what's bohemian rhapsody about, anyway?

[Bob]

i think i just listened to the song 5 times in a row, but i'm still not sure. i'm too distracted by how awesome it is to think about what it means.

[kleptomaniac]

i'm hooked on weird al's bohemian polka :cool:

[QueenAdrock]

From the time "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released to the public, there has been speculation as to the meaning behind the song's lyrics. Some believe the lyrics were inspired by author Albert Camus, given the similarities to Camus's novel The Stranger. Still others believe the lyrics were only written to fit with the music, and don't have any meaning at all. As evidence, DJ Everett quoted Mercury as claiming the lyrics were simply "random rhyming nonsense."

Mercury was famously evasive when asked about the song's meaning. Unlike the other members of Queen, who often talked about the inspiration behind the songs they had written, Mercury disliked too much analysis into his material, and preferred listeners to construct their own personal interpretations. Following the single's release, Mercury was quoted as saying, "It's one of those songs which has such a fantasy feel about it." "I think people should just listen to it, think about it, and then make up their own minds as to what it says to them." "'Bohemian Rhapsody' didn't just come out of thin air. I did a bit of research although it was tongue-in-cheek and mock opera. Why not?"[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody

[Bob]

oh. it's one of THOSE things

i guess that'll do

[steve-onpoint]

Bohemian Rhapsody's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_grove#Cremation_of_Care) about meeting with VIPs in Sonoma County, CA to burn an effigy at an altar in front of a 40 foot owl called Molech? :confused:

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

^ what the hell?

[steve-onpoint]

^ what the hell?

:confused:

You got me. I searched wikipedia and came across that.

[Caribou]

It's all about this, dude:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBOsgxeGfJI