Wham!... George Michael dead at 53

[Nickshu]

Surprised there hasn't been a George Michael thread since he passed away yesterday. RIP.

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[black_falcon]

Sad news.

People don't usually pass peacefully in their home surrounded by family from heart failure unless there's underlying health condition. Can't help but wonder if AIDS was involved.

[pavulon]

He sang remarkably well with a distinctive voice in videos filled with gorgeous supermodels. For these things I will remember him with gratitude as they brought to me a welcome and enjoyable distraction from my college studies. RIP.

[Chocaholic]

Hate to hear of anyone passing prematurely, but why do we worship half celebrities so much? Good people die every day. Many have contributed significantly to society and often die in anonymity. Felt the same when Prince died (at his own hand). God speed Michael, and everyone else who passed recently.

[rusnak]

I like the one he sang with Elton John. It's on our Christmas playlist.

He had put on a tremendous amount of weight. Astronomical actually. I believe the heart failure story.

[Rtrorkt]

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Hate to hear of anyone passing prematurely, but why do we worship half celebrities so much? Good people die every day. Many have contributed significantly to society and often die in anonymity. Felt the same when Prince died (at his own hand). God speed Michael, and everyone else who passed recently.

The nature of "more people knowing a name" means that more people will have something to say about it. That's all.

Some of the very best people will die in anonymity, by definition.

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by Rtrorkt

Sad. For sure my favorite track from him. I was gonna post it, but you beat me to it

[Rtrorkt]

Originally Posted by sand_man

Sad. For sure my favorite track from him. I was gonna post it, but you beat me to it

his brilliant statement against what the industry wanted him to do.

[sand_man]

^^^my take as well.

On a different note, one thing that messes with me is that he was so young. I'm 47, so his passing at only 53 resonates.

[Aurel]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

No sheet - I'm 50... and a half!

Nothing to worry about, unless you have been using heroin as much as George Michael did...who was a great singer and will be missed by many.

[Rtrorkt]

calm down boyz, 66 here. just chill and enjoy the weirdness

[Gogar]

I'd like to personally thank George Michael because the "I Want Your Sex" video came out when I was 15, and - just when I had recovered - the "Freedom '90" video came out when I was 18. It was a big deal for my small-town sensibilities.

[wdfifteen]

I am so out of touch with pop culture. When I heard he had died my reaction was, "Yeah, I kinda remember him." Holy cow! All my news feeds have multiple stories about him. I had no idea he was such a musical genius! This bigger than the Hindenburg!

[epbrown]

Originally Posted by sand_man

^^^my take as well.

On a different note, one thing that messes with me is that he was so young. I'm 47, so his passing at only 53 resonates.

When I first saw "dead at 53" I thought "bulldinky." I'm 53 and I was still a teen when they hit MTv here. I had no idea he was teen when he and Ridgely started it the group.

Deadpool must be heartbroken. ;-)

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I am so out of touch with pop culture. When I heard he had died my reaction was, "Yeah, I kinda remember him." Holy cow! All my news feeds have multiple stories about him. I had no idea he was such a musical genius! This bigger than the Hindenburg!

I'm not hip, nor cool....never have been. May he RIP, but he doesn't even register on my radar....never seen any of his vids, nor listened to his songs..."Wham" meant change the dang station back in the day...
now get off my lawn!

[berettafan]

well i'll admit to liking careless whisper back in the day. had a good vibe. not sure I ever saw anything more than prolific pop star type of talent, certainly not genius level. I don't know the music biz but I've always assumed when I hear a catchy pop tune it was created in a corporate board room and the 'artist' to release it was picked by suits. was this not the case with him?

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by berettafan

I don't know the music biz but I've always assumed when I hear a catchy pop tune it was created in a corporate board room and the 'artist' to release it was picked by suits. was this not the case with him?

There are many times where what you describe is the case; a great example is modern country music. Writers/publishers want a big deal artist to be the vehicle for their song; lesser known artists want a big deal writer to give them a great song, etc. Just like other businesses. Some people write their own, of course.

Anyway, George Michael wrote most of the Wham songs and his solo songs.

[scottmandue]

Also never a fan but always sad to see anyone die so young... he did have good pipes thou:

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by KC911

I'm not hip, nor cool....never have been. May he RIP, but he doesn't even register on my radar....never seen any of his vids, nor listened to his songs..."Wham" meant change the dang station back in the day...
now get off my lawn!

Same here. I had no idea who he was when the news mentioned him. I don't know that I ever knew his music. He for sure in not on my Pandora play list.

RIP to him and condolences to his family and fans.