury's death. - Yes.

  • - I can't believe it.

  • - (FBE) Freddie Mercury is considered by many

  • to be one of the greatest singers, the greatest performers

  • in the history of music.

  • What are some thoughts that you have about Freddie Mercury?

  • - You know, I always admired him.

  • I thought he was really talented.

  • - His ability to deliver as a performer

  • were very positive and very good. I liked him.

  • - He painted a path for other people to be expressive

  • and really be themselves.

  • - It's really sad that he had to keep a lid on his

  • lifestyle until probably his death,

  • because it was very not okay in those days.

  • - (FBE) 25 years ago, when he passed away from AIDS,

  • he became one of the most famous people of that era

  • to die of that disease. - Right.

  • - (FBE) For you yourself, having lived through

  • when the disease was a big crisis in America,

  • can you talk about what that time was like?

  • - Oh, everyone was panicking.

  • - It was a mystery.

  • A tragic period.

  • - Just confusing, and

  • I have friends who actually died of AIDS, and it is a sad thing.

  • - I was a dancer, you know? I happen to be straight,

  • but 90% of the guys that I danced in shows with were gay.

  • And some of them were lost.

  • And it was just an ugly time.