@ur local monkey If I’m correct, one of the people shown in this clip has aids ( I believe they was hugo’s boyfriend/friend if I’m right) and I think they died at some point, they also mention Freddy Mercury, who died from aids.
@ur local monkey Freddie Mercury and died of AIDS, and yeah, the cameraman has it (it might also be the reason her friend is in the wheelchair). The lyrics also reference it-"every week was a wake" (as in a "wake" not "awake", which is what I thought it was a first), and "so naive to believe that a painted face can't grieve." Some of the other lyrics, too, I believe
@ur local monkey Yeah, the guy who collapsed and ended in the hospital supposedly had and died from AIDS and the scenes of Princess Diana were her talking with AIDS patients.
this was the moment the movie went from good to GREAT. I can't believe how moving this was. I had to pause the movie so i could collect myself at the end of it, i was that touched. this movie is one big love letter to the kings and queens who came before us, who let a trans man like me be able to live openly.
I agree. I loved the original song so much and missed it but this had me in tears. The musical gave Loco a fun and badass backstory but this was so much more powerful and realistic of a badass queen.
Speaking as an old Queen who lived through those battles and days thank you so much to everyone involved, this scene suns up all the emotions from that era, the joy the sadness. ❤️❤️💔
@@ClassicDepravities The fight isn’t over until every member of our community can live openly without fear of being killed or harassed anywhere in the world.
The instrumental reprise after this scene gets me every time 😭 When Jamie tells Pritti about the warrior queens, and Hugo finds the roses in the case 🥀 I hope Richard gets an Oscar for this one
I wouldn't say im a big fan of Queen but for whatever reason the line "Even Freddie couldn't stay" chokes me up. I've listened to this song at least a dozen times since finding it on Prime... Each time that line pops up, just a welt in my throat appears
I was so upset when I realized they were replacing Legend of Loco Chanelle but by the end I was in tears. The perfect replacement. I loved the fun and whimsical story of drag queen murder but this made the Warrior Queen so much more badass while tapping into a realistic backstory of the real fight. I think it also provides a great setup for Over the Top that really sets the tone for the power of drag and performance art as a revolutionary show of protest. Also, I met John McCrea after the West End show when he was still Jamie and seeing him take up the mantle of Loco Chanelle this way just made it seem so much more powerful, knowing that even within the same story we see younger generations being inspired to join the fight.
I think everyone who was a fan of the stage show balked at the idea of Loco Chanelle getting cut. I sure did. But if i had known what would replace it, i wouldn't have worried. It adds so much depth to hugo's character, and jeeeeesus christ did i cry a lot. you know in the back of your mind that a good 60% of the people in that tape didn't make it.
I will never not use subtitles and this is the perfect example of why. I mean, not just cause of my audio processing disorder but because of the double meaning of lyrics. I originally thought the line in this song was "Every weekend was awake" and didn't realize the words were actually "Every weekend was a wake" and gosh does that hit hard.
OOF. yikes. i can't even imagine how that felt. this song's already a punch to the gut, but learning that lyric in particular just.... that's the one that broke me too.
This song/video gave me all the It’s A Sin feels! I’m a massive Queen/Freddie fan so when I saw the date stop at 24th November 1991 I knew what was coming. I’ll admit, I cried my eyes out so much it ruined the rest of the film for me. I just cried all the way through it. So many people senselessly and needlessly died, and still are. It’s criminal. Holly Johnson did well singing such a touching song, but he knew, he lived it.
FAB, FAB, FAB! This song and scene is utterly poignant, fun, heart-breaking, high energy, emotional and getting John McCrea was a stroke of genius. And as for Richard E. Grant - outstanding. I can't put into words how much I love this and whole film equally. Having seen the show 3 times I did wonder but it's a triumph.
I know! I was so worried (but hopeful since the trailer seemed to use the stage script almost exactly). I did miss the songs that were cut, especially Ugly in This Ugly World and If I Met Myself Again but as much as I loved the original song, I was so glad they made this replacement. I can always watch Legend of Loco Chanelle but now I have this extra beauty to cry over.
Wonderful song. This song should be a candidate for the Oscar for the best original song at the next edition of the Oscars. It's exciting, it's vibrant, it works perfectly in the movie, and it's the perfect context to understand the characters.
I wish it had. A tribute to an extremely important era in the lives of the LGBT and their allies. And I am a HUGE fan of Freddie Mercury and Queen. One of my favorite videos of him, is a duet of "Barcelona" with Monserrat Caballe.
Thank you for posting this! I was angry that "The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress)", my favorite song from the stage musical, wasn't in this movie adaptation, but I could not have asked for a better replacement song. It's so beautifully heartbreaking and nostalgic, especially with showing the news headlines about Freddie Mercury and the documentary clips with Princess Diana. Having Hugo's character live through the AIDs epidemic while seeing his lover and his peers die from it really gives his character a more realistic and touching motivation to mentor Jamie. ❤️
This scene just made my little queer heart burst with pride once I'd composed my self, such a beautifully shot and put together scene of such an important time in LGBTQ history, when Loco says I love you, gets you right in the feels!
This scene has me in tears every time I see it. The music perfectly captures the bittersweet nature of joy and pain, tragedy and exuberance, all the colors of the rainbow. They just nailed it.
Thank you to all the queens who came before us. Thank you for fighting for us. Thank you for being tough enough so that it won’t be that hard for the next generation. We owe you a lot. Thank you.
Just watched the film!. This song tugs on every heart string so beautiful and moving brought a tear to my eye when Princess Diana came on what fearless women. This song makes the movie outstanding what a triumphant
This made me cry. The Torchbearers that came before us, I can only do my part to carry it for the generation after me. Raise a glass to the ones who came before. 🥂
One of my favorite parts of the movie. I felt so many emotions, so much joy and pride, but also so much sadness and pain, I can't even imagine what those before us felt, watching their friends and lovers die so young, living in a world that mostly didn't care about them. I have many respect for these warriors, this song captures it all perfectly and made the movie get even more depth. Every time I think about this scene I tear up, really powerful.
the first video shown is dated exactly three days after i was born. growing up at the tail end of the AIDS epidemic, not a part of it yet very aware of it, has been very sobering. an entire generation of LGBTQIA people just GONE. At the art institute museum in chicago, the famous sculpture "untitled: portrait of Ross in LA" sits in a corner of the modern art exhibit. every time i went, that pile of candy was just a little bit smaller. It makes you painfully viscerally aware that the artist's boyfriend started at a healthy weight, until he wasn't, and it shows how he declined after contracting AIDS. he died the year it was installed, 1991. the artist, felix gonzalez-torres, would also die of AIDS five years later. just couldn't stop thinking about them during this song.
I was not familiar with the stage production so I did not know this was a new song. Having performed a concert at Carnegie Hall around the history of Stonewall, I did get a lesson in at least the US history and culture. This sequence made me emotional because I saw my community in it all. I am close to tears when I listen or watch this, because it’s joy and authentic living, but also heartbreaking.
I have never seen the live on-stage version of this, but I absolutely loved thus movie! And this scene was my favorite. So, so powerful! So real! The emotion was beautiful. And I saved this video to a special folder of my favorite videos on UA-cam, it's called Awesomeness. And THIS was awesome! ❤💛💚💙💜
I saw the stage show before I saw this movie. And this was taken out of the stage version. I was in my early 20's during the burgeoning of AIDS making it's way across three continents. I lost several friends. And I have to say, watching this POWERFUL video, and when it came on, I was watching this movie alone at home...and burst into tears. If this had been in the stage version, I would have reacted the same way in front of all those people in the audience. This is one of the greatest ANTHEMS to that time EVER!! That a veteran drag queen helped Jamie to know the price paid so that he could freely be himself, and hopefully live to be and elder one to pass it all on to the next generation. This was a brilliant scene. Truly.
ETAJ was one of my favorite musical movies from 2021. Too sad it didn't get the attention I believe it deserves. It's difficult to adapt musical theatre into film, but they did very good job here. I cry every time this scene comes on.
I finally got to watch the movie the other day and when Jamie was finally at Hugo's shop, I was expecting to hear this movie's adaptation of "The Legend of Loco Chanelle." Imagine my surprise when it was a brand new song and the fact that they made it take place during the AIDS epidemic, makes it much more heartbreaking. This is definitely one of the best additions to the movie.
This made me cry. Especially when Pritti tells Jamie that they were fighting for future generations, and that is him. I'm a teacher in a state where they're introducing new anti-LGBTQ legislation. This really drove home how much harder I need to fight for my students. I've been feeling so overwhelmed this school year (first year teaching full time, new job, new state, new curriculum, crazy year to teach everywhere) and it's easy to just keep putting off getting involved in activism while I get my feet under me, but as it so perfectly shows here, many people haven't had the option to choose what their cause is or when to get involved when their lives are on the line.
easily the best part of the movie. the song brought me to tears, and the home video styled clips showcasing key moments in lgbtq history was so moving.
Dedicated to all HIV survivors from 80s and 90s..Dedicated to the souls that left us so early because of the disease...An hymn for those who fight at those days for their rights to love,to dance,to enjoy life,to discover passion joy sadness..This is life.. Sorry for my bad english..Love from Greece...
Very surprised to find it was Richard’s voice since I never heard him sing. Saw it twice and was very impressed with his singing. Please give him more musical roles. Please bring the show to Broadway. One of the best songs I’ve heard in a movie musical.
I couldn't watch the series "It's A Sin" as it brought back too many memories of a painful era. This scene was hard to watch too but the song; the lyrics / theme and the integration of old past film into the present with Jamie's characters is so powerful, its pure genius. RIP FREDDIE, DIANA AND ALLL THOSE GONE, BUT STILL LOVED AND NOT FORGOTTEN.
I've had the pleasure of seeing ETAJ three times including the West End production and I can honestly say 'This Was Me' is a masterpiece of musical talent and the pinnacle song within the film ('originally 'He's My Boy' was pinnacle in the theatre production). The lyrics are amazing, sung with heart and meaning by the brilliant Holly Johnson. John MacRae is always amazing (see Cruella for verification) and his portrayal of a young Loco combined with the poignant lyrics hits home perfectly and highlights LGBTQ+ life in the 80s/90s along with the devastation and loss caused by the AIDs pandemic. Hopefully the original song ('The Legend of Loco Chanel (and the Blood Red Dress)' ) will be replaced with 'This Was Me' when the production returns to the West End after its World tour (fingers crossed).
I love that 80´s/90´s Loco Channel is played by the original Jamie New actor John McCrea. Its like it has gone full circle in a strange way. Hugo telling Jamie about his Loco Channel life, while Loco is portraid by the original Jamie actor. makes you think honestly XD
Such a beautiful & poigniant song. Heard it for the first time tonight at Holly Johnson's gig at Belfast Waterfront & just had to check it out again when I got home. Uppa Queers!
Ok this is gonna sound a bit odd but bare with, I have a theory that this is the same origin from the stage version too, the guy with the camera is John, but Loco makes up this big wild backstory, partly to protect people like Jamie from the truth but mainly to protect Hugo from the truth and having to face losing a loved one. He creates this big fantastical story about how John betrayed him but actually it was John's body that betrayed them both, and that's why John left Loco's life. But by telling himself this larger than life murder narrative he feels more in control and it's like none of that ever happened
What a wonderful song. Great vocals and lyrics. Congratulations to everyone involved in this amazing song, capturing heartbreak and ecstasy in equal measure
Watching it again and again... and still crying. What a powerful song, my favourite in the movie. And Holly's voice... Holly Johnson nailed it, 'cause he knew it... he lived it.
Amazing there’s only 5 years between max and john. Showbiz is a cruel mistress. Would loved to have seen john in the movie as jamie he has so much depth ❤️
The thing that hit me the hardest about this for me was that as a young queer, I know so little about the people who came before me. Our history doesn’t get taught in school, we have to discover it for ourselves, through stories and bits and pieces from media like this. The first time I ever heard about section 28 was in passing when my mum was talking to some of her gay friends from art school. I only found out a couple of weeks ago that someone who was close enough to her to help her figure out a pivotal thing about her own art died of aids in the 90s. It’s so hard to put words to how immeasurably sad it is that I will never get to meet many older queer people or drag queens because of the damage section 28 and AIDS did to our culture. I’m mourning people who died before I was even born.
John (the camera man) in the show is shown as a bit of a pimp who was shot by Loco - however you find out this isn’t true at the end of the scene. But you later find out that Hugo loved John and that he probably left in more of a heartbreaking way. So I put two and two together and assume that the new song would have been about aids and Hugo’s boyfriend dying. And is as correct - I like how in the show it is hinted but in the show it’s actually shown.
