{"id":1688,"date":"2012-08-14T18:32:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T22:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:10:57","slug":"george-michael-sang-white-light-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/george-michael-sang-white-light-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why George Michael Sang “White Light” at Closing Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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George Michael has been getting some criticism about performing his new single, “White Light,” at the closing ceremonies for the Olympics. The media is having a field day with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a man that nearly died and had a tracheotomy that could have destroyed his singing career, it was awesome to watch him perform in front of a worldwide audience for the first time after his near-death experience. I am only saddened that those of us in the U.S. watching the closing ceremony on NBC were not able to see the triumphant return of George Michael singing such a positive, life-affirming song … “White Light.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is what George Michael told his Twitter audience today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Morning everyone! Had a GREAT time at the closing! I hope you are not bothered by the press reports of my scandalous ‘promotion’ !!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please join me in telling them to fuck off ! It was my one chance on tv to thank you all for your loyalty and prayers, and I took it. X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I don’t regret it. Xxxx<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Morning everyone! Had a GREAT time at the closing! I hope you are not bothered by the press reports of my scandalous 'promotion' !!!<\/p>— George Michael (@GeorgeMichael) August 14, 2012<\/a><\/blockquote>