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Andrew Ridgeley about Wham! | The Story Behind The Song
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2020
- With Andrew Ridgeley of Wham we visit his hometown Bushy in England, where he first met George Michael and where they started their musical career.
I can see why George and Andy were such good friends. They both possess and elegance and lovely demeanor. They both speak respectfully, clearly and are very articulate. Both seem to possess a kindness and humble way of being. Having the same attitude towards life and people and passion for music made them the best friends.
You can tell Andy loved George. His book was not to profit off of George's death ... but to celebrate his legacy and elevate the high points of George's life.
Well said!
@@piteusx8440 Yes, when they talked about George's passing at Christmastime you can tell that he choked up.
Most English people are like that. Nice, polite, chill, content.
I think you meant Andrew 😂
Andrew seems like a really nice guy. He chose to "Choose Life!"
He seems to have got through the craziness of the times with his sanity intact and become a dignified older gentleman.
Biggest influence Andrew was to George, was telling him how excited he was to get money for being unemployed after leaving school, which is how George came up with the words to Wham Rap. Andrew has lived his life off George's talent since.
Andy co wrote careless whisper. theres his pension for life alone! Club Tropicana wham rap two more
So andrew earned his millions and more cos he was half of wham. No Andy no wham no wham no George!
Thank god he was there I say
I feel they both received what they wanted out of that 4 years In Wham. George Michael know they would be parting ways. The group was never meant to grow with the two of them. George wanted the life he choose and so did Andrew. I wish Andrew well.
George Choose life too he didn't choose to get pneumonia and heart conditions
People will never understand how much support Andy gave to George when Careless whisper came out and then George wanting to do a solo career in fact Andy helped his friend all the way and you can see that they were still friends even up till george's death. now that is true friendship.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's and Andrew Ridgeley had an immense amount of criticism directed at him in the 80's.
The criticism seems unfounded as he seems like a really friendly and gracious person.
Slartibartfast - Was the criticism aimed at him for being unfriendly or ungracious or was it due to the fact that George did almost everything heard in Wham’s songs?
Andrew was my favorite. I was gutted when they split up.
The criticism had nothing to do with him personally. No one ever said he wasn't friendly or not gracious.
@@TheJpep2424 it was the tabloids with their usual bullshit as I remember...
R3furbish3dBrain couldn’t of said it better myself.
Andrew Ridgely is why there is Wham! In his autobiography "Bare", George Michael says that Andrew performing with him is what got him over his stage fright.
What a classy guy! Great interview.
i KNOW, right!?
@@cillastricklnd2988 Absolutely. While George may have been the driving force of Wham, Andrew was (and is) certainly the gracious gentleman who no doubt was the 'Garfunkle' of Wham, but nonetheless a very important, talented and integral part of 80's music! Such a class act!
INDEED! well said my dear Oscar😊
@@cillastricklnd2988 :-)
Their friendship is the friendship we all want in our lives. When George went solo, he felt lonely and overwhelmed but unfortunately his best friend was no longer there to calm and support him. Andrew is truly the ideal friend.... They're like brothers and he wanted George to get whatever he wanted out of life. Despite living very different lives and far away Andrew was just a phone call away. Now that is true support. Bless you Andrew.
She recognized him right away, the fame, legend and persona are alive and well via WHAM. George loved him so much and Andrew misses him so much. Friendship and brotherhood lives forever.
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No, when she was buying the house the estate agent told her and when he said "I use to live here" she put two and two together.
Nice guy,absolutely no musical talent, couldn't play an instrument of any kind, that's why George dropped him.
@@robsmith6380 Didn't he play guitar for like every Wham song?
@@utub1473 no,just pretended,just like Martin Kemp,in Spandau Ballet, both useless xx
If it wasn't for Andrew, there would never be George Michael. Great clip
George said either that or it would have taken a long long time LOL but he would probably have been a boring accountant without Andrew is what he said LOL
I wish this was a full documentary
We will probably do some more with his interview next winter!
Top 2000 a gogo please! Release as much of this as you can! It was awesome!
@@Top2000agogo Seriously, this was very good, release more.
@@Top2000agogo you told us this. last christmas ;)
@@pascalmerschaudio but then Covid came along,..;-)
His dress sense is awesome. A true gentleman.
A very well dressed man
Bit dandy like. But he carries it well.
Yes, I love it. He exudes class.
Yes, very much so 10/10
Wow such a massive respect to Andrew on how mature and understanding friend he has been. Specially the part where is says that George was always a better song writer and he had to move on to explore his full potential… wow what an exceptional friend and human, massive respect
George Michael taught my mother in law how to swim and Andrew was her sisters class mate. The amount of times I’ve been down that street not knowing that’s Andrews old home. Love it! 🙌🏻💗
Thank god you have finally revealed the truth!
