George Michael Unexpectedly Praising Joy Division in 1984 🖤

George Michael discussing Joy Division on BBC television in 1984 — revealing that Closer was one of his favorite albums during the height of Wham!’s global pop success.

📺 This rare moment came from the BBC music discussion show Eight Days a Week, aired on May twenty-fifth, nineteen eighty-four. The episode featured George Michael, Morrissey of The Smiths, and radio presenter Tony Blackburn discussing music, films, books, and the growing legacy of Joy Division.

At the time, Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” was climbing the charts, while The Smiths had just released “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now.” But the conversation took an unexpected turn when George Michael openly praised Joy Division and especially their second album, Closer.

George described parts of Closer as “beautiful,” surprising many viewers who associated him only with polished mainstream pop music at the time.

The discussion also explored Ian Curtis, New Order, post-punk culture, and the growing mythology surrounding Joy Division in the early nineteen eighties.

This wasn’t just a TV interview.

It was a rare moment where completely different worlds of British music collided on live television.

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