I don't like Wham!

[StopTheMorans]

In addition to the fact that I wasn't old enough to even be remotely aware of music while they were big, I find it hard to take seriously someone who can never quite decide whether to shave daily or to grow a beard (i.e. it seems like George always had the same length of scruff) :shrug:

[sniffa]

1. everyone remembers where they were

when they heard that wham had broken up.

[StopTheMorans]

2. not me; i don't even really remember wham!

:cry:

[smbolisnch]

3. Wake me up, before you go go....

I loved that song :)

[StopTheMorans]

8. that song makes me want to go go

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[smbolisnch]

10. Lmao......

It's not so bad.... ;)

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. If you ain't eatin' Wham

you ain't eatin ham!



Oops, wrong decade...

[arwalden]

28. Mr. Blandings!!! That's One Of My FAVORITE Movies!!!

I knew what your post was going to say before I even opened it!

[BigMcLargehuge]

34. I am to please

:)

[Richardo]

33. Thank you, BMLH - one of the best movies ever...

"This little piggy went to the market
As mild and meek as a lamb
something something something
As they slipped him the axe
He knew he'd turn out to be 'Wham'

[BigMcLargehuge]

35. we gave that tape to my brother in law when he was building his house

he found it both funny and poignant.

[Richardo]

37. Disturbing news from imdb.com - apparently there is a remake in the works

:eyes: No details, except director is Steve Carr (Next Friday, Dr Doolittle 2)

So will Eddie Murphy be Blandings?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422774/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9YmxhbmRpbmdzfGh0bWw9MXxubT1vbg__;fc=4;ft=15;fm=1

[BigMcLargehuge]

39. ugh... shoot me now

WHY remake this? WHY?

Why not rerelease the original? It's not like it becomes LESS funny.

[Richardo]

40. Better response: Shoot whoever greenlighted this now...

[flygal]

47. ARGH - I hate it when they do that!

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Well, then, that's means you are smart enough to vote!

I think a "WHAM" litmus test would be perfectly okay for voting eligibility. Though I think the "Do you like FullScreen DVDs?" litmus test is much better.

But let's face it, WHAM sucked. Totally sucked. Pure shit. And George Michael has as much talent in his entire body as, just to grab an example at random, my shit contains bars of gold-pressed latinum.

GM is nothing more than a corporatized pretty-boy designed to sell records by his looks alone, and he's a total fake.

Hell, even Billy Joel is better than him.

[smbolisnch]

6. Hey now, what's wrong with Billy Joel??

:shrug:

[porkrind]

9. If you have to ask, you're part of the problem.

Give yourself up and we'll go easy on you.

[StopTheMorans]

11. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

:thumbsup: :yourock:

[smbolisnch]

12. I like Billy Joel, and I'm not afraid to admit it either!

I will not deny Billy Joel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:P

[StopTheMorans]

14. the copter to gitmo will be arriving shortly; you've got 5 minutes to pack

[smbolisnch]

17. You can't make me go!

Poor Billy Joel..... :(

[StopTheMorans]

21. please step outside, let's not make this to hard on ourselves...

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. What's wrong with Billy "I suck" Joel, you ask?

He sucks. That's what's wrong with him. He used to not suck - a long, long time ago, but then he decided that instead of doing music, he'd try to do pop rock&roll, sell his soul, and give up his integrity and his creative vision. Then a few years later he went to Russia for a big concert, made a shitload of money, and continues to suck.

He is easily the most over-rated long-term performer in Rock & Roll that has ever been. Though with Bon Jovi's and George Michael's longevity, there will be some new people joining the ranks of long-term over-rated crap.

At least KISS admitted that their music was just for shits and giggles and for the show and spectacle of it all and was never meant to be taken as serious salon-worthy art music.

[smbolisnch]

19. I never said he was a creative genius.

Actually, I don't care if he is, I just like his music! Hell, I bet we have a ton of people in the lounge that get excited when "genie in a bottle" comes on the radio (although they would never admit it), but I would never call it musical art!
Sheesh.

[bobbobbins]

29. He's no Elton John, thats for sure

[smbolisnch]

45. I hope you weren't being sarcastic

Becasue Elton John IS amazing!
I saw him in concert a few years ago :)

[bobbobbins]

55. I wasn't...Elton John is one of my favorite musicians of all time

[smbolisnch]

72. Good choice ;)

I had such fun at his concert. It isn't every day someone like Elton John plays a show in this hell hole town! :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

36. But the sad part is that Billy "I Suck" Joel WOULD say

he was a creative genius, and there are many people who believe that he is.

And that's the real problem.

I don't mind if you enjoy him - we all have our dark sides, and different things for different people. My dark side is that I really love The Sound of Music. So you can have your Billy Joel, especially since you know he isn't a creative genius. That's the only real requirement - so long as you know what he is, then enjoy the heck out of it.

[Left Is Write]

43. Like the Sound Of Music is dark side?

[Left Is Write]

60. Aww, geez. That's supposed to read "liking", not "like."

[Rabrrrrrr]

71. Well, sure it's of the dark side. It's pablum with no overarching

redeeming artistic merit. But, dammit, I love it. And have ever since I first saw it in the theater as a child.

Best thing that Rogers and Hammerstein (or whatever group it was) wrote. And that's not necessarily saying much.