The film was oke but i ❤❤❤ this scene and watched it a lot so beautiful to see and true and the then the line Even Freddie could not stay gets me every time 😢❤
Arguably the best part of the movie. I love how they included the topic of the AIDS epidemic and love John’s cameo here
@ur local monkey If I’m correct, one of the people shown in this clip has aids ( I believe they was hugo’s boyfriend/friend if I’m right) and I think they died at some point, they also mention Freddy Mercury, who died from aids.
@ur local monkey Freddie Mercury and died of AIDS, and yeah, the cameraman has it (it might also be the reason her friend is in the wheelchair). The lyrics also reference it-"every week was a wake" (as in a "wake" not "awake", which is what I thought it was a first), and "so naive to believe that a painted face can't grieve." Some of the other lyrics, too, I believe
@ur local monkey Yeah, the guy who collapsed and ended in the hospital supposedly had and died from AIDS and the scenes of Princess Diana were her talking with AIDS patients.
Thanks for answering my questtion
Yes this elevated the movie above the live show for me and I saw the live show several times
this was the moment the movie went from good to GREAT. I can't believe how moving this was. I had to pause the movie so i could collect myself at the end of it, i was that touched. this movie is one big love letter to the kings and queens who came before us, who let a trans man like me be able to live openly.
And it happened! This beyond powerful, because people in history fought for the future generation! Something right wing people try to stop.
This scene hit so hard - so well done. Replacing the Loco Chanelle song from the stage version with this was a great move.
I agree. I loved the original song so much and missed it but this had me in tears. The musical gave Loco a fun and badass backstory but this was so much more powerful and realistic of a badass queen.
@@AlexanderTheMysticCrow Yes, exactly!
agreeeeeeeee TT
Is the guy in drag John Mcrea then?
@@LAUREN-dp7vx yess, he is
Speaking as an old Queen who lived through those battles and days thank you so much to everyone involved, this scene suns up all the emotions from that era, the joy the sadness. ❤️❤️💔
thank you for fighting every war that allowed me to exist openly as a trans man. to our dearly departed elders, i love you very much.
@@ClassicDepravities The fight isn’t over until every member of our community can live openly without fear of being killed or harassed anywhere in the world.
@@punkwrestle couldn't agree more.
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Take a very big hug from Greece Richard :)
The instrumental reprise after this scene gets me every time 😭 When Jamie tells Pritti about the warrior queens, and Hugo finds the roses in the case 🥀 I hope Richard gets an Oscar for this one
If he doesn't I will never watch an award show ever again.
I wouldn't say im a big fan of Queen but for whatever reason the line "Even Freddie couldn't stay" chokes me up. I've listened to this song at least a dozen times since finding it on Prime... Each time that line pops up, just a welt in my throat appears
For me this is definitely the best moment of the entire movie. This isn’t just history, it’s storytelling and ugh just goosebumps 🥺💔
I was so upset when I realized they were replacing Legend of Loco Chanelle but by the end I was in tears. The perfect replacement. I loved the fun and whimsical story of drag queen murder but this made the Warrior Queen so much more badass while tapping into a realistic backstory of the real fight. I think it also provides a great setup for Over the Top that really sets the tone for the power of drag and performance art as a revolutionary show of protest. Also, I met John McCrea after the West End show when he was still Jamie and seeing him take up the mantle of Loco Chanelle this way just made it seem so much more powerful, knowing that even within the same story we see younger generations being inspired to join the fight.
I think everyone who was a fan of the stage show balked at the idea of Loco Chanelle getting cut. I sure did. But if i had known what would replace it, i wouldn't have worried. It adds so much depth to hugo's character, and jeeeeesus christ did i cry a lot. you know in the back of your mind that a good 60% of the people in that tape didn't make it.
You plays young loco
Yes as soon as I heard a new song starting I was disappointed it wasnt Legend of Loco Chanelle but I was NOT upset w the direction they went
When Loco hugged Jamie at the parade...knowing who was playing Loco...utterly destroyed me
Beautiful passing of the torch
I will never not use subtitles and this is the perfect example of why. I mean, not just cause of my audio processing disorder but because of the double meaning of lyrics. I originally thought the line in this song was "Every weekend was awake" and didn't realize the words were actually "Every weekend was a wake" and gosh does that hit hard.
