Despite his troubled times in the later years of his life, Michael Jackson was undoubtedly a pioneer in his field and talented to the bone. His music and dancing captured the hearts of many people across the world, including the tubby 2-year-old Kylie who used to bob up and down to his music in Australia. Last night I watched his music videos on YouTube and around the web for two hours straight and all of these memories came flooding back. Everyone has an MJ story of some sort and I thought I’d share mine.
Do you remember how scary his Thriller music video was to you as a kid? It still freaked me out last night. Our neighbors in Sydney in the 1980s had this awesome hi-fi system (before the home theater system truly existed) and they would play Thriller all of time. Oh, the chills! My sister and two of the kids next door would perform little concerts and pretend we had thousands of fans in the audience. I was always a back-up singer with a hairbrush or white-out bottle as my microphone. Unfortunately I never got the “good” brush because I was the smallest kid. Also I couldn’t ever be in the den (where we rehearsed) alone when Thriller was playing nor could I look at MJ’s poster because I felt like his eyes followed me. But oh man, I loved his music.
My love for MJ’s music continued to grow and I even got to go to one of his concerts as a 16-year-old. I dragged two of my friends to his concert one night early. We sat down in our seats, 20 rows from the front, then were told to leave because we came on the wrong night. That’s just how excited I was to see him!
Music really brings worlds together and I know MJ’s talent will be missed. Man In The Mirror will always be one of my favorite songs but I also loved I’ll Be There, Billie Jean, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Will You Be There. Do you have a favorite song or MJ story?
Image credits: The talented Richard E. Aaron
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1 Courtney : Jun 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm
What a sweet post. I love your MJ memories; Thriller was scary– those eyes still freak me out! And sorry to hear you never got the good brush
This is one of those events that seems hard to truly digest; he was such an icon during my childhood years, and his contribution to pop music is beyond words. He seemed to live such a tormented life in his later years, and whatever his personal demons were, I truly hope that he is now at peace.
Have a great weekend, Kylie!
2 Marianne : Jun 28, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Ahh, I am glad you did this post. I LOVED MJ as a kid, I am sad he had such a troubled adult life.
I was SOOO scared watching the Thriller video. I remember the first time the video I was at a friends house and I had to look out the back window the whole home because I was terrified!
3 Candi : Jun 30, 2009 at 12:55 am
I love MJ too. His songs bring such joy, I could listen to his music all day! My favorites are actually a few of his cover songs in Jackson Five. Have you heard their version of “Doctor my eyes” or “Lala means I love you?” So good!!!
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