So you figure you could tell that this was from the 90’s cause of the whole ’90’ in the title. But the real story behind this song is George Michael from the late 80’s. Which is to say NOT the George Michael of the early 80’s when he was in Wham with Andrew Ridgely. Well, I guess he WAS Wham? I dunno. But I do know this.
He had that song Faith, which was catchy, and he was all tough guy gay with the stubble and the guitar and whatnot. Essentially he had thrown off all his…Wham gayness in exchange for jean jacket and big fat guitar gayness. And before you judge me about saying how gay he was, let’s just remember that his gayness is a huge part of who he is. People finally “figured out” that he was gay in 1998 when he was caught porking some dude in a public bathroom in London. But before that I guess there was some doubt?
So anyway – after he had the album where he was a tough guy he did this song. And if you figured the dude was straight, you would listen to it and say: wow he really is glad he doesn’t have to wear giant WHAM T-Shirts anymore or have that shitty fake stubble. But if you figured the dude was gay you would listen to it and think: fuck this dude prolly wishes that someone would catch him porking some dude in a public bathroom in London so he can stop pretending to be straight.
Also – if I was a straight rock star, I would get all sorts of hot models to be in my video but instead of me not being in it at all, the video would be about me banging them. You could set my coat on fire while I was fucking wearing it if it meant I could bang Linda Evangelista. Video and Lyrics after the jump. And Bonus! I included the Faith video first so you know what they are blowing up in Freedom. Dummies.
George Michael – Faith
George Michael – Freedom ’90
I won’t let you down
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It’s the one good thing that I’ve got
I won’t let you down
So please don’t give me up
Because I would really, really love to stick around
Heaven knows I was just a young boy
Didn’t know what I wanted to be
I was every little hungry schoolgirl’s pride and joy
And I guess it was enough for me
To win the race? A prettier face!
Brand new clothes and a big fat place
On your rock and roll TV
But today the way I play the game is not the same
No way
Think I’m gonna get myself happy
I think there’s something you should know
I think it’s time I told you so
There’s something deep inside of me
There’s someone else I’ve got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don’t belong to you
And you don’t belong to me
Freedom
You’ve gotta give for what you take
Freedom
You’ve gotta give for what you take
Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy
What a kick just a buddy and me
We had every big shot good-time band on the run boy
We were living in a fantasy
We won the race
Got out of the place
I went back home got a brand new face
For the boys on MTV
But today the way I play the game has got to change
Oh yeah
Now I’m gonna get myself happy
I think there’s something you should know
I think it’s time I stopped the show
There’s something deep inside of me
There’s someone I forgot to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Don’t think that I’ll be back again
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don’t belong to you
And you don’t belong to me
Freedom
You’ve gotta give for what you take
Freedom
You’ve gotta give for what you take
Well it looks like the road to heaven
But it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was buttered
I took the knife as well
Posing for another picture
Everybody’s got to sell
But when you shake your ass
They notice fast
And some mistakes were built to last
That’s what you get
I say that’s what you get
That’s what you get for changing your mind
And after all this time
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes
Do not make the man
I’ll hold on to my freedom
May not be what you want from me
Just the way it’s got to be
Lose the face now
I’ve got to live
I’ll gladly set your coat on fire if I can watch — I wish GM would pork me in an outhouse. It’s been a fantasy for decades. Wham!
I would get all sorts of hot models to be in my video but instead of me not being in it at all, the video would be about me banging them.
You seem to be confused regarding the ways in which music videos differ from porn.
That anyone doubted he was gay is hard to believe. Where is he now?
You have to admit, he had a fine ass. Especially for a Brit.
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Those lyrics are actually a little bit sad….
He was pushing some boundaries for the late 80’s early 90’s and trying to throw curveballs during the big fat guitar gayness period. In “I want your sex” he refers to a girl (yes I just looked up the lyrics) and he is in the “Too Funky” filmclip with all the models and that motorbike corset. He’s not doing what you’d be doing if it was your clip – he’s “filming” them.
I don’t think I have a point actually. I just wanted to mention the that motorbike corset.