Representatives for the late George Michael have broken their silence surrounding the news that Taylor Swift has sampled one of his classic tracks on The Life of a Showgirl.
It was noted earlier this week that Michael holds a writing credit on Swift's yet-to-be-heard "Father Figure," the fourth song on the upcoming album which happens to share a name with a 1987 single of the same name off of the Wham! singer's debut solo album, Faith. It's been confirmed that the new track interpolates the old one. Interpolating is similar to a sample, but instead of incorporating a part of the original recording, it typically features a portion of the melody re-recorded by the new artist.
The '80s rocker's estate took to social media on Thursday, Oct. 2, one day before the release of Swift's 12th studio album, sharing his team's gratitude "for including George in such a special moment ❤️?," joking that "'Father Figure (Taylor’s Version)' is out tomorrow ✨."
Taylor Swift interpolate's George Michael's 'Father Figure' on 'The Life of a Showgirl,' nearly 20 years after covering Wham!'s 'Last Christmas.'Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic
"We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael’s classing son ‘Father Figure’ into a brand new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album," they elaborated in a glittering graphic that matched the aesthetic of the new record. "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,'" they concluded.
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Early on in her career, Swift released a small Christmas album called Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, which featured two original compositions—"Christmases When You Were Mine" and "Christmas Must Be Something More"—and four classic holiday covers: "Santa Baby," "White Christmas," "Silent Night," and Wham's "Last Christmas."
One of Michael's fans shared their memory of hearing it on the radio, noting, "Ill always love the original but its nice to see other artists who love him as well," suggesting that her references to his music might "open a new generation to George Michael and his incredible catalog of songs!!"
In fact, several "GenX Swifties" in the comments shared they're feeling most excited for this track above all others, determined that they'd "be listening to it first."
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Any Haters Were Quickly Sent Packing
Meanwhile, negative comments were overcome by fans, with one clapping back, "How sad there are negative comments. No she won’t sing it like him but it’s a compliment. She clearly admires his talent and it will introduce more people to his songs through searching originals."
"I’m sure George would see it as a compliment too," they added.
"I love that Taylor loves George Michael..." another agreed. "he was such a voice and talent...miss him!"
"If you knew George Michael and his recording history then you should know and appreciate how many songs he covered himself," someone else pointed out. "He had multiple collaborations with many great artists during his career."
Swift Has Interpolated Hit Songs Into Her Work Before
Swift has previously interpolated Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" in the Reputation track "Look What You Made Me Do," and Train's "Drops of Jupiter," which she has also covered, into the Speak Now vault track "When Emma Falls in Love." She interpolated her own "Out of the Woods," off of 1989, in the Midnights song "Question...?".
It's unclear how similar the two latest interpolated tracks may be, but Michael once described his own version an interview with Entertainment Tonight, telling the outlet, “I think there’s a definite pattern in people’s lives where they move away from their parents. They spend time on their own. And then, they look for that replacement.”
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