Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 50 years, there’s a solid chance you’ve heard Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” After all, it’s often regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time.
Released on October 31, 1975, the six-minute epic was written by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” was Queen's fourth single and their first to reach No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart, where it remained for nine consecutive weeks, including the Christmas No. 1 spot.
In the United States, the song initially peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite its relatively modest debut, it became Queen's first Top 10 hit in America.
As of Monday, September 29, “Bohemian Rhapsody” has re-entered Billboard’s Global 200 at No. 189.
See the lyrics for “Bohemian Rhapsody” via Genius below:
Intro:Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?Caught in a landslide, no escape from realityOpen your eyes, look up to the skies and seeI'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy (Ooh, poor boy)Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little lowAny way the wind blows (Ooh, the wind blows)Doesn't really matter to me, to me
Verse 1:Mama, just killed a manPut a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's deadMama, life had just begunBut now I've gone and thrown it all awayMama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cryIf I'm not back again this time tomorrowCarry on, carry on as if nothing really matters
Verse 2:Too late, my time has comeSends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the timeGoodbye, everybody, I've got to goGotta leave you all behind and face the truthMama, ooh (Any way the wind blows)I don't wanna die (Ooh)I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all (Ooh)
[Guitar Solo]
Verse 3:I see a little silhouetto of a manScaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me(Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo FigaroMagnifico (Oh-oh-oh-oh)But I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves meHe's just a poor boy from a poor familySpare him his life from this monstrosityEasy 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)(Never, never, never, never, never, never let me go) Will not let you goOh-oh-oh-ohNo, no, no, no, no, no, noOh, mamma mia, mamma mia (Mamma mia, let me go)Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me
Bridge: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, babyJust gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here
Outro:(Ooh)(Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah)Nothing really matters, anyone can seeNothing really mattersNothing really matters to meAny way the wind blows
“Bohemian Rhapsody” was off of Queen’s A Night at the Opera album. At the time, Queen consisted of members Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon.
Mercury died on November 24, 1991, at the age of 45, from complications related to AIDS.
Related: Joe Walsh’s Iconic 1973 Hit Climbs Back Up the Music Charts
Speaking to Rolling Stone earlier this month, Taylor, 76, discussed the possibility of a Queen farewell tour.
“ I don’t think we’re done. And I don’t think we’re gonna say, you know, final farewell tour or whatever. ’Cause it never is, is it?” Taylor told the publication.
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