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  • Rampant individualism can be dangerous i think. If the concept of the soul only serves as an artificial false crutch i still think it worthwhile if it has a positive effect in restraining ourselves, this 'is the age of the corporation' however and the US Supreme Court has foolishly declared them personhood status - and they are the embodiment of psychopathic behaviour, irresponsible, reckless, shallow, indifferent to consequences except those which lead to profit.

  • One cannot deny that a human race that no longer believes in anything beyond death (that believes you can do in life what you can get away with) is potentially in moral peril. This IS after all the main teaching of the Church of Satan 'Do what you will' for a very good reason!

    While i think people are capable of good even without a concept of the soul i think the idea of metaphysical consequence could help to limit the worst we are capable of while alive (responsibility).

  • The song is Michael perceiving change in society... In the song he finds that human beings have abandoned the concept of the soul, God, afterlife and of charity as something you should do as a service to that soul...

    Instead he now sees humans as living for the now, for themselves, for the material - and he suggests that that being the case they should logically try to avoid death (believing in no afterlife) and instead pray or hope for more time alive (since life is now their 'paradise').

  • I think this is his best song, it is about a serious topic for him and the lyrics are splendid - the melody is just gorgeous - very delicate and affecting. It just sounds eerie, like the confession of the ghost of the human race itself.

  • Really good political song.

  • So glad this man is still alive....a musical genius this man is

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  • Listen to what he's singing. I never paid attention to the lyrics before now. The rich declare themselves poor, and most of us are not sure, if we have too much, but we'll take our chances because god stopped keeping score. The rich and poor are more separate each day and using the common man. This song is so relevant now it's scary.

  • this is a masterpiece well written, very thoughtful, provocative. it is indeed hard to love when there is so much to hate.

  • Charity is a coat we all wear twice a year... unhapilly!

  • Hermosa cancion... y que bella voz... Gracias George Michael....

  • love his voice.. i pray for george micheal get better soon......

  • Great song. Awesome voice. GET WELL SOON GEORGE MICHAEL!

  • The words in this song are beautiful and meaningful,,,xxxxx To George this evening

  • Beautiful song by george michael, fantastic lyrics, great vocal, it just doesn't get any better than this. Loved your Faith album, loved all your albums not just yesterday, but today and always. your gracious fan, Huichol53.......

  • adorable..............George..­.......

  • QUE TEMAZO POR DIOOOOSSSS!!!!, QUE CANTANTE!!!, QUE LETRA!!!, QUE VOZ!!!!...bravo Goerge!!!, sos uno de los mejores de la historia!!!, excelente!!

  • ok big corporations and big bankers listen to this song closely!

  • que buenn temaaaaaa!!!!

  • this is why big corparate music companies suck so bad. sony completely ruined g. micheal, he was never the same artist after they had those legal issues for 3 or 4 yrs. in the prime of his carear, and he wasnt making any music, because sony was making him a contract prisoner, it was right after this album. think of what the follow up to this would have been like if he would have just gone in the studio and made it in a normal time fashion. one of the biggesty robberies ever. i hate you sony.

  • Regardless of what he's done, to be given a gift of this magnitude, he is truly loved. God.

  • His later stuff is just super sonic off the charts. He still has his amazing voice and way with a song, but his depth of understanding and outreach is beyond most artists. Very conscientious. Bonita!

  • Pure class

  • I am straight in love with all your music!

  • 2.40 to 2.46 & 3.03 to 3.16 is always true. great song, thx for uploading

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  • UNE MERVEILLE BRAVO

  • Ladies & Gentlemen, This is not only the best of George Michael, this is THE BEST OF MUSIC - AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE......

    That dude is a modern musical genius and I'm so proud that I'm living in his lifetime :-)

  • @felishaaaaaaa you said that my friend!!!!, agree with you!!!! totally!!!

  • Oh yeah....praying

  • i hope you find the peace you so desperately sing of

  • He is just so good!!!!

  • Wise words spoken. Tell me - thumbs up if we're living these words right now!

  • @AceBanana100 all true

  • NO WORD.. MAKE JUSTICE TO THIS MAN!

  • UFFFF NO ME CANSO DE ESCUCHAR TAN MARAVILLOSA VOZ ES UN DELEITE PARA MIS OIDOS Y DE TODO AQUEL QUE SI SABE DE MUSICA DIOS VENDIGA TAN MARAVILLOSA VOZ ERES LO MAXIMO¡¡¡¡¡¡

  • I don`t watch the news much so not sure why it is happening

  • Sorry for all the terrible riots.

  • A visionarey song. Fits the current mood in London.

  • estupenda musica arreglos y letra y la super voz de george michael !!!! gracias dios por tan linda melodia.

