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swan song

Date: Jun 22 2006

Quote

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“That [was] my swan song.”

Former actress Elizabeth Taylor, talking about her appearance in the 75th Annual Academy Awards.

Definition

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a final appearance, action or work; a farewell

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A swan song is a final performance or action by someone before they make a significant change, such as changing careers or dying. It is a way for the person to say goodbye.

For example, the song The Show Must Go On by Queen is regarded as Freddie Mercury’s swan song. Freddie Mercury was fighting AIDS, and he died six weeks after the song was released.

In the example above, Elizabeth Taylor is saying that her appearance at the Academy Awards was her swan song to Hollywood. After the Academy Awards, Elizabeth Taylor quit acting to focus on fighting HIV/AIDS.

Examples

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“The swan song for ‘Friends’ was in 2003.”

Winners

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	final product,work or appearance. which means she will never join the next film. by XPER
	That was her final public act. Also means a final appearance, performance, or work, as a farewell to a career or profession by cougarcar1
	to be the last song by ymi
	it means that she felt like a beautiful swan which is singing and enjoying. by faree
	her last big performance by istvan52
	the last song by cuthbert
	Probably the last song in her public carrier. Generally it means the final achievement of an artist before his/her death, retirement,etc by arabeska
	I tnink that "swan song" means a farewell or final appearance, action or work. by Yanger
	the final performance or activity of a person’s career. by hossein99
	last appearance or last performance by chiaroscuro
	Last appearance, saying goodbye to her carreer. by Irbis3085
	the best performance by ring198491
	i want to say that it means put high effort to echieve someting to do struggle to get goal and dont go back untill we achiend that goal dont slide from turget untill to get it by aysha nisar
	ı think that means ''last song'' of her singing life... have the best week u all.... by kocakurt
	It means that is the last time you will do something. It is your goodbye. When Elizabeth Taylor said that she meant she would not be back on the Academy Awards. by karicr
	the final gesture by david barcenas diaz
	That was her last (and probably the best) appearance by mrgiba
	i think it means pressing song by stephane
	A final gesture by Micha

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