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We all know and love the My Chemical Romance classic ‘Famous Last Words’, right? But do you know the story behind the name?
A resurfaced tweet from MCR frontman Gerard Way has shed some light on the title, and even revealed that it wasn’t always called ‘Famous Last Words’. Nope – the original title was was actually ‘The Saddest Music In The World’.
The resurfaced tweet was in reply to a fan who asked Gerard about the song title, to which he replied that it “was [originally] titled ‘The Saddest Music In The World’, which is a film. To disassociate, I chose a title I had always wanted to use”.
@MissBritian Was orig titled “The Saddest Music In The World”, which is a film. To disassociate, I chose a title I had always wanted to use
— Gerard Way (@gerardway) March 26, 2013
The film in question was a 2003 musical of sorts, set during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Basically the plot revolves around musicians from around the world descending on the city of Winnipeg to try and win the $25,000 prize.
Check out the trailer for The Saddest Music In The World below:
So ‘Famous Last Words’ isn’t connected to the song, so much as it’s actually connected to not wanting the title to be shared with a movie. But a title Gerard had always wanted to use.
If you want a reminder of what ‘Famous Last Words’ sounds like live, check out this video we shot at the big My Chemical Romance comeback show last month:
Famous. Last. Words. #MCRReturn pic.twitter.com/mq2KNMVy9b
— Rock Sound (@rocksound) December 21, 2019
So far, MCR have five live appearances scheduled for 2020, across Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Check out the full list of announced tour dates below:
MARCH
20 – MELBOURNE Download Festival
21 – SYDNEY Download Festival
25 – AUCKLAND Western Springs
28 – OSAKA Intex
29 – TOKYO Download Festival