Coming Out with The Idea
It wasn’t going to be simple, this song was much longer than anything London radio has ever seen. Complex, and rigid changes to tone, as well as ever-changing melodies.
Source: The Times
Freddie knew what it would do to the fabric of the music. Producer Roy Thomas Baker spoke of the first time the ballad section was played to him. Mercury abruptly stopped playing all together threw the ball to Roy. “This is where the operatic section comes in!”, “and then we went to dinner!”
It was easy to talk, but Freddie walked the walk as well!