Wham! and George Michael

[mocean]

I'm not really a big fan, but he does have some good songs, mentioned above. He has a great voice too.

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[suttonrecords]

[quote][i]Originally posted by fanciz[/i]
<br>George Michael and Wham made it big everywhere not only in the Philippines, they even had their farewell concert before 72,000 fans in Wembley Stadium. I watched a few times his video of careless whispers, the song was rather.... evocative, however I didn't pay attention to his solo career.

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Well, apparently even KROQ got a boom-boom in the heart, too, as Wham! smash hits its way to No. 20 in their 1984 countdown:

http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-1984.htm

It was even higher than the Smiths' immortal "How Soon Is Now?"

Even 91X couldn't resist, either:

http://www.rocklists.com/91x-1984.html

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[suttonrecords]

[quote][i]Originally posted by DSR[/i]
<br>WHAM MADE IT BIG TOO HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES![;)] Not all their songs were BAD.[8D]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DSR
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I actually had a liking for George Michael's solo single "Hand to Mouth," which got played on NU-107 back in the day. However, after what he was caught doing in the bathroom, that song title took a particularly revolting unintentional interpretation...

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[zalasta]

i like some of George's stuff, especially "Praying for Time" from Listen Without Prejudice. Has a real John Lennon "Mind Games" vibe... that whole album is pretty good.



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[DSR]

[quote][i]Originally posted by suttonrecords[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by DSR[/i]
<br>WHAM MADE IT BIG TOO HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES![;)] Not all their songs were BAD.[8D]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DSR
[/quote]

I actually had a liking for George Michael's solo single "Hand to Mouth," which got played on NU-107 back in the day. However, after what he was caught doing in the bathroom, that song title took a particularly revolting unintentional interpretation...

Michael Sutton
CEO/Sutton Records
http://www.suttonrecords.com
[/quote]

YUP MIKE "FAITH" was also included on the early playlist of NU107. Actually, they were the ones who made it popular. I remember hearing it on one of my early MEDICAL MISSIONS in the Barrios in the mid90s and the children were dancing on it.[;)]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DSR

[TheRob]

I've always likes "Everything She Wants". I even saw Ben Folds and Rufus Wainwright cover "Careless Whisper" in concert together (as well as "In Between Days" by the Cure, which really confused the 21-under crowd).

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[latebar]

Wham & George Michael havent produced any bad song at all, IMHO. All of their songs are great.

But i cant say much for Andrew Ridgeley solo album tho, cos i never heard of it, Son of Albert its called.

[beautifulmutant101]

I never understood why Wham! was considered new wave. They're dreadful! I guess Sheena Easton was new wave too! And what about John Waite? Or Paul Young? Or Billy freakin' Ocean, for god's sake? I swear, any new artist that wasn't metal or funk, people called new wave. Ridiculous.[:(!]

[WolverineSyr]

I never liked Wham at all - but absolutely love the song "A Different Corner."

As much as I loved that song, I wouldn't have been caught dead buying a Wham single! Thank God I grew out of that....last year! [:D]

[skinnytie]

I didn't care for the first album (even the cover turned me off), but I have to admit the second one was pretty good. It's a great pop album, with a decent amount of good songs on there. At the time, I did like "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" partly because it didn't sound like the first album, and it had that motown beat. The third album lost me; always seemed like a contractual obligation to me. Even their Christmas tune sounded derivative to me. I lost interest after that, but there's no denying that George Michael does have a good voice.

[ExRat]

[quote][i]Originally posted by beautifulmutant101[/i]
<br>I never understood why Wham! was considered new wave. They're dreadful! I guess Sheena Easton was new wave too! And what about John Waite? Or Paul Young? Or Billy freakin' Ocean, for god's sake? I swear, any new artist that wasn't metal or funk, people called new wave. Ridiculous.[:(!]


[/quote]

Thanks. Glad there was at least one other Wham!-hating dissenter on this thread. Wham!, IMO were merely (awful, saccharine-sweet) pop music. Not that there isn't great pop music . . . just Wham! did nil for me. I truly hated them and thought they were dreadful, as well as all of their screaming teenaged girl fans (a la 'NSYNC).

[InvisibleMan]

a nice new song from George called White Light [:)]

White Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRAOG-BpNOw

[Crocodiles]

This video of George working in the studio really won me over.

He's showing you how he came up with a great song called "Waiting For That Day." He took a classic hip-hop drum beat and he wanted something, as he said, "un-black" over it. Folk guitar! Then he adds in Procol Harum keyboards...sounds like it would be a mess, but George knew better. Great song, great construction video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU4DOXrMLhE[/youtube]

[InvisibleMan]

new song and video from George, slow but a good pop song

Let Her Down Easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58hMog3XuuY

[magnum]

[quote][i]Originally posted by InvisibleMan[/i]
<br>new song and video from George, slow but a good pop song

Let Her Down Easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58hMog3XuuY
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