Wham! - Freedom (Live from Top of the Pops 1984)

[@rickmaher3927]

There will never be another George Michael. He could write the lyrics, compose the music, and sing while dancing throughout the song. George Michael had it all! The style, the energy, looks and an incredible voice. He was one of the best entertainers we've ever seen. Wham exploded in 1984! So glad to be a teenager in the 80's. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Edge of Heaven, Careless Whisper, Last Christmas. You can't watch one of these videos and not feel happy. No one poured their heart and soul into a performance like George Michael.

[@leecollins5698]

Even in 2024. This is quality.

[@PeterJamesLumley]

That sounds like music of 2024 is even better than 1985. Which it isnt.

[@ugosacchi355]

George, Andy, Pepsy and Shirley!!!

[@greenisland75]

Still listening in 2024. An absolute classic from Wham! This is how music should be. 🙂

[@cathyleebormannfitzpatrick]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@JonnyTheLeprechaun]

George looks so good there.

[@JonnyTheLeprechaun]

especially his hair.

[@anastaciap]

I’m absolutely obsessed with his hair during this time 🥹

[@cindymartha1696]

Obscure fact: at the beginning of this George Michael was wearing a brooch he had borrowed from his sister. It fell off halfway through, and was picked up by a girl in the audience. George and Andrew left the stage before she was able to give it back. Later she spoke to George during a phone-in on a tv programme and told him she had the brooch. He told her she could keep it and he’d buy his sister another one! I wonder if the lucky woman still has it.

[@PremierSmilesDentist]

Cindy Martha i Remember that

[@Bindersandcash19]

Watched this video hundreds of times never noticed that I hope she did

[@cindymartha1696]

Elaine Brickwood I hope so too. George’s sister died on Christmas Day 2019. They were close and it seems she couldn’t cope without him. It’s very sad.

[@xoAngelKraftox]

Anyone have a clip of the call in? :)

[@freeandnatural]

@@cindymartha1696 Thank you very much for sharing this trivia.

[@starGeremoneycadillac]

very very too much miss George Michael 💕💕💕💕💕💕😍😍😍😍

[@Whammiethatgal]

2:39 George’s brooch fell right here! When he went closer to the audience

[@あきのゆうぐれ]

良い時代だったなあ😊😊😊😊😊❤

[@earthrooster1969]

They were 😍🔥

[@rosarioreside3327]

We miss you so much George Michael we always love you !🙏❤️

[@lesliedaniels8135]

Yes indeed 😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@irene9839]

❤

[@patrickbohn2099]

Yes I'm still listening in 2024!

[@ΝτίναΝτίνα-ε8τ]

Και εγώ.

[@sparkle.s]

Me too ♡

[@ClaraVargas-ov3gb]

Glory days with Wham!I love everything Yog uses.I love the way he dances.Amazing voice.Andy's cute.Love them.❤❤

[@Adventure_Quan]

My 8 and 6 year old sings this song when it comes on the radio. My brother had a "choose life" tshirt when the song came out. I stole and wore it a few times in elementary school.

[@HechadeSoda]

😍

[@americangirl4410]

George liked that shirt…how many videos and performances did he wear it in.. love him and so missed

[@michaelfischer841]

what a phenomenally talented man

[@IBenZik]

George Michael, humm how fun.

[@Calimosh]

This song was massive, yet it is rarely played now.

[@limer4330]

Yeah, I was in 11th grade and this song was one of the biggest songs of the 80's honestly. It's weird you don't hear it much these days.

[@startracker5895]

I know. My local radio station used to play this all the time but now they only play modern music. 😔

[@Dylan_B23]

I think this got forgotten because of Freedom 90 supplanting it just due to the title when people think of George Michael

[@Hertfordshire247]

What planet you on? It's played all the time.

[@Calimosh]

@@Hertfordshire247 Really ? Radio tends to favour I'm Your Man, Club Tropicana and Wake Me Up...

[@Sukriye-lg8yd]

AŞKSIN ❤❤❤❤

[@ljubinkamatovic1477]

Love ❤ 2022

[@ivancsapod]

40 years, my God!!! Oh, the summer of 1984, those were the best days of my life. 😜 BTW, the 80s was the peak of Western culture, music was just awesome...

[@RetoTarnutzer]

Totally agree ☀️👍🏻❤️

[@Cobra_al]

The 80’s were magic years, I was a teenager back then.

[@ΝτίναΝτίνα-ε8τ]

👍👍👍👍

[@markgreen5153]

In 1984 the following movies were released. Terminator, Beverley hills cop, gremlins, Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the temple of doom. What an amazing year to be alive.

[@absta100]

the best times

[@heidi3480]

This is all the fun of the 80s in one video.

[@PremierSmilesDentist]

I just met the Bassist , Deon Estus , in LA .. and thanked him for all the great work he did with Wham ! He’s a hella nice man .

[@oldmanc2]

Lovely story. We all miss George, am sure he does too

[@deborahdeveroux5965]

I love that song him and George sang together 123 falling in love with u was easy for me like taking candy from a baby.i never heard that before the Vidio is good hes dancing with his hands.aww bless him Georgeouse guy I love him really miss him badly.miss u my first LOVE💔😭yr a 😇 now

[@neilfeinberg7825]

Surprisingly good voice as well!

[@1whamster]

God bless you ❤️

[@rosemariegray4007]

Wow!! Did not even think about it- that they even had a bassiest!! Could Not take my eyes off of George/ Andy!!

[@earthrooster1969]

2024 coming to a close..and yet they ROCK ON ❤

[@janeslater8004]

❤😊

[@colzywhite]

Two friends just enjoying pkaying music together

[@peakyblinder8244]

If you look at George and Andy on stage you just sense that there childhood friends just having fun and fullfilling a ambition to just play music together. ❤️🎼🎼

[@stevenfrasher3780]

And when the performance is entirely lip-sync'd both can look like they're equally singing!

[@paulanthony5274]

Like kids having fun I even heard Andrew can't play guitar it's all a gimmick

[@wazzup233]

​@@paulanthony5274_Careless Whisper on chords seem Andrew's composition when George asked him to help compose it w/the 🎷 as the melody...so it's just a hearsay that Andrew playlng 🎸 only a gimmick. ; )

[@paulanthony5274]

@@wazzup233 OK 👍

[@carmitamartycubeiro260]

❤❤

[@sandram8761]

So handsome both of them and both 6 ft tall. And their energy was infectious.

[@asupomkim4928]

화려했던 시절의 wham은 충격이었어요. 그 시절로 돌아가고 싶어요.

[@cathyleebormannfitzpatrick]

40 years later & still great ❤🎉❤❤🎉

[@earthrooster1969]

Yabsolutely ❤😍🔥

[@MelMelok]

Ok, so if I was at the front of that audience and George did his little hip move at 2:45, I would probably pass out! Because, you know... it's George! 🔥❤

[@renejupp]

Listening in 2025 ❤

[@Ramsku]

RIP George!

[@Linelle-jq2ol]

Yes, George, RIP, and you better sing to us when we get there❗❤❤😊😊😂❤❤

[@sr-yu6qu]

Very good duo

[@MM-hq2xb]

George’s songs were pure joy and fun during his Wham! days. Once he went solo and the more he experienced life his music became much more personal but still magical. He was certainly talented.

[@deborahdeveroux5965]

His wham songs were personal.

[@peakyblinder8244]

Love the way Andrew makes no attempt to pretend he's playing the guitar.

[@rosemariegray4007]

😆!! Too funny he is! Who was looking at him? Not a dumb man ever!! He cracks me up even now!!

[@greva2904]

On TOTP all bands were forced to mime, quite a few of them made no pretense to play at all

[@depe12345]

He's hitting the right chords though. And he hits the rhythm as well

[@paulanthony5274]

The rumour back then though was that he couldn't play the guitar and was just dancing around part of the fun,any truth in that I don't know,i just recall the rumours..

[@shin-nosuketokuda8092]

私の青春時代が思い出されます。

[@EdgarDiaz-w3j]

Soy de la opinión que la mejor época de George fue con Wham...arrollador, hermoso, a nivel vocal siempre fue extraordinario! Cómo lo extraño!😢😢😢

[@진성순-v6d]

Good!!! 프리덤 최고의 곡^^

[@isotopia7681]

This where he started to soar

[@bugsy1028]

One of my all time favorite WHAM sings

[@Amina-ks4gq]

2:20 is the moment George's brooch falls off (he discusses this in another video). You can see the brooch fall off, and I believe a little girl picks it up (again, from another video).

