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George Michael Dead
Mirror ^ | 12/25/16 | Mirror

Posted on 12/25/2016 3:04:15 PM PST by Jolla

George Michael has "passed away peacefully at home", his publicist has said.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 1; georgemichael; georgemichaeldead; georgemichaelobit; music; obituary
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To: Jolla

“Father Figure”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9hfHvQSNo&list=PLSlefbiA1ZKeYFqy67RW-CUpAVzCQDKzC

He had a great voice as a younger man.


61 posted on 12/25/2016 3:33:49 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: Jolla

RIP

I really liked his voice. Sad to see him go so young.


62 posted on 12/25/2016 3:33:50 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Tax-chick

Too bad. Part of the soundtrack of my fun, young years in NYC. Loved most, not all of his music.

On of my all-time favorite videos was “Freedom”, with all the supermodels of the time in it.

RIP.


63 posted on 12/25/2016 3:37:30 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( I think we can now say that they are behind us.)
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To: Jolla

He certainly had white teeth.


64 posted on 12/25/2016 3:41:33 PM PST by Zirondelle ("disce aut discede")
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To: Jolla

Another of their songs was “Freedom”

Here is the official video from 1985, when they played in Red China. Showed the clash of two cultures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFwOs-jy53A

The change in China from then to now is unbelievable.

In only 30 years.


65 posted on 12/25/2016 3:41:56 PM PST by exit82 (Making America Great Again begins with........me.)
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To: Jolla

Made some good music in the ‘80s. “Careless Whisper”, the Wham stuff - part of the soundtrack of my teens and twenties. RIP.


66 posted on 12/25/2016 3:42:32 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Jolla

Sad. RIP.


67 posted on 12/25/2016 3:42:34 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: SkyPilot

That wasn’t the only time the tabloids caught him “cottaging”.


68 posted on 12/25/2016 3:45:21 PM PST by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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To: americas.best.days...

“Freedom” was a really catchy tune.


69 posted on 12/25/2016 3:45:36 PM PST by JennysCool
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To: Jolla

There seems to be a policy in the UK (at least) to NOT publish cause of death if related to homosexuality.


70 posted on 12/25/2016 3:46:41 PM PST by matt1234 (Need. More. Schadenfreude.)
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To: Jolla

Can we please bury all his Christmas songs with him? Chalkboard.


71 posted on 12/25/2016 3:47:50 PM PST by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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To: Zirondelle

***He certainly had white teeth***

Enhanced by the use of black lighting, but yes they were very white.


72 posted on 12/25/2016 3:47:59 PM PST by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: dfwgator

IMHO, he’s monogamist. Therein lies the ‘space’ certain conservatives have ‘understanding’ of their life choices.


73 posted on 12/25/2016 3:49:15 PM PST by apostoli ("When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination." - Sowel)
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To: americas.best.days...
On of my all-time favorite videos was “Freedom”, with all the supermodels of the time in it.

Not only was the video eye-catching but it was one of the most honest "I'm coming out gay" songs ever done. Included was the chorus:

All we have to do now is take these lies and make them true somehow..."

which was really him saying that "coming out is going to kill my popularity in some of the audience areas I've cultivated but I can't hide this anymore. You'll just have to accept that."

I respected his craft even if I didn't always like his viewpoint.

There's always something just a little askew when you find out that incredibly handsome men (Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, etc.) women were agog about had no interest in women except to disguise their homosexuality. Something oddly cruel about that.

74 posted on 12/25/2016 3:49:40 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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To: Jolla
Careless Whisper

Sad to hear he's gone.
75 posted on 12/25/2016 3:52:20 PM PST by Girlene
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To: SkyPilot

Watching the unsaved world grapple with the death of the famous is a predictably sad ritual.


76 posted on 12/25/2016 3:53:14 PM PST by .45 Long Colt
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Ironically his version of “Somebody to Love” at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert was one of that show’s highlights. But it appears ultimately he shared Freddie’s fate.


77 posted on 12/25/2016 3:53:19 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: OrangeHoof

But this guy looked like a homosexual, whereas Hudson did not. This old lady still finds it hard to believe when I see an old clip of Hudson.


78 posted on 12/25/2016 3:53:36 PM PST by Bigg Red (To Thee, O Lord, I lift my soul. Thank you for saving our Republic.)
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To: Bigg Red

From what my mother told me, Rock Hudson in private was much more swishy than his onscreen persona would have suggested. Guess that’s why they call it, “acting.”


79 posted on 12/25/2016 3:55:12 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Jolla
Last month George was reported to have rekindled his friendship with the man he declared the love of his life, Kenny Goss.

That suggests to me that he knew the end was near.

80 posted on 12/25/2016 3:59:01 PM PST by dfwgator
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