Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody
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Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Little high, little low
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me
To me
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, oooooooooo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooooooooooh (Any way the wind blows)
I don't wanna die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the Fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo figaro
Magnifico (oh, oh, oh, oh!)
I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come easy go, will you let me go
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go - (Never, never, never, never, never let me go!)
Will not let you go - let me go, oh, oh, oh, oh -
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Oh, Mama Mia, Mama Mia, Mama Mia, let me go -
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
For me
For me!
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh Baby, can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right out of here
Ooo, ooo yeah
Ooo yeah
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me,
Any way the wind blows...
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Little high, little low
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me
To me
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, oooooooooo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooooooooooh (Any way the wind blows)
I don't wanna die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the Fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo figaro
Magnifico (oh, oh, oh, oh!)
I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come easy go, will you let me go
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go - (Never, never, never, never, never let me go!)
Will not let you go - let me go, oh, oh, oh, oh -
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Oh, Mama Mia, Mama Mia, Mama Mia, let me go -
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
For me
For me!
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh Baby, can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right out of here
Ooo, ooo yeah
Ooo yeah
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me,
Any way the wind blows...
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Before the internet I always wondered who Miss Miller was and why she wouldn't let them go...
ace-marc wrote:
Ha, that's actually funny. I didn't think you had it in you.
We have spoken.
And We have put you on The List.
And We have put you on The List.
Ha, that's actually funny. I didn't think you had it in you.
dwhayslett wrote:
Why do you think you get to decide what "we" need?
We have spoken.
And We have put you on The List.
Why do you think you get to decide what "we" need?
We have spoken.
And We have put you on The List.
This has to be one of the highest rated songs on RP. I bet Bill could tell us.
ace-marc wrote:
Who died and made you emperor of the universe?
to think the band was totally against that song .. what we'd have missed
Best Rock song ever?
No, but the right band.
"It's Late" from News of the World is THE BEST ROCK SONG ever.
Please dive a little deeper Bill.
We don't need to hear the obvious songs from Queen, or XTC, or .......
Who died and made you emperor of the universe?
to think the band was totally against that song .. what we'd have missed
1975
ace-marc wrote:
Why do you think you get to decide what "we" need?
We don't need to hear the obvious songs from Queen, or XTC, or .......
Why do you think you get to decide what "we" need?
Best Rock song ever?
No, but the right band.
"It's Late" from News of the World is THE BEST ROCK SONG ever.
Please dive a little deeper Bill.
We don't need to hear the obvious songs from Queen, or XTC, or .......
No, but the right band.
"It's Late" from News of the World is THE BEST ROCK SONG ever.
Please dive a little deeper Bill.
We don't need to hear the obvious songs from Queen, or XTC, or .......
matadorsuns wrote:
Well, you're half right.
Overplayed and overrated.
Well, you're half right.
hcaudill wrote:
I love Queen and really like this song. That said, moderation is the key. I just heard this on RP yesterday. A bit too soon I think. Still my 9 rating stands.
Sounds like a lot of people here need to lighten up. If you can't enjoy this once in a while something's wrong with you. As someone said below, Most Excellent is the only possible rating for this song.
I love Queen and really like this song. That said, moderation is the key. I just heard this on RP yesterday. A bit too soon I think. Still my 9 rating stands.
Nothing else sounded like this when it came out....and nothing else sounds like it now! A classic....
I got this album when it came out -- I was 17. Loved it to bits. What surprised me was my Dad asking to hear this track on my Radio Shack stereo.
He politely stood, listening intently, following along with the lyrics, while I sat, incredulous that he was taking an interest in music that was probably wildly outside his experience (born in '31). Once the track was over, he thanked me and left.
He politely stood, listening intently, following along with the lyrics, while I sat, incredulous that he was taking an interest in music that was probably wildly outside his experience (born in '31). Once the track was over, he thanked me and left.
scott_bruce wrote:
The verb that is in vogue now is "curate." It used to be that curators were those that organized museum exhibits. Now it means anyone who customizes some kind of arrangement.
Plus, it's GOOD music, not the other kind! : - )
The verb that is in vogue now is "curate." It used to be that curators were those that organized museum exhibits. Now it means anyone who customizes some kind of arrangement.
