ok, I listened to the michael jackson song another few times and I got over my intial “it’s michael jackson! aaah!!”
I now have a clearer head and I’m realizing that that song is not a michael jackson song at all. where did michael go? since when did the King of Pop deign to such commonplace radio drivel? ok, so he spent $30 million on the new album, came out with about 50 songs, decided on 16 tracks.. and *this* was the single they release? The more I think about it, the more I think his last album, Dangerous, was actually quite good but overlooked. those songs actually endure, and sound like michael, in all his pioneering, “I am michael jackson” glory. and maybe he’s unwilling to go so far out on the line with his new stuff for fear of being laughed away again, but if he doesn’t take that risk, then he can’t ever regain the title, “King of Pop.”
Michael’s music is creative, enduring, and he walks a path only he, as Michael Jackson, can walk. so why is he content to be like everyone else? he doesn’t have to settle for that.