#Praying for time

[doppleganger-rental]

I’m listening to George Michael’s praying for time. I adore that song and that whole album but music production in the late 80’s was so brittle and thin. It’s interesting that the early 80’s was the opposite. Guitars-drums and bass were big, warm creatures. Everything kept getting thinner and glassier. Acoustic guitars were especially ice-picky (listen to any rock ballads in the late 80’s-ouch).

[caught-in-a-landslide]

Here, have some Road 96 Fanart with my Ocs of the game.

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: August 13, 1990

Lyrics:

Oh-oh, yeah

Mmm

To-do-do, oh-oh

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

'Cause God's stopped keeping score

I guess somewhere along the way

He must have let us all 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 much, too late

Well, maybe we should all be praying for time

To-do-do, oh-oh

Mmm, whoa-whoa, yeah

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

'Cause 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 'cause 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

Songwriter: George Michael

To-do-do

Oh-oh, yeah

SongFacts:

"Praying for Time" is a song written and performed by British singer and songwriter George Michael, released on Epic Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States in 1990. It was the first single from his second studio album, 'Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1' (1990), spending one week at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Michael's seventh number one in the US and his last solo single to reach the top of the Hot 100. "Praying for Time" also reached number one in Canada for two weeks, becoming Michael's penultimate number-one solo hit there.

The song was Michael's first single in almost two years, entering the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. A dark and sombre reflection on social ills and injustice, it was hailed by many critics. The single peaked at number six in the UK, but it was his ninth number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song remained in the Billboard top 40 for ten weeks. It was the first song of political motivation he had released as a single since his earliest days with Wham!.

After Michael's temporary move to Virgin in 1996, Sony Music re-made the video in a simplified CGI version, with a uniform black/grey background and no animations at all. This is the one most commonly available as of 2017, and as such it was released in the 2017 Deluxe Edition of the 'Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1' album.

While Michael refused to appear in videos to support the album, an experimental video clip directed by Michael Borofsky was released for "Praying for Time", featuring only the lyrics of the song with a blue and black background that, at the end of the clip, reveals itself to be the image on the cover of the album. Some of the written lyrics featured in the video are slightly animated:

The video quickly became a buzz clip on MTV, and stayed in rotation on most video networks for weeks. Similarly, the commercial single had no cover photo, only words. Some have speculated that the style of the video was influenced by Prince's similar promo clip for "Sign o' the Times" released three years previously.

[duranduratulsa]

Here are my 10 favorite George Michael songs in order...

10. Jesus To A Child

9. They Won't Go When I Go

8. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - with Aretha Franklin

7. Fastlove

6. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - with Elton John

5. Praying For Time

4. Father Figure

3. Careless Whisper

2. A Different Corner

1. One More Try

#georgemichael #jesustoachild #theywontgowhenIgo #iknewyouwerewaitingforme #fastlove #dontletthesungodownonme #prayingfortime #fatherfigure #carelesswhisper #ADifferentCorner #OneMoreTry

[mothermass]

George Michael - Praying for Time

[kaffkanya]

happy fuck or die 15th of september to all who celebrate. on this day, a bajillion years ago, amok time served the most cunt no one has ever served before. and then slash fanfiction was invented. it is the sacred texts 🙏

[thissoundsdifferent]

Praying for Time - Cover by Scapegoat Syndrome

Original by George Michael (1990)

Disclaimer: I do not have any association with the cover artists nor the original artists. None of this work is my own. Please leave likes and comments on the videos and support the original creators.

[malasdose]

WELCOME BACK PRINCESS DIANA

[magnusedom]

[6raveyardbat]

my ver of jeff :DD ill make a proper drawing of this ver of him soon hhgfj maybe do some hcs too idk

[dreadfuldevotee]

Devil's Minion fans when Armand traps Daniel half alive in the San Francisco appartment for days to psychologically torture him:

[mythicalcoolkid]

You don't wish your disability was worse or more visible, you wish your disability was taken seriously. Please stop confusing the two, I guarantee you would not get the support you need JUST by being more severe or more visible. Please listen to visibly disabled people when we tell you it isn't better on our side

[breesperez139]

Dc x Dp Prompt #6

“I’m a twin”, Damian said one night. He could feel the narrowed eyes of his family drilling holes on his back in disbelief. Not that he could blame them. Damian had never so much as implied being raised with a companion, much less a sibling.

“I had a brother”. Damian paused to recollect himself. He had not said his brother’s name out loud in over 8 years.

“His name was… Danyal”. Damian hated the way his voice wavered, but he could not help it. Danyal was everything to him, his other half. Their heart beat as one and when one heart stopped beating, the other one died with it. At least until his family put his heart on metaphorical life support without ever realizing.

“Where is he now?” His father asked, voice filled with knowing grief and a hint of betrayal. It had in fact been 6 years since Damian first showed up on his doorstep.

“Up there”. All eyes shifted towards the specific star he was pointing to. “Right before he died, he promised me he’d guide me from the stars. Unfortunately, the stars are not visible in Gotham, so my brother is unable to be of much help unless I leave the city.”

“Your brother is Polaris, the North Star?” Tim questioned warily, most likely in attempts to not offend him. Damian was aware of how stupid it sounded, but Danyal had promised, and his brother never broke his promises.

“Yes. Danyal is with the stars now, just as he always wanted”

[abilai]

A lil kiss on a boat because they’re in love

[shellshooked]

who’s the hero??? SHE’S THE HERO!!!