One of my favorite songs ever!!!! The part following the little breakdown that starts with "In the absence of security" is one of the best things I've ever heard. I love how he included "Forget Me Nots" in the background. I also love the "Everybody needs a little fastlove" part in the part 2 remix. So much to love about this song

George Michael has Jams. This is one of my favorites.

One of the greatest songs of all time... one of GM's genius cuts to me...

Don't dig Wham, but like most GM solo stuff. Especially this tune and album Older.

Was just jamming this last weekend.

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Bfunkthe1 said:

Don't dig Wham, but like most GM solo stuff. Especially this tune and album Older.

Was just jamming this last weekend.

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How can you not like the Motown-throwback vibe of Wham?

I think Michael is a genius pop craftsman.

Those songs are so perfect.

Timmy84 said:

One of the greatest songs of all time... one of GM's genius cuts to me...

While George's lows can be pretty low, his highs are so high you barely realise there are any lows.

CynicKill said:

Bfunkthe1 said:

Don't dig Wham, but like most GM solo stuff. Especially this tune and album Older.

Was just jamming this last weekend.

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How can you not like the Motown-throwback vibe of Wham?

I think Michael is a genius pop craftsman.

Those songs are so perfect.

Well that. And song/video of, Wake Me Up Before you Go Go. Really? Lol.

Dosen't matter. The beauty of music/art. Subjectivity.

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Bfunkthe1 said:

CynicKill said:

How can you not like the Motown-throwback vibe of Wham?

I think Michael is a genius pop craftsman.

Those songs are so perfect.

Well that. And song/video of, Wake Me Up Before you Go Go. Really? Lol.

Dosen't matter. The beauty of music/art. Subjectivity.

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Take away Wake Me Up and you got a damn near perfect collection of Wham songs man.

Timmy84 said:

Bfunkthe1 said:

Well that. And song/video of, Wake Me Up Before you Go Go. Really? Lol.

Dosen't matter. The beauty of music/art. Subjectivity.

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Take away Wake Me Up and you got a damn near perfect collection of Wham songs man.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Timmy84 said:

Take away Wake Me Up and you got a damn near perfect collection of Wham songs man.

I can't stomach that song to this day. That's one reason George sometimes don't do Wham songs in his show besides Careless Whisper, I'm Your Man, Different Corner and Everything She Wants. Someone should request Blue and/or Nothing Looks the Same in the Light in his next concert tour.

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I can't stomach that song to this day. That's one reason George sometimes don't do Wham songs in his show besides Careless Whisper, I'm Your Man, Different Corner and Everything She Wants. Someone should request Blue and/or Nothing Looks the Same in the Light in his next concert tour.

What makes it worse is that whenever you mention Wham to anybody, all they mention is Wake Me Up or Careless Whisper. I like CW, but I always pass on Wake Me Up. Awful song.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Timmy84 said:

I can't stomach that song to this day. That's one reason George sometimes don't do Wham songs in his show besides Careless Whisper, I'm Your Man, Different Corner and Everything She Wants. Someone should request Blue and/or Nothing Looks the Same in the Light in his next concert tour.

What makes it worse is that whenever you mention Wham to anybody, all they mention is Wake Me Up or Careless Whisper. I like CW, but I always pass on Wake Me Up. Awful song.

You know how it is. People especially in the US are fickle with groups. Wham wasn't even a boy band in the classic sense. They just got that stupid tag due to Wake Me Up...it sowed the seeds for George's discontent with being looked at as a pop tart.

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I can't stomach that song to this day. That's one reason George sometimes don't do Wham songs in his show besides Careless Whisper, I'm Your Man, Different Corner and Everything She Wants. Someone should request Blue and/or Nothing Looks the Same in the Light in his next concert tour.

It's a cute/ fun/chessy song but I don't listen to it. Everything She Wants is my song.

babybugz said:

Timmy84 said:

I can't stomach that song to this day. That's one reason George sometimes don't do Wham songs in his show besides Careless Whisper, I'm Your Man, Different Corner and Everything She Wants. Someone should request Blue and/or Nothing Looks the Same in the Light in his next concert tour.

It's a cute/ fun/chessy song but I don't listen to it. Everything She Wants is my song.

ESW is one of those epic songs... between that, Blue and Nothing Looks the Same, ESW is one of my top 5 Wham songs.

