It took three weeks to record "Bohemian Rhapsody." Freddie Mercury pieced together a sad pop song with opera to create something completely original. The lyrics include Arabic references which may be a nod to Mercury's parents who were into Zoroastrianism. When invited to play Top of the Pops, the band filmed a video for the song because it was too complex to play live. It helped usher in the music video golden age which blossomed in the early eighties. "Bohemian Rhapsody" experienced a second life when it appeared in the 1992 movie Wayne's World. The movie spawned a second video which interjected movie clips into the original video. The Wayne's World phenomenon coincided with Mercury's death at the end of 1991.
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