Careless Whisper by WHAM! BY: Emmanuel "papichulo" Vega
INTRODUCTION A lot of people might know WHAM! But also a lot don’t. It's alright if you're a millennial and don’t know anything about WHAM! Well today I will tell you a little bit about WHAM! And in my opinion there best song (other than Last Christmas) ... careless whisper
OPINION STATEMENT IN MY OPINION, CARELESS WHISPER IS THE BEST SONG FROM THE 80'S
BACKGROUND INFORMATION WHAM! were an English musical duo formed by members George Micahel and Andrew Ridgeley. WHAM! sold more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986. They originated from London, England but later came to the U.S. Some of their music hits are; Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Last Christmas Everything She Wants Careless Whisper Etc.
Theme The Themes Of This Song Are; Heartbreak Romance Regret Ignorance
VERSE 1 I FEEL SO UNSURE AS I TAKE YOUR HAND AND LEAD YOU TO THE DANCE FLOOR AS THE MUSIC DIES, SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES CALLS TO MIND A SILVER SCREEN AND ALL ITS SAD GOODBYES This verse relates to the theme of romance. In this song, the "dance floor" is a metaphor for "bedroom". And we all know what happens in bedroom when there is a male and a female.
CHORUS IM NEVER GONNA DANCE AGAIN, GUILTY FEET HAVE GOT NO RHYTYM THO ITS EASY TO PRETEND, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A FOOL I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO CHEAT A FRIEND AND WASTE A CHANCE THAT I'DE BEEN GIVEN SO IM NEVER GONNA DANCE AGAIN, THE WAY I DANCED WITH YOU The chorus relates to the theme of regret. He realizes that he should have stayed faithful to his partner and not broken the special connection they had.
VERSE 2 TIME CAN NEVER MEND THE CARELESS WHISPERS OF A GOOD FRIEND TO THE HEART AND MIND, IGNORANCE IS KIND THERE'S NO COMFORT IN THE TRUTH, PAIN IS ALL THAT YOU'LL FIND This verse is related to the theme ignorance. He is technically saying that no matter what the situation is, you're going to end up getting cheated on.
VERSE 3 TONIGHT THE MUSIC SEEMS SO LOUD I WISH THAT WE CAN LOOSE THIS CROWD MAYBE IT'S BETTER THIS WAY WE'D HURT EACHOTHER WITH THE THINGS WE WANT TO SAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TOGETHER WE COULD HAVE LIVED THIS DANCE FOREVER BUT NOW WHO IS GONNA DANCE WITH ME? PLEASE STAY, AND... This verse is related to the theme of a heartbreak. He knows he lost her because of what he did but he still wants her back.
OUTRO NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE, NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE, NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE, WAS WHAT I DID SO WRONG, SO WRONG THAT YOU HAD TO LEAVE ME ALONE? The outro relates to the theme of ignorance. After he did something really unacceptable to her (in this case: Cheating), he doesn’t "know" what he did to deserve this.
CONCLUSION In conclusion, careless whisper has a lot of themes related to it. And it's a great song.
SOURCES https://genius.com/9208706 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham! www.google.com
VIDEO https://youtu.be/izGwDsrQ1eQ