SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 16: (L to R) Brian May of Queen, Adam Lambert and Roger Taylor of Queen attend the press conference ahead of the Rhapsody Tour at Conrad Hotel on January 16, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. The band Queen is in Seoul for their Asian leg of 'Rhapsody' tour, and is scheduled to perform on January 16 and 18 joined by Adam Lambert. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Queen’s signature epic “Bohemian Rhapsody” turns 50 next month, and the song has been all over the zeitgeist lately. In addition to bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor performing the song with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus for BBC Proms, Ndlovu Youth Choir released an Isizulu version. Julien Cohen sang it as part of a flash mob in Paris. An original test pressing of the track is set to be auctioned for the BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the BRIT Awards. On the less adulatory side of things, Barstool Sports’ Kevin Clancy said the song “stinks,” while Guns N’ Roses’ former manager Alan Niven called Queen one of the most overrated bands ever.
