George Michael - Praying For Time (Official Video)

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  • George Michael - Praying For Time (Official Video)
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    Lyrics
    These are the days of the open hand
    They will not be the last
    Look around now
    These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
    This is the year of the hungry man
    Whose place is in the past
    Hand in hand with ignorance
    And legitimate excuses
    The rich declare themselves poor
    And most of us are not sure
    If we have too much
    But we'll take our chances
    Because god's stopped keeping score
    I guess somewhere along the way
    He must have let us alt out to play
    Turned his back and all god's children
    Crept out the back door
    And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
    Hanging on to hope
    When there is no hope to speak of
    And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
    Well maybe we should all be praying for time
    These are the days of the empty hand
    Oh you hold on to what you can
    And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
    This is the year of the guilty man
    Your television takes a stand
    And you find that what was over there is over here
    So you scream from behind your door
    Say "what's mine is mine and not yours"
    I may have too much but i'll take my chances
    Because god's stopped keeping score
    And you cling to the things they sold you
    Did you cover your eyes when they told you
    That he can't come back
    Beacuse he has no children to come back for
    It's hard to love there's so much to hate
    Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of
    And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
    So maybe we should all be praying for time
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  • @juanignaciocanteros1406
    @juanignaciocanteros1406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +210

    If you listen this legend in 2024 press like....

    • @MrPizza063
      @MrPizza063 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      amazing song and insight from 1990 and now its 2024

    • @DonnieBrookeQ
      @DonnieBrookeQ 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For "YOG" George Michael.
      The Lord’s Prayer
      Our Father who art in heaven,
      hallowed be thy name.
      Thy kingdom come.
      Thy will be done
      on earth as it is in heaven.
      Give us this day our daily bread,
      and forgive us our trespasses,
      as we forgive those who trespass against us,
      and lead us not into temptation,
      but deliver us from evil.
      For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory,
      forever and ever.
      Amen.

  • @rubedogg6969
    @rubedogg6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4798

    This is how many people miss George Michael in 2024!

    • @bradskinner7877
      @bradskinner7877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Right here bro

    • @roxyobrien504
      @roxyobrien504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Count me in.

    • @DingoDin
      @DingoDin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Long live Saint George 🙏 ❤

    • @zeldalink875
      @zeldalink875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@DingoDin Je l'aime énormément ❤👼

    • @lesliemiros6743
      @lesliemiros6743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Me too.

  • @Revenant74
    @Revenant74 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    This song came out in 1989 but ironically it's more relevant today in 2023 with humanity in decline.

    • @Super1866
      @Super1866 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly, and now 2024.

    • @Unknown-oo7qk
      @Unknown-oo7qk 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was thinking The SAME THING! #FREAKINGTIMEMACHINES I swear.

    • @spirg
      @spirg 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This song is prophetic, Times almost up ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️, Listen to the lyrics

    • @robryan2875
      @robryan2875 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You sure about that, he see it and sung it becuase it was relevant then. Truth is it always been relevant.

    • @Super1866
      @Super1866 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@robryan2875 It has. It's just more apparent now. A lot of us start to see it once we reach adulthood.

  • @ttintagel
    @ttintagel หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Damn, why does this song just keep getting more relevant.

  • @cindyholloway7441
    @cindyholloway7441 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +185

    What a genius this man was. This song was released almost 25 years ago. Yet the lyrics are playing out in real time today. Men and women are lovers of themselves. “The rich declare themselves poor,and most of us aren’t sure if we have too much. But, we’ll take the chance cause Gods stopped keeping score”. You cling to the things that they sold you, did you cover your eyes when they told you that he can’t comeback, cause he has no children to come back for”. Such relevant lyrics. We have turned our backs on God and we have no one to thank but ourselves. George was right. Maybe we should all be praying for time. George’s time was cut short and he was taken too soon. Don’t make the same mistake. Thanks for the music, George. You are sorely missed.

    • @chelleglenney156
      @chelleglenney156 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      34 years ago...

    • @MrKen1801
      @MrKen1801 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🎉🎉🎉❤❤

    • @PinkShpongleFloyd311
      @PinkShpongleFloyd311 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chelleglenney156 that is correct! I will be 34 this year. My mom bought this cassette tape on the way home from the hospital after I was born. This is literally the first album I ever heard, and it is also my favorite :)

    • @ichabodcrane2487
      @ichabodcrane2487 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@trevorjennings721
      🤣🤣🤣
      I immediately thought to myself that the song could never be from 2000, because the music had already gone downhill.