But, by golly, I have the extended DVD version of it, and I'll defend it to my death. Well, not quite my death. But close. To the point of "severe hurt" perhaps. But once they put the electrical clamps on my testicles, the DVD goes into the recycler happily and without regret. Sorry folks.

[smbolisnch]

44. Ok, it's a deal!

I can't help it, I like the music, just for the sake of it being catchy and fun! And as for the Sound of Music, your secret is safe with me ;)

[MemphisTiger]

22. I've seen him in concert in the last few years

He sucks

[StopTheMorans]

24. the definitive authority has spoken. thank you MemphisTiger

:7

[MemphisTiger]

38. Have you seen him lately?

I have, he was the best in his day, but that day has passed.

[StopTheMorans]

7. i agree with everything that you wrote, in addition to your last line

and i'm no fan of billy joel :D

also, i liked how your "wide-screen DVD" thread started a flame war :evilgrin:

[njdemocrat106]

74. Hey, I like both Billy Joel and George Michael

Who do you like? Echo and the Bunnymen? The Smiths? Other critical darling bands? I like my music poppy and mainstream, and I ain't afraid to admit it! :smoke:

[donheld]

75. STFU all of you

George, yea he sucks, so do i. Don't say that like it's a bad thing. He has more talent in his stubble than any of you whiners have in your wildest dreams. :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[Amaya]

15. How can you hate

This----->

Shame on you ;)

[StopTheMorans]

16. something about that pic just makes me want to break my desk

and light something on fire; i can't quite explain it :shrug:

[ronnykmarshall]

73. Look at George's hair!

You could land a helicopter on that mutha.

I always thought Andrew was hotter.

[terrya]

18. WHAT????

How can you say that? They were so darned cute in that "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video...their "Choose Life" t-shirts. Lip syncing a wonderfully adorable dancable song.

Plus, they had that gay vibe thing going on...always a plus for me! :-)

:hi:

T

[StopTheMorans]

20. don't mind the "gay" vibe at all, it's the concurrent "suck" and

"horrible music" vibes that nauseate me :D

[terrya]

23. Oh, dear.

That word "suck". It's so darned "off color" and "offensive" So "animalistic". Like we're in a zoo or something. Someone might be getting the vapors pretty soon. :-)

T

[StopTheMorans]

25. that's "what" "I" "love" about it; it's "off-color," "offensive," and

"animalistic," and the lounge is a zoo :silly: :D

[terrya]

26. You're right. What am I worried about?

If anyone is offended, all they have to do is to run to the boyfriend...whoops, I mean, moderator...

:-)

T

[StopTheMorans]

27. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

bad :spank:

[terrya]

30. Yeah, that's me...

At times, I get tired of being good. :-)

T

[terrya]

48. I promise I'll be good the rest of the day!

I will! :-)

:hi:

T

[StopTheMorans]

49. i'll believe it when I see it my friend

:7

[terrya]

50. Oh,great. Now I'll have to prove it...

Sheesh! :-)

T

[StopTheMorans]

51. what's that they say about "the road to hell being paved with old wham!

records and good intentions"? :silly:

[terrya]

53. Well, that's what SOME people say....

:hi:

T

[Phillycat]

46. Oh, DAYUM.

No you DI-INT!

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. "Careless Whisper" has the worst sax solo EVER.

Therefore, it is a brilliant record.

[StopTheMorans]

32. my head now hurts

:crazy:

[mac56]

57. And the worst lyrics ever

"I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet ain't got no rhythm."

[StopTheMorans]

58. that DOES suck!

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[donheld]

76. I love that sax on Careless Whisper

:loveya:

[Left Is Write]

41. But that look was huge in the mid-80s. It was a fashion, much like

Members Only Jackets, shoes with no socks, and pastel shirts under white suits (blame Don Johnson!). George Michael wasn't the only one wearing the three days' growth of beard.

[StopTheMorans]

42. well then, i hate him for being famous for it

how's that? :P

[Deja Q]

52. Speaking of length. Just kidding. Wham was uber-bubblegum, but let me say,

George Michael was HOT. :9

[StopTheMorans]

54. i guess if you're into that "perpetually unshaven at the exact same

beard length" look :P

[mac56]

56. *cough* makeup *cough*

:evilgrin:

[StopTheMorans]

59. you mean that all pop stars don't look like that when they climb out

of bed in the morning? :shrug: i refuse to believe it!

[SKKY]

61. Come on! Tell me you've never done a "couples skate"...

..to "Careless Whisper" and I'll tell you you've never lived my friend!

[StopTheMorans]

64. i've never done a "couples skate," i think it was "couples roller-blading"

by the time i came around :shrug:

[mac56]

62. Okay, I gotta ask -

What happened to Andrew after George dumped him?

[SKKY]

67. I remember he tried to drive Formula 1, but kept crashing and lost...

...his ride with the team he was driving for. After that, who knows.

[StopTheMorans]

68. i don't believe that for a second, there's no way that he ever could

do anything that was less than perfect :silly:

[SKKY]

70. I swear it's true. VH1 "Where are they now?" and Google told me so.

[tsakshaug]

63. I hate WHAM

it is the local right wing radio station

[StopTheMorans]

66. that's a very fitting moniker for something that spews forth shit

[tsakshaug]

65. did you hear

that Andrew Ridgely and John Oates are getting together to form a band called...yea right

[Beer Snob-50]

69. I have to admit,

Wham is not a great musical band, but they played music that was fun to dance to.