not digging the MJ tune hes doin .. appreciate it but idk .. seems not right . mayb its just me

i wonder U

i think that's why he's not singing it...

plus it's really only a tease, right?

seems to be kind of an homage, which i think is good

arkmay said:

i think that's why he's not singing it...

plus it's really only a tease, right?

seems to be kind of an homage, which i think is good

ya its more the backups singing than him .. homage, maybe ure right .. then he says he saw mj there at the forum in a song .. whats w/ the mj referances .. i mean i kno why but personally im still upset hes gone n it bothers me. anywhoo ... maybe a diffr song each night .. idk

Why does it bother you? Prince and MJ were friends. Rebbie Jackson got on stage and danced with Prince. He apparently knows other members of the Jackson family. Prince's only tweet was to pay homage to MJ the day MJ passed away. Prince has covered songs by Rick James, Tina Marie, and Bob Marley. I think he does it as an homage to musicians he loved or knew who are no longer with us.

Emancipation89 said:

Just curious...Did he do any other MJ songs than Don't Stop Till You Get Enough so far?

No, but Esperanza Spalding did "I Can't Help It" at the May 7th show.

AlwayzNmyHair86 said:

Emancipation89 said:

Just curious...Did he do any other MJ songs than Don't Stop Till You Get Enough so far?

No, but Esperanza Spalding did "I Can't Help It" at the May 7th show.

Thanks!

ShutUpAlreadyDamn said:

Actually, they did Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' at one of the shows. I cried when he played it. I've seen Prince about 40 times now, big fan here, but I was moved because I was one of Michael's dancers on his "This Is It" tour. I appreciate the MJ references that Prince has thrown in on this tour. He doesn't have to do that whether he's singing or not. It's truly a nice gesture on his part and to hear it in the building where we rehearsed with Michael during his final days is haunting... good for Prince. Respect all around. [Edited 5/14/11 23:57pm]

Yeah, I caught that "Wanna be starting Something" jam too.... HOT!!!

did Prince play Mj songs Before MJ´s dead????????????????????

ShutUpAlreadyDamn said:

Actually, they did Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' at one of the shows. I cried when he played it. I've seen Prince about 40 times now, big fan here, but I was moved because I was one of Michael's dancers on his "This Is It" tour. I appreciate the MJ references that Prince has thrown in on this tour. He doesn't have to do that whether he's singing or not. It's truly a nice gesture on his part and to hear it in the building where we rehearsed with Michael during his final days is haunting... good for Prince. Respect all around. [Edited 5/14/11 23:57pm]

Could you tell me if you knew how MJ felt about P. his music/attitude or vica versa?

Their relationship/percieved rivalry is something I'm really curious about...much appreciated!

myloveis4ever said:

did Prince play Mj songs Before MJ´s dead????????????????????

From memory - Brisbane, Australia sound check he played Billie Jean on the ONA tour. A female (not sure - Rhonda maybe??) sang vocals.

My good friend's a huge MJ fan and he said the band absolutely nailed it!

Veej said:

myloveis4ever said:

did Prince play Mj songs Before MJ´s dead????????????????????

From memory - Brisbane, Australia sound check he played Billie Jean on the ONA tour. A female (not sure - Rhonda maybe??) sang vocals.

My good friend's a huge MJ fan and he said the band absolutely nailed it!

love the jailhouse rock jam p does .. love that he does mj songs .. billie jean would b kewl to hear.

Veej said:

ShutUpAlreadyDamn said:

Actually, they did Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' at one of the shows. I cried when he played it. I've seen Prince about 40 times now, big fan here, but I was moved because I was one of Michael's dancers on his "This Is It" tour. I appreciate the MJ references that Prince has thrown in on this tour. He doesn't have to do that whether he's singing or not. It's truly a nice gesture on his part and to hear it in the building where we rehearsed with Michael during his final days is haunting... good for Prince. Respect all around. [Edited 5/14/11 23:57pm]

Could you tell me if you knew how MJ felt about P. his music/attitude or vica versa?

Their relationship/percieved rivalry is something I'm really curious about...much appreciated!

I don't know too many details on their personal relationship cuz they're both kinda private people, but the "rivalry" was more amongst the fans. I know there was always mutual respect between Prince & MJ & that the had attended each others shows on multiple occasions....

But then again, what do I know....

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ShutUpAlreadyDamn said:

Actually, they did Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' at one of the shows. I cried when he played it. I've seen Prince about 40 times now, big fan here, but I was moved because I was one of Michael's dancers on his "This Is It" tour.

That is very cool

As for the "rivalry" -- remember MJ named two of his sons Prince. Coincidence?

Veej said:

Could you tell me if you knew how MJ felt about P. his music/attitude or vica versa?

Their relationship/percieved rivalry is something I'm really curious about...much appreciated!

"This Is It" director Kenny Ortega said on Oprah that Michael loved Prince and talked about Purple Rain a lot...

I think MJ was really impressed and into the Purple Rain movie as it was something he had ambitions for himself, he always wanted to make movies/stories, that's what the thriller video was about, then 1-2 years later Prince makes a 2 hour movie which is a huge world wide hit and wins oscars, so MJ had respect for that and wanted his career to go that way, hense the bigger and longer pop video's and attemptied movies.

I don't think they were ever rivals between themselves, it was more a fans thing (still is !!!!), I think they each respected each other as artists and for what they did, you can see they got on the way they both got on stage with James Brown at the peak of their fame, for 2 true superstars at the time (about 1984-85) at the height of their fame/creativity as artists to share a stage, they must have had respect for each other.

xperiencedone said:

arkmay said:

i think that's why he's not singing it...

plus it's really only a tease, right?

seems to be kind of an homage, which i think is good

ya its more the backups singing than him .. homage, maybe ure right .. then he says he saw mj there at the forum in a song .. whats w/ the mj referances .. i mean i kno why but personally im still upset hes gone n it bothers me. anywhoo ... maybe a diffr song each night .. idk

You might be upset but loads of kids are safer now

^^^not cool...

not diggin' "don't stop Til u get enough"? u wasn't raised right!

