Gringo
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Wed Feb-25-04 01:58 AM
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Poll question: Best George Michael (or Wham!) song |
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Best George Michael (or Wham!) song
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Wed Feb-25-04 02:01 AM
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Very good performer. I did lose a lot of respect for him after the whole "public bathroom" incident though.
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Wed Feb-25-04 02:06 AM
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2. Agreed. It would have been so much better |
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Edited on Wed Feb-25-04 02:07 AM by Gringo
If he had just "come out" before and got his sex the regular way...
It's not like many of us ever thought he was straight anyway...
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Wed Feb-25-04 02:11 AM
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3. He would've completely had my respect |
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big time had he come out from the start. But about the bathroom incident, that conduct is just a little weird from any standpoint regardless of sexual orientation.
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Wed Feb-25-04 02:16 AM
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I don't really care about performers' personal lives, so long as they are not rightwingers, and don't hurt others. What he did was scuzzy and low-class, but no worse than what Hugh Grant did...
Hell I still listen to my Milli Vanilli CD - I don't think of it as "the CD by those 2 frauds, Rob & Fab" I think of it as the CD by those session performers that didn't get the billing they deserved. Funny how C&C Music Factory never got turned into a laughingstock when it was revealed that Martha Wash & not "Zelda" had done all the singing...
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Wed Feb-25-04 02:35 AM
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5. Freedom - but as far as Wham goes, what about "Careless Whisper" |
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This is my second "pop culture guilty pleasure" confession in a row, but I loooooove that song... transports me right back to 9th grade.
I'm never going to dance again Guilty feet have got no rhythm
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:56 AM
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19. Ben Folds tore that up live recently |
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opening for Tori Amos here, and when he got to the "Tonite the music seems so loud..." part, he prefaced it with "Here's the really cool part!"
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Wed Feb-25-04 11:01 AM
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22. Yes, "Careless Whisper" is a good pop song |
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also "Everything She Wants". So I voted other.
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Wed Feb-25-04 02:47 AM
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:13 AM
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7. Sorry - only so much space in the poll. |
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But I thought there would be more closet GM listeners...
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:14 AM
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8. I'm rather partial to Outside and Starpeople. |
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:15 AM
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9. What was his anti-Iraq war song? Anyone remember? |
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Edited on Wed Feb-25-04 10:17 AM by Screaming Lord Byron
As he's gotten older, he's gotten more socially aware.
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:30 AM
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13. You mean the new "Blair as a poodle" song? |
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I never heard it, since radio boycotted all anti-war songs.
"Praying for time" was released as the 1st Gulf War started, and it had the feeling of being anti-war, even if it wasn't explicitly so.
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:16 AM
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10. It still amazes me that "Praying For Time" went to #1 |
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Such a cynical, depressing song. I love it! "A Different Corner" gets to me, too.
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:28 AM
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11. I agree - It's my favorite |
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These are the days of the open hand They will not be the last Look around now These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
This is the year of the hungry man Whose place is in the past Hand in hand with ignorance And legitimate excuses
The rich declare themselves poor And most of us are not sure If we have too much But we’ll take our chances Because God’s stopped keeping score I guess somewhere along the way He must have let us all out to play Turned his back and all Gods children Crept out the back door
And its hard to love, there’s so much to hate Hanging on to hope When there is no hope to speak of And the wounded skies above say it’s much, much too late Well maybe we should all be praying for time
These are the days of the empty hand Oh you hold on to what you can And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
This is the year of the guilty man Your television takes a stand And you find that what was over there is over here
So you scream from behind your door Say what’s mine is mine and not yours I may have too much but I’ll take my chances Because God’s stopped keeping score And you cling to the things they sold you Did you cover your eyes when they told you That he can’t come back Because he has no children to come back for
Its hard to love there’s so much to hate Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of And the wounded skies above say its much too late So maybe we should all be praying for time
This part always got to me:
"Did you cover your eyes when they told you That he can’t come back Because he has no children to come back for"
This was released just as the FIRST fraudulent Gulf War was beginning, and it's grim tone seemed SO appropriate at the time. For me, this song totally redeemed him from his ass-shaking days as an artist.
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:29 AM
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12. Wake me up b4 u go go |
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:30 AM
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Sets you freeeee!
Fun and sunshiiiineee! there's enough for everyone!
Other then that I like the one where he's a cop.
growl baby
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:33 AM
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15. It's "drinks are free" |
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But anyway, that is a hilarious song! Early Wham is a hoot! "Bad boys stick together never sad boys do do do do do WOO WOO!"
And Wham Rap! Don't get me started!
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:46 AM
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:42 AM
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16. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go! |
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:56 AM
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20. I love that song!!! Just as I loved George Michael and was going to |
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marry him you know...My best friend was going to marry Andrew Ridgely and we were going to live happily ever after....sigh...:hi:
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Wed Feb-25-04 11:06 AM
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23. You Put The Boom-Boom Into My Heart, Mrs. Grumpy. |
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You turned the bright spark into a flame... my beats-per-minute never been the same!
-- Allen
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Wed Feb-25-04 11:20 AM
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24. Sweet memories....'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool |
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It makes me crazy when you act so cruel Come on, baby, let's not fight We'll go dancing, everything will be all right
:7
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Wed Feb-25-04 10:53 AM
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KISSING A FOOL!!! (yaaay) (swoon) (sigh)
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Wed Feb-25-04 11:00 AM
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21. What about "Wham Rap" |
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"Wam, Bam, I am a Man. Come on everybody come and something something not. Do you enjoy what you do, if not, then stop - don't stay there and rot!"
bwa hah ha I loved that song when I was 10.
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