Just heard the sad news of the passing of pop superstar Georgios Panayiotou (George Michael). My thoughts immediately turned to his song "Faith," as I had listened to the song earlier this week while doing some editing for the year 1988 in my collection of lyrics from Billboard's year-end Top Ten charts (1951-2015). "Faith" finished that year as the number one song.

George Michael's official music video for 'Faith'. Click to listen to George Michael on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/GeorgeMichaelSpotify?IQid=GeorgeMFaith As featured on George Michael: Twenty Five. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/GMichaelTwenty5?IQid=GeorgeMFaith Google Play: http://smarturl.it/GeorgeMfaithgplay2?IQid=GeorgeMFaith Amazon: http://smarturl.it/GMichael25Amazon?IQid=GeorgeMFaith Stream more music from George Michael here: http://smarturl.it/GeorgeMMultiStream?IQid=GeorgeMFaith More from George Michael Freedom: https://youtu.be/diYAc7gB-0A Careless Whisper: https://youtu.be/izGwDsrQ1eQ Freedom!

An analysis of the word faith in the collection revealed that, including Michael's song, there were nine songs in which the word appeared. Besides "Faith," these were (in chronological order) "Hello, Dolly"; "I'll Be There"; "American Pie"; "On My Own"; "All for Love"; "Waterfalls"; "Because You Loved Me"; and "Love Story."

And because this post is really about George Michael, rather then the word faith, here are three other videos featuring Michael: the first, another #1 year-end song for Michael as a solo act; the second, with his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley as the duo Wham; and the third, a song he had much to do with and, like the preceding song, one with particular relevance today.

George Michael's official music video for 'Careless Whisper'. Click to listen to George Michael on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/GeorgeMichaelSpotify?IQid=GMCW As featured on George Michael: Twenty Five. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/GMichaelTwenty5?IQid=GMCW Google Play: http://smarturl.it/GeorgeMCWgplay?IQid=GMCW Amazon: http://smarturl.it/GMichael25Amazon?IQid=GMCW Stream more music from George Michael here: http://smarturl.it/GeorgeMMultiStream?IQid=GMCW More from George Michael Freedom: https://youtu.be/diYAc7gB-0A Faith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cs3Pvmmv0E Freedom!

Wham!'s official music video for 'Last Christmas'. Click to listen to Wham! on Spotify:http://smarturl.it/FiltrXmas As featured on The Final. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/WhamTFiTunes?IQid=WhamLC Google Play: http://smarturl.it/WhamLCGPlay?IQid=WhamLC Amazon: http://smarturl.it/WhamTFAmazon?IQid=WhamLC Stream more music from Wham! here: http://smarturl.it/WhamMStream?IQid=WhamLC More from Wham!

♥ Lyrics ♥ (Paul Young) It's Christmas time There's no need to be afraid At Christmas time We let in light and we banish shade (Boy George) And in our world of plenty We can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world At Christmas time (George

R.I.P.

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