https://u2be.ovh/videos/watch/7dac34e5-d647-4f88-840f-097cd36989e4 "Freedom! ’90" captures George Michael's bold break from his Wham! persona and the music industry's image-driven machinery. Released in October 1990 as part of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, the anthemic pop-house track layers a driving breakbeat and a sampled Funky Drummer groove beneath lyrics about reinvention, fame and artistic autonomy. Its David Fincher‑directed video, featuring supermodels lip‑syncing in place of Michael, became an iconic cultural moment, symbolising both the commodification of celebrity and Michael’s refusal to be defined by it. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful across Europe and beyond, the song remains a defining statement in Michael’s solo career and a perennial pop classic. 🎵 L Y R I C S 🎵: I won′t let you down, I will not give you up Gotta have some faith in the sound It's the one good thing that I′ve got I won't let you down, so please don't give me up Because I would really, really love to stick around Oh, yeah Heaven knows I was just a young boy Didn′t know what I wanted to be (didn′t know what I wanted to be) I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy And I guess it was enough for me (and I guess it was enough for me) To win the race, a prettier face Brand-new clothes and a big fat place On your rock ′n' roll TV (rock ′n' roll TV) But today the way I play the game is not the same, no way Think I′m gonna get me some happy I think there's something you should know (I think it's time I told you so) There′s something deep inside of me (There′s someone else I've got to be) Take back your picture in a frame (Take back your singing in the rain) I just hope you understand Sometimes the clothes do not make the man All we have to do now Is to take these lies and make them true somehow All we have to see Is that I don′t belong to you, and you don't belong to me, yeah-yeah Freedom (I won′t let you down) Freedom (I will not give you up) Freedom (gotta have some faith in the sound) You've got to give what you take (it′s the one good thing that I've got) Freedom (I won't let you down) Freedom (so please don′t give me up) Freedom (′cause I would really) You've got to give what you take (really love to stick around) Heaven knows we sure had some fun, boy What a kick just a buddy and me (what a kick just a buddy and me) We had every big-shot Goodtime Band on the run, boy We were living in a fantasy (we were living in a fantasy) We won the race, got out of the place Went back home, got a brand-new face for the boys on MTV (boys on MTV) But today the way I play the game has got to change, oh yeah (oh yeah) Now I′m gonna get myself happy I think there's something you should know (I think it′s time I stopped the show) There's something deep inside of me (There′s someone I forgot to be) Take back your picture in a frame (Don't think that I'll be back again) I just hope you understand Sometimes the clothes do not make the man All we have to do now Is to take these lies and make them true somehow All we have to see Is that I don′t belong to you, and you don′t belong to me, yeah-yeah Freedom (I won't let you down) Freedom (I will not give you up) Freedom (gotta have some faith in the sound) You got to give what you take (it′s the one good thing that I've got) Freedom (I won′t let you down) Freedom (so please don't give me up) Freedom (′cause I would really) You got to give what you take (really love to stick around, to stick around) Well, it looks like the road to Heaven But it feels like the road to Hell Well, I know which side my bread was buttered I took the knife as well Posing for another picture Everybody's got to sell But when you shake your ass, they notice fast And some mistakes were build to last That's what you get (that′s what you get) That′s what you get (I say that's what you get) I say that′s what you get (for changing your mind) That's what you get for changing your mind That′s what you get That's what you get (and after all this time) I just hope you understand Sometimes the clothes do not make the man All we have to do now (oh, and) Is to take these lies and make them true somehow All we have to see Is that I don′t belong to you And you don't belong to me, yea-yeah Freedom (oh) Freedom (My) freedom You've gotta give for what you take Freedom (I′ll hold on to my freedom) Freedom (My) freedom You got to give what, to give what, give what you take Yeah! You got to give what, give to what to give May not be what you want from me Just the way it′s got to be Lose the face now I've got to live, got to live, got to live Album Artist: George Michael Album(s): Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Written by: George Michael Music genre(s): pop, house, breakbeat Released: 1990 Decade for first release: #1990s #georgemichael #listenwithoutprejudicevol1 #freedom90 #pop #house #breakfast #georgemichaelfreedom90 #georgemichaelsongs #house #breakbeat #1990s Thu, 14 May 2026 11:11:20 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://u2be.ovh https://u2be.ovh/lazy-static/avatars/9594ceba-92ef-4755-81ed-5e63bd3727e6.jpg https://u2be.ovh/videos/watch/7dac34e5-d647-4f88-840f-097cd36989e4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://u2be.ovh/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.