Today is day 2 of 17 Days of Symphonica. George Michael’s official Facebook page is celebrating the release of Symphonica (Paid Link) by posting a video a day until the release date of March 17 in the U.K.
Day 2 is a video for “A Different Corner.” It includes clips of George performing “A Different Corner” during the Symphonica tour, as well as a few newer photos.
George Michael’s official Facebook page is celebrating the release of Symphonica (Paid Link) on March 17.
Each day in March until the release date, the official George Michael Facebook page will be previewing tracks from the forthcoming album.
It will be the place to hear new Symphonica recordings plus sneak previews of unseen footage.
Day 1 is a video for “John and Elvis Are Dead.”
Symphonica is available on Amazon (see link above) and is also available as an import:
(This title will be released on March 25, 2014. The current price is $30.99.)
(This title will be released on March 25, 2014. The current price is $31.49.)George Michael’s “Let Her Down Easy” video was released today.
It was directed by Vaughan Arnell whose credits include George Michael’s video for “Outside” in 1998, plus videos for Robbie Williams, The Spice Girls and One Direction amongst others.
The video tells the story of a young circus performer, played by newcomer Hannah Janes, and her first love.
“Let Her Down Easy” is the first single from George Michael’s sixth solo album, Symphonica
Symphonica will be released as a standard 14-track CD, digital download and pure audio Blu-Ray, as well as a hardback deluxe 17-track CD edition.
George Michael teased his fans with a clip from his new “Let Her Down Easy” video today.
“Let Her Down Easy” was also played on British radio this morning. The new video will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, February 4, 2014.
Hannah Janes, the model in the video, was chosen from more than 3,000 people who auditioned.
If you can’t wait until tomorrow, here is the short clip from the video:
“Let Her Down Easy,” George Michael’s new single, will debut tomorrow on national radio at 10 a.m. ahead of the song’s digital release on March 17, 2014.Martin Kemp is interviewed for Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, which airs tomorrow at 9pm on ITV1.
In the interview, Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet tells how George Michael introduced him to his wife Shirlie Holliman while she was with Wham!, helped find the expert who saved Martin’s life, and landed him his key acting role in EastEnders.
In a clip on the show, Shirlie Kemp says: “Every time I used to see him, I’d think, ‘Oh my God, he’s so good looking!’
“I was at my friend George Michael’s house and he was saying, ‘You really ought to phone him’.
“He dialed the number and handed the phone to me and the rest is history.”
Martin says: “The first date Shirlie and I ever went on, George came as a chaperone.
“I spent the whole evening trying to lose him so me and Shirlie could sneak off somewhere and snog. I was completely obsessed with Shirlie.
“I’d seen her on Top of the Pops doing ‘Wham Rap’ wearing this white dress with a big slit up the side and I was in love with her.”
While Martin was shooting a television show, Shirlie found a lump on the back of Martin’s head. Martin had two tumors and the one inside his head was the size of a grapefruit and weighed 2kg.
Martin explains: “Shirlie went off with George Michael and they found this professor and he said to me, ‘They haven’t tried it before but there’s a machine in Barts Hospital called stereotactic radiation where they zap it from all different angles’.
“They’d only tried it on cancer patients and never on a benign tumor so they didn’t know if it was going to work.
“I went there and within 20 minutes of being zapped the thing started to die.
“So it was a lot of stress and a lot of worry, but I’d finally reached the end of it.”
Then in 1998 he was cast as Steve Owen in EastEnders.
Martin says that George Michael was up at the Square a few weeks before and said, “You should look at Martin Kemp, he’ll be good for this.”
Martin adds: “He’s a special person, George. He’s been a good friend to us for years.”
George Michael has posted the following messages on Twitter and Facebook today. His last tweet was January 25, 2013. It has been nearly a year since George Michael has posted on Twitter.
HELLO MY LOVELIES !!! A belated happy new year to you all!
— George Michael (@GeorgeMichael) January 21, 2014
Firstly, I can only apologise from the bottom of my heart for worrying you for so long with my silence.
— George Michael (@GeorgeMichael) January 21, 2014
Suffice to say that 2013 was a year that i am glad to put behind me and that i hope you can forgive me for.
— George Michael (@GeorgeMichael) January 21, 2014
in case you’ve forgotten what I sound like altogether , there is a small gift for you at http://t.co/8mTYGBWVuH . I hope you enjoy it. xxx
— George Michael (@GeorgeMichael) January 21, 2014
Symphonica the album is ready to go, and i hope it rekindles memories of the nights we spent together over the last few years.xx
— George Michael (@GeorgeMichael) January 21, 2014
The lead single from Symphonica
You can hear George Michael sing “Let Her Down Easy” in the following Youtube video.
