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An unnamed man with a scraggly beard is experiencing a few minutes of fame — 6:10 to be exact — after a video of him drunkenly singing the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” in its entirety while sitting in the back of an RCMP squad car surfaced online.

After proclaiming through slurred speech that he is not intoxicated, the man launches into the song originally recorded by Queen in 1975. He manages to sing the entire song almost perfectly.

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The footage appears to have come from Edson, Alberta, although this has not been confirmed. The date on the video says Nov. 27, 2011.

In a twist on the song’s original words, the man ends his rendition with a lyrical jab at the officer or officers in the front seat.

“Nothing really matters. No, nothing really matters … even the RCMP,” he sings.

The song, originally recorded by British rock band Queen in 1975, doesn’t have a chorus. It is instead split into three distinct parts. Freddie Mercury, who wrote the song, apparently wanted it to sound like a mock opera.

Here’s the original version of the song:





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