a former fan called baby be mine? And I remember the ads very well too

EmeraldSkies said:

F*** the Batmobile.
I want one of those!

Are those real?

The World Keeps Changing
Rearranging Minds
And Thoughts
Predictions Fly Of Doom
The Baby Boom
Has Come Of Age
We'll Work It Out

I Told My Brothers
Don't You Ask Me
For No Favors
I'm Conditioned By
The System
Don't You Talk To Me
Don't Scream And Shout

She Pray To God, To Buddha
Then She Sings A
Talmud Song
Confusions Contradict
The Self
Do We Know Right
From Wrong
I Just Want You To
Recognize Me
In The Temple
You Can't Hurt Me
I Found Peace
Within Myself


from Jam

EmeraldSkies said:

Happy birthday, Timmy.

bboy87 said:

Great lyrics really, Overlooked by most fans, Underrated.

seeingvoices12 said:

YEP!

NMuzakNSoul said:

dag said:

lol thanks.

bboy87 said:

What many critics, and some fans, fail to respect is Michael as a lyricist. Sure he wrote some classic love songs, and pop, but he also wrote some strong lyrics that have depth to them.

This is a classic example. The lyrics are often ignored because its a pop/dance song but when you stop and take them in his social commentary is pretty interesting.

When thinking of Michael as a lyricist for me the HiStory album is his most personal. Again it was a situation where he couldn't win for many critics. If he didn't write personal songs reflecting on what he had been through they would have skewered him for trying to sweep things under the rug or not addressing what was on everyone's mind. And for some critics the personal and often angry nature of the lyrics put them off "you were done wrong - we get it, get over it". But for me this was Michael at his rawest and most honest lyrically.

Swa

That's the album that made me a hardcore MJ fan. I always liked him but seeing him go through that in 1993 and then come back with this made me fall in love with him. When I listen to it now though it's not that he's too angry because that was pretty understandable, but it's that it's missing the other parts of his personality that made him so endearing, his innocence and his vulnerability etc. In that way I sometimes prefer Invincible just because it's more varied.

It actually made me quite sad when I relistened to HIStory but I believe only a good album can make you feel anything, so I guess that's a good thing

Belated Birthday Greetings Timmy! All the best mate!

AshK said:

Oh yeah, the black media has always supported MJ, even until death, as he always looks mighty fine

Marrk said:

Thanks.

Hot.

Wow is that for real? He looked great in red.

Timmy84 said:

No.


But he did look great in red. He often wore it which is good.

I had to be sure it was photoshopped.

Timmy84 said:

Indeed it is. Happy Birthday!

carlcranshaw said:

Thanks.

bboy87 said:

I've always admired the song,but more so the meaning behind it.

bboy87 said:

That line always had me thinking, did he mean brothers (literally) or just random people always asking for stuff?

Also, new J5 Live Album at the forum, June 22 from Hip-O-Select.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Probably both his literal brothers and random folks.

Timmy84 said:

I noticed the way "Jam" was edited in THIS IS IT left that line out of the song.
I often thought after his passing, if the song did mean his actual literal brothers, and since the Estate had to approve the final cut of the film, might have requested it be taken out. Just a thought.

Only Mike can be this hot and wear a Mickey Mouse leather jacket.

[Edited 4/14/10 22:58pm]

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