The Untold Story of Queen's "Mongolian Rhapsody"
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Freddie Mercury's handwritten lyrics for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reveal that the song was almost titled "Mongolian Rhapsody." The lyrics, written on airline stationery, are among 1,500 personal items belonging to the Queen singer that will be auctioned by Sotheby's. The auction is expected to fetch between £800,000 to £1.2 million, and a portion of the sale's income will go to the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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