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Dud song. But I have great memories of having someone write "I LOVE WHAM!" in permanent marker across my face when I was passed out. Ahh, youthful binge drinking .. classic.
― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, April 11, 2005 6:57 AM (5 years ago)
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Monday, 2 August 2010 16:46 (fourteen years ago) link
this song is fucking amazing, easily the best thing George Michael has ever done/been associated with. kinda surprised people hate on it or think appreciating it requires irony...?
― RAGE, for Men (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 2 August 2010 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
The production is awesome, all the instruments are given plenty of space to work, nothing's overcooked - for example the FM brass stabs sound like part of the record rather than being laid over the top as the sound-de-jour, the muted guitar keeps things ticking over, the sax solo goes on long enough to make it's point without being cheesy, GM's voice works on all the different levels it needs to for the various moods/emotions in the lyrics, the intro puts you right there within a couple of bars, come hear George's tale of woe! The way the song gets you to feel sorry for and sympathetic towards a character who is basically a cheating bastard. The only real mis-step is that the song doesn't really have a proper ending, just kind of drifts off towards the end.
― ninjas and lasers and gold and (snoball), Monday, 2 August 2010 16:57 (fourteen years ago) link
This song is a total classic. His vocals from the "tonight the music seems so loud" bit onwards are just incredible.
Actually I agree with everything in Snoball's post above, the production is just perfect.
Though the Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds version is probably the best version of it.
― jellybean (jellybean), Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:57 AM (5 years ago)
I don't agree with this being a better version but it is really amazing, the harmonies and the climax give me a little shiver.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 3 August 2010 04:03 (fourteen years ago) link
two years pass...