Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday!

Bohemian Rhapsody 

by Queen

Don't even pretend like you don't know this song, it's legendary. It was originally released on October 31st, 1975 for the band's album A Night at the Opera and was initially met by some mixed reviews. Many critics believed that Bohemian Rhapsody was far too long and was too much of a mash-up to become successful. At six minutes long, with five sections that were in completely different styles with no real chorus, the song was like nothing that had ever come before it. Because of this, there was a lot of doubt surrounding its release, but soon after being released, the song became number one in the UK and remained that way for nine weeks straight.

Despite the doubts, in the beginning, Bohemian Rhapsody became one of the most successful songs ever and continues to be popular now. It was number one on the UK singles charts twice, 15 years apart. It even became the UK's third-best-selling single of all time, and one of the best-selling singles worldwide, with 6.7 million sales.

Personally, it's not a song I would listen to too often, but I gotta say; it's pretty darn catchy. Whenever it comes on, I can't bring myself to skip it because it's just such an up-beat and fun song, that everyone can get into. It's also one of those songs you can recognize anywhere, just because of how unique and distinct it is. Freddie Mercury definitely knew what he was doing when he wrote this masterpiece, even if neither he nor anyone else could have predicted it's eventual prosperity.

Another thing I love about this song is just how many people know it, no matter where they come from or what sort of music they would normally listen to. It's a song that everyone recognizes, even if they don't recall how they learnt it.
Does anyone actually remember when they first heard Bohemian Rhapsody? 

~The Elf