Freedom! ’90

Freedom! ’90

George Michael

“Freedom” (officially “Freedom ‘90”, to distinguish it from an identically-titled song by Michael’s former group Wham!) is the third single from Listen Without Prejudice, referring to George’s past success but also shows a new side of himself as a new man, who is more cynical about the music business than he had been before. It’s widely known for its music video featuring various supermodels of the early 90s, such as Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista.

As a way of reassuring his audience that he was finished with his old persona, in the music video he burnt the iconic BSA leather jacket that had become associated with his image.