Talk:The Show Must Go On (Queen song)

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[edit] American Idol mention

Is it really relevant that Paris Bennet sung this song in AI? I believe this information should be removed. Anyone agrees?

I agree: I don't think it's relevant. -- Candyfloss 23:53, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
I'd say leave it. It's relevant in that American Idol is hugely popular, and the performance gave more recent exposure to the song. It's certainly not hurting anything. --AWF
I don't think it's relevant, the article is about Freddie's swan song, not a subpar performance of it. -- CD
So true. And while we're at it: "There are (and will be I hope) many other covers of this song [...]" WTF? What's that whole paragraph doing in a Wikipedia article??!?--afromme 01:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Song "meaning"

The article says "The song [The Show Must Go On] is about Mercury's desire to continue making music even as his health was deteriorating." Give me a break... Whoever wrote that - has he or she actually bothered to read the lyrics? The can be found here [1] and it's pretty clear to me that they're not at all about a desire to make music despite deteriorating health, but rather about keeping up a certain public image. " Inside my heart is breaking - My make-up may be flaking - But my smile still stays on" It doesn't get much clearer than that, does it? In a way, the song's lyrics kind of continue the subject "Scandal" (from The Miracle) already dealt with a couple of years earlier (" Another hero, another mindless crime - Behind the curtain - in the pantomime - Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?"). Except the tone of the music and lyrics of The Show Must Go On is a lot bleaker, with parts that can easily be construed to be reflecting on life and the imminent death struggle ("Empty spaces - What are we living for", "Does anybody know what we are looking for...", "Does anybody know what we are living for...", "I have to find the will to carry on"). The imagery used in the song also reflects this: "I'll soon be turning - Round the corner now - Outside the dawn is breaking - But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free", "My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies - Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die - I can fly - my friends". Thus, I have deleted that portion of the article as it is if not factually wrong (which I actually think it is) then still not neutral but rather sugar-coating the subject of the song. Never mind that the "desire to continue making music" thing might actually be a quote from a well-intended interview by one of the band members.--afromme 01:42, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Huh?

"The single was released just six weeks before Freddie Mercury died and was the last released during his lifetime."

If this means single, OK. But the last released song? Noooo... Mercury recorded Mother Love and A Winter's Tale 2 weeks before his death...

[edit] Nickelodeon

Did you know that this song has been included with Nickelodeon Studios Tributes on Youtube?