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Yes there are times with my friends when I don’t know have to much to ‘Cos it’s by your side girl that I long to be There’s no need for you not to have faith in me You ought to see how the other girls behave when you’re not aroundĪnd only then you would know that it’s on your finger I’m wound You’re the one that makes my day a dream come true The first few months of 2019 will be interesting, that’s for sure! For one night at least, we can forget all the political shenanigans that surround us at the moment, and just enjoy ourselves. Whatever it’s called, hope your Hogmanay celebrations go well. I don’t think I’ll be back again until the New Year – Can it really be almost 2019, the last year of this decade we didn’t know what to call. And I think I kind of stubbornly stick up for all of that.” “If you listen to a Supremes or a Beatles record, which was made in the days when pop was accepted as an art of sorts, how can you not realise that the elation of a good pop record is an art form? Somewhere along the way, pop lost all its respect. George Michael himself proudly championed great pop music as true art. I am often embarrassed by some of the songs I share around here, as they are unashamedly of the pop persuasion, but time and time again I have been vindicated ( the Bee Gees, the Carpenters et al). In this case it was the magazine I bought myself as a treat for Christmas (other gifts did appear in my stocking by the way). So, “What’s It All About?” – Whenever I think I’ve written my last George Michael post, something else comes along, and prompts another one. In fact one of my favourite Wham! songs is If You Were There, which was not for once penned by George, but was an Isley Brothers cover included on their second album “Make It Big”. His earliest musical influences however had come from artists such as Stevie Wonder and The Isley Brothers. He fought back, and ended up joining forces at various stages of his career with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige and Whitney Houston, who held him in high regard. Without Andrew Ridgeley there would have been no George Michael.ĭuring his career George had to face hostility from artists who attacked him for his appropriation of black music. George lived vicariously through Andrew, but after being impressed by the confidence exuded by the character Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever, he decided to lose weight, acquire some contact lenses and threw himself into the local disco scene. The Wham! image therefore belonged to Andrew, who was outgoing, sociable and loved going out dancing with girls. George was the geeky songwriter, and a career in music was very much frowned upon by his strict father, who wanted him to join the family business. Something else I learnt from the magazine, was that Wham! would never have come about if not for Andrew Ridgeley, who was the driving force behind forming a band. (Also, did you know that having released Last Christmas shortly before the Band Aid single, they donated all the royalties to the Ethiopia Appeal?) Band Aid – 1984 (George just left of centre) If that is true, shame on you fellow Band Aid participants.
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He was still only 20, but was writing, producing and arranging these records that jumped out of the radio. By this time Wham! had left their baby-biker image behind, and now sported blond highlights, gold hoop earrings and Day-Glo shorts, but George found it hard to believe people couldn’t see past the image and appreciate the music they were making. Just in case I’d missed anything, I re-read it again from cover to cover on Boxing Day, and although it contained nothing particularly new that I didn’t already know, a few lines jumped out at me, and I took notes: George, as we all know, was one of the key vocalists on the 1984 Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, however on the day of the recording he said he felt really uncomfortable, as Wham! were treated as a bit of a joke by their peers, with (careless?) whispers and in-jokes being made at their expense. When it got to evening, George of course beckoned, and by the time I went to bed I think I’d read right to the end of the magazine.
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My favourite tree decoration – Bought when DD was a baby