Ndlanding pardon?!
SO. FUCKING. LUCKY!
How amazing thank you for sharing
You can tell he misses George by his eyes
Yes I feel it
And the way he nearly cried.
Is there anyone alive who was not moved by George Michael and his musical legacy. So many of his songs sound as relevant today, as they did almost 20-40yrs ago ... Mucical Genius and Legend!
Me
Also me. Great singer, I fully recognise that, but his music does absolutely nothing for me.
For anyone who has not read Andrew Ridgely's book, do so. It's a great easy, fun read. Andrew's perspective on so many things was super interesting. He talks a lot about George how Wham came to be and their friendship all without betraying confidences. In one profound sentence he lets you know what he thinks about his death. The book reminded you why you fell in love with Wham, their friendship and GM to begin with. According to Andrew, part of the hole in the ozone layer must have come from GM's excessive use of Hairspray!😂
I always found it funny he had the same hair style as Princess Diana.
PFCD you can tell he is still broken without George if I am he must be and his book proves it I had a lump in the back of my throat just skimming the book to make sure I could handle the end before reading it through now i am on chapter 3 he does talk about getting the awful news and then the funeral and the casket going in the ground that was hard to handle but I did it and yes Andrew knew loyalty he will always defend and respect George and be loyal as George was to him
@@aprilgosa5779 I've never experienced being so broken (as you mention) about someone I have never met. It just goes to show you how George's Music and his personality made you feel. I can't imagine being someone close to him like Andrew and adjusting to him being gone. Andrew did not have George's Talent ( but seriously who did or does) but he also had the likeability factor like George. Andrew is so classy just like George was. Also, true fans understand that without Andrew there would have never ever been a George Michael so we owe him a lot. George would have just written songs for other artists and we probably wouldn't have even known his name.
@@alf.2929 True ! RIP these 2 beautiful souls, Diana and GM. ⚘😥
Yes it's an absolute pleasure to read. I've read it over and over again, he writes so well that it makes me almost feel like I was there. I wish he'd write another one, about his life after Wham! it would be very interesting, and he still saw George often. It would be fun to hear about the first time George landed his helicopter in the field next to Andrew and Keren's house! He seems such a lovely man.
What a gent. Andrew seems like a wise kind man.
I wonder if the girl in red already knew her house was the place where Andrew once lived? She seemed very happy and surprised to see him, great moment and he appears a very nice person! Well made video, I really enjoyed watching
She acted as if she was aware he used to live there, but didn't know it was him filming outside her house then.
I do think she did know.
She did know.
I am sure one of the defining features of that piece of real estate was this bit of history about it. She probably already knew.
@@magazinekitchen She probably has had people there before, and was going to get rid of them
My friend lives on street where Bono grew up, and people hang around take photos even today
Andrew just comes across as so gracious, kind, articulate and thoughtful. They certainly were blessed to find each other as friends and bring out each other's talents.
This guy is a class act...
Wham! was only 4 years but it was 4 years of amazing music. Andrew has always been a private person and to see him more is a great thing.
What a man he had to be to realize Wham! had to split so George could be an even bigger star.
Yea I lot of people would have tried to fight the inevitable.
George is dead so can’t contest his version now, George wanted out as he was doing all the work. Essentially Andrew had no choice. Distinct difference.
@@Chillednfunked But they remained good friends, never had any beef over financial or other stuff like so many other bands, so I'm not sure why you're implicating that George would contest what Andrew says. I think right from the start it was obvious after the split that Andrew didn't have any big aspirations for a career in music, instead he just enjoyed the good life. I think many other guys in his situation would have recorded a solo album as quickly as possible in order to capitalize on the band's popularity, probably icluding a cover of some popular song to be released as a single and a re-recording of one of the few songs he had co-written with his more talented partner. Andrew took it easy, put out an album 4 years after the split, realized that it wouldn't go anywhere, and focussed on other things. I've always liked his attitude.
@@Chillednfunked Plenty of Interviews out there In which George pretty much backs up what Andrew said here.
@@jefdarcy A very well-reasoned comment.
Andrew was my favorite. Well toss up between he and John Taylor from Duran Duran. ❤ He looks great older too.
