Queen’s Greatest Song Almost Didn’t Become a Single — Another Song Was Almost Released Instead

Bohemian Rhapsody” took seven years to make, and even after all that time, Queen’s label was still hesitant to release the ...
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Freddie Mercury’s Obsession With Perfection Gave Us Queen’s Most Iconic Song of All Time — Which Took 7 Years to Make

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Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’?

An early draft of the lyrics to one of rock’s most famous songs contains a secret. When Freddie Mercury wrote Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” he originally seemed to have toyed with another title, which ...
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Boston Pops conductor breaks down the genius of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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 ...