Like art museum curators, Bill and Rebecca work hard to "curate" a program of eclectic music for our personal enjoyment and education. Part of that experience is the exposure to music that you would not ordinarily listen to; and by carefully organizing and arranging that music it enhances the overall "listener experience". To those with an open mind, hearing old TOP 40 songs carefully interspersed among a wide variety of alternative music allows one to hear music in a different context - to appreciate the music with a different frame of mind, and to hopefully allow you to enjoy that music to its pure form and for the memories and emotions that it conjures.
Anyway, that is why I enjoy the occasional classic former-TOP40 song!
Plus, it's GOOD music, not the other kind! : - )
johnmunsonjr wrote:
YOUR opinion as to what ratings "should and shouldn't be" -- ok here's mine: Doors = one of the most OVERRATED bands of all time. Morrison's narcissistic droning... the meandering keyboards... They get a 1 from me every time. The Moody Blues took their sound and actually added talent and creativity that turned it into something more "groundbreaking" I would say. Queen's music was overplayed in it's day for sure -- but they were having fun with their creativity and blow the doors off The Doors.
You have to wonder how the Door's Rider on the Storm, from one of the best Rock bands
of all time can have the same rating (8.5) here on RP as the crappiest
cheesiest song from the cheesiest band of all time, Queen's Bohemian
Rhapsody! I just don't get it! (Apologies to Brian May, who is a great
guitarist and their early stuff was good before Queen got all poppy and
sold out.I gave Bohemian Rhapsody a 1! 8.5 should be for bands like the Grateful Dead, Doors, Allman Bros., Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Louis and Ella, Brahms, Beethoven and Strauss, Bob and Ziggy Marley, Pink Floyd, James Taylor, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Derek Trucks, Emmylou Harris, Cowboy Junkies, Natalie Merchant, etc...but Queen? Seriously?)
YOUR opinion as to what ratings "should and shouldn't be" -- ok here's mine: Doors = one of the most OVERRATED bands of all time. Morrison's narcissistic droning... the meandering keyboards... They get a 1 from me every time. The Moody Blues took their sound and actually added talent and creativity that turned it into something more "groundbreaking" I would say. Queen's music was overplayed in it's day for sure -- but they were having fun with their creativity and blow the doors off The Doors.
johnmunsonjr wrote:
And that would be YOUR opinion.
You have to wonder how the Door's Rider on the Storm, from one of the best Rock bands
of all time can have the same rating (8.5) here on RP as the crappiest
cheesiest song from the cheesiest band of all time, Queen's Bohemian
Rhapsody! I just don't get it! (Apologies to Brian May, who is a great
guitarist and their early stuff was good before Queen got all poppy and
sold out.I gave Bohemian Rhapsody a 1! 8.5 should be for bands like the Grateful Dead, Doors, Allman Bros., Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Louis and Ella, Brahms, Beethoven and Strauss, Bob and Ziggy Marley, Pink Floyd, James Taylor, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Derek Trucks, Emmylou Harris, Cowboy Junkies, Natalie Merchant, etc...but Queen? Seriously?)
And that would be YOUR opinion.
giammin wrote:
For some people, taste exist solely in their mouths.
how could 143 people give 1 rating
For some people, taste exist solely in their mouths.
well bill...listening to this album in a 64 impala through a 8 track pioneer stereo, with 4 traxial jensen speakers was pretty impressive
then it was dylans blood on tracks
then grateful dead
then little feat
then led z
then the who
then steely dan
then yes
now...try explaining that to anyone under 50
then it was dylans blood on tracks
then grateful dead
then little feat
then led z
then the who
then steely dan
then yes
now...try explaining that to anyone under 50
india - zanzibar - uk - ....
Oh please no. Here in OZ that is the most played song on popular radio - I say popular because the majority like it. Soft cock stadium anthem - which they later perfected.
But other songs on their 3rd album, deserve way more airtime. Don't ignore the first two albums and then hear 'Sheer Heart Attack' - side 1 is spectacular. 'Brighton Rock' possibly inspired 'Eruption' by Van Halen. (i'm drawing a long bow, but break the string - if you can) ?
But other songs on their 3rd album, deserve way more airtime. Don't ignore the first two albums and then hear 'Sheer Heart Attack' - side 1 is spectacular. 'Brighton Rock' possibly inspired 'Eruption' by Van Halen. (i'm drawing a long bow, but break the string - if you can) ?
Zzzzzzzz
In RP avenue in December, this is like a family three-bed, aglow with gaudy Christmas lighting and giant inflatable Santas.
giammin wrote:
That's now 182.
