Comments by "" (@theylied1776) on "Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody" video.

  1. Bohemian Rhapsody is a (coming-out) song. Freddie Mercury was announcing to the world that he was Gay. Here are the self-identifying lyrics in the song: [Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead Mama, life had just begun So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye? So you think you can love me and leave me to die? Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby!] Freddie Mercury was asked about the lyrics and he would always say, "They're just lyrics, darling". It was only after he passed away that the world found out he wrote this song when he started dating men. But Freddie also said his private was private, and he didn't want to be a Gay Icon, cautionary tale, or symbol. This was why he never admitted that he was fighting HIV when he was alive.
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