SMGO in Moulin Rouge

Probably has been covered, but then again, what hasn't?

In my dorm, there are quite a few die hard Moulin Rouge fans. Whenever someone brings up the excellent singing, I counter that they butchered Show Must Go On. Everyone is quick to reply that they thought Nicole was *fantastic* and did it justice, although they never heard the original.

I find it offensive almost, that while Nicole Kidman does her whiny, fake "gimme an Oscar!" rendition of SMGO, Freddie was actually physically dying as he sang the original.

Is anyone else upset by the rendition, or by MR fans praising it?

I think it's actually good...for a musical version. The important thing is she wasn't trying to sing it like Freddie....who can?

I heard that version before the queen version. I liked it quite alot but I do like Queen better. When I heard Freddie sing it I thought, HEY I KNOW THIS SONG :) and yeah

I don't mind it. Then again, Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies and I heard it before I even knew about the Queen version. It fit so well into the story, even though it was originally written for a completely different reason.

Same here...
but then I read the credits...
LOL
I freaked out when I saw Deaky's name!! I was like... OMG ITS JOHN!

The version of 'The Show Must Go On' is complete insult to Queen and Freddie. It was like spitting and one of the most sacred works from the band. I think it would have probably been less insulting to have William Hung sing it.

Then again, 'The Show Must Go On' was one of many rock/pop classics that were totally destroyed on such a piece of shit movie like 'Moulin Rouge'. I have no doubt IMO that it was probably the worst movie I've ever seen.

My respects to Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor for being very talented actors, but neither of them can sing for crap... yet their crappy singing can't match how crappy the movie itself is.

Mr.Jingles79 wrote:

The version of 'The Show Must Go On' is complete insult to Queen and Freddie. It was like spitting and one of the most sacred works from the band.

Then again, 'The Show Must Go On' was one of many rock/pop classics that were totally destroyed on such a piece of shit movie like 'Moulin Rouge'.

Cool it, man. Must have been one helluva day.

ha! i only figures it out just the other week!! everytime i watched that movie, i would always think TSMGO would be perfect, but i always skip boring parts, so i never saw it, until friends of ours watched it, and i started singing it and THEN i realised it was the same song!

but yes, i dont really like that version. in fact, i think its crap!

I liked it a lot. Suit that part of the movie perfectly.

MarchOfTheDirtQueen wrote:

Moulin Rouge is a good film, but Nicole Kidman is a crap singer and they killed SMGO. End of story.

You don't need to be a good singer to do a musical.

I was the only person in the theatre singing, and I didn't care!

I don't know... i feel honored when they people use a Queen song for one thing or another, It keeps them alive.

Don't really like the Moulin Rouge version. Fits with the movie, but just didn't generally like it.

See post above. Agreed!

I don't see why it should be offensive that Nicole Kidman sings TSMGO, just because Freddie was dying when he sang it.

It's just a different version of the song, people. Sheesh.