@@MattFoleysGhost Not only arranging and producing, but he played keys, guitars, bass, and drums. Just to name a few, he played bass on Kissing a Fool, drums on Look at Your Hands, keys, synths and drum programming on most of his tunes, and guitars on some.
Agreed, very overlooked. "Everything She Wants" is another example of a song that he wrote and performed entirely on his own (his first foray into that, if I'm not mistaken), and at the ripe age of 20.
@@briancanfield2968 I believe that wasn't the first. He already did a few songs entirely on his own on Wham!'s debut LP. It's listed on the liner notes. He's a very underrated keyboardist and drum programmer (drums was actually his first instrument).
Your voice is incredible. Hard to sing like George Michael, and you nailed it. Thanks for bringing his music to the public, great timeless songs ... completely underrated talent
Never really listened to George Michael back in his day. However, I'm 58 now, drive an old pickup with a super loud stereo. Nothing like hitting stop lights absolutely cranking Freedom! 90. The kids like that this old grey hair can still enjoy life. Thanks from Colorado.
@@ianstringer6618 i have a friend who listen to good music but since the first wham LP he is a fan of wham & george michael, i personally might find some three songs in all his career that i don´t listen but i admit that this songs are well done at all levels but i have to say i know most of his work due to this friend of mine being a real fan , he owns all ,even things that are rare he have it all , personally i never liked wham but i had to listen to all, i remenber him going to the beach with me and i was listening to a lp tribute to Black Sabbath and he liked the sepultura version of sympthom of the universe and he replayed that song several times while driving to the beach, at least he is a open minded person ,he likes all types of music if they are good, but personally i just don´t find it atractive to my ears, and i have a lot of music hundreds of cassettes, records, cds, minidiscs, reels. I have also worked as a d.j. ,when younger had a radio show at the weekends ,this for a lot of years, and still today i´m buying new records, cds, and even blank and sealed cassettes and minidiscs that i use mainly to do compilations as in the past they call it mix tapes , i remenber working in a club and putting sex pistols "pretty vacant" and mixed with everything she wants (one of the songs that as a interesting rythm and melody)from wham ,i did this only once, regards
One of the most underrated artists I've ever seen. Absolutely phenomenal and probably the best vocalist of his era. His voice is just out of this world
Back in the last century, I watched a TV programme about George Michael and his "pop music" career up until that time. George was in the recording studio discussing a keyboard part in one of his songs with the pianist. I think the pianist was Ann Dudley from The Art Of Noise. Ann rehearsed her piece and George asked her to try it again, asking to change the phrasing. Ann did as George asked and waited for his opinion. Now I don't know if George had any formal music training, but George said to Ann something like "You've changed some of the notes in those chords from the first run through". Ann said that she had! George had caught the changes purely by ear! George Michael certainly went up IMHO from there on. George Michael was truly a great musician and performer. All of his music that he left us is testament to that. RIP George. You may be gone but you are not forgotten.
I’m a hard rock/metal/jazz/blues guy I love the album Faith. George Michael was a true unique talent. Think he wrote and performed 95% of the instruments on Faith. Epic album, epic talent
Great informative video. George Michael should also be remembered for his very charitable contributions to the homeless communities. He quietly gave a way millions to help others. RIP
He was is one of the most under appreciated GOATs .... I think his artistry often gets forgotten at the expense of his persona. But Man was he a total artist. So thankful for this post.
Always liked George Michael the singer and entertainer, but I admit it took me some time to realise how exceptionally gifted this man was. "Older" was my eye opener, it is one of my personal all-time favourites. It got a bit dusty lately, but today I put it on and it is still so great! Thank you for this nice reminder! Could you please make a tutorial on Jesus to a child as you played it? Soooo wonderful!
You'd never catch me in the same room as a Wham record, but George Michael's Listen Without Prejudice is one of the best albums I've ever heard. Mega talent.
Fantastic video on a hugely talented artist. I was 15 when Faith was released. Father Figure , Hard Day, Hand to Mouth & One more try, what a phenomenal Album.
The song Faith and the guitar work had so many influences and sounds all in that one little run. Some rock, country, Elvis, blues all on that. I remember the first time I heard that song like it was today.
George was a Deity. He had a song for whatever you're going through in life. Star People the lyrics, the instruments, the message. George was very insightful. George was Amazing! see what I did there 😏
Brings back memories of Wham! Their first album had a lot of good tunes and mixing of styles. Funk, r&b, pop and alternative in that album. Good stuff!
Thanks for video. George was Great musican. His music was part of my childhood. Songs: Freedom! 90 and Careless Whisper in my main playlist. Last Christmas song reminds me of the Christmas holidays when I was a kid and waited for gift under the Christmas tree.
AMAZING, AWESOME!!! Sir, I love you!!! You exactly expressed in this video, what my wife and I know for so long... George Michael was/is really a underrated artist...😭 Thank you soooooo much, Sir!
You made an outstanding video with this! Congratulations! You have great musical skills and this video is so full of interesting informations! Love it!
I was missing something from the "Older" album. So you finished the video with "Jesus to a Child". Beatiful song. Perfect album. Wonderful singer, hard to beat. Have you heard him singing Long and Winding Road, at Linda's tribute. Flawless! Always drives me to tears. Love your videos. This one, specialy. Keep on, Pilgrim!
I always liked G. Michael's music; but didn't know exactly why until this video. Thank you for sharing your insights. knowledge, talent and especially your great vocals! Happiness is a new video release from GP! 🙂
I too felt the same about Wham. My sister would play their record through out the day. Being a metal head in the 80’s, it wasn’t cool to play or listen to their music. Well as I got older, I began to appreciate Wham, along with guitarists of other styles such as Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark and the list goes on and on. This is a great tribute to George Michael. Gotta Have Faith’s guitar solo is one I’ve been wanting to learn on guitar. Thanks for the video.
Many of the guitar parts played on George's recordings were played by Scottish session musician, Hugh Burns. These include both acoustic and solo parts in 'Faith'.
As a fan, not a musician, this is one of my favorite videos explaining George’s genius, hard work, and adding his own touch to others’ classics. I love how you broke down Young Guns and did not exclude his Wham! songwriting. I’d love to know {clinically} how his head injury around age 8 contributed to his musical genius? He mentioned this event as a cornerstone to his obsession with music and songwriting. Thank you so much for this tribute - so grateful I ran across it 3 years later.
This is what makes you great to watch: Your stimulating perspectives and insights have opened my mind and therefore inspired me. Please never forget/change that part of your UA-cam identity, which is why UA-camrs/musicians follow you.
Terrific video Thom! I have to admit to never hearing about George Michael or his music. Now I will have to look into his music. Obviously a very talented musician who I am guessing never got the credit that he deserved. I wonder if he was elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? 🤔🤔
I love music all my life but could never break down everything like you do and then play it all as well. That's as amazing as all these artists you cover.
glad to see the love for GM here. although massively popular, many people see him as that dude from wham! and you hardly even covered his solo work here. I think we need a follow up video 😊
I too didn't care for his stuff much when he was popular. I figured he was just a vocalist singing other people's songs and making videos. I was against all music that seemed to be replacing live musicians with DJ's in that era. Great video. I see the other side of the coin now.
Well, all respect voor George Michael after this video. I didn't realise that he was so gifted, but I have to say Guitar Pilgrim is a hell of a muscian too!
Yes, Yog is a hell of a musician, a genius! 💞 There was never someone like him before and there will never be another like him again. That's a fact. There are some great musicians out there, but all are lacking something. If they compose great music, they can't write lyrics, nor produce their own stuff, or if they write beautiful lyrics, they can't compose music and so on. And none of them has the vocal ability like George Michael who's able to sing in many different genres. All others sing just about one style. Writing sort of the same kind of songs. Sometimes it's as if they write 100 versions of the same song and can't even properly perform it. Thank you so much for this video. 💖
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Hey look at the guitars on star people
Nice breakdown of his workflow, reminds me of Stevie wonder! Leuk filmpje om te zien!
Thankyou man this video was well received! That guitar work on the Faith solo at the beginning was soooooo goooood! Please do a lesson on this! 🙏
You're such a show off! ✌👏👏👏👏👏
Some body tab that intro ,awesome ,absolutly
George Michael wrote, arranged, and produced the majority of his music by himself and I feel like that is overlooked by many
I actually didn’t know he arranged and produced. He was always my choice for pop star of substance but now only moreso.
@@MattFoleysGhost Not only arranging and producing, but he played keys, guitars, bass, and drums. Just to name a few, he played bass on Kissing a Fool, drums on Look at Your Hands, keys, synths and drum programming on most of his tunes, and guitars on some.
Never overlooked by me as he was one of my idol, and those were exactly the reasons.
Agreed, very overlooked. "Everything She Wants" is another example of a song that he wrote and performed entirely on his own (his first foray into that, if I'm not mistaken), and at the ripe age of 20.