  • praying for peace for George Michael... you have brought so much joy to so many people... i hope you can find peace and happiness

  • This song gives me goosebumps listening to it after 21 years when it was first released.George i hope you have put all your mistakes behind you and came back with songs like this you are a talented man.

  • Carrie Underwood does the BEST version of this song!! Go watch her live version from Idol Gives Back if you want a good cry!!! Ha. Gorgeous lyric. Brilliant song. Brilliant.

  • ths song speaks @ me aghh... i cry about thngs i WISH2 not understand ... genius has a price ur freedom of ur brain ur traped ... pray 4 time

  • love this song

  • absolutely breathtaking.

  • This song gives me chills, its that great...!!!!!

  • Prophetic is right...just rediscovered this song & am a little shaken that it means the same to me that it did back during the Gulf War...not much has changed...

  • Will be evergreen!

  • george millions around the world love u, because u were able to reach the "innermost person" with ur music, u will always be with us.

  • Fantastic Song!!

  • I am aware that this is what a lot of the US troops used to listen to during the first Gulf War.

    G-d bless them all.

    (even though I'm British)

  • Superb!!!! Good old times :D

  • 18 guys who press at the wrong button......

  • @glenn1803 Dude that stupides "people who dislike".. comments are so annoying and stupid and pathetic... its not funny!!!! stop doing that!!!

  • @markoctavio dit i ask you??

  • Souvenir, souvenirs...même un peu douloureux...Les blessures du coeur sont indélébiles...!

  • Souvenir, souvenirs...même un peu douloureux...Les blessures du coeur sont indélébilles...!

  • George Michael is amazing !!! Here are my top male vocalists in no particular order. 1. David Bowie (haunting and beautiful vocal tones) 2.George Michael (angelic tone and range) 3.Peter Murphy (seductive, and enchanting vocal tones) 4.Bryan Ferry (beautiful celtic baritones) 5.Jon Anderson (his voice radiates love) 6.Prince (control and R&B tone and range. 7.Layne Staley 8.Ronnie James Dio 9.Maynard James Keenan 10.Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears (absolutly underrated)
  • I do agree that Mr. Michael is a talented man, and gay or not RESPECT is RESPECT but watch something touching Elise Mariah singing this track Preying for Time (aetakeone) PEOPLE SHE IS ONLY 11 YRS. OLD

  • @onlyhuman8

    Show me an 11 year old that can write/produce a song this good and you would have a point...

  • @onlyhuman8 Im still trying to figure out what the gay not comment had to do with anything. your comment seemed like a back-handed compleliment. and why are you concerned with another man's sexual choices. and what does that have to do with his music??????

  • Love this song!

  • Amazing.

  • such a great song wow!!!!!!

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  • his voice is in my top ten male voices

  • @marceconde5 in my top one :-)

  • @marceconde5 Same here by far :)

  • gay or not? wtf? would that make him possibly less than? head bowed in pain....some people will never get it......stunning song as always George....beautiful

  • Who care!! hes human!! thats all that matters!!

  • This is one of the best songs ever made. Uncompromising, truthful, heartfelt, and bleak. Perfect vocals and incredible lyrics. It really examines the human condition without blinking. Lovely.

  • One of the few artists i would truly WANT to pay to go and listen to - and seriously there are not many, thats how much i appreciate his music.. This coming from me - an IBIZA NIGHTCLUB DJ....

  • heard this for the first time yesterday scowered the earth to find amazingly beautiful song..the man can sang...

  • For example: if the family of Michael Jackson actually DID love him, they would have had him committed and done the kinds of things, Britney Spears did. But they didn't "LOVE" him;  they USED him and loved, his MONEY. Look at what they're doing AFTER he died? No, I'm afraid, if you LOVE a person then even if it causes them pain for a time, you TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

  • one of the last great artists who sings about things how they really are and not the meaningless crap that passes for music now a days!

  • This is a LOST CHILD of Elohim! To the Sons of Elohim, George NEEDS us to PRAY for him to return to His Heavenly Father! The WISDOM of this song could not be, unless ELOHIM had delivered it to him. So George, if by chance you ever notice these comments, I want you to know, that for YEARS I have SEEN you for who you REALLY are; you are NOT this homosexual deviate you have lived as ~ you are LOST, dear child and have drifted into something I am here to PRAY YOU OUT of! HANG ON TO HOPE!

  • "@KatherineBenElohim  You might want to pay more attention to the title of the album -- Liseten Without Prejudice

  • @andyt1313 I'm sorry, I miss your point. Prejudice is an opinion formed before knowing someone; Mr. Michael, is well known. My comment isn't prejudicial, as offensive as you might find it to be, but an opinion based of knowledge of the facts compared to my knowledge in Elohim. You might consider paying more attention to Torah.