  • @Lunal73
    @Lunal73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    “In The New York Times September 16, 1990, George Michael is quoted regarding this song: "No event inspired the song. It's my way of trying to figure out why it's so hard for people to be good to each other. I believe the problem is conditional as opposed to being something inherent in mankind. The media has affected everybody's consciousness much more than most people will admit. Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that you have to grab what you can before it's gone. It's almost as if there isn't time for compassion."
    It’s 2022 and this song is so powerful and relevant. Impeccable lyrics and an amazing masterpiece.This song just broke my heart. 😭💔
    RIP GM
    1963-2016.

    • @roxanat4870
      @roxanat4870 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was so young and had this vision, he understood everything! He tried to express in his song these things, like it was written for 2022! Thank you God for George!

    • @richardburgie
      @richardburgie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow...

    • @island661
      @island661 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I used to listen to this CD in high school. I knew how powerful it was even back then. ~Deep~

    • @MariaAngelicaQuintero-ol9xf
      @MariaAngelicaQuintero-ol9xf วันที่ผ่านมา

      Que en paz Descanse😢😢😢😢😢

  • @yvetteorvis2404
    @yvetteorvis2404 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    God has never turned His back on His children. Man turns his back on God so he can continue in his Sin! Christ is coming for His children soon .
    Read the final chapter of Revelations and you'll see what He is doing today . Ask Him to reveal Himself and He will. He is very much alive!!

  • @ABC-dh4cr
    @ABC-dh4cr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    "That he can't come back 'cause he has no children to come back for..." wow...😢😢

    • @Super1866
      @Super1866 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's true

    • @vantodd2857
      @vantodd2857 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Super1866 agreed

    • @aidankenny40
      @aidankenny40 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yep. How true was that!!?

  • @marykilbanewalder802
    @marykilbanewalder802 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    How visionary does this seem now?

    • @Super1866
      @Super1866 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very much so.

  • @johnnyenglish9622
    @johnnyenglish9622 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    He predicted the future. RIP mate. Legends never die 1963 - 2016. Song is a creative masterpiece.

    • @donnavorbach215
      @donnavorbach215 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      WWG1WGA!

    • @donnavorbach215
      @donnavorbach215 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi George!❤

    • @user-cs8fi7jc1d
      @user-cs8fi7jc1d 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I guess the message is timeless

    • @johnnyenglish9622
      @johnnyenglish9622 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is because most people don't know how to love anymore or show empathy.@@user-cs8fi7jc1d

    • @AdolfsGirl
      @AdolfsGirl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      he was killed like prince

  • @ChaosFr39
    @ChaosFr39 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the best songs of the century

  • @JP-ge7wb
    @JP-ge7wb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    If the current world we live in was to be depicted in a song, this is that song

  • @hyperdrive608
    @hyperdrive608 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    My God, how much emotion went into this song?! He put everything into it. Those lines: "He can't come back, cause he has no children to come back for" and 'Charity is a coat you wear twice a year" - utterly heartbreaking. A mark of a top quality singer-songwriter. RIP

    • @1daughter1son
      @1daughter1son 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SeaMe Only your faith guarantees that.

    • @Sean-ec7pr
      @Sean-ec7pr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This is what a real Man sounds like....feeling pain through others suffering...Lesson to us all

    • @carlosmilan8683
      @carlosmilan8683 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@1daughter1son crystal atheist right.....

  • @mattdawg83686
    @mattdawg83686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    The rich declare themselves poor. Ain’t that the truth these days. That line is truly prophetic.

    • @viniciusgmachado1204
      @viniciusgmachado1204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t get it.

    • @en6278
      @en6278 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      50 cent did that when he was being sued. They hide their millions so it cant be touched. Declare themselves bankrupt. So this song is literally about 50 cent.

    • @sylvielorraine8079
      @sylvielorraine8079 หลายเดือนก่อน

      C’est tellement vrai 😢

    • @redfullpack
      @redfullpack 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ....to Avoid and to Evade Taxes

  • @josephbenson5356
    @josephbenson5356 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    If this was released today it would go in straight to number 1!

    • @Unknown-oo7qk
      @Unknown-oo7qk 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They should totally start playing on the radio again rn

  • @susanasosa9717
    @susanasosa9717 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maybe we should all be praying for time!!it's true!!

    • @spirg
      @spirg วันที่ผ่านมา

      Times almost up

  • @gusbaker4u
    @gusbaker4u 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "hanging on to hope...when there is no hope to speak of" damn that lyric gets me every time, and it gets truer every day

    • @treychatillon6994
      @treychatillon6994 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      your profile pic looks like its from Dungeons and Dragons.

