George Michael - Live In Sydney

As you can tell, I had amazing seats!
It's not easy being a fan of 80s pop icons with highly publicised drug habits. I spent Wednesday night bathing in Whitney's sweat soaked glamour before doing it all over again on Friday at George Michael's Sydney show. The concerts couldn't have been more different - George was actually lucid and sang in tune - but I enjoyed them both equally. Albeit for very different reasons. Whitney was a hot mess but there was something unusually intimate about her trainwreck of a tour. George, on the other hand, was the epitome of professionalism. Everything from the staging to the setlist was immaculate and he cemented his reputation as a consummate live performer. Having just stumbled home from Mardi Gras, I'm not quite up to writing a proper review but here are some random thoughts on the George Michael experience:

1. The man still looks hot - especially for a middle aged pothead. George, call me if you get bored. We'll smoke a bowl and cruise some beats!

2. Time has not wearied the brilliance of "Fast Love", "Too Funky" and "Freedom" one iota.

3. Dita Von Teese almost stole the show with her saucy video montage.

4. "My Mother Had A Brother" gets me every time. Without a doubt one of the most heartbreaking songs about homosexuality ever written.

5. Speaking of gayness, dedicating "Amazing" to (his partner) Kenny was a nice touch. I also liked the banter about Mardi Gras and his amusing warning about over-zealous policemen.

6. I wish he'd leave "Roxanne" to Sting. It was one of the night's few misfires.

7. The ballad section was lovely. George has one of the most underrated voices in pop music.

8. "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and "I Want Your Sex" were glaring omissions. I would have also loved to hear "Monkey" and "Precious Box".

9. Vodka and Johnny Walker don't mix. Believe me, I learned the hard way.

10. The highlight of the night was "Outside". The video projections were amazing and George rocked that police uniform.

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George Michael - Freedom! '90

"Freedom! '90" is the second U.S. single from George Michael's album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, released in December 1990. Michael does not appear in the music video, instead a number of supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford mouth the words from the song. The song reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the Billboard Top 40 for twelve weeks in late 1990 and early 1991.Source URL: https://popmusicrecords.blogspot.com/search/label/George%20Michael
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Wham! - Wake Me Up Before you Go Go

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by English pop duo Wham! (George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley) from their 1984 album, Make It Big. The song became their first UK number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael.Source URL: https://popmusicrecords.blogspot.com/search/label/George%20Michael
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George Michael - Faith

"Faith" was a number-one song by George Michael from his 1987 Faith album. The song reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It ended the year as the top-selling single in the United States in 1988 according to Billboard Magazine.

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George Michael - Kissing a Fool

"Kissing a Fool" is the sixth and final single from George Michael's album Faith, released in 1998. The song reached #1 in the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and became a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a fan favourite and being regarded critically as one Michael's most accessible and honest recordings.

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George Michael - Careless Whisper

"Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael, his first number one single as solo artist and ranks as one of the most successful songs of the 1980s. The song reached number one in nearly twenty-five countries, selling about six million copies worldwide. According to the United World Chart, the song is the 31st highest selling single of all time.

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George Michael - Father Figure

"Father Figure" is a U.S. number-one song written and performed by George Michael and released in 1987 as the third single from the album Faith. The album reached #1 in the UK and in several markets worldwide. In the United States, the album had 51 non-consecutive weeks inside the Billboard 200 Top 10, including 12 weeks at #1.

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