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

What makes it worse is that whenever you mention Wham to anybody, all they mention is Wake Me Up or Careless Whisper. I like CW, but I always pass on Wake Me Up. Awful song.

You know how it is. People especially in the US are fickle with groups. Wham wasn't even a boy band in the classic sense. They just got that stupid tag due to Wake Me Up...it sowed the seeds for George's discontent with being looked at as a pop tart.

It only makes me understand why he did what he did on Listen Without Prejudice even more.

I can't take the hate no more!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awful song? Really?

I do prefer this one though:

The bassline!

Speaking of the Older album before we go too deep off topic, I always loved this cut:

Fastlove is a great track, and GM has many more. ESW is indeed a classic Wham! tune...

Great song, one of his best!

I've always been a fan of Georgios. This song is one of his best, most definitely. Something I still can jam to this very day.

CynicKill said:

I can't take the hate no more!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awful song? Really?

I'm with you. I can see why someone wouldn't care for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," but calling it an "awful song" seems a bit much. It's pretty clever, insanely catchy, and sung beautifully and convincingly; yes, it's overplayed, but "awful"?

My favorite Wham! songs are definitely "A Different Corner," "Everything She Wants," and "Freedom."

As for "Fastlove," it's a stone cold classic. I loved it from the first moment I heard it. It reminds me of college, which is never a bad thing.

Another of my favorites from Older is "The Strangest Thing." Unlike the case with "Star People," I greatly prefer the original version over the '97 remix:

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I don't hate Wake Me Up, there's much worse stuff on the first Wham! album. The vocals are some of George's best. Cheesy, catchy, and overplayed, not awful to me. Everything She Wants is also one of my favorite songs ever. Killer from beginning to end. BTW Careless Whisper and A Different Corner are both considered George solo songs.

Timmy84 said:

Speaking of the Older album before we go too deep off topic, I always loved this cut:

YES! The whole jazz ambient feel is just This is style of music he should have done on LWP. Never been a fan of that album, half the songs are some of my favorite GM songs and the other half I hate (Heal The Pain is probably my least favorite GM song)

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said:

Speaking of the Older album before we go too deep off topic, I always loved this cut:

YES! The whole jazz ambient feel is just This is style of music he should have done on LWP. Never been a fan of that album, half the songs are some of my favorite GM songs and the other half I hate (Heal The Pain is probably my least favorite GM song)

Cowboys and Angels hinted at the jazz stuff that was on Older. I dig Heal the Pain but eh...

aardvark15 said:

I don't hate Wake Me Up, there's much worse stuff on the first Wham! album. The vocals are some of George's best. Cheesy, catchy, and overplayed, not awful to me. Everything She Wants is also one of my favorite songs ever. Killer from beginning to end. BTW Careless Whisper and A Different Corner are both considered George solo songs.

I know that but they're still Wham-era joints because Wham was still together when he put them out.

CynicKill said:

I can't take the hate no more!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awful song? Really?

I've always liked Wake Me Up. It's one of my all time favorite songs. I've never cared that much for Heartbeat though. I don't totally dislike it, but don't have to hear it either. I always thought Heartbeat could fit in a soap opera of the time.

Timmy84 said:

aardvark15 said:

YES! The whole jazz ambient feel is just This is style of music he should have done on LWP. Never been a fan of that album, half the songs are some of my favorite GM songs and the other half I hate (Heal The Pain is probably my least favorite GM song)

Cowboys and Angels hinted at the jazz stuff that was on Older. I dig Heal the Pain but eh...

Cowboys And Angels had potential, but it never really lived up to it for me. The song goes on way too long and doesn't keep me interested through the whole thing.

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said:

Cowboys and Angels hinted at the jazz stuff that was on Older. I dig Heal the Pain but eh...

Cowboys And Angels had potential, but it never really lived up to it for me. The song goes on way too long and doesn't keep me interested through the whole thing.

It kept me interested. I love long songs like that... it's like watching a short film shot in some European city under a dark sky with two lovers.

Timmy84 said:

aardvark15 said:

Cowboys And Angels had potential, but it never really lived up to it for me. The song goes on way too long and doesn't keep me interested through the whole thing.

It kept me interested. I love long songs like that... it's like watching a short film shot in some European city under a dark sky with two lovers.

I usually like long songs like it too. But for some reason Cowboys And Angels has never clicked with me