About 5% of the population is completely tone deaf.
Adding up the figures at the top end... can you see a rather clear answer to that question?
how could 143 people give 1 rating
That's now 182.
About 5% of the population is completely tone deaf.
Adding up the figures at the top end... can you see a rather clear answer to that question?
zacharybnowak wrote:
Originally, it was funny that Carvey and Meyers were obviously too old for their parts.
I wish they'd played a joke about how two 60-somethings were "trying too hard" to seem like teenage headbangers.
Though it's kind of sad that this childhood memory has now been transmuted into an Uber Eats commercial. The first time I saw it was just after the cold open for SNL, so I actually thought it was a skit. Very, very cruel.
Originally, it was funny that Carvey and Meyers were obviously too old for their parts.
I wish they'd played a joke about how two 60-somethings were "trying too hard" to seem like teenage headbangers.
melzabutch wrote:
Though it's kind of sad that this childhood memory has now been transmuted into an Uber Eats commercial. The first time I saw it was just after the cold open for SNL, so I actually thought it was a skit. Very, very cruel.
Though it's kind of sad that this childhood memory has now been transmuted into an Uber Eats commercial. The first time I saw it was just after the cold open for SNL, so I actually thought it was a skit. Very, very cruel.
Great deep dive into this song:
Strong Songs - Bohemian Rhapsody
Strong Songs - Bohemian Rhapsody
I had to look at the time. This has played every day this past week (I think) but I'm not sure if the same time.
Большое Вам спасибо.
You have to wonder how the Door's Rider on the Storm, from one of the best Rock bands
of all time can have the same rating (8.5) here on RP as the crappiest
cheesiest song from the cheesiest band of all time, Queen's Bohemian
Rhapsody! I just don't get it! (Apologies to Brian May, who is a great
guitarist and their early stuff was good before Queen got all poppy and
sold out.I gave Bohemian Rhapsody a 1! 8.5 should be for bands like the Grateful Dead, Doors, Allman Bros., Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Louis and Ella, Brahms, Beethoven and Strauss, Bob and Ziggy Marley, Pink Floyd, James Taylor, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Derek Trucks, Emmylou Harris, Cowboy Junkies, Natalie Merchant, etc...but Queen? Seriously?)
of all time can have the same rating (8.5) here on RP as the crappiest
cheesiest song from the cheesiest band of all time, Queen's Bohemian
Rhapsody! I just don't get it! (Apologies to Brian May, who is a great
guitarist and their early stuff was good before Queen got all poppy and
sold out.I gave Bohemian Rhapsody a 1! 8.5 should be for bands like the Grateful Dead, Doors, Allman Bros., Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Louis and Ella, Brahms, Beethoven and Strauss, Bob and Ziggy Marley, Pink Floyd, James Taylor, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Derek Trucks, Emmylou Harris, Cowboy Junkies, Natalie Merchant, etc...but Queen? Seriously?)
So well written and sung,classic 10 plus✌️
Makes me long for 10cc's One Night in Paris. Much more fun.
redart wrote:
Woke up.....got out of bed.....turned on RP.....first song. Good way to start the day 
A Day in the Life...? lizardking wrote:
End of last month I saw the five-day weather forecast for a friend in the Yukon and it said it will be 27, then 28, then 29, and then even 30!
Then, my friend figured out I was actually seeing the dates, not the temps
The real temps were even way less than 11...
nmcvaugh wrote:
Moving from 10 > 11.
Wait, it doesn't go to 11? Today I found that the volume on my receiver goes to 70. Way better than the 11 I use for quiet listening.
our dog even wondered what the "noise" was.
LLRP and cranking the tunes...and our 11 rated ones at that!!
Moving from 10 > 11.
Wait, it doesn't go to 11? Today I found that the volume on my receiver goes to 70. Way better than the 11 I use for quiet listening.
our dog even wondered what the "noise" was.
LLRP and cranking the tunes...and our 11 rated ones at that!!
End of last month I saw the five-day weather forecast for a friend in the Yukon and it said it will be 27, then 28, then 29, and then even 30!
Then, my friend figured out I was actually seeing the dates, not the temps
The real temps were even way less than 11...
ziggytrix wrote:
Try this one...
Drunk in back of squad car.
The regular version of this song no longer does it for me. I prefer the derivations!
