To tell you the truth, even though the original is quite epic, you've never really heard Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' if you haven't heard it covered by the ultimate collection of cover bands that is the Internet. From clarinets to Christmas lights, these covers collected from across the web pay the ultimate tribute to the ultimate song -- the one that everyone (and yet no one) knows the words to.
- Our friends at Very Short List inspired the collection by pointing out this symphony of machinery -- including a laser printer and vintage Atari -- whose voices combine (with a little programming) to create the ultimate 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'
- Alan Ayers' cover of Bohemian Rhapsody uses typography to illustrate the song.
- YouTube user CntlAltDel animates Mt. Rushmore -- creating a presidential barbershop quartet.
- With the rhythmic flip of a switch, Paul Medlock turned his Christmas lights into a 'Bohemian Rhapsody'-singing choir.
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Tolga Kashif makes Queen sound absolutely heavenly.
- Dawn Wolf works the chin-dub.
- YouTuber Krikonn's Legos come to life and tell the Bohemian Rhapsody.
- The Moymoy Palaboys are webcelebs because of their wacky lipdubs.
- This might be my favorite in this exhaustive list -- if only because this puppetband is called Gueen. And I don't understand what's going on at all.
- The K-State Clarinets don't quite headbang, but their rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody is certainly...hardcore.
- UkuleleBart somehow manages to rockout on his Uke.
- Urlbot Stephen's favorite, the Battle of the Choirs, pits three choirs against each other in a 'Bohemian Rhapsody'-off -- but they end up working together quite nicely.
- I would never leave off a good ol' marching band cover so here's the Michigan Marching Band.
- emm921's mashup masterpiece featuring the HeMen was bound to go viral.
- ...And for the grand finale, Gerry (Jerry) Phillips, a master manualist, plays the 'Rhapsody' on his hands. Incredible!






















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I'll say it again ... the Royal Philharmonic version is chill-inducing and epic and wonderful and i love it. Altho the hand farting one's pretty good too.
by:// Stephen - May 12th 2009
I hope this is OK and not considered spamming, but I wanted to let people know who read this that I have a new cover of Bohemian Rhapsody on my Youtube page that I arranged. It's the percussion group I was teaching at the time with a rock band and vocals, and I was the lead singer. It's (to my knowledge) the only note-for-note recreation of the studio version ever done, so please check it out and let me know what you think! Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leVhNdsKLGU&feature=channel_page
by:// Sean - May 13th 2009
Hello,
i wanted to share this one version.
One man re-recording from scratch the entire song with all the instruments and the entire choir section, all by himself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=295HQSe74I0
cheers!
Giulio
by:// giulio carmassi - Jun 10th 2009