if you tell me I'm wrong, then you gotta prove you're right

[arisha]

When I was nine years old I was a huge fan of Michael Jackson. I was absolutely obsessed with his music, I read his autobiography at least twice, I kept every newspaper article about him, I watched his music videos over and over and over ... I feel as though in typing that out I am revealing some deep, dark secret that I should forever keep hidden lest I be ostracized from the community, but whatever. It's true.

Today while flipping through channels I learned that Thriller is going to be rereleased next month, in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition complete with new versions of a few of the songs. In a way this makes me kind of sad. Like ... Michael Jackson hasn't had a truly successful release in a good ten years, and his life has been steadily falling apart on international television. Is it going to take another Thriller rerelease to get people to focus on his music again? Is that even possible anymore?

Every time another bad piece of Michael Jackson news breaks, my dad sort of sighs and says, "You know, I still like him." And you know what? I do, too. He used to be insanely popular (maybe he still is, in other countries?) and I can definitely see why. Thriller remains the top selling album of all time because it has some amazing songs with amazing videos to go with them. And he's an insanely good performer, whose influence on current pop artists is, I think, undeniable. (Obvious example: Rhianna's "Don't Stop the Music" uses the chant from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'.") So, if you will allow me to be so bold, here are five of my favourite Michael Jackson songs, one from each of the albums that were the basis for my crazy nine-year-old fandom. x)

1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
2. Billie Jean (if you think this song is anything less than awesome, then I dunno if we can even be friends anymore!)
3. Smooth Criminal
4. Black or White
5. Scream (the most expensive music video ever made! ^^; )

ahaha and now I feel really embarrassed and shall just sit back and wait for you all to defriend me. x)

Comments

[aurora-lime.livejournal.com]

I too luff em jay.

[frauleinfrog.livejournal.com]

Hey, like what you want. I always get really sad when I think about how he used to be, compared to what he is now. I mean, he was cute and sweet when he was little, and he seemed really hard working. And then... something happened. -_-; I kind of blame the fact that he was, like, five when he started show biz. ^^;