Ballad-Careless Whsiper

The song Careless Whisper by George Michael constitutes as a ballad because it is about jealous sweethearts and unrequited love. It talks about how he never wants to dance again with any other women. He only wants that one person and no one else. He talks about how she broke his heart and how he feels about the whole situation throughout the song. The characteristics of a ballad in this song are dramatization of a single incident, a strong simple beat and an uncomplicated pattern, refrain and regular repetition of the chorus, suggests rather than directly states, and it is based on actual events. Michael focuses on one single incident, his heart being broken. The song itself is catchy and the beat is simple and flows well. He doesn't exactly say "this girl broke my heart" but rather he implies it by saying he is never going to dance again because he doesn't want it to remind him of the times with the woman who hurt him. The song is also based on actual events. I assume this because one cannot write such a heartfelt song without actually being heartbroken like this before.

Careless Whisper

 I Feel So Unsure
As i take your hand
And lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies
Something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad goodbyes

[Chorus]

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that i've been given
So i'm never gonna dance again
The way i danced with you

Time can never mend
The careless whisper of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find

[Chorus]

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now who's gonna dance with me
Please stay

[Chorus]

Now that you've gone
Now that you've gone
Now that you've gone
Was what i did so wrong
So wrong that you had to leave me alone

Careless Whisper - George Michael