Monday, June 29, 2009

A tribute to MJ

So the King is dead. Long live the king.
I am, of course, referring to the untimely demise of the King of Pop, MJ. Though i hadn't been listening to his songs for a long time now, other than the occasional song ("Stranger in Moscow" is one of those few which i found evergreen with me), after i heard of this, i uploaded arond 50 of his classics into my mp3 player and vowed to listen to only him for the next week atleast.
As the beats came back, so did the memories. Billie Jean, Beat It, Dangerous, Liberian Girl, Give into Me, Man in the Mirror, and a lot of others. MJ was not just any musician. He was the kind of musician who came along once in two generations. His music and videos probably revolutionalised the whole MTV music video culture. I still remember how terrified i got as a kid when i saw and heard 'Thriller' for the first time. I remembered those days in Saudi Arabia, all those years ago, when i used to listen to his tapes over and over again, on the old tape recorder we had at the time. MJ and Bryan Adams were probably my introduction to the wonderful world of music.
Of course, in recent times, he was becoming too weird for anyone. There were always those allegations of child molestation, as well as rumours of his bankruptcy. Not to forget his deteriorating skin condition.
I dont know enough to comment on these, so I'm not going to. But, all i do know, is that his music will live on. And deservedly so. Here's to you, MJ. From a kid who grew up with you a big part of his life.