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George Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley had left for his parents, intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. In 1984, Michael had this to say on the development of the song:
In 2012, Michael said that there was no truth in speculation that he and Ridgeley were set for a Wham! reunion to mark the 30th anniversary of the group's first album. [33] Michael died from heart and liver disease at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on Christmas Day 2016, at the age of 53. Upon hearing of Michael's death, Ridgeley ...
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Andrew Ridgeley believes George Michael would have loved to see the lasting impression "Last Christmas" has left. In a recent interview with Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast, the musician — one half ...
George Michael was a “unique” artist who had a “natural feel for music that you can’t teach”, according to the guitarist who performed on his classic hit, “Careless Whisper”.. Ahead ...
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon , [ 2 ] he is one of the best-selling musicians of all time , with his sales estimated at between 100 million to 125 million records worldwide.
Last Christmas is based on Michael and Ridgeley's eponymous song released in 1984, and also inspired from their music. [3] Feig told in an interview to BBC News, that Michael was about to compile his new album before his death in 2016. Hence, he discovered the unreleased song "This Is How (We Want You to Get High)" that was recorded in 2015 ...
The melody of the song's chorus was used by Michael as an introduction to his song, "Faith", played on a church organ. [7] A reworked version of the song with altered lyrics (but still performed by the duo) was used to promote Maxell's line of audio cassettes in 1984. [8]