  • @osirisjimenez5753
    @osirisjimenez5753 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    This song will never become old, it will always be relevant ❤

  • @matthewpalmer8745
    @matthewpalmer8745 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I've said it once, I'll say it again: this man was a lyrical genius, with the purest of voices to match.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd be honored if some George Michael fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of PRAYING FOR TIME and MOTHERS PRIDE in tribute to 2 of George's most underrated songs. Live acoustic with no digital editing. WE MISS YOU GEORGE! Peace & stay safe.

  • @susanleone9767
    @susanleone9767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wake up everybody!! people are losing faith,🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 God bless 😊❤

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    George Michael Is One Of The Greatest Songwriters In Music History.
    This Is His Masterpiece. 👈

    • @vwpolo1.9sd
      @vwpolo1.9sd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Brilliant men.George Michael.for ever🇦🇷

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😳no really dumbo

  • @richardeliott1131
    @richardeliott1131 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Incredible piece of music. Sad sad loss. I was so looking forward to new material. Alas it's not to be. RIP. :(

  • @matthermens1355
    @matthermens1355 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "He can't come back 'cause he has no children....to come back for." That line hits me in the gut every freaking time.

  • @LoriAW3791
    @LoriAW3791 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We need George back 💔🕊️

    • @robertbruce7772
      @robertbruce7772 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We just need great music like this back!!!!!!!!

  • @MICHAEL-vy3ch
    @MICHAEL-vy3ch ปีที่แล้ว +597

    I wish people wrote songs like this today, and I really wish people would listen to the words of songs like this.

    • @HALFSQUASHED
      @HALFSQUASHED ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That is easier said than done tbf. Songs like this only come round once a generation
      Most of the great songwriters are dead.
      Mike Scott is probably the best chance we have left

    • @dianeibsen5994
      @dianeibsen5994 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rich and the poor.

    • @Settii
      @Settii ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@HALFSQUASHED I TOTALLY agree with the sentiment, but there are some considerations to be had. USA for Africa's - We are the World (1985), Prince's - Sign o' the Times (1987), this song [George Michael's - Praying for Time (1990)], Michael Jackson's - Heal the World (1992), and Judy Kuhn's - Colors of the Wind (1995 - from the Pocahontas OST) were all recorded in the same 10 year span, and there are several others. There are quite a few in each area, including the modern era, but they are, indeed, far and few between and growing more scarce. There are plenty of talented writers today, (e.g. Adele, John Legend, even Justin Beiber with songs like "Intentions"), and a lot of independent artists still write highly artistic songs with important lyrics. A big part of it is that the blockbuster hit record has become more subject to the will of corporate financial interest, while more meaningful music is more sparsely distributed across isolated niches, vis-à-vis Anderson's Long Tail. But fear not, there's still hope my friend!

    • @MICHAEL-vy3ch
      @MICHAEL-vy3ch ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Settii I will admit to being more impressed with Bieber's music/lyrics/videos in the last couple of years than I ever thought I would be. Lonely and Holy both tell a heart felt story instead of just being bubble gum pop.

    • @denisebacher5040
      @denisebacher5040 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree. I tried getting my daughter to listen to this song because usually she loves my song choices. But I could tell she wasn’t listening. Hearing yes. But listening.
      But then she regularly hears songs but does not pay attention to lyrics.

  • @josetoro4405
    @josetoro4405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    Was this George’s message for us today? It hits harder than ever.

    • @RoueArzhur
      @RoueArzhur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wake up Jose, world haven't changed since this lyrics... And if the world has changed it has changed for the worse.

    • @josetoro4405
      @josetoro4405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Star Wolf agreed! but wake up? i wish i was sleeping

    • @vicstanding9856
      @vicstanding9856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He truly was a visionary

    • @jackiehibbard3696
      @jackiehibbard3696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Too right it is

    • @luisacabello4491
      @luisacabello4491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@RoueArzhur unfortunately what you say is true.

  • @MH-tk3yg
    @MH-tk3yg หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I always heard this song, but took the time recently to take in the lyrics. Song is prophetic. Wow!! I believe this song is clearly a message for us to realise that we need to get our act together while we still have time before Jesus comes back.

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All God's Children Crept Out The Backdoor.! 🙏🤑

    • @deedee5448
      @deedee5448 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Profound words❤

  • @Frogs2500
    @Frogs2500 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    George wrote many songs but this is the one that hits home and will forever stay with you and touch that center that has you questioning everything you thought you knew as a human being. Still gives me chills with tears in my eyes. We miss his presence oh so much. ❤

    • @liamhegarty3220
      @liamhegarty3220 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      So true. This song truly reflects the man that was George Michael. Caring, compassionate and selfless. the World is a poorer place without him.

    • @dkone1980
      @dkone1980 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      definitely.

    • @TheBabis1925
      @TheBabis1925 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    • @mariahamilton4278
      @mariahamilton4278 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      The lyrics are a masterpiece.

