Freedom is one hell of a song. I’m old enough to remember when it came out. Brilliant track. He went to my old high school too. We’ve lost one of ours. Brilliant talent. Huge loss.

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we have the internet now, nobody needs to.

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yeah it’s just a different era y’know?

Very sad news indeed though, doesnt’ detract from his death one bit.

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Whit?!

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Somethibg about it being his Last Christmas?

Idk, sorry


also released a single with mutya from the sugababes

and sang live with smokey, stevie, …beyoncé and not forgetting when he won joe mcelderry x factor

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Just seen this on twitter :heart:

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vividly remember him and elton attending the funeral together

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swam in his swimming pool (a friend at uni was his neighbour) while he was in jail for crashing into a snappy snaps. apparently he was a really nice guy :frowning:

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They ahowed snappy snaps on the bbc report, bit odd

This is pretty much why bowie was so bad for me, he is my parents rock pretty much :confused:

i know the freedom 90 video gets a lot of credit for solidifying the rep of certain models as supermodels, but too funky and all that mugler - what a video.


there’s an oral history of it here from vogue, too

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I was tempted to link the limp bizkit cover but that would be a bit shitty so

Really saddened to hear this. Great voice, character and set of songs to his name.

Listen to his best of if you’ve never done so and track down ‘Freeeak’ too. It bombed but its great.

Will miss the great big sexy guy x

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Robbies first single was a Freedom cover too

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Me and say sis are having a George Micheal singalong

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I’m dancing around at my flat alone like a drunken idiot to Freedom and Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. I’m having fun. Such a sad loss but such an amazing back catalogue of songs for us to enjoy.

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So many good tracks :frowning:

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Poor guy. Had a lot more talent than people gave him credit for imho, despite having some pretty widespread recognition as it is.
All the same I can’t help thinking there’s something odd and maybe macabre about dying on Christmas day after writing such a widely popular and long standing Christmas tune. It’s like something from a novel. Oh well.

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