PFunkjazz said:

not diggin' "don't stop Til u get enough"? u wasn't raised right!

first heard j5 when i was maybe 7 .. had a ktel record with dancing machine n other songs of theyres on it. Loved it n loved mj ever since .. stil in mourning. heart set on seein this is it.

xperiencedone said:

PFunkjazz said:

not diggin' "don't stop Til u get enough"? u wasn't raised right!

first heard j5 when i was maybe 7 .. had a ktel record with dancing machine n other songs of theyres on it. Loved it n loved mj ever since .. stil in mourning. heart set on seein this is it.

One wonders how people can mourn a peado?

mj pays 13 million dollers so Jody dosnt take him to court, and people dont believe he's a peado cause he never got convicted in court.

I supporse you think OJ is innocent also.

U.S justice is so great if your a millionaire,

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powersoul99 said:

xperiencedone said:

first heard j5 when i was maybe 7 .. had a ktel record with dancing machine n other songs of theyres on it. Loved it n loved mj ever since .. stil in mourning. heart set on seein this is it.

One wonders how people can mourn a peado?

mj pays 13 million dollers so Jody dosnt take him to court, and people dont believe he's a peado cause he never got convicted in court.

I supporse you think OJ is innocent also.

U.S justice is so great if your a millionaire,

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[Edited 5/15/11 16:48pm]

its the music .. god sorts out the rest ..

arkmay said:

ShutUpAlreadyDamn said:

Actually, they did Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' at one of the shows. I cried when he played it. I've seen Prince about 40 times now, big fan here, but I was moved because I was one of Michael's dancers on his "This Is It" tour.

That is very cool

As for the "rivalry" -- remember MJ named two of his sons Prince. Coincidence?

MJ's grandfather's name was Prince. It might have crossed his mind that fans would draw parallels, but I doubt he named both of his sons after his musical counterpart.

just1lousydime said:

MJ's grandfather's name was Prince. It might have crossed his mind that fans would draw parallels, but I doubt he named both of his sons after his musical counterpart.

ah i didnt know that!

powersoul99 said:

xperiencedone said:

first heard j5 when i was maybe 7 .. had a ktel record with dancing machine n other songs of theyres on it. Loved it n loved mj ever since .. stil in mourning. heart set on seein this is it.

One wonders how people can mourn a peado?

mj pays 13 million dollers so Jody dosnt take him to court, and people dont believe he's a peado cause he never got convicted in court.

I supporse you think OJ is innocent also.

U.S justice is so great if your a millionaire,

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[Edited 5/15/11 16:48pm]

Just fuck off, fool! He didn't pay a dime to Chandler. The insurance company did. And it was a mistake, which cost him dearly!

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PatrickS77 said:

powersoul99 said:

One wonders how people can mourn a peado?

mj pays 13 million dollers so Jody dosnt take him to court, and people dont believe he's a peado cause he never got convicted in court.

I supporse you think OJ is innocent also.

U.S justice is so great if your a millionaire,

[Edited 5/15/11 16:47pm]

[Edited 5/15/11 16:48pm]

Just fuck off, fool! He didn't pay a dime to Chandler. The insurance company did. And it was a mistake, which cost him dearly!

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So the jury at his trial saying they belived he was a peado, but not in the case in front of them was a mistake ?

Why would they pay money to jody if they knew mj was so innocent?

I bet you think Gary Glitter is innocent also.

1 or 2 out of 10 said something to that effect, when a fat bookdeal was hanging in front of their nose. There are fools everyhwere, can't help that. Fact is, he was aquitted and the second case was bogus... from beginning to end.

Why did the insurance company pay money? Because it was their job... they didn't go "Uh, Michael Jackson is a peadophile, so we better pay money to Jordan Chandler!"... quite to the contrary. Why did Michael agree to let the insurance company pay? Because it was an easy and quick way out (which in hindsight was a huge mistake and made the second trial possible) and no one could guarantee him a "Not guilty" verdict!
And to all the asses, who see paying (someone elses) money as an admission of guilt, why don't you turn it around? Ask yourself, which family would accept money, after their child had been molested, to forgo a criminal trial (I mean, putting the guy to jail and then taking the money, yes.. but taking the money and refusing to cooperate to put him in jail?)? Especially once they are out in public already (so that they were afraid of the spotlight or anything to that effect doesn't apply). Which family would file civil charges before the criminal case was done, compromising a criminal trial? Like the second case, that first case stank, from the getgo... as did the family! The mother testified in '05 that she didn't speak to her son for more than 10 years. Chandler Jr. refused to testify against Jackson in '05! Mesereau is on record saying he was witnesses, who heard Chandler jr. confess that nothing ever happened. The father was charged with assaulting his son in '05. The father commited suicide in '09! Something's definitely wrong with that family and it's not their son being molested.

What does Gary Glitter have to do with Michael Jackson? Two different cases and as I don't know anything about Glitter or his case, I don't have an opinion on him!

xperiencedone said:

powersoul99 said:

One wonders how people can mourn a peado?

mj pays 13 million dollers so Jody dosnt take him to court, and people dont believe he's a peado cause he never got convicted in court.

I supporse you think OJ is innocent also.

U.S justice is so great if your a millionaire,

[Edited 5/15/11 16:47pm]

[Edited 5/15/11 16:48pm]

its the music .. god sorts out the rest ..

Looks like he did in the end.