When I was a little girl...The first time a musical performance brought tears to my eyes because I was so excited, was Billie Jean... I thought he was a magician when he did the moonwalk...

Motown 25 Anniversary

I remember both the cartoon, the first time it was shown & the Motown 25! I especially remember the Motown 25 because I begged my parents to let me stay up extra late on a school night and they let me. Even though I was no where near California, after I took my evening bath, I dressed up in an outfit just to watch MJ on TV! I'm not one to be outdone! If you didn't watch the show you were in the 'left out' crowd the following day at school! Just watching him sing "Billie Jean" and do the MoonWalk was amazing! I could feel the energy from the crowd through the television! It was one of those classic TV moments if you missed you truly missed a moment in history.

One of my FAVORITE memories of Michael Jackson was Thriller!, WithOUT a doubt!

There was never ANY performance that I did not enjoy from Michael....

I also LOVED The Wiz (1978)

....oh and man, man, man....I will ALWAYS Remember the Time!

"Wisdom Is A Woman Celebrating Michael!"

I think my my favorite Michael Jackson album was "Off The Wall".

But my favorite songs are still the Jackson 5's I Want You Back and ABC.

He was supposed to be my husband back then.

When Jermaine Jackson sang "I Found That Girl" ... everybody I knew wanted to be "That Girl"!!

There was 5 of them - brothers - spanning all age groups! Every female on the planet was in love with one Jackson or other!

This song was fairly recent, from the Invincible album. I believe it was also recorded by floetry. But on this song, you can hear that he still got/had the pipes and the falsetto high notes.

Micheal Jackson: Butterflies

or

In the Closet, feat Naomi Campbell and her thigh muscles

2. The Way You Make Me Feel
3. Remember the time
4. You Are Not Alone
5. Pretty Young Thang (PYT)


A special MJJ memory for me is back in school when everybody had to have a red plastic jacket with zippers on it to be cool. Hi-water pants and white socks were also extremely cool because MJ made it look good. Oh and the jheri curl to make it look like u got "good hair"

You know,

I go to post SomeTimes and I keep getting dejavu of me having dejavu of me having dejavu....and NO, it isn't the repetative posting.

I was just watching this video of Michael Jackson's Best Dance Moves (LUVVVVING the song 'UnBreakAble'), when I moved down to the comments section.

I LOVE this one:

"Clearly this man somehow acquired the power to bend the laws of physics to suit his own needs. There is no other plausible explanation for these dance moves."

...NO ONE will ever be able to do it up quite like 'Michael'

"Wisdom Is A Woman Moved!"

I can't believe its been that long since his ABC interview with Martin Bashir. His kids were like 5 and 6 back then! WOW!

My favorite albums by Michael Jackson (from most to least):

1. Off The Wall
2. Thriller
3. Bad
4. Dangerous
5. Gotta Be There
6. Invincible
7. HIStory


My favorite songs by Michael:
The Love You Save (actually Jackson 5)
Human Nature
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Rock With You
Thriller
Billy Jean
Off The Wall
P.Y.T.
Wanna Be Starting Something
Blame It On The Boogie (actually Jackson 5)
Remember The Time
You Rocked My World
Another Part Of Me
Heartbreak Hotel
Bad
Butterflies
Beat It
Scream
Smooth Operator
Leave Me Alone
You Are Not Alone


I still remember the first time I heard one of his songs. I think it was about 1989 or 1990 (I started listening to music on the radio real young). The first song I heard from him was "Human Nature" being played on the radio in the evening as I was driving with my mom and we drove by a placid lake with a reflection of the beautiful evening sky in the water with that song playing in the background. I didn't really think about who the singer was (too young to care) but about a year and half later or so when I heard "Dangerous" in 1992 that's when I got hooked. I was mesmerized by the beat of the song, his voice and his flawless elaborate dance steps. I didn't even really think he looked weird at the time.


R.I.P. Michael. You left too soon. My mom actually cried when she didn't think she would. Ironic on the day you left I finally did my first perfect and flawless moonwalk. Right around the same time of day I first heard your voice when I was a child.

1. Who's loving you

2. I want you back

3. ABC

4. Dancing Machine

5. You are not alone

6. Thriller Album

7. Off the Wall

8. History Album

9. Dangerous

10. BAD

11. All his music videos

12. And last but no least, The Jackson Five
Variety Show.


At my son's funeral celebration, one of my daughters sung his number one hit "You are not alone" during the end of ceremony. There wasn't a dry eye in the place. And on the back of my son's obituary[sp]....I borrowed Michael's words from the song "Gone to Soon". Now as of date, I can't bare to listen those two songs without crying my eyes out....but! Each recording was so relevant to how I felt at the time.

Again...Michael's music was a part of important events in my life. He seemed a member of my family based on enoromous amount of songs reflected in my development as a adolescent to my adulthood. For me....he's NOT just an artist....he's much much more. He was the Black guardian angel of my generation/era.


BTW: The list above are those I can think of off the top of my head....but! Basically, I LOVE all his songs. Every. Last. One. of 'em.

I never really considered myself a "fan" until this weekend.
Each time I saw a video, heard a song or saw a performance, I could remember what I was doing at the time and it put a smile on my face.

I procrastinated about getting his music collection but I will not miss out on what I'm sure someone is planning to put out next.