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	Songs from the Last Century - George Michael - Song Listings
		He's lying back, singing songs he loves, not worrying about chart success, and the end result is quite fetching, even if it isn't perfect.
		The main flaw with Songs From the Last Century is that it's so smooth, it's occasionally a little sleepy, a trait that's emphasized by Michael's fairly predictable taste in covers -- "Brother Can You Spare a Dime," "My Baby Just Cares for Me," and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," among others.
		Certainly, Songs From the Last Century isn't a major work; it's a way for Michael to decompress and have some fun, and the diehards who stuck with him through the turbulent '90s are likely to be charmed.
	www.mp3.com /albums/396181/summary.html (492 words)

	Songs from the Last Century - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Songs from the Last Century is an album of cover versions by singer George Michael and acclaimed producer Phil Ramone, released in December 1999 (see 1999 in music).
		It consists mainly of old standards, plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs such as "Roxanne" (originally by The Police) and "Miss Sarajevo" (originally by U2 with Luciano Pavarotti).
		This album is the only in George Michael's entire catalogue to have not reached #1 in the UK charts, peaking at #2.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Songs_from_the_Last_Century (146 words)

	Songs from the Last Century - George Michael
		All of which leads one to hope that his new album of covers is intended as more than a cynical attempt to exploit the current taste for Millennium-inspired roundups of the best of the last century.
		One wonders whether Michael intended the song to refer to a certain LA cop but lost his nerve in the light of recent legal proceedings.
		Songs From The Last Century feels dashed off and ill-considered and it's a shame since Michael clearly loves these songs.
	www.culturevulture.net /Books/SongsLastCentury.htm (886 words)

	George Michael : Songs From The Last Century
		The main flaw with Songs from the Last Century is that it's so smooth, it's occasionally a little sleepy.
		Certainly, Songs from the Last Century isn't a major work, even if its title suggests that it may be.
		Songs From The Last Century - Virgin - (1999)
	ooz.tripod.com /cd/htm/m-geo_son.htm (925 words)

	AudioRevolution.com CD Review of George Michael SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY
		And on Songs From The Last Century, his first record of his deal with Virgin Records, he took no chances by performing a collection of standards.
		I will be taking Songs From The Last Century with me to the up coming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January to use as a reference disc to evaluate the best in music playback systems.
		Some of the highlights of Songs From The Last Century include a convincing version of the Rodgers and Hart song "Where or When" which features a smooth orchestration that even The Chairman of the Board (god rest his soul) would approve of.
	www.avrev.com /music/revs/georgemichael.shtml (420 words)

	Songs from the Last Century -- George Michael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is the scene George Michael’s Songs From The Last Century evokes.
		The only familiar song on the album is a rendition of the Police hit Roxanne.”; Michael’s crooning version would make even Sting stop and listen.
		Songs From The Last Century is a delightful look back at songs of a golden era.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~gauntlet/eg/buzz/stories/20000120/spun1.html (188 words)

	Premiere Music Distributors - SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY
		Discover songs by distinguished Norwegian contemporary composers, written late in the 20th century.
		Songs from the last century is Guri Egge's first solo CD, a portrait of the most central singer on Norway's contemporary scene for more than a decade.
		Many years of collaboration between composers and performers have allowed the tradition of songs to live on in Norway, as opposed to the rest of Europe.
	www.premieremusic.net /catalog/cd.php?cd=PPC9055 (332 words)

	Amazon.com: Songs from the Last Century: Music: George Michael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A hint: there are no Wham songs on George Michael's 10-tune tribute to the music of the 20th century.
		There is a song by the Police ("Roxanne"), but the reggae ballad is rendered in such a turgid manner, it resembles nothing so much as a lounge singer stoned on Quaaludes.
		This is a dreadful shame, as SONG OF THE CENTURY is the most consistent and enjoyable recording that George Michael has released in nearly a decade.
	www.amazon.com /Songs-Last-Century-George-Michael/dp/B000026AYH (1411 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Dream on - Michael J Sheehy
		A stark, sleazy and deeply personal trawl through separation and infidelity, abortion and masturbation, 'Sweet Blue Gene' was a slowburner, something that managed to creep its way into your mind in the wee hours of the night.
		With what sounds like a series of torch songs from the last century, Sheehy continued to plough the furrow of unrelieved self-loathing that was so obvious on his debut.
		Although Sheehy insists "you can't really be down all the time," his songs seem to belie this sentiment.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2001/1122/sheehymj.html (623 words)

