Why Did Freddie Mercury Write Bohemian Rhapsody? 

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It's really unfair that our parents got Freddie Mercury and we get Cardi B

"Do whatever you want to my music, just don't make it boring." - Freddie Mercury

Is Bohemian Rhapsody the greatest song? Yes *:* like Yes *:* comment No *-* see a therapist

He never died cause he put his soul into his music

Why did Freddie write Bohemian Rhapsody? Because that's what he was born to do..to dazzle and mesmerize the human race...and he did it damn well

Fred: I am not the leader, I'm just the lead vocalist. 💗

Side note about Freddie Mercury: " A study by Austrian, Czech, and Swedish researchers released in 2016 concluded that Freddie Mercury had a rare and unique singing voice. The study stated that Mercury likely employed subharmonics, in which the ventricular folds vibrate along with the vocal folds. Most human vocal patterns never use the ventricular folds, with the exception of Tuvan throat singers. In addition, Mercury's vocal cords just moved faster than other people's. While a typical vibrato will fluctuate between 5.4 Hz and 6.9 Hz, Mercury's was 7.04 Hz. To look at that in a more scientific way, a perfect sine wave for vibrato assumes the value of 1, which is pretty close to where famous opera singer Luciano Pavarotti sat. Mercury, on the other hand, averaged a value of 0.57, meaning he was vibrating something in his throat even Pavarotti couldn't move."

Bohemian Rhapsody is a song about coming out, letting go of the previous persona he put on for everybody. The man he killed was himself, the heterosexual he was so he could fit into the world. As he found himself (bisexual) he was also becoming successful as an artist, "life had just begun, but now I've gone and thrown it all away", and feared that as people found out about his sexuality his career would be over. Very difficult to come out back then, "I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all". Treatment of gays was and can still be harsh, "so you think you can stone me and spit in my eye, so you think you can love me then leave me to die": after finding out I'm not straight like you? "Just gotta get right out of here". Accepting his reality and in an effort to not be affected by the situation he feigns "nothing really matters to me, any way the wind blows", indeed. RIP Freddie, and thanks.

*1975 Bohemian Rhapsody is the #1 song* *1992 Bohemian Rhapsody is the #1 song* *2018 Bohemian Rhapsody **_is the #1 movie_*

Aids killed so many of my personal friends, my brother too. RIP, Freddie, you'll always be remembered.

When I was younger, I didn't realise that Freddie wrote this before his HIV diagnosis. I always thought that the lyrics were like the thoughts that go through the mind of someone who know's they're going to die soon.

Bohemian Rhapsody is so relatable in so many different ways each person interprets it differently but the main theme is about Identity and self acceptance

He thought his piano playing was ok. IT WAS FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Thankfully Freddie did not continue down the cowboy path." Thank goodness he didn't.

“I pity your wife if you think 6 minutes is too long”

What a terrible shame he died so young, he was a memorizing artist that we really didn’t know, and so talented, a true master of music, he is missed 😢

It’s crazy how society judges someone who is true to himself.

Freddie was one of the greatest talents the world has ever seen.

He was a baritone and he could sing in any key he wanted,, that alone is amazing,,, and a touch of Freddie to add, one could say that he was and continues to be the best frontman ever.

This world was blessed to have Freddie Mercury in it. And not only because of the incredible talent he had. I believe so many people would still be pretending to be someone they weren’t, just so they would have a chance to get somewhere in the world. In Rhapsody, you can hear the emotional pain he was in. When asked, in interviews, what the song was about...what it meant, he lied. In at least one interview, he said Rhapsody was a combination of many songs that he had written over the years. It makes me sad that he felt that he had to hide his truth. And of course, he was a huge reason for people opening their eyes to a “new” killer called AIDS. His death helped save many lives because people took notice. He did not die in vain. Thank you Freddie for sharing your incredible talent with us. Thank you for helping in the fight against “hate”. I don’t know if you knew that you were doing that. Maybe none of us knew it, at the time. I hope that someday I will hear you sing - face to face.

I'm not a big Queen fan, but anyone who says Bohemian Rhapsody isn't one of the greatest songs ever recorded in history is a liar.

They put alot of work into that song and it was all worth it

Intelligence and true talent that Freddie learned to play music upside down while lying in bed. He had a piano as the headboard of his bed and, when inspired, would reach back and play what he'd heard in his dreams. His vocal range was so impressive that in 2016 it even inspired a team of European scientists. He poured his heart out into the songs. They’re whimsical. They’re ethereal at times. They’re painful. He was a charismatic genius, not afraid to go after what he wanted. Freddie inspired not only as a writer and as a musician and as a performer but ultimately as a man. He died young, he lived his life to the full and he crammed in an amazing amount of music. More than most people could in five lifetimes. What a brave and courageous man. He never dies because he lives in his songs and our hearts. Love you...Xoxox ❤

What a genius Freddie was with this song!!!! The work of beauty.

Why did Freddie Mercury write Bohemian Rhapsody? Simple. He's a genius. You can't understand how geniuses work, it just beyond us.

