I belong to the generation which grew up with a staple diet of his songs. Born in a remote part of India, in our days the only English song that was popular and was played in pandals during festivities was that of Michael. To begin with let me admit, none of us could ever make out what actually the songs were all about, but we loved the tunes, we loved the beat and we knew that nothing can make you dance so much as his songs (or music).
My elder B was rather a fortunate man, he lived in the silicon valley those days and had access to all the great albums that he and his contemporaries churned. I still remember that Sony Walkman he bought for me and two tapes, one was Thriller and the other was the making of the Thriller (VHS Tape). All of us (my cousins) would sit through the tapes or listen almost religiously everyday and would applaud whenever the man use to get up for the final shot, which incidentally was the song.
He was lauded and ridiculed. He broke down barriers and built them around himself. He soared to heights unimaginable with his music, and he made the ignominious front page of gutter tabloids worldwide.
For Michael Jackson, the spotlight was always present, and the rest of the world followed.
Many reams are written about all these and many pages have been devoted. All I will do here today is-- put a small tribute in my way to this legend called Michael, the god of entertainment and the father of the music videos.
Michael's Top 05 for me:
01. They don't care about us
02. Black or White
03. I am bad
04. Thriller
05. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael's best video:
01. I am bad
Reason: Last night it was every where and first time ever I didn't smile, I didn't hummed the beats, for the first time ever I switched off the TV, because tears rolled out.
Thanks Michael. You will always live in us.
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