SoulAlive said:

So,what do we think of this song? Yay or nay?

"Don't Be Messin' Round" by Michael Jackson

Positive points: it's really the voice of MJ ..... hm, that's all.
Absolutely not catchy and not interesting, IMHO. I understand that this is a demo, but I like most of the demo versions of MJ.
I listened to the song 3 times and I have no desire to listen to again and again .... I usually listen to each new for me Jackson song dozens of times and I can not get enough.
on the album "Bad" it would be an obvious filler.

SoulAlive said:

So,what do we think of this song? Yay or nay?

"Don't Be Messin' Round" by Michael Jackson

For a song that sounds very unfinished, I like it a lot. If it were finished, it'd probably be as good as anything on Bad.. I think it's a catchy song, but it's too demo-y to really enjoy.

DBMR

The song is good - not great. It is somewhat unremarkable but still interesting to see the area Michael was exploring and the melodies he was playing with.

I think the track had potential and would love to hear how it developed especially the 8 minute version that has been commented on by engineers.

Swa said:

DBMR

The song is good - not great. It is somewhat unremarkable but still interesting to see the area Michael was exploring and the melodies he was playing with.

I think the track had potential and would love to hear how it developed especially the 8 minute version that has been commented on by engineers.

Agree with this.

mjforever said:

I love it!

Paris Jackson Talks Mask-Wearing and Getting Grounded by Michael Jackson in Oprah Sit-Down

Today 10:24 AM PDT by GINA SERPE

If you thought you were confused the first time you saw Michael Jackson's young children wearing masks in public, then spare a thought for the kids themselves.

In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey, Paris Jackson opened up about how it felt to be subjected to the face-covering paraphernalia, what sort of parental punishment Michael used to mete out, and why he was, in the end, just your typical, "normal" dad.

"I was really confused, like I didn't get why I was wearing a mask," the 13-year-old told Oprah. "But I understand it now, why our dad would want our face to be covered, so we went out without him, we wouldn't be recognized and we could have a normal childhood."

The idea of maintaining some semblance of normalcy was an important one in the Jackson household, and a notion that frequently came up during the interview.

"He did," she said, when asked if Michael wanted his kids to have a so-called normal life.
"He had his doubts, because he told us that when he was younger he didn't really have a childhood. He'd always be stuck in the studio singing while other kids were out playing. And he wanted us to have that...Chuck E. Cheese and Toys 'R' Us were our favorite places to go."

Cut to today, and the Jackson trio of Paris, Prince Michael and of course Blanket are still acutely aware of their loss.

"Now I see other kids and their parents and I compare them to my dad. Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad. He would ground us. He wouldn't call it grounding; he'd just say, 'You're on punishment.' Sometimes we'd be on punishment a lot. Mostly me and Blanket, because me and Blanket would always fight."

However, that sibling rivalry seems to have tapered off, as now Paris and Blanket are closer than ever.

"Prince has started to drift off; he's a teenager, he's a teenage boy, he's gonna do that. But me and Blanket have found a lot of things in common, more things than I thought we did, so me and him have gotten a lot closer."

The full interview airs Sunday on OWN.

http://www.eonline.com/ne...z1x8JdnhOV

NaughtyKitty said:

Paris Jackson Talks Mask-Wearing and Getting Grounded by Michael Jackson in Oprah Sit-Down

Today 10:24 AM PDT by GINA SERPE

If you thought you were confused the first time you saw Michael Jackson's young children wearing masks in public, then spare a thought for the kids themselves.

In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey, Paris Jackson opened up about how it felt to be subjected to the face-covering paraphernalia, what sort of parental punishment Michael used to mete out, and why he was, in the end, just your typical, "normal" dad.

"I was really confused, like I didn't get why I was wearing a mask," the 13-year-old told Oprah. "But I understand it now, why our dad would want our face to be covered, so we went out without him, we wouldn't be recognized and we could have a normal childhood."

The idea of maintaining some semblance of normalcy was an important one in the Jackson household, and a notion that frequently came up during the interview.

"He did," she said, when asked if Michael wanted his kids to have a so-called normal life.
"He had his doubts, because he told us that when he was younger he didn't really have a childhood. He'd always be stuck in the studio singing while other kids were out playing. And he wanted us to have that...Chuck E. Cheese and Toys 'R' Us were our favorite places to go."

