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Michael Jackson - Epitome of Artistry
Okay, normally I post two items per day, and someone else already posted this in MJ Discussion, but in case you missed it there, you have to see this video!
Let the King of Pop explain what true artistry is all about....
BillyWorld99, please thank your friend for making this amazing video!!
Okay, normally I post two items per day, and someone else already posted this in MJ Discussion, but in case you missed it there, you have to see this video!
Let the King of Pop explain what true artistry is all about....
BillyWorld99, please thank your friend for making this amazing video!!
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Sooooooooooooooo beautiful.... :heart: Thanks for posting.
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I nearly wept on my knees when I heard about that a while back. I am German and have a huge interest in all things Art Deco (and Art Nouveau and Jugendstil although that's an earlier era) And I always wondered what kind of book that was. The art scene was absolutely thriving in places like Berlin before the Nazi literally shut it down. Nude art was nothing out of the ordinary.
Then come the Nazis and burn books instead of bleeping reading them. Sneddon would probably explode in an act of spontaneous combustion just walking through the Louvre.
Michael Jackson on the other hand suggested a tabloid burning. And along comes a provincial uptight dude who confiscates an art book by an artist that the Nazis qualified as "entartete Kunst"- "degenerate art". It is a sick, sick twist that Michael Jackson gets harassed by an ignorant a**hole (sorry) for art that resulted in the persecution of the artist who created it.
And they called Michael an antisemite!
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[size=+2]Michael Jackson was God's Musical Gift to the World[/size]
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Dear Editor,
The sudden death of larger-than-life world celebrity, Michael Jackson, shocked me to the core, but it was only as I surfed my pre-set radio stations in my car and found all the stations were playing Michael Jackson songs that I started having flashbacks of where I was in Guyana when certain songs came out, that I actually found myself tearing up as I drove for an appointment in New York on Thursday.
To say I grew up ‘with Michael Jackson’ would not be disingenuous, because even though he was born in Gary, Indianna and I was born and grew up in McKenzie, Guyana – he was born three days before I was – I literally grew up from around the late ’60s or very early ’70s listening to him and his singing siblings – The Jackson Five. Then, when he went solo, ‘Ben’ was one of my favourite songs while I was in high school, and back then when I had lots of hair, I grew my hair afro-style to mimic him. By my late teens, I partied a bit but distinctly recall loving to ‘party hearty’ to his high-energy Off The Wall album. Then there were Thriller and Bad which continued his legacy.
On my arrival in America in 1988, I was living in Georgia when Michael Jackson performed at what he dubbed his retirement concert in Atlanta in the summer of that year, and I recall reading a glowing feature story in the Atlanta Constitution and Journal on his performance in which a white elderly man attended the concert at the goading of his teenage son, and said he was pleasantly surprised at Jackson’s onstage performance. The man said that for a guy who was going into retirement at the age of 30, Jackson exhibited more energy than most guys he knew who were getting ready to retire.
Music critics and celebrity commentators could slice and dice his life to show the bright and dark sides of a man described by some as a musical genius and others as something of a manic ghoul; maybe they can add eccentric and eclectic, but I just want to remember him for the joy he brought to me and hundreds of millions around the world, including Guyana, with his music and energetic performances.
He may have had financial difficulties, but I am convinced his life was never supposed to be about money as much as it was supposed to be about entertaining. At the time of this writing, some are speaking of him as a man who was often in pain and often sad, but even if true, he certainly knew how to turn his pain to our gain and his sadness to our gladness.
Michael Jackson was not merely gifted; he was God’s musical gift to the world. Unfortunately for the world, the Giver decided to retrieve His gift on June 25 before it could be shared and enjoyed again after a long lay-off in what was supposed to be the start of a 50-concert performance starting July 12.
The world has indeed lost a human treasure in Michael Jackson. He will be remembered all over the world even as his songs continue to be played over and over and over again, both on the airwaves and in our hearts.
Yours faithfully,
Emile Mervin
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Source:
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/letters/06/27/michael-jackson-was-god’s-musical-gift-to-the-world/
Dear Editor,
The sudden death of larger-than-life world celebrity, Michael Jackson, shocked me to the core, but it was only as I surfed my pre-set radio stations in my car and found all the stations were playing Michael Jackson songs that I started having flashbacks of where I was in Guyana when certain songs came out, that I actually found myself tearing up as I drove for an appointment in New York on Thursday.
To say I grew up ‘with Michael Jackson’ would not be disingenuous, because even though he was born in Gary, Indianna and I was born and grew up in McKenzie, Guyana – he was born three days before I was – I literally grew up from around the late ’60s or very early ’70s listening to him and his singing siblings – The Jackson Five. Then, when he went solo, ‘Ben’ was one of my favourite songs while I was in high school, and back then when I had lots of hair, I grew my hair afro-style to mimic him. By my late teens, I partied a bit but distinctly recall loving to ‘party hearty’ to his high-energy Off The Wall album. Then there were Thriller and Bad which continued his legacy.
On my arrival in America in 1988, I was living in Georgia when Michael Jackson performed at what he dubbed his retirement concert in Atlanta in the summer of that year, and I recall reading a glowing feature story in the Atlanta Constitution and Journal on his performance in which a white elderly man attended the concert at the goading of his teenage son, and said he was pleasantly surprised at Jackson’s onstage performance. The man said that for a guy who was going into retirement at the age of 30, Jackson exhibited more energy than most guys he knew who were getting ready to retire.
Music critics and celebrity commentators could slice and dice his life to show the bright and dark sides of a man described by some as a musical genius and others as something of a manic ghoul; maybe they can add eccentric and eclectic, but I just want to remember him for the joy he brought to me and hundreds of millions around the world, including Guyana, with his music and energetic performances.
He may have had financial difficulties, but I am convinced his life was never supposed to be about money as much as it was supposed to be about entertaining. At the time of this writing, some are speaking of him as a man who was often in pain and often sad, but even if true, he certainly knew how to turn his pain to our gain and his sadness to our gladness.
Michael Jackson was not merely gifted; he was God’s musical gift to the world. Unfortunately for the world, the Giver decided to retrieve His gift on June 25 before it could be shared and enjoyed again after a long lay-off in what was supposed to be the start of a 50-concert performance starting July 12.
The world has indeed lost a human treasure in Michael Jackson. He will be remembered all over the world even as his songs continue to be played over and over and over again, both on the airwaves and in our hearts.
Yours faithfully,
Emile Mervin
Source:
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/letters/06/27/michael-jackson-was-god’s-musical-gift-to-the-world/
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In The Loving Memory Of My Eternal Love
Unlike religion
Your love is no paradox
It has escaped theocracy
Its spirit is free
Chasing the light of the Lord
Wherever he may be.
Unlike maths
You mind has no rule
And with it creativity flows in Heaven's garden
Just like it did on Earth when you shared it with millions
Just like it did when you created a universe of fairytale.
Unlike politics
Your dance only tapped into the truth
One of mirth and splendid bliss
For the mover and the observer
It showed truth like the truth in your kiss
Taking your name far from the oblivion.
Unlike death
You forever live in my heart
Singing the the morning
Dancing in dreams at night
My dear Michael
I'll never let you apart.
Written by DanceofZenab1994!
Unlike religion
Your love is no paradox
It has escaped theocracy
Its spirit is free
Chasing the light of the Lord
Wherever he may be.
Unlike maths
You mind has no rule
And with it creativity flows in Heaven's garden
Just like it did on Earth when you shared it with millions
Just like it did when you created a universe of fairytale.
Unlike politics
Your dance only tapped into the truth
One of mirth and splendid bliss
For the mover and the observer
It showed truth like the truth in your kiss
Taking your name far from the oblivion.
Unlike death
You forever live in my heart
Singing the the morning
Dancing in dreams at night
My dear Michael
I'll never let you apart.
Written by DanceofZenab1994!
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MJ You'll be in my heart
I LOVE MJ...PURE & SIMPLE
THIS MAN ITS A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING!! HE HAS A HUGE HEART INSIDE OF HIM, BUT PEOPLE JUST CANT UNDERSTAND HIM, THEY DONT EVEN TRY TO DO IT, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM, PLEASE TRY TO OPEN YOUR EYES,HEART AND MIND WITH THIS SONG, AND THIS VIDEO...
[YouTube]eVu1ZYuWDoM[/YouTube]
I LOVE MJ...PURE & SIMPLE
THIS MAN ITS A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING!! HE HAS A HUGE HEART INSIDE OF HIM, BUT PEOPLE JUST CANT UNDERSTAND HIM, THEY DONT EVEN TRY TO DO IT, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM, PLEASE TRY TO OPEN YOUR EYES,HEART AND MIND WITH THIS SONG, AND THIS VIDEO...
[YouTube]eVu1ZYuWDoM[/YouTube]
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That was beautiful....:wub:
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Michael jackson was the gift
What can be said about a child prodigy? What can be said about a child so gifted and talented that moguls in the music industry stood in awe? Society has not known what to do with someone like that. From Mozart to Elvis to Michael - the gifted child has been a question mark.
Michael Jackson had gifts that had global reach and proportion. Only a few have risen as high. Dancer, choreographer, songwriter, videographer – he was multi-gifted, a brilliant mind and put on a pedestal by so many people his life expressed the epitome of the saying, “It’s lonely at the top.” That is hard for an adult to live with and navigate through, let alone a child that with every part of their being cries out to be a child, but because of demands and expectations - cannot.
The gifted child first and foremost is a child. The inside of that child is exactly like the inside of another. They need to wonder, dream, imagine and play. They need to know they are loved unconditionally. They need to feel protected and safe. They need to know they are “wonderfully and fearfully made” and of priceless value. They need someone to discover the unique way they are "bent" and help them along that path. Seems so simple, but it really isn’t.
The fame and accolade that can surround a little “Michael” carry false qualities with them. This is hard to understand unless one has been there. Fame, money and accolade create a force field that makes everything about that life unreal. If that is not intentionally addressed by parents, siblings, friends or pastors the ”famous one” is lost, because all relationship and interaction with people happens because and through the gifting, not through desire for relationship and intimacy with the person.
God created us to have intimate relationships. He built within us a thirst after closeness with someone so that foremost, we would hunger to have that with Him, then with others. In Genesis God created a paradise with all kinds of wonderful plants and animals and set Adam in the midst of it, but still, “The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So, the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.”
So God made Eve and brought her to Adam and the Bible says, “The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” That phrase is key and important! When you are naked you can’t hide much. Everything you have is right out there for whomever to see. They can see all the things we can hide from the rest of the world. Creative clothing can cover up that extra tire around our middle and the right cut pants can camouflage heavy thighs. Everyone needs someone they can metaphorically be naked with. A relationship is an intimate one where the people involved can show each other the real person they are, naked, without anything to cover up. They can show them the good, bad and ugly and still be loved and accepted. Nothing is hidden. Everything is known.
That kind of relationship is always available with Father God. That’s what the secret place is. It is the intimate place where you are completely known and completely accepted. To find earthly intimacy with a friend or mate is possible, but doesn’t always happen. Many married couples never experience it, but when it happens between mates or friends - it is nothing short of a miracle.
When no one knows the real you, when there is no one you can be that safe with, there is a painful void on the inside that defies description. There is no animal on earth that can fill that place (not a dog or a cat!) and no paradise that can fill it (not even Hawaii!), neither can all the money you could imagine (though many of us think we would like to try that!). Only intimate relationship with God and people – in that order - can satisfy it.
Michael Jackson said in a one-on-one interview that was aired on a television special with Charles Gibson after he died, that no one looked at him like they look at other people. They didn’t see him like they would see a neighbor. The sadness in his eyes as he said it told the tale. We were created for intimacy.
As a society we have to take responsibility for what we create in the lives of those that have influence with their call and gifting. We create high pedestals in ivory towers for them to sit and if they would rather sit among the regular people, we make it impossible. We choose to only relate to them through their celebrity, so if they want interaction with other people, they must relate that way back. Then we wonder why they see the world differently than we do. Sometimes they even change their appearance to reflect how they feel on the inside. We laugh at them and label them strange, but how often do we pray for them or recognize there is a reason they are doing those strange things. The church has to be wiser than that.
God created us in His image. The person we are supposed to be is spelled out in His Word – it is no mystery. For every person there is a key that unlocks the prisons that hold them captive, that keep them from being what God created them to be. Jeremiah 33:3 says, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” If we seek Him for it, God will give us the keys. Is there a price to hear from God on this level? You bet there is! Is the price worth paying? Most definitely!
The gifted and talented people in our churches do not have to be victims to their own gifts, callings and destiny. It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top. Worshipers, whether they are musicians, artists, dancers, architects or chefs can be well rounded, happy individuals with godly families, giving optimally of their gifts to bring God’s truth to the world.
