History Main / BohemianParody

* Franchise/TheMuppets [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY did a version]] [[spoiler:which Kermit says was a videoconference gone wrong]].

* [[https://soundcloud.com/mrwompy/wal-martian-rhapsody]] by Mr. Wompy narrates an unpleasant trip to a UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}}.

* [[http://www.thefump.com/side.php?id=417 "Wal-Martian Rhapsody"]] by Mr. Wompy narrates an unpleasant trip to a UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}}.

There are several common approaches. The first is to keep the melody more or less intact but change the lyrics to suit a new, comic purpose. The second is to keep the song more or less the same, but have it sung by unlikely or inappropriate stand-ins for Queen (such as [[Franchise/StarTrek the crew of the U.S.S Enterprise]]) or in much sillier or inappropriate voices, and a third is to keep the lyrics the same but change the melody from a dramatic fusion of rock and opera that something a bit less... bombastic. Then, once you're done, all you need to do is replace the 'Bohemian' part of the title with something more appropriate to your current purposes so that the title becomes "[X] Rhapsody", and bingo! [[HilarityEnsues Instant hilarity!]]

While the song is subject to numerous parodies, the music video for the song is itself quite well-recognised and thus also subject to frequent parodies and visual homage. The stock visual parody in this case is the instantly recognisable image of four people arranged in a 'diamond' formation against a dark background, with the lighting arranged to suggest that their heads are disembodied (an image frequently used through the video, taken from the cover of the band's second album).

* ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'': A rather spontaneous outbreak of the song in a doctor's surgery waiting room is outlined [[http://notalwaysright.com/bohemian-medicine/28199 here]].

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen}} is quite an EarWorm. Pretty much everyone can recognize the distinctive and complex melody, most people know the lyrics (at least approximately), it's a melding of numerous musical genres from rock to opera (thus lending itself nicely to being played with using other genres as well), and it also has a rather famous and recognisable music video. As a result, thanks to its distinctive nature and SmallReferencePools, it's become quite a common subject for {{Parody}}.

* At a show in Canberra, Australia, Creator/RossNoble was delighted to discovered that an audience member in the front row worked for the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the government agency that,amongst other duties, conducts the 5 yearly national census. Ross then ad libbed a lengthy bit were he was a census taker asking an imaginary person a series of questions. and then repeating their answers back; the answers gradually building up into the lyrics of "Bohemian Rhapsody".

* Brohemian [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_UyP4qb6-0 Rhapsody]], done by {{College Humour}}.

* An episode of ''WebOriginal/Caddicarus''- specifically his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LPqUNTXh4Q review]] of ''VideoGame/LSDDreamEmulator'' features a brief version of the song with 4 of Caddy's heads singing "Is this the real life?" shortly before slowly fading into an uncanny face from the game.

* [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko-]][[http://blog.samzabala.com/post/61154599567/one-time-at-3am-i-suddenly-woke-up-and-a-stupid hemian]] [[https://soundcloud.com/samapitongzabala/zuko-rhapsody Rhapsody]].

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"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen}} is quite an EarWorm. Pretty much everyone can recognize the distinctive and complex melody, most people know the lyrics (at least approximately), it's a melding of numerous musical genres from rock to opera (thus lending itself nicely to being played with using other genres as well), and it also has a rather famous and recognisable music video. As a result, thanks to it's distinctive nature and SmallReferencePools, it's become quite a common subject for {{Parody}}.

* One that inverts the formula is the commercial for Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which turns the lyrics [[WaxingLyrical into a conversation]].

* 'Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' uses the diamond formation pose for its soundtrack cover. The manga also features a character who may or may not be Freddie Mercury.

* Done with the British Royal Family in the Series/SpittingImage sketch song "We Are The Royal Family", which is musically a parody of "We're The Champions", but shows the Royals' heads with the same positions and lighting as Queen's at the start of their music video.

