What song was written by Freddie Mercury for 1975 album "A Night at the Opera" and was used as a play on words to title a Queen concert film?
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Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest is a concert film of the British rock band Queen's performance in Budapest on 27 July 1986. It was part of Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon's final tour with original lead singer Freddie Mercury, The Magic Tour. Queen were one of the few bands from Western Europe to perform in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. The film had a limited release in theatres worldwide on 20 September 2012. The concert was released on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time on 5 November 2012 worldwide, except in the United States where it was released a day later. The concert title is a play on the Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt and one of Queen's most celebrated hits, "Bohemian Rhapsody."
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Bohemian Rhapsody "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album "A Night at the Opera". It is a six-minute suite, consisting of several sections without a chorus: an intro, a ballad segment, an operatic passage, a hard rock part and a reflective coda. The song is a more accessible take on the 1970s progressive rock genre. It was reportedly the most expensive single ever made at the time of its release, though the exact cost of production cannot be determined.
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Made in Heaven Made in Heaven is the fifteenth and final studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. After Freddie Mercury's death, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bass guitarist John Deacon worked with vocal and piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding fresh instrumentation to the recordings. Both stages of recording, before and after Mercury's death, were completed at the band's studio in Montreux, Switzerland. The album debuted at number 1 in the UK where it went 4× platinum. The album became a worldwide success, especially in Europe, selling over 5 million copies there, and more than 7.5 million around the world.
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Brian Song "Brian Song" is the title song from the 1979 film "Monty Python's Life of Brian". It was released as a single in the UK on 16 November 1979 as a Double A side with Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.
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A Night at the Opera (Blind Guardian album) A Night at the Opera is a 2002 album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It is named after the 1975 Queen album of the same name, which is itself named after the Marx brothers film of the same name.
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On Air (Queen album) On Air is a live album by the British rock band Queen. It was released in November 2016 in a two disc format, a six disc deluxe format and a 3LP vinyl release. The two disc format features the complete BBC Sessions, the six disc format features the complete BBC Sessions, as well as a disc featuring several songs from three concerts spanning between 1973 and 1986 and three discs featuring various interviews broadcast on Capital Radio, BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2.
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Mustapha (Queen song) "Mustapha" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and recorded by British rock band Queen. It is the first track of their 1978 album "Jazz", categorized as "an up-tempo Arabic rocker" by Circus Magazine.
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Friends Will Be Friends "Friends Will Be Friends" is a song performed by Queen and written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, included on the album "A Kind of Magic". It was the band's 30th single in the UK upon its release on 9 June 1986, reaching number 14 in the UK.
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Innuendo (song) "Innuendo" is a 1991 single by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor but credited to Queen, it is the opening track on the album of the same name, and was released as the first single from the album. The single went straight to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1991.
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'39 "'39" is a song by British rock band Queen. Composed by lead guitarist Brian May, it is the fifth track on their fourth studio album "A Night at the Opera". The song was also the B-side to "You're My Best Friend".
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Rhapsody (Ashton) Rhapsody is a one act ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton, based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini". The ballet premiered on 4 August 1980 at The Royal Ballet, and was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. It has been revived twice since its 1980 premiere, in 1995 and 2011.
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Freddie Mercury Farrokh "Freddie" Mercury (born Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. He was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and "We Are the Champions". He led a solo career while performing with Queen, and occasionally served as a producer and guest musician for other artists.
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Hello America (song) "Hello America" is a 1980 song by British rock band Def Leppard from their debut album, "On Through the Night". The lyrics and title of the songs are about the fantasies the band had about touring in America.
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A Winter's Tale (Queen song) "A Winter's Tale" is a song by Queen, from the album "Made in Heaven", released in 1995 after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. It was written after the "Innuendo" sessions, inspired as Mercury was staring out the windows of his hospital, at Lake Geneva. The song has a psychedelic, dreamy feel, and describes what Mercury saw outside the windows.
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Tommy (1975 film) Tommy is a 1975 British musical fantasy drama film based upon The Who's 1969 rock opera album "Tommy" about a seemingly disabled boy who becomes a religious pinball champion. Directed by Ken Russell, the film featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role), Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, Arthur Brown, and Jack Nicholson.
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Golden Years (song) "Golden Years" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie in 1975. It was originally released in a shortened form as a single in November 1975, and in its full-length version in January the following year on the "Station to Station" album. It was the first track completed during the "Station to Station" sessions, a period when Bowie's cocaine addiction was at its peak. At one stage it was slated to be the album's title track.
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Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song) Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song)
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Metropolitan (1935 film) Metropolitan is a 1935 back-stage drama film interlaced with songs and musical segments from opera.
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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold is a 1975 American action-adventure blaxploitation movie starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones, Stella Stevens and Norman Fell. This films is the sequel to the 1973 action film "Cleopatra Jones."
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Sheer Heart Attack (song) "Sheer Heart Attack" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released on their sixth studio album "News of the World" in 1977. It is one of two songs on the album entirely written by Roger Taylor.
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Fat Bottomed Girls "Fat Bottomed Girls" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, the track featured on their 1978 album "Jazz", and later on their compilation album, "Greatest Hits". When released as a single with "Bicycle Race", the song reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 24 in the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the US.
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Silly Love Songs "Silly Love Songs" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. The song appears on the 1976 album "Wings at the Speed of Sound." It was also released as a single in 1976, backed with "Cook of the House". The song, written in response to music critics accusing him of writing only "silly love songs", also features disco overtones.