The meaning behind the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody.

fact: the song has never been explained - and probably never will.
trying to unpick it to analytical death is pointless - as hypothesizing will not help anyone to arrive at a correct answer.

one thing worth considering: how about that Roger says "Freddie told him but asked him to keep it secret" as a way of maintaining the mystique...nothing more.

there are hundreds of classics by different bands - that've never been explained...that's what makes them so great...bust the myth and there's a risk you bust the song too.

why don't we just leave the song as is - enjoy it for the mystery it will always be

I remember hearing or reading somewhere that according to Freddie's mother, he had a bunch of half written songs - bits and pieces from before Queen was formed. And I also read (or heard) that Freddie just strung a couple of those together for Bohemian Rhapsody, adding the operatic bits later on.

I read a theory that Freddie Mercury attended the Bohemian G r o v e right before he wrote the song with a similar name. I have to say that this is just a theory/speculations, and I hope he wasn't there! Scary place with scary people doing scary things (I think!)...


"Bohemian Grove hosts a two-week, three-weekend encampment of some of the most powerful men in the world."

Read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_grove

In short terms what Bohemian Rhapsody is really about:

Its truly about Freddie himself struggeling with his religion and his mum, who is deeply faithfull in their religion (Zoroastrianism). It's about losing his religion and maybe his beloved mum, because he can't go on with all their principles anymore. Maybe his mum would shun him when being disfellowshipped like common in many other cults. "Mama, I just killed a man. Put a gun against his head" is definitly about killing his old religous personality. Now "life has just begun" and he can go on living on his own!

A few days ago i recognized this myself when i heard the song. Beeing myself raised in a cult and also having a lovely mum, who deeply follows the cult i can fully understand freddie.

So i found this thread in the beginning to have the best description of this myth song!

[QUOTE] [b]letmego wrote:[/b]In short terms what Bohemian Rhapsody is really about: Its truly about Freddie himself struggeling with his religion and his mum, who is deeply faithfull in their religion (Zoroastrianism).
It's about losing his religion and maybe his beloved mum, because he can't go on with all their principles anymore. Maybe his mum would shun him when being disfellowshipped like common in many other cults. "Mama, I just killed a man. Put a gun against his head" is definitly about killing his old religous personality. Now "life has just begun" and he can go on living on his own!
A few days ago i recognized this myself when i heard the song. Beeing myself raised in a cult and also having a lovely mum, who deeply follows the cult i can fully understand freddie.So i found this thread in the beginning to have the best description of this myth song![/QUOTE]
what a load of cobblers!!!! - YOU DO NOT know what it's about - only Freddie actually does for sure - and he's dead, so the meaning (if there is one) died with him.
You cannot use words like "really" and "truly"...and THEN utter nothing more than opinions.
also - fact Freddie's religion is NOT a cult.

do some research before spouting bollox

Over all I've always felt it was something like that. ... with less of the religious thing of course....

Simply about LEAVING THE NEST

Their judgment of him (or his own perceived judgment of them/society judging him) which are represented by the operatic babble of what could only be a trial of sorts.


The hard rock section is kind of continuing the "argument" one versus the other in a Canon


Voice one: Fred
So you

Voice two: parental judgement

Etc.


Self explanatory song if you really think about it


Tribute to old fashioned drama and tragedies in opera

Said it before but it's never really been just its own topic. .... has it?

New topic: people who revive two year old topics for no good reason should be given forty lashes. Discuss.

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
what a load of cobblers!!!! - YOU DO NOT know what it's about - only Freddie actually does for sure - and he's dead, so the meaning (if there is one) died with him.
You cannot use words like "really" and "truly"...and THEN utter nothing more than opinions.
also - fact Freddie's religion is NOT a cult.
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Normally i'm not a person who declare something as facts. But at that term i was so excited after listening 20 years to this song and to have an eye opener. So it's only my honest opinon! And for me personally it works very well!

Monte Rio is a lovely place but I don't relate Bohemian Grove to Freddie. Would be on opposite poles.

Monte Rio is a lovely place but I don't relate Bohemian Grove to Freddie. Would be on opposite poles.

I agree, but the lyrics could fit (?), at least from what I've read about the place and the activities they are doing there. Human sacrifices, devil-worshiping etc... THIS IS JUST THOUGHTS AND/OR A THEORY!!!

How about reviving a TWO Week old topic?

As for suggestive fodder to infer an opinion on his parents unacceptance of him go search out the garden lodge leaked recording of the guys singing different words for QUE SERA SERA .... titled: "Fuck off and die, you fag"


Which may be revealing of parental strife. It's only a fun sing along but it's probable it has some root in his lifetime

Beyonce's "All the single ladies" has so much depth to it. It's more than just all the single ladies. See what I did there.