It just gets better with age: more than 40 years after its release, Queen’s masterpiece, “Bohemian Rhapsody” broke the 1 billion views barrier on YouTube and became the first pre-1990 song to achieve this.
And it seems that the views will just keep on coming. The band’s official channel released a new HD remastered version of the video with lyrics translated to new languages.
“Bohemian Rhapsody is a sonic and cinematic masterpiece that’s one of the most enduring songs of all time”, Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s global head of music said in a statement. “The newly remastered video on YouTube will ensure the song continues to be rediscovered, embraced and beloved by old and new generations of music fans around the world”.
The band members are also excited. Brian May and Roger Taylor said that they are honored by the song’s achievement. “We want to thank you all and celebrate with our amazing fans all around the world by creating three new music videos to our songs, all featuring you!”, they said.
The musicians invited the fans to go to www.youarethechampions.com, to learn about the plan to release user-generated songs and submit their material.
