The trumpet you hear beginning at 5:46 was played by my late father. He never got much public recognition for his contribution to this song, but I always told him the song wouldn’t have been the same without him! We miss him everyday!
It’s a shame that they don’t play that part on the radio..it’s a integral part of the end of the song. Just know that your father made good music and memories for many, many people RIP.
@@blueknight5754 thank you so much. He never admitted it, but I do think it broke his heart when he realized they had cut him out of the radio version.
🙂❤️🤗 it most certainly does... RIP one of the best singers, most giving, kind hearted, gifted person EVER!!! 😭 I wish I knew him before. I didn't even know about George Michael til late 2019. How unfortunate.
he was much happier before he came out as gay no matter what they say, his musical output is testament to that, you cant force joy like you see here and in all Wham's work for the most part
@@dianewebb3343 I was 5, my Dad had just left, so loved the 80s to cheer me up. when 1990 new years hit I had this feeling things would get much worse with the world. I'm not psychic but kind of glad I stuck to a more emotional time, as in the 80s, but realise trust in the world is nothing to believe in now anyhow
saya mendengar lagu ini di awal - pertengahan 80an, ketika masih kecil sekitar 7 th, dan sekarang baru melihat videoclipnya......🤣luarr biasa sensasinya
Music is, indeed, the international language. It was so fun to watch the reactions of the audience to the music. I love how they smiled and some of them started dancing. Way to go, Andrew and George! You made history! R.I.P GM❤
Wham and George Michael is undoubtedly one of the greatest British music bands and person Great Britain has ever produced. Until I have not seen the video of Freedom, I never thought that it would be like this, so cross-cultural loving message. Hats off to the boys for bringing two worlds closer.
I was one of the first westerners working in China in the 80s and this video reminded me of those days. China has come so far in 40 years. But there are still few pop musicians in the west who can rival George!
I discussed this song with one of my post high school students As to how we like the original version of freedom better. Now I get to tell him the history also!
I saw Wham! in Miami in 1985. I was 16 years old and it was one of the most fun concerts that I have ever attended. So much energy and happiness! There were three or four women for every guy and they were soooooooo beautiful! I was a little too young and shy to go for it with adult women, but it sure was fun just being a part of that amazing crowd! Thank you for those good times and wonderful memories George Michael!
Shoo John, where at in Miami? I saw him in high school as well, but I thought it was the Sportatorium (which was in Hollywood). Anyway, you're right. What an amazing, "happy" concert! With a LOT beautiful women I had NO clue what to do with!!!lol (FWIW, my older sister took me. So yeah, I was clueless...;))
Cornelius Praeda Hah! It's been so long that I'm having a hard time remembering! I do recall for sure that it was outside so maybe the Orange Bowl? If I'm recalling accurately the Hollywood Sportatorium was an inside venue (and an acoustical disaster), but maybe I'm misremembering. Either way, such good times! Also, tomorrow, send your sister a note saying "thanks" for taking baby bro to see such an awesome performer. Best regards sir!
Cornelius Praeda I figured it out. I saw Wham! at Miami Stadium, an old baseball stadium that was in Miami until it was torn down in the late 90s or early 00s. I knew I saw them outside and a google search showed that they played there in September of 1985. Also, not to be morbid, but thinking of the Hollywood Sportatorium and artists who passed away in 2016, I saw Prince in concert at that venue. Believe it or not, he was the opening act for Billy Idol. Prince had just started to blow up with "1999" and "Little Red Corvette" while Idol was in his full glory. Both Prince and then Idol were really great.
hey guys,,born in 57...in from canada.... in '80 i think...hollywood sportatorium...first row, elbows on the barrier Beachboys when they were still big. i remember the standing room pushing to the front,,we used hands and arms to brace against the front barrier....just didnt want to get crushed....was bit scared but was obviously packed house and always party when they played then........anyway thanks for your stories......always liked wham and michael solo...djed lots of radio and many parties...you could never go wrong with wham or michael... happy new years from toronto.
So good! I've never heard this version with the horns at the end - BEAUTIFUL! I don't think people realize how huge it was that WHAM! got the green light to perform in China. What an incredible feather in their cap. It was a big deal then - and a big deal now. ❤
This video is unexpectedly avant-garde for wham. I studied modern Chinese history, language and literature for years-and this strikes me as being historical. I'm seriously impressed and have gained new respect for Wham! This has long been my favorite song of theirs.
I saw a documentary somewhere that elaborated on this and it had to do with which band was more likely to respect the culture. It was a toss-up between Queen and Wham, and Wham won the bid. It was something to that effect.
The video was directed by Lindsay Anderson, the great British director of films like "If..." with Malcolm McDowell. Obviously he did it mostly for the money, but you see his calibre of talent.
As sad as it is, I believe George is finally free. He has struggled with personal demons for years and now he has been liberated. See you in heaven George.
C West It makes me so sad that such a beautiful soul was so tormented and sad! He deserved to be a happy person on this earth! It gives me peace that he now is free! I am sad that one one of the people I really wanted to see Live won’t ever happen. I’m glad I have these videos to watch!
Me! They were so happy, carefree without a care in the world. They had no idea how much would change within the next 10 years. I love the two little boys, it reminds me of when I would babysit my two boy cousins and I had to tell them to both hold my hand so I don't lose them.
Every time I hear this song it puts a smile on my face. so many great memories. Thanks for being apart of those memories George! You are loved and missed everyday.
It's still difficult for me to believe that GM is gone... among all that has happened this year is the first time I feel like crying, it is the saddest thing for me 😓 ... people with a soul as big as Him they should not die 😞😞 We will always love you GM!!!!! 💗💕
I don't think people know how ground breaking this video was. First the innovation of the mini-documentary at the beginning and then the actual visit of a Western pop band to China. China in the 80's was still a closed communist society and nowhere near as open as it is today. It would be like a band visiting North Korea today.
Listening to this song for the first time in many years. It's strange how as we get older, we understand some song lyrics more. I loved this song when i was a teenager and now I love it more. This song is still current today. Sitting here crying tears of happiness and 80s nostalgia.
I find it amazing that George wrote these lyrics when he was so young. Beyond his years. I have seen interviews with him later in his life:he was so intelligent.
Brought tears in my eyes. George and his mates look so happy in a foreign land, in a completely different culture. He was great, so were his band mates. Love you all.
@@chrisolagrim3597 Me too, Especially knowing that Communist China only had access to western music starting around 1978, so the fact that by the mid 1980’s the PRC got their first taste of New Wave British Pop back then and the band to do it was Wham! is like a huge cultural event I feel got forgotten (I know the western groups that played in the USSR were as important later, but I feel this is as big). It’s also important to remember, this was pre 1989 Tiananmen Square, it’s amazing to see this tbh. 🕊&❤️ in 2022
Cool Breeze it wasn't as fun as it looked a lot of things happened there that were scary kids got beat for dancing George didn't find out till after the concert
😢😪😪 I feel the same way 💗 What a time to be young and carefree, listening to this song on the radio on the way to the beach with your friends, or just having fun 💜
hearing stories about Wham! from my mom makes me so happy. How she had their posters, singing their songs in her school functions. If one thing I could turn back in time, was to take her to George Michael or Wham concert....
Isn't it beautiful? We come from all different countries/continents from the world, but we all share the same love together ! Peace and love to you all! ❤️✌️☺️
uhh.. Bubble burstingtime.. that is not some kind of magical connection.. that is simply human nature coupled by marketing.. I Reccomend you travel some and see what that connection you speak of are really doing to other cultures and people.
Heard this song a few days ago here in 2021. Hadn't heard it since I was a kid of 8 years old back in the 80s. I had to pull my car over and just sit and listen to it. I was put into a time machine where the world was happy. Some things sucked, some people were treated poorly, some people lived in poverty, but there was still a vibe and spirit of joy back then. Fast forward to me being 45 years old in 2021 and I sit and wonder "How could anyone have this much joyful energy that almost 40 years later they can STILL make me smile and make me tap my feet?" Make a commitment TODAY to be THAT person people remember 40 years ago, and when they remember you, they smile and feel the joy. The stress and anxiety of today will be NOTHING in 40 years.
I'm the same age, and you pretty much summed it up. That's exactly how I feel when I hear great songs like this one from the 80s. Miss that era...there was none like it.
Maybe nobody has mentioned it, but if George Michael visited China today, he would not recognise much of it. A lot has changed. He was a great soul and I love his music--I am sure he is still popular in China, even with all its changes over the past 40 years.
One of the many reasons why I love George Michael & Wham is that he&they always made the audience so happy, smiling and dancing. I'm grateful I was lucky to have that experience once in my life. Thank you George for everything. I'll miss you forever.
I wish comments had a weekly or monthly reminder anniversary as a remind you to come listen to it . I'd leave this comment here and be reminded to listen every week or month.. Busy lifestyle doesn't give us time.
When they gave the concert in my city in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall(as you can see in the video), Guangzhou, China, I was like one of those little boys in this video. I also remembered a local newspaper reported that a member of the band got too excited during their flight to Guangzhou, a panic attack or something like that. Love George!
I've always wondered what happened to the little children in the video. I remember how fascinating this video was to many of us here in the West...when the veil between the East and the West had been opened a little.
4:51 So what did the announcer say in Mandarin? When I first saw this back in the '80s with those young people dancing away in the auditorium, my first thought was "What would Mao think if he saw this?".
She said: ...is going to give us a wonderful performance. Let's welcome them on stage with rapturous applause. I don't think Mao would let Wham! enter into China, but Deng Xiaoping did.
Now they have their own little kids. A lot have changed since then. It is kind of emotional watching the city I live 30 years ago. Yet the concert venue, the Hall, virtually remains the same. It is still like that in the video.
Introduced my granddaughter to Wham. She's loving the music. I'm happy to pass on the love of the music to her. She told me today that she has a crush on George. ❤
I’m the same age as George Michael. Loved him, had such a crush back in the day, loved Wham and George on his own. And yes, there was nothing like 80s and 70s music, I still listen to it all the time. Not like today’s garbage.
I cannot emphasize enough how mature, classy and non-judgemental George Michael's introductory commentary here was, especially given the time and given his age. This really elevates my appreciation of him not only as an artist but also on a personal level. He understood that he was not sent there to preach, lecture or moralize and that this was a completely new experience, a journey into the unknown for both sides which should simply be experienced and left to its own device rather than overanalyzing it or forcing it into the political context of the day. Some other artists may not have been able to stay so grounded, non-judgemental and open-minded. So, kudos to him for this, he really did manage to serve as a cultural ambassador here in the best sense of the term!
I was ten when this came out and too be frank was never a fan but as the years have passed, I find myself frequently listening to 80s songs that literally almost have my eyes welling up remembering long lost family members and various memories!
Im listening to this in December 2024. Wham ! Was a phenomenon. Hit the world by storm.
Made history.
What fun music they made. Miss George so much.😢😊
They were amazing. So much Joy, hapiness and good music. Everybody was in love with Andrew and George♥️♥️
Agree with you! 👍🏴
I know who isn't listening, those in this video who probably got Tiananmen Squared after this song dropped.
The trumpet you hear beginning at 5:46 was played by my late father. He never got much public recognition for his contribution to this song, but I always told him the song wouldn’t have been the same without him! We miss him everyday!
rip to ya father. part of of an iconic song and band x
It’s a shame that they don’t play that part on the radio..it’s a integral part of the end of the song. Just know that your father made good music and memories for many, many people RIP.
Love that part of the song
Wow that's fantastic. His music lives on.
@@blueknight5754 thank you so much. He never admitted it, but I do think it broke his heart when he realized they had cut him out of the radio version.
The little kids in this video would all be in their 40s now....time has flown by. RIP George ❤️
Or possibly 50s.
@@RedPyramid-lf4sb seen as though they look 6 years or younger for the most part, not 50s lol
What's going on with little boy from 5:40
@@PeterJamesLumleylate late 40s
@@BeyDreamer101 go to China and ask them 👍
Awwww George and Andrew looked so happy and vibrent ❤ George’s heavenly smiles 😢I miss him ❤❤❤❤❤
George Michael is Life, George Michael is Love, George Michael is Music, George Michael is Forever....
AND G. M. IS (NOW ) ,,,,,ANGEL
And gay is good.
@@martindriver6026 AHAHAH 😆 AHAHAH 😁,,,OH MY GOD,,,,,YOU MAKE ME LAUGH 😀,,,, GREETINGS ✋ FROM 🇮🇹 ITALY,,,,DEAR YELLOW,,,,, AHAHAH 😆 AHAHAH 😆
RIP George Michael. This is my most favorite song of his.
I agree: the outro was stunning.
mine too.
lolomgmetobavi You should check out Careless Whisper live in China. It is outstanding!❤️
lolomgmetobavi My teacher even cried that his fav band whams George Michael died
PLZ get me 100 subs PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ Sorry to hear that :( George Michael was a great singer.
George looks so happy in here. God his smile's so damn beautiful.
🙂❤️🤗 it most certainly does... RIP one of the best singers, most giving, kind hearted, gifted person EVER!!! 😭 I wish I knew him before. I didn't even know about George Michael til late 2019. How unfortunate.
Uour yes you ar right. Thanks.
....i cried seeing him...he seemed so very happy....when he went solo he became so somber and melancholy....
And to think he never thought he was attractive. George, millions of people disagree!
he was much happier before he came out as gay no matter what they say, his musical output is testament to that, you cant force joy like you see here and in all Wham's work for the most part
George created 2 different classic songs called Freedom. What a legend. RIP
One with Wham in 1984 or 1985, and one as a solo artist in 1990.
But everyone only remembers the 2nd one. Fake world of escalating darkness
@@PeterJamesLumley i remember the 1st one!! 1984 ❣️40 years ago!!! Wonderful time.
@@dianewebb3343 I was 5, my Dad had just left, so loved the 80s to cheer me up. when 1990 new years hit I had this feeling things would get much worse with the world. I'm not psychic but kind of glad I stuck to a more emotional time, as in the 80s, but realise trust in the world is nothing to believe in now anyhow
59歳です。この北京公演は中国で初めて開催された洋楽のライブだと当時聞きました。聴衆のリズムに上手く乗り切れない感じ、でも感情が沸き上がって体で表現せずにはいられない様子を他のどの曲でもない「freedom」のPVとして世に出す、当時見ていて目頭が熱くなりました。
Thank you.
Freddie Mercury and George Michael. Two of the most talented voices in the business.
James B this is true x
You know it
Prince.
👏👏👏👏
That's rigth, two genius!!
I still can't believe he's gone 😢
yeah.... same, he passed away on christmas day, 2016
Eu tbm não!!😢❤
Uma alma angelical 😅❤
Me neither. He's still alive in our hearts ❤
Και εγώ.😢😢😢😢
George Michael is without a doubt one of the greatest .
One of ghe greatest voices!!! ONE OF THE GREATEST to ever do it!!!! 👑
@@Simmy7777777 Freddie Mercury Michel and George Michael and Elon jonh
@@andrewmorley3497 George to me, and George only! She is the greatest and the most beautiful and eternal!
@@annakisfaludinebaan She ?....
@@Nightmareman3 You're right! Of course HE!
Still here in 2024. Love this video, shows how music transcends everything.
saya mendengar lagu ini di awal - pertengahan 80an, ketika masih kecil sekitar 7 th, dan sekarang baru melihat videoclipnya......🤣luarr biasa sensasinya
Music is, indeed, the international language. It was so fun to watch the reactions of the audience to the music. I love how they smiled and some of them started dancing. Way to go, Andrew and George! You made history! R.I.P GM❤
Happy 60th birthday George Michael!!!
He would still be celebrating if he was still alive
The outros multi-part vocal by George puts it on another level. One of their best, if not best. RIP George. 💯💜
Wham and George Michael is undoubtedly one of the greatest British music bands and person Great Britain has ever produced. Until I have not seen the video of Freedom, I never thought that it would be like this, so cross-cultural loving message. Hats off to the boys for bringing two worlds closer.
He's British? I thought he was American??
***** He a born brit
English mother, Greek-Cypriot father
How can you listen to George talk and not know he is british his accent is thick LOL specially when he was younger
that's subjective! Duran Duran top band of the 80's
やっぱこれが一番好き
Wham's greatest hit. George was an incredibly talented songwriter.
yes it is!!!!!!!!
Yes. He was.
Its wasn't their greatest they had 3 no1 hits this wasn't one
Jesus is real
Really the best
I was one of the first westerners working in China in the 80s and this video reminded me of those days. China has come so far in 40 years. But there are still few pop musicians in the west who can rival George!
The only pop band who was able to perform in China........That is history....RIP George......what a loss..........
Modren toking were too
Tolking
yeah they should be very proud of that honor
I discussed this song with one of my post high school students As to how we like the original version of freedom better. Now I get to tell him the history also!
Nicole Leclair honestly, thanks for pop history lesson!! Love this song
Brilliant and uplifting. 💯❤
元気が出る素晴らしい詩
ジョージマイケルカッコ良い
ですね
Can't get anymore 80s than this. Always gives me good feeling.Thanks for the music Wham!
I agree, and the focus on China, in 1984, was prophetic
aids
2025 & still listening to the best music ever created. 👍👍👍
I saw Wham! in Miami in 1985. I was 16 years old and it was one of the most fun concerts that I have ever attended. So much energy and happiness! There were three or four women for every guy and they were soooooooo beautiful! I was a little too young and shy to go for it with adult women, but it sure was fun just being a part of that amazing crowd! Thank you for those good times and wonderful memories George Michael!
Shoo John, where at in Miami? I saw him in high school as well, but I thought it was the Sportatorium (which was in Hollywood). Anyway, you're right. What an amazing, "happy" concert! With a LOT beautiful women I had NO clue what to do with!!!lol (FWIW, my older sister took me. So yeah, I was clueless...;))
Cornelius Praeda Hah! It's been so long that I'm having a hard time remembering! I do recall for sure that it was outside so maybe the Orange Bowl? If I'm recalling accurately the Hollywood Sportatorium was an inside venue (and an acoustical disaster), but maybe I'm misremembering. Either way, such good times! Also, tomorrow, send your sister a note saying "thanks" for taking baby bro to see such an awesome performer. Best regards sir!
Cornelius Praeda I figured it out. I saw Wham! at Miami Stadium, an old baseball stadium that was in Miami until it was torn down in the late 90s or early 00s. I knew I saw them outside and a google search showed that they played there in September of 1985. Also, not to be morbid, but thinking of the Hollywood Sportatorium and artists who passed away in 2016, I saw Prince in concert at that venue. Believe it or not, he was the opening act for Billy Idol. Prince had just started to blow up with "1999" and "Little Red Corvette" while Idol was in his full glory. Both Prince and then Idol were really great.
hey guys,,born in 57...in from canada.... in '80 i think...hollywood sportatorium...first row, elbows on the barrier Beachboys when they were still big. i remember the standing room pushing to the front,,we used hands and arms to brace against the front barrier....just didnt want to get crushed....was bit scared but was obviously packed house and always party when they played then........anyway thanks for your stories......always liked wham and michael solo...djed lots of radio and many parties...you could never go wrong with wham or michael... happy new years from toronto.
cornelius...envy...I would have loved to see a concert...
神が舞い降りたようなサビなのに、かっこつけたりせず真っ先に飛び込む。
この素直さと潔さがますます神々しい。
やっとみつけた日本人
¡Palabra!
7年後…
4年後…
の貴方へ。
😊
この曲は理屈抜きに好きです。この曲をよく耳にしたのは中学卒業間際だったので、やはりあの頃を思い出します。
週末が楽しかったあの頃。。。
Same as me ,when i was Junior high school ,sad....so fast gone
So good! I've never heard this version with the horns at the end - BEAUTIFUL! I don't think people realize how huge it was that WHAM! got the green light to perform in China. What an incredible feather in their cap. It was a big deal then - and a big deal now. ❤
This actually has such a fantastic Motown groove to it
this could easily have been a supremes song in 1966
Joseph Caravella Jr. I was thinking the same thing myself! Good comment!
No it’s more cheesy pop!
RIP...
マイケルの歌声を聴けばいつだってあの時代が蘇る。素敵な歌をありがとう！ずっと忘れないよ～
This video is unexpectedly avant-garde for wham. I studied modern Chinese history, language and literature for years-and this strikes me as being historical. I'm seriously impressed and have gained new respect for Wham! This has long been my favorite song of theirs.
The beginning of the video surprised me as well; at first, I thought maybe a song wouldn't actually play but that it was more an interview-type deal.
Weird how a western band could have perforned at mid 80s but not now at 2021 lol
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I saw a documentary somewhere that elaborated on this and it had to do with which band was more likely to respect the culture. It was a toss-up between Queen and Wham, and Wham won the bid. It was something to that effect.
The video was directed by Lindsay Anderson, the great British director of films like "If..." with Malcolm McDowell. Obviously he did it mostly for the money, but you see his calibre of talent.
Outstanding visual. Still feeling the vibes to this song in 2023. Oh how you are missed, GM.❤😢❤
❤❤❤DITTO!!❤❤❤
Yes!!! ❤
Agree with you. Also miss me so much! 👍💙🏴
❤️❤️❤️
今でも色褪せない至高の名曲👍
Rest In Paradise George.
Wish he was still here instead though :(
Tony Patty my heart is still broken over his loss. 💔😭😢
As sad as it is, I believe George is finally free. He has struggled with personal demons for years and now he has been liberated. See you in heaven George.
C West It makes me so sad that such a beautiful soul was so tormented and sad! He deserved to be a happy person on this earth! It gives me peace that he now is free! I am sad that one one of the people I really wanted to see Live won’t ever happen. I’m glad I have these videos to watch!
Not just a song, this is a time capsule of historic and cultural importance!
Could not agree more.
Yes, absolutely!
The trumpet at the end really adds gravitas to the song
I miss George Michael. So talented, so handsome, and such a good human being.
Same 😔
i too i'm 10 but that don't mean i can't love his songs
@@minoelec No one said that if you are young you can’t listen to old songs, actually, if you like them, you have a great musical taste!
*doesn't
Same.
This is by far my favorite George Michael song. RIP George
Take me back in time when life was easy going & people lived freely the 80's 😊
Tragic. What a voice he had and seemed like a great person.
Who is listening to this master piece in 2024
I'm listening, this one always perked me up
This is well is hard great songs is well made
Me! They were so happy, carefree without a care in the world. They had no idea how much would change within the next 10 years. I love the two little boys, it reminds me of when I would babysit my two boy cousins and I had to tell them to both hold my hand so I don't lose them.
Every time I hear this song it puts a smile on my face. so many great memories. Thanks for being apart of those memories George! You are loved and missed everyday.
我这几天都在听“威猛”的歌，没想到2021年最后一天看到这条在中国演出的视频，勾起我满满的回忆，我是70年的，威猛是我的第一盒西方乐队磁带，真是美好的音乐！George，祝你世界那边一切都好！
you didnt hear the news in 2016?
Can't believe the news today. This song will always be one of my favourites.
I adore this song too
This was the song I most remember - it was from the first album cassette I ever bought (I was nine years old in 1984).
I've watched this video thousands of times, just can't believe his death..
Yup, I was 12 yrs old when this came out. Such a happy song.
It's still difficult for me to believe that GM is gone... among all that has happened this year is the first time I feel like crying, it is the saddest thing for me 😓 ... people with a soul as big as Him they should not die 😞😞
We will always love you GM!!!!! 💗💕
Brings back the good old days..
The eighties were AMAZING.
I wish I could relive those days
ワムほど素晴らしいアーティストは 今いない ワムありがとう!！
Thanks for the music, George Michael. He has left us too soon on Christmas Day (12/25/2016) at the age of 53. May he rest in peace. Amen.
I don't think people know how ground breaking this video was. First the innovation of the mini-documentary at the beginning and then the actual visit of a Western pop band to China. China in the 80's was still a closed communist society and nowhere near as open as it is today. It would be like a band visiting North Korea today.
HELLH0WND I do I do
Yes how China has changed!
Wait! You... you said that Communism was bad? HOW DARE YOU!!!
China a globalists tool (Rockefeller, etc.) in Mao times, in the 80s, today plandemic 2020 year
yes i remember this visit was historic! then followed by like Billy Joel and such
RIP George... Thank you for all the wonderful memories
Brings back childhood memories growing up on the island of Jamaica 🇯🇲…listening from Philadelphia, USA 🇺🇸 on November 20, 2024. Good morning ☀️!!!!
This video is so full of beauty and innocence...
What a time it was to grow up in the 80s. I’m crying bc this music and era was so great. And George’s voice…❤
I agree!
80's rule 💗
Yo ugual me hiso llorar recordandob1985 en mexico
You're not alone. From a 42 year old male.
Here in October 2nd 2024, 40 years and a day since this amazing song was released 😢
Despite inexplicably awful lyrics, this song has such a great vibe. Almost impossible not to feel energized after listening to it.
Oh the awesome memories this brings back . So glad I lived life in the 80s ❤ what a blast
Could not agree more!!!
Im crying while looking at George and how youthful and happy he was
Gold days of Music.......80's will never comeback......
I think that, if God exists, a huge place in Heaven!!!
Listening to this song for the first time in many years. It's strange how as we get older, we understand some song lyrics more. I loved this song when i was a teenager and now I love it more. This song is still current today. Sitting here crying tears of happiness and 80s nostalgia.
I find it amazing that George wrote these lyrics when he was so young. Beyond his years. I have seen interviews with him later in his life:he was so intelligent.
Super Typist I agree!!
LITTLE BRUCE LEE KKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Saw this video on video music box ...nyc understands
@Vegan Higler too popular and loved to live. Be careful though walls have ears.
The people of the 80s are so beautiful!
Thanks!
George's elder sister Melanie, who had been working as a hairdresser, appears in this MV(4:20) She found dead on Christmas Day 2019. RIP.🕯
Looks just like him!
so sad
wow on Christmas 2019 I felt something weird and I guess it was George's sister
George's elder Sisters Melanie and the oldest Yioda are both in this video they went with him as did his parents And Andrew's Mum and Dad to China
@@kiwisbiggestfan256 I felt something weird just before Christmas 2016 never imagined it would be him or that
Boy do I miss the fabulous 80s.
This music is so much better than anything we have today
news flash! people having been saying this crap for centuries and it's never actually been true
true
Agree.
Well said
Remember when pop in general used to be good, nowadays it’s just mass produced hot garbage
Classic WHAM. I love a lot of their songs, but I think this is the absolute best one.
Yes.
Absolutely xx
Deffinetly! 👏👍💯😄
Agree.
It was actually George Michael’s favourite Wham song too and my personal favourite
Brought tears in my eyes. George and his mates look so happy in a foreign land, in a completely different culture. He was great, so were his band mates. Love you all.
I love the reaction from the audience. A lifetime of oppression and when they get some freedom in their ears they go mad🤣. Beautiful
@@chrisolagrim3597 Me too, Especially knowing that Communist China only had access to western music starting around 1978, so the fact that by the mid 1980’s the PRC got their first taste of New Wave British Pop back then and the band to do it was Wham! is like a huge cultural event I feel got forgotten (I know the western groups that played in the USSR were as important later, but I feel this is as big).
It’s also important to remember, this was pre 1989 Tiananmen Square, it’s amazing to see this tbh.
🕊&❤️ in 2022
@@MrKenichi22 and now it’s oppressive again
@@humanchannel7825 To be fair, China’s goal was to technologically and economically equal the west, not to become a free Democracy.
Cool Breeze it wasn't as fun as it looked a lot of things happened there that were scary kids got beat for dancing George didn't find out till after the concert
George Michael and Midge Ure best 80,s voices in one single.
-Freedom (Wham)
-If a was
FLAWLESS. Simply perfect❤❤
cant stop my tears, thanks for the songs..
Give me back the 80s... Great decade for music. Todays music is shit!
Same. Feel so emotional watching this.
😢😪😪 I feel the same way 💗 What a time to be young and carefree, listening to this song on the radio on the way to the beach with your friends, or just having fun 💜
Indeed. Its heavy on my heart, makes me cry, i remember where i was when it came out & what was going on then.
That’s only because you’ve forgotten all the shite music from the 40 years ago. Time is a filter.
90s had also been a great decade for music
I like how the majority of the audience don't understand the language but enjoy the music.
+GenXtasy ...Music is a universal language of it s own
So nice to see young people having fun - now, if only the older generation.....
This is my favourite song of theirs.
Mine, too.
same here :(
Mine too...which is strange because many people have never heard it. They usually like wake me up.
song is amazing and the lyrics too
He was a good human being
George Michael will be irreplaceable there will never be another one like him.
hearing stories about Wham! from my mom makes me so happy. How she had their posters, singing their songs in her school functions. If one thing I could turn back in time, was to take her to George Michael or Wham concert....
Isn't it beautiful? We come from all different countries/continents from the world, but we all share the same love together ! Peace and love to you all! ❤️✌️☺️
+BLUEBOORABBITT thnx from Copenhagen 😊🙏❤️
Just wish everyone was like that
uhh.. Bubble burstingtime.. that is not some kind of magical connection.. that is simply human nature coupled by marketing.. I Reccomend you travel some and see what that connection you speak of are really doing to other cultures and people.
Die Hard Fan, I am well traveled. Care to elaborate?
i dont see intergration as a positive
What POP MUSIC!!! George Michael was GENIUS!!! Man, from 5:30 minutes onwards I can't stop the tears ... SO NOSTALGIC!!! 😍🎶🎧🎵🙌❣️
Back when music meant something. Rest easy George
Heard this song a few days ago here in 2021. Hadn't heard it since I was a kid of 8 years old back in the 80s. I had to pull my car over and just sit and listen to it. I was put into a time machine where the world was happy. Some things sucked, some people were treated poorly, some people lived in poverty, but there was still a vibe and spirit of joy back then. Fast forward to me being 45 years old in 2021 and I sit and wonder "How could anyone have this much joyful energy that almost 40 years later they can STILL make me smile and make me tap my feet?"
Make a commitment TODAY to be THAT person people remember 40 years ago, and when they remember you, they smile and feel the joy. The stress and anxiety of today will be NOTHING in 40 years.
I certainly hope you're right. Im also 45,young enough to remember those times,though not necessarily young anymore! Caught in the middle
@@trtb056 My children! I'm 76 and a George fan !!!!
I'm the same age, and you pretty much summed it up. That's exactly how I feel when I hear great songs like this one from the 80s. Miss that era...there was none like it.
Omg, you' re right !
So eloquently put, bravo sir.
I'm here because Wham and George Michael's music are still part of my life. Thank you! R.I.P ☺️
Maybe nobody has mentioned it, but if George Michael visited China today, he would not recognise much of it. A lot has changed. He was a great soul and I love his music--I am sure he is still popular in China, even with all its changes over the past 40 years.
One of the many reasons why I love George Michael & Wham is that he&they always made the audience so happy, smiling and dancing. I'm grateful I was lucky to have that experience once in my life. Thank you George for everything. I'll miss you forever.
Takes me back to my teens..Bring back the eighties please!
+1000
A masterpiece of 80s tunes.
Yes!!!
I wish comments had a weekly or monthly reminder anniversary as a remind you to come listen to it .
I'd leave this comment here and be reminded to listen every week or month..
Busy lifestyle doesn't give us time.
George Michael RIP your music will last forever
So sad today. I can't believe it. This song definitely takes me back to my teen years in the 80's. Long live the 80's! Love live George Michael!
couldnt agree more with u charles...my teen idol from the 80s...RIP Georgie
Charles Bruss
Same here.
Every person deserves freedom. Personal, Sexual, Religious and more
We are a free people and George knew this from the beginning.
this is a very different kind of freedom
I was 13yo in 1984 when I first heard it and now is 2024 53yo still enjoying it damn !
RIP Mr. Michael .... one of two songs I really loved by him.
Yes, we need Freedom.
When they gave the concert in my city in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall(as you can see in the video), Guangzhou, China, I was like one of those little boys in this video. I also remembered a local newspaper reported that a member of the band got too excited during their flight to Guangzhou, a panic attack or something like that. Love George!
I've always wondered what happened to the little children in the video. I remember how fascinating this video was to many of us here in the West...when the veil between the East and the West had been opened a little.
4:51 So what did the announcer say in Mandarin?
When I first saw this back in the '80s with those young people dancing away in the auditorium, my first thought was "What would Mao think if he saw this?".
She said: ...is going to give us a wonderful performance. Let's welcome them on stage with rapturous applause.
I don't think Mao would let Wham! enter into China, but Deng Xiaoping did.
Now they have their own little kids. A lot have changed since then. It is kind of emotional watching the city I live 30 years ago. Yet the concert venue, the Hall, virtually remains the same. It is still like that in the video.
What was the general feeling of the man on the street about Wham's visit and western culture in general?
Introduced my granddaughter to Wham. She's loving the music. I'm happy to pass on the love of the music to her.
She told me today that she has a crush on George. ❤
Can only improve her life compared to rubbish today, both my boys love 80's music and I will definitely play it to grandchildren when I can ❤
Not many good things about being older but we did grow up when music was AT ITS BEST!
martind586 You got that right brother!
I’m the same age as George Michael. Loved him, had such a crush back in the day, loved Wham and George on his own. And yes, there was nothing like 80s and 70s music, I still listen to it all the time. Not like today’s garbage.
very true indeed rip
Strongly agree
Yes we did.
one of the best songs Wham ever did RIP George Michael...x
It's hard to believe unless you were there, but George Micheal was as big as The Beatles and as hot as Elvis back in 1987
I cannot emphasize enough how mature, classy and non-judgemental George Michael's introductory commentary here was, especially given the time and given his age. This really elevates my appreciation of him not only as an artist but also on a personal level. He understood that he was not sent there to preach, lecture or moralize and that this was a completely new experience, a journey into the unknown for both sides which should simply be experienced and left to its own device rather than overanalyzing it or forcing it into the political context of the day. Some other artists may not have been able to stay so grounded, non-judgemental and open-minded. So, kudos to him for this, he really did manage to serve as a cultural ambassador here in the best sense of the term!
The only singer I could hit his range perfectly. Love my tenors!!! U will be missed George!!
Im crying. WE LOVE YOU GEORGE!!!
I miss that beautiful smile,And everything else With a heart of GOLD RIP Beautiful soul🌹
Yes one in a million god gave me the chance to see and hear the best
I ALWAYS, THOUGHT, GEORGE, AND LADY DIANA, OULDA MADE AWESOME PAIR, I NEVER KNEW, HE WAS A QUEEN`
@darryl nelson
What do you mean?
Rip george
@@jackieroxxandthespaceinvaders7 he was a queen....??? Not so much in my opinion. Queen just does not fit George
George Michael allways forever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Pathetic
All l.want for Christmas is you baby ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍
@zoki-kj3ox ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love you more baby xx
@@zoki-kj3ox 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰 Merry Christmas baby xxxx l love you ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰
I was ten when this came out and too be frank was never a fan but as the years have passed, I find myself frequently listening to 80s songs that literally almost have my eyes welling up remembering long lost family members and various memories!