In its muted opening sequence, Eilish coats that titular lyric in sarcasm: Man, am I the greatest, she sighs, reflecting on a doomed relationship that seems to have suffered from some lopsided affection. As the song builds to its cathartic conclusion, though, a soaring melody allows her defenses to drop away. I loved you, and I still do, she sings. Just wanted passion from you, just wanted what I gave to you.
Watching Eilish perform The Greatest, probably the emotional apex of the whole show, I realized she was offering me the perfect opportunity to think of the many other artists who have also penned songs with the same powerful title.
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