Boy George turned up on the television this morning and the first impression wasn't much other than the hat.
But then he sings.
I'm not positive but I think the song was "King of Everything" and it was very good. The melody was very well done and he delivered it beautifully. Something that amused me was that he sounds more masculine in singing it than many of the ostensibly straight pop boys who are currently so popular. It's not that I have any opposition to gayness but rather my thinking is if you're a man then maybe it would be a good idea to sing like one.
Cat and I talk every so often about the use and abuse of falsetto and we generally concluded the only one who can get away with it is Prince. He only uses falsetto when it's specifically needed for the song and not all the time as if his bollocks were squeezed by a brick.
Boy George is looking healthy, he's clean from dope, and he's got his first record deal in years. He also said that, gasp, he exercises five days a week. He was laughing about the horrors of exercise but he said he really did come to like it. That probably means he is in love and good luck to him if that's true. What it often means for music gods is that after they clean up and fall in love then they will be next to be killed in a helicopter crash on tour or at least that's what happened to Stevie Ray Vaughn.
So, hopefully, Boy George will avoid helicopters and go on to sing many more gigs in the future. He is on-tour in England now.
But then he sings.
I'm not positive but I think the song was "King of Everything" and it was very good. The melody was very well done and he delivered it beautifully. Something that amused me was that he sounds more masculine in singing it than many of the ostensibly straight pop boys who are currently so popular. It's not that I have any opposition to gayness but rather my thinking is if you're a man then maybe it would be a good idea to sing like one.
Cat and I talk every so often about the use and abuse of falsetto and we generally concluded the only one who can get away with it is Prince. He only uses falsetto when it's specifically needed for the song and not all the time as if his bollocks were squeezed by a brick.
Boy George is looking healthy, he's clean from dope, and he's got his first record deal in years. He also said that, gasp, he exercises five days a week. He was laughing about the horrors of exercise but he said he really did come to like it. That probably means he is in love and good luck to him if that's true. What it often means for music gods is that after they clean up and fall in love then they will be next to be killed in a helicopter crash on tour or at least that's what happened to Stevie Ray Vaughn.
So, hopefully, Boy George will avoid helicopters and go on to sing many more gigs in the future. He is on-tour in England now.
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