@@briancanfield2968 I believe that wasn't the first. He already did a few songs entirely on his own on Wham!'s debut LP. It's listed on the liner notes. He's a very underrated keyboardist and drum programmer (drums was actually his first instrument).
I think we can agree, YOU are One Hell of a Musician! Too.
I realized what a talent George was the first time I heard Careless Whisper. That voice. Wow.
So pleased to see George getting praised on a guitar channel 😎🎶🎸🎵
Your voice is incredible. Hard to sing like George Michael, and you nailed it. Thanks for bringing his music to the public, great timeless songs ... completely underrated talent
He was one of the biggest acts in music. Hardly underrated.
Definitely not underrated
He was never underrated. He was actually exalted, honestly.
Never really listened to George Michael back in his day. However, I'm 58 now, drive an old pickup with a super loud stereo. Nothing like hitting stop lights absolutely cranking Freedom! 90. The kids like that this old grey hair can still enjoy life. Thanks from Colorado.
For god sake someone tab that intro ,awesome, absolutly
@@ianstringer6618 i have a friend who listen to good music but since the first wham LP he is a fan of wham & george michael, i personally might find some three songs in all his career that i don´t listen but i admit that this songs are well done at all levels but i have to say i know most of his work due to this friend of mine being a real fan , he owns all ,even things that are rare he have it all , personally i never liked wham but i had to listen to all, i remenber him going to the beach with me and i was listening to a lp tribute to Black Sabbath and he liked the sepultura version of sympthom of the universe and he replayed that song several times while driving to the beach, at least he is a open minded person ,he likes all types of music if they are good, but personally i just don´t find it atractive to my ears, and i have a lot of music hundreds of cassettes, records, cds, minidiscs, reels. I have also worked as a d.j. ,when younger had a radio show at the weekends ,this for a lot of years, and still today i´m buying new records, cds, and even blank and sealed cassettes and minidiscs that i use mainly to do compilations as in the past they call it mix tapes , i remenber working in a club and putting sex pistols "pretty vacant" and mixed with everything she wants (one of the songs that as a interesting rythm and melody)from wham ,i did this only once, regards
.... and there will never be another. 🙏💕
One of the most underrated artists I've ever seen. Absolutely phenomenal and probably the best vocalist of his era. His voice is just out of this world
If you think George Michael is underrated you don't know shit about music or George Michael
Back in the last century, I watched a TV programme about George Michael and his "pop music" career up until that time. George was in the recording studio discussing a keyboard part in one of his songs with the pianist. I think the pianist was Ann Dudley from The Art Of Noise. Ann rehearsed her piece and George asked her to try it again, asking to change the phrasing. Ann did as George asked and waited for his opinion. Now I don't know if George had any formal music training, but George said to Ann something like "You've changed some of the notes in those chords from the first run through". Ann said that she had! George had caught the changes purely by ear! George Michael certainly went up IMHO from there on.
George Michael was truly a great musician and performer. All of his music that he left us is testament to that. RIP George. You may be gone but you are not forgotten.
George was the best pop based artist of all time, beautiful voice, amazingly talented and great stage presence.
I’m a hard rock/metal/jazz/blues guy I love the album Faith. George Michael was a true unique talent. Think he wrote and performed 95% of the instruments on Faith. Epic album, epic talent
Great informative video. George Michael should also be remembered for his very charitable contributions to the homeless communities. He quietly gave a way millions to help others. RIP
He was is one of the most under appreciated GOATs .... I think his artistry often gets forgotten at the expense of his persona. But Man was he a total artist. So thankful for this post.
Best analysis so far, and you have plenty. George Michael, respect
Love George. Such a great artists. I lived in Europe in the 80s, he and Wham were so large...
This is getting it going! RIP George.
That rendition of "like jesus to a child" was beautifully done, I immediately picked up my guitar after the video had ended to try an copy it.
Always liked George Michael the singer and entertainer, but I admit it took me some time to realise how exceptionally gifted this man was. "Older" was my eye opener, it is one of my personal all-time favourites. It got a bit dusty lately, but today I put it on and it is still so great! Thank you for this nice reminder! Could you please make a tutorial on Jesus to a child as you played it? Soooo wonderful!
Just his voice itself made him a legend, now i know he did that other things, its even bigger
George Has My Heart!
You'd never catch me in the same room as a Wham record, but George Michael's Listen Without Prejudice is one of the best albums I've ever heard. Mega talent.