When George wrote last xmas he put Andrews name on the record so that he would always have a tidy little income from is getting hammered every xmas till the end of time .....that's pure temperament to George's persona .....really nice thing to do for his friend
GM was a great guy, I dunno why he was unhappy
He put Andrew as co writer on " careless whisper" not "Last Xmas"... :-)
@@jm252 Andrew did write something in Careless Whisper. He wrote the chords and surprised George because it fitted perfectly in Careless Whisper.
neither George nor Andrew ever received a dime from Last Christmas , the money has and always will go to charity from that song
He didn't put Andrew's name on this cos Andrew didn't co write it! George wrote it one afternoon when Andrew was at his house and they started to watch the football, when George rushed off upstairs and wrote the song. George never 'put' Andrew's name on a song to make sure Andrew became rich! The songs they wrote together were written well before they started Wham! They formed The Executive first and wrote for that, and Careless Whisper, Wham Rap, and Club Tropicana, which they wrote together, were on the tape that got them their first recording contract so George would have to have been psychic to know that they'd have a word famous band and become millionaires! This is such a ridiculous story! So many people can refute it, including Shirlie and George's sisters, who named the song Tuneless Whisper when they were writing it! George himself has said in many interviews that they co wrote those songs.
God bless you Andrew I want to thank you for all the wonderful memories from the 80s you are a true musician. It's a shame George had a go be with the Lord. I have so many wonderful memories from all your songs especially last Christmas hanging around with old friends and a ex-girlfriend. God it was such a great time to be alive the 80s I know you two will go down in history. No one will ever forget you both. You were both truly talented take care Godspeed
Just wanted to see this again, it's such a moving interview. I've seen Andrew talk about George's death before several times, but he really gets so sad here. It must've been - and still be - a horrible thing, to lose someone you were so very close to. Shirlie said that they were like one person, they were so close. I feel so sad and sorry for them both.
I read a short account of George’s private funeral and there was a cemetery worker quoted. He was standing a short but respectful distance away from the small group as final words and prayers were said over the gravesite. He said that Andrew and Shirlie in particular, were weeping. Soooo sad. How hard it must have been for them to bury their childhood friend.
I just broke down crying at 4:59 💔 but like Andrew said, George would like us to enjoy his music and he for sure left us with something special. I love you George forever x ❤️.
Well spoken and articulate. Andrew Ridgeley has had the best of both worlds - superstardom and a fulfilled life, which sadly George Michael and so many megastars didn’t have.
Lord Mamba sorry I gotta stop you there George might have died young but he had a full life he had people that love him he fell in love and he had realized his musical dreams he said in his 20s if ir went away tomorrow I had a good one
What a gentleman! We are fortunate he's with us to tell their story. Such a calming personality.
What a wonderful person Andrew is.
They seem like such sweet guys. Brought a tear to my eye at the end. I wish George hadn't been so hounded by the press. He seemed like a sweet soul. "Wake me up" was the first music video I was allowed to watch after being banned from watching MTV as a kid because it was on HBO, so my mom taped it for us. We'd watch it over and over again. I wasn't allowed to have a radio, either, so that song was my go-to for a tiny thread of pop culture to hang on to in 3rd grade. I'm forever grateful that they produced something that passed my mother's ultra conservative filters. RIP George ♥
@WickedTornado Not sure I agree with your assessment of my mother or modern music but I'm glad you've found a life you enjoy living.
George never let the press disrupt his life that gives me peace yes there are some things I probably won't forgive them for but he never let them stop him not even those cops he even wrote 2 songs
I’m 16 and I am sure that their song will live til the next generation, I absolutely love them. Thank you sir Andrew! It’s October now few months until Christmas I hope you sir will have an heartwarming Christmas celebration.
Andrew was always my favourite. Always smiling.
Andrew always looked like the cat that swallowed the canary when he smiled! So endearing.
Wow....amazing times Andrew. I lived through them also. Seems like yesterday . Gotta keep them amazing times and music in our hearts and in our minds... I surely always do. 80s rule.
Andrew such a class act. George & Andrew true friends forever! They never threw each other under the bus. 😍🥰❤️😢🎄
What a beautiful soul, thank you for sharing your memories Mr Ridgeley. All the best to you all, from New Zealand.
Thanks for getting this online, one of the best in the series.
Thanks Zetep, glad you like it.
Andrew looking incredible as an older man. I need to up my game!
I honestly love the build up of Wham! Well done George and Andrew for making such good songs and for thinking of forming the band during your teen years
Loved the book! ❤️ what a great friend Andrew was to George. Wham was such a big part of teenage years and George Michael gave us a soundtrack to life! ❤️❤️❤️
It’s incredible to think of Andrew as being this honest and reflective about the moment when he and George were Wham!.
I love how he said “ I used to live here and I used to be in a band called Wham”. Shows how humble he is that he doesn’t automatically think everyone would recognise him. What a classy guy.
