FROM THE VAULT "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: Everything You Didn't Know (50th Anniversary Edition!)
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The Fandango
The Fandango is a couples dance originating in Spain in the 18th century that starts slowly and gradually increases in tempo. One person annotating this song on genius.com suggests that in the context of Bohemian Rhapsody's other death obsessed lyrics, Freddy could be referencing an English slang term,. The hemp Fandango referred to the death throes of a hanged man as his legs with jerk at the end of the rope was made of hemp.
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