{"id":676,"date":"2010-09-18T22:30:57","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T02:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=676"},"modified":"2024-09-19T19:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T23:07:37","slug":"positive-articles-on-george-michaels-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/18\/positive-articles-on-george-michaels-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Articles on George Michael’s Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Despite George Michael’s tawdry antics, his basic talent lets some keep the faith<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The image he established on Faith will outlast his fall from grace, because it has become a pop prototype, capturing not just a moment in time, but a whole idea of how a modern star can create a look and sound that crosses all the bases, risque without alienating the mainstream, sexy without being too trite or immature for adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe what happened to George Michael afterward will make this artfully constructed persona seem more interesting, rather than less. You’ve got to have faith, as the man himself might suggest.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From George Michael is a national treasure, despite the funny fags<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s face it, George Michael occupies a special place in the hearts of the British public. We are enormously fond of him and we hate to see him hit bad times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our fondness is partly rooted in the fact that he has made some phenomenally good pop music. Michael peaked as a solo artist with 1987’s Faith<\/em> and you have to wonder how much his predilection for funny fags has affected him creatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Wham! were a staggeringly good all-in pop proposition, easily one of the best this country has ever produced. They were cartoonishly pretty and upbeat, but also musically deft and inventive and lyrically inspired.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Make sure to follow Yours Only George on Facebook<\/a> and X<\/a>, and join our mailing list<\/a> for the latest news on George Michael.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Despite George Michael’s tawdry antics, his basic talent lets some keep the faith: The image he established on Faith will outlast his fall from grace, because it has become a pop prototype, capturing not just a moment in time, but a whole idea of how a modern star can create a look and sound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal"],"yoast_head":"\nPositive Articles on George Michael's Legacy - George Michael News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are two positive articles on George Michael's legacy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/18\/positive-articles-on-george-michaels-legacy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Positive Articles on George Michael's Legacy - 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