23 July 2012

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" a capella


It's not really an a capella performance, of course.  These are the vocal tracks isolated from the instrumentals.  Depending on your enthusiasm for the piece, your brain may be able to fill in the silences with the appropriate music.

But the quality of the vocals by themselves is really rather impressive.

Via Reddit, where there are some relevant links.

7 comments:

  1. Jen in OzJuly 23, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    ARGH. blocked in my country on copyright grounds. grrrrr. (I like this song and could listen to it all day long!)

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    1. AlexJuly 24, 2012 at 5:24 AM

      Same here! Why do they hate New Zealand :(

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  2. The Weaving OneJuly 23, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    I play music almost continuously - the dogs don't usually mind, but for some reason, they really hate Queen. I have been trying to decide if it was Freddie Mercury's vocal range, but after playing this track (more than once) I now know it is Brian May's guitar. No reaction at all, even to the head bops.

    And these guys were geniuses!

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  3. ZhoenJuly 23, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    That was amazing, very interesting. Thank you.

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  4. Cathy MJuly 24, 2012 at 2:09 PM

    What a marvelous blending of voices. I'm of the age group that bought the album when it first came out, so this was really fun to hear.

    Thanks for posting this.

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  5. bobbieJuly 24, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    Best. Male. Rock. Vocalist. EVER!!!

    RIP, Freddie ~

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  6. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    I still find Freddie Mercury's vocal range impressive

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