Is it strange that every time I hear the song, Last Christmas by George Michael, I imagine him singing it to Andrew Ridgeley?
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special
Back in the day (early/mid-1980’s) George didn’t openly favour the company of men. When I first got the casette, it never occurred to me that George was decrying Andrew, and I don’t believe that to be the case.
The “Someone Special” single was introduced/released three times. During a span which encompassed 2 of the releases, George was living with Kathy Yeung (a quasi-famous model from the U.K.)
For the record, Andrew (who was the actual founder of Wham!) moved in with Keren Woodward (of Bananarama fame) in 1986 – they still live together; he’s not gay.
For those *rare* occassions, when I’m home, and in the company of women whose agenda includes “scratching that certain itch”, I developed a home-automation routine, optionally activated by the television’s remote control.
The program sequence: lowers the temperature 5 degrees, dims the lights (subtly and slowly – 1% at a time), turns on the [gas] fireplace, and, yes, starts an iTunes stream, to solidify the mood.
You’ll appreciate that the iTunes mix includes several Wham!, Barry White, and Patti Austin songs. I was “seeing” a beautiful German girl, and appended the mix include a song by Johannes Kalpers.
Knowing your love of all things German, surely you could be wooed by “In den Augen Rauch” (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – sung in German) 🙂
In the immortal words of Chester Cheeto, “it ain’t easy being cheesy”…
And speaking of immortal words…
I’ll always remember the [now infamous] Donna quote, “I like my men like my coffee’ – weak and bitter”.
I think, subconsciously, you meant to say, “I like my men like my orange juice – sweet and fruity”.
Peace Out,
Steve-0
James Bond lives and breathes in Donna’s blog. Such a romantic! Steve-O, what do they charge for that itch scratching?
It’s quite an honor to be called on the carpet by Donna’s monther; apologies if I’ve offended your Georgian sensibility.
In terms of “what they charge”, quite a lot, though it’s never quite that straight-forward. Dinners at trendy restaurants, gifts, roses, weekends away (NYC, DC, Grand Cayman), political/business favors, etc.
Candidly, beyond the initial conquest, I tire; without intellect, soul, and warmth, there’s little I find engaging.
The difficulty of facing the man in the mirror (I keep asking him to change his ways) is a high price, indeed.
Sadly, the tapestry of tales I weave vis-a-vis Donna’s blog, are, in fact true. For the record, the “0” in “Steve-0” is a zero, as am I.
It’s an true honor, Rosa.