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  • Commenter Of The Day: Bohemian Rhapsody Edition [Commenter Of The Day]

    There's a lot of debate about the true meaning behind "Bohemian Rhapsody," a mock-opera by the band Queen. But here's what we do know. When released as a single, the song was paired with "I'm In Love With My Car" as a b-side, thereby making Queen that much more awesome. The general structure of the song points to someone who has accidentally murdered a person and then sold his soul to the devil. In prison, he seeks guidance from God and finds, with the help of the angels, his soul. Hmm... something about to be murdered? What connections could be drawn from that? More signs point to the death of Mercury cars , including the lack of future supply or any sufficient identity. In Re Re Ray's post Combat Chuck made this point, which we originally ignored: If you sing the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody from the perspective of the Mercury brand, it's just a little bit creepy. It actually is sort of creepy that Freddy Mercury would prevision the brand's demise...
    Posted Jun 10 2008, 10:40 AM by Jalopnik
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