Toe-Tapping Thursday: One More Try

I had a few songs this week that I thought I was going to blog about for Toe-Tapping Thursday; which included more HAIM (can't help it, their album is on repeat). But then the decision was taken from my hands. I was watching The Voice (love that show) and one of the contestants auditioned with the song One More Try by George Michael.

This is one of my all time favorite songs - and I know I have a TON of all time favorite songs. It's also one of those songs that I forget about. When I think of George Michael, I automatically think of Freedom, Faith, All That She Wants, and my favorite Careless Whispers. Yet, for some reason One More Try escapes me. I'll randomly hear it on the radio every couple of years and every time I hear the first few chords I have the same reaction: I gasp, and I stop doing whatever it is I'm doing. When George Michael starts to sing, I find myself closing my eyes and I just listen. I don't think I've ever sang this song. I can't. I'm unable to do anything but listen and feel how beautiful and haunting, and heartbreaking this song is. And every. single. time. that he hits and holds that high note in "touch you" he squeezes my heart and breaks it. This song holds me captive and makes pain sound, and feel beautiful.