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Post by Revelry on Jan 8, 2017 20:02:05 GMT -5
I've become obsessed with him over the past few weeks. I was too young to experience him first hand, but i've fallen absolutely in love with him. So charming and eloquent in interviews and so composed during performances. I haven't stumbled on 1 bad performance from him yet. He was a true talent and a gay trailblazer.
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Post by slw84 on Jan 9, 2017 15:00:47 GMT -5
George Michael was my 2nd concert. I went with my parents and I was only 3.5 or so.
Faith is top 3 favorite album
top 10 songs: 1. Monkey 2. Hard day 3. Father figure 4. Look at your hands 5. One more try 6. Careless whisper (I know it's wham but) 7. Kissing a fool 8. Freedom 9. Too funky 10. I knew you were waiting
It's weird but Faith is one of my least favorite songs from him
I love Monkey the album version and how it sounds different in the video
I also love Hard day the original and the remix shep pebbitone version at the end of the album
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Jan 19, 2017 23:50:52 GMT -5
When is the service? Hello?
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 19, 2017 23:54:39 GMT -5
When is the service? Hello? You trying to make room in your calendar?
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Post by top40guy on Jan 20, 2017 3:29:19 GMT -5
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Jan 25, 2017 19:50:07 GMT -5
Boy George opens up about the passing of George Michael:
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 10, 2017 14:37:49 GMT -5
Still no word on his official cause of death. The rumor is that the announcement might not be until March. :(
In other news, Elton John recently said about One More Try: "I don't get jealous of many songs, but I'm jealous of this song. I'd love to have written this."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2017 13:07:03 GMT -5
I love George's ballads, but I never liked One More Try
Father Figure or Jesus to a Child are 100 better for me
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 13, 2017 19:25:37 GMT -5
Not sure why but it seems the reissue of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 has been pushed back to May 19, 2017. I'm thinking it may have something to do with the timing of the funeral.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Feb 13, 2017 21:44:30 GMT -5
George Michael’s Family To Sue Fadi Fawaz Over Leaked 911 Call
2016 was a year where a number of prominent and beloved celebrities passed away: Prince, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher Alan Rickman, Harper Lee, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder and Leonard Cohen all died in that time, to the dismay of their fans. But for some people the death of singer-songwriter and LGBTQIA icon George Michael on Christmas day was the most damaging of them all.
George Michael originally rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and is best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as Last Christmas and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. George Michael sold more than 100 million records globally, and his debut solo album, entitled Faith sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and won three American Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations.
George Michael was found dead in his home by his partner Fadi Fawaz, who called the emergency services. Fawaz, an Australian celebrity hairstylist and a freelance photographer of Lebanese descent, had been dating the pop star since 2012. Fawaz shared his experience of discovering his lover dead in a newspaper interview, stating: “I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed. We don’t know what happened yet.”
“Everything had been very complicated recently, but George was looking forward to Christmas, and so was I. Now everything is ruined. I want people to remember him the way he was – he was a beautiful person.”
However, not everyone is happy that Fawaz has been so candid about Michael’s fatal heart attack; especially after the phone call Fawaz made to the emergency services leaked to the press. George Michael’s family have now announced that they intend to sue Fawaz for leaking the recording.
In a statement issued to the press by solicitors representing the pop star’s family, they claimed they were “extremely upset and truly appalled” that the four-minute audio clip had been leaked to the media, stating: “On their behalf we will be ensuring that a full investigation takes place to establish how this material was made available and we will expect the culprit(s) to be dealt with appropriately.”
The statement continues, “The family are also disappointed that no attempt was made to contact them or their representatives for comment in advance of the publication. We do not believe that there is any genuine public interest in the publication of material that is so personal and painful, and which is plainly highly confidential and should remain so."
Fawaz was also banned by the singer’s irate family from attending George Michael’s funeral, according to cousin Andros Georgiou, who said that Fawaz was “not welcome. Heaven help him if he turned up. Fadi has not been invited to the funeral — the family hate him. It will be a small and secret affair, with possibly less than 50 people. The hope is that George is in the ground before people find out about the funeral. ”
Furthermore a spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service, who received the call, confirmed that an immediate investigation into how the tape was leaked is underway, “South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has been informed about the release of the tape of a 999 call. We take matters of confidentiality very seriously and have launched an immediate investigation.”