Symphonica will be George Michael’s first full-length release since 2004’s Patience.
It will contain a mix of original compositions and covers, similar to sets George Michael performed on the Symphonica tour.
George Michael announced Monday that his sixth solo album, Symphonica
Symphonica will be released as a standard 14-track CD, digital download and pure audio Blu-Ray, as well as a hardback deluxe 17-track CD edition.
Here is the track listing for the deluxe version:
1. Through
2. My Baby Just Cares for Me
3. A Different Corner
4. Praying for Time
5. Let Her Down Easy
6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Feeling Good
8. John and Elvis Are Dead
9. Roxanne
10. One More Try
11. Going to a Town
12. Cowboys and Angels
13. Idol
14. Brother Can You Spare a Dime
15. You Have Been Loved
16. Wild is the Wind
17. You’ve Changed
Fans can download the gift of “Praying For Time” from Symphonica for free on his official website via Facebook.
The Symphonica CD & Print Bundle can be pre-ordered on GeorgeMichael.com
All UK Customers that pre-order through the GeorgeMichael.com store will automatically be entered for a chance to win entry at a special screening of the Symphonica documentary.
Symphonica was produced by George Michael and Phil Ramone, who died in March. Ramone died of a brain aneurysm in March 2013, so this will mark the last of his work to be released.
George Michael recorded the album during the 2011-2012 Symphonica tour that was interrupted when he contracted life-threatening pneumonia.
The official George Michael site has added another clue to George Michael’s future activities.
Previously, George Michael posted a video on Youtube for Christmas. Now the official site has the message “March 2014,” along with the video clip of George Michael singing “You’ve Changed.”
It appears that we’re going to continue to get bits and pieces of the story.
George Michael has posted a video on Youtube for Christmas.
The video shows a photo of George Michael on stage, with the message:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
LOVE GEORGE x
It then has the closed red curtain, previously seen on his official site, while George sings “You’ve Changed.”
Happy Christmas, George!
George Michael is not retiring, according to a representative.
As reported previously, George Michael’s site currently has a closed red curtain, with a note about exciting news in 2014. This graphic caused a stir because some thought he was retiring.
A representative for George Michael told NME, “I do not understand where people are getting any of this from. Our team that deal with the website and fan club were just being creative when they blackened out the website and added a curtain. This is only to give space and time to make some really exciting news for 2014.”
“George Michael is in great shape and next year promises to be a lovely year musically for George, and all of his fans!”
The official George Michael site boasts “Exciting News Coming in 2014” and nothing else. Apparently, all other files have been deleted from the site.
Some media outlets are reporting that the only graphic on the page, a closed red curtain, alludes to George Michael’s retirement. However, I like to look at it as a closed curtain that is about to reopen with a new stage, new features, new songs, and new videos. Here’s hoping that I’m correct in this line of thinking.
The Daily Mail has an excerpt of the book, which details how Summers made the “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” video shoot look bigger than it was and how George Michael usually only responded to the name “Yog” when drunk.
Jazz Summers isn’t the first to write about his experience managing Wham! Simon Napier Bell wrote I’m Coming To Take You To Lunch: A fantastic tale of boys, booze and how Wham! were sold to China
The Mirror has a photo of George Michael, the first photo of George since he fell out of the back seat of his Range Rover on the M1 in May 2013.
The picture shows a scar on the back of his head. The article also mentions a scar on his left elbow. The photo was taken as George stepped out of a vehicle outside his home in Highgate, north London, on Thursday.
George Michael is celebrating his 50th birthday today!
His spokesperson said, “He is fiercely private. He is having a quiet birthday with his friends and family.”
You can catch many articles and photos in celebration of George’s 50th birthday. Here are just a few:
(I will be adding more articles throughout the day.)
George Michael’s spokesperson said he is doing extremely well after his most recent car accident in May 2013 and is writing a new album.
Reuters has a short article on George Michael since his accident. Not much is said except for a quote from George Michael’s spokesperson:
“He’s doing extremely well,” Michael’s spokeswoman said. “He is writing a new album.”
The article also said that George Michael has been recuperating at home after nearly two weeks in hospital.
In addition, the article said there was no release date for the new material.
According to the Mirror, George Michael will not face any charges for falling out of a car onto the M1 near St Albans, Hertfordshire, on May 16, 2013. He gave traffic police a statement after leaving the hospital last week, and the officers have now closed the case. His driver also gave police a statement along with another passenger.
George Michael also was not fine for failing to have his seatbelt fastened. It is an offense for drivers or passengers not to wear a seatbelt where one is fitted.
A spokeswoman for the force told MailOnline: ‘We’re not taking any further action against anybody in the vehicle.’
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