Artist: Wham!
Video: From DailyMotion.
Today was a great day for the blog - awesome to receive props from an MTV icon. Regrettably, I've been an infrequent blogger as of late. But with Martha Quinn in the audience, I need to get my game on.
And good timing, since we have arrived at one of 1985’s most sensuous songs. I’m pretty sure statistics prove that more furtive makeout sessions were inspired by “Careless Whisper” than any other ballad of the era. It’s a timeless classic, with tender sensitive lyrics and a killer sax solo.
This is essentially George Michael’s first effort as a solo artist, although it is technically credited as “Wham! Featuring George Michael”. It was released a full three years before his first solo album. It is one of three songs from the “Make It Big” album to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song features a man wrestling with feelings of remorse following his infidelity. Hence, “guilty feet have got no rhythm”. Yes, it is shocking that an internationally acclaimed pop star would be sexually involved with multiple women at the same time. But possibly this led to his desire to explore monogamy after Wham! broke up.
The video, bookended by sweeping shots of city lights, juxtaposes plenty of face time for the lead singer with scenes of the relationship gone awry. As his girlfriend catches him cheating, the music explodes into the “tonight the music seems so loud…” sequence. She flies away on an airplane while the protagonist looks longingly after her.
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