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The record company feared it would never be played on the radio - but Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen has become one of the all-time greatest hits. Forty years after it was released, Newsday assessed it's enduring appeal with music critic Peter Paphides.

Picture - Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Brian May and Freddie Mercury (left to right), with silver, gold and platinum awards they received from the British Phonographic Institute, for the sales of Bohemian Rhapsody and two albums. Credit: Press Association)