LONDON, ENGLAND Green Day Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody - Hyde Park July 1st, 2017
The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody
an iPhone sings Bohemian Rhapsody
LONDON, ENGLAND Green Day Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody - Hyde Park July 1st, 2017
The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody
an iPhone sings Bohemian Rhapsody
Try this one...
Drunk in back of squad car.
Listening to it like if
it was 1975 I found resonances of Genesis, Hackett guitar, or maybe Yes,
who was first? who cares, excellent period for music in general
it was 1975 I found resonances of Genesis, Hackett guitar, or maybe Yes,
who was first? who cares, excellent period for music in general
redart wrote:
--Drag a comb across your head? Find your way downstairs and have a cup?
Woke up.....got out of bed.....turned on RP.....first song. Good way to start the day
--Drag a comb across your head? Find your way downstairs and have a cup?
nmcvaugh wrote:
Moving from a 1 > zero. Wait, it doesn't go to zero?
Moving from 10 > 11.
Wait, it doesn't go to 11?
Wait, it doesn't go to 11?
Moving from a 1 > zero. Wait, it doesn't go to zero?
APH wrote:
What???
There are so many great, great, unbelievable great songs. But there are those 2 11/10 songs in history: Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway to Heaven. Pure magic.
What???
nmcvaugh wrote:
Today I found that the volume on my receiver goes to 70. Way better than the 11 I use for quiet listening.
our dog even wondered what the "noise" was.
LLRP and cranking the tunes...and our 11 rated ones at that!!
Moving from 10 > 11.
Wait, it doesn't go to 11?
Wait, it doesn't go to 11?
Today I found that the volume on my receiver goes to 70. Way better than the 11 I use for quiet listening.
our dog even wondered what the "noise" was.
LLRP and cranking the tunes...and our 11 rated ones at that!!
Of course I rated it 10 but then turned it off after 20 seconds. As good as it is, it's been done to death.
An absolute masterpiece and a 10 plus👍
ziggytrix wrote:
Poe thing
The regular version of this song no longer does it for me. I prefer the derivations!
LONDON, ENGLAND Green Day Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody - Hyde Park July 1st, 2017
The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody
an iPhone sings Bohemian Rhapsody
LONDON, ENGLAND Green Day Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody - Hyde Park July 1st, 2017
The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody
an iPhone sings Bohemian Rhapsody
Poe thing
Moving from 10 > 11.
Wait, it doesn't go to 11?
Wait, it doesn't go to 11?
There are so many great, great, unbelievable great songs. But there are those 2 11/10 songs in history: Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway to Heaven. Pure magic.
I do not like Queen at all, but Bohemian Rhapsody is outstanding song.
Isn't it wonderful that such a totally bizarre song is loved by so many? It restores a bit of faith in humanity for me.
A bit.
A bit.
Always a pleasure to hear this. A masterpiece.
I was never crazy about Queen. And that went for this song too. Then I saw the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I absolutely loved the movie and all the music sounded fantastic. But after watching the movie what sounded so great in the movie was no longer so-back to not being crazy about their music. Now many months later I change my mind, at least about this song. A 10. What can I say.
GAD I've always hated this crap all over the map with falsetto flavoring. My daughter, however, thinks it is top of the line classic "rock." P L E A S E make it stop. Not on RP, please, please...
Piego wrote:
A circus act with four live, highly trained animals. Classic.
Sorry, I never liked this circus act. I love the version of Angelina Jordan. <3
A circus act with four live, highly trained animals. Classic.
Sorry, I never liked this circus act. I love the version of Angelina Jordan. <3
Woke up.....got out of bed.....turned on RP.....first song. Good way to start the day
david16 wrote:
Fact. This can NEVER be overplayed. It is pure genius, and no better example of a 10+.
Heard it a million times, but still genius!
Fact. This can NEVER be overplayed. It is pure genius, and no better example of a 10+.
ppopp wrote:
And basically any track off of the "Live from Wembley '86" double-album.
I'm still not bored of this song after hearing it 100's of times.
There are dozens of Queen songs more than worthy of being heard on RP which never get played:
Spread Your Wings
Millionaire Waltz
Let Me Entertain You
Dead On Time
Who Needs You
White Queen
Loser In The End
March Of The Black Queen
Dragon Attack
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Innuendo
Show Must Go On
Don't Stop Me Now
You & I
There are dozens of Queen songs more than worthy of being heard on RP which never get played:
Spread Your Wings
Millionaire Waltz
Let Me Entertain You
Dead On Time
Who Needs You
White Queen
Loser In The End
March Of The Black Queen
Dragon Attack
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Innuendo
Show Must Go On
Don't Stop Me Now
You & I
And basically any track off of the "Live from Wembley '86" double-album.