	YogMael #612 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		"Songs From The Last Century" is Michael's first release through his new U.S. label, Virgin; he was formerly with DreamWorks in the U.S. He is signed to Virgin internationally.
		LONDON (Reuters) - George Michael's new album "Songs from the last century" has already achieved double platinum status -- and that's before it is even been released.
		Intended as a musical look through the 20th century, the songs are all arranged in a laid back, orchestral manner, more reminiscent of the 1930s than the 1990s.
	members.aol.com /madutdfan/612.htm (1572 words)

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		One of the earliest forms of Brazilian improvised music, ‘choro’ (which means wail) has conserved its roots throughout the 100+ years of its existence, inspiring many musicians and composers of later generations.
		The recording though, played with the very loud Woody Herman orchestra in the background, is anything but bossa nova-ish - it is more of a notion that US bandleaders had (at the time) that samba was some kind of rumba and that bossa was just another excuse to hit the dance floor.
		Songs from the Last Century opens with Jaco Pastorius’ “Three Views of a Secret”.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article_email.php?id=22378 (773 words)

	YogMael #608 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Songs From The Last Century features songs written by some of the greatest composers of the twentieth century, including Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Johnny Mercer and Ewan MacColl (to name but a few) and features some of the finest contemporary musicians.
		Last year, Michael returned to the Sony-affiliated Epic when he issued his "Ladies And Gentlemen: The Best Of..." disc, apparently as part of a contractual obligation to Sony, but now moves from Dreamworks to Virgin for "Songs From The Last Century."
		The first release under the new deal is "Songs From The Last Century," a collection of Michael's favorite tunes, including songs written by Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart.
	members.aol.com /madutdfan/608.htm (1554 words)

	SimplyFamily - Where Families Come Together
		Even if it isn't enlightening, "Songs From the Last Century," co-produced by Michael and Phil Ramone, is an entertaining overhaul of standards and not-so-standards made famous by Frank Sinatra ("Wild Is the Wind"), Billie Holiday ("You've Changed"), Nina Simone ("My Baby Just Cares for Me"), Sting ("Roxane") and Bono ("Miss Sarajevo").
		Ostensibly "Songs From the Last Century" is a tribute to the best music of the 1900s, however its principal purpose is to engage lovers of grandiose showmanship.
		As sleekly delivered and self-consciously cool as "Songs From the Last Century" is, Michael blew the chance to do something more meaningful.
	www.simplyfamily.com /display.cfm?articleID=991228george_michael.cfm (205 words)

	Lyrics and word of songs and lyrics
		The folowing are lyrics of famous songs sorted by title and devided into pages, We beleve this kind of lyrics listing is better than the one on the original lyrics websites,
		Is there a time for keeping your head down (More of the lyrics to this song (complete)...
		Became impatient to be free (More of the lyrics to this song (complete)...
	www.angelfire.com /d20/yusc/musiclyrics/1100.html (284 words)

	Bryan Ferry - As Time Goes By / George Michael - Songs From The Last Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As the year and century quickly winds down to a close, thoughts of a bright, unknown future bittersweetly mix with nostalgic reflections of the past.
		Like Ferry, one-time Wham poster-boy George Michael also felt the time was right to release his own jazzy reflections on the past on his new album Songs From The Last Century.
		But unlike Ferry, Michael unsuccessfully revisits songs from some of the great American composers such as Johnny Mercer's "I Remember You", with an annoying harp plinking around Michael's boring falsetto voice, and a nauseating plastic-jazz version of Rodgers and Hart's "Where Or When", as well as giving uninspired, jazzy treatments to more modern rock numbers.
	www.concertlivewire.com /cdarchives/ferrymichael.htm (428 words)

	NME.COM - Reviews - Songs From The Last Century
		His last album failed to produce the great songwriting moments, but his forcible outing by the LAPD saw him salvage some persecuted minority kudos.
		The more recent the song, the more it suits him, simply because Michael belongs in the same landscape as Bono and Eno, singing their 'Miss Sarajevo', a song about a model in a war zone sung by a glossy celebrity.
		It's a relief when the final song 'It's Alright With Me' turns out to be an instrumental, and a slight surprise that there are no sleigh bells on the end of it.
	www.nme.com /reviews/george-michael/1663 (505 words)

