Today, June 21st 2008, ends my 2 year burn out with George Michael's music.
I heard "FastLove" and I just started vibing with it.

I'd like to make this thread for people to talk about how much they love this track. I even dig the little "Forget My Nots" part towards the end. How awesome.


Love love love this song.

bboy - I guess you were right. Can't not dig George Michael forever.

"Fastlove" is my shit.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG EVER!!!!!

I must have listened to it over 1000 times within 2 years. I listened to it a whole year and each day a few times.

this song turned me into a GM fan!

I liked it as a child, but didn't know who it was. 8 years later I found out who made this excellent song and well...

it means so much to may... it's about a gay guy seeking sex and not a love affair... i don't want to be ignorant but I think this song is written for all male gay people!!

Um, that song is like ten years old...wth

but yeah, it's hot

Anyway though he should be more respected as an artist than he seems to be. Maybe if he'd stay out of the bathrooms...

graecophilos said:

I was pointing that out to people at the time, but most people didn't want to hear it. George was dropping some blindingly obvious hints with this song and video, but incredibly, the public mostly missed it.

And yes, this is an EXCELLENT song. One of the best of his career.

midnightmover said:

I didn't.

"My friends got their ladies
They are having babies
But I just wanna have some fun"

Timmy84 said:

The video with the half naked pretty boys on the bed in leather pants was a pretty big clue. And of course, the biggest hint was George's dancing which is the gayest I've ever seen in a music video.

I remember Chris Evans interviewing him that year and asking if he was gay. George spent about three hundred years responding to the question without actually answering it. That was when I knew beyond any doubt that he was batting for the other team. The surprising thing was when I spoke to other people who heard the same interview. When I mentioned it, they just thought it was a silly question. They couldn't conceive that someone who they'd grown up with could possibly be gay. I was like "WTF?! No straight man would've responded to the question like that."

Craig David is a similar case, but that's for another thread.

midnightmover said:

Ever since seeing "Wham!" videos and when I first got to know about George's music (1988), I was aware that there was something different about him. So when he finally came out in 1998 it made sense.

I LOVE that song! I was dancing in my seat on Thursday. Unfortunately being in nose bleed but in the 2nd row, I didn't stand until "Everything She Wants." I play it all the time.

"I knoe you're practicing the same relegion"...

another hint. The whole OLDER album was sooo obvious. I became a fan in 2004, when it was no big sceret that GM's gay. But I think´in 1996 and with this album it would have been pretty obvious.

love. that. song.

and i think it can apply to all guys - straight, bi, gay, etc. we all want a cheap fast lay now and again (or all the time) - whether with a chick or another dude (or both).

That video is so damn erotic it makes no damn sense although the song is brilliant. I mean its like 10 years old but that part with the girl and the blow dryer is so damn sexy for some odd reason...I also noticed the other day while watching it that the dancers had on Evisu outfits.

I've always loved this one. It reminds me of my freshman year in college.

Hands down this is one of my favorite George songs. His voice is so smooth and it has such a hot beat. Love the use of the sample too. Doesn't hurt that he looks amazing in the video as well.

The song is very simple regardless of sexuality. I think it had specific meaning for him going through the loss of his love. "I miss my baby"

I love this song too.
When I first heard it I remember understanding the gay "between the lines" message immediately... Well, U guess for straight people that was a little more difficult since they practice monogamy...

After the video, it was plain simple...

BTW, the guy in the video was the same who appears in Madonna's Justify My Love, right?

tritoncin said:

Tony Ward... had an on again off again affiar with Madonna for about 5 years

Movies

1996 - Hustler White by Bruce LaBruce + Rick Castro
1998 - Sex/Life in L.A. by Jochen Hick
1999 - Out in Fifty by Bojesse Christopher + Scott Leet
2002 - All about the Benjamins by Kevin Bray
2007 - "Story of Jen" Director Francois Rotger Lead Role
Videos

1987 ABC - King without a crown - Director Vaughan & Anthea
1988 Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak - Director Diane Keaton
1989 Madonna - Cherish - Director Herb Ritts
1990 Madonna - Justify My Love - Director - Jean Baptiste Mondino
1990 Tommy Page - I'll Be Your Everything - Director Greg Masuak
1992 Madonna - Erotica - Director Fabien Baron
1995 Rusty - Misogyny - Director Bruce LaBruce
1996 George Michael - Fastlove - Director Vaughan Arnell
1996 Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There - Director Vaughan Arnell
1999 Esthero - That Girl - Director Patrick Hoelck
2000 Sinéad O'Connor - Jealous - Director Mike Lipscombe
2005 Lisa Marie Presley - Idiot - Director Patrick Hoelck
Tony Today


Tony when he was the it guy

ehuffnsd said:

He's got a fan site where you could look at all of his modeling photos.

For all my gay friends and horny female friends, he's got some...er...very stimulating photos that he did at the beginning of his career that, uh, AHEM, speaks for itself:

www.tony-ward.com/

Vanilli said:

HAHAHA!!! I was right!

midnightmover said:

Don't be talking about Craig!

listens to Trust Me

Timmy84 said:

Looking at those early performances, it was kinda obvious:

Bad Boys


Freedom

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ehuffnsd said:

A perfect photo

ehuffnsd said:

I love this song.
One of the best examples of creative sampling in the history of pop music.
"Forget Me Nots" is great on its own of course.

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I go back and forth on this one. Back in the day, I was pretty hardcore with it. Then, I don't know, a month after it was out, I kind of started hating it. In the years since, I sometimes hear it and it sets in motion a whole George Michael obsession-phase. And at other times, I just don't really care for it that much.

This was his last bonafide US hit, wasn't it?

Xcalibre said:

I really like this entire album.

It puts me to sleep.

In a good way.

rushing07 said:

same here. for a long time it was my favorite by him. might still be, though LWPv1 has made considerable gains on it.

Xcalibre said:

I have the same dilemma. Older and LWPv1 are my two favorites. (Which is weird considering Faith is what he is most known for. Kinda like his Thriller)

What did you guys think of Patience and his new track, "An Easier Affair?"

Vanilli said:

Patience is alright. I think I'd like it better if a few songs were axed.

Don't really like any of the new stuff from Twenty-Five. It all seems half-assed.

love this record, as watching the vid one day and that line about practicing the same religion took my mind elsewhere and i wrote a poem from it.

I forgot to thank him in Questions, so Thanks George!


gr8 track

Xcalibre said:

Yes.

I love Older, but I don't think it tops Listen Without Prejudice (my favorite) or Faith. I like Patience, but I can't say I love it. The same goes with "An Easier Affair."