George Michael

[Kloppite]

Wham bars where great.

 

Something for the old school thread.

[Dougie Do'ins]

I reckon 2016 has another ace up its sleeve.

[Carvalho Diablo]

I reckon 2016 has another ace up its sleeve.

Elton for the win.

[Rico1304]

And he gave the world a video consisting solely of supermodels in the bath.

[Tony Moanero]

Eastenders' Steve Elliott (Mark Monero) was in the Last Christmas video.

[dylstar]

I reckon 2016 has another ace up its sleeve.

Odds on Phil Mitchell

[Stickman]

I reckon 2016 has another ace up its sleeve.

 

Rod Stewart maybe????

 

To be for I'm only saying that from a purely selfish point of view as I'm going the Isle of Wight festival and he's the headliner for the Sunday.

[Tony Moanero]

Rod Stewart maybe????

To be for I'm only saying that from a purely selfish point of view as I'm going the Isle of Wight festival and he's the headliner for the Sunday.

Negged.

[Jennings]

And he gave the world a video consisting solely of supermodels in the bath.

 

It's a negging offence to make such a post without a link! Good job I'm feeling 'festive'.

[Josef Svejk]

Has anybody mentioned that his music was fucking dire? Because this appears to have been overlooked in all of the media coverage I've encountered so far.

 

Wait for Robbie Williams to drown in his own cum. Yet again, every fucking nobody will be telling us what a significant cultural figure he was. Fuck off. Please just fuck off.

 

Mr Papadopulous - or whatever his real name was - might have been the nicest pop star ever. But I'll judge him by his music. Which was shite from start to finish.

 

"Oh, but he wrote his own songs!" Yes, shit songs!

 

"Oh, but he could really sing!" So could my parish fucking priest!

[ZonkoVille77]

He wrote great music. He had a brilliant voice. He was excellent live. He was by all accounts a decent sort. No need for the shite talk. If you don't like him or his music then that's cool, just avoid the thread and go listen to mumford and sons

[Alan Sex]

It's a negging offence to make such a post without a link! Good job I'm feeling 'festive'.

Festive like Santa or festive like Boy George?

[Josef Svejk]

He wrote great music. He had a brilliant voice. He was excellent live. He was by all accounts a decent sort. No need for the shite talk. If you don't like him or his music then that's cool, just avoid the thread and go listen to mumford and sons

 

They're shite, too. Equally shite.

[Jennings]

Festive like Oliver Reed, Alex Higgins, Shane McGowan aned Gazza.

[Tony Moanero]

Has anybody mentioned that his music was fucking dire? Because this appears to have been overlooked in all of the media coverage I've encountered so far.

 

Wait for Robbie Williams to drown in his own cum. Yet again, every fucking nobody will be telling us what a significant cultural figure he was. Fuck off. Please just fuck off.

 

Mr Papadopulous - or whatever his real name was - might have been the nicest pop star ever. But I'll judge him by his music. Which was shite from start to finish.

 

"Oh, but he wrote his own songs!" Yes, shit songs!

 

"Oh, but he could really sing!" So could my parish fucking priest!

Negged.

 

I love Careless Whispher and Last Christmas is my favourite Christmas song.

[Josef Svejk]

Negged.

 

I love Careless Whispher and Last Christmas is my favourite Christmas song.

 

Yer ma draws the line at fucking Wham.

[Mook]

Has anybody mentioned that his music was fucking dire? Because this appears to have been overlooked in all of the media coverage I've encountered so far.

 

Wait for Robbie Williams to drown in his own cum. Yet again, every fucking nobody will be telling us what a significant cultural figure he was. Fuck off. Please just fuck off.

 

Mr Papadopulous - or whatever his real name was - might have been the nicest pop star ever. But I'll judge him by his music. Which was shite from start to finish.

 

"Oh, but he wrote his own songs!" Yes, shit songs!

 

"Oh, but he could really sing!" So could my parish fucking priest!

I wouldn't have put it quite like that but repped, I said something similar to my wife earlier, judging by some of the stories coming out today it seems he was a decent sort but I would never think of buying one of his records and that's what you want from your musicians, great records, not great acts of kindness (although both would be nice).

 

Fair play to the people who like his music, different strokes and all that.

[Evelyn Tentions]

Never my cup of tea but if every other overpaid "celebrity" rich cunt did 10% of the charity/political stuff he did, the world would be a much better place. Had the ability to take the piss out of himself and the world in general.

Vale Mr Panayiotou.

[stringvest]

God bless you George, you muddled old kind-hearted fruit x.

[moof]

I wouldn't have put it quite like that but repped, I said something similar to my wife earlier, judging by some of the stories coming out today it seems he was a decent sort but I would never think of buying one of his records and that's what you want from your musicians, great records, not great acts of kindness (although both would be nice).

 

Fair play to the people who like his music, different strokes and all that.

He had a fantastic voice, that's more than enough to give him plenty of musical credibility in my eyes.

[littletedwest]

Not even a fan of George Michael's but fucking hell comparing him to Robbie Williams is like comparing the sopranos to coronation street

[G Richards]

Good voice, wrote some of the catchiest pop tunes of his era, branched out and spread his wings musically, stood up for himself in a spat with a large multinational company, looked after his mates and was no stranger to acts of generosity, which, while he had the means, he certainly did not have to do. There's a lot there to celebrate and miss.

 

As for the cause of death, I'm not sure if something has happened in recent years, but it seems to be increasingly rare or taboo to report whether or not people have AIDS or have died of AIDS. If George Michael didn't, then fair enough. Heart failure at 53 for a trim looking fella is desperate bad luck. If he did have AIDS, and if it came about from a promiscuous lifestyle, then there is educational value in getting the message out that AIDS is still around. Somewhere along the way I half wonder if we've become a bit blasé about the problem?

 

For the avoidance of confusion, the first paragraph sums up what I thought about George Michael. The second paragraph is speculative and thus potentially unfair, but I'm wondering if an opportunity might have been missed?

[The Midnight Rambler]

I just kinda guessed as it was Xmas he got some shit hot marching powder in and the ticker couldn't handle it.

[cloggypop]

Poppers aren't that good for the heart either, especially when combined with viagra.

[KMD7]

Been listening to him on VH1 all evening. He had some brilliant songs. I'd forgotten how good he was.