  • @KatherineBenElohim Oh STOP IT

  • @peeweecoco I'm afraid that I can't do that for you see, Yeshuah HaMashiach is coming back and these ARE the days of the "empty hand". People all over the world will lose their lives because they didn't listen and as it pertains to George Michael, as I said, this is a LOST child who must change His ways ~ and soon. If you FAIL to warn people you are guilty of NOT loving; LOVING people don't let people they care about die in sin.

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  • @KatherineBenElohim This is why I LOVE youtube.. you never know what sort of crackpots you're going to meet :)

  • Brooklyn, NY 1998... Searching & Praying for Time...

  • Respect to George! This song is an analogy to capitalism at its worst. IT IS STILL GOIN ON COS THE 10% of society control the world and what to keep hold of what they have. Whilst the wage slaves of this world are givin more and more and losing their inner glow. Would love to smoke a j with George! What a chat I would have. You are the man! xx

  • kto dziś tak śpiewa? po prostu arcydzieło, słyszałem te piosenke milion razy i nigdy mi sie nie znudziła... (who sings like this today? simply masterpiece, I heard this song about milion of times and I'm never bored).

  • god he is a darling.........

  • Best song of that year by far.

  • The only thing I cannot stand about YOUtube...is all the trash talking b.s. by f^^cKrs

    stop worrying about who sleeps in anyones bed and just appreciate sensational music..instead of all that crap music that seems to be blocking your minimal hearing...for those with all shit to talk should post your own ugly videos and let's make trash talk constantly...it sure would suck to be such a nasty hater...f...off...bstards:_)

  • "Most of us are not sure if we have too much but we'll take our chances 'cause God stopped keeping score. I guess somewhere along the way he must have let us all out to play, turned his back, and all God's children crept out the back door." What an amazing analogy. Some of the best lyrics in all of music.

  • Wishing a very successful New Year 2011,love your music ..fashions..you are a very beautiful person..don't let some rude remarks get in the way of your unique talent.Music actually all your songs are sensationally sounding..luv jill xo a real music fan.. :)

  • B.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l

  • EXELLENT SONG...!!!!

  • George I love your music STOP SMOKING WEED and crashing your car you idiot wake up

  • "Praying For Time" is my absolute FAV George Michael song!

  • Thank you for this sublime song of truth... It carresses the ear, touches the heart ...

  • Megaexcelente canción!!, y con este chulada de hombre..., fascinante voz y sentimiento, gracias por subir el video...Angélica.

  • lennon gave us "imagine", george u gave us this masterpiece.

  • Originally released in '98, the song remains more relevant than ever. It should be blasted at all the G.O.P. meetings.

  • @EPB1965, this song actually came out in 1990. The CD you see here was from '98; when George officially came out as a gay man.

  • Sad lyrics ill say.. sad and true.. and time hasnt done much to change it.. this song been around for 20 years.. i guss people dosnt understand or read lyrics..

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  • amazing song and singer

  • I listened first time in London onn a radiotaxi.I liked a lot.Is very full,amazing.I have heard another tracks but maybe this one is the best to me

  • This song if even more significant now than when it was written.

  • @Thor13332 it really is, says alot about whats going on in the world today, probably why he sang it at X Factor when he had a cold

  • Where the fuck do you have line up to get this voice?It is an absolute beauty listening to him and I have been doing it since my girlhood.:-)never bored of George

  • george michael and clark datchler are the reasons i became a singer and song writer, and eddie van halen is the reson i play guitar

  • the most talented singer/songwriter ever...the words of this song touch my heart and soul

  • REVIVAL OF THE 90'S SO NICE

  • Eu amo essa voz!

    Acho que ninguém mais sussurra como ele...

    E essa letra me arrepia!

    Tantos predicados em um só!

    Agora, como pode, 15 pessoas não gostarem???

    Pois eu gosto, e muito, por elas!

    Faz-me viajar...

  • Firs time i've heard this song was 7 years old!!

    Now I'm 32 and I still love it .....even more if it's possible!!!!!!

  • I love George's latest single released today, September 14th September 2010, "Doing Time".

    Only kidding ,stay strong George you will not lose the love and respect of the people.

  • This song is so true.

  • amazing artist!!!

  • he was also prayin for gay sex

  • @bigjim10011

    what were you praying for? Talent?

  • @Jakker27 nice comeback dumbass. makes a lot of sense lol.

  • George Michael is one of the best songwriter's ever & his voice, oh is voice is simply amazing. Listen Without Prejudice is one of my all time favorite albums. I pray he knows how brilliant he is. And his rendition of "They Won't Go When I Go" touches my soul. I♥George Michael

  • PARA LAS PRINCESAS

  • Pure prophetic gift from one of the greatest singer/song writers ever, what a scope and insight into human nature. dunno why he beats himself up but then again genius and insanity has a tendency to go hand in hand, i wish for all of us that this incredibly man will once again rise to the glory he deserves.

