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Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. Harlem was annexed to New York City in 1873.
Harlem has been defined by a series of boom-and-bust cycles, with significant ethnic shifts accompanying each cycle. Black residents began to arrive en masse in 1904, with numbers fed by the Great Migration. In the 1920s and 1930s, the neighborhood was the focus of the "Harlem Renaissance", an outpouring of artistic and professional works without precedent in the American black community. However, with job losses in the time of the Great Depression and the deindustrialization of New York City after World War II, rates of crime and poverty increased significantly.
New York's revival in the late 20th century has led to renewal in Harlem as well. By 1995, Harlem was experiencing social and economic gentrification. Though the percentage of residents who are black peaked in 1950, the area remains predominantly black.
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KMNY
KMNY (1360 AM, is a radio station in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, which broadcasts on 1360 kHz and is under ownership of Multicultural Broadcasting. As of February 2010, the station is broadcasting in Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek.
Although during the day, the station has a 50,000 watt signal that covers the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex adequately, at night KMNY's signal is significantly weaker. Nighttime reception can be problematic outside the immediate Dallas-Fort Worth area due to more powerful stations broadcasting on identical or nearby frequencies from elsewhere in the U.S. and Mexico.
KMNY was established in 1947 as KXOL and featured a variety of entertainment programs and country music during its early years. From 1956 to 1976, KXOL played Top 40 music, competing with 1270 KFJZ. Station personalities during the late 1950s included comedians George Carlin and Jack Burns.[citation needed] With the rise of FM radio and a decrease in ratings and revenue after the combination of Dallas and Fort Worth into one radio market, KXOL switched back to country music in 1976.
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Manhattan
Manhattan (/mænˈhætən/) is the most densely populated and the oldest of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the U.S. state of New York. The borough and county consist of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island,Mill Rock, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a very small area on the mainland bordering the Bronx. The original city of New York began at the southern end of Manhattan, expanded northward, and then between 1874 and 1898, annexed land from surrounding counties.
The New York County is the most densely populated county in the United States, and one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with a 2010 population of 1,585,873 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.5 km2), or 69,464 residents per square mile (26,924/km²), more dense than any individual American city. It is also one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, with a 2005 per capita income above $100,000. Manhattan is the third-largest of New York's five boroughs in population, and its smallest borough in land area.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee /mɪlˈwɔːkiː/ is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States, and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the City of Milwaukee has a population of 594,833. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Metropolitan Area with a population of 1,751,316 as of 2010. Milwaukee is also the regional center of the seven county Greater Milwaukee Area, with an estimated population of 2,014,032 as of 2008.
The first Europeans to pass through the area were French missionaries and fur traders. In 1818, the French-Canadian explorer Solomon Juneau settled in the area, and in 1846 Juneau's town combined with two neighboring towns to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee. Large numbers of German and other immigrants helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and the following decades.
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New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. The city is referred to as New York City or The City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. As a global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.
Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which comprises a state county. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 8,244,910 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City Metropolitan Area's population is the United States' largest, with 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km2), and is also part of the most populous combined statistical area in the United States, containing 22.1 million people as of the 2010 Census.
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New York Hospital
New York Hospital or “Old New York Hospital” or “City Hospital” (now the New York-Presbyterian Hospital ) was the oldest hospital in New York City and the second oldest hospital in the United States.
The origin of the New York Hospital can be traced to the commencement address of Dr. Samuel Bard, Professor of the “Practice of Medicine”, delivered to the first two medical doctors to graduate from King’s College (Now Columbia College, Columbia University) in 1769 titled “A discourse upon the duties of a physician, with some sentiments on the usefulness and necessity of a public hospital.” Apparently city leaders also listening to this address were impressed enough to pledge one thousand pounds sterling.
Dr. Peter Middleton reported on the progress with furthering this idea in another address to King’s College on November 3, 1769, stating “The necessity and usefulness of a public infirmary has so warmly and pathetically set forth in a discourse delivered by Dr. Samuel Bard… that his Excellency, Sir Henry Moore immediately set on foot a subscription for that purpose to which himself and most of the gentlemen present liberally contributed.” Soon thereafter the new Governor of the Colony, John, the Earl of Dunmore through the interposition of Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader-Colden ” started a fund for the establishment of such a hospital.
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Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios /ˈpɪksɑr/ is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned twenty-six Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. It is best known for its CGI-animated feature films created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface used to generate high-quality images. Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm before it was acquired by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs in 1986. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion; the transaction made Jobs the largest shareholder in Disney.
Pixar has produced twelve feature films, beginning with Toy Story in 1995. It was followed by A Bug's Life in 1998, Toy Story 2 in 1999, Monsters, Inc. in 2001, Finding Nemo in 2003, The Incredibles in 2004, Cars in 2006, Ratatouille in 2007, WALL-E in 2008, Up in 2009, Toy Story 3 (to date, the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, grossing over $1 billion worldwide) in 2010, and Cars 2 in 2011. Eleven of the films have received critical and financial success, with the notable exception being Cars 2, which received substantially less praise than Pixar's previous films. As of February 2012, its films have made over $7 billion worldwide, with its $602 million average gross by far the highest of any studio in the industry. In addition, all of the films produced by Pixar are among the top 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Finding Nemo (#27), Up (#44), and Toy Story 3 (#8) all in the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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WBAI
WBAI, a part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station, broadcasting at 99.5 FM in New York City.
Its programming is leftist/progressive, and a mixture of political news and opinion from a leftist perspective, tinged with aspects of its complex and varied history, such as Freeform radio, which WBAI played a role in developing, as well as various music.
The station began as WABF, which first went on the air in 1941 as W75NY and moved to the 99.5 frequency in 1948. In 1955, after two years off the air, it was reborn as WBAI (whose calls were named after then-owners Broadcast Associates, Inc.). It was purchased by eccentric philanthropist Louis Schweitzer, who donated it to the Pacifica Foundation in 1960. The station, which had been a commercial enterprise, became non-commercial and listener-supported under Pacifica ownership.
The history of WBAI is long and contentious. Referred to in a New York Times Magazine piece as "an anarchist's circus," one station manager was jailed in protest, and the staff, in protest at sweeping proposed changes of another station manager, seized the studio facilities, then located in a deconsecrated church, as well as the transmitter, located atop the Empire State Building.
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George Harrison
George Harrison,MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as their Western audience. Following the band's break-up he was a successful solo artist, and later a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys. Harrison was also a session musician and a film and record producer. He is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards. His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which two hit singles originated: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for former Beatle Ringo Starr, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison.
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George Nozuka
George Koichi Nozuka (born April 28, 1986) better known by his stage name George is a Canadian singer. He is signed to HC Entertainment Group record label as their main act.
George was born one of seven children to American Canadian mother Holly Sedgwick and Japanese father Hiromitsu Nozuka. Sedgwick raised Nozuka and his six siblings as a single mother. He is the older brother of musician Justin Nozuka, musician Henry Nozuka, and actor Philip Nozuka. Other family members include Christian, another musician and two sisters, Margaret and Sandra (Sandy). George's aunt, his mother's half-sister, is actress Kyra Sedgwick who is married to actor [Kevin Bacon]. George's first cousin twice removed was actress Edie Sedgwick.
George Nozuka sings, dances, plays piano, guitar and harmonica. Most of his choreography was taught by Roger Chau, well known South-East Asian Dancer. He released his first album Believe in 2006. He co-wrote all of the songs on his album. It took a full year to record in Toronto, Los Angeles and Sweden with a number of producers, including Perry Alexander, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Anthony M. Jones. A special edition of "Believe" was also released in Japan in July 2007. Five songs from the freshman album of George were released as singles in Canada.
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George, George Filmography
- Chicken Hearted (1921)
- Hero Pro Tem (1921)
- His Bitter Half (1921)
- Nothing Like It (1921)
- Sand Witches (1920)
- Jerry's Eugenic Marriage (1917)
- Jerry's Finishing Touch (1917)
- Jerry's Master Stroke (1917)
- Somewhere in the Mountains (1917)
- The Ransom (1917)
- Jerry's Picnic (1917)
- Jerry's Red Hot Trail (1917)
- Minding the Baby (1917)
- Jerry's Romance (1917)
- Jerry's Star Bout (1917)
- Be Sure You're Right (1917)
- Jerry's Trial (1917)
- Jerry's Whirlwind Finish (1917)
- Jerry's Winning Way (1917)
- Jerry and the Outlaws (1917)
- Jerry and the Vampire (1917)
- Jerry at the Waldorf (1917)
- The Lady Detective (1917)
- Jerry in Yodel Land (1917)
- Jerry Joins the Army (1917)
- Jerry on the Farm (1917)
- Jerry on the Railroad (1917)
- Jerry Takes Gas (1917)
- Jerry Tries Again (1917)
- Jerry's Big Deal (1917)
- Jerry's Big Doings (1917)
- Officer Jerry (1917)
- Jerry's Big Mystery (1917)
- Jerry's Brilliant Scheme (1917)
- Jerry's Big Raid (1917)
- Jerry and His Pal (1917)
- Jerry's Double Cross (1917)
- The Gypsy Prince (1917)
- Jerry's Elopement (1917)
- When Jerry Came to Town (1916)
- A Merry Mix-Up (1916)
- Around the World (1916)
- Going Up (1916)
- Jerry and the Bandits (1916)
- Jerry and the Blackhanders (1916)
- Jerry and the Counterfeiters (1916)
- Jerry and the Moonshiners (1916)
- Jerry and the Smugglers (1916)
- Jerry in Mexico (1916)
- Jerry in the Movies (1916)
- Jerry's Big Game (1916)
- Jerry's Big Haul (1916)
- Jerry's Big Lark (1916)
- Jerry's Celebration (1916)
- Jerry's Double Header (1916)
- Jerry's Millions (1916)
- Jerry's Perfect Day (1916)
- Jerry's Stratagem (1916)
- Making Things Hum (1916)
- Movie Struck (1916)
- On the Rampage (1916)
- Preparedness (1916)
- The Conquering Hero (1916)
- The Desperate Chance (1916)
- The Hero of the E.Z. Ranch (1916)
- The Masque Ball (1916)
- The Rookie (1916)
- The Traitor (1916)
- The Winning Punch (1916)
- Too Proud to Fight (1916)
- The Double Cross (1915)
- The Fighting Four (1915)
- A Shot Gun Romance (1915)
- Jerry's Revenge (1915)
- A Deal in Indians (1915)
- Jerry to the Rescue (1915)
- Hearts and Clubs (1915)
- The Holdup (1915)
- A Prince of Peace (1915)
- Doctor Jerry (1915)
- Adam's Ancestors (1915)
- Taking a Chance (1915)
- The Little Detective (1915)
- A Change of Luck (1915)
George, George S. Filmography
George, Georg Filmography
George
Cast
- Crystal Cooke
- Anne Haney
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Cleandre Norman
- Pablo Irlando
- Lauren Robinson
- Doniell Spencer
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Tony T. Johnson
- George Foreman
- Troy Evans
- Mother Love
- Paul Eiding
- Ralph P. Martin
- John Connolly
- Dan Tullis Jr.
- Cathryn Michon
- Season 1
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Episode 1: Pilot
USA:5 November 1993...
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Episode 2: 2 Hip 2 Work
USA:6 November 1993...
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Episode 3: Requiem for a Lightweight
USA:13 November 1993...
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Episode 4: One Joe at a Time
USA:20 November 1993...
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Episode 5: Nobody Up There Likes Me
USA:22 December 1993...
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Episode 6: Society Girl
USA:29 December 1993...
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Episode 7: Homeboy Is Where the Heart Is
USA:5 January 1994...
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Episode 8: Rapmasta Shasta
USA:12 January 1994...
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Episode 9: Man of the Year
USA:19 January 1994...
George
Cast
- Season 1
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Episode 1: Alles wegen George
West Germany:30 December 1972...
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Episode 2: Aller Anfang ist schwer
- Episode 3: Eigener Herd ist Goldes wert
- Episode 4: Wo ein Wille, da ein Weg
- Episode 5: Steter Tropfen hölt den Stein
- Episode 6: Liebe geht durch den Magen
- Episode 7: Man muss Feste feiern, wie sie fallen
- Episode 8: Sich regen bringt Segen
- Episode 9: Wie man in den Wald hineinruft
- Episode 10: Was sich liebt, das neckt sich
- Episode 11: Wenn einer eine Reise tut
- Episode 12: Ende gut, alles gut
- Episode 13: Wer anderen eine Grube gräbt
karaoke
George died in the fifth grade
No one ever knew why
He was out selling lemonade
On the Fourth of July and he died
Sister Claire said that he was
An angel on earth
She stood there and she told us
She had clearly rehearsed every verse
Of the lies that tie you down
I've forgotten my first love
I haven't seen her since when
There's a bum on the corner
He thinks that I'm his best friend, we pretend
He says the rapture is any day
That's when God's coming around
Although perhaps he should stay away
They'll run him right out of town, like a clown
With the lies that tie you down
There are times when a man feels
That it's him against the world
There are times when a man steals
From the love of his girl
There are days when a beast dies
Long before the gun
And there are days when a crow fliesGeorge sits at his window and he wonders why
He wants to see the morning broken
Wants to feel the sunshine yeah
Come and dance with me my brother
I will play and you'll get high
oh so high
We are full of our beginnings but hesitation takes all our time
George was feeling good
But he didn't know why
Motivation slips away
Replaced with time
For more or less of something else
Oh yeah something else, yeah
George rides around the world and he doesn't try
He's got a scooter for a best friend and a meaning of life yeah
Answers hiding in a question or that look in her eye oh her eye
All strong people stand
But some fly high, some fly
George was feeling good
But he didn't know why
Motivation slips away
Replaced with time
For more or less of something else
George he's wet behind the ears
Waits to find his peace here
Waits to face his fears
Doesn't care about tomorrow
Doesn't care what you say
George wants to go out but not on a day like today
Ummm I, I don't know...
Come on George... Come out and play
George was feeling good
But he didn't know why
Motivation slips away
Replaced with time
For more or less of something else
George he's wet behind the ears
Waits to find his peace here
Waits to face his fears
Don't care about tomorrow
Doesn't care what you sayYou know you don’t love me but you still want to touch me
feel my body well It makes me feel ugly
want to use me emotionally abuse me
show the rope and dangle It above me
want the truth and nothing but the whole truth
say I’m nervous but I’m looking for the real proof
found the photo and the little piece of paper
without a name but that will come later
It would seem that your no good at deceit
It would appear that you lie and you cheat
want to shriek to the beings in the corner
want to howl coz It feels like torture
Spare me your weak apologies
I dont care for the way they make me bleed
can’t find a reason and you won’t explain
you’ll be sorry If It happens again
Lets make a deal or I’ll hurt you, you know
Beat a path to my door why, why, why
say all the things you said before why why
tell me the gospel according to you
You know you don’t love me but you still want to touch me
feel my body well It makes me feel ugly
want to use me emotionally abuse me
show the rope and dangle It above me
You know you don’t love me but you still want to touch me
feel my body well It makes me feel ugly
want to use me emotionally abuse me
show the rope and dangle It above me
Lets make a deal or I'll hurt you, you know
You Haven’t a notion and you haven’t a clue
you have to know I cannot trust you,
now I know to well your ways
now I know I’ll always pay
So I’ll sit in my room not daring to move
never raising my voice and thinking of you
and I’ll try to Imagine that we never met
try to pretend and I’ll try to forget
Lets make a deal or I’ll hurt you, you know
Beat a path to my door why, why, why
say all the things you said before why why
tell me the gospel according to you
You know you don’t love me but you still want to touch me
feel my body well It makes me feel ugly
want to use me emotionally abuse me
show the rope and dangle It above me
You know you don’t love me but you still want to touch me
feel my body well It makes me feel ugly
want to use me emotionally abuse me
show the rope and dangle It above me
You know you don’t love me but you still want to touch me
feel my body well It makes me feel ugly
want to use me emotionally abuse meGot my Telly ho's
Got my Bag of dope
Got my scotch and coke
But I forgot my smokes
Gotta Bum a fag
Bum a Fag
Gotta bum a fag
To make a joint
Now you get the point
George is gay
he's bumming fags
night and day
George is gay
Hey Hey
He's gonna bum a fag
And he don't smoke
He's going out for
A night on the poke
Better watch out
He don't choke
Bum a fag
Gotta bum a fag
Naa na na nanana naaRELEASE
ALBUMS
- Talk to Me (remix)
- Dance With Me
- I Wanna Love You
- Somethin' Somethin'
- Talk to Me
- Last Time
- Such a Fool
- Lie to Me
- Cherie Amour
- Can't Stop Loving You
- Stay Up
- Butterfly
- Hurting Child
- I Wanna Love You (remix)
- Griff nach de Stärne
- Wenn scho nid für immer
- Wär wenn nid du
- Nie wäg vo hie
- Rägetag am Meer
- Immer no glich
- Country Song
- Tag für Tag
- Gueti Seel
- Adrenalin
- Vergässe
- Als wärs Geschter gsi
- Vom gliche Bluet
- 5 vor Zähni
- Title Song
- Sacramento
- Alpine
- Alone in the Country Heart
- Picture Box
- The Track Through the Woods
- Tip Top Song
- Compass Song
- Bandstand
- Do You Know a Music
- Paces to Jericho
- The Song the Lonely Heart Remembers
- Whirligig
- Slow Wave Sleep
- I Made an Edge for the Sun
- Moon Song
- Intro
- Play
- Taken Me to the Limit
- Love Me All the Way
- Give Me Love
- Always
- Come a Little Closer
- The Things You Do
- Think of Me
- Up'n Down
- Tell Me Why
- Alright
- Soulsisstah Girl
- Outro
- Love Me All the Way (Soulsisstah remix)
- Up 'n' Down (Soulsisstah version)
- The New and Better Heart
- My Fear Keeps God A-Hiding
- The Living Sound
- Week of Wonders
- Now You Want to Settle Down
- Vanishing Sound of Britain
- Sunday Painter
- Spend My Time
- Song of Degrees
- Fabula
- Supercharge
- Closest of All
- Joy Could Be Here
- This Will Not Stop
- Older Too
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Falling Inside
- Still Real
- One
- Beauty of All Things
- Captive
- Today
- Fall
- Fortunate Smile
- Change
- Jaded
- Surrender
- Growing with Love
- Release
- Breaking It Slowly
- Special Ones
- Rain
- Truth
- Bastard Son
- Strange Days
- Chemical Dreams
- Sellout
- Run
- Breathe in Now
- That's When You Come to Me
- Spawn
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- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
The song 'Breathe in Now' from Brisbane band George. Vocals by Katie Noonan (what an incredible voice she has). Links: www.george.net.au en.wikipedia.org Lyrics: I see love and beauty all around, I also see the sadness that's embedded in your frown, I wonder why you choose not to talk to those who surround, I sense a fear of lifting heavy feet, higher than you want to, I just want to believe your truth. You stand there but you do not cast a shadow, you walk away with every word you choose not to say. I suppose that moving on paints a new colour for each day, I don't like to see dreams put on the shelf, to deal with on that one day, I just want to be happy for you. 'Coz I only have one second, this minute today. I can't press rewind and turn it back and call it now, and so this moment, I just have to sing out loud and say I love I like and breathe in now. and say I love I live and breathe in now. I move on holding on to what I learn, it's time to let go of the notion that the whole world's against me break free of shackles that formed young, time free in now, and now I know it's not all up to me, I can count on another so move on lighter and be free. 'Coz I only have one second, this minute today. I can't press rewind and turn it back and call it now, and so this moment, I just have to sing out loud, and say I love I like and breathe in now. and say I love I live and breathe in. I believe in for today I just want to know that you're okay cause I believe in breathing just ...http://wn.com/George_'Breathe_in_Now'_music_video
The song 'Breathe in Now' from Brisbane band George. Vocals by Katie Noonan (what an incredible voice she has). Links: www.george.net.au en.wikipedia.org Lyrics: I see love and beauty all around, I also see the sadness that's embedded in your frown, I wonder why you choose not to talk to those who surround, I sense a fear of lifting heavy feet, higher than you want to, I just want to believe your truth. You stand there but you do not cast a shadow, you walk away with every word you choose not to say. I suppose that moving on paints a new colour for each day, I don't like to see dreams put on the shelf, to deal with on that one day, I just want to be happy for you. 'Coz I only have one second, this minute today. I can't press rewind and turn it back and call it now, and so this moment, I just have to sing out loud and say I love I like and breathe in now. and say I love I live and breathe in now. I move on holding on to what I learn, it's time to let go of the notion that the whole world's against me break free of shackles that formed young, time free in now, and now I know it's not all up to me, I can count on another so move on lighter and be free. 'Coz I only have one second, this minute today. I can't press rewind and turn it back and call it now, and so this moment, I just have to sing out loud, and say I love I like and breathe in now. and say I love I live and breathe in. I believe in for today I just want to know that you're okay cause I believe in breathing just ...
- published: 27 Jan 2007
- views: 191455
- author: mddawson1
Why George? - The Movie Trailer- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
"Zach, the adoring husband... Sam, the loving wife... Together, the perfect couple: young, romantic and both completely secure in their impenetrable love. So when Zach suggests that Sam 'try being with a woman' before they start a family, Sam initially protests but becomes open to the idea when Zach presents it as a new experience for them to explore together. With encouragement from Zach, Sam goes off on her own into an on-line 'bi-curious' chat room. She is thrown into a carousel of verbal erotica where she has no desire or idea how to get on or off! Just as Sam decides to log out she receives an instant message from someone who shares her sentiments exactly. Sam is amazed by the hours that pass and how instantly she has bonded with this stranger --this woman, named George. In the weeks that follow Sam and George speak, grow more bold each day on-line and on the phone, exchange photos, and agree to meet. Zach is psyched! He imagines the potential of where this could lead! He's living every guy's fantasy...or so he thinks. Be very careful what you wish for, gentlemen...you just might get it!" ***World Premiere*** Fri, May 22 - 8PM The Crest Theater N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach, FL. To purchase advance tickets, read more about the film, still photos, cast & crew please go to: dbff.bside.com ***This film is not yet rated. Not recommended for children.http://wn.com/Why_George?_The_Movie_Trailer
"Zach, the adoring husband... Sam, the loving wife... Together, the perfect couple: young, romantic and both completely secure in their impenetrable love. So when Zach suggests that Sam 'try being with a woman' before they start a family, Sam initially protests but becomes open to the idea when Zach presents it as a new experience for them to explore together. With encouragement from Zach, Sam goes off on her own into an on-line 'bi-curious' chat room. She is thrown into a carousel of verbal erotica where she has no desire or idea how to get on or off! Just as Sam decides to log out she receives an instant message from someone who shares her sentiments exactly. Sam is amazed by the hours that pass and how instantly she has bonded with this stranger --this woman, named George. In the weeks that follow Sam and George speak, grow more bold each day on-line and on the phone, exchange photos, and agree to meet. Zach is psyched! He imagines the potential of where this could lead! He's living every guy's fantasy...or so he thinks. Be very careful what you wish for, gentlemen...you just might get it!" ***World Premiere*** Fri, May 22 - 8PM The Crest Theater N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach, FL. To purchase advance tickets, read more about the film, still photos, cast & crew please go to: dbff.bside.com ***This film is not yet rated. Not recommended for children.
- published: 02 May 2009
- views: 330503
- author: annaliesemariefrank
George Carlin - Religion is bullshit.- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:13
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
George Carlin May 12 1937 - June 22 2008 Thank you George Carlin, your insight was of huge importance for the human race, you will be greatly missed by many. You are forever in our thoughts. Please be civil in your discussion :-)http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Religion_is_bullshit
George Carlin May 12 1937 - June 22 2008 Thank you George Carlin, your insight was of huge importance for the human race, you will be greatly missed by many. You are forever in our thoughts. Please be civil in your discussion :-)
- published: 19 Mar 2007
- views: 13541788
- author: rgbda
Must See Hilarious George Bush Bloopers! - VERY FUNNY- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:50
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Click here to watch another funny video: www.youtube.com Various George W. Bush clips. These are hilarious! He could be a comic. xDhttp://wn.com/Must_See_Hilarious_George_Bush_Bloopers!_VERY_FUNNY
Click here to watch another funny video: www.youtube.com Various George W. Bush clips. These are hilarious! He could be a comic. xD
- published: 21 Mar 2008
- views: 7064688
- author: YouFaves
George Carlin ~ The American Dream- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:15
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
"You have to be asleep to believe it." A short excerpt from the video "Life Is Worth Losing" (2005).http://wn.com/George_Carlin_~_The_American_Dream
"You have to be asleep to believe it." A short excerpt from the video "Life Is Worth Losing" (2005).
- published: 26 Apr 2009
- views: 3740165
- author: wutdaflek
George Carlin Talks About "Stuff"- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:09
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
George Carlin's classic standup routine about the importance of 'Stuff' in our lives. This was from his appearance at Comic Relief in 1986. Farewell George 1937-2008 www.HaphazardStuff.comhttp://wn.com/George_Carlin_Talks_About_Stuff
George Carlin's classic standup routine about the importance of 'Stuff' in our lives. This was from his appearance at Comic Relief in 1986. Farewell George 1937-2008 www.HaphazardStuff.com
- published: 01 May 2007
- views: 3707552
- author: CappyNJ
George Michael - Careless Whisper- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:02
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by George Michael performing Careless Whisper. (c) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limitedhttp://wn.com/George_Michael_Careless_Whisper
Music video by George Michael performing Careless Whisper. (c) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 14205197
- author: georgemichaelVEVO
George Michael - White Light- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:32
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
The new single from George Michael "White Light" is OUT NOW, click here to buy: bit.ly Find George on Facebook: www.facebook.com and Twitter: twitter.com www.GeorgeMichael.com Music video by George Michael performing White Light. 2012 GK Panayiotou, under exclusive licence to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltdhttp://wn.com/George_Michael_White_Light
The new single from George Michael "White Light" is OUT NOW, click here to buy: bit.ly Find George on Facebook: www.facebook.com and Twitter: twitter.com www.GeorgeMichael.com Music video by George Michael performing White Light. 2012 GK Panayiotou, under exclusive licence to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
- published: 17 Jul 2012
- views: 2795071
- author: georgemichaelVEVO
The Seven Words- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:38
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
George Carlin doing what he does best! WARNING! BAD! BAD! LANGUAGE! Remove children from the room...unless your a cool parent! 8Dhttp://wn.com/The_Seven_Words
George Carlin doing what he does best! WARNING! BAD! BAD! LANGUAGE! Remove children from the room...unless your a cool parent! 8D
- published: 19 Jun 2008
- views: 3173089
- author: mansonssecretluvr
George Costanza Tribute- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:49
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
A tribute to George Costanza, one of my favorite Seinfeld characters. These clips are solely from Seasons 5 & 6, with a few being used from the clip show.http://wn.com/George_Costanza_Tribute
A tribute to George Costanza, one of my favorite Seinfeld characters. These clips are solely from Seasons 5 & 6, with a few being used from the clip show.
- published: 03 Dec 2006
- views: 709474
- author: adayinthelife
George Michael - Freedom! '90- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:36
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
The best of George Michael. Includes Freedom '90. Download on iTunes smarturl.it Music video by George Michael performing Freedom! '90. (c) 1990 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limitedhttp://wn.com/George_Michael_Freedom!_'90
The best of George Michael. Includes Freedom '90. Download on iTunes smarturl.it Music video by George Michael performing Freedom! '90. (c) 1990 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 03 Oct 2009
- views: 10838241
- author: georgemichaelVEVO
George Harrison My Sweet Lord- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:25
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Great..live! please leave your comments...http://wn.com/George_Harrison_My_Sweet_Lord
one bourbon one scotch one beer- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:28
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
George thorogood-one borboun one scotch one beer the only one you'll find on youtube!http://wn.com/one_bourbon_one_scotch_one_beer
George thorogood-one borboun one scotch one beer the only one you'll find on youtube!
- published: 11 Aug 2007
- views: 3551159
- author: Ivan Novikov
Ciekawski George Co poleci w gore- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:39
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Pouczające przygody ciekawskiej małpki - mój wnuczek (Wojtuś 3,5 roku) jest tym serialem więcej niż zafascynowany!http://wn.com/Ciekawski_George_Co_poleci_w_gore
Pouczające przygody ciekawskiej małpki - mój wnuczek (Wojtuś 3,5 roku) jest tym serialem więcej niż zafascynowany!
- published: 08 May 2012
- views: 271368
- author: 0304kuba
George Carlin - Saving the Planet- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:38
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Comedian G.Carlin on saving the planet.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Saving_the_Planet
Comedian G.Carlin on saving the planet.
- published: 09 Aug 2007
- views: 5221497
- author: comraderussian
George Harrison-Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
A beautiful song from a beautiful manhttp://wn.com/George_Harrison-Give_Me_Love_Give_Me_Peace_On_Earth
George Carlin on Death - RIP- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:57
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
I saw this bit the first time it was performed live; it might give us a bit of insight on how to treat his death. Please watch this video too: www.youtube.com PS: Dane Cook sucks ass.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_on_Death_RIP
I saw this bit the first time it was performed live; it might give us a bit of insight on how to treat his death. Please watch this video too: www.youtube.com PS: Dane Cook sucks ass.
- published: 23 Jun 2008
- views: 3639791
- author: boyhowdypro
George Michael - Faith- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Music video by George Michael performing Faith. (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limitedhttp://wn.com/George_Michael_Faith
Music video by George Michael performing Faith. (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 06 Nov 2010
- views: 1270271
- author: georgemichaelVEVO
George Best Tribute- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
**NOTICE** Audio was removed due to "COPYRIGHT". I can only change audio from Youtube "Audioswap" service. Please suggest a suitable replacement audio from "Audioswap" of approx 04:44 in length. Thank You! Video Description: George Best Tribute - One of the Greatest Footballershttp://wn.com/George_Best_Tribute
**NOTICE** Audio was removed due to "COPYRIGHT". I can only change audio from Youtube "Audioswap" service. Please suggest a suitable replacement audio from "Audioswap" of approx 04:44 in length. Thank You! Video Description: George Best Tribute - One of the Greatest Footballers
- published: 31 Mar 2006
- views: 2189995
- author: eoindoyle
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George Wassouf Ansaak- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Wassouf Ansaakhttp://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Ansaak
George Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوفhttp://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Ba3eid_3nak_Coral_beach_94_سلطان_الطرب_جورج_وسوف
George Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف
- published: 16 Mar 2010
- views: 12708
- author: vexedrex
![George Wassouf Ya Mariam [FULL Version] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف](http://web.archive.org./web/20121229230322im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZcQAgKnenpc/default.jpg "George Wassouf Ya Mariam [FULL Version] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف")
George Wassouf Ya Mariam [FULL Version] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Wassouf Ya Mariam سلطان الطرب جورج وسوفhttp://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Ya_Mariam_FULL_Version_سلطان_الطرب_جورج_وسوف
George Wassouf Ya Mariam سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف
- published: 16 Mar 2010
- views: 157393
- author: vexedrex
George wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie جورج وسوف الحب الاولاني- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie [1994 Future Tv Interview]..] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف الحب الاولانيhttp://wn.com/George_wassouf_il_7ob_il_awalanie_جورج_وسوف_الحب_الاولاني
George wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie [1994 Future Tv Interview]..] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف الحب الاولاني
- published: 16 Mar 2010
- views: 47813
- author: vexedrex
George Wassouf - Sultan Zamanak- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:10
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Wassouf - Sultan Zamanakhttp://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Sultan_Zamanak
George Wassouf Walid Tawfeek Najwa Karam"wa7dak 7abeeby"- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Walid_Tawfeek_Najwa_Karamwa7dak_7abeeby
George Wassouf Leil il 3chekeen 96 Future Interview- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:46
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Leil_il_3chekeen_96_Future_Interview
![George Wassouf_Irda bil naseeb [96 Future Interview]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121229230322im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2m_TZLPpLY4/default.jpg "George Wassouf_Irda bil naseeb [96 Future Interview]")
George Wassouf_Irda bil naseeb [96 Future Interview]- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:07
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/George_Wassouf_Irda_bil_naseeb_96_Future_Interview_
![George Wassouf - albe sa3eid [Coral beach - 1994]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121229230322im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5_AkyLJeV4M/default.jpg "George Wassouf - albe sa3eid [Coral beach - 1994]")
George Wassouf - albe sa3eid [Coral beach - 1994]- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:21
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Wassouf - albe sa3eid [Coral beach - 1994]http://wn.com/George_Wassouf_albe_sa3eid_Coral_beach_1994_
George Wassouf - albe sa3eid [Coral beach - 1994]
- published: 21 Feb 2011
- views: 906
- author: vexedrex
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George Michael - Jesus To A Child (live at MTV Music Awards, 1994, Berlin)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:53
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael - Jesus To A Child Kindness In your eyes I guess You heard me cry You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child I'm blessed I know Heaven sent And Heaven stole You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all this pain I thought I'd never feel the same About anyone Or anything again But now I know When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight Sadness In my eyes No one guessed Or no one tried You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child Loveless and cold With your last breath You saved my soul You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all these tears I've waited for you all those years And just when it began He took your love away But I still say When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight So the words you could not say I'll sing them for you And the love we would have made I'll make it for two For every single memory Has become a part of me You will always be My love Well I've been loved So I know just what love is And the lover that I kissed Is always by my side Oh the lover I still miss Was Jesus to a child (return to top)http://wn.com/George_Michael_Jesus_To_A_Child_live_at_MTV_Music_Awards,_1994,_Berlin
George Michael - Jesus To A Child Kindness In your eyes I guess You heard me cry You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child I'm blessed I know Heaven sent And Heaven stole You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all this pain I thought I'd never feel the same About anyone Or anything again But now I know When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight Sadness In my eyes No one guessed Or no one tried You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child Loveless and cold With your last breath You saved my soul You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all these tears I've waited for you all those years And just when it began He took your love away But I still say When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight So the words you could not say I'll sing them for you And the love we would have made I'll make it for two For every single memory Has become a part of me You will always be My love Well I've been loved So I know just what love is And the lover that I kissed Is always by my side Oh the lover I still miss Was Jesus to a child (return to top)
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 257822
- author: zimbalin
Elton John & George Michael ☮ Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Highest Quality)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Here you will find some of the highest quality streaming Live Aid clips on the internet! Live Aid was a NON PROFIT concert, and these videos are collected FROM fans, FOR fans. They are NOT my videos I do NOT own them. I respect the Live Aid Foundation and BBC. ~Peace & enjoy whats yours!http://wn.com/Elton_John_George_Michael_☮_Don't_Let_The_Sun_Go_Down_On_Me_Highest_Quality
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Here you will find some of the highest quality streaming Live Aid clips on the internet! Live Aid was a NON PROFIT concert, and these videos are collected FROM fans, FOR fans. They are NOT my videos I do NOT own them. I respect the Live Aid Foundation and BBC. ~Peace & enjoy whats yours!
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1126004
- author: zimbalin
George Michael - A Different Corner- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
From the show Parkinsonhttp://wn.com/George_Michael_A_Different_Corner
George Michael - Older Unplugged 1996- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:56
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
MR PRAYINGFORTIME POSTED 'PLAGIARY' SO I GUESS I HAVE TO THANK HIM FOR BRINGING THE REHEARSAL VIDEO TO ALL GM FANS! THANK YOU PRAYINGFORTIME WE LOVE YOU! This is a mix between the unplugged rehearsals and the 'real' show. Older was never shown on MTV Unplugged so this is very rare. Enjoy!http://wn.com/George_Michael_Older_Unplugged_1996
MR PRAYINGFORTIME POSTED 'PLAGIARY' SO I GUESS I HAVE TO THANK HIM FOR BRINGING THE REHEARSAL VIDEO TO ALL GM FANS! THANK YOU PRAYINGFORTIME WE LOVE YOU! This is a mix between the unplugged rehearsals and the 'real' show. Older was never shown on MTV Unplugged so this is very rare. Enjoy!
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1099915
- author: zimbalin
Everything She Wants - Wham - 1984- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Everything She Wants - Release Date December 1984 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Make It Big - Everything She Wants" / "Last Christmas" Was released as a double A-side in the UKhttp://wn.com/Everything_She_Wants_Wham_1984
Wham - Everything She Wants - Release Date December 1984 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Make It Big - Everything She Wants" / "Last Christmas" Was released as a double A-side in the UK
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 2969238
- author: zimbalin
Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.http://wn.com/Wham!_Blue_Live_in_China
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 287401
- author: zimbalin
George Michael & Wham! - Edge of Heaven- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbyehttp://wn.com/George_Michael_Wham!_Edge_of_Heaven
The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1208708
- author: zimbalin
Bad Boys - Wham - Rare Video- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fantastichttp://wn.com/Bad_Boys_Wham_Rare_Video
Wham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fantastic
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 866700
- author: zimbalin
Wham! - Bad Boys 1983- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:11
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! - Bad Boys 1983 Dear Mummy , dear Daddy you have plans for me Oh yeah, I was your only son. And long before this baby boy could count to three You knew just what he would become. Run on off to school your child your man grows up a fool Run on off to school. When you tried to tell me what to do I just shut my mouth and smiled at you one thing that I know for sure Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Dear Mummy, Dear Daddy now I'm nineteen as you see I'm handsome, tall and strong So what the hell gives you the right to look at me as if to say: Hell what went wrong? Where were you last night? You look as if you had a fight. Where were you last night? Well I think that you may just be right But don't try keep me in tonight 'cause I'm big enough to break down the door Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Boys like you are bad through and through Still girls like me always seem to be with you. We can't help but worry you're in such a hurry Mixing with the wrong boys playing with the wrong toys Easy girls and late nights cigarettes and love bites. Why do you have to be so cruel? You're such a fool. Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools sohttp://wn.com/Wham!_Bad_Boys_1983
Wham! - Bad Boys 1983 Dear Mummy , dear Daddy you have plans for me Oh yeah, I was your only son. And long before this baby boy could count to three You knew just what he would become. Run on off to school your child your man grows up a fool Run on off to school. When you tried to tell me what to do I just shut my mouth and smiled at you one thing that I know for sure Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Dear Mummy, Dear Daddy now I'm nineteen as you see I'm handsome, tall and strong So what the hell gives you the right to look at me as if to say: Hell what went wrong? Where were you last night? You look as if you had a fight. Where were you last night? Well I think that you may just be right But don't try keep me in tonight 'cause I'm big enough to break down the door Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Boys like you are bad through and through Still girls like me always seem to be with you. We can't help but worry you're in such a hurry Mixing with the wrong boys playing with the wrong toys Easy girls and late nights cigarettes and love bites. Why do you have to be so cruel? You're such a fool. Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 266274
- author: zimbalin
Wham - Young Guns- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Whamhttp://wn.com/Wham_Young_Guns
Wham - Wham rap (High Quality)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
danceclassics@hotmail.comhttp://wn.com/Wham_Wham_rap_High_Quality
George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:11
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last singlehttp://wn.com/George_Michael_Wham!_Where_Did_Your_Heart_Go?
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1633015
- author: zimbalin
Wham!-Club Tropicana (1983)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:11
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! fue una banda inglesa de Pop, creada en 1981 por George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, hasta su separación en 1986. El impacto de Wham! en el público, especialmente las adolescentes, fue sentido en el momento en que finalizaron su presentación debut con "Young Guns (Go For It!)" en el programa de TV británico Top of the Pops, un importante show semanal de la BBC. La canción llego al Top 40, en posición #35 y llegó como máximo al #3 en diciembre de 1982. Temas importantes de Wham! para 1983 fue una nueva edición de "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", y "Bad Boys". Para finales de ese año, el grupo fue rival de Duran Duran y Culture Club como el mayor acto pop británico. Para entonces, sale al mercado su primer disco, llamado "Fantastic", que llegó al número #1 en ventas. Al mismo tiempo, Ridgeley comenzó a tener problemas legales con su contrato inicial con Innervision. Mientras esto sucedía, esta productora sacó una versión mix de Fantastic que llamó "Club Fantastic Megamix". Wham! hizo pública su denuncia, y advirtió a sus fans que no lo compraran. Después de concluir la demanda, Innervision admitió que todo se debió a discrepancias en el contrato firmado con la banda, lo que originó un pago millonario que llevó a la bancarrota y la disolución de la disquera. Manejado por Andrew Ridgeley, el dúo cambió su imagen, y Wham! regresó en mayo de 1984, con un estilo muy similar a otras bandas pop de la época, y presentado oficialmente en el video del tema "Club Tropicana".http://wn.com/Wham!-Club_Tropicana_1983
Wham! fue una banda inglesa de Pop, creada en 1981 por George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, hasta su separación en 1986. El impacto de Wham! en el público, especialmente las adolescentes, fue sentido en el momento en que finalizaron su presentación debut con "Young Guns (Go For It!)" en el programa de TV británico Top of the Pops, un importante show semanal de la BBC. La canción llego al Top 40, en posición #35 y llegó como máximo al #3 en diciembre de 1982. Temas importantes de Wham! para 1983 fue una nueva edición de "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", y "Bad Boys". Para finales de ese año, el grupo fue rival de Duran Duran y Culture Club como el mayor acto pop británico. Para entonces, sale al mercado su primer disco, llamado "Fantastic", que llegó al número #1 en ventas. Al mismo tiempo, Ridgeley comenzó a tener problemas legales con su contrato inicial con Innervision. Mientras esto sucedía, esta productora sacó una versión mix de Fantastic que llamó "Club Fantastic Megamix". Wham! hizo pública su denuncia, y advirtió a sus fans que no lo compraran. Después de concluir la demanda, Innervision admitió que todo se debió a discrepancias en el contrato firmado con la banda, lo que originó un pago millonario que llevó a la bancarrota y la disolución de la disquera. Manejado por Andrew Ridgeley, el dúo cambió su imagen, y Wham! regresó en mayo de 1984, con un estilo muy similar a otras bandas pop de la época, y presentado oficialmente en el video del tema "Club Tropicana".
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 330609
- author: zimbalin
George Michael - Fast Love- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:08
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/George_Michael_Fast_Love
George Michael & MJB - "As"- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Micheal feat. Mary J. - "AS"http://wn.com/George_Michael_MJB_As
Too Funky - George Michael - 1992- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael - Too Funky - Release Date 1992 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Red Hot + Dance - Red Hot + Dance is an album produced by the Red Hot Organization, an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness to fight the onslaught of HIV/AIDS.Pop star George Michael was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition and the album was notable for featuring three new songs by him. Originally intended for his aborted project Listen Without Prejudice Volume 2,http://wn.com/Too_Funky_George_Michael_1992
George Michael - Too Funky - Release Date 1992 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Red Hot + Dance - Red Hot + Dance is an album produced by the Red Hot Organization, an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness to fight the onslaught of HIV/AIDS.Pop star George Michael was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition and the album was notable for featuring three new songs by him. Originally intended for his aborted project Listen Without Prejudice Volume 2,
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 2075941
- author: zimbalin
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George Carlin- Does the time bother you? 1978- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Under the Fair use act of 1976 under section 107 this video is being used for educational purposes.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Does_the_time_bother_you?_1978
Under the Fair use act of 1976 under section 107 this video is being used for educational purposes.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 716291
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin Time- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:36
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Timehttp://wn.com/George_Carlin_Time
George Carlin Age- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Agehttp://wn.com/George_Carlin_Age
George Carlin Death- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:40
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Deathhttp://wn.com/George_Carlin_Death
George Carlin, a hero.- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
I really loved him, and anyone who had seen his skits would understand the heartbreak. I'm so sad. I cried 5 times.http://wn.com/George_Carlin,_a_hero
I really loved him, and anyone who had seen his skits would understand the heartbreak. I'm so sad. I cried 5 times.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 3811
- author: Assfootology
Bill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Bill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)http://wn.com/Bill_Maher_remembers_George_Carlin_Part_1
Bill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 422686
- author: Assfootology
Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:12
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)http://wn.com/Jerry_Seinfeld_remembers_George_Carlin_Part_1
Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 179711
- author: Assfootology
Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:21
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)http://wn.com/Jerry_Seinfeld_remembers_George_Carlin_Part_2
Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 68925
- author: Assfootology
Keith Olbermann honors George Carlin, slams Bill O'Reilly- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:46
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Keith Olbermann interviews George Carlin, slams Bill O'Reilly for being disrespectful the day after George Carlin died.http://wn.com/Keith_Olbermann_honors_George_Carlin,_slams_Bill_O'Reilly
Keith Olbermann interviews George Carlin, slams Bill O'Reilly for being disrespectful the day after George Carlin died.
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 221596
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin - Life Experiences (Paley Center, 2008)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Carlin describes his process of organizing his life experiences into his comedy routines. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Life_Experiences_Paley_Center,_2008
George Carlin describes his process of organizing his life experiences into his comedy routines. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 34875
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin - Pride in Writing (Paley Center, 2008)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:03
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Carlin says he takes pride in his accomplishments as a writer of his own material. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Pride_in_Writing_Paley_Center,_2008
George Carlin says he takes pride in his accomplishments as a writer of his own material. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 27135
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin - Fascination with Science (Paley Center, 2008)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:21
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Carlin explains that his beliefs are based in science and talks about his fascination with science. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Fascination_with_Science_Paley_Center,_2008
George Carlin explains that his beliefs are based in science and talks about his fascination with science. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 56365
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin -Rights and Privileges- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Choice bit from what is now his last show. R.I.P. George, you will be sorely missed, and just when we need you the most!http://wn.com/George_Carlin_-Rights_and_Privileges
Choice bit from what is now his last show. R.I.P. George, you will be sorely missed, and just when we need you the most!
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 441655
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin ~ The American Dream- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
"You have to be asleep to believe it." A short excerpt from the video "Life Is Worth Losing" (2005).http://wn.com/George_Carlin_~_The_American_Dream
"You have to be asleep to believe it." A short excerpt from the video "Life Is Worth Losing" (2005).
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 3755223
- author: Assfootology
George Tells it as it is (EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:44
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Carlin tells the truth, first time I have ever heard this truth on Television.http://wn.com/George_Tells_it_as_it_is_EVERYONE_SHOULD_WATCH
George Carlin tells the truth, first time I have ever heard this truth on Television.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 839378
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin - We Like War- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:48
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Carlin on We like War! From his 1992 special Jammin' in New York.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_We_Like_War
George Carlin on We like War! From his 1992 special Jammin' in New York.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 3484318
- author: Assfootology
Dennis Miller interviews George Carlin (1997)- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Dennis Miller Live, HBO. . . search keywords: Bathrobe Sessions #68 Jon Stewart Daily Show Bill Maher New Rules Real Time Christopher Hitchens Noam Chomsky Andrew Sullivan Keith Olbermann Rachel Maddow Glenn Beck Rush Limbaugh Sean Hannity O'Reilly Dennis Prager Hugh Hewitt Michael Medved interview debate speechhttp://wn.com/Dennis_Miller_interviews_George_Carlin_1997
Dennis Miller Live, HBO. . . search keywords: Bathrobe Sessions #68 Jon Stewart Daily Show Bill Maher New Rules Real Time Christopher Hitchens Noam Chomsky Andrew Sullivan Keith Olbermann Rachel Maddow Glenn Beck Rush Limbaugh Sean Hannity O'Reilly Dennis Prager Hugh Hewitt Michael Medved interview debate speech
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 225685
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin on Politically Incorrect Part 1- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:49
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again I have to say it is just hilarious how George Carl;n picks on the little republican, Horace Cooper, poor guy.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_on_Politically_Incorrect_Part_1
Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again I have to say it is just hilarious how George Carl;n picks on the little republican, Horace Cooper, poor guy.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 1064802
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin on Politically Incorrect Part 2- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again I have to say it is just hilarious how George Carl;n picks on the little republican, Horace Cooper, poor guy.http://wn.com/George_Carlin_on_Politically_Incorrect_Part_2
Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again I have to say it is just hilarious how George Carl;n picks on the little republican, Horace Cooper, poor guy.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 751033
- author: Assfootology
George Carlin - Conspiracy Theorists- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Carlin - Conspiracy Theorists. I guess he knew about the crashing dollar. Some More Carlin Interviews you can download as a mp3 http://multimedia.92y.org//Podcasts/92Y_%20George%20Carlin.mp3 http://www.archive.org/download/Bb2893GeorgeCarlin-ComedianInTransition/01Bb2893GeorgeCarlin_ComedianIn.mp3 http://www.archive.org/download/Pz0624bRadicalComediansBoxSetDiscTwo/Pz0624bRadicalComediansBoxSetDisc2.mp3 http://extras.elpasotimes.com/audio/georgecarlin.mp3 http://audio.wnyc.org/bl/bl102507dpod.mp3http://wn.com/George_Carlin_Conspiracy_Theorists
George Carlin - Conspiracy Theorists. I guess he knew about the crashing dollar. Some More Carlin Interviews you can download as a mp3 http://multimedia.92y.org//Podcasts/92Y_%20George%20Carlin.mp3 http://www.archive.org/download/Bb2893GeorgeCarlin-ComedianInTransition/01Bb2893GeorgeCarlin_ComedianIn.mp3 http://www.archive.org/download/Pz0624bRadicalComediansBoxSetDiscTwo/Pz0624bRadicalComediansBoxSetDisc2.mp3 http://extras.elpasotimes.com/audio/georgecarlin.mp3 http://audio.wnyc.org/bl/bl102507dpod.mp3
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 550838
- author: Assfootology
Politically Incorrect, about a week after 9/11 part 1 of 2- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:58
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Somber toned discussion Shortly after 9/11, there are three panelists instead of the usual 4. Commentator Barbara Olsen was supposed to fly in do be on Politically Incorrect but was killed on one of the planes. A seat was left empty for a short while on the show in her memory. This was also shortly after Bill Maher made his controversial comments.http://wn.com/Politically_Incorrect,_about_a_week_after_9_11_part_1_of_2
Somber toned discussion Shortly after 9/11, there are three panelists instead of the usual 4. Commentator Barbara Olsen was supposed to fly in do be on Politically Incorrect but was killed on one of the planes. A seat was left empty for a short while on the show in her memory. This was also shortly after Bill Maher made his controversial comments.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 174768
- author: Assfootology
Politically Incorrect, about a week after 9/11 part 2 of 2- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:36
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Somber toned discussion Shortly after 9/11, there are three panelists instead of the usual 4. Commentator Barbara Olsen was supposed to fly in do be on Politically Incorrect but was killed on one of the planes. A seat was left empty for a short while on the show in her memory. This was also shortly after Bill Maher made his controversial commentshttp://wn.com/Politically_Incorrect,_about_a_week_after_9_11_part_2_of_2
Somber toned discussion Shortly after 9/11, there are three panelists instead of the usual 4. Commentator Barbara Olsen was supposed to fly in do be on Politically Incorrect but was killed on one of the planes. A seat was left empty for a short while on the show in her memory. This was also shortly after Bill Maher made his controversial comments
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 80112
- author: Assfootology
Bill Maher & Ann Coulter debate- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:36
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
search keywords: Christopher Hitchens on the Left's Hypocrisy noam chomsky andrew sullivan bill maher real time new rules keith olbermann rachel maddow ann coulter glenn beck rush limbaugh sean hannity bill o'reilly dennis prager hugh hewitt michael medved thomas sowell john stossel interview debate speechhttp://wn.com/Bill_Maher_Ann_Coulter_debate
search keywords: Christopher Hitchens on the Left's Hypocrisy noam chomsky andrew sullivan bill maher real time new rules keith olbermann rachel maddow ann coulter glenn beck rush limbaugh sean hannity bill o'reilly dennis prager hugh hewitt michael medved thomas sowell john stossel interview debate speech
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 1253439
- author: Assfootology
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George Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوفGeorge Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف...published: 16 Mar 2010author: vexedrexGeorge Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوفGeorge Wassouf Ba3eid 3nak Coral beach 94 سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف
- published: 16 Mar 2010
- views: 12708
- author: vexedrex
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George Wassouf Ya Mariam [FULL Version] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوفGeorge Wassouf Ya Mariam سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف...published: 16 Mar 2010author: vexedrexGeorge Wassouf Ya Mariam [FULL Version] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوفGeorge Wassouf Ya Mariam سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف
- published: 16 Mar 2010
- views: 157393
- author: vexedrex
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George wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie جورج وسوف الحب الاولانيGeorge wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie [1994 Future Tv Interview]..] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف ا...published: 16 Mar 2010author: vexedrexGeorge wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie جورج وسوف الحب الاولانيGeorge wassouf - il 7ob il awalanie [1994 Future Tv Interview]..] سلطان الطرب جورج وسوف الحب الاولاني
- published: 16 Mar 2010
- views: 47813
- author: vexedrex
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LoomLoom tells the story of a successful catch. Year: 2010 Length: 5'20" Directors: Jan Bitze...published: 22 May 2011author: PolynoidLoomLoom tells the story of a successful catch. Year: 2010 Length: 5'20" Directors: Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay Technical director: Fabian Pross Production company: Filmakademie BW Producer: Regina Welker Sound: Joel Corelitz / waveplant Artists:Felix Mertikat, Jin-Ho Jeon, Roman Kälin, Tom Weber, Christian Hertwig, Silke Finger, Jacob Frey, Leszek Plichta, Georg Schneider, Anja Wacker, Andreas 'Felix' Gebhardt, Falko Paeper, Sarah Eim 5.1 Mix: David Axelbaum / Airstream Audio for more information visit www.polynoid.tv2:11
A History Of The Title SequenceWINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting eve...published: 11 Jul 2011author: jurjen versteegA History Of The Title SequenceWINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting everyone! Watch a short 1 min. making of here, which was shown at the awards: vimeo.com/44046584 Graduation project 2011 Designed as a possible title sequence for a fictitious documentary, this film shows a history of the title sequence in a nutshell. The sequence includes all the names of title designers who had a revolutionary impact on the history and evolution of the title sequence. The names of the title designers all refer to specific characteristics of the revolutionary titles that they designed. This film refers to elements such as the cut and shifted characters of Saul Bass' Psycho title, the colored circles of Maurice Binder's design for Dr. No and the contemporary designs of Kyle Cooper and Danny Yount. This title sequence refers to the following designers and their titles: Georges Méliès - Un Voyage Dans La Lune, Saul Bass - Psycho, Maurice Binder - Dr. No, Stephen Frankfurt - To Kill A Mockingbird, Pablo Ferro - Dr. Strangelove, Richard Greenberg - Alien, Kyle Cooper - Seven, Danny Yount - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Sherlock Holmes CREDITS Direction and Animation: Jurjen Versteeg / www.synple.nl Music and sound design: Lea Jurida / www.jurida.com Many thanks to all the people who helped me realizing this project! For some more info on the concept and the production process, please check out the interview on 'Forget the Film, Watch The Titles': http://bit.ly/pzvXXE Watch a short 1min. making of here: vimeo.com/440465846:20
Le MiroirLe Miroir tells the story of a man - in the sense of the human being - which passes from c...published: 03 Jul 2012author: ramonandpedroLe MiroirLe Miroir tells the story of a man - in the sense of the human being - which passes from childhood to the status of "old man", the time to freshen up. Visit the official website of Le Miroir: http://www.lemiroir.tv/ Check out the making of: https://vimeo.com/16651798 Ramon & Pedro website: http://www.ramonandpedro.com/ // CREDITS Réalisé par: RAMON AND PEDRO (Antoine Tinguely et Laurent Fauchère) Produit par: Xavier Derigo et Isabelle Pasini Louis I: Zacharie Destraz LouisII: Jules Martinet Louis III: Pierrick Destraz Louis IV: Henri Destraz (dit Henri Dès) Bébé: Zoé Tinguely Fille sous la douche: Patricia Rodrigues Doublures: Danaé Destraz Cédric Dayen Eddy Kupper Pierrick Destraz Hans Meier Coach enfant: Sylvia Fardel Chef Opérateur: Hans Meier 1er assistant caméra: Fabrizio Dorig 2ème assistant caméra: Hugo Veludo 1ère assistante de réalisation: Sonia Rossier 2ème assistante de réalisation: Antonin Schopfer Scripte: Marie Chaduc Assistante scripte: Aurélie Aeberhard Régisseur général: Christophe Chiesa Régisseur plateau: Adrienne Bovet Assistant régie: Quentin Bocksberger Maquillage: Leticia Rochaux-Ortis Coiffure, implants: Véronique Jaggi Emanuelle Olivet Pellegrin Prothésiste dentaire: Stéphane Villeneuve Chef Déco: Nicolas Imhof Accessoiriste: Marie-Jo Saxod Constructeur: Pascal Baillods Peintre: Benoît Fontaine Chef électricien: Samy Emery (Luxan SA) Machiniste: Alberico Dos Santos (Luxan SA) Photographes de plateau: Simon Wannaz Guillaume Mégroz Montage: Water NYC Effets spéciaux: Moka Studio et Water NYC Superviseur effets spéciaux: Nicolas Elsig Compositing: Simon Wannaz Yoann ponti Arnaud Savoy Colorimétrie: Buxum Studio Coloriste: Eun Song Coordinateur: Chan Wong Park Sound Design: Capitaine Plouf Producteur: Frédérique Doll Bruiteur: Alexandre Le Mouroux Sound Design/Mixage: Gabriel Guérin Supervision Musicale: Bryan Ray Trucotte Musique composée par: Topper Headon; Mick Jones; Joe Strummer Interprétée par: The Clash Courtesy: Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) LTD by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing Remerciements: Toute la famille Destraz Georges Berman Serge Musy Jean Blaise Perrin Serge Nidegger Patrick Magnin Daniel Balmat Matthias Urban et sa montre Anne-Rose Schwaab et Chucky Tali Hyman Francesco Solari François Musy Gabriel Hafner3:30
Egypt / Lebanon MontageThis is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/...published: 14 Oct 2009author: Khalid MohtasebEgypt / Lebanon MontageThis is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/fall of 2009. The documentary was shot entirely on the canon 5D MKll in and around Cairo and Beirut. Big ups to Magic Lanterns Firmware update, as well as the Kessler Pocket Dolly for being a huge help in making this happen. Music: Nikos - Secret Love Editing/ Color Grading- Khalid Mohtaseb More info on my website www.nextlevelpictures.com If you have any questions/ comments feel free to post them or email me at khalid@nextlevelpictures.com
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George Michael - Jesus To A Child (live at MTV Music Awards, 1994, Berlin)George Michael - Jesus To A Child Kindness In your eyes I guess You heard me cry You smi...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinGeorge Michael - Jesus To A Child (live at MTV Music Awards, 1994, Berlin)George Michael - Jesus To A Child Kindness In your eyes I guess You heard me cry You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child I'm blessed I know Heaven sent And Heaven stole You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all this pain I thought I'd never feel the same About anyone Or anything again But now I know When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight Sadness In my eyes No one guessed Or no one tried You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child Loveless and cold With your last breath You saved my soul You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child And what have I learned From all these tears I've waited for you all those years And just when it began He took your love away But I still say When you find love When you know that it exists Then the lover that you miss Will come to you on those cold, cold nights When you've been loved When you know it holds such bliss Then the lover that you kissed Will comfort you when there's no hope in sight So the words you could not say I'll sing them for you And the love we would have made I'll make it for two For every single memory Has become a part of me You will always be My love Well I've been loved So I know just what love is And the lover that I kissed Is always by my side Oh the lover I still miss Was Jesus to a child (return to top)
- published: 15 Jan 2011
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- author: zimbalin
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Elton John & George Michael ☮ Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Highest Quality)PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Here you will find some of the highest quality streaming Live Aid clips ...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinElton John & George Michael ☮ Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Highest Quality)PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Here you will find some of the highest quality streaming Live Aid clips on the internet! Live Aid was a NON PROFIT concert, and these videos are collected FROM fans, FOR fans. They are NOT my videos I do NOT own them. I respect the Live Aid Foundation and BBC. ~Peace & enjoy whats yours!
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1126004
- author: zimbalin
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George Michael - Older Unplugged 1996MR PRAYINGFORTIME POSTED 'PLAGIARY' SO I GUESS I HAVE TO THANK HIM FOR BRINGING THE REHEAR...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinGeorge Michael - Older Unplugged 1996MR PRAYINGFORTIME POSTED 'PLAGIARY' SO I GUESS I HAVE TO THANK HIM FOR BRINGING THE REHEARSAL VIDEO TO ALL GM FANS! THANK YOU PRAYINGFORTIME WE LOVE YOU! This is a mix between the unplugged rehearsals and the 'real' show. Older was never shown on MTV Unplugged so this is very rare. Enjoy!
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1099915
- author: zimbalin
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Everything She Wants - Wham - 1984Wham - Everything She Wants - Release Date December 1984 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From ...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinEverything She Wants - Wham - 1984Wham - Everything She Wants - Release Date December 1984 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Make It Big - Everything She Wants" / "Last Christmas" Was released as a double A-side in the UK
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 2969238
- author: zimbalin
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Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985....published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinWham! - "Blue" (Live in China)George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 287401
- author: zimbalin
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George Michael & Wham! - Edge of HeavenThe Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinGeorge Michael & Wham! - Edge of HeavenThe Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1208708
- author: zimbalin
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Bad Boys - Wham - Rare VideoWham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fan...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinBad Boys - Wham - Rare VideoWham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fantastic
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 866700
- author: zimbalin
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Wham! - Bad Boys 1983Wham! - Bad Boys 1983 Dear Mummy , dear Daddy you have plans for me Oh yeah, I was your ...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinWham! - Bad Boys 1983Wham! - Bad Boys 1983 Dear Mummy , dear Daddy you have plans for me Oh yeah, I was your only son. And long before this baby boy could count to three You knew just what he would become. Run on off to school your child your man grows up a fool Run on off to school. When you tried to tell me what to do I just shut my mouth and smiled at you one thing that I know for sure Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Dear Mummy, Dear Daddy now I'm nineteen as you see I'm handsome, tall and strong So what the hell gives you the right to look at me as if to say: Hell what went wrong? Where were you last night? You look as if you had a fight. Where were you last night? Well I think that you may just be right But don't try keep me in tonight 'cause I'm big enough to break down the door Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Boys like you are bad through and through Still girls like me always seem to be with you. We can't help but worry you're in such a hurry Mixing with the wrong boys playing with the wrong toys Easy girls and late nights cigarettes and love bites. Why do you have to be so cruel? You're such a fool. Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so get wise. Bad boys stick together never sad boys Goods guys they make rules for fools so
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 266274
- author: zimbalin
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George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinGeorge Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1633015
- author: zimbalin
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Wham!-Club Tropicana (1983)Wham! fue una banda inglesa de Pop, creada en 1981 por George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, h...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinWham!-Club Tropicana (1983)Wham! fue una banda inglesa de Pop, creada en 1981 por George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, hasta su separación en 1986. El impacto de Wham! en el público, especialmente las adolescentes, fue sentido en el momento en que finalizaron su presentación debut con "Young Guns (Go For It!)" en el programa de TV británico Top of the Pops, un importante show semanal de la BBC. La canción llego al Top 40, en posición #35 y llegó como máximo al #3 en diciembre de 1982. Temas importantes de Wham! para 1983 fue una nueva edición de "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", y "Bad Boys". Para finales de ese año, el grupo fue rival de Duran Duran y Culture Club como el mayor acto pop británico. Para entonces, sale al mercado su primer disco, llamado "Fantastic", que llegó al número #1 en ventas. Al mismo tiempo, Ridgeley comenzó a tener problemas legales con su contrato inicial con Innervision. Mientras esto sucedía, esta productora sacó una versión mix de Fantastic que llamó "Club Fantastic Megamix". Wham! hizo pública su denuncia, y advirtió a sus fans que no lo compraran. Después de concluir la demanda, Innervision admitió que todo se debió a discrepancias en el contrato firmado con la banda, lo que originó un pago millonario que llevó a la bancarrota y la disolución de la disquera. Manejado por Andrew Ridgeley, el dúo cambió su imagen, y Wham! regresó en mayo de 1984, con un estilo muy similar a otras bandas pop de la época, y presentado oficialmente en el video del tema "Club Tropicana".
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 330609
- author: zimbalin
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LoomLoom tells the story of a successful catch. Year: 2010 Length: 5'20" Directors: Jan Bitze...published: 22 May 2011author: PolynoidLoomLoom tells the story of a successful catch. Year: 2010 Length: 5'20" Directors: Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay Technical director: Fabian Pross Production company: Filmakademie BW Producer: Regina Welker Sound: Joel Corelitz / waveplant Artists:Felix Mertikat, Jin-Ho Jeon, Roman Kälin, Tom Weber, Christian Hertwig, Silke Finger, Jacob Frey, Leszek Plichta, Georg Schneider, Anja Wacker, Andreas 'Felix' Gebhardt, Falko Paeper, Sarah Eim 5.1 Mix: David Axelbaum / Airstream Audio for more information visit www.polynoid.tv2:11
A History Of The Title SequenceWINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting eve...published: 11 Jul 2011author: jurjen versteegA History Of The Title SequenceWINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting everyone! Watch a short 1 min. making of here, which was shown at the awards: vimeo.com/44046584 Graduation project 2011 Designed as a possible title sequence for a fictitious documentary, this film shows a history of the title sequence in a nutshell. The sequence includes all the names of title designers who had a revolutionary impact on the history and evolution of the title sequence. The names of the title designers all refer to specific characteristics of the revolutionary titles that they designed. This film refers to elements such as the cut and shifted characters of Saul Bass' Psycho title, the colored circles of Maurice Binder's design for Dr. No and the contemporary designs of Kyle Cooper and Danny Yount. This title sequence refers to the following designers and their titles: Georges Méliès - Un Voyage Dans La Lune, Saul Bass - Psycho, Maurice Binder - Dr. No, Stephen Frankfurt - To Kill A Mockingbird, Pablo Ferro - Dr. Strangelove, Richard Greenberg - Alien, Kyle Cooper - Seven, Danny Yount - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Sherlock Holmes CREDITS Direction and Animation: Jurjen Versteeg / www.synple.nl Music and sound design: Lea Jurida / www.jurida.com Many thanks to all the people who helped me realizing this project! For some more info on the concept and the production process, please check out the interview on 'Forget the Film, Watch The Titles': http://bit.ly/pzvXXE Watch a short 1min. making of here: vimeo.com/440465846:20
Le MiroirLe Miroir tells the story of a man - in the sense of the human being - which passes from c...published: 03 Jul 2012author: ramonandpedroLe MiroirLe Miroir tells the story of a man - in the sense of the human being - which passes from childhood to the status of "old man", the time to freshen up. Visit the official website of Le Miroir: http://www.lemiroir.tv/ Check out the making of: https://vimeo.com/16651798 Ramon & Pedro website: http://www.ramonandpedro.com/ // CREDITS Réalisé par: RAMON AND PEDRO (Antoine Tinguely et Laurent Fauchère) Produit par: Xavier Derigo et Isabelle Pasini Louis I: Zacharie Destraz LouisII: Jules Martinet Louis III: Pierrick Destraz Louis IV: Henri Destraz (dit Henri Dès) Bébé: Zoé Tinguely Fille sous la douche: Patricia Rodrigues Doublures: Danaé Destraz Cédric Dayen Eddy Kupper Pierrick Destraz Hans Meier Coach enfant: Sylvia Fardel Chef Opérateur: Hans Meier 1er assistant caméra: Fabrizio Dorig 2ème assistant caméra: Hugo Veludo 1ère assistante de réalisation: Sonia Rossier 2ème assistante de réalisation: Antonin Schopfer Scripte: Marie Chaduc Assistante scripte: Aurélie Aeberhard Régisseur général: Christophe Chiesa Régisseur plateau: Adrienne Bovet Assistant régie: Quentin Bocksberger Maquillage: Leticia Rochaux-Ortis Coiffure, implants: Véronique Jaggi Emanuelle Olivet Pellegrin Prothésiste dentaire: Stéphane Villeneuve Chef Déco: Nicolas Imhof Accessoiriste: Marie-Jo Saxod Constructeur: Pascal Baillods Peintre: Benoît Fontaine Chef électricien: Samy Emery (Luxan SA) Machiniste: Alberico Dos Santos (Luxan SA) Photographes de plateau: Simon Wannaz Guillaume Mégroz Montage: Water NYC Effets spéciaux: Moka Studio et Water NYC Superviseur effets spéciaux: Nicolas Elsig Compositing: Simon Wannaz Yoann ponti Arnaud Savoy Colorimétrie: Buxum Studio Coloriste: Eun Song Coordinateur: Chan Wong Park Sound Design: Capitaine Plouf Producteur: Frédérique Doll Bruiteur: Alexandre Le Mouroux Sound Design/Mixage: Gabriel Guérin Supervision Musicale: Bryan Ray Trucotte Musique composée par: Topper Headon; Mick Jones; Joe Strummer Interprétée par: The Clash Courtesy: Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) LTD by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing Remerciements: Toute la famille Destraz Georges Berman Serge Musy Jean Blaise Perrin Serge Nidegger Patrick Magnin Daniel Balmat Matthias Urban et sa montre Anne-Rose Schwaab et Chucky Tali Hyman Francesco Solari François Musy Gabriel Hafner3:30
Egypt / Lebanon MontageThis is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/...published: 14 Oct 2009author: Khalid MohtasebEgypt / Lebanon MontageThis is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/fall of 2009. The documentary was shot entirely on the canon 5D MKll in and around Cairo and Beirut. Big ups to Magic Lanterns Firmware update, as well as the Kessler Pocket Dolly for being a huge help in making this happen. Music: Nikos - Secret Love Editing/ Color Grading- Khalid Mohtaseb More info on my website www.nextlevelpictures.com If you have any questions/ comments feel free to post them or email me at khalid@nextlevelpictures.com
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Too Funky - George Michael - 1992George Michael - Too Funky - Release Date 1992 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album ...published: 15 Jan 2011author: zimbalinToo Funky - George Michael - 1992George Michael - Too Funky - Release Date 1992 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Red Hot + Dance - Red Hot + Dance is an album produced by the Red Hot Organization, an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness to fight the onslaught of HIV/AIDS.Pop star George Michael was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition and the album was notable for featuring three new songs by him. Originally intended for his aborted project Listen Without Prejudice Volume 2,
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 2075941
- author: zimbalin
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George Carlin- Does the time bother you? 1978Under the Fair use act of 1976 under section 107 this video is being used for educational ...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin- Does the time bother you? 1978Under the Fair use act of 1976 under section 107 this video is being used for educational purposes.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 716291
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin TimeTime...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin TimeTime
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 32801
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin AgeAge...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin AgeAge
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 156476
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin DeathDeath...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin DeathDeath
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 194829
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin, a hero.I really loved him, and anyone who had seen his skits would understand the heartbreak. I'...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin, a hero.I really loved him, and anyone who had seen his skits would understand the heartbreak. I'm so sad. I cried 5 times.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 3811
- author: Assfootology
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Bill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)Bill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)...published: 03 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyBill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)Bill Maher remembers George Carlin (Part 1)
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 422686
- author: Assfootology
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Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)...published: 03 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyJerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 1)
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 179711
- author: Assfootology
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Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)...published: 03 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyJerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)Jerry Seinfeld remembers George Carlin (Part 2)
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 68925
- author: Assfootology
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Keith Olbermann honors George Carlin, slams Bill O'ReillyKeith Olbermann interviews George Carlin, slams Bill O'Reilly for being disrespectful the ...published: 03 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyKeith Olbermann honors George Carlin, slams Bill O'ReillyKeith Olbermann interviews George Carlin, slams Bill O'Reilly for being disrespectful the day after George Carlin died.
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 221596
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin - Life Experiences (Paley Center, 2008)George Carlin describes his process of organizing his life experiences into his comedy rou...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin - Life Experiences (Paley Center, 2008)George Carlin describes his process of organizing his life experiences into his comedy routines. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 34875
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin - Pride in Writing (Paley Center, 2008)George Carlin says he takes pride in his accomplishments as a writer of his own material. ...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin - Pride in Writing (Paley Center, 2008)George Carlin says he takes pride in his accomplishments as a writer of his own material. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 27135
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin - Fascination with Science (Paley Center, 2008)George Carlin explains that his beliefs are based in science and talks about his fascinati...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin - Fascination with Science (Paley Center, 2008)George Carlin explains that his beliefs are based in science and talks about his fascination with science. ABOUT THE PALEY CENTER: In an era of rapid change in media and technology, the not-for-profit Paley Center for Media explores the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and connect through media. With locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the foremost public archive of television and radio programming, the Paley Center produces and curates programs, forums, and educational activities that engage the general public, industry professionals, and the creative community in an ongoing conversation about the impact of media on our lives. The Paley Center for Media is a hub of innovation and connection for entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers with its finger on the pulse of the next big thing in media. Go to http://www.paleycenter.org to learn more.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 56365
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin -Rights and PrivilegesChoice bit from what is now his last show. R.I.P. George, you will be sorely missed, and j...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin -Rights and PrivilegesChoice bit from what is now his last show. R.I.P. George, you will be sorely missed, and just when we need you the most!
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 441655
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin ~ The American Dream"You have to be asleep to believe it." A short excerpt from the video "Life Is Worth Losi...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin ~ The American Dream"You have to be asleep to believe it." A short excerpt from the video "Life Is Worth Losing" (2005).
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 3755223
- author: Assfootology
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LoomLoom tells the story of a successful catch. Year: 2010 Length: 5'20" Directors: Jan Bitze...published: 22 May 2011author: PolynoidLoomLoom tells the story of a successful catch. Year: 2010 Length: 5'20" Directors: Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay Technical director: Fabian Pross Production company: Filmakademie BW Producer: Regina Welker Sound: Joel Corelitz / waveplant Artists:Felix Mertikat, Jin-Ho Jeon, Roman Kälin, Tom Weber, Christian Hertwig, Silke Finger, Jacob Frey, Leszek Plichta, Georg Schneider, Anja Wacker, Andreas 'Felix' Gebhardt, Falko Paeper, Sarah Eim 5.1 Mix: David Axelbaum / Airstream Audio for more information visit www.polynoid.tv2:11
A History Of The Title SequenceWINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting eve...published: 11 Jul 2011author: jurjen versteegA History Of The Title SequenceWINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting everyone! Watch a short 1 min. making of here, which was shown at the awards: vimeo.com/44046584 Graduation project 2011 Designed as a possible title sequence for a fictitious documentary, this film shows a history of the title sequence in a nutshell. The sequence includes all the names of title designers who had a revolutionary impact on the history and evolution of the title sequence. The names of the title designers all refer to specific characteristics of the revolutionary titles that they designed. This film refers to elements such as the cut and shifted characters of Saul Bass' Psycho title, the colored circles of Maurice Binder's design for Dr. No and the contemporary designs of Kyle Cooper and Danny Yount. This title sequence refers to the following designers and their titles: Georges Méliès - Un Voyage Dans La Lune, Saul Bass - Psycho, Maurice Binder - Dr. No, Stephen Frankfurt - To Kill A Mockingbird, Pablo Ferro - Dr. Strangelove, Richard Greenberg - Alien, Kyle Cooper - Seven, Danny Yount - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Sherlock Holmes CREDITS Direction and Animation: Jurjen Versteeg / www.synple.nl Music and sound design: Lea Jurida / www.jurida.com Many thanks to all the people who helped me realizing this project! For some more info on the concept and the production process, please check out the interview on 'Forget the Film, Watch The Titles': http://bit.ly/pzvXXE Watch a short 1min. making of here: vimeo.com/440465846:20
Le MiroirLe Miroir tells the story of a man - in the sense of the human being - which passes from c...published: 03 Jul 2012author: ramonandpedroLe MiroirLe Miroir tells the story of a man - in the sense of the human being - which passes from childhood to the status of "old man", the time to freshen up. Visit the official website of Le Miroir: http://www.lemiroir.tv/ Check out the making of: https://vimeo.com/16651798 Ramon & Pedro website: http://www.ramonandpedro.com/ // CREDITS Réalisé par: RAMON AND PEDRO (Antoine Tinguely et Laurent Fauchère) Produit par: Xavier Derigo et Isabelle Pasini Louis I: Zacharie Destraz LouisII: Jules Martinet Louis III: Pierrick Destraz Louis IV: Henri Destraz (dit Henri Dès) Bébé: Zoé Tinguely Fille sous la douche: Patricia Rodrigues Doublures: Danaé Destraz Cédric Dayen Eddy Kupper Pierrick Destraz Hans Meier Coach enfant: Sylvia Fardel Chef Opérateur: Hans Meier 1er assistant caméra: Fabrizio Dorig 2ème assistant caméra: Hugo Veludo 1ère assistante de réalisation: Sonia Rossier 2ème assistante de réalisation: Antonin Schopfer Scripte: Marie Chaduc Assistante scripte: Aurélie Aeberhard Régisseur général: Christophe Chiesa Régisseur plateau: Adrienne Bovet Assistant régie: Quentin Bocksberger Maquillage: Leticia Rochaux-Ortis Coiffure, implants: Véronique Jaggi Emanuelle Olivet Pellegrin Prothésiste dentaire: Stéphane Villeneuve Chef Déco: Nicolas Imhof Accessoiriste: Marie-Jo Saxod Constructeur: Pascal Baillods Peintre: Benoît Fontaine Chef électricien: Samy Emery (Luxan SA) Machiniste: Alberico Dos Santos (Luxan SA) Photographes de plateau: Simon Wannaz Guillaume Mégroz Montage: Water NYC Effets spéciaux: Moka Studio et Water NYC Superviseur effets spéciaux: Nicolas Elsig Compositing: Simon Wannaz Yoann ponti Arnaud Savoy Colorimétrie: Buxum Studio Coloriste: Eun Song Coordinateur: Chan Wong Park Sound Design: Capitaine Plouf Producteur: Frédérique Doll Bruiteur: Alexandre Le Mouroux Sound Design/Mixage: Gabriel Guérin Supervision Musicale: Bryan Ray Trucotte Musique composée par: Topper Headon; Mick Jones; Joe Strummer Interprétée par: The Clash Courtesy: Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) LTD by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing Remerciements: Toute la famille Destraz Georges Berman Serge Musy Jean Blaise Perrin Serge Nidegger Patrick Magnin Daniel Balmat Matthias Urban et sa montre Anne-Rose Schwaab et Chucky Tali Hyman Francesco Solari François Musy Gabriel Hafner3:30
Egypt / Lebanon MontageThis is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/...published: 14 Oct 2009author: Khalid MohtasebEgypt / Lebanon MontageThis is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/fall of 2009. The documentary was shot entirely on the canon 5D MKll in and around Cairo and Beirut. Big ups to Magic Lanterns Firmware update, as well as the Kessler Pocket Dolly for being a huge help in making this happen. Music: Nikos - Secret Love Editing/ Color Grading- Khalid Mohtaseb More info on my website www.nextlevelpictures.com If you have any questions/ comments feel free to post them or email me at khalid@nextlevelpictures.com
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George Tells it as it is (EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH)George Carlin tells the truth, first time I have ever heard this truth on Television....published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Tells it as it is (EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH)George Carlin tells the truth, first time I have ever heard this truth on Television.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 839378
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin - We Like WarGeorge Carlin on We like War! From his 1992 special Jammin' in New York....published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin - We Like WarGeorge Carlin on We like War! From his 1992 special Jammin' in New York.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 3484318
- author: Assfootology
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Dennis Miller interviews George Carlin (1997)Dennis Miller Live, HBO. . . search keywords: Bathrobe Sessions #68 Jon Stewart Daily Sh...published: 03 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyDennis Miller interviews George Carlin (1997)Dennis Miller Live, HBO. . . search keywords: Bathrobe Sessions #68 Jon Stewart Daily Show Bill Maher New Rules Real Time Christopher Hitchens Noam Chomsky Andrew Sullivan Keith Olbermann Rachel Maddow Glenn Beck Rush Limbaugh Sean Hannity O'Reilly Dennis Prager Hugh Hewitt Michael Medved interview debate speech
- published: 03 Oct 2010
- views: 225685
- author: Assfootology
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George Carlin on Politically Incorrect Part 1Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again I have to say it is...published: 02 Oct 2010author: AssfootologyGeorge Carlin on Politically Incorrect Part 1Discussion on the Government and energy policy, religion energy again I have to say it is just hilarious how George Carl;n picks on the little republican, Horace Cooper, poor guy.
- published: 02 Oct 2010
- views: 1064802
- author: Assfootology
CounterPunchphoto: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives
27 Dec 2012Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... We’re All Hawks Now ... While George W ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)Zeenewsphoto: WN / Janice Sabnal
27 Dec 2012Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)BBC Newsphoto: AP / Altaf Qadri
29 Dec 2012Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city. The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. Her body is to be flown back to India for burial ... Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)Al Jazeeraphoto: AP / Ben Curtis
28 Dec 2012The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could ... But Paris declined to offer any military assistance ... Ex-president George Bush Sr in intensive care ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)BBC Newsphoto: AP / K.M.Chaudary
27 Dec 2012Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province ... He cannot contest an election until his 25th birthday. Show of strength ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
Huffington Post29 Dec 2012HOUSTON -- Former President George H.W ... Bush was hospitalized Nov. 23 for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough ... (Courtesy photo)President Obama, George W ... (Getty photo)George H ... (Getty photo)George H ... (Getty photo)George H ... (Getty photo)President Obama & former president George W ... (Getty photo)Laura Bush & George W ... (Getty photo)Laura Bush & George W ... (Getty photo)Laura Bush & George W ... ....(size: 3.5Kb)Yahoo Daily News29 Dec 2012George Dennehy performs live on New Year's Eve at the Science Museum of Virginia. Richmond, VA (PRWEB) December 29, 2012 Eighteen year old George Dennehy plays the guitar like no other and his music career is taking off ... George Dennehy in Guitar ... George is very excited about making his appearance in Guitar where he’ll cover some of his favorite songs....(size: 1.7Kb)The Examiner29 Dec 20122012 began in Lake George, as it always does, with a chilly plunge into the lake ... 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Paul George had 15 points, and David West added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have won four straight and seven of eight ... George hit two 3-pointers, and Hill and Stephenson also scored in the run....(size: 1.9Kb)The News & Observer29 Dec 20128 California continue the best start in school history with a 70-43 victory over George Washington on Friday night ... George Washington pulled within 11 but could not take further advantage, hitting three of its first 11 shots after the intermission and turning the ball over twice ... 8 California continue the best start in school history with a 70-43 victory over George Washington on Friday night ... George Nikitin - AP Photo....(size: 12.8Kb)The Inquisitr29 Dec 2012Posted. December 28, 2012. George H. W. Bush‘s condition continues to improve, according to the latest update on the former president’s health ... Bush is in good spirits and is “singing” with doctors and nurses ... George H. W ... 88-year-old George H. W ... 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Then there was the unprofessional conduct of the Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge, Beverly J....(size: 5.0Kb)noodls29 Dec 2012INDIANAPOLIS -- George Hill scored 22 points, including three 3-pointers, and led the Indiana Pacers to a 97-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Paul George had 15 points, and David West added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have won four straight and seven of eight ... George hit two 3-pointers, and Hill and Stephenson also scored in the run....(size: 3.2Kb)Tampabay.com29 Dec 2012The Charlotte Observer29 Dec 2012The South Florida Bulls take aim at a third straight win on Saturday when they welcome George Mason to the Sun Dome ... George Mason, meanwhile, bounced back from an overtime loss at the hands of Northern Iowa to pull off a thrilling win over Richmond, as Sherrod Wright buried a buzzer beating 3-pointer to give the Patriots a 67-64 victory....(size: 2.8Kb)George may refer to:
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People[link]
Places[link]
- Australia
- Canada
- George's Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
- George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- South Africa
- United States
- George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California
- George, Iowa
- George, Washington
- George County, Mississippi
- George West, Texas
- Lake George (New York)
- Lake George (town), New York
- Lake George (village), New York
In computing[link]
- GEORGE (computer), early computer built in 1957 by Argonne National Laboratory
- GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1-4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers
- GEORGE, a programming language invented by Dr. Charles Leonard Hamblin for an Australian version of the DEUCE computer in 1958
- Where's George?, a website that tracks the circulation of American currency
- George (robot), a simple humanoid robot built in 1949 by Tony Sale
In popular culture[link]
- george (band), an Australian band
- George Kirrin, Famous Five character known simply as George
- George Nozuka, better known as George, Canadian singer
- George Harrison, the lead guitarist of The Beatles
- George (TV series), a Canadian-Swiss television series
- George of the Jungle, an animated TV program
- George (magazine), a magazine founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr
- Curious George, a series of illustrated books Hans and Margaret Rey and a children's TV program on PBS Kids
- George Shrinks, an American animated television series about a 10 year old boy who is three inches tall
- George Lopez (TV series), a sitcom originally aired on ABC 2002 through 2007
In transport[link]
- Autopilot, affectionately known as "George"
- George (bus service), a bus service in Falls Church, Virginia
- George (ship), an Australian sloop wrecked in 1806
- Kawanishi N1K-J, a Japanese fighter aircraft Allied codenamed "George"
- Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George"
Other uses[link]
- George (magazine)
- George (clothing), a clothing brand sold exclusively in Asda/Wal-Mart stores
- George (vacuum cleaner)
- Hurricane Georges (disambiguation)
- Tropical Storm George (disambiguation)
- George (lobster)
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2011) George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and writer/author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.[22]
Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves.
The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In 1988, the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death.
In 2004, Carlin placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor.[23] He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Early life[link]
Carlin was born in Manhattan,[24][25] the second son of Mary (Beary), a secretary, and Patrick Carlin, a national advertising manager for the New York Sun.[26] Carlin was of Irish descent and was raised a Roman Catholic.[27][28][29]
Carlin grew up on West 121st Street, in a neighborhood of Manhattan which he later said, in a stand-up routine, he and his friends called "White Harlem", because that sounded a lot tougher than its real name of Morningside Heights. He was raised by his mother, who left his father when Carlin was two months old.[30] He attended Corpus Christi School, a Roman Catholic parish school of the Corpus Christi Church, in Morningside Heights.[31][32] After three semesters, at the age of 15, Carlin involuntarily left Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx and briefly attended Bishop Dubois High School in Harlem.[33] Carlin had a difficult relationship with his mother and often ran away from home.[2] He later joined the United States Air Force and was trained as a radar technician. He was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana.
During this time he began working as a disc jockey at radio station KJOE, in the nearby city of Shreveport. He did not complete his Air Force enlistment. Labeled an "unproductive airman" by his superiors, Carlin was discharged on July 29, 1957. During his time in the Air Force he was court martialed three times, and also received many disciplinary punishments.[34]
Career[link]
In 1959, Carlin and Jack Burns began as a comedy team when both were working for radio station KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas.[35] After successful performances at Fort Worth's beat coffeehouse, The Cellar, Burns and Carlin headed for California in February 1960 and stayed together for two years as a team before moving on to individual pursuits.
1960s[link]
Within weeks of arriving in California in 1960, Burns and Carlin put together an audition tape and created The Wright Brothers, a morning show on KDAY in Hollywood. The comedy team worked there for three months, honing their material in beatnik coffeehouses at night.[36] Years later when he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Carlin requested that it be placed in front of the KDAY studios near the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street.[37] Burns and Carlin recorded their only album, Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight, in May 1960 at Cosmo Alley in Hollywood.[36]
In the 1960s, Carlin began appearing on television variety shows, notably The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. His most famous routines were:
- The Indian Sergeant ("You wit' the beads... get outta line")
- Stupid disc jockeys ("Wonderful WINO...")—"The Beatles' latest record, when played backwards at slow speed, says 'Dummy! You're playing it backwards at slow speed!'"
- Al Sleet, the "hippie-dippie weatherman"—"Tonight's forecast: Dark. Continued dark throughout most of the evening, with some widely scattered light towards morning."
- Jon Carson—the "world never known, and never to be known"
Variations on the first three of these routines appear on Carlin's 1967 debut album, Take Offs and Put Ons, recorded live in 1966 at The Roostertail in Detroit, Michigan.[38]
Carlin with singer Buddy Greco in Away We Go. The summer replacement show also starred drummer Buddy Rich.
During this period, Carlin became more popular as a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show, initially with Jack Paar as host, then with Johnny Carson. Carlin became one of Carson's most frequent substitutes during the host's three-decade reign. Carlin was also cast in Away We Go, a 1967 comedy show that aired on CBS.[39] His material during his early career and his appearance, which consisted of suits and short-cropped hair, had been seen as "conventional," particularly when contrasted with his later anti-establishment material.[40]
Carlin was present at Lenny Bruce's arrest for obscenity. As the police began attempting to detain members of the audience for questioning, they asked Carlin for his identification. Telling the police he did not believe in government-issued IDs, he was arrested and taken to jail with Bruce in the same vehicle.[41]
1970s[link]
Eventually, Carlin changed both his routines and his appearance. He lost some TV bookings by dressing strangely for a comedian of the time, wearing faded jeans and sporting long hair, a beard, and earrings at a time when clean-cut, well-dressed comedians were the norm. Using his own persona as a springboard for his new comedy, he was presented by Ed Sullivan in a performance of "The Hair Piece" and quickly regained his popularity as the public caught on to his sense of style. In this period he also perfected what is perhaps his best-known routine, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", recorded on Class Clown. Carlin was arrested on July 21, 1972, at Milwaukee's Summerfest and charged with violating obscenity laws after performing this routine.[42] The case, which prompted Carlin to refer to the words for a time as "the Milwaukee Seven," was dismissed in December of that year; the judge declared that the language was indecent but Carlin had the freedom to say it as long as he caused no disturbance. In 1973, a man complained to the Federal Communications Commission after listening with his son to a similar routine, "Filthy Words", from Occupation: Foole, broadcast one afternoon over WBAI, a Pacifica Foundation FM radio station in New York City. Pacifica received a citation from the FCC that sought to fine the company for violating FCC regulations that prohibited broadcasting "obscene" material. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the FCC action by a vote of 5 to 4, ruling that the routine was "indecent but not obscene" and that the FCC had authority to prohibit such broadcasts during hours when children were likely to be among the audience. (F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 (1978). The court documents contain a complete transcript of the routine.)[43]
“ Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits. Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that'll infect your soul, curve your spine and keep the country from winning the war. ” —George Carlin, Class Clown, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"
The controversy only increased Carlin's fame. Carlin eventually expanded the dirty-words theme with a seemingly interminable end to a performance (ending with his voice fading out in one HBO version and accompanying the credits in the Carlin at Carnegie special for the 1982-83 season) and a set of 49 web pages[44] organized by subject and embracing his "Incomplete List Of Impolite Words."
It was on-stage during a rendition of his "Dirty Words" routine that Carlin learned that his previous comedy album FM & AM had won the Grammy. Midway through the performance on the album Occupation: Foole, he can be heard thanking someone for handing him a piece of paper. He then exclaims "Shit!" and proudly announces his win to the audience.
Carlin hosted the premiere broadcast of NBC's Saturday Night Live, on October 11, 1975, the only episode as of at least 2007 in which the host had no involvement (at his request) in sketches.[45] The following season, 1976–77, Carlin also appeared regularly on CBS Television's Tony Orlando & Dawn variety series.
Carlin unexpectedly stopped performing regularly in 1976, when his career appeared to be at its height. For the next five years, he rarely performed stand-up, although it was at this time that he began doing specials for HBO as part of its On Location series. He later revealed that he had suffered the first of three heart attacks during this layoff period.[5] His first two HBO specials aired in 1977 and 1978.
1980s and 1990s[link]
In 1981, Carlin returned to the stage, releasing A Place For My Stuff and returning to HBO and New York City with the Carlin at Carnegie TV special, videotaped at Carnegie Hall and airing during the 1982-83 season. Carlin continued doing HBO specials every year or every other year over the following decade and a half. All of Carlin's albums from this time forward are from the HBO specials.
In concert at Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHe hosted SNL for the second time on November 10, 1984, this time appearing in several sketches. Carlin's acting career was primed with a major supporting role in the 1987 comedy hit Outrageous Fortune, starring Bette Midler and Shelley Long; it was his first notable screen role after a handful of previous guest roles on television series. Playing drifter Frank Madras, the role poked fun at the lingering effect of the 1960s counterculture. In 1989, he gained popularity with a new generation of teens when he was cast as Rufus, the time-traveling mentor of the titular characters in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and reprised his role in the film sequel Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey as well as the first season of the cartoon series. From 1991 to 1995, he narrated the American version of the children's show Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, and played "Mr. Conductor" on Shining Time Station from 1991 to 1993. Also in 1991, Carlin had a major supporting role in the movie The Prince of Tides, which starred Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand.
Carlin began a weekly Fox sitcom, The George Carlin Show, in 1993, playing New York City taxicab driver George O'Grady. The show, created and written by The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, ran 27 episodes through December 1995.[46]
In his final book, the posthumously published Last Words, Carlin said about The George Carlin Show, "I was incredibly happy when the show was canceled. I was frustrated that it had taken me away from my true work."[47]
In 1997, his first hardcover book, Brain Droppings, was published. The book sold nearly 900,000 copies and spent 40 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. [48] Carlin was honored at the 1997 Aspen Comedy Festival with a retrospective, George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy, hosted by Jon Stewart.
In 1999, Carlin played a supporting role as a satirical Roman Catholic cardinal in filmmaker Kevin Smith's movie Dogma. He worked with Smith again with a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and later played an atypically serious role in Jersey Girl as the blue-collar father of Ben Affleck's character.
2000s[link]
In 2001, Carlin was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual American Comedy Awards. In December 2003, California U.S. Representative Doug Ose (Republican), introduced a bill (H.R. 3687) to outlaw the broadcast of Carlin's "seven dirty words,"[49] including "compound use (including hyphenated compounds) of such words and phrases with each other or with other words or phrases, and other grammatical forms of such words and phrases (including verb, adjective, gerund, participle, and infinitive forms)." (The bill omits "tits," but includes "asshole," which was not part of Carlin's original routine.) This bill was never voted on. The last action on this bill was its referral to the House Judiciary Committee on the Constitution on January 15, 2004.[49]
For years, Carlin had performed regularly as a headliner in Las Vegas, but in 2005 he was fired from his headlining position at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, after an altercation with his audience. After a poorly received set filled with dark references to suicide bombings and beheadings, Carlin stated that he could not wait to get out of "this fucking hotel" and Las Vegas, claiming he wanted to go back east, "where the real people are." He continued to insult his audience, stating:
People who go to Las Vegas, you've got to question their fucking intellect to start with. Traveling hundreds and thousands of miles to essentially give your money to a large corporation is kind of fucking moronic. That's what I'm always getting here is these kind of fucking people with very limited intellects.
An audience member shouted back that Carlin should "stop degrading us," at which point Carlin responded, "Thank you very much, whatever that was. I hope it was positive; if not, well, blow me." He was immediately fired by MGM Grand and soon after announced he would enter rehab for alcohol and prescription painkiller addiction.[50][51]
He began a tour through the first half of 2006 following the airing of his thirteenth HBO Special on November 5, 2005, entitled Life is Worth Losing,[52] which was shown live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City and in which he stated early on: "I've got 341 days of sobriety," referring to the rehab he entered after being fired from MGM. Topics covered included suicide, natural disasters (and the desire to see them escalate in severity), cannibalism, genocide, human sacrifice, threats to civil liberties in America, and how an argument can be made that humans are inferior to other animals.
On February 1, 2006, during his Life Is Worth Losing set at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, California, Carlin mentioned to the crowd that he had been discharged from the hospital only six weeks previously for "heart failure" and "pneumonia", citing the appearance as his "first show back."
Carlin provided the voice of Fillmore, a character in the Disney/Pixar animated feature Cars, which opened in theaters on June 9, 2006. The character Fillmore, who is presented as an anti-establishment hippie, is a VW Microbus with a psychedelic paint job whose front license plate reads "51237," Carlin's birthday and also the Zip Code for George, Iowa. In 2007, Carlin provided the voice of the wizard in Happily N'Ever After, along with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Andy Dick, and Wallace Shawn, his last film.
Carlin's last HBO stand-up special, It's Bad for Ya, aired live on March 1, 2008, from the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California.[53] The themes that appeared in this HBO special included "American Bullshit," "Rights," "Death," "Old Age," and "Child Rearing." In his routine, he brought to light many of the problems facing America, and he told his audience to cut through the "bullshit" of the world and "enjoy the carnival." Carlin had been working on the new material for this HBO special for several months prior in concerts all over the country.
Personal life[link]
In 1961, Carlin married Brenda Hosbrook (August 5, 1936 - May 11, 1997), whom he had met while touring the previous year. The couple's only child, a daughter named Kelly, was born on June 15, 1963.[54] In 1971, George and Brenda renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas. Brenda died of liver cancer a day before Carlin's 60th birthday, in 1997.
Carlin later married Sally Wade on June 24, 1998, and the marriage lasted until his death, two days before their tenth anniversary.[55]
Carlin often criticized elections as an illusion of choice.[56] He said the last time he voted was 1972, for George McGovern who ran for President against Richard Nixon.[57]
Religion[link]
Although raised in the Roman Catholic faith, which he describes anecdotally on the albums FM & AM and Class Clown, religion, God, and particularly religious adherents were frequent subjects of criticism in Carlin's routines. He described his opinion of the flaws of organized religion in interviews and performances, notably with his "Religion" and "There Is No God" routines as heard in You Are All Diseased. His views on religion are also mentioned in his last HBO stand up show It's Bad for Ya where he mocked the traditional swearing on the Bible as "bullshit,"[58] "make believe," and "kids' stuff." In It's Bad for Ya, Carlin noted differences in the types of hats religions ban or require as part of their practices. He mentions that he would never want to be a part of a group that requires or bans the wearing of hats. Carlin also joked in his second book, Brain Droppings, that he worshipped the Sun, one reason being that he could see it.
Themes[link]
Carlin's material falls under one of three self-described categories: "the little world" (observational humor), "the big world" (social commentary), and the peculiarities of the English language (euphemisms, doublespeak, business jargon), all sharing the overall theme of (in his words) "humanity's bullshit," which might include murder, genocide, war, rape, corruption, religion and other aspects of human civilization. He was known for mixing observational humour with larger social commentary. His delivery frequently treated these subjects in a misanthropic and nihilistic fashion, such as in his statement during the Life is Worth Losing show:
I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse.
Language was a frequent focus of Carlin's work. Euphemisms that, in his view, seek to distort and lie and the use of language he felt was pompous, presumptuous, or silly were often the target of Carlin's routines. When asked on Inside the Actors Studio what turned him on, he responded, "Reading about language." When asked what made him most proud about his career, he said the number of his books that have been sold, close to a million copies.
Carlin also gave special attention to prominent topics in American and Western Culture, such as obsession with fame and celebrity, consumerism, conservative Christianity, political alienation, corporate control, hypocrisy, child raising, fast food diet, news stations, self-help publications, blind patriotism, sexual taboos, certain uses of technology and surveillance, and the pro-life position,[59] among many others.
George Carlin in Trenton, New Jersey April 4, 2008Carlin openly communicated in his shows and in his interviews that his purpose for existence was entertainment, that he was "here for the show." He professed a hearty schadenfreude in watching the rich spectrum of humanity slowly self-destruct, in his estimation, of its own design, saying, "When you're born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat." He acknowledged that this is a very selfish thing, especially since he included large human catastrophes as entertainment. In his You Are All Diseased concert, he elaborated somewhat on this, telling the audience, "I have always been willing to put myself at great personal risk for the sake of entertainment. And I've always been willing to put you at great personal risk, for the same reason!"
In the same interview, he recounted his experience of a California earthquake in the early 1970s, as "[a]n amusement park ride. Really, I mean it's such a wonderful thing to realize that you have absolutely no control, and to see the dresser move across the bedroom floor unassisted is just exciting."
A routine in Carlin's 1999 HBO special You Are All Diseased focusing on airport security leads up to the statement: "Take a fucking chance! Put a little fun in your life! Most Americans are soft and frightened and unimaginative and they don't realize there's such a thing as dangerous fun, and they certainly don't recognize a good show when they see one."
Along with wordplay and sex jokes, Carlin had always included politics as part of his material, but by the mid 1980s he had become a strident social critic in both his HBO specials and the book compilations of his material, bashing both conservatives and liberals alike. His HBO viewers got an especially sharp taste of this in his take on the Ronald Reagan administration during the 1988 special What Am I Doing In New Jersey?, broadcast live from the Park Theatre in Union City, New Jersey.
Death and legacy[link]
Carlin had a history of cardiac problems spanning several decades, including three heart attacks (in 1978 at age 41, 1982 and 1991), an arrhythmia requiring an ablation procedure in 2003, and a significant episode of heart failure in late 2005. He twice underwent angioplasty to reopen narrowed arteries.[60] In early 2005 he entered a drug rehabilitation facility for treatment of addictions to alcohol and Vicodin.[61]
On June 22, 2008, Carlin was admitted to Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica after experiencing chest pain, and he died later that day of heart failure. He was 71 years old.[62] His death occurred one week after his last performance at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. There were further shows on his itinerary.[21][63][64] In accordance with his wishes, he was cremated, his ashes scattered, and no public or religious services of any kind were held.[65][66]
In tribute, HBO broadcast eleven of his fourteen HBO specials from June 25–28, including a twelve-hour marathon block on their HBO Comedy channel. NBC scheduled a rerun of the premiere episode of Saturday Night Live, which Carlin hosted.[67][68][69] Both Sirius Satellite Radio's "Raw Dog Comedy" and XM Satellite Radio's "XM Comedy" channels ran a memorial marathon of George Carlin recordings the day following his death. Larry King devoted his entire June 23 show to a tribute to Carlin, featuring interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher, Roseanne Barr and Lewis Black, as well as Carlin's daughter Kelly and his brother, Patrick.
On June 24, The New York Times published an op-ed piece on Carlin by Seinfeld.[70] Cartoonist Garry Trudeau paid tribute in his Doonesbury comic strip on July 27.[71]
Four days before his death, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts had named Carlin its 2008 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoree.[72] The prize was awarded in Washington, D.C. on November 10, making Carlin the first posthumous recipient.[73] Comedians honoring him at the ceremony included Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Lily Tomlin (a past Twain Humor Prize winner), Lewis Black, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers, and Margaret Cho.
Louis C.K. dedicated his stand-up special Chewed Up to Carlin, and Lewis Black dedicated his entire second season of Root of All Evil to him.
For a number of years, Carlin had been compiling and writing his autobiography, to be released in conjunction with a one-man Broadway show tentatively titled New York City Boy. After his death Tony Hendra, his collaborator on both projects, edited the autobiography for release as Last Words (ISBN 1-4391-7295-1). The book, chronicling most of Carlin's life and future plans (including the one-man show) was published in 2009. The audio edition is narrated by Carlin's brother, Patrick.[74]
The text of the one-man show is scheduled for publication under the title New York Boy.[75]
The George Carlin Letters: The Permanent Courtship of Sally Wade,[76] by Carlin's widow, a collection of previously-unpublished writings and artwork by Carlin interwoven with Wade’s chronicle of the last ten years of their life together, was published in March 2011. (The subtitle is the phrase on a handwritten note Wade found next to her computer upon returning home from the hospital after her husband's death.)[77]
In 2008 Carlin's daughter Kelly Carlin-McCall announced plans to publish an "oral history", a collection of stories from Carlin's friends and family,[78] but she later indicated that the project had been shelved in favor of completion of her own memoir.[79]
Works[link]
Discography[link]
- Main
- 1963: Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight
- 1967: Take-Offs and Put-Ons
- 1972: FM & AM
- 1972: Class Clown
- 1973: Occupation: Foole
- 1974: Toledo Window Box
- 1975: An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo
- 1977: On the Road
- 1981: A Place for My Stuff
- 1984: Carlin on Campus
- 1986: Playin' with Your Head
- 1988: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
- 1990: Doin' It Again / Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
- 1992: Jammin' in New York
- 1996: Back in Town
- 1999: You Are All Diseased
- 2001: Complaints and Grievances
- 2006: Life Is Worth Losing
- 2008: It's Bad for Ya
- Compilations
- 1978: Indecent Exposure: Some of the Best of George Carlin
- 1984: The George Carlin Collection
- 1992: Classic Gold
- 1999: The Little David Years (1971-1977)
- 2002: George Carlin on Comedy
Filmography[link]
Year Title Role Notes 1968 With Six You Get Eggroll Herbie Fleck 1976 Car Wash Taxi driver 1979 Americathon Narrator 1987 Outrageous Fortune Frank Madras 1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Rufus 1990 Working Tra$h Ralph 1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Rufus The Prince of Tides Eddie Detreville 1999 Dogma Cardinal Ignatius Glick 2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Hitchhiker 2003 Scary Movie 3 Architect 2004 Jersey Girl Bart Trinké 2005 Tarzan II Zugor Voice only The Aristocrats Himself 2006 Cars Fillmore Voice only Mater and the Ghostlight 2007 Happily N'Ever After Wizard Television[link]
- The Kraft Summer Music Hall (1966)
- That Girl (Guest appearance) (1966)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (multiple appearances)
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (season 3 guest appearance) (1968)
- What's My Line? (Guest Appearance) (1969)
- The Flip Wilson Show (writer, performer) (1971–1973)
- The Mike Douglas Show (Guest) (February 18, 1972)
- Saturday Night Live (Host, episodes 1 and 183) (1975 & 1984)
- Justin Case (as Justin Case) (1988) TV movie directed Blake Edwards
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (as American Narrator: Series 3-4\redubbed Series 1-2) (1991–1995)
- Shining Time Station (as Mr. Conductor) (1991–1993)
- Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales (1996-1997)
- Storytime with Thomas (1998)
- The George Carlin Show (as George O'Grady) (1994-1995) Fox
- Streets of Laredo (as Billy Williams) (1995)
- The Simpsons (as Munchie, episode "D'oh-in in the Wind") (1998)
- Caillou (Caillou's Grandpa) (1998-2008)
- The Daily Show (guest on February 1, 1999; December 16, 1999; and March 10, 2004)
- MADtv (Guest appearance in episodes 518 & 524) (2000)
- Inside the Actors Studio (2004)
- Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (as Fillmore) (archive footage) (2008)
- In 1998, Carlin had a cameo playing one of the funeral-attending comedians in Jerry Seinfeld's HBO special I'm Telling You For The Last Time. In the funeral intro (the only thing being buried is Jerry Seinfeld's material) Carlin learns that neither friend Robert Klein nor Ed McMahon ever saw Jerry's act. Carlin did, and enjoyed it, but admits "I was full of drugs."
HBO specials[link]
Special Year Notes On Location: George Carlin at USC 1977 George Carlin: Again! 1978 Carlin at Carnegie 1982 Carlin on Campus 1984 Playin' with Your Head 1986 What Am I Doing in New Jersey? 1988 Doin' It Again 1990 Jammin' in New York 1992 Back in Town 1996 George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy 1997 You Are All Diseased 1999 Complaints and Grievances 2001 Life Is Worth Losing 2005 All My Stuff 2007 A boxset of Carlin's first 12 stand-up specials
(excluding George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy).It's Bad for Ya 2008 Bibliography[link]
Book Year Notes Sometimes a Little Brain Damage Can Help 1984 ISBN 0-89471-271-3[80] Brain Droppings 1997 ISBN 0-7868-8321-9[81] Napalm and Silly Putty 2001 ISBN 0-7868-8758-3[82] When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? 2004 ISBN 1-4013-0134-7[83] Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George 2006 ISBN 978-1-4013-0243-6[84] A collection of the 3 previous titles. Watch My Language 2009 ISBN 0-7868-8838-5[85][86] Posthumous release (not yet released). Last Words 2009 ISBN 1-4391-7295-1[87] Posthumous release. Audiobooks[link]
- Brain Droppings
- Napalm and Silly Putty
- More Napalm & Silly Putty
- George Carlin Reads to You
- When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
Internet hoaxes[link]
Since the birth of spam email on the internet, many chain-forwards, usually rantlike and with blunt statements of belief on political and social issues and attributed to being written (or stated) by George Carlin himself, have made continuous rounds on the junk email circuit. The website Snopes, an online resource that debunks historic and present urban legends and myths, has extensively covered these forgeries. Many of the falsely attributed email attachments have contained material that runs directly opposite to Carlin's viewpoints, with some being especially volatile toward racial groups, gays, women, the homeless, etc. Carlin himself, when he was made aware of each of these bogus emails, would debunk them on his own website, writing: "Nothing you see on the Internet is mine unless it comes from one of my albums, books, HBO specials, or appeared on my website," and that "it bothers me that some people might believe that I would be capable of writing some of this stuff."[88][89][90][91][92][93]
See also[link]
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- ^ "Profanity". Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. episode 10. season 2. 2004-08-12. Showtime.
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External links[link]
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- Interview at Archive of American Television
George CarlinAlbums - Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight
- Take-Offs and Put-Ons
- FM & AM
- Class Clown
- Occupation: Foole
- Toledo Window Box
- An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo
- On the Road
- Killer Carlin
- A Place for My Stuff
- Carlin on Campus
- Playin' with Your Head
- What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
- Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
- Jammin' in New York
- Back in Town
- You Are All Diseased
- Complaints and Grievances
- George Carlin on Comedy
- Life Is Worth Losing
- It's Bad for Ya
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George Michael in concert in Belgium, on 14 November 2006Background information Birth name Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou Born (1963-06-25) 25 June 1963 (age 49)
East Finchley, North London, EnglandGenres Pop rock, New Wave, synthpop, blue-eyed soul Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer Instruments vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, horns Years active 1977–present Labels Aegean, Columbia, Sony Associated acts Wham!, Band Aid, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Mutya Buena, Whitney Houston, Jody Watley Website Official website Notable instruments Piano
John Lennon model "Z" Steinway[1]George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου); 25 June 1963) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.[2] Michael rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley. His first solo single, "Careless Whisper", was released when he was still in the duo and sold about six million copies worldwide.[3]
As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Michael has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as of 2010.[4] His 1987 debut solo album, Faith, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and made several records and achievements in the United States.[5] Michael has garnered seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists list.[6]
Michael has won numerous music awards throughout his 30-year career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male twice, four MTV Video Music Awards, four Ivor Novello Awards, three American Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations.[7][8]
In 2004, the Radio Academy named Michael as the most played artist on British radio between the period of 1984–2004.[9] The documentary A Different Story was released in 2005; it covered his personal life and professional career.[10] In 2006, George Michael announced his first tour in 15 years. The 25 Live tour was a massive, worldwide undertaking by Michael, spanning three individual tours over the course of three years (2006, 2007 and 2008).[11]
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Musical career
- 2.1 1981–1986: Wham!
- 2.2 Solo career
- 2.2.1 1987–1989: Faith
- 2.2.2 1990–1992: Listen Without Prejudice
- 2.2.3 1993: Five Live
- 2.2.4 1994–1997: Older
- 2.2.5 1998: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
- 2.2.6 1999: Songs from the Last Century
- 2.2.7 2000–2005: Patience
- 2.2.8 2005–2008: Twenty Five and concert tours
- 2.2.9 2008–present: Latest projects
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Discography
- 5 Awards
- 6 Tours
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Early life[link]
Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, North London.[12][13] His father, Kyriacos Panayiotou, a Greek Cypriot restaurateur, moved to England in the 1950s and changed his name to Jack Panos.[14] Michael's mother, Lesley Angold (née Harrison, 1937–1997),[15] was an English dancer who died from cancer in Fulham.[15][16][17] His maternal grandmother was Jewish, but hid that fact from her children during World War II for fear of persecution.[18] Michael spent the majority of his childhood in North London, in the home his parents bought soon after his birth. While in his early teens, the family moved to Radlett. There Michael attended the Bushey Meads School, where he met Andrew Ridgeley. The two had the same career ambition of being musicians.[19]
His involvement in the music business began with his working as a DJ, playing at clubs and local schools around Bushey, Stanmore and Watford. This was followed by the formation of a short-lived ska band called The Executive with Ridgeley, Ridgeley's brother Paul, Andrew Leaver, and David Mortimer (aka David Austin).[20]
Musical career[link]
1981–1986: Wham![link]
Main article: Wham!Michael first found success after forming the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band's first album Fantastic reached no. 1 in the UK and produced a series of top 10 singles including "Young Guns (Go For It!)", "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" and "Club Tropicana". Their second album, Make It Big, was the breakthrough that made the duo international superstars, reaching No. 1 on the charts in the US Singles from that album included "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Freedom", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper", the latter of which was Michael's first solo effort as a single.
Michael sang on the original Band Aid recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and donated the profits from "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" to charity. In addition, he contributed background vocals to David Cassidy's 1985 hit "The Last Kiss", as well as Elton John's 1985 successes "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up". Michael cited Cassidy as a major career influence and interviewed Cassidy for David Litchfield's prestigious Ritz Newspaper.[21]
Wham!'s tour of China in April 1985, the first visit to China by a Western popular music act, generated enormous worldwide media coverage, much of it centred on Michael. The tour was documented by celebrated film director Lindsay Anderson and producer Martin Lewis in their film Foreign Skies: Wham! In China and contributed to Michael's ever-increasing fame.[22]
With the success of Michael's solo singles, "Careless Whisper" (1984) and "A Different Corner" (1986), rumours of an impending break up of Wham! intensified. The duo officially separated during the summer of 1986, after releasing a farewell single, "The Edge of Heaven" and a singles compilation, The Final, plus a sell-out concert at Wembley Stadium that included the world premiere of the China film. The Wham! partnership ended officially with the commercially successful single "The Edge of Heaven", which reached no.1 on the UK chart in June 1986.[23]
Solo career[link]
The beginning of his solo career, during early 1987, was a duet with soul music icon Aretha Franklin. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve an ambition by singing with one of his favourite artists, and it scored number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release.[24][25]
For Michael, it became his third consecutive solo number one in the UK from three releases, after 1984's "Careless Whisper" (though the single was actually from the Wham! album Make It Big) and 1986's "A Different Corner". The single was also the first Michael had recorded as a solo artist which he had not written himself. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was unknown at the time, although he would have success as a performer with the band Climie Fisher in 1988. Michael and Aretha Franklin won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal for the song.[26]
[edit] 1987–1989: Faith
Main article: Faith (George Michael album)During the autumn of 1987, Michael released his first solo album, Faith. In addition to playing a large number of instruments on the album, he wrote and produced every track on the recording, except for one, which he co-wrote.[27]
The first single released from the album was "I Want Your Sex", during the summer of 1987. The song was banned by many radio stations in the UK and US, due to its sexually suggestive lyrics.[28] MTV would broadcast the video, featuring celebrity make-up artist Kathy Jeung in a basque and suspenders, only during the late night hours.[28] Michael argued that the act was beautiful if the sex was monogamous. Michael even recorded a brief prologue for the video in which he said: "This song is not about casual sex."[29] One of the racier scenes involved Michael writing the words "explore monogamy" on his partner's back in lipstick.[30] Some radio stations played a toned-down version of the song, "I Want Your Love," which was mainly the word "love" replacing "sex."[31] When the tune reached the US charts, American Top 40 host Casey Kasem refused to say the song's title, referring to it only as "the new single by George Michael."[31] In the US, the song was also sometimes listed as "I Want Your Sex (from Beverly Hills Cop II)", since the song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie.[32]
Despite censorship and radio play problems, "I Want Your Sex" reached No.2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart[33] and at No.3 in Britain.[34]
The second single, "Faith", was released during October 1987, just a few weeks before the album. "Faith" would become one of his most popular songs. The song hit No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and maintained that position for four consecutive weeks.[35] It also reached no.2 in the UK Singles Chart.[34] The famous video provided some definitive images of the 1980s music industry in the process—Michael in shades, leather jacket, cowboy boots, and Levi's jeans, playing a guitar near a classic-design jukebox.[36] On 30 October, Faith was released in the UK and in several markets worldwide.[32] In the United States, the album had 51 non-consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard 200, including 12 weeks at no.1. "Faith" had many successes, four of which ("Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey") reached no. 1.[37] Eventually, "Faith" received Diamond certification by the RIAA for sales of 10 million copies in the US.[38] To date, global sales of Faith are more than 25 million units.[39]
In 1988, Michael embarked on a world tour.[40] The nightly set list included from the Wham! era "Everything She Wants" and "I'm Your Man", as well as covers of "Lady Marmalade" or "Play That Funky Music". In Los Angeles, California, Michael was joined on stage by Aretha Franklin for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". It was the second highest grossing event of 1988, earning $17.7 million.[41] According to Michael in his film, A Different Story, success did not make him happy and he started to think there was something wrong in being an idol for millions of teenage girls. The whole Faith process (promotion, videos, tour, awards) left him exhausted, lonely and frustrated, and far from his friends and family.[42] At the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, Michael received the Video Vanguard Award.[43] In 1990, he told his record company Sony that, for his second album, he did not want to do promotions like the one for Faith.[32]
[edit] 1990–1992: Listen Without Prejudice
Main article: Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was released in September 1990. For this album, Michael tried to create a new reputation as a serious-minded artist; the title is an indication of his desire to be taken more seriously as a songwriter.[44] Michael refused to make any kind of promotion for this album, including no music videos for the singles released.[32] The first single, "Praying for Time", was released in August 1990. It concerned social ills and injustice; the song was an instant success, reaching No. 6 in the UK and No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, despite the absence of a video.[35] A video was released shortly thereafter, consisting of the lyrics on a dark background. Michael did not appear in this video or any subsequent videos for the album.[44]
The second single "Waiting for That Day" was an acoustic-heavy single, released as an immediate follow-up to "Praying For Time". It reached No. 27 in the US[35] and No. 23 in the UK[34] in October 1990. The album was released in Europe on 3 September 1990 (and one week later in the United States). It reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart[34] and peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[35] It spent a total of 88 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 4 times Platinum by the BPI.[45] The album produced 5 UK singles, which were released quickly, within an at eight-month period: "Praying for Time", "Waiting for That Day", "Freedom! '90", "Heal the Pain", and "Cowboys and Angels" (the latter being his only single not to chart in the UK top 40).[34]
"Freedom '90" was the second of only two of its singles to be supported by a music video (the other being the Michael-less "Praying for Time").[46] The song alludes to his struggles with his artistic identity, and prophesied his efforts shortly thereafter to end his recording contract with Sony Music. As if to prove the song's sentiment, Michael refused to appear in the video (directed by David Fincher), and instead recruited supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, and Cindy Crawford to appear in and lip sync in his stead.[46] It also featured the reduction of his sex symbol status.[47] It had contrasting fortunes on each side of the Atlantic—a No.8 success on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US,[35] but only No.28 on the UK Singles Chart.[34] "Mother's Pride" gained significant radio play in the United States during the first Persian Gulf War during 1991, often with radio stations mixing in callers' tributes to soldiers with the music.[48] It reached No.46 on Billboard Hot 100 with only airplay.[35] In the end, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 sold approximately 8 million copies.[49]
In 1991, George Michael embarked on the "Cover to Cover Tour" in Japan, England, the US, and Brazil, where he performed at the "Rock in Rio" event.[50] In the audience in Rio, he saw and later met Anselmo Feleppa, the man who would become his partner.[48] The tour was not a proper promotion for Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. Rather, it was more about Michael singing his favourite cover songs.[50] Among his favourites was "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a 1974 song by Elton John; Michael and John had performed the song together at the Live Aid concert in 1985, and again for Michael's concert at London's Wembley Arena on 25 March 1991, where the duet was recorded. The single was released at the end of 1991 and became a success on both sides of the Atlantic.[51]
In the meantime, the expected follow-up album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2, was scrapped due to Michael's lawsuit with Sony.[52] Among Michael's complaints was that Sony had not completely supported the release of his second album, resulting in its poor performance in the US as compared to Faith. Sony responded that Michael's refusal to appear in promotional videos had caused the bad response.[53] Michael ended the idea for Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2 and donated three songs to the charity project Red Hot + Dance, for the Red Hot Organization which raised money for AIDS awareness,[54] while a fourth track "Crazyman Dance" was the B-side of 1992's "Too Funky". Michael donated the royalties from "Too Funky" to the same cause.[55] The song did not appear on any George Michael studio album, although later it was included on his solo collections Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael in 1998 and Twenty Five in 2006. The video featured Michael (sporadically) as a director filming supermodels Linda Evangelista, Beverly Peele, Estelle Lefébure and Nadja Auermann at a fashion show.[56] "Too Funky" was a success, reaching number 4 in the UK singles chart[34] and number 10 in the US Billboard Hot 100.[35]
[edit] 1993: Five Live
Main article: Five Live (EP)George Michael performed at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert on 20 April 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium.[57] The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with some proceeds going to AIDS research.[58] Michael performed "'39" and "Somebody to Love". The performance of the latter was released on the "Five Live" EP.
Five Live, released in 1993 for Parlophone in the UK and Hollywood Records in the US, features five—and in some countries, six—tracks performed by George Michael, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield."Somebody to Love" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" were recorded at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. "Killer", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", and "Calling You" were all live performances recorded during his "Cover to Cover Tour" from 1991. Michael's performances of "Somebody to Love" was hailed as "one of best performances of the tribute concert".[59][60] The idea of having George Michael take over as full-time lead singer of Queen was even given serious consideration.[61]
All proceeds from the sale of the EP benefited the Mercury Phoenix Trust.[62] Sales of the EP were very strong through Europe, where it debuted at number 1 in the UK and several European countries.[34] Chart success in the United States was less spectacular, where it peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 ("Somebody to Love" reached No.30 on the US Billboard Hot 100).[35]
[edit] 1994–1997: Older
Main article: Older (album)During November 1994, after a long period of seclusion, George Michael appeared at the first MTV Europe Music Awards show, where he gave a touching performance of a brand-new song, "Jesus to a Child".[63] The song was a melancholy tribute to his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, who had died in March 1993.[64]
The song was Michael's first self-penned success in his homeland in almost four years; it entered the UK singles chart at No. 1[34] and No. 7 on Billboard in the same month of release.[35] It was also Michael's longest UK Top 40 single, at almost seven minutes long. The exact identity of the song's subject—and the nature of Michael's relationship with Feleppa—was shrouded in innuendo and speculation, as Michael had not confirmed he was homosexual and did not do so until 1998. The video for "Jesus to a Child" was a picture of images recalling loss, pain and suffering. Michael consistently dedicates the song to Feleppa before performing it live.[65]
The second single, released in April 1996, was "Fastlove", an energetic tune about wanting gratification and fulfilment without commitment. The song was somewhat unusual for a popular song, in that it did not have a defined chorus and that the single version was nearly five minutes long. "Fastlove" was supported by a futuristic virtual reality-related video. It scored No. 1 in the UK singles chart, spending three weeks at the top spot.[34] In the US, "Fastlove" peaked at No. 8, his most recent single to reach the top 10 on the US charts.[35] Following "Fastlove", Michael finally released Older, his first studio album in six years and only the third in his ten year solo career. The album's US and Canada release was particularly notable as it was the first album released by David Geffen's (now-defunct) DreamWorks Records.[66] Older was particularly notable for the release of its six singles. Each of them reached the UK Top 3, a record for the most singles in the British Top 3 released from a single album.[67] At the time of release of the album's fifth single, "Star People '97", chart specialist James Masterton noted George Michael's success on the singles charts, writing: "George Michael nonetheless makes an impressive Top 3 entry with this single. The Older album has now proved itself to be far and away his most commercially successful recording ever. Five singles now lifted and every single one has been a Top 3 hit. Compare this with the two Top 3 hits produced by Faith and Listen Without Prejudice's scant total of one Top Tenner and one single which missed the Top 40 altogether. This sustained single success has, of course, been achieved with a little help from marketing tricks such as remixes – or in this case a new recording of the album track which gives it a much-needed transformation into a deserved commercial smash."[68]
In 1996, Michael was voted 'Best British Male', at the MTV Europe Music Awards[69] and the Brit Awards;[70] and at The Ivor Novello Awards, he was awarded the prestigious title of 'Songwriter of The Year' for the third time.[14] Michael performed a concert at Three Mills Studios, London, for MTV Unplugged.[71] It was his first long performance in years, and in the audience was Michael's mother. The next year, she died of cancer.[72]
[edit] 1998: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
Main article: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George MichaelLadies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael was Michael's first solo greatest hits collection released in 1998. The collection of 28 songs (29 songs are included on the European and Australian release) are separated into two halves, with each containing a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled "For the Heart", predominantly contains Michael's successful ballads, while the second CD, "For the Feet", consists mainly of his popular dance tunes.[73] It was released through Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of severing contractual ties with the label.[74]
The album is notable for containing a large number of compilation tracks and duets that had not previously appeared on his albums, including his duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"; "Desafinado", a duet in Portuguese with Brazilian legendary singer Astrud Gilberto; and the Elton John duet "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".
Ladies & Gentlemen was an instant success, peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart for 8 weeks.[34] It has spent over 200 weeks in the UK Charts, and it is the 38 best-selling album of all time in the UK.[75] It is certified 7 times platinum in the United Kingdom and Multi-Platinum in the United States, and it's George Michael's most commercially successful album in his homeland having sold more than 2.8 million copies.[45] To date, the album has reached worldwide sales of approximately 15 million copies.[76]
The first single of the album, "Outside" was a humorous song about his arrest for soliciting a policeman in a public restroom. "As", his duet with Mary J. Blige, was released as the second single in many territories around the world. Both singles reached the top 5 in the UK Singles Chart.[34]
[edit] 1999: Songs from the Last Century
Main article: Songs from the Last CenturySongs from the Last Century is a studio album of cover tracks. It was released in 1999 and was the final George Michael album to be released through Virgin Records. To date, the album has peaked the lowest of his solo effort. The album debuted at number 157 on the American Billboard 200 albums chart, which was also the album's peak position.[35] It was also his lowest-charting album in the UK, becoming his only solo effort not to reach number 1. It peaked at number 2 in the UK Albums Chart.[34] It consists of old standards, plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs such as "Roxanne", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"; and the Frank Sinatra classic "Where or When". Each of the 11 tracks was co-produced by Phil Ramone and George Michael.[77]
[edit] 2000–2005: Patience
Main article: Patience (George Michael album)Michael began working on what would be his fifth studio album, spending two years in the recording studio. His first single "Freeek!", taken from the new album, was successful in Europe going to number one in Italy, Portugal, Spain and Denmark in 2002 and reaching the top 10 in the UK and the top 5 in Australia.[78] It made 22 charts around the world. However, his next single "Shoot the Dog" proved to be highly controversial when released in July 2002. It was highly critical of George W. Bush and Tony Blair in the leadup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[79] It reached number one in Denmark and made the top 5 in most European charts.[80] However, in Britain it peaked at only number 12 in the UK Singles Chart.[34]
On 17 November 2003, George Michael re-signed with Sony Music after a legal battle with the company led to his contract being sold to rival record companies Virgin Records and DreamWorks Records.[74] When Michael's fifth studio album, Patience, was released in 2004, it went straight to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart,[34] and became one of the fastest selling albums in the UK, selling over 200,000 copies in the first week alone.[81] In Australia it reached number 2 on 22 March.[82] It reached the Top 5 on most European charts, and peaked at number 12 in the United States, selling over 500,000 copies to earn a Gold certification from the RIAA.[35] Critically acclaimed, it is considered the album of George Michael's comeback to the spotlight in the new millennium, selling around 7 million copies worldwide and spawning four (of six) new hit singles.[83]
"Amazing", the first single from the album, became a number one hit in Europe.[84] When Michael appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show on 26 May 2004, to promote the album, he performed "Amazing", along with his classic songs "Father Figure" and "Faith".[85] On the show Michael spoke of his arrest, revealing his homosexuality, and his resumption of public performances. He allowed Oprah's crew inside his home outside of London.[86] The second single taken off the album was "Flawless (Go to the City)", It was a dance hit in Europe as well as North America, reaching no.1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and became Michael's last number one single on the United States Dance chart.[34] In November, Sony released another single – "Round Here". It was the least successful single taken from Patience when it stalled the UK charts at no. 32.[34] In 2005, "John and Elvis Are Dead" was released as the final single from the album; it was released as a download single and was therefore unable to chart in the United Kingdom.[87]
George Michael announced that Patience will be the last record on sale to the public.[88] He told BBC Radio 1 on 10 March 2004 that future music that he puts out will be available for download, with fans encouraged to make a donation to charity.[89]
[edit] 2005–2008: Twenty Five and concert tours
Main article: Twenty Five (album)Twenty Five was George Michael's second greatest hits album, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his music career.[90] Released in November 2006 by Sony BMG, it debuted at no.1 in the UK.[91]
The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career but also from his earlier days in Wham! It comes in two formats: two CDs or a limited edition three-CD set. The 2-CD set contained 26 tracks, including four recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair"; "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with Mutya Buena, formerly of Sugababes, which peaked at No.15 in the UK Charts); and a new version of "Heal the Pain" recorded with Paul McCartney. The limited edition three-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one from Wham! and another completely new song, "Understand".[92]
Twenty Five was released in North America on 1 April 2008 as a 29-song, two-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige and a song from the short-lived TV series Eli Stone)[93] in addition to many of Michael's successful songs from both his solo and Wham! career. To commemorate the Twenty Five album, George Michael toured North America for the first time in 17 years, playing large venues in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, St. Paul/Minneapolis, Chicago and Dallas.[94]
The DVD version of Twenty Five contains 40 videos on two discs, including seven with Wham!.[95]
During the 2005 Live 8 concert, Michael joined Paul McCartney on stage, harmonising on The Beatles classic "Drive My Car". Michael was one of several remixers commissioned in 1990 to work on dance mixes for Bananarama's "Tripping on Your Love". Bananarama covered "Careless Whisper" for their Exotica album in 2001, and the track was also released as a single in France.
George Michael during a concert in Munich in 2006In 2006, Michael started his first tour in 15 years, 25 Live. The tour began in Barcelona, Spain, on 23 September and finished in December at Wembley Arena in England. According to his website, the 80-show tour was seen by 1.3 million fans. On 12 May 2007 in Coimbra, Portugal, he began the European "25 Live Stadium Tour 2007", including London and Athens, and ending on 4 August 2007 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. There were 29 tour dates (as of 21 April 2007) across Europe. On 9 June 2007 Michael became the first artist to perform live at the newly renovated Wembley Stadium in London, where he was later fined £130,000 for overrunning the programme for 13 minutes.
On 25 March 2008 a third part of the 25 Live Tour was announced for North America. This part included 21 dates in the United States and Canada. This was Michael's first tour of North America in 17 years. Following news of Michael's North American tour, Twenty Five was released in North America on 1 April 2008 as a 29-song, 2-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige and a song from the short-lived TV series, Eli Stone) in addition to many of Michael's successful songs from both his solo and Wham! career. In addition, a companion 2-disc DVD of 40 videos was also made available.
Michael made his American acting debut by playing a guardian angel to Jonny Lee Miller's character on Eli Stone, a TV series that was broadcast in the United States. In addition to performing on the show as himself and as "visions", each episode of the show's first season was named after a song of his. Michael appeared on the 2008 finale show of American Idol on 21 May singing "Praying for Time". When asked what he thought Simon will say of his performance, he replied "I think he'll probably tell me I shouldn't have done a George Michael song. He's told plenty of people that in the past, so I think that'd be quite funny."[96][97][98]
On 1 December, Michael played a last concert in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, as part of the 37th National Day Celebrations.
2008–present: Latest projects[link]
George Michael during a concert in Nice in 2011.On 25 December 2008, Michael released a new track "December Song" on his website for free. It was hoped that fans who download the song would donate money to charity. Though the song is not available any more on his website, it remains available on file sharing networks[99] and on 29 October 2009 the BBC said that George Michael was to join the race for the UK Christmas number one as a remastered version of "December Song" would go on sale on 13 December. The popularity of the single was boosted by a promotional appearance that Michael made on The X Factor, where he performed the song with David Austin playing piano.
At the end of 2009, Michael announced, after months of speculation, that he would be performing shows in the Australian cities of Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, his first concerts in Australia since 1988.[100] On 20 February 2010, Michael performed his first show in Perth at the Burswood dome to an audience of 15,000.[101]
On 5 March 2010, Michael confirmed that he would be a guest performer at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras After Party, where he performed at 1 am, followed by Kelly Rowland at 3 am.[102]
On 2 March 2011 Michael announced the release of his cover version of New Order's 1987 hit "True Faith" in aid of the charity Comic Relief.[103] The Guardian called his version a "dreary run through a song that now sounds like it's being performed by a depressed Dalek" and questioned whether it was "the worst 'non-comedy' charity single of all time".[104] Michael released a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1972 song, "You and I" on 15 April 2011, as an MP3 gift to Prince William and Catherine Middleton on the occasion of their wedding on 29 April 2011.
Although the MP3 was released for free download,[105] Michael appealed that those who do download the special track that make a contribution to "The Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund".[106]
On 11 May 2011, the Symphonica Tour was announced. Only European dates were released. The first show on the tour was performed at the Prague State Opera House on 22 August.[107] In November, he had to cancel the remainder of the tour though, as he became severely ill in Vienna, Austria.[108]
In October 2011, Michael was announced as one of the final nominees for the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.[109]
Michael told fans over Twitter in January 2012 that he did not think his vocal cords would be ready for performance "till the summer", and that the tour will probably take place in September of that year, and may include previously unheard songs.[110] Michael also announced in an interview with OK! magazine in October 2011 that he is working on a dance influenced album.[citation needed]
Personal life[link]
Sexuality[link]
In a 2007 interview, Michael admitted that he had hidden the fact he was gay because of worries over what effect it might have on his mother.[111]
Relationships[link]
Michael established a relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, whom he had met at the 1991 concert Rock in Rio. Feleppa died of a brain haemorrhage in 1993.[112] Michael's single "Jesus to a Child" is a tribute to Feleppa (he consistently dedicates it to him before performing it live), as is his 1996 album Older.[112]
In 1996, Michael entered into a long-term relationship with Kenny Goss, a former cheerleader coach[113] and sportswear executive from Dallas.[114] They had homes in London and Dallas.[115] In late November 2005, it was reported that Michael and Goss would register their relationship as a civil partnership in the UK,[116] but because of negative publicity and his upcoming tour, they postponed it to a later date.[117][118] On 22 August 2011, the opening night of his Symphonica world tour, Michael announced that he and Goss had split two years earlier.[119] Goss was present at Michael's British sentencing for driving under the influence of marijuana on 14 September 2010.[120]
Anonymous sex[link]
Questions of Michael's sexual orientation persisted in public until 7 April 1998, when he was arrested for "engaging in a lewd act" in a public toilet in a park in Beverly Hills, California. He was arrested by an undercover policeman named Marcelo Rodríguez, in a sting operation using so-called "pretty police."
In an MTV interview, Michael stated: "I got followed into the restroom and then this cop—I didn't know it was a cop, obviously—he started playing this game, which I think is called, 'I'll show you mine, you show me yours, and then when you show me yours, I'm going to nick you!"[121]
After pleading "no contest" to the charge, Michael was fined US$810 and sentenced to 80 hours of community service. Soon afterwards, Michael made a video for his single "Outside" which was obviously based on the public toilet incident and which featured men dressed as policemen kissing. Rodríguez claimed that this video "mocked" him, and that Michael had slandered him in interviews. In 1999, he brought a US$10 million court case in California against the singer. The court dismissed the case, but an Appellate court reinstated the case on 3 December 2002.[122] The court then ruled Rodríguez, as a public official, could not legally recover damages for emotional distress.[123]
After the incident, Michael became explicit about his sexuality and his relationship with Kenny Goss which began in June 1996.
On 23 July 2006. Michael was again accused of engaging in anonymous public sex, this time at London's Hampstead Heath.[124] The anonymous partner was stated (wrongly, as it turned out) to be 58-year-old Norman Kirtland,[125] an unemployed van driver.[126] Despite stating that he intended to sue both the News of the World tabloid who supposedly photographed the incident and Norman Kirtland for slander, Michael stated that he cruises for anonymous sex[127] and that this was not an issue in his relationship with partner Kenny Goss.[128]
Drugs[link]
On 26 February 2006, Michael was arrested for possession of Class C drugs, an incident that he described as "my own stupid fault, as usual." He was cautioned by the police and released.[129]
Michael was arrested in Cricklewood, North-West London, after motorists reported a car obstructing the road at traffic lights. He pleaded guilty on 8 May 2007 to driving while unfit through drugs.[130] He was banned from driving for two years, and sentenced to community service.
During September 2007, on Desert Island Discs, he said that his cannabis use was a problem; he wished he could smoke less of it and was constantly trying to do so.[131]
On 19 September 2008, Michael was arrested in a public toilet in the Hampstead Heath area of London for possession of Class A and C drugs. He was taken to the police station and cautioned for controlled substance possession.[132]
On 5 December 2009, in an interview with The Guardian, Michael explained he had cut back on cannabis and now smokes only 'seven or eight' spliffs per day instead of the 25 he used to smoke.[133]
In the early hours of Sunday 4 July 2010 Michael was returning from the Gay Pride parade. The singer was spotted on CCTV driving into the front of a Snappy Snaps store in Hampstead, North London and was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive.[134][135] On 12 August, London's Metropolitan Police said he was "charged with possession of cannabis and with driving while unfit through drink or drugs".[136] Michael had also been taking the prescription medication Amitriptyline.[137][138]
On 24 August 2010 the singer pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in London after admitting driving under the influence of drugs[139] and on 14 September 2010 at the same court, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, a fine, and a five year ban from driving.[140][141] Michael was released from Highpoint Prison in Suffolk on 11 October 2010, after serving four weeks.[142] It was reported that Michael had also been taking the prescription medication, Amitriptyline,[143][144] a sleeping pill.
Politics[link]
Michael wrote "Shoot the Dog", a song critical about the friendly relationship between the American and British governments and their involvement in the Iraq War.
During 2000, Michael joined Melissa Etheridge, Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah, the Pet Shop Boys, and k.d. lang, to perform in Washington, D.C. as part of 'Equality Rocks' – a concert to benefit the Human Rights Campaign.[145]
During 2007, he sent the £1.45 million piano that John Lennon used to write "Imagine" around the United States on a "peace tour," having it on display at places where violence had taken place, such as Dallas' Dealey Plaza, where US President John. F. Kennedy was shot.[1]
He devoted his concert in Sofia, Bulgaria, from his "Twenty Five Tour" to the Bulgarian nurses prosecuted in the HIV trial in Libya.[146]
On 17 June 2008, Michael said he was thrilled by California's legalisation of same-sex marriage, calling the move "way overdue."[147]
Charity[link]
During 1984, he sang as part of Band Aid on the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for famine relief in Ethiopia. This single scored No.1 on the UK music charts over Christmas 1984, holding Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, at #2. Michael donated the royalties from "Last Christmas" to Band Aid and subsequently sang with Elton John at Live Aid (the Band Aid charity concert) in 1985.
In 2003 he paired up with Ronan Keating on the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and won £32,000, after having their original £64,000 winnings halved after missing the £125,000 question.
The proceeds from the single "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" were divided among 10 different charities for children, AIDS and education.
Michael is supporting a campaign to help raise US$32 million (GBP15 million) for terminally ill children.
Assets[link]
According to reports, between the years 2006 and 2008, Michael earned £48.5 million ($97 million)[148] from the 25 Live tour alone, as well as earning millions more for private concerts that he periodically does, such as for Billionaire Vladimir Potanin and super rich fashion shop owner Sir Philip Green.[148] According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2011, George Michael is worth £90 million in currency alone.[149]
Memoirs[link]
In 1991 Michael released an autobiography titled "Bare" through Penguin Books, which he co-wrote with writer Tony Parsons. The over 200 page book covers various aspects of his life, including details of his relationship with a former girlfriend.[150] On 16 January 2008, Michael signed a contract with HarperCollins for an autobiography which he is to write "entirely himself".[151]
Health troubles[link]
On 26 October 2011, Michael had to cancel a performance at London's Royal Albert Hall due to viral infection. On 21 November 2011, Michael was admitted to hospital in Vienna after complaining of chest pains at a hotel two hours prior to him performing at a venue there for his Symphonica Tour. Michael was later confirmed to have suffered from pneumonia and until 1 December was in an intensive-care unit. While Michael appeared to be "in good spirits" and was responding well to treatment following his admittance, hospital officials said on 25 November, that Michael's condition had "worsened overnight". This development led to Michael's remaining 2011 dates, most of them in the United Kingdom, being cancelled and postponed.[152] Michael's partner, celebrity hairstylist Fadi Fawaz, told press that Michael's health was improving "by the hour". On 1 December, doctors in the hospital Michael stayed in, announced that the singer was "steadily improving" and had moved out of the intensive care unit. On 21 December 2011, Michael was discharged from the hospital. On 23 December 2011, Michael made a public speech in London about how the staff at the Vienna General Hospital had saved his life and how he was so grateful that he was going to perform a concert for the staff. Whilst making the speech, he became emotional and became breathless.[153] During the speech, he also mentioned he had undergone a tracheotomy.[154]
Discography[link]
Main article: George Michael discographySee also: Wham! discographyStudio albums[link]
- 1987: Faith
- 1990: Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
- 1996: Older
- 1999: Songs from the Last Century
- 2004: Patience
Awards[link]
Tours[link]
- Faith World Tour (1988–1989)
- Cover to Cover (1991)
- 25 Live (2006–2008)
- George Michael Live in Australia (2010)
- Symphonica Tour (2011–2012)
See also[link]
Book: George Michael Wikipedia books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print. References[link]
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George MichaelStudio albums - Faith (1987)
- Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)
- Older (1996)
- Songs from the Last Century (1999)
- Patience (2004)
Compilations - Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998)
- Twenty Five (2006)
Extended plays - Five Live (1993)
Singles - "Careless Whisper" (1984)
- "A Different Corner" (1986)
- "I Want Your Sex" (1987)
- "Hard Day" (1987)
- "Faith" (1987)
- "Father Figure" (1988)
- "One More Try" (1988)
- "Monkey" (1988)
- "Kissing a Fool" (1988)
- "Praying for Time" (1990)
- "Waiting for That Day" (1990)
- "Mother's Pride" (1990)
- "Freedom! '90" (1990)
- "Heal the Pain" (1991)
- "Cowboys and Angels" (1991)
- "Too Funky" (1992)
- "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (1993)
- "Jesus to a Child" (1996)
- "Fastlove" (1996)
- "Spinning the Wheel" (1996)
- "Older" (1997)
- "Star People '97" (1997)
- "You Have Been Loved"/"The Strangest Thing '97" (1997)
- "Outside" (1998)
- "Freeek!" (2002)
- "Shoot the Dog" (2002)
- "Amazing" (2004)
- "Flawless (Go to the City)" (2004)
- "Round Here" (2004)
- "John and Elvis Are Dead" (2005)
- "An Easier Affair" (2006)
- "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" (2008)
- "True Faith" (2011)
Duets - "Wrap Her Up" (1985)
- "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987)
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991)
- "Waltz Away Dreaming" (1997)
- "As" (1999)
- "If I Told You That" (2000)
- "This Is Not Real Love" (2006)
- "Heal the Pain" (2008)
Videos - Faith (1988)
- George Michael (1990)
- Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999)
- Twenty Five (2006)
- George Michael Live in London (2009)
Tours - Faith World Tour (1988-89)
- Cover to Cover tour (1991)
- 25 Live (2006-08)
- Live in Australia (2010)
- Symphonica Tour (2011)
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- 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War
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George Louis Costanza 246px First appearance "The Seinfeld Chronicles" Last appearance "The Finale, Part II" Created by Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David Portrayed by Jason Alexander Information Aliases Art Vandelay
Body Suit Man
Buck Naked
O'Brien
Biff Loman
Mr. Weatherbee
Liar Man
T-Bone
Koko the Monkey
Gammy
Cantstandya
CartwrightGender Male Occupation Real-estate agent
Manuscript reader
Screenwriter
Hand model
Sales rep for rest stop supply company
impersonating a marine biologist and architect
Assistant to the traveling secretary for New York Yankees
Sales rep for playground-equipment company (Play Now)
Representative for Kruger Industrial Smoothing
Computer Salesman
Car Mover
Importer/Exporter (Vandelay Industries)Family Frank Costanza (father)
Estelle Costanza (mother)
Unnamed brotherSpouse(s) Susan Biddle Ross (fiancee, deceased)
Amanda (wife)Relatives Shelly (cousin)
Aunt Baby (deceased)
Uncle Moe (deceased)
Henny (first cousin once-removed)
Rhisa (cousin)
Unnamed brotherReligion Latvian Orthodox George Louis Costanza is a character in the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. He has variously been described as a "short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man" (by Elaine Benes and Costanza himself), "Lord of the Idiots" (by Costanza himself), and as "the greatest sitcom character of all time".[1][2] He is friends with Jerry Seinfeld, Cosmo Kramer, and Elaine Benes. George appears in every episode except for "The Pen" (third season). The character was originally based on Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, but surnamed after Jerry Seinfeld's real-life New York friend, Mike Costanza.
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Early life and family[link]
George is the son of Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) and Estelle Costanza (Estelle Harris). Though he never made an appearance on the show, George has mentioned twice that he has a brother, but also often says he is an only child. Lloyd Braun was the other son his parents wanted.[3][4] George's best friend Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld) described Frank and Estelle as "psychopaths",[5] and said in "The Chinese Woman" that, if they had divorced when George was young, he "could have been normal".[6] George also describes himself as the result of his parents having stayed together.[7]
In the season four episode "The Junior Mint", he states he grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he went to public school.[8] In a previous episode he mentions he went to high school on Long Island.[9] He met Jerry Seinfeld in a gym locker room, and they remained friends from that point on.[10] George and Jerry both attended John F. Kennedy High School, class of 1971.[11] During their high school years, George and Jerry frequently hung out at a pizza place called Mario's Pizzas, where George, having the highest score 'GLC', would play Frogger.[12] George was picked on by his gym teacher Mr. Heyman (Biff Yeager), who intentionally mispronounced his name as "Can't stand ya" and gave him wedgies.[13]
George has three known cousins: Shelly, who appeared in "The Contest",[14] George Howarth, and Rhisa, who made an appearance in "The Junk Mail".[15] George talks to his parents about his family in "The Money", during which it is revealed that he had an "Uncle Moe", who "died a young man" and an "Aunt Baby", who died at the age of 7 of internal problems.[16] It is also revealed that his mother has a "Cousin Henny".[16] In "The Doll", it is revealed that Frank Costanza was born in Italy and still has a cousin, Carlo, who lives there.[17] As of the first-season episode "The Robbery", George had a living grandmother and grandfather whom he had recently visited, though it is never clarified if these were his mother's or his father's parents.[18]
Personality[link]
George is neurotic, self-loathing, and dominated by his parents. Throughout Seinfeld's first season, George was portrayed as a moderately intelligent character – at one point, he mentions an intellectual interest in the American Civil War and, in some early episodes, appears almost as a mentor to Jerry – but gets less sophisticated, to the point of being too lazy even to read a 90-page book (Breakfast at Tiffany's), preferring to watch the movie adaptation at a stranger's house instead. However, one Chicago Tribune reviewer noted that, despite all of his shortcomings, George is "pretty content with himself".[19]
George exhibits a number of negative character traits, among them stinginess, selfishness, dishonesty, insecurity, and neurosis. Many of these traits stem from a dysfunctional childhood with his squabbling parents Frank and Estelle, and often form the basis of his involvement in various plots, schemes, and awkward social encounters. Episode plots frequently feature George manufacturing elaborate deceptions at work or in his relationships in order to gain or maintain some small or imagined advantage or (pretend) image of success. He had success in "The Opposite", in which he begins (with Jerry's encouragement) to do the complete opposite of what his instincts tell him to do, which results in him getting a girlfriend and a job with the New York Yankees.
George's occasional impulsive bouts often get him into trouble, such as when he flees a burning kitchen, knocking over several children and an elderly woman in the process, so he could escape first during his girlfriend's son's birthday party in "The Fire". However, there are moments where George exhibits remarkable courage, but usually accidentally, and usually because of inane lies which have brought trouble to George. For instance, in "The Marine Biologist", he goes into the ocean alone to save a beached whale because his girlfriend thinks he is a marine biologist, and even tells her the truth about his occupation after he saves the day. Sadly, this causes her to reject him immediately.
George aligns with both Elaine and Kramer in some episodes, but is also frequently pitted against them. With Elaine, while he does get into arguments with her, they also work together, most notably in the episode "The Cadillac". George and Kramer usually feel awkward around each other, but started working together (and against each other) in episodes "The Busboy", "The Stall", and "The Slicer". "The Susie" is the only episode in which their relationship is as prominent as the relationships between the other characters. Some episodes, such as "The Raincoats", "The Money", "The Doorman", and "The Fusilli Jerry", would suggest that Kramer has a more comfortable rapport with George's parents than with George.
He has an affinity for nice restrooms and lush work facilities. In "The Revenge", he quits his real estate job solely because he is forbidden to use his boss's private bathroom. In "The Busboy", he claims to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the locations of the best bathrooms in the city. When working for the Yankees, he suggested having the bathroom stall doors stretched all the way to the floor (allowing people's legs not to be seen while in the stalls), and, in many episodes, he shows a fascination with toilet paper and its history. He also displays a fear of diseases, such as lupus and cancer. In "The Wife", George gets into trouble for urinating in the shower at a gym but defends his action with, "It's all pipes! What's the difference?"
Although occasionally referred to as dumb by his friends, many signs point to the fact that George is actually quite an intelligent man despite his neurotic behavior. George's foolishness is displayed in the episode, "The Cafe", in which George had to take an IQ test and had Elaine take it for him. Apparently, George's neurotic stupidity would progress until it became one of his primary characteristics. By the season six episode "The Couch", he could not even concentrate enough to read a 90-page book (Breakfast at Tiffany's). In "The Abstinence", it is discovered that George actually has what would appear to be genius-level intelligence, but that he can never access it because his mind is always so completely focused on sex. When circumstances allow him to temporarily remove sex from his mind, he is able to reach his true potential but Elaine, who also swears off sex (in an attempt to increase her boyfriend's IQ) in the same episode, gets dumber.
George and Jerry have been best friends since meeting in high school gym class. The extreme closeness of their friendship is occasionally mistaken for homosexuality. "The Outing" deals with a reporter from a New York University college paper mistaking Jerry and George for a homosexual couple, and, in "The Cartoon", George dates someone whom Kramer insists is merely a "female Jerry". When George is forced to note to himself that the idea of a female Jerry with whom he can have a close personal relationship and also a sexual relationship would be everything he has ever wanted, George, in horror, breaks off his relationship with the woman.
In the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode "Seinfeld", we learn that in the aftermath of their release from prison, George had both gotten married and made millions in the ten years since being locked up in "The Finale". His fortune resulted from selling an iPhone application called the "iToilet", which utilizes GPS technology to direct the user to "acceptable" public restrooms closest to them, wherever they are. In this episode, his wife had left him, and he had lost his money in the recession, having invested it all in Bernie Madoff's now-notorious Ponzi scheme. His wife, however, bailed out her half of the investment after the divorce, before the scheme collapsed. At the end of the episode, George and his wife reunite, though his wife insists he sign a prenuptial agreement, meaning he will have to keep their renewed marriage going to keep him from losing the remainder of the money he made on the iToilet, much to his annoyance.
Development[link]
Seinfeld co-creator Larry David based George largely on himself.[20][21] Seinfeld and David created the character as a counterpoint to Seinfeld's character.[22] In the first draft of the show's pilot script, called Stand-Up at the time, George's name was Bennett and he, like Jerry, was a comedian.[20] In that same draft, the scene in the pilot in which George and Jerry discuss a woman Jerry met earlier, saw George and Jerry discussing their stand-up act.[20] This idea however, was quickly abandoned and his name was changed to George, the real estate broker instead.[20] George's last name comes from Michael Costanza, a college classmate of Seinfeld.[23] "Louis", George's middle name is a homage to Lou Costello, whose 1950s television series The Abbott and Costello Show, inspired Seinfeld's writing style.[24] During the show's run David was frequently asked why he did not play the character himself, he replied that he was only interested in writing the show, that, not only did he not want to act on the show, but it had never occurred to him and, even if it had, he highly doubted that NBC would've approved of his being cast.[22]
Casting director Marc Herschfield stated that, during casting for the character, "we saw every actor we could possibly see in Los Angeles", but they could not find the right actor for the part.[22] Among the auditionees were Nathan Lane, Steve Buscemi, David Alan Grier, Brad Hall and Larry Miller.[20][25] On April 3, 1989, Herschfield sent a partial script to Jason Alexander, who was in New York City at the time.[22] Herschfield had met Alexander when he was working on the CBS sitcom E/R.[22] Alexander enjoyed the script and felt it read like a Woody Allen film; therefore, he did a Woody Allen impression on his audition tape, and bought a pair of glasses to better resemble the character.[22][26] Though Alexander thought his audition was "a complete waste of time", both David and Seinfeld were impressed; Seinfeld stated "the second we saw him, like two lines out of his mouth, we went 'That's the guy'".[22] On April 10, 1989 at 9:00 A.M. Alexander did his first official audition and met David and Seinfeld.[20] While in the waiting room for his final audition, Alexander saw that Larry Miller was also auditioning.[22] Alexander was aware that Miller and Seinfeld were very good friends, and so figured that he would not get the part. After his final audition he returned to New York City, and when he landed he received a phone call informing him that he was hired.[22]
Many of George's predicaments were based on David's past real-life experiences. In "The Revenge", for example, when George quits his job in a fury only to realize he has made a mistake, he goes back the next day as if nothing happened; this mirrors David's actions while working as a writer for Saturday Night Live, when he quit and then returned to his job in the same manner.[22] As the show progressed, Alexander discovered that the character was based on David. As Alexander explains in an interview for the Seinfeld DVD, during an early conversation with David, Alexander questioned a script, saying, "This could never happen to anyone, and even if it did, no human being would react like this." David replied, "What do you mean? This happened to me once, and this is exactly how I reacted!" After that, Alexander changed his performance from an imitation of Woody Allen to what he has called a "shameless imitation of Larry David."
In 1998, Michael Costanza sued the show for US$100,000,000, claiming that he never gave permission for his name to be used and that, because of the character's appearance and behavior, he was not treated with respect.[27][28] Costanza lost the suit, as the New York Supreme Court (the trial court in the State of New York court system) unanimously decided that Seinfeld and David "did not violate Michael Costanza's privacy rights when they created the character".[29]
Family and background[link]
Susan[link]
George becomes engaged to Susan Biddle Ross, a wealthy executive at NBC who approved Jerry and George's show-within-a-show sitcom pilot. George and Susan date for a year, during which time the commitment-phobic George is constantly trying to find ways to end their relationship without actually having to initiate the breakup with her. In "The Engagement", he proposes to her in a short-lived bout of midlife crisis, after he and Jerry make a pact to move forward with their lives. When Jerry breaks up with his girlfriend almost immediately thereafter for eating "her peas one at a time" and declares the deal over, George panics and again tries repeatedly to weasel out of his engagement. He gets his wish about two weeks before the wedding in "The Invitations", when he inadvertently causes her death by selecting cheap envelopes for their wedding invitations, not knowing they contained toxic glue. When notified of her death at the hospital, George displays a combination of shock, apathy, and relief (described by the doctor in part two of The Finale as "restrained jubilation"). A few moments after being notified of Susan's passing, he says to Jerry, Kramer, and Elaine, "Well, let's go get some coffee." Susan's parents, recent divorcees, never knowing the specifics behind her poisoning but suspecting that George was somehow involved, never forgive him for this, and they appoint him to the board of directors of the Susan Ross Foundation to keep him trapped under their influence and to ensure that he would never get any of Susan's inheritance.
Relationships[link]
George is very bad at picking up women and his relationships usually end badly.[30][31] George also dated other women throughout the series:
- His two dates, Maura (who refuses to break up) and Loretta (who will not make love in "The Strongbox"), make it hard for George to break up.
- In "The Cadillac", George dates a celebrity, Marisa Tomei, in the park for a short time and gets punched after revealing that he is engaged.
- In "The Cafe", George dates Monica, who tests George in an IQ test. Apparently, after letting Elaine help him cheat, the end result is the test being spilled with food, and he is left to explain about the mess on the IQ test.
- In "The Nose Job", George dates Audrey, who has a big nose, until he, Jerry, and Elaine are shocked when Kramer suggests that she get a nose job.
- In "The Red Dot", by accident, George dates Evie, a cleaning woman who works at Pendant Publishing by sharing Hennigans.
- In "The Conversion", George willingly converts to the Latvian Orthodox faith for his girlfriend, Sasha, after Elaine mentions that it would be romantic, only to learn after completing the conversion that Sasha is going to Latvia.
- In "The Boyfriend", George dates Carrie, the daughter of his unemployment-office rep, Mrs. Sokol, in order to get an extension on his unemployment.
- In "The Good Samaritan", George commits adultery with a married woman, Robin, after he says "God bless you" to her.
- In "The Outing", George dates Allison, who is having a breakdown. He tries to get out of the relationship by saying he's gay, but it fails.
- In "The Cartoon", George dates Janet, who Kramer openly says looks like Jerry.
- In "The Blood", George dates Tara, and he attempts to add food as a part of their sex life.
- In "The Pez Dispenser" George dates a pianist, Noelle who wishes to break up with George after Elaine laughs during a recital. George has a telephone communication with Noelle and feels like she wishes to break up, so he breaks up with her first. Later at an intervention for an old friend of Elaine and Jerry's, Elaine laughs the laugh that Noelle will never forget and it is revealed she is the one that shattered Noelle's confidence during the recital.
- In "The Fix Up" George refuses a blind date with Cynthia until assured she meets his intellect (low) and attractiveness (high) standards (George: Is there a pinkish hue? Jerry: A pinkish hue? George: Yes, a rosy glow. Jerry: There's a hue. She's got great eyebrows, women kill to have her eyebrows. George: Who cares about eyebrows? Is she sweet? I like sweet. But not too sweet, you could throw up from that.")
In the Curb Your Enthusiasm Seinfeld Reunion, George has married (and divorced) a woman named Amanda in the time in between the finale and the reunion.
Professional life[link]
George's professional life is unstable. He is unable to remain in any job for any great length of time before making an embarrassing blunder and getting fired. Very often, the blunder is lying and trying to cover it up, only to have it all fall apart.
Over the course of the series, he works for a real estate transaction services firm (Rick Bahr Properties), a rest stop supply company (Sanalac), Elaine's company (Pendant Publishing), the New York Yankees (his longest running job), a playground-equipment company (Play Now), an industrial smoothing company (Kruger Industrial Smoothing), and other places. He is fired from his job at Pendant Publishing for having sex with the cleaning woman on his desk in "The Red Dot" (he professes he has always been attracted to cleaning women).
His original job when the series starts is as a real estate agent; he ends up quitting and getting re-hired, but fired immediately afterward for drugging his boss. He always wanted to be an architect; he first desires to be one in "The Stake Out", and he claims in "The Race" that he had designed "the new addition to the Guggenheim". In "The Van Buren Boys", he denies his young protégé a scholarship from the Susan Ross Foundation when the young man decides he no longer wants to be an architect and wants to become a city planner instead. In "The Marine Biologist", Jerry tells a woman whom George wanted to impress that George is a marine biologist. The plan backfires when George is called upon to save a beached whale with a Titleist golf ball in its blowhole. He saves the whale, but the woman tells him off when he confesses that he is not, in fact, a marine biologist: "She told me to go to hell, and I took the bus home."
During the fourth season of the series, George gains experience as a sitcom writer as he helps Jerry to write the pilot for the fictitious show Jerry. While pitching the concept of a "show about nothing" to NBC executives, George dates executive Susan until The Virgin, when she is fired. Following the first and last episode ("The Pilot"), executive Russell's obsession with Elaine has cost George and Jerry a shot at getting a TV series.
According to the Curb Your Enthusiasm Seinfeld Reunion, George has become a multi-millionaire by inventing an iPhone application called "iToilet," which would point the user in the direction of the nearest accessible toilet, wherever they were in the world. He trusted his entire fortune to Bernie Madoff, and after his divorce, lost his half of the money. However, his ex-wife Amanda withdrew her half of the money before the scandal, having been creeped out by a quilted jacket with a popped collar that she spotted Madoff wearing one day, and after she offers to reconcile, he gets it back, but their new prenup agreement means that George will have to be a good husband in order to keep it.
Fashion and hairstyle[link]
George is known for his balding hair, which is not as noticeable in the pilot episode "The Seinfeld Chronicles", but gets thinner as the series progresses. In "The Beard", he begins to wear a toupee, until Elaine throws it out the window out of disgust. He also attempts to restore his hair in "The Tape", when he begins using a Chinese cream that is said to cure baldness. His hair is rarely seen styled. His clothes are usually very plain. He frequently wears jeans. In "The Pilot", George wears sweatpants; Jerry says that this makes George look like he has given up on life. In "The Subway", when his clothes are taken, he goes to the coffee shop with a blanket, causing a bystander to mistake him for a Hindu. In "The Muffin Tops", he steals clothes from a tourist who asks him to watch his suitcase. "The Gum" has him dressed as Henry the Eighth, which, along with a far too small tuxedo in "The Opera", are the only times he is seen entirely apart from his drab attire. George has, however, mentioned that his clothing is color coded based on his mood. In "The Trip", Jerry asks him what mood he is in, and George replies, "Morning mist". Several times throughout the show, George mentions a desire to "drape" himself in velvet (if only it were socially acceptable), which he does in "The Doodle". In the episode "The Bizarro Jerry", George can be seen styling his hair based on an Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) poster.[32]
Pseudonyms[link]
"Art Vandelay" redirects here. For unreleased Short Stack album, see Art Vandelay (album).- Art Vandelay first appears in the episode "The Stake Out", in which George and Jerry need an excuse to give to a woman as to why they are waiting in the lobby of the office building where she worked. Their excuse is that they were meeting Art Vandelay, an importer-exporter who works in the same building, for lunch. In one instance ("The Boyfriend"), George tells the unemployment office he is close to getting a job at "Vandelay Industries," a latex manufacturer. The name is also used as a fake boyfriend of Elaine. Here, Art is an importer/exporter and used as a cover story for when George is going on a date with Marisa Tomei, claiming that George and Elaine are meeting to discuss a problem with her boyfriend so that Susan does not think that George is having an affair ("The Cadillac"). George also uses the pseudonym when interviewing for a job with Elaine's boss in "The Red Dot". When asked which authors he reads, the answer is "Art Vandelay" from New York. In "The Serenity Now", George calls up fake customers, one of whom is "Mr. Vandelay", pretending to get computer orders. In "The Bizarro Jerry", George goes to an office and asks for Mr. Vandelay as part of a setup to approach an attractive secretary. Finally, in "The Puerto Rican Day", George pretends to be Vandelay (along with Jerry as Kel Varnsen and Kramer as Pennypacker) to try to sneak into an open house to watch a Mets game that they had left because the team was getting blown out. In the episode "The Finale", the name of the presiding judge is actually Arthur Vandelay, much to George's amazement. George says he thinks it is "good luck" that that is the judge's name.
- During the seventh season ("The Pool Guy"), George reveals he has two distinct personas, Relationship George and Independent George. Relationship George, he explains, is the conscientious personality he feels forced to adopt in the presence of his fianceé, Susan. Independent George, on the other hand, is the "real" George. Independent George is composed of a subset of personalities, such as Movie George, Coffee Shop George, Liar George, and Bawdy George. Independent George is the George that Jerry knows and grew up with. George worries that if Susan starts socializing with the group, his two worlds will irrevocably collide, resulting in Relationship George "killing" Independent George. Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, he declares, "A George divided against itself cannot stand!"
- At one point ("The Maid"), George wants to be known as T-Bone, but his co-workers at Kruger Industrial Smoothing nickname him Koko because of the way he had flailed his arms when demanding the nickname "T-Bone" back from a coworker. George deliberately hires a woman named Coco to work there, only to be nicknamed Gammy instead.
- Biff Loman a character from Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" appears for a reference to George in the episode "The Subway". George is on the way to a job interview and Jerry tells him not to whistle in the elevator like Biff did in the book. After a series of events throughout the episode George arrives at the coffee shop wearing only a bed sheet in a toga like fashion, to which Jerry says, "What happened, Biff? Did you whistle on the elevator?" George is also referred to as Biff in "The Boyfriend" by the daughter of his unemployment agent and both "The Pez Dispenser" and "The Visa" by Jerry.
Reception[link]
George, along with the three other main characters of the show, were ranked sixth on cable television channel Bravo's list of the "100 Greatest TV Characters".[33] In a list of the "50 Greatest Sidekicks" compiled by Entertainment Weekly, George was placed third behind Robin from the Batman franchise and Ed McMahon, who co-hosted The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.[34] On a The Times-Union list of the 50 greatest sitcom characters of all time, George was ranked third, behind Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) from I Love Lucy and Barney Fife (Don Knotts) from The Andy Griffith Show.[35] TV Guide published a list of the 50 best characters in television history in 1999 on which George was ranked 43rd.[36] The People called George the greatest television character on a list of the 100 best television characters.[37] British actor Ricky Gervais and British newspaper The Guardian have both called George "the greatest sitcom character of all time".[38][39]
For his performance as George, Alexander has been nominated for various awards. In 1992 he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series;[40] however, he lost the award to Michael Jeter for Evening Shade.[41] He received nominations in the same category the following six years,[42] but failed to win each year.[43] In addition, Alexander was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, in 1993,[44] 1994,[45] 1995[46] and 1998,[47] in the Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television category, but never won the award.[48] In 1995 Alexander received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, he also shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus and Richards.[49] From 1996 through 1998 Alexander was nominated in the same two categories,[50] co-winning the ensemble award in 1997 and 1998.[51][52] In 1999 he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for the last time,[53] but lost to Michael J. Fox for his portrayal of Micheal Flaherty on Spin City.[54] In 1992 and 1993 Alexander won the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series.[55][56] He was also nominated for the award in 1996 (with Richards) and 1999, but did not win again.[57][58]
References[link]
- Explanatory notes
- ^ From "The Puffy Shirt" to "The Opposite" George lives with his parents at 1344 Queens Boulevard (his parents' address is revealed in "The Cigar Store Indian").[59]
- Citations
- ^ Ricky Gervais' Top 10 TV Sitcoms
- ^ Diary by Marina Hyde, The Guardian
- ^ Writer: Daniels, Greg; David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (April 22, 1992). "The Parking Space". Seinfeld. episode 22. season 3. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Leopold, Tom; Director: Cherones, Tom (January 29, 1992). "The Suicide". Seinfeld. episode 15. season 3. NBC.
- ^ Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (September 23, 1993). "The Puffy Shirt". Seinfeld. episode 2. season 5. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Mehlman, Tom; Director: Ackerman, Andy (October 13, 1994). "The Chinese Woman". Seinfeld. episode 4. season 6. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Seinfeld, Jerry; David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (February 4, 1993). "The Shoes". Seinfeld. episode 16. season 4. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Robin, Andy; Director: Cherones, Tom (March 18, 1993). "The Junior Mint". Seinfeld. episode 20. season 4. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Mehlman, Peter; Director: Cherones, Tom (November 21, 1991). "The Nose Job". Seinfeld. episode 9. season 3. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Charles, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (February 11, 1993). "The Betrayal". Seinfeld. episode 8. season 9. NBC.
- ^ Germain, David (November 6, 2007). "What 'Seinfeld' fans have been waiting for". Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois): p. 42.
- ^ Writer: Kavet, Gregg ; Robin, Andy; Koren, Steve; O'Keefe, Dan; Director: White, Joshua (April 23, 1998). "The Frogger". Seinfeld. episode 18. season 9. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Charles, Larry; Director: White, Joshua (October 16, 1991). "The Library". Seinfeld. episode 5. season 3. NBC.
- ^ Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (November 18, 1992). "The Contest". Seinfeld. episode 11. season 4. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Feresten, Spike; Director: Ackerman, Andy (October 30, 1997). "The Junk Mail". Seinfeld. episode 5. season 9. NBC.
- ^ a b Writer: Mehlman, Peter; Director: Ackerman, Andy (January 16, 1997). "The Money". Seinfeld. episode 12. season 8. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Gammill, Tom; Pross, Max; Director: Ackerman, Andy (February 22, 1996). "The Doll". Seinfeld. episode 17. season 7. NBC.
- ^ Writer: Goldman, Matt; Director: Cherones, Tom (June 7, 1990). "The Robbery". Seinfeld. episode 3. season 1. NBC.
- ^ Artner, Alan; Bannon, Tim; Caro, Mark; Christiansen, Richard; Griffin, Jean Latz; Johnson, Steve; May, Mitchell; Nidetz, Steve; Wood, Nancy Watkins; Wilson, Terry; Wiltz, Teresa (December 6, 1995). "The 25 Greatest TV Characters of all Time". Chicago Tribune: p. 1.
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This article is about the musician. For his eponymous album, see George Harrison (album). For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation).George Harrison
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George Harrison at the White House in 1974.Background information Also known as Carl Harrison
L'Angelo Misterioso
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Jairaj Hari sanBorn (1943-02-25)25 February 1943
Liverpool, England, UKDied 29 November 2001(2001-11-29) (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California, USGenres Rock, pop, psychedelic rock, experimental, world music Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, record and film producer Instruments Vocals, guitar, ukulele, harmonica, mandolin, tambura, sarod, swarmandal, bass, keyboards, violin, sitar Years active 1958–2001 Labels Parlophone, Capitol, Swan, Apple, Vee-Jay, EMI, Dark Horse Associated acts The Quarrymen, The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, Dhani Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton Website www.georgeharrison.com Notable instruments Gretsch Country Gentleman
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Rosewood TelecasterGeorge Harrison,[1] MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)[2] was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles.[3][4] Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle",[3] Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as their Western audience.[5] Following the band's break-up he was a successful solo artist, and later a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys. Harrison was also a session musician and a film and record producer. He is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[6]
Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards.[7] His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which two hit singles originated: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for former Beatle Ringo Starr, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison.
Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid-1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised the first major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. In addition to his musical accomplishments, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company HandMade Films. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of Monty Python and Madonna.[8]
He was married twice, to model Pattie Boyd from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had one son, Dhani Harrison. He was a close friend of Eric Clapton. To date, he is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.
Contents
- 1 Early years: 1943–1959
- 2 The Beatles: 1960–1970
- 3 Relationships with the other Beatles
- 4 Solo work: 1968–1987
- 5 Later life: 1988–2001
- 6 HandMade Films: 1978–1994
- 7 Interest in Indian culture
- 8 Personal life
- 9 Illness and death
- 10 Legacy
- 11 Guitars
- 12 Solo discography
- 13 Notes
- 14 References
- 15 External links
Early years: 1943–1959[link]
Harrison was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on 25 February 1943,[9][10] the last of four children to Harold Hargreaves Harrison and his wife Louise, née French.[11]
Harrison's first home – 12 Arnold GroveHe had one sister, Louise, born 16 August 1931, and two brothers, Harry, born 1934, and Peter, born 20 July 1940. His mother was a Liverpool shop assistant, and his father was a bus conductor who had worked as a ship's steward on the White Star Line. His mother's family had Irish roots and were Roman Catholic;[9] his maternal grandfather, John French, was born in County Wexford, Ireland, emigrating to Liverpool where he married a local girl, Louise Woollam.[12]
Harrison was born in the house where he lived for his first six years: 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool, which was a small 2 up, 2 down terraced house in a cul-de-sac, with an alley to the rear. The only heating was a single coal fire, and the toilet was outside. In 1950 the family were offered a council house,[13] and moved to 25 Upton Green, Speke.[14]
His first school was Dovedale Primary School, very close to Penny Lane,[15] the same school as John Lennon who was a couple of years ahead of him.[16] He passed his 11-plus examination and achieved a place at the Liverpool Institute for Boys (in the building that now houses the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts), which he attended from 1954 to 1959.[17]
Harrison said that, when he was 12 or 13, he had an "epiphany" of sorts – riding a bike around his neighbourhood, he heard Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" playing from a nearby house and was hooked.[18] Even though he had done well enough on his 11-plus examination to get into the city's best high school, from that point on, the former good student lost interest in school.[18]
When Harrison was 14 years old, he sat at the back of the class and tried drawing guitars in his schoolbooks: “I was totally into guitars. I heard about this kid at school who had a guitar at £3 10s, it was just a little acoustic round hole. I got the £3 10s from my mother: that was a lot of money for us then.” Harrison bought a Dutch Egmond flat top acoustic guitar.[19] While at the Liverpool Institute, Harrison formed a skiffle group called the Rebels with his brother Peter and a friend, Arthur Kelly.[20] At this school he met Paul McCartney, who was one year older.[21] McCartney later became a member of John Lennon's band called The Quarrymen, which Harrison joined in 1958.[22]
The Beatles: 1960–1970[link]
Main articles: The Beatles and The Beatles discographyFile:Sutcliffe and Harrison.jpgStuart Sutcliffe and Harrison (right) in HamburgHarrison became part of The Beatles when they were still a skiffle group called The Quarrymen. McCartney told Lennon about his friend George Harrison, who could play "Raunchy" on his guitar.[23] Although Lennon considered him too young to join the band, Harrison hung out with them and filled in as needed.[23] By the time Harrison was 15, Lennon and the others had accepted him as one of the band.[24] Since Harrison was the youngest member of the group, he was looked upon as a kid by the others for another few years.[25]
Harrison left school at 16 and worked as an apprentice electrician at local department store Blacklers for a while.[26][27] When The Beatles were offered work in Hamburg in 1960, the musical apprenticeship that Harrison received playing long hours at the Kaiserkeller with the rest of the group, including guitar lessons from Tony Sheridan, laid the foundations of The Beatles' sound, and of Harrison's quiet, professional role within the group;[28] this role would contribute to his reputation as "the quiet Beatle".[29] The first trip to Hamburg was shortened when Harrison was deported for being underage.[30]
When Brian Epstein became The Beatles' manager in December 1961 after seeing them perform at The Cavern Club in November,[31] he changed their image from that of leather-jacketed rock-and-rollers to a more polished look,[32] and secured them a recording contract with EMI. The first single, "Love Me Do", with Harrison playing a Gibson J-160E,[33][34][35] reached number 17 in the UK chart in October 1962,[36] and by the time their debut album, Please Please Me, was released in early 1963, The Beatles had become famous and Beatlemania had arrived.[37]
Harrison (third from left) with the rest of The Beatles in America in 1964After he revealed in an interview that he liked jelly babies, British fans inundated Harrison and the rest of the band with boxes of the sweets as gifts. A few months later, American audiences showered the band with the much harder jelly beans instead. In a letter to a fan, Harrison mentioned jelly babies, insisting that no one in the band actually liked them and that the press must have made it up.[38]
The popularity of The Beatles led to a successful tour of America, the making of a film, A Hard Day's Night (during which Harrison met his future wife Pattie Boyd), and in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours, all four Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[39] Harrison, whose role within the group was that of the careful musician who checked that the instruments were tuned,[40] by 1965 and the Rubber Soul album, was developing into a musical director as he led the others into folk-rock, via his interest in The Byrds and Bob Dylan,[41] and into Indian music with his exploration of the sitar.[42][43] Harrison's musical involvement and cohesion with the group reached its peak on Revolver in 1966 with his contribution of three songs and new musical ideas.[44][45] By 1967, Harrison's interests appeared to be moving outside the Beatles, and his involvement in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band consists mainly of his one song, "Within You Without You", on which no other Beatle plays,[46] and which stands out for its difference from the rest of the album.[47]
During the recording of The Beatles in 1968, tensions were present in the band;[48] these surfaced again during the filming of rehearsal sessions at Twickenham Studios for the album Let It Be in early 1969. Frustrated by ongoing slights, the poor working conditions in the cold and sterile film studio, and Lennon's creative disengagement from the group, Harrison quit the band on 10 January. He returned on 22 January after negotiations with the other Beatles at two business meetings.[49]
Relations among The Beatles were more cordial (though still strained) during recordings for the album Abbey Road.[50] The album included "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something", "Something" was later recorded by Frank Sinatra, who considered it "the greatest love song of the past fifty years".[51] Harrison's increasing productivity, coupled with his difficulties in getting The Beatles to record his music, meant that by the end of the group's career he had amassed a considerable stockpile of unreleased material.[52] Harrison's last recording session with The Beatles was on 4 January 1970. Lennon, who had left the group the previous September, did not attend the session.[53]
Relationships with the other Beatles[link]
For most of The Beatles career, the relationships in the group were extremely close and intimate. According to Hunter Davies, "The Beatles spent their lives not living a communal life, but communally living the same life. They were each other's greatest friends." Harrison's wife Pattie Boyd described how The Beatles "all belonged to each other" and admitted, "George has a lot with the others that I can never know about. Nobody, not even the wives, can break through or even comprehend it."[54]
Ringo Starr also stated, "We really looked out for each other and we had so many laughs together. In the old days we'd have the biggest hotel suites, the whole floor of the hotel, and the four of us would end up in the bathroom, just to be with each other." and added "There were some really loving, caring moments between four people: a hotel room here and there – a really amazing closeness. Just four guys who loved each other. It was pretty sensational."[55]
John Lennon stated that his relationship with George was "one of young follower and older guy", and admitted that "[George] was like a disciple of mine when we started."[56] The two would often go on holiday together throughout the 1960s. Their relationship took a severe turn for the worse after George published his autobiography, I Me Mine. Lennon felt insulted and hurt that George mentioned him only in passing. Actually, the book mentions John 11 times, which is higher than the number of mentions received by Paul, The Beatles, Eric Clapton or even George's second wife, Olivia.[57] Nevertheless, Lennon claimed he was hurt by the book and also that he did more for George than any of the other Beatles. As a result, George and John were not on good terms during the last months of Lennon's life.[58] After Lennon's murder, George paid tribute to Lennon with his song "All Those Years Ago" which was released in 1981, six months after Lennon's murder. It contains the lyric "I always look up to you", suggesting implicit agreement with Lennon's appraisal of their relationship.[59]
Paul McCartney has often referred to Harrison as his "baby brother",[60] and he did the honours as best man at George's wedding in 1966. The two were the first of The Beatles to meet, having shared a school bus, and would often learn and rehearse new guitar chords together. McCartney stated that he and George usually shared a bedroom while touring.[61]
Guitar work[link]
Although not fast or flashy, Harrison's guitar work with The Beatles was solid and typified the more subdued lead guitar style of the early 1960s.[62] The influence of the plucking guitar style of Chet Atkins and Carl Perkins on Harrison gave a country music feel to The Beatles' early recordings.[63] Harrison explored several guitar instruments, the twelve-string, the sitar and the slide guitar, and developed his playing from tight eight- and twelve-bar solos in such songs as "A Hard Day's Night" and "Can't Buy Me Love",[63] to slide guitar playing,[64] first recorded during an early session of "If Not for You" for Dylan's New Morning in 1970.[65] The earliest example of notable guitar work from Harrison was the extended acoustic guitar solo of "And I Love Her", for which Harrison purchased a José Ramírez nylon-stringed classical guitar to produce the sensitivity needed.[66][67][68]
Problems listening to these files? See media help. Harrison's first electric guitar was a Czech built Jolana Futurama/Grazioso,[69] which was a popular guitar among British guitarists in the early 1960s.[70] The guitars Harrison used on early recordings were mainly Gretsch played through a Vox amp.[71] He used a variety of Gretsch guitars,[72] including a Gretsch Duo Jet – his first Gretsch, which he bought in 1961 second hand off a sailor in Liverpool;[73] a Gretsch Tennessean,[74] and his (first out of two) Gretsch Country Gentleman, bought new for £234 in April 1963 at the Sound City store in London, which he used on "She Loves You", and on The Beatles' 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.[73]
File:Harrison & Shankar.jpgGeorge Harrison with Ravi Shankar, 1967During The Beatles' trip to the US in 1964, Harrison acquired a Rickenbacker 360/12 guitar. He had tried out the 12-string electric guitar during an interview with a Minneapolis radio station, and was given the guitar either by the Rickenbacker company or the radio station.[75] The 360/12 was an experimental 12-string guitar with the strings reversed so that the lower pitched string was struck first, and with an unusual headstock design that made tuning easier.[71] Harrison used the guitar extensively during the recording of A Hard Day's Night,[76] and the jangly sound became so popular that the Melody Maker termed it "the beat boys' secret weapon".[77] Roger McGuinn liked the effect Harrison achieved so much that it became his signature guitar sound with the Byrds.[78]
He obtained his first Fender Stratocaster in 1965 and used it for the recording of the Rubber Soul album, most notably on the "Nowhere Man" track, where he played in unison with Lennon who also had a Stratocaster.[79] Lennon and Harrison both had Sonic Blue Stratocasters, which were bought second hand by roadie Mal Evans.[80] Harrison painted his Stratocaster in a psychedelic design that included the word "Bebopalula" painted above the pickguard and the guitar's nickname, "Rocky", painted on the headstock. He played this guitar in the Magical Mystery Tour film and throughout his solo career. Harrison listed his early influences as Carl Perkins,[81] Bo Diddley,[82] Chuck Berry[83] and the Everly Brothers.[84]
After David Crosby of the Byrds introduced him to the work of sitar master Ravi Shankar in 1965,[85] Harrison—whose interest in Indian music was stirred during the filming of Help!, which used Indian music as part of its soundtrack—played a sitar on the Rubber Soul track "Norwegian Wood", expanding the already nascent Western interest in Indian music.[86] Harrison's sitar playing on "Love You To" represented an "astonishing improvement" over "Norwegian Wood" and has been termed "the most accomplished performance on sitar by any rock musician."[87]
Song writing and singing[link]
Main article: List of George Harrison songsHarrison wrote his first song published with the Beatles, "Don't Bother Me", while sick in a hotel bed in Bournemouth during August 1963, as "an exercise to see if I could write a song", [emphasis in original] as he remembered.[88] "Don't Bother Me" appeared on the second Beatles album With The Beatles later that year, then on Meet the Beatles! in the US in early 1964, and also briefly in the film A Hard Day's Night. The group did not record another Harrison composition until 1965, when he contributed "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much" to the album Help!. One of his more enduring early works is 1965's "If I Needed Someone".
Harrison's songwriting improved greatly through the years, but his material did not earn respect from his fellow Beatles until near the group's break-up. McCartney told Lennon in 1969: "Until this year, our songs have been better than George's. Now this year his songs are at least as good as ours".[89][90] Harrison had difficulty getting the band to record his songs.[91][92] The group's incorporation of Harrison's material reached a peak of three songs on the 1966 Revolver album and four songs on the 1968 double The Beatles.
Harrison performed the lead vocal on all Beatles songs that he wrote by himself. He also sang lead vocal on other songs, including "Chains" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" on Please Please Me, "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Devil in Her Heart" on With The Beatles, "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" on A Hard Day's Night, and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" on Beatles for Sale.
Solo work: 1968–1987[link]
Before The Beatles split up in 1970, Harrison had already recorded and released two solo albums, Wonderwall Music and Electronic Sound. These albums were mainly instrumental. Wonderwall Music was a soundtrack to the Wonderwall film in which Harrison blended Indian and Western sounds;[93] while Electronic Sound was an experiment in using a Moog synthesiser.[94] It was only when Harrison was free from The Beatles that he released what is regarded as his first "real" solo album, the commercially successful and critically acclaimed All Things Must Pass.[95]
[edit] All Things Must Pass (1970)
Main article: All Things Must PassAfter years of being restricted in his song-writing contributions to the Beatles, All Things Must Pass contained such a large outpouring of Harrison's songs that it was released as a triple album,[95] though only two of the discs contained songs—the third contained recordings of Harrison jamming with friends.[52][94] The album is regarded as his best work;[96] it was a critical and commercial success, topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic,[52][97] and produced the number-one hit single "My Sweet Lord" as well as the top-10 single "What Is Life". The album was co-produced by Phil Spector using his "Wall of Sound" approach,[98] and the musicians included Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Gary Wright, Billy Preston, and Ringo Starr.[52]
Harrison was later sued for copyright infringement over the song "My Sweet Lord" because of its similarity to the 1963 Chiffons song "He's So Fine", owned by Bright Tunes. Harrison denied deliberately plagiarising the song, but he lost the resulting court case in 1976 as the judge deemed that Harrison had "subconsciously" plagiarised "He's So Fine". When considering liable earnings, "My Sweet Lord"'s contribution to the sales of All Things Must Pass and The Best of George Harrison were taken into account, and the judge decided a figure of $1,599,987 was owed to Bright Tunes.[99] The dispute over damages became complicated when Harrison's former manager Allen Klein purchased the copyright to "He's So Fine" from Bright Tunes in 1978. In 1981, a district judge decided that Klein had acted improperly, and it was agreed that Harrison should pay Klein $587,000, the amount Klein had paid for "He's So Fine", so he would gain nothing from the deal, and that Harrison would take over ownership of Bright Tunes, making him the owner of the rights to both "My Sweet Lord" and "He's So Fine" and thus ending the copyright infringement claim. Though the dispute dragged on into the 1990s, the district judge's decision was upheld.[99][100]
The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)[link]
Main article: The Concert for BangladeshResponding to a request for help by longtime friend Ravi Shankar, Harrison organised a major charity concert, The Concert for Bangladesh, on 1 August 1971, drawing over 40,000 people to two shows in New York's Madison Square Garden.[101] The aim of the event was to raise money to aid the starving refugees during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Ravi Shankar opened the proceedings, which included other popular musicians such as Bob Dylan (who rarely appeared live in the early 1970s), Eric Clapton, who made his first public appearance in months (due to a heroin addiction which began when Derek and the Dominos broke up), Leon Russell, Badfinger, Billy Preston and fellow Beatle Ringo Starr. Tax troubles and questionable expenses tied up many of the concert's proceeds.[101] Apple Corporation released a newly arranged concert DVD and CD in October 2005 (with all artists' sales royalties continuing to go to UNICEF), which contained additional material such as previously unreleased rehearsal footage of "If Not for You", featuring Harrison and Dylan.
[edit] Living in the Material World to George Harrison (1972–1979)
Harrison would not again release an album that came close to the critical and commercial achievements of All Things Must Pass. Although 1973's Living in the Material World initially did well, holding number one spot on the US album chart for five weeks and reaching number two in the UK, and the album's single, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", was also successful, reaching number one in the US and the top ten in the UK, neither could match the sales of All Things Must Pass and "My Sweet Lord". The album was lavishly produced and packaged, and its dominant message was the power of Harrison's Hindu beliefs.[102] The one fully secular song, "Sue Me, Sue You Blues", expressed Harrison's disgust with the endless legal squabbling that had overtaken all of the former Beatles.[102] The Dark Horse album of 1974 written after Harrison's break-up with his wife Pattie Boyd and when he was suffering from laryngitis received harsh reviews,[103] as did the accompanying tour of North America. Harrison was criticised for poor songwriting and poor vocals on the album, and for over-indulging his love for Indian music during the tour.[104] The album and single "Dark Horse" did briefly make an appearance near the top of the US charts, but both failed to chart in the UK.[105]
His final studio album for EMI (and Apple Records) was Extra Texture (Read All About It), featuring a diecut cover. The album spawned two singles, "You" which reached the Billboard top 20 and "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)", which became Apple's final original single release in December 1975.[106] Following the former Beatle's departure from Capitol, the record company was in a position to license releases featuring Beatles and post-Beatles work on the same album, using Harrison for this experiment.[107] The Best of George Harrison (1976) combined his Beatles songs with a selection of his solo Apple work.
Thirty Three & 1/3, his first Dark Horse release, was his most successful late-1970s album, reaching number 11 on the US charts in 1976, and producing the singles "This Song" (a satire of the "My Sweet Lord"-"He's So Fine" court case ruling) and "Crackerbox Palace", both of which reached the top 25 in the US. With an emphasis on melody, musicianship, and subtler subject matter rather than the heavy orchestration and didactic messaging of earlier works, he received his best critical notices since All Things Must Pass.[108] With its surreal humour, "Crackerbox Palace" also reflected Harrison's association with Monty Python's Eric Idle, who directed a comic music video for the song.[108] After his second marriage and the birth of son Dhani Harrison, Harrison's next released a self-titled album. 1979's George Harrison included the singles "Blow Away", "Love Comes to Everyone" and "Faster". Both the album and "Blow Away" made the Billboard top 20.
In addition to his own works during this time, between 1971 and 1973 Harrison co-wrote or produced three top ten US and UK hits for Ringo Starr ("It Don't Come Easy", "Back Off Boogaloo", and "Photograph").[109] Harrison played electric, slide and dobro guitars on five songs on John Lennon's 1971 Imagine album ("How Do You Sleep?", "Oh My Love", "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier", "Crippled Inside" and "Gimme Some Truth"),[110] with his stinging slide guitar work on the first of these indicating that he took John's side of the intense Lennon-McCartney feud of the time.[111] Lennon later said of Harrison's work on the album, "That's the best he's ever fucking played in his life!"[110] Harrison also produced and played slide guitar on the Apple band Badfinger's 1971 top ten US and UK hit "Day After Day".[112]
During the decade, Harrison also worked with Harry Nilsson ("You're Breakin' My Heart", 1972),[113] as well as Billy Preston ("That's the Way God Planned It",[114] 1969 and "It's My Pleasure", 1975) and Cheech & Chong ("Basketball Jones", 1973).[115] He also appeared with Paul Simon to perform two acoustic songs on Saturday Night Live.
[edit] Somewhere in England to Cloud Nine (1980–1987)
Harrison was deeply shocked by the 8 December 1980 murder of John Lennon.[116] The crime reinforced his decades-long worries about safety from stalkers. It was also a deep personal loss, although unlike former bandmates McCartney and Starr, Harrison had little contact with Lennon in the years before the murder. Their estrangement had been marked by Harrison's longstanding dislike of Yoko Ono, his refusal to allow her participation in the Concert for Bangladesh, and his omission of any mention of Lennon in his autobiography, I Me Mine, published the year of Lennon's murder.[117] The omission had upset Lennon greatly, which Harrison had regretted, leading him to leave a telephone message for Lennon, but Lennon had declined to return the call and they had not spoken again.[116] Following the murder, Harrison said, "After all we went through together I had and still have great love and respect for John Lennon. I am shocked and stunned. To rob life is the ultimate robbery in life."[116]
Harrison modified the lyrics of a song he had written for Starr to make it a tribute song to Lennon. "All Those Years Ago" received substantial radio airplay, reaching number two on the US charts.[118] All three surviving ex-Beatles performed on it, although it was expressly a Harrison single. "Teardrops" was issued as a follow-up single, but was not nearly as successful. Both singles came from the album Somewhere in England, released in 1981. Originally slated for release in late 1980, Warner Bros. rejected the album, ordering Harrison to replace several tracks, and to change the album cover as well. The original album cover that Harrison wanted was used in the 2004 reissue of the album. In 1981, Harrison played guitar on one track of Mick Fleetwood's record The Visitor and Lindsey Buckingham's song "Walk a Thin Line".
Aside from a song on the Porky's Revenge soundtrack in 1985 (his version of a little-known Bob Dylan song "I Don't Want to Do It"), Harrison released no new records for five years after 1982's Gone Troppo received apparent indifference.
In October 1985, Harrison made a rare public appearance on the Cinemax Channel 4 live concert TV special in a tribute to Carl Perkins. He appeared along with Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton among others. The show was called Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session. He performed "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Your True Love", "That's Alright Mama" (including the guitar solo), "Glad All Over" (including the guitar solo), "Gone Gone Gone" and "Blue Suede Shoes". He only agreed to appear because he had been a close admirer and friend of Carl Perkins for over 20 years.
In 1987, Harrison returned with the critically acclaimed platinum album Cloud Nine, co-produced with Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, and enjoyed a hit (number one in the US; number two in the UK) when his rendition of James Ray's early 1960s number "Got My Mind Set on You" was released as a single; another single, "When We Was Fab", a retrospective of The Beatles' days complete with musical flavours for each bandmate, was also a minor hit. MTV regularly played the two videos, and elevated Harrison's public profile with another generation of music listeners. The album reached number eight and number ten on the US and UK charts, respectively. In the US, several tracks also enjoyed high placement on Billboard's Album Rock chart – "Devil's Radio", "This Is Love" and "Cloud 9" in addition to the aforementioned singles.
Live performances (1971–1992)[link]
George Harrison, performing for The Prince's Trust charity, 1987 playing "Here Comes the Sun", Wembley ArenaOn 23 November 1971, Harrison appeared on an episode of The Dick Cavett Show in a band called Wonder Wheel performing a song written by Gary Wright called "Two Faced Man". Harrison played slide guitar in this band as a favour since Wright had played piano on Harrison's album All Things Must Pass. The episode can be viewed on DVD The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons Disc 3.[119]
Harrison launched a major tour of the United States in 1974. Critical and fan reaction panned the tour for its long mid-concert act of Pandit Ravi Shankar & Friends and for Harrison's hoarse voice. Harrison had hired filmmaker David Acomba to accompany the tour and gather footage for a documentary. Due to Harrison's hoarse voice throughout most of this tour, the film was not released, but in 1977 Acomba placed a newly revised director's cut in the Harrison archive. It was the last time he toured in the United States.
