This song, and video, needs no introduction...classic! Happy Hump Day!
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Showing posts with label Michael Jackson. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Song of the Day - Thriller - Michael Jackson
This song, and video, needs no introduction...classic! Happy Hump Day!
Michael Jackson- Thriller from MQC on Vimeo.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Song of the Day - Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
I almost forgot that Halloween was coming...and fast! Here's an oldie, but goodie from 1984 that made my Halloween Top 10 Song list at #9. The artist is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy and this was his only hit. Part of the reason it was a big hit was most likely because of the backing vocals on the chorus. Oh, yeah, that would be Michael Jackson's voice lending a hand! Happy Tuesday!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Song of the Day - Working Day and Night - Michael Jackson
Monday, September 2, 2013. Labor Day. A day to sit back and appreciate the worker, and also the last unofficial day of summer. I'm not sure, but I think this is the first time I've ever featured one of Michael Jackson's tunes as Song of the Day, and if it is, it is long overdue. This is from his monumental solo breakout album, Off the Wall, which got a lot of play on my, um, tape deck, when it came out in 1979. Great song from a great album. Enjoy!
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Flashback Friday Song of the Day - Scream - Michael Jackson/Janet Jackson
Happy Friday to all. Here's a Flashback Friday song that continues on my theme from yesterday's Song of the Day. Only one more week of "what now's" and "screams" for me and then I can finally relax a little...I hope!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Song of the Day - In the Closet - Michael Jackson
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Here's one of my favorites from one of Michael Jackson's most underrated albums, Dangerous. The words to the chorus are so singable, and Michael's voice and the music track are so, so good. Enjoy In the Closet:
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
I Love the 90's Song of the Day - Black or White - Michael Jackson
Black or White was the first single off Michael Jackson's 1991 album Dangerous. The song's message was typical Michael Jackson, and the music is uplifting as well. The music video premiere was somewhat of a big event, directed by John Landis, starring Macaulay Culkin and George Wendt, and being broadcast simultaneously in 27 countries and watched by 500 million viewers, the most ever for a music video.
As with many of the superstar's music videos, this one was innovative, using technologies to 'morph' people, and animals, into other people. The scene towards the end when ordinary people from all walks of life change into one another as they're singing the chorus is my favorite part of the vid. Check it out below:
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As with many of the superstar's music videos, this one was innovative, using technologies to 'morph' people, and animals, into other people. The scene towards the end when ordinary people from all walks of life change into one another as they're singing the chorus is my favorite part of the vid. Check it out below:
Monday, June 25, 2012
Remembering Michael Jackson Three Years Later
It's hard to believe it's been three years since the shocking news of Michael Jackson's death. It was one of those things that you remember where you were when you heard. I was about to mow my lawn when my neighbor came out to tell me. I remember not believing it at first, but then I put on the TV and there it was. So sad! I hope you are resting in peace Michael wherever you are!
Here's one of my favorite Michael Jackson songs, from his 1991 "Dangerous" album. The title of the song was kind of ironic, especially concerning all of the questions surrounding his sexuality, and since yesterday was Gay Pride Day in NYC, the appropriateness of the song fits.
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Here's one of my favorite Michael Jackson songs, from his 1991 "Dangerous" album. The title of the song was kind of ironic, especially concerning all of the questions surrounding his sexuality, and since yesterday was Gay Pride Day in NYC, the appropriateness of the song fits.
Here are a couple of pieces I wrote back then. The first not only talks about Michael's death, but for any of you who remember, the beautiful Farrah Fawcett also succumbed to her cancer on the very same day as Michael, and the pop star's death overshadowed hers a little, unfortunately. Check out The Day Two Stars Fell From the Sky.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween Song of the Day - Thriller - Michael Jackson
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This classicly awesome video hit over 100 million views on YouTube, an incredible number, and it's by far the best Halloween video of all time. I remember when it first premiered...everybody was glued to their TV's to watch. With great special effects, a 50's horror movie theme, a rap by Vincent Price, and of course Michael's music, this is still one of the best videos of all time!
Stay tuned for a second Halloween "Song of the Day" later today.....
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
July 20, 2011 - A Ziggy Kind of Day
Good morning and Happy Hump Day! Summer is in full swing (and so are the high temperatures!) and I have yet to make it to the beach! I’ve had a frustrating couple of days since the weekend and hopefully I’ll put an end to it with this post and starting a brand new day…
Ziggy
Every once in awhile I like to refer to myself as the real-life Ziggy. You remember Ziggy, the sad, yet lovable cartoon character who’s constantly finding himself in unfortunate situations in his daily life…kind of like a born loser. Well for the past couple of days I’ve definitely had some Ziggy moments, where no matter what I decided to do, it was the wrong thing, and it seemed that nothing went my way.
iPhone Blues
It all started on Sunday when I went to Best Buy to get a new phone. My old iPhone curiously started behaving very badly during this, the last month of my contract and I’ve been wanting to get the new one. So I signed on the dotted line and walked out with my new iPhone 4. I was excited…that is, until Monday.
