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Such a thoughful expression, i love watching younger people reacting to the classics of 70/80's. Queen just made every song an experience.
A Bohemian is a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts. Rhapsody is an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.
"Bohemian Rhapsody", which was released originally in 1975, is the creation of Freddie Mercury but he never told anyone what he was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Freddie tended to write in metaphors so I would not suggest taking any of his songs literally. He wanted listeners to be able to apply to the song whatever meaning it had to them personally. Not what it meant to him.
BTW - Freddie did admit that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was composed of three separate songs that he had been working on but could not seem to finish. So he decided to mash them together, adding some transitions and bridges, and created "Bohemian Rhapsody".
"Bohemian Rhapsody" can be broken down into 6 parts:
Part I is the "Into". The video image shows the four members of Queen singing and harmonizing the lyrics of the "Intro" in A cappella. In reality, it is only Freddie's voice you hear on the recording. Freddie laid down 5 separate tracks of himself singing and harmonizing with himself. (FYI - multi-tracking and overdubbing runs rampant in Bohemian Rhapsody.)
Next is the "Ballad" portion of the song ('Mama, just killed a man'). Freddie had worked on it for years but the song never had a name. The other members of Queen tentatively titled it "Freddie's Cowboy Song". The lyricist Tim Rice (who wrote the lyrics for "Jesus Christ, Superstar", "Evita", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", ...) was a close friend of Freddie's and he believes this portion of the song’s lyrics were about Mercury confessing to his fans that he was gay.
The third section is the guitar solo. This is the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody not written by Freddie. Freddie told Brian that he wanted a guitar solo in the song and where he wanted it to fit into the song but left it to Brian to create. Brian wanted to have his guitar effectively sing a verse that would inject a different melody. He heard something in his head. He said that he could hear this melody and had no idea where it came from. That melody isn’t anywhere else in the song, but it’s on a familiar chord sequence, so it dovetails in quite nicely.
The guitar solo leads to the fourth section which is the "Operatic" section. Freddie not only loved Rock but he loved Opera. He was always fascinated with the idea of combining rock and opera. It took 3 weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the "Operatic" section was much smaller when they began recording but Freddie kept adding to it.
Various lyrics in the "Operatic" section seem to refer to the band...
* Freddie casts himself as Scaramouch, a stock clown of 16th-century Italian literature.
* Galileo who was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer definitely refers to Brian (Queen's lead guitarist) who in real life is Dr. Brian May, who has a Ph.D.in Astrophysics.
* Figaro refers to the Mozart opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is a subtle way to reference Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer) who has a four-range vocal span (E2-E6) and was even frequently cited as hitting E5 in live performances. Freddie compared Roger's voice to a dog whistle.
* The final reference of Magnifico is John Deacon (Queen's bass guitarist), who has not just a BSc but a First Class Honors Degree in Electronics. John is the creator of the "Deacy Amp". When Brian's homemade electric guitar (dubbed The Red Special) was connected through a treble-booster (an effects unit used by guitarists to increase the high end of their tonal spectrum) to the "Deacy Amp", Brian could produce sounds reminiscent of various orchestral instruments, such as violin, cello, trombone, clarinet, or even vocals from his guitar.
It is hard to realize that it is only Freddie, Brian, and Roger singing in the "Operatic" section (John never sang on the records). This was 1975, well before digital recordings and they were using 24-track analog tape. This made it necessary for the three to overdub themselves many times and "bounce" these down to successive sub-mixes. Some sections feature 180 separate overdubs!
The fifth section is the "Hard Rock" portion. In this section, Freddie sings angry lyrics addressed to an unspecified "you", accusing them of betrayal and abuse and insisting "can't do this to me, baby", before the final lines conclude with him singing, "just gotta get right outta here".
(FYI - the "Operatic" and the "Hard Rock" sections of BoRap were featured in a scene in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which the main character and his friends headbang in a car to the rock part.)
In the sixth and final section, the "Outré", returns to the "Ballad" to close the circle of the song and ends with the sound of a Chinese gong.
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Live at the bowl, not Montreal.
