Careless Whisper
| Careless Whisper | |
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| George Michael / Wham! | |
| publication | July 24, 1984 (single) October 23, 1984 (album) |
| length | 5:04 (7 "version) 6:23 (extended version) 6:30 (album version) |
| Genre (s) | Pop , soul |
| Author (s) | George Michael , Andrew Ridgeley |
| Producer (s) | George Michael |
| Label | Epic Records , Columbia Records |
| album | Make it big |
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Careless Whisper is a pop - ballad that of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley was written. First a single version with a length of 5:04 minutes appeared on July 24, 1984 under the name of George Michael , which became a number one hit in the USA, Great Britain and Switzerland, among others .
As a result, the title was also used in October 1984 under the name of the duo, Wham! , released on the album Make It Big in a 6:30 minute version. The succinct saxophone playing comes from the jazz musician Steve Gregory .
Emergence
The song was written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 at a time when the two musicians were working with Wham! were not yet active. They recorded a demo that included Careless Whisper , Wham Rap , Club Tropicana and Come On . In doing so, they tried to find a record label that would publish these pieces. Michael, who was still working as a DJ at the time , played the piece on his last day at work and was surprised by the positive response from the audience. He was sure that the song would be a hit, but at first he didn't want to sing it himself because he didn't think he was talented enough. The song was finally released as a single only under the name of George Michael, as the record company was of the opinion that the song was not to Wham! pass.
From the perspective of the lyric self , the song tells of the fact that the protagonist has cheated and is now plagued by feelings of guilt. The text has no biographical background. George Michael remarked in an interview in 1990 that he was frightened how one could interpret so many meanings into such a superficial text, and described this fact as disillusioning for him as a songwriter. The music video was shot in Coconut Grove and Watson Island in Miami in June 1984 .
Cover versions
- In 1985 Nancy Wilson covered the song.
- In 1987 The Shadows covered the song.
- By Richard Clayderman 1988, a version of the song appeared.
- James Last and Richard Clayderman covered the song in a duet in 1992.
- In 1994 a cover version of Fred Wesley was released .
- In 1996 a version of the song by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released .
- Gloria Gaynor covered the song on her 1998 compilation album I Will Survive: The Anthology .
- Tamia covered the song in 1998 as the soundtrack to the film A Night at the Roxbury .
- A smooth jazz version of the song can also be found in Dave Koz's 1999 album The Dance.
- In 2001, Bananarama released their version of the song on the album Exotica .
- Another version appeared by Sharon Cuneta in 2001 in the album 25 Years, 25 Hits .
- In 2004 Kenny G , Daryl Hall and Brian McKnight covered the song.
- In 2006 Julio Iglesias brought out a version of the song.
- In 2007, The Gossip released a post-punk version of the song on their album Standing in the Way of Control .
- By Seether in 2009 appeared on the album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces , a rock version , published as an online download from various Internet portals.
- In 2011 Richard Cheese released a swing version on his album A Lounge Supreme .
- Rapper Tupac Shakur also covered the song in his own style.
- In 2014 Konstantin Gropper ( Get Well Soon ) recorded his own interpretation for his Greatest Hits EP
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ release date
- ↑ Nigel Goodall: George Michael: In His Own Words . Omnibus Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-7119-7891-1 , pp. 12 .
- ↑ a b Nigel Goodall: George Michael: In His Own Words . P. 27
- ↑ a b Nigel Goodall: George Michael: In His Own Words . P. 39
Web links
- Careless Whisper at Allmusic (English)
- Careless Whisper at Discogs (English)