What is Bohemian Rhapsody About ?

philip storey 03 October 2009 10:26 · Member since July 2009

Hi there,you bunch of tarts ! Is Bo Rhap actually a serious song about Freds upbringing, his sexuality or his rise to fame ?I have never heard even Roger or Brian give a straight answer.Im sure that some of you have your own ideas.

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QUEENexpert 03 October 2009 10:47 · Member since August 2009

Actually, Freddie has no idea either. I honestly think it was just some random thing that Freddie thought would sound cool. I just go with that. So, that's what I think.

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dragon-fly 03 October 2009 11:03 · Member since September 2008

No one from band members gave clear answer about the content of the song. I don't think it was about Freddie's upbringing. It's just one of Freddie's fantasies which nobody will understand. The answer is gone with it's author.

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Saif 03 October 2009 11:16 · Member since January 2007

philip storey wrote:

Hi there,you bunch of tarts ! Is Bo Rhap actually a serious song about Freds upbringing, his sexuality or his rise to fame ?I have never heard even Roger or Brian give a straight answer.Im sure that some of you have your own ideas.

It's about your mom.

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PauloPanucci 03 October 2009 13:04 · Member since July 2009

I DON'T KNOW!... search on google, ;D

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catqueen 03 October 2009 13:19 · Member since March 2009

The question of the ages...
I remember this being discussed not too long ago, and I wrote out a very long and complex, rambling answer to what I think its about, but I'm really sorry, I don't feel like re-typing it. :) I suspect that its about a variety of things, but maybe rather then the exact words all meaning something, the overall framework of the song expresses various struggles Freddie was experiencing at the time, expressing his feeling and emotion rather then explicitly explaining or referring to a particular situation. All of Queen have said they don't know what it means; however, Brian did once say that it does have a meaning, but he didn't want to kill the song by saying it. (not his exact words).

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catqueen 03 October 2009 13:21 · Member since March 2009

Brian also once said that Freddie was very clever in saying his songs were 'disposable', because it meant that he didn't have to explain them. A lot of them did have fairly deep and heavy meanings, and explaining them would have changed people's attitudes to the songs, and would have given away more then Freddie was happy with. If that makes sense.

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Micrówave 03 October 2009 13:36 · Member since January 2006

Play it backwards. It's quite clear what it's about...

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catqueen 03 October 2009 18:06 · Member since March 2009

Micrówave wrote:

Play it backwards. It's quite clear what it's about...

Shhh! That's top secret!

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QUEENexpert 03 October 2009 23:50 · Member since August 2009

I remember watching a Freddie interview where he said he liked to keep his songs really open for the public to try and figure out themselves. He never wanted to ruin a persons view of a song by telling them what it was really about. I'm sure his songs had eep powerful meanings, he just never said anything and i respect him for that.

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vonkeil 04 October 2009 04:43 · Member since January 2006

I guess BoRhap is in essence about Freddie finding his sexual identity.
[/QUOTE]The song pretty much captures the feeling that one has, before finally 'coming out'...[/QUOTE]Apologizing to the mother or a mother-like figure (remember, Freddie still was in a relalationship with Mary at the time he wrote the song...), probably many possible hidden sexual connotations as well ('killing' a man, pulling the 'trigger'...) - and no matter how hard you try, there's nothing you can do against it...[/QUOTE]In a way, the song is basically also a lot about self-acceptance and the resulting fear of dissapointing someone that you love.[/QUOTE]
[/QUOTE]Anyway...at least that makes sense to me! ;)[/QUOTE]
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mooghead 04 October 2009 09:13 · Member since September 2005