An all time classic masterpiece written by Freddie Mercury. I love this song, even after hearing it hundreds of times over 50 years I can always listen to it and enjoy it. Thank you. Many people subscribe to the idea that this song was about Freddie leaving his old life behind, a metaphor of (killing a man), some say it was Freddie coming to terms with his sexuality. Freddie never said and this song is actually 3 songs that Freddie wrote and never completed so since they went together he turned them into a rhapsody and this song was born. A Rhapsody is a single movement work usually without a chorus with a rather free flowing structure where different aspects of the same theme come together. Bohemian is being socially unconventional in an artistic way. I am not going to try to define what the song is about but I see it as three parts, a crime committed, a trial and either escape or conviction but in the end, nothing really matters. When Freddie brought this song into the studio, it was referred to as "The Cowboy Song" and went through a couple of titles before Freddie settled on this one. Nobody other than Freddie had any idea how this song was going to turn out until it was finished because Freddie just kept bringing in little bits for the band to record and I believe it was even recorded in a few different studios so there was no single copy for anyone to listen to. This was all in Freddie's head until the very end of recording. He would come into the studio and announce he had a few more Galileos for everyone on that day. Freddie kept telling Roger to sing higher and higher in parts and Roger commented that if he went any higher only dogs would be able to hear him.
excellent explanation!
I concur
☝🏿 That! 🥰🐰
I couldn't have said it better myself.
lol!
What a Masterpiece by Queen. ❤ 😎☮️
I used to play this 45 on my moms record player when I was young over and over ❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing this one
Same x
Freddie also loved, wrote and sang opera and sang opera with one of the greats!
Yes! Give it up for Montserrat Caballe! they were an amazing collaboration...
@@GinMae Thank you, I couldn’t recall…and yes, they were amazing together ❤️
Hello MDreezy! This is my first time sitting in with you today, thank you for letting me do that! I enjoyed the time I spent here with you and I loved your reaction so I subscribed and left a like for you while I was here! I was so happy to see you wearing stereo headphones, they are a must for the best experience with this song, so the sound can bounce from ear to ear, if you didn't notice, go back and give it a listen, make sure the stereo is turned on! You didn't do it often but your smile was magnificent when you were especially pleased with something!
I think your deduction was very good, I stayed with you right up to the end! Thank you again for allowing me to spend some time with you!
Deb
He was a God. His voice is incomparable. ❤
He talks about killing off the old freddie and becoming who he really is. " ... pulled MY trigger, now he is dead ... ". he is NOT talking about killing somebody.
To me, this song is about facing your own motality. And you feel like you caused it. RIP Mr. Freddie Mercury.
Reading all of these comments will show you that it’s open to interpretation by the listener. You can hear 20 different explanations and no one knows for sure which one is correct. But Freddie was truly gifted and his death is a great loss. Check out other Queen songs. They’re all great
That was Freddie’s response, the song was up to the listener’s interpretation.
I do.
When this first came out, I was maybe 12. Two things I remember. First, I always thought it was 3 different songs that our local am radio station (rock was on am back then) coincidentally played back to back. I remember realizing it was all one song, and then often staying up all night with my little transistor radio under my pillow, that little single ear earplug in my ear, waiting for it to come on. Yeah, blew my innocent little mind. Heard a lot of great music, lost a lot of sleep, went through a lot of batteries! All for the privilege of listening to music in mono! (Wasn't stereo a treat a few years later!).
Secondly, I don't think they had the death penalty in England back then, but they sure did in most states in America. So I always thought he was afraid of the death penalty. Or, that some one close to him would turn him in, perhaps to the other gang or something, and he's saying How dare YOU judge ME. I'm sure there are much better interpretations. Those were just mine at 12 years old when it first came out.
From a 60 year old to a 20 year old, love your channel!
Man. Having so much fun following you. I could recommend groups and artists but, damn there are thousands...all of them will grab your heart and soul. You're going to say, "This is the best" over and over...it doesn't stop.
I love the way everyone thinks their interpretation of the lyrics is the correct one...this song is 50 year old next year. I think people will still be discussing in another 50 . Oh Freddie was a very clever man.
A rhapsody is an expression of emotion in music or verse. Bohemian is an unconventional person, an artist. Some think Freddie's reference is figuratively killing his old self and admitting to himself and the world who he is, a gay man, not what society expects him to be. He wants out of hiding to be his true self and knows it will have an effect on his family. Just one interpretation.
NO a bohemian is a gypsy person from romania, or easter Europe, don't search definitions on google IDIOT FROM usa, you know nothing😡😡😡😡😡
A theory, but actually make sense..
