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On this day in 1975, the Queen single “Bohemian Rhapsody” was released (October 31)
One of the most momentous songs in rock history, “Bohemian Rhapsody” broke all the rules; it was six minutes long; it had an operatic section; their own record company didn’t even want to release it as a single!
But it went on to be one of the most successful songs in history.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" topped the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks and had sold more than a million copies by the end of January 1976.
In 1991, after Mercury's death, it topped the charts for another five weeks, eventually becoming the UK's third best-selling single of all time.
It is also the only song to reach the UK Christmas #1 twice by the same artist.
It also topped the charts in countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Netherlands, and sold over six million copies worldwide.
In the US, the song peaked at #9 in 1976, but reached a new peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 after being used in the film “Wayne's World” (1992).
The studio originally wanted to use a Guns N' Roses song for the head banging scene in Wayne’s World, but Mike Myers demanded "Bohemian Rhapsody", even threatening to quit the production unless it was used!
Freddie Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS a few months before the film's release, however Freddie allegedly saw the head banging scene before his death, found it hilarious and approved the song for the film's use.
After the success of the song in the movie, a new video was released, interspersing excerpts from the film with footage from the original Queen video, along with some live footage of the band.
Myers was horrified that the record company had mixed clips from Wayne's World with Queen's original video, fearing that this would upset the band.
He said, "they've just whizzed on a Picasso."
He asked the record company to tell Queen that the video was not his idea and that he apologised to them.
The band, though, sent a reply simply saying, "Thank you for using our song."
This astonished Myers, who responded, "Thank you for even letting me touch the hem of your garments!"
The Wayne's World video version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" won Queen its only MTV Video Music Award for "Best Video from a Film".
When remaining members Brian May and Roger Taylor took the stage to accept the award, Brian May was overcome with emotion and said that "Freddie would be tickled."
In the 2018 Queen biopic feature film “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Myers makes a cameo as a fictional record executive who pans the song and refuses to release it as a single, proclaiming that it is too long for radio and that it is not a song that "teenagers can crank up the volume in their car and bang their heads to", a clever reference to the iconic scene in Wayne's World…
Rolling Stone stated that its influence "cannot be overstated, practically inventing the music video seven years before MTV went on the air."
The Guardian named its music video one of the 50 key events in rock music history, helping make videos a critical tool in music marketing.
In 2004, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
It has appeared in numerous polls of the greatest songs in popular music, including a ranking at #17 on Rolling Stone's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Mercury's vocal performance was chosen as the greatest in rock history by readers of Rolling Stone.
In December 2018, it became the most streamed song from the 20th century, and it had been downloaded or streamed over 1.6 billion times, and in July 2019, the Queen video for “Bohemian Rhapsody” reached one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first pre-1990 video to reach the milestone
One of the most momentous songs in rock history, “Bohemian Rhapsody” broke all the rules; it was six minutes long; it had an operatic section; their own record company didn’t even want to release it as a single!
But it went on to be one of the most successful songs in history.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" topped the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks and had sold more than a million copies by the end of January 1976.
In 1991, after Mercury's death, it topped the charts for another five weeks, eventually becoming the UK's third best-selling single of all time.
It is also the only song to reach the UK Christmas #1 twice by the same artist.
It also topped the charts in countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Netherlands, and sold over six million copies worldwide.
In the US, the song peaked at #9 in 1976, but reached a new peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 after being used in the film “Wayne's World” (1992).
The studio originally wanted to use a Guns N' Roses song for the head banging scene in Wayne’s World, but Mike Myers demanded "Bohemian Rhapsody", even threatening to quit the production unless it was used!
Freddie Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS a few months before the film's release, however Freddie allegedly saw the head banging scene before his death, found it hilarious and approved the song for the film's use.
After the success of the song in the movie, a new video was released, interspersing excerpts from the film with footage from the original Queen video, along with some live footage of the band.
Myers was horrified that the record company had mixed clips from Wayne's World with Queen's original video, fearing that this would upset the band.
He said, "they've just whizzed on a Picasso."
He asked the record company to tell Queen that the video was not his idea and that he apologised to them.
The band, though, sent a reply simply saying, "Thank you for using our song."
This astonished Myers, who responded, "Thank you for even letting me touch the hem of your garments!"
The Wayne's World video version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" won Queen its only MTV Video Music Award for "Best Video from a Film".
When remaining members Brian May and Roger Taylor took the stage to accept the award, Brian May was overcome with emotion and said that "Freddie would be tickled."
In the 2018 Queen biopic feature film “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Myers makes a cameo as a fictional record executive who pans the song and refuses to release it as a single, proclaiming that it is too long for radio and that it is not a song that "teenagers can crank up the volume in their car and bang their heads to", a clever reference to the iconic scene in Wayne's World…
Rolling Stone stated that its influence "cannot be overstated, practically inventing the music video seven years before MTV went on the air."
The Guardian named its music video one of the 50 key events in rock music history, helping make videos a critical tool in music marketing.
In 2004, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
It has appeared in numerous polls of the greatest songs in popular music, including a ranking at #17 on Rolling Stone's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Mercury's vocal performance was chosen as the greatest in rock history by readers of Rolling Stone.
In December 2018, it became the most streamed song from the 20th century, and it had been downloaded or streamed over 1.6 billion times, and in July 2019, the Queen video for “Bohemian Rhapsody” reached one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first pre-1990 video to reach the milestone
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Mushrooms stuffed w/shrimp, hot peppers, onion, and plant based cheese
Also broccoli with plant based parmasion cheese
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The War of the Worlds radio broadcast was a 1938 Halloween Eve adaptation of H.G. Wells's novel, presented by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air. The broadcast's realistic, news-style format caused widespread panic among listeners who believed an actual Martian invasion was happening, with some fleeing their homes and flooding emergency services. The event brought Welles national attention and led to him starring in the movie Citizen Kane.
The War of the Worlds radio broadcast was a 1938 Halloween Eve adaptation of H.G. Wells's novel, presented by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air. The broadcast's realistic, news-style format caused widespread panic among listeners who believed an actual Martian invasion was happening, with some fleeing their homes and flooding emergency services. The event brought Welles national attention and led to him starring in the movie Citizen Kane.
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When you posted this, I realized I've never heard it. I was betting you could find it on YouTube. Yup.
I'm breaking for coffee too Jimi. I can only sit here for so long, and we have a long night ahead.
I do hope we get more guests at our party.
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