In 1984 Wham! were a band riding high. Following the success of their debut album Fantastic in 1983, the band went on to Make It Big with an album of the same name in 1984 and a global tour proving ...
The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. By Farah Nayeri Two young Londoners — one of Greek Cypriot ...
Welcome back to British Invasion, the column that dives into British music history. Unfortunately, today’s column will be the last of the semester. I know, it’s devastating.
‘Tis the season for yuletide classics of yesteryear to finally reach the top spot on the charts as Wham!’s “Last Christmas” was awarded the U.K.’s Christmas Number One this week, 39 years after the ...
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With the holiday season in full swing, Alanis Morissette dropped by The Tonight Show to perform a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” The George Michael-penned classic is among the seasonal tracks that ...
The Beatles at JFK, this was not. “Where’s all the screaming kids, then?” George Michael asked, scanning the arrivals hall at Beijing international airport in April 1985 to find the wind whistling ...
“Last Christmas” by Wham! is so simple that George Michael wrote and played it himself while learning to play keyboards. But the song is more unusual than it seems. "The verses have an improvised ...