![]() ![]() famous song has been in the UK charts on three separate occasions. This song was apparently inspired by the 1978 Tour de France, and the video for it was pretty controversial – 65 naked women cycling around Wimbledon Stadium. Most of us can identify with Freddy Mercury’s wishes – who doesn’t want to ride their bike? I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike! ![]() If you’re a fan of sci-fi, you might have also spotted that it features in 2001: A Space Odyssey too, sung by the Hal 9000 computer. It was the first song ‘sung’ by a computer, the IBM 704, in 1961 using early sound-generating programs. Written in 1892, this song has proved enduringly popular – but it’s got a few other geeky claims to fame. ![]()
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