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I've always had the (possibly mistaken) impression that women dislike Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and men love it. Is this true, or am I just projecting my Bohemian Rhapsody hate and firm belief that it was all downhill for Queen after Sheer Heart Attack, onto other women unfairly?

Not quite the right icon, but I don't have a 70s man one.

This post brought to you by Roger Taylor guesting on Jools Holland and me and S reminiscing about how we used to know Freddie Mercury's cousin.

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[beltaneeve.livejournal.com]

I think it's just you! I love Bohemian Rhapsody and have 2 X chromosomes!

I loved Queen, especially Freddie. I saw them at Wembley in 1986 on the 'Magic' Tour and they were superb. A favourite memory of mine.

Will this icon do for 70s?

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Will this icon do for 70s?

Hmm, not brown enough.

I refuse to believe I'm alone in my extreme Bohemian Rhapsody hatred. There must be someone else out there.

I saw Queen in 1974 (the Killer Queen era, which might also explain the bias). They were very good, but very loud.

[liliaeth]

Huh? Really? I've always loved Bohemian Rhapsody and I'm pretty sure I'm a woman.

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Nooo! This isn't going well so far.

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

Double X here, too, and I love almost all of Queen. The only number I can think of offhand that I don't care for is We Are the Champions.

And, um, it's not 70s, but I give you early-ish ASH.

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And, um, it's not 70s, but I give you early-ish ASH.

Yum! There's a little Q&A with ASH in next week's TV book. I must get around to transcribing it.

My Queen love stops dead with their third album. Beyond that I cannot go.

[vampirefever.livejournal.com]

I love Bohemian Rhapsody and all other Queen stuff. I even saw them in concert back in the 80s.

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Beat you by six years, then. :Shakes head: I am obviously an early Queen snob.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

This is as close to a 70s icon as I've got at the moment.

Anyway, I have mixed feelings about Bohemian Rhapsody, and indeed Queen in general. The first time I heard the song was over my alarm clock/radio, and I was still asleep. It gave me a vivid, operatic dream that I still remember 30+ years later. (It was not unlike the Chosen final battle.) So while it is bombastic and overblown and all that stuff that lead to the need for punk (*pets punk passionately*) I have a bit of a soft spot for it as the soundtrack to this weird dream. Also, my old band covered a Queen song, for reasons that completely escape me now, and probably did then, too. I don't really get them.

That said, MiAmor is crazy about them. But boys are crazy about Steely Dan and Kraftwerk, too. Go figure.

[beltaneeve.livejournal.com]

Still XX here and love Steely Dan & Kraftwerk too! Can I throw in Van der Graaf Generator, Focus, Prog Rock in general and Heavy Metal(which are meant to be male territory) to be declared officially odd?

I don't think this is a sex based question as much as personal taste.

[empty-mirrors.livejournal.com]

Adore the song. Wonderful stuff.

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Really? :( :sigh: There must be someone here who feels the way I do.

[mangosorbet007.livejournal.com]

I (XX) love Bohemian Rhapsody .
Only marginally related: I also fondly remember running 2km as part of my high school P.E. exam to the sound of I want to break free . I was a terrible, terrible runner but appreciated the irony.

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Heh! I don't think my school PE teachers were into irony.

[sentine.livejournal.com]

You're not alone :)

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:Hugs you:

We should form an LJ comm.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

I love everything Queen, including Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Right. That's you out of the club, Petzi -which so far only consists of me and sentine anyway.

[calturner.livejournal.com]

I love Bohemian Rhapsody! In fact, I think I love almost every song Queen has ever made. :)

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:Begins to feel outnumbered and possibly a little foolish:

[whichclothes.livejournal.com]

I like Bohemian Rhapsody. I like most things Queen, except Another One Bites the Dust which gives me flashbacks to 9th grade. Ugh. My hubby hates We Are the Champions.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Same here, and I don't like Another One Bites the Dust either.

But I like everything else!

[darlas-mom.livejournal.com]

I love "Bohemian Rhapsody." So do most of my (female) friends.

I think Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett don't like it, though, based on their poking at it (and Queen in general) in "Good Omens."