OOF. yikes. i can't even imagine how that felt. this song's already a punch to the gut, but learning that lyric in particular just.... that's the one that broke me too.
I think it's more a 2 sided meaning but yes, I think "a wake" was the intended purpose given the context
Wow, just, wow. Didn't expect to feel all the feels during this number. Heartbreaking 💔 This number deserves all the attention it can get 👏🏽
This song/video gave me all the It’s A Sin feels! I’m a massive Queen/Freddie fan so when I saw the date stop at 24th November 1991 I knew what was coming. I’ll admit, I cried my eyes out so much it ruined the rest of the film for me. I just cried all the way through it. So many people senselessly and needlessly died, and still are. It’s criminal.
Holly Johnson did well singing such a touching song, but he knew, he lived it.
IT Makes me cry everytime i watch that scene, Freddie is still with us through his music, posters, art and books
FAB, FAB, FAB! This song and scene is utterly poignant, fun, heart-breaking, high energy, emotional and getting John McCrea was a stroke of genius. And as for Richard E. Grant - outstanding. I can't put into words how much I love this and whole film equally. Having seen the show 3 times I did wonder but it's a triumph.
I know! I was so worried (but hopeful since the trailer seemed to use the stage script almost exactly). I did miss the songs that were cut, especially Ugly in This Ugly World and If I Met Myself Again but as much as I loved the original song, I was so glad they made this replacement. I can always watch Legend of Loco Chanelle but now I have this extra beauty to cry over.
Wonderful song. This song should be a candidate for the Oscar for the best original song at the next edition of the Oscars. It's exciting, it's vibrant, it works perfectly in the movie, and it's the perfect context to understand the characters.
I wish it had. A tribute to an extremely important era in the lives of the LGBT and their allies.
And I am a HUGE fan of Freddie Mercury and Queen.
One of my favorite videos of him, is a duet of "Barcelona" with Monserrat Caballe.
Thank you for posting this! I was angry that "The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress)", my favorite song from the stage musical, wasn't in this movie adaptation, but I could not have asked for a better replacement song. It's so beautifully heartbreaking and nostalgic, especially with showing the news headlines about Freddie Mercury and the documentary clips with Princess Diana. Having Hugo's character live through the AIDs epidemic while seeing his lover and his peers die from it really gives his character a more realistic and touching motivation to mentor Jamie. ❤️
Love that they added this song to the movie. And love the scene where the new Jamie dances with the original Jamie on the street.
This scene just made my little queer heart burst with pride once I'd composed my self, such a beautifully shot and put together scene of such an important time in LGBTQ history, when Loco says I love you, gets you right in the feels!
100% same, it's making me cry all over again!
this was so powerful and heartbreaking and the fact that they used the original jaime from the state show as young hugo was just even more special💜
Thanks for sharing. Best number in the film (and they don't even know it).
i posted it because i cant find anyone else that has put it on UA-cam and i thought people would want to see it, its my favourite part!
@@KitanKate Yeah I don’t think anyone has posted it yet. I made myself a little clip just to share with friends, for the same reason.
@@Stu21202 i might post some more clips from the movie
@@KitanKate My little clip shared with my friends on Facebook was just blocked for copyright. I hope yours stays up!
@@Stu21202 i always get copyright, i try to keep my videos under 5 minutes to avoid them being blocked but we shall see
This scene has me in tears every time I see it. The music perfectly captures the bittersweet nature of joy and pain, tragedy and exuberance, all the colors of the rainbow. They just nailed it.
Been checking every day to see when this was gonna be on, one of the most beautiful scenes I've seen in so long
this scene was so beautiful, and John only amplified that 🥲
Thank you to all the queens who came before us. Thank you for fighting for us. Thank you for being tough enough so that it won’t be that hard for the next generation. We owe you a lot. Thank you.
Best part of the film! I saw the musical on the West End and this song is not in the original production but I love the addition.
I can't stop watching and crying omg.
This scene was and is my absolute fave. I've always loved Richard and this movie just made me love him even more.
Just watched the film!. This song tugs on every heart string so beautiful and moving brought a tear to my eye when Princess Diana came on what fearless women. This song makes the movie outstanding what a triumphant
This made me cry. The Torchbearers that came before us, I can only do my part to carry it for the generation after me. Raise a glass to the ones who came before. 🥂
This was the best part of the movie, I loved the the legend of Loco Channel but this scene and song just hit hard.
