Cut to Queen on stage and rocking their hearts out with a completed “We Will Rock You,” and the audience loves it.
Freddie Mercury is intrigued by the idea, but then rightfully asks, “What’s the lyric?”
At first, he just has the beat: two foot stomps, one hand clap, repeat.
Although Freddie Mercury, played by Rami Malek, is Bohemian Rhapsody’s main character, a band is obviously a team effort, and in the above video, we see Gwilym Lee’s Brian May, Queen’s lead guitarist, shooting his idea for “We Will Rock You” by the other members and the ladies in the room.