Sometimes the Clothes Do Not Make the Man

Of all the celebrity deaths in 2016, George Michael's was the saddest for me. Not only do I listen to him at least once a day, but his lyrics were really like no other. But I guess his death made me appreciate his music much more.

Freedom- George Michael
"Sometimes the clothes do not make the man." I think he means to say we all appear someway, whether it be because of the way we look or because of rumors that may have been told about us. However, we are not those rumors. We are not who we may look like. There's more to a person than the eye can see.
"Everybody's got to sell/But when you shake your a**/They notice fast/But some mistakes were built to last..." What's true about rising to the top is that the most scandalous and inappropriate acts are the ones that get the most attention. We want attention, but it should be more focused on the content rather than the title. 
"You've gotta give for what you take." In life, we all want to take take take but that's not how anyone should live, nor is it fair. Give for what you take. 
Kissing a Fool- George Michael
"People, you can never change the way they feel, better let them do just as they will." We are always trying to change someone to fit our mold of what the perfect person is in our head. First of all, what fun would it be if everyone was the same? And also, everyone is like the way they are does the things they do for a reason. You can't change that. Just let it be. 
Everything She Wants
"All the things that we sign, and all the things that we buy, ain't gonna keep us together." So many superficial relationships are built on this material meaning. Is love really buying you this ring and chocolate? Signing a paper? Sure, there is some meaning to it, but if that's all that there is, it's not real. I don't know much about love, but I think it exists when two people don't need anything material to bring them happiness. They can just exist with each other's mind and soul and that's all there is to it.

Believe me, there are so many more George Michael songs that are worth hearing and understanding. He wasn't just music. He truly was a Renaissance man.