I am not sure but I think a rhapsody has three totally different parts, no chorus, no bridge…..
Yes, Susieq🎉😢 11:02 11:02 ! You are one of the few people who can see this as a metaphor. On the surface, he relates the painful tale of a person who is dealing with a major trauma in his life. He uses all of the different parts of a rhapsody, doubting his reality, thru confessing his crime against society, to realizing how society judges him, how they want to punish him (a robe fandango was known as the dance a hanged person did at the end of a rope.) But he finally decides to deal with that hatred face to face. So Freddie Mercury has decided to out himself and just deal with the personal and professional consequences. He proclaims that the judgments by others don't really matter.
And shout out, too, the the young reactor to was getting there after one single exposure to a very sophisticated piece of work.
Voted the best song every out if every 🏴 song!
Your journey down the Queen path cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody. In fact, your journey into great MUSIC of the past cannot be complete without Bohemian Rhapsody!
Bohemian Rhapsody, was released in 1975 on the album "A Night at the Opera" which gives a hint as to the musical genre. Freddie Mercury was a huge fan of opera so this song was written as an operatic suite consisting of five distinct parts: an acapella intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock section, and a reflective coda. Generally it is classified as rock-and-roll, but specifically as a "rock opera" and "progressive rock." Truth is, labeling any Queen song, or Queen the band, is next to impossible!
"Bohemian" describes an unconventional, artistic style with freedom and individuality as key elements. "Rhapsody" in musical composition refers to a single work comprised of episodic, diverse pieces arranged into a free-flowing structure designed to heighten emotions. This song came to be because Freddie had pieces of songs he never completed, so he put them together, each section totally different yet masterfully blended into a truly epic masterpiece. It is the band's magnum opus, and is unanimously considered one of the best songs ever written.
As for the meaning of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Freddie was purposefully vague. As with most of the greatest songs, the lyrics are written to be poetic and mysterious. Are they literal or figurative? As separate pieces initially, should the song have a singular meaning? Who knows! The meaning is open to interpretation for each listener to decide, based on how the music and lyrics touched them. You will read comments claiming the song's meaning, but the fact is, the entire band has never stating a specific meaning and has been firm that there isn't one, or if Freddie DID have a specific interpretation, he never shared it. Any assertion of the meaning pertaining to Freddie's sexuality are speculative and because certain groups WANT that to be the meaning.
It’s so crazy to think about hearing/seeing this for the first time as an adult. I have known about this song my whole life, so it doesn’t seem weird. But I can totally see how crazy it would be to experience this for the first as an adult! I’m glad you liked it! It’s a crazy, weird, awesome song!
Many say it was Freddie's coming out.
It was his coming out, in a very cryptical way explained in the lyrics.
Even übergay Elton John married a woman just to pretend that he wasn't gay.
That was just before people in the christian western world discovered that
religion is a manmade thing to keep people under controle.
@gv7217 Google "Bohemian Rhapsody" meaning, and tell us what you discovered.
Have seen and read every Mary comment ever made and I have never seen her say that
The opening is Freddy harmonizing by HIMSELF, which is why it was never done in any live sessions.
This song is about Freddy finding out he's gay, and the social and religious turmoil it created.
"Just killed a man" is about his first homosexual experience. If you listen to the words carefully enough, it becomes obvious.
His religious background refers to "bismillah, we will not let you go" and "you can stone me and leave me to die" which is a direct reference to the punishment of gays in his religion.
He was VERY upset with himself, and this song expresses his confusion, and finally facing that there's nothing he feels he can do about it "any way the wind blows".
Many people (including Freddy at the time considering that being gay was STILL socially unacceptable even with rock stars) claimed that the interpretation is left open, but a careful dissection of the lyrics along with Freddy's life at the time, shows that the song had a VERY specific meaning.
Queen's late singer Freddie Mercury was a fan of opera and was inspired to name this 1975 Queen album 'A night at the Opera'... He called 'Bohemian rhapsody' a "mock opera"... and the studio sessions made it the most expensive record ever made to that year because Queen spent hours recording and overdubbing layers of vocals and instruments to make the songs sound huge.
"Bohemian rhapsody" was 6 minutes long but it defied the odds by making it as a #1 single after a huge response on radio... Queen became superstars by 1976 after years of struggle to attain commercial success.
