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News Credits: 26 · Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:59 pm

My faves from him:

Thriller
Ben
Smooth Criminal
Man in the Mirror
Billie Jean
Beat It
Black and White
Leave me alone

Plus a song that wasn't his but he did the background vocal too.....

Rockwells Sombodies watching me

News Credits: 104 · Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:13 pm

Wheeljack35 wrote:My faves from him:

Thriller
Ben
Smooth Criminal
Man in the Mirror
Billie Jean
Beat It
Black and White
Leave me alone

Plus a song that wasn't his but he did the background vocal too.....

Rockwells Sombodies watching me

Aaaah yes.. Ben...

The theme for the movie Ben (about killer rats for those that are too young).

I love the song Somebody's Watching Me.. Jackson's background vocals is what made that song popular..

Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:59 pm

Hard to believe he's actually gone. Some people, you're not surprised. Ed McMahon, for example. He was 86. You didn't want him to die, but you weren't surprised when it happened. Michael Jackson, on the other hand, was still in middle-age territory (and i was honestly hoping for big things from his planned comeback tour). Michael Jackson and death were not two items you ever put together in your head.

Despite the scandals and surgeries, I grew up on Michael Jackson's music and videos and always wanted to see him succeed. Here's hoping his music and icon status outlives the tabloid stories. :sad:

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:48 pm

I know it kind of sounds selfish, but one of the things I wanted to do before I died was to see him in concert. I'm really let down that I will never have that chance. Man, I really can't believe it

News Credits: 129 · Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:11 pm

Some ole' bullshit world. Some ole' bullshit for sure.

Time for the two-faces to get on the news for the next week or so.

Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:16 pm

original sin wrote:I know it kind of sounds selfish, but one of the things I wanted to do before I died was to see him in concert. I'm really let down that I will never have that chance. Man, I really can't believe it

I wouldn't call that selfish at all, not in the least. You are a fan of MJ and wished to see him. It's no different from a fan wanting to see any other artist.

I am shocked by this but I am finding it hard to be overly sad about his passing. I guess the last decade or so has tainted that part of me that grew up listening to him in the 70's and 80's.

Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:30 pm

I'm really quite ambivalent. It's a shame for his kids, sure, but he's been classified batshit crazycakes for years, so it's hard to really genuinely be sad. His music was awesome in it's day. But that died 20 years ago, itself.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:18 am

This was a shock to me. Regardless of his personal issues, he was a great artist. I was born in '87, so I didn't get to enjoy the full scope of his career, but my mom loved his songs.

I remember watching the video of Thriller on MTV one night when I was really young and it scared the **** out of me at the time. But I love that song and the video. I mean Vincent Price was in it too for god's sake! It was just so well done. And I consider it one of my favorite zombie movies of all time.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:37 am

Cyber Bishop wrote:
Shinju-chan wrote:I am left to face mortality today for certain. Afterall, what part of my growing up in the 80's didn’t contain at least ONE footprint made by Michael Jackson?

I got chills when I read this...
So true..

I really am serious. I honestly believe this news really truly woke me up to a realization that I really have grown older. .. Like I just didn’t quite notice it before or s'thing. It’s actually difficult to put into words. Michael Jackson IS the 80's to most people.

When my daughter told me I’m not even sure I heard what she said. Then I went numb. Then I started to cry.

News Credits: 767 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:49 am

Today after I woke up I made my coffee switched on the radio and instead of music I heard "Michael Jackson is dead!" followed by silence and a bit of detail "The King of Pop dieyed of hart failure, after his death the doctors tryed to revive him an hour long before giving up".
I had my first sip of coffee then..... when I finally understood that the radio just announced the death of my favourite pop singer.
My mum cried as I told her,
My dad was sad,

Now there will be nothing but silence from the world of pop. :cry:

News Credits: 150 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:07 am

RIP Michael Jackson...one of the greatest musicians of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7MmEMrCRfc

Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:21 am

Not to be a know it all, but "Ebony and Ivory" was Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. However, Micheal did record "The Girl is Mine" and "Say Say Say" with Paul McCartney, as well as recording several songs that he wrote.

Friend of Da Panda Symbol wrote::sad: I heard the news when returning from the hairdressers; the front desk receptionist told me. Only celebrity death that stunned me equal to this was Diana, Princess of Wales. But after shock began thinking, I wouldn't be surprised finding out either he had anorexia or overworked himself or both.

I hope Gieco (sp)finds another song for their eyes commercial.

Top favorite songs: We are the World, Man In the Mirror, Ebony and Ivory.

Sympathies for his family and fans.

News Credits: 22 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:52 am

I was born in '82, right when he became a megastar with his best selling album. I was never a really big fan, but I liked a few of his songs, such as Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It, and ABC, which I was floored when i saw it in Clerks II.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:20 am

I still can't believe it's true. Michael Jackson was one of the first artists that I was ever truly a fan of. I got his album Bad for Christmas in 89, when I was just 5 years old, and I was looking forward to finally see him perform in London this summer.

