Twenty-Five Years Twenty-Five Songs - Mary Black

Advantages: Great songs, lots of choice, two albums.
Disadvantages: Doesn't include one of my favourite ever songs.

...1982 as part of duo Wham!, by the time they split in 1986 George had already become very successful as a solo artist and was known for his amazing song-writing abilities. He has had many hit singles over the last 25 years and has regularly been in and out of the press, some of his songs are based on true stories from his life and incidents involving the press ('Outside'), also politics such as 'Shoot The Dog'. This album was released in November 2006 to coincide with the '25' tour by George Michael celebrating 25 years of his music. CD One - For Living: 1. Everything She Wants - Wham! This song was released by Wham! in 1984 and reached Number 2 in the UK charts. The lyrics talk about a man who is increasingly stressed by the constant demands of a partner and goes on to talk about her being pregnant and if he's not good enough... Read review

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Advantages: A great singer / songwriter on show
Disadvantages: Its already been done

...So, its been 25 years since George Michael first graced the charts with Wham's unique brand of 80's pop. For the first time here, George releases a compilation that incorporates the pop magic of those days with his own tamer brand of adult pop. And as great a pop star as George Michael might have once been, you are left wondering why. Its only been one studio album of new material since his last Greatest Hits collection Ladies & Gentlemen, so why a need for an update to that. I would have no objection to a 25 year celebration if the pickings weren't so slim. The problem is that it mainly treads waters already crossed by Wham's Greatest Hits released just a few years ago and Goorge's own Ladies & Gentlemen. Both those albums were comprehensive enough, here the only addition to the singles already available are the "Patience" singles... Read review

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Advantages: May not be classics but I like them
Disadvantages: We all have different tastes

...A tricky category ? god knows how many hours of TV I have watched over the years, so undoubtedly if I wrote this op in a weeks time I would recall other shows that deserve a place in my top ten, but with a little thought what follows is my list for now. Be under no illusion, this op in no way reflects the quality of programming, acting, scriptwriting or directing, it is merely a reflection of what I remember as being compulsive viewing and good entertainment. 10. Question Time ? A strange choice to start and completely different from my other selections. Whilst I don?t committedly watch every show, when I do, I just cannot switch off. Where else do you get to watch politicians squirm under questioning from the general public, with the added bonus of occasional arguments with members of the opposition ? all whilst maintaining fake... Read review

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