![]() The lyrics for We Are The Champions (circa 1977): £317,500.Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby'sĪlso going under the hammer at the first auction: The piano belonging to Freddie Mercury is seen at 'Freddie Mercury: A World Of His Own', a free public exhibition of Freddie Mercury's personal collection at Sotheby's. The price is a record for a composer’s piano. Having been overwhelmed by the response to the exhibition of Mercury's possessions across the last month, Freddie's friend and former partner Mary Austin had decided to offer the piano without a reserve. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby’sĪlso at the sale, a Yamaha Baby Grand piano which was used by Mercury to compose songs like the aforementioned Bo Rhap, Somebody To Love and Don't Stop Me Now, went for a stunning £1,742,000 - a record price for a composer's piano. The handwritten lyrics to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ are seen during the ‘Freddie Mercury: A World Of His Own’, a free public exhibition of Freddie Mercury’s personal collection at Sotheby’s. The drafts, which were snapped up by an online buyer, were jotted across fifteen pages of British Midland airways notepaper and revealed that the title of the iconic 1975 song could have been "Mongolian Rhapsody" and that one line read "Mama, There’s a war began, I’ve got to leave tonight". Now, let's take a look at the lyrics of the song "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles.The first of six auctions of the late Queen frontman's collection took place on Wednesday 6th September and one particular highlight was the original working lyrics for the classic Bohemian Rhapsody going under the hammer for £1,379,000. It's a critique of society and the way we live. This is a song about how people live their lives, often without good friendships or any close relationships. Still, many would say that they feel lonely, or alone. ![]() Most people live in cities and have lots of other people around them.
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