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MICHAEL JACKSON - JACKSON'S KIDS TO RECITE SPECIAL POEM ON WE ARE THE WORLD?
MICHAEL JACKSON's three children will "narrate" an introduction to the revamped WE ARE THE WORLD charity anthem.
Prince and Paris, who accepted the King of Pop's Lifetime Achievement Award on their late father's behalf at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (31Jan10), have recorded a poem and some special words for the re-release of the 1985 USA For Africa hit, which has been re-recorded to aid the Haiti earthquake relief effort.
Little brother Blanket, who was too nervous to take the stage at the Grammys, has joined them.
A family insider tells WENN, "They wanted to put a special message on the song - a message that echoes everything their father wanted for the world."
The charity track will also feature Janet Jackson, who has agreed to sing her brother's lines for the revamp.
Jackson wrote the anthem with Lionel Richie, who teamed up with producer Quincy Jones, to bring stars like Barbra Streisand, the Jonas Brothers, Natalie Cole, Kanye West and Toni Braxton together for the re-recording in Los Angeles on Monday (01Feb10).
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.ns...cite-special-poem-on-we-are-the-world_1130755
Video: Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean” (Literal Version)
It seems things have been fairly quiet on the literal music video front lately. But never fear: The man who brought us the epic tribute to “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is back with his ode to the most intimidating star in MTV history — Michael Jackson. And he hasn’t just chosen any video. Below, watch DASjr’s (a.k.a. David A. Scott) take on “Billie Jean” — perhaps the most beloved Jackson video this side of “Thriller.”
So, how does he fare? Honestly, I’m going to have to declare the results mixed. Scott certainly gets points for gutsiness. And his lyrics are pretty good (although never quite laugh-out-loud funny). The problem, I think, is the vocals. While Scott also gets triple-threat credit for being the video’s lyricist, vocalist and editor and does a passable Jackson impression (the “sh’moan”s are particularly strong), something seems amiss. It may be the mix, or it may just be that there’s no imitating the King of Pop. Either way, the literal version of “Billie Jean” still isn’t a bad way to waste five minutes.
[youtube]SFYdNuHoG0c[/youtube]
http://blog.limewire.com/posts/35490-video-michael-jackson-billie-jean-literal-version/
MICHAEL JACKSON's three children will "narrate" an introduction to the revamped WE ARE THE WORLD charity anthem.
Prince and Paris, who accepted the King of Pop's Lifetime Achievement Award on their late father's behalf at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (31Jan10), have recorded a poem and some special words for the re-release of the 1985 USA For Africa hit, which has been re-recorded to aid the Haiti earthquake relief effort.
Little brother Blanket, who was too nervous to take the stage at the Grammys, has joined them.
A family insider tells WENN, "They wanted to put a special message on the song - a message that echoes everything their father wanted for the world."
The charity track will also feature Janet Jackson, who has agreed to sing her brother's lines for the revamp.
Jackson wrote the anthem with Lionel Richie, who teamed up with producer Quincy Jones, to bring stars like Barbra Streisand, the Jonas Brothers, Natalie Cole, Kanye West and Toni Braxton together for the re-recording in Los Angeles on Monday (01Feb10).
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.ns...cite-special-poem-on-we-are-the-world_1130755
Video: Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean” (Literal Version)
It seems things have been fairly quiet on the literal music video front lately. But never fear: The man who brought us the epic tribute to “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is back with his ode to the most intimidating star in MTV history — Michael Jackson. And he hasn’t just chosen any video. Below, watch DASjr’s (a.k.a. David A. Scott) take on “Billie Jean” — perhaps the most beloved Jackson video this side of “Thriller.”
So, how does he fare? Honestly, I’m going to have to declare the results mixed. Scott certainly gets points for gutsiness. And his lyrics are pretty good (although never quite laugh-out-loud funny). The problem, I think, is the vocals. While Scott also gets triple-threat credit for being the video’s lyricist, vocalist and editor and does a passable Jackson impression (the “sh’moan”s are particularly strong), something seems amiss. It may be the mix, or it may just be that there’s no imitating the King of Pop. Either way, the literal version of “Billie Jean” still isn’t a bad way to waste five minutes.
[youtube]SFYdNuHoG0c[/youtube]
http://blog.limewire.com/posts/35490-video-michael-jackson-billie-jean-literal-version/
Today in
Michael Jackson History
Michael Jackson History
1979 - The Jackson's appeared on "Soul Train."
2003 - In Britain, the 90-minute documentary "Living With Michael Jackson" was aired on television.
2004 - Janet Jackson released a videotaped apology for her controversial halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
