100 ESSENTIAL GEORGE MICHAEL SONGS. Today: #100-81. More: next week.

90 HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING? [with Tony Bennett] 2006 Duets An American Classic 89 A RAY OF SUNSHINE Wham! 1983 Fantastic 88 CARS AND TRAINS 2004 Patience 87 WALTZ AWAY DREAMING [with Toby Bourke] 1997 Room 21 86 LOVE’S IN NEED OF LOVE TODAY 1987 B-side of “Father Figure” {live} 85 SAFE 2022 Older {Expanded Edition} 84 YOU’VE CHANGED 1999 Songs From The Last Century 83 THIS IS HOW (WE WANT YOU TO GET HIGH) 2019 Last Christmas 82 WHERE OR WHEN / SILENCE/ IT’S ALRIGHT WITH ME (CAN CAN) 1999 Songs From The Last Century 81 YOU KNOW THAT I WANT TO 2022 Older {Expanded Edition}   George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou June 25, 1963 in London. He met and befriended Andrew Ridgeley while in high school. The two teens were determined to realize their musical ambitions. After a failed attempt with the group The Executive formed in 1979, the two became a duo named Wham! in 1981. They signed a deal with Innervision which led to the release of debut album ‘Fantastic’ 2 years later. Four singles were issued off that LP and all of them cracked the UK Top 10. ‘Fantastic’ reached #1 in Britain and was followed by sophomore album ‘Make It Big’ in 1984.     Caffè Lattè presents a tribute to one of pop music’s greatest performers. In 2023, he would have celebrated his 60th birthday. A Netflix special looks back on his days with Wham!. Here are his best songs ranked in order of impact & quality - as a soloist and with Andrew Ridgeley….             THE 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS OF   GEORGE MICHÆL         Hear the songs on this countdown on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76x5LEvMMiHkCHV6KebTCB?si=d4117e5ec7184cd3&pt=d3407dd39de41c44d1e6f43d49df2914