Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody Lyrics
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Bohemian Rhapsody Song Lyrics
The track is a large slab of baroque grandeur that saw it remain at the summit of the UK Singles Chart over the Christmas period of 1975, and again sixteen years later, following the death of lead singer and the track's writer, Freddie Mercury.
The popularity of this song propelled its parent album, A Night at the Opera, to the top of the charts, too. In America, its was almost as successful, reaching the Top Ten in 1976 and then repeating the feat in 1992 when it was used in the movie, Wayne's World.
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Bohemian Rhapsody: The Lyrics
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 sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go,
A little high, little low,
Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me,
To me...
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 ooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama ooo (any way the wind blows)
I don't want to die,
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all...
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, galileo
Galileo figaro, magnifico oh oh oh
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me
(He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity)
Easy come easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! no, we will not let you go (let him go)
Bismillah! we will not let you go (let him go)
Bismillah! we will not let you go (let me go)
Will not let you go, let me go
Will not let you go, let me go
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me...
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
Oh baby, can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here...
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me...
Any way the wind blows....
[Lyrics & Music by Freddie Mercury]
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Bohemian Rhapsody: The Music Video
Queen 1975
Quite possibly, it is the accompanying video to the song that will be best remembered. Up until Bohemian Rhapsody, the promotional video was something unusual. Queen's track changed all that. While by today's standards the production values look somewhat dated, the song was a drama that cried out for pictorial representation. In the process, it was this video that started the bandwagon for others to promote their latest songs in the same way.
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Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie Mercury for Queen's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. It is in the style of a stream-of-consciousness nightmare that has unusual song structure, more akin to a classical rhapsody than popular music. The song has no chorus, instead consisting of three main parts including an operatic segment, an acappella passage, and a heavy rock solo.
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Queen's Album: A Night at the Opera featuring Bohemian Rhapsody
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Queen's fourth studio album includes the immensely popular Bohemian Rhapsody. The song is now widely regarded as one of the most significant rock songs in history.
The album was, reportedly, the most expensive album ever made at the time of its release (1975), and went on to top many international charts, selling millions in the process.
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Vallygems1
Dec 27, 2011 @ 8:48 am | delete
- Great Song
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klopcic
Oct 8, 2011 @ 11:14 am | delete
- This is absolutely my best song ever!! Hard to tell with words all the feelings about this song. Just amazing!
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smithlights
May 20, 2011 @ 11:35 am | delete
- I love that you never know where the song will go! Thanks for the lens!
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KokoTravel
Dec 30, 2010 @ 3:43 pm | delete
- Love 'em! Thanks!
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zapider
Oct 14, 2010 @ 11:17 pm | delete
- one of my favorite song....
nice lens...
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compugraphd
Oct 7, 2010 @ 5:35 pm | delete
- I love most everything from Queen, though my favorite is Killer Queen -- I do love Bohemian Rhapsody (how can you NOT sing along????)
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daoine
Sep 12, 2010 @ 5:59 pm | delete
- This is one of my absolute favourite songs. I wish Freddie were still here to make more music like this.
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JoyfulPamela
Sep 10, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
- Wow ~ Queen is superb and the Rhapsody is at the top of their repertoire. As a classically trained musician who loves rock and blues - this touches all bases. Great job!
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hexagon
Sep 9, 2010 @ 9:12 am | delete
- Beautiful song.
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d-artist
Jul 16, 2010 @ 11:36 am | delete
- I have not had time to really check out lenses by my fellow Squid Angels, so today I am looking at these lenses...I love listening to Queen and I'm happy to have found the lyrics to this song...nicely presented lens and info...a~"Squid Angel Blessing"~
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Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is a favourite classic rock song from the 70s.
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