Freddie Mercury had written a Queen hit 'Killer Queen' in 1974 which was a playful single that was influenced by cabaret music... 'Bohemian' referred to an unconventional person or way (Bohemia is a region in Europe - the Czech republic today) and a 'rhapsody' is a strong, artistic expression of feeling... The lyrics were typical of what people expected in a tragic opera tale that plays out in theater stages:
A man condemned to die after committing the ultimate crime... Addressing his mother (in his mind) during his final hours... and then facing his inevitable execution and unwillingness to meet his fate quietly.
It's a simple and powerful piece of music that sound undeniable even today.
He was not only a fan of opera, he also was a big fan of races. And/or he was a big fan of the Marx Brothers, because "A night at the opera" and "A day at the races" were both titles of Marx Bros movies.
@@markschattefor6997 Just focus on 1 topic at a time.
@@sumonjamal1653 Oowww did you get offended by my reaction? Or what is your problem? Or does your internet give you different answers to the same questions as my version of google?
Wikipedia perhaps? ;-)
@@markschattefor6997 It's called "constructive criticism"... It's very casual on my part 😁
From your end, I can see that u tend to throw in 10 cents out of habit to give yourself some self-importance...
I suggest that you temper your responses and not assume that everyone in the comments has thin skin... or a lack of intelligence.
@@sumonjamal1653 OK. To explain what triggered me the way I did was that you made it look like it was Freddie's love for opera that was the inspiration for the title of the album and that he made it up, nothing more and nothing less. Can you understand that, or do we have to agree to disagree??? ;-)
Simple: He did NOT get away with the murder of a man and he did not want to lose his life in prison or by execution.....
This song is off the charts.so much talent.freddie is the best.he is goñe way to soon.such a showman.he knows how to rock.my hero.
I enjoy watching you. Rock on my friend.
The song has many different meanings to different people. That is part of the beauty to this masterpiece! Freddie wanted you to make up your own mind! The band had so many masterpieces. March of the Black Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody Innuendo The Millionaires Waltz. I could go on forever!
Iconic ❤
Such a fabulous track.been a fan since early 70s. Seen them live twice.truly amazing.
Freddie had three songs in his head and this is the masterpiece that created❤ Somebody to love live from Montreal in 1981. And Under Pressure from Wembley stadium and Of Course Live Aid full 20 minutes are absolute musts❤
Thanks, Kid! appreciate your listen.. Queen is a band that you know... whether you know it or not... lol
I’ve always thought of this song as Freddie’s coming out song, without actually coming out. I think he is exploring his ‘killed a man’ as his letting go of who he was expected to be and coming to terms with who he really is.
Queen didn’t like to explain the lyrics to their songs and wanted the listener to be able to interpret them. Many people believe this song is about Freddie coming to terms with his sexuality and accepting who he truly was. When he says “I just killed a man” I believe he means that he killed the man he used to be, the straight man he’s been pretending to be. The man his parents wanted him to be. When he says “Mama didn’t mean to make you cry” because his family was religious and maybe he couldn’t be the son they wanted. “Goodbye everybody, I’ve got to go and leave you all behind and face the truth” In the middle section they sing “Bismillah will you let me go, no we will not let you go, let him go.” Bismillah is arabic for In the name of god. Then he says “So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye.” In his Zoroastrian religion, there was a time when people would be stoned to death and being gay would be a sin. The last lines “Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me.” I believe is him giving permission to everyone to be their true self and love whoever they want because it doesn’t matter. Listen to the lyrics again and see if you agree.
A really deep song. Different genres, cryptic lyrics. A real rhapsody.
"A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations."
Just found my ticket stub for Queen 1978 at Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto🇨🇦
Since I’ve been listening to reactions (your are amazing) I’ve been looking at all my tickets from concerts. Brings back memories 😊
I recognize the genius work that went into this, and I love everything about Queen and each member of the group. This is such a popular song, but in my opinion they have so many better ones. He is amazing to watch live.
"A little a cappella in there"! :o)) It is like you'd said: "The Earth, it's just a few rocks put toghether with a tiny splash of water."
Don McLean - American Pie (Lyric Video). Since you mentioned being confused, check out this classic from 1971.
