" The Show Must Go On " is a song by the British rock band, Queen, which is featured as the twelfth and final song on their 1991 album Innuendo . It is credited to the Queen, but written primarily by Brian May. This song recounts the efforts of Freddie Mercury who continue to appear despite approaching the end of his life; he died of complications from HIV/AIDS, although his illness has not been published despite media speculation that he is seriously ill. Mercury was so sick when the band recorded a song in 1990 of interest, whether he was able to sing it physically. Given Mercury's performance, May states; "I said, 'Fred, I do not know if this will be possible to sing.' And he goes, 'I'll do it, darling' - vodka goes down - and goes in and kills him, totally rips the vowel. "
The album was released as a single in the United Kingdom on October 14, 1991 in promotion for the Greatest Hits II album, just six weeks before Mercury died. After Mercury's death on November 24, 1991, the song re-entered the UK charts and spent weeks in the top 75 (five) position as it did in its original release, initially reaching the top of 16. The live version with Elton John on vocals appeared on the album Queen's Greatest Hits III .
The song was first played live on April 20, 1992, during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by the remaining three Queen members, with Elton John singing lead vocals and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi playing the rhythm guitar. Since then it has been played live by Queen Paul Rodgers with Rodgers citing one of his performances as the best in his career. Since its release, the song has appeared on television, movies, and has been closed by a number of artists.
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Songwriting and recording process
After listening to John Deacon and Roger Taylor playing the sequence of chords that would later become the basis for most of the songs, Brian May sat down with Freddie Mercury and both decided on the theme song and wrote some lyrics. Can write the rest of words as well as melodies, and add bridges with chord sequences inspired by Canon Pachelbel.
Demo version featuring May singing, had to sing some part in falsetto because it was too high. When Brian May presented the final demo to Mercury, he doubted that Mercury was physically capable of singing a very demanding vocal, due to his illness at the time. May surprise, when the time comes to record the vocals, Mercury consumes the vodka and says, "I'll do it, honey!" then proceed to do the vowel line.
For the record, May sings mostly backing vocals (including the last line) and plays Korg M1 synthesizers as well as guitars. Producer David Richards suggests a key change in the second paragraph.
"The Show Must Go On" came from Roger and John playing the sequence, and I started putting things down. At first, it was just the order of this chord, but I had a weird feeling that it could be something important, and I became very fiery and went and went away from it. I sat down with Freddie, and we decided on what theme should be and wrote the first verse. The story is long, the song is, but I always feel it will be important because we are dealing with things that are hard to talk about at the time, but in the music world you can do it.
The lyrics are full of metaphors, metaphors, and other allusions, making it somewhat difficult to understand. The disguised tragedy ahead is announced. In the end, the text refers to determination, a strong desire to live ("I must find the will to continue the show") regardless of the lost power ("in my heart crushed, my makeup may be peeling"). From a harmony perspective, the song starts in the B minor; then there is modulation for C # Minor as if the song implies a hope (tone improvement); but eventually fell back to the B minor.
Jim Hutton, Mercury's partner with him for six years until his death, mentions lyrics that refer to the use of makeup during his last days:
To me, the most autobiographical line is: "My makeup might peel off but my smile stays on." It is true. No matter how sick Freddie feels, he never nags at anyone or seeks sympathy in any form. It was his fight, nothing else, and he always wore a brave face against the ever-increasing opportunity against him.
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Promotional videos
Because Mercury has HIV/AIDS, its health has begun to deteriorate rapidly; as a result, no new recording of the lead singer was shot. The music video is not composed of a montage of clips which includes Queen's music videos from 1981 to 1991 (but excluding videos from before 1981) as a precursor to the release of the band's Greatest Hits II album. covers that period. Footage of promo videos from 1980 is featured in a montage, apart from "Under Pressure" and "Hammer to Fall", including "I Want To Be Free", "Friends Will Be Friends", "I'm Crazy", "Radio Ga Ga" The Miracle, The Invisible Man, Headlong, Calling All Girls, Innuendo This, along with the song's lyrics, continues to trigger a long-running media report that Mercury is seriously ill, though it is officially denied that something is so wrong. The following month, Mercury finally announced that he had AIDS, and he died almost 24 hours after this announcement.
The music video was compiled and edited by the Austrian director DoRo team, which consists of Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher.
Live recordings
During the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, London in 1992, the surviving members of Queen along with Elton John and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performed "The Show Must Go On". The concert was later released on DVD in 2002 for the 10th anniversary.
Graphics and certification
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - main vocal
- Brian May - electric guitar, keyboard, programming, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitar
Celine Dion Version
Celine Dion recorded Queen's studio version of "The Show Must Go On" and released it as a digital single on May 20, 2016. The song featured Lindsey Stirling on the violin.
Background and release
Dion performed "The Show Must Go On" live during the Take Chances World Tour in 2008, honoring the Queen and Freddie Mercury. His performance was released on Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and Celine: Through Eyes of the World in 2010. Since 2015, he has performed "The Show Must Go On" for his Las Vegas residency event, Celine .
On May 20, 2016, "The Show Must Go On" was released on iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital platforms, and became available on streaming services, including YouTube and Vevo.
Live show
In 2007, Dion performed "The Show Must Go On" as a tribute to Freddie Mercury on TV Special TF1 with French singers Christophe MaÃÆ'Ã… © and David Hallyday. Later, he sang it during the Take Chances World Tour. Dion also performed the song during the Billboard Music Awards 2016 on May 22, 2016, where he received the Icon Awards. It was her first appearance outside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace since her husband, Renà © à © Angà © Ã… © lil died in January 2016. Her appearance received a warm welcome. The album was released on YouTube and Vevo on June 3, 2016. Dion also performed "The Show Must Go On" during the 2016 and 2017 tour.
Commercial performance
In France, "The Show Must Go On" debuted at number twenty-three, selling 1,000 copies in its first week. In Canada, it enters the Digital Song Song charts at number twenty-three as well. "The Show Must Go On" also debuted at number eighty-nine on the Canadian Hot 100. In Quebec, Dion enters the ADISQ charts at the top.
In the United States, "The Show Must Go On" enters the Pop Digital Songs charts at number forty-five. In Belgian Wallonia, it peaked at number forty-seven on the Ultratip chart.
Track list
- Digital single
- "The Show Must Go On" (featuring Lindsey Stirling) Ã, - 4:25
- US campaign single
- "The Show Must Go On" (Ã, - 4:25)
- "The Show Must Go On" (Radio Edit) Ã, - 3:30
Diagram
Release history
References
External links
- Official YouTube video: Queen Paul Rodgers, at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (with Elton John and Tony Iommi)
- Lyrics on Queen's official website
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