George Michael’s estate reacts to Taylor Swift collaboration on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album

George Michael’s estate reacts to Taylor Swift collaboration on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album

One of George Michael’s biggest hits, Father Figure, is incorporated on Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. And the late music legends estate has responded. Just hours before the album’s release Friday, the late Wham Singer’s estate said they were delighted that the 14time Grammy winner was inspired by his 1987 track, Father Figure. In a statement shared on the late rocker’s official Instagram account, the estate said that Michael would have fully backed the song’s inclusion in Swift’s album. We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael’s classic song, Father Figure, into a brand new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album. When we heard the track, we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists. and we know George would have felt the same. George Michael Entertainment wishes Taylor every success with the life of a showgirl and father figure. The statement concluded the track, which is fourth on Swift’s album, has sparked many fan theories online regarding who the song is about, including a rival singer in the industry. But signs point to the song being about Taylor’s early days in her career. George Michael’s original version of the song went viral last year, 37 years after it was first released, thanks to the BDSM romcom Baby Girl. In a scene that was massively meme’d online, Harris Dickinson’s character dances shirtless in a hotel room for his boss, played by Nicole Kidman. Nearly a decade after his untimely death in 2016, it’s clear that George Michael’s legacy as a pop music icon lives on.

George Michael’s estate has responded to Taylor Swift featuring the late music legend’s iconic song on her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

Just hours before the album’s release Friday, the late Wham! singer’s estate said they were “delighted” to have the 14-time Grammy winner interpolate his 1987 track, “Father Figure.”

In a statement shared on the late rocker’s official Instagram account, the estate said that Michael — who died on Christmas Day in 2016 at age 58 — would have fully backed the song’s inclusion in Swift’s album.

“We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael’s classic song ‘Father Figure’ into a brand new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album,” the statement said.

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