Eyes closed 🏴🏴
84 layers of 4 track in the "Figaro", "let me go" section in 5 recording studios including the famous Abby road, each track hand cued by Freddie to dive the echo bouncing effect. Remember no computers, no Auto tune. Pure talent and skilled engineering.
A rhapsody, in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality.
Bohemian Rapsody is written like a current day opera. Opera’s tell a woeful and dramatic tale all by music and song. A young man or gang member who is now facing his fate after killing somebody. The opera verses are singing to let him go (or not) due to his circumstances of life growing up poor thus his poor choices.
Umm.... No. The "MAN" he 'killed' was himself. Look at the timeline of the song.
This is definitely a rabbit hole worth going down , Queen are legends never to be out done, enjoy ❤
Like your reaction🎉🎉🎉 very honest
One of the most amazing things about this group is that they are every bit as good musically live as they are in the studio; though I generally prefer the live footage because they have so much energy and passion live and also because each live performance is a little bit different from the studio version. And because they are actually singing this straight out no auto tune, hadn’t even been invented yet.
I think it's the judicial system sentencing him to a death sentence
This whole album was a game changer. Blending Opera with rock
I thought Sheer Heart Attack was a good album. Brighton Rock.
Have you ever done any Pentatonix? I feel like you might have. (Acapella group). You should check out their cover of this song. MIND BLOWING
Freddie was well known for his 'flexible' attitudes to sexuality; I don't know what was meant by the lyrics of the song (which came out when I was about 13) but I always interpreted it as being about Freddie coming out to his mum. That is, the "man" he killed was the hetrosexual male that society and family often expect of a boy child. If you start with that as a premise then much of the rest of the lyrics fall into place, culminating in the "any way the wind blows" line that could be interpreted as being a statement that a man/person is not what is anticipated, but what fate (i.e., the wind blowing) has resulted in for them. Kudos for your insight, though ...for a first listen, your analysis seemed pretty good.
I agree that this interpretation makes more sense than any other. For example when he says "pulled my trigger" instead of "pulled the trigger" it seems more probable he is speaking metaphorically. He mentions various performers and fantasy characters in the "I see a little silhouetto" section, meaning he's been playing a game, then he gets rather more into religious territory when he mentions Galileo because he went against the church's teachings and was condemned, then he mentions Beelzebub (Satan) having a devil set aside for him because traditionally gay people were said to be heading to hell. I think that Freddie was always cagey about his private life which is why he didn't make anything explicit about what the song meant, but I believe Brian May is of the opinion that it was the song where Freddie came to terms with the person he was.
BTW as a gay man myself, a little older than Freddie, I would often see him in London clubs. He was always with friends and kept to that group, no conceit or cockiness, just chatting and drinking, and I don't remember ever seeing him on the dance floor. He came alive in performance.
This is the best interpretation. For example other lines:
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow... means if he hasn't gone to his mum and said it was all a mistake, I'm not gay, I'm who I always have been, then to just carry on as it shouldn't matter.
Goodbye everybody, I've got to go, got to leave you all behind and face the truth... is his old hetero self saying goodbye to everyone he is off to be who he really is and accept everything that comes with it.
Then comes the 'tug of war' between other people not accepting what he has told them and him saying to let him go and be who he really is and to just accept it.
Then finally the people who can't accept it ostracize him, so he says he just needs to get away from them.
Magical Queen.
Watch Freddie’s last video, ‘These Are The Days Of Our Lives’.
Beautiful and very sad. 🎶❤️🎶
The album was called A Night At The Opera....all of the songs were operatic themed.
The ‘let me go’ ‘we will not let you go’ is the court proceedings and him not wanting to die is the death penalty he is facing
It's "Bismillah! We will not let you go (Let me go!)"
Bismillah, being the reference to God in his religion, is reference to him not being forgiven by his God for what he's done.
The "court" is in his own mind, and he's wrestling with his inability to return to his previous (straight) life.
"Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?", the "fandango" being a feminine dance.
"Spare him his life from this monstrosity" is in reference to the 'monstrosity' of homosexuality.
"So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?", is in reference to the punishment for homosexuals in his religion.
The "MAN" he killed was HIMSELF.
