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Great Music For 80s-Nostalgia Sake!
Make It BigWhen I think of the late-George Michael, several of the tracks on this album were how we in The States were introduced to him. While he (and his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley) achieved success in Europe with 1982's FANTASTIC (Wham! UK), for The States, it wasn't until MAKE IT BIG's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Careless Whisper" "Everything She Wants" & "Freedom" hit the charts here, that they achieved the success that the album's title insinuated.Along with the accompanying videos, Wham! were all the rage in the early-to mid 80s (along with Duran Duran, Culture Club, Paul Young, Tears For Fears and Eurythmics) and almost everyone wanted a CHOOSE LIFE t-shirt, featured in the "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video.Other highlights of the album are "Credit Card Baby" "Heartbeat" & "If You Were There" ... "Like A Baby" shows the maturity of the late-George Michael as a songwriter. As a matter of fact, the legend goes that the late-George Michael wrote the music & lyrics to "Careless Whisper" when he was just 16-years old, three years before ever having a record deal.Of course, after this 1984 release, Wham! had one more studio album (the stellar but not hit-heavy MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN) and then by 1987, the late-George Michael was on his own with FAITH, eclipsing anything Wham! had ever achieved.Great music for 80s-Nostalgia sake! Make It Big
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[[ASIN:B009PLTFD8 Make It Big]]
When I think of the late-George Michael, several of the tracks on this album were how we in The States were introduced to him. While he (and his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley) achieved success in Europe with 1982's FANTASTIC (Wham! UK), for The States, it wasn't until MAKE IT BIG's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Careless Whisper" "Everything She Wants" & "Freedom" hit the charts here, that they achieved the success that the album's title insinuated.
Along with the accompanying videos, Wham! were all the rage in the early-to mid 80s (along with Duran Duran, Culture Club, Paul Young, Tears For Fears and Eurythmics) and almost everyone wanted a CHOOSE LIFE t-shirt, featured in the "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video.
Other highlights of the album are "Credit Card Baby" "Heartbeat" & "If You Were There" ... "Like A Baby" shows the maturity of the late-George Michael as a songwriter. As a matter of fact, the legend goes that the late-George Michael wrote the music & lyrics to "Careless Whisper" when he was just 16-years old, three years before ever having a record deal.
Of course, after this 1984 release, Wham! had one more studio album (the stellar but not hit-heavy MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN) and then by 1987, the late-George Michael was on his own with FAITH, eclipsing anything Wham! had ever achieved.
Great music for 80s-Nostalgia sake! [[ASIN:B009PLTFD8 Make It Big]]
When I think of the late-George Michael, several of the tracks on this album were how we in The States were introduced to him. While he (and his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley) achieved success in Europe with 1982's FANTASTIC (Wham! UK), for The States, it wasn't until MAKE IT BIG's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Careless Whisper" "Everything She Wants" & "Freedom" hit the charts here, that they achieved the success that the album's title insinuated.
Along with the accompanying videos, Wham! were all the rage in the early-to mid 80s (along with Duran Duran, Culture Club, Paul Young, Tears For Fears and Eurythmics) and almost everyone wanted a CHOOSE LIFE t-shirt, featured in the "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video.
Other highlights of the album are "Credit Card Baby" "Heartbeat" & "If You Were There" ... "Like A Baby" shows the maturity of the late-George Michael as a songwriter. As a matter of fact, the legend goes that the late-George Michael wrote the music & lyrics to "Careless Whisper" when he was just 16-years old, three years before ever having a record deal.
Of course, after this 1984 release, Wham! had one more studio album (the stellar but not hit-heavy MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN) and then by 1987, the late-George Michael was on his own with FAITH, eclipsing anything Wham! had ever achieved.
Great music for 80s-Nostalgia sake! [[ASIN:B009PLTFD8 Make It Big]]
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