Harlepolis said:

you about to make your play cousin tear up

grabs tissue

Paris9748430 said:

I know alot of people that go to his shows to hear Purple Rain and Let's Go Crazy....me, I go hoping to hear If I Was Your Girlfriend

Graycap23 said:[quote]

daPrettyman said:

like I said, a lot of Prince fans refuse to label him an entertainer, but I've never seen the problem

It's an opinion but I think the top 5 are Sammy, James, MJ, Prince & Tina.

purplesweat said:

Uh huh....Now you're are just making shit up....lol

murph said:

She wasn't even born when Sign O' the Times came out. So try not to take her too seriously.

bboy87 said:

I would have a seizure if he played Purple Music
[Edited 12/24/09 12:52pm]

daPrettyman said:

You're missing Freddie Mercury and Fred Astaire

Graycap23 said:[quote]

daPrettyman said:

I love your list! I agree totally, I mean TOTALLY!!!

Paris9748430 said:

Your two are so correct. That's the main reason that I rarely visit the PM&M thread.

bboy87 said:

I didn't make the list.

Graycap23 said:[quote]

daPrettyman said:

i agree, i dont find anything entertaining about the beatles and madonna should not be mentioned on a same list with sammy, mj and james

theAudience said:

I assumed we were asked about the "greatest entertainer" in a strictly musical sense, but you've got a good argument for Sammy as the over-all greatest entertainer.

Paris9748430 said:

General public doesn't have a clue about any of that. Most think he's a washed up freak touring the same album over and over.

And his stance against youtube and putting his music out there does nothing to deter that misconception.

murph said:

...?

I love when I state COLD HARD FACTS and people reply with "pigs may fly". It's common knowledge all 50 shows were completely sold out.

Oh, and it's "you're" not "you're are".

I asked someone in his 60s this question the other day, and I just KNEW he would say Sammy Davis Jr., but he said it's Michael! I was shocked since he's a longtime fan of Sammy, and usually teased me growing up by saying Michael is "not that great." Plus, I figured Sammy was the greatest since he mastered all mediums of entertainment (music, dance, instrumentation, movies, TV shows, comedy, live performances, etc). But he explained that while Sammy was the most eclectic performer, he was always an "old" image and persona, even during his early years, and never attained massive popularity around the world like Michael.

Out of this list I'll go with James Brown then MJ. To me James Brown defined entertainment. He just had it all from his off the wall stage persona to his high energy dancing. MJ for his visually appealing shows.

at the Beatles and Madonna even being throwin in the mix.

Anyways, Janet and Prince shits all over this list

That's all.

WaterInYourBath said:

Exactly why I said Michael.

None of the others listed are STILL influencing music, fashion, style, production, dance the way he is. No one was recreating any of the others albums the way Thriller was a few years ago (Thriller 25). No one doubts that the others are pure legends, it's just that Michael's legend was, and is, still going.

MADONNA!

RKJCNE said:

Sammy Davis Jr opened the door for everybody else on that fucking list especially for Michael Jackson which is something that clearly escaped Al Sharpton's keen wit. And WTF, I don't see Prince's name on that list!!!

purplesweat said:

But that kind of stuff hasnt really got anything to do with whos the best entertainer. I think its based on performance, ability and talent, not influence. I mean Madonnas more influential then alot of other better entertainers out there. But even based on them (performance, ability and talent) I think Michael wins.

I just think of it like this, seeing it seems to be a tie between Sammy and Michael: Could Michael do the things Sammy does? Yes, he just didnt like to do that kind of stuff and he stuck to a mold later in his career, but The Jacksons Variety Show really shows what range he had. But does anyone honestly think Sammy could pull off the kind of performance Michael did on the Victory and Bad tours? Or anybody, not just Sammy.
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this is an easy question, sammy davis jr is the greatist entertainer ever. micheal jackson is no match for sammmy. none of these people on this poll acheived what sammy did.

Arnotts said:

I actually don't think Madonna has been truly influential for a long, long time now. I think she's simply riding her past huge success and letting others influence her.

There always seems to be some kind of mental block when it comes to highly praising modern artists. We seem to think cuz they're recent or whatever, they can't possibly be a legend. I have a feeling in ten years or so, we'll wonder why Michael wasn't given every damn award, accolade and acclaim he rightly deserved.

Paris9748430 said:

Yes, how could a young person possibly know anything about the past?

purplesweat said:

I definitely agree with that. But alot of young people still use her early career as a staple of what they’d like to achieve in the business, so I guess that’s how I meant influence.

Also with your last statement I think a bit of that has to do with people forgetting how great Michael was due to the fact that he didn’t really do much in the last 10 years. Not to mention all his BEST work is the rarer stuff like the Jacksons Variety Show and the unreleased Bad and Victory footage that most people have never seen. And the stuff he did do recently was sort of mediocre (for Michaels standards) which was a result of so many different problems (the allegations, drug abuse in Invincible era, etc.) I really think though, judging by This Is It, that he was truly coming back and would have been as big as he was in the History era.

Arnotts said:

Yeah, I totally agree with everything here.

I think Michael's slightly faded legacy only came from everything else eclipsing it AND a hiatus.

People were definitely beginning to miss him this year and last year though.

Such a shame

purplesweat said:

I know, right? Those of us who actually study and know this history should receive a little more credit, LOL.

Sammy Davis, Jr. HANDS DOWN.

P.S. I'm young too, but I know my history, dammit.
I took one look at that list and there is absolutely no competition what so ever to compare up against Sammy Davis, Jr.
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you're poll is cute.


but here are the facts.


MADONNA
the single greatest performer EVER was or will be!
...next to the creator that is the universe. of course.




next in the lis would be...
Michael Jackson
The Rolling Stones
James Brown
Sammy Davis Jr.


don't hate folks!



ok...time to lock this thread up. nothing more to see here people.