* "Rap Soda y Bohemia" by {{Molotov}}.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESq27B9YI4Q Nintendohemian Rhapsody]] by BrentalFloss and PatTheNESPunk.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLuxfihubiU Bohemian Rhapsody]] by RichardCheese and Lounge Against the Machine (again original lyrics -more or less - and music but played as Lounge music).

* The finale of the SuperMarioLand flash series at Newgrounds ends with Mario escaping the dungeon set to the second half of the song, as shown here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2pZ2ji1tlgY#t=355s]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_kI1Gmr9PA Novocaine Rhapsody]], a fusion of Bohemian Rhapsody and GreenDay's [[AmericanIdiot "Give Me Novocaine."]]
* An old issue of ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine had "Companions' Rhapsody", sung by the cast of the ''{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles''.

* [[http://www.thefump.com/side.php?id=417 "Wal-Martian Rhapsody"]] by Mr. Wompy narrates an unpleasant trip to a Wal-Mart.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8z7O3wfa4g Most Popular Rhapsody In School]], for ''TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool''.

* Franchise/StarTrek [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU2MQ03d0bg Rhapsody]]
* Brohemian [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_UyP4qb6-0 Rhapsody]]

* [[Franchise/StarWars Midichlorian]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpvlTVgeivU Rhapsody]]
* Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMgWaxtLbwE Rhapsody]] (warning: spoileriffic!)
* Franchise/TheMuppets [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY did a version]] [[spoiler:which Kermit says was a videoconference gone wrong]].
* Mountain Dew [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tg2l_yqZY ad.]]
* The Argentinian Show Todox2$ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiiMBBUQlsQ
* VideoGame/ZeroWing [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/222458 Rhapsody!]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_kI1Gmr9PA Novocaine Rhapsody]], a fusion of Bohemian Rhapsody and GreenDay's [[AmericanIdiot "Give Me Novocaine."]]
* An old issue of ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine had "Companions' Rhapsody", sung by the cast of the ''{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles''.
* [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 BoHeman]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeFH-QoAPCk Rhapsody]]

* Another one that inverts the formula is the commercial for Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which turns the lyrics [[WaxingLyrical into a conversation]].

* Done with the British Royal Family in the Series/SpittingImage sketch song "We Are The Royal Family", which is musically a parody of "We're The Champions", but shows the Royals' heads with the same positions and lighting as Queen's at the start of their music video.

* An episode of ''Series/FatherTed'' features the hyperactively annoying Father Noel Furlong subjecting everyone he's stuck in a cave with to an impromptu solo rendition of the song in which he does all the parts himself.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESq27B9YI4Q Nintendohemian Rhapsody]] by BrentalFloss and PatTheNESPunk.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAWl5peI8HY Bluegrass Rhapsody]] original lyrics and music, but played as Bluegrass by Hayseed Dixie
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLuxfihubiU Bohemian Rhapsody]] by RichardCheese and Lounge Against the Machine (again original lyrics -more or less - and music but played as Lounge music)
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbtsX7twc Bohemian Gravity]]: A grad student studying string theory explains what it's about.
* ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' uses the diamond formation pose for its soundtrack cover. The manga also features a character who may or may not be Freddie Mercury.
* Variant: ''Film/WaynesWorld'' has Wayne and Garth singing along as the song comes on the radio. Thus warranting [[VideoFullOfFilmClips another version of the video with scenes of the movie]].
* ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' parodies the ballad section during the bridge of Skullmageddon's defeat song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHO50sB2gs "Dared To Dream"]].

* WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory referenced it briefly when FreddieMercury battled FrankSinatra.

* ZeroWing [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/222458 Rhapsody!]]

* Well, it seems someone has finally done the unexpected... and created the [[SegaSaturn Sega Saturian]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4q7E9sMfTU#t=018s Rhapsody]].

* TheMuppets [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY did a version]] [[spoiler:which Kermit says was a videoconference gone wrong]].