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Who sang Praying for Time?

George Michael released the song Praying for Time. Date of release: 1990.

Release date: 1990

Duration: 04:41

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The meaning of the song 'Praying for Time ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 Praying for Time song analysis

The lyrics speak of hard times for many people, some being homeless and others starving. The rich pretend to be poor while the rest of us don't know if we have enough. The protagonist says that God has stopped keeping score, implying that the world's evolution is irreversible. The song suggests that people should pray for more time to make things right.

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George Michael - Short Biography

George Michael is a British singer, songwriter and producer who has achieved meteoric success, selling over 125 million records worldwide and having seven number one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. He has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. He was ranked 45th on Billboard's "Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time" and was the most popular artist on UK radio from 1984 to 2004.

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The song "Praying for Time" was released in 1990 by British singer and songwriter George Michael, on Epic Records in the UK and Columbia Records in the US. It was the first single from his second studio album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, and spent a week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It was Michael's seventh number one single in the U.S. and his last solo single to reach the top of the Hot 100. In addition, "Praying for Time" peaked at number one on the Canadian charts for two weeks, becoming Michael's penultimate solo hit in that country.

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