What Was Freddie Mercury's 'inspiration' When He Wrote the Lyrics…

…to Bohemian Rhapsody?

How many of the readers remember the song, and might have even sang along to it.

Lyric quote:

I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family,
Spare him his life from this monstrosity!
Easy come, easy go, will you let me go
Bismilah! No, we will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismilah! We will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismilah! We will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go)(Never) Never let you go
(Let me go) Never let you go (Let me go) Ah
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me,
for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

The song was made even more popular in the movie Wayne’s World, and I wonder how many Jewish and Christian kids sang along, not knowing they were invoking the name of Allah?

Quote from wikipedia:

Basmala (Arabic: بسملة‎ basmalah) or Bismillah[1] (Arabic: بسم الله‎) is an Arabic noun used as a collective name for the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase b-ismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi, It is sometimes translated as "In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful". This phrase is recited before each sura, except for the ninth; according to others it constitutes the first verse of 113 suras/chapters of the Qur'an, and is used in a number of contexts by Muslims. It is recited several times as part of daily prayers, and is usually the first phrase in the preamble of the constitutions of Islamic countries. It also forms the start of many dedication inscriptions on gravestones, buildings, and works of art, which go on to name the deceased or the donor.

The wikipedia article goes on to say:

The Iranian authorities permitted an album of songs by English rock band Queen to be released in Iran in August 2004, partly because the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" contained several exclamations of the word Bismillah. The group's lead singer, Freddie Mercury, was born in Zanzibar as Farrokh Bulsara to Indian Parsi parents and was proud of his Persian ancestry.

It is now common knowledge that Freddie was homosexual. We have all witnessed how homosexuals are treated in Iran.

Wikipedia once again goes on to say:

At the beginning of each of his albums, United States rapper Mos Def recites Basmala. Rapper Lupe Fiasco recites Basmala during the first track on his album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor.[8] BT's song "Firewater" also features the phrase. Rapper Rakim closes the last verse of his song "R.A.K.I.M. (from the 8 Mile soundtrack) with "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim". In 2008, the remix of hip hop artist Busta Rhymes' single "Arab Money" was the subject of controversy because of its use of Basmala in the chorus.