I don't wanna talk about it / let's talk about it

Placements are going out today but nobody's heard anything from the Vancouver consulate yet so I think I'll take a moment in between inbox refreshes to write a fangirly entry. Subject: the "Behind the Mask" music video was revealed yesterday!!! This is my favourite song from the first posthumous Michael Jackson album (and for six months it was the most-played song on my iPod; I am a little ashamed to admit that it was recently dethroned by f(x)'s "Pinocchio (Danger)"), and when they asked for fan submissions for the video I admit I was worried how well it would turn out. Well I totally underestimated how great the submissions would be and how well they would be edited together and omg I love the result. They fit so much in!! I've watched it like ten times already and I still haven't seen everything. And I guess it does make sense for "Behind the Mask" to have a fanmade video, seeing as how one of my favourite parts of the song is the cheering crowd you can hear through a lot of it. :)

You guys know I like the international tributes, so you probably won't be surprised to hear that my favourite thing about this video (besides the little girl dressed like Captain EO at 1:05, omg best ever) is how it features fans from all over the world. I definitely wasn't expecting it to start with an awesome flag montage!! (Peru is in the top left corner at 0:15!) Also watch out for cameos by the Coliseum, the Washington Monument, Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower (twice!), the Taj Mahal and the pyramids! xD It is really cool to see people of all ages and races and abilities and countries just having a blast being fans. I like to think that even if I wasn't a fan of MJ, I'd still find it fascinating how he managed to reach so many people all over the world. Seriously, who else is even half this famous?

In conclusion, this video is awesome and you should all help me put names to the landmarks in it that I suspect are famous but that I don't recognize. xD