This year marks the 50th anniversary of Queen’s most famous song, Bohemian Rhapsody. The most listened to track of the 20th century with 2.5 billion streams was penned by Freddie Mercury and ...

"Bohemian Rhapsody" was a song long in the making, but it officially kicked into gear in the summer of 1975, when Freddie Mercury began writing it as an operatic piece titled, "Real Life." ...

However he viewed the competition within the band, May expressed admiration for bandmate Freddie Mercury’s approach to writing songs. “Occasionally Freddie would write fast, but a lot of the ...

Within the song, he could signify the struggle to discover one's own truth, defying societal norms. Figaro is likely a nod to Mozart's opera, The Marriage of Figaro. Given Freddie Mercury's well ...