Wham! - Freedom (Official Video)

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  • Wham! - Freedom (Official Video)
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    Lyrics
    Every day I hear a different story
    People saying that you're no good for me
    Saw your lover with another and she's makin' a fool of you, oh
    If you love me baby, you'd deny it
    But you laugh and tell me I should try it
    Tell me I'm a baby, and I don't understand
    But you know that I'll forgive you
    Just this once, twice, forever
    'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
    Just as long as we're together
    And you do
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't want to play around
    I don't want nobody, baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't need your freedom
    Girl, all I want right now is you
    Do, do, do
    Whoa, oh, yeah
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    Like a prisoner who has his own key
    But I can't escape until you love me
    I just go from day to day knowing all about the other boys
    You take my hand and tell me I'm a fool to give you all that I do
    I bet you someday, baby, someone says the same to you
    But you know that I'll forgive you
    Just this once, twice, forever
    'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
    Just as long as we're together
    And you do, oh
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't want to play around
    I don't want nobody, baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't want your freedom
    Girl, all I want right now is you
    Do, do, do
    Can't you see you're hurtin' me?
    Whoa, oh, yeah
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    You hurt me baby, hurt me baby
    Oh
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    You hurt me baby, hurt me baby
    But you know that I'll forgive you
    Just this once, twice, forever
    'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
    Just as long as we're together
    And you do, oh
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't need to play around
    I don't want nobody, baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't want to play around
    I don't want nobody baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't want your (I don't want your)
    I don't want your (I don't want your)
    I don't want your (I don't want your)
    I don't want your part time love
    Oh
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Комментарии • 4,1 тыс.

  • @jdcapps21
    @jdcapps21 2 года назад +2224

    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!

    • @stuartsutcliffe9809
      @stuartsutcliffe9809 2 года назад +112

      rip to ya father. part of of an iconic song and band x

    • @blueknight5754
      @blueknight5754 2 года назад +99

      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.

    • @gregthow9771
      @gregthow9771 2 года назад +71

      Love that part of the song

    • @yasminet6355
      @yasminet6355 2 года назад +47

      Wow that's fantastic. His music lives on.

    • @jdcapps21
      @jdcapps21 2 года назад +68

      @@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.

  • @MuhammadFarhan-ny7tj
    @MuhammadFarhan-ny7tj 5 месяцев назад +159

    Who is listening to this master piece in 2024

  • @Wannabestartinsumthin
    @Wannabestartinsumthin 3 месяца назад +266

    Who's listening in 2024?? Ok just me then eh😆

    • @Lin-bt4pk
      @Lin-bt4pk 3 месяца назад +6

      Are you kidding?😂❤😂

    • @Linelle-jq2ol
      @Linelle-jq2ol 3 месяца назад +6

      Ok, others, START REPLYING❗😠😆🥳🤗❤️🙃😅

    • @kennyminor2702
      @kennyminor2702 2 месяца назад +4

      No! Not just you..

    • @Lakkomka
      @Lakkomka 2 месяца назад +10

      Me too)))) April of 2024! 🥰

    • @user-nz4kq6gc1k
      @user-nz4kq6gc1k 2 месяца назад +6

      And me too!

  • @UberDurable
    @UberDurable Год назад +91

    Not just a song, this is a time capsule of historic and cultural importance!

  • @alexissleeping5489
    @alexissleeping5489 3 года назад +270

    George looks so happy in here. God his smile's so damn beautiful.

    • @whateybify
      @whateybify 3 года назад +14

      🙂❤️🤗 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.

    • @stigrlarsen3822
      @stigrlarsen3822 2 года назад +2

      Uour yes you ar right. Thanks.

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet 6 дней назад

      ....i cried seeing him...he seemed so very happy....when he went solo he became so somber and melancholy....

  • @lolomgmetobavi
    @lolomgmetobavi 7 лет назад +544

    RIP George Michael. This is my most favorite song of his.

    • @jonathansorchard
      @jonathansorchard 7 лет назад +12

      I agree: the outro was stunning.

    • @miwashimahata2976
      @miwashimahata2976 7 лет назад +5

      mine too.

    • @bracita15
      @bracita15 7 лет назад +3

      lolomgmetobavi You should check out Careless Whisper live in China. It is outstanding!❤️

    • @dhtelevision
      @dhtelevision 7 лет назад +10

      lolomgmetobavi My teacher even cried that his fav band whams George Michael died

    • @lolomgmetobavi
      @lolomgmetobavi 7 лет назад +2

      PLZ get me 100 subs PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ Sorry to hear that :( George Michael was a great singer.

  • @RushRipley
    @RushRipley 3 месяца назад +41

    I still can't believe he's gone 😢

  • @Smartass_Jedi
    @Smartass_Jedi 9 месяцев назад +78

    George created 2 different classic songs called Freedom. What a legend. RIP

    • @JoseFigueroa-iz2on
      @JoseFigueroa-iz2on Месяц назад +1

      One with Wham in 1984 or 1985, and one as a solo artist in 1990.

  • @dwayneross3434
    @dwayneross3434 7 лет назад +135

    George Michael is Life, George Michael is Love, George Michael is Music, George Michael is Forever....

    • @francospecchia9283
      @francospecchia9283 4 года назад

      AND G. M. IS (NOW ) ,,,,,ANGEL

    • @martindriver6026
      @martindriver6026 4 года назад +1

      And gay is good.

    • @francospecchia9283
      @francospecchia9283 4 года назад +1

      @@martindriver6026 AHAHAH 😆 AHAHAH 😁,,,OH MY GOD,,,,,YOU MAKE ME LAUGH 😀,,,, GREETINGS ✋ FROM 🇮🇹 ITALY,,,,DEAR YELLOW,,,,, AHAHAH 😆 AHAHAH 😆

  • @JohnSmith-pp7ux
    @JohnSmith-pp7ux 7 лет назад +478

    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!

    • @corneliuspraeda6452
      @corneliuspraeda6452 7 лет назад +4

      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...;))

    • @JohnSmith-pp7ux
      @JohnSmith-pp7ux 7 лет назад +4

      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!

    • @JohnSmith-pp7ux
      @JohnSmith-pp7ux 7 лет назад +16

      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.

    • @jctorontojctoronto
      @jctorontojctoronto 7 лет назад +15

      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.

    • @crankycarole
      @crankycarole 7 лет назад +5

      cornelius...envy...I would have loved to see a concert...

  • @mitocrow
    @mitocrow Месяц назад +7

    What a great song! WHAM!
    RIP George 🙏

  • @conniehamilton241
    @conniehamilton241 Год назад +128

    Outstanding visual. Still feeling the vibes to this song in 2023. Oh how you are missed, GM.❤😢❤

    • @aprildawnmeans2663
      @aprildawnmeans2663 11 месяцев назад +4

      ❤❤❤DITTO!!❤❤❤

    • @tracygreenwood6869
      @tracygreenwood6869 11 месяцев назад +3

      Yes!!! ❤

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 11 дней назад +1

      Agree with you. Also miss me so much! 👍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @RK-ml2ns
    @RK-ml2ns 4 года назад +582

    Wham's greatest hit. George was an incredibly talented songwriter.

  • @jamesb8305
    @jamesb8305 5 лет назад +1757

    Freddie Mercury and George Michael. Two of the most talented voices in the business.

  • @anneeisinger45
    @anneeisinger45 18 дней назад +3

    Loved them then; love them now. See you in heaven, George. ❤

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 11 дней назад

      Always, forever! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @melissashaw7518
    @melissashaw7518 2 месяца назад +21

    Im listening to this april 2024 and im 45 . Anyone else listening?

    • @simonp7095
      @simonp7095 2 месяца назад +1

      Yep I'm 47 and dancing round my kitchen listening to it lol

    • @user-ih2dh2ef9u
      @user-ih2dh2ef9u Месяц назад

      Yes. I love it and listen often......dance routine

    • @kieranmurphy3210
      @kieranmurphy3210 Месяц назад +1

      I'm 50 still love this tune

    • @carmenpizarro3367
      @carmenpizarro3367 13 дней назад

      June 2024

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 11 дней назад

      You lie! Im 45, and listen to this masterpiece!! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @jorgeicardi9305
    @jorgeicardi9305 6 лет назад +838

    George Michael is without a doubt one of the greatest .

    • @Simmy7777777
      @Simmy7777777 3 года назад +17

      One of ghe greatest voices!!! ONE OF THE GREATEST to ever do it!!!! 👑

    • @andrewmorley3497
      @andrewmorley3497 3 года назад +17

      @@Simmy7777777 Freddie Mercury Michel and George Michael and Elon jonh

    • @annakisfaludinebaan
      @annakisfaludinebaan 2 года назад +1

      @@andrewmorley3497 George to me, and George only! She is the greatest and the most beautiful and eternal!

    • @Nightmareman3
      @Nightmareman3 2 года назад +1

      @@annakisfaludinebaan She ?....

    • @annakisfaludinebaan
      @annakisfaludinebaan 2 года назад +3

      @@Nightmareman3 You're right! Of course HE!

  • @nicoleleclair4074
    @nicoleleclair4074 7 лет назад +1773

    The only pop band who was able to perform in China........That is history....RIP George......what a loss..........

    • @rahelishik1180
      @rahelishik1180 4 года назад +21

      Modren toking were too

    • @rahelishik1180
      @rahelishik1180 4 года назад +9

      Tolking

    • @MegaKamandi
      @MegaKamandi 4 года назад +17

      yeah they should be very proud of that honor

    • @meganheller404
      @meganheller404 4 года назад +14

      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!

    • @meganheller404
      @meganheller404 4 года назад +7

      Nicole Leclair honestly, thanks for pop history lesson!! Love this song

  • @5150show
    @5150show Год назад +121

    Oh the awesome memories this brings back . So glad I lived life in the 80s ❤ what a blast

    • @davemader1707
      @davemader1707 11 месяцев назад +6

      Could not agree more!!!

  • @sheilathornburgh2288
    @sheilathornburgh2288 3 года назад +348

    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.

    • @gluserty
      @gluserty 2 года назад +15

      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.

    • @Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea
      @Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea 2 года назад +15

      Weird how a western band could have perforned at mid 80s but not now at 2021 lol

    • @xhhshshdhdhs2729
      @xhhshshdhdhs2729 2 года назад +2

      A

    • @chrisduncan199
      @chrisduncan199 2 года назад +11

      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.

    • @pa3997
      @pa3997 2 года назад +6

      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.

  • @busterkeatonsbriefs
    @busterkeatonsbriefs 7 лет назад +585

    Can't believe the news today. This song will always be one of my favourites.

    • @exitwound1234
      @exitwound1234 7 лет назад +10

      I adore this song too

    • @millenniumman75
      @millenniumman75 7 лет назад +8

      This was the song I most remember - it was from the first album cassette I ever bought (I was nine years old in 1984).

    • @miwashimahata2976
      @miwashimahata2976 7 лет назад +3

      I've watched this video thousands of times, just can't believe his death..

    • @LittleLulubee
      @LittleLulubee 7 лет назад +8

      Yup, I was 12 yrs old when this came out. Such a happy song.

    • @michellepacheco3035
      @michellepacheco3035 7 лет назад +7

      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!!!!! 💗💕

  • @Itsmiserable
    @Itsmiserable 8 лет назад +155

    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.

    • @chevdanielle5645
      @chevdanielle5645 7 лет назад

      He's British? I thought he was American??

    • @Itsmiserable
      @Itsmiserable 7 лет назад +4

      ***** He a born brit

    • @ladyluvaduckakamrsedemephr2147
      @ladyluvaduckakamrsedemephr2147 7 лет назад +4

      English mother, Greek-Cypriot father

    • @aprilgosa6315
      @aprilgosa6315 7 лет назад +4

      How can you listen to George talk and not know he is british his accent is thick LOL specially when he was younger

    • @MarkBeckford
      @MarkBeckford 7 лет назад +2

      that's subjective! Duran Duran top band of the 80's

  • @michellemckinney4678
    @michellemckinney4678 Год назад +82

    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…❤

    • @cw8593
      @cw8593 11 месяцев назад +2

      I agree!

    • @nikkimccay5452
      @nikkimccay5452 10 месяцев назад +2

      80's rule 💗

    • @joseluiszunigacruz698
      @joseluiszunigacruz698 9 месяцев назад +2

      Yo ugual me hiso llorar recordandob1985 en mexico

    • @sc150000
      @sc150000 Месяц назад

      You're not alone. From a 42 year old male.

  • @NostalgiaMan
    @NostalgiaMan 2 года назад +64

    Every person deserves freedom. Personal, Sexual, Religious and more
    We are a free people and George knew this from the beginning.

  • @aimeelee76
    @aimeelee76 3 года назад +535

    I miss George Michael. So talented, so handsome, and such a good human being.

    • @ohmy9261
      @ohmy9261 3 года назад +11

      Same 😔

    • @minoelec
      @minoelec 3 года назад +12

      i too i'm 10 but that don't mean i can't love his songs

    • @kramnik1954
      @kramnik1954 3 года назад +9

      @@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!

    • @jamesanderson6373
      @jamesanderson6373 2 года назад

      *doesn't

    • @jennifermichalski3043
      @jennifermichalski3043 2 года назад +1

      Same.

  • @Gfresh844
    @Gfresh844 7 лет назад +79

    Tragic. What a voice he had and seemed like a great person.

  • @KittyKatTat
    @KittyKatTat 10 месяцев назад +30

    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. ❤

  • @christopher7824
    @christopher7824 3 месяца назад +9

    Brilliant and uplifting. 💯❤

  • @batesvandenburgh4828
    @batesvandenburgh4828 6 лет назад +102

    The trumpet at the end really adds gravitas to the song

  • @zorroafcamaluku
    @zorroafcamaluku 7 лет назад +111

    Rest In Paradise George.

    • @143LoveConquersAll
      @143LoveConquersAll 5 лет назад +4

      Wish he was still here instead though :(

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 4 года назад +2

      Tony Patty my heart is still broken over his loss. 💔😭😢

  • @edwardruthazer1849
    @edwardruthazer1849 10 месяцев назад +12

    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!

  • @Fern19671
    @Fern19671 21 день назад +1

    In the evening that George Michael passed away, a comet literally crossed the Los Angeles sky, I saw it, I was there. Never forgot! RIP George, a great artist. 🕊️🙏🏻

  • @AVielot
    @AVielot 7 лет назад +46

    RIP George... Thank you for all the wonderful memories

  • @HELLH0WND
    @HELLH0WND 7 лет назад +716

    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.

    • @daliaelnazer11
      @daliaelnazer11 5 лет назад +6

      HELLH0WND I do I do

    • @irememberla6460
      @irememberla6460 4 года назад +15

      Yes how China has changed!

    • @LinusWeber1997GER
      @LinusWeber1997GER 4 года назад

      Wait! You... you said that Communism was bad? HOW DARE YOU!!!

    • @pablomalaga4676
      @pablomalaga4676 4 года назад +14

      China a globalists tool (Rockefeller, etc.) in Mao times, in the 80s, today plandemic 2020 year

    • @glotaro1
      @glotaro1 3 года назад +13

      yes i remember this visit was historic! then followed by like Billy Joel and such

  • @satyamchopraa
    @satyamchopraa 11 месяцев назад +10

    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....

  • @jbraly
    @jbraly 2 года назад +256

    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.

    • @trtb056
      @trtb056 2 года назад +4

      I certainly hope you're right. Im also 45,young enough to remember those times,though not necessarily young anymore! Caught in the middle

    • @annakisfaludinebaan
      @annakisfaludinebaan 2 года назад +6

      @@trtb056 My children! I'm 76 and a George fan !!!!

    • @nicolecarter5971
      @nicolecarter5971 2 года назад +11

      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.

    • @douglasalvesjr7983
      @douglasalvesjr7983 2 года назад +3

      Omg, you' re right !

    • @jeremysmith-hx1xp
      @jeremysmith-hx1xp 2 года назад +1

      So eloquently put, bravo sir.

  • @AlkisenSuper
    @AlkisenSuper 7 лет назад +174

    Classic WHAM. I love a lot of their songs, but I think this is the absolute best one.

  • @megu0534
    @megu0534 7 лет назад +62

    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。

  • @bluesboy8237
    @bluesboy8237 Год назад +4

    Happy 60th birthday George Michael!!!

  • @Richarddj
    @Richarddj 2 дня назад

    Can't get anymore 80s than this. Always gives me good feeling.Thanks for the music Wham!

  • @helbervelasquez2060
    @helbervelasquez2060 5 лет назад +92

    cant stop my tears, thanks for the songs..
    Give me back the 80s... Great decade for music. Todays music is shit!

    • @laurence5063
      @laurence5063 3 года назад +3

      Same. Feel so emotional watching this.

    • @joannagipson12
      @joannagipson12 3 года назад +3

      😢😪😪 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 💜

    • @Hot80s
      @Hot80s 3 года назад +1

      Indeed. Its heavy on my heart, makes me cry, i remember where i was when it came out & what was going on then.

    • @sgwh2002
      @sgwh2002 2 года назад +1

      That’s only because you’ve forgotten all the shite music from the 40 years ago. Time is a filter.

    • @aliyasharma9963
      @aliyasharma9963 2 года назад +1

      90s had also been a great decade for music

  • @jenniferconley5793
    @jenniferconley5793 4 года назад +79

    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.

  • @cheslinwhite1689
    @cheslinwhite1689 2 месяца назад +3

    A nice little escape from the madness which is 2024.

  • @minoelec
    @minoelec 3 года назад +10

    Freddie Mercury and George Michael......... The gratest guys of the world!!!!!!!!

  • @BassNeko510
    @BassNeko510 5 лет назад +17

    やっぱこれが一番好き

  • @vandanasalvi6083
    @vandanasalvi6083 4 года назад +59

    We were the lucky ones to know and remember each and every song of this band by heart.Thanks a million George Andrew Shirley Pepsi and Andy.🙏😘🤗❤

  • @emmayu2744
    @emmayu2744 2 года назад +4

    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!

  • @maryann1531
    @maryann1531 3 года назад +11

    L♥️VE this song! The kids are adorable! R.I.P. George Michael. 🙏✝️

  • @Scotland_Scorpion
    @Scotland_Scorpion 3 года назад +679

    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.

    • @melaniereisner8375
      @melaniereisner8375 3 года назад +32

      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.

    • @NewWaveNights
      @NewWaveNights 2 года назад +4

      Super Typist I agree!!

    • @danielmaciel9047
      @danielmaciel9047 2 года назад

      LITTLE BRUCE LEE KKKKKKKKKKKKKK

    • @cav65
      @cav65 2 года назад +2

      Saw this video on video music box ...nyc understands

    • @chrisolagrim3597
      @chrisolagrim3597 2 года назад +3

      @Vegan Higler too popular and loved to live. Be careful though walls have ears.

  • @truthseeker3129
    @truthseeker3129 7 лет назад +148

    This is my favourite song of theirs.

    • @sparklemotion1018
      @sparklemotion1018 7 лет назад

      Mine, too.

    • @KYeung-be4lw
      @KYeung-be4lw 7 лет назад +2

      same here :(

    • @tjp2109
      @tjp2109 7 лет назад +6

      Mine too...which is strange because many people have never heard it. They usually like wake me up.

    • @nessnake123
      @nessnake123 7 лет назад +6

      song is amazing and the lyrics too

  • @seanthegreatish106
    @seanthegreatish106 Месяц назад +3

    Zero auto tune was used in this man’s entire career. Just don’t make them like they used to

  • @WHAM-FAN
    @WHAM-FAN 5 месяцев назад +9

    Love this song and always will❤ Such an amazing duo! George wrote amazing songs! This song will always be a classic. I listen to wham! everyday and jam out to all of their songs. So talented!!! Every time I listen to George's songs I get goosebumps down my arms and spine. I love y'all and thank y'all for all of these amazing songs that you've shared with us. Rest in peace, George you will always be remembered as a lovely handsome man and brilliant songwriter. So sad for all the pain you had to go through. We will always love you. Congrats on number one!!!

  • @user-pt5xq5rs1t
    @user-pt5xq5rs1t 4 года назад +222

    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.🕯

    • @shellyterral7976
      @shellyterral7976 4 года назад +30

      Looks just like him!

    • @yeahright302
      @yeahright302 4 года назад +17

      so sad

    • @kiwisbiggestfan256
      @kiwisbiggestfan256 4 года назад +18

      wow on Christmas 2019 I felt something weird and I guess it was George's sister

    • @aprilgosa5779
      @aprilgosa5779 4 года назад +14

      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

    • @aprilgosa5779
      @aprilgosa5779 4 года назад +13

      @@kiwisbiggestfan256 I felt something weird just before Christmas 2016 never imagined it would be him or that

  • @monstermom4358
    @monstermom4358 8 лет назад +358

    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! ❤️✌️☺️

    • @monstermom4358
      @monstermom4358 8 лет назад +2

      +BLUEBOORABBITT thnx from Copenhagen 😊🙏❤️

    • @grahamcheesman2252
      @grahamcheesman2252 6 лет назад +4

      Just wish everyone was like that

    • @diehardfan173
      @diehardfan173 6 лет назад +1

      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.

    • @robertacquarulo1850
      @robertacquarulo1850 6 лет назад

      Die Hard Fan, I am well traveled. Care to elaborate?

    • @scottishenlightenedguyesca7801
      @scottishenlightenedguyesca7801 6 лет назад +1

      i dont see intergration as a positive

  • @AJM01
    @AJM01 11 месяцев назад +14

    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!

  • @coolbreeze9713
    @coolbreeze9713 2 года назад +84

    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
      @chrisolagrim3597 2 года назад +7

      I love the reaction from the audience. A lifetime of oppression and when they get some freedom in their ears they go mad🤣. Beautiful

    • @MrKenichi22
      @MrKenichi22 2 года назад +3

      @@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

    • @humanchannel7825
      @humanchannel7825 2 года назад +1

      @@MrKenichi22 and now it’s oppressive again

    • @MrKenichi22
      @MrKenichi22 2 года назад

      @@humanchannel7825 To be fair, China’s goal was to technologically and economically equal the west, not to become a free Democracy.

    • @aprilgosa5779
      @aprilgosa5779 2 года назад

      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

  • @rtsmad3778
    @rtsmad3778 7 лет назад +38

    5:47 To see everyone dancing and happy that's how the world should be 24/7.

  • @LurgsHowToGuides
    @LurgsHowToGuides 7 лет назад +13

    Such a great pop song. And the lyrics still mean so much to me after 30 years. Timeless. RIP George Michael

  • @osiris_blanche
    @osiris_blanche 11 месяцев назад +3

    A time long gone…
    China has transformed to a whole new world, Wham! is no more…
    ThankU Andrew Ridgeley for your talent & grace
    George Michael - you will forever be missed
    ❤❤
    George Michael

  • @antonioallen1763
    @antonioallen1763 2 года назад +35

    There songs are FOREVER. Timeless and uplifting. We miss you George!!

  • @margroningen
    @margroningen 7 лет назад +14

    This is by far my favorite George Michael song. RIP George

  • @ajaxamsterdam125
    @ajaxamsterdam125 4 года назад +26

    Brings back the good old days..
    The eighties were AMAZING.
    I wish I could relive those days

  • @theresalacey6126
    @theresalacey6126 11 месяцев назад +8

    RIP George 😢💔 Best voice ever.

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 8 дней назад +1

      Agree with you! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @neerajrana2023
    @neerajrana2023 10 месяцев назад +7

    George Michael was one of the iconic and maybe romantic all time greats. But, Andrew Ridgeley went down as one of the most underrated performers, though he was one of the equal reasons for Wham to succeed like what they did 😊

    • @Arckitekt
      @Arckitekt 8 месяцев назад

      Yes they remained friends till end

    • @neerajrana2023
      @neerajrana2023 8 месяцев назад

      @@Arckitekt True that 💗

  • @wyntonlu
    @wyntonlu 7 лет назад +71

    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!

    • @TheNyteScrybe
      @TheNyteScrybe 7 лет назад +10

      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.

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 7 лет назад +1

      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?".

    • @wyntonlu
      @wyntonlu 7 лет назад +9

      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.

    • @wyntonlu
      @wyntonlu 7 лет назад +13

      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.

    • @TheNyteScrybe
      @TheNyteScrybe 7 лет назад +1

      What was the general feeling of the man on the street about Wham's visit and western culture in general?

  • @marianievessnow6567
    @marianievessnow6567 7 лет назад +159

    I miss that beautiful smile,And everything else With a heart of GOLD RIP Beautiful soul🌹

    • @antbutton7519
      @antbutton7519 5 лет назад +1

      Yes one in a million god gave me the chance to see and hear the best

    • @darrylnelson2581
      @darrylnelson2581 4 года назад +1

      I ALWAYS, THOUGHT, GEORGE, AND LADY DIANA, OULDA MADE AWESOME PAIR, I NEVER KNEW, HE WAS A QUEEN`

    • @jackieroxxandthespaceinvaders7
      @jackieroxxandthespaceinvaders7 4 года назад

      @darryl nelson
      What do you mean?

    • @Buck-mp4yi
      @Buck-mp4yi 4 года назад +2

      Rip george

    • @Buck-mp4yi
      @Buck-mp4yi 4 года назад

      @@jackieroxxandthespaceinvaders7 he was a queen....??? Not so much in my opinion. Queen just does not fit George

  • @spwf377Rrz
    @spwf377Rrz 4 месяца назад +9

    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

  • @bilicana
    @bilicana 3 месяца назад +1

    George Michael and Midge Ure best 80,s voices in one single.
    -Freedom (Wham)
    -If a was
    FLAWLESS. Simply perfect❤❤

  • @user-ou8ty3gx3p
    @user-ou8ty3gx3p 3 года назад +63

    今でも色褪せない至高の名曲👍

  • @PremierSmilesDentist
    @PremierSmilesDentist 7 лет назад +67

    Takes me back to my teens..Bring back the eighties please!

  • @kan5961
    @kan5961 5 месяцев назад +5

    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。

  • @Only1HZ
    @Only1HZ 8 месяцев назад +2

    On this day in Music - 20 Oct 1984
    Wham! started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Freedom', the duo's second No.1. The song was used in a Japanese commercial for Maxell audio cassettes, with altered lyrics.

  • @GlobalDisclosure
    @GlobalDisclosure 9 лет назад +58

    The people of the 80s are so beautiful!

  • @NahualliUoxtitla
    @NahualliUoxtitla 7 лет назад +28

    "you can drag me to Hell and back, just as long as we're together!" Always did love that line.

  • @thekookooman1991
    @thekookooman1991 11 месяцев назад +6

    I love this track, it actually reminds me of an old Supremes-type song.

  • @jennytaylor3324
    @jennytaylor3324 3 года назад +13

    Fuck, we grew up with some great tunes.

    • @grahamcheesman2252
      @grahamcheesman2252 3 года назад +4

      Amazing 80's lucky to have lived it

    • @jennytaylor3324
      @jennytaylor3324 3 года назад +2

      @@grahamcheesman2252We're the envy of many Millennials!

    • @grahamcheesman2252
      @grahamcheesman2252 3 года назад +3

      @@jennytaylor3324 just want to live it all again, I don't think the youngsters realise how life has changed

  • @MultiSWEETPEA26
    @MultiSWEETPEA26 7 лет назад +31

    George Michael RIP your music will last forever

  • @indulekhamenon7504
    @indulekhamenon7504 7 лет назад +47

    This video is so full of beauty and innocence...

  • @eIectrostatic
    @eIectrostatic 8 месяцев назад +3

    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!

  • @tarikmisirli2744
    @tarikmisirli2744 Год назад +24

    Every day I hear a different story
    People saying that you're no good for me
    Saw your lover with another and she's makin' a fool of you, oh
    If you love me baby, you'd deny it
    But you laugh and tell me I should try it
    Tell me I'm a baby, and I don't understand
    But you know that I'll forgive you
    Just this once, twice, forever
    'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
    Just as long as we're together
    And you do
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't want to play around
    I don't want nobody, baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't need your freedom
    Girl, all I want right now is you
    Do, do, do
    Whoa, oh, yeah
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    Like a prisoner who has his own key
    But I can't escape until you love me
    I just go from day to day knowing all about the other boys
    You take my hand and tell me I'm a fool to give you all that I do
    I bet you someday, baby, someone says the same to you
    But you know that I'll forgive you
    Just this once, twice, forever
    'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
    Just as long as we're together
    And you do, oh
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't want to play around
    I don't want nobody, baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't want your freedom
    Girl, all I want right now is you
    Do, do, do
    Can't you see you're hurtin' me?
    Whoa, oh, yeah
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    Do-do-do-do-do-do
    You hurt me baby, hurt me baby
    Oh
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    Do-do-do, do, do, do, do
    You hurt me baby, hurt me baby
    But you know that I'll forgive you
    Just this once, twice, forever
    'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back
    Just as long as we're together
    And you do, oh
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't need to play around
    I don't want nobody, baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't want your freedom
    I don't want to play around
    I don't want nobody baby
    Part time love just brings me down
    I don't want your (I don't want your)
    I don't want your (I don't want your)
    I don't want your (I don't want your)
    I don't want your part time love
    Oh

  • @GenXtasy
    @GenXtasy 9 лет назад +94

    I like how the majority of the audience don't understand the language but enjoy the music.

    • @terra274
      @terra274 8 лет назад +11

      +GenXtasy ...Music is a universal language of it s own

    • @gumbostanley362
      @gumbostanley362 6 лет назад +2

      So nice to see young people having fun - now, if only the older generation.....

  • @larmlarm1889
    @larmlarm1889 Год назад +21

    No puedo creer que George Michael no este en este mundo ya, se le extraña.

  • @ddmstar1972ify
    @ddmstar1972ify 3 года назад +40

    Truly talented and always ahead of its time back then. And George Michael had one of the greatest voices of all time. So clear, concise and versatile! RIP to one of the best!

    • @nancyglem
      @nancyglem 3 года назад +3

      One of the best & NEVER forgotten ♥️

  • @JosephCaravellaJr
    @JosephCaravellaJr 7 лет назад +123

    This actually has such a fantastic Motown groove to it

    • @JosephCaravellaJr
      @JosephCaravellaJr 7 лет назад +17

      this could easily have been a supremes song in 1966

    • @johnlozano384
      @johnlozano384 7 лет назад +7

      Joseph Caravella Jr. I was thinking the same thing myself! Good comment!

    • @startracker5895
      @startracker5895 3 года назад +2

      No it’s more cheesy pop!

  • @e..0367
    @e..0367 7 лет назад +62

    George Michael was a man of the future, he was unique, a man with a lot of talent and love, a great voice king forever George Michael. thanks for uploading the video Wham!VEVO. beautiful memories, beautiful song.

  • @user-nu6jp8bl5b
    @user-nu6jp8bl5b 3 месяца назад +1

    I was 36 when all of my friends and me, went to his concert to Olymbic Stadium in Athens at July of 2006. He was Perfect. Sweet Memories. ❤️💯

  • @tysoon363636
    @tysoon363636 Год назад +3

    Fun fact, Wham was the first ever western group to perform in China. What a remarkable history.

  • @erikhaun775
    @erikhaun775 4 года назад +76

    Long live the 80's! I just love this song....ALWAYS did! Miss you George! You will be remembered forever!

  • @alan1963
    @alan1963 7 лет назад +8

    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.

  • @Huggybear64
    @Huggybear64 Год назад +6

    Puts a lump in my throat every time I see this historic video.
    The way the beautiful Chinese people reacted is priceless and a testament to the genius of Wham!
    Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, rest in peace ❤

  • @alexander9264
    @alexander9264 Год назад +4

    They were the real deal

  • @user-zh2ey2pw8x
    @user-zh2ey2pw8x 5 лет назад +45

    子供の頃姉にLPレコード聞きなさいと言われてこの曲を聞いてから大好きになりました。
    アンドリューさんまた日本に!!!京都にもきてね✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

  • @bobjones8574
    @bobjones8574 5 лет назад +29

    My favorite musical artist of all time. Miss u GM. Now u can sing with the angels. What a voice and incredible songwriter. Thanks for your music. SP

  • @leahsymanski
    @leahsymanski 6 месяцев назад +2

    I forgot about this song. Great to hear it again. GM did another song called Freedom in the 90's.

  • @aeros540
    @aeros540 Год назад +5

    Just the Best of Best ... Reminds me of my school days . Brimming with Youth and rebellion...Love you George Michael for making so timeless music enriching our college days.

  • @manishmalik3784
    @manishmalik3784 4 года назад +26

    George Michael is great artist who can make magic in music... immortal music forever... He is timeless❤️❤️❤️❤️🎵🎵🎵🎵🎧🎧🎧👌👌👌

  • @rosariesbyvictoria8515
    @rosariesbyvictoria8515 6 лет назад +22

    😔😔😔😔
    Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

  • @cececooke7684
    @cececooke7684 11 месяцев назад +3

    Wow, China has come a long way from when this was filmed in 1985! It looked futuristic back when I visited in 2014 & 2015

  • @kerrywalker4032
    @kerrywalker4032 Год назад +5

    Always loved that song freedom thank you loved wham 1980 songs always loved George Michael as well of his music songs thank you always sharing it how wonderful beautiful it is 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @corneliuspraeda6452
    @corneliuspraeda6452 7 лет назад +81

    Shoo they "fall-out of the scene", grow old, and we just forget about them. At least just a little bit. Then, something like this happens, and they're back at the forefront of our thoughts. Like they never left. And then we forget how much, years ago, they really meant to us.
    RIP George. For a geeky 80s kids way back when, you were a big deal...:(

    • @kja4876
      @kja4876 7 лет назад +10

      Well said. From another geeky 80s kid. RIP George

    • @jessicajones162
      @jessicajones162 7 лет назад +2

      well said. from a teenager that discovered this man when i was about four and havent let him since

    • @hajipav
      @hajipav 7 лет назад +3

      Cornelius Praeda well said. He's gone and taken our youth with him.

    • @sootysdisco2688
      @sootysdisco2688 7 лет назад +10

      he was always a big deal to me................

    • @daliaelnazer6587
      @daliaelnazer6587 7 лет назад +1

      T Haj Very true:(