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This was the first British #1 hit that featured an artist writing, singing, arranging, producing, and playing all the instruments on the song.

Michael said during the BBC One special for his concert at The Palais Garnier in 2014 about this tune, "I think you can tell that 'A Different Corner' is genuinely the sound of a man who's heart's been broken. I was 19 and the best critique I ever heard of that song was from a friend of mine who said, 'It's beautiful, pathetic, but beautiful.'"

This strong, reflective, mature ballad, awash with slowly pulsating keyboards, is totally different from the poppy sounds of Wham! At the time of its release in April 1986, George Michael was still part of the duo, but a few months later he and Andrew Ridgeley decided to split. This announcement was followed by an emotional farewell concert at Wembley Stadium in London, in front of 72,000 fans.

This was George Michael's first solo release in the US and his second solo release in the UK. (In the UK, "Careless Whisper" was credited to George Michael, whilst in America it was credited to Wham!). George Michael was the first solo act in the history of the UK chart to reach #1 with his first two releases.

Infomation taken off http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7890

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Its so rare to have a song about same-sex love. This is probably from the perspective of lesbian or bisexual women. Sung over a pulsating 80's inspired beat.

Who says music today is just mindless entertainment, this is a pretty bold statement.

Way to go :D 

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On 2/25/2012 at 2:19 PM, angel_dust said:

PALOMA BLANCA - George Baker Selection

When the sun shines on the mountain

And the night is on the run

It's a new day

It's a new way

And I fly up to the sun

I can feel the morning sunlight

I can smell the new-mown hay

I can hear God's voice is calling

For my golden sky light way

Una paloma blanca

I'm just a bird in the sky

Una paloma blanca

Over the mountains I fly

No one can take my freedom away

Once I had my share of losing

for they locked me on a chain

Yes they tried to break my power

oh I still can feel the pain

Una paloma blanca

I'm just a bird in the sky

Una paloma blanca

Over the mountains I fly

No one can take my freedom away

Una paloma blanca

I'm just a bird in the sky

Una paloma blanca

Over the mountains I fly

No one can take my freedom away

 

REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - Marmalade

Verse 1

The changing of sunlight to moonlight

Reflections of my life

Oh how they fill my eyes

Verse 2 (Repeat)

The greetings of people in trouble

Reflections of my life

Oh how they fill my eyes

Chorus

Oh my sorrows

Sad tomorrows

Take me back to my own home

Chorus (Repeat)

Oh my crying (Oh my crying)

Feel I'm dying, dying

Take me back

To my own home

Verse 3 (Repeat Verse 1)

I'm changing, arranging,

I'm changing,

I'm changing everything

Everything around me

Verse 4 (Repeat Verse 1)

The world is

A bad place

A bad place

A terrible place to live

Oh but I don't wanna die ...

Chorus (2 x)

 

 

Still soothing to the ears

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Did I missed the news?
Couldn't remember. :mellow:

 

 

 

 

 

On 3/5/2017 at 4:54 AM, shyc said:

 

R.I.P

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