One of my favorite parts of the movie. I felt so many emotions, so much joy and pride, but also so much sadness and pain, I can't even imagine what those before us felt, watching their friends and lovers die so young, living in a world that mostly didn't care about them. I have many respect for these warriors, this song captures it all perfectly and made the movie get even more depth. Every time I think about this scene I tear up, really powerful.
the first video shown is dated exactly three days after i was born. growing up at the tail end of the AIDS epidemic, not a part of it yet very aware of it, has been very sobering. an entire generation of LGBTQIA people just GONE. At the art institute museum in chicago, the famous sculpture "untitled: portrait of Ross in LA" sits in a corner of the modern art exhibit. every time i went, that pile of candy was just a little bit smaller. It makes you painfully viscerally aware that the artist's boyfriend started at a healthy weight, until he wasn't, and it shows how he declined after contracting AIDS. he died the year it was installed, 1991. the artist, felix gonzalez-torres, would also die of AIDS five years later. just couldn't stop thinking about them during this song.
I was not familiar with the stage production so I did not know this was a new song. Having performed a concert at Carnegie Hall around the history of Stonewall, I did get a lesson in at least the US history and culture. This sequence made me emotional because I saw my community in it all. I am close to tears when I listen or watch this, because it’s joy and authentic living, but also heartbreaking.
Most of this film was ok, but HOLY SHIT this was SO well done. I don’t normally cry over films but I was SOBBING
I have never seen the live on-stage version of this, but I absolutely loved thus movie! And this scene was my favorite. So, so powerful! So real! The emotion was beautiful. And I saved this video to a special folder of my favorite videos on UA-cam, it's called Awesomeness. And THIS was awesome! ❤💛💚💙💜
having lived through this time-this song has so much raw emotion for me
I saw the stage show before I saw this movie. And this was taken out of the stage version. I was in my early 20's during the burgeoning of AIDS making it's way across three continents.
I lost several friends.
And I have to say, watching this POWERFUL video, and when it came on, I was watching this movie alone at home...and burst into tears.
If this had been in the stage version, I would have reacted the same way in front of all those people in the audience.
This is one of the greatest ANTHEMS to that time EVER!!
That a veteran drag queen helped Jamie to know the price paid so that he could freely be himself, and hopefully live to be and elder one to pass it all on to the next generation.
This was a brilliant scene.
Truly.
ETAJ was one of my favorite musical movies from 2021. Too sad it didn't get the attention I believe it deserves. It's difficult to adapt musical theatre into film, but they did very good job here. I cry every time this scene comes on.
It’s partly due to the pandemic, this was supposed to be released in cinemas before Prime picked it up
I'm so impressed with this, it's amazing the way they told such a strong, hard and beautiful story in a few minutes, I love everything about it
"Every weekend was a wake" well damn
Thanks for uploading this! Absolutely the best song in the film...
This scene is so powerful, so necessary... I cant 🖐🏽🥲❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I finally got to watch the movie the other day and when Jamie was finally at Hugo's shop, I was expecting to hear this movie's adaptation of "The Legend of Loco Chanelle." Imagine my surprise when it was a brand new song and the fact that they made it take place during the AIDS epidemic, makes it much more heartbreaking.
This is definitely one of the best additions to the movie.
This song and video is so powerful I can’t even 💔
This made me cry. Especially when Pritti tells Jamie that they were fighting for future generations, and that is him. I'm a teacher in a state where they're introducing new anti-LGBTQ legislation. This really drove home how much harder I need to fight for my students. I've been feeling so overwhelmed this school year (first year teaching full time, new job, new state, new curriculum, crazy year to teach everywhere) and it's easy to just keep putting off getting involved in activism while I get my feet under me, but as it so perfectly shows here, many people haven't had the option to choose what their cause is or when to get involved when their lives are on the line.
You're doing an important job. Please keep the hope alive 🙏 ❤ 💓
easily the best part of the movie. the song brought me to tears, and the home video styled clips showcasing key moments in lgbtq history was so moving.
This scene broke my heart...it was also the best scene in the movie!💔❤️🩹
Love this and when Princess Diana comes on I'm gone 😢
I cried so much watching this scene. You can feel all the love, struggle, pain and fight of that era! Love to everyone that fought before us!