Teach worship relationship with God above all else. It brings the gifted one back to the creator and giver of the gift. Who knows better than the Gift Giver how to show someone to live with the gift? Then set the standard high and watch them rise to it. Who are the "Michaels" in your world?
Michael Jackson gave much to and through the world of music. He is gone, but his legacy lives on. "Michael, we hardly knew you".
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-12659-Kan...-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Michael-Jackson--the-gift
What can be said about a child prodigy? What can be said about a child so gifted and talented that moguls in the music industry stood in awe? Society has not known what to do with someone like that. From Mozart to Elvis to Michael - the gifted child has been a question mark.
Michael Jackson had gifts that had global reach and proportion. Only a few have risen as high. Dancer, choreographer, songwriter, videographer – he was multi-gifted, a brilliant mind and put on a pedestal by so many people his life expressed the epitome of the saying, “It’s lonely at the top.” That is hard for an adult to live with and navigate through, let alone a child that with every part of their being cries out to be a child, but because of demands and expectations - cannot.
The gifted child first and foremost is a child. The inside of that child is exactly like the inside of another. They need to wonder, dream, imagine and play. They need to know they are loved unconditionally. They need to feel protected and safe. They need to know they are “wonderfully and fearfully made” and of priceless value. They need someone to discover the unique way they are "bent" and help them along that path. Seems so simple, but it really isn’t.
The fame and accolade that can surround a little “Michael” carry false qualities with them. This is hard to understand unless one has been there. Fame, money and accolade create a force field that makes everything about that life unreal. If that is not intentionally addressed by parents, siblings, friends or pastors the ”famous one” is lost, because all relationship and interaction with people happens because and through the gifting, not through desire for relationship and intimacy with the person.
God created us to have intimate relationships. He built within us a thirst after closeness with someone so that foremost, we would hunger to have that with Him, then with others. In Genesis God created a paradise with all kinds of wonderful plants and animals and set Adam in the midst of it, but still, “The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So, the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.”
So God made Eve and brought her to Adam and the Bible says, “The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” That phrase is key and important! When you are naked you can’t hide much. Everything you have is right out there for whomever to see. They can see all the things we can hide from the rest of the world. Creative clothing can cover up that extra tire around our middle and the right cut pants can camouflage heavy thighs. Everyone needs someone they can metaphorically be naked with. A relationship is an intimate one where the people involved can show each other the real person they are, naked, without anything to cover up. They can show them the good, bad and ugly and still be loved and accepted. Nothing is hidden. Everything is known.
That kind of relationship is always available with Father God. That’s what the secret place is. It is the intimate place where you are completely known and completely accepted. To find earthly intimacy with a friend or mate is possible, but doesn’t always happen. Many married couples never experience it, but when it happens between mates or friends - it is nothing short of a miracle.
When no one knows the real you, when there is no one you can be that safe with, there is a painful void on the inside that defies description. There is no animal on earth that can fill that place (not a dog or a cat!) and no paradise that can fill it (not even Hawaii!), neither can all the money you could imagine (though many of us think we would like to try that!). Only intimate relationship with God and people – in that order - can satisfy it.
Michael Jackson said in a one-on-one interview that was aired on a television special with Charles Gibson after he died, that no one looked at him like they look at other people. They didn’t see him like they would see a neighbor. The sadness in his eyes as he said it told the tale. We were created for intimacy.
As a society we have to take responsibility for what we create in the lives of those that have influence with their call and gifting. We create high pedestals in ivory towers for them to sit and if they would rather sit among the regular people, we make it impossible. We choose to only relate to them through their celebrity, so if they want interaction with other people, they must relate that way back. Then we wonder why they see the world differently than we do. Sometimes they even change their appearance to reflect how they feel on the inside. We laugh at them and label them strange, but how often do we pray for them or recognize there is a reason they are doing those strange things. The church has to be wiser than that.
God created us in His image. The person we are supposed to be is spelled out in His Word – it is no mystery. For every person there is a key that unlocks the prisons that hold them captive, that keep them from being what God created them to be. Jeremiah 33:3 says, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” If we seek Him for it, God will give us the keys. Is there a price to hear from God on this level? You bet there is! Is the price worth paying? Most definitely!
