--- title: Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody Covers: Kanye, Beyonce, Star Wars description: This Halloween is the 40th anniversary of the 1975 release of Queen’s "Bohemian Rhapsody." canonical: https://time.com/4093323/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-covers-40th-anniversary/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-30T17:20:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:43.337Z og:title: You Need to Hear These 10 Covers of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' og:description: Nothing really matters...except these covers og:url: https://time.com/4093323/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-covers-40th-anniversary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Need to Hear These 10 Covers of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' twitter:description: Nothing really matters...except these covers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # You Need to Hear These 10 Covers of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' > Sponsored content. 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But for now, check out our roundup of the best covers and parodies of the iconic tune. ### _Wayne’s World_ The 1992 _Saturday Night Live_ sketch-based comedy provided “Bo Rhap” with a renewed surge in popularity in America. The _Wayne’s World_ version sent the song back to the [top of the U.S. charts](http://www.billboard.com/artist/277241/queen/chart) and won Queen its only MTV Video Music Award, “[Best Video from a Film](http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1992/).” Turns out, producers of the cult classic originally didn’t even want to use Queen for the singalong scene, but Mike Myers, who plays the titular Wayne, [insisted](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/09/waynes-world-bohemian-rhapsody-mike-myers). ### Adam Lambert Adam Lambert auditioned for the eighth season of _American Idol_ by singing “Bohemian Rhapsody.” He then performed with Queen in 2009 when the active members of the group, Brian May and Roger Taylor, [appeared](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwrmqRw0d48) on the show with him. Lambert went on to serve as the lead singer of the U.K. band for two world tours. On British comedian Alan Carr’s show _Chatty Man_, Carr and Lambert [recreated](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6731048/adam-lambert-alan-carr-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-video) the song’s original music video. ### _Star Wars_ With the premiere of [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4078795/star-wars-7-trailer-watch-force-awakens/)fast approaching, the series is on almost everyone’s minds. And what’s better than combining two of the greatest pop culture achievements to come out of the 1970s into one? We can thank the students in the Digital Video Program at Arizona’s University of Advancing Technology for this masterpiece. ### Kanye West After nearly 150,000 people signed [a petition](https://www.change.org/p/glastonbury-festival-cancel-kanye-west-s-headline-slot-and-get-a-rock-band) demanding Glastonbury organizers “cancel Kanye West’s headline slot and get a rock band,” the rapper decided to meet festivalgoers halfway. During his set he performed a few minutes of the Freddie Mercury anthem as a lead-in to his own song, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” West referred to the track in his lineup as “[Bohemian Rhapsod’Ye](http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2015/06/kanye-west-bohemian-rhapsody-glastonbury).” ### P!nk Known for her outsize live performances, P!nk did not disappoint with the version of “Bo Rhap” she performed during her 2009 Funhouse Tour. Female covers of the ballad are a much rarer occurrence, and this rendition showcases the singer’s vocal talent. ### Old Computer Finally, the remix we’ve all been waiting for: Queen’s magnum opus covered by…an old computer? Don’t be fooled by the name, this version of the song — produced by YouTube user [bd594](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-IeuGVruu8p-mH7OyNIbWg) without any effects or sampling — is still pretty awesome. ### Weird Al Yankovic Known for his parodies of popular songs, Yankovic satirized “Bohemian Rhapsody” by turning it into a polka medley. The track, “Bohemian Polka,” was released in 1993 on _Alapalooza_, the singer’s eighth studio album. ### Beyoncé Taking a page out of Queen’s playbook, Bey belted out a rendition of the group’s rock opera during a 2011 concert in Nice, France. Accompanied by her backup singers, she sang the first portion of “Bohemian Rhapsody” as [part of an arrangement](http://ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-beyonce/) that included segments of Prince’s “[The Beautiful Ones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOzWT06rIZo)” and Kings of Leon’s “[Sex on Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0HhrwIwp0).” ### The Forest Rangers featuring White Buffalo, Billy Valentine and Franky Perez The final moments of the season seven premiere of _Sons of Anarchy_ end with an epic montage set to a cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Performed by [The Forest Rangers](http://www.theforestrangers.com), the group known for accompanying pivotal moments of the biker saga, the song perfectly captures the dramatic mood of the closing minutes of the episode. ### Elton John and Axl Rose The pair [performed](http://ultimateclassicrock.com/freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-performances/) “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 1992 at London’s Wembley Stadium for the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness. 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