Wham! - Last Christmas
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, You gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special George Michael it would seem, has at some point learned the...
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, You gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special
George Michael it would seem, has at some point learned the hard way that pawning his organs can be something of a risk. 
Especially around Christmas time, when, lets be honest, the hearts are going to be flying off the shelves as hospitals look to serve up Christmas miracles, for dewy eyed children who really want their Dad’s to pull through with those heart transplants (I’ve seen a lot of Christmas TV and have come to expect this little generic element).
However, George doesn’t need to cry for long as he seems to have the ability to regenerate the organs, which would explain why he isn’t dead whilst singing about pawning his organs and finding that they had been sold on before he got his act together. Rather fool-hardily though he seems to be just as eager to pawn off this newly acquired heart, as quickly as he did the first one. It’s disappointing to see that he doesn’t value his organs properly, but at least he’s promising to be more discerning this time when he gives it away.
Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance but you still catch my eye Tell me baby do you recognise me? Well it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me
Poor George, looks like he’s been lonely this year and seems quite afraid to commit to a new relationship. He then has the nerve to ask someone if they recognize him? To be fair he is George Michael, one of the worlds most famous and notorious singers. To not recognize him would be a little weird. He seems to think a year away from the limelight would mean that everyone would forget about him too. I think he’s being a little naïve about the nature of fame to be honest. Then again he doesn’t seem too surprised by his recognition.
(Happy Christmas!) I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "I Love You" I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again
Ah now I see what’s going on, George is still pissed off that he gave away his heart for little return on his investment. Bless him, if he didn’t wrap it up all pretty with a nice little bow around it and even paid first class for postage (to be fair I wouldn’t have been surprised if it had been lost in the post rather than given away). Unfortunately it was only too late that George realized that he actually needs a heart to live, and can only kick himself for being such a fool (perceivably before he passed out and waited for his new heart to grow). However, in a moment of no regrets he promises he’d do it all again for a kiss. I really am beginning to worry that George hasn’t really learned his lesson that hearts are quite precious, (especially on the black market) and shouldn’t be given away just like that.
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Oooh Oooh
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again
Well looks like it’s that time on Christmas day. Everyone has drunk too much, eaten too much and they can’t feign an interest in the monopoly game anymore. Either that or George has been singing to them for two long. However, it seems is trying to hide from his ex, and is really quite scathing about her by referring to her soul as ice. I know there’s a lot of metaphysical debate about the soul’s existence but in the event that it does exist, can it actually freeze? That’s one to ask the reverend (or Rabbi or Imam, who says we aren’t PC on this site, although considering we are doing a 12 day feature on Christmas….).
George seems to feel he’s been taken advantage of by this person, but if you consider that he gave them a working vital organ, then maybe you can understand his pain. In fact the pain get so much that George actually has to grunt “ooh ooooh” in pain. Then again there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel as he’s found true love. Doesn’t really get his heart back though does it?
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart (Gave you my heart) A man undercover but you tore me apart Next year I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special special someone someone I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special who'll give me something in return I'll give it to someone hold my heart and watch it burn
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
I've got you here to stay
I can love you for a day
I thought you were someone special
gave you my heart
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone
last christmas I gave you my heart
you gave it away
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone
Well at least George seems to have learned something for the next time he offers someone, say his kidneys, or maybe even his bladder. He knows now that you shouldn’t give you organs away willy-nilly. In fact the way the song ends, you’d think that George was writing out lines as punishment for his sillyness.
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