#4 "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"
QUEEN, 1975

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Ahhh, one of the truly most epic songs ever recorded.  So pompous that it dares to mix opera with rock in a combination that's just so crazy, it works!  Near the songs end, when Freddie screams, "Beelzebub's has a devil put aside for Me, For MEEEEEE, FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" you get a guitar explosion that practically pioneered head banging.  There's a scene in Wayne's World where the cast begins doing just that in their car that is one of the most brilliantly joyous moments in cinema history.  The world is a sadder place without Freddie Mercury, indeed.

-Robert Berry

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