The Mercurotti - Marc Martel

I posted this a few years ago, and it garnered roughly 2 Million views over the course of time. Not too shabby for a strange idea I had while shaving. Last night - and we won’t point any fingers - the video was accidentally deleted from my channel during some routine maintenance. OH, THE HORROR. All those wonderful comments… gone forever. *tear*… *sniff*. After a brief minute of grieving, we are now choosing to look at this unfortunate flub as a blessing in disguise. Since mid-2018, my channel has exploded tenfold, literally. So, this is as good a time as any to reintroduce “The Mercurotti.” “Nessun Dorma” has become a favorite of mine to perform at solo shows, rock shows, and even Queen tribute shows. It was Pavarotti’s calling card, and I’ve often wished he’d sung a duet with Freddie Mercury. Perhaps it would have sounded a bit like this. This was shot as a 3-camera one-take, with the help of my wife, Crystal. The only vocal overdub is the “Pavarotti” harmony at the very end, as I’ve yet to