Mercury's Rhapsody

“Bohemian Rhapsody”, written by Queen front man, Freddie Mercury, serves as a metaphor for Mercury’s sexual orientation. By drawing on ideals of Bohemian, Romanticism, and individualist art, “Bohemian Rhapsody” expresses Mercury’s creativity and struggles as a gay man using historical and religious references.

Freddie Mercury was a singer, songwriter, and musician. Mercury was lead singer in the group Queen. Freddie Mercury was born into a Parsi family who believed and practiced Zoroastrianism, a religion based on the creation of one God, Ahura Mazda. As a child, Mercury was very religious, and at age eight, he became a full member of the Zoroastrianism religion (Sky, Rick). This religion does not accept gay preference; it looks down upon those who commit this act. It is well known that Mercury was openly gay, although Mercury was once in a relationship with a woman named Mary Austin, in the early 1970s. Their relationship could no longer continue when Freddie became involved with a man, Tim Hutton (“Freddie Mercury”). Austin and Mercury decided to remain friends. “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.” Freddie Mercury is in disbelief. Though a celebrity, he is still a regular human being dealing with struggles as every human goes through. Mercury’s main struggle is being gay. “Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see.” Mercury is referring to God, in that there is no lies, only truth in the world of God. “Too late my time has come, sends shivers down my spine, body’s aching all the time Goodbye everybody, I’ve got to go, gotta leave you all behind and face the truth.” Mercury is saying he has to face the fact that he is gay, and when he leaves he is taking that with him....

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