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Coffee Break: Royalty for Bohemian Rhapsody

Freddie Mercury performs in 1980.
Freddie Mercury performs in 1980.Steve Jennings/Wire Image, via NPR

by Anna Weggel

November 01, 2018

The official release date is tomorrow, but tonight you can start screening the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" at theaters across the country.

We'll dig into a review of the film tomorrow morning at 8:30 with Jay Gabler, but in the meantime let's dig into some themed music around kings, queens, and royalty.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs and artists do you want to hear that are royalty-themed?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Johnny Cash - Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
Tracey Thorn - Queen
Scott Walker - Duchess
B.B. King - Blues At Midnight
Queens of the Stone Age - The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
A Giant Dog - King Queen
Tina Turner - Acid Queen
King Floyd - Groove Me
Queen - Killer Queen
April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen