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Bushey
Coordinates: 51°38′34″N 0°21′37″W / 51.6429°N 0.3604°W / 51.6429; -0.3604
Bushey (population 24,000) is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. Bushey Heath is a large neighbourhood south east of Bushey on the boundary with the London Borough of Harrow reaching elevations of 165m above sea level.
The first written record of Bushey is an account in the Domesday Book, which describes a small agricultural village named 'Bissei' (which later became ‘Biss(h)e’ and then ‘Bisheye’ during the 12th century). However, chance archaeological findings of Stone Age tools provide evidence that the area was inhabited as far back as the Palaeolithic period. The town also has links to the Roman occupation of Britain, with the main road running through it being Roman; sites of possible Roman villas being unearthed in the area; and a Roman tessellated pavement was discovered near Chiltern Avenue.
The origin of the town’s name is not fully known. With the original name ‘Bissei’, an early theory in Reverend J.B. Johnstone’s book The Place-Names of England and Wales states that it may have meant ‘Byssa’s Isle’, and that it started life as a lake-village surrounded by marshes, streams and lakes. However, a more modern theory (albeit a less romantic one) is that it is simply derived from the Old English word bysce and Old French boisseie, meaning a ‘place covered with wood’. The latter theory could prove more apt, as the town is located on the border of the Chiltern Valleys, which were once covered in dense forests of oak, elm, ash, hazel and juniper.
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England
England
i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Monaco
Monacoi/ˈmɒnəkoʊ/, officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu; Italian: Principato di Monaco; Occitan: Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city state, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. Bordered by France on three sides, with one side bordering the Mediterranean Sea, its center is about 16 km (9.9 mi) from Italy, and is only 15 km (9.3 mi) north east of Nice, France. It has an area of 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), and a population of 35,986, making Monaco the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of only 4.4 km (2.7 mi), a coastline of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), and a width that varies between 1.7 km (1.1 mi) and 349 metres (382 yards). The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires district, which is 161 metres (528 feet) above sea level. Monaco's most populated Quartier is Monte Carlo, and the most populated Ward is Larvotto/Bas Moulins. After a recent expansion of Port Hercules, Monaco's total area is 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi), with new plans to extend the district of Fontvieille, with land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Andrew Ridgeley
Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) is an English former pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and environmentalist. He was a member (with George Michael) of the 1980s pop music duo Wham!.
Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey to Jennifer and Albert Ridgeley. His mother is British and his father is Egyptian-Italian. Ridgeley grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and attended Bushey Meads School. His mother was a schoolteacher at Bushey Heath Primary School and his father worked for Canon.[citation needed] When George Michael was enrolled at the school, Ridgeley volunteered to take him under his wing.[citation needed] After years of playing in various music groups, Michael and Ridgeley formed Wham! They then approached various record labels with a homemade tape (which took ten minutes to record in Ridgeley's living room), and signed with Innervision Records. According to I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, a book written by Wham's manager, Simon Napier-Bell, the band left Innervision after the first album and signed to CBS.
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British people
British people (also referred to as the British, Britons, or informally as Brits or Britishers) are citizens or natives of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, of any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants.British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by birth in the UK or by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, the term British people refers to the ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain south of the Forth.
Although early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity. The notion of Britishness was forged during the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and the First French Empire, and developed further during the Victorian era. The complex history of the formation of the United Kingdom created a "particular sense of nationhood and belonging" in Great Britain; Britishness became "superimposed on much older identities", of English, Scots and Welsh cultures, whose distinctiveness still resist notions of a homogenised British identity. Because of longstanding ethno-sectarian divisions, British identity in Northern Ireland is controversial, but it is held with strong conviction by unionists.
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, OC OBC (born Bryan Guy Adams, 5 November 1959) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. For his contributions to music, Adams has many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, and American Music awards. In addition, he has won two Ivor Novello Awards for song composition and has been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films.
Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world.
Adams was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the 2,435th star in March 2011 and Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998, and in April 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Canada's Juno Awards. In 2008, Bryan was ranked 38 on the list of All-Time top artists by the Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts. On 13 January 2010, he received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career, and on 1 May 2010 was given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts.
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Cher
Cher (
/ˈʃɛər/) (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for her work in film, music, and television. She is the only person in history to receive all five awards. She began her career as a backup singer and came to prominence in 1965 as one-half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got You Babe". She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist and became a television star in 1971 with The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, a variety show for which she won a Golden Globe. A well-received performance in the film Silkwood earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 1983. In the following years, she starred in a string of hit films including Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 1987.
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Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (born August 1, 1963), better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American Grammy Award winning musician, rapper, actor, and record producer. He is best known for the song "Gangsta's Paradise", and the theme song for Kenan & Kel a Nickelodeon show from 1996 to 2000.
He recorded two singles in the late 1980s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me". Neither single was successful, but Coolio had made connections in the Los Angeles rap scene, and ended up joining the group WC and the Maad Circle in 1991. WC was the group's lead rapper, but Coolio was another rapper in the group. He had a few verses on the group's debut album, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed, including on the single "Dress Code". The album was regionally successful, but did not make much impact on a national scale.
Three years later in 1994, Coolio signed to Tommy Boy Records and released his debut solo album, It Takes a Thief. The lead single "Fantastic Voyage" was put into heavy rotation on MTV, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Fantastic Voyage" would become one of the biggest rap singles of the year. The album also contained a few minor hits in "County Line" and "I Remember". It Takes a Thief eventually peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200, becoming certified Platinum. The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.
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David Cassidy
David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his role as the character of Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom The Partridge Family. He was one of pop culture's most celebrated teen idols, enjoying a successful pop career in the 1970s, and still performs today.
Cassidy was one of the contestants on Celebrity Apprentice 2011, in which his daughter Katie Cassidy made a brief appearance at her father's request.
David Cassidy was born at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City, New York, the son of actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward. His father was of half Irish and half German ancestry, and his mother is of mostly Colonial American descent, along with smaller amounts of Irish and Swiss. Some of his mother's ancestors were among the founders of Newark, New Jersey.
As his parents were frequently touring on the road, he spent his early years being raised by his maternal grandparents in a middle class neighborhood in West Orange, New Jersey. In 1956, he found out from neighbors' children that his parents had been divorced for over two years and had not told him. David's parents had decided because he was at such a young age, it would be better for his emotional stability to not discuss it at that time. They were gone often with theater productions and home life remained the same.
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Deon Estus
Deon Estus (born Jeffery Deon Estus, 1956, Detroit, Michigan) is an American bassist and singer, best known as the bass player of Wham! and as George Michael's bassist on the latter's first two subsequent solo projects.
Estus was born in Detroit and graduated from Northwestern High School in 1974. He sang second tenor in the choir at Northwestern under the direction of Brazel Dennard. His bass teacher was the late James Jamerson of Motown's The Funk Brothers.
Estus joined the R&B band Brainstorm as a teenager, recording two albums with them and scoring a hit with "Popcorn." During the early 1980s, he appeared as a session bassist on several mainstream albums, including Marvin Gaye's 1982 comeback album, Midnight Love. After his bass talents were recognized, he was invited to join the UK pop group, Wham!. He went on to tour China with Wham! and later backed Wham! frontman George Michael on his Faith tour. He also participated in the late-1980s collective, Boogie Box High, which was spearheaded by George Michael's cousin, Andros Georgiou, and featured Michael along with other high-profile musicians; Estus appears on the group's only album, Outrageous, released in 1989. Estus later performed with Michael at Rock in Rio and has continued to play bass as part of Michael's backing band.
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Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health.
Having been in a partnership with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era (1955–1999), based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. Warwick ranks second only to Aretha Franklin as the most-charted female vocalist with 56 singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998. She is also a cousin of Whitney Houston.
Warwick was born in East Orange, New Jersey, to Mancel Warwick (1911–1977), who began his career as a Pullman porter and subsequently became a chef, a gospel record promoter for Chess Records and later a Certified Public Accountant; and Lee Drinkard Warwick (1920–2005), manager of The Drinkard Singers (see below). Warwick had a sister Delia "Dee Dee" and a brother, Mancel Jr., who was killed in an accident in 1968 at the age of 21.[citation needed]. She has African American, Native American, Brazilian and Dutch ancestry.
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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
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Five Star
Five Star (also styled as 5 Star) are a British pop / R&B group, formed in 1983. Comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson, they were known for their flamboyant image, matching costumes and heavily choreographed dance routines. Five Star achieved a string of Top 40 singles and albums in the UK between 1985 and 1988.
The five-piece group of siblings from Romford, London were masterminded by their father and manager, Buster Pearson, in the style of The Jackson 5. He was a former session musician who had worked with Wilson Pickett and had set up Tent Records Inc. to release the group's material, backed by RCA Records. Following the release of Five Star's debut album, Luxury of Life in 1985, the group scored their first Top 10 hit in 1986 with "System Addict". The group also began to gain a following in the United States and several singles made the Billboard Dance and R&B Charts Top 10. Their second album, Silk and Steel, released in 1986, included five UK Top 10 chart hits: "Can't Wait Another Minute", "Find The Time", "Rain Or Shine", "Stay Out Of My Life" (penned by Denise) and "The Slightest Touch". The album itself reached number one and sold 1.2 million copies in the UK alone. In 1987, the group won the BRIT Award for Best British Group, and also saw the release of their third album, Between The Lines, which reached number seven in the UK. However, none of this album's singles made the Top 10.
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George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου); 25 June 1963) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. 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.
As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Michael has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as of 2010. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and made several records and achievements in the United States. 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.
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.
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Joe McElderry
Joseph "Joe" McElderry ( /məˈkɛldəri/; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer songwriter and model. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar, two years later in 2011. To date he has released three albums - two of them reaching the UK top three. He is currently working on his fourth studio album.
Born in South Shields, England, McElderry is the only child of Jim McElderry and Eileen Joyce. The couple separated when McElderry was a child. McElderry was raised in a small flat on Tyneside.
McElderry attended Harton Technology College in Lisle Road, South Shields, before joining South Tyneside College to study AS level school qualifications, and Newcastle College to study performing arts. He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008. McElderry studied for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Advanced Performance) at Newcastle College Performance Academy and in 2010 graduated with triple distinction. He took the role of 'Danny Zuko' in Grease performed at Harton Technology College.
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Katharine Hamnett
Katharine E. Hamnett CBE (born 16 August 1947, in Gravesend, Kent) is an English fashion designer best known for her political t-shirts and her ethical business philosophy. She graduated from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Hamnett founded the Katharine E. Hamnett clothier in 1979.
In the early 1980s Hamnett's oversized t-shirts with large block letter slogans were adopted by pop bands including Wham!, with her "CHOOSE LIFE" slogan prominently displayed in the music video for "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and somewhat less prominently in Queen's video for Hammer To Fall (worn by Roger Taylor). Taylor also wore a "WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW" shirt during Queen's historical appearance at the first edition of Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 1984, ZTT's Paul Morley designed a series of "FRANKIE SAY..." T-shirts to promote the record label's chart act Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH). Morley has stated that these designs were consciously based on Hamnett's slogan T-shirts: "What persuaded me was reading Katharine Hamnett saying she wanted the T-shirts ripped off, which reminded me of Mark P, saying he wanted Sniffin' Glue to be ripped off. And I mean, I did a fanzine, so when I read that I thought, great, fanzine T-shirts!" The official FGTH designs were particularly successful, and spawned many imitations of their own.
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Keren Woodward
Keren Woodward (born Keren Jane Woodward, 2 April 1961,Bristol, England) is an English pop singer and songwriter of British girl group Bananarama, co-founded by her long time school friend Sara Dallin and Irish-born musician Siobhan Fahey.
She has known her bandmate, Sara Dallin, since she was four when they met at primary school. She studied at Downend School. She now lives in Cornwall with her long-term boyfriend Andrew Ridgeley, the former Wham! vocalist and guitarist and her son Thomas (born 1986), from a previous relationship with the model David-Scott Evans. Woodward has never married.
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Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews, 6 March 1947, Little Horton, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years.
She is best known for her 1976 duet with Elton John, entitled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which went to Number 1 both in the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1993 she performed another duet with Elton John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached #2 in the UK.
Kiki Dee began singing with a local band in Bradford in the early 1960s. Her recording career began as a session singer. She sang backing vocals for Dusty Springfield, among others, and was well regarded by other singers but did not achieve solo success in the UK for many years. However, her 1965 release "Why Don't I Run Away From You" was a big hit on Radios London and Caroline in 1965, and her 1968 release, "On a Magic Carpet Ride", which was originally a B-side, has remained popular with the Northern Soul circuit. Much of her early recorded work for Fontana Records was released on Jan. 24, 2011, on the single-CD compilation "I'm Kiki Dee."
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Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 Hollywood, California) is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice.
As a young singer, Kim Carnes joined in 1966 The New Christy Minstrels together with Kenny Rogers and Karen Black. After writing songs for many years, Carnes signed her first publishing deal in 1969 with famed producer Jimmy Bowen. During this period, she shared demo-recording time with Bowen's other writers, including Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and J.D. Souther. Carnes also sang "Nobody Knows", written by Mike Settle, which was featured in the end credits of the 1971 film, Vanishing Point. The film also featured Carnes' first selection as a songwriter, "Sing Out for Jesus", which was recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton.
In the early 1970s Carnes and husband Dave Ellingson co-wrote several songs with David Cassidy, then at the peak of his career as an international idol, and toured the world with him as part of his band. These songs appear on Cassidy's albums Rock Me Baby, Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes and Cassidy Live!, where Carnes' backing vocals can be heard to great effect.
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Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was an Indian-born, British feature film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading light of the Free Cinema movement and the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for his 1968 film if...., which won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival. Malcolm McDowell produced a stage presentation now available on DVD about his experiences with Lindsay Anderson, "Never Apologize." The title comes from dialogue of a John Ford film.
Of Scottish parentage, Anderson was the son of a British Army officer. He was born in Bangalore, South India, and educated at Saint Ronan's School in Worthing, West Sussex, and at Cheltenham College, where he met his lifelong friend and biographer, the screenwriter and novelist Gavin Lambert; Wadham College, Oxford, where he studied classics; and Magdalen College, Oxford where he studied English literature.
After graduating, Anderson worked for the final year of World War II as a cryptographer for the Intelligence Corps, at the Wireless Experimental Centre in Delhi. Anderson assisted in nailing the Red flag to the roof of the Junior Officers mess in Annan Parbat, in August 1945, after the victory of the Labour Party in the general election was confirmed. The colonel did not approve, he recalled a decade later, but no disciplinary action was taken against them.
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Paul Weller
Paul Weller (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam (1972–1982), Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council (1983–1989). In 1991 he established himself as a successful solo artist, and continues to remain a respected singer, lyricist and guitarist.
Despite widespread critical recognition, Weller has remained a national rather than an international star, and much of his songwriting is rooted in English culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s and 80s mod revival and is often referred to as the Modfather.
Weller was born on 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey, England, to John and Ann Weller. He was initially known as John William Weller but later acquired the name Paul.
His father worked as a taxi driver and his mother was a part-time cleaner. In 1963 Weller started his education at Maybury County First School. His love of music started with The Beatles, then The Who and the Small Faces. By the time Weller was eleven and moving up to secondary school at Sheerwater County Secondary music was the biggest part of his life and he began playing the guitar.
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Shirlie Holliman
Shirlie Holliman (born 18 April 1962), is an English former pop singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie.
One of five children born and raised on a council estate in Bushey, near Watford, Hertfordshire, Holliman intended to train as a horse riding instructor. However, after she developed hay fever at aged 18 and with nothing else to do, her then boyfriend Andrew Ridgeley suggested she come and dance while he and his friend George Michael's band did a local gig.
Holliman was never a band member of what became Wham!, but, like her friend Dee C. Lee, was paid on a per performance basis as backing singers, and continued to live with her parents. After Lee left to marry Paul Weller, she was replaced by "Pepsi" Demacque, and this duo performed on all the Wham! songs and concerts. As George Michael desired to create music targeted to a more sophisticated audience than Wham!'s primarily teenage fan base, the announcement of Wham!'s break-up was made in the spring of 1986, with a grand finale concert at Wembley Stadium on 28 June 1986, called The Final.
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Tommy Eyre
Tommy Eyre (5 July 1949 – 23 May 2001) was a session keyboardist from Sheffield, England, who appeared on records by Joe Cocker, John Martyn, Alex Harvey, Greg Lake, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, B.B. King, John Mayall, Tracy Chapman and Wham!. He is perhaps most famous for playing on Joe Cocker's UK chart-topper "With A Little Help From My Friends", on which he arranged the distinctive organ introduction, and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street".
Eyre began piano lessons at the age of four and started playing guitar when he was in his teens . In 1968 he joined Joe Cocker's Grease Band where he played the organ on With A Little Help From My Friends. In the same year Eyre moved to London to work with The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation and later with a progressive rock band called Blue Whale, founded by drummer Aynsley Dunbar . After a short period with the band Juicy Lucy, Eyre joined the duo Mark-Almond and played on two of their albums. After that, in 1972, Eyre and bassist Roger Sutton resumed their own project Strabismus which they had started in 1969, and which was now called Riff Raff . With Riff Raff Eyre recorded three albums, one of them not being released until 2001.
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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Wham!
Cast
- Keith Fordyce
- The Vernons Girls
- Vince Taylor
- Joe Brown
- Dickie Pride
- Jess Conrad
- Tommy Bruce
- Little Tony
- Red Price
- Billy Fury
- Season 1
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Episode 1: (#1.1)
UK:23 April 1960...
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Episode 2: (#1.2)
UK:30 April 1960...
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Episode 3: (#1.3)
UK:7 May 1960...
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Episode 4: (#1.4)
UK:14 May 1960...
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Episode 5: (#1.5)
UK:21 May 1960...
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Episode 6: (#1.6)
UK:28 May 1960...
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Episode 7: (#1.7)
UK:4 June 1960...
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Episode 8: (#1.8)
UK:11 June 1960...
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Episode 9: (#1.9)
UK:18 June 1960...
- WHAM - Santana
- WHAM - Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Wham! Rap 86 - wham!
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) - wham!
- Like A Baby - wham!
- Love Machine - wham!
- Come On! - wham!
- Club Tropicana - wham!
- Blue - wham!
- A Ray of Sunshine - wham!
- Young Guns - wham!
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - wham!
- The Edge Of Heaven - wham!
- Nothing Looks The Same In The Light - wham!
- If You Were There - wham!
- Everything She Wants - wham!
- Credit Card Baby - wham!
- Battlestations - wham!
- Bad Boys - wham!
- Where Did Your Heart Go - wham!
- Heartbeat - wham!
- Last Christmas - wham!
- A Different Corner - wham!
- Freedom - wham!
- Wham! Rap (Enjoy Waht You Do) - wham!
- Everything She Wants Remix Taken From Final - wham!
- Wham! Rap - wham!
- It Wasn't Me Eastenders By Me - wham!
- I'm Your Man - wham!
- Club Fantastic Megamix - wham!
- Blue (Live In China) - wham!
- Young Guns (Go For It!) - wham!
- Careless Whisper - wham!
- Hearbeat - wham!
(high energy instrumental, great hand drum soli near the beginning where the bass drum quarter notes drop out)
instrumental
Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet "down on the line"
I DON'T NEED YOU
So you don't approve,
Well, who asked you to?
HEY, JERK YOU WORK
This guy's got better things to do
HELL
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt
I choose, to cruise
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife
I've found my groove and I just can't lose
I'm style from head to toe
Cool cat flash gonna let you know
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy -
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!
CHORUS:
WHAM!
BAM!
I AM!
A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT
DO!
YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT
JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!
Party nights, and neon lights
We hit the floors, we hit the heights
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot - damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!
One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
CHORUS
IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
'COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!
Now reach up high and touch your soul
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal
It's gonna break your mama's heart (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart (too bad)
Just throw the dice and take my advice
'Cos I know that you're smart
Can you dig this thing? (YEAH!)
Are you gonna get down? (YEAH!)
Say Wham! WHAM!
Say Bam! BAM!
CHORUS x3
Do you wanna work
Are you gonna have fun
Do you wanna be a jerk
Are you gonna stay young
Everybody say WHAM!
Say BAM!
Everybody say WHAM!
Say WHAM! BAM!
(return to top)
Chorus:
WHAM! BAM!
I AM! A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB,
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT.
DO! YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT, JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!
You got soul....
You got soul....
I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down.
Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet "down on the line"
I said, I - DON'T - NEED - YOU
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?
HEY - JERK - YOU - WORK
This boy's got better things to do
Hell,
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt,
I choose, to cruise.
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife,
I've found my groove and I just can't lose.
A.1. style from head to toe,
Cool cat flash gonna let you know,
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy,
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!
Chorus
Party nights, and neon lights,
We hit the floors, we hit the heights.
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls.
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot-damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!
One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
Chorus
IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!
Now reach up high and touch your soul,
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal.
It's gonna break your mama's heart, (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart, (too bad)
But you'll throw the dice and take my advice,
Because I know that you're smart.
Can you dig this thing? - YEAH!
Are you gonna get down? - YEAH!
Say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Bam! - BAM!
Chorus
Do you want to work? - NO
Are you gonna have fun? - YEAH
Said one, two, three, rap, c'mon everybody,
DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Everybody say Wham! Bam! - WHAM! BAM!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
(Repeat to Fade)
(return to top)
Foreign skys
Blinded me
To empty jaws
Across the ocean
So sure, so wrong
You sang me a simple tune
I took it for a song
Save me now
And tell me why you have to
Never knew was as good as gone
As good as gone
I longed to love you
Really the part you see there's something you should go
I really think you'd go
Because today I could have sworn I heard you say
I love you, I want you, I need to be with you today
I saw something in your face
Stay here, beside me, I need your love to hide me
And now you've gone away
You left me crying' like a baby
I'm just a love machine
And I won't work for nobody but you,
I'm just a love machine,
A huggin', kissin' friend.
I think it's high time you knew,
Whenever I think of you,
My mind blows a fuse.
When I look in you eyes,
My meter starts to rise, and I become confused.
My voltage regulator cools,
When I'm sitting next to you,
Electricity starts to flow,
And my indicator starts to glow - wooo
Na, na na na na, na na na na, woo-woo-wooo
Na, na na na na, na na na na, na naaah
I'm gentle as a lamb, I'm not that hard to program,
There's no way that you can lose,
My chassis fits like a glove,
I've got a button for love,
That you have got-to-use.
If you look into my file,
I am sure you can find out how,
To turn me on just set my dial,
And let me love you for a little while - ooh
Na, na na na na, na na na na, woo-woo-wooo
Come On, Everybody!
Get on, with your party!
And don't let nobody say you're wrong.
O.K.
So you've lost control,
But they'll never steal your soul
No way!
That they're gonna spoil your fun.
Greedy men, in far off places,
Don't be afraid to show your faces.
We know what you've done is wrong,
But clap your hands, and sing along now!
Don't even bother, to let us know,
When you flick the switch and stop the show,
Because the party has begun,
And we'll still be dancing, as-you-run-now!
Oh no, don't think that I'm not scared,
Oh no, don't think that I'm prepared.
I just take each day as it comes,
Because it may - it may -,
It may be the last one!
I know they don't care about me,
I ain't got no money, ain't a V.I.P.
And I know they don't care about you,
Let me take you to the place
Where membership's a smiling face,
Brush shoulders with the stars.
Where strangers take you by the hand,
And welcome you to wonderland -
From beneath their panamas...
Club Tropicana, drinks are free,
Fun and sunshine - there's enough for everyone.
All that's missing is the sea,
But don't worry, you can suntan!
Castaways and Lovers meet,
Then kiss in Tropicana's heat,
Watch the waves break on the bay.
Soft white sands, a blue lagoon,
Cocktail time, a summer's tune,
A whole night's holiday!
Pack your bags,
And leave tonight.
Don't take your time,
Gotta move your feet, don't you miss the flight!
Cool, cool, cool, cool
(Blue), every day it seems my smile's a little harder
And every day, I seem to laugh a little less
Living this way, it seems my sky's a little darker
You went away and left me lonely in success
(Can't you see I'm falling apart) (Repeat)
Can't you see what's happenin' to me
Take this hand and show my fingers where my heart is
Understand, you may just save me from despair
Watch this man, you'll see he can't stop what he has started
Take this hand, you'll see right now there's no-one there
(Can't you see I'm falling apart)
You laugh at me as I fall
(Can't you see I'm falling apart)
Just tell me, tell me, give me one good reason
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But on my own I just can't make it
I'm too weak to fight, so take it
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But instead I watch you die
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But on my own I just can't make it
I'm too weak to fight, so take it
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But instead I watch you die
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But on my own I just can't make it
I'm too weak to fight, so take it
Armed with love, I could save my heart
Tell me why an I so blue.
Tell me why an I so blue.
Move it move it, baby
Can't you see I'm ready to dance?
And I can't stop this rhythm in my heart.
Move it move it baby,
Can't you see I'm ready to dance?
Without this beat my life would fall apart.
Shuffle on your feet till the floor is hot,
Gonna make a lot of money,
Gonna break your heart.
Watch out boy, (watch out boy)
Shuffle on your feet till the floor is hot,
Gonna make a lot of money,
Gonna break your heart.
But I'm the only one with a key.
And that's me.
Sometimes,
You wake up in the morning with the bass line,
A Ray of Sunshine,
Sometimes,
You know today you're gonna have a good time,
And you're ready to go.
Move it move it baby
Can't you see I'm ready to dance?
And I can't keep my rhythm in my heart.
Move it move it baby,
Can't you see I'm ready to dance?
Without this beat my life would fall apart.
Shuffle to the beat,
Gonna take a cut,
There's money in your feet,
Gimme what you got.
Watch out boy, (watch out boy)
Suffle to the beat,
Gonna take a cut,
There's money in your feet,
Gonna stitch you up.
Any other boy that you see,
But not me.
Sometimes,
You wake up in the morning with the bass line,
A Ray of Sunshine,
Sometimes,
You know today you're gonna have a good time,
And you're ready to go.
Turn the music up,
Turn the music up, turn it up,
because it's all I've-
All that I've got.
Shuffle to the beat
Gonna take a cut,
There's money in your feet,
Gimme what you got.
Watch out boy, (watch out boy)
Suffle to the beat,
Gonna take a cut,
There's money in your feet,
Gonna stitch you up.
Sometimes,
You wake up in the morning with the bass line,
A Ray of Sunshine,
Sometimes,
You know today you're gonna have a good time,
Hey sucker
(What the hell's got into you?)
Hey sucker
(Now there's nothing you can do)
Well I hadn't seen your face around town awhile,
So I greeted you, with a knowing smile,
When I saw that girl upon your arm,
I knew she won your heart with a fatal charm.
I said "Soul Boy, let's hit the town!"
I said "Soul Boy, what's with the frown?"
But in return, all you could say was
"Hi George, meet my fiancee"
Young Guns,
Having some fun
Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run.
Wise guys realize there's danger in emotional ties.
See me, single and free
No tears, no fears, what I want to be.
One, two, take a look at you
Death by matrimony!
Hey sucker,
(What the hell's got into you?)
Hey sucker!
(Now there's nothing you can do.)
A married man? you're out of your head
Sleepless nights, on an H.P. bed
A daddy by the time you're twenty-one
If your happy with a nappy then you're in for fun.
But you're here
And you're there
Well there's guys like you just everywhere
Looking back on the good old days?
Well this young gun says CAUTION PAYS!
Young Guns,
Having some fun
Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run.
Wise guys realize there's danger in emotional ties.
See me, single and free
No tears, no fears, what I want to be.
One, two, take a look at you
Death by matrimony!
I remember when he such fun and everthing was fine,
I remember when we use to have a good time,
Partners in crime.
Tell me that's all in the past and I will gladly walk away,
Tell me that you're happy now,
Turning my back
Nothing to say!
"Hey tell this jerk to take a hike,
There's somethin' 'bout that boy I don't like"
"Well sugar he don't mean the things he said"
"Just get him outta my way, 'cause I'm seeing red
We got plans to make, we got things to buy
And you're wasting time on some creepy guy"
"Hey shut up chick, that's a friend of mine,
Just watch your mouth babe, you're out of line"
OoooooH!
GET BACK
HANDS OFF
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
You put the boom boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
Jitterbug into my brain
Goes a bang bang bang 'til my feet do the same
But something's bugging you, something ain't right
My best friend told me what you did last night
Left me sleepin' in my bed, I was dreaming
But I should have been with you instead
Wake me up before you go go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo yo
Wake me up before you go go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high, yeah, yeah
You take the gray skies out of my way
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
Turned a bright spark into a flame
My beats per minute never been the same
'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Come on baby, let's not fight
We'll go dancing, everything will be all right
Wake me up before you go go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo yo
Wake me up before you go go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high, yeah, yeah yeah, baby
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Cuddle up, baby, move in tight
We'll go dancing tomorrow night
It's cold out there but it's warm in bed
They can dance, we'll stay home instead
Jitterbug
Wake me up before you go go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo yo
Wake me up before you go go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go go
Take me dancing tonight
Wake me up before you go go
Don't you dare to leave me hanging
Wake me up before you go go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go go
Take me dancing tonight
I would lock you up
But I could not bear to hear you
Screaming to be set free
I would chain you up
If I'd thought you'd swear
The only one that mattered was me, me, me
I would strap you up
But don't worry baby
You know I wouldn't hurt you 'less you wanted me to
It's too late to stop
Won't the heavens save me?
My daddy said the devil looks a lot like you
You take me to the edge of heaven
Tell me that my soul's forgiven
Hide you baby's eyes and we can...
You take me to the edge of heaven
One last time might be forever
When the passion dies -
It's just a matter of time before my heart is
Looking for a home
I'm like a maniac, at the end of the day
I'm like a doggie barking at your door
So come take me back to the place you stay
And maybe we can do it once more
You say I'm dangerous
But don't worry baby
I get excited at the things that you do
And there's a place for us in a dirty movie
'Cos no-one does it better than me and you
You take me to the edge of heaven
Tell me that my soul's forgiven
Hide your baby's eyes and we can...
You take me to the edge of heaven
One last time might be forever
Please don't tell me lies
It's just a matter of time before my heart is
Looking for a home
I ain't got no more worries
I'm gonna spend some times with you
Loving you takes such courage
And don't you think that I know it
You take me to the edge of heaven
You tell me that my soul's forgiven
Hide your baby's eyes and we can...
You take me to the edge of heaven
One last time might be forever
Don't you tell me lies, because believe me baby
One day you'll wake up on your own.
I ain't got no more worries
I ain't got no more time for you
Loving you takes such courage
Everyone's got their eyes on you
I ain't got no more worries
I ain't got no more time for you
Loving you takes such courage
I watch you breathe, I cannot sleep,
I touch your hair, I kiss your skin,
And hope the morning sun won't wake you too soon.
For when you wake, and look at me,
You never know, you just might see,
Another boy who crept in your room...
Take your time...(that's what you told me),
Take your time...
But I fell head first, and I just don't know what to do.
Nothing looks the same in the light,
Only a fool like me would take to heart,
The things you said you meant last night.
Nothing looks the same in the light,
I'll keep my feet firm on the ground.
Nothing looks the same in the light,
There's danger in a stranger,
With a warm hand and a kiss so right.
Nothing looks the same in the light,
It's been a pleasure, - see you around...
I watch the sun, upon the sheets.
I hear a car, out on the street,
And gently pull you close, it's over too soon.
What can I do, but wait and see,
Hold on to you, please stay with me,
You're the one that makes my day a dream come true
They might just be the last
Yet and still you wonder if
I think of you
You ought to see how the other girls behave when you're not around
And only then you would know that it's on your finger I'm wound
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
That I care
There's no need for you not to have faith in me
'Cos it's by your side girl that I long to be
Yes there are times with my friends when I don't know have to much to
say What you don't know is with you could never act that way
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
That I care
I care for you baby, I
Swear that I care
There's no need for you
Not to have faith in me
'Cos it's by your side girl
That I long to be
Yes there are times with
my friends when I don't know
have to much to say uh, uh
What you don't know is
with you could never act that way
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
I you were there you'd know
That I care
I care for you , I
Swear that I care for you
Baby
I do
Have faith in me
Somebody told me
That for everything she wants
Is everything she sees
I guess I must have loved you
Because I said you were the perfect girl for me, baby
And now I'm six months older
And everything you are and everything you see
Is out of reach not good enough
I don't know what the hell you want from me
Somebody tell me
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money)
Some people work for a living
Some people work fun
Girl I just work for you
They told me marriage was a give and take
Well you show me you can take you've got some givin' to do
And now you tell me that your having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough
And how can it be good enough for two
I can't work any harder than I do
Somebody tell me
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money)
Why do I do the things I do
Can you tell my why? Yea
My god, I don't even think that I love you
Somebody tell me
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money)
Somebody tell me
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money)
How could you settle
For a boy like me
When all I can see
Is the end of the week
All the things we sign
And the things we buy
Ain't gonna keep us together
It's just a matter of time
My situation
Never changes
Walking in and out of that door
Like a stranger
For the wages
I give you all
You say you want more
And all I can see
Is the end of the week
All the things we sign
And the things we buy
Ain't gonna keep us together
Said that you love me
Thought that it was true
You said that you needed me
And baby I believe that too
I thought that you were shy
But you put me straight
With the wink of your eye
I should have known better
I know
But now my hand's in my pocket
Every time I see you cry
People think that you're so sweet
But they don't know you
Quite like I do
I guess they think
I'm a lucky guy
But you're not fooling
Everybody
You can have my credit card
Baby
But keep your red hot fingers
Off my heart
Lady
All I know is what I see
You're getting what you want
Girl
It ain't just me
No matter how you cry
I'm not giving any love away
Do you think I'm crazy
All I know is what I see
But what can I do
When you pretend that you're in love with me
Baby
You tell me you love me
'Cause I know that it's not true
Just tell me
You need my money
Girl
You know I'll give it to you
Between the ocean and sky
There are things
That you can't buy
And if you look you'll see
One of them is me
Take your hands out of my pockets
Dig until the day you die
People think that you're so sweet
But they don't know you
Quite like I do
I guess they think
I'm a lucky guy
But you're not fooling
Everybody
You can have my credit card
Baby
But keep your red hot fingers
Off my heart
Lady
All I know is what I see
You're getting what you want
Girl
It ain't just me
No matter how you cry
I'm not giving any love away
Do you think I'm crazy
All I know is what I see
But what can I do
When you pretend that you're in love with me
Baby
They don't know you
Quite like I do
And you're not fooling
Anybody
You can have my credit card
Baby
But keep your red hot fingers
Off my heart
Lady
All I know is what I see
You're getting what you want
Girl
It ain't just me
No matter how you cry
I'm not giving any love away
Do you think I'm crazy
All I know is what I see
But what can I do
When you pretend that you're in love with me
You ask too much of me
You try my patience
Your tongue - it's like a razor
You choose your words like weapons
Here we go - Battlestations
I never have the guts to let you look inside
I don't think you'd appreciate the things that I hide
Monday was the worst day
And Friday wasn't my day
But Wednesday was the best day
Because on Wednesday night we made love
All I'm trying to give you is a good time honey
Why d'ya have to keep on playing games with my head
Used to be your baby when you had no money
Now we spend more time in battle
Than we ever do in bed
(Than we ever do in bed)
You don't know how much I hate that answer phone
Are you standing there?
But - you won't pick up the 'phone
Why lie to my face?
(When you can buy a tape machine to give me bullshit in your place)
Today I did something I thought I'd never do
I opened up your diary and read about you
Monday was the worst day
Wednesday we made love
And Friday - ooh but -
Saturday, is today, is what I'm thinking of
Come in baby- come in close
(Take off your designer clothes)
'Cos you know what I'm thinking of
Do you remember me, do you remember us -
Do you remember love?
All I'm trying to give you is a good time honey
Why d'ya have to keep on playing games with my head
Used to be your baby when you had no money
Now we spend more time in battle
Than we ever do in bed
(Than we ever do in bed)
La premiere fois tu m'as fait beaucoup rire
Tu etais si mignon, et tu jouais du piano
Maintenant, mon mellieur ami c'est l'argent
Au revoir, cheri
Woo-woo
Dear mummy, Dear Daddy,
You had plans forme, I was your only son.
And long before this baby boy could count to three,
You knew just what he would become.
Run along to school,
No child of mine grows up a fool,
Run along 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
GOOD GUYS
They made 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 to keep me in tonight,
Because I'm big enough to break down the door.
BAD BOYS
Stick together, never Sad Boys
GOOD GUYS
They made 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
GOOD GUYS
I spend my nights down on the wharf
In unlit alleyways
By the church downtown
Where Sally prays
Come down sometime
We'll share a rusty can of corn...
And listen to the radio
I love you, I love you, it says...
Where did your heart go
Did you put it on a train
Did you leave it in the rain
Or down in Mexico
You cry, but I don't know
I've heard it all before
There it goes again, the slamming of the door
Sometimes the river calls me
And at night it calls my name
Says "put your troubles down beside me"
Things have always been the same...
And rock 'n' roll won't teach me
What the river said that night
I jumped into this beauty
Another summer
Another vacation is over
It is September now with the sun and the smell of the clover
Down by the gate we sit and watch all our friends go by
And pretend we don't hear the bell that rings through the summer sky
I was happy with the kisses she gave me
It is just that happy was all she made me
Happy that was until I saw you
Heartbeat
Heartbeat, what do you bear me now
You hurt me, desert me in my darkest hour
Heartbeat
Heartbeat, Why do you keep me here
How help but admire her beauty
Standing on the line between desire and duty
Heartbeat
Heartbeat, it'll end in tears
I need a lover when love is such dangerous place to be
If we were meant for each other then why don't you answer me
Don't keep me waiting, you know I long to be by your side
We could even by together tonight
I was happy with the kisses she gave me
But now there's nothing on earth can save me
Why should I care I can't have you
(Happy Christmas)
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
(You gave it away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
(Special)
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
(Happy Christmas)
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying 'I love you,' I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
(You gave it away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
(Special)
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
(Special)
Oh, oh my baby
Crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My god, I thought you were someone to rely on
Me, I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore him apart
Ooh hoo, now I've found a real love
You'll never fool me again
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
(You gave it away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
(Special)
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
(You gave me away)
This year to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
(Special)
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
(Gave you my heart)
A man undercover but you tore him apart
Maybe next year I'll give it to someone
I'll give it to someone special
(Special)
Someone
Someone
I'll give it to someone
I'll give it to someone special
Who'll give me something in return
(I'll give it to someone)
Hold my heart and watch it burn
(I'll give it to someone)
(I'll give it to someone)
(I'll give it to someone special)
I thought you were here to stay
How can you love me for a day?
I thought you were someone special!
Gave you my heart
(I'll give it to someone)
(I'll give it to someone)
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
You gave it away
(I'll give it to someone)
I'd say love was a magical thing
I'd say love would keep us from pain
Had I been there, had I been there
I would promise you all of my life
But to lose you would cut like a knife
So I don't dare, no I don't dare
'Cause I've never come close in all of these years
You are the only one to stop my tears
And I'm so scared, I'm so scared
Take me back in time maybe I can forget
Turn a different corner and we never would have met
Would you care
I don't understand it, for you it's a breeze
Little by little you've brought me to my knees
Don't you care
No I've never come close in all of these years
You are the only one to stop my tears
I'm so scared of this love
And if all that there is is this fear of being used
I should go back to being lonely and confused
Everyday I hear a different story
People say that you're no good for me
So you love another
And she's making a fool of you
If you love me baby
Don't deny it
But you left me
And tell me
I should try it
Tell me I'm a baby
And I will understand
But to know that I'll forgive you
Just this once, twice, forever
'Cause baby
You could take me to heaven and back
Just as long as we're together
And you do
I don't want your freedom
I don't want to play around
I don't want nobody's baby
Part-time love just brings me down
I don't need your freedom
Girl all I want right now is you
Like a prisoner who has his own key
But I can't escape until you love me
I just go from day to day
Knowing all about the other boys
You take my hand and tell me I'm a fool
To give you all I do
Bet you someday
Baby
Someone says the same to you
But to know that I'll forgive you
Just this once, twice, forever
'Cause baby
You could take me to heaven and back
Just as long as we're together
And you do
I don't want your freedom
I don't want to play around
I don't want nobody's baby
Part-time love just brings me down
I don't need your freedom
Girl all I want right now is you
But to know that I'll forgive you
Just this once, twice, forever
'Cause baby
You could take me to heaven and back
Just as long as we're together
And you do
I don't want your freedom
I don't need to play around
I don't want nobody's baby
Part-time love just brings me down
I don't want your
(I don't want your)
I don't want your
(I don't want your)
I don't want your
(I don't want your)
I don't want your
(I don't want your)
Oh...
WHAM! BAM!
I AM! A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB,
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT.
DO! YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT, JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!
You got soul....
You got soul....
I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down.
Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet "down on the line"
I said, I - DON'T - NEED - YOU
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?
HEY - JERK - YOU - WORK
This boy's got better things to do
Hell,
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt,
I choose, to cruise.
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife,
I've found my groove and I just can't lose.
A.1. style from head to toe,
Cool cat flash gonna let you know,
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy,
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!
Party nights, and neon lights,
We hit the floors, we hit the heights.
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls.
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot-damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!
One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!
Now reach up high and touch your soul,
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal.
It's gonna break your mama's heart, (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart, (too bad)
But you'll throw the dice and take my advice,
Because I know that you're smart.
Can you dig this thing? - YEAH!
Are you gonna get down? - YEAH!
Say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Bam! - BAM!
Do you want to work? - NO
Are you gonna have fun? - YEAH
Said one, two, three, rap, c'mon everybody,
DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Everybody say Wham! Bam! - WHAM! BAM!
Somebody told me
Boy everything she wants is everything she sees
I guess I must have loved you
Because I said you were the perfect girl for me, baby
And now we're six months older
And everything you want and everything you see
Is out of reach not good enough
I don't know what the hell you want from me
(uh uh huh, uh uh huh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, ah huh, a huh, do do do)X2
Somebody tell me
(won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money, work to give you money)
Some people work for a living
Some people work for fun
Girl I just work for you
They told me marriage was give and take
Well you've shown me you can take
You've got some giving to do
And now you tell me that your having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough
Then how can it be good enough for two
(uh uh huh, uh uh huh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, ah huh, a huh, do do do)
I can't work any harder than I do
(uh uh huh, uh uh huh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, ah huh, a huh, do do do)
Somebody tell me
(won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money, work to give you money)
Oh why do I do the things I do
I'd tell you if I knew
My God, I don't even think that I love you
(Won't you tell me)
(To give you money, work to give you money)
How could you settle
For a boy like me
When all I could see
Was the end of the week
All the things we sign
And the things we buy
Ain't gonna keep us together
It's just a matter of time
My situation
Never changes
Walking in and out of that door
Like a stranger
For the wages
I give you all
You say you want more
And all I could see
Was the end of the week
All the things we sign
And the things we buy
Ain't gonna keep us together
Girl it's just a matter of time
Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet 'down on the line'
I DON'T NEED YOU
So you don't approve,
Well, who asked you to?
HEY, JERK YOU WORK
This guy's got better things to do
HELL
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt
I choose, to cruise
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife
I've found my groove and I just can't lose
I'm style from head to toe
Cool cat flash gonna let you know
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy -
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!
[CHORUS:]
WHAM!
BAM!
I AM!
A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT
YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT
JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!
Party nights, and neon lights
We hit the floors, we hit the heights
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot - damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!
One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
[CHORUS]
IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
'COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!
Now reach up high and touch your soul
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal
It's gonna break your mama's heart (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart (too bad)
Just throw the dice and take my advice
'Cos I know that you're smart
Can you dig this thing? (YEAH!)
Are you gonna get down? (YEAH!)
Say Wham! WHAM!
Say Bam! BAM!
[CHORUS x3]
Do you wanna work
Are you gonna have fun
Do you wanna be a jerk
Are you gonna stay young
Everybody say WHAM!
Say BAM!
Everybody say WHAM!
Say WHAM! BAM!
Phil: yo man
Grant: yo
Phil: open up man
Grant: what do you want man?
Phil: Someone just shot me
Grant: You let them shoot you?
Phil: I don't know how I let this happen
Grant: do you know who?
Phil: no, I don’t, you know?
Grant: man...
Phil: I don't know what to do
Grant: say it wasn't you
Phil: alright...
chorus 1 (Phil) Someone shot me and I caught them red-handed creeping behind a hedge
Picture this, they were hiding and shot and I fell off the edge
How could I forget that that someone wanted to kill me?
All this time I was standing there they shot at me
(Grant) You should have seen who it really was
It must have been hard, though, you had just been shot
You better watch your back before they do it again
Otherwise you may be falling down the drain
Do you have a clue who it really was?
Never believe them, you my get cross
chorus 2 Phil: but they shot me on the doorstep
Grant: it wasn't me
Phil: fell down and must have misstepped
Grant: it wasn't me
Phil: Ian Beale thought I was drunk
Ian: it wasn't me
Phil: He just left me like junk
Grant: it wasn't me
Phil: Mark Fowler threw fruit
Mark: It wasn’t me
Phil: he’s too fruity to shoot
Grant: it wasn't me
Phil: Maybe it was Stevie Owen
Grant: it wasn't me
Phil: Maybe he kept on going’
(chorus 1) I had tried to keep Mum from what she was about to see
Why should I believe them when they tell me ‘It wasn’t me’
(Grant) Tell me who they are and I’ll knock their heads off
Make ‘em look like a picture by Van Gogh
It may seem funny, but you just got shot
It may seem funny but it really is not
Whoever did the crime didn’t do it very well
They were supposed to shoot you dead and shoot you good as well
Mitchell, your answer: go over there but if you pack a gun, take that, not Mel
How could I forget that someone wanted to kill me?
All this time I was standing there they shot at me
They got to tell me that they’re sorry for the thing that they’ve done
Of course I’m gonna tell the cops they shot me with a big gun
We should tell them that they’re bad at aiming in the head
You may think that I‘m a goody but I should be dead (chorus 1)
Call me good
Call me bad
Call me anything you want to baby
But I know that you're sad
And I know I'll make you happy
With the one thing that you never had
Baby, I'm your man (don't you know that?)
Baby, I'm your man
You bet!
If you're gonna do it, do it right - right?
Do it with me
So good...
You're divine
Wanna take you, wanna make you
But they tell me it's a crime!
Everybody knows where the good people go
But where we're going baby
Ain't no such word as no!
Baby, I'm your man (don't you know who I am?)
Baby, I'm your man
You bet!
If you're gonna do it, do it right - right?
Do it with me
Come on baby, (ooh, take me home
Please don't leave me here, to do it on my own...)
First class information
I'll be your sexual inspiration
And with some stimulation
We can do it right...
So why waste time
With the other guys?
When you can have mine
I ain't askin' for no sacrifice
Baby your friends do not need to know!
I've got a real nice place to go
Listen,
I don't need you to care
I don't need you to understand
All I want is for you to be there
And when I'm turned on
If you want me-
I'm your man!
If you're gonna do it, do it right - right?
Do it with me
Now listen
If you're gonna do it - you know what I say?
If you're gonna do it don't throw it away
Don't throw it baby
Because
I'll be your boy, I'll be your man
I'll be the one who understands
I'll be your first, I'll be your last
I'll be the only one you ask
I'll be your friend, I'll be your toy
I'll be the one who brings you joy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your pearl
I'll take you halfway 'round the world!
I'll make you rich - I'll make you poor
Just don't use the door
Turn the music up
turn the music up.
Move it
move it
baby
can't you see I'm ready to dance
dance
dance?
And I can't stop this rhythm in my heart.
Move it
move it
baby
can't you see I'm ready to dance
dance
dance?
Without this beat my life would fall apart.
Shuffle on your feet till the floor is hot
gotta make a lot of money.
Gonna break your heart. Watch out boy
watch out boy
watch out boy.
Shuffle on your feet till the floor is hot
Gotta make a lot of money
gonna break your heart.
But I'm the only one with the key
and that's me.
Sometimes you wake up in the morning with the bass line
A ray of sunshine.
Sometimes you know today you're gonna have a good time
And you're ready to go.
Turn the music up
turn the music up
turn it up
cause it's alright.
Greedy men in far off places
don't be afraid to show your faces.
We know what you've done is wrong
but clap your hands
and sing along now!
Don't even bother to let us know
when you flick the switch and stop the show
Because the party has begun and we'll still be dancing
as-you-run-now!
Come on
everybody ! Get on with your party !
And don't let nobody say you're wrong. - O. K.
So you've lost control
but theyll never steal your soul
no way !
That they're gonna spoil your fun.
I'm just a love machine
and I won't work for nobody but you.
I'm just a love machine
a huggin' kissin' fiend.
I think it's high time you knew whenever I think of you
My mind blows a fuse
baby
when I look in your eyes.
My meter starts to rise and I become confused.
My voltage regulator cools when I'm sitting next to you.
Electricity starts to flow and my indicator starts to glow - wooo.
I'm just a love machine
and I won't work for nobody but you. . . .
I'm just a love machine
and I won't work for nobody but you. . . .
Every day it seems my smile's a little harder
And every day, I seem to laugh a little less
Living this way, it seems my sky's a little darker
You went away and left me lonely in success
(Can't you see I'm falling apart)
Can't you see what's happenin' to me
Take this hand and show my fingers where my heart is
Understand, you may just save me from despair
Watch this man, you'll see he can't stop what he has started
Take this hand, you'll see right now there's no-one there
(Can't you see I'm falling apart)
You laugh at me as I fall
(Can't you see I'm falling apart)
Just tell me, tell me, give me one good reason
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But on my own I just can't make it
I'm too weak to fight, so take it
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But instead I watch you die
Armed with love, I could save my heart
But on my own I just can't make it
I'm too weak to fight, so take it
Armed with love, I could save my heart
Hey sucker
(What the hell's got into you?)
Hey sucker
(Now there's nothing you can do)
Well I hadn't seen your face around town awhile,
So I greeted you, with a knowing smile,
When I saw that girl upon your arm,
I knew she won your heart with a fatal charm.
I said "Soul Boy, let's hit the town!"
I said "Soul Boy, what's with the frown?"
But in return, all you could say was
"Hi George, meet my fiancee"
Young Guns,
Having some fun
Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run.
Wise guys realize there's danger in emotional ties.
See me, single and free
No tears, no fears, what I want to be.
One, two, take a look at you
Death by matrimony!
Hey sucker,
(What the hell's got into you?)
Hey sucker!
(Now there's nothing you can do.)
A married man? you're out of your head
Sleepless nights, on an H.P. bed
A daddy by the time you're twenty-one
If your happy with a nappy then you're in for fun.
But you're here-
And you're there
Well there's guys like you just everywhere
Looking back on the good old days?
Well this young gun says CAUTION PAYS!
Chorus
Young Guns,
Having some fun
Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run.
Wise guys realize there's danger in emotional ties.
See me, single and free
No tears, no fears, what I want to be.
One, two, take a look at you
Death by matrimony!
I remember when he such fun and everthing was fine,
I remember when we use to have a good time,
Partners in crime.
Tell me that's all in the past and I will gladly walk away,
Tell me that you're happy now,
Turning my back-
Nothing to say!
"Hey tell this jerk to take a hike,
There's somethin' 'bout that boy I don't like"
"Well sugar he don't mean the things he said"
"Just get him outta my way, 'cause I'm seeing red
We got plans to make, we got things to buy
And you're wasting time on some creepy guy"
"Hey shut up chick, that's a friend of mine,
Just watch your mouth babe, you're out of line"
OoooooH!
GET BACK
HANDS OFF
GO FOR IT!
GET BACK
HANDS OFF
GO FOR IT!
(Repeat Chorus)
(return to top)
Time can never mend
The careless whispers, of a good friend
To the heart and mind, ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find
(Should've known better, yeah)
I feel so unsure
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies, something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad good-byes
Chorus:
I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know your not a fool
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find
(Repeat chorus)
Never without your love
Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now who's gonna dance with me
Please stay
(Repeat chorus)
(Now that you're gone)
Now that you're gone
(Now that you're gone)
Was what I did so wrong, so wrong
That you had to leave me alone
Another summer
Another vacation is over...
A September morning,
With the sun and the smell of the clover...
Down by the gate
We sit and we watch all our friends go by...
And pretend we don't hear the bell,
That rings through the summer sky.
I was happy with the kiss that she gave me,
It's just that happy was all she made me...
Happy that was...
Until I saw you...
CHORUS
Heart beat, heart beat,
Why do you fail me now?
You hurt me...desert me,
In my darkest hour...
Heart beat, heart beat,
Why do you keep me here?
How could I help but admire her beauty?
Standing on the line between desire and duty...
Heart beat Heart beat...
It will end in tears...
I need a lover,
But love's such a dangerous place to be...
Oh, if we were meant for each other,
Then why won't you answer me?
Don't keep me waiting,
You know that I long to be by your side...
We could even be together,
Tonite...
I was happy with the kiss that she gave me...
But now there's nothing on Earth to save me...
Why should I care?
I can't have you....
REPEAT CHORUS
(return to top)
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
- Young Guns (Go for It!)
- Bad Boys
- Club Tropicana
- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
- Careless Whisper
- Freedom
- Last Christmas (Pudding mix)
- Everything She Wants (remix)
- I'm Your Man
- A Different Corner
- Battlestations
- Where Did Your Heart Go?
- The Edge of Heaven
- Bad Boys
- A Ray of Sunshine
- Love Machine
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
- A Ray of Sunshine (instrumental remix)
- Love Machine (instrumental remix)
- Club Tropicana
- Nothing Looks the Same in the Light
- Come On!
- Young Guns (Go for It!)
- Nothing Looks the Same in the Light (instrumental remix)
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Everything She Wants
- Heartbeat
- Like a Baby
- Freedom
- If You Were There
- Credit Card Baby
- Careless Whisper
- If You Were There
- I'm Your Man
- Everything She Wants
- Club Tropicana
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Like a Baby
- Freedom
- The Edge of Heaven
- Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
- Young Guns (Go for It!)
- Last Christmas
- Where Did Your Heart Go?
- Everything She Wants '97
- I'm Your Man '96
- Young Guns (Go for It)
- Bad Boys
- Wham Rap! (Social mix)
- Everything She Wants (remix)
- Careless Whisper (extended mix)
- Last Christmas (Pudding mix)
- The Edge of Heaven
- Battlestations
- I'm Your Man
- Wham! Rap '86
- A Different Corner
- Blue (live in China)
- Where Did Your Heart Go?
- Last Christmas
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Wham! - Everything She Wants
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- Duration: 6:37
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Music video by Wham! performing Everything She Wants. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
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Music video by Wham! performing Everything She Wants. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Wham! - I'm Your Man
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- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Music video by Wham! performing I'm Your Man. (C) 1985 Sony Music Subsidiary BV
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Music video by Wham! performing I'm Your Man. (C) 1985 Sony Music Subsidiary BV
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 1210244
- author: WhamVEVO
Wham! - Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
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- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Music video by Wham! performing Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?). (C) 1982 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
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Music video by Wham! performing Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?). (C) 1982 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 265871
- author: WhamVEVO
George Michael - Careless Whisper
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- Duration: 5:02
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Music video by George Michael performing Careless Whisper. (c) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Music video by George Michael performing Careless Whisper. (c) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 15321410
- author: georgemichaelVEVO
Wham! - Freedom
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- Duration: 5:23
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Wham! - Freedom
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Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
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- Duration: 4:41
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
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Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It!)
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- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Music video by Wham! performing Young Guns (Go For It!). (c) 1982 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
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Music video by Wham! performing Young Guns (Go For It!). (c) 1982 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 113257
- author: WhamVEVO
Wham Last Christmas (Full Version)
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- Duration: 6:45
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Full version of the song for whams last christmas video, I edited the video a bit to fit the longer version of the song,
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Full version of the song for whams last christmas video, I edited the video a bit to fit the longer version of the song,
- published: 24 Nov 2008
- views: 1452396
- author: johnmcgrath6827a
Wham! - Bad Boys
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- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Music video by Wham! performing Bad Boys. (c) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
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Music video by Wham! performing Bad Boys. (c) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
- published: 16 Jan 2011
- views: 198601
- author: WhamVEVO
If You Were There - Wham!
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- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
"If You Were There", which originally appeared on the Album "Make it Big", released in 1984, and again appeared on the greatest hits album "If You Were There (The Best of Wham!)", released in 1997. This is a cover of an original Isley Brothers hit, which can be found here... www.youtube.com ...and is well worth a listen. I must say I prefer the Wham! version!
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"If You Were There", which originally appeared on the Album "Make it Big", released in 1984, and again appeared on the greatest hits album "If You Were There (The Best of Wham!)", released in 1997. This is a cover of an original Isley Brothers hit, which can be found here... www.youtube.com ...and is well worth a listen. I must say I prefer the Wham! version!
- published: 02 Apr 2007
- views: 1036712
- author: LordLampost
Wham - Last Christmas (with lyrics :D)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Wham - Last Christmas ;D here is my video for Last Christmas by Wham! :D i hope you like it :D
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Wham - Last Christmas ;D here is my video for Last Christmas by Wham! :D i hope you like it :D
- published: 28 Nov 2008
- views: 3673572
- author: Lakridsbamse
Wham! - I'm Your Man
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:36
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Music video by Wham! performing I'm Your Man. (C) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Music video by Wham! performing I'm Your Man. (C) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 25 Nov 2011
- views: 137571
- author: WhamVEVO
The Maine- Last Christmas (Wham! cover)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
From The Maine's upcoming EP "...And a Happy New Year" 12/9
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From The Maine's upcoming EP "...And a Happy New Year" 12/9
- published: 06 Dec 2008
- views: 270659
- author: angelsecret197
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George Michael - Jesus To A Child (live at MTV Music Awards, 1994, Berlin)
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- 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)
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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: 259793
- author: zimbalin
Elton John & George Michael ☮ Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Highest Quality)
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- 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!
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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: 1135767
- author: zimbalin
George Michael - A Different Corner
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- Duration: 4:20
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
From the show Parkinson
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George Michael - Older Unplugged 1996
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- 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!
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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: 1101751
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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 UK
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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: 2971750
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Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)
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- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
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George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 288176
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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 goodbye
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The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1208709
- author: zimbalin
Bad Boys - Wham - Rare Video
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- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fantastic
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Wham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fantastic
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 866700
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Wham! - Bad Boys 1983
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- 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
so
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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: 267064
- author: zimbalin
Wham - Young Guns
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham
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Wham - Wham rap (High Quality)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
danceclassics@hotmail.com
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George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?
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- Duration: 5:11
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
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A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1634787
- author: zimbalin
Wham!-Club Tropicana (1983)
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- 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".
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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
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George Michael - Fast Love
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- Duration: 5:08
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
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George Michael & MJB - "As"
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- Duration: 4:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Micheal feat. Mary J. - "AS"
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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,
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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,
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- author: zimbalin
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Color Me Badd (1of3)
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- Duration: 8:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Color Me Badd
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Color Me Badd Lieutenant
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- Duration: 0:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Classic Keitel + classic song = magic.
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WHAMM & GEORGE MICHEAL
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
WAKE ME UP YOU BEFORE GO GO
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Wham! - Club Tropicana
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- Duration: 4:10
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! - Club Tropicana
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Last Christmas - Wham -
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- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Last Christmas - Release Date December 1984 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Make It Big) - Everything She Wants" / "Last Christmas" released as a double A-side in the UK - (re-issue)1985 1986 1997
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Wham - Last Christmas - Release Date December 1984 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Make It Big) - Everything She Wants" / "Last Christmas" released as a double A-side in the UK - (re-issue)1985 1986 1997
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 7680582
- author: kongaroo77
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 UK
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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: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 2975173
- author: kongaroo77
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 goodbye
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The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 1208709
- author: kongaroo77
Wham! - Wham! Rap
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- Duration: 3:28
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
One of their greatest!
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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 single
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A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 1637584
- author: kongaroo77
WHAM! - Careless Whisper
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- Duration: 8:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
This clip was taken from the WHAM! movie Foreign Skies.
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This clip was taken from the WHAM! movie Foreign Skies.
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 4342634
- author: kongaroo77
I'm Your Man - Wham - (Unedited Full Length Video)
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- Duration: 5:40
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - I'm Your Man - Release Date June 1985 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)
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Wham - I'm Your Man - Release Date June 1985 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 491344
- author: kongaroo77
Wham! -Jitter Bug
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
music video
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Do they know it's christmas
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Do they know it's christmas Original version
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Do they know it's christmas Original version
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 10241294
- author: kongaroo77
Wham - Young Guns
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham
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Different corner - George Michael - Wham - 1986
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)(credited to George Michael solo)
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George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)(credited to George Michael solo)
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 650206
- author: kongaroo77
COLOR ME BADD-I WANNA SEX YOU UP
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
LIVE ON ARSENIO HALL
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George Michael in EXTRAS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
HBO VERSION - EXTRAS, SERIES FINALE
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Young Guns (Go For It!) - Wham - 1982
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- Duration: 3:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It!) - Release Date September 1982 UK Singles Chart 3 - From The Album Fantastic
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Wham - Young Guns (Go For It!) - Release Date September 1982 UK Singles Chart 3 - From The Album Fantastic
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 215246
- author: MEponyfan
Wham - Bad Boys - Top of the Pops 1983
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- Duration: 3:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
TOTP 1983
http://wn.com/Wham_Bad_Boys_Top_of_the_Pops_1983
Wham! - ♫ Freedom ♫ ( Live Terry Wogan Show - 1984 )
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- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Official Page:
http://www.georgemichael.com/
"♪ ♫ ♪ George Michael and Wham! Fans ♪ ♫ ♪" :
http://www.youtube.com/group/GeorgeMichaelWham
♪ ♫ ♪ Freedom ♪ ♫ ♪
"Freedom" was released in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit.
Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time Freedom was issued in the autumn of the year. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go had given them their first UK #1 and had then reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. George had then gone to #1 with a solo single, Careless Whisper.
Freedom, a largely uncontroversial song, was #1 in the UK for three weeks and featured on the album Make It Big, which was issued at the same time. Of Wham!'s four UK #1 singles, Freedom sold the fewest copies.
Relesead: 1984
Cover hierarchy:
Freedom by Wham! (October 22, 1984)
Freedom by TrueBliss (September 1999)
Freedom by Dick Brave & the Backbeats (2003)
PS - This is in playback.
http://wn.com/Wham!_♫_Freedom_♫_Live_Terry_Wogan_Show_1984_
Official Page:
http://www.georgemichael.com/
"♪ ♫ ♪ George Michael and Wham! Fans ♪ ♫ ♪" :
http://www.youtube.com/group/GeorgeMichaelWham
♪ ♫ ♪ Freedom ♪ ♫ ♪
"Freedom" was released in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit.
Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time Freedom was issued in the autumn of the year. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go had given them their first UK #1 and had then reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. George had then gone to #1 with a solo single, Careless Whisper.
Freedom, a largely uncontroversial song, was #1 in the UK for three weeks and featured on the album Make It Big, which was issued at the same time. Of Wham!'s four UK #1 singles, Freedom sold the fewest copies.
Relesead: 1984
Cover hierarchy:
Freedom by Wham! (October 22, 1984)
Freedom by TrueBliss (September 1999)
Freedom by Dick Brave & the Backbeats (2003)
PS - This is in playback.
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 140151
- author: MEponyfan
George Michael and Wham! Japanese commercial
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- Duration: 1:29
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley featuring in two japanese commercials. When they sang "fish-face" they were joking with the japanece who didn't notice that :) Later, George said: But the japanese had their revenge. The japanese run of the album Faith was: "Faith: George Michael makes a sexy night" :)
http://wn.com/George_Michael_and_Wham!_Japanese_commercial
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley featuring in two japanese commercials. When they sang "fish-face" they were joking with the japanece who didn't notice that :) Later, George said: But the japanese had their revenge. The japanese run of the album Faith was: "Faith: George Michael makes a sexy night" :)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 209345
- author: MEponyfan
Everything She Wants by Wham! - Top Of The Pops
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- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
January 1st 1985.
In the week after Christmas, Wham! reminded the record buying public that their 1984 Christmas single was a double A side so instead of performing (miming) to a song at least a week out of date, they performed a remixed version of one of their album tracks which happened to be on the flipside of Last Christmas.
This is also one of the last times old George appeared in public without facial hair - not that it's of any importance whatsoever!
http://wn.com/Everything_She_Wants_by_Wham!_Top_Of_The_Pops
January 1st 1985.
In the week after Christmas, Wham! reminded the record buying public that their 1984 Christmas single was a double A side so instead of performing (miming) to a song at least a week out of date, they performed a remixed version of one of their album tracks which happened to be on the flipside of Last Christmas.
This is also one of the last times old George appeared in public without facial hair - not that it's of any importance whatsoever!
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 195147
- author: MEponyfan
Wham! interview 1984
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- Duration: 5:36
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
a short interview with the (then) young and fresh Wham!
http://wn.com/Wham!_interview_1984
a short interview with the (then) young and fresh Wham!
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 90008
- author: MEponyfan
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham - 1984
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:45
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Release Date May 1984 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Make It Big)
http://wn.com/Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go_Go_Wham_1984
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Release Date May 1984 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Make It Big)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 396099
- author: MEponyfan
Different corner - George Michael - Wham - 1986
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)(credited to George Michael solo)
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George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)(credited to George Michael solo)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 650206
- author: MEponyfan
Outside - George Michael -
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:43
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael - Outside
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George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:03
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley Talking About Why Wham Split up From The Documentary (George Michael A Different Story)
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George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley Talking About Why Wham Split up From The Documentary (George Michael A Different Story)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 255790
- author: MEponyfan
Wham! "The Edge of Heaven" Live (1986)
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- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Top of the Pops, 1986. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
http://wn.com/Wham!_The_Edge_of_Heaven_Live_1986
Top of the Pops, 1986. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
- published: 07 Mar 2008
- views: 35867
- author: MEponyfan
George Michael & Wham! "Everything she wants" (live, 1987)
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- Duration: 7:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Stand By Me Benefit Concert Live At Wembley 1987
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Stand By Me Benefit Concert Live At Wembley 1987
- published: 07 Mar 2008
- views: 45089
- author: MEponyfan
Wham! 1983 UKTV Footage
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:07
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! 1983 UKTV Footage
http://wn.com/Wham!_1983_UKTV_Footage
George Michael - Amazing
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:56
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Performed on German TV
http://wn.com/George_Michael_Amazing
Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus - 1989
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- Duration: 4:24
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Deon Estus 1989 Hit Heaven Help Me
George Michael Was On Backup Vocals
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Deon Estus 1989 Hit Heaven Help Me
George Michael Was On Backup Vocals
- published: 20 Mar 2008
- views: 37160
- author: MEponyfan
George Michael interviewed by Michael Aspel 1986 Part 1
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- Duration: 6:17
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
an very young George Michael with an funny interview
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an very young George Michael with an funny interview
- published: 07 Apr 2008
- views: 56214
- author: MEponyfan
George Michael interviewed by Michael Aspel 1986 Part 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:56
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
the second part of an wonderful interview...enjoy it
http://wn.com/George_Michael_interviewed_by_Michael_Aspel_1986_Part_2
the second part of an wonderful interview...enjoy it
- published: 07 Apr 2008
- views: 11122
- author: MEponyfan
Interview with bass player, Deon Estus - Formally of Wham!
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- Duration: 14:41
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Grand Bahama Island - The Bahamas Weekly brings you an exclusive interview with Deon Estus, American bassist and singer, best known as the bass player of "Wham!" and as George Michael's bassist on all of his subsequent projects after Wham! This interview was recorded at Mackeymedia Communications in Freeport.
Estus was born in Detroit and his bass teacher as a child was the late James Jameson of Motown fame (the Funk Brothers). Deon has played with the likes of Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, and Stevie Wonder, just to name a few.
Click to view the video interview (February 25, 2008) and hear Deon play a few riffs on his bass, and speak of his career and future projects...
Deon Estus on Wikipedia
BIO: Deon Estus epitomizes the phrase, "Born to perform!" From the time his great-grandmother gave him his first guitar at age of three, it was obvious that Deon and music was a match made in heaven. Coming from a family deeply involved with the arts, Deon's affinity for music was first manifested in singing opera with the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra's youth program and soon gravitated to an overwhelming passion for the bass guitar. He quickly established himself as a local prodigy in the Detroit area and beyond, playing such venues as Motown studios, the Apollo theatre, the Grand Ole Opry, and Carnegie Hall.
Forming a band while still in his teens, Deon produced many dance hits resulting in his invitation to tour the United States as opening act for both The Whispers and the Brothers Johnson. Deon's unique abilities soon captured the attention of singing legend Marvin Gaye. Deon and Marvin forged a powerful relationship which led to collaboration on Marvin's "Midnight Love" album and continued through several years of European tours.
Deon's reputation as a bass virtuoso, accomplished composer, and skilled producer created a demand for his talent by such musical luminaries as Elton John, Annie Lennox, Seal, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, George Clinton, Frank Zappa, and Tracy Spencer. Yet it was in 1982 that he paired with little-known George Michael and his band Wham! Seemingly overnight, Wham! reached legendary status with Deon serving as musical director and bass guitarist. Highlights of the relationship include performing at MTV's 1st Music Awards at the Berlin Wall, the Princess of Wales Concert for Hope at Wembly Arena in London, and garnering distinction as the first western group to perform and tour China.
Eventually producing his own album entitled, "Spell," Deon's single "Heaven Help Me," co-written with George Michael, reached the elusive top 5 on the International Billboard charts, and his second single, "Spell" climbed to number 8.
Now residing again in the United States, this prolific writer, performer, and consummate professional is in high demand. Considered one of the top 5 bass players in the world, Deon is lending his diverse talents to such projects as scoring films, working in the studio assisting premiere artists, as well as forming his own label.
Many consider music the only true universal language. Deon Estus speaks it fluently.
http://wn.com/Interview_with_bass_player,_Deon_Estus_Formally_of_Wham!
Grand Bahama Island - The Bahamas Weekly brings you an exclusive interview with Deon Estus, American bassist and singer, best known as the bass player of "Wham!" and as George Michael's bassist on all of his subsequent projects after Wham! This interview was recorded at Mackeymedia Communications in Freeport.
Estus was born in Detroit and his bass teacher as a child was the late James Jameson of Motown fame (the Funk Brothers). Deon has played with the likes of Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, and Stevie Wonder, just to name a few.
Click to view the video interview (February 25, 2008) and hear Deon play a few riffs on his bass, and speak of his career and future projects...
Deon Estus on Wikipedia
BIO: Deon Estus epitomizes the phrase, "Born to perform!" From the time his great-grandmother gave him his first guitar at age of three, it was obvious that Deon and music was a match made in heaven. Coming from a family deeply involved with the arts, Deon's affinity for music was first manifested in singing opera with the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra's youth program and soon gravitated to an overwhelming passion for the bass guitar. He quickly established himself as a local prodigy in the Detroit area and beyond, playing such venues as Motown studios, the Apollo theatre, the Grand Ole Opry, and Carnegie Hall.
Forming a band while still in his teens, Deon produced many dance hits resulting in his invitation to tour the United States as opening act for both The Whispers and the Brothers Johnson. Deon's unique abilities soon captured the attention of singing legend Marvin Gaye. Deon and Marvin forged a powerful relationship which led to collaboration on Marvin's "Midnight Love" album and continued through several years of European tours.
Deon's reputation as a bass virtuoso, accomplished composer, and skilled producer created a demand for his talent by such musical luminaries as Elton John, Annie Lennox, Seal, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, George Clinton, Frank Zappa, and Tracy Spencer. Yet it was in 1982 that he paired with little-known George Michael and his band Wham! Seemingly overnight, Wham! reached legendary status with Deon serving as musical director and bass guitarist. Highlights of the relationship include performing at MTV's 1st Music Awards at the Berlin Wall, the Princess of Wales Concert for Hope at Wembly Arena in London, and garnering distinction as the first western group to perform and tour China.
Eventually producing his own album entitled, "Spell," Deon's single "Heaven Help Me," co-written with George Michael, reached the elusive top 5 on the International Billboard charts, and his second single, "Spell" climbed to number 8.
Now residing again in the United States, this prolific writer, performer, and consummate professional is in high demand. Considered one of the top 5 bass players in the world, Deon is lending his diverse talents to such projects as scoring films, working in the studio assisting premiere artists, as well as forming his own label.
Many consider music the only true universal language. Deon Estus speaks it fluently.
- published: 16 Apr 2008
- views: 44418
- author: MEponyfan
George Michael - Fast love jack'n mix
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:18
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
slidevid
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George Michael - Outside'n mix
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:19
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
george is always george
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I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) George Michael & A Franklin
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- Duration: 4:17
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael & A Franklin Duet - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Release Date 1987 - Number 1 In The Uk & Usa Charts
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George Michael & A Franklin Duet - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Release Date 1987 - Number 1 In The Uk & Usa Charts
- published: 27 Apr 2008
- views: 829179
- author: MEponyfan
George Michael On Cannabis
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:11
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael talks to the South Bank Show about using Cannabis
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George Michael talks to the South Bank Show about using Cannabis
- published: 19 Jul 2008
- views: 79172
- author: MEponyfan
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George Michael Careless Whisper HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:51
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/George_Michael_Careless_Whisper_HD
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
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- Duration: 3:51
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Music video by Wham! performing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
http://wn.com/Wham!_Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go-Go
Music video by Wham! performing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
- published: 22 Sep 2010
- views: 10818363
- author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Last Christmas
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- Duration: 4:38
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Music video by Wham! performing Last Christmas. (c) 1984 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
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Music video by Wham! performing Last Christmas. (c) 1984 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 28 Sep 2010
- views: 33576509
- author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Freedom
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:34
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
The best of Wham! Includes Freedom. Download on iTunes http://smarturl.it/wham
Music video by Wham! performing Freedom. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
http://wn.com/Wham!_Freedom
The best of Wham! Includes Freedom. Download on iTunes http://smarturl.it/wham
Music video by Wham! performing Freedom. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
- published: 30 Sep 2010
- views: 765202
- author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Club Tropicana
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Music video by Wham! performing Club Tropicana. (c) 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
http://wn.com/Wham!_Club_Tropicana
Music video by Wham! performing Club Tropicana. (c) 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 30 Sep 2010
- views: 3070385
- author: Anselmo La Manna
George Michael - I Want Your Sex (Stereo Version)
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- Duration: 4:56
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Music video by George Michael performing I Want Your Sex. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 903,152 (c) 1987 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
http://wn.com/George_Michael_I_Want_Your_Sex_Stereo_Version
Music video by George Michael performing I Want Your Sex. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 903,152 (c) 1987 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 22 Sep 2010
- views: 1076148
- author: Anselmo La Manna
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George Michael & WHAM! Club Tropicana live in Japan
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- Duration: 2:42
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Club Tropicana live in Japan
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Wham! - Like A Baby
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! - Like A Baby
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Wham - Club Tropicana (Studio, TOTP)
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- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
4th August 1983
http://wn.com/Wham_Club_Tropicana_Studio,_TOTP
Wham - Battlestations
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
From the album "Music From The Edge Of Heaven" (1986)
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From the album "Music From The Edge Of Heaven" (1986)
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 70956
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)
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- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
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George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 289538
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
WHAM! ... A Ray of Sunshine + Love Machine concert '83
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:49
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Just two brilliant songs from this early promo tour .
http://wn.com/WHAM!_A_Ray_of_Sunshine_+_Love_Machine_concert_'83
Just two brilliant songs from this early promo tour .
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 4418
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! Soul Boy
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- Duration: 3:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! Soul Boy
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley ©
© WHAM!
video by 872mix
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Wham! Soul Boy
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley ©
© WHAM!
video by 872mix
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 7784
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
WHAM! George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:24
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
FOREVER !
http://wn.com/WHAM!_George_Michael_Andrew_Ridgeley
wham! rap!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
god this brings back memories im also an mj fan http://michaeljacksonlived.blogspot.com
http://wn.com/wham!_rap!
god this brings back memories im also an mj fan http://michaeljacksonlived.blogspot.com
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 3316
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) Extended Version
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:00
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Special version taken from 12" single.
http://wn.com/Wham_Young_Guns_Go_For_It_Extended_Version
Wham! Love Machine Live in China 1984 Remastered
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- Duration: 3:16
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Performance by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1984 in China
taken from the VHS "Foreign Skies"
audio and video digitally studio-remastered
http://wn.com/Wham!_Love_Machine_Live_in_China_1984_Remastered
Performance by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1984 in China
taken from the VHS "Foreign Skies"
audio and video digitally studio-remastered
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 22498
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham Rap on DISCORING
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:38
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
OLD EUROPEAN tv show ...live appearance.
While the guy is talking ...watch what the group are doing ... lol
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OLD EUROPEAN tv show ...live appearance.
While the guy is talking ...watch what the group are doing ... lol
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 6663
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) (Live)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:24
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) (Live)
http://wn.com/Wham_Young_Guns_Go_For_It_Live
![Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [1984]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115131752im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uH9VrJ60Pcc/default.jpg "Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [1984]")
Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [1984]
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- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Despues de Club Tropicana, éste sería su siguiente sencillo, con el que se darían a conocer alrededor del mundo. Se trata de un pegajoso éxito escrito por George Michael, inspirado en una curiosa frase tomada de una nota de Ridgeley, dejada en su cuarto de un hotel. Según explicaron, provino de "don't forget to wake me up up before you go go, George" ("no te olvides levantarme levantarme antes de que te vayas vayas, George"), expresado con un tartamudeo del músico, motivado probablemente para enfatizar la misma idea.
Luego de eliminarle el segundo "up", consideraron que los dos "go go" sonaban originales. Fue rápidamente su primer #1 en el Reino Unido. y estuvo muy cerca en las listas de Estados Unidos. El video de igual forma fue muy popular dentro de la junventud, lo que originó la moda de camisetas con lemas o frases cortas.
http://wn.com/Wham!-Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go_Go_1984_
Despues de Club Tropicana, éste sería su siguiente sencillo, con el que se darían a conocer alrededor del mundo. Se trata de un pegajoso éxito escrito por George Michael, inspirado en una curiosa frase tomada de una nota de Ridgeley, dejada en su cuarto de un hotel. Según explicaron, provino de "don't forget to wake me up up before you go go, George" ("no te olvides levantarme levantarme antes de que te vayas vayas, George"), expresado con un tartamudeo del músico, motivado probablemente para enfatizar la misma idea.
Luego de eliminarle el segundo "up", consideraron que los dos "go go" sonaban originales. Fue rápidamente su primer #1 en el Reino Unido. y estuvo muy cerca en las listas de Estados Unidos. El video de igual forma fue muy popular dentro de la junventud, lo que originó la moda de camisetas con lemas o frases cortas.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 90780
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham!-Club Tropicana (1983)
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- 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: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 334976
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Club Tropicana.VOB
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:15
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
http://wn.com/Wham_Club_TropicanaVOB
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:45
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go
http://wn.com/Wham!_Where_Did_Your_Heart_Go
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:49
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
http://wn.com/Wham_Rap!_Enjoy_What_You_Do
Wham - Everything She Wants (HQ with Lyrics)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:30
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Uh huh huh...
Oh yeah...
Work...work...
Somebody told me,
Boy, everything she wants is everything she sees...
I guess I must have loved you.
cause I said you were the perfect girl for me,
Maybe...
But now were six months older...
And everything you want and everything you see,
Is out of reach...not good enough...
I dont know what the hell you want from me but boy...
Uh huh huh...
Oh...oh...
Uh huh huh...
Doo doo doo...
La la la la...
Somebody tell me,
Wont you tell me...
Why I work so hard for you?
All to give you money
All to give you money...
Some people work for a living,
Some people work for fun,
Girl, I just work for you.
They told me marriage was a give and take,
Well, show me you can take youve got some giving to do.
And now you tell me that youre having my baby,
Ill tell you that Im happy if you want me to...
One step further and my back will break,
If my best isnt good enough
Than how can it be good enough for two?
I cant work any harder than I do...
Somebody tell me,
Wont you tell me...
Why I work so hard for you?
All to give you money,
All to give you money...
Oh...
Why do I do the things I do?
Id tell you if I knew.
My god...
I dont even think that I love you....
Wont you tell me...
Tell me...tell me...tell me...
How could you settle for a boy like me,
When all I could see was the end of the week...
All the things we sign,
And the things we buy,
Aint gonna keep us together...
Its just a matter of time.
My situation,
Never changes.
Walking in that manner through that door,
Like a stranger,
But the wages...
I give you all you say you want is love...
And all I can see is the end of the week,
All the things we sign,
And the things we buy,
Aint gonna keep us together...
Girl, its just a matter of time.
http://wn.com/Wham_Everything_She_Wants_HQ_with_Lyrics
Uh huh huh...
Oh yeah...
Work...work...
Somebody told me,
Boy, everything she wants is everything she sees...
I guess I must have loved you.
cause I said you were the perfect girl for me,
Maybe...
But now were six months older...
And everything you want and everything you see,
Is out of reach...not good enough...
I dont know what the hell you want from me but boy...
Uh huh huh...
Oh...oh...
Uh huh huh...
Doo doo doo...
La la la la...
Somebody tell me,
Wont you tell me...
Why I work so hard for you?
All to give you money
All to give you money...
Some people work for a living,
Some people work for fun,
Girl, I just work for you.
They told me marriage was a give and take,
Well, show me you can take youve got some giving to do.
And now you tell me that youre having my baby,
Ill tell you that Im happy if you want me to...
One step further and my back will break,
If my best isnt good enough
Than how can it be good enough for two?
I cant work any harder than I do...
Somebody tell me,
Wont you tell me...
Why I work so hard for you?
All to give you money,
All to give you money...
Oh...
Why do I do the things I do?
Id tell you if I knew.
My god...
I dont even think that I love you....
Wont you tell me...
Tell me...tell me...tell me...
How could you settle for a boy like me,
When all I could see was the end of the week...
All the things we sign,
And the things we buy,
Aint gonna keep us together...
Its just a matter of time.
My situation,
Never changes.
Walking in that manner through that door,
Like a stranger,
But the wages...
I give you all you say you want is love...
And all I can see is the end of the week,
All the things we sign,
And the things we buy,
Aint gonna keep us together...
Girl, its just a matter of time.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 947393
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Blue (Russell Harty Show)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:41
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
Wham performing Blue on the Russell Harty Show in 1983/4. The version on Wham The Final Cassette is the same as this but without the verse vocals. Sorry to everyone who had commented previously. You will have to re-do all your comments i'm afraid.
http://wn.com/Wham_Blue_Russell_Harty_Show
Wham performing Blue on the Russell Harty Show in 1983/4. The version on Wham The Final Cassette is the same as this but without the verse vocals. Sorry to everyone who had commented previously. You will have to re-do all your comments i'm afraid.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 81492
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Love Machine
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:17
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael and Andrew Ridgley performing as love machines.
http://wn.com/Wham_Love_Machine
George Michael and Andrew Ridgley performing as love machines.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 55728
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - A Ray Of Sunshine
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:39
- Updated: 01 Jan 1970
George Michael and Andrew Ridgley as Wham before George got really big.
http://wn.com/Wham_A_Ray_Of_Sunshine
George Michael and Andrew Ridgley as Wham before George got really big.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 27127
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
6:53
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 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 259793
- author: zimbalin
7:31
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 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 1135767
- author: zimbalin
4:56
George Michael - Older Unplugged 1996
MR PRAYINGFORTIME POSTED 'PLAGIARY' SO I GUESS I HAVE TO THANK HIM FOR BRINGING THE REHEAR...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 1101751
- author: zimbalin
6:32
Everything She Wants - Wham - 1984
Wham - Everything She Wants - Release Date December 1984 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From ...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 2971750
- author: zimbalin
5:06
Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985....
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 288176
- author: zimbalin
4:52
George Michael & Wham! - Edge of Heaven
The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
George Michael & Wham! - Edge of Heaven
The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1208709
- author: zimbalin
3:31
Bad Boys - Wham - Rare Video
Wham - Bad Boys - Release Date May 1983 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album Fan...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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
3:11
Wham! - Bad Boys 1983
Wham! - Bad Boys 1983
Dear Mummy , dear Daddy
you have plans for me
Oh yeah, I was your ...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 267064
- author: zimbalin
5:11
George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
- published: 15 Jan 2011
- views: 1634787
- author: zimbalin
4:11
Wham!-Club Tropicana (1983)
Wham! fue una banda inglesa de Pop, creada en 1981 por George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, h...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 332332
- author: zimbalin
Vimeo results:
2:41
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hof...
published: 22 Feb 2010
author: chris clappe
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hoffner
Chris the butcher Clappe
Justin Ave
song:
Wham-Wake me up before you gogo
2:15
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman...
published: 02 Jul 2010
author: Whammo
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman
18:18
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 -...
published: 03 Feb 2011
author: Jeff DuPaul
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 - Jan. 2011. Featured skateparks are Haven, Skaters Edge, Prov Park, and more
There is a Craig Passero/Tom Kalmanidis split part, a Chirs Childs full section, and 2 random parts featuring random TJD riders and friends.
Music
-Intro Montage
"B.O.B." - Outkast
-Craig/Tom Section
"Black wave, Bad Vibrations" - Arcade Fire
-Mix Section 1
"Dead Or Alive" - Cam'ron
-Mix Section 2
"Ordinary Song" - The Little Ones
-Chris Section
"O Maria" - Sea Wolf
-Outro
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham
Filmed with Panasonic DVX 100b
Edited with Adobe Premire
4:29
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
published: 18 Oct 2010
author: hunterh
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
Youtube results:
3:55
Too Funky - George Michael - 1992
George Michael - Too Funky - Release Date 1992 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album ...
published: 15 Jan 2011
author: zimbalin
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: 2079926
- author: zimbalin
8:50
Color Me Badd (1of3)
Color Me Badd...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Color Me Badd (1of3)
Color Me Badd
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 96982
- author: kongaroo77
0:37
Color Me Badd Lieutenant
Classic Keitel + classic song = magic....
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Color Me Badd Lieutenant
Classic Keitel + classic song = magic.
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 6420
- author: kongaroo77
3:37
WHAMM & GEORGE MICHEAL
WAKE ME UP YOU BEFORE GO GO...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
WHAMM & GEORGE MICHEAL
WAKE ME UP YOU BEFORE GO GO
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 19732
- author: kongaroo77
4:10
Wham! - Club Tropicana
Wham! - Club Tropicana...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Wham! - Club Tropicana
Wham! - Club Tropicana
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 1267974
- author: kongaroo77
4:28
Last Christmas - Wham -
Wham - Last Christmas - Release Date December 1984 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The ...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Last Christmas - Wham -
Wham - Last Christmas - Release Date December 1984 - Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Make It Big) - Everything She Wants" / "Last Christmas" released as a double A-side in the UK - (re-issue)1985 1986 1997
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 7680582
- author: kongaroo77
6:32
Everything She Wants - Wham - 1984
Wham - Everything She Wants - Release Date December 1984 Number 2 In The Uk Charts - From ...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
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: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 2975173
- author: kongaroo77
4:52
George Michael & Wham! - Edge of Heaven
The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
George Michael & Wham! - Edge of Heaven
The Final single from Wham! as the end shows saying goodbye
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 1208709
- author: kongaroo77
3:28
Wham! - Wham! Rap
One of their greatest!...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Wham! - Wham! Rap
One of their greatest!
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 611167
- author: kongaroo77
5:11
George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
George Michael & Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?
A Classic late Wham! song and they're last single
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 1637584
- author: kongaroo77
8:32
WHAM! - Careless Whisper
This clip was taken from the WHAM! movie Foreign Skies....
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
WHAM! - Careless Whisper
This clip was taken from the WHAM! movie Foreign Skies.
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 4342634
- author: kongaroo77
5:40
I'm Your Man - Wham - (Unedited Full Length Video)
Wham - I'm Your Man - Release Date June 1985 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album ...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
I'm Your Man - Wham - (Unedited Full Length Video)
Wham - I'm Your Man - Release Date June 1985 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 491344
- author: kongaroo77
3:38
Wham! -Jitter Bug
music video...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Wham! -Jitter Bug
music video
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 626437
- author: kongaroo77
4:32
Do they know it's christmas
Do they know it's christmas Original version...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Do they know it's christmas
Do they know it's christmas Original version
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 10241294
- author: kongaroo77
3:37
Wham - Young Guns
Wham...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Wham - Young Guns
Wham
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 498207
- author: kongaroo77
Vimeo results:
2:41
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hof...
published: 22 Feb 2010
author: chris clappe
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hoffner
Chris the butcher Clappe
Justin Ave
song:
Wham-Wake me up before you gogo
2:15
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman...
published: 02 Jul 2010
author: Whammo
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman
18:18
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 -...
published: 03 Feb 2011
author: Jeff DuPaul
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 - Jan. 2011. Featured skateparks are Haven, Skaters Edge, Prov Park, and more
There is a Craig Passero/Tom Kalmanidis split part, a Chirs Childs full section, and 2 random parts featuring random TJD riders and friends.
Music
-Intro Montage
"B.O.B." - Outkast
-Craig/Tom Section
"Black wave, Bad Vibrations" - Arcade Fire
-Mix Section 1
"Dead Or Alive" - Cam'ron
-Mix Section 2
"Ordinary Song" - The Little Ones
-Chris Section
"O Maria" - Sea Wolf
-Outro
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham
Filmed with Panasonic DVX 100b
Edited with Adobe Premire
4:29
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
published: 18 Oct 2010
author: hunterh
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
Youtube results:
4:33
Different corner - George Michael - Wham - 1986
George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Char...
published: 09 Nov 2008
author: kongaroo77
Different corner - George Michael - Wham - 1986
George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)(credited to George Michael solo)
- published: 09 Nov 2008
- views: 650206
- author: kongaroo77
4:09
COLOR ME BADD-I WANNA SEX YOU UP
LIVE ON ARSENIO HALL...
published: 25 Apr 2009
author: kongaroo77
COLOR ME BADD-I WANNA SEX YOU UP
LIVE ON ARSENIO HALL
- published: 25 Apr 2009
- views: 1369128
- author: kongaroo77
3:06
Young Guns (Go For It!) - Wham - 1982
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It!) - Release Date September 1982 UK Singles Chart 3 - From The...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
Young Guns (Go For It!) - Wham - 1982
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It!) - Release Date September 1982 UK Singles Chart 3 - From The Album Fantastic
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 215246
- author: MEponyfan
4:01
Wham! - ♫ Freedom ♫ ( Live Terry Wogan Show - 1984 )
Official Page:
http://www.georgemichael.com/
"♪ ♫ ♪ George Michael and Wham! Fans ♪ ♫ ♪" ...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
Wham! - ♫ Freedom ♫ ( Live Terry Wogan Show - 1984 )
Official Page:
http://www.georgemichael.com/
"♪ ♫ ♪ George Michael and Wham! Fans ♪ ♫ ♪" :
http://www.youtube.com/group/GeorgeMichaelWham
♪ ♫ ♪ Freedom ♪ ♫ ♪
"Freedom" was released in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit.
Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time Freedom was issued in the autumn of the year. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go had given them their first UK #1 and had then reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. George had then gone to #1 with a solo single, Careless Whisper.
Freedom, a largely uncontroversial song, was #1 in the UK for three weeks and featured on the album Make It Big, which was issued at the same time. Of Wham!'s four UK #1 singles, Freedom sold the fewest copies.
Relesead: 1984
Cover hierarchy:
Freedom by Wham! (October 22, 1984)
Freedom by TrueBliss (September 1999)
Freedom by Dick Brave & the Backbeats (2003)
PS - This is in playback.
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 140151
- author: MEponyfan
1:29
George Michael and Wham! Japanese commercial
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley featuring in two japanese commercials. When they sang "...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
George Michael and Wham! Japanese commercial
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley featuring in two japanese commercials. When they sang "fish-face" they were joking with the japanece who didn't notice that :) Later, George said: But the japanese had their revenge. The japanese run of the album Faith was: "Faith: George Michael makes a sexy night" :)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 209345
- author: MEponyfan
5:06
Everything She Wants by Wham! - Top Of The Pops
January 1st 1985.
In the week after Christmas, Wham! reminded the record buying public tha...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
Everything She Wants by Wham! - Top Of The Pops
January 1st 1985.
In the week after Christmas, Wham! reminded the record buying public that their 1984 Christmas single was a double A side so instead of performing (miming) to a song at least a week out of date, they performed a remixed version of one of their album tracks which happened to be on the flipside of Last Christmas.
This is also one of the last times old George appeared in public without facial hair - not that it's of any importance whatsoever!
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 195147
- author: MEponyfan
3:45
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham - 1984
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Release Date May 1984 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - F...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham - 1984
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Release Date May 1984 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Make It Big)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 396099
- author: MEponyfan
4:33
Different corner - George Michael - Wham - 1986
George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Char...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
Different corner - George Michael - Wham - 1986
George Michael - Wham - Different corner Release Date April 1986 - Number 1 In The Uk Charts - From The Album (Music from the Edge of Heaven)(credited to George Michael solo)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 650206
- author: MEponyfan
3:03
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley Talking About Why Wham Split up From The Documentary (Geo...
published: 03 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley Talking About Why Wham Split up From The Documentary (George Michael A Different Story)
- published: 03 Mar 2008
- views: 255790
- author: MEponyfan
7:30
George Michael & Wham! "Everything she wants" (live, 1987)
Stand By Me Benefit Concert Live At Wembley 1987...
published: 07 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
George Michael & Wham! "Everything she wants" (live, 1987)
Stand By Me Benefit Concert Live At Wembley 1987
- published: 07 Mar 2008
- views: 45089
- author: MEponyfan
Vimeo results:
2:41
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hof...
published: 22 Feb 2010
author: chris clappe
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hoffner
Chris the butcher Clappe
Justin Ave
song:
Wham-Wake me up before you gogo
2:15
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman...
published: 02 Jul 2010
author: Whammo
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman
18:18
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 -...
published: 03 Feb 2011
author: Jeff DuPaul
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 - Jan. 2011. Featured skateparks are Haven, Skaters Edge, Prov Park, and more
There is a Craig Passero/Tom Kalmanidis split part, a Chirs Childs full section, and 2 random parts featuring random TJD riders and friends.
Music
-Intro Montage
"B.O.B." - Outkast
-Craig/Tom Section
"Black wave, Bad Vibrations" - Arcade Fire
-Mix Section 1
"Dead Or Alive" - Cam'ron
-Mix Section 2
"Ordinary Song" - The Little Ones
-Chris Section
"O Maria" - Sea Wolf
-Outro
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham
Filmed with Panasonic DVX 100b
Edited with Adobe Premire
4:29
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
published: 18 Oct 2010
author: hunterh
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
Youtube results:
4:24
Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus - 1989
Deon Estus 1989 Hit Heaven Help Me
George Michael Was On Backup Vocals...
published: 20 Mar 2008
author: MEponyfan
Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus - 1989
Deon Estus 1989 Hit Heaven Help Me
George Michael Was On Backup Vocals
- published: 20 Mar 2008
- views: 37160
- author: MEponyfan
6:17
George Michael interviewed by Michael Aspel 1986 Part 1
an very young George Michael with an funny interview...
published: 07 Apr 2008
author: MEponyfan
George Michael interviewed by Michael Aspel 1986 Part 1
an very young George Michael with an funny interview
- published: 07 Apr 2008
- views: 56214
- author: MEponyfan
3:56
George Michael interviewed by Michael Aspel 1986 Part 2
the second part of an wonderful interview...enjoy it...
published: 07 Apr 2008
author: MEponyfan
George Michael interviewed by Michael Aspel 1986 Part 2
the second part of an wonderful interview...enjoy it
- published: 07 Apr 2008
- views: 11122
- author: MEponyfan
4:51
George Michael Careless Whisper HD
...
published: 08 Sep 2010
author: Anselmo La Manna
George Michael Careless Whisper HD
- published: 08 Sep 2010
- views: 174479
- author: Anselmo La Manna
3:51
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Music video by Wham! performing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTER...
published: 22 Sep 2010
author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Music video by Wham! performing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
- published: 22 Sep 2010
- views: 10818363
- author: Anselmo La Manna
4:38
Wham! - Last Christmas
Music video by Wham! performing Last Christmas. (c) 1984 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK)...
published: 28 Sep 2010
author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Last Christmas
Music video by Wham! performing Last Christmas. (c) 1984 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 28 Sep 2010
- views: 33576509
- author: Anselmo La Manna
6:34
Wham! - Freedom
The best of Wham! Includes Freedom. Download on iTunes http://smarturl.it/wham
Music vide...
published: 30 Sep 2010
author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Freedom
The best of Wham! Includes Freedom. Download on iTunes http://smarturl.it/wham
Music video by Wham! performing Freedom. (c) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
- published: 30 Sep 2010
- views: 765202
- author: Anselmo La Manna
4:31
Wham! - Club Tropicana
Music video by Wham! performing Club Tropicana. (c) 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK)...
published: 30 Sep 2010
author: Anselmo La Manna
Wham! - Club Tropicana
Music video by Wham! performing Club Tropicana. (c) 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 30 Sep 2010
- views: 3070385
- author: Anselmo La Manna
4:56
George Michael - I Want Your Sex (Stereo Version)
Music video by George Michael performing I Want Your Sex. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 90...
published: 22 Sep 2010
author: Anselmo La Manna
George Michael - I Want Your Sex (Stereo Version)
Music video by George Michael performing I Want Your Sex. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 903,152 (c) 1987 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
- published: 22 Sep 2010
- views: 1076148
- author: Anselmo La Manna
Vimeo results:
2:41
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hof...
published: 22 Feb 2010
author: chris clappe
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hoffner
Chris the butcher Clappe
Justin Ave
song:
Wham-Wake me up before you gogo
2:15
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman...
published: 02 Jul 2010
author: Whammo
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman
18:18
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 -...
published: 03 Feb 2011
author: Jeff DuPaul
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 - Jan. 2011. Featured skateparks are Haven, Skaters Edge, Prov Park, and more
There is a Craig Passero/Tom Kalmanidis split part, a Chirs Childs full section, and 2 random parts featuring random TJD riders and friends.
Music
-Intro Montage
"B.O.B." - Outkast
-Craig/Tom Section
"Black wave, Bad Vibrations" - Arcade Fire
-Mix Section 1
"Dead Or Alive" - Cam'ron
-Mix Section 2
"Ordinary Song" - The Little Ones
-Chris Section
"O Maria" - Sea Wolf
-Outro
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham
Filmed with Panasonic DVX 100b
Edited with Adobe Premire
4:29
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
published: 18 Oct 2010
author: hunterh
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
2:42
George Michael & WHAM! Club Tropicana live in Japan
Club Tropicana live in Japan...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
George Michael & WHAM! Club Tropicana live in Japan
Club Tropicana live in Japan
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 115044
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
4:19
Wham! - Like A Baby
Wham! - Like A Baby...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! - Like A Baby
Wham! - Like A Baby
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 27423
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
3:47
Wham - Club Tropicana (Studio, TOTP)
4th August 1983...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Club Tropicana (Studio, TOTP)
4th August 1983
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 19991
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
5:31
Wham - Battlestations
From the album "Music From The Edge Of Heaven" (1986)...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Battlestations
From the album "Music From The Edge Of Heaven" (1986)
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 70956
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
5:06
Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985....
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! - "Blue" (Live in China)
George Michael sings "Blue" as he fronts Wham! at a massive concert in China, 1985.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 289538
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
8:49
WHAM! ... A Ray of Sunshine + Love Machine concert '83
Just two brilliant songs from this early promo tour ....
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
WHAM! ... A Ray of Sunshine + Love Machine concert '83
Just two brilliant songs from this early promo tour .
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 4418
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
3:52
Wham! Soul Boy
Wham! Soul Boy
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley ©
© WHAM!
video by 872mix...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! Soul Boy
Wham! Soul Boy
George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley ©
© WHAM!
video by 872mix
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 7784
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
5:56
Wham! rap live
...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! rap live
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 2634
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
5:24
WHAM! George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
FOREVER !...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
WHAM! George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
FOREVER !
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 1794
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
3:27
wham! rap!
god this brings back memories im also an mj fan http://michaeljacksonlived.blogspot.com...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
wham! rap!
god this brings back memories im also an mj fan http://michaeljacksonlived.blogspot.com
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 3316
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
7:00
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) Extended Version
Special version taken from 12" single....
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) Extended Version
Special version taken from 12" single.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 5072
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
3:16
Wham! Love Machine Live in China 1984 Remastered
Performance by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1984 in China
taken from the VHS "For...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! Love Machine Live in China 1984 Remastered
Performance by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1984 in China
taken from the VHS "Foreign Skies"
audio and video digitally studio-remastered
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 22498
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
4:38
Wham Rap on DISCORING
OLD EUROPEAN tv show ...live appearance.
While the guy is talking ...watch what the group ...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham Rap on DISCORING
OLD EUROPEAN tv show ...live appearance.
While the guy is talking ...watch what the group are doing ... lol
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 6663
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
3:24
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) (Live)
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) (Live)...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) (Live)
Wham - Young Guns (Go For It) (Live)
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 1015
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Vimeo results:
2:41
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hof...
published: 22 Feb 2010
author: chris clappe
WHAM!
Shot over the past few days in Seattle.
Riders:
Tyler the situation Johnson
Zlog Zach Hoffner
Chris the butcher Clappe
Justin Ave
song:
Wham-Wake me up before you gogo
2:15
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman...
published: 02 Jul 2010
author: Whammo
CraigPassero Wham-Cam editt
Guess clips Feat. Peterman
18:18
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 -...
published: 03 Feb 2011
author: Jeff DuPaul
TJD SP Mixtape Volume III
This is the third TJD Skatepark web video. Most of the footage was filmed in winter 2010 - Jan. 2011. Featured skateparks are Haven, Skaters Edge, Prov Park, and more
There is a Craig Passero/Tom Kalmanidis split part, a Chirs Childs full section, and 2 random parts featuring random TJD riders and friends.
Music
-Intro Montage
"B.O.B." - Outkast
-Craig/Tom Section
"Black wave, Bad Vibrations" - Arcade Fire
-Mix Section 1
"Dead Or Alive" - Cam'ron
-Mix Section 2
"Ordinary Song" - The Little Ones
-Chris Section
"O Maria" - Sea Wolf
-Outro
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham
Filmed with Panasonic DVX 100b
Edited with Adobe Premire
4:29
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
published: 18 Oct 2010
author: hunterh
George Michael - Wham - Last Christmas [1985]
Youtube results:
3:46
Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [1984]
Despues de Club Tropicana, éste sería su siguiente sencillo, con el que se darían a conoce...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [1984]
Despues de Club Tropicana, éste sería su siguiente sencillo, con el que se darían a conocer alrededor del mundo. Se trata de un pegajoso éxito escrito por George Michael, inspirado en una curiosa frase tomada de una nota de Ridgeley, dejada en su cuarto de un hotel. Según explicaron, provino de "don't forget to wake me up up before you go go, George" ("no te olvides levantarme levantarme antes de que te vayas vayas, George"), expresado con un tartamudeo del músico, motivado probablemente para enfatizar la misma idea.
Luego de eliminarle el segundo "up", consideraron que los dos "go go" sonaban originales. Fue rápidamente su primer #1 en el Reino Unido. y estuvo muy cerca en las listas de Estados Unidos. El video de igual forma fue muy popular dentro de la junventud, lo que originó la moda de camisetas con lemas o frases cortas.
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 90780
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
4:11
Wham!-Club Tropicana (1983)
Wham! fue una banda inglesa de Pop, creada en 1981 por George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, h...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
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: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 334976
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
4:15
Wham - Club Tropicana.VOB
...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham - Club Tropicana.VOB
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 28614
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
5:45
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go...
published: 21 Dec 2011
author: EmeraldFlowerEye
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go
- published: 21 Dec 2011
- views: 131585
- author: EmeraldFlowerEye
photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor
12 Jan 2013
Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in Mali. French secret service hostage 'Denis Allex' pictured in Somalia in October 2012. Photograph. SITE Monitoring Service/AFP/Getty Images. A French hostage and two French soldiers have been killed during a failed secret service rescue mission in Somalia ... The group said it had also captured a wounded French commando ... ....(size: 4.7Kb)
photo: AP / Adj Nicolas-Nelson Richard, ECPAD
14 Jan 2013
Bamako/Paris - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital, Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al-Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country’s north ... Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said France’s intervention on Friday prevented the advancing rebels from seizing Bamako and vowed air strikes would continue ... – ... Doubt....(size: 6.6Kb)
photo: AP / Kevin Frayer
14 Jan 2013
Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings ... "I am ecstatic ... Agence France-Presse ....(size: 4.2Kb)
photo: US Navy / MCS2 Gretchen Albrecht
13 Jan 2013
The draft version of the US National Climate Assessment, released on Friday, makes remarkable reading – not just for Americans but for all humanity. Put together by a special panel of more than 240 scientists, the federally commissioned report reveals that the US is already reeling under the impact of global warming ... Nor is there any doubt about the cause of these rising temperatures ... A bitter struggle lies ahead ... Sender's name ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
photo: AP / NSW Rural Fire Service, Kerry Lawrence
12 Jan 2013
Australian firefighters are continuing to tackle more than 100 bushfires, which have gutted houses and thousands of hectares of land. Officials say temperatures are lower than feared, but gusty winds are making it hard to contain the blazes in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Six people have been treated for heat exposure, but nobody has died ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
The Telegraph India
15 Jan 2013
The Examiner
15 Jan 2013
Pennsylvania is about to lose some state jobs. While this normally might be cause for rejoicing by fiscal conservative legislators, in this case, it isn't. Two western Pennsylvania prisons are closing, and the displaced workers will have very limited options when it comes to remaining employed. If they weren't prison guards, that might be a good thing ... “I‘m not stupid ... Wham! All of a sudden, they‘re closing (SCI Greensburg).” ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
The Guardian
14 Jan 2013
City Halls, Glasgow 4. John Zorn, maverick American jazz saxophonist, composer, improviser, record producer and impresario turns 60 this year ... Judging by the packed audience, a night of orchestral Zorn was long overdue. His orchestral music is a whole mercurial world, always ready with new sonorities around the corner ... The pace is frenetic, presenting ideas in wham-bam succession, not always bothering with connecting tissue ... ....(size: 3.3Kb)
Mashable
14 Jan 2013
10 Wicked Cool Snow Toys to Kick Winter's Butt. 1. The Snowball Slingshot. Boasting that it will "bring snowball battles into the 21st century," this slingshot will make you king of the block. Cost. $39.95. Image courtesy of Hammacher Schlemmer. 2. Wham-O SnowBoogie 48-Inch Snow Tube. Two kids, or one adult, can hurl themselves down snowy slopes on this fun inflatable. Cost. $24.95. Image courtesy of Amazon. 3. The Bavarian Zipfel Bobsled ... Cost ... 4....(size: 2.9Kb)
my SA
14 Jan 2013
PASADENA, Calif. — “Sex and the City” fans, be warned. Tonight's TV prequel, “The Carrie Diaries,” doesn't come close to the sexually edgy show you loved on HBO. For starters, the hour-long series — which relates the story of the teenage girl who grew up to be New York columnist Carrie Bradshaw — airs at 7 p.m ... It presents two sides of Carrie ... It's full of '80s music from artists such as the Bangles, Cyndi Lauper and Wham!....(size: 3.5Kb)
WPXI
14 Jan 2013
Sen. Kim Ward said the closing of the state prison in Greensburg was planned in secret long ago by the Corbett administration and deliberately kept from Westmoreland County lawmakers out of concern that they would thwart the plan ... "I'm not stupid. This decision was not made overnight," Ward said Friday. "They kept it all behind closed doors ... Wham! All of a sudden, they're closing (SCI Greensburg)." ... "We don't represent the administration ... ....(size: 4.0Kb)
The Examiner
14 Jan 2013
How many times have you asked yourself, 'Where has the time gone?'And how many times have you tried to answer that question? ... Here are the top places the time-eating monster most likely feasts upon.. Email ... When you spend more time on email at the expense of other important tasks, and before you know it, wham, the best part of your day has been devoured by the email-eating monsters.. Email, in a sense, has become an obsession. Solution ... ....(size: 4.4Kb)
Stuff
13 Jan 2013
First, thanks for all your lovely messages on my last post ... (For more, just keep an eye out here and here, or here.) ... Here's today's woe, from M. ... Cheers. *** ... Trust me, this is a really good way to build anticipation and given that the ceremony is all wham-bam-thankyouma'am when you get to it (blink and you WILL miss it!), it's kind of nice to drag it out a bit, and really surprise your partner ... ....(size: 3.9Kb)
noodls
12 Jan 2013
(Source. Cleveland Cavaliers). Good evening, Mr. and Mrs ... On Friday, the Wine and Gold take on George Karl's high-powered Nuggets ... Since Dec ... I say ... Dawkins, one of the first players to come straight from high school to the NBA, concisely dubbed his first backboard-busting dunk the "Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam." ... Remember ... (noodl....(size: 11.5Kb)
MSNBC
11 Jan 2013
The flu has already claimed at least one life here in Southwest Florida. Though Southwest Florida is relatively calm, there is one specific reason why experts worry the virus will pick up here very soon ... Even this early in the game, not preparing could be a risky decision ... Advertise . AdChoices ... "They come here they bring all their germs here and wham hit us all at one time," said Dan Cundiff, with the Visiting Nurses Association ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)
Today on YouTube: Belarus U18 midfielder Nikita Korzun scores an incredible goal from inside his ...
The Daily Telegraph11 Jan 2013
Dinamo Minsk midfielder Nikita Korzun scores a stunning goal for Belarus Under-18s against Belgium with a terrific effort from his own half. By Telegraph Sport. 12.31PM GMT 11 Jan 2013. Comments. This match was part of the Valentin Granatkin Memorial - a friendly tournament between youth teams in Russia - Belarus evetually won 3-0 winners ... And another thing ... AC Milan players attempt to sing Wham! classic ‘Last Christmas' ... ... ....(size: 8.0Kb)
Philadelphia Daily News
11 Jan 2013
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Wham! UK |
| Origin | Bushey, England |
| Genres | Post-disco, blue-eyed soul, dance-pop, New Wave |
| Years active | 1982–1986 |
| Labels | Innervision Records Columbia Records |
| Associated acts | The Executive!, Pepsi and Shirlie |
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| George Michael Andrew Ridgeley |
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Wham! were a British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s.[1] They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band.
Wham! sold 25 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986.[2]
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History[link]
Michael and Ridgeley met at Bushey Meads Comprehensive School in Bushey near the suburb of Watford in Hertfordshire, England, UK. At first they performed in a short-lived ska band called The Executive, alongside three of their former school friends David (Austin) Mortimer, Harry Tadayon and Andrew Leaver. When this group split, Michael and Ridgeley eventually formed Wham!, signing with Innervision Records, a contract they later sued to be released from. Once that situation was resolved, they signed with CBS (Columbia Records in the United States and Canada, and Epic Records for the rest of the world).
Michael took on the majority of roles and responsibilities within the band—composer, producer, singer, and occasional instrumentalist. Ridgeley convinced[3]a reluctant[4] Michael that Wham! needed to change their image and their sound frequently, from the leather-clad moody singers of "Bad Boys" and "Young Guns (Go for It!)" to the more fashionable pop superstars of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".
Still teenagers, they promoted themselves as hedonistic youngsters, proud to live a carefree life without work or commitment. This was reflected in their earliest singles which, part-parody, part-social comment, briefly earned Wham! a reputation as a dance protest group.
The début record to be released by the band was "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" in June 1982. It was one of the first singles by a British group to include rapping, and was a double A-side including the Social Mix and the Anti-Social Mix. The record was not playlisted by BBC Radio 1 in the UK, partly because of the profanity in the Anti-Social Mix. Separate videos were recorded for each set of lyrics. "Wham! Rap" did not chart for the group, but in October 1982 "Young Guns (Go for It!)" was issued. An appeal from one youthful lad to his friend to not throw his life away so early on marriage, it also stalled outside the UK Top 40. But soon, Wham! got lucky when the BBC programme Top of the Pops scheduled them. An important weekly BBC chart show on television, it had to look outside the Top 40 to fill a gap created by an act which had unexpectedly pulled out of the show. Nearest to the 40 mark and still climbing, Wham! was summoned, and a phenomenon immediately began. The Top of the Pops performance of "Young Guns" is still considered a watershed moment in the group's history—critical acclaim is given for the 'nightclub' feel of the dance routine by all four of the performers.
Increasing success[link]
Wham!'s first manager was Bryan Morrison. The effect of Wham! on the public, especially teenage girls, was felt from the moment they finished their début performance of "Young Guns (Go for It!)" on Top of the Pops. Michael wore espadrilles, an open suede jacket, and rolled-up denim jeans. Ridgeley stood behind him, flanked by backing dancers Dee C. Lee and Shirlie Holliman.
The performance was as much one of acting as it was of singing, with Michael playing the part of the pleading good-time lad, and Ridgeley the guy who had been drawn into commitment. Afterwards, the song shot into the Top 40 at #24 and peaked at #3 in December. The following year (1983), Dee C. Lee began her work with Paul Weller of The Style Council, and was replaced by Pepsi Demacque. Holliman and Demacque would later record as Pepsi & Shirlie.
Wham! followed up "Young Guns (Go for It!)" with the reissue "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", a song about the joys of a leisurely life on the dole; "Bad Boys", about a strained relationship between a rebellious teenage boy and his worried parents; and "Club Tropicana", a satire of the media's fascination with the elitist London club scene. Each single was accompanied by a memorable music video.
By the end of 1983, Wham! was rivalling Duran Duran and Culture Club as Britain's biggest pop act.[citation needed] Notoriety and column inches were duly achieved with their antics of placing shuttlecocks down their shorts during performances on their first tour, the Club Fantastic Tour.[citation needed] Their début LP Fantastic reached #1 at this time as well.[citation needed]
It wasn't long after this that Ridgeley became conscious of legal problems with their initial contract at Innervision.[citation needed] While the legal battle raged (perhaps to raise much-needed funds for the fight[citation needed]), Innervision released a medley of non-single album tracks from Fantastic, entitled "Club Fantastic Megamix". Wham! publicly denounced the move, and urged fans not to buy it.[citation needed] After all the legal wrangling, Innervision admitted there were royalty discrepancies with Wham!'s contract,[citation needed] the fall-out of which led to the bankruptcy and eventual dissolution of Innervision altogether.[citation needed]
Driven by Ridgeley,[citation needed] the duo changed their image, and Wham! returned in May 1984 with an updated, cutting-edge pop image quickly copied[by whom?] by other pop bands.[citation needed] In a process begun by the video to "Club Tropicana" on the previous album, Ridgeley changed the band's look from "moody in leather jackets" to smiles and fashionable clothing, with a view to promoting themselves more as hedonistic sex symbols than spokesmen for a disaffected generation, as previously done.[citation needed]
Fittingly enough, these changes propelled the next single (a pop standard[citation needed]) to the top of the charts around the world.[citation needed] "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", an infectiously[citation needed] catchy song Michael wrote whose inspiration was a note left by Ridgeley to his parents.[citation needed] The note was mistakenly written by Ridgeley as "don't forget to wake me up up before you go go".[citation needed] Since he had accidentally written the word "up" twice, Ridgeley decided to compound the error and write "go" twice, as well.[citation needed] It became their first UK #1 and rose to that position in the USA as well,[citation needed] accompanied by a memorable[citation needed] video of the duo, plus the ubiquitous[citation needed] Pepsi and Shirlie, wearing Katharine Hamnett T-shirts with the slogans "CHOOSE LIFE" and "GO GO".
The next single "Careless Whisper" was issued as a George Michael solo piece, yet unlike any Wham! single since "Wham Rap!", it was credited as co-written by Ridgeley.[citation needed] The song, about a remorseful two-timer,[citation needed] had more emotional depth[citation needed] than previous releases, and quickly reached #1,[citation needed] marking a new phase as George Michael tried to somewhat distance himself from Wham!'s playboy image.[citation needed] In the U.S.—so as not to confuse American listeners just being exposed to Wham!—the single was billed as Wham! featuring George Michael.[citation needed] In the autumn of 1984, Wham! returned as a duo with "Freedom", another UK chart-topper[citation needed] with George Michael presented as a broken-hearted romantic,[citation needed] and the first single for quite some time to reach #1 in the UK without an accompanying video.[citation needed] It has been said[by whom?] that this was because the first video was canned due to its poor quality; a video was subsequently edited together from footage of Wham!'s historic China tour in time for "Freedom's" U.S. single release.[citation needed] The group by then had achieved three number-one singles in a row.[citation needed] In November, they released their second album, Make It Big, which quickly climbed to #1 on the album charts,[citation needed] and the band set off on an arena tour at the end of 1984.
"Last Christmas" became the highest-selling single ever to peak at #2 in the UK charts.[citation needed] As such, Wham! donated all their royalties[citation needed] to the Ethiopian famine appeal to coincide with the fund-raising intentions of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?", the song which kept them out of the top spot.[citation needed] Nevertheless, Band Aid's success meant that Michael had achieved #1 status within three separate entities in 1984—as a solo artist, as one half of a duo, and as part of a charity ensemble.[citation needed]
Several months after their UK releases, their three U.S. number-one singles in a row (and their only number ones) were "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (closely coinciding with Make It Big's release), "Careless Whisper", and "Everything She Wants". "Freedom" hit number three. At the end of 1985, the U.S. Billboard charts listed "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" as the number-three song and "Careless Whisper" as the number-one song of the year.
China and Live Aid[link]
In April 1985, Wham! took a break from recording to embark on a lengthy world tour, including a ground-breaking 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group.[5] The China excursion was a publicity scheme devised by Simon Napier-Bell (one of their two managers—Jazz Summers being the other). It culminated in a concert at the Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing in front of 10,000 people. Director Lindsay Anderson documented the tour in his film Foreign Skies.
Sporting a beard, Michael appeared with Ridgeley onstage at Live Aid (although they did not perform as Wham!). Michael sang "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with Elton John while Ridgeley joined Kiki Dee in the row of backup singers. In September, Wham! released "I'm Your Man" which went to #1 in the UK charts.
Michael claimed to have begun a relationship with model/makeup artist Kathy Yeung around this time, and Ridgeley began one with Keren Woodward of Bananarama. Ridgeley also took up the hobby of rally driving, famously[citation needed] crashing one car before the end of 1985. "Last Christmas" was re-issued for the festive season and again made the UK Top 10, peaking at #6, while Michael took up offers he was starting to receive to add his voice to other artists' songs. He performed backing vocals for David Cassidy and for Elton John on his successful singles "Nikita" (a UK #3) and "Wrap Her Up" (a UK #12), on which he sang co-lead vocals.
Demise[link]
Michael desired to create music targeted to a more sophisticated audience than the duo's primarily teenage fan-base. Therefore, Michael and Ridgeley officially announced the breakup of Wham! in the spring of 1986, but that a farewell single and album would be forthcoming, along with a final concert at Wembley Stadium on 28 June 1986, called The Final. British pop group Five Star declined George's invitation to be the supporting act, saying they needed to concentrate on their own career at the time.
The farewell single was "The Edge of Heaven", which reached #1 in June 1986. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" was the group's final single in the United States. The song, originally recorded by art-rock ensemble Was (Not Was), was a gloomy and sombre affair. The duo's last album was a double-LP collection of all the singles to date, including some extended versions, and was also called The Final (released in North America as the severely pared-down Music from the Edge of Heaven with alternate tracks). Wham! then bade goodbye to their fans (73,000 of whom attended the eight-hour event) and each other with an emotional embrace at the end of the show. The band had been together five years, selling close to 20 million albums and 10 to 15 million singles. Foreign Skies, the documentary of their tour of China, received its world premiere as part of the festivities, making it the most highly-attended film première in history.
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For several years after becoming a solo artist, George Michael spoke in public negatively about his time in Wham!, partly because of the intense negativity of media coverage on partner Ridgeley. Michael complained of the constant pressure he felt, and he claimed that the duo had been mistreated financially. He also spoke disparagingly about the Wham! repertoire, especially the songs from the first album.
However, his perspective on the era has softened somewhat in recent years. He still performs "I'm Your Man" and "Everything She Wants", one of the more critically acclaimed songs from the Wham! era, at his solo concerts. He and Ridgeley have had a few reunions.
Ridgeley moved to Monaco after Wham!'s break-up and tried his hand at Formula Three motor racing. Meeting with little success, Ridgeley moved to Los Angeles to pursue his singing/acting career, the failure of which caused him to return to England in 1990. Regardless, CBS Records, having taken up the option on Wham!'s contract that specified solo albums from Michael and Ridgeley, released a guitar-and-drum-driven solo effort from Ridgeley, Son of Albert, in 1990. His brother Paul—a frequent percussionist for Bananarama—played drums on the album. Singles included "Shake" and "Red Dress." CBS declined the option of a second album.
On 21 November 2009, there was a Wham!-themed night on television's The X Factor. Michael later appeared on the show's final episode, performing a duet of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with finalist and eventual winner Joe McElderry.
Discography[link]
Main article: Wham! discography
References[link]
- ^ Rettenmund, Matthew (1996-10-15). Totally awesome 80s. St. Martin's Press. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-0-312-14436-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q7rELTyAeAsC&pg=PT60. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ The music industry: The end of vinyl? J Qualen, 1985, Routledge.
- ^ The musical messages of Madonna and George Michael and how they relate to love, dating, relationships, and sex: an honors thesis (HONRS 499)[PDF] from bsu.edu.J.E. Nuerge - 2011 - cardinalscholar.bsu.edu
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.jpg) George Michael in concert in Belgium, on 14 November 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou |
| Born | (1963-06-25) 25 June 1963 (age 49) East Finchley, North London, England |
| Genres | 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 |
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| Piano John Lennon model "Z" Steinway[1] |
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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]
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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. 1
Listen 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 Michael
Ladies & 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 Century
Songs 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.
In 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]
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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 discography
See also: Wham! discography
Studio 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]
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| Name | Michael, George |
| Alternative names | Panagiotou, Georgios Kyriakos |
| Short description | English singer-songwriter, musician, producer |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1963 |
| Place of birth | Bushey, Hertfordshire, England |
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| Birth name | David Howell Evans |
| Born | (1961-08-08) 8 August 1961 (age 50) Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Origin | County Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, post-punk, alternative rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, activist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, keyboards, piano, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Island, Mercury |
| Associated acts | U2, Passengers |
| Website | www.u2.com |
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| Gibson Explorer Fender Stratocaster Gibson Les Paul Fender Telecaster Gretsch Country Gentleman Gretsch White Falcon Rickenbacker 330/12 |
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David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge),[1] is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record. As a guitarist, The Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.
The Edge was born in England to a Welsh family, but was raised in Ireland after moving there as an infant. In 1976, at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, he formed U2 with his fellow students and his older brother Dik. Inspired by the ethos of punk rock and its basic arrangements, the group began to write its own material. They eventually became one of the most popular acts in popular music, with successful albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby. Over the years, The Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and introduced influences from several genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock. With U2, The Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 record Zooropa, and occasionally contributed lyrics. The Edge met his second and current wife, Morleigh Steinberg, through her collaborations with the band.
As a member of U2 and as an individual, The Edge has campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes. He co-founded Music Rising, a charity to support musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. He has collaborated with U2 bandmate Bono on several projects, including songs for Roy Orbison and Tina Turner, and the soundtracks to the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the Royal Shakespeare Company's London stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine placed him at number 38 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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Personal life[link]
David Howell Evans was born at the Barking Maternity Hospital,[2] Essex, England to Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda Evans.[1] When he was one, his family moved to County Dublin, Ireland where he attended St Andrew's National School. He received piano and guitar lessons and often performed with his brother Dik Evans before they both answered an advertisement posted by Larry Mullen, Jr. at their school, Mount Temple Comprehensive School, seeking musicians to form a band.[3] The band accepted both of them. This band went through several incarnations before emerging as U2 in March 1978 (Dik Evans left the band just before the name change).[3] U2 began performing in various venues in Ireland and eventually began developing a following. Their debut album, Boy, was released in 1980.
In 1981, leading up to the October tour, Evans came very close to leaving U2 for religious reasons, but he decided to stay.[3] During this period, he became involved with a group called Shalom Tigers, in which bandmates Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. were also involved.[4] Shortly after deciding to remain with the band, he wrote a piece of music that later became "Sunday Bloody Sunday".[3] The Edge married his high school girlfriend Aislinn O'Sullivan on 12 July 1983.[5] The couple had three daughters together: Hollie in 1984, Arran in 1985 and Blue Angel in 1989.[4] The couple separated in 1990, but were unable to get officially divorced because of Irish laws regarding marriage annulment; divorce was legalised in 1995 and the couple were legally divorced in 1996.[4]
In 1993, The Edge began dating Morleigh Steinberg, a professional dancer and choreographer employed by the band as a belly dancer during the Zoo TV Tour. They had a daughter, Sian (born 1997), and a son, Levi (born 25 October 1999),[4] before marrying on 22 June 2002.[4] He appeared in the 2009 music documentary film It Might Get Loud.[6] The Edge has been criticized for his efforts to build five luxury mansions on a 156 acre plot of land in Malibu, California.[7] The California Coastal Commission voted 8-4 against the plans, with the project described by the commission's executive director, Peter Douglas, as "In 38 years...one of the three worst projects that I've seen in terms of environmental devastation...It's a contradiction in terms – you can't be serious about being an environmentalist and pick this location."[7] The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy agreed to remain neutral on the issue following a $1 million donation from The Edge and a commitment from The Edge to designate 100 acres of the land as open space for public footpaths.[7]
Music style[link]
"Notes actually do mean something. They have power. I think of notes as being expensive. You don't just throw them around. I find the ones that do the best job and that's what I use. I suppose I'm a minimalist instinctively. I don't like to be inefficient if I can get away with it. Like on the end of 'With or Without You'. My instinct was to go with something very simple. Everyone else said, 'Nah, you can't do that.' I won the argument and I still think it's sort of brave, because the end of 'With or Without You' could have been so much bigger, so much more of a climax, but there's this power to it which I think is even more potent because it's held back... ultimately I'm interested in music. I'm a musician. I'm not a gunslinger. That's the difference between what I do and what a lot of guitar heroes do."
—The Edge in 1991.[8]
Guitar playing[link]
As a guitar player, The Edge has a sound typified by a low-key playing style, a chiming, shimmering sound (thanks in part to the sound of VOX AC-30s) that he achieves with extensive use of delay effects and reverb. The feedback delay is often set to a dotted eighth note (3/16 of a measure), and the feedback gain is adjusted until a note played repeats two or three times.[citation needed]
On 1987's The Joshua Tree, The Edge often contributes just a few simple lead lines given depth and richness by an ever-present delay. For example, the introduction to "Where the Streets Have No Name" is simply a repeated six-note arpeggio, broadened by a modulated delay effect. The Edge has said that he views musical notes as "expensive", in that he prefers to play as few notes as possible. He said in 1982 of his style,
"I like a nice ringing sound on guitar, and most of my chords I find two strings and make them ring the same note, so it's almost like a 12-string sound. So for E I might play a B, E, E and B and make it ring. It works very well with the Gibson Explorer. It's funny because the bass end of the Explorer was so awful that I used to stay away from the low strings, and a lot of the chords I played were very trebly, on the first four, or even three strings. I discovered that through using this one area of the fretboard I was developing a very stylized way of doing something that someone else would play in a normal way."[9]
Many different influences have shaped The Edge's guitar technique.[citation needed] His first guitar was an old acoustic guitar that his mother bought him at a local flea market for only a few pounds; he was nine at the time. He and his brother Dik Evans both experimented with this instrument.[9] He said in 1982 of this early experimentation, "I suppose the first link in the chain was a visit to the local jumble sale where I purchased a guitar for a pound. That was my first instrument. It was an acoustic guitar and me and my elder brother Dik both played it, plonking away, all very rudimentary stuff, open chords and all that."[9] The Edge has stated that many of his guitar parts are based around guitar effects. This is especially true from the Achtung Baby era onwards, although much of the band's 1980s material made heavy use of echos.
Vocals[link]
The Edge also supplies the backing vocals for U2. U2's 1983 live album and video release, Under a Blood Red Sky and Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky are good reference points for his singing (as are the live DVDs from the Elevation Tour, U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle and Elevation 2001: Live from Boston). For example, he sings the chorus to "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Bono harmonizes on the final 'Sunday'). U2 used this tradeoff technique later in "Bullet the Blue Sky" as well. His backing vocals are sometimes in the form of a repeated cry; examples of songs that use this approach include "Beautiful Day", "New Year's Day" and "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)". Another technique he uses in his backing vocals is the falsetto, in songs such as "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own", "A Man and a Woman", "The Wanderer", live versions of "The Fly", and "Window in the Skies".
The Edge sings the lead vocal on "Van Diemen's Land" and "Numb", the first half of the song "Seconds", dual vocals with Bono in "Discotheque", and the bridge in the song "Miracle Drug".[4] He also sings the occasional lead vocal in live renditions of other songs (such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" during the PopMart Tour and "Party Girl" during the Rotterdam Zoo TV show when it was Bono's birthday).[10] He also plays a solo acoustic version of the song "Love is Blindness" that is featured in the documentary film From the Sky Down.
Other instruments[link]
He has played piano and keyboards on many of the band's songs, including "I Fall Down", "October", "So Cruel", "New Year's Day", "Running to Stand Still", "Miss Sarajevo", "The Hands that Built America", and "Original of the Species" and others. He plays the organ on "Please". In live versions of "New Year's Day", "The Unforgettable Fire", "Your Blue Room", and "Moment of Surrender", he plays both the piano and guitar parts alternately. In most live versions of "Original of the Species," piano is the only instrument played during the song. Although The Edge is the band's lead guitarist, he occasionally plays bass guitar, including the live performances of the song "40" where The Edge and bassist Adam Clayton switch instruments.
Solo recordings[link]
In addition to his regular role within U2, The Edge has also recorded with such artists as Johnny Cash, B. B. King, Tina Turner, Ronnie Wood, Jay-Z, and Rihanna. The Edge connected with Brian Eno and Lanois collaborator Michael Brook (the creator of the infinite guitar, which he regularly uses), working with him on the score to the film Captive (1986). From this soundtrack the song "Heroine", the vocal of which was sung by a young Sinéad O'Connor was released as a single.
He also created the theme song for season one and two of The Batman. He and fellow U2 member, Bono, wrote the lyrics to the theme of the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. The Edge, along with bandmate Bono, recently composed a musical adaptation of Spider-Man. On May 25, 2011, a single titled Rise Above 1: Reeve Carney Featuring Bono and The Edge was released digitally.[11] The music video was released on July 28, 2011.[12]
Musical equipment[link]
The Edge plays electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, bass guitar (on "40" and "Race Against Time") and lap steel guitar. Compared to many lead guitarists, The Edge is known for using many more guitars during a show. According to his guitar tech Dallas Schoo, a typical lead guitarist uses four or five different guitars in one night, whereas The Edge takes 45 on the road, and uses 17 to 19 in one 2.5-hour concert. He is estimated to have more than 200 guitars in the studio.[citation needed]
Philanthropy[link]
In 2005, The Edge along with Bob Ezrin and Henry Juszkiewicz co-founded Music Rising, a charity that helped provide replacement instruments for those that were lost in Hurricane Katrina. The instruments were originally only replaced for professional musicians but they soon realized the community churches and schools needed instruments as well. The charity's slogan is "Rebuilding the Gulf Region note by note" and has so far helped over a hundred musicians who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Edge also serves on the board of the Angiogenesis Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving global health by advancing angiogenesis-based medicine, diets, and lifestyle.[13]
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References[link]
- Footnotes
- ^ a b McCormick (2006), p. 21
- ^ Dunphy (1988), p. 70
- ^ a b c d McCormick (2006), pp. 117–120
- ^ a b c d e f "The Edge biography (@U2)". http://www.atu2.com/band/edge/. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
- ^ McCormick (2006), p. 144
- ^ "It Might Get Loud". http://www.sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b c "U2 star's plans push Malibu over the edge". The Independent. 18 June 2011. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/u2-stars-plans-push-malibu-over-the-edge-2299306.html.
- ^ Flanagan (1996), p. 43
- ^ a b c "On the Edge of Success". U2 Magazine No. 3. 1 May 1982. http://u2_interviews.tripod.com/id16.html. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ "U2 Rotterdam, 10 May 1993, Feyenoord Stadion, ZOO TV Tour – U1". http://www.u2-vertigo-tour.com/show355.html.
- ^ Rise Above 1 by Reeve Carney feat. Bono and the Edge | Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews. Rollingstone.com (2011-05-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ 'Spider-Man' star Reeve Carney in new video with Bono, the Edge Latimes.com (2011-07-28) Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ "The Angiogenesis Foundation: People". http://www.angio.org/about-people-bod.php. Retrieved 12/7/2009.
- Bibliography
- Dunphy, Eamon (1988). Unforgettable Fire: The Story of U2. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-010766-5.
- Flanagan, Bill (1996). U2 at the End of the World (Paperback ed.). New York: Delta. ISBN 978-0-385-31157-1.
- U2 (2006). McCormick, Neil. ed. U2 by U2. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-719668-7.
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- U2.com, official U2 site
- Music Rising
- The Edge at the Internet Movie Database
- The Edge – Album Credits
- A Study of The Edge's Guitar Delay
- The Edge: 'It's all about the vision'
- Food Bank For New York City public service announcement
- Comment on the mathematical analysis of The Edge's guitar sound
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| Name | Edge, The |
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| Short description | Irish rock musician |
| Date of birth | 8 August 1961 |
| Place of birth | Barking, Essex, England |
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