Cut to today, and the Jackson trio of Paris, Prince Michael and of course Blanket are still acutely aware of their loss.

"Now I see other kids and their parents and I compare them to my dad. Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad. He would ground us. He wouldn't call it grounding; he'd just say, 'You're on punishment.' Sometimes we'd be on punishment a lot. Mostly me and Blanket, because me and Blanket would always fight."

However, that sibling rivalry seems to have tapered off, as now Paris and Blanket are closer than ever.

"Prince has started to drift off; he's a teenager, he's a teenage boy, he's gonna do that. But me and Blanket have found a lot of things in common, more things than I thought we did, so me and him have gotten a lot closer."

The full interview airs Sunday on OWN.

http://www.eonline.com/ne...z1x8JdnhOV

Ugh... Why does Oprah even care??!?! seriously, leave Mj's kids alone! You already did enough damage! You hypocrite :/....

GoldDolphin said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Paris Jackson Talks Mask-Wearing and Getting Grounded by Michael Jackson in Oprah Sit-Down

Today 10:24 AM PDT by GINA SERPE

If you thought you were confused the first time you saw Michael Jackson's young children wearing masks in public, then spare a thought for the kids themselves.

In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey, Paris Jackson opened up about how it felt to be subjected to the face-covering paraphernalia, what sort of parental punishment Michael used to mete out, and why he was, in the end, just your typical, "normal" dad.

"I was really confused, like I didn't get why I was wearing a mask," the 13-year-old told Oprah. "But I understand it now, why our dad would want our face to be covered, so we went out without him, we wouldn't be recognized and we could have a normal childhood."

The idea of maintaining some semblance of normalcy was an important one in the Jackson household, and a notion that frequently came up during the interview.

"He did," she said, when asked if Michael wanted his kids to have a so-called normal life.
"He had his doubts, because he told us that when he was younger he didn't really have a childhood. He'd always be stuck in the studio singing while other kids were out playing. And he wanted us to have that...Chuck E. Cheese and Toys 'R' Us were our favorite places to go."

Cut to today, and the Jackson trio of Paris, Prince Michael and of course Blanket are still acutely aware of their loss.

"Now I see other kids and their parents and I compare them to my dad. Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad. He would ground us. He wouldn't call it grounding; he'd just say, 'You're on punishment.' Sometimes we'd be on punishment a lot. Mostly me and Blanket, because me and Blanket would always fight."

However, that sibling rivalry seems to have tapered off, as now Paris and Blanket are closer than ever.

"Prince has started to drift off; he's a teenager, he's a teenage boy, he's gonna do that. But me and Blanket have found a lot of things in common, more things than I thought we did, so me and him have gotten a lot closer."

The full interview airs Sunday on OWN.

http://www.eonline.com/ne...z1x8JdnhOV

Ugh... Why does Oprah even care??!?! seriously, leave Mj's kids alone! You already did enough damage! You hypocrite :/....

Oprah does care....about getting ratings for her network that is tanking.

LiLi1992 said:

SoulAlive said:

So,what do we think of this song? Yay or nay?

"Don't Be Messin' Round" by Michael Jackson

Positive points: it's really the voice of MJ ..... hm, that's all.
Absolutely not catchy and not interesting, IMHO. I understand that this is a demo, but I like most of the demo versions of MJ.
I listened to the song 3 times and I have no desire to listen to again and again .... I usually listen to each new for me Jackson song dozens of times and I can not get enough.
on the album "Bad" it would be an obvious filler.

the song is nothing special and not infectious at all , i find it bewildering that among those 20 demos from the bad sessions , they chose this song to be released along with I just can't stop loving you .....as you said i have no desire to listen to it again...lol

MJ's demos are great....Fall again , beautiful girl , she got it , sunset driver are all great great songs , Don't be messin is simply not....it's just an ok song!

NaughtyKitty said:

GoldDolphin said:

Ugh... Why does Oprah even care??!?! seriously, leave Mj's kids alone! You already did enough damage! You hypocrite :/....

Oprah does care....about getting ratings for her network that is tanking.

