Ugh...

Can all these wack pop stars just leave Michael Jackson's catalog alone? "Put down the MJ record and walk away slowly!"

That blond haired turd needs to go somewhere and sit her sorry ass dooooown.

Even though I don't care much for "Beat It 2008," props to Fergie for being a go-getter with regards to getting herself on Thriller 25. And if Michael liked it, which he apparently did, that matters for something to me.

Thank you for sharing this interview. Shocked there isn't a video interview of her somewhere talking about it, with all the Thriller 25 MySpace TV promo going on.

Fergie's rendition of Beat It is equal to somebody pissing into your ear

bboy87 said:

Michael liked it, and Thriller was his baby, so as much as I agree with you, I'm gonna keep quiet about it. If it was good enough for him, I'll keep to myself.

bboy87 said:

Aw it can't be that bad. Yeah its different, I don't personally go for it but I know some people that do...

Go Fergie.

Vanilli said:

Like Michael is the arbiter of good taste or something? The dude recorded Invincible! Michael is NOT doing this project because of its inherent artistic value.
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Yeah its a very line to walk between "artistic" and "cashing in" and just trying to be relevant to an audience that might not know you.

I still feel that missed the boat big time on this project, not because of Akon and Fergie and those remixes. But for the whole nostalgia of the album. I mean its the biggest album of all time, it influenced many, and for its anniversary all you can pull out is a demo and some remixes? Now for someone like Prince this would not shock me, he is not really gonna re-issue anything for anniversary purposes, though "Purple Rain" the dvd did get a re-issue, musically Prince didnt give us the "purple rain" ablum the way it originally was, a double record, but i was glad that he didnt give us, "Lets Go Crazy" featuring Akon.

VoicesCarry said:

The more pertinent point is that Michael is a fucking liar! Michael did not select these artists because he likes them. He selected them because he wants to reach the kids and show how relevant he is. Therefore, no matter how badly they fucked up, Michael would say nice things about them. Haven't people figured out how phony he is yet? Check out The Home Movies program. He tells his colleagues privately how much he hates touring, then he faces the camera with a look of total sincerity and says "I love touring". Even his employees laughed because he was so shamelessly lying. If they hadn't laughed, he would have carried on lying and the fans would have believed it. Michael obviously included that in the program because he thought it was funny, but it actually revealed a lot more than he realised.
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Fergie and the rest of the BEP make me sick.

midnightmover said:

I wouldn't say because he made a joke, he is phony. I am really quick to reserve judgements about Michael, simply because I remember back in 2004, everyone was saying the worst about Michael. (And I mean down-right shitty..) and people took it as truth.

Fast forward to a year later, Michael was vindicated and a lot of those people were shown to have been lying to cash in. I'm not saying it isn't possible that Michael isn't SOMETIMES phony, however, I don't think it is fair to label him phony because of that.

That being said, yes this was a more commercial venture. However, if it reaches the kids and reminds them why he matters, so be it.

It isn't like people should be resentful for Michael doing things this way. Him doing this sort of thing dates back to like "The Legend Continues" VHS. Anyone remember that? Tons of people, who mattered back then, praising him. He also did the same thing with "The One" back in like 2003/04. He figures by sending these programs (and now anniversary albums) with people who matter to the kids, he will expand his audience. To some degree, I suppose it is true.

I don't think him being business minding and wanting his audience to grow makes him phony. It just makes him crude, which probably had to something to do with why THRILLER IS THE BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM IN THE FIRST PLACE. It wasn't about, because it was the most fabulous artistically amazing thing he did. (Dangerous or HIStory take those prizes.) It is because, he was in touch with marketing and business. He was the first to make important music videos. As Q said recently, "Michael and MTV road each other to glory!"

Thriller was about business back then and what better way to honor that, then by making it about business once again?

Vanilli said:

Way too much twisted bullshit in here for me to waste time with it, so I'll just focus on the first sentence in bold there. Watch the clip again. Michael did not make a joke. One of his employees said that he should try and sound less negative about touring, and he said to them "Okay, but you all know the truth. I hate touring". Then he faced the camera and did what his advisor had suggested, but rather than just sound less negative, he went straight into his insincere "love, love, love" mode. Everyone in the room cracked up because it was so patently false. It just shows how phony Michael's warm and cosy platitudes are, which is why you would have to be NAIVE AS HELL to believe he really likes Fergie's rendition of "Beat It".

It's okay if he likes it doesn't mean I should tho.

midnightmover said:

Sure in this clip he lied, but in various interviews he has expressed his dislike of touring. And fans know that.

Rodya24 said:

That's not the point. The point is in the clip he had that totally sincere tone of voice at the same time as he was lying through his teeth. That tells you something about his character. He could have just moderated his tone a bit to be less negative, but instead he went totally over the top and started gushing about how he "loves" touring. That shows you how capable he is of faking these warm and cosy statements.

He could also be saying he likes it not to hurt Fergie's feelings.

midnightmover said:

Of course he does.

Timmy84 said:

Either way, I wouldn't believe it for a second.
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midnightmover said:

He couldn't even hold back the laughter I also sensed sarcasm when he said it
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bboy87 said:

Wow, you are truly deluded. Watch it again. He only started laughing when THEY STARTED LAUGHING. And the reason they started laughing was because he was so blatantly lying.

midnightmover said:

I'm scared to listen to Fergie's version of "Beat It" There are just some songs that you shouldn't mess with.

SoulAlive said:

Amen to THAT

SoulAlive said:

It sounds like total and complete shit. Stay as far away from it as possible.

midnightmover said:

SOOOOO, whats the point? we all know that MJ is not an angel, so is prince and alot of artists, what are you trying to prove? he has been performing and touring since he was a child, Im sure he is sick of it.

So she asked Will to do it?

adds Fergie and Will I Am to hit list

bboy87 said:

**IMITATES GUNSHOTS AT INTRO OF NAS' ETHER***