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It's about Freddie realizing that his favorite singer is Paul Rodgers
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About 5 years ago there was a really psycidelic music video on MTV,
and this song repeated the line "Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy".
It was kind of a LSD-feeling on the whole thing, and I have to agree that the line could be about a trip on drugs...?
and this song repeated the line "Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy".
It was kind of a LSD-feeling on the whole thing, and I have to agree that the line could be about a trip on drugs...?
tcc
I think it is just a simple ballad. When I first heard the song, it reminded me of the song "Tom Dooley" by the Kingston Trio. It is just a song with a story.
At that time I did not know anything about Freddie Mercury or Queen. I just thought the songwriter was very clever - the lyrics had a very strong emotional appeal. Most teenagers and young adults adjusting to the working world would feel the line "I sometimes wish I had never been born at all" at one time in their lives.
At that time I did not know anything about Freddie Mercury or Queen. I just thought the songwriter was very clever - the lyrics had a very strong emotional appeal. Most teenagers and young adults adjusting to the working world would feel the line "I sometimes wish I had never been born at all" at one time in their lives.
Crisstti
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I guess BoRhap is in essence about Freddie finding his sexual identity.
The song pretty much captures the feeling that one has, before finally 'coming out'...
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...
In a way, the song is basically also a lot about self-acceptance and the resulting fear of dissapointing someone that you love.
Anyway...at least that makes sense to me! ;)
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I'm sure that's what is about. Practically every single word in it makes sense that way. I once read someone's analysis of it that way and I completely agree.
It had never occurred to me that it was about that. I was sure it was about some real case of a guy sentenced to death, 'cause that's what I had heard someone say once...
Anyway, don't have time right now, but the mamma reference seems to be to Mary, and yeah, the reference to the gun "put a gun against his head and pulled [b]my[/b] trigger". Every line makes sense that way.
Anyway, as others said, Freddie liked people to have their own interpretations.
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I guess BoRhap is in essence about Freddie finding his sexual identity.
The song pretty much captures the feeling that one has, before finally 'coming out'...
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...
In a way, the song is basically also a lot about self-acceptance and the resulting fear of dissapointing someone that you love.
Anyway...at least that makes sense to me! ;)
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I'm sure that's what is about. Practically every single word in it makes sense that way. I once read someone's analysis of it that way and I completely agree.
It had never occurred to me that it was about that. I was sure it was about some real case of a guy sentenced to death, 'cause that's what I had heard someone say once...
Anyway, don't have time right now, but the mamma reference seems to be to Mary, and yeah, the reference to the gun "put a gun against his head and pulled [b]my[/b] trigger". Every line makes sense that way.
Anyway, as others said, Freddie liked people to have their own interpretations.
forever
I sometimes think the song is about many different things that are not related to Freddie's sexuality, such as the transition from Farouk bulsara to Superstar Freddie Mercury and changing his name which could have been hurtful to his family. Everyone percieves songs differently and this is what makes them special for them. A song stirs emotions. If you are told the meaning then those emotions may dissapear or be manipulated and take away from this Legendary song!