Bohemian Rhapsody is a masterpiece and Freddie Mercury was a genius.

Freddie has been dead for almost twenty years and whenever Queen tours he still controls the audience with his A-OHs! The quote legends never die Freddie is a prime example of that quote!

I don't care who says what about Freddy. He was one of a kind and I am so blessed to have been apart of his journey. Such a pure heart and spirit. I thank my folks for gifting with his music. You were a legend to us here in Cape Town, South Africa. For me personally you were a Legend.

There will never be another Freddie Mercury ever his are perfect and his vocal range was amazing

Freddie Mercury was a singer like no other.

I never truly appreciated Queen when I was younger...or really realised just how brilliant Freddie was. Or how much of a sensitive soul he was..I couldn't let a week go by now without listening to some Queen. So glad I saw them live, Knebworth in the 80s, even though I went to see someone else..

Freddie was working on three songs at the same time and had the genius inspiration to combine them into this epic masterpiece. He was in love with and living with Mary Austin when this was written, there was no issue with his sexuality at that time so it wasn't a "coming out" song.

WE NEED SONGS LIKE THESE IN THE NOW!!!,The artist today aren't cutting it

"So, Why Did Freddie Mercury Write Bohemian Rhapsody?" Darling, he just was doing his work.

Freddie was a beautiful and super talented man born ahead of his time. He broke down so many barriers just being himself. I have the utmost respect for Freddie.❤

Why did he write bohemian rhapsody? Bc others cant

Simple, Freddie was a Genius, his pinkey toe has more talent than 95% of Todays Artists

I'm 24 and this song is 40 years old. Timeless. Never doubt it, so much soul was put into it. I love it so much.

"There will never be a band called queen!!" (throws rock at the window)

Pop songs nowadays: “I’m in love with the shape of you.” Bohemian Rhapsody: “Mama, just killed a man.”

A true masterpiece. Bohemian Rapsody was way ahead of its time and can never be repeated. Freddie Mercury and Queen were utter geniuses. xx

When I was a teenager I fractured my neck headbanging to bohemian rhapsody.. went to the hospital and everyone there tried to hold back the laughter when asking me “ so how did you injure yourself “? Then they’d go in the hall and bust out laughing and were like damn .. that girl legit loves some queen ...

Bohemian Rhapsody is the only song that you can put with what ever story into it cause for everybody Bohemian Rhapsody carries a different relative meaning

"true poetry is for the listener"

Here's a direct quote to Freddies words on writing Bohemian Rhapsody: "Basically I was writing three songs and they were meant to be different and I just, I just couldn't finish them and I just thought "oh dammit I'll just put the three together!"

*”I don't want to die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all.”*

Freddie didn't die, he became the inspiring, tunes that come out of the air when you're sitting in class, pondering the greatest mysteries of music

Blessed were those people who knew personally such extraordinary talents alive! I wish I could meet him in another life.

Who cares if Freddie Mercury was gay, he was one of the greatest frontmen in music, not just rock and roll, ever

My heart breaks for this man. So sad that he really couldn't live as himself for so many, many years.💜

Me at 3am watching this: I don't need sleep I need answers Edit:thanks for the likes, I forgot I even made this comment😂

It was a masterpiece. Freddy was one of a kind. He was such a phenomenally talented musician.

I can't be the only one knowing about this in 2019 right? Back me up!!!

Your work went a long way Freddie. You were loved, are still loved and will always be loved.

Makes so much sense when you think about it. I followed Freddie Mercury's life story over the years He was the Queen of the stage where he portrayed himself to be one magnificent performer. He learned to accept himself for who he was,it was the world (other than his fans) that he felt like he was a cast over shadow to,he hid his true self away from the public eye so he could be Himself!! He gave us all the gift of his music and a chance to know at least that much about him. Behind closed doors he was just the man behind his music and had a love for his cats and his family.

This song is pure MAGIC!

He was so brilliant and died way too young!!

OMG this was a beautiful piece and ALL OF US NEED TO LEARN TO LOVE AND APPRECIATE EACH OTHER NO MATTER OUR DIFFERENCES! Freddie May you Rest In Peace and may your light shine FOREVER 💋

Rest in Peace Freddy. We miss you and thank you for the amazing music you left behind. I'm happy you are at peace and not as misunderstood as you were in life by many. Much love to you 💕🙏🤘🤴

I still miss Freddie. The world is just better with some people living in it, Freddie was one of those people. I just watched a clip of a 60'000 audience at a Green Day concert singing Bohemian Rhapsody to an empty stage. Freddie, still holding people in the palm of his hand, bringing joy & he is not even there. Freddie is Pure Magic. RIP you Beauty.

Back in 1976 when my clock radio would go off in the morning everyday for what seemed like forever I was awakened by a beautiful voice singing "Mama, I killed a man. Put a gun up to his head. Pulled the trigger now he's dead". I listened to every word, every morning". I didn't try to analyze it. I just enjoying the complexity, the harmony and the song. I had never heard a rock band do anything that sensational and I feel the same way today at age 65.