Sometime Monday afternoon I was playing with one of my newest apps, Cam Wow (check out an article I wrote on it here), when suddenly the phone blacked out. I thought that maybe it was the app, and I restarted it again only to have it happen several times over the next 24 hours, finally dying altogether at around 9AM yesterday. I needed to go back to Best Buy! And so my Ziggy Tuesday began…
Bad timing all the way through
My agenda yesterday was simple. I had two errands to do, or three now with the visit to Best Buy, and they had to be done in the morning. I was going to get my stuff done and then head on out to the beach in the afternoon, the time I like to go. Simple enough, right? Well, not for John on a Ziggy day.
Did you ever have one of those days where just every single little choice you make is the wrong one? Mine started when I forgot my receipt and box for the iPhone and didn’t realize it until I was about 20 miles from home. Deep breaths!
I just did what I had to do and went back home to fetch them and then go to Best Buy. By the time I did that it was noon and I was feeling a little peckish. There’s a really good pizza joint near Best Buy called Zeno’s and I figured I’d get a slice because otherwise I’d probably have to wait an hour or so before I could eat.
I popped on over to Zeno’s and grabbed a quick slice. I was in there less than ten minutes. That was the first of my timing mistakes as I walked into the cell phone area of the store seconds behind two other people who just happened to both need new phones and were both very curious shoppers. Needless to say, I stood there for almost an hour and fifteen minutes until they were both done, and to kick it off I just missed the salesperson I wanted to help me. (He was cute and he did seem to know a lot more than the other rep!)
So a mere two and a half hours later I walked out of Best Buy, at least with a new and working phone. They told me that this was the first defective iPhone they’ve ever gotten back. You see, I told ya: Ziggy!
A quick and easy trip to Staples…Not! A Ziggy day continues…
After Best Buy I had one more stop to make, and that was to pick up a new calendar/planner for the upcoming year. I always get the same one, from Staples, and it begins in July so I wanted to start using the new one right away. I had seen the one I wanted a couple of weeks ago, so all I needed to do was run in, pick it up, and be on my way. Easy, right?
Of course, in accordance with my Ziggy day, the entire store had been rearranged in the two weeks since I’d been there and I could not find the planners. I finally had to enlist the help of a rep who even had some trouble locating them in the store’s new configuration. I’d only wasted about ten minutes to that point…not too bad.
As happens on Ziggy days such as this, I always seem to pick the wrong line to get on. When I approached the register area, there was one register open, with one customer being taken care of and the other waiting behind her. I stood in back of the second customer. Within seconds, another cashier opened another register and called the woman over. I stayed where I was. As I waited, the cashier in front of me was being very chatty with his customer, a little too chatty if you ask me. He was asking her about the health of her pc, if she’d like to make a donation to charity, and explaining the benefits of a Staples Rewards card…it was a never-ending sales pitch.
In the meantime, two other people got behind the woman who’d been called over to the other register and even the two of them, who came way after me, got to leave way before me. In all, I stood there a good ten to fifteen minutes…as the next in line…before I finally moved to the other register. That second cashier didn’t even call me over. She could sense I was seething and was very quick and quiet with my transaction. It was a frustrating ending to a frustrating morning…ur day!
I got home about 3:30 PM after leaving my house at 8:30 AM. What should have taken two hours in all ended up taking seven, and of course there were a myriad of other Ziggy moments that elongated what was supposed to be my simple day. I never made it to the beach, and my next chance to go isn’t going to be until Friday, when I’m sure something else will happen. Another summer day wasted! Today I’m stuck at home because I’m finally getting my dishwasher fixed and they’re not coming until between 2 and 5 in the afternoon, so it continues. Grrrrr!!!!
So maybe you’ll see me here again sometime today. I’ve got plenty of time on my hands and hopefully I’ll be productive. In the meantime, along with the theme of this week’s Janet Jackson “Songs of the Day” and my Ziggy day, here’s a Janet and Michael Jackson video that perfectly describes my day yesterday. Enjoy!