	Patience (2004 album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His album of cover versions Songs from the Last Century released in 1999 reached number 2 in the UK but generally sold poorly by his standards in the rest of the world.
		In an interview with MTV, George Michael said the song was primarily intended to highlight what he saw as a lack of consultation by Tony Blair about the decision.
		Michael performed the song on long-running British chart show Top of the Pops on BBC Television on March 7th, 2003, introduced by the writer and stand-up comedian (and fan of George Michael) Ben Elton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patience_(2004_album) (977 words)

	George Michael News from October-December 1999
		Songs From The Last Century is named "Pop CD of the week" in The Observer (UK heavyweight Sunday broadsheet).
		As we ready for Songs From The Last Century, we aim to duplicate the success we had internationally with Older and move into the next century as one worldwide team.
		Of course, this was to be the last big music event at the Twin Towers before the Stadium's demolition next year, so the event was even more special for that.
	www.yogworld.com /newsflash/flash99d.htm (4844 words)

	BBC News \| NEW MUSIC RELEASES \| CD Review: George Michael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Finchley's favourite son may have called in Sinatra's old producer to work on this album of classic covers, but the results are generally more sluggish than swinging.
		As always his singing is technically excellent, but somehow he fails to cut it in comparison to the many great names who have walked this path before.
		It's a brilliant song, of course - quite possibly the best of the 90s - but its unique and eerie quality could be the very reason why it's so difficult to cover.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/new_music_releases/548614.stm (404 words)

	Travelogue \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		Two years ago, Joni Mitchell released Both Sides Now, a collection of songs from the past century recast to accommodate her unmistakable voice, accompanied by a full orchestra.
		It was one of the best entries in a mini-trend of albums featuring singers looking back on 20th-century songwriting (see also Bryan Ferry's As Time Goes By and George Michael's Songs From The Last Century), even though it immodestly closed with one of Mitchell's own songs.
		Here, the orchestra buries "Woodstock," while other songs from Mitchell's first great run of albums lose some of their power with the pomp.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/13932 (304 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Songs from the Last Century: Music: George Michael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It's said that the attraction of these songs is timeless and crosses generations.
		Another flaw in their treatment is evident in "My Baby Just Cares For Me"; dating from 1930, it is the oldest song from the last century on the album.
		The first song in Britain to sell a million copies, it yodelled Mercer's lyric straight on to the rocks of a Tyrolese nightmare.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Songs-Last-Century-George-Michael/dp/B00003CK6Z (1290 words)

	Punknews.org \| Sommerset - More Songs From Last Century (2001)
		At the end of the song, there are some nifty yelled backup vocals: “It’s all just words!” It’s catchy.
		For the most part they are not as hardcore as the two MYC split tracks, but they are certainly harder than the songs on the first half of this CD.
		While they are definitely great songs, I don’t like them as much as the tracks on the MYC split, but that’s just me. The songs are just as good, and probably more balanced.
	www.punknews.org /printrev/2094 (788 words)

	CLUAS Indie Album Reviews: George Michael's 'Songs from the last Century'
		This new offering is basically an album of covers and reinterpretations of songs which have obviously touched him.
		As in Annie Lennox's 'Medusa', there is no other reasoning behind the chosen collection of songs.
		There are some stunning new arrangements of modern classic songs, including 'Roxanne', the current single.
	www.cluas.com /music/albums/gmichael.htm (303 words)

	Batanga - Latin Music Internet Radio
		In 1998 she entered the Valores Juveniles song festival, where she competed as a songwriter with the song "No Me Lastimes Más" and came in second place.
		This great singer/songwriter has also recorded songs from the last century that have become musical treasures.
		In 1985, she competed for the first time in the OTI song festival.
	radio.batanga.com /en/bios/anagabriel.asp (342 words)

	Songs from the Last Century - George Michael - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Songs from the Last Century - George Michael : Size Does Matter George
		Ever since George Michael's sexy rendition of 'Kissing a Fool' I've been looking out for a whole album of similar songs and I guess this is it...
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	www.dooyoo.co.uk /music-records/songs-from-the-last-century-george-michael (325 words)

	Just a word from the website owner.
		The "Pavarotti and Friends" CD was released, George bought John Lennon's Steinway upright, got a parkingticket, had surgery on his back, got nominated for a Grammy (for "Songs From The Last Century") and didn't show up at the ceremony.
		Ok, so he released "Ladies and Gentlemen" and "Songs From The Last Century", but as much as I know (most of) his fans have enjoyed both of these albums, they're not "real" albums.
		Fans travelled from all corners of the world to hear him perform 2 songs.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/score/578/Words.htm (985 words)

	George Michael : Songs from the Last Century - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
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