@@mikeh8416 In Freddie's parent's religion, which he did not subscribe to (or any other religion actually), homosexuality is considered demonic. Scaramouche is a mythical clown, Bismillah is an invocation for "In the name of Allah." so asking Allah to let him go and not commit him to the devil. This is of course all only relevant if you subscribe to the idea that Freddie was writing about himself instead of just creating a dramatic opera or referring to a play that was in his head and not about him at all. I am a writer and I write a lot of stuff, most if not all of it is never about myself, my life or the life of anyone I actually know. Often it is just about what I have observed about life in general or what I have heard about someone else's life. Often I even feel channeled to write about someone else who I know nothing about, who just wants to put their story out there. I think that there is a very good chance that Freddie was this kind of writer because he often said his writings were about nothing, just whatever the listener decides it means for them. Brian on the other hand said his writing was very personal and very much about things in his life or the life of those very close to him.
@mikeh8416 You nailed it!! As Brian May said in an interview shortly before the movie was released.... "know Freddie's story, then you know the meaning of Bohemian Rhapsody". He went on to say that the movie is Freddie's story, NOT Queen's story. That's why they named it Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie wrote it in the early 70's after he finally made peace with who he was (a gay man pretnding to be straight) while struggling with the strict Zoarastrian religion he was raised in. He's singing about killing the straight man he'd been pretending to be. Not about actually killing a person.
Anyway, I could go on forever about this one! Lol!!!😆 Just really appreciated your comment. Thank you. Peace and light.💞😊
@@tinagilbert8902 Freddie didn't break up with Mary until 1976 and he wrote the three songs he used in Bohemian Rhapsody long before that as he said he had them laying around for a very long time and finally decided to put them together to form one song. Bohemian Rhapsody was recorded for A Night At The Opera which was released in November 1975 but took months to record. The timeline doesn't line up with Freddie coming out because at that time, he and Mary were still very tight. It was only for a couple months before they split up that Freddie began having relationships with men, though he may very well have had some involvement when he was young and in Boarding School.
You have us older folks going down memory lane , they were really great back then and the music has stood the test of time . Do a little research on the artists you want to react to, it will help you understand the music etc
Rock Opera🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Think of the year it was produced.
Beautiful music! Fantastic performances of four legendary musicians. Amazing creation by these guys. Freddie says let it be however their music touches you. Obviously you want to envision a story, not feel the emotion of this art.
"Bohemian" means a socially-awkward person, especially one who is involved in the arts. "Rhapsody" is an enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling, or an epic poem. People have been arguing about the meaning behind this song for a long time but we'll never definitively know because Freddie never told anybody. However, I think the title tells you exactly what it's about. It means a socially awkward artist tells the epic story of himself. Many suggest it is him murdering his old self (the straight Freddie) but being remorseful about killing the straight Farokh and becoming the bisexual Freddie. He also suggests, in his 5 acts (the Rhapsody), the five stages of grief after the death of a loved one. In this case, straight Freddie. Some say no. But I think personally Freddie wrote it simply to make people wonder and speculate the meaning as long as the song exists.
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Well, in my opinion, songs like poetry don't have to be understood with the head, but with the heart. Like a good painting
Mostly, the best thing about music, I think, has always been for me for each person to be reminded of something they themselves have either felt or experienced, or can imagine
You got it.
He's talking about coming out as homosexual and the stigmas and shame that would bring on him and his family.
That's who he is 'killing' in the opening line
Confessing to his Mum and wondering if he should go into self-exile rather than burden the family.
The middle section is the chaos and internal fight with himself and his conscience in how best to deal with it.
The final section is him deciding to be defiant and saying this is me, I'm ok with it and for everyone else to deal with it and if you can't accept it then I'll have to take my own path anyway.
He also just broke of a longstanding relationship with his live-in partner due to his sexualty battles and I'd say that's referenced strongly here too. But they remained soul mates right up until his death and he left her huge parts of his wealth. So his fears of abandonment by loved ones did not materialise.
Great reaction
It’s simply Freddie Mercurys coming out song.
In the very beginning when Freddie sings Mama just killed a man. Put a gun against his head. Pulled my trigger now he’s dead. he’s going to take the fall for his mother. then later in the song he changes his mind. and basically says “hell naw”.
😂😂When i saw the thumbnail! ❤
After watching, I have to add, you are a very intelligent young man. Never hold back on your interpretations of lyrics.....very insightful❤
I’m glad you didn’t pause during the song but I’m kinda surprised your video wasn’t blocked!
