As a music lover, he had a massive influence on my music tastes...and if anyone has seen me on the dance floor, then I need not say anymore! In the words of P Diddy, who was hugely influenced by Michael's music "He made him see the beat!'..I couldn't agree more!
He truly was a creative artist and often on some of his tracks he came up with the beats by solely using his mouth, no synthesizers were used, unlike many recording artists of his time.
The impact of his death not only sent news websites crashing and horrible jokes about his personal life spreading, but also:
- Sacha Baron Cohen and Universal Pictures edited a scene fromBrunojust hours before it premiered last night at Hollywood’s Chinese Theater since the scene involved a joke with Michael and La Toya. The movie already screened for reviewers with the scene earlier in the week. There are conflicting stories if the scene will be back in when the film releases on July 10.
- Keystone Systems reported that 50 of yesterday’s top 100 Google searches and 30% of Twitter activity was Jackson related. Twitter’s Top Trends function appeared to be disabled for a period last night, after being dominated by Jackson tweets.
- Last.FM reports they streamed 42,000 Jackson songs in two hours last night.
- As of 10am Pacific time this morning, the current top 15 physical albums at Amazon are Jackson.
- The top 7 albums at iTunes are Jackson.
- And right now actual bidding on a copy of the 1990 Sega Genesis Moonwalker video game on eBay is averaging between $100 and $200.
He is a legendary pop icon, that deserves respect from all music lovers. Often his music videos were truly groundbreaking and often using the cutting edge in technology. Thriller was the most expensive music video made at the time and the album was the biggest selling worldwide, over 104 million copies! At the height of the songs popularity, MTV would run the 14-minute video twice an hour!
Below is a clip showing how his music has touched so many people...even "BAD" people!!:
Below is a clip showing his creative talents just using his mouth as a beat box:
Below is a clip of what i feel is his most memorable music video, Thriller:
A true creative artist!!
I just posted my first post and it was about Michael. It does seem strange that he has died and I thought it unfair in a way, as he should have had the opportunity to do these shows and be able to retire (as i heard he was planning to do) on a high note.
ReplyDeleteGreat article - very interesting facts. The world has lost a true genius of music not just in it's literal form but in its design and visual appeal too. I may also write a blog since I've been a fan for years... I've got that Moonwalker Cartridge Game! I'll be damned if I'm selling it.
ReplyDeleteI love the video of the prisoners dancing.
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show how much of an impact MJ had over everyone.
Although i wouldnt have liked to have been the lady for the dance... Might have given ALOT of the inmates the wrong idea...?