Last Wednesday in Language IV class, when we dealt with some expressions
related to entertainment, the teacher mentioned the idiom “the show must go on”.
Most of us already knew the phrase, perhaps because of the famous song by
Queen, also named “The show must go on”.
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| "Live at Wembley '86" |
Of course, I already knew the phrase and the song, as well. (Actually,
Queen is one of my favourite rock bands). However, every time I listen to it I can’t
help but get moved. Its lyric is so inspiring and touching, that one can
clearly have a picture of the suffering Freddie Mercury had endured.
This post doesn't pretend to be a sort of biography of Freddie; in fact
what I’m interested in is in making a kind of reflection about LIFE. After
having heard the song in class I started thinking about the fact that, at some
point, most of us have experienced a difficult situation in life. Sometimes we
don’t know the reason, and the first questions that invade our minds are: Why
me? Why does this happens to me? Do I deserve to suffer? Our anguish is so strong
that we can’t figure out any answer for all these questions, maybe the same
happened to Freddie.
Too late, my time has come,
Sent shivers down my spine,
Body's aching all the time.
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go,
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth.
("Bohemian Rhapsody", Freddie Mercury)
It’s not that easy to face a reality that obliges us to live something
which we are not prepared for; or at least, that’s what we think at first. But then,
when time passes, we realise that we can get through it, that whenever we fall we can
stand up again and keep on walking, that the pain isn’t endless and that
eventually our wounds heal, making us much stronger. And, in my opinion, that’s
what Freddie tried to tell us through his songs.
I consider “The show must go on” an anthem, not only for Freddie, but
also for me and for many people who have learnt and grew after having gone through adverse circumstances. We should feel inspired by Freddie and his
poetic compositions, and try to believe that “life never gives us more than we can handle”.
According to Freddie,
despite everything, the show must go on…
The Show must go on!
The Show must go on!
Inside my heart is breaking,
My make-up may be flaking,
But my smile, still, stays on!
("The show must go on",
Freddie Mercury)
I strongly recommend you to take some minutes to enjoy one of the best songs in the history of rock music. =D
- Image retrieved from: http://caprichosamelomana.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/album-freddie-mercury.html
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" lyric retrieved from: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/bohemianrhapsody.html
- "The show must go on" lyric retrieved from: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Show-Must-Go-On-lyrics-Queen/239672834B5B940448256894000845EB
Dani, what you say is absolutely true!! Personally, I admire this man, because of two reasons: first of all. he's incredibly talented, and second, he's a warrior. He carried on a struggle against a terminal illness, becoming a source of inspiration for people all over the world, and despites the fact that he was eaten away by AIDS, he kept on fighting with a smile draw on his face.
ReplyDeleteAs I said in my oral presentation, innumerable times we complain about foolish things like a headache, or having to queue in a place, or because we don't like our job, or the weather... and we forget WE'RE ALIVE! We can walk, hear the music, see the sun, speak about we think! We've been given so many blessings that we don't value... And our problems might seem to crush us, but compared to other people's problems they look like nothing. We have to be brave, and above all, to be thankful for all the good things we're surrounded by.
That's the point, Andrea: WE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR BEING ALIVE AND FOR ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE! Thank you for reading my post!! I really like your comment =)
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