The gifted and talented people in our churches do not have to be victims to their own gifts, callings and destiny. It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top. Worshipers, whether they are musicians, artists, dancers, architects or chefs can be well rounded, happy individuals with godly families, giving optimally of their gifts to bring God’s truth to the world.
Teach worship relationship with God above all else. It brings the gifted one back to the creator and giver of the gift. Who knows better than the Gift Giver how to show someone to live with the gift? Then set the standard high and watch them rise to it. Who are the "Michaels" in your world?
Michael Jackson gave much to and through the world of music. He is gone, but his legacy lives on. "Michael, we hardly knew you".
Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-12659-Kan...-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Michael-Jackson--the-gift
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Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack - When we grow up
A really cute video of Michael Jackson (then 16 years old) and Roberta Flack singing "When We Grow Up" in 1974. It's adorable and Michael was so cute!
Lyrics:
When we grow up, will I be pretty?
Will I be big and strong?
Will I wear dresses that show off my knees?
Will I wear trousers twice as long?
Well, I don't care if I'm pretty at all.
And I don't care if I never get tall. I like what you look like...
... and you're nice small.
We don't have to change at all.
When we grow up, will I be a lady?
Will I be on the moon?
Well, it might be alright to dance by its light, but I'm gonna get up there soon.
Well, I don't care if you're pretty at all.
And I don't care if you never get tall.
I like what you look like...
... and you're nice small.
We don't have to change at all.
When I grow up, I'm gonna be happy.
I'll do what I like to do.
Like making noise!
And making faces!
And making friends like you.
And when we grow up, do you think we'll see that I'm still like you and you're still like me?
I might be pretty.
I might grow tall.
But we don't have to change at all.
(Michael: I don't wanna change, see. 'Cause I still wanna be your friend. Forever and ever and ever and ever.)
A really cute video of Michael Jackson (then 16 years old) and Roberta Flack singing "When We Grow Up" in 1974. It's adorable and Michael was so cute!
Lyrics:
When we grow up, will I be pretty?
Will I be big and strong?
Will I wear dresses that show off my knees?
Will I wear trousers twice as long?
Well, I don't care if I'm pretty at all.
And I don't care if I never get tall. I like what you look like...
... and you're nice small.
We don't have to change at all.
When we grow up, will I be a lady?
Will I be on the moon?
Well, it might be alright to dance by its light, but I'm gonna get up there soon.
Well, I don't care if you're pretty at all.
And I don't care if you never get tall.
I like what you look like...
... and you're nice small.
We don't have to change at all.
When I grow up, I'm gonna be happy.
I'll do what I like to do.
Like making noise!
And making faces!
And making friends like you.
And when we grow up, do you think we'll see that I'm still like you and you're still like me?
I might be pretty.
I might grow tall.
But we don't have to change at all.
(Michael: I don't wanna change, see. 'Cause I still wanna be your friend. Forever and ever and ever and ever.)
Ashtanga
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Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack - When we grow up
I love this video. The two are soooooooo cute. :wub: Thanks!
windy09
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Love this. Michael has such a beautiful smile. :wub::angel: Thanks E.
windy09
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Hi Elmira,
This may have already been posted here. I tried to search; only got as far back of 5 pages. My apologies if it was already posted and you can remove.
Michael Jackson in Academia: New report shows the King of Pop's scholarly influence
http://www.bookpatrol.net/2010/05/michael-jackson-in-academia-new-report.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BookPatrol+%28Book+Patrol%29
Peace, love and hugs...:angel::wub:
This may have already been posted here. I tried to search; only got as far back of 5 pages. My apologies if it was already posted and you can remove.
Michael Jackson in Academia: New report shows the King of Pop's scholarly influence
http://www.bookpatrol.net/2010/05/michael-jackson-in-academia-new-report.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BookPatrol+%28Book+Patrol%29
Peace, love and hugs...:angel::wub:
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[size=+2]The Simpsons - "Stark Raving Dad"[/size]
Background
This episode was originally intended to be the season 2 finale, but was held over and became the opening episode for season 3. The big draw for this episode was that it guest starred Michael Jackson. However, If you look back at the credits, Michael Jackson was never credited as a voice actor, instead he choose to go by a pseudonym, John Jay Smith, but everyone knew it was him. In fact, because of this Fox andthe producers of the Simpsons were not able to fully promote Michael’s appearance on the show. After this, the producers decided that if a celebrity guest-starred on the show they would have to go by their real name.
