Originally published at: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was first called 'Mongolian Rhapsody' per Freddie Mercury's personal notes | Boing Boing
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It would have had a much different vibe with throat singing instead of falsetto
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The opening line would have needed to be way more than just a single man.
“Mamaaaa,
just sacked the land.
Filled my enemies with dread,
Shot my arrows,
now they’re dead.”
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From my own experience this is how most creative endeavors are. You start with basic ideas, and as you flesh them out they change based on what feels better or sounds better. Maybe there’s something a little quirky about “Mongolian” instead of “Bohemian”, but no more so than McCartney’s “scrambled eggs” placeholder lyrics to “Yesterday.”
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