I needed this today, 13/12/19, the day after England committed a massive act of self-harm. What have we become? A 9 from another Nottingham jury for the track BTW.
scott_bruce wrote:
The verb that is in vogue now is "curate." It used to be that curators were those that organized museum exhibits. Now it means anyone who customizes some kind of arrangement.
Like art museum curators, Bill and Rebecca work hard to "curate" a program of eclectic music for our personal enjoyment and education. Part of that experience is the exposure to music that you would not ordinarily listen to; and by carefully organizing and arranging that music it enhances the overall "listener experience". To those with an open mind, hearing old TOP 40 songs carefully interspersed among a wide variety of alternative music allows one to hear music in a different context - to appreciate the music with a different frame of mind, and to hopefully allow you to enjoy that music to its pure form and for the memories and emotions that it conjures.
Anyway, that is why I enjoy the occasional classic former-TOP40 song!
The verb that is in vogue now is "curate." It used to be that curators were those that organized museum exhibits. Now it means anyone who customizes some kind of arrangement.
Like art museum curators, Bill and Rebecca work hard to "curate" a program of eclectic music for our personal enjoyment and education. Part of that experience is the exposure to music that you would not ordinarily listen to; and by carefully organizing and arranging that music it enhances the overall "listener experience". To those with an open mind, hearing old TOP 40 songs carefully interspersed among a wide variety of alternative music allows one to hear music in a different context - to appreciate the music with a different frame of mind, and to hopefully allow you to enjoy that music to its pure form and for the memories and emotions that it conjures.
Anyway, that is why I enjoy the occasional classic former-TOP40 song!
I was recently looking at my ratings, thinking I have too many 10s.
...now I have one more. :D
...now I have one more. :D
If you want to enjoy furthermore this masterpiece by Queen.....PLEASE NEVER, EVER LISTEN TO THIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZsN3S0WJ_o....
jelgator wrote:
I hear you, but is Mozart, Bach or Beethoven overplayed ? i don't think so :)
Love ya RP, and this is a classic song but way overplayed, even here. Go down a couple comments, many more Queen songs we should be listening to.
IMHO
IMHO
I hear you, but is Mozart, Bach or Beethoven overplayed ? i don't think so :)
Love ya RP, and this is a classic song but way overplayed, even here. Go down a couple comments, many more Queen songs we should be listening to.
IMHO
IMHO
rpdevotee wrote:
How is RP any different from mainstream radio at this point?
The verb that is in vogue now is "curate." It used to be that curators were those that organized museum exhibits. Now it means anyone who customizes some kind of arrangement.
Like art museum curators, Bill and Rebecca work hard to "curate" a program of eclectic music for our personal enjoyment and education. Part of that experience is the exposure to music that you would not ordinarily listen to; and by carefully organizing and arranging that music it enhances the overall "listener experience". To those with an open mind, hearing old TOP 40 songs carefully interspersed among a wide variety of alternative music allows one to hear music in a different context - to appreciate the music with a different frame of mind, and to hopefully allow you to enjoy that music to its pure form and for the memories and emotions that it conjures.
Anyway, that is why I enjoy the occasional classic former-TOP40 song!
I'm still not bored of this song after hearing it 100's of times.
There are dozens of Queen songs more than worthy of being heard on RP which never get played:
Spread Your Wings
Millionaire Waltz
Let Me Entertain You
Dead On Time
Who Needs You
White Queen
Loser In The End
March Of The Black Queen
Dragon Attack
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Innuendo
Show Must Go On
Don't Stop Me Now
You & I
There are dozens of Queen songs more than worthy of being heard on RP which never get played:
Spread Your Wings
Millionaire Waltz
Let Me Entertain You
Dead On Time
Who Needs You
White Queen
Loser In The End
March Of The Black Queen
Dragon Attack
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Innuendo
Show Must Go On
Don't Stop Me Now
You & I
max_p wrote:
You think hybrid cars are better than this?
Hybrid Rock n Roll
You think hybrid cars are better than this?
Hybrid Rock n Roll
One of the most loved, craziest, off the wall madness at the time and still top in its class.
