Born in East Finchley, Middlesex, Michael rose to fame after forming the pop duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. Their first two albums, "Fantastic" (1983) and "Make It Big" (1984), reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. They had commercial success with singles "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)", "Young Guns (Go for It)", "Bad Boys", "Club Tropicana", "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Last Christmas", "Everything She Wants", “Freedom”, and “I'm Your Man”. Their 1985 tour in China was the first by a Western popular music act and generated worldwide media coverage. Michael took part in Band Aid's UK number-one single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984 and performed at the following year's Live Aid concert.
Michael's first solo single, "Careless Whisper" (1984), reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. The second solo single, "A Different Corner", also reached number one in 1986. After Wham! disbanded that year, Michael released the number-one duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)". His debut solo album, "Faith" (1987), stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks and topped the UK Albums Chart. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide. The singles "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", and "Monkey" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael became the best-selling music artist of 1988, and "Faith" was awarded Album of the Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards. Michael's second solo album, "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" (1990), was also a number one in the UK and yielded the Billboard Hot 100 number one "Praying for Time" and the worldwide hit "Freedom! '90". Michael went on to release a series of multimillion-selling albums, including "Older" (1996), "Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (1998), "Songs from the Last Century" (1999), "Patience" (2004), and "Twenty Five" (2006). The albums earned him multiple hits such as "Jesus to a Child", "Fastlove", "Outside", "Amazing", and "An Easier Affair".
Michael came out as gay in 1998 and was an active LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser. His personal life, drug use, and legal troubles made headlines following an arrest for public lewdness in 1998 and multiple drug-related offenses. The 2005 documentary "A Different Story" covered his career and personal life. Michael's "25 Live" tour spanned three tours from 2006 to 2008. Michael fell into a coma in 2011 during a bout with pneumonia but later recovered. He performed his final concert at London's Earls Court in 2012. Michael died of heart disease on Christmas Day in 2016 at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael
Solo discography
Faith (1987)
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)
Older (1996)
Songs from the Last Century (1999)
Patience (2004)
Wham! discography
Fantastic (1983)
Make It Big (1984)
Music from the Edge of Heaven (1986)
Desafinado
George Michael Lyrics
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Saiba que isso em mim provoca imensa dor
Só privilegiados tem ouvido igual ao seu
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu
E se você insiste em classificar (classificar)
Com o meu comportamento de anti-musical (musical)
Eu mesmo mentindo devo argumentar
Que isso é bossa-nova
Que isso é muito natural
O que você não sabe nem sequer pressente
É que os desafinados também tem um coração
Fotografei você na minha Rolleiflex
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidão
Só não poderá falar assim do meu amor
Que ele é o maior que você pode encontrar
Você com a sua música e esqueceu o principal
Que no peito dos desafinados
No fundo do peito bate calado
No peito dos desafinados também bate um coração
The lyrics to George Michael's song Desafinado are about feeling hurt when someone criticizes your singing, saying that you sing out of tune. The lyrics explain that even though the singer may not have a perfect voice, it doesn't mean they don't have feelings. The first stanza talks about how the criticism causes the singer immense pain, and how only privileged people have the ability to sing well. The singer mentions that they have only been given what God has given them, implying that they have no control over their vocal abilities.
The second stanza talks about how people insist on labeling the singer as anti-musical because of their singing. However, the singer argues that their off-tune singing is part of the bossa nova style, and it's completely natural. The lyrics then go on to explain that something that people don't realize is that even people who sing out of tune have emotions, and they too have a heart. The final verse talks about how the singer captured the person who was criticizing their singing on camera, only to find out about their ingratitude. However, the singer notes that no one can criticize their love, which is the most intense kind of love one can feel.
Line by Line Meaning
Se você disser que eu desafino amor, yeah
If you say that I sing off-key, it hurts me deeply.
Saiba que isso em mim provoca imensa dor
Know that it causes me immense pain.
Só privilegiados tem ouvido igual ao seu
Only privileged people have ears like yours.
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu
I only have what God gave me.
E se você insiste em classificar (classificar)
And if you insist on classifying (classifying)
Com o meu comportamento de anti-musical (musical)
With my anti-musical behavior (musical)
Eu mesmo mentindo devo argumentar
I must argue even if I am lying.
Que isso é bossa-nova
That this is bossa-nova.
Que isso é muito natural
That this is very natural.
O que você não sabe nem sequer pressente
What you don't know or even sense.
É que os desafinados também tem um coração
Is that the off-key also have a heart.
Fotografei você na minha Rolleiflex
I photographed you with my Rolleiflex.
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratidão
Your enormous ingratitude has been revealed.
Só não poderá falar assim do meu amor
You can't talk like that about my love.
Que ele é o maior que você pode encontrar
That it is the greatest you can find.
Você com a sua música e esqueceu o principal
You, with your music, forgot the main thing.
Que no peito dos desafinados
That in the heart of the off-key
No fundo do peito bate calado
Deep down there beats silently.
No peito dos desafinados também bate um coração
In the heart of the off-key, there also beats a heart.
Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda., CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Newton Mendonca, Tom Jobim
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hellerstern1906
Wow, ❤ super beautiful ❤ and
so interesting ❤
Two really unique voices 🎤🎤
that harmonize so perfectly musically. ❤
Thank you 👏👏👏👏 for
this ❤ unforgettable duet, ❤ and
this beautiful song. ❤
It just sounds magical ❤
an is ❤ forever ❤
❤ UNFORGETTABLE ❤
Yog, you are forever loved, ❤
forever adored, ❤
forever cherished ❤ and
so infinitely missed. 😢
😢 day after day 😢
❤ in eternal memory ❤
❤ of all time ❤
@Vylkeer
Now they're both reunited in heaven. RIP George & Astrud. 🏴🇧🇷
@andrewphillips8198
Was and still am a huge George Michael fan but never heard this duet with Astrud. It is lovely🙏. RIP Astrud and George ❤. Her voice at this stage of her life was still excellent.
@ongoing101
What language being used of this lyrics ? French ?
@mariarosalopezmerino4813
Es. Preciosa
@cynthialangley7338
Beautiful version of this song. Incredible collaboration with the legendary Astrud Gilberto. This song was donated to Red Hot + Rio to support cultural projects and HIV awareness. I miss George.
@ufuktuncoz2239
Thank You for the information🎶🌞🎵
@dr.shivago1127
Yes and he had at this time a boyfriend from brasil😉
@edpoe4591
This song is for you Gia ❤️🕯️
@RedEyeification
May their souls rest in heaven.
@decizie
George Michael + Bossa Nova = 💝🖤💗🖤💝💟💖💟💗💖❣️💗💋💟💌💞💌💌💖🖤💖🖤💖🖤💋💌🧡💝♥️💖♥️💖❣️💛💛❣️💖