[@Linelle-jq2ol]

Yes, and she tries to give it back to him, he is, obviously, charmed, and says, no, you keep it, and I'll buy another one for my sister (who loaned it to him before show). Beautiful story, no?❤❤😂😂😢😢❤❤

[@suzannejane1035]

George dancing with Shirley!! Lovely xx

[@theosnepenthes8751]

Wow, 80's music was so wonderful, what a privilege to be a teenager that decade and experience epic new songs year after year!

[@sbacon92]

Think of the competition. Michael Jackson. Prince. Only the best could survive in that ecosystem.

[@spirg]

What a Beautiful time to be a teenager ❤

[@LoveMeDo-i5o]

Yes its was nice being a teenager in the 80s but now I'm bloody old

[@JoelPierce-q4x]

Yeah I was 17 when this song came out ❤I can't believe I'll be 56 in July nooooo 😂

[@AtlasBlizzard]

This is exactly the kind of joyful atmosphere that this song deserves and inspires.

[@hirthirthirt1693]

George Michael never had a better hairstyle than in this time

[@nash1348]

Everything was better

[@lindsaylovvorn2127]

Does anyone get actually sad when you watch these performances just thinking that this amazing beautiful man inside and OUTSIDE is no longer here. No matter if he was just enjoying life not writing or recording just knowing he was here was amazing bc you could hope he would release more incredible music. But knowing that will no longer happen my child will Grow up without hearing anything new but you better believe he knows at 5 years old WHAM and George Michael! Hearing him sing to all the great songs makes my heart melt. I just hate thinking that he was taken from us too soon! I remember that day where I was how I reacted and still makes me so sad knowing he is no longer here. I pray he was not selfishly “taken” from us by “someone” who I won’t name and it was the Lord calling his angel home and needed to fill a place in his heavenly choir. Everything surrounding his death the day before the day of and the days and months after and still years later regarding someone just haunts me to my core. He was so loved but to have died alone makes me sick! Anyways I am sorry I just said all this but as much as I adore his music and listen to it daily I wish I could be happy but I just can’t. It makes me so incredibly sad!

[@Tomasdreams]

Lindsay Lovvorn Hi Lindsay ! I perfectly agree when you say it but life continues. He was such a talented singer-writer with a an incredible voice and amazing look. I’ll miss him very much Cos I’m a fan since 1981. His songs helped me a lot and was a huge support all these years. George Michael will remain forever in your heart and mine. Take care Lindsay. I wish you a beautiful life. 😁

[@gabispn13]

Agree. It still hurts so much the fact that he's gone.

[@deborahdeveroux5965]

Your like me still grieving every time I watch him my heart hurts my Pinterest saved photos are through the roof how beautiful he is so handsome sexy.he was my 80s I love him so much I wouldn't be a girl to hurt him LOVE YOU GEORGOUS GEORGE😭💔🌹

[@rosemariegray4007]

I can understand after reading how You feel about it, but can't participate! Wham music always makes me 😊 and 💃! Lifts me ☝!! I was so in love with George!!! Love Andy too but could Not take my eyes off of George Michael- no, not ever!! Only time I saw Wham/ George was at Live Aid July 13, 1985!! I will remember that date forever!

[@vytildie]

Perfectly stated😢

[@gustavoperdiguera4096]

George Michael is the leyend of pop

[@Neil457]

Something about this band’s tracks is timeless.

[@rebeccahansen]

80s music was a time to be alive.. Am glad to be apart of this aweosme music era.. Dont let this song EVER DIE!

[@leabelcher9792]

Me too loved going out dancing to this music

[@UKfan1975]

Who else still listening to this in 2019 !!!!

[@corneliusjohnson2473]

UKfan1975 this came out in 2019

[@antrieuthimiou5333]

I'm listening this song.

[@antrieuthimiou5333]

This songs are the best.

[@ara2021]

anyone who likes the good music

[@anarichard5549]

17.11.2019

[@rosarioreside3327]

George Michael one of the most Top artists ever sure we miss him !🙏❤️

[@penelopedewollaston7981]

What I really love about watching the Wham! videos is the incredible bonf between George and Andrew. They really were just like brothers.

[@kyara9643]

Right, it's soo endearing. I can't help but smile every time I see them fooling around or laughing on stage. Their bond was truly special and the joy they shared so infectious

[@colzywhite]

one of the greatest band of their era RIP George

[@ChadBest-ug8uo]

This was Andrew and Georges favorite song ever! Ok. I just made that up. It is my favorite though!

