#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I literally just played Last Christmas a few hours ago! http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862 Bryant Burnette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,491 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Geezes Christ, what a year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 What the hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: What the hell? That was my reaction! 5 minutes ago, Thor said: Geezes Christ, what a year! This is why people are so pessimistic in the Carrie Fisher thread, Thor. 2016 has been a killing fields when it comes to celebrities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 It's just a year. 2017 will have lots of celebrity deaths too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 What do they mean he died peacefully with no suspicious circumstances? He was 53! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I'm only 23 and lately I've been thinking a lot about how lucky I am to still be around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Maybe he committed suicide but the familiy didn't want the truth to be out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Or an overdose. Hadn't he been struggling with addiction in the last few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,340 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 1500 celebrities went into the ground when 2016 sank from under us. Six were saved from the year, myself included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 There were 20 graves nearby, and only one was open... one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Sad sad sad. I'd developed a a bit of a taste for his music in recent years. Damn. 6 hours ago, Daniel Clamp said: It's just a year. 2017 will have lots of celebrity deaths too. 2016 has been disproportionately high for celeb deaths. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38329740 And that article is from before the deaths of Rick and George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 8 hours ago, Jay said: It's good, but the "b" side shits all over it, from a very great height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I'd grown rather more fond of Michael's other Christmas song actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 This is the most well known one though. Almost pavlovian. You can play this for me in April and I'll be putting the tree up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Man, what a bummer. I haven't actively listened to his music much lately, but I was a big fan for a while there. "Kissing a Fool" and "Careless Whisper" (and maybe "Last Christmas" and "A Different Corner," too) are somewhere in my personal hall of fame of songs. I agree that every year has a lot of lamentable celebrity deaths, but 2016 really has felt especially vicious. All the more reason to celebrate these folks while they are around to enjoy it. They enrich our lives immeasurably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 5 hours ago, Quintus said: Sad sad sad. I'd developed a a bit of a taste for his music in recent years. Damn. 2016 has been disproportionately high for celeb deaths. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38329740 And that article is from before the deaths of Rick and George. But it's not like the year, which is just a number, is actually some mysterious, supernatural force that's out to get celebrities. Or maybe there's a cool horror story in that. Years attacking people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Been Youtubing some of his hits this morning. Some of these I've known throughout my entire life. But I never really caught that there's quite a bit of a Soul influence in both his music and voice. Pity that he passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 15 minutes ago, Daniel Clamp said: But it's not like the year, which is just a number, is actually some mysterious, supernatural force that's out to get celebrities. Of it isn't, what a stupid thing to think. But I'm sure you'd still change your tune if 2016 suddenly took Donald Trump before the new year. You'd cry wank yourself to sleep, a spent mess of spunk and tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 He was one of the very best singers in Pop Music. His performance of Somebody to Love with Queen is a fantastic display of singing prowress Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 But would the year have killed him? Or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, Daniel Clamp said: But would the year have killed him? Or something else? Prince, Bowie, George Michael, Cohen, ... What if they died because they have become obsolete? Remember, this is what lives amongst sheeple today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 48 minutes ago, Romão said: He was one of the very best singers in Pop Music. His performance of Somebody to Love with Queen is a fantastic display of singing prowress I was lucky enough to be at that gig, and his performance is of course a cherished memory from that day. R.I.P. Mr Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,277 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 15 hours ago, Daniel Clamp said: It's just a year. 2017 will have lots of celebrity deaths too. In a way, I agree that it's only going to seemingly get worse with the passing years as many of our favorite modern icons are in fact getting rather old under our noses. Kirk Douglas is 100 for God's sakes, Johnny's almost 85, Spielberg had his 70th last week. 80th birthdays next year include Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Ridley Scott, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins. Exponentially more people became celebrities in the 20th century than ever before with mass media and so with that will come more and more reminders of our mortality heading further into the 21st.... That said, it does seem like there were more of our favorites than usual who made a sad headline this year before they hit 70. David Bowie and Alan Rickman in January, then Prince, now we've just said goodbye to Rick and George, and Carrie's still in the hospital. I think that's also hit everyone a little harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 21 hours ago, Alexcremers said: What do they mean he died peacefully with no suspicious circumstances? He was 53! A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Rumors say George Michael died because of his addiction to painkillers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 So his death was painless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 That's what they meant with "died peacefully". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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