Scream - Michael and Janet Jackson
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Ziggy
Every once in awhile I like to refer to myself as the real-life Ziggy. You remember Ziggy, the sad, yet lovable cartoon character who’s constantly finding himself in unfortunate situations in his daily life…kind of like a born loser. Well for the past couple of days I’ve definitely had some Ziggy moments, where no matter what I decided to do, it was the wrong thing, and it seemed that nothing went my way.
iPhone Blues
It all started on Sunday when I went to Best Buy to get a new phone. My old iPhone curiously started behaving very badly during this, the last month of my contract and I’ve been wanting to get the new one. So I signed on the dotted line and walked out with my new iPhone 4. I was excited…that is, until Monday.
Sometime Monday afternoon I was playing with one of my newest apps, Cam Wow (check out an article I wrote on it here), when suddenly the phone blacked out. I thought that maybe it was the app, and I restarted it again only to have it happen several times over the next 24 hours, finally dying altogether at around 9AM yesterday. I needed to go back to Best Buy! And so my Ziggy Tuesday began…
Bad timing all the way through
My agenda yesterday was simple. I had two errands to do, or three now with the visit to Best Buy, and they had to be done in the morning. I was going to get my stuff done and then head on out to the beach in the afternoon, the time I like to go. Simple enough, right? Well, not for John on a Ziggy day.
Did you ever have one of those days where just every single little choice you make is the wrong one? Mine started when I forgot my receipt and box for the iPhone and didn’t realize it until I was about 20 miles from home. Deep breaths!
I just did what I had to do and went back home to fetch them and then go to Best Buy. By the time I did that it was noon and I was feeling a little peckish. There’s a really good pizza joint near Best Buy called Zeno’s and I figured I’d get a slice because otherwise I’d probably have to wait an hour or so before I could eat.
I popped on over to Zeno’s and grabbed a quick slice. I was in there less than ten minutes. That was the first of my timing mistakes as I walked into the cell phone area of the store seconds behind two other people who just happened to both need new phones and were both very curious shoppers. Needless to say, I stood there for almost an hour and fifteen minutes until they were both done, and to kick it off I just missed the salesperson I wanted to help me. (He was cute and he did seem to know a lot more than the other rep!)
So a mere two and a half hours later I walked out of Best Buy, at least with a new and working phone. They told me that this was the first defective iPhone they’ve ever gotten back. You see, I told ya: Ziggy!
A quick and easy trip to Staples…Not! A Ziggy day continues…
After Best Buy I had one more stop to make, and that was to pick up a new calendar/planner for the upcoming year. I always get the same one, from Staples, and it begins in July so I wanted to start using the new one right away. I had seen the one I wanted a couple of weeks ago, so all I needed to do was run in, pick it up, and be on my way. Easy, right?
Of course, in accordance with my Ziggy day, the entire store had been rearranged in the two weeks since I’d been there and I could not find the planners. I finally had to enlist the help of a rep who even had some trouble locating them in the store’s new configuration. I’d only wasted about ten minutes to that point…not too bad.
As happens on Ziggy days such as this, I always seem to pick the wrong line to get on. When I approached the register area, there was one register open, with one customer being taken care of and the other waiting behind her. I stood in back of the second customer. Within seconds, another cashier opened another register and called the woman over. I stayed where I was. As I waited, the cashier in front of me was being very chatty with his customer, a little too chatty if you ask me. He was asking her about the health of her pc, if she’d like to make a donation to charity, and explaining the benefits of a Staples Rewards card…it was a never-ending sales pitch.
In the meantime, two other people got behind the woman who’d been called over to the other register and even the two of them, who came way after me, got to leave way before me. In all, I stood there a good ten to fifteen minutes…as the next in line…before I finally moved to the other register. That second cashier didn’t even call me over. She could sense I was seething and was very quick and quiet with my transaction. It was a frustrating ending to a frustrating morning…ur day!
I got home about 3:30 PM after leaving my house at 8:30 AM. What should have taken two hours in all ended up taking seven, and of course there were a myriad of other Ziggy moments that elongated what was supposed to be my simple day. I never made it to the beach, and my next chance to go isn’t going to be until Friday, when I’m sure something else will happen. Another summer day wasted! Today I’m stuck at home because I’m finally getting my dishwasher fixed and they’re not coming until between 2 and 5 in the afternoon, so it continues. Grrrrr!!!!
So maybe you’ll see me here again sometime today. I’ve got plenty of time on my hands and hopefully I’ll be productive. In the meantime, along with the theme of this week’s Janet Jackson “Songs of the Day” and my Ziggy day, here’s a Janet and Michael Jackson video that perfectly describes my day yesterday. Enjoy!
Scream - Michael and Janet Jackson
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