Listen this week as I am joined by Martin Tracey, author of the Complete Recordings Illustrated compilitation of the works of George Michael. Hear how GM's music has been a part of Martin's life since the Wham days and how he fits in to the writings that he does to this very day. Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Twitter (X) BlueSky Instagram TikTok
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Spinning The Wheel
Listen this week as I am joined again by Tonia from the Freedom4GM page and we spin the namesake of the show- Spinning the Wheel! Listen we as we talk about the origins of the song in the form of a demo called "Moody" and the evolution of what it became as well as the concert version that was performed at 25Live! Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Twitter (X)
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I Can't Make You Love Me
Listen this week as I am joined by Michelle for the whole episode! Michelle tells stories of working as a PA for George during the Unplugged rehearsal and perfomances and calls her own show with his beautiful cover of the Bonnie Raitt classic "I Can't Make You Love Me". Hear Michelle talk about the memories of that time and what songs like this can do for you even 30 years later. **Apologies for Matt's audio and the sound on the song. I didn't want to scrap the episode so I am putting it out as is. Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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Freedom '90
Listen this week as it has finally happened and we have spun "Freedom '90" from the Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 album! We tried to wait for Michelle - but the Wheel has a funny sense of humor! Listen as we are joined by our friend Julie to talk about George's signature song and what it means to us now and when we heard it for the first time! Plus we hear from an old friend...... ** Apologies for Matt's audio on the Michelle portion Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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This is Not Real Love
Listen now as I am joined again by Barbara Thompson, host of the Studio Chat podcast and we spin "This is Not Real Love" from the 25 Greatest Hits compilation from 2006! George teamed up on this amazing track with Mutya Buena and it helped to launch her solo career as well. Hear us talk about what the song means to us and Matt gets a lesson on the popularity of the Sugarbabes! Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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