'Bohemian Rhapsody:' Freddie Mercury’s Crazy Gamble

Bélinda Ibrahim, 14/03 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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No one believed in it — except him. When Freddie Mercury presented his idea of an extravagant opera-rock song to the members of Queen — one with no recognizable chorus and nearly six minutes long — doubt was everywhere. Too long for radio, too complicated for the average listener, too expensive to produce — too much of everything. Yet ...