Best song from the movie . Love it
This makes me emotional! So special xx
This scene ;), it’s so beautiful 💗💖
So emotional Richard E Grant is a national treasure
Dedicated to all HIV survivors from 80s and 90s..Dedicated to the souls that left us so early because of the disease...An hymn for those who fight at those days for their rights to love,to dance,to enjoy life,to discover passion joy sadness..This is life.. Sorry for my bad english..Love from Greece...
Very surprised to find it was Richard’s voice since I never heard him sing. Saw it twice and was very impressed with his singing. Please give him more musical roles. Please bring the show to Broadway. One of the best songs I’ve heard in a movie musical.
He and Holly Johnson sing this song.
I couldn't watch the series "It's A Sin" as it brought back too many memories of a painful era. This scene was hard to watch too but the song; the lyrics / theme and the integration of old past film into the present with Jamie's characters is so powerful, its pure genius. RIP FREDDIE, DIANA AND ALLL THOSE GONE, BUT STILL LOVED AND NOT FORGOTTEN.
I've had the pleasure of seeing ETAJ three times including the West End production and I can honestly say 'This Was Me' is a masterpiece of musical talent and the pinnacle song within the film ('originally 'He's My Boy' was pinnacle in the theatre production).
The lyrics are amazing, sung with heart and meaning by the brilliant Holly Johnson. John MacRae is always amazing (see Cruella for verification) and his portrayal of a young Loco combined with the poignant lyrics hits home perfectly and highlights LGBTQ+ life in the 80s/90s along with the devastation and loss caused by the AIDs pandemic.
Hopefully the original song ('The Legend of Loco Chanel (and the Blood Red Dress)' ) will be replaced with 'This Was Me' when the production returns to the West End after its World tour (fingers crossed).
I love that 80´s/90´s Loco Channel is played by the original Jamie New actor John McCrea. Its like it has gone full circle in a strange way. Hugo telling Jamie about his Loco Channel life, while Loco is portraid by the original Jamie actor. makes you think honestly XD
Also, the street where that scene is shot is opposite The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield where the stage show began at the very beginning.
I didn't know that!
That makes it even more fitting
I was there. And a huge Queen fan
This got me, hard.
I really wish this was in the stage version. So meaningful.
Such a beautiful & poigniant song. Heard it for the first time tonight at Holly Johnson's gig at Belfast Waterfront & just had to check it out again when I got home. Uppa Queers!
That song gives me Pet shop boys/Bronski beat vibe. The 80 s music was the best. Thank you for uploading the most touching part of the movie. ❤ 🏳️🌈 ❤
Ok this is gonna sound a bit odd but bare with, I have a theory that this is the same origin from the stage version too, the guy with the camera is John, but Loco makes up this big wild backstory, partly to protect people like Jamie from the truth but mainly to protect Hugo from the truth and having to face losing a loved one. He creates this big fantastical story about how John betrayed him but actually it was John's body that betrayed them both, and that's why John left Loco's life. But by telling himself this larger than life murder narrative he feels more in control and it's like none of that ever happened
literally i hate you for that but there's no way it isn't canon. goddamn ima start crying again.
‘The Iron Lady couldn’t stop the show’ 😂😂😂😂 well not strictly accurate but I love it it shows the spirit
Beautifully-shot scene.
This song never ceases to make me emotional. So beautifully written and composed. Helping us remember our history and who paved the way. ❤
What a wonderful song. Great vocals and lyrics. Congratulations to everyone involved in this amazing song, capturing heartbreak and ecstasy in equal measure
So many feels to this powerful song. The message is clear as day.
Watching it again and again... and still crying. What a powerful song, my favourite in the movie. And Holly's voice... Holly Johnson nailed it, 'cause he knew it... he lived it.
I say Yes, to that gown .. So epic So powerful this . so heating breaking. But look at you Now shining like star that you are.
What a great move to add this for the adaptation.
Im literally cry at the ending. Like literally!
Thank you to all who fought for our rights, so young queer people can be proud of who they are.
