Pet Shop Boy
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Dec 29, 2006 11:24:34 GMT -5
Haunting comeback ballad which reached #7 in 1996.
One of my favourite George Michael songs. Beautiful stuff.
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Post by joker on Dec 29, 2006 15:45:37 GMT -5
Not one of my favorites by him, but it's not bad.
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3970
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Post by 3970 on Dec 30, 2006 13:00:33 GMT -5
that song hit number 7????????
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Pet Shop Boy
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Dec 30, 2006 13:50:12 GMT -5
that song hit number 7???????? Yep. Only #18 Pop though. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 2, 2007 14:59:49 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2013 16:31:47 GMT -5
This was a really bizarre choice for a lead-off single. Beautiful song though.
Oddly it was his first solo #1 from a George Michael studio album in the UK. While he went on to have several more of his highest charting hits in the UK, his fortunes were reversing in the US. This underperformed in the US (despite the sales fueled Top 10 debut) and was his second to last Top 10 there.
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Soulsista
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Room for one more, honey.
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 6, 2013 16:42:47 GMT -5
It was OK. I preferred the next single, "Fastlove".
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radio2009
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Post by radio2009 on Jan 13, 2013 17:41:17 GMT -5
George first performed this song at the very first MTV Europe VMA's in 1994
The problem with it is its length. It's 6 minutes, and while it doesn't drag on, radio stations played an edited version that didn't do it justice.
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MikeCheck12
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 16, 2013 8:52:01 GMT -5
This was a great song, from an AMAZING album. Love it!
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Unhinged
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 1, 2018 19:25:49 GMT -5
Haunting. Beautiful song.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 19:46:40 GMT -5
It is beautiful, and it is haunting, and it is... a bizarre choice for a single, let alone a lead. But that's one of many things I loved about George, and it wasn't the first time. I think leading with Praying For Time off Listen Without Prejudice set the precedent for him releasing this. PFT may be a bit more accessible than JTAC, but both are slow ballads that were followed by an uptempo 2nd single. And both slow leads peaked higher than their uptempo (and probably more obvious choices for leads) follow ups.
This isn't one of my favorites from him, not by a long shot. But, like Sade, he can seduce me with whatever mellow jazzy bs he wants. Sing to me and I'm good.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 5:04:16 GMT -5
Beautiful one. One of his best
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Post by The Black Bird on Jan 10, 2020 11:35:06 GMT -5
This is just gorgeous!
I love this version as well:
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gonecountry
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Post by gonecountry on Jan 10, 2020 11:41:28 GMT -5
love it, love it, love it. This was just an incredible album. loved every song
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