Favorite Song Response

 Favorite Song Response

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ

Lyrics:

“I feel so unsure

As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor

As the music dies, something in your eyes

Calls to mind a silver screen

And all its sad good-byes

I'm never gonna dance again

Guilty feet have got no rhythm

Though it's easy to pretend

I know you're not a fool

I should've known better than to cheat a friend

And waste the chance that I'd been given

So I'm never gonna dance again

The way I danced with you, oh

Time can never mend

The careless whispers of a good friend

To the heart and mind

Ignorance is kind

There's no comfort in the truth

Pain is all you'll find

I'm never gonna dance again

Guilty feet have got no rhythm

Though it's easy to pretend

I know you're not a fool

I should've known better than to cheat a friend (should've known better, yeah)

And waste the chance that I'd been given

So I'm never gonna dance again

The way I danced with you, oh

Never without your love

Tonight the music seems so loud

I wish that we could lose this crowd

Maybe it's better this way

We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say

We could have been so good together

We could have lived this dance forever

But now, who's gonna dance with me?

Please stay

And I'm never gonna dance again

Guilty feet have got no rhythm

Though it's easy to pretend

I know you're not a fool

I should've known better than to cheat a friend

And waste the chance that I'd been given

So I'm never gonna dance again

The way I danced with you, oh

now that you're gone

(Now that you're gone) was what I did so wrong, so wrong

That you had to leave me alone?”

Of course, I had to pick one of the most classic '80s songs ever. George Michael's Careless Whisper is a lament of his former infidelity.After doing some research it seems that the song was created by George Michael after being inspired by a crush that he had on a girl named Jane when he was about 12 years old and he would see at the ice rink in Queensway London while chaperoning his sister. The thing is he already had a girlfriend named Helen but he was so interested in Jane that he left  Helen to pursue her. His whole idea for Careless Whisper was to make it a song about the first girl finding out about the second. Of course the whole situation is really complicated and the song is only just a tribute to the complexities of a former lover. Even just the first verse of the song is filled with symbolism of his former endeavor:

"I feel so unsure

As I take your hand

And lead you to the dance floor

As the music dies

Something in your eyes

Calls to mind a silver screen

And all its sad goodbyes”

After that beautiful sax line swoops in and grabs our attention, Michael sings from the perspective of his nervous teenage self, leading one of his several girlfriends to the dance floor. The lines have an ominous air about them, with the music dying and a look in her eyes that signals the end is near, just like in the movies. Another line with great symbolism is the bridge to the song: 

“Tonight, the music seems so loud

I wish that we could lose this crowd

Maybe it’s better this way

We’d hurt each other with the things we want to say

We could have been so good together

We could have lived this dance forever

But now who’s gonna dance with me?

Please stay”

Michael feels himself almost being assaulted by the music, suggesting that it is louder than usual. This is likely a symptom of his anxiety, as he then expresses wishing things were different, and begins to bargain for another chance. Following the bridge is the chorus yet again followed by one final appearance from that glorious alto sax before the song finally begins to fade out.

In my opinion, this has to be one of the most beautiful songs about love ever created. Just the saxophone at the start of the song is the most notorious thing about it. The lyrics to the song are so full of symbolism and meaning relating to his former love affair and the emotion that is so deeply embedded in the singing reflects the true nature and depth of this story. Also it's impossible to say that this song isn't catchy as all hell. This song will forever be timeless, forever holding a place in everyone's heart. It's a bittersweet classic and tells the age old tale of the struggles and desperation of love.