Parts of a song he would play on the piano called 'The Cowboy Song' contained lyrics which ended up in the final piece, but Freddie Mercury always refused to explain what the song was about, only saying 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was "about relationships".įreddie Mercury always refused to explain what the song was about, only saying 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was "about relationships".īrian May said he felt 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was about Freddie Mercury's personal traumas: "Freddie was a very complex person: flippant and funny on the surface, but he concealed insecurities and problems in squaring up his life with his childhood. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' reportedly took three weeks to record, with Brian, Freddie and Roger singing vocals for up to 10 hours a day.įreddie Mercury reportedly started writing parts of ' Bohemian Rhapsody' in 1960. The middle part started off being just a couple of seconds, but Freddie kept coming in with more "Galileos" and we kept on adding to the opera section, and it just got bigger and bigger. See more: Freddie Mercury unseen photos: Brian May releases new-found private images of Queen bandmates We did the whole beginning bit, then the whole middle bit and then the whole end. Producer Roy Thomas Baker recalled the making of the track in an interview in 1999: "'Bohemian Rhapsody' was totally insane, but we enjoyed every minute of it.We had to record it in three separate units. The song reportedly took three weeks to record, with Brian, Freddie and Roger singing vocals for up to 10 hours a day and Freddie Mercury reportedly performing the piano parts on the same piano Paul McCartney played on the Beatles recording of 'Hey Jude'.įreddie Mercury famously wrote 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with his Queen bandmates in the August of 1975. See more: Best TV audition of all time? Girl, 13, sings staggering original soul version of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Pictured, Queen's Freddie Mercury performing on stage.įreddie Mercury famously wrote 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with his Queen bandmates in the August of 1975.
'Bohemian Rhapsody' has become one of the most famous song of all time.
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