colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tqYUTjQIc0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBLxh3u0tM&feature=related Nobody owned the stage like MJ. Nobody. I remember seeing him early in his career on American Bandstand and Soul Train, just amazing moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Moves so cool they were patented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Smooth Criminal video with the lean at 3:50 in. Note the clever use of distracting air raid siren, dancer entering stage right with pyro device while MJ and troupe move to far stage left to align with protruding stage pins. Lighing cue changes SNAP and there's your anti-gravity lean. Beautiful stage work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 looks like dance rehearsals for Wanna Be Starting Something- JC will dig the crazy synth bass that just rips through this track. I have fond memories of this song from a year I lived in an apartment and all the girls would come around to our place and we'd dance dance dance to my McIntosh MC250 and Gollehon PA cabinets out on the patio. The night would usually end up with neighbor Wendy grabbing my lifeguard whistle and commanding 'everybody get IN the pool' to which we'd cavort our sweaty bods across the tennis courts and break in to the community pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Usher and Justin show their MJ inspired dance moves, we'll be watching this stuff for a long long time. What an innovater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 He didn't always lipsync live. Here's some 1988 vid of MJ singing while putting the moves on. After Starting Something, he moves into a break of Heartbreak Hotel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I remember spotting Prince in the crowd during news coverage of MJ performing, many years ago. He was watching the moves closely, learning from the master. Sort of like the time I saw Jimi Hendrix in the crowd at a Buddy Guy concert in an old clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 lyrics from Unbreakable: You can't believe it, you can't conceive it And you can't touch me, ‘cause I'm untouchable And I know you hate it, and you can't take it You'll never break me, ;cause I'm unbreakable Now you can't stop me even though you think That if you block me, you've done your thing And when you bury me underneath all your pain I'm steady laughin', while surfacing Don't you ever make no mistake Baby I've got what it takes And there's no way you'll ever get to me Why can't you see that you'll never ever hurt me ‘Cause I won't let it be, see I'm too much for you baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Doesn't matter who you are, there's no escaping debts in Texas. Or is that death and taxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 MJ was an incredibly gifted artist and entertainer. It's too bad our culture throws such ridiculous amounts of money and adulation at people like him. This no doubt contributed mightily to his downfall and early demise. Who among us can say we would not succumb to the perils of wealth and fame if we were in his shoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Nobody owned the stage like MJ. Nobody. I remember seeing him early in his career on American Bandstand and Soul Train, just amazing moves. A year or two ago, Rev. Al Sharpton was on Saturday Night Live and did some dancing. It was amazing to see a big dude like him doing James Brown moves really well. He used to manage James Brown or was connected in some other way, so I guess he saw the master often enough to pick it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Like The King his life was cut short.The creeps who tried to make a monster of him will haveto find other victims to sue. R.I.P. Michael Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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