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The feeling that whatever else might have been going on in his life, he could be relied upon to create interesting music never faded: this month there was news that he was planning to make an album with Beyoncé producer Naughty Boy. It sounded like the start of an intriguing new chapter, but Michael’s musical legacy was already sealed years ago. His career showed that you could escape teen pop stardom with aplomb, or at least you could if you were Michael.
A powerful streak of knowing irony and camp ran through their music that’s perhaps easier to see in retrospect than it was at the time. Frequently depicted as the musical incarnation of the Thatcher era, they played benefit gigs for miners during the 1984-85 strike.
