List of Bohemian Rhapsody cover versions
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List of Bohemian Rhapsody cover versions

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Year	Artist	Notes

1987	Fuzzbox	On their 1987 single "What's The Point"

1987	Bad News	This spoof rock band (created for the UK Channel 4 TV series The Comic Strip Presents...) also released "Bohemian Rhapsody" as a single.

1988	Paige, Elaine	The Queen album

1990	Cud	On the anti-poll tax compilation album Alvin Lives (In Leeds).

1992	Queen + Elton John and Axl Rose	Elton John and Axl Rose performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" in The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. This version showed John playing the first verse of the ballad section in keyboards, and later singing in the front stage accompanied by Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor (Spike Edney plays the rest of the vamp until the operatic section).

1993	Yankovic, "Weird Al"	A polka cover named "Bohemian Polka" on his album, Alapalooza.

1993	Comic Relief	A parody of the original video by celebrities from major UK TV networks on the BBC telethon

1995	Dream Theater	The album A Change of Seasons features the live track "The Big Medley", a cover song medley that includes a segment of "Bohemian Rhapsody."

1996	Harris, Rolf	This version reached the British charts for one week at #50

1996	The Braids	High School High soundtrack album. See section

1996	Magic Affair	Released as a single and as part of the "Queen Dance Traxx I" compilation.

1997	Montserrat Caballé with Bruce Dickinson	On album Friends For Life

1998	Molotov	As "Rap, Soda y Bohemia", on the album Molomix

1998	Faye Wong	Performed the song on her concert - Faye Wong Scenic Tour 1998-99.

2001	Ours	Released as a limited edition CD single

2001	Paul de Leeuw	Dutch singer and TV personality, performed the song during his live shows in Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam in 2000, released on single and album (zingen terwijl u wacht).

2004	Carolina Crown	Drum & Bugle Corps performed as the closer for their "Bohemia!" show.

2005	Side A	Filipino Album Side A Gig (All Hits Live). The cover was also performed live.

2005	DeLisle, Grey	Album Iron Flowers. A shortened rendition, covering only the ballad portion of the song to a much slower melody.

2005	Flaming Lips, The	Album Killer Queen. The cover was also performed live.

2005	Constantine Maroulis	Album Killer Queen. With the cast of We Will Rock You.

2005	Edgar Cruz	DVD Arranging for Solo Guitar / The Queen Titles.

2005	G4	First performed on first series of The X-Factor, released as a single which became #9 in the UK charts. It was included on their self-titled album

2005	McNeil, Suzie	On the CBS reality show Rock Star: INXS

2005	Children in Need	A selection of BBC News presenters perform the song on the BBC telethon

2007	CollegeHumor	A parody entitled, "Brohemian Rhapsody", set in a fraternity house

2007	Moymoy Palaboy	A lip-syncing rendition of the song.

2007	Newton Faulkner	An acoustic cover of the song. YouTube.

2008	Autumn, Emilie	Recorded on the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Bohemian Rhapsody Double Feature EP and frequently performed live in concert.

2008	Rajaton	Recorded on the Rajaton sings Queen with Lahti Symphony Orchestra and on several occasions performed live in concert.

2009	Muppets, The	see section

2009	Pink	Funhouse Tour, and subsequent DVD release

2010	Prince Poppycock	On America's Got Talent

2010	Jonathan Groff in Glee	Featured on the TV show in the episode "Journey", and released on the EP Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals

2010	Never Shout Never	From the album Punk Goes Classic Rock

2010	Hayseed Dixie	From the album Killer Grass

2010	Jake Shimabukuro	A ukulele instrumental version from the album Peace Love Ukulele

2010	Batesmotelpro	A Turkish lottery advertisement by YouTube phenomenon group Batesmotelpro.

2011	William Shatner	From the album Seeking Major Tom

2011	Pato Fu	From the album Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo

2011	Carolina Crown	Drum & Bugle Corps reprised their 2004 performance for their "Rach Star" show.

2012	Robert Wilkinson	A video featuring Robert Wilkinson (after being arrested for drunk driving by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Edson, Alberta) singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the police car during the ride to the police station, titled "Arrested Drunk Guy sings Bohemian Rhapsody," became famous on YouTube

2012	Jessica Sanchez	On the American Idol season 11 Top 6 performance show

2012	Dalagita	X Factor Indonesia audition

2012	The Protomen	From the album Present: A Night of Queen

2012	Between The Buried And Me	As part of an encore of their 2012 European tour with Periphery and The Safety Fire; the band played after the tapped operatic section to the end before playing "Mordecai"

2013	Puscifer	From the EP "Donkey Punch the Night"

2013	Florent Mothe	From the album Rock in Chair

2013	A Capella Science (Tim Blais)	A parody titled "Bohemian Gravity" was released on YouTube. The parody describes string theory and was created by Tim Blais, performing under the name A Capella Science.

2014	School Principal, James Detwiler; Teacher, Chad Caddell	"Snowhemian Rhaspody", a parody school closing announcement that went viral on YouTube. Performed by Stephens Elementary School Principal, James Detwiler and drama teacher, Chad Caddell in Burlington, KY, the video appeared on the Katie Curic Show, the Today Show, and other worldwide news outlets, and accumulated 2.2 million hits before YouTube removed the video for a copyright dispute.

2014	The Forest Rangers feat. The White Buffalo, Billy Valentine & Franky Perez	A cover for the premiere episode of Season 7 of Sons of Anarchy, plays when the protagonist, Jax Teller tortures and kills an innocent man whom he believes is the murderer of his wife.

2014, 2016	Panic! at the Disco	see section

2015	Kanye West	Performed the song on Glastonbury Festival.

2015	Lake Street Dive	Performed the song for their annual Halloween video. They said "Happy HallowQueen!!!! Here's our version of BOOhemian Rhapsody!".

2015-16	Between the Buried and Me	Performed the song as an encore at many shows on The Coma Ecliptic Tour and recorded the song for a 7" vinyl release which included Queen-inspired artwork on the sleeve.

2016	Billy Watman	Sky Arts TV channel released a trailer for the 2nd series of Guitar Star of 14-year-old Billy Watman playing "Bohemian Rhapsody" on classical guitar - the video was an internet sensation with over 9 million views.

2016	Saara Aalto & Adam Lambert	Performed as Aalto's celebrity duet choice during the first night of the two-part season finale of The X Factor UK.

2017	Pentatonix	Performed a capella for their extended play PTX, Vol. IV - Classics

Date Unknown	Mnozil Brass	Performed live a mix of playing instruments and a cappella

2018	Marc Martel	From the Queen covers album, Thunderbolt & Lighting. Martel also uploaded a live one-take piano performance to YouTube.

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