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1980s Jam of the Day: "Muscles" by Diana Ross "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Love that song, the video is the embodiment of the early, early '80s!  | |
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1982, had Michael Jackson guesting on it.  So what are u going 2 do? R u just gonna sit there and watch? I'm not gonna stop until the war is over. Its gonna take a long time | |
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A smooth,sultry jam  One of Diana's best singles of the 80s.Written and produced by Michael Jackson.During one of her concerts,Diana joked "Michael Jackson wrote this song for me,but I don't know if it's his fantasy or mine!"
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Luv this! I've lost the use of my heart, But I'm still alive, Still looking for the life, The endless pool on the other side, It's a wild wild west, I'm doing my best, I'm a soldier of love, Every day and night, I'm soldier of love, All the days of my life. | |
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The production on this is so Heartbreak Hotel-ish.
Michael was so into the spooky string sounds affirming that he actually was very instrumental in the producers chair. The same spook production is in Dirty Diana IMHO. | |
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scriptgirl said: the epitome of a cheesy 80s video  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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SoulAlive said: A smooth,sultry jam
One of Diana's best singles of the 80s.Written and produced by Michael Jackson.During one of her concerts,Diana joked "Michael Jackson wrote this song for me,but I don't know if it's his fantasy or mine!"
.. [Edited 11/7/09 17:09pm] Did you hear about him being so jealous of Arne Næss marrying Diana he refused to go to the wedding AND Evan's christening?
BTW, I wish he would've wrote more songs for other artists. I also wonder what other stuff did he do behind the scenes, like those background vocals on the Doobie Brothers tracks "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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bboy87 said: SoulAlive said: A smooth,sultry jam
One of Diana's best singles of the 80s.Written and produced by Michael Jackson.During one of her concerts,Diana joked "Michael Jackson wrote this song for me,but I don't know if it's his fantasy or mine!"
.. [Edited 11/7/09 17:09pm] Did you hear about him being so jealous of Arne Næss marrying Diana he refused to go to the wedding AND Evan's christening?
BTW, I wish he would've wrote more songs for other artists. I also wonder what other stuff did he do behind the scenes, like those background vocals on the Doobie Brothers tracks yeah it took michael forever to get over her and yeah he should have done more stuff for other peeps. don't forget he did some good stuff for his sisters to"we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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xlr8r said: The production on this is so Heartbreak Hotel-ish.
Michael was so into the spooky string sounds affirming that he actually was very instrumental in the producers chair. The same spook production is in Dirty Diana IMHO. Yeah,he was a master at creating songs with a haunting feel.LaToya's "Nighttime Lover" and Rebbie's "Centipede" (both written and produced by MJ) are classic examples of this. | |
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Great song and the video is hot.  Andy is a four letter word. | |
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SoulAlive said: A smooth,sultry jam One of Diana's best singles of the 80s.Written and produced by Michael Jackson.During one of her concerts,Diana joked "Michael Jackson wrote this song for me,but I don't know if it's his fantasy or mine!"
.. [Edited 11/7/09 17:09pm] I remember that and was thinking the same thing she was thinking.Andy is a four letter word. | |
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I love the bridge on this. | |
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I wonder if Michael sung the lead on the demo he presented to Diana? "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates | |
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SoulAlive said: xlr8r said: The production on this is so Heartbreak Hotel-ish.
Michael was so into the spooky string sounds affirming that he actually was very instrumental in the producers chair. The same spook production is in Dirty Diana IMHO. Yeah,he was a master at creating songs with a haunting feel.LaToya's "Nighttime Lover" and Rebbie's "Centipede" (both written and produced by MJ) are classic examples of this. Night Time Lover was originally for Donna Summer LaToya is always getting leftovers "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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The funny thing as at the time i can remember alot of talk about the video being too hot for tv, wow how times have changed, this would be considered nothing today. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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lastdecember said: The funny thing as at the time i can remember alot of talk about the video being too hot for tv, wow how times have changed, this would be considered nothing today.
Have you seen Trey Songz' new video? If that gets played on TV, I'll be surprised... "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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bboy87 said: lastdecember said: The funny thing as at the time i can remember alot of talk about the video being too hot for tv, wow how times have changed, this would be considered nothing today.
Have you seen Trey Songz' new video? If that gets played on TV, I'll be surprised... "Say Aah"? | |
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Was listening to 'Silk Electric' today, really its the only great track on it.
'Fool For Your Love' anyone? |
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Marrk said: Was listening to 'Silk Electric' today, really its the only great track on it.
'Fool For Your Love' anyone? "Fool For Love" is, by far, my favorite track on the "Silk Electric" CD! It's great the hear Diane stepping outside her Pop/Soul comfort zone and doing some hard-rock. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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great song! 
mimi07 said: bboy87 said: Did you hear about him being so jealous of Arne Næss marrying Diana he refused to go to the wedding AND Evan's christening?
BTW, I wish he would've wrote more songs for other artists. I also wonder what other stuff did he do behind the scenes, like those background vocals on the Doobie Brothers tracks yeah it took michael forever to get over her and yeah he should have done more stuff for other peeps. don't forget he did some good stuff for his sisters toalso, he and brother Jermaine sang the chorus in Rockwell's (the son of BERRY GORDY lol) song "Somebody's Watching Me" in 1984  | |
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kitbradley said: Marrk said: Was listening to 'Silk Electric' today, really its the only great track on it.
'Fool For Your Love' anyone? "Fool For Love" is, by far, my favorite track on the "Silk Electric" CD! It's great the hear Diane stepping outside her Pop/Soul comfort zone and doing some hard-rock. well, to each their own. |
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This song sounds like MJ wrote it. Even the background vocals do sound like him. | |
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graecophilos said: This song sounds like MJ wrote it. Even the background vocals do sound like him.
He wrote it and did the background vocals on the intro  | |
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Cinnie said: graecophilos said: This song sounds like MJ wrote it. Even the background vocals do sound like him.
He wrote it and did the background vocals on the intro sha-mone cinnie, as if I didn't know. | |
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graecophilos said: Cinnie said: He wrote it and did the background vocals on the intro sha-mone cinnie, as if I didn't know. I wasn't sure if it was a question or not, doggone it.  | |
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Cinnie said: graecophilos said: This song sounds like MJ wrote it. Even the background vocals do sound like him.
He wrote it and did the background vocals on the intro Don't forget the forget the fingersnaps! |
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Marrk said: Cinnie said: He wrote it and did the background vocals on the intro Don't forget the forget the fingersnaps! Yeah the fingersnaps are a Jackson trait. Janet uses them often.
In fact I think "Muscles" was one of the inspirations behind "Funny How Time Flies". | |
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Timmy84 said: Marrk said: Don't forget the forget the fingersnaps! Yeah the fingersnaps are a Jackson trait. Janet uses them often.
In fact I think "Muscles" was one of the inspirations behind "Funny How Time Flies". Why the hell did i type that twice?
'Time Flies' rips off 'Lady In My Life' i'd say. |
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Marrk said: Timmy84 said: Yeah the fingersnaps are a Jackson trait. Janet uses them often.
In fact I think "Muscles" was one of the inspirations behind "Funny How Time Flies". Why the hell did i type that twice?
'Time Flies' rips off 'Lady In My Life' i'd say. Yeah in a way lol But "Muscles" was the foundation for both songs IMHO. | |
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