  • @chubarex this is more to do with today than at anytime in history especially 'the rich declare themselves poor'. he peaked at listern.......

  • @chubarex this is more to do with today than at anytime in history especially 'the rich declare themselves poor'. he peaked at listern.......one the greatest albums ever

  • It's so hard when there's so much to hate.....hang on to hope.......ugh fantastic george!!!!!!

  • Maravillosa balada... Insuperable.... Tiempos que jámas volveran.... "Todos esos recuerdos se perderán como lágrimas en la lluvia"...

  • This song is so right tellin what the world is like now i hope it gets better. What a amazing song gives me goosebumps every time i hear it. GEORGE YOU GENIUS

  • one of his best (there is a lot of them)

  • what can you say ......PURE BRILLIANCE

  • Najlepsza piosenka George`a!

  • .........SIMPLY POWERFUL

  • More people should carefully listen to the lyrics of this song.

  • One of my favorite songs of all time, its Lyrics so powerful they make sense even today, he truly was a musican before his time when he wrote listen without prejudice, his voice at its very best with a range unique to just him, Amazing, the melody serious yet truthful. Elton John even loved his voice

  • ame world same shit, i cry each time i ear this song. wr television reigions...what a crappy world we're living in

    may we see light before dying, i just want to die with a beautifull world left behind. leaving this world today sounds like hell on earth

  • probably one of the best pop mainstream voices, one of the best pop writers since lennon, bono and bowie, probably the one who throw his career to the toilette because of his problems with media and the States double moral.

  • What a damned masterpiece!!!!!

  • @maxxxx1972 Seems like you were born in the greatest year of the 20th century....Cool

  • @T42please yes, i was born in 72..you too?

  • @maxxxx1972 Yes lol

  • I like this song too sunnygirl

  • December 21 2012 is just around the corner???????????

  • @wepauski GREED DESTROYING THE EARTH.

  • Sí sí, será una mariconada y lo que quieras decir pero ya es una canción inmortal... y, ¡por favor! listen without prejudice!. Un beso Juanma

  • @rich1arthurs - suggesting that GM could choose not to be gay is a bit like asking you not to be a silly twat. you were just born like that.

  • LOL Good comeback.

  • great comment!

  • These are the days of the open hand... Yes it is.

  • @1964rockymissy yes but NO ONE can fill them

    GREED DESTROYING THE PLANET.

  • there is no comment to describe the beauty and the truth within this song...just listen and admire it :) <3

  • gay or not he is amazing

  • He is indeed amazing. Beyond a category or even a song it is a word of truth, an inspiration, and a meaning that some desire beyond words for someone to say both sides at once (hope and worry) of what is seen and within (troubling sights and indifference). If we really cared what would look like in true shoe leather?

  • i wish i was him 14 years ago.... fanny city or what.....why be gay with all them foxes at your feet.

  • "The rich declare themselves poor and most of us are not sure if we have too much."

    So true!

  • Elle est trop belle cette chanson!!!!!!!

  • blueeyesofice

    Your judging all celebs alike that's one and two is I hear no where him denouncing himself from the rest of society - which means, he's not distancing himself. hope that helps

  • Exactly jakker, I think george is speaking from a point of view that applys to all of us including himself who have been naughty in life(no-one is perfect) The line" I guess somewhere along the way he must have let us all out to play turned his back and all gods children crept out the back door" sums that up beautifully I think!! We all have a duty to behave responsibly, some do not try When infact its not really that hard to do is it?

  • hi, why do you say hypocrisy? I'm not sparking an argument I am just interested to know.

  • @bigmuso1 think about it.

  • maybe you see the truth, but your fear prevents you from admitting it..........

  • @Kyotocon1 nice try with the john lennon fortune cookie stuff but it doesn't even apply to me this time.

  • I just posted the original promo single for this song on ebay. Item number 280456926281

  • Too right, George.

  • its my george . :) i love him.

  • This song twenty years ago is exactly what is happening now - rings eerily true and makes you realize how sad things have become....

  • Iv'e Loved This Song Since It Came Out & I Still Do!!! George Michael Is Amazing!..I Simply Love His Voice! 5*s+ Thankyou...Anita..

  • 20 years ago this song was sung and nothing changes....... what are the young today going to do to change??? twitter the world to change?????? LOL..... not sure wether to laugh or cry....

  • You said a mouthful.

  • I watched a movie called "The Cove" about a week ago about the mass slayings of dolphins by fisherman in Taiji, Japan. It was an eye opening and heart breaking sight and it's still fresh in my mind. This song hits home. If you want to help by the way, text DOLPHIN to 44144. THX

  • That's so true ernie.

  • a song for our times

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