I know... yuck...-_-

I agree,Oprah needs to leave these kids alone! She's exploiting them to boost ratings for her failing network.The bigger question is,why is Katherine allowing this?! Why can't she keep them from the media (like Michael tried to do) and allow them to have a normal childhood? This is NOT what her son wanted.

GoldDolphin said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Paris Jackson Talks Mask-Wearing and Getting Grounded by Michael Jackson in Oprah Sit-Down

Today 10:24 AM PDT by GINA SERPE

If you thought you were confused the first time you saw Michael Jackson's young children wearing masks in public, then spare a thought for the kids themselves.

In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey, Paris Jackson opened up about how it felt to be subjected to the face-covering paraphernalia, what sort of parental punishment Michael used to mete out, and why he was, in the end, just your typical, "normal" dad.

"I was really confused, like I didn't get why I was wearing a mask," the 13-year-old told Oprah. "But I understand it now, why our dad would want our face to be covered, so we went out without him, we wouldn't be recognized and we could have a normal childhood."

The idea of maintaining some semblance of normalcy was an important one in the Jackson household, and a notion that frequently came up during the interview.

"He did," she said, when asked if Michael wanted his kids to have a so-called normal life.
"He had his doubts, because he told us that when he was younger he didn't really have a childhood. He'd always be stuck in the studio singing while other kids were out playing. And he wanted us to have that...Chuck E. Cheese and Toys 'R' Us were our favorite places to go."

Cut to today, and the Jackson trio of Paris, Prince Michael and of course Blanket are still acutely aware of their loss.

"Now I see other kids and their parents and I compare them to my dad. Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad. He would ground us. He wouldn't call it grounding; he'd just say, 'You're on punishment.' Sometimes we'd be on punishment a lot. Mostly me and Blanket, because me and Blanket would always fight."

However, that sibling rivalry seems to have tapered off, as now Paris and Blanket are closer than ever.

"Prince has started to drift off; he's a teenager, he's a teenage boy, he's gonna do that. But me and Blanket have found a lot of things in common, more things than I thought we did, so me and him have gotten a lot closer."

The full interview airs Sunday on OWN.

http://www.eonline.com/ne...z1x8JdnhOV

Ugh... Why does Oprah even care??!?! seriously, leave Mj's kids alone! You already did enough damage! You hypocrite :/....

Here¨s a video.

SoulAlive said:

I agree,Oprah needs to leave these kids alone! She's exploiting them to boost ratings for her failing network.The bigger question is,why is Katherine allowing this?! Why can't she keep them from the media (like Michael tried to do) and allow them to have a normal childhood? This is NOT what her son wanted.

Oprah can do whatever the hell she wants with those kids. Katherine thinks highly of her.

Plus you have fake media like People magazine kissing her ass for giving the kids a normal life, why would Katherine think she's doing anything wrong?

mookie said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree,Oprah needs to leave these kids alone! She's exploiting them to boost ratings for her failing network.The bigger question is,why is Katherine allowing this?! Why can't she keep them from the media (like Michael tried to do) and allow them to have a normal childhood? This is NOT what her son wanted.

Oprah can do whatever the hell she wants with those kids. Katherine thinks highly of her.

Plus you have fake media like People magazine kissing her ass for giving the kids a normal life, why would Katherine think she's doing anything wrong?

Oprah thinks highly of Katherine too

Oh look here's LaToya giving her on Paris's interview. What a surprise to see her turn up and talk about it, seeing how she's so media shy and all LOL @ the plug for her book at the end.

i have called 4 different walmart's within a 50 mile radius.. and none of them have the pepsi can OR the single... and not only do they not have it, but they act like they have no idea what im talking about,

dm3857 said:

i have called 4 different walmart's within a 50 mile radius.. and none of them have the pepsi can OR the single... and not only do they not have it, but they act like they have no idea what im talking about,

I think you can get the single online for 1,88 ... I dont think they sell the cans over here where I live

MJ OnlineTeam (@MJonlineteam)

