After the singer’s death,the world waited for the sordid tabloid exposés. Instead we got stories approximately his extraordinary generosityThere was always a poignancy to the song Last Christmas, but George Michael could own never imagined just how poignant it was to become. On Christmas Day, or it will be a year since Michael died; 25 December 2016 was not only his last Christmas – it was his last day on Earth.
There is no song that sums up the contradictions of Michael so beautifully as Last Christmas. It is cheap,schmaltzy and reeks of artifice (assume of the dodgy electronic drum and plonky synth). Yet it is also a melancholy masterpiece (that anguished voice soaring in the final “I gave you my heart”). It may be based on a lie (Michael is distraught because he has been dumped by the woman he loves – Last Christmas was released in 1984, 14 years before he came out as gay) but it could not be more emotionally honest.Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk