An early draft of the lyrics to one of rock’s most famous songs contains a secret. When Freddie Mercury wrote Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” he originally seemed to have toyed with another title, which ...

Freddie Mercury’s handwritten lyrics for Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” reveal that the song was nearly titled “Mongolian Rhapsody,” according to a lyric sheet bound for auction this month. Sotheby’s ...

A newly discovered working draft for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reveals Freddie Mercury, the legendary British singer-songwriter, intended to give it a different name at first: "Mongolian Rhapsody." ...

Handwritten notes by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury suggest that the legendary singer toyed with calling the band’s classic hit “Mongolian Rhapsody” rather than “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The revelation ...

Does “Mongolian Rhapsody” have quite the same zest as “Bohemian Rhapsody”? As per a crossed-out word in Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s handwritten first draft of the song, sold for $1.8 million at ...

Did you know that Queen's transcendental hit song "Bohemian Rhapsody" originally had a different title? That's what's been revealed in unearthed hand-written notes as part of a collection of items ...

Some songwriters like to write songs with very direct messages. Others like to write songs with ambiguous messages. Lastly, some just like to throw words onto a melody that mean absolutely nothing.