Freddie Mercury Watched the Wayne's World Scene Before He Died

Freddie Mercury was in bed, too weak to get up, when Brian May walked in with a videotape: a car scene from a comedy. According to May, Freddie laughed and laughed. He never saw the film in a cinema. It opened about three months after his death, and the scene sent "Bohemian Rhapsody" to number two in America in 1992. This is the documented story of how Wayne's World put Bohemian Rhapsody back in the charts: the reported fight over using a Guns N' Roses song instead, Mike Myers insisting on Queen, the approval Queen had to give, Brian May's account of showing Freddie the scene, the film's release in early 1992, the number two peak in May 1992 (held off number one by Kris Kross's "Jump"), and the video that reportedly won Queen its only MTV Video Music Award. Accounts differ on some details, and this video says so. 0:00 A Videotape at the Bedside 0:52 The Film: Wayne's World 1:23 The Song in 1991 1:50 The Car Scene 2:24 Who Wanted Which Song 3:09 Why Bohemian Rhapsody Was Funny 3:38 A 1975 Argument About Length 4:09 Filming the Headbanging 4:35 Permission Needed 5:05 Brian May Brings the Tape 5:35 Freddie's Sense of Humor 6:05 The Film Opened After His Death 6:33 The Audience Laughs 7:00 Number Two in America 7:28 What Stopped It From Number One 7:58 The Video and the VMA 8:33 A Comeback in America 9:03 A Song Made for Shouting 9:32 Delight as a Legacy 9:59 Before the Headbanging Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story tells the real, documented human moments behind Queen's music and Freddie's life. Note: visuals are AI recreations. #FreddieMercury #Queen #WaynesWorld #BohemianRhapsody