GREAT great song - but a little overplayed on RP...
rpdevotee wrote:
I don’t mind hearing this and I second that you turn this off and listen to regular radio since it is more your speed
How is RP any different from mainstream radio at this point?
I don’t mind hearing this and I second that you turn this off and listen to regular radio since it is more your speed
Long Live Radio Paradise
My rating is 9- OUTSTANDING
My rating is 9- OUTSTANDING
Anthony Scaramucci is in the news again. Every time I hear his name, I hear this song.
Scaramucci, Scaramucci, Will you do the fandango?
Scaramucci, Scaramucci, Will you do the fandango?
rpdevotee wrote:
So we can't hear the odd Top 40 tune from time to time?
And if you have to ask that question as you did, then I suggest you cease listening to RP. I'm sure there's a mainstream station just waiting to capture you.
How is RP any different from mainstream radio at this point?
So we can't hear the odd Top 40 tune from time to time?
And if you have to ask that question as you did, then I suggest you cease listening to RP. I'm sure there's a mainstream station just waiting to capture you.
If you can hear any Queen at all on 'Mainstream' radio, then you live in a better Radio zone than I. Then, add to that all the other tracks you can only hear here... Anyone asking how RP is different is obviously not listening. Another big Thank You to Bill, for spinning these great tracks 24/7. =)
How is RP any different from mainstream radio at this point?
Just saw opening date for Queen+ Adam Lambert North American tour (in Vancouver, Canada); 2++ hrs of amped energy and music. No new music of course, but still amazing catalogue of songs, now being appreciated by legion of younger fans (much thanks to the BR movie). It was as much the Brain May show as anything; amazing guitarist as always. And, yeah, interesting approach to this song...starts with Lambert solo on a platform, into the band, then utilizes the original song video group vocals, with video (and Queen faces) projected on massive screen. Anyways--the show was a big thumbs up for me.
Sbed wrote:
Hum let me answer that : no....hum......no........hum....can't be........let's see........hum...well here it is: i don't know !
For me this is a 10. No questions on that.
Hum let me answer that : no....hum......no........hum....can't be........let's see........hum...well here it is: i don't know !
For me this is a 10. No questions on that.
rhlrstn wrote:
I think the more relevant question is how did 145 people give this a 1?!?
Hum let me answer that : no....hum......no........hum....can't be........let's see........hum...well here it is: i don't know !
I think the more relevant question is how did 145 people give this a 1?!?
Hum let me answer that : no....hum......no........hum....can't be........let's see........hum...well here it is: i don't know !
Saw (streamed) the movie Sunday night. Not bad. Not earning any Oscars, but an interesting take on the operatic phenoms.
A few snippets made me remember the labels on every Queen album. Something like this: "No synthesizers were used in the creation of this music."
Intrigued the living daylights out of me at the time. How can they get that sound out of a guitar without synthesizers?
A few snippets made me remember the labels on every Queen album. Something like this: "No synthesizers were used in the creation of this music."
Intrigued the living daylights out of me at the time. How can they get that sound out of a guitar without synthesizers?
Egctheow wrote:
I think the more relevant question is how did 145 people give this a 1?!?
How did I give that a 9?? Like it isn't a 10! Pfffff. Silly me!
I think the more relevant question is how did 145 people give this a 1?!?
How did I give that a 9?? Like it isn't a 10! Pfffff. Silly me!
mama mia - einfach nur schrecklich
A 10 for me. Loved this band since high school.
Yes this song gets a lot of airplay on commercial radio. Precisely because I am a regular RP listener is why I still enjoy listening to it instead getting poisoned by “commercial”. As a kid hearing this I was awe struck at how different this was to anything else an easy 9 or 10 still.
how could 143 people give 1 rating
Tomasni wrote:
What about now?
Long Live RP
My rating is 9- O U T S T A N D I N G
My rating is 9- O U T S T A N D I N G
What about now?
Long Live RP
My rating is 9- O U T S T A N D I N G
My rating is 9- O U T S T A N D I N G
VH1 wrote:
Total misscast if there ever was one
we must be on the brink of war like in the 1930s
Holldywood is currently obsessed with musicals
Not sure what "misscast" or "Holldywood" mean, but I'll reserve judgement on Rami's performance until I actually see the film.
