![]() The UK, the USA, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and, of course, Australia. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go went to number one all over the place. The moral of the story if you’re a session muso? Be on time! Still, at least it had the true sound of the ’80s in a drum machine, but apparently only as the drummer was late to the session, and they grew to love the scratch track that they’d constructed so kept it even after he showed up. This included the opening, four times repeated “Jitterbug!” with finger clicks, the jitterbug being a dance that dates back to the 1930s. The result was the smash hit that we know today, one of the most ’80s songs of all time, even if it did hark back to the pop of the 1950s and ’60s and even before. He inadvertently wrote “Wake me up up,” so upon adding “Before you go” he decided that another “go” was in order. It all started with a hastily scribbled note that Andrew Ridgeley – who was still living at home despite Wham!’s burgeoning success – left for his mum. It’s time to get our ‘Jitterbug!” on, as we look at Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. ![]() Many movies rely on songs to set the mood, and there are some that are relied upon a lot – what we like to call ‘Soundtrack Staples’. ![]()
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