Extremely saddened.
Just as when the word “Boyband” was coined, and Backstreet Boys became out of fashion..
I have had to be a closet Michael Jackson Fan for the longest of times.
I watched his videos everyday when i was in primary school. Every afternoon! That Smooth criminal Video:
But As the world bathes in emotional hiccups and tears,
or others debate about “Why should we care?”
Why don’t we remember him for the great music and hope he has brought instead.
Michael Jackson Technologies:
[Just some fun facts that i just only recently learnt about him!!!!]
Emotional Hiccups:
(not to be confused with “Hee Hee”)
In the mid-1970s, the singer adopted a “vocal hiccup” as seen in “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”. The purpose of the hiccup—somewhat like a gulping for air or gasping—was to help promote a certain emotion, be it excitement, sadness or fear
Rights to Beatles:
Michael Jackson reportedly paid 47million to buy out 150 to 260 Beatle Songs. This investment has billion dollar returns.
For “Smooth Criminal”, Jackson experimented with an innovative “anti-gravity lean” in his performances, for which he was granted US Patent No. 5,255,452.
His albums:
“OFF THE WALL”
Many of us might not know about this PRe-thriller album,
but it was his breakthrough effort and it did earn a whopping 20million
Ah everybody knows this one.
I actually found it in my father’s Cassette rack, and i was happy like crazy.
THRILLER!
1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (6:02)
2. Baby Be Mine (4:20)
3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney) (3:42)
4. Thriller (5:57)
5. Beat It (4:17)
6. Billie Jean (4:57)
7. Human Nature (4:05)
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (3:58)
9. The Lady In My Life (4:57)
10. Someone In The Dark (Bonus 2001) (4:48)
11. Carousel (Bonus 2001) (2:01)
Of this album, my favorite is actually Human Nature, (wonderful MTV too)
but in Thriller
who could forget the Monster Dance?
It even inspired a Bollywood Spoof Version:
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJRNyPK-lc&feature=related]
Haha.
This is
“Farewell my summer love” (secret album)
And the infamous!
Michael Jackson
BAD
1. Bad (4:07)
2. The Way You Make Me Feel (4:59)
3. Speed Demon (4:01)
4. Liberian Girl (3:54)
5. Just Good Friends (4:08)
6. Another Part Of Me (3:55)
7. Man In The Mirror (5:19)
8. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (4:25)
9. Dirty Diana (4:52)
10. Smooth Criminal (4:19)
11. Leave Me Alone (4:40)
12. StreetWalker (Bonus2001) (5:49)
13. Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (Bonus 2001) (4:04)
14. Fly Away (Bonus 2001) (3:26)
Soulfully,
“Dirty Diana” is really cool. “Leave me Alone” of course u know. “Speed Demon” is damn cute.
The special song here, just for the repeating rift is “Another part of me” – i remember it from the michael Jackson Video game
The best video game rift haha.
[but i prefered this Sega Version]
But truly bluely the best unforgettable song, with a super extended MTV, with robots and power ups
is Smooth criminal. Damn i still miss that exaggerated MTV, that is damn cool.
“Hee Hee”
This is the peak of his career i reckon
Michael Jackson’s
Dangerous
1. Jam (5:39)
2. Why You Wanna Trip On Me (5:24)
3. In The Closet (6:32)
4. She Drives Me Wild (3:41)
5. Remember The Time (4:00)
6. Can’t Let Her Get Away (5:01)
7. Heal The World (6:24)
8. Black Or White (4:16)
9. Who Is It (6:35)
10. Give In To Me (5:29)
11. Will You Be There (7:40)
12. Keep The Faith (5:58)
13. Gone Too Soon (3:22)
14. Dangerous (6:59)
Actually the song” dangerous” is just ok. But the big hits are like JAM,
my favorite song of all time “Who is it”
The beautiful will you be there…
Gone too soon,
and wow
i just saw “Give in to me” Super rock ballad. Love it.
if i go on any further, i will just name every damn song,
because it is one of those albums that are simply…wow
diversity, and almost ALL THE SONGS ARE NICE
my mother always said “It’s so hard to buy an album from an artist
where all the songs are nice”
ah there u go…an album where all the songs are nice
and i purposely held back
of course the king of songs
“Black or white” –
ow!
hee hee…
Oh my god, i almost failed to mention “Remember the Time” ….fwah…ultra sweet
BUT MY ALL TIME
FAVORITE MICHAEL JACKSON SONG
“Who is it”
This is the Video LINK:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjvoVpOrlbM)
By the way, i listened to this album everyday for a year. i even had a classmate who seemed to choke on fishballs
everyday, trying to do the “emotional hiccups” that Michael does in “Who is it”.
HISTORY
1. Scream (4:38)
2. They Don’t Care About Us (4:45)
3. Stranger In Moscow (5:45)
4. This Time Around (4:20)
5. Earth Song (6:45)
6. D.S. (4:50)
7. Money (4:40)
8. Come Together (5:25)
9. You Are Not Alone (5:45)
10. Childhood (4:28)
11. Tabloid Junkie (4:30)
12. 2 Bad (4:50)
13. HIStory (6:35)
14. Little Susie (6:15)
15. Smile (4:55)
I loved SCREAM….rock/pop. He made pop look good, in a time where gangster hip hop
was sitting in as the new kings of music.
The special song once more to me, would be Stranger in Moscow..a very nice mood piece.
He manages to instill so much emotions in his songs, even more than some movies!
“They don’t really care about us.” has a super nice beat.
i know some people find Earth song a lil cheesy, but it is definitive and purposeful.
and of course the super hit
“You are not alone” Awwwwwwwwwwww
After all my jokes, i still feel a little sorrow. though autopsy is still trying to figure out why he died.
I was pretty sure it was from exhaustion. He had previous injuries, and he really wanted to put on a good show for the fans of
his already sold out concerts. He wanted to get back into that physical shape again. which is rather difficult to accomplish at his age anyways.
He was trying to make a comeback.
Perhaps a second chance, a second run at his first love, – simply entertaining people.
Be the top of his game.
So while the world debates about his death, his legacy, his character, his accusations, his good his bad,
I just want to wish him peace.
And May he moonwalk in Heaven.
Ding An
Director
Kallang Roar D
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