Alvin darling rhapsody definition

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Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury , the song is a six-minute suite , [ 4 ] notable for its lack of a refraining chorus and consisting of several sections: an intro , a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda. Mercury referred to "Bohemian Rhapsody" as a "mock opera" that resulted from the combination of three songs he had written.

Due to recording logistics of the era, the band had to bounce the tracks across eight generations of track tape, meaning that they required nearly tracks for overdubs. The song parodies elements of opera with bombastic choruses, sarcastic recitative, and distorted Italian operatic phrases. Lyrical references include Scaramouche , the fandango , Galileo Galilei , Figaro , and Beelzebub , with cries of " Bismillah!

Although critical reaction was initially mixed, retrospective reviews have acclaimed "Bohemian Rhapsody" one of the greatest songs of all time, and it is often regarded as the band's signature song. The promotional video is credited with furthering the development of the music video medium. It also topped the charts in countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Netherlands, and has sold over six million copies worldwide.

In the United States, the song peaked at number nine in , but reached a new peak of number two after appearing in the film Wayne's World. In , the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In , it was inducted into National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".