What is the history behind Queen's song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?

satguru

Many people have tried to discover this without success. The most an interviewer could get out of Freddy Mercury was 'it's about relationships', but the current theory is it's meaningless. I can't tell either way personally. Apr 09 05, 6:37 PM

gmackematix

Many people have claimed this is hard to understand or meaningless. Is it? It starts with a man in such mental turmoil that he can't tell reality from fantasy and decides that nothing really matters anyway. In the second part of the song he explains why he is in this state. He has shot a man and has to go. He bids his mother and everyone farewell but tells that to continue as normal if he doesn't return. Then he descends into madness and fantasy, this being indicated by the nightmarish rambling that follows (Scaramouche dancing, thunderstorms, Galileo, etc) and the staccato nature of the music. He may be fighting internal demons but I think the "will not let you go" section indicates our protagonist is captured. The fourth part is a rant at somene whose betrayal led him to this situation and he tries to think of how to escape. The final shift in tone sees the man accept his fate and return to the idea that "nothing really matters". The title indicates the operatic nature of the plot. Is it not as simple as that? Apr 09 05, 7:54 PM

gmackematix

Here is what Wikipedia says, with no mention of Rolf Harris! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody Apr 10 05, 8:29 AM