This one is sure to be divisive. George Michael covers New Order and goes Auto-Tune crazy in the process. First off, I'm glad to see something new from George because that means he is in the news for his music again instead of for his ridiculous drug and drink fueled antics. The man is simply too talented for all that nonsense, and here's to hoping all of that is behind him and there is more new music to come.
So what have we here? Well first off, this is a charity single for Comic Relief in the UK, so its tough for me to sit here and slag it off completely. It's unfair to compare it to the original, as New Order's is a classic, plain and simple. George has certainly put a new spin on it, slowing it down and giving it quite a somber, yet somehow uplifting take. The Auto-Tune is bothersome to me, for someone with such an amazing voice, it seems unnecessary. Imagine this arrangement with George delivering the vocal in his pure voice. It would have been preferred. Here is the official video you can judge for yourself.
Still, I hope legendary lyrics like "I used to think that the day would never come/I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun/ My morning sun is the drug that brings me near/to the childhood I lost, replaced be fear" prove prophetic and that George Michael has turned his life around. He's one of the great pop music talents of our time and hopefully some new, original music is on the horizon.
"True Faith" has not been released in the U.S. at this time. It was released digitally in the UK and Europe March 13, and physically March 14, 2011.
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