"Bohemian Trumpsody" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen about Donald J. Trump

Well, with the polls so tight a week out, we decided to revisit US Election politics one last time, and ambitiously to have a stab at building a parody around one of the greatest songs ever written, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” which was the inimitable mock opera lead single from their album “A Night at the Opera” released in 1975. It was a monstrous production, created across eight generations of 24-track tape and with hundreds of overdubs, complex layered harmonies, subsections, innovations. And at its core, the spectacular vocals of Freddie Mercury – one of the finest singers ever, on top form.

It has been parodied so many times already, including an iconic version by the Muppets (which the kids loved and grew up with), and it’s been twisted to fit subjects from the menopause to coronavirus. But our chosen subject is the willingness of so many decent people to hold their nose and - likely - vote for Donald Trump in the forthcoming US Presidential Election. We know we’ve sung about it already twice, and we don’t live or vote in the USA. But the whole world has a stake in this election – and it’s a free world. At least, for now. We chose not to riff off the many daft claims, stories, or issues (the cat ladies and cats and dogs have been cut up plenty), but just to try to cut to the fundamentals, and think about behaviours, facts, values, and history. Some of the footage is from the US Congress hearings.

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LYRICS

How is this real life? Wish it was fantasy! Ought to be landslide, not a race to the final week Look in his eyes, it’s up to you guys, you see He’s just a playboy, he feels no empathy Because he’s kinda dumb, kinda slow Little lie, shitty joke Every single swing vote really really matters to liberty

Donald’s a danger, man Watch him turn the country red Just an ego off its head Donald’s no ‘Republican’ You put him on a throne and there he’ll stay Donald, ooh. Might seem a wacky guy But how much crap this time you gonna swallow? You’ve been warned, you’ve been warned, Generals [John] Kelly, [Mark] Milley, [Jim] Mattis Top-rated veterans Not considered feeble minds; served the White House for a time No ties to a party. And yet they wrote: If you leave Trump unrestrained he’ll cause abuse Donald, ooh (the race is so close) Think of Eisenhower Or Reagan, Bush, you bet they’d be so distraught!

I see a Capitol or Charlottesville again Grab a noose, grab a noose, it’s a US gestapo Project 25-ing very very frightening me (Rule of law-o) Rule of law-o (Rule of law-o) Rule of law-o Rule of law - oh feck it’s gone! MAGA foreclosed

It’s just hyperbole, media’s nasty They’re just some libtards from a cult family Spare us your lies about autocracy

Fascism rodeo: will he get the votes? This felon?! Oh! He still might get the votes (Get the votes?! This felon?!) He still might get the votes (Get the votes?! This felon?!) He still might get the votes (Get the votes) Still will claim the vote (Claim the vote) Will contest the vote! (never, never, never, never…get the vote?!) No no no no no no no!

Had diarrhoea about Georgia Ballot fears being stoked! See Donald Trump isn’t ever gonna set you free, you free, you free!

Do you think Nikki Haley was too sane and dry? Do you think that Ukrainians might as well die?! Oh, maybe. Don’t be one of the crazies. Just gotta break out. Just get the Third Reich out of here

Ooh, yeah…

This thing really matters. All the world can see. Don’t let in the fascists. Trump’s not fit for presidency

(Trump is such an arsehole!)

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