Wham - Freedom (HQ video)

[B0bMosley3]

...Amazing to think there were one =billion= less Chinese when this video was made, ain't it?

[FoneArc]

It's amazing to see China back when it was still isolated from the West.

[xingmeichun]

这部动画片是什么？



[AphroditeEros33]

i♡it♡i Yes! Shì de! Hai! Wham Pops & Rocks!! I <3 it <3 it <3 it!!! Fantastic Music & Video*^o^* Music, Martial Arts, Sports, Dancing, Children connect all the people & animals, aliens in the universe 2gether!!! Thanxoxo so much for posting & sharing this superb music video*^o^* Brilliant☆ i♡it♡i

[MattBu1981]

Wick smells

[taopolis1]

Yes! That was great ! Thanks for posting

[Roodosutaa]

5:10 1984 Mainlander kids in Western clothes, probably had friends (or dads) in high places

[Roodosutaa]

4:15 Pepsi with Darkie toothpaste, hahaha

[B0bMosley3]

@Roodosutaa ...Darkie was originally a 1933 Chinese toothpaste brand bought by Colgate/Palmolive the same year this video was made, IIRC, it's still sold in China, with the name changed to Darlie, but the racist stereotypes left intact, and is not available in the US. There are reports that visitors from China and US tourists returning who have tubes of Darkie in their bags are having them confiscated by customs officials. Go figure.

[Roodosutaa]

@B0bMosley3 I should know, I was born in HK. Last I checked (on a business trip 2 days ago) it's alive and well and yes I remember as a kid in the 80s they made a big fuss about the name change with a full tv commercial and newspaper ads announcing the change.

Still called "Black Man Toothpaste" in Chinese though. Even though the mascot is anything but black.

[trevinboy]

Damn China has changed !

[MermaidKristen]

love this video !!! thanks for posting it :))

[bobyruso]

recordar es vivir los viejos tiempos los mejores

[dimitriosmichael]

beautiful attempt by wham. what a legend effort hey?

[BAILEY27877]

I was 8 years old at the time this song came out,loved it then,still love it now.

[coconutshaft]

wo ai beijing tiananmen

[juneso1]

Love this Song! It brings back the good o' days!

[anzoladanilo]

excellent video ....

[75cowboyzfan]

I ALWAYS LIKE DIS SONG ! MAKES ME WANT 2 GO 2 CHINA .

[Priscysupply]

me levanta el animo esta canción...

[VIC999VIC]

I love this video and its message but you wouldn't catch my black behind in China.

[DaveWollenberg]

HIt #3 pop, #4 AC in the US (Billboard). How'd it do in the UK? God bless!

[raspberrybaggio]

Chinese people seem to spend most of their time fighting each other.

[bambiblazer09]

@raspberrybaggio not anymore than americans

[1972carla]

The woman at 4:21 is George his sister Melanie. :-)

[Gravida12]

Thank you Carla.

[Gravida12]

I have read that the woman at 4:21 is George Michael's sister. She does look very Greek. Does anyone know if this is true?

[pklocek]

Not only was the Wall's fall an important symbol of the end of Communism, but just as much was Wham's trip to China four years earlier. I remember seeing this as a 15 year old and not thinking much of it. I didn't realize it was a tectonic shift that I was seeing. I just remember thinking to myself; "wow ... Chinese chicks are hot."

[lulala32100]

Pop frees China ~

[02solara]

great song

[02solara]

wham had some great hits in the early 80's and 90's

[camizowner]

I love this song!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting it..I had it saved from a different user and seen it wasn't available..I thought, I'd never find it again!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!

[Rucks90]

That guy on 4:28-4:30 looks just like Tony Romo. lol

[Gravida12]

Fascinating images. Snapshots from a China just on the verge of opening up, 1985.

[The29fulcrum]

:-)

[Sexycholita01]

Gracias,wham, i always will remember u guys.and so good music..freddie lopez.

[TheNightBadger]

The year is 1985. Wham! ruled the world. Good times.

[novalee66]

@TheNightBadger OMG Yes, remember when this came out, seems like only yesterday.

[FredensBP]

Great