Queen aren't known for blocking. Probably decided they're rich enough.
I believe You Got it.....Dieing to Self....anyones tried it, its Hell..ie habits And such...list goes on !
he got caught by the law is the whole point of
" I don't want to die goodbye everybody I've got to go"
Great reaction!
Other Queen Suggestions:
- Innuendo (a very deep song)
- Another one bites the dust (very rhythmic)
- Who wants to live forever/official video (a sad and beautiful song)
- Somebody to love /official video (amazing voices)
- I want it all (very strong)
- I want to break free
- We are the champions
- Save me
- A kind of magic
- You´re my best friend
- Its a hard life
- Live Aid 1985 full concert
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Queen left this open to interpretation. Here comes mine.
Freddie worked on this for 10 years. recorded in 74/75 at almost 30 years old... takes us to 1964 and Freddie was 18/19 and sexually active with both sexes in UK. it was illegal to be homosexual up until 1968 with threats of imprisonment. Pretty scary and just because it stopped being illegal it probably had society tension high. so....
I think it starts off expressing confusion (is this real or fantasy) then to confession (decision making to kill off his heterosexual self in accepting his homosexuality and face the issues society places) Followed by Operatic section sounding like a court case prosecutor vs pleas to let him go. the jury box grows representing society's judgement. the Rock section is anger with the judgement and inequities to the CODA (full circle) to self acceptance of whatever it is, judgement doesn't stop a thing from being so it doesn't really matter.
He's going through the stages of the grief and the emotions of being convicted for murder and being on death row are.
It's a wild ride for sure but thinking back it doesn't seem to be a huge departure from their second album 'Queen II'. That album is a mix of heavy rock with fantasy themes and is my favourite of theirs. I love listening to lyrics but as I can't read the artists mind I tend to just go with the flow rather than try to pin them down exactly. I do enjoy reading other people's interpretations as well. Cheers
I always thought the words “Momma, just killed a man” he was referring to himself regarding his diagnosis.
DIagnosis with what? His HIV wasn't detected until circa 1988. The AIDS virus (then called GRIDS, because it "seemed to be" confined to homosexuals) was detected in American coastal communities in the mid-1970s but when Fred contacted it is impossible to estimate. Although we know his health was failing circa 1984 (in fact that's why he terminated his bisexual menage-a-trois with Barbara Valentin and "the other guy whose name escapes me").
I stand corrected, afterwards I checked the dates and realised I was wrong, cheers
I was hoping you'd look at Queen. I'm anticipating you would really enjoy Queen's Live Aid concert from 1985--perhaps the finest live concert ever. I saw your note earlier today. Support to you. You are really perceptive in your thoughts about the song about killing part of yourself. I loved it back in the day, and still do.
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As the BeeGees said, "I did it to him, now it's my turn to die."
Freddie meant for the song to be like a Greek tragedy play
Now you've gotta hear Hungarian Rhapsody #2 by Franz Liszt, the Jimi Hendrix of the piano...
Some would say that this song is about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
Wrote close to a decade before anyone hears of aids, so I don't think that's accurate.
Guy stole his girl, so he killed him. Thunderbolts and lightning is gunfire. The guys gang caught him, “let me go”. He’s running away so he doesn’t get killed, hence the “if I’m not back again this time tomorrow”! Girlfriend betrayal song my man! “So you think you can love me and leave me to die”
MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great reaction!!!!! " Just killed a man" means he killed himself (allegory)
Killing someone = going to jail = asking judge to let him go = death sentence = apology to his mom for ruining his life (didn’t mean to make you cry). That’s was my first thought but when i researched the subject it was about him having AIDS.
Some songs are not meant to be analyzed.
Art.
This is an opera ... a rock opera.
Keep that honesty bro...we get we all hear shit but don't mean it's a deep dive! Keep on man! They've divided us long enough!
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A bohemian is someone who just go's with the wind who is whatever is whatever that's why it's so confusing an artist a rhapsody is an expression a maybe a table in which to lay something on
Watch the movie and learn a little more about Freddie and Queen
This is Freddie’s coming out song.the murder is metaphorical, he “killed” the straight Freddie. The rest of the song is the turmoil inside him. Remember this was only eight years after homosexuality was made legal in the uk. Any way the wind blows was a derogatory remark to a bisexual person. ❤❤❤
Do you have a girlfriend? If so, she is so lucky to have such a smart, introspective guy. You are just a wonderful guy. I love your channel so much.
