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The Show Must Go On

Name: The Show Must Go On
Description: A song by the British rock band Queen appearing as the final track on their fourteenth studio album, Innuendo, released in 1991. Although credited to the band, it was primarily written by guitarist Brian May. The song served as the last single released before the death of frontman Freddie Mercury.

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A song by the British rock band Queen appearing as the final track on their fourteenth studio album, Innuendo, released in 1991. Although credited to the band, it was primarily written by guitarist Brian May. The song served as the last single released before the death of frontman Freddie Mercury.

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What the lyrics are about

Mercury's determination to persist with his work despite his declining health, occurring during a period when his HIV/AIDS diagnosis remained undisclosed to the public and was subject to widespread media conjecture.