Last Christmas X 2 Mashup
What do you get when you mix together Ariana Grande’s “Last Christmas” vocal with Wham’s “Last Christmas” instrumental with George Michael’s background vocal? You get the mashup of the week (MOTW) “Last Christmas X...
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Artist Song Thread – Faith + Freedom
Have you noticed some of your favorite songs sound alike? Many artists take a prior song and mix a thread of it into a new hit. Many artists when asked about the reason for...
DEF: Deon Estus “Heaven Help Me”
Detroit-born musician Deon Estus, who played bass for Wham! and George Michael in the mid- to late 1980s, released his own album, Spell, in 1989. One song from the album — “Heaven Help Me,” which...
Best Samples: Father Figure
Back in 1993, P.M. Dawn released a hit single called “Looking Through Patient Eyes” that sampled George Michael’s 1987 hit “Father Figure”. The tune takes George Michael’s melody and adds a dash of poetry...
DEF: George Michael “Monkey”
Four songs from George Michael‘s 1987 album Faith hit the top of Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 30 years ago, the last of that quartet of songs, “Monkey,” rose to number one for a two-week reign....
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: George Michael and Queen “Somebody to Love”
In 1993, George Michael and Queen put out a five-song EP called Five Live that included a quintet of live performances, with Lisa Stansfield also featured on one of the songs. The album spawned one...
DEF: George Michael “One More Try”
George Michael‘s 1987 album Faith produced four number one hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 30 years ago, the third of those chart-topping songs, “One More Try,” climbed to number one for a three-week reign....
DEF: George Michael “Father Figure”
George Michael‘s Faith album produced four number one hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 30 years ago, the second of those four number one hits, “Father Figure,” climbed to the top of the chart for...
DEF: George Michael “Faith”
Released in October 1987, George Michael‘s first solo album, Faith, would launch the already famous singer into the stratosphere of popular music success. In addition to selling more than 20 million copies, the album would...
DEF: Aretha Franklin & George Michael “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”
In 1987, pop music stars Aretha Franklin and George Michael teamed up to record and release the song “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me).” Exactly 30 years ago, the song climbed to the...
