George Michael is planning to record a special song for Prince William and Kate
Middleton’s wedding on April 29.
The former Wham frontman has asked his fans to suggest possible songs that
he could cover as a gift to the young couple and has now decided upon a track,
although he’s keeping his choice a secret.
Taking to Twitter, George, 47, has posted a series of clues for his fans: ‘I think
I’ve chosen a song for William and Kate. Suffice to say it’s a beautiful song and it
was never a single so chances are u don’t know it. But I think it’s a perfect fit. It
was written in the seventies by a genius.
‘Tell you what, I’ll give u a clue that will really narrow it down to that handful of
great love songs of the pop era. The first word of the title is ‘You’.’
George’s legions of followers quickly posted their guesses as to the track’s
identity and within an hour the singer-songwriter confirmed that somebody
had named the correct song; but still refused to publicly say what he will be
recording.
He posted: ‘Oh my giddy aunt, somebody already got it!!!’
The chart-topping pop star plans to record the song this week and is hopeful
William and Kate will get to hear it before they marry at the end of this month,
jokingly suggesting that he has a way of getting it to the couple:
‘I’m in the Thames valley today, but working on the track tomorrow. Hopefully
done by Thursday. we have a mutual friend who i think will make sure it gets to
them. That and the toaster. Bye all xxxx.’
George has a successful history of covering songs, such as Stevie Wonder’s ‘As’
with Mary J. Blige, and last month released a special version of New Order’s ‘True
Faith’ in aid of charity Comic Relief.
