Listen this week as I am joined by Michelle for the whole episode! Michelle tells stories of working as a PA for George during the Unplugged rehearsal and perfomances and calls her own show with his beautiful cover of the Bonnie Raitt classic "I Can't Make You Love Me". Hear Michelle talk about the memories of that time and what songs like this can do for you even 30 years later. **Apologies for Matt's audio and the sound on the song. I didn't want to scrap the episode so I am putting it out as is. Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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Freedom '90
Listen this week as it has finally happened and we have spun "Freedom '90" from the Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 album! We tried to wait for Michelle - but the Wheel has a funny sense of humor! Listen as we are joined by our friend Julie to talk about George's signature song and what it means to us now and when we heard it for the first time! Plus we hear from an old friend...... ** Apologies for Matt's audio on the Michelle portion Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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This is Not Real Love
Listen now as I am joined again by Barbara Thompson, host of the Studio Chat podcast and we spin "This is Not Real Love" from the 25 Greatest Hits compilation from 2006! George teamed up on this amazing track with Mutya Buena and it helped to launch her solo career as well. Hear us talk about what the song means to us and Matt gets a lesson on the popularity of the Sugarbabes! Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Listen this week as I am joined from across the globe by Peter from Australia and he gets the honor of callin his own shot! Peter requested "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" and I wanted to honor how much his message meant to me years ago so he got it! Hear us talk of hearing this song in 1987 and the transition from Wham to the solo years. Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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Praying For Time
Listen this week as i am joined by Erik from the Chicago area and we spin "Praying For Time" from the 1990 album Listen Without Prejudice. Hear us talk about what this song means to us now and back when it first came into our lives as well as a very personal story from Matt as we also play the 1996 MTV Unplugged version as well. Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X) BlueSky
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