Starsky wrote:
There is nothing to suggest Ridgeley knows anything about writing songs
I can think of 10 million reasons
I can think of 10 million reasons
Dropping Like Flies
I can think of 10 million reasons
I think it’s perfectly plausible that George Michael who knew he was leaving Wham and his friend behind - a friend with very little talent who would never amount to anything music wise-gave Ridgeley the writing credit so he would be set for life. Everyone knew it was going to be a huge song.
George Michael was a very generous person. Countless examples of him helping people ….strangers! (most anonymously….many have come to light). Why wouldn’t he help his best friend that had helped Michael as a kid dealing with coming to grips with his sexuality and accompanied him every step of the way to and through stardom?
If you read about the song Ridgeley doesn’t appear to even be present when Michael comes to the US to try to record it with Wexler at Muscle Shoals. It’s Michael making every single decision… for example about the (in)famous saxophone bit..having sax player after sax player tackle it until finally one gets it in a new attempt to get it right in London without Wexler. I believe Michael plays virtually everything in it and Ridgeley doesn’t appear on it.
George Michael was a very generous person. Countless examples of him helping people ….strangers! (most anonymously….many have come to light). Why wouldn’t he help his best friend that had helped Michael as a kid dealing with coming to grips with his sexuality and accompanied him every step of the way to and through stardom?
If you read about the song Ridgeley doesn’t appear to even be present when Michael comes to the US to try to record it with Wexler at Muscle Shoals. It’s Michael making every single decision… for example about the (in)famous saxophone bit..having sax player after sax player tackle it until finally one gets it in a new attempt to get it right in London without Wexler. I believe Michael plays virtually everything in it and Ridgeley doesn’t appear on it.
I mean Ridgeley isn’t even in the video.
It’s possible his early contribution was considered essential and he in fact co-wrote it but I am extremely skeptical.
It’s possible his early contribution was considered essential and he in fact co-wrote it but I am extremely skeptical.
Never knew we had so many Wham! experts on this board.
The only expert is me.
Starsky wrote:can confirm
The only expert is me.
One of the zebras.
Ronnie Tutt, Drummer for Elvis Presley and the Jerry Garcia Band, Dead at 83
In-demand musician also played on Billy Joel’s hit “Piano Man,” Buckingham Nicks and Gram Parsons’ solo LPs
In-demand musician also played on Billy Joel’s hit “Piano Man,” Buckingham Nicks and Gram Parsons’ solo LPs
Colin Powell, COVID
Oh no!
And fully vaccinated. God, Covid is a bitch. Please protect your older family members and be extra careful around them. I worry about my 80 year old parents all the the time now.
Didn't realize he was 84.
WalkOnBack wrote:
And fully vaccinated. God, Covid is a bitch. Please protect your older family members and be extra careful around them. I worry about my 80 year old parents all the the time now.
Mine are 86 and while they sort-of get it….they take a lot more chances with things than they should. They were pretty disturbed by this so maybe that’ll help.
excontradiction wrote:
Colin Powell, COVID
he was at serious risk: "Powell also had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response."
sweetcell wrote:excontradiction wrote:
Colin Powell, COVID
he was at serious risk: "Powell also had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response."
Good job by our former POTUS!
https://twitter.com/ScottMGreer/status/1450459790522691586/photo/1
Space wrote:sweetcell wrote:excontradiction wrote:
Colin Powell, COVID
he was at serious risk: "Powell also had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response."
Good job by our former POTUS!
https://twitter.com/ScottMGreer/status/1450459790522691586/photo/1
Jesus, what a god awful human.
does this surprise anyone?
Space wrote:sweetcell wrote:excontradiction wrote:
Colin Powell, COVID
he was at serious risk: "Powell also had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response."
Good job by our former POTUS!
https://twitter.com/ScottMGreer/status/1450459790522691586/photo/1
jebus…"but, anyway"
what an absolute garbage person, sure the MAGA crowd loved every word of this
I long for the civility…maybe there never was, but at least in public it appeared so
Is this real?
Starsky wrote:
Is this real?
yeah…I question that at this point too…