2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[Clampy]

The story of George Michael gifting sole royalty rights of Last Christmas to Andrew Ridgeley always makes me think of a caring person.

I thought that was for Carless Whisper?

[pauliewalnuts]

The story of George Michael gifting sole royalty rights of Last Christmas to Andrew Ridgeley always makes me think of a caring person.

I thought that was for Carless Whisper?

I'm never ever gonna drive again
Minicab, taxi, bus or Uber
Though I could use public transport
Or even get a mule.

[LeeB]

Shoulda known better than to catch the train....

[Risso]

The second hand Lancia I had been given...

[pauliewalnuts]

Is being reversed by an African

[Drummond]

Outside the Trinity......

[dave shelley]

The story of George Michael gifting sole royalty rights of Last Christmas to Andrew Ridgeley always makes me think of a caring person.

I thought that was for Carless Whisper?

Having checked you are right.  He gave Ridgeley a co-writing credit for Careless Whisper even though Ridgeley had nothing to do with it.  Apparently the song pulls in 80 mil per year.  I haven't a clue why Last Christmas has been in my head about this.  My original point on GM still stands though.

[dave.woodhall]

The story of George Michael gifting sole royalty rights of Last Christmas to Andrew Ridgeley always makes me think of a caring person.

I thought that was for Carless Whisper?

Having checked you are right.  He gave Ridgeley a co-writing credit for Careless Whisper even though Ridgeley had nothing to do with it.  Apparently the song pulls in 80 mil per year.  I haven't a clue why Last Christmas has been in my head about this.  My original point on GM still stands though.

They donated Last Christmas royalties to famine relief.

[Brazilian Villain]

The story of George Michael gifting sole royalty rights of Last Christmas to Andrew Ridgeley always makes me think of a caring person.

I thought that was for Carless Whisper?

Having checked you are right.  He gave Ridgeley a co-writing credit for Careless Whisper even though Ridgeley had nothing to do with it.  Apparently the song pulls in 80 mil per year.  I haven't a clue why Last Christmas has been in my head about this.  My original point on GM still stands though.

There's no way it earns £80m a year even allowing for the fact that it's a festive favourite. Maybe a tenth of that tops, still a nice gesture though.

[pauliewalnuts]

We watched that Wham documentary. It was very good.

George was clearly a very good guy. The way he handled the public toilet misfortune was absolutely spot on (the video to Let’s Go Outside is superb).

Andrew Ridgeley also came across very well in it. A proper friendship which survived insane events.

For clarity re previous disturbing conversations on the subject, Robbie Williams is a gigantic talentless thundercunt.

[Exeter 77]

I thought George Michael gave Andrew Ridgeley a co-writer credit on Careless Whisper so he basically had a pension plan after Wham disbanded.

[Dave]

The story of George Michael gifting sole royalty rights of Last Christmas to Andrew Ridgeley always makes me think of a caring person.

I thought that was for Carless Whisper?

Having checked you are right.  He gave Ridgeley a co-writing credit for Careless Whisper even though Ridgeley had nothing to do with it.  Apparently the song pulls in 80 mil per year.  I haven't a clue why Last Christmas has been in my head about this.  My original point on GM still stands though.

There's no way it earns £80m a year even allowing for the fact that it's a festive favourite. Maybe a tenth of that tops, still a nice gesture though.

My spidey-sense tells me that something like "has generated 80m in royalties" has Chinese-whispered itself into "80m per year"

[dave.woodhall]

I don't think the Christmas royalties market is as lucrative as some people think. I've said elsewhere that Holder/Lea earn more from covers than from their Christmas song and Roy Wood once said, "I know how much mine earns so I've a fair idea how much theirs does and it's not as much as you think."

[Somniloquism]

Some research done in 2016 showed this apparently.

"Merry Xmas Everybody” by Slade £1m (in royalties per year)
“Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl £400,000
“All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey £400,000
“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby £328,000
“Last Christmas” by Wham! £300,000
“Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney £260,000
“Stop the Cavalry” by Jona Lewie £120,000
“2000 Miles” by The Pretenders £102,000
“Mistletoe and Wine” by Cliff Richard £100,000
“Stay Another Day” by East 17 £97,000

Wood apparently isn't in the top 10 of played songs.

[Footy-Vill]

Some research done in 2016 showed this apparently.

"Merry Xmas Everybody” by Slade £1m (in royalties per year)
“Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl £400,000
“All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey £400,000
“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby £328,000
“Last Christmas” by Wham! £300,000
“Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney £260,000
“Stop the Cavalry” by Jona Lewie £120,000
“2000 Miles” by The Pretenders £102,000
“Mistletoe and Wine” by Cliff Richard £100,000
“Stay Another Day” by East 17 £97,000

Wood apparently isn't in the top 10 of played songs.

Lad baby is doing an Xmas song this year after 5 consecutive number ones