#Bo rhap

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Ok So who is down for a bit of a wild Eddie Diaz is Freddie Mercury theory that is actually based in colour theory?!!

Yeah, yeah, I know that sounds insane but hear me out!

So Freddie superstar queer man of moustache wearing fame who also happened to sport a swept back floppy haired look in the 1980’s

Remind you of anyone??

Yeah - similar hairstyle and moustache! Keep that in mind as we continue!

Did you know that he never actually confirmed his sexuality publicly?

He hinted at it in the lyrics of Bo Rhap - which he wrote (and released with Queen) in 1975 when he was figuring things out. At that time he was in a relationship with a woman (Mary Austin - who he called his wife even though they never married. They remained best of friends and she was at his side when he died - he left her most of his estate) but had an affair with a man - and was also dealing with religious and childhood trauma (he was sent to catholic school and had a difficult upbringing at the hands of his mother). Bo Rhap was Freddie sorting through all of his feelings around his sexuality - the lyrics can be interpreted in many ways but the other members of Queen have spoken about its meaning being clear and personal to Freddie at the time. So ‘mama’ is a reference to the Virgin Mary and also to his mother - playing on both his childhood and religious traumas, saying he didn’t mean to make them cry is about not wanting to disappoint them but also about needing to be true to himself. ‘Just killed a man’ is about the death of his heterosexuality. I could go on (I can always write a post explaining the lyrics more fully if that is something that would interest anyone - Queen and Freddie were a hyperfixation of mine as a teenager!!) but I won’t in order to keep to my actual wild theory!

Now I wonder who that sounds like?? Childhoood trauma at the hands of his mother, catholic upbringing that didn’t fit with who he is, relationship with a woman who he loved but didn’t love the right way?? Yeah that sounds remarkably like a certain Edmundo Diaz if you ask me.

Now the moment Freddie actually ‘came out’ without actually coming out and essentially confirming he was not straight (there is debate about if he was gay or bi because he referred to himself as bi) was when he released ‘The Great Pretender’ in 1987 - when he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS (he had been showing symptoms since 1982 but he also never actually confirmed his diagnosis until the day before his death in 1991) The reason this is significant in relation to Eddie DIaz is multi fold!

Firstly this was the moment Freddie chose to shave off his moustache as a symbol of not hiding who he was anymore and he never grew it back. So for Freddie Mercury his moustache was a literal mask and not a symbol of his queerness. The song is literally about coming out to the world and confessing and not hiding who you are and about wanting to fit in even though you are different. When we have had Episodes titled Masks, confessions, and have wannabes coming up - and we have Eddie Diaz shaving off his moustache as a symbol of not hiding any longer - choosing to embrace his true self - that’s a pretty loud parallel if you ask me.

Now to the colour theory of it all - because you see we have pink coming to the party for both Eddie and Freddie!

Freddie wore this wonderful double breasted pale pink satin suit for the promotional photographs and for the music video of ‘The Great Pretender’ and the scenes he wore it for in the music video were the ones that symbolised him being his true self as he reflected back on his life and all the various costumes and ‘disguises’ he wore throughout his life and career.

And now we’ve had Eddie in Pink for two very key scenes - the only time he has worn pink in the entire show.

Firstly we have the karaoke scene with Eddie in his Crockett and Tubbs pale pink suit and dark pink shirt.

And then we have Risky business Eddie in a pale pink shirt

Both times Eddie has worn pink pale pink have been in connection with being shown his true unmasked and unfiltered self - at the karaoke we see him letting loose and just enjoying himself, and then we have the newly shaven Eddie dancing the Risky business dance finding joy in something. They’re both scenes about Eddies joy, his freedom and him expressing himself. They’re about showing the audience who the real Eddie is - when he isn’t weighed down by all the other things in his life.

Oh hey look, its not even just the pink parallels of it all because we also had drag queens in the great pretender music video (L-R Roger Taylor, Peter Straker and Freddie Mercury) just like we did in the Karaoke scene.