The Set-up
A laundry mix-up forces Homer to wear a pink shirt to work. Because of this Mr. Burns thinks Homer is a “free thinking anarchist” and is sent to a mental institution. At the mental institute Homer meets a large husky middle age white man that claims to be Michael Jackson. Seeing as Homer has no idea who Michael Jackson is, he assumes the truth. Homer and the fake Michael Jackson get to know each other and develop a friendship. When Homer is released from the mental institute, he invites fake Michael over for dinner (fake Michael was in the mental institute voluntarily). Bart gets word and spreads news to all of Springfield that Michael Jackson is coming. All this is happening while Lisa is sad and distraught that everyone is forgetting her birthday, especially Bart. When fake Michael is revealed, the town of Springfield is deflated, Bart is angry, and Lisa is devastated that Bart has not acknowledged her Birthday. That night, Bart and fake Michael chat and decide to write a song for Lisa’s birthday. In the morning, Bart wakes up Lisa, and the next Set the VCR moment happens…
Set the VCR
It’s not that complicated, Bart and Michael Jackson sing Lisa the song that Bart wrote for her birthday. Lisa is so happy and joyed. It is the best present anyone has ever gotten her.
The Impact
The best Simpsons moments are the touching ones, and this moment was just that… touching. Through all the gags, all the jokes, all the brash behavior, we see that this family genuinely loves each other. And how better to show that moment than a duet with the King of Pop himself. What I especially liked, was that, in the episode, it wasn’t even the REAL Michael Jackson that helped Bart write and sing (in real life Kipp Lennon actually did the singing voice of Michael in this episode). You didn’t need an actual celebrity, sometimes all you need is the spirit and the essence.
And I guess that’s all we have left now huh. The spirit and the essence.
Source: http://artofthecartoon.com/2009/06/26/set-the-vcr-happy-birthday-lisa-from-bart-and-michael-jackson/
Background
This episode was originally intended to be the season 2 finale, but was held over and became the opening episode for season 3. The big draw for this episode was that it guest starred Michael Jackson. However, If you look back at the credits, Michael Jackson was never credited as a voice actor, instead he choose to go by a pseudonym, John Jay Smith, but everyone knew it was him. In fact, because of this Fox andthe producers of the Simpsons were not able to fully promote Michael’s appearance on the show. After this, the producers decided that if a celebrity guest-starred on the show they would have to go by their real name.
The Set-up
A laundry mix-up forces Homer to wear a pink shirt to work. Because of this Mr. Burns thinks Homer is a “free thinking anarchist” and is sent to a mental institution. At the mental institute Homer meets a large husky middle age white man that claims to be Michael Jackson. Seeing as Homer has no idea who Michael Jackson is, he assumes the truth. Homer and the fake Michael Jackson get to know each other and develop a friendship. When Homer is released from the mental institute, he invites fake Michael over for dinner (fake Michael was in the mental institute voluntarily). Bart gets word and spreads news to all of Springfield that Michael Jackson is coming. All this is happening while Lisa is sad and distraught that everyone is forgetting her birthday, especially Bart. When fake Michael is revealed, the town of Springfield is deflated, Bart is angry, and Lisa is devastated that Bart has not acknowledged her Birthday. That night, Bart and fake Michael chat and decide to write a song for Lisa’s birthday. In the morning, Bart wakes up Lisa, and the next Set the VCR moment happens…
Set the VCR
It’s not that complicated, Bart and Michael Jackson sing Lisa the song that Bart wrote for her birthday. Lisa is so happy and joyed. It is the best present anyone has ever gotten her.
The Impact
The best Simpsons moments are the touching ones, and this moment was just that… touching. Through all the gags, all the jokes, all the brash behavior, we see that this family genuinely loves each other. And how better to show that moment than a duet with the King of Pop himself. What I especially liked, was that, in the episode, it wasn’t even the REAL Michael Jackson that helped Bart write and sing (in real life Kipp Lennon actually did the singing voice of Michael in this episode). You didn’t need an actual celebrity, sometimes all you need is the spirit and the essence.
And I guess that’s all we have left now huh. The spirit and the essence.
Source: http://artofthecartoon.com/2009/06/26/set-the-vcr-happy-birthday-lisa-from-bart-and-michael-jackson/
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Michael Jackson - Natural Power
"...I run along the beach, catching waves with one foot and dodging them with the other. I hear faint popping sounds — a hundred panicky sand crabs are ducking into their holes, just in case. But Im racing now, sometimes on my toes, sometimes running flat-out.
