I didn’t get to see George Michael’s Faith tour. Can a new concert film make up for that?

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As deceptively simple opening lyrics to pop songs go, George Michael’s “Well, I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body” is up there with the best. It sounds as if he’s being politely forward, but it turns out that Faith, his 1987 hit, is about resolving not to touch the person he’s addressing because there’s an emotional penalty attached.

This classic is one reason why I’m in the market for next week’s release of George Michael: The Faith Tour but am prepared to have to pick my heart up off the floor afterwards. The concert film, directed by Andy Morahan and David Austin, surfaces live performances from two Parisian dates on the late singer’s first solo tour, the unearthed footage capturing the swaggeringly potent spell of his career in 1988 before he took a step back, overwhelmed by superstardom.

It will be accompanied by Finding Faith,…

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