And then we have the green and pink parallel!

Because something I have been side eyeing hard since we first got the stills for the karaoke scene is the colour swap for Buck and Eddie. This was the first time we saw Eddie in pink - in any real colour colour to be honest - Eddie has stuck to a pretty rigid colour palette since he first appeared in Under pressure (oh look yet another Queen reference!) always in muted shades rarely wearing anything bright and generally in a green, grey, blue, black and white colour palette with a little bit of burgundy/maroon thrown in. The only time we’ve really seen him in anything close to a bright colour is the yellow shirt from 601 which we have just seen again in 806. Buck however has worn pink on numerous occasions (Mays graduation party, the tsunami, the hilly coffee maker scene, when Chim figures out Buck knew where Maddie was scene etc etc) and so it is a staple colour for him. Mint green however is not a colour he wears - in fact Buck wearing green more generally is not common at all (especially outside of break up scenes!). So I was already looking for significance in the colour choices that had been made - but didn’t have all the pieces (and not just because the actual karaoke element of the scene had been cut) - until now! Now it is very clear that wardrobe and ABP have to have been given specific colour instructions about Eddies costume colour - because they needed it to play into the Freddie Mercury concept - the pink suit and the swept back hair, the drag queens - the entire thing was a nod to the great pretender and basically the kicking off of a queer arc for Eddie - now backed up by the 806 scene.

I wrote at the time in my meta about pink being the colour for the season and being a play on innocence and naïveté - which did fit with this scene and Eddie in this scene, but it also felt like it wasn’t the entire answer - with the context of the risky business Eddie scene though - now it is making sense - it is about showing Eddie letting go and being free, but it is also symbolic of Eddie becoming lighter (and no I don’t mean in terms of the fact he seems to only wear half his clothes when he’s in pink!) as he allows his true self to see the sunlight.

It also gives us this very interesting parallel/mirroring - Eddie in Pink - Buck in green - in both scenes - the framing is the same - right down to Eddie drinking his beer!

Notice how the tone has swapped though - Eddie darker toned in his darker pink shirt while Buck is super pale in the mint green - switched to Eddie in the super pale pink while Buck is in the very dark green. In S7 both are in relationships and they’re all over each other - because it is ‘safe’ to do so - its the most intimate we’ve ever actually scene them (physically I know they’ve metaphorically been closer) Then when they’re both single they’re keeping a foot apart!

The parallel is a really interesting one - this idea that the episode before - in 705 both Buck and Eddie nearly end up single but choose to stay/ pursue relationships that are not the right fit for them - highlighted by this karaoke scene showing who there person actually is - now backed up by the final scene of 806 - reversed colours and all - showing who their person is after both relationships have ended. The light and dark of both scenes plays into who is in the better place in that moment - So Buck was in the best place in 706 while Eddie is in 806. The other aspect of the two scenes is the loud v quiet. Bucks bi arc being a loud and bright colourful affair full of drama etc, while Eddies is taking a more sedate and quiet route - much like the quiet of a scene where they just sit together in silence. This is a reflection of what each needs in those moments - Buck needed the world to accept him and his bisexuality in 706 and in 806 its about Eddie accepting himself. Their journey’s from here on out are the opposite - Buck now needs to sit in the silence and accept himself while Eddie needs the acceptance of the outside world (namely his parents and Chris) they are holding mirrors up to each other and it perfectly highlights their respective personalities and wider journeys. It also reflects the duality of Freddie Mercury himself - a complete showman - confident and full of charisma on stage - off stage however he was, by all accounts a quiet and unassuming but complex man who accepted himself privately but wasn’t able or wiling to share all of himself with the world (as was and is his right).

So the Freddie Mercury parallel that it seems Tim is playing into is very loud and telling and the colour theory is backing it up perfectly so far.

This is a rambling mess - it’s 2:30am and I should be asleep so apologies if it makes zero sense, but I hope it does!

[bdifh-main]

Took this quiz very seriously.

spend 5 minutes deciding and redeciding.