I throw my head back and a swirling nebula says, Fast now, twirl!
Grinning, ducking my head for balance, I start to spin as wildly as I can. This is my favorite dance, because it contains a secret. The faster I twirl, the more I am still inside. My dance is all motion without, all silence within. As much as I love to make music, its the unheard music that never dies. And silence is my real dance, though it never moves. It stands aside, my choreographer of grace, and blesses each finger and toe..."
Dance of Life
From Michael Jackson's Dancing the Dream
"...I run along the beach, catching waves with one foot and dodging them with the other. I hear faint popping sounds — a hundred panicky sand crabs are ducking into their holes, just in case. But Im racing now, sometimes on my toes, sometimes running flat-out.
I throw my head back and a swirling nebula says, Fast now, twirl!
Grinning, ducking my head for balance, I start to spin as wildly as I can. This is my favorite dance, because it contains a secret. The faster I twirl, the more I am still inside. My dance is all motion without, all silence within. As much as I love to make music, its the unheard music that never dies. And silence is my real dance, though it never moves. It stands aside, my choreographer of grace, and blesses each finger and toe..."
Dance of Life
From Michael Jackson's Dancing the Dream
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Love the video! beautiful! :wub:
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Michael Jackson's Musical Talent
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Michael Jackson started entertaining and astonishing crowds when he was five years old. Through ups and downs, his ability to entertain remained strong.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He is the son of Katherine and Joseph Jackson. When Michael was a little boy his father, Joseph, played in his own band. After Joseph’s band failed to make it big, the older Jackson turned the focus of his musical aspirations onto his sons Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Michael. Later another son, Randy, would be born and join the group.
Michael Jackson’s Uncommon Talent
From the start Michael showed that his was an uncommon talent. He stood up to his father, a man who has been depicted as being intense and stern. After hours of practicing, foregoing playing with other kids his age and learning how to appease their father, the Jackson boys banded together and became The Jackson Five.
They sang at local fairs and night clubs. Then they took a momentous trip from Indiana to Detroit, Michigan. It was here that The Jackson Five met Berry Gordy, owner of the amazingly successful Motown Records.
The long practice sessions were paying off. Berry Gordy assigned the boys a new manager, a decision that took the final say regarding their careers away from their father. Not only were the Jacksons no longer in Gary, they were also no longer in a setting where family ruled.
Motown Records and Michael Jackson
Early recordings at Motown included “Big Boy,” “You’ve Changed,” “I Want You Back,” and “ABC.” The first two recordings were met with lukewarm success, if that. However, the second two records took off. Record sales soared. “I Want You Back” moved up all the way to the number one spot on Billboard Hot 100. Berry Gordy and his team of managers, writers and administrators helped to put The Jackson Five in the minds of impressionable young girls who screamed and shrieked with excitement at concerts that the guys headlined.
Each of the Jackson sons was and is talented in his own right. But it was Michael who captured recording executives and avid fans attention most. The older Michael became, the more he set himself apart with his spell binding dance moves, strong vocals and passion for performing. In 1979 he released his solo album “Off The Wall” which was produced by Quincy Jones. Three years later Michael returned to the studio and hammered out his next solo album “Thriller”.
Michael Jackson’s Continuing Solo Career
It seemed that Michael Jackson’s star could not rise much further. That is until he performed at Motown’s 25th Anniversary television special in 1983. The special brought together great musical talents like Gladys Knight and the Pips, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Four Tops.
Michael sang treasured hits with his brothers then he took the stage alone and sang “Billie Jean.” Dancing with one silver glove and trademark white socks, Michael moon walked for the first time in public and brought the audience to its feet. It was an electrical moment that catapulted Michael into the stratosphere.
Riding on the success of his solo performance at Motown’s 25th Anniversary television special, Jackson’s album “Thriller” racked up seven Top Ten singles hits on Billboard Top 100. “Thriller” went on to become and remains the top selling album of all time with a reported 65 million units sold.
Michael Jackson’s follow-up albums “Bad” and “Dangerous” went on to have hit singles of their own like “Black or White,” “Man In The Mirror” and “The Way You Make Me Feel” but the albums were unable to top the phenomenally successful “Thriller.”
