Can someone please explain to me Queen's "Mustapha"?

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Can there be a more bizzare song in any mainstream band's career?

what is does it mean?
it has always scared me...

― whatnow, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm guessing it's a traditional Zoroastrian folk song, but I could be wrong. Oh, and it completely rocks.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

Best is when Freddie gets all gutteral with "Mahhamaagdayaloashayy" (which, apparently, is Arabic for "Paul Rodgers?!? WTF?!")

― Joe (Joe), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 01:41 (twenty years ago)

I've always thought that it was one of the most fascinating songs in Queen's catalog, but I've never been able to figure it out.

― John Fredland (jfredland), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

the only thing that needs explaining is that its completely fukkin' awesome…

― veronica moser (veronica moser), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 03:42 (twenty years ago)

it's a heavy heavy monster

― dumdum, Wednesday, 7 December 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

I think it made its way onto virtually every mixtape I made for unsuspecting friends between the years of 1984 and 2000.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

Their last great song! I suspect it has as much relation to Zoroastrianism as Jesus Christ Superstar does to the Knights Templar, but who cares?

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Thursday, 8 December 2005 00:29 (twenty years ago)

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