The most important quiz, because Bo Rhap is a masterpiece that can't be pulled apart for taking a favourite part.

It is a whole (even while it is actually three songs blended together to a 5minute 56seconds epic thing.

Thank you for making this quiz.

[justasmisunderstoodasloki]

I get so incredibly emotional when watching Bohemian Rhapsody

[darlingfreddie]

Crying laughing while going through my ‘br rewatch’ tag like I was really going thru it 😭😂

[princemick]

fuck this country but also we've listened to bo rhap at 12 am on new years sharp for the last like 25 years so thats the one good thing.

[guiltypleasurefandomface]

[queenheritageposts]

date of origin: January 15th, 2019

OMG, CAN YOU SEE THE TEARS IN HIS EYES????? HE WAS SUCH A GOOD JOHN DEACON I HAVE NO WORDS

Joe is such a good actor, i love him so much. This is from the scene that Freddie tell his mates that he got aids. I’m crying with Deaky.

[brianmaysleftclog]

man, I should rewatch Bohemian Rhapsody, I love that movie

*sobs* *sobs* *sobs* *giggling* *sobs* *sobs* *sobs*

[xingqiusleftearring]

im gonna try pulling for wanderer but also. hoyoverse wtf us "any way the wind blows" yall arent even being subtle anymore

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

Today, on March 25th, 1947 was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in the town of Pinner in Middlesex, England, UK.

Happy Birthday Sir Elton John!!🎉

🔸Elton remembers Freddie fondly - while he didn’t “get” Bo Rhap, he got” the singer straight away. He recalls: “From the minute I met him, I loved him. He was just magnificent. Incredibly smart and adventurous. Kind and generous and thoughtful, but outrageously funny.”

But Elton John thought Bohemian Rhapsody was “absolutely ridiculous” when he first heard it

👉Full Article: https://amp.radiox.co.uk/artists/queen/elton-john-bohemian-rhapsody-absolutely-ridiculous/

📸 Pic: 1980, House of Commons, London, UK - Freddie Mercury with his friend Elton John

👉 Elton and Freddie were very good friends

Everything started in 1975. Queen and Elton John had the same manager, John Reid

[a-woman-unkind]

idea from @not-the-coffee-machine4

50 Queen questions!

Favourite decade: 70s

Favourite member: Johnny DEAKS

Favourite song: '39

Least favourite song: Body Language

Favourite album: Queen II

Least favourite album: (except Flash Gordon) The Miracle

Favourite song from Queen I: Liar

Favourite song from Queen II: The March Of The Black Queen

Favourite song from Sheer Heart Attack: Stone Cold Crazy

Favourite song from A Night At The Opera: '39

Favourite song from A Day At The Races: Somebody To Love

Favourite song from News Of The World: It's Late

Favourite song from Jazz: Fat Bottomed Girls

Favourite song from The Game: Save Me

Favourite song from Flash Gordon: Flash

Favourite song from Hot Space: Under Pressure

Favourite song from The Works: It's A Hard Life

Favourite song from A Kind Of Magic: Who Wants To Live Forever

Favourite song from The Miracle: Breakthru

Favourite song from Innuendo: These Are The Days Of Our Lives

Favourite song from Made In Heaven: Let Me Live

Underrated album: Queen I

Underrated song: Son And Daughter

Overrated album: None of them really but Innuendo came to mind

Overrated song: I Want It All

Something you love about Queen: Almost everything

Favourite story about Freddie: The Princess Diana story (though many people have said the story was actually a myth), and Freddie writing a song for Delilah (my heart😢)

Favourite story about Brian: Him apologizing for being straight when he was approached by a man who was interested in him

Favourite story about Roger: The green hair incident...

Favourite story about John: Him being too drunk to recognize his own band's song playing on the radio

Favourite pics: All of them!!!