Dude. That big pause he made. Almost made me cry
I've always preferred Andrew and I still enjoyed listening to what's music. I also love GM's solo songs. These 2 artists are amazing.
Andrew is great. Can't imagine losing by my best mate. Heartbreaking.
Aww, they were such pals. I ordered his book and can't wait to read it. 4 years ago today, George passed away. Missing you.
He was really choked talking about Christmas without George. What a lovely man and still lovely looking. So glsd he and George had each other.
My fav part 2:53 "Why are you filming?" ...I would have flipped! Andrew is outside my house.
Not only that but some great songs were put together in her lounge room!
I love historic stories about band beginnings. This one was told and produced so eloquently.
Forever thankful to both you guys for the joy and the music you brought into my life.I still like to listen to your music and now enjoy Andrew's book. Love from Italy
My favorite Christmas song...
I was in the US Army when WHAM came about. They were immediately my favorite Band. Even we horrific dancers could dance to their music. When George and Andrew split, I cried like a baby. I truly hope that Andrew and George knew, and know just how much they were loved.
I miss you both and those times.
Great to have seen this video. I was
40 when you got big in 1984. I had
a VHF videotape in 1985 of your
hits. Of course we hear Last Christmas
every year at Christmas time. I thought
that Careless Whispers was the number 1 hit here in the US in 1985.
My departed Mother liked 80's rock,
and called Careless Whispers, "Guilty
Feet", from the lyrics.
I was born in London, UK, near the
end of World War 2, and came to the
US in 1949 on the Queen Mary.
My wife and I spent 2 weeks in London
and other areas nearby in July 2013.
I did see our apartment from the 1940's
in London near Edgeware Road, Park
West, in 1979 too with my parents.
Thank you.
Charming man. It must have been hard seeing George Michael go stratospheric while he was kind of left behind. He doesn't seem to carry any sort of bitterness about it.
Yeah, it must have been very hard knowing you'd never have to work another day of your life and you could just race cars and look at the 20,000,000 in your bank account.. Poor thing..
He out lived George so who won?
Nice to see that his their friendship survived all the fame and money....I suspect Andrews life was a lot happier than George’s life.
One-Eye he wasn't left behind he bowed out he didn't want it enough to live a tabloid life whereas George never let the tabloids stop him from pursuing his passion Andrew has other passions but we all know George was the one destined to be a star Andrewhaddone what he set out to do be a part of the biggest band in the world they wanted to go out on top not burn out when people got sick of them like that would ever happen but that was their plan reach the top and in George's words piss off LOL plus they were maturing the friendship was maturing George and Andrew did not wanna be 30 doing WHAM!
@@dins5066 bit harsh.
Classy man, enjoyed listening to him, would love to hear more.
We will probably will use more of the interview next winter!
@@Top2000agogo Have you used more of it? Is it up on You Tube? Thanks so much for putting this up.
I became a man in the early to mid 80s.
Awesome time.
Wham was a part of that.
Will always be a part of me.
Much respect to Andrew Ridgley.
God bless GM
Thank you Mr. Ridgeley for warm and articulate tribute to your friend George Michael!
Andrew looks great. Always enjoyed when they sang together in the group. Sadly George left too soon. Enjoyed this video very much
Andrew, you are so sweet and honest. George is lucky enough to have ever a friend like you. God bless you.
Wham would not have happened if not for Andrew. George Michael’s talent would likely not exist without Andrew. Thank you to both for the music track of my youth.
Andrew is a talented musician and a handsome man. All the best to him and for saying yes to helping the "new boy."
Andrews still got those lovely eyes.
Love his book
I miss him i miss Wham 😪🌹🎊🎉💕R.I.P GEORGE MICHEAL 😪
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!
Refreshing to see someone at peace with themselves and without a hint of jealousy, only respect and admiration for a dear friend who took a different path.
@@50milliondownthedraintonym16 Wham! wouldn’t have existed without Andrew. And without Wham! George Michael’s career might never have happened. Many in Andrew’s situation have become bitter of success they didn’t have, but Andrew, who’s been interviewed several times, doesn’t seem to be that type of person.
Last Christmas, one of my all time favorite songs
...Last Christmas.....Christmas is not complete without this song.. What a beautiful everlasting forever song. It will be played by generations to come ..till the very last Christmas that humankind is celebrating on this planet....
WHAM! and music from the 80’s. The best music ever! George, gosh we miss you.
2:50 - love these kinds of moments in this series
I’m glad i watched this
I always loved George
Now, I can even begin to like Andrew 👏👏👏
The dark, borderline desperation of *Nothing Looks The Same In The Light* got me through some bleak times.
