Bohemian Rhapsody Facts

This is a list of facts about the song Bohemian Rhapsody.


 * The origins of the song date back to 1968, when Freddie Mercury was a student at London’s Ealing Art College. He had come up with an opening line—“Mama, just killed a man”—but no melody. Because of the Old West feel (in his mind) to the lyric, he referred to his work in progress as “The Cowboy Song.”


 * When the band wanted to release the single in 1975, various executives suggested to them that, at 5 minutes and 55 seconds, it was too long and would never be a hit.


 * Freddie Mercury played Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano Paul McCartney used for "Hey Jude".