tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471645931268203325.post1410401960765539734..comments2021-12-20T06:58:40.506-05:00Comments on A blanket in the clover: Help me sing it!Sashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14563717117021071166noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471645931268203325.post-28270118735402613942009-12-19T23:53:57.869-05:002009-12-19T23:53:57.869-05:00Reinet, thanks so much for your comments. By the w...Reinet, thanks so much for your comments. By the way, I just got my Opus in the mail and was so moved again by your own recollections there. Congratulations again on writing such an eloquent and inspiring piece and having it published by Kraken. Well done!Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563717117021071166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471645931268203325.post-20109357073943941542009-12-13T10:10:12.473-05:002009-12-13T10:10:12.473-05:00I understand what you mean when you say that disco...I understand what you mean when you say that discovering Michael Jackson was a private thing for you - I feel the same way. Although my family never minded Michael and he became like one of the family over time, still, no one introduced me to his music, I discovered him by myself and took that independent decision that I just loved this person (without even knowing his name at the time lol). There's something special about that. For me it was the Black Or White short film that did it - like with your story, it wasn't a big dramatic thing, but just that moment when "the lights went on." <br /><br />WillowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074275497763122012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471645931268203325.post-15461704771350251632009-08-13T08:15:03.838-04:002009-08-13T08:15:03.838-04:00mj365, I love that crosswalk story — that's aw...mj365, I love that crosswalk story — that's awesome! <br /><br />With the "drama" thing, yeah, when I sat down to write this I wondered if I should do it — I had just read something about a kid growing up in terrible poverty somewhere listening to MJ, and I thought, "hmm... I can't really compete with that." But then I decided that it didn't matter. I think one of the cool things about MJ is that the music reached so many people in so many situations. I thought Mikal Gilmore spoke really well to this in the Rolling Stone special edition. He said in part: "In my mind, Michael Jackson, Presley and the Beatles all shared one virtue: They bound together millions of otherwise dissimilar people in not just a quirk of shared taste, but also a forceful, heartfelt consensus that spoke to common dreams and values."<br /><br />Anyway, thank you so much for your comments. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on "Human Nature," such a wonderful song.Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563717117021071166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471645931268203325.post-11966136293117892552009-08-12T15:17:35.543-04:002009-08-12T15:17:35.543-04:00After you suggested I write down why "Human N...After you suggested I write down why "Human Nature" is my favorite, I tried typing something up, but came up empty because there's no big dramatic story behind the actual song for me, kind of like you said with "Wanna Be Startin' Something". But now after reading your entry, I have more of an idea of where I could go with the post, so thanks.<br /><br />Great post, by the way. I love that song. I was actually playing <i>Thriller</i> in the car a couple weeks ago when I was riding with my boyfriend. When that song started playing, I was trying to explain to him how this is probably one of the main songs that Michael was referring to in interviews when he talked about how he felt he didn't create his songs.. that they had been done before somewhere in space, but that he was just the instrument or messenger who delivered them to us. Of course, my boyfriend looked at me like I had lost my mind and I started laughing after I said it because I realized how nutty I must have sounded.<br /><br />The first time I ever heard "Wanna be Startin' Something" was when I was thirteen and visiting relatives in Washington DC. A car was blasting it with it's windows rolled down and it pulled up at the cross-walk light I was waiting for right at the part where the chant kicks in. When Michael started "whoopin'" it up, I was like, "Oh, I have to get that album!" so I went home and hoped <i>Thriller</i> was the album that contained the song (I had no idea what the song was called, I lived under a rock). Fortunately, it was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com