[@kazzpham1740]

WHAM forever. George Michael was heavenly handsome.

[@JJ-wk5wy]

He sure was

[@kazzpham1740]

@@JJ-wk5wy 😊😊

[@16Annalise]

I was born in the 90s but if a time-machine is ever made I am 100% going back to the 80’s !

[@kevinjohnson-xt6kn]

For me George is up there with the greats ..Presley..Lennon ... Sinatra he never worked or was coached to sing . The Lord like the others bestowed this wonderful gift to him and he shared it with all of us . Fantastic person missed greatly

[@jamesmeek754]

And George wrote al his songs unlike Sinatra and Presley

[@willyhwang1059]

Huge man crush on wham and GM. Great loss to lose him so young

[@kioamachree112]

I was a secret admirer when he was alive even bout Bad Boys etc as I was a Stones fan but I recognised talent when I saw it and boy was he talented and a great song writer .

[@madmomminyable]

best

[@louiseking5655]

1984 was the best year ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Jackie-ji2sj]

IN ONE RESPECT, IT WAS THE WORST YEAR EVER. THE GREATEST SINGER OF ALL TIME, JACKIE WILSON, DIED ON JANUARY 21ST, 1984. HOWEVER THIS TRACK IS SUCH A FEEL GOOD TUNE ❤

[@louiseking5655]

@@Jackie-ji2sj top tune ❤️

[@NoMoreHighRise]

1 of the best

[@sarina2364]

I'm the baby in the family (20) and I'm the one who introduced everyone to the boys. It's probably my greatest accomplishment.

[@sourangel0077]

NewSpace That’s awesome 😂👍🏼

[@candacejackson6172]

I'm 53 I grew up listening to WHAM I love George Michael's wish I could have met him gay or not he's my babye

[@carlosjonesfernandez1660]

Para el país hay una 2% más tarde iqie1teqemjtwiwoq quién ha de tener una red social y no es una qqgjjktwa darse un buen candi de serriwkyu5qsdskgkakekgkekgekhkekwbqhjs y 289años de 2t8wqqq9woy2qi1me224y

[@fhmmst]

good on ya'🙋

[@rosemariegray4007]

You Know It!! But what an introduction huh? Great 🎶!

[@julianhawkins9423]

What a time to reflect on and rejoice!! Magical memories I enjoyed and was a part of. Wham energy was huge!!!

[@rosarioreside3327]

Those two Andrew and George are contemporary born same year 1963🎶🎶🎶👍❤️

[@ANDREWPETROW-k6u]

I Was A Teenager When❤️‍🔥 George 👀💥Michael🇺🇸😎 Sang Freedom🌏 🎸In🌹 1984🥀 Of Wham!❤🥀💐🎉👌✌️👍🤩😍😁😁

[@goffer43]

Can you believe that next year will be 40 YEARS since Wham had their first record! (Young Guns Go For It!)

[@balarkahajra4002]

That moment for Shirley-- touched by the hand of God !

[@Panda-hh8uv]

Shirlie and George were best friends until his passing ❤

[@AndthenthereisCencorship-xc6yi]

RIP George. This year he'd be 61. The video doesn't get old, even as we do.

[@Linelle-jq2ol]

OMG, yes.NEVER OLD.❤We are, but whatever.😅😂❤ Love 'il the end, we'll all be together.❤!!!😮😊😅

[@HI25227]

We love you george 😔❤❤❤Rest In Peace😭😭

[@earthrooster1969]

So true! During those days, music would come go...who knew WHAM will keep spinning away.❤ Many a time, TIME tells us who or what REAL treasure is! George, Wham...part of history to be cherished...❤❤❤

[@helenatrela786]

Beautiful memories, magical WHAM❤ ❤

[@AndreiaMoreira-p4h]

Freedom love is music very beautiful ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ love Andrew and George ♥️

[@janiceboyles1330]

Makes me feel 20yrs old again. Still..makes me crazy. Gorgeous.

[@abhishekbal399]

Everybody and count me in. I am in late 40s

[@tonilarson2847]

Nice effort wham! from Toni Larson

[@robbflynn4325]

I love the bit in andrew ridegeley's book when shirley meets george for the first time, she turned to andrew and whispered, OMG it's the geeky speccy guy from school!

[@deborahdeveroux5965]

What she went to there school to.omg I never new that.geeky speeky guy cheeky.

