Welcome to the Show

Welcome to the Show is the ninth of eleven songs from the film My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks. It is performed by the Dazzlings, the Rainbooms, and Sunset Shimmer during the climactic battle of the film. The instrumental piece Rainbooms Battle plays between the end of the Dazzlings' second verse and the beginning of Sunset Shimmer's verse. After the Dazzlings are defeated and their necklaces destroyed, they attempt to sing the "We will be adored..." part of the song again, but they sing horribly and are booed off the stage. This is the longest song in the Equestria Girls films and the My Little Pony franchise, beating out The Flim Flam Brothers song from the season two episode The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 in the Friendship is Magic animated series by forty-four seconds.
The second section of the song was first heard as part of the V.I.F. game on the Equestria Girls website. The song serves as the sixth track on the soundtrack album "My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Minor differences between the film and soundtrack versions include additional vocals by Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk in the film during the line "Your time is running out" and extra instrumental accompaniment during Sunset Shimmer's verse on the soundtrack.
A snippet of Sunset's verse is heard in My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship. A "DJ Pon-3's Version" rock remix of the song, with new vocals and entirely different melody, was released on Spotify on April 19, 2024.
==Lyrics==
:[The Dazzlings]
::Ahh, ah-ah, ahh
::Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
::Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
::Ahh, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah
::Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
::Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
:[Adagio Dazzle]
::Welcome to the show
:[Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze]
::Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah
:[Adagio Dazzle]
::We're here to let you know
:[Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze]
::Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
:[Adagio Dazzle]
::Our time is now
:[Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze]
::Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah
:[Adagio Dazzle]
::Your time is running out
:[Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze]
::Ah, ah, ah
:[The Dazzlings]
::Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
::Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
::Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
::Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
::Feel the wave of sound
::As it crashes down
::You can't turn away
::We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-ay
::We will be adored
::Tell us that you want us
::We won't be ignored
::It's time for our reward
::Now you need us
::Come and heed us
::Nothing can stop us now
:[The Rainbooms]
::Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh
::I've got the music in me
::Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh
:[Twilight Sparkle]
::Don't need to hear a crowd
::Cheering out my name
::I didn't come here seeking
::Infamy or fame
:[The Rainbooms]
::The one and only thing
::That I am here to bring
::Is music, is the music
::Is the music in my soul
::Gonna break out (Out!)
::Set myself free, yeah
::Let it all go (Go!)
::Just let it be, yeah
::Find the music in your heart
::Let the music make you start
::To set yourself apart
:[The Dazzlings]
::What we have in store (ah-ah)
::All we want and more (ah-ah)
::We will break on through (ah-ah)
::Now it's time to finish you!
:[drum solo]
:[Sunset Shimmer]
::You're never gonna bring me down
::You're never gonna break this part of me
::My friends are here to bring me 'round
::Not singing just for popularity
:[Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle]
::We're here to let you know
::That we won't let it go
:[The Rainbooms]
::Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow
:[Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle]
::And you can try to fight
::But we have got the light of
:[The Rainbooms]
::Friendship on our side!
::Got the music in our hearts
::We're here to blow this thing apart
::And together, we will never
::Be afraid of the dark
::Here to sing our song out loud
::Get you dancing with the crowd
::As the music of our friendship
::Survives, survives!
:[All sans Dazzlings]
::Got the music in our hearts
::We're here to blow this thing apart
::And together, we will never
::Be afraid of the dark
::Here to sing our song out loud
::Get you dancing with the crowd
::As the music of our friendship
::Survives, survives, survives!
===DJ Pon-3's Version===
:[Singer]
::Ahhh-ahhh, ah, ah
::Ahhh-ahhh
::Welcome to the show
::We're here to let you know
::Our time is now
::Your time is running out
::Ahhh-ahhh, ah, ah
::Ahhh-ahhh
::Feel the wave of sound
::As it crashes down
::You can't turn away
::We'll make you wanna stay
::We will be adored
::Tell us that you want us
::We won't be ignored
::It's time for our reward
::Now you need us
::Come and heed us
::Nothing can stop us now
::Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
::I've got the music in me
::Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
::Don't need to hear a crowd
::Cheering out my name
::I didn't come here seeking
::Infamy or fame
::The one and only thing
::That I am here to bring
::Is music, is the music
::Is the music in my soul
::Gonna break out, set myself free
::Let it all go, just let it be
::Find the music in your heart
::Let the music make you start
::To set yourself apart
::What we have in store
::All we want and more
::We will break on through
::Now it's time to finish you!
::You're never gonna bring me down
::You're never gonna break this part of me
::My friends are here to bring me 'round
::Not singing just for popularity
::We're here to let you know
::That we won't let it go
::Our music is a bomb, it's about to blow
::And you can try to fight, but we've got the light of
::Friendship on our side
::Got the music in our hearts
::We're here to blow this thing apart
::And together, we will never be
::Afraid of the dark
::Here to sing our song out loud (out loud!)
::Get you dancing with the crowd
::As the music of our friendship
::Survives, survives, survives
::Got the music in our hearts (in our hearts)
::We're here to blow this thing apart
::And together, we will never be
::Afraid of the dark
::Here to sing our song out loud (out loud!)
::Get you dancing with the crowd
::As the music of our friendship (of our friendship)
::Survives, survives, survives
::Survives, survives, survives
::Survives, survives, survives
==Other versions==
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==References==
de:Welcome to the Show
pt:Bem-vindos ao Show
pl:Finałowy show
es:Bienvenido al Show