It’s safe to say that fans of the artist will be left in mourning for some time, many of whom are celebrities themselves
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Feb 13, 2017 22:46:55 GMT -5
^^ That's from the British tabloids so I'm not quite sure what to believe… George's cousin is bad news, I think, and has been peddling stories to the press for years...
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 13, 2017 22:52:42 GMT -5
^^ That's from the British tabloids so I'm not quite sure what to believe… George's cousin is bad news, I think, and has been peddling stories to the press for years... He is George's cousin like Alli Sims was Britney's -- zero blood relation.
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Post by Unhinged on Mar 7, 2017 10:05:53 GMT -5
George died of natural causes. RIP. GM
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Mar 8, 2017 7:27:24 GMT -5
Not sure why but it seems the reissue of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 has been pushed back to May 19, 2017. I'm thinking it may have something to do with the timing of the funeral. I was so bummed about this... but, if it was pushed back because of the funeral, I totally understand. It's crazy that they couldn't do the funeral sooner. I really feel for his family and close friends. :'(
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Post by Unhinged on Apr 6, 2017 7:36:00 GMT -5
The release for Listen Without Prejudice 25 has been pushed back (again) to October 20, 2017. Got an e-mail from Amazon about my pre-order...
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 6, 2017 16:02:09 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 6, 2017 17:35:29 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 7, 2017 0:36:38 GMT -5
Allegedly it's going to be a Nile Rodgers remix of Fantasy.
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Post by Unhinged on Sept 7, 2017 8:13:51 GMT -5
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Oct 10, 2017 18:03:32 GMT -5
Ooooh. I wanna see this. Cool to see other artists’ input.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 17, 2017 16:06:17 GMT -5
The documentary aired yesterday on Channel 4 in the UK, and will air on the 21st at 9PM ET in the US on Showtime. It will be available for streaming the following day.
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Post by harvie on Oct 22, 2017 3:08:27 GMT -5
Wow! I just watched this movie/documentary on Showtime and it's a great little treat.
I never really grew up listening to GM much or really knowing much about his career. WOW! The movie really focuses on his battle with his record label, which I never even really knew about (it went on for YEARS).
A cool fact I learned was about his album "Listen Without Prejudice" ....I always thought it was called that bc of having something to do with his homosexuality. But NO.
During the "Faith" album he got A LOT of black radio play and won male R&B artist at the AMAs...he then recieved backlash from the black community. So the title of his next album "Listen Without Prejudice" was directed towards the black/R&B community (they showed a small clip of Gladys Knight seemingly not happy a white male artist is being awarded over a black artist like Bobby Brown in an R&B Award/radio). I really thought that was interesting.
I always loved Fastlove and Jesus to a Child...and love them more now... realizing the lyrics/meanings. The movie really highlights Freedom 90 and you get a lot of BTS footage!
The movie is very tasteful. It doesn't get into any of the gossip, scandalous kind of things.
He also has a very interesting answer to the question of what would "he want to have said on his tombstone?"..... In a roundabout way he says there will never be other music artists like himself, Madonna, Prince...
Everyone should check out this movie! He was so talented!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 3:24:22 GMT -5
Is this on youtube? I checked yesterday but could not find Though I did watch one other
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Post by harvie on Oct 22, 2017 3:26:43 GMT -5
I dunno. I watched it on old school cable. SHOWTIME. DVR'rd it earlier tonight.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 22, 2017 3:31:15 GMT -5
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Post by Mirago on Oct 25, 2017 13:41:22 GMT -5
Don’t believe some of the reviews, the doc is entertaining. The A listers interviewed were background to me. It's strength is that we get to hear so many intimate details from George himself. The Freedom 90 video secrets are a highlight. I was crying by the credits.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 27, 2017 17:31:07 GMT -5
The LWP reissue enters the UK chart at #1, and Older re-enters the top 40. Both Twenty Five and Ladies & Gentlemen are in the top 40 too.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Oct 27, 2017 22:25:24 GMT -5
I got the deluxe edition of the LWP reissue and it looks so good! I'm glad I bought it as they seem to be limited...
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Post by Unhinged on Oct 31, 2017 9:35:10 GMT -5
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