Video: Jackson Five - Can You Feel It

Waar moet je over schrijven als je chief in editor je vraagt een artikel te maken over de invloed van MJ op de dancemuziek? De MJ waarover de afgelopen dagen miljoenen woorden zijn geschreven, de MJ waarover hele volksstammen al moonwalkend lopen te rouwen, de MJ die je voor het eerst liet schuifelen op de klanken van Ben, de MJ die je je eerste swingende toppop ervaringen bezorgde met Don' t stop till you get Enough, de MJ die de allereerste videoclip van betekenis maakte, de MJ met wie je je als stoere gast identificeerde in Beat it, [...]

I vented a little yesterday on the exploitation of Michael Jackson's death. It was like they were putting him up on a pedestal for a week in order to tear him down (perhaps deservedly so) next week. Dave Abravanel, a music critic at CokeMachineGlow , reflecting on the importance of Off the Wall, suggested the media has become fixated on which Michael Jackson was to be remembered--the child pop star of the 60 and 70's combined with his later pop transcendance in the 1980's or his "wacko jacko" phase. I for one don't [...]

Filed under: I Freakin' Love This Song 'Can You Feel It,' the Jacksons From 1980's ' Triumph ' With a choral opening so grand you could be fooled into thinking you're listening to an altogether loftier genre, you hardly have time for a breath before 'Can You Feel It' locks into that familiar disco-infused groove. Vocals are handled by Randy and Michael , with the latter's signature whoops lighting the whole thing up and sending shivers down the spine. I love this song because [...]

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Personne ne peut dénier l'énorme rôle qu'il a joué dans l'histoire de la musique américaine de la fin du XXème siècle, autant d'un point de vue artistique que d'un point de vue économique ou socio-politique. On l'a sans doute un peu oublié ces dernière années, depuis la sortie de Dangerous (son dernier album pas complètement raté), quand sa vie s'est transformée en une triste suite de procès (sur lesquels je m'interdis d'avoir la moindre opinion). Cela dit, bien que j'aime beaucoup quelques chansons comme Beat It , Dirty Diana ou (plus perversement) [...]

Wow, what a weird day.So first, Farrah Fawcett dies, and even though I knew it was coming (when Ryan O'Neal started talking to the press a few days ago about trying yet again to get her to marry him, I figured the end was nigh), I guess I hadn't thought it was going to happen quite so soon.As a lot of my readers are in their late 30s or 40s, I know a lot of you all are as familiar with the two