Posted on 08/25/2015 5:46:21 AM PDT by Squawk 8888
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody. The radioa Juliette multi-band on my dresserwas tuned to Winnipegs CFRW on a weekday winters evening. The DJI wish I remember whocame on and said This next one is kind of weird. Youve probably never heard anything like it, so sit back and take a listen.
After the first two lines, my young teenaged brain locked up, a metaphorical beachball spinning somewhere slightly beyond the auditory cortex. Something didnt compute. What IS this? Is it a joke? Some novelty song? A rock opera? They cant be serious, right?
Queen, however, was deadly serious. But no oneand I mean no onecould have ever predicted that this goofy multi-movement mini-symphony would became one of the most beloved classics of all time.
How did this happen? The BBC takes a look.
Forty years after it was recorded, Queens Bohemian Rhapsody still sounds bonkers. That it continues to reign as a work of wigged-out genius rather than a dated gimmick testifies to its go-for-broke attitude one that has resonated across generations.
Hear it now, and youre immediately transported to Wayne and Garths car in Waynes World, head-banging and slapping the dashboard as Brian Mays power chords kick in. Or youre bellowing Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango? along with Freddie Mercury in your best opera-diva voice.
The prog-rock pocket operetta has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide. Its one of the biggest-selling rock singles of all time. It was a top 10 hit twice, 15 years apart, even though it was at nearly six minutes long twice the length of the typical hit single.
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