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Live In London (George Michael Video)
''Live in London'' is a live concert recording of George Michael's final two concerts in London's Earls Court on 24 and 25 August 2008 as part of his 25 Live tour. This is the first live DVD of George Michael's career. It was released on DVD (two discs release) and Blu-ray (one BD with DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 5.1 multichannel sound) formats on 7 December 2009 in the UK, Europe and Australia, and on 8 December 2009 in the US and Canada. The DVD had subtitles for spoken portions of the DVD in several languages. The highly anticipated shows on the DVD marked the end of George Michael's triumphant 25 Live Tour and were the last chance to catch Michael performing on a stage of this magnitude in London. Background information In 2006, George Michael announced his first tour in 15 years, 25 Live. This DVD was recorded and filmed on 24 and 25 August 2008 when George Michael declared two special performances entitled "The Final Two" which took place in Earls Court, London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV Generation, MTV generation and is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musicians of all time, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. Michael was known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He achieved seven number-one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number-one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Michael List of awards and nominations received by George Michael, won numerous music awards, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Award, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. In 2015, he was ranked 45th in ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s list of the "Greatest Hot 100 Artists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Have Been Loved
"You Have Been Loved" is a song by English singer and songwriter George Michael, recorded for his third studio album, ''Older'' (1996). It was written by Michael and David Austin and produced by Michael. On 8 September 1997, "You Have Been Loved" was released as a double A-side single with "The Strangest Thing '97" and reached number two in the United Kingdom, behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" charity record. Background Michael wrote "You Have Been Loved" about his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993. It was released as the sixth single from ''Older''. "The Strangest Thing", also from the album, was remixed and re-recorded for this release as a more up-tempo track, the original version became more a dance-pop, middle eastern and bossa-nova song. Critical reception Matthew Hocter from Albumism said "You Have Been Loved" is "one of the album’s most heartbreaking and painfully personal love songs". A reviewer from ''Music Week'' rated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazing (George Michael Song)
"Amazing" is a song co-written, produced, and performed by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released by Aegean and Sony Music on 1 March 2004. It was included on Michael's fifth studio album, ''Patience''. The song is about and dedicated to George Michael's then-partner at the time, Kenny Goss. The song reached 1 in Hungary, Italy, Poland and Spain, and it also topped three US ''Billboard'' dance charts. Music video The music video for the song was directed by Matthew Rolston. The video was filmed in London, United Kingdom in late 2003. It shows a modern club-like setting where a holographic performance by George Michael is projected in front of a long lounge. George is also shown amongst the crowd, and in small intervals singing in front of a black background. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic chose the track as one of the album's track picks. BBC News Online's Michael Osborn said the song "sends us hurtling back to the late 80s." Sal Cinqueman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patience (2004 Album)
''Patience'' is the fifth and final studio album by the English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 15 March 2004. The much delayed follow-up to '' Older'', at the time of its release it was considered Michael's comeback album since it was his first album composed of original material since 1996, and his first for Sony Music since 1990's '' Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1''. ''Patience'' spawned six singles. The first two, "Freeek!" and "Shoot the Dog", were already released in 2002 by Polydor, when the album was originally due. In a 2004 interview with Adam Mattera for UK magazine ''Attitude'', Michael explained how he felt reenergised and excited about the project: "There's something about the vocals on this album that’s a lot more confident, more certain. There are proclamations of love that I’ve never made before – certainly since Wham! – and then there’s going further into the truth at the same time, like on "My Mother Had A Brother" or "Through" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxanne (The Police Song)
"Roxanne" is a song by English rock band The Police. The song was written by lead singer and bassist Sting and was released as a single on 7 April 1978, in advance of their debut album '' Outlandos d'Amour'', released 2 November. It was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute. When re-released on 12 April 1979, the song peaked at on the UK Singles Chart. The song ranked No. 388 on the ''Rolling Stone''s "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and was voted No. 85 by VH1 on its list of the "100 Greatest Rock Songs". In 2008, "Roxanne" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Background The Police lead singer Sting wrote the song inspired by the prostitutes he saw near the band's seedy hotel in Paris, France, where the Police were lodged in October 1977 to perform at the Nashville Club. The song's title comes from the name of the character in the play ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', an old poster of which was hanging in the hotel foyer. Sting had orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feeling Good
"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical '' The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd''. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast. Nina Simone recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 album ''I Put a Spell on You''. The song has also been covered by Sammy Davis Jr., Traffic, Michael Bublé, John Coltrane, George Michael, Victory, Eels (band), Eels, Joe Bonamassa, Eden (musician), Eden, Muse (band), Muse, Black Cat Bones, Bassnectar, Sophie B. Hawkins, Leslie West, Avicii, Chloe Bailey, Chlöe and Lauryn Hill among others. It was also performed by John Legend as part of the Celebrating America performance marking the Inauguration of Joe Biden, inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on January 20th 2021. Early performances and recordings Although Bricusse and Newley shared songwriting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinning The Wheel
