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What's with the lack of love on here for DSTYGE?

filmandmusic

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I'm baffled. Nobody talks about it. Do you not realize it is one of the funkiest and fattest beats in the history of pop music? It's a musical orgasm to hear each instrument separately and then combined to create this post disco sound. I call it post because it is way too sophisticated to call it mere disco. The horns sound so cinematic, like something coming from a 70s kung fu movie, the bass is fat, like really thick, the strings are dramatic and the percussion is the icing on the cake, I love how the song ends with just the percussion dying out.

Michael is on fire. That opening yell after the spoken part screams funk, his falsetto soars and the chorus is just plain catchy. I mean it is no wonder it stormed the charts. Nobody saw this kind of sound and musical and vocal maturity coming when he left Motown. This is a complete re invention.

It gets love on the radio, it gets love by music critics, it got love as a single in 79 but the fans these days just shrug their shoulders and say whatever dude!
 
I LOVE the song! MJ really believed in the force. I'm just sad and upset that 40+ years later we have not seen the full live performance of the song that he did during the Triumph tour.
 
Everyone else does it for us. DSTYGE is one of the most discussed and overplayed songs ever recorded, so on a personal level I don’t see what purpose it would serve doing that here. Same goes for “Billie Jean” and “Rock with You” and plenty others—what could we possibly say that hasn’t already been said?
 
Every now and then I love to express my love for this or that only to find out the response is lackluster to say the least. The lukewarm responses basically confirm the feeling I have. Is it a surprise though when half the fanbase prefers Invincible or HIStory over Off The Wall 😶‍🌫️

I want to prove it by making a thread where you all would post your top 5 MJ tracks. I am certain the song will miss out in most fans’ lists. BUT I will spare you all by making such impopulair threads, it is not worth it for the 5 responses it will garner. After all why should we discuss something that has been discussed before?

You know we could also spare Gaz the work and just not post anything at all anymore 🤡
 
filmandmusic said:
Every now and then I love to express my love for this or that only to find out the response is lackluster to say the least. The lukewarm responses basically confirm the feeling I have. Is it a surprise though when half the fanbase prefers Invincible or HIStory over Off The Wall 😶‍🌫️

I want to prove it by making a thread where you all would post your top 5 MJ tracks. I am certain the song will miss out in most fans’ lists. BUT I will spare you all by making such impopulair threads, it is not worth it for the 5 responses it will garner. After all why should we discuss something that has been discussed before?

You know we could also spare Gaz the work and just not post anything at all anymore 🤡
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Maybe if you had made a thread about the song itself instead of randomly accusing everyone around here of not liking it in both op and thread title people would be willing to discuss it lol.
 
Yes, I think this is the problem, @filmandmusic. I'm so sorry. Your words can also sound like "Even Michael's fans don't recognize that this song is a masterpiece" and this is a forum for Michael's fans. 🙏🏻 We all have to choose words with care.
 
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no trolling please
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Maybe if you had made a thread about the song itself instead of randomly accusing everyone around here of not liking it in both op and thread title people would be willing to discuss it lol.
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If I had done that nobody would have even replied. 😇
 
Loving this song is like loving a night of rest after working to death. Of course you would. It's basic common sense.
 
I think the video is underrated more than anything. I’ve even seen some fans describe the effects as cheesy. I think the video is a visual representation of the song that compliments it perfectly. I love that it only features michael. 3 of him at one point. it’s magical 🤩

I actually wrote an analysis of the song more than a decade ago on another site. I don’t remember it entirely, but it used the video as an aide in interpreting the meaning of the song lyrics. a possible conclusion I arrived at was that it was about inspiration, the creative process, and the joyful materialisation of one’s goals and dreams.🤔
 
While the video is definitely inventive on many levels, and I know Michael's tuxedo look was iconic at the time, the song itself isn't even part of my personal top ten faves. In fact, my favorite songs from Off The Wall are the title track, "Rock With You", "She's Out of My Life", and "Burn This Disco Out." The rest are somewhere between okay and forgettable; I can't stand "Girlfriend", though.
 
filmandmusic said:
Every now and then I love to express my love for this or that only to find out the response is lackluster to say the least. The lukewarm responses basically confirm the feeling I have. Is it a surprise though when half the fanbase prefers Invincible or HIStory over Off The Wall 😶‍🌫️

I want to prove it by making a thread where you all would post your top 5 MJ tracks. I am certain the song will miss out in most fans’ lists. BUT I will spare you all by making such impopulair threads, it is not worth it for the 5 responses it will garner. After all why should we discuss something that has been discussed before?

You know we could also spare Gaz the work and just not post anything at all anymore 🤡
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Just because the song is not in most fans' top 5 list doesn't mean they don't love it. A top 5 list is just a top 5 list. Fans love more than 5 MJ songs
 
Does DSTYGE get talked about enough? Dunno but it feels like a good time to revisit this little vid. It's been online for several years. It's also been posted on the board. :)

6m 50s



Also, here's the abstract from a scholarly article about the song:

Anne Danielsen (2012) The Sound of Crossover: Micro-rhythm and Sonic Pleasure in Michael Jackson's “Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough”, Popular Music and Society, 35:2, 151-168

"Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall consummated a trend toward the success of black dance music in late-1970s crossover markets. This article investigates the musical qualities of the album's lead single, “Don't Stop ’Til You Get Enough.” Through the combination of a compelling micro-rhythmic design derived from previous black dance music styles with a pop song format and production techniques that were mainstream friendly and not marked by race, Jackson and his producer, Quincy Jones, achieved a critical balance that transcended the segregation of the music market, neutralizing the cultural background and historical baggage of what otherwise would have been deemed “black” music."

 
If I remove the last paragraph of my first post then the thread will get the respect it deserves.
 
michael’s official facebook page just happened to post this today. I liked the way the song was described by reviewers.
www.facebook.com

Michael Jackson

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough”, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week in 1979 making it the first hit of his adult solo career. Music website Stereogum, in its ranking of Billboard #1...
www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
 
filmandmusic said:
Every now and then I love to express my love for this or that only to find out the response is lackluster to say the least. The lukewarm responses basically confirm the feeling I have. Is it a surprise though when half the fanbase prefers Invincible or HIStory over Off The Wall 😶‍🌫️

I want to prove it by making a thread where you all would post your top 5 MJ tracks. I am certain the song will miss out in most fans’ lists. BUT I will spare you all by making such impopulair threads, it is not worth it for the 5 responses it will garner. After all why should we discuss something that has been discussed before?

You know we could also spare Gaz the work and just not post anything at all anymore 🤡
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You came in with a whole different agenda, other than just praising the song, when you made this thread. Cut the crap.
 
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