Friday, June 26, 2009

Never Can Say Goodbye...

I wasn't sure what the title for this post should be. Of course this is about the greatest entertainer of all time, Michael Jackson. I LOVED Michael and have so many memories in front the the television watching the premier of the latest MJ video. My favorite video of all time and arguably the best to have ever been produced, Thriller, is the first to come to mind. The dancing, the cinematography, the killer beat, the story line--simply unbelievable by the standards of the early 80s and certainly by the standards of today.

Gifted beyond measure, a musical genius, Michael to many was music. He set the standard that no one else has achieved. He truly brought music to life and I shall forever be in awe of his tremendous talent. Today at work, we all struggled to determine which of Michael's songs was our favorite. How could there be only one? There simply can't be. One of my favorites, performed along with the other members of the Jackson Five, is "Can You Feel It?" Awww man, when I here that I just get crazy happy. It is just one of those songs that elevates your mood. In elementary, we must have watched Moonwalker a hundred times. After "Smooth Criminal" Michael proved once and for all that he was the baddest performer to walk the earth. Then there is "Lady in my Life", "Man in the Mirror", "Dirty Diana", ohhh and "Butterflies". Look I just love the man and we are forever blessed to have lived while he lived, to hear his music, to see his performances. I was even fortunate enough to see him perform live. He gave so much of himself as a performer and truly fulfilled his destiny. He has said he wanted to provide "magic and some type of escapism to people". Michael you truly were magical and your music will lie on forever in my spirit and in the spirit of hundreds of millions of others throughout the world.