    • @Kristina_483
      @Kristina_483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I wanted to express my feelings and then I saw your comment. ❤

  • @jennybickham1407
    @jennybickham1407 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    OMG I still can't believe we took this kind of music for granted. What were we thinking? It's genius, pure and utter genius.❤

    • @jandevries1239
      @jandevries1239 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Jenny, i never took George his music for granted. Been a fan from his early days and will be a fan til my dying day😊

    • @scottsmith1906
      @scottsmith1906 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      This song reflects the world we are living in now

    • @steffanhoffmann
      @steffanhoffmann 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      This is very John Lennon influenced

    • @KarmasAbutch
      @KarmasAbutch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jandevries1239round of applause for you 👏 🙄

    • @paullewis2413
      @paullewis2413 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Never expected pop music to degenerate as it’s done over the past couple of decades. Some notable exceptions of course, but overall banal trash.

  • @afroditespalace6802
    @afroditespalace6802 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    DAMN! WAS GEORGE NOSTRADAMUS OR WHAT! HOW PROLIFIC! ❤❤❤

  • @MezoRiccio
    @MezoRiccio หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    George Michael was a master of his craft and this is one of the greatest songs ever written

  • @bevhendry4558
    @bevhendry4558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +553

    The words of this song become more pertinent with every passing day . An absolute masterpiece.

    • @alitlweird
      @alitlweird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How about now…?
      It’s February 22, 2022 and Canada just became a dictatorship to be ruled by a petulant man-child. With biden to follow suit very soon.

    • @lesleywarnock228
      @lesleywarnock228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@alitlweird how about today February 24th 2022 when Putin has declared war on the Ukraine and China has his back. Hitler didn't have nukes at the ready like this Maniac does

    • @eugenecuddy8935
      @eugenecuddy8935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A haunting song and every time we ignore injustice we are culpable

    • @tjp2109
      @tjp2109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It reminds me of the celebrities of today declaring themselves poor, waving their hands around widely trying to get attention. It always sounds like they've declared themselves victims while the real victims go unnoticed. That's how I see it.

    • @wlgj1341
      @wlgj1341 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really

  • @gerardinecizmar
    @gerardinecizmar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    If George were alive right now he'd be helping with massive donations just like he did quietly in the past. A true angel.

    • @markhayes4149
      @markhayes4149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This song needs to be released at Christmas for charity for those who need it.

    • @Sally-lg1vn
      @Sally-lg1vn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, right there, simply beautiful song and beautiful man, George you really were loved so much xxxx

    • @daveybaby10
      @daveybaby10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He paid £70k to save a lake next to my bosses house from being filled in,he rang him as he was the chair of the committee....my boss hung up on him twice before believing it was George.he gave the cash under the condition it was secret and the cheque came from a different name which hangs on his wall in his office to this day and they won the legal fight.he regularly spoke to George for years up until his death and he says he was a amazing humble guy

    • @VINvIN344
      @VINvIN344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      a fictitious angel is nothing to aspire to, how dare you

    • @dannyvine3605
      @dannyvine3605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There was the story, after his death, that he had donated money for a couple to have a child through IVF. He asked them to keep it a secret which they done, until he died

  • @Super1866
    @Super1866 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This song should be called 'Predicting The Future'.

  • @catherinekerr2160
    @catherinekerr2160 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He was an outstanding song writer & entertainer. The very best.

  • @jeanines_channel3246
    @jeanines_channel3246 7 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Why him? We love you, George. It takes a lot for me to mourn a celebrity, but he is one.

    • @enriqueruizp8669
      @enriqueruizp8669 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jean Holleman same here

    • @deepalmer3960
      @deepalmer3960 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      My husband gave me the news...he said, "I want to tell you before you see it online"...George Michael will always be my favorite. He was such an amazing vocalist. God rest his soul.

    • @gusbaker4u
      @gusbaker4u 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      God hates us all...he just chose George as his latest victim

    • @sonneversets3530
      @sonneversets3530 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @gusbaker4u: You are quite wrong about that statement. God sent His only begotten Son, *Jesus* to *die* for you. And He has waited patiently for you to turn to Him, for however long, He has now.
      He's full of Grace & Mercy. All one needs to do, is *ask* for it.
      Pretty simple, to get *Everlasting Life* w/Him.
      Not hateful, *at all*.
      You have Him mixed up with *man*. Now, there's a *hateful* crop.

    • @gusbaker4u
      @gusbaker4u 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God made man hateful in his own evil appearance, and openly regrets making mankind in Genesis...he is *anything* but good.

  • @marykoch1611
    @marykoch1611 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Beautiful, Deep, and still Relevant today!

  • @veela1721
    @veela1721 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Still listening and crying like a baby in 2023. I was a junior in high school when this song came out.

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Veela, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    All gods children crept out the backdoor.
    George knew it all to well that humanity left God a long time ago.

  • @SylenceJohnson
    @SylenceJohnson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1720

    One of The Greatest Song Ever Written in the history of Music...

    • @lornahay2328
      @lornahay2328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I agree with you

    • @rado3880
      @rado3880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Very much agree.

    • @musiquesdereve188
      @musiquesdereve188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Every Time I listen to this song, I find something so amazing and always new and fresh like this song never ending...

    • @striper37
      @striper37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      So heavy.The lyrics prescient for the times that we find ourselves in. I miss George ❤️

    • @blackphoenix2502
      @blackphoenix2502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Indeed.

  • @robbk7099
    @robbk7099 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I am praying for "more" time with him. A piece of my life died today...so this is how the Elvis fans felt. I cried...hard. Goodnight GEORGE. 😳

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    A Prophesy About The Collapse Of Humanity.

    • @RachelIn179
      @RachelIn179 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Agree.

    • @robryan2875
      @robryan2875 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The trough before the peak❤

  • @gabrieltalavera8692
    @gabrieltalavera8692 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This song hands down is a pop masterpiece expressing truthfully the downfall of man and humanity bc of selfishness and greed. Bravo George. This is biblical revelation written in song with your golden voice. We miss you. ❤

  • @carrroad
    @carrroad ปีที่แล้ว +18

    If only there were more artists that had this man's emotional intelligence to write such powerful and emotive lyrics. Sadly they seem to care only about money and social status.

  • @esterriesparabe
    @esterriesparabe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    God used him and his fame to get his message across to us.❤

    • @susanleone9767
      @susanleone9767 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I totally agree with you and said the same thing on a comment. It's more artists do the same thing, it says thinking about making money!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

  • @TheRominchen
    @TheRominchen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Aktueller denn je. 1991 hab ich das Album mit Wörterbuch übersetzt. Was für ein toller Song, der unsere Gesellschaft widerspiegelt! Danke George. Musik für die Ewigkeit.

  • @deedee7720
    @deedee7720 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I heard this from the film 'last Christmas'... I've listened to it now on repeat, over and over, each time the lyrics making more and more sense. Wow.

  • @Catalystresource
    @Catalystresource 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    This is the anthem for 2023!
    He warned us... let's try harder to transform the world as Angels like George and Michael Jackson are still guiding us with their deep poetry and masterful melodies. Thank you, George... they were both too good for this world. 😇💕

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Pretty, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

    • @susanleone9767
      @susanleone9767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The greatest artist ever, along with Michael Jackson,God used them with their beautiful voices,and songs people are losing faith!!!! Wake up to much hate.not enough Love and kindness it's Christmas 🎄 2023 . stay safe and show kindness!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😊⛄

  • @AM-xz6bf
    @AM-xz6bf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written ❤️

    • @jimatyeo5797
      @jimatyeo5797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have to agree rip George xx

  • @tamaralinekar2904
    @tamaralinekar2904 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    2023 😢 Love you George Michael, Miss you 💔💔💔 xxxx you are a Genius !!

  • @kishajenkins8542
    @kishajenkins8542 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Favorite song by him. Criminally underrated.

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Kisha, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @GillianOsborne
    @GillianOsborne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    One of the best written and performed songs ever - as relevant today as when it was written.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd be honored if some George Michael fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of PRAYING FOR TIME th-cam.com/video/PhatBtQB7UE/w-d-xo.html and MOTHERS PRIDE in tribute to 2 of George's most underrated songs. Live acoustic with no digital editing. WE MISS YOU GEORGE! Peace & stay safe.

    • @geoffreyleggett3256
      @geoffreyleggett3256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      First time Listen. What a beautiful song.

    • @SylenceJohnson
      @SylenceJohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@willritter4076 Nice

    • @SylenceJohnson
      @SylenceJohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed Gillian

    • @74Voyeur
      @74Voyeur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      maybe even more relevant today than when it was written.

  • @briankoshenina320
    @briankoshenina320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    It's hard to love
    When there's so much to hate
    Hanging on to hope
    When there is no hope to speak off...
    Simply brilliant

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Money And Greed Has Poisoned Humanity.
    That Is Exactly What George Michael Ment When He Wrote This Epic Masterpiece.

  • @leejohnson3068
    @leejohnson3068 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    What an anthem❤

  • @thatssoironic
    @thatssoironic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    It’s Christmas time, and it’s George Michael time. This dude is one of those artists you don’t realize how important they were until they’re gone. God, what an unparalleled talent he was. Rest in Paradise my man, you’re so so missed.

