"The 1984 Wham! song "Last Christmas" has become a regular holiday favorite among listeners who like their Yuletide jingles with a touch of romantic heartbreak. But is Last Christmas a gay song? It depends on how you view its history and lyrics (especially since its music video is decidedly heterosexual). To answer the question "Is 'Last Christmas' a gay song?" we took a deeper look at its biographical, historical, and cultural contexts. In short, a lot of fans think Last Christmas can be interpreted as a gay or bisexual song, even though its lyrics aren't explicitly gay."
"Is Last Christmas a gay song? It was created by a queer man. Wham! was a 1980s British music duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. Though the duo began releasing albums in 1983 and broke up in 1986, they had an outsized impact as one of Britain's biggest pop acts, even rivaling Boy George's Culture Club, performing at the iconic 1985 Live Aid concert against hunger, and becoming the first Western pop group to tour in China."
Last Christmas was written and recorded in 1984 by George Michael and released as a Wham! single, achieving recurring chart success and frequent placement in holiday films and shows. George Michael wrote, performed, and recorded the song without Andrew Ridgeley. Michael told Ridgeley he considered himself bisexual a year before the song's release. Fans often interpret the song as gay or bisexual in meaning despite lyrics that are not explicitly gay and a music video that presents heterosexual imagery. Wham! was a prominent 1980s British pop duo noted for a Live Aid performance and a landmark China tour.
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