His life was not without controversy and inner struggle. At the time of his death on June 25, 2009, Michael was reported on CNN as selling $12 million in album sales a year. Total sales of all his records are estimated to exceed 750 million units. His talent, creative and musical achievements transcend culture, color, nationality, race, age and gender.
Source: http://bluessoulmusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/michael_jacksons_musical_talent
Michael Jackson started entertaining and astonishing crowds when he was five years old. Through ups and downs, his ability to entertain remained strong.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He is the son of Katherine and Joseph Jackson. When Michael was a little boy his father, Joseph, played in his own band. After Joseph’s band failed to make it big, the older Jackson turned the focus of his musical aspirations onto his sons Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Michael. Later another son, Randy, would be born and join the group.
Michael Jackson’s Uncommon Talent
From the start Michael showed that his was an uncommon talent. He stood up to his father, a man who has been depicted as being intense and stern. After hours of practicing, foregoing playing with other kids his age and learning how to appease their father, the Jackson boys banded together and became The Jackson Five.
They sang at local fairs and night clubs. Then they took a momentous trip from Indiana to Detroit, Michigan. It was here that The Jackson Five met Berry Gordy, owner of the amazingly successful Motown Records.
The long practice sessions were paying off. Berry Gordy assigned the boys a new manager, a decision that took the final say regarding their careers away from their father. Not only were the Jacksons no longer in Gary, they were also no longer in a setting where family ruled.
Motown Records and Michael Jackson
Early recordings at Motown included “Big Boy,” “You’ve Changed,” “I Want You Back,” and “ABC.” The first two recordings were met with lukewarm success, if that. However, the second two records took off. Record sales soared. “I Want You Back” moved up all the way to the number one spot on Billboard Hot 100. Berry Gordy and his team of managers, writers and administrators helped to put The Jackson Five in the minds of impressionable young girls who screamed and shrieked with excitement at concerts that the guys headlined.
Each of the Jackson sons was and is talented in his own right. But it was Michael who captured recording executives and avid fans attention most. The older Michael became, the more he set himself apart with his spell binding dance moves, strong vocals and passion for performing. In 1979 he released his solo album “Off The Wall” which was produced by Quincy Jones. Three years later Michael returned to the studio and hammered out his next solo album “Thriller”.
Michael Jackson’s Continuing Solo Career
It seemed that Michael Jackson’s star could not rise much further. That is until he performed at Motown’s 25th Anniversary television special in 1983. The special brought together great musical talents like Gladys Knight and the Pips, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Four Tops.
Michael sang treasured hits with his brothers then he took the stage alone and sang “Billie Jean.” Dancing with one silver glove and trademark white socks, Michael moon walked for the first time in public and brought the audience to its feet. It was an electrical moment that catapulted Michael into the stratosphere.
Riding on the success of his solo performance at Motown’s 25th Anniversary television special, Jackson’s album “Thriller” racked up seven Top Ten singles hits on Billboard Top 100. “Thriller” went on to become and remains the top selling album of all time with a reported 65 million units sold.
Michael Jackson’s follow-up albums “Bad” and “Dangerous” went on to have hit singles of their own like “Black or White,” “Man In The Mirror” and “The Way You Make Me Feel” but the albums were unable to top the phenomenally successful “Thriller.”
His life was not without controversy and inner struggle. At the time of his death on June 25, 2009, Michael was reported on CNN as selling $12 million in album sales a year. Total sales of all his records are estimated to exceed 750 million units. His talent, creative and musical achievements transcend culture, color, nationality, race, age and gender.
Source: http://bluessoulmusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/michael_jacksons_musical_talent
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beautiful video! thank you so much for sharing. I also love that song.. :weeping: I just realized again how much we are going to miss this beautiful man.
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Website devoted to animated gifs of Michael Jackson
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Source: http://michaeljacksonanimatedgifs.com/michael_jackson_gifs_other.html
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The World Loves You Michael
This video says "I love you Michael" in fifty languages, with a picture of Michael in that particular country, if possible, and a picture of its flag.
Michael, loving you is easy, but missing you is the hardest thing ever! :wub:
This video says "I love you Michael" in fifty languages, with a picture of Michael in that particular country, if possible, and a picture of its flag.
Michael, loving you is easy, but missing you is the hardest thing ever! :wub:
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Guys, thank you sooo much for sharing!
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