Total misscast if there ever was one
we must be on the brink of war like in the 1930s
Holldywood is currently obsessed with musicals
Not sure what "misscast" or "Holldywood" mean, but I'll reserve judgement on Rami's performance until I actually see the film.
On_The_Beach wrote:
Congrats, Rami Malek, for your best actor Oscar.
Guess I'll have to see the movie now.
Guess I'll have to see the movie now.
Total misscast if there ever was one
we must be on the brink of war like in the 1930s
Holldywood is currently obsessed with musicals
Another way overplayed song THAT I STILL LOVE. 
Congrats, Rami Malek, for your best actor Oscar.
VH1, here's a damp cloth for that egg on your face.
VH1, here's a damp cloth for that egg on your face.
A classic of the genre but precisely the kind of music I listen to Radio Paradise to avoid, but as it's the day after the musical won 4 Oscars I'll forgive you on this occasion - now no more pomp pop until Elton John's biopic wins a grammy or something.
this is very good
ziggytrix wrote:
love the poe pun
love the poe pun
My rating: 9 - O U T S T A N D I N G TY Queen and TY RP
matadorsuns wrote:
Says the curmudgeon.
Overplayed and overrated.
Says the curmudgeon.
For those of us of a certain age and point in our "experimentations", all of Queen was a revelation.
Doesn't come close to anything off of Queen I or II.
Heard it a million times, but still genius!
I'm old enuf to remember this song when it was released. I was in the "Queen is too, too...something." The only thing I ever thought was cool about the band was the claim of no synthesizers on the cover of "News of the World."
But as others have said, this song is inescapable and a pleasant reminder of my youth. It's aged well, especially the video.
And the in-joke of Mike Meyers reacting to the band on presentation to EMI of the recording in "Bohemian Rhapsody" was hillarious.
But as others have said, this song is inescapable and a pleasant reminder of my youth. It's aged well, especially the video.
And the in-joke of Mike Meyers reacting to the band on presentation to EMI of the recording in "Bohemian Rhapsody" was hillarious.
You have to understand the context of this song. If you were a teenager, you could listen to this as well as: Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Yes, Lynrd Sknryd, yetc. etc. etc.
Music was all over the board in the 1970s. Bands were trying to out-create each other. The music was superb!
Music was all over the board in the 1970s. Bands were trying to out-create each other. The music was superb!
On_The_Beach wrote:
A review of the movie was published in this morning's NY Times. The critic A.O. Scott trashed it, saying "it feels interminable."
Rami Malek (right) to play Freddie in upcoming biopic.
Hmmm, guess we'll have to wait and see . . .
Hmmm, guess we'll have to wait and see . . .
A review of the movie was published in this morning's NY Times. The critic A.O. Scott trashed it, saying "it feels interminable."
khardog145 wrote:
I never hated this song but thought it was way OTT when it came out. It was still a lot of fun. There were similarly idiosyncratic and , impossible-to-categorize songs during that era. They broke the plodding regularity of FM radio.
I had a epiphany similar to yours on that school field trip--except mine was with my parents. Amazing that despite raising three boys with very LOUD tastes in music, Mom and Dad never listened that much to our music. Years later, my parents are in their 80s and somehow hear of Freddie Mercury. I showed them the Queen video for this song. They were astonished by Mercury's voice and range.
No matter how hard you try you will never be able to escape this song, with the exception of possible emigrating to another planet only to find out they were playing it there! I hated this song so much when it first came out. Then when Wayne's world came out and I was a parent on a bus on a school field trip all of the kids on the bus were singing Bohemian Rhapsody in it's entirety - well it was pretty amazing and impressive. Now in my "older" years I am finding it tolerable, possibly enjoyable for a 1/play per year rotation. I dunno.
I never hated this song but thought it was way OTT when it came out. It was still a lot of fun. There were similarly idiosyncratic and , impossible-to-categorize songs during that era. They broke the plodding regularity of FM radio.
I had a epiphany similar to yours on that school field trip--except mine was with my parents. Amazing that despite raising three boys with very LOUD tastes in music, Mom and Dad never listened that much to our music. Years later, my parents are in their 80s and somehow hear of Freddie Mercury. I showed them the Queen video for this song. They were astonished by Mercury's voice and range.
Rami Malek (right) to play Freddie in upcoming biopic.
Hmmm, guess we'll have to wait and see . . .
Hmmm, guess we'll have to wait and see . . .
