Bohemian Rhapsody: Mamma, we've killed a song

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is number two in the karaoke charts. But how did a song so complex and operatic ever become so popular? By Tom ServiceThe popularity of Bohemian Rhapsody as a karaoke classic astonishes me. Yet there it is, at number two in the first official karaoke chart, just behind Abba's Waterloo. It's a musical miracle that Queen's sonic dreamscape has become a part of popular consciousness, with tribute versions by everyone from Mike Myers to the Muppets, currently going vir...

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