He was one of the most famous people in the world, if not THE most famous person. Whether I talked to my grandmother of 92, or a 16 year old from Estonia, they all knew Michael Jackson and his music.

Future generations will hear about the King of Pop and wonder what the fuss was all about. And then they'll wonder why there wasn't even more.

In the words of his own song "Gone too soon"

Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like A Sunset
Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
Gone Too Soon

RIP Michael Jackson

News Credits: 226 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:26 am

It was "Breaking News" that he'd been rushed to hospital when he I was having breakfast.

A few hours later (when the radio station finally pulled it's finger out and updated their hourly news) i'm sitting at work and it was announced he'd died.

I was shocked, absoloutely shocked. And i'm amazed I was able to collect myself when the department manager came in and started making piss poor jokes about MJ.

I know a lot has been said about his personal life, from the alleged indecent dealings to his down right weirdness, but it's his music and the impact he had on the industry that i'll remember.

And i'm glad i'm not alone on this site in feeling that way. I expected a thread full of heartless bad taste MJ jokes, thanks for proving me wrong guys.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:57 am

Yeah, whatever he did or didn't do he was possibly the closest thing the world has seen to another Beatles or Elvis since, well, Elvis died. A true icon on a rare level, and whenever one of them passes it's significant.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:54 am

I was in my boyfriend's car along with two other friends when I heard it on the radio, that MJ had been rushed to the hopsital in cardiac arrest. I didn't think much of it at the time, and even dismissed what my friend said when she mentioned that he had died, because I thought she had heard wrong and next thing you know MJ would be on the news recounting what happened.

I mean, you always hear about stars going through this sort of thing and then the next day you find that they are still alive, and being watched by their doctors.

But it was odd hearing that he had died, because 'Michael Jackson' and 'died' just didn't seem to go together. He seemed like he was one of those big people, that death would never touch, because hey, he was Michael Freakin' Jackson.

R.I.P, Jackson. :-(

Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:12 am

I know it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to inject yourself into 'the celebrity world', but for heaven's sake, LaToya, sit your ass down and shut yo mouth.

In all seriousness, RIP. I never called you weird or a molester, Michael.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:27 pm

Shinju-chan wrote:I really am serious. I honestly believe this news really truly woke me up to a realization that I really have grown older. .. Like I just didn’t quite notice it before or s'thing. It’s actually difficult to put into words. Michael Jackson IS the 80's to most people.

For me that 'holy crap you're getting old' moment was when Jim Henson died. Just about as suddenly, actually.

I do worry about the kids. If Joe Jackson takes them, it could be bad. Seem to recally that JJ was pretty darned abusive to his own kids, and him getting custody of a what is real a reality tragedy show waiting to happen just doesn't seem like a great idea. The Octomom has a show, after all, and then there's the train-wreck-o-tainment of John & Kate plus Hate.

HK, cynical is sometimes practical.

News Credits: 104 · Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:39 pm

hellkitty wrote:I do worry about the kids. If Joe Jackson takes them, it could be bad. Seem to recally that JJ was pretty darned abusive to his own kids, and him getting custody of a what is real a reality tragedy show waiting to happen just doesn't seem like a great idea. The Octomom has a show, after all, and then there's the train-wreck-o-tainment of John & Kate plus Hate.

HK, cynical is sometimes practical.

If Joe Jackson gets them, it may end up being a repeat performance of Michael and the torment that he went through..

News Credits: 487 · Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:26 am

Burn wrote:And i'm glad i'm not alone on this site in feeling that way. I expected a thread full of heartless bad taste MJ jokes, thanks for proving me wrong guys.

This compared to some people I know on Facebook, who seem to be going out of their way to be rude.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:34 am

hellkitty wrote:For me that 'holy crap you're getting old' moment was when Jim Henson died. Just about as suddenly, actually.

Oh *nods* I can certainly agree with you there. I cried very much when Jim died. First time I ever cried about any celebrity.

News Credits: 226 · Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:43 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Burn wrote:And i'm glad i'm not alone on this site in feeling that way. I expected a thread full of heartless bad taste MJ jokes, thanks for proving me wrong guys.

This compared to some people I know on Facebook, who seem to be going out of their way to be rude.

Had a couple of them, didn't even bother to respond.

News Credits: 26 · Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:00 am

Shinju-chan wrote:
hellkitty wrote:For me that 'holy crap you're getting old' moment was when Jim Henson died. Just about as suddenly, actually.

Oh *nods* I can certainly agree with you there. I cried very much when Jim died. First time I ever cried about any celebrity.

Hell I have the feel old moments at work

My boss is 25

I graduated high school the year she was born

But Micheal.....Hell I went into work yesterday morning not in the mood to talk about with anybody.This has hurt me

I heard he has about 100 unreleased songs that might be released

As of posting this i'm watching VH1 Classic and their showing all of Micheals videos

Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:20 pm

You know I didn't think I would but I have been watching all the MJ videos that MTV and VH1 (and all their channels) have been playing thus far this weekend. My daughters REALLY love the Thriller video. We will be downloading some MJ music from iTunes this weekend as well.