Aye I got you cause as soon as I wrapped the video I felt the same, but it's on his 1997 compilation album "Ladies & Gentlemen The Best of George Michael" I've been blasting this like twice a day since I filmed this video lol
The whole concert was amazing. You have to check out his concert "Rock in Rio" from 1991. ABSOLUT stunning. Especially his Version of Elton's Tonight. And George' MTV Unpluged Performance.
Oh you might as well react to the whole concert. It's called A Concert For Hope and it's from around 1993. It was an AIDS benefit concert, George sang quite a few tracks, maybe six or seven and of course he was amazing.
OMG, I’m SO GLAD you reacted to this, the performance is SO FREAKING AMAZING😻 I have SO MUCH RESPECT for George as a person: This performance is just a few months after the love of George’s life - Anselmo Feleppa - died of AIDS. George had found out that Anselmo might have HIV/AIDS just the night before Freddie Mercury passed away from AIDS in November 1991. When George did his (probably most famous) performance of “Somebody To Love” at Freddie’s tribute concert in April 1992, Anselmo was in the audience. (He had been positively diagnosed by then; George said later, it was the worst day of his life, performing such a famous song in Fred’s honor and knowing his boyfriend was terminally ill.) Anselmo passed away in April 1993, and this performance was in December of the same year. At the end of the song here… when George says “HE LEFT US!”… I guess it’s just my imagination, but I always imagine he’s talking about Anselmo (and maybe Freddie).🙏
I saw him perform this live in Los Angeles in 92 on his cover to cover the tour, and it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Check out his performance at the nelson Mandela celebration. He does 3 covers, stevie wonders village ghetto land marvin Gaye sexual healing and Gladys knights if you were my woman all 3 Are FANTASTIC COVERS
Killer is a Seal track. Papa was a rolling stone was a Temptation song. Watch the whole performance. You won’t be disappointed. One of the best I’ve seen. He does One more Try in gospel version. I’m 73 n still listen to him daily. This was Princess Diana’s concert of Hope for Aids benefit
George Michael Is AMAZING! Love this dudes vocals. He never disappoints. I’m not sure which other George Michael songs you’ve already reacted to, but, Kissing a Fool is beautiful. Also, George and Mary J. Blige do a Stevie Wonder cover of the song, As. I highly recommend these two. Thanks for posting! ✌🏻😉✌🏻
This 11 minute song appears on an album called Five Live. It was a collaboration he did with Queen. It was a charity album. It’s a rare one and I’m so lucky to have it. There’s also a very interesting video that goes along with it, that you can catch on the old MTV channel or RU-vid. George was a undeniable talent. And what he could do with other people songs were just amazing. Years ago, I remember reading that his contemporaries were a little afraid when he would cover their music because it would cease to be theirs and then would belong to George. It’s exactly what Elton said about. Don’t let the sun go down on me. He said George just took that song to another level.
He's had the same band and back up singers since he went solo until he unfortunately died bar Deon Estos used to be his bassist who he brought with him from Wham, George was a genius with a golden voice and OMG he sure looked good, more George please 💜
I love his voice I would like to Hear it with just his voice. I agree with you to hear the studio version first before you hear the live version You can hear the voice better too And I love love love his voice, even if there’s no music to it
This was for the Princess Trust concert back in 93. The late David Bowie was the presenter of the concert. They both met Princess Diana backstage either before or after the concert. There is a video of it on RU-vid.
George Michael's set from the Concert of Hope (for The Royal Trust of The Princess of Wales - 1993) is my favorite ever. My very favorite from that concert is the gospel version of One More Try. Go check it out. It will CHANGE you.
I loved your reaction to this... Specifically when you Papa kicked in. Adamski came out with this originally with seal on vocals (looking like a teenager - and the hair!). I'm such a GMichael fan that I almost passed out when I finally met him.
Killer was a hit by Adamski (sung by Seal) in 1990, PWARS is obviously an older hit from the 70s. This mix of the two songs is just brilliant and George Michael does it brilliantly.
You should watch 'Freedom' from the same concert. Tbh, his whole set was amazing! The concert is the 'Concert of Hope', or 'Prince's Trust Concert'. It was an AIDS benefit concert, organised by George, hosted by David Bowie and also featuring KD Lang and Mick Hucknall from Simply Red. The main VIP guest and patron, was Princess Diana. I used to have the concert on video and played it to death. Well I played George's part to death and a couple of KD Lang's songs. It's one of the best live performances I've ever seen and heard! Incredible stage presence and charisma, an amazing voice, fantastic songs and with an incredible band and backing singers. They stayed loyal to him throughout his career and he to them too. He even paid them when he wasn't touring! One of the best singers of his generation. One of the best songwriters of all-time. He was a top notch producer too and played most of the instruments on his studio albums. All his albums are great but for me, his masterpiece is 'Listen Without Prejudice'. It's quite simply, one of the greatest albums of all-time! Yep, in his day, he was right up there, alongside MJ, Madonna and Prince. A true global megastar! To top it all, he was a thoroughly decent human being, intelligent, thoughtful, kind and with real integrity. He didn't just talk the talk. After he died, it emerged that, over the years, he'd given most of his vast fortune away, mainly to charities and good causes but also to people he met, or heard about, that needed help. All done with no PR, no publicity. In fact he always insisted that there was zero publicity! A great artist and a great man. Sorely missed! :)
I've recently done Freedom, but yea I definitely plan on doing more from this show in time ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V94Jbhib1Sk.html
Those background singers and keyboard were on 🔥. And don't forget George is of also of Cypriot descent so he knows how that feels. And happy belated birthday to you and to many more happy birthdays.
You need to see his live performance of Sexual Healing, Village Ghetto Land and If you were my woman. Taken from the Nelson Mandela concert. You will love it.
"Killer" was written & originally recorded by Seal. I don't know the George Michael ever recorded this song, but performed the song live in a medley w/ Papa Was A Rolling Stone live several times
Yes, this entire mash up which I believe is about 11 minutes long is recorded on his mini album called Five Live George Michael and Queen. Absolutely fantastic. I listen to it often. I’m so happy I have it on a recording. It’s never been released since the original release . Check out the video on MTV. Fantastic video.
Hey J.Fro If You Loved That Performance Then Can I Suggest That You Check Out The Live Performance of GEORGE MICHAEL & QUEEN at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert As ALWAYS His Performance & His Voice Is Truly STUNNING. ( P.s The Performance Of Somebody To Love Was Released As A Single & You WILL Find Killer/Papa Was a Rollin Stone Live on That CD too) FREEDOM'90 & ONE MORE TRY from THIS Concert was Also On The CD Single JESUS TO A CHILD 👍♥(RIP GEORGE MICHAEL You Have Been Loved & You Will ALWAYS Be Missed💔)
That is from a concert called concert for Hope. He was asked to do this charity concert by Princess Diana, who he was very close to. You can see the entire concert on RU-vid or maybe even VEVO. It is an amazing concert . You’ve gotten a little taste of what it’s like to see, and hear George live. I saw him twice, I wish it had been more in my lifetime and his concerts sit at the very top of my list. They were the best most beautiful concerts I have ever attended. The way his vocals filled the arena and how he held everybody in the palm of his hands is some thing you don’t experience often. I wish they would release the entire concert because he had as a guest performers Mick Hucknall and Katie Lang. Just an amazing concert.
It was i think 1993,it was concert for hope Princess Trust, the lady Diana was present, all the performance as usual was outstanding, simple, George michael live was just the master, songs were Father figure, one more try, freedom 90,killer papa was a rolling stne, love's innnnn need of love, But the strangest thing ever is that there's two other songs you can find their amateur videos surely from audience personal cameras: freedom 84,and everything she wants sad that they are were not released
George was a once in a generation talent. Songwriter, producer and singer...there was none better who could do all three. Faith is not my favorite album of George's. I reserve that for Older. However, to create Faith again including songwriting and producing in addition to singing at the age of 23 still boggles my mind. I find him much more compelling as a human being than any other artist, period. Talk about having the courage of your convictions, George was the very definition of that courage. Taking on an unfair record company contract, done, charity being a coat he wore every day, not just twice a year, done, staying friends with those he grew up with, done, being a true friend to those that needed him, done. Obviously, I am a fan because of his talent just as I am a fan of a great many talented people. I am an admirer of George as a person because of what he did for others. Sometime just google the charities that George supported and just how generous he was. Of course, no one knew about his generosity until after he passed away. He always gave anonymously, never wanting to take the credit. I actually think he would have been embarrassed to take the credit, because that is not why he did it. He did it because he could, because he wanted to and because he felt it was the right thing to do. A great many of his songs has touched my heart but I recently went back and listened to "John and Elvis Are Dead" and I just started crying. In the video, which is visually stunning, George sings about a friend who went into a coma in 1975 and then suddenly wakes up and no longer understands the world. His friend is comparing today's culture to the culture he remembers from 1975 and finds it lacking. Not just in the lack of true talent in music, like Arthea Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Queen, T-Rex and Elton (70's Elton) but also in what the 70's and early 80's were all about. Fighting for things that mattered. The friends says "hey all the girls they look the same, don't they know just what their mothers paid in blood and tears to change". I identified with that verse so strongly. I no longer recognize the kind of feminism that is being practiced today, I am sorry to say. It definitely is not the feminism I fought for. Then the video shows a young Princess Diana, then Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandala and he says "we walked through the walls until we found the truth and said change it, it's ugly just change it. Meaning these three dedicated themselves to significant, important change. Talking about the song George said it was a lament for the culture that he grew up with where people and music were often about righting wrongs. In addition, he said that religion seems to be everywhere, but no one is acting like a Christian. When you think of the songs of John Lennon who is most known for his song "Imagine", Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and Elvis Presley's The Impossible Dream, then it isn't hard to understand why George chose these three. I urge you to listen to all of these songs and then watch George's John and Elvis Are Dead video. If you do, I know you will understand what he is talking about. Sorry, to get so deep. I know a lot of good has occurred in the decades since 70's. But I don't think the music is as meaningful and I don't think we treat each other very well. I guess because no one actually talks to face to face anymore people feel free to "say" anything no matter how much it might hurt someone else and that makes me really sad.
