WHAM - Last Christmas

En deze week komt de top 3 aan de beurt, te beginnen met de nr. 3.
Daar vinden we de Engelse pop-duo Wham! uit de jaren 80. Wham! bestond uit de vrienden George Michael (geboren als Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) en Andrew Ridgeley en de achtergrond zangeressen Pepsi & Shirlie.

Tussen 1982 en 1986 heeft Wham! een aantal grote hits scoorde, in Nederland zelfs twee nr. 1 hits, namelijk "Wake me up before you go go" en "The edge of heaven".

Maar Wham! bracht in 1984 ook een mooie kerstnummer uit, "Last Christmas". Een erg succesvol kerstnummer dat nu al een klassieker is en ieder jaar weer door duizend radiostations wordt gedraaid.

Maar in 1986 kwam er een abrupt eind aan Wham! George Michael begon een succesvolle solocarrière terwijl die van Andrew Ridgeley mislukt was evenals zijn ambities om beroepscoureur en/of filmacteur te worden.

De achtergrondzangeressen Pepsi & Shirlie hebben daarna samen een paar hits gehad, waarvan "Heartache" er een is.

WHAM - Last Christmas

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 recognise me?
Well it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me

(Happy 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

(CHORUS)

(Oooh. Oooh 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 undercover but you tore me apart
Oooh Oooh
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again
(CHORUS)

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
(Gave you my heart)
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Next year
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
special
someone
someone
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
who'll give me something in return
I'll give it to someone
hold my heart and watch it burn
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
I've got you here to stay
I can love you for a day
I thought you were someone special
gave you my heart
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone
last christmas I gave you my heart
you gave it away
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone

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