George Michael has confirmed that Let Her Down Easy from his forthcoming Symphonica album was edited to remove the sounds of the audience to satisfy the demands of radio.

Writing on Twitter, the singer remarked “Out of interest, Let Her Down Easy is indeed a live vocal, but radio these days won’t play live or live-sounding tracks…. on their playlists anymore, so we had to go in and get rid of all audience sounds off the track.”

He pithily added “I know I don’t understand it either, all I can thank god for is that it’s a recent development, because I’d have lost on two number ones, with Elton and Queen!”

After hearing the music video, I wondered how that song could have been from a live show!

Wow! Great editing, but sheeeit at those format rules.

Just another reason why radio sucks nowadays. Can't even play live cuts anymore.

[Edited 2/20/14 23:04pm]

Radio is dead anyways..I only turn on the Radio to listen to the news..and even those are terrible these days

Doalwa said:

Radio is dead anyways..I only turn on the Radio to listen to the news..and even those are terrible these days

even the NEWS is terrible and don't get me started on the weather forecast

SuperSoulFighter said:

Let Her Down Easy? Wasn't that on TTD's Symphony or Damn? Not very original, George.

So it's not allowed 2 cover other singer's song anymore? rules, rules, rules...

go2theMax said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

Let Her Down Easy? Wasn't that on TTD's Symphony or Damn? Not very original, George.

So it's not allowed 2 cover other singer's song anymore? rules, rules, rules...

There were remakes on Wham! albums, including the debut. George has been doing it his whole career. So I'm not sure what's so different now.

[Edited 2/21/14 15:29pm]