Throwback Thursday: A discussion on Freddie Mercury and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Chris DeMakes

Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4.9 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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“Bohemian Rhapsody” is widely regarded as one of rock’s all-time greatest songs, despite breaking just about every rule of what a hit single is supposed to be. In this Throwback Thursday episode (originally aired August 15th, 2022), Chris and Chris dive deep into Freddie Mercury’s six-minute masterpiece—dissecting the song’s bold arrangement, ambitious production, and soaring dynamics. They go beyond the surface to unpack the opera section’s lyrics, revealing layers of meaning that most listeners likely never realized. From the a cappella intro to the explosive finale, it’s a detailed tribute to Queen’s genre-blurring classic. Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at ⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes ⁠ For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at ⁠http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com ⁠ Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/⁠ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.9	Hey everybody. Chris Fafalli is here. It's Throwback Thursday again here at Chris to Makesa podcast. And today we're going to throw it back a few years to an episode that I think is one of
0:47.0	my favorite episodes I've ever done of a podcast. I've done a lot of podcasts in my day.
0:52.6	And this one, Chris and I get into every aspect of Queen's Bohemian
0:59.1	Rhapsody. And I learned so much stuff during this episode. I had a lot of friends tell me they
1:04.0	really loved this episode because they also learned a lot of things about this song. So I thought
1:08.9	this was worth putting back out there again. And I'm not going to make
1:12.8	some big intro for this today. Just I really hope you enjoy this one. And also, if you like the
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