George Michael

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Wham! Docu is a gem!
It’s all just Andrew and George and their friendship and that mad fast 4 years that was Wham!
Andrew line saying Wham was never meant to be middle aged it was just all about their youth summed it up perfectly
Yog and Andy 4 evah!

It just pulled me right back to that proper first pop star crush I had on them before John Taylor and Duran Duran joined in.

I remember wanting to go to The Final concert even said I’d stay in London with my aunt who was a Nun! The parents were having none of it.

[WestEndGirl]

Jul 5, 2023 18:05:35 GMT -4 @fitz said:

Wham! Docu is a gem!
It’s all just Andrew and George and their friendship and that mad fast 4 years that was Wham!
Andrew line saying Wham was never meant to be middle aged it was just all about their youth summed it up perfectly
Yog and Andy 4 evah!

It just pulled me right back to that proper first pop star crush I had on them before John Taylor and Duran Duran joined in.

I remember wanting to go to The Final concert even said I’d stay in London with my aunt who was a Nun! The parents were having none of it.

I just watched this on Netflix. So much fun and what a talent. I never saw Wham in concert but feel lucky to have seen George (on his 25 tour).

[Marie De Salle]

I was too young to be a true Wham! fan but I remember watching the videos for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Careless Whisper" on VH-1 endlessly lol. They are forever imprinted on my childhood. But boy did I love some "Faith" era George Michael and beyond. This documentary was pure joy and I will always lament the fact that I never got to see him live in concert! And Andrew Ridgely seemed like a stand up guy, especially in regards to letting George know his sexual orientation didn't have any bearing whatsoever on him or their band. George's voice and showmanship was truly one of a kind. Also 53 is way too young to pass...it's truly tragic.

[Ladybug]

I loved Wham! in the 80s and I remember one summer when I listened to Make It Big and Music from the Edge of Heaven pretty much nonstop. The music was just fun and full of life and I never got sick of it, no matter how much they got played on the radio, LOL.

The documentary was excellent and really a tribute to their friendship. I like that they used George's interviews and that he gave credit to Andrew for his contributions and more importantly his support. Even back in the Wham! days I got the sense that George was very shy, conflicted about the spotlight, and insecure and Andrew was his rock to lean on.

Since I watched the doc, I have been listening to a lot of Wham! and GM music and he really deserves acknowledgement as a great songwriter and producer. The story about him producing "Careless Whisper" in the doc was something I'd never heard before.

[forever1267]

There's another documentary on Peacock (EDIT: AND Amazon) that focuses solely on George, his solo work and with Wham! and his personal life. The Real George Michael He says he knew that he would lose his lawsuit with Sony, but that he did it for other artists who were just beginning their careers.

Rest in Peace, you Angel.

[Oxynia]

I loved the Wham! documentary. It was very well done and celebrated all of the joyful exuberance that made that band so fun, as well as George's talent as a songwriter and producer that made them so special. He was one of the best of all time...not many artists can successfully go from being someone that audiences screamed at to someone that audiences listened to. So much talent and credibility, and that voice was pure heaven.

I'm glad he's finally getting his due and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. I'm not sure that enough people fully grasp what was lost when he left us.

[Ginger]

Sharing something that I think about all the time.

Remember back when George was alive and he got high and crashed his car in London? He crashed it into his local Snappy Snaps store (a chain of photo developing convenience stores). This is the crash site. Click on the photo and look carefully to the left of the door.

I believe Snappy Snaps surprisingly still exists and the Hampstead location has left the site as is in tribute to George.

[horseface]

Jul 11, 2023 10:09:51 GMT -4 Ladybug said:

I loved Wham! in the 80s and I remember one summer when I listened to Make It Big and Music from the Edge of Heaven pretty much nonstop. The music was just fun and full of life and I never got sick of it, no matter how much they got played on the radio, LOL.

The documentary was excellent and really a tribute to their friendship. I like that they used George's interviews and that he gave credit to Andrew for his contributions and more importantly his support. Even back in the Wham! days I got the sense that George was very shy, conflicted about the spotlight, and insecure and Andrew was his rock to lean on.

Since I watched the doc, I have been listening to a lot of Wham! and GM music and he really deserves acknowledgement as a great songwriter and producer. The story about him producing "Careless Whisper" in the doc was something I'd never heard before.

Unless I misinterpreted the book by Andrew Ridgely that really appeared s to have been the case. It seems Andrew was MUCH more of a risk taker. In fact it sounds like George's parents were not too keen on the two of them hanging out together.

[sardonictart]

Jul 5, 2023 18:05:35 GMT -4 @fitz said:

Wham! Docu is a gem!
It’s all just Andrew and George and their friendship and that mad fast 4 years that was Wham!
Andrew line saying Wham was never meant to be middle aged it was just all about their youth summed it up perfectly
Yog and Andy 4 evah!

It just pulled me right back to that proper first pop star crush I had on them before John Taylor and Duran Duran joined in.

I remember wanting to go to The Final concert even said I’d stay in London with my aunt who was a Nun! The parents were having none of it.

Loved, loved, LOVED this documentary! I always liked Wham! and adored George Michael (such talent!) It was so nice to see two friends achieve great success through their support of each other and to never lose the friendship. A friend of mine who was never a Wham! fan but very much respected George Michael’s talent loved it - found it very satisfying. He said that it was like some resolution he didn’t even know he needed. That’s the perfect way to describe it, I think.

[laurenj]

Jul 10, 2023 22:37:50 GMT -4 Marie De Salle said:

I was too young to be a true Wham! fan but I remember watching the videos for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Careless Whisper" on VH-1 endlessly lol. They are forever imprinted on my childhood. But boy did I love some "Faith" era George Michael and beyond. This documentary was pure joy and I will always lament the fact that I never got to see him live in concert! And Andrew Ridgely seemed like a stand up guy, especially in regards to letting George know his sexual orientation didn't have any bearing whatsoever on him or their band. George's voice and showmanship was truly one of a kind. Also 53 is way too young to pass...it's truly tragic.

Same, I remember Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, but only in passing, the Faith era was what I really remembered George for.

I really loved how much credit George gave to Andrew and really just the happenstance of their meeting. Him coming right out and saying "if I'd been seated next to a different person, the whole trajectory of my life might have been entirely different." There are so many points in life where people make such a key contribution but get zero recognition (as Andrew Ridgeley later did, as "that other guy from Wham").