Nature Boy McGregor's character, Christian. Some of the film's premise was based on the lyrics, in particular the opening lines. The closing lyric, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" is used throughout the film. While reviewing "Moulin Rouge!", Erickson noted that "[by] itself, ['Nature Boy'] redeems the wonderful idea behind Luhrmann's flawed but often wonderful movie." The song was performed by Rodrigo Santoro in the film "Heleno" (2012), during the radio interview when he asks if he could sing a song for his wife and son. Cole's version was again played at the
A Boy Named Sue boy, I think I'm gonna name him Waylon, or Willie, or Kris." referring to fellow bandmates Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson According to Shel Silverstein's biographer Mitch Myers, it was June Carter Cash who encouraged her husband to perform the song. Silverstein introduced it to them at what they called a "Guitar Pull," where musicians would pass a guitar around and play their songs. Silverstein later wrote a follow-up named "The Father of a Boy Named Sue" on his 1978 "Songs and Stories" in which he tells the old man's point of view of the story. The only