The movie was EPIC!!! (Just came home from it)

Maybe this guy was on Earth only for this mission : make genius music, and let people enjoy it for ever. Mission done ✔✔

Freddie did a masterpiece. He was brilliant,

Perfect. Freddie Mercury. Always ❤️

when the photo of Freddie and two fluffy cats appeared, my heart melts:(

Yes,I agree I was so enriched and lucky to be able to enjoy Queen from the beginning. I was also lucky enough to see Queen in 1975.Cant believe it has been so long. I will always love Queen!

It is the most perfect song in music history.

Bohemian Rhapsody IS THE greatest rock composition that was ever written and will ever be written. It is unreachable!

I just want to know how he wrote it. How on earth does such brilliance exist?

Freddie was a master ....an a free spirit..who took us all on a journey..

A legendary song written by a legend.

For me, Bohemian Rhapsody is the best rock song ever, Stairway To Heaven is a second for me.

I can't even imagen the song being shorter it should be longer!!

The first time I heard the song it was played over the phone from my brother who lived in Michigan. He had been to a Chicago concert where he heard Mercury and his band play, 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. He was a 14 year old brat who took a tape recorder in.... I was 16 and we shared the love of music.... He played it over the phone and it was instant gratification. I was living in Miami at the time and instantly got on the phone and called all the stations that play rock... No one knew what I was talking about, two weeks later they were playing it and and never let up from that time on. Freddie Mercury: artist; singer, musician and composer. We are given to few of these wonderful, talented people.

Such a great song!!! I’m so glad that Freddie wrote that song

Bohemian Rhapsody is an amazing song that will never be forgotten

Beautiful video! Freddie Mercury was such a genius and it hurts me to think of the pain he felt before he came "out". His music is poetry and Freddie, Brian, Roger and Deacon together were perfection. I miss Freddie so very much.

The best singer in history. Fucking legend

"Bohemian Rhapsody" Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy, Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me. Mama, just killed a man, Put a gun against his head, Pulled my trigger, now he's dead. Mama, life had just begun, But now I've gone and thrown it all away. Mama, ooh, Didn't mean to make you cry, If I'm not back again this time tomorrow, Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters. Too late, my time has come, Sends shivers down my spine, Body's aching all the time. Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth. Mama, ooh (any way the wind blows), I don't wanna die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all. I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning, Very, very frightening me. (Galileo) Galileo. (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro Magnifico-o-o-o-o. I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me. He's just a poor boy from a poor family, Spare him his life from this monstrosity. Easy 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 let you go (Never, never, never, never let me go) Oh oh oh oh No, no, no, no, no, no, no Oh, mama mia, mama mia (Mama mia, let me go.) Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me. 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, baby, Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here. (Ooooh, ooh yeah, ooh yeah) Nothing really matters, Anyone can see, Nothing really matters, Nothing really matters to me. Any way the wind blows.

A smash hit is a *slight* understatement, it is one of the best-selling songs of ALL TIME.

Freddie Mercury was a genius. Period. His music appears in countless movies, commercials, etc. Bohemian Rhapsody is the best rock song in history Queen was a group of virtuoso musicians as well as incredible entertainers. Yes, I am a fan :-)

We will always remember The Poor Boy, The Killer Queen, Mr. Bad Guy, Larry Lurex, Invisible Man, Farrokh Bulsara, And Freddie Mercury

He had the music in his mind many years before QUEEN...

I went to the pre-screening of Bohemian Rhapsody last year in Sydney/Australia . It was one of the best movies I've ever seen xoxo

Hearing some lyrics on this song saddens me.. " I don't want to die, sometimes I wished I wasn't born at all"... " To late my time has come, Goodbye everybody I've got to go, got to leave you All behind" knowing he's not with us anymore and with these lyrics is Very Sad😌

Freddie was and still is a legend. He had it all personality,fame,great voice I love him so much he will never be forgotten

This will be one of the greatest songs for a long, long time.

When I was 16 Bohemian Rhapsody is one of my fav songs! QUEEN Rocks Philippines

Regardless of how or why...thank you, Freddie Mercury, for this most excellent song.

This song is genius..no matter what mood I'm in when it plays on the radio i crank it up and immerse my self in every note.

Everybody likes his body.. but his real beauty was his voice and abilty to convey feelings through his voice .he defines the real music by his beaitiful songwriting and singing them with full soul into them.

That was beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes.

bohemian rhapsody was the first and so far only song that had made me cry when i was little and really listened to the song. I remenber being in the car looking out the window so my family wouldn't see my tears

Freddie is as important as Lennon and McCartney in the history of modern music. Not less not more....genius. All of them

He killed a man, himself, metaphorically through that song. And then came to grips with his sexuality. RIP Freddie!

The meaning of the song was hidden in plain sight after all.

It took balls to make a 6 minute song back then.

This was Freddies masterpiece.