What to think of Mothers pride. Wow!
Thank you so much , I am a massive fan of Yog's , he was taken way too soon. RIP my sweet soul
Fantastic video on a hugely talented artist. I was 15 when Faith was released. Father Figure , Hard Day, Hand to Mouth & One more try, what a phenomenal Album.
I saw him in concert in 1991; it was one of the most amazing shows I have ever been to; a superior musician and an incredible performer.
The song Faith and the guitar work had so many influences and sounds all in that one little run.
Some rock, country, Elvis, blues all on that. I remember the first time I heard that song like it was today.
What a very honest tribute to one of music's gems. I wish he could have seen this! Some of the greatest musicians are gone far to early.
George was a Deity. He had a song for whatever you're going through in life. Star People the lyrics, the instruments, the message. George was very insightful. George was Amazing! see what I did there 😏
That is a great description. He had a song for whatever you were going through.
Thanks for making me look different at George Michael
Excellent comment! I feel the same way.
Amazing. We miss George.
Great video!
yes dude george makes songs from the heart
Brings back memories of Wham! Their first album had a lot of good tunes and mixing of styles. Funk, r&b, pop and alternative in that album. Good stuff!
Thanks for video.
George was Great musican. His music was part of my childhood. Songs: Freedom! 90 and Careless Whisper in my main playlist. Last Christmas song reminds me of the Christmas holidays when I was a kid and waited for gift under the Christmas tree.
G. M is my idol and your video is awesome! Thank you from Italy
I love George too! Greetings back from Ireland!
AMAZING, AWESOME!!!
Sir, I love you!!!
You exactly expressed in this video, what my wife and I know for so long...
George Michael was/is really a underrated artist...😭
Thank you soooooo much, Sir!
You made an outstanding video with this! Congratulations! You have great musical skills and this video is so full of interesting informations! Love it!
My 90 year old mother thought George Michael was fantastic,she used to bop along to his songs on the Radio, God bless her soul😍
Great lesson, story, singing and playing. We loved this video. Nice work GP!
I was missing something from the "Older" album. So you finished the video with "Jesus to a Child".
Beatiful song.
Perfect album.
Wonderful singer, hard to beat.
Have you heard him singing Long and Winding Road, at Linda's tribute.
Flawless!
Always drives me to tears.
Love your videos.
This one, specialy.
Keep on, Pilgrim!
Fantastic analysis, lovely playing and singing. Everyone should appreciate what a beautiful musical talent George was. I miss him.
His songs had some really cool guitar parts for sure! What a great musician indeed!
I always liked G. Michael's music; but didn't know exactly why until this video. Thank you for sharing your insights. knowledge, talent and especially your great vocals! Happiness is a new video release from GP! 🙂
R.I.P. George Michale He would totally appreciate this vid.
Never forget Andrew Ridgley, magic of Wham! The guitar player, by the way. Careless whisper ...
I too felt the same about Wham. My sister would play their record through out the day. Being a metal head in the 80’s, it wasn’t cool to play or listen to their music. Well as I got older, I began to appreciate Wham, along with guitarists of other styles such as Brad Paisley, Brent Mason, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark and the list goes on and on. This is a great tribute to George Michael. Gotta Have Faith’s guitar solo is one I’ve been wanting to learn on guitar. Thanks for the video.
Faith solo was played by Hugh Burns.
George was a Music Genius !!!!! Up there with Prince !!! great video !!!!
Not that high
Many of the guitar parts played on George's recordings were played by Scottish session musician, Hugh Burns. These include both acoustic and solo parts in 'Faith'.
@ Ian Guitar. You may already know this. Hugh Burns played the lead guitar solo on Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street".
@@markmiwurdz202 Hi Mark. Yes, I did know, but thanks for pointing it out. : )
Happy that someone brought this up. I liked him the first time that I heard him. BTW, you possess amazing talent as well.
🙌Awesome Episode “GP”🤜🤛
I think your one hell of a musician.
You have a really great singing voice.
Would love to see a video lesson on that Jesus to Child piece at the end of the video, best I’ve heard on YT
Yes he was one helluva musician. So are you. Nice work sir. Helluva video.
No strat has ever sounded better to me! Your playing at that intro was terrific.
Pilgrim has super talent. Excellent guitar player n keyboard 🎹
Wow! Thanks for this! Really enjoyed the breakdown and transparency!
One of the best songwriters of all time, not to mention one of the best singers of all time as well
George Michael was one hell of a musician...and so are you Thom...well done and thanks !
