KISSING A FOOL
GEORGE MICHAEL
SONGWRITER: GEORGE MICHAEL
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: FAITH
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: SOPHISTI-POP
YEAR: 1988
"Kissing a Fool" is a song written and
performed by George Michael and released by Columbia Records in 1988.
A ballad with minimal instrumentation and a jazz feel, the song
was written about Michael's insecurities as a soulmate and partner because of
the baggage and reputation with which he came. According to Michael, the vocals
were recorded in a cappella in one take. "Kissing
a Fool" was the working-title for the album, which later was renamed to Faith.
Aside
from Michael's vocals, the song employs piano, guitar, bass, drums, and a brass
section. It was the seventh and final single to be released
from the álbum Faith. It was also the least successful, making number 18 on the
UK Singles Chart and becoming the first single in five not to make number one on
the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
However, it reached number one on the Hot Adult
Contemporary Tracks and became a number 5 hit
on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining a fan favourite and being regarded
critically as one of his most accessible and honest recordings.
"Kissing
a Fool" was Michael's last single for almost two years in the United
Kingdom. It was later covered by Michael Bublé on his self-titled
album and released as a single in the
United States and reached number 29 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos
Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter,
record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music
duo Wham! and later
embarked on a solo career. Michael sold over 80 million records worldwide
making him one of the best-selling
music artists of all time. He achieved seven number
one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. He was widely known for his
success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham! singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and
"Last Christmas" and solo singles such as
"Careless Whisper" and "Faith".
Michael
formed the duo Wham! With Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band's first two albums, Fantastic (1983) and Make It Big (1984), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200.
Michael's first solo single "Careless Whisper" reached number one in
over 20 countries, including the UK and US. Michael's debut solo album, Faith,
was released in 1987, topping the UK Albums Chart and staying at number one on
the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. Four singles from the album--"Faith",
"Father Figure",
"One More Try",
and "Monkey"—reached
number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Faith was named Album of the
Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards.
Three years after the release of Faith, Listen
Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990) was
released, which included the Billboard Hot 100 number one "Praying for Time". "Don't Let the
Sun Go Down on Me", a 1991 duet with Elton John, was
also a transatlantic number one.
Michael, who came out as gay in 1998, was an
active LGBT rights campaigner
and HIV/AIDS charity
fundraiser. Michael's
personal life and legal troubles made headlines during the late 1990s and
2000s, as he was arrested for public lewdness in 1998 and was arrested for
multiple drug-related offences after that time. The 2005
documentary A Different
Story covered his career and personal life.
Michael's first tour since 1991, the 25 Live tour, spanned three tours over the course of three years; 2006,
2007, and 2008. Four years later, he performed his final concert at London's Earls Court in 2012. In the early hours of 25 December 2016, Michael was found
dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire aged 53. A coroner's report attributed his death to natural causes.
Michael won various music awards including two Grammy Awards,
three Brit Awards, three American
Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music
Awards, four MTV Video
Music Awards and six Ivor Novello
Awards. In 2004, the Radio Academy named Michael the most played artist on British radio during the period
1984–2004. In 2008, he was ranked 40th on Billboard's
list of the Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time.
You are far
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death and from my heart
Strange that you were strong enough
To even make a start
But you'll never find
Peace of mind
'Till you listen to your heart
People
You can never change the way they feel
Better let them do just what they will
For they will
If you let them
Steal your heart from you
People
Will always make a lover feel a fool
But you knew I loved you
We could have shown them all
We should have seen love through
Fooled me with the
tears in your eyes
Covered me with kisses and lies
So goodbye
But please don't take my heart
You are far
I'm never gonna be your star
I'll pick up the pieces
And mend my heart
Maybe I'll be strong enough
I don't know where to start
But I'll never find
Peace of mind
While I listen to my heart
People
You can never change the way they feel
Better let them do just what they will
For they will
If you let them steal your heart
And people
Will always make a lover feel a fool
But you knew I loved you
We could have shown them all
But remember this
Every other kiss
That you ever give
Long as we both live
When you need the hand of another man
One you really can surrender with
I will wait for you
Like I always do
There's something there
That can't compare
With any other
You are far
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death and from my heart
Strange that I was wrong enough
To think you loved me too
I guess you were kissing a fool
You must have been kissing a fool.
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