Art Work

Collecting Art, take a look Writing about the world’s biggest pop icons is often a double-edged sword. But minus side, they need to find a new angle to avoid treading over old ground. In Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: The meaning of George Michael – its title a lyric from Michael’s 1984 smash hit Careless Whisper – Sathnam Sanghera nails his colours to the mast in the first few pages. He notes that while there are “countless books out there which seriously analyse the music and lyrics of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Prince and Taylor Swift, when it comes to Michael, very few go beyond the soap opera” of his life. And, that the “obsession with his biography continues to blind people to his talent today”. It’s a persuasive argument, and upon finishing the introduction I felt compelled to take a deeper dive into Michael’s back catalogue. Prior to this, I’d only been a casual listener, appreciating his vocal chops and enjoying the singles when they came on the radio or TV. But, as with all ...