Freddie Mercury’s handwritten lyrics for Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” reveal that the song was nearly titled “Mongolian Rhapsody,” according to a lyric sheet bound for auction this month. Sotheby’s ...
No other personal item among 1,406 owned by Freddie Mercury better describes the frenzy surrounding the US$50.4 million sale of the Queen frontman’s personal collection than a silver Tiffany mustache ...
(CNN) — Never-before-seen draft lyrics of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” suggest that Freddie Mercury considered giving his mock-opera anthem a somewhat different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.” The ...
Unearthed handwritten notes by Freddie Mercury reveal his early ideas for Queen's flagship anthem Bohemian Rhapsody. The most interesting musing written by the late frontman shows his original ...
ONCE voted the greatest rock song of all time, Bohemian Rhapsody entered the charts 50 years ago this month – and became a huge No1. The six-minute track — which has sold more than 6million ­copies ...
We'll explain everything but the meaning of "Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?" By Paul Grein Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is turning 50. The epic single, which Queen front-man ...
Welcome to SOUND FILES, a deep dive with area musicians and music lovers into one specific entry in the U.S. National Recording Registry. Keith Lockhart joins Edgar B. Herwick III to wax operatic ...
Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose "Bohemian Rhapsody" and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer’s massive collection of ...
Green Day’s “Jesus of Suburbia” is one of their boldest classic rock songs. It’s long, loud, and full of punk rock emotion. Some fans compare it to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” That operatic anthem ...
With lyrics that start with, "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" this enduring 1975 hit by Queen already seems relevant to the public health emergency we're all living through. But Dana Jay ...