At first I didn’t think I was going to say anything about the sudden death of Michael Jackson. Everything that could be said has been said, and I don’t count myself as a huge fan.
But then I thought how could I not say something? I knew and loved many of his singles, and his influence in terms of music, style, dance, and the medium of videos will be felt for generations.
Having been born in 1986, I wasn’t around for much of Jackson’s career (or at least wasn’t very cognizant of it), but he was the kind of superstar whose hits were still (and are) being played, and I soon knew all about his start in the Jackson 5 and his subsequent solo career.
(Side bar fact about me: I loved Billie Jean, and danced to it at an impromptu sock hop dance competition in about grade seven, earning a solid second).
His life for the past 15 years or so had been mired with controversy, from the child molestation allegations, to the bizarre facial reconstruction. But through it all, Michael Jackson remained a phenomenal song-and-dance man who inspired so many to step up to the mic, or get on the dancefloor. He will be missed, but not soon forgotten.
These are my two favourite Michael Jackson songs, which never fail to get me moving.
Amy Breen
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Too bad the Billie Jean video doesn’t have more dancing, the song makes ya want to move…