QUEEN - Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody was released on Queen's 1975 A Night At The Opera album. At the time,  A Night At The Opera was the most expensive record ever made. Freddie Mercury never revealed the meaning of or the inspiration of the song Bohemian Rhapsody. There has always been a lot of speculation to the meaning of the song, and the band has agreed to keep the song's meaning a secret. The 5:55 minute song was considered too long for radio play, and Mercury was heavily pressured by the record company to cut a edit version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Mercury refused, and the song still hit number one in the UK shortly after being released. Ironically, the song that knocked Bohemian Rhapsody off the top of the UK charts was Abba's Mama Mia. The two songs share a common verse - "Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let him go."