These opening lines from famous rock songs are burned into the brains of generations of fans, years after the songs were released.

The piano Freddie Mercury used to compose Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody” sold for $2.2 million on Wednesday as part of Sotheby’s sale of his possessions.

Queen Leads Us Into ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ In Episode 37 Of ‘The Greatest Live’ Since its recording in 1975, this truly epochal song has featured on the setlist at every single Queen show.

The piano was sold for $2.2 million, while the handwritten lyrics for the tune fetched $1.7 million, Sotheby's said following the sale. The notes for "Bohemian Rhapsody" included the track’s working ...

Mercury’s signature crown and red clock ensemble sold for $791,000 while the snake bangle, which was worn by the singer in the music video for "Bohemian Rhapsody," surpassed its estimate 100 ...

Freddie Mercury’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ piano fetched $2.2 million at a Sotheby's auction Wednesday, where 1,400 of the late singer's possessions were auctioned off 32 years after his death.

Freddie Mercury’s piano – which he used to compose Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – has sold for £1.7million at auction.

The piano Queen frontman Freddie Mercury used to compose almost all of his greatest songs and the original manuscript for "Bohemian Rhapsody" were snapped up for over 3 million pounds Wednesday ...

Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose "Bohemian Rhapsody" and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer’s massive collection of ...

Another high ticket item – handwritten lyrics for the Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody," which the frontman autographed – sold for $1.7 million U.S. dollars.

Freddie Mercury 's prized piano that he used to compose "Bohemian Rhapsody" and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer's massive collection of ...