Club Tropicana

Club Tropicana es una canción del dúo británico Wham!, escrita por los componentes del dúo, George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley.

Fue lanzada en 1983 como cuarto y último sencillo de su álbum Fantastic, llegando al Nº 4 en las listas musicales británicas.

Let me take you to the place
Where membership's a smiling face
Brush shoulders with the stars
Where strangers take you by the hand
And welcome you to wonderland
From beneath their panamas

Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan

Castaways and lovers meet
Then kiss in Tropicana's heat
Watch the waves break on the bay
Oh soft white sands, a blue lagoon
Cocktail time, a summer's tune
A whole night's holiday

Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan

Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan

Pack your bags
And leave tonight
Don't take your time
Gotta move your feet, don't you miss the flight!

Pack your bags
And leave tonight
Don't take your time
Gotta move your feet, don't you miss the flight
(Cool, cool, cool, cool)

Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan!
(Cool, cool, cool, cool)
(Cool, cool, cool, cool)

Feeling Good

Feeling Good es un temazo convertido ya en un clásico escrito en por los compositores y músicos británicos Anthony Newley y Leslie Bricusse para el musical de 1965 The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd.

El tema ha tenido infinidad de versiones a lo largo de los años, entre las que se encuentran las que hicieron Avicii, Muse, Sammy David Jr., Michael Bublé, Joe Bonamassa, George Michael, The Pussycat Dolls y la impresionante versión que en 1965 hizo la cantante, compositora y pianista estadounidense Nina Simone para su álbum I Put A Spell On You, demostrando toda su fuerza vocal y el color y el calor que le ponía a cada una de sus interpretaciones.

Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me, yeah

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me, ooh
And I'm feeling good

Fish in the sea, you know how I feel
River running free, you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me
And I'm feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know?
Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean
And this old world, is a new world
And a bold world for me, yeah-yeah

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel
Scent of the pine, you know how I feel
Oh, freedom is mine
And I know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me

I'm feeling good

Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)

Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?) es una grandísima canción del dúo británico Wham! escrita por los propios miembros de la banda, George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley.

La canción, lanzada por vez primera en 1982, cuando Wham! eran unos completos desconocidos, se reeditó en 1983 después de que su nombre ya empezaba a conocerse en todo el mundo.

En 1986 volvieron a hacer una remezcla a la que le pusieron el título de Wham! Rap ´86, incluida en su álbum Edge of Heaven.

Wham! bam!
I am! a man!
Job or no job,
You can't tell me that I'm not.
Do! you!
Enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop!
Don't stay there and rot!

You got soul...
You got soul...

I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down,

I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down

Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet down on the line
I said, I - don't - need - you
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?

Hey, jerk, you, work
This boy's got better things to do

Hell,
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt,
I choose, to cruise
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife,
I've found my groove and I just can't lose
A.1. style from head to toe,
Cool cat flash gonna let you know,
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy,
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!

Wham! bam!
I am! a man!
Job or no job,
You can't tell me that I'm not
Do! you!
Enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop!
Don't stay there and rot!

Party nights, and neon lights,
We hit the floors, we hit the heights
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot-damn! everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - no way!

One, two, three, rap!

C'mon everybody, don't need this crap!

Wham! bam!
I am! a man!
Job or no job,
You can't tell me that I'm not
Do! you!
Enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop!
Don't stay there and rot!

If you're a pub man
Or a club man
Maybe a jet black guy with a hip hi-fi
A white cool cat with a trilby hat
Maybe leather and studs is where you're at
Make the most of every day
Don't let hard times stand in your way
Give a wham give a bam but don't give a damn
Cos the benefit gang are gonna pay!

Now reach up high and touch your soul,
The boys from wham! will help you reach that goal
It's gonna break your mama's heart, (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart, (too bad)
But you'll throw the dice and take my advice,
Because I know that you're smart
Can you dig this thing? Yeah!
Are you gonna get down? Yeah!
Say wham! Wham!
Say bam! Bam!

Wham! bam!
I am! a man!
Job or no job,
You can't tell me that I'm not
Do! you!
Enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop!
Don't stay there and rot!

Wham! bam!
I am! a man!
Job or no job,
You can't tell me that I'm not
Do! you!
Enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop!
Don't stay there and rot!

Wham! bam!
I am! a man!
Job or no job,
You can't tell me that I'm not
Do! you!
Enjoy what you do?
If not, just stop!
Don't stay there and rot!

Do you want to work? No
Are you gonna have fun? Yeah

Do you want to be a jerk? No

Are you gonna stay young? Yeah

Everybody say Wham! Wham!

Say Bam! Bam!

Everybody say Wham! Wham!

Say Wham, Bam!

Wham! Bam!

Can you dig this thing?

Are you gonna get down?

Said one, two, three, rap, c'mon everybody,
Don't need this crap!

Enjoy what you do?

Everybody say Wham! Wham!

Say Bam! Bam!

Everybody say Wham! Wham!

Say Wham, Bam!

Wham! Bam!

Enjoy what you do?

Careless Whisper

Careless Whisper es una maravillosa canción escrita por mi adorado y añorado George Michael junto a Andrew Ridgeley, que formaban el dúo británico Wham! Fue lanzada en 1984 y aparecía dentro de su segundo álbum que llevó por título Make it Big. El tema llegó al Nº 1 en 25 países y vendió más de 6 millones de copias en todo el mundo.

La canción fue originalmente lanzada como un sencillo de George Michael como solista, aunque él todavía formaba parte de Wham!

Sin duda es una de las baladas más escuchadas de la historia de la música... eterna en la voz mágica de George Michael.

I feel so unsure
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies
Something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad goodbyes

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Time can never mend
The careless whisper of a good friend
To the heart and mind
If your answer's kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Never without your love

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say

We could have been so good together,
We could have lived this dance forever
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Please stay

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

Now that you're gone
Now that you're gone

Now that you're gone
What I did that was so wrong?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?

Fastlove, Pt 1

Fastlove es una canción con ritmos funkys y muy pegadizos del gran George Michael, compuesta por el propio artista británico junto a Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington y TerriMcFaddi, lanzada en 1996 como segundo sencillo de su álbum Older. El tema alcanzo las primeras posiciones en las listas musicales de Europa, siendo nominada al Mejor Single en los Brit Awards de 1997. Un nuevo temazo del que para mi es uno de los mejores artistas y con mayor talento de la historia de la música.

Looking for some education
Made my way into the night

All that bullshit conversation

Baby, can't you read the signs?

I won't bore you with the details, baby

I don't even want to waste your time

Let's just say that maybe

You could help to ease my mind

Baby, I ain't Mr. Right

But if you're looking for fast love

If that's love in your eyes

It's more than enough

Had some bad love

So fastlove is all that I've got on my mind

Oh, yeah yeah

What's there to think about, baby?

Looking for some affirmation

Made my way into the sun

My friends got their ladies

They're all having babies

But I just want to have some fun

I won't bore you with the details, baby

Gonna get there in your own sweet time

Let's just say that maybe

You could help to ease my mind

Baby, I ain't Mr. Right

But if you're looking for fast love

If that's love in your eyes

It's more than enough

Had some bad love

So fast love it's all that I've got on my mind

What's there to think about, baby?

Get yourself some lessons in love

In the absence of security

I made my way into the night

Stupid cupid keeps on calling me

But I see nothing in his eyes

I miss my baby, oh yeah

I miss my baby tonight

So why don't we make a little room in my BMW, babe?

Searching for some peace of mind

Hey, I'll help you find it

I do believe that we are practicing the same religion

You really ought to get up now, that's right

You really ought to get up now

Looking for some affirmation?

I Can't Make You Love Me

I Can´t Make You Love Me es una preciosa canción escrita por Mike Reid y Allen Shamblin y grabada originariamente en 1991 por la cantante estadounidense Bonnie Raitt para su álbum Luck of the Draw. Fue lanzada como tercer sencillo y se convirtió en una de las canciones más exitosas de la artista, siendo considerada una de las 500 mejores canciones de todos los tiempos según la revista Rolling Stone. Ha tenido distintas versiones, entre las que cabe destacar la que realizó Prince, Boyz II Men, Adele y especialmente, la que en 1997 grabó mi añorado George Michael como cuarto sencillo del álbum Older, que llegó al Nº 3 en las listas del Reino Unido. Hace una versión tan maravillosa, que su voz consigue traspasarte el alma.

Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed

Turn down these voices

Inside my head

Lay down with me

Tell me no lies

Just hold me close

Don't patronize

Don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me
If you don't
You can't make your heart feel
Something that it won't

Here in the dark
These final hours
I will lay down my heart
And I feel the power

But you won't
No, you won't
And I can't make you love me
If you don't

I'll close my eyes
Then I won't see
The love you do not feel
When you're holdin' me

Mornin' will come
And I'll do what's right
Just give me 'til then
To give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

And I can't make you love me
If you don't
You can't make your heart feel
Something that it won't

And here in the dark
In these final hours
I will lay down my heart
I feel the power

But you won't
No, you won't
And I can't make you love me
If you don't

Ain't no use in you tryin'
It's no good for me baby
Without love

All my tears, all these years, everything
I believed in
Baby
Oh, yeah

Someone's gonna love me

Do They Know It's Christmas?

Do They Know It´s Christmas? es una impresionante canción escrita por el cantante irlandés Bob Geldof y el líder de la banda Ultravox, Midge Ure en 1984 con el fin de recaudar fondos para paliar el hambre en Etiopía.

Cuando escucho esta canción, no puedo evitar emocionarme, ya que a pesar del tiempo sigue siendo un himno solidario que simboliza el poder de la música para cambiar vidas. Su historia comienza con Geldof, impactado por un reportaje de la BBC sobre la hambruna en Etiopía. Inspirado, esbozó Feed the World, y junto a Ure, transformó esa idea en una melodía que se ha convertido en un clásico.

El 25 de noviembre de 1984, una constelación de artistas británicos e irlandeses se reunió en los estudios Sarm West de Londres para grabar la canción en solo un día. Bono, Phil Collins, George Michael, Sting, Boy George, Simon Le Bon y muchos más unieron sus voces para crear algo único. El resultado fue un éxito rotundo: en cinco semanas vendieron más de tres millones de copias y rompieron récords en el Reino Unido, además de convertirse en un himno del mítico Live Aid en 1985. Pero más allá de las listas, lo importante fue el impacto real: millones de libras recaudadas para combatir el hambre en África.

El Live Aid fueron dos grandiosos conciertos que se realizaron simultáneamente el 13 de julio de 1985 en el Estadio Wembley de Londres (Inglaterra) y en el John F. Kennedy Stadium de Philadelphia (Estados Unidos) con el motivo de recaudar fondos en beneficio de Etiopía y Somalia.

Desde entonces, la canción ha renacido varias veces, adaptándose a nuevas causas y generaciones. Band Aid 20 en 2004, con artistas como Chris Martin y Robbie Williams, recaudó fondos para la crisis de Darfur. Una década después, Band Aid 30 abordó la crisis del ébola en África Occidental. En esa ocasión, se grabó de nuevo en los estudios originales, con voces de artistas como Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith y One Direction, bajo la producción de Paul Epworth. La recaudación fue un éxito: millones destinados a hospitales, equipos médicos y programas educativos.

Este 2024, Band Aid celebra los 40 años del tema con una nueva versión que mezcla lo mejor de cada una de las anteriores. Es un viaje en el tiempo: escuchar a George Michael cantando junto a Harry Styles o a Chris Martin compartiendo estrofas con las Sugababes es algo mágico.

Eso sí, esta versión no está exenta de polémica. Algunos critican la visión limitada que el tema ofrece del continente africano. Sin embargo, lo que queda claro es que el espíritu solidario sigue vivo. Este aniversario nos recuerda que, aunque el mundo haya cambiado, la música todavía tiene el poder de unirnos para causas que importan.

Si aún no la has escuchado, te animo a hacerlo. Es más que una canción, es el ejemplo de lo que podemos lograr juntos.

It's Christmas time

There's no need to be afraid

At Christmas time we let in light and we banish shade

And in our world of plenty

We can spread a smile of joy

Throw your arms around the world at Christmas time

But say a prayer to pray for the other ones

At Christmas time

It's hard, but when you're having fun

There's a world outside your window

And it's a world of dread and fear

Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears

And the Christmas bells that ring there

Are the clanging chimes of doom

Well, tonight, thank God it's them instead of you

And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time

The greatest gift they'll get this year is life

Oh, where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Here's to you, raise a glass for everyone

Here's to them, underneath that burning sun

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Feed the world

Feed the world

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again

Feed the world

Let them know it's Christmas time again