With it being 5 years since the sudden passing of George Michael and 'Last Christmas' being a major fave at Christmas time I thought about Wham in general as they've released some other great songs alongside LC. You can list more songs not just the obvious LC lol.

 

I do have my faves of theirs but might need to listen to a couple of others too, my main faves are 'Freedom', 'I'm Your Man' and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'.

 

 

Edited December 26, 20213 yr by Christmas Roba

It’ll always be ‘Club Tropicana’ for me where the drinks are free, all that’s missing is the sea!

Surely "Everything she wants" is by far the best single. "Wake me up" if I'm in a boppy mood, but to be honest they are on of my 80s faves so happy with any of them

Club Tropicana by miles!

Wake me Up

I really like Young Guns (Go For It).

 

I bought it after watching their TOTP performance, but actually believed them to be a two boy/two girl group until I saw the sleeve to the single.

^well Pepsi & Shirlie did the backing vocals and also were always in the videos

Yeh I consider them part of the group!

1. Last Christmas

2. I'm Your Man

3. Club Tropicana

4. Everything She Wants

5. The Edge Of Heaven

6. Blue (Armed With Love)

7. Freedom

8. Young Guns

9. Wham Rap

10. Wake Me Up

 

unless the 2 solo George singles which were on the Wham! albums also count in which case 1. A Different Corner and all move down one place till careless whisper slots in behind Club tropicana then 2 places down the rest...

Everything She Wants/Edge of Heaven/Freedom are the best ones for me

Yeh I consider them part of the group!

 

Begs the question... Were Wham a "boy-band"?

Two lads making radio-friendly pop music... but two very prominent female backing singers....?

 

Freedom for me, Club Tropicana not far behind

Everything She Wants and Club Tropicana would be my favourites although I do have a massive soft spot for Wham Rap!

 

As excellent as many Wham records are though it's George's solo career which really provides endless gems for me.

Begs the question... Were Wham a "boy-band"?

Two lads making radio-friendly pop music... but two very prominent female backing singers....?

 

If Abba can be a girl band then Wham can be a boy band 😂

Radio 2 poll of listeners for george's top 40 tracks. I voted a different corner...

 

1. CARELESS WHISPER - No. 1, 1984

2. A DIFFERENT CORNER - No. 1, 1986

3. PRAYING FOR TIME - No.6, 1990

4. FAITH - No. 2, 1987

5. LAST CHRISTMAS - No. 2, 1984 & No.1 2020 (Wham!)

6. COWBOYS AND ANGELS - No. 45, 1991

7. JESUS TO A CHILD - No. 1, 1996

8. FREEDOM 90 - No. 28, 1990

9. FATHER FIGURE - No. 11, 1988

10. FAST LOVE - No. 1, 1996

11. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - No.1, 1984 (Wham!)

12. CLUB TROPICANA - No. 4, 1983 (Wham!)

13. YOU HAVE BEEN LOVED - No.2, 1997

14. ONE MORE TRY - No. 8, 1988

15. KISSING A FOOL - No. 18, 1988

16. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO - No. 1, 1984 (Wham!)

17. WAITING FOR THAT DAY - No. 23, 1990

18. FREEDOM - No. 1, 1984 (Wham!)

19. OUTSIDE - No. 2, 1997

20. AMAZING - No.4, 2004

21. I’M YOUR MAN - No. 1, 1985 (Wham!)

22. HEAL THE PAIN - No. 31, 1991

23. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - No. 1, 1986 (Wham!)

24. SPINNING THE WHEEL - No. 2, 1996

25. OLDER - No.3, 1997

26. YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT) - No. 3, 1982 (Wham!)

27. DECEMBER SONG (I DREAMED OF CHRISTMAS) - No. 14, 2009

28. TOO FUNKY - No. 4, 1992

29. WHAM RAP! (ENJOY WHAT YOU DO) – No. 8, 1983 (Wham!)

30. FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) - No.8, 2004

31. I WANT YOUR SEX - No. 3, 1987

32. THIS IS NOT REAL LOVE (WITH MUTYA BUENA) - No. 15, 2006

33. STAR PEOPLE 97 - No. 2, 1997

34. BAD BOYS – No. 2, 1983 (Wham!)

35. THE STRANGEST THING 97 - No.2, 1997

36. AN EASIER AFFAIR - No.13, 2006

37. ROUND HERE - No. 32, 2004

38. FREEEK! - No. 7, 2002

39. WHITE LIGHT - No. 15, 2012

40. WALTZ AWAY DREAMING (WITH TOBY BURKE) - No. 10, 1997 (Toby Bourke/George Michael)

 

Looks like im the only one that loves Shoot The Dog and his last posthumous single. And they havent included his fab guest spots with aretha, whitney or even queen and elton as they arent his songs.

Glad ‘December Song’ got in there!

If we're including George's solo tracks...

 

Freedom 90 is one of my fave songs of all time

 

A Different Corner is beautiful and one of his best

 

The Strangest Thing 97 sounds like a bit of an 'of the time' generic remix, but I love it!!