covering *gasp* Bohemian Rhapsody...

[millsbass5]

Check out this church band's version. It friggin' smokes!!! The singer won some kinda contest run by Brian May and Roger Taylor. Guys,just take your time and check it out. Truly impressive:


Marc Martel does Bohemian Rhapsody - YouTube

[SeaBassSteve]

Originally Posted by lowfreq33

I'm going to say no, because even if you guys can pull it off it will empty the dance floor in about three seconds.

In the uk it would absolutely get everyone singing alone

[duff beer]

Originally Posted by powderfinger

Also, Ive never seen Pink Floyd pulled off well either. Ive seen wretched versions of Comfortably Numb from time to time. I did see a band do a decent version of Young Lust once, but any other attempt at Floyd usually ends badly.

Gruhak Covers - Pink Floyd The Wall - Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb - Cover by Gruhak - YouTube

Pink Floyd Time Cover - Gruhak live covers Time from Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon - YouTube

[JohnMCA72]

There used to be a Twin Cities band who covered it pretty well, back when it was "current". They recorded the 1st part, though.

I just did "Stairway..." a couple of weeks ago in an acoustic-folk/electric-rock hybrid band & it went over OK (no dancers).

[bolophonic]

I saw a band do a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody once. They killed it. I wouldn't recommend it for most bands, though.

[derrico1]

Here's my Charlottesville guitar slinging homeboy (and distant D'Errico cousin) playing it with a girl singer he backs. Doesn't seem that hard.

P!NK Bohemian Rhapsody Queen cover funhouse tour 2009 - YouTube

[Bob C]

Originally Posted by JohnMCA72

There used to be a Twin Cities band who covered it pretty well, back when it was "current". They recorded the 1st part, though.

Was that ZigZag?

[mellowinman]

My band plays Freebird, Comfortably Numb, Money, Brain Damage and Wish You Were Here. We also do the ten minute version of Whole Lotta Love.

You can cover anything, if you rehearse it, and make sure it sounds good in rehearsal.

Bohemian Rhapsody?

I'd have to hear it to believe it.

One of our competitors does it (or did it, at least)

I will not comment on it, just share the link:

BROTHER - Queen - Boheimian Rhapsody.MPG - YouTube

[colcifer]

Originally Posted by SeaBassSteve

In the uk it would absolutely get everyone singing alone

Everyone cant sing alone.

[Spectrum]

Where I live there's a local blue grass group called Amanda and the Lost Indians that does a cool cover of Freebird:

Free Bird - Amanda and the Lost Indians - YouTube

[bassinplace]

Originally Posted by mellowinman

My band plays Freebird, Comfortably Numb, Money, Brain Damage and Wish You Were Here. We also do the ten minute version of Whole Lotta Love.

You can cover anything, if you rehearse it, and make sure it sounds good in rehearsal.

Bohemian Rhapsody?

I'd have to hear it to believe it.

One of our competitors does it (or did it, at least)

I will not comment on it, just share the link:

BROTHER - Queen - Boheimian Rhapsody.MPG - YouTube

ouch.

[Kamuilija]

Or then you could do Bohemian Rhapsody like this...

[soulman969]

Originally Posted by vinny

If you can do it like these guys:

Yellow Brick Road - 5-piece Band - Las Vegas - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - YouTube

THAT was outstanding!

[5StringFool]

I know a band that does a Queen medley that starts with Bohemian Rhapsody, but when it gets to the operatic part they transition into Tie Your Mother Down, to Fat Bottomed Girls, then they return to the end of Bohemian Rhapsody to finish off the medley. It's quite the tasty piece.

[mikegug]

Originally Posted by lowfreq33

I'm going to say no, because even if you guys can pull it off it will empty the dance floor in about three seconds.

Well, if you do do it, and it comes off well, you WILL have the undivided attention of the audience. THEN pull out the best dance tune you've got and QUICKLY order them to the dance floor. Take advantage of every opportunity you have to work the crowd to 100% participation. Merch sales go WAY up!

[badstonebass]

These guys do it all the time

song starts at :38

ALMOST QUEEN @ ROTR "Bohemian Rhapsody" - YouTube

[claytitan]

One of my bandmates wants to do this one. I'm talking him out of it since it would be ridiculously tough IMO and you would have to have great 3 part harmonies to even try it. It would also take a ton of work and frankly I'm too lazy and would rather move on to something else. I've tried to get my band mates to do Another one bites the dust instead because it is much easier and would maybe put people on the dance floor rather than empty it.

Freebird on the other hand. No problem. I've done it for a corporate event where it was requested. One guitar, bass, keys and drummer. Killed it. Keys player was driving the chords. Me and the drummer were tight and had all the patterns down. The guitarist was really good and just ripped it. It was outdoors at a resort and we ended up with a lot of people at the resort hanging out on their balconies listening to us. Biggest applause of the night.

[mech]

To the OP. If your chops and vocals are good there's no reason to not try it. It doesn't have to peg to original to be entertaining.

Bluegrass Bohemian Rhapsody - CollegeHumor Video

mech

[ingo62]

You can even sing it drunk in a police car..

Queen + A Drunk Robert Wilkinson Sing Bohemian Rhapsody In The Back of a RCMP Police Car - YouTube

[lowfreq33]

If you want to do a Queen song why not Fat Bottomed Girls or Crazy Little Thing Called Love? Those both tend to go over pretty well, and wouldn't require nearly as much work.