[@rosemariegray4007]

😆!! But people change I would have said to her! What??? Did you say Andy wrote a book?? When!? I got to get it and read it!!

[@deborahdeveroux5965]

@@rosemariegray4007 u didn't know Andrew wrote a book seriously he was on every channel promoting it.he went on GM TV and pierce Morgan asked about George and Andrew said I am on here to talk about my book.hes put everything in it I heard.havent got it yet to raw for me to read just yet.cant hear him cant see him with out crying don't think I will x

[@rosemariegray4007]

Deborah D- at that time 1985 I was living in London, England then moved back to the U.S. my parents insisted! I lost touch of alot of things going on there! I never seemed to have the means to stay in touch with everything! No tv. Or I worked All the time, so no tv while working 8 hours a day! But now in Covid days of shutdowns and Quareentine, I have nothing but time on my hands- and the internet!! P.S. just like Pierce Morgan to ask Andy about GEORGE! NOT ANDY! SMUCK PM!!

[@deborahdeveroux5965]

@@rosemariegray4007 he promoted the book this year it's George and me i think I want to know everything about him.i miss him so much it was not his time he was amazing even through he didn't to think so.

[@PeterJamesLumley]

Wham, still in the shops since the 80s, but now it's just a sweet

[@avivabillington5514]

❤ George Micheal, had a crush on him when I started listening to Wham as a little girl. Love Wham & in his solo career too

[@markcarboon7008]

George was THE consummate performer. I saw him live twice and he just owned it.

[@lucardillo70]

George...an angel lent by Heaven! And how pretty Shirley was!

[@佐波一]

WHAM!が、もう少し活動を伸ばしていたら、さらに大ヒット曲が生まれていただろう。再結成の夢もなく、こうした過去の映像を見るしかない。

[@kingmichaeluv]

nice outfit

[@BobbyHo2022]

I knew these songs growing up but i was born in 81 so i was pretty young when wham was popular.

[@mauriceosullivan6832]

Wheres the time gone,, I was nearly 12 when this came out,, 51 now😢😢.

[@BobbyHo2022]

@@mauriceosullivan6832 exactly!

[@madmomminyable]

better than the freedom 90!!! LOVE

[@bivydesdemona]

I love George and Andrew so much. :)

[@christyread3526]

Me too!

[@АндрейБорисов-х3о]

Как-то начали забывать их Я живу в России ....и это вижу // люди забывают 100%

[@catdowney7422]

There was always so much fun and joy in these performances. Thank goodness we hace the magic and charisma on film. George simply was iconic in his own rights.

[@martinkeast3497]

I loved George Michael, and can watch him and listen to him forever. Watching this Video, and if you watch it, the broach goes missing off his right side of shirt. I watched an interview on Saturday morning TV, on KZbin some time ago, phone in thing with kids, and this kid phoned in to tell George that she actually had that broach!! She picked it up when it fell off his shirt. If I remember rightly, it was some relatives broach and I think they sorted out getting it back. I bet that girl got rewarded, and not just that, she probably met the great man.

[@billba]

Best 80s song ever!!!

[@ミロン-d8i]

This song is perfect

[@jordangreen7567]

Still beautiful!

[@bk4062]

OMG, What a cutie pie. Write from the get-go his talent goes unmatched!

[@County-ej8vj]

We've all danced to this in a club back in the day whilst singing to someone you have your eye on the dancefloor 😊

[@alisonlaing5626]

God.........can "remember" watching this etc...........having them all over my bedroom wall...........how time passes etc.

[@sawakome]

こうして改めて聴いてみると６０年代のフォートップスとかのR＆Bソウルに影響された楽曲なんだなと思う。ホーンセクションがいい仕事してる。イギリス人ってソウル、R&Bが好きなんだな。

[@tercur4356]

FREEDOM PEOPLE!!!!!! WOW!!!!!! GO GEORGE!!!!! RIP MY FRIEND!!!! XXXXX

[@markdavis1611]

Hi Teresa

[@philgrayham8224]

Obscure fact they were the epitome of feel good and still arexxxx

[@tercur4356]

Best track for wham! Xx

[@moondog7862]

Love the energy of this song and the dancing

[@themovieandmusiclover6390]

FREEDOM!!!! One of the best Wham! songs

[@allies.2401]

They are soooo cute! A Little Trivia: George wore that same shirt in the "Band Aid" video.

[@AnithaS-yj3cq]

Styleking❤