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 ...
“Easy come, easy go” — that’s a phrase that has never applied to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” one of the most enduring recordings of the 20th century. The Queen classic just set a record by becoming the first ...
Queen’s iconic #1 hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" has reached a new milestone on YouTube.The video for the 1975 song has just ...
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is turning 50. The epic single, which Queen front-man Freddie Mercury liked to call a “mock opera,” was recorded in late August and September 1975 and was released on Oct.
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 ...
Queen almost skipped releasing Bohemian Rhapsody as a single and considered The Prophet’s Song instead, marking a pivotal ...
This week, Queen's iconic "Bohemian Rhapsody" surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify. The streaming feat by the classic British rock band shows that their signature six-minute rock opus is still ...
The the one-of-a-kind track went on to become a smash hit Express/Getty; Fin Costello/Redferns Queen released "Bohemian Rhapsody" on Oct. 31, 1975 The song, just under six minutes, introduced ...
Queen’s iconic music video for their 1975 hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” was confirmed as having been viewed one billion times on YouTube. It’s the only video made before the ‘90s to have reached the ...