The song you're the CEO of: '39 of course

Song that makes you happy: Seaside Rendezvous

Song that makes you laugh: I love you roger but it has to be I'm In Love With My Car (reason being bo rhap movie brainrot)

Song that makes you sad/cry: Love Of My Life, No One But You

Member you'd most like to meet: Freddie

Favourite performance: Somebody To Love in Queen Rock Montreal like OH MY GOD it's life changing

Favourite performance from the Tribute Concert: George Michael singing Somebody To Love (can't you tell I'm utterly obsessed with this song?)

Favourite collab: Under Pressure with David Bowie

Favourite album cover: Sheer Heart Attack

Least favourite album cover: Jazz

How many Queen songs you have in your main playlist: 85

First song you ever heard: Bohemian Rhapsody

First song you fell in love with: Bohemian Rhapsody

Favourite solo career: Freddie's solo career

Favourite song from Roger's solo career: Man On Fire (the music video has my entire heart he's so silly)

Favourite song from Brian's solo career: I haven't listened to his stuff as of yet😢

Favourite song from Freddie's solo career: Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow

[riaaanna]

Brian was wearing a QAL cape for his Bo Rhap solo tonight and I love that!

📸 starlyyte, the_love_token

[darlingfreddie]

ANGIE WE MET BRIAN MAY (and each other) FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

SHDHHDS I JUST SAW THE POST AND I GOTTA SAY, IT REALLY AGED ME LMAO

[princemick]

borhap and my beloved paul/antoine/mick trio, like i see them i see you

same!!!!!!!!!!!!! sameee when I see either paul or antoine I go '!!! have to text cassy' like no one gets them like we do

tell me what reminds u of me

[theblackqueenqueen]

Hello Queenies, just some informations about me because (idk why I do this but a saw a lot of people do this so like I dont have a personnality I'll do it too 😀👍 :

Age: 14

sexuality: Bisexual or lesbian idk 😐

What I like: listening to music, skate, be with my friends, meet people on social media, therianthropy, my btf crush, queen, Freddie Mercury, John deacon, Roger taylor, Brian may, you 👀, lgbt people, my btf bedroom, electric guitar, find people who like the same things as me, my btf crush (again), the song tear it up, my brother, watching films or series, visiting queen things (like Freddie statue or the queen studios), buy random shit, imagine scenarios with queen or my btf crush or other random people, read fanfics, the ship maycury, hazbin hotel, Angel dust, drawing of course, thinking abt my sexuality, thinking abt the sexuality of my friends, thinking abt things, go to conventions, be random with my friends, talk to my btf crush, all of us are dead, learn english because yes i'm french, music tee-shirts, sushis, usa, uk, learning things abt queen, my btf crush (yes again), thegameofflowerberries (sorry if I made mistakes), wattpad, do skates with my friends, having deep conversations with my friends, my religion, furry, deaky's dancing, youtube

Zodiac sign: ♑

Religion: ✝️

Fav bands: Queen ofc, supertramp, led zeppelin, the beatles, Guns n roses,

Fav film or serie: Bo Rhap ofc, Titanic, Avatar, the end of the fucking world, all of us are dead

Nationality: French 🇲🇫🇲🇫 (oui oui baguette 😩)

Fav songs: Tear it up, need you loving tonight, hammer to fall, the march of the black queen, nevermore, the fairy feller master stroke, viva la vida, the milk carton

Style: Grunge, vintage and 80's style :D

Sorry if I made mistakes, I'm bad at english bc as you can see i'm french (oui oui baguette) (again)

I'm always looking for new friends so if you are interested my dm are open !! :)

[caesariawritesstuff]

To add on to lynx’s hc

her newest chapter in her fic with Bo Rhap by Queen LMAO

I could totally see Edward singing along to that song it’s a classic for a reason, and I think he’d have some weird sort of respect for Freddie Mercury considering the fact that he was bullied when he was younger (😭) but look at where he ended up in life! Just like Edward, the two men triumphed over all their obstacles in life (ignoring the fact that Edward basically became a supervillain and Freddie an absolute idol but whatever!)

Omg yesss I can totally see this 😂