WHAM!
威猛!
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley met at Bushey Meads School in Bushey near the town of Watford in Hertfordshire.
George Michael 和Andrew Ridgeley相遇于Hertfordshire的Watford镇附近的Bushey的一所叫Bushey Meads的学校。
Michael took on the majority of roles and responsibilities within the band—composer, producer, lead singer, and occasional instrumentalist. Still teenagers, they promoted themselves as hedonistic youngsters, proud to live a carefree life without work or commitment.
Michael在乐队里身兼数职-作曲、制作人、主唱并时而兼任伴奏。即使在十几岁的年纪, 他们把自己推行成为享乐主义的年轻人, 自豪地享受着没有工作和无需承诺的生活，无忧无虑。
After a legal disputes with Innervision and Now signed to Epic Records. Wham! returned in 1984 with an updated pop image. These changes helped to propel Wham!'s next single, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", to the top of the charts around the world. It became their first UK #1 single and rose to that position in the USA as well.
在与 Innervision 的一场法律纠纷后, 他们和Epic唱片公司签约。威猛!以更新的流行乐形象在1984年重返歌坛。这些变化将威猛!的下一个单曲, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”推到世界各地排行榜的顶峰。这支单曲成为英国排名第一歌曲，同时也在美国排行榜取得了第一的成绩。
The next single "Careless Whisper" was issued as a George Michael solo piece,It quickly reached No. 1, selling over 1.3 million copies in the UK.[7] "Careless Whisper" marked a new phase in George Michael's career, as he somewhat distanced himself from Wham!'s playboy image.
下一个单曲 “Careless Whisper” 是作为一个George Michael的独唱而发行的。 这首歌很快取得了第一, 并在英国销量超过130万次。 “Careless Whisper" 在George Michael的事业上标记了一个新的里程, 同时使他多多少少的脱离了威猛！花花公子的形象。
China
In March 1985, Wham! took a break from recording to embark on a lengthy world tour, including a ground-breaking 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group.[11] The China excursion was a publicity scheme devised by Simon Napier-Bell (one of their two managers—Jazz Summers being the other). It began with a concert at the Peoples' Gymnasium in Beijing in front of 12,000 people. They also played a concert in front of 5,000 in Canton. The two concerts were played without compensation.[12] Wham!'s visit to China attracted huge media attention across the world. Napier-Bell later admitted that he used cunning tactics to sabotage the efforts of rock band Queen to be the first to play in China: he made two brochures for the Chinese authorities – one featuring Wham! fans as pleasant middle-class youngsters, and one portraying Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in typically flamboyant poses. The Chinese opted for Wham![13]
中国
1985年3月, 威猛!暂停了录音制作, 开始了漫长的世界巡演之旅, 其中包括对中国为期10天的访问, 对于西方流行乐坛来说，这是史无前例的。中国之旅是从北京人民体育馆，面对着的1.2万观众开始的。他们还在广州为5000名观众举办了一场音乐会。这两场音乐会都没有得到报酬。威猛！对中国的访问吸引了世界各地媒体的极大关注。后来,皮尔-贝尔（威猛！的经理之一）承认, 他用狡猾的伎俩阻止了摇滚乐队Queen成为在中国演出的第一个西方流行乐队: 他为中国当局准备了两本宣传册 — 一本是以威猛！和愉快的中产青年粉丝为特色的内容, 另一本则是典型的抱持炫耀姿态的Queen主唱Freddie Mercury。中国当局选择了 “威猛"!
Breakup (1986)
Michael was keen to create music targeted at a more sophisticated adult market rather than the duo's primarily teenage audience and therefore, Michael and Ridgeley officially announced the breakup of Wham! in the spring of 1986. Before going their separate ways, a farewell single "The Edge of Heaven", and a greatest hits album titled The Final would be forthcoming, along with a farewell concert entitled The Final. Announcing the breakup, Michael said: "I think it should be the most amicable split in pop history.”[17]
分手 (1986)
Michael热衷于更有深度的成人市场的创作音乐, 而不是两人合作期间的主要针对青少年观众的市场, 因此, 在1986年的春天，Michael和 Ridgeley 正式宣布了 威猛！的解散。在分道扬镳之际, 他们准备了一支告别单曲《天堂的边缘》, 以及发行一张名为 "最终" 的最伟大的专辑, 及一场名为《最终》的告别演唱会。在宣布分手时, Michael说: “我觉得这应该是流行音乐史上最友善的分手。“
At London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday 28 June 1986, Wham! bade goodbye to their fans and each other with an emotional embrace at the end of its final concert. 72,000 people attended the eight-hour event,[8] which included support artists, on a scorching hot day in London. The band had been together for five years, selling over 28 million records and 15 million singles. Foreign Skies, the documentary of their tour of China, received its world premiere as part of the festivities.
1986年6月28日星期六的伦敦温布利体育场, 威猛！在他们的最后一场音乐会结束时, 以一个充满温情的拥抱与他们的歌迷和彼此进行告别。在这样一个炎热的伦敦的夏日， 7万2千名观众参与了八小时的活动, 这其中还有和他们合作的艺术家们。彼时，这个乐队已经在一起五年了, 创造了超过2800万张唱片和1500万支单曲的销量。他们中国之旅的纪录片，“外国的天空”, 在告别庆祝活动中举行了首映式。
Michael’s Death
迈克尔的死亡
Michael died from heart failure at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on Christmas Day 2016. He was 53.
迈克尔在2016年圣诞节时在他的Goring-on-Thames的家中死于心力衰竭，年仅53岁。
"Last Christmas"
"Last Christmas" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". Originally written and produced by George Michael, it has been covered by many artists since its original release.
“Last Christmas" 是一首由英国流行乐二人组演唱的歌曲, 和“Everything She Wants”一起，作为一个双A面唱片在1984年由Epic Records发行。 最初是由George Michael编写和制作的, 自最初发行以来, 它已经被许多艺术家翻唱。
"Last Christmas" has sold over 2 million copies as of January 2017 and is the biggest-selling single in UK chart history not to reach number one.
“Last Christmas" 截至 2017年1月已售出超过200万份, 是英国的歌榜历史上没有达到第一的最大的销售单曲。
The Band Aid project helmed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, produced the number one single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Wham! subsequently donated all of their "Last Christmas/Everything She Wants" royalties to the Ethiopian famine.
由Bob Geldof和Midge Ure领头的Band Aid 援非项目产生了的头号单曲 “Do They Know It’s Christmas？”。 后来威猛！把他们所有的 “Last Christmas/Everything She Wants” 版税捐给了埃塞俄比亚饥荒（救援）。
Last Christmas - WHAM!（Lyrics）
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
"Merry Christmas" I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "I love you", I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Oooohhhh
Oh oh baby
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My god, I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart
Oh oh now I've found a real love
Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry.
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
Written by Richard Carpenter, David Bettis
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