Hmmmmm....
Hey, an awful lot has been said since I logged off about 20 hours ago... this whole mess seems to run and run!
Yesterday I wasn't sure about the whole thing, the first time I listened to the song, I really didn't believe it was michael. However, before I heard the song, and over the weekend, all I saw were stories about possible fake songs. So maybe my judgment was clouded?
I sat here for 6 hours yesterday reading comment after comment and have started to believe that maybe, we have got it wrong. With each of us playing off eachother this whole thing seems to have snowballed to where it is today.
Sony did make a statement yesterday claiming that the song was 100% genuine. We are all sat waiting for an "official" announcement that the song is fake, when maybe it just isn't. I have been a fan of Michael's for over 20 years, was at the trial, and the memorial service... I am as much a fan as everybody here... But I do believe this is Michael.
As far as I am aware there are 2 acapella versions of this song... one a fan created yesterday by removing the music track, and one that is being banded about as the "official acapella". I have just listened to the "official" version... this is Michael, from my heart.
The phrasing and expression are Michael, the pronounciation in every lyric is Michael.
Sure, the finished version has been dubbed, and over dubbed. The words have been stretched, pulled about and remixed to create a "commercial" sound. But I really believe that if we could only hear the original recording, the DEMO, then we would hear that it is Michael.
I believe for sure that the DEMO of this song would sound completely different, even the tune and the speed would be different for sure. And Teddy has done a bad job in production and "finishing" of this song, it sounds cheap and nasty, I really hate the opening segment and is a bad quality copy of Tabloid Junkie... but it is what it is.
Without Michael here to finish each and every track, we are not going to hear what we expect to hear. It's never going to sound the way that Michael would want it to sound. What the producers are working with are DEMO recordings, and they are trying to make the best out of it.
I believe in you guys, the fans. I have met many of you and believe in your passion, integrity and heart felt beliefs. We are all united as one. But for now I think we should all sit back, relax, and enjoy this album for what it really is...
A legacy, left for us by the KING of entertainment to enjoy....
With the L.O.V.E