George Michael's "Freedom! The catchy song addressed his struggles with identity, artistic growth and stardom in a meaningful way. And because Michael refused to appear on-camera, the song ended up with an iconic music video that brought the worlds of fashion and entertainment together. Michael didn't want his image used to promote his album Listen Without Prejudice Vol.

Michael didn't want to appear in the video, so he enlisted the world's most popular supermodels

'Freedom! '90!' was a big break for many of the crew members
Last year, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of George Michael's music video "Freedom! Naomi, Christy, Linda, Cindy and Tatjana all spoke out about being part of such an iconic music video. Today, as we mourn the death of George Michael and remember his best works, click through to relive the music video that blended the fashion and music worlds together seamlessly. Oh my god, it was crazy!
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Sure, other catwalk favorites starred in music videos during that era, and fashion photographers like Steven Meisel and Herb Ritts were recruited by stars such as Madonna, Chris Isaak and Janet Jackson to burnish their visuals. Directed by David Fincher, who was at the start of his film career, and filmed over several days at Merton Park Studios in London, the video from Mr. It runs for six and a half minutes, and its production also gathered a team of novice professionals who would go on to become major forces in fashion, including the stylist Camilla Nickerson, the hairdresser Guido Palau , the makeup artist Carol Brown and the model John Pearson. Naomi Campbell, model. I met George in L. What would it take to get you? I said yes, and then Christy and Tatjana and everyone came in. He had 76 models, and it was the big finale of him designing, although none of us knew that then.
Mouthing lyrics for the cameras may sound like a pretty easy gig, but it proved to be a tricky challenge. In fact, the models found it easier to sing along, karaoke-style. After rocketing to stardom with the duo Wham! He took a stand: no more photos and no more music videos. That is, until pressure from his record label prompted him to release a video for his single "Freedom!