    • @ukqwerty999
      @ukqwerty999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i don't like Christmas anymore ❤️❤️

    • @chrisc1393
      @chrisc1393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You're correct about not realizing their importance until they're gone.
      INXS's Michael Hutchence is another one of those lyrical geniuses gone to soon. His words have kept me from going down the rabbit hole more than once. Thank you, MH ✌& ❤

    • @0NeedHelp
      @0NeedHelp ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes!

    • @floranscalie5361
      @floranscalie5361 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      💔💔💔💔💔💔💔✌🌈❤

    • @donleibo1404
      @donleibo1404 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is George Michael will...
      Listen well

  • @t.e.burgos3263
    @t.e.burgos3263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1638

    This song is more relevant than ever before.

    • @geniewang1242
      @geniewang1242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That's what I'm saying!!! 😱

    • @leesandelands2876
      @leesandelands2876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Hanging on to love when there is no hope to speak of

    • @kel2904
      @kel2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I soooo agree... posted and said the same thing. I chose the words one versus live.. to bring the point home!
      Stay safe, kind and positive. Miss you George! What a voice.

    • @anneelizabeth6001
      @anneelizabeth6001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      He was ahead of his time

    • @ajthornton52
      @ajthornton52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Wow. This is what I'm listening to and I see the world today. These lyrics are so relevant today.

  • @CHOCTAW1959
    @CHOCTAW1959 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    GEORGE MICHAEL WAS A MUSICAL GENIUS!!

    • @jonahgerfin4409
      @jonahgerfin4409 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello, how are you doing today

    • @CHOCTAW1959
      @CHOCTAW1959 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonahgerfin4409 Fine,thank you!!!

    • @jonahgerfin4409
      @jonahgerfin4409 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CHOCTAW1959 sound good where are you from?

    • @CHOCTAW1959
      @CHOCTAW1959 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonahgerfin4409 Texas!

    • @jonahgerfin4409
      @jonahgerfin4409 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CHOCTAW1959 I see. Sound good I'm originally from Brazil but I live in Miami Florida, Do you have kids?

  • @richardlong1017
    @richardlong1017 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Genius. We love you George ❤

  • @Lorenzo-cp7qs
    @Lorenzo-cp7qs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    Possibly the best song ever written. George's Imagine moment.

    • @traceypendleton707
      @traceypendleton707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think we forget how many masterpieces hes composed.I heard this on a film the other day and I've been playing it ever since .Its in Last Christmas film 🥰

    • @n.gerlach7334
      @n.gerlach7334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very well put.

    • @sophieboatman1447
      @sophieboatman1447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said

    • @drewgab3172
      @drewgab3172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, he himself disagreed with the comparison, saying PFT was much more negative. They are in fact very different, pretty uncomparable if not standing at opposite sides.

    • @Lorenzo-cp7qs
      @Lorenzo-cp7qs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@drewgab3172 It’s an imagine moment whether that’s pejorative or ameliorative. It’s still social commentary and has the same if not more impact than imagine. The symbolism of hope can be displayed in the line “maybe we are all just praying for time”.

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    One Of The Most Powerful Songs Ever Written.

  • @user-wf1bt4xv2e
    @user-wf1bt4xv2e หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He's in the arms of the Angels!😢❤

  • @timothygrayson
    @timothygrayson หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Less we forget that George was a magnificent songwriter and a good man. Bless his soul.

  • @donnambee1537
    @donnambee1537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Timeless fucking masterpiece! I still cannot believe he's gone!

  • @Butterfly22593
    @Butterfly22593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    The "This is the year of the guilty man, your television takes a stand, and you find that was over there is over here" lyrics stands out to me the most. The media has some people so manipulated they don't know how to think critically anymore. The rise of social media just made is worse

    • @FreddieFreethinking
      @FreddieFreethinking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Right On Point.

    • @carolesmith2619
      @carolesmith2619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Internet and social media, worst things ever invented 😳😳media as a whole tbh ( Caroline Flack) 😪😪

    • @user-lb5ge9sk7o
      @user-lb5ge9sk7o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This song is magnificent and speaks for all these things that happen every day in our planet.Every day we face horrible pictures in our societies.Its unfortunately global phenomeno. I am from Greece. George was so sensitive and political correct to see so early all this situation and had the courage to talk about it with this wonderful- to hear it- song.

  • @memzdeg22
    @memzdeg22 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Still sad he is gone. Love his music.

  • @jeanroney814
    @jeanroney814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    This song is so underrated.
    One of the most beautiful songs he ever wrote. The world lost a beautiful human being.
    this song is so relevant even today

    • @cowboystyle4513
      @cowboystyle4513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It wasn't underated, it reached the number one spot in 1990 without even have visuals only the lyrics, but they were powerful and meaningful that they didn't even needed that

    • @SISU889
      @SISU889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This was not an " underrated " song , this is top flight George Michael .

