An early draft of the song by Freddie Mercury, Queen’s frontman, suggests that he once considered giving the anthem a different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.” Image Freddie Mercury onstage at ...

An early, handwritten draft of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” suggests that Freddie Mercury was experimenting with a slightly different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.” The scrawled evidence ...

Notes shared in May 2023 suggest that Freddie Mercury may have considered calling Queen's song 'Mongolian Rhapsody' instead of 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' Skip to main content Skip to site footer.

In a handwritten folio of lyrics, vocal lines and harmonies, the Queen singer appears to have crossed out the word “Mongolian” before replacing it with the now-famous “Bohemian.” ...

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.

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 ...

Jim Jenkins, one of Queen’s official biographers, said he’d never heard of the “Mongolian Rhapsody” idea either, despite knowing Mercury for years. The singer “never liked to explain ...