Careless Whisper By George Michael
Released in July of 1984, this was his first solo single, although he wouldn't officially begin his solo career until 3 years later. In the US it was credited to Wham! (featuring George Michael) but its obvious this was where he was headed. The song reached #1 in ten countries and has sold over 3 million copies.
A crushingly sad tale of a guy that cheats and ruins the best relationship he had and his acknowledgement that he's to blame for what happened. George claimed that the sax line in the song was written when he was 13 on a bus heading home from school. If that's true, than good on ya. The song, co-written by Andrew Ridgeley, has been covered multiple times but the original version still has the best sax performance....no other even comes close.
The video was filmed in Miami and really captures the story of the song, with George putting in a great performance as the cheater singing his ass off about how badly he messed up. It was an instant classic on MTV.
Please enjoy.
This song was my all time favorite song until Ed Sheeran released Thinking Out Loud. I can still name Careless Whisper in one note.
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