In 1986, Harrison made a surprise performance at the Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986 a concert event to raise money for the Birmingham Children's Hospital. Harrison played and sang the finale "Johnny B. Goode" along with Robert Plant, The Moody Blues, and Electric Light Orchestra, among others.[120] The following year, Harrison appeared at The Prince's Trust concert in Wembley Arena, performing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun" with Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and others.[121] On 1 May 1990, during Eric Clapton's Journey Man Tour, Harrison joined Clapton on stage at the L.A. Forum, performing "Crossroads" and "Sunshine Of Your Love".[122] In 1991, Harrison staged a tour of Japan along with Clapton. It was his first tour since the 1974 US tour, but no other tours followed. The Live in Japan recording came from these shows.
On 6 April 1992, Harrison held a benefit concert for the Natural Law Party at Royal Albert Hall, his first London performance in 23 years[123] and his last full concert.[citation needed] In October 1992, Harrison performed three songs, "If Not for You", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", and "My Back Pages", at a Bob Dylan tribute concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[124] This was released on the album The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration in August 1993.
On 14 December 1992, Harrison took part in a memorial concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles for Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro. The concert consisted of an all-star line-up that included Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, David Crosby, Eddie Van Halen, and the members of Toto. The proceeds of the concert were used to establish an educational trust fund for Porcaro's children.[125]
Later life: 1988–2001[link]
Early in 1989, Harrison, Lynne and Ringo Starr all appeared in the music video for Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down", although Starr did not actually play on the track; Harrison played acoustic guitar. The same year also saw the release of Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989, a compilation drawn from his later solo work. This album also included two new songs, "Poor Little Girl", and "Cockamamie Business" (which saw him once again looking wryly upon his Beatle past), as well as "Cheer Down", which had first been released earlier in the year on the soundtrack to the film Lethal Weapon 2, which starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Unlike his previous greatest hits package, Harrison made sure to oversee this compilation. In 1989 Harrison played slide guitar on the "Leave a Light On" and "Deep Deep Ocean" songs from Belinda Carlisle's third album Runaway Horses. "Leave a Light On" was successful worldwide.
In 1996, Harrison recorded, produced and played on "Distance Makes No Difference With Love" with Carl Perkins for his Go-Cat-Go record.
Harrison's final television appearance was not intended as such; in fact, he was not the featured artist, and the appearance had been intended to promote Chants of India, another collaboration with Ravi Shankar released in 1997, at the height of interest in chant music. John Fugelsang, then of VH1, conducted the interview, and at one point an acoustic guitar was produced and handed to Harrison. When an audience member asked to hear "a Beatles song", Harrison pulled a sheepish look and answered, "I don't think I know any!" Harrison then played "All Things Must Pass" and revealed for the first time "Any Road", which subsequently appeared on the 2002 Brainwashed album.
In January 1998, Harrison attended the funeral of his boyhood idol, Carl Perkins, in Jackson, Tennessee. Harrison played an impromptu version of Perkins' song "Your True Love" during the service.[126] That same year he attended the public memorial service for Linda McCartney. Also that same year, he appeared on Ringo Starr's Vertical Man, where he played both electric and slide guitars on two tracks.
In 2001, Harrison performed as a guest musician on the Electric Light Orchestra album Zoom. He played slide guitar on the song "Love Letters" for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and remastered and restored unreleased tracks from the Traveling Wilburys. He also co-wrote a new song with his son Dhani, "Horse to the Water". The latter song ended up as Harrison's final recording session, on 2 October, just eight weeks before his death. It appeared on Jools Holland's album Small World, Big Band.[127]
Harrison's final album, Brainwashed, was completed by Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne and released on 18 November 2002. It received generally positive reviews in the United States, and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard charts. A media-only single, "Stuck Inside a Cloud", was heavily played on UK and US radio to promote the album (number 27 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart), while the official single "Any Road", released in May 2003, reached number 37 on the British chart. The instrumental track, "Marwa Blues" went on to receive the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, while the single "Any Road" was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[128]
The Traveling Wilburys: 1988–1990[link]
Main article: Traveling WilburysIn 1988, Harrison played an instrumental role in forming the Traveling Wilburys with Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty when they gathered in Dylan's garage to quickly record an additional track for a projected Harrison European single release.[129] The record company realised the track ("Handle With Care") was too good for its original purpose as a B-side and asked for a full, separate album. This had to be completed within two weeks, as Dylan was scheduled to start a tour. The album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, was released in October 1988 and recorded under pseudonyms as half-brothers (supposed sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr.). Harrison's pseudonym on the first album was "Nelson Wilbury"; he would use the name "Spike Wilbury" for the Traveling Wilburys' second album.
After the death of Roy Orbison in late 1988 the group recorded as a four-piece. Though Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 was their second release, the album was mischievously titled Vol. 3 by Harrison. According to Lynne, "That was George's idea. He said, 'Let's confuse the buggers.'"[130] It was not as well received as the previous album, but did reach number 14 in the UK and number 11 in the US where it went platinum, while the singles "She's My Baby", "Inside Out", and "Wilbury Twist" got decent air play.
The Beatles Anthology: 1994–1996[link]
Main article: The Beatles AnthologyIn 1994–1996, Harrison reunited with the surviving former Beatles, and Traveling Wilburys producer Jeff Lynne for The Beatles Anthology project, which included the recording of two new Beatles songs built around solo vocal and piano tapes recorded by John Lennon in the late 1970s, as well as the lengthy interviews on The Beatles' history.[131] The single "Free as a Bird", was the first Beatles single since "The Long and Winding Road" in 1970.[132][133]
HandMade Films: 1978–1994[link]
Main article: HandMade FilmsHandMade Films was a British film production and distribution company that Harrison formed in 1978 with his business partner, Denis O'Brien.[134] It was created to help out his Monty Python friends by raising £2 million to finish their film Life of Brian after EMI Films, the original financiers, pulled out due to the film's satirical content.[134] Harrison took the name from some handmade paper he had been given on a mill visit.[134] Though the company was formed with the intention of funding just the one film (a scenario which became epitomised as Harrison's "world's most expensive cinema ticket", as the Python's Eric Idle put it), Harrison and O'Brien bought the rights to The Long Good Friday, which had been faced with various cuts, and released it in its original form.[135]
The first film started under the company was Time Bandits, equipped with a soundtrack by Harrison, in 1981, a solo project by Python Terry Gilliam for whom HandMade originally also was to finance The Adventures of Baron Munchausen before several funding parties including HandMade dropped out of the project. Harrison produced twenty three films with HandMade, including Mona Lisa, Shanghai Surprise, and Withnail and I. He made several cameo appearances in these movies, including appearing as a nightclub singer in Shanghai Surprise and as Mr Papadopolous in Life of Brian.[136] Handmade Films became a rarity in the British film industry, a production company that was both consistently successful and internationally known.[134][137] The company was well regarded both for nurturing British talent and for most of its films having British settings or inspirations.[134][137]
Harrison was involved in some creative decisions, approving projects such as Withnail and I[138] and visiting sets as executive producer to sort out creative problems.[139] On the whole, though, he preferred to stay out of the way: "[As a musician] I've been the person who's said of the people with the money, 'What do they know?' and now I'm that person. But I know that unless you give an artist as much freedom as possible, there's no point in using that artist."[134]
The bulk of the financial and business decisions were left to O'Brien, who was tasked with making sure that films got made on time and on budget.[134] This eventually resulted in disagreements and lawsuits between the pair as HandMade Films encountered reversals,[140] and Harrison sold the company in 1994.[141]
Interest in Indian culture[link]
Sitar and Indian music[link]
During The Beatles' American tour in August 1965, Harrison's friend David Crosby of the Byrds introduced him to Indian classical music and the work of sitar player Ravi Shankar.[85] Harrison became fascinated with the instrument, immersed himself in Indian music and played a pivotal role in expanding the emerging interest in the sitar in particular and Indian music in general in the West.[142]
Buying his own first sitar from a London shop called India Craft later that year (as he recalled during interviews for "The Beatles Anthology"), he played one on the Rubber Soul track "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". In June 1966 Harrison met the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar at the home of Mrs Angadi of the Asian Music Circle, asked to be his student and was accepted.[143] Shankar and Alla Rakha gave a private concert at Harrison's house which Starr and Lennon attended.[143] Shankar influenced Harrison and the other Beatles not only musically, but spiritually. On 6 July 1966 Harrison travelled to India to purchase a top flight sitar from Rikhi Ram & Sons in New Delhi.[143] After the Beatles final live tour performance in August, Harrison returned to India in September 1966 to study sitar with Shankar.[143] Initially staying in Bombay, Harrison moved (to avoid crowding fans) to a houseboat on a remote lake in the shadow of the Himalayas where he was taught by Shankar for six weeks and read spiritual texts.[143] Harrison was influential in the decision to have Ravi Shankar included on the bill at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967.[142] After Shankar, Harrison received sitar tutelage from Shambhu Das.[144]
Hinduism[link]
George Harrison, Shyamasundara Dasa and Mukunda Goswami in front of Jiva Goswami Samādhi in Vrindavan, India, 1996.During the filming of the movie Help!, on location in the Bahamas, the Beatles met Swami Vishnu-devananda, founder of Sivananda Yoga, who gave each member of the band a signed copy of his book The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga.[145] During a pilgrimage to Bombay with his wife, Harrison studied sitar, met several gurus and visited various holy places, filling the months between the end of the final Beatles tour in 1966 and the commencement of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band recording sessions. In 1968, Harrison travelled to Rishikesh in northern India with the other Beatles to study meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
In the summer of 1969, he produced the single "Hare Krishna Mantra", performed by the devotees of the London Radha Krishna Temple. That same year, he and fellow Beatle John Lennon met A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Soon after, Harrison embraced the Hare Krishna tradition (particularly japa-yoga chanting with beads), became a lifelong devotee, being associated with it until his death.[146]
Harrison was a vegetarian from 1968 until his death.[147]
While during his lifetime, Harrison bequeathed to ISKCON his Letchmore Heath mansion (renamed Bhaktivedanta Manor) north of London, some sources indicate he left nothing to the organisation,[148] others report he did leave a sum of 20 million pounds.[149]
Harrison respected people of other faiths and believed in a united holy cause; he once remarked:
All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call. Just as cinematic images appear to be real but are only combinations of light and shade, so is the universal variety a delusion. The planetary spheres, with their countless forms of life, are naught but figures in a cosmic motion picture. One's values are profoundly changed when he is finally convinced that creation is only a vast motion picture and that not in, but beyond, lies his own ultimate reality.[149]Harrison was a devotee of Paramahansa Yogananda. The Self-Realization Fellowship gurus Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, and Yogananda himself appear on the cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and a quote by Harrison appears on the back cover of the Self-Realization Fellowship release of Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda's own autobiography.
Personal life[link]
Harrison's birth certificate, showing birthdate as "Twenty fifth February 1943"Family and friends[link]
Harrison married model Pattie Boyd on 21 January 1966, at the then Epsom Register Office, Upper High Street, Epsom, with McCartney as best man.[150] They had met during the filming for A Hard Day's Night, in which the 19-year-old Boyd was cast as a schoolgirl.[151] After Harrison and Boyd split up in 1974, she moved in with Eric Clapton and they subsequently married.
Harrison married for a second time, to Dark Horse Records secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias on 2 September 1978. They had met at the Dark Horse offices in Los Angeles in 1974. They had one son, Dhani Harrison. After the 1999 stabbing incident in which Olivia subdued Harrison's assailant nearly single-handedly, Harrison received a fax from his close friend Tom Petty that read: "Aren't you glad you married a Mexican girl?"[152]
Harrison's house, Kinfauns in Surrey, which he shared with Pattie BoydHarrison formed a close friendship with Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge", which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969.[153] Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso".[154] Harrison wrote one of his compositions for The Beatles' Abbey Road album, "Here Comes the Sun", in Clapton's back garden. Clapton also guested on the Harrison-penned Beatles track "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Through Clapton, Harrison met Delaney Bramlett, who introduced Harrison to slide guitar.[155] They remained close friends after Pattie Boyd split from Harrison and married Clapton, referring to each other as "husbands-in-law".[156]
Through his appreciation of Monty Python, he met Eric Idle. The two became close friends, with Harrison appearing on Idle's Rutland Weekend Television series and in his Beatles spoof, The Rutles' All You Need Is Cash.[157] Harrison was also parodied as a Beatle as "Stig O'Hara", portrayed by Rikki Fataar. Idle also performed the famous Monty Python sketch, "The Lumberjack Song", at the Concert for George, held in 2002 to commemorate Harrison.
Interests[link]
An accomplished gardener, Harrison restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park,[158] his home in Henley-on-Thames. The house once belonged to Victorian eccentric Sir Frank Crisp. Purchased in 1970, it is the basis for the song "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)".[159] Several Harrison videos were also filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace"; in addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of All Things Must Pass. He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well.[160] Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician;[160] his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere".[161] Harrison also owned homes on Hamilton Island, Australia[162] and in Nahiku, Hawaii.[163]
That autobiography, I Me Mine, published in 1980, is the only full autobiography by an ex-Beatle.[164] Former Beatles' publicist Derek Taylor helped with the book, which was initially released in a high-priced limited edition by Genesis Publications.[161] The book said little about The Beatles, focusing instead on Harrison's hobbies, such as gardening and Formula One automobile racing. It also included the lyrics to his songs and some photographs with humorous captions.[165]
Harrison had an interest in sports cars and motor racing; he was one of the 100 people who purchased the McLaren F1 road car,[166] and would often attend Formula One races. He had collected photos of racing drivers and their cars since he was young; when he was 12 he attended his first race, the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, in which Stirling Moss won his first Grand Prix.[166][167] He wrote "Faster" as a tribute to the Formula One racing drivers Jackie Stewart and Ronnie Peterson. Proceeds from its release went to the Gunnar Nilsson cancer charity, set up following the Swedish driver's death from the disease in 1978.[168] Harrison's first "important" car was recently sold at auction in Battersea Park, London. The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 was bought new and delivered to Harrison personally in 1965 at his Kinfauns estate in Esher, Surrey, England.[169]
Humanitarian Involvement[link]
George Harrison had an interest in humanitarian involvement even when he was a part of The Beatles. The Beatles had a strong stance on human rights, with them showing support for the civil rights movement and the protest against the Vietnam War. However, it was not until the band's split that George Harrison became more involved in humanitarian work.
Harrison's friend, Ravi Shankar, consulted him regarding a means to providing help to the problems in Bangladesh, in the aftermath of the 1970 Bhola Cyclone and the Bangladesh Liberation War.[170] With that, Harrison recorded "Bangla Desh", and pushed Apple Records to release his song alongside Shankar's "Joy Bangla" in an effort to raise funds. Shankar then asked for Harrison's advice about organising a small charity concert in The United States. Harrison took that idea and called up all his friends, organising The Concert for Bangladesh on 1 August 1971 in New York City, which featured other artists of the time like Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and former Beatle Ringo Starr.[170] The concert ended up raising US$243,418.50.[171]
The George Harrison Humanitarian Fund for UNICEF still contributes to humanitarian efforts. The fund is a joint effort between the Harrison family and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF that aims to support UNICEF programs providing lifesaving assistance to children caught in humanitarian emergencies.[172] Every year, UNICEF identifies countries and territories where the children suffer from poverty.[172] Much like Bangladesh in 1971, many of these problems are ignored by the media. The fund continues to support UNICEF programs in Bangladesh, while expanding its influence to include other countries in crisis where children are at risk. In December 2007, the fund made a donation of $450,000 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for relief and recovery efforts for the victims of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh.[172] On 13 October 2009, the first ever George Harrison Humanitarian Award went to Ravi Shankar for his unprecedented efforts in saving the lives of children, and his involvement with the Concert for Bangladesh.[173]
Knife attack[link]
In late 1999, Harrison survived a knife attack by an intruder in his home.[174] At 3:30 am on 30 December 1999, 36-year-old Michael Abram broke into the Harrisons' Friar Park home and began loudly calling to Harrison. Harrison left the bedroom to investigate while his wife, Olivia, phoned the police. Abram attacked Harrison with a kitchen knife, inflicting seven stab wounds, puncturing a lung and causing head injuries before Olivia Harrison incapacitated the assailant by striking him repeatedly with a fireplace poker and a lamp. The attack lasted approximately 15 minutes.[175] Abram, who believed he was being possessed by Harrison and was on a "mission from God" to kill him, was later acquitted of attempted murder on grounds of insanity, but was detained for treatment in a secure hospital. He was released in 2002 after 19 months' detention.[176]
Illness and death[link]
Cancer diagnosis[link]
Harrison developed throat cancer, which was discovered in the summer of 1997 after a lump on his neck was analysed. He attributed it to smoking heavily from the 1960s until at least the late 1980s. He was successfully treated with radiotherapy.[177] Early in May 2001, it was revealed that he had undergone an operation at the Mayo Clinic to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs.[178] In July 2001, it was reported that he was being treated for a brain tumour at a clinic in Switzerland.[179]
On 22 July 2001, media reports claimed that Harrison was close to death as a result of the cancer, but he denied that this was true.[180]
In November 2001, by which time the Daily Mail had reported that Harrison may only have a month to live,[181] Harrison began radiotherapy at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City for lung cancer which had spread to his brain.[182]
On 25 November, it was reported in the Sunday People that Harrison's condition had continued to deteriorate in spite of the treatment, and that he was likely to die within days.[183]
Death[link]
Despite the treatments and operations, Harrison died on 29 November 2001, at a Hollywood Hills mansion that was once leased by McCartney and was previously owned by Courtney Love.[184] The cause of death was listed on his Los Angeles County death certificate as "metastatic non-small cell lung cancer".[185] He was 58 years old. Harrison was cremated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and his ashes were scattered in the Ganges River by his close family in a private ceremony according to Hindu tradition.[186][187][188] He left almost £100 million in his will.[189]
Lederman affair[link]
In a complaint later brought on behalf of Harrison's estate, it was alleged that while under the care of Staten Island University Hospital, Dr Gilbert Lederman, a radiation oncologist, repeatedly revealed Harrison's confidential medical information during television interviews and forced him to autograph a guitar. The complaint alleged that Lederman and his family came uninvited to visit Harrison in the house he was staying in on the day before he was to leave for California. Lederman allegedly had his son play the guitar for Harrison. The complaint further alleged that after the performance, Lederman put the instrument on Harrison's lap and asked him to autograph it, and that Harrison responded, "I do not even know if I know how to spell my name any more." Lederman then allegedly took Harrison's hand and guided his hand along to spell his name while encouraging him by saying, "Come on, George. You can do this. G-E-O...".[190][191] The suit was ultimately settled out of court under the condition that the guitar be "disposed of".[192]
Tribute concert[link]
In 2002, on the first anniversary of Harrison's death, the Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall; it was organised by Eric Clapton and included performances by many of Harrison's musical friends, including Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The profits from the concert went to Harrison's charity, the Material World Charitable Foundation,[193] which he established in 1973 “to sponsor diverse forms of artistic expression and to encourage the exploration of alternative life views and philosophies.”[194]
Legacy[link]
Honours[link]
Harrison's first official honour came as The Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1965 and received their insignia from the Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26 October.[195] Another award with The Beatles came in 1970 when they won an Academy Award for the best Original Song Score for Let It Be.[196]
A significant music award as a solo artist was in December 1992, when he became the first recipient of the Billboard Century Award – presented to music artists for significant bodies of work.[197] The minor planet 4149, discovered on 9 March 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory, was named after Harrison.[198] Harrison is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[6]
Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on 15 March 2004 by his Traveling Wilburys friends Lynne and Petty.[155] He was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on 1 August 2006 for the Concert for Bangladesh.[199][200]
Harrison featured twice on the cover of Time magazine, initially with The Beatles in 1967,[201] then on his own, shortly after his death in 2001.[202] In June 2007, portraits of Harrison and John Lennon were unveiled at The Mirage Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, where they will be on permanent display.
On 14 April 2009, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded Harrison a star on the Walk of Fame in front of the Capitol Records Building. (The Beatles also have a group star on the Walk of Fame.) Musicians Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty were among those in attendance when the star was unveiled.[203][204] Harrison's widow Olivia, actor Tom Hanks and comedian Eric Idle made speeches at the ceremony; Harrison's son Dhani uttered the Hare Krishna mantra.[205] After the ceremony, Capitol/EMI Records announced that a new career-spanning CD entitled Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison would be released in mid-June 2009.
In October 2011 a documentary titled Living in the Material World: George Harrison directed by Martin Scorsese was released.[206]
Guitars[link]
As a Beatle[link]
- Egmond (guitar): Classic Guitar
- Hofner President Acoustic
- Hofner Club 40 model 244
- Resonet Futurama
- Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet
- Gibson J-160E
- Gretsch 6122 Country Gentleman
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- Epiphone Casino
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Main articles: George Harrison discography and List of George Harrison songsYear Album Label Notes Peak chart positions Certifications US
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[216]1968 Wonderwall Music Apple/EMI Soundtrack 49 – – – – – 1969 Electronic Sound Zapple/EMI 191 – – – – – 1970 All Things Must Pass Apple/EMI Triple 1 1 1 4 – – 6x Platinum 1971 The Concert for Bangladesh Apple/EMI (US)
Epic/Sony Music (UK)Live 2 1 1 2 – – Gold 1973 Living in the Material World Apple/EMI 1 2 4 9 – – Gold 1974 Dark Horse Apple/EMI 4 – 7 18 10 – Gold Silver[217] 1975 Extra Texture (Read All About It) Apple/EMI 8 16 8 9 – – Gold 1976 Thirty Three & 1/3 Dark Horse 11 35 17 23 – – Gold Silver[218] 1976 The Best of George Harrison Parlophone/EMI Compilation 31 100 – 51 – – Gold 1979 George Harrison Dark Horse 14 39 21 38 – – Gold 1981 Somewhere in England Dark Horse 11 13 2 31 15 13 1982 Gone Troppo Dark Horse 108 – 31 – – – 1987 Cloud Nine Dark Horse 8 10 8 28 26 5 Platinum Gold[219] 1989 Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 Dark Horse Compilation 132 – – 51 – – 1992 Live in Japan Dark Horse/Warner Bros Live 126 – – 15 – – 2002 Brainwashed Dark Horse Posthumous 18 29 9 21 62 18 Gold Gold[220] 2009 Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison Capitol/EMI Compilation 24 4 40 2012 Early Takes: Volume 1 UMe Records Compilation 20 - - - - - Notes[link]
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- Works by or about George Harrison in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Genesis Publications – Concert for George: A Celebration of the Life of George Harrison
- Interview with Paul Cashmere
- BBC news article on Harrison's death, George Harrison: Life in pictures and UK version with different pictures
- George and other Beatles at Tittenhurst Hare Krishna temple
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- Chas Newby
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- 4-by The Beatles
- Beatles for Sale
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(with Tony Sheridan)- My Bonnie (GER, 1962)
- The Beatles with Tony Sheridan & Guests (1964)
- Ain't She Sweet (1964)
- The Beatles' First (GER, 1964 / UK, 1967)
- Very Together (1969)
- In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970)
- The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984)
- Beatles Bop – Hamburg Days (2001)
Hits - A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966)
- 1962–1966 (1973)
- 1967–1970 (1973)
- 20 Greatest Hits (1982)
- The Number Ones (AUS, 1983)
- 1 (2000)
Themes - Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976)
- Love Songs (1977)
- The Beatles' Ballads (1980)
- Reel Music (1982)
Non-album tracks - Hey Jude (US, 1970 / UK, 1979)
- Rarities (UK, 1978)
- Rarities (US, 1980)
- Past Masters, Volume One (1988)
- Past Masters, Volume Two (1988)
Alternative versions - Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999)
- Let It Be... Naked (2003)
Other - The Beatles in Italy (ITA, 1965)
- The Beatles' Christmas Album (US) / From Then to You (UK) (1970)
- Por Siempre Beatles (ARG, 1971)
- Love (2006)
Unreleased - Sessions (due date 1985)
Live albums - Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977)
- The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
- First Live Recordings (1979)
- Live at the BBC (1994)
Anthology - Anthology 1 (1995)
- Anthology 2 (1996)
- Anthology 3 (1996)
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- The Beatles Box (1980)
- The Beatles: The Collection (1982)
- The Beatles Mono Collection (1982)
- The Beatles Box Set (1988)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)
- The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009)
- The Beatles in Mono (2009)
UK and US
(all labels)1963 - "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why"
- "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl"
- "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You"
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "This Boy" (UK) - "I Saw Her Standing There" (US)
1964 - "Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That"
- "A Hard Day's Night" / "Things We Said Today" (UK) - "I Should Have Known Better" (US)
- "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman"
1965 - "Ticket to Ride" / "Yes It Is"
- "Help!" / "I'm Down"
- "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper"
1966 - "Paperback Writer" / "Rain"
- "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby"
1967 1968 - "Lady Madonna" / "The Inner Light"
- "Hey Jude" / "Revolution"
1969 - "Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down"
- "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe"
- "Something" / "Come Together"
1970 1978 1995 1996 - "Real Love" / "Baby's in Black"
UK only
(Parlophone,
Apple)1962 - "My Bonnie" / "The Saints"
- "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You"
1964 1976 US only
(Vee-Jay, Swan,
Tollie, Capitol,
Apple)1964 - "Twist and Shout" / "There's a Place"
- "Do You Want to Know a Secret" / "Thank You Girl"
- "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You
- "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You"
- "I'll Cry Instead" / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
- "And I Love Her" / "If I Fell"
- "Matchbox" / "Slow Down"
1965 1966 - "Nowhere Man" / "What Goes On"
1970 1976 1982 - Bob Dylan
- George Harrison
- Jeff Lynne
- Roy Orbison
- Tom Petty
Studio albums Charity albums Compilations Songs Related articles Grammy Award for Album of the Year (1959–1969)Year Album Artist(s) Producer(s) 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) George Martin 1969 By the Time I Get to Phoenix Glen Campbell Al De Lory Year Album Artist(s) Producer(s) 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (Dick Halligan, Jerry Hyman, Steve Katz, Fred Lipsius, Lou Soloff, David Clayton-Thomas, Chuck Winfield) James William Guercio 1971 1972 1973 The Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann George Harrison, Phil Spector 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Saturday Night Fever:
The Original Movie Sound Track· Bee Gees (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb)
· KC and the Sunshine Band (Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Fermin Goypisolo, Robert Johnson, Jerome Smith)
· Kool & the Gang (Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Larry Gittens, Robert Mickens, Otha Nash, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Rickey West)
· MFSB
· Ralph MacDonald
· Tavares (Butch Tavares, Chubby Tavares, Pooch Tavares, Ralph Tavares, Tiny Tavares)
· The Trammps (Jimmy Ellis, Robert Upchurch, Harold Wade, Stanley Wade, Earl Young)
· Walter Murphy
· Yvonne EllimanAlbhy Galuten, Arif Mardin, Bee Gees, Bill Oakes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie, David Shire, Freddie Perren, Harry Wayne Casey, K.G. Productions, Karl Richardson, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Finch, Ron Kersey, Thomas J. Valentino, William Salter UK best-selling singles (by year) (1970–1989)1970: "In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry · 1971: "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison · 1972: "Amazing Grace" - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band · 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando and Dawn · 1974: "Tiger Feet" - Mud · 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" - Bay City Rollers · 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" - Brotherhood of Man · 1977: "Mull of Kintyre"/"Girls' School" - Wings · 1978: "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" - Boney M. · 1979: "Bright Eyes" - Art Garfunkel · 1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - The Police · 1981: "Tainted Love" - Soft Cell · 1982: "Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners · 1983: "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club · 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid · 1985: "The Power of Love" - Jennifer Rush · 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" - The Communards · 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley · 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" - Cliff Richard · 1989: "Ride on Time" - Black Box
Persondata Name Harrison, George Alternative names Wax, Arthur; Mysterioso, L'Angelo; Wilbury, Nelson Short description Rock musician Date of birth (1943-02-25)25 February 1943 Place of birth Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Date of death 29 November 2001(2001-11-29) Place of death Los Angeles, California, United States of America http://wn.com/George_Harrison
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