Queen "The Show Must Go On"
About "The Show Must Go On"
"The Show Must Go On" is a song by British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album, Innuendo. It is credited to Queen, but written mainly by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of frontman Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill. When the band recorded the song in 1990, Mercury's condition had deteriorated to the point that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. May recalls; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll fucking do it, darling'—vodka down—and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal".It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 14 October 1991 in promotion for the Greatest Hits II album, just six weeks before Mercury died. Following Mercury's death on 24 November 1991, the song re-entered the British charts and spent as many weeks in the top 75 (five) as it did upon its original release, initially reaching a peak of 16. A live version with Elton John on vocals appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III album.The song was first played live on 20 April 1992, during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by the three remaining members of Queen, with Elton John singing lead vocals and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi playing rhythm guitar. It has since been played live by Queen + Paul Rodgers and Queen + Adam Lambert with Rodgers citing one of the performances as the best of his career. Since its release, the song has appeared on television, film (including an operatic version in Moulin Rouge!), and has been covered by a number of artists. In 2014, CBC's Hockey Night In Canada used the song in their closing montage after the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup, in the final CBC NHL game before Rogers Sportsnet took over.
Top songs by Queen
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Somebody To Love
- I Want To Break Free
- We Are The Champions
- We Will Rock You
- Love Of My Life
- A Kind Of Magic
- Killer Queen
- Radio Ga Ga
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Under Pressure
- I Was Born To Love You
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- The Show Must Go On
- Don't Stop Me Now
- Bicycle Race
- Who Wants To Live Forever
- Innuendo
- Hello Mary Lou
- Too Much Love Will Kill You
- God Save The Queen
- Breakthru
- Delilah
- I Want It All
- These Are The Days Of Our Lives
- 39'
- These Are Days Of Our Lifes
- You're My Best Friend
- Big Spender
- It's A Beautiful Day
- Dancer
Albums by Queen
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