First THANK YOU for listening to the song all the way through without stopping every 2-3 second to make a comment. You didn't consider that when you kill someone, you can get the death penalty, so maybe that's why he didn't want to die.
Close. But the song is three sections. He kills a man and runs to his mother understanding his mistake, the second part (operatic) is his trial with him and others people pleading for his life, “I’m just a poor boy nobody loves me , he’s just a poor boy from a poor family, spare him his life from this monstrosity” and the third is going to the gallows defiantly to face his punishment.
Interesting fact about Brian May’s guitar “Red Special”. He built it himself. The neck is from a hundred year old fireplace mantle, the body is from a table and the tremolo is from a motorcycle spring and he hand wrapped the pickups, hundreds of wraps each to his own specifications.
It sounds like no other guitar in the world and if you listen to their songs you will notice a very unique sound. Guttural, thick, and sweet at the same time.
Edit: and yes, the song is also about his coming out as gay, sentencing his prior lie to death.
Very insightful commentary!
You young people have vivid imaginations!!!! It's really quite simple and those of us that have been Queen and Freddie fans for over 50 years, know what it's really about. But to each his own. No matter what, it is a masterpiece in many ways!!!!
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I’m 60. Ive been listening to it since it first came out.
@dood2112 I'm 75 and so have I!
He had Aids unfortunately. Listen to his opera performances 😀
I suppose I always though he was talking about being put to death for his crime of murder
I think he was talking about HIV as he wrote the song. I took care of a lot of HIV patients back when there was no hope and it was only death because their was no Hope . From talking to my patients their body ached all the time. What finished it for me was The love me and leave me to die part. A lot of people disagree with me maybe it was just a song he wrote, but it always seemed like it was about HIV which took Freddy to soon.
I always thought it was related to aids diagnosis..
He was afraid of the death penalty if he got caught ,then he was caught they had prosecutors wanting,him to get a harsh sentence and liberals wanting leniency he was now panicked wanting to escape. Bohemia is a place in Europe and rhapsody is a story I believe. You can fact check that,but its an operatic tale so im assuming such
Were any of you alive yet when this came out? Read all comments, not even close. A generation lost in space….
**Here’s how I see it**
Freddie made some choices in life that led to him having HIV and eventually AIDS. When he got diagnosed he knows it’s a death sentence. “Momma just killed a man” .. is his former self.. he used to be one person and now he will never get to be that person again. He doesn’t want to die… then he goes on saying “so you think you can love me and leave me to die?” Which supports my theory.
And the talk about the devil has to do with the partying and lifestyle that ultimately caused his death. 😢
This was written about 5-6 years before HIV was known about. Unlikely for him to know he had an illness that hadn't manifested symptoms in anyone, one that nobody knew about. It was 1981 before they noticed people getting ill with " gay related immune deficiency" as they called it.
Bohemia is part Chechia. A rhapsody is a type of composition. One of the greatest songs in the rock era. Thanks for reviewing it.
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This song has nothing in common with Czechia
True. He just asked what a Bohemian rhapsody was. Just broke up the words.
He killed a guy he is apologizing to his mother for her emotional distress and for throwing his life away as a young man just starting he faces the consequences of his actions stands trial for it the defense and prosecution debate back and forth for leniency on one side and the death penalty on the other. He tells his mother goodbye and that he is just so tired of it all. Scaramoush is an old operatic phrase, the Fandango is a dance. And Bismilla is a word meaning in the name of god. So the line is literally In The Name of God no, we will not let you go.
I've been a lifelong Queen fan of over 50 years & I agree. My belief is that he killed the hetrosexual Farrokh Bulsara in order to release the homosexual Freddie Mercury. I've always believed that & you are the 1st person I have heard pick up on similar vibes. Enjoy your Queen journey, it's a long one.
Found out he was HIV positive, gave it to a lover... both died of AIDS.
You didn't play through the end? Why not? This is my first complaint EVER for you. It was only a few seconds left. NO reason to be in such a hurry to end it.
Ond of my favorite songs, i think he really killed a man, because after there's bismillah that appears and seems to be a god who punishes his acts or something like that. Idk