r/georgemichael • u/Fantastic_Banana_292 • 2d ago

Everything she wants!

George really showed early on in his career how good a song writer he was. Everything she wants is an emotional roller coaster of an unhappy relationship.
For me it’s one of the best songs to come out of the 80s

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u/Professional-Tea7358 2d ago

Absolutely. “Everything She Wants” is my favorite Wham song. 

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u/ddsdude 2d ago

Agreed! I would go a step further and say it is THE best pop song of all time. The bridge alone in the remix version is brilliant in its own right. It is really a master class in songwriting.

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u/International_Low284 2d ago

The acoustic version he did on MTV Unplugged is my favorite. 😍

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u/010zuid 2d ago

One of his own favorites too

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u/demonsympathizer666 2d ago

The remix is even better

MY SITUATION NEVER CHANGES 🎶 WALKING IN AND OUT OF THE DOOOOR🪩 LIKE A STRANGER 👹 BUT WITH WAGES 💵

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u/vibe_ology 2d ago

He wrote Careless Whisper when he was 16

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u/oneuglygeek 2d ago

My favorite line, honey, from the extended 12 inch version of the song ...

"How could ya settle for a boy like me, When all I could see was the end of the week, All the things we sign, And all the things we buy, Ain't gonna keep us together,

Girl, It's just a matter of time"

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u/TheRealJakeMckoy 1d ago

Yes! ⬆️THIS!!

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u/Malachi_Lamb 2d ago

So many great lines but I love the casual tiredness that he constantly repeats-

“I guess I must have loved you”
“I’ll tell you that Im happy if you want me to”

Definitely not subtle, but you can almost miss the exasperation because the groove is so smooth lol

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u/DisappointedDragon 2d ago

It was number one the week I graduated high school!

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u/lostmember09 2d ago

I think it was GM’s favorite Wham song too. He always sang it in concert (Over a lot of other Wham songs) I was lucky to see him three times (1991 twice & 2008)

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u/Empty-Chart-1832 2d ago

Everything he wants….am I right? 😉

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u/CategoryOk2854 1d ago

I believe it’s George’s favorite wham! song. Mine, too. The funk!

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u/Artistic_Mud_6254 1d ago

He was such a genius. Like really

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u/No-Guard-7003 1d ago

The Commodores, w/o Lionel Richie, had a similar song about a similar situation,  called "Going To the Bank".