    • @BuzieI
      @BuzieI 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree, a beautiful, kind soul with one of the most beautiful romantic voices in the world!

    • @heatherrosalindbarnes1467
      @heatherrosalindbarnes1467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He was a genius taken too soon xxxx

    • @moniquekroll9792
      @moniquekroll9792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      so true. This song is amazing and he was amazing.

  • @ghostdemon7936
    @ghostdemon7936 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    So shocked and saddened George Michael has died. I have grown up listening to his songs when he was a part of Wham! and when he went solo. His music will live on. The lyrics to this song are timeless and hold relevance today.
    A true star who shone bright. Rest in peace George Michael.

  • @carlosbernal9936
    @carlosbernal9936 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m here . I was born on October 27th 🎉1973 I have arrived to the party 🎈 cheers my friends and let’s all prey for time .

  • @JS-in2ko
    @JS-in2ko 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Probably on of the greatest song ever written!

  • @CLEE52
    @CLEE52 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I listen to this song weekly.... since I was a kid, I'm 50 now. More relevant now then EVER!!!

    • @leslierobertson4734
      @leslierobertson4734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true! I will be 60 this year (a lot of ways your generation).
      I am so thankful we have some really smart young people here too. Love & Peace Whole World.

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m 50 🤚

    • @laurencebell4643
      @laurencebell4643 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too I'm 52now . George was literally the soundtrack to my younger years , I still listen to him loads . I loved him and always will . In my opinion the greatest male vocalist ,songwriter of my lifetime .. I loved your comment x

  • @bigtuna7086
    @bigtuna7086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    The whole world should listen to this song right now

    • @michellethompson5658
      @michellethompson5658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen

    • @RoueArzhur
      @RoueArzhur 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wake up Tuna, world haven't changed since this lyrics... And if the world has changed it has changed for the worse.

    • @SFPD911
      @SFPD911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen! I played this immediately after the long night of Elections and I cried to this beautiful raw truthful song.. 🇺🇸❤️

    • @michaelkrausee
      @michaelkrausee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree with you brother

    • @mturner2584
      @mturner2584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

  • @Fazzarelli
    @Fazzarelli 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This song is his greatest legacy. His magnum opus. 😞
    Bravo George! 👏

  • @user-pm8fn4qw3h
    @user-pm8fn4qw3h 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    One of the most under rated greatest rock / pop songs of all time.

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Joaquin, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @panciobrazzo6605
    @panciobrazzo6605 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    I’m 19, and i started to listen George during Covid. From that moment, I continued to listen all his songs. George was incredible❤️

    • @Detailguy101
      @Detailguy101 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      19? you dont know real music like this

    • @panciobrazzo6605
      @panciobrazzo6605 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Detailguy101for me, this is one of many George’s masterpieces. This was REAL MUSIC

    • @terriacton1226
      @terriacton1226 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wham fan since I don’t know when

    • @seanycage2610
      @seanycage2610 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Excellent 👍👍👍

  • @chrysgnt4369
    @chrysgnt4369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    A masterpiece... musically, lyrically, vocally. And all three of these were done by George.

    • @sergionunez6894
      @sergionunez6894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I was in high school my girlfriend played this cd on loop and repeat and I am so thankful for it. My eyes are open. So glad I was exposed with his non pop genius

  • @nabsmad
    @nabsmad 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Miss George Michael so much. One of my favorite albums by this brilliant talented beautiful music artist. ❤😢❤

  • @deanleng7403
    @deanleng7403 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The lyrics to this are simply INCREDIBLE

  • @09meangirl
    @09meangirl ปีที่แล้ว +107

    What a very fitting song for whats happening right now ! Not much to love, there's so much to hate, hanging on to hope when there's no hope to speak off, and the wounded skies above say its much much to late, so maybe we should all be praying for time 😢

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'd be honored if some George Michael fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of PRAYING FOR TIME and MOTHERS PRIDE in tribute to 2 of George's most underrated songs. Live acoustic with no digital editing. WE MISS YOU GEORGE! Peace & stay safe.

    • @susanleone9767
      @susanleone9767 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We're running out of time. We need to start praying, some people don't believe what they can't see. Wake up!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🙂🎵🎵🌎

  • @RealThingsLiving
    @RealThingsLiving 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    George is my favorite singer of all time. And this song touches my heart. Thank you for contributing to life, @georgemichael - You are missed!

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Pretty, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @madeleine4725
    @madeleine4725 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Every time I listen to this song I start to cry. It’s so sad and true, maybe even more now then back then. George was an amazing soul to be able to put these words in music. Still so actually.

