3 posts tagged “michael jackson”

OMG! In addition to his awesome career, remember how much Michael Jackson wanted to change the world for the better? I had forgotten how AWESOME this song/video is until just watching it again.

It's weird because I honestly feel bad for all the young people who missed all the unbelievably awesome 80s music. Like, I know they can listen to it now, but they weren't there when MTV videos (NOT reality shows) were EVERYTHING to us! I actually remember the premiere of this video, as well as Thriller, etc. We used to have premeires for videos! And I did dance steps and air guitar and drums in my living room with my friends all day long to MTV. I'm pretty sure we even taped videos with our top-loading Beta recorder so we could play them over and over again.

Then, looking at this video I remember the artists that I loved so much back then, like Lionel Richie, who said the word "outrageous" 54 million times at the Grammys when he won pretty much every award in sight. I still listen to Can't Slow Down - Penny Lover is my fave. And I had totally forgotten about Paul Simon whom I loved so much even though he's only 4 inches tall. This was also back when Billy Joel was with Christie Brinkley. Seriously, he was, and he even sang about her in Uptown Girl.

Then, of course, was Kenny Loggins. LOVED HIM! And I had forgotten that Steve Perry was a part of this. He's quite possibly the greatest vocalist of all time. Why did he ever stop singing? He was so awesome! Also, Bruce Springsteen, who looks as if he's taking a dump during his solos, was super popular back then. I was nuts for Born in the USA. AND, could Cyndi Lauper bust out ANY MORE? She's awesome! I remember something about her being able to sing a million different octaves, AND she was super fun. Finally, what was the deal with Bob Dylan? He sucks and he's weird. I don't remember anything about him. 

Nevertheless, these poor kids who never got to truly live through all of this have really missed out. For once, I really am thankful that I'm old and got to rock out with all these artists, especially MJ! I might be a little bit more upset about his passing than I thought I was.  

OK, so I feel terrible for Farrah Fawcett that Michael Jackson died and stole all her thunder. And I feel bad for Ed McMahon that Farrah Fawcett AND Michael Jackson died, stealing his thunder. And, MOST OF ALL, I feel like shit for Jon and Kate Plus 8 that all these insensitive REAL celebrities died and stole their undeserved thunder. It's a sad day!

Well people, I SERIOUSLY mourn my beloved Michael Jackson!! Man, I got my groove on a million times to this man in my life. Clearly, he is an icon and one of the greatest singers/performers of all time. What's interesting to me, though, as I watch all the coverage with my friends in NYC, is the crowd gathered outside The Apollo in Harlem. They keep showing crowds of black people honoring Michael outside the theater, yet wait, was he really black when he died? I don't get it.

PS - My friends are making me post this!