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Ultimate Classic Rock
Ultimate Classic Rock
Both were exhaustive studio creations that later enjoyed a huge resurgence in popularity, but Freddie Mercury was actually more proud of “Somebody to Love” than he was of Queen‘s acknowledged 1975 classic “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “OK, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is a big hit, but as far as my writing ability is concerned, I think I can write better,” Mercury later said in the Queen: The Greatest documentary series. “For my estimation, I think a song like ‘Somebody to Love’ from the writing aspect [is] a better song.” His reasons went more toward the personal, rather than facts and figures. “Bohemian Rhaps…