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Madeleine, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @user-wq7xm1mm8j
    @user-wq7xm1mm8j ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tragic loss to music industry we will listen to him100 year from now God bless you 🙏

  • @BrianSmith-vl7xu
    @BrianSmith-vl7xu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    This is my favourite George Michael song. The depth of the lyrics is incredible. It could be about the world we live in now. Almost 30 years later.

    • @sbh123yt
      @sbh123yt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is hard to choose best song for an artist like George Michael. This is one of his best, but I really cannot choose one.

    • @kaatkaat6872
      @kaatkaat6872 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @PianoGesang
      @PianoGesang 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I assume that's why he had to leave

    • @phyllisbowler182
      @phyllisbowler182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This song never fails to touch my heart

  • @janettewoering7809
    @janettewoering7809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Every time I hear this song, tears are welling in my eyes. It's so beautiful that it hurts. A voice of an angel. George....gone way too soon ❤

    • @mondherfredj8296
      @mondherfredj8296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God bless you same always happens to me

    • @Luna-wq7wh
      @Luna-wq7wh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too❤️

  • @danielmcdermott6629
    @danielmcdermott6629 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This guy was the most talented musician ever in my opinion you only appreciate it when they have gone the guy played every instrument on last Christmas and donated all the royalties from it the guy was a genius and so humble RIP to an icon

  • @michelled5037
    @michelled5037 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I MISS him!!! He rocks 😢

  • @vstpierre7
    @vstpierre7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    George Michael was ahead of his time. He was an extraordinary man with a huge heart. He would be devastated to know what is going on in our world today. His soul was too pure and empathy too great to withstand it all. Love you, George ❤

  • @deceiver444
    @deceiver444 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Instant goosebumps. Lyrics still perfectly accurate 20+ years later. Rest In Peace George Michael.

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such an ironic tune that is still so relevant thirteen years later.

    • @jandevries1239
      @jandevries1239 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You ment iconic😊

  • @maow9050
    @maow9050 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This song is a Lennon. Melody and lyrics perfected in harmony. Timelessly good. 🙂

    • @ben2976
      @ben2976 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly! In fact I can hear Harrison also.

  • @mbeliba
    @mbeliba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Very meaningful lyrics. Let’s not forget that George was one of the few artists in pop industry to stand up for his beliefs. The music industry tried to ridicule him but thankfully his songs will comfort us for the years to come....

  • @chrisleguen2813
    @chrisleguen2813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    As a metalhead, I love the way this song was written, most people remember his more popular songs but this is the song that I'll always remember him by, this is basically George Michael's imagine!

    • @jaygee1616
      @jaygee1616 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wow!!! I never looked at it that by but I think your absolutely correct, this is his “imagine”

    • @jamesmurphy369
      @jamesmurphy369 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's exactly what I thought too, wow.

    • @leebrogden
      @leebrogden ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here a metalhead this absolutely brilliant

    • @meltewani
      @meltewani ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So true bro

    • @ashleylee5445
      @ashleylee5445 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rock and metal is my music. But I love what this guy did musically and not ashamed to admit it. 🙏

  • @brianallsopp69
    @brianallsopp69 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh George,,, wtf was going on ? We where always here for you ,,, the fans never judged you, we loved you for all the mistakes ❤

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    One Of The Most Important Songs Ever Recorded.
    Listen Closely To The Lyrics.
    He Knew Then What Was Coming.

  • @redimade
    @redimade ปีที่แล้ว +20

    im 50 and george michael was never on my radar, but the lyrics and sound of this is amazing and should be considered a classic

  • @pabloramirez-ov7pi
    @pabloramirez-ov7pi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I think this song is of another planet 🌏.... A Masterpiece 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Hamlet2369
    @Hamlet2369 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    More than ever this song is relevant, missing you George Michael, your songs live on and you live in our hearts forevermore ❤

  • @AllThatIKnowNow
    @AllThatIKnowNow 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This song is so lyrically relevant today - even more so than in 1990 when George first released it! It's definitely one of my top three George Michael songs and with his songwriting and vocal standards so high - it's not easy to pick a favorite.

  • @kenswift748
    @kenswift748 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Super Deep Song . . ."Praying For Time"... This one will hit you and forever be a timeless masterpiece for me. Some will finally understand this message from 26 years ago, but you'd never know. He left his mark with this. You wanna talk about hate and censorship? This song you had to dial a 1-800 number to listen to it, because they would not play it on the radio. He wouldv'e made plenty more music if they weren't so critical of him. Simple, yet brutally honest. I was immediately struck by this song, both on a positive and a negative note,You will live forever. R.I.P. George