This was the best of the series, imo. What a gracious, kind person Andrew Ridgely is.
Thanks for another great, insightful interview Top 2000 a gogo! I just discovered your channel about a month ago and have been binge-watching a number of The Story Behind the Song videos. I particularly liked your interview with Yvonne Elliman of "If I Can't Have You," fame. My mom was a high school classmate of her's in Hawaii.
Thanks so much, B C!
@@Top2000agogo You're welcome. I can't wait to see who you will be profiling next week.
I actually wish he recorded an audiobook version of his book and read the whole thing, his voice is very soothing.
If you have Amazon audible Andrew reads the book. It's wonderful in Andrews voice!
Great talent, great songs, great times; they made a positive difference to the world with their contribution.
What a gentelman, this was incredibly touching. I am impressed with his manners
This was amazing to see. So touching! And even as a huge Wham! and GM fan, I learned a lot of new things from this vid. Thank you!
Not my favourite band and not my favourite song but I do love the stories behind them... :o)
You can’t like everything on our channel, right? ;-)
@@Top2000agogo Not finding a lot wrong with it... *thumbsup*
He will truly be missed on the musical and personal level for decades to come .But as long as we still listen to his great songs he will live on forever..RIP Mr.Michaels...
What a lovely reminiscence...thank you.
Andrew is a handsome silver fox as was George.
3/7/2020
Andrew is a good guy, this is crystal clear. They were both so talented.
jua Wham! jaren..overal Wham! elke radio zender.. hele wereld..for ever.. echt geweldig 😊😊😊
I was the class of ‘88 and I desperately miss the decade. The innovation, style, and creativity was unsurpassed.
You can see what a sweet gentleman this is in how he approached the shocked lady about why her house was being filmed. "I used to live here and I used to be in a band called Wham." After that she right away is star-struck but the way he said it sounds like he just plays one of the biggest bands of all time like a school band. Really down-to-earth sweet approach.
What a lovely man. give him credit, such wonderful music. and George sounds amazing.
2:51 "Why are you filming outside my house?",
"I used to live here--I used to be in a band called Wham.",
"Andrew Ridgeley... hi-teehee-HEE-HEE."
If humans could travel at the speed that this went from "Wtf are you doing outside my house" to "Please have my babies" we would have explored the entire universe by now.
God, if Andrew Ridgeley had lived in my house and came to film it, I'd have dragged him in and had my wicked way with him! And there are millions of women who feel like that!
Her: why you filming outside my house?
Me: OMG ITS ANDREW RIDGELEY
Always loved Andrew. Wham! will always be a wonderful part of my life. Thank you Andrew & Michael. ❤️
I have always liked Andrew , he was a true friend to George ...bless him, George said in an interview that Andrew was one of the very few people in his life that wasn't a "yes" man, Andrew always told him what needed to be said, not what George wanted to hear , and that led to George not trusting too many people ...in fact that is exactly how George and Kathy became such good friends, George said that when they first met that she hated him lol . I wish that he would have surrounded himself with more people like Andrew and Kathy .
He has such a beautiful smile!!
Christmas isn't CHRISTMAS for me until I hear this beautiful song! Rest in Heavenly Peace. ⚘💖
This song has become one of the landmark songs of Christmas ever since. A beautiful and bittersweet holiday song.
I like how stern that woman was. Then, she turned real quick. When she said, “Andrew Ridgeley,” I thought, “Security!” Someone go save Andrew!
Andrew is a classy guy by pure definition. He saw what was good for the boost of George and he anticipated on it. Nothing more loving gesture than this, truly inspirational!
oh my goodness, damn the time and gravity. we were in our prime then. no decade like the 80s. you just had to be there...
🤣🤣🤣
Good times..
@@Ytdeletesallmycomments Amazing times.
Great memories
80's 90's was a great time to come of age.
WOW have wondered about you all THESE years andrew!! YOU are so HANDSOME! so much more than your younger years you have weathered quite gracefully
my DEAR you are so handsome
i love hearing your voice how nice you speak
Andrew, so VERY happy you are so WELL!
my ..my how very handsome indeed
🌴cilla
TampaFL
LOVE💙
LOVE💙
When I hear this music I’m instantly transported back to my teenaged years in the 1980’s. What a time.
What a lovely guy and a real friend. Just got his book. Loving it.
For bringing back memories
Dank je well♥️♥️
Edessa, Greece 🇬🇷
I had a class mate in high school back in 86 that looked like Andrew Ridgeley, I was so jealous. Really enjoyed watching this and glad to see Andrew still looks great.
there will never be better music than them....forever WHAM!!!!