keep on dancing
Frankie Knuckles (1955-2014) remix: Michael Jackson, “Rock with You”
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Landscape with Waterfall
two takes
“Human Nature” (S. Porcaro & J. Bettis)
Vijay Iyer Trio (VI, piano; Stephan Crump, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), live (studio performance [KPLU-FM]), 2011
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Michael Jackson, recording (Thriller), 1982
recipe
Take 1 cup of James Brown’s emphatic funkiness.
Add 1 cup of Fred Astaire’s lighter-than-air elegance.
Stir. Let sit.
Add 2 cups of Jackie Wilson’s liquid grace.
Mix until thoroughly blended.
Michael Jackson, August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson does James Brown, live, Los Angeles, 1983
Vodpod videos no longer available.Elizabeth Taylor, February 27, 1932-March 23, 2011
Michael Jackson, singing to Elizabeth Taylor (2003)
Vodpod videos no longer available.Their relationship, apparently a very close one, seems less surprising when you consider the fact that they were both extremely complex figures in a culture that resists complexity, particularly in its celebrities, even more particularly in ones who happen to be female or black.
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