Blogger Idol - Week Two - Submitted For Your Approval

Well, week two is upon us in the Blogger Idol web event. Last week's subject was the 80s, this week is "Freedom." Since I went way too far back on the 80s last week, I thought I would stick to the 80s for this weeks entry/rant. So here goes:

As a music fan, when I think of "Freedom," one person comes to mind. George Michael. Why George, well, not only did he pen "Freedom" back in the 80s, but he released it on three albums with the superduo, Wham! You can find this hit tune on Make It Big, The Final, and If You Where There. Now, if I remember one thing from my school days it is that if a person repeats something over and over, it must be important. So, what is so important about "Freedom"?" You know what, I don't think there is anything socially, globally, economically, or politically important about this song. But you do have to admit that it has a catchy tune, that if you have heard it, has already made it's way from the deep part of the brain where it has been sitting idle for so many years. And with catch lines like,"I don't want your freedom, I don't want to play around, I don't want nobody's baby, Part-time love just brings me down," you know it will stay lodged in your brain's internal Ipod for at least a day.

Before we go, let us not forget that once George and Andrew Ridgeley separated ways, and George started making a solo career for himself, he recorded "Freedom 90." Wham! fans were confused at first, how could you release a song with the same title (with the addition of two digits referring to the year), but have completely new lyrics and tune? Sure both tunes had a similar theme of boy who is losing/has lost girl (but isn't that most of pop music?), but couldn't he have called it something different? Oh well, in the grand scheme of things who really cares. Although if you are a big fan, you will be happy to find out that he is releasing a new album soon. Ironically it is on the Sony label, the same label he fought so hard and paid so much to get out of a contract for. And who says the music industry is messed up? That would be like me applying to get a job at the radio station I quit on New Years Eve 1995/6. Oh wait, I did try that, but that is another story, for another time.

That is all for me for this week's Blogger Idol, I really have no idea what the above is all about, but hey it could have been worse, I could have wrote about the first time I heard "Philadelphia Freedom," by Elton John. Be sure to check out the other entries by clicking the box below.


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