Amazing there’s only 5 years between max and john. Showbiz is a cruel mistress. Would loved to have seen john in the movie as jamie he has so much depth ❤️
John is younger Loco Chanelle
The thing that hit me the hardest about this for me was that as a young queer, I know so little about the people who came before me. Our history doesn’t get taught in school, we have to discover it for ourselves, through stories and bits and pieces from media like this. The first time I ever heard about section 28 was in passing when my mum was talking to some of her gay friends from art school. I only found out a couple of weeks ago that someone who was close enough to her to help her figure out a pivotal thing about her own art died of aids in the 90s. It’s so hard to put words to how immeasurably sad it is that I will never get to meet many older queer people or drag queens because of the damage section 28 and AIDS did to our culture. I’m mourning people who died before I was even born.
Best part of the film! So beautifully and cleverly done. ❤
John (the camera man) in the show is shown as a bit of a pimp who was shot by Loco - however you find out this isn’t true at the end of the scene. But you later find out that Hugo loved John and that he probably left in more of a heartbreaking way.
So I put two and two together and assume that the new song would have been about aids and Hugo’s boyfriend dying. And is as correct - I like how in the show it is hinted but in the show it’s actually shown.
Yes definitely, there are many hints to it in the show itself too.
Brings tears to my eye as I look back at our history
I love Johns cameo here! I’m obsessed 🤩
I’ve probably watched this 5 or 6 times I just can’t get the song out of my brain
Great song, I can't believe it's not up for the Oscars
the princess diana mug made me cry....
This was one of the best additions for the movie. I can't watch it without crying at the end. Brilliant.
Yeah this will forever be my favourite song
It's so beautifully heartbreaking
Holly Johnson voice is glorious i can feel the pride and the joy in it.
Thank you. This generation sometimes forgets what we went through to get here. Too many friends gone. 💔🧡💛💚💙💜
The way I was SOBBING during this part
Makes me cry each time. To think of what our community went through and the people lost too early along the way. 💔
This is so lovely !
So so powerful! 😭🥰
Richard E Grant must be protected at all costs! And loves seeing John McCrea!
is John McCrea the young Loco Chanelle
yea
Yes he is!!
I'm not even queer and I was bawling with this scene 😭 what a journey the community went through and still they have a lot more to go
I’m so surprised this had so few views. Best part of the movie by far
Absolutely loved this scene 💔
What a poignant sad song,so moving 😢
Let me tell ya how it used to go
Freddie playing on the radio
The Iron Lady couldn't stop the show
We felt like we could fly
Poisoned banter and a barbed remark
Bette Davis doing Joan of Arc
Dirty glamour dancing in the dark
On days that wouldn't die
When we felt like we could fly
It was real love
Look around and feel love
Tearing up the floor
Something we loved more
More than life
This was me
We were children in the night
Every star burned twice as bright
We were tough and we could fight
We held the line
This was me
Every sorrow had a song
Every lost boy could belong
We were young and never wrong
And I was divine
This was me
This was me
Every Friday we'd emerge reborn
Keep on dancing till we saw the dawn
Making history and breaking laws
Oh God, how good that feels
We were heroes in our heels
This was me
We were children in the night
Every star burned twice as bright
We were tough and we could fight
We held the line
This was me
So adored and born again
Just a smoking ten for ten
I was beautiful back then
Yes, I was divine
Let me take you round the bars I knew
The stars I knew
The padded bras I knew
The cobbled alleyways, the ways I knew
The maze I knew
The waifs and strays I knew
I started singing to the way back when
The wishing I could live it all again
Now I pass it onto you
We were dreamers, only just begun
We were sinners playing in the sun
Kept on partying till '91
Until that fateful day
We were peacocks in exotic herds
Wouldn't listen to the warning words
That's the problem with such pretty birds
They always fly away
Even Freddie couldn't stay
This was me
Were we foolish to believe?
That a painted face can't grieve
We were hopelessly naive
Just out of time
This was me
Every heart is made to break
Sometimes love's a big mistake
Every weekend was awake
But were we divine?
This was me
This was me
This was me
This was me
Thanks to Chris R, Sandy, Alexander Dungan, Sarah T, Ollie, Nick for correcting these lyrics.
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I dare you to watch this to the end of the song and accompanying video and not tear up especially if you lived it
The film was oke but i ❤❤❤ this scene and watched it a lot so beautiful to see and true and the then the line Even Freddie could not stay gets me every time 😢❤
lo mejor de la película es esta escena
Does anyone know if there is an instrumental for this I'll buy it !