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Song of the Day #3,954: ‘This is Me (Rehearsal)’ – Keala Settle

On a recent trip down a YouTube rabbit hole, I stumbled across this clip from the rehearsals of the 2017 hit musical The Greatest Showman. I’m surprised I haven’t encountered it before as it has amassed more than 40 million views already.

Apparently this was a presentation to the studio brass, the first time the cast had performed any of the songs for somebody outside of their inner circle. Keala Settle, who plays the bearded lady, was incredibly nervous about singing the film’s signature tune, ‘This is Me,’ in that setting.

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Song of the Day #3,567: ‘Rewrite the Stars’ – Zac Efron & Zendaya

Surprise hit The Greatest Showman has shown impressive legs both at the box office and on Billboard’s soundtrack chart, where it sits at #2 in its 16th week of release.

Among its songs, the show-stopping celebration of individuality ‘This Is Me’ has earned the most attention (as well as an Oscar nod) but for me the standout track is the love song ‘Rewrite the Stars.’

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Song of the Day #3,518: ‘This is Me’ – The Greatest Showman cast

Surprise hit The Greatest Showman is the only musical nominated in the Best Original Song category this year. (You could make an argument that another nominated film is a musical, but I would argue that you are wrong, and I would be right).

This is one of those movies scoffed at by critics (55% on the Tomatometer!) but loved by audiences. It has hit a nerve, cleaning up at the box office and topping the album charts.

I believe today’s nominated song, which most clearly states one of the film’s central themes, is the key to The Greatest Showman‘s success.

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