In those days it openened a whole new world to my ears
That's rock-classical
No matter how hard you try you will never be able to escape this song, with the exception of possible emigrating to another planet only to find out they were playing it there! I hated this song so much when it first came out. Then when Wayne's world came out and I was a parent on a bus on a school field trip all of the kids on the bus were singing Bohemian Rhapsody in it's entirety - well it was pretty amazing and impressive. Now in my "older" years I am finding it tolerable, possibly enjoyable for a 1/play per year rotation. I dunno.
Friday morning chair dancing - thank you, Freddie Mercury, Queen, and RP. 
Overplayed and overrated.
Of course, everyone knows by now
https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/bohemian-rhapsody
https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/bohemian-rhapsody
lizardking wrote:
I suppose I have to disagree with you that RP "rebels against" the hits. The term 'eclectic' does not exclude the hits in anyway. And just because something is pop-music (remember, POP comes from POPULAR) doesn't mean it's good or bad; just that it's 'en vogue' or 'a la mode' - and I'm sure that's part of why the ratings are so high for those tracks. Besides, a lot of us believe that the late 60s to late 70s (pre-disco) were the height of Rock-Pop just like the 30s were the height of big band-Pop or the 2000s the height of 'auto-tune crap-Pop' LOL
Of course, I agree with that, especially the gratitude. That's why I listen. What I'm on about is the ratings, which absurdly overrate the familiar.
I suppose I have to disagree with you that RP "rebels against" the hits. The term 'eclectic' does not exclude the hits in anyway. And just because something is pop-music (remember, POP comes from POPULAR) doesn't mean it's good or bad; just that it's 'en vogue' or 'a la mode' - and I'm sure that's part of why the ratings are so high for those tracks. Besides, a lot of us believe that the late 60s to late 70s (pre-disco) were the height of Rock-Pop just like the 30s were the height of big band-Pop or the 2000s the height of 'auto-tune crap-Pop' LOL
And I say LONG LIVE RP and thanks to BnR for continuing to play what they want...it is THEIR station, and they'll play what they wanna play.... Otherwise, I don't think we'd hear ANYTHING at all.
Of course, I agree with that, especially the gratitude. That's why I listen. What I'm on about is the ratings, which absurdly overrate the familiar.
I know it verges on sacrilege but I’ve never liked this song. Back in the days when I still cared what was in the charts it was number one for months and played endlessly. I didn’t even care for the video. I liked Queens early stuff but grew to hate this tune. However I had to keep my feelings to myself as all my crowd thought it was a masterwork and I didn’t have the strength of character to stand up and declare my dislike. However I’m 60 on my next birthday and I now feel I can ‘out’ myself and say I think this song is overblown, overlong, overplayed pretentious crap!
I feel so much better for that.
cely wrote:
It's curious how on a radio station that rebels against hit/classic radio, the hits and the classics usually receive the highest ratings.
Just because you heard it on the radio doesn't mean it's bad music.
This is so tragic. Life had just begun.
Should technology help resuscitate Freddie (or MJ or John) out of their DNA one day?
this is not needed
Love the song, but curious why two times in one day...
cely wrote:
It's curious how on a radio station that rebels against hit/classic radio, the hits and the classics usually receive the highest ratings.
I suppose I have to disagree with you that RP "rebels against" the hits. The term 'eclectic' does not exclude the hits in anyway. And just because something is pop-music (remember, POP comes from POPULAR) doesn't mean it's good or bad; just that it's 'en vogue' or 'a la mode' - and I'm sure that's part of why the ratings are so high for those tracks. Besides, a lot of us believe that the late 60s to late 70s (pre-disco) were the height of Rock-Pop just like the 30s were the height of big band-Pop or the 2000s the height of 'auto-tune crap-Pop' LOL
And I say LONG LIVE RP and thanks to BnR for continuing to play what they want...it is THEIR station, and they'll play what they wanna play.... Otherwise, I don't think we'd hear ANYTHING at all.
nancynancy wrote:
OMG!!!!OMG!OMG!OMG!
Thank you!!!! I really needed this today!!!!
Exactly the same feeling !!!
OMG!!!!OMG!OMG!OMG!Thank you!!!! I really needed this today!!!!
Exactly the same feeling !!!
OMG!!!!OMG!OMG!OMG!Thank you!!!! I really needed this today!!!!
Little Wing by Hendrix gets a 9.1. That's the only one I know of that is over 9....