“Earth Song” is also one of my favorite songs from Michael Jackson. As a successful songwriter, Michael Jackson spent seven years on creating this song; it is one of the songs that took him a long time to finish. It is obvious that the themes of the “Earth Song” are anti-war and environmental aspects. One one hand, Michael Jackson expressed his passion and sympathy to all the creatures as well as the planet; on the other hand, he expressed his anguish of the fact that human beings bring…
friends, we always have fun and find something to do. But every other weekend I babysit and I earn lots if money. With my money from babysitting I enjoy driving around with my friends in my new 1980 Dodge Charger. We always play Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. It is our favorite song to listen to. Today is the day that I have to babysit the new children that moved in a couple miles away. I can't wait because I love children. On my way there I walked like a snail because it was so hot during…
Comparison between Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston’s Music and Personal lives. Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Two of the biggest music acts in the world selling hundreds and thousands of records between them. Both acts rose to fame at an early age eventually earning their stage titles; Michael Jackson ‘The King of Pop’ (The Guardian, 2009) and Whitney Houston, ‘The Voice’ (IMDB, 2012). This piece will focus on the lives of Michael and Whitney, comparing how they both gained…
the defines 1970’s they think of music, hippies, Vietnam war, and the war on peace. Ultimately we begin to see bright colors, peace movements and new music such as rock, punk rock and disco and music artists such as The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson and Jackson 5. All in which were, and still are huge icons in the music industry. According to Classic70’s.com this type of “feel good” music inspired people to have parties that revolved around people dressing like hippies wearing bright bell…
Entry 14: This entry will focus on the scandals associated with stardom, and will transition into a deeper focus on Michael Jackson. Stars have two selves that are developed and manipulated over time. They have the ego-ideal and the ideal-ego. Each encompassing a different mindset and goal. The ideal ego is what is portrayed to the media ideally. There is a certain persona that is expected of stars and this ideal-ego is supposed to achieve that. For example, Britney Spears experienced a…
It's hard to imagine a world without Michael Jackson’s {Thriller}. Pop music’s magnum opus, {Thriller} immediately launched into classic-status, selling a million records around the world per week for months on end. While “Beat It” and the album’s title track were the two hits that really catapulted the album to pandemic levels of sales, “Wanna Be Startin’ Something” ensured that {Thriller}’s success didn't simply rely on a couple of singles, but that the album was a cohesive and enthralling…
influences to create a unique experience for listeners. Number Ten: George Michael Originally known as half of the pop duo Wham!, George Michael has had a long and successful career in the music industry. With hits such as “Careless Whisper” and “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” he was able to translate his previous success into solo success. In 1987, he released “Faith,” his first of many solo number one singles. George Michael…
Michael Joseph Jackson, known as the ‘King of Pop’ was an American singer, songwriter, recording producer, dancer and actor born on August the 29 1958 and died on June 25 2009 at age 50, which left a great impact on popular culture. Jackson’s music videos are widely popular to all ages of people due to least amount of explicit language and actions. Through the discussion of target audience and values, the lyrics, symbolic codes of the people in “Man in the Mirror and the different…
Know It’s Christmas? to spread awareness to people that not everyone is lucky enough to even celebrate holidays because they’re struggling to survive. This song would later be the inspiration for the song, We Are the World. which was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and featured many musical legends such as Diana Ross, Cindy Crawford,…
albums ever produced. Many of their classics like Back n Black, Rock n Role Damnation, and T.N.T. have competed brutally in the Billboard charts. The album Back n Black went on to become AC-DC’s greatest album ever produced and was second only to Michael Jacksons thriller as one of the bestselling albums of all time. Their music is inspiring and is still used in many present-day movies. An example of the band’s music being used are in the IRON MAN 1,2, and 3 movies. AC-DC’s music is also played…