As a fan, not a musician, this is one of my favorite videos explaining George’s genius, hard work, and adding his own touch to others’ classics. I love how you broke down Young Guns and did not exclude his Wham! songwriting. I’d love to know {clinically} how his head injury around age 8 contributed to his musical genius? He mentioned this event as a cornerstone to his obsession with music and songwriting. Thank you so much for this tribute - so grateful I ran across it 3 years later.
This channel is so incredibly inspiring for me❤. Your vibes are so positive and full of respect and greatness for music and artists🙏🎶🎵🎸
Great playing and you definitely impressed me with that singing!
Great video about his talent. You are showing yours in this video. Impressed.
I never knew George was a great musician. He was a great singer.
Now you know more! 😊
This is what makes you great to watch: Your stimulating perspectives and insights have opened my mind and therefore inspired me.
Please never forget/change that part of your UA-cam identity, which is why UA-camrs/musicians follow you.
this is the video i didnt know i needed
Thanks a million for your performance and passion in this video. Excellent presentation, I love it!
BRAVO!!! Man your voice, your voiceeeee!!!! Fantastic...
Your last Song is so great, need the full version of it
Terrific video Thom! I have to admit to never hearing about George Michael or his music. Now I will have to look into his music. Obviously a very talented musician who I am guessing never got the credit that he deserved. I wonder if he was elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? 🤔🤔
He is this year thankfully but years too late and I wish it had been done when he was alive.
Great voice Thom! Always love your stuff! Thanx!
Dude you can sing, holy cow! That was pure awesome!
I love music all my life but could never break down everything like you do and then play it all as well. That's as amazing as all these artists you cover.
Making cynical people appreciate George Michael... that’s a gift my friend.😏
glad to see the love for GM here. although massively popular, many people see him as that dude from wham! and you hardly even covered his solo work here. I think we need a follow up video 😊
Great stuff,love ya style!talent you have dude❤️🇬🇬🎸
Your voice looked really amazing behind the piano. Congratulations for the nice video.
One of the best videos of this fantastic channel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Freedom misses you.
You are super talented. Thanks for sharing such great insight. Respect 🙌🙌🙌
Just found this channel. Awesome thanks.
This was a fantastic insigh int to the music composition . Your playing and singing are excellent too.
We'll leave "club tropicana" to one side shall we, but "kissing a fool" is pure class.
I disagree. I think it's much harder to write cheesy pop than a ballad.
Club Tropicana is a great song as is Everything She Wants.
@@luvstellauk I didn't say it is bad just top grade cheese. 😜
Amazing brother 😎👍🎸
Wow ! You sounded just like George when you sang Thom , you'v got a great voice , your very talented. 👍🎸😎
Kissing a fool, what a song!! Edit: what happened to the taylor's pickguard??
Ive asked that question a couple of time too... i really want to know!
Great video - important to remember and appreciate his talent.
I too didn't care for his stuff much when he was popular. I figured he was just a vocalist singing other people's songs and making videos. I was against all music that seemed to be replacing live musicians with DJ's in that era.
Great video. I see the other side of the coin now.
Well, all respect voor George Michael after this video. I didn't realise that he was so gifted, but I have to say Guitar Pilgrim is a hell of a muscian too!
This was a fantastic video.
Yes, Yog is a hell of a musician, a genius! 💞 There was never someone like him before and there will never be another like him again. That's a fact. There are some great musicians out there, but all are lacking something. If they compose great music, they can't write lyrics, nor produce their own stuff, or if they write beautiful lyrics, they can't compose music and so on. And none of them has the vocal ability like George Michael who's able to sing in many different genres. All others sing just about one style. Writing sort of the same kind of songs. Sometimes it's as if they write 100 versions of the same song and can't even properly perform it.
Thank you so much for this video. 💖
I can’t afford to paetron but I always watch the adverts on GP’s videos - if you want to help support him you should watch the adverts too (don’t skip)
Feel alive when ever you came alive
he was the only Artist at the Freddy Tribute who has not embarrassed himself
He was def the star of that show hands down, but there were other great performances too.
you have a good voice ,you should do a cover band to play wham & george michael songs with the other guy who plays unpluged electric guitar
bravo ! t'es un demon !.....
from south of France
George Michael was a genius.... Thanks for this perfect tribute ;)
Niet Normaal meer, What a talent you have
What a great tribute!
Great format and video production and skills too!!! Great stuff.
That loop thing that you did was amazing dude!