 Genius Meanings
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What Do The Lyrics To Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Mean?
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One popular theory is that it was Mercury’s way of coming out as gay or bisexual.
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Widely considered to be one of the greatest songs of all time, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the first single released from Queen’s fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera. It became
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (2011 Remaster)
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[Intro] / Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality / Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see / I'm just a poor boy, I need
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live at Wembley Stadium, 1986)
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[Verse 1] / Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead / Mama, life had just begun / But now I've gone and thrown it all away / Mama
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How Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Showcased The Genius Of Freddie Mercury
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The British rock band’s magnum opus reflects Freddie Mercury’s road to stardom.
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Queen + Paul Rodgers – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head / Pulled my trigger now he's dead / Mama, life had just begun / But now I've gone and thrown it all away / Mama, oooh, ooh, ooh
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 24th December 1975)
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Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, on December 24th, 1975, “Bohemian Rhapsody” opens the show’s first “medley” with Bohemian Rhapsody’s first sections only
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live at the Montreal Forum, 1981)
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[Verse 1] / Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead / Mama, life had just begun / But now I've gone and thrown it all away / Mama
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live in Budapest, 27th July 1986)
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[Verse 1] / Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead / Mama, life had just begun / But now I've gone and thrown it all away / [Chorus
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Angelina Jordan – Bohemian Rhapsody
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[Intro] / Anywhere the wind blows / Doesn't really matter to me, to me / [Verse 1] / Too late, my time has come / Sends shivers down my spine / Body's aching all the time / Goodbye
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Bohemian rhapsody
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Is this the real life? / Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide / No escape from reality / Open your eyes / Look up to the skies and see / I'm just a poor boy, I need no
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The Braids (USA) – Bohemian Rhapsody
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[Intro] / Uh / Check it, check it / Yo! / [Verse 1] / Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead / Mama, life has just begun / But now I
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Lil Meerkat (Ft. Lil Bodypillow & Lil Taco) – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Lil Meerkat remixes the popular song from legendary band Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The remix caused much controversy due to the nature of the original song
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live Aid)
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On 13th July, 1985 at 6:41 pm, Queen took the stage at Wembley Stadium during the internationally broadcasted concert, Live Aid. This is often regarded as Queen’s greatest single
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The Muppets – Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Muppets characters apply their own personal touches to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, even mimicking the style of the iconic original music video. Some of the featured Muppets with
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Pentatonix – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Although there were music videos before 1975, Queen’s clip that year for its now-classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” is seen as groundbreaking. That was before MTV, way before YouTube, and
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First to Eleven & Halocene (Ft. Lauren Babic & Violet Orlandi) – Bohemian Rhapsody
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[Intro: All] / Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality / Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see / I'm just a poor boy, I
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live at Knebworth Park, 1986)
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[Audience Applause] / [Verse 1] / Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead / Mama, life had just begun / But now I've gone and thrown
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Queen – Somebody to Love
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As strongly in the major key this song is, it tells quite the tale. Lyrics ranging from “each morning I get up I die a little” to “everyone wants to put me down” portray Freddie as
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section A Cappella Mix 2011)
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I see a little silhouetto of a man / Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? / Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me / (Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo
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Anthony Vincent – Bohemian Rhapsody Performed in 42 Styles
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[Queen style] / Is this the real life? / Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide / No escape from reality / Open your eyes / Look up to the skies and see... / I'm just a poor
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Daisy Gray – Bohemian Rhapsody
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[Verse 1] / Mama, I just killed a man / Put a gun against his head / Pulled my trigger now he's dead / [Verse 2] / Mama, life had just begun / But now I've gone and thrown it all
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Queen – Mustapha/Bohemian Rhapsody [Live Killers]
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A commonly requested song was Mustapha so sometimes Freddie would do the intro of Mustapha before going into verse 1 of Bohemian Rhapsody such as with this performance from
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Reprise) (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 24th December 1975)
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[Outro] / Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah / Nothing really matters, anyone can see / Nothing really matters / Nothing really matters to me / Any way the wind blows
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Emilie Autumn – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Is this the real life? / Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide / No escape from reality / Open your eyes / Look up to the skies and see / I'm just a poor boy / I need no
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Queen & Axl Rose & Elton John (Ft. Axl Rose & Elton John) – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Elton: Mama, just killed a man / Elton: Put a gun against his head / Elton: Pulled my trigger now he's dead / Elton: Mama, life had just begun / Elton: Now I've gone and thrown it
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Queen (Ft. Steve Howe) – Innuendo
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“Innuendo” is the opening track and lead single of Queen’s final album before Freddie Mercury’s death. The song, partially inspired by Led Zeppelin’s song Kashmir as well as
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Panic! at the Disco – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Right off the soundtrack for Suicide Squad, Panic! At The Disco covers the Queen mega-hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody". Prior to their rendition, Panic! covered the song for roughly two
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Peter Hollens (Ft. Steve Terreberry) – Bohemian Rhapsody
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[Intro] / Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality / Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see / I'm just a poor boy, I need
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Grey DeLisle – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head / Pulled my trigger / Now he's dead / Mama, life has just begun / But now I've gone and thrown it all away / Mama, ooh
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Queen – Love of My Life
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This song is written about Mary Austin, with whom Freddie had a long-term relationship. They met in 1970, and Freddie referred to her once as the ‘love of his life’, despite
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Logan Hughes – Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen Cover) (Demo)
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[Intro] / Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality / Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see / I'm just a poor boy, I need
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Ronald Reggae – Jamaican Rhapsody
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“Jamaican Rhapsody” is a reggae/ska parody of the Queen classic “Bohemian Rhapsody”. This version of the song praises the power of marijuana and protests federal marijuana laws.
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Twisted Translations (Ft. MALINDA) – Google Translate Sings: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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[Intro] / What is life? Justice or bad? / Avalanche traps, seto escapist / Will opened his eyes, cry heaven and jokes / And works of mercy, I’m not a bad person / And now because
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