We've just learned that Michael Jackson's new single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"/"Don't Be Messin' 'Round", available exclusively at WalMart, is currently the top selling music title on Wal-mart.com and has a real shot at being #1 on the Billboard Single Sales Chart this week!! Sales will be counted 'til this coming Monday at midnight (local time in each market), so please urge everyone you know to grab a single at their local WalMart store or on the website, and let's get Michael's first single from BAD25 a #1 debut!! #BAD25

It's not that big an accomplishment considering no one buys singles anymore . They really should think about putting the CD on itunes, that's where the money is.

mookie said:

MJ OnlineTeam (@MJonlineteam)

We've just learned that Michael Jackson's new single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"/"Don't Be Messin' 'Round", available exclusively at WalMart, is currently the top selling music title on Wal-mart.com and has a real shot at being #1 on the Billboard Single Sales Chart this week!! Sales will be counted 'til this coming Monday at midnight (local time in each market), so please urge everyone you know to grab a single at their local WalMart store or on the website, and let's get Michael's first single from BAD25 a #1 debut!! #BAD25

Surprisingly, this is really true.

http://www.walmart.com/browse/Music/_/N-2p4h?ic=96_0&tc=100&path=0:4104&ref=125873.125873&search_sort=5&selected_items=+&depts=T&catNavId=4104&povid=cat4104-env205212-moduleC092911-lLinkRR1Seeall100BestSellingAlbums
Frankly, I do not believe that this song would be a great success.

dm3857 said:

i have called 4 different walmart's within a 50 mile radius.. and none of them have the pepsi can OR the single... and not only do they not have it, but they act like they have no idea what im talking about,

I ordered mine through walmart.com - seemed easier and a guaranteed way of getting some.

I haven't ordered the pepsi cans as I figure my local grocery store will have them...

The greatest testiment to Michael and how really "normal" he was I think rests on how well Paris carries herself. She is polite, charming, and down to earth.

I think seeing the kids be so normal and unspoilt makes a lot of people reassess what they once thought of Michael.

just seen that amazon.co.uk is selling it on import for £6.14 with a release date for the 12th

http://www.amazon.co.uk/J...=8-1-fkmr0

got my order in, that's more like it

bigd74 said:

just seen that amazon.co.uk is selling it on import for £6.14 with a release date for the 12th

http://www.amazon.co.uk/J...=8-1-fkmr0

got my order in, that's more like it

I ordered it from that link on the 24th May. This morning I was wondering why I hadn't got it yet. I forgot that it said shipping on the 12th lol.

SoulAlive said:

So,what do we think of this song? Yay or nay?

"Don't Be Messin' Round" by Michael Jackson

It's not among MJ's best, but it's decent and it's always nice to hear his wonderful voice. The more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. The song is nothing special, but not awful either. I like it.

I'm liking the demo. It's not what I was expecting. I expected it to be more demo-y, if that makes sense. I like the music but lyrically, I'm not always clear about what Michael is saying but I guess that's what makes it a demo! It's upbeat and a good workout tune.

I'm still searching for the cans. Based on my readings, I get the feeling that these pepsi cans aren't sold exclusively at walmart? Which might explain why I don't find them there. Maybe the cans haven't reached my region, yet. I'm still looking. I want those cans.

kellistarr120 said:

I'm liking the demo. It's not what I was expecting. I expected it to be more demo-y, if that makes sense. I like the music but lyrically, I'm not always clear about what Michael is saying but I guess that's what makes it a demo! It's upbeat and a good workout tune.

I'm still searching for the cans. Based on my readings, I get the feeling that these pepsi cans aren't sold exclusively at walmart? Which might explain why I don't find them there. Maybe the cans haven't reached my region, yet. I'm still looking. I want those cans.

The cans are being sold in random stores around the USA it seems like. I know they have arrived in China as well but I dont know about other countries around the world. As for here in the USA, you have to search around for them. I went to many stores in my area and none of them carried them except the Super Walmart that's a half hour drive from my house. Other fans online have commented seeing them at Target, Walgreens, 7-11, etc. You really have to go out and hunt for them. I think that some places just dont have them yet but they may carry them later on at some point. I thought these cans would be sold everywhere but I see that's not the case

Oh and I see that United States Amazon website is also selling the IJCSLY/DBMA CD single too. And you can buy it for.....$10.09!

http://www.amazon.com/Jus...amp;sr=8-1