Hmm. This is the only way I see fit to discuss the way I feel about George Michael’s cover of New Order’s “True Faith” and it’s video. Pros: It’s George Michael (who’s usually awesome), the new arrangement is certainly adventurous, George is looking quite healthy these days, so hopefully he’s off of everything (with the possible exception of the chronic), the song is a charity release. It might also herald the release of a new album and quite possibly a […]
Posts tagged "George Michael"
Blerd’s Notes: A Guide to the Music of George Michael (Part One)
It was a Saturday night (actually a Sunday morning) in the summer of 1983, and I was watching “New York Hot Tracks”, one of several local shows that devoted itself to the then novel concept of playing music videos. Being a music geek at even this tender age (and being allowed to stay up WAY past my bedtime), things like this brought me way more pleasure than you’d expect from a 7 year old. One night, they played a video […]
From “Faith” to “True Faith”: George Michael Releasing New Single
British pop star George Michael has largely stayed out of the spotlight following his release from prison last year. The first rumblings to come from his camp came towards the end of last year in the form of a remixed holiday tune. This year’s Faith reissue has come and gone with next to no publicity from George himself. George, who releases and promotes material at his own damn pace, was largely MIA and fans (like me) have been chomping at […]
Having Faith Once Again: George Michael’s Pop Masterpiece, Revisited
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”‘s not the type of song any great songwriter would like to leave as a musical legacy, and George Michael knew that when he decided to split Wham! up in 1986. After four successful years of making easily digestible pop/dance anthems with (questionably talented) partner Andrew Ridgeley, George retreated into the studio with his sights on making an adult pop album that would resonate with fans in the same manner as the then demigods of […]
Award Show Sundays: Have a Little “Faith”
In between cursing myself for not having an NBA TV cable package and watching Season 7 of “Scrubs” for the 240th time, I turned to YouTube to pass the time. I somehow stumbled upon “A Different Story”, the documentary about the life and career of British superstar George Michael. As much as George has made some incredibly stupid decisions in his life, most of which have to do with getting behind the wheel of a car stoned off his gourd, […]
Coldplay & George Michael Wish You a Very British Christmas
I suppose we’re now in the appropriate time period to be playing Christmas music. I personally have been there for about a week. I fired up Prince’s “Another Lonely Christmas” on the iPod (admittedly, not the most festive of tunes) the day after Thanksgiving, and I’m actively looking for a copy of the Salsoul Orchestra Christmas album online. With the spirit of the season slowly working it’s way through my body, I figured now would be the appropriate time to […]
The Careless Whispers of Jim James
One thing I didn’t mention on the site was that I got to see My Morning Jacket perform live about two weeks ago. It was the second time I’d seen the band, but it was the first time I’d gotten to see them right at the edge of the fucking stage. How close was I? Close enough that if Jim James had dandruff and shook his hair at me, I would have been blinded by the shards of his scalp. […]
The Wait for “Faith” Continues: More News on George Michael’s Reissue
A week or so ago, I let you guys know that a reissue of George Michael’s classic solo debut “Faith” was on deck and scheduled for release later this year. Well, that reissue now has a release date of September 21st, and it looks like there will also be a limited edition version of the album with some super-duper extra material that almost justifies it’s relatively healthy price tag. According to George’s website , the limited-edition, hand-numbered special edition of “Faith” […]
Having “Faith”: George Michael Gets a Re-Booty
After 23 years, George Michael’s Grammy-winning solo debut, “Faith”, is getting the re-issue treatment this September, according to Pause and Play as well as a tip from my homie Jason Hare . “Faith” not only won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1989, but it was a cultural phenomenon, scoring 6 Top 5 hits. It also became the first album by a white solo artist to hit #1 on Billboard’s R&B charts and has been certified 10X Platinum by the RIAA. The album […]
Blerd Briefs: Prince, George Michael and Baseball!!
In an interview, with a British newspaper called The Daily Mirror, Prince declared the internet “dead”. The legendary performer, who is prone to making completely befuddling public statements, stated that the reason he wasn’t making his new music available via digital venues is because “all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you”. So says the man who has at various times, sued internet fan sites […]
The Valentine's Day Mix
As much as I sometimes try to forget the existence of this day, I’ve already been hit with several reminders that it’s Valentine’s Day in the past hour alone (and it’s only 9:20 in the morning). So I figured that instead of being a scrooge, I’d share some of my favorite love songs with you. These are songs that perfectly explained things that I’ve felt at times that I was in love (as opposed to just wicked horny), and songs […]