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)
Killer / Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
George Michael Lyrics
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To live your life the way you want to be
Will you give if we cry
Will we live or will we die?
Tainted hearts heal with time
Shoot bad love so we can stop the bleeding
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Because that was the day that my daddy died
Never had a chance to see him, no
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
My mama just hung her head and said
Papa was a Rollin' Stone
Yeah, wherever he laid his hat was home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
Then my mama she said
(Papa was a Rollin' Stone) oh, my mama said
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us, all he left us
Can you believe he left us
All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah
Yeah
The lyrics to George Michael's song Killer are powerful and poignant, exploring themes of freedom, love, and loss. The song begins with a question, "So you want to be free?" This seems to be directed at someone who is seeking a way out of a difficult situation or who simply wants to live life on their own terms. However, the next line adds a layer of complexity, "To live your life the way you want to be, will you give if we cry, will we live or will we die?" Here, George Michael is asking if the pursuit of one's own freedom should come at the cost of others' suffering.
The chorus of the song, "Tainted hearts heal with time, shoot bad love so we can stop the bleeding," suggests that healing comes from letting go of negative experiences and people. The next verse addresses loneliness, with Michael asking both a solitary brother and sister if there is still a part of them that wants to live and give, despite their isolation.
Finally, the song ends with a powerful anecdote about the death of Michael's father. He questions the negative things he has heard about him and asks his mother for the truth. However, all she can offer is a revelation that his father was "a rolling stone" who left the family alone. This final verse suggests that the search for the truth about our loved ones is often an elusive one and that dealing with the aftermath of their loss can be a complex and painful process.
Line by Line Meaning
So you want to be free?
Do you really wish to live life according to your terms?
To live your life the way you want to be
To live life according to how you imagine it to be
Will you give if we cry
Are you ready to lend your support in times of need?
Will we live or will we die?
Are our fates governed by our actions?
Tainted hearts heal with time
Wounded souls can be mended with patience and love
Shoot bad love so we can stop the bleeding
Get rid of toxic relationships to bring an end to the emotional pain
Solitary brother
A person living in solitude
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Do you still find something worth living for?
Solitary sister
A person living in isolation
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Do you still wish to contribute towards the well-being of others?
It was the third of September
A specific day in the past
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
A day which left a lasting impression on the artist's memory
Because that was the day that my daddy died
The day when the singer's father breathed his last
Never had a chance to see him, no
The singer hadn't met his father in a long time
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Whatever the singer had heard about his father was negative
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
The artist looks up to his mother for honesty and facts
My mama just hung her head and said
The mother appeared ashamed and disappointed
Papa was a Rollin' Stone
The father was a wandering person, never settling down anywhere
Yeah, wherever he laid his hat was home
The person's home was anywhere he chose to live
All he left us was alone
The father's lifestyle meant that the family was always incomplete
Can you believe he left us
A rhetorical question indicating the artist's sadness and disbelief
All alone, yeah
There were no joys or support structures after the father's death
All alone, yeah
Repetition of how lonely the family was after the father died
All alone, yeah
The emptiness of life without the father
Yeah
An exclamation of deep sorrow, grief and pain
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Adam Paul Tinley, Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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