George Michael, Shoot the Dog [DVD] Review

Overall Rating

The music video for Freeek was a glitzy, flashy piece of work that made good use of stunning visual images.

The song is more a statement of one man's opinion on human nature than a statement on how society is changing. Although everyone is entitled to their views, George seems to think that we are slaves to our own human nature and expresses this in a manner which is nothing short of sexually explicit!

Some of the images, while really cool (I like the women on leashes) are sexually explicit (I wouldn't want scenes of naked/semi naked people getting it on in a music video no matter WHO is singing it!). The lyrics reflect the aspirations of a small element of society that is better left unpromoted in the media (ie the sexually promiscuous) - they are seen in lyrics like "I'll be your one f*** fantasy) - do we REALLY need stuff like that, people?

I think George is a GREAT performer - he's a great singer, he (always) looks AMAZING (excuse the pun), and he can write some wonderful stuff. In spite of its catchiness however, I think George could have applied the melody and the video to something better.