To wonder what happened to George Michael

[DonnaBanana]

I'm a 70s baby so grew up loving Wham and had the posters and everything so I ended up loving George Michael solo career as well. I didn't like his later stuff so much so stopped following him after a while but he seemed like such a creative spirit. What happened? You never about him anymore like you do with Britney or others 80s stars like Kate Bush or Michael Jackson or even Elton John. I think the next generations are missing out on a lot.

Oh 😂 I don't think he is cool enough for tik tok or memes. My first ever concert was Wham I was 13 and was convinced George was just waiting on me to leave school to marry me !

Saw the same bloke down the chip shop recently 🤣

As his last day was Christmas Day, he probably spent it shovelling down turkey and drinking buckets of wine. I know I did.
After he died, it emerged that he had been finding the Highgate Festival (where he lived) for years. Apparently he donated to and supported many charities anonymously

You don't hear much from Kurt Cobain these days.... oh well, Nevermind

You absolutely win the Internet today! 👏😁

@DonnaBanana OP there’s a whole Christmas film based around George Michael’s songs released in 2019, called “Last Christmas”. It was a hit and has huge stars Emilia Clarkson and Henry Golding in it. Really don’t think it’s missing from current culture. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/last-christmas-george-michael-emilia-clarke-henry-golding-paul-feig-1203301956/

OP, there are literally LOADS of documentaries on GM, including Netflix's biggest one 'Wham' released this year.

Honestly I would argue, more has been documented on him post death than many other artists.

As others have said:

George Michael, Portrait of an Artist is on Channel 4 and can be streamed

George Michael: Freedom, George Michael: Freedom (The directors cut) and George Michael: Freedom (Uncut) are all on streaming platforms (I recommend the Uncut one)

Wham! on Netflix is great and has commentary from both George and Andrew Ridgley

Last Christmas is a film that uses all his music

A Different Story is his self penned documentary on Apple TV from 2004

I hear his music on the radio all the time OP and I'm pretty sure his music isn't going anywhere

That makes sense. I thought what he did with Outside was a brilliant response.
Post-Wham 90s George Michael was part of the soundtrack to my teens. Such a voice… And @Mrsjayy he was DEFINITELY cool!

No!

Have you not heard of Whamaggedon? There's practically a whole month dedicated to him, well Wham! and that song!

Took me a minute to work out but that's brilliant! Nicely done 👏😂

Are you really suggesting we should be hearing more about a dead man because his music is not played much on TikTok? 😂

If you were truly born in the 70s, I suggest you get off TikTok and exist in the real world for a while. I heard Freedom in Morrison's earlier this week and Heal the Pain on a commercial radio station at the weekend. Last Christmas is played to death every Christmas - in fact I'd say it's more popular now than when I was growing up in the 90s. He's definitely still around. Possibly not that popular with 14 year olds who were children when he died, but TikTok isn't actually the centre of the universe.

His career took a dose dive after he was arrested for a public sex offense.

He's played on the radio all the time!

Just been on holiday in Spain and the hotel seemed to have Wham! and his solo stuff on a loop.

His music was never my cup of tea but I've come to appreciate him and by all accounts he was a lovely generous soul... he funded a counselling charity I volunteered at and that was the only reason it survived.

His legacy does live on!

Is this a wind up?

I'm glad everyone is getting to reminisce about George! Okay it seems like there are some things I should go and check out thanks for those. He would have been so fab if he was still around now he was like the ultimate woke celebrity before that was even a thing.

Listen to Heart 80s. They play so much Wham! My kids aged 5 and 9 know loads of Wham records.

There's a whole wham documentary op

It's on Netflix

@DonnaBanana what do you mean he was "woke"?
He kept his sexuality secret for a large part of his career.
(by the way a song of his has literally just played on Smooth FM)

RIP Kirsty MacColl, I get the reference.

The OP if they are trying to argue that George Michael's music is not as appreciated as much as some others who died far too young may have a point. Though if it means his memory is not being exploited by others it is not so bad.

I heard a song of his playing on the radio the other day, and did think that’s the first time I’ve heard one of his solo songs in a long while, so I do get what you mean. Obviously he’s dead, but it is a bit like apart from ‘Last Christmas’ his music died with him.

It's Andrew Ridgeley I never hear about these days. No clue what the chap is up to now.
Shirley is married to Martin Kemp and mother to Roman Kemp - but whether she had/has a career in the music industry I've no idea.
Pepsi - I assume that wasn't her real name - no clue either.
Obviously I can Google them to find out.
George Michael - the one who has passed away - definitely has had more publicity and is more well known.
Despite having died.

OP, his memory lives on in this thread if nothing else. I don't TikTok so haven't noticed his absence...he is still very much in my thoughts and on my playlist.

Deecee Lee was in the original line up (Pepsi replaced her) - she went on to marry Paul Weller but no idea where she is now?

OP needs to listen to more Radio 2, his music is played all the time. Or watch BBC4 on a Friday night, TOTP night.