One of the biggest hits by British singer George Michael, to be exact , the duo Wham!, may be banned.
Swedish couple Thomas and Hannah Mazzetti are raising funds to buy out the rights to the British duo Wham!'s song Last Christmas to permanently ban its performance and broadcast in public places, radio and TV.
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Thomas and Hanna want to buy the rights to “Last Christmas” to take the hit off the air forever.
< p>The Independent reports that they raised $62,000, but the price is at least $15 million.
Hannah Mazzetti has hated Last Christmas since she was 13 years old. Then she worked in a cafe in Oxford. The manager of the establishment constantly played this song during the Christmas season.
Last year, 2021, the Mazzetis made friends with people who also hate this song. Then the idea arose to buy the rights to the composition. They belong to the label Warner Chappell Music UK and are estimated at 15-25 million dollars.
The song Last Christmas first sounded in 1984 and became a symbol of Christmas. The composition tops the Christmas hit parades not only on the Billboard Holiday Songs Chart, but also on other holiday charts.
Last Christmas is performed by the late British singer George Michael in a duet with Andrew Ridgeley. Then the musicians had a huge success as part of Wham! The author of the composition is George Michael.
The clip “Last Christmas” is no less popular. In the video, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley are in the company of friends at a ski resort. Andrew's girlfriend used to date George, so the song is about their past relationship. The clip also features former backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie and Spandau Ballet.
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