# The Muppets do Bohemian Rhapsody **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813 "2009-11-24T19:33:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/21 "2009-11-25T18:54:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think that they changed that so as to eliminate the “I just killed a man” lyric. Most likely. But it’s probably easier for Animal that way, as I doubt he can speak more than one word in succession. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/22 "2009-11-25T18:55:05Z")
Nothing really matters, but MOI! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/23 "2009-11-25T19:15:14Z")
Do they have YouTube in heaven? Cause I’d love to know Freddie’s reaction to this. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/24 "2009-11-25T19:21:41Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Do they have YouTube in heaven? Cause I’d love to know Freddie’s reaction to this. Queen’s official website remarks that this is “quite possibly the finest cover of Bohemian Rhapsody ever.” I am unsure what Mr. Mercury would think, although I imagine Gonzo would loved to have met him, given his interest in wanting to meet the Zanzibarbarians. (Of course, Gonzo also wanted to start his movie career in Bombay years before doing so was actually profitable, so it’s hard to know what’s going on with that guy. After all, he once lost a wrestling match to a brick.) ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/25 "2009-11-25T20:34:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think that they changed that so as to eliminate the “I just killed a man” lyric. I was kind of disappointed that Gonzo couldn’t achieve the high notes that Freddie Mercury hits. I reckon. I was wondering as the song began how they were planning to handle that and the “Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me…” lyrics; not a good Disney fit. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/26 "2009-11-27T03:48:07Z")
I loved Kermit at the end. Wonderful to see the Muppets again. Nicely done! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/27 "2009-11-27T05:17:16Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Do they have YouTube in heaven? Cause I’d love to know Freddie’s reaction to this. Watching this, I felt simultaneously maudlin about Freddie Mercury and Jim Henson. I"ve never really anticipated a set of circumstances that would elicit that particular emotional admixture. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/28 "2009-11-27T13:07:03Z")
Can I get a little help with the lyrics sung by Dr. Teeth? He’s not singing “So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye/So you think you can love me and leave me to die” but I can’t make out what it is that he actually is singing. The second line is maybe something about “We’re not getting paid tonight”? Using Animal was a good way to avoid “just killed a man, put a gun against his head”. It’s a pretty solidly established character trait that he can’t get through more than a few words and will usually use no more than one (two gets tricky and there is room for error: “beat drums!” becomes “eat drums!”). Having him break the lyrics opened up the entire song for reimagining which, retroactively, justifies his “Mama, mama, mama” as being something better than just wussing out on the “killed a man” lyric. I agree with **Daddypants** , Beaker turned in an excellent performance. Strive though they may, it’s always tough for the later generation characters to get recognition when featured alongside the classic characters. So, I will make a point of acknowledging that Pepe the (King) Prawn turned in a performance worth highlighting. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/29 "2009-11-27T13:20:25Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Can I get a little help with the lyrics sung by Dr. Teeth? > > He’s not singing “So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye/So you think you can love me and leave me to die” but I can’t make out what it is that he actually is singing. The second line is maybe something about “We’re not getting paid tonight”? So they tell us this video’s going to fly All I know is we’re not getting paid tonight ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/30 "2009-11-27T13:29:15Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > So they tell us this video’s going to fly > All I know is we’re not getting paid tonight Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/31 "2009-11-27T13:40:05Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > I reckon. I was wondering as the song began how they were planning to handle that and the “Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me…” lyrics; not a good Disney fit. Which was sung by drummer Roger Taylor, btw. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/32 "2009-11-27T14:43:15Z")
The Muppets have a long history of musical… adaptations. Have some more. [http://saturdaymorningcentral.com/movies/the-best-muppet-show-beatles-covers/](http://saturdaymorningcentral.com/movies/the-best-muppet-show-beatles-covers/) What they did to A Little Help From My Friends has to be seen to be believed. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SmRsIp3XB1Q/hqdefault.jpg "The Muppet Show: Joel Grey - "Willkommen"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmRsIp3XB1Q) [http://media.gunaxin.com/ten-amazing-performances-from-the-muppet-show/27477](http://media.gunaxin.com/ten-amazing-performances-from-the-muppet-show/27477) > **[PopVultures.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=popvultures.com)** > > Stress free and easy shopping experience. Simple and speedy service. > **[PopVultures.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=popvultures.com)** > > Stress free and easy shopping experience. Simple and speedy service. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/33 "2009-11-28T04:15:02Z")
Beaker! I love that guy! ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/34 "2009-11-28T20:16:42Z")
Something has been bothering me about this video, but I haven’t been able to put my finger on it - until now. _It’s the violence!_ For instance, the shot of the monster eating the rats. Isn’t it the general consensus these days that showing such a traumatizing event to children will cause irreparable damage to their psyches? The poor kids will wind up in therapy for the rest of their lives… or worse, grow up to become thieves and murderers! Then there’s the guy who keeps blowing stuff up. Isn’t it common knowledge that if a kid sees something like this, he will immediately procure several tons of TNT and vaporize his entire neighborhood? Didn’t the Muppets learn from that Beavis and Butt-head incident? Isn’t this why the good folks at Warner Bros. have edited out all of the [del]funniest[/del] violent parts of their cartoons? We must think of the children. I recommend that this video be banned, and every last Muppet slaughtered. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/35 "2009-11-28T20:54:53Z")
Not every Muppet, please. The lovely and peaceable Miss Piggy would never cause physical harm to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/36 "2009-11-28T21:01:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think that they changed that so as to eliminate the “I just killed a man” lyric. I was kind of disappointed that Gonzo couldn’t achieve the high notes that Freddie Mercury hits. Neither could Freddie. That was Roger taylor that did al the high singing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813/37 "2009-11-28T22:46:00Z")
> [@Spurious\_George](#): > > I guess I’m the only one who didn’t really care for it. > > I like the song. I like the Muppets. I love that they are making new content and putting it on the Web. I’m just not jizzing all over myself seeing them sing a song (and having heard the song so many times, it seems wrong that they messed with the lyrics - a little disrespectful. Though… I don’t normally consider Queen songs Holy Writ, and they’re puppets, for goodness sake.) I’m not entirely sure why - it just entertains me on a “barely smirking” level. > > Anybody else just go “meh”? _raises hand_ I think the Muppets have seriously declined in quality since Jim Henson died. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-do-bohemian-rhapsody/518813.md?page=1)