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Thread started 10/30/08 12:42pm

graecophilos

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LISTEN: Early version of George Michael's "Too Funky"

This is an early version of Too Funky... mixed with Happy, another song from 1989/1990.

GM said TF had six different versions, and I bet this is version one or two because in 1990 he allready finished Happy (it was considered vor Listen Without Prejudice).

Although the final version is better I like it. I wish more demos would leak...

http://ca.youtube.com/wat...aoHYqxiaSc
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Reply #1 posted 10/30/08 12:57pm

Timmy84


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Reply #2 posted 10/30/08 1:10pm

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Nice. I wish the sound were clearer. Sounds like people are doing dishes in the background.
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Reply #3 posted 10/30/08 1:17pm

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TRON said:

Nice. I wish the sound were clearer. Sounds like people are doing dishes in the background.


The description said someone recorded it from a cell phone.
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Reply #4 posted 10/30/08 1:27pm

dag

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Nice.
"When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really donĀ“t like the idea that he could have it all."
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Reply #5 posted 10/30/08 1:38pm

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Timmy84 said:

TRON said:

Nice. I wish the sound were clearer. Sounds like people are doing dishes in the background.


The description said someone recorded it from a cell phone.


okay, but he can't have recorded it live from the studio it was recorded because back in 1990 noone had hideable cell phones.
This makes me wonder where this was played?
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Reply #6 posted 10/30/08 1:50pm

Timmy84

Y'all play the video I posted. smile

It's a "remastered" version of "Too Funky/Happy" before, I think, George mixed it with just "Too Funky".
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Reply #7 posted 10/30/08 2:01pm

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Timmy84 said:

Y'all play the video I posted. smile

It's a "remastered" version of "Too Funky/Happy" before, I think, George mixed it with just "Too Funky".


now the video's not available anymnore.

He began writing the song in 1989, when around teh time he wrote Freedom 90. But he never was satisfied with this song. Even the final version he always despised a bit...
The demo naturally involved into the songs Happy and Too Funky. The instrumental and samples were used for Too Funky completely.

you gotta listen to Happy as well. And who don't know it: Listen to Do You Really Want To Know, as well.
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Reply #8 posted 10/30/08 2:02pm

Timmy84

graecophilos said:

Timmy84 said:

Y'all play the video I posted. smile

It's a "remastered" version of "Too Funky/Happy" before, I think, George mixed it with just "Too Funky".


now the video's not available anymnore.

He began writing the song in 1989, when around teh time he wrote Freedom 90. But he never was satisfied with this song. Even the final version he always despised a bit...
The demo naturally involved into the songs Happy and Too Funky. The instrumental and samples were used for Too Funky completely.

you gotta listen to Happy as well. And who don't know it: Listen to Do You Really Want To Know, as well.


It's not allowed to be embedded. When you hit reply to my post, the link should be there, just copy it and paste it and see if it'll play.
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Reply #9 posted 10/30/08 4:21pm

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Timmy84 said:

Y'all play the video I posted. smile

It's a "remastered" version of "Too Funky/Happy" before, I think, George mixed it with just "Too Funky".



no this is simply a jazz mix of Too Funky.
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