I completely agree. Such a beautiful song and one of my favs from GM. I love the live version on the dvd too.

yes, well, really one of my favourite songs ever. Fantastic voice. It never gets boring, I loved it whe it was released (bought the 12") and still do.

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
If I could, I would, I swear

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jillybean said:

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
If I could, I would, I swear

Damn

Can't believe how young he was when he wrote and sang this amazing schitt.

Cinny said:

Love this song. Fell in love with it all over again after watching this performance. His live vocal is FLAWLESS!!! Pure perfection!

Empress said:

I completely agree. Such a beautiful song and one of my favs from GM. I love the live version on the dvd too.

Yes, yes & YES.

jillybean said:

I'd say love was a magical thing flame
I'd say love would keep us from pain...

I always hated that whoever transcribed these lyrics, always used the incorrect word "thing." Love is not a "thing" that would inflict pain, like "flame" from a fire could!

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

jillybean said:

I'd say love was a magical thing flame
I'd say love would keep us from pain...

I always hated that whoever transcribed these lyrics, always used the incorrect word "thing." Love is not a "thing" that would inflict pain, like "flame" from a fire could!

Isn't "love is a thing" correct? There is a song "What is this thing called love?"

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

jillybean said:

I'd say love was a magical thing flame
I'd say love would keep us from pain...

I always hated that whoever transcribed these lyrics, always used the incorrect word "thing." Love is not a "thing" that would inflict pain, like "flame" from a fire could!

I always heard "flame" too.

robertlove said:

I have the Music From The Edge Of Heaven album and it has a lyric sheet. It has "thing", not "flame". But liner notes are not always correct though.

[Edited 9/6/13 10:36am]

robertlove said:

Isn't "love is a thing" correct? There is a song "What is this thing called love?"

True, but what does that have to do with this George Michael song, and the context in which he uses it?

MickyDolenz said:

I have the Music From The Edge Of Heaven album and it has a lyric sheet. The word is "thing", not "flame".

As stated above: "I always hated that whoever transcribed these lyrics..."

I know this. Just because the lyric sheet was wrong, doesn't make it right. It is clear by his words, the context of what is causing his intense pain, and by reading his lips...the correct word is "flame."

Alas, the only sure way to find out, is to ask George himself.

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

jillybean said:

I'd say love was a magical thing flame
I'd say love would keep us from pain...

I always hated that whoever transcribed these lyrics, always used the incorrect word "thing." Love is not a "thing" that would inflict pain, like "flame" from a fire could!

:

Thanks for the correction! I hate misquoted lyrics so I'm embarassed by my own crime.

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

Love this song. Fell in love with it all over again after watching this performance. His live vocal is FLAWLESS!!! Pure perfection!

Great link!

This will always be my favorite George Michael song. I made a thread about it back in '07, the year it turned 21. I believe George wrote it when he was 21.

Found it! http://prince.org/msg/8/213573

AlexdeParis said:

This will always be my favorite George Michael song. I made a thread about it back in '07, the year it turned 21. I believe George wrote it when he was 21.

Found it! http://prince.org/msg/8/213573

I became a fan after that!

Cinny said:

AlexdeParis said:

This will always be my favorite George Michael song. I made a thread about it back in '07, the year it turned 21. I believe George wrote it when he was 21.

Found it! http://prince.org/msg/8/213573

I became a fan after that!

That's awesome, glad I could help! I just noticed that you said you hadn't listened to it before.

AlexdeParis said:

Cinny said:

I became a fan after that!

That's awesome, glad I could help! I just noticed that you said you hadn't listened to it before.

I'm sure I had heard it but never ... listened.

My favorite song by him/Wham. Makes me cry and reminds me of someone I loved dearly.

Stymie said:

My favorite song by him/Wham. Makes me cry and reminds me of someone I loved dearly.

I used to not consider this my favourite track by him but these past few days I've been bawling my eyes out to it. I really do think it might be my favorite by him now,

tinaz said:

This was the version I was going to post as well.. GORGEOUS isnt it!!