Let’s look at the epic song in its first version — Is there new evidence available about one the most famous mysteries of Pop Culture? What the hell is Queen’s song “Bohemian Rhapsody” about? The legendary song feels epic, but incomprehensible, which seems to have been how its author, Freddie Mercury, liked it. A draft version has just emerged into public. I went in for a look. How the song was written has been mostly a blank.