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I love "Bohemian Rhapsody." So do most of my (female) friends.

I don't know! This is all very disappointing.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

I used to love it as a child, but I'm kind of over it now. Though it's still great to filk or parody. Or to sing out loud when you're drunk. And one of the first 'Buffy' vids I ever watched was an episodic of 'The Gift' and 'Bargaining' to the music of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', by Rowena.

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Though it's still great to filk or parody. Or to sing out loud when you're drunk.

I suppose I get that. After all - Wayne's World.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

I'm not the least bit typical as a woman, but I love Boh. Rap., and I love at least half, usually more, of every LP Queen have ever produced, even Hot Space.

OMG! YOU HAVE A LINK TO FREDDIE!

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I'm not the least bit typical as a woman, but I love Boh. Rap.,

Well, seeing as almost everyone on my flist who has posted here also seems to love it, maybe you're not as untypical as you think?

OMG! YOU HAVE A LINK TO FREDDIE!

Hee! Yes, and what's more, I also have a link to Brookside, in that Freddie's cousin's then wife was a producer on the show when it started.

Very suitable icon, btw.

[twilightofmagic.livejournal.com]

This must be irritating, but I like BR too. But I support you in all your endeavours :)

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But I support you in all your endeavours :)

Thanks, ToM. That makes up for the weird Bohemian Rhapsody loving going on around here.

[willowgreen.livejournal.com]

Loved "Bohemian Rhapsody" back in the '70s, realized the other day that I can still sing along with every word when it comes on the radio. It's ridiculous and over-the-top and always makes me feel good. And, yes, definitely female here.

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Eh, dear! I'm ridiculously outnumbered. Oh well.

[gillo]

I love

Bohemian Rhapsody

. Queen is outstanding motorway-driving music, but that track above all inpires the entire carload to sing along. Just as well, therefore, that the windows are closed and we are going too fast for anyone's eardrums to be assaulted.

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Being a Bohemian Rhapsody hater, I can only agree. :)

[zubiemom.livejournal.com]

When I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody (in the car on the way to university), I was completely blown away. I mentioned it to everyone I met that day, and everyone who heard it loved it. I think you may be alone.

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I think you may be alone.

Pretty much, it appears, though bogwitch is on my side.

[rahirah]

I love Bohemian Rhapsody with a mad burning passion, along with most of the rest of Queen.

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And you're not alone, it seems.

I, on the other hand, feel a bit isolated. :)

[next_to_normal]

I'm rather indifferent to it, to be honest. The only time I really hated Bohemian Rhapsody was when our high school orchestra decided to perform it. Ouch.

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I'm rather indifferent to it, to be honest.

Oh, thank goodness. I was beginning to think it was just me and bogwitch.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mad_brilliant_/]

I love it! (sorry) :-D

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Ah, no worries. I'm getting used to it now.

[piksa.livejournal.com]

Another Bohemian Rhapsody lover here and at least the last time I checked I was a woman. I've sort of found my love for Queen again just a while ago.

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I've sort of found my love for Queen again just a while ago.

That's good, I guess. In fact, I would dig out my Queen LPs (the first three) myself if I only had a turntable.

[ruuger]

I'm a huge Queen fan, I'm a woman, and I've always thought that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was the most overrated Queen song :)

(Roger Taylor was on Jools Holland? I'll have to look that episode up!)

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I'm a woman, and I've always thought that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was the most overrated Queen song :)

Hoorah! I feel slightly vindicated now (only slightly, as the comments above will show), because you are a real, genuine fan and you think the song is overrated. :)

I still love early Queen. Wil never forget Freddie performing Killer Queen and how the audience cheered when he went offstage and changed his skintight white lurex outfit for a skintight black one.

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

I hate Queen and always have done.

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:Hugs you:

I always knew we were soul mates.

ETA: Of course, I don't hate all of Queen. Just from Bohemian Rhapsody onwards.

[ex_peasant441]

I am a loyal subject of the Queen so support HM on general principles, but what is a Bohemian Rhapsody? ;)

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If you don't know, I don't think there's any point me trying to explain.