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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Well, either way, this is definitely an episode of Strong Songs about Queen's genre-blending rock saga "Bohemian Rhapsody." Kirk dives into Freddie Mercury's operatic opus and learns a lot about vocal technique, piano motifs, harmonic easter eggs, studio production, Strategic Brian May Deployment™, and all the ways doubling a track can make your voice sound cool in the studio.
Band/Artist: Queen
Album: A Night At The Opera, 1975
Composed by: Freddie Mercury
Produced by: Roy Thomas Baker
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ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:
- "Don't Stop Me Now" by Freddie Mercury from Jazz, 1978
- "We Will Rock You" by Brian May from News of the World, 1977
- "Somebody to Love" by Freddie Mercury from A Day at the Races, 1976
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" a cappella cover by Pentatonix from PTX Vol. IV: Classics
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