bboy87 said:

WOW! So rare! He doesn't seem to be into the "Heartbreak Hotel" performance much. Seems like something was missing from that. It almost looked like a rehearsal.

This is really hard to believe and accept. I'm doing ok one minute and i just have so much pain. I feel like I've lost a close friend.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

I know how you feel. I thought I was ok. Then tonight I was watching Larry King Live from Neverland with Jermaine. When he was talking about Michael writing songs up in the tree, and they broke away for commercial playing "I'll Be There" I found myself crying again.

Then I watched the 2003 interview, Living With Michael Jackson, and when he talked about the beatings Joe gave him...with a belt or anything that he could grab, and how he would be so terrified he would throw up and faint...I wanted to beat the hell out of that old man. When Michael started to cry I felt my heart break all over again.

Swa said:

"They" have been trying to "kill" Michael ever since he bought the beatles catalog. He was simply a black man who got too big and powerful. People want to think Elvis was murdered but lets remember Elvis was a white man and Michael was a black man.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Don't let conspiracy theories rob you of being able to honour and pay respect to Michael. If you buy into that rubbish it's just like buying into the tabloid garbage that was written about him.

Just cherish his music and appreciate the talent he shared and respect the legacy he has left behind.

Swa

Swa said:

Plus the tabloids just make you even madder about MJ passing. After two or three hours playing his music, I'm no longer shocked of his passing. He left behind a great legacy, let's just leave it at that.

Still haven't stopped crying yet. I'm okay during the day, at night, ugh...

From the other thread:



Pretty much everyone I know hates Joe's guts and wishes he'd died.

Timmy84 said:

yeah but if michael was murdered or whatever, I want the truth to come out.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Well if you can't handle this, just leave the net for a few weeks since toxicology reports won't come until then.

Anxiety said:

Black and White ... Mike talks about it so much in his songs but i guess he saw it as a label a wall to break down maybe he had a plan to create unity like prince was / is both male and female - mike is both black and white - unity

I don't like madonna but I do respect her bring up two black kids as her own this again shows unity - she takes so much from black culture it makes sence to me she would have black kids..

Black and White are culture labels we are all just Human

moussemaker said:

Is this out in the US already ? need to get a copy in the UK asap

Great Cover..

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Yeah, me too.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Wow, so do I.

Chic35 said:

What? , she says they never had sex, but they did kiss ? then she says he was very much a man ?

Really ... colour had nothing to do with it buy the time Stephanie was on the case Mike could pick a black / white or green woman

midnightmover said:

Hang on one god damn minute this is coming from a black man who has had a "NOSE JOB" to make his nose look more European and goes out with "WHITE WOMEN" and has kids all over the world with other women and had a "DRUG PROBLEM"

How much glass is in his house!

dag said:

Come on now, I know he was a great talent. & don't forget I adored this man from the time I was a child into the 80's. It's his antics I had a problem w/, doesn't mean I wanted him dead

CalhounSq said:

sorry...

dirtyman2005 said:

dirtyman - that's harsh but true

Let's get some more MJ video's in here and tributes too much rubbish in this thread...

Timmy84 said:

THAT was awesome One of my fave songs by them

lilgish said:

actually that was not him singing.....it was a recorded track

but whatever, he is dead now.....no need to call attention to the obvious

but i will say this.....Larry King needs to retire
[Edited 7/3/09 2:54am]

Timmy84 said:

See, this breaks my heart & makes me get a little sad. It's just him, his untouched face, a mic, a melody, & that voice... so simple & so damn good

dag said:

No worries...

CalhounSq said:

I love those old performances too. Just Michael, his brothers in the background, an orchestra and his voice, no fire works or dozens of dancers. classy.

matthewgrant said:

Oh boy, had to stop myself ....damn the world has lost a true great....

R.I.P. MJ

The King - Full Stop

whatsgoingon said:

I hate that it eventually became all about choreography & stunts His mic wasn't even on half the time in the later years. I wish he'd focused more on just singing...

WaterInYourBath said:

Thank you so much for this post !

Sway "The King Full Stop" **OFFICIAL VIDEO** (Michael Jackson Tribute From London Fan)



I just keep playing this tribute ...

japanrocks said:

Wrong he was singing live over a backing track - please by now you should some understanding of MJ talent - please you do not know how great this man was - the tributes here are mixed with silly gossip

After you have sold 750 million records then you can comment on MJ as an artist that can sing live...

please


[Edited 7/3/09 3:43am]

Dear old Q....the guy has a steel plate in his head, IIRC. He had brain surgery back in the 70s, so one should keep this in mind when you read what he says. As the English would say, he sounds a bit barmy. Chemical peels don't turn people's skin permanently white Q....don't need to be a rocket scientist to know this. If they did, please explain Jermaine who's clearly had many to deal w/ his acne scars?! I know he was asked for his opinion, but sheesh...she should've thought about it before letting silliness fall out of his mouth like that.

I'm glad y'all are posting MJ vid w/ his brothers. VH1 Classic showed very few Jacksons era vids and that annoyed me. Surely they'll correct this when they do the inevitable marathon on the day of his funeral. Michael performed w/ his brothers at least half of his career and this should be acknowledged. Besides, the CBS era Jacksons had plenty of serious grooves that shouldn't be forgotten, IMHO. The lack of "Can You Feel It" was glaring. That was the most incredible vid of it's day.

As for MJ and Motown studios, he certainly rented studio space there in the Thriller era. That's where Berry approached him to do M25. From what I gather, it wasn't uncommon for artists to rent studio space there even if they weren't on the label. I think SOLAR artists used Motown facilities fairly often.

I'm amazed someone posted my fav "Off The Wall" song on YT incorrectly. It's "Working Night and Day", not the other way 'round!

Madonna pays hommage to Michael on her upcoming concerts

On the Holiday front instead there are some changes. As previously reported exclusively here the song already contained vocal lines and music samples of Everybody (Dance and Sing Get Up And Do Your Thing) and the new track Celebrate but now as a homage to the late Michael Jackson, Madonna has been rehearsing the song with a whole middle part of MJ music in it.

There's the famous "Billie Jean" drum beat and the "Wanna Be Starting Something" hook (the "Mama-se, mama-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa" stuff).
Totally a dance number perfect for the 80's part of the show!! Fans will love it!