"Spinning the Wheel" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Michael. The song was co-written and co-produced by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was released on Virgin Records as the third single from Michael's third studio album, '' Older'' (1996), and depicts the worry of a lover whose partner is sexually promiscuous during the period when AIDS was newly discovered and rampant in the West. The song peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, kept off the top by the Spice Girls' "Wannabe". The single also peaked within the top 10 in Denmark, Hungary, Italy, and Spain where it spent 3 consecutive weeks at #1. "Spinning the Wheel" subsequently appeared on both of George Michael's compilations '' Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael'' and '' Twenty Five''. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' praised the Forthright-remix of "Spinning the Wheel" as a "hard-driving dance record", noting that the "sleek and jazzy interlude" from the '' Older'' album had bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith (George Michael Song)
"Faith" is a song written and performed by George Michael, from his 1987 debut solo album of the same name. It held the number-one position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for four weeks and, according to ''Billboard'' magazine, was the number-one single of the year in the United States in 1988. The song also reached number one in Australia and Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. In 2001, it placed at number 322 on the Songs of the Century list. Writing and recording As with the rest of the album, the track was written, arranged, and produced by Michael. It is claimed that the idea came from publisher Dick Leahy's suggestion that Michael write a rock and roll pastiche. The song began life in May 1987 at PUK Studios, Denmark with Michael doing a 2-bar LinnDrum loop and Hugh Burns playing the Bo Diddley-style acoustic rhythm guitar part on a nameless metal-bodied acoustic. Long-time bassist Deon Estus laid down a bass part, while the cathedral organ part was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John And Elvis Are Dead
"John and Elvis Are Dead" is a 2005 song and single released by George Michael from his album ''Patience''. It was co-written by childhood friend David Austin. It was released on 30 August 2005 as a download-only single and was therefore unable to chart in the United Kingdom under the chart rules at that time. The song marks George Michael's final single from a studio album The song was also released on Michael's greatest hits album '' Twenty Five''. Music video Directed by Anthea Benton, the music video did not receive heavy airplay, although it remains popular among Michael's fans. It features, among many famous faces both alive and dead at the time of the release of the song, footage of those named in the title: John Lennon and Elvis Presley. In addition to John and Elvis, Marvin Gaye is also mentioned in the chorus of the song. Footage of Freddie Mercury used from Queen's music video "Bohemian Rhapsody" although he is not mentioned. ''Die Welt'' noted the religious tones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot The Dog
"Shoot the Dog" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Michael, released as the second single from his fifth and final studio album, '' Patience'', though released a year and a half prior to the album. It was his last release for Polydor Records, after which he departed from that label and returned to Sony Music, on which the album ''Patience'', including the song "Shoot the Dog", was released. The song is a protest song referring to (and critical of) British Prime Minister Tony Blair and American President George W. Bush. Released on 29 July 2002, it peaked at number one in Denmark and number 12 in the United Kingdom. The music video for the song is completely animated. The single marked 20 years since the release of Wham!'s first single, " Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", another politically charged song written by Michael. "Shoot the Dog" samples the Human League song "Love Action (I Believe in Love)". It also samples the "That's right!" vocal from Silver Convention's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Funky
"Too Funky" is a song written and performed by English singer and songwriter George Michael and released by Columbia Records in the United States and Epic Records elsewhere in 1992. The song was Michael's final single for his recording contract with Sony Music before he started legal action to extricate himself from it. "Too Funky" had been initially earmarked for a follow-up to the album '' Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1'' but Michael shelved the idea, instead donating it, along with two other songs, to the project '' Red Hot + Dance'', which raised money for AIDS awareness. Michael subsequently donated the royalties to the same cause. The song never appeared on any of Michael's studio albums, although later it was included on his solo collection '' Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael'' and in the 2017 reissue of ''Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1'', which also included the two other songs from ''Red Hot + Dance'' and its B-side "Crazyman Dance", all of which we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Different Corner
"A Different Corner" is a song written and performed by George Michael that was released on Epic Records (Columbia Records in the US) in 1986 . Background & Writing "A Different Corner" was written by Michael while Wham! were at their peak as a duo, and during a low point in his life: Michael admitted that "A Different Corner" was the "most honest" and personal song he had ever done. He elaborated further on the song's meaning: According to Michael, the song took roughly 14 hours to write and record from beginning to end. The synthesizer textures were created with a Roland Juno-60 synthesizer. History At the time of its release in March 1986, Michael was still a member of pop duo Wham! (the song is included on Wham!'s album ''Music from the Edge of Heaven'' only released in Japan and North America, as well as their compilation album ''The Final'', released worldwide), though he and partner Andrew Ridgeley had announced that they would split in the summer after a farewell sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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