Bottom line: The meaning of “Bohemian Rhapsody” has long been disputed, and the members of Queen still won’t reveal its secrets, which is just what Mercury wanted.
“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,” said Brian May. (We can tell you, however, that “Galileo” is a nod to May’s love of astronomy. He’s an astrophysicist.)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” went straight to number 1 in the U.K. and number 9 in the U.S., but it has charted repeatedly over the decades due to its inclusion in television and movies, such as “Wayne’s World.”
