![]() After a bit of churchy pipe organ, “Faith” dropped the beat with a choppy acoustic guitar and a sexually frank opening line that declared, “Well, I guess it would be nice / If I could touch your body.” George Michael, “Faith”Īfter all the PG-13 of Wham!, George Michael came back as a clean-cut, yet full-tilt sex symbol. However, whether he liked it or not, “Brown Eyed Girl” has since become his reluctant calling card, the one Van Morrison song everyone seems to know about due to its firm place on classic rock radio, its appearance in such acclaimed films as The Big Chill and Born on the Fourth of July and the fact its a song in regular rotation in the iPods of no less than two American presidents. Van claimed he never saw a penny of royalties and the contract he naively signed rendered him liable for all expenses incurred during the recording process, which is probably a big reason why he doesn’t consider it one of his favorite songs from the catalog. ![]() ![]() Originally titled “Brown Skinned Girl”, this Calypso-kissed AOR staple about an alleged interracial tryst and deemed too hot for pop radio upon its release was without question the biggest hit from Morrison’s ill-fated tenure with groundbreaking producer/songwriter Bert Berns and his Bang Records label.
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