Is The Show Must Go On particularly well liked?

I've always thought it an excellent and poignant song, but very few people cite it among their favourite Queen songs. In fact, it's rarely mentioned here at all, even when discussing Innuendo as a whole.

I'm not particularly fond of the synths. Otherwise it's a mighty track with one of Freddies best vocal performances ever.

Absolutely my most favorite song in Queen's oeuvre, even beating out Bo Rhap.

Here in Finland TSMGO has always been very liked. I would say it's the Queen song that gets most airplay. I've understood that it's also very popular in Russia and rest of East Europe.

I'd say it had it all in it, and I actually DO like the synths. They really pulled out all the stops with that one. And I love it, sad though it makes me feel.

TSMGO was one of the songs that showed that Queen were creatively back towards the end of Freddie's life. It is pretty brilliant really.

In Greece, its the definitive Queen song.
Its got a life of its own.Its also used in Aids or even other "difficult subjects" related programms associated with human struggle.
From a global prespective documentaries and "specials" about Freddie or Queen around the world, you can bet you are going to listen it at some point. Perhaps only Bo Rhap holds a similar momentum.
In a way those two provide Queen in a nutshell or a time capsule.
The Glorious Beginning and the Glorious End.

Plus is my ALL TIME FAVOURITE. By far...

I think it's very underrated in the UK and rarely considered one of Queen's classics. It only got 16 in the charts and doesn't recieve any airplay (I've haven't heard it once in the past 10 years being a Queen fan...yet i've heard 'Invisible Man').

Totally agree about it being very underrated in the UK. In my native Poland it's huge and got to number 3 in the Summer of 1991. Radio djs liked it so much they decided to add it to the playlists even before its official release. Looking back, it was a bit unfortunate though, as it dropped out of the chart in Autumn 1991 and "Ride the Wild Wind" was used as a follow-up, obviously reaching number 1 after Freddie's passing. TSMGO still receives a lot of airplay in Poland and often features in various "all time best" lists.

It's definitely one of my Top 5 Queen songs.
Number one about 40% of the time.

If I put together an 80 minute 'best of' disk, it's on there. Would venture to guess that almost everyone would include it on a two disk 'best of'.

As the years go by, readers and posters disappear. Those that remain or check in have probably posted their likes and dislikes a few times, and just simply don't feel like chiming in anymore.

Now, if you're talking the versions with EJ or PR, then 'thumbs down'.

In a song ranking poll of 188 queen songs Eggy and I conducted of 30 QZ'ers over 10 years ago, tSMGo was #4 behind BoRhap StL and tMofBQ.

Absolutely one of my favourite songs, if not THE favourite song. Production wise it is brilliant, the structure of the song is just spot-on. The bridge is just absolutely fabulous (with Roger's drums going from left to right). I consider this one of the finest Queen compositions, and in Romania its played quite often on certain radio stations.

"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly, my friends"

That particular section always throws me off emotionally.
Deeply honest, but very painful at the same time.

Freddie's vocals are fantastic. Just listen to the instrumental version, he was killing it vocal-wise!
Roger's drums and Brian's soaring Guitar.

It's nothing less than perfect.

I love it.