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Φυσικά συμφωνώ σε αυτά που λέει μία νεαρή μητέρα για το τραγούδι...
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(Είναι ένα πολύ ακριβό video-clip αλλά νομίζω ότι άξιζε τον κόπο...)

Several emails later… I feel the need to say a few words about Michael Jackson. I was never a fan of his. I was into the gloomier, more dangerous sounds of my generation.The King of Pop was candy floss to me. Sweet but pointless.
I guess I'm going against the current grain by saying, that although it's very sad that he's dead, it hasn't torn me apart in the same way as it has his fans. I'm shocked only because he was way too young to die.

The one short phase when MJ really got to me was when I was pregnant and he brought out “Earthsong”. Every time I heard it, I cried. Something to do with bearing a child that would grow up in the world we were destroying. And I'm sure one of the lines was ” What about baby boys?” and I was carrying one. I probably got the lyric wrong as is often the case with MJ but I still like to believe that that is what he sang. (Please don't spoil it for me!) Anyway, it was the one Micheal video that made sense to me. The one time when I felt he was truly angry and honest.
I also loved “They don't really care about us” (not the prison version!) and how (seriously) amazing are the drummers

See the video here

The lyrics:

What about sunrise
What about rain
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain.. .
What about killing fields
Is there a time
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine...
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth the weeping shores?

Aaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah

What have we done to the world
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son...
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine...
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth the weeping shores

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaah

I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far

Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah

Hey, what about yesterday
(What about us)
What about the seas
(What about us)
The heavens are falling down
(What about us)
I can't even breathe
(What about us)
What about the bleeding Earth
(What about us)
Can't we feel its wounds
(What about us)
What about nature's worth
(ooo,ooo)
It's our planet's womb
(What about us)
What about animals
(What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to dust
(What about us)
What about elephants
(What about us)
Have we lost their trust
(What about us)
What about crying whales
(What about us)
We're ravaging the seas
(What about us)
What about forest trails
(ooo, ooo)
Burnt despite our pleas
(What about us)
What about the holy land
(What about it)
Torn apart by creed
(What about us)
What about the common man
(What about us)
Can't we set him free
(What about us)
What about children dying
(What about us)
Can't you hear them cry
(What about us)
Where did we go wrong
(ooo, ooo)
Someone tell me why
(What about us)
What about babies
(What about it)
What about the days
(What about us)
What about all their joy
(What about us)
What about the man
(What about us)
What about the crying man
(What about us)
What about Abraham
(What was us)
What about death again
(ooo, ooo)
Do we give a damn

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The rhythms and the passion. Apart from that, I recognise the huge impact Jackson had on our lives in terms of pop music but his anger and honesty in these two songs are what I will always remember about him. Not the rest of the pointless ramblings. I can't say I loved his music anymore than I can say I hated it. I'm sad that he died, in the same way that I am sad that anyone that young dies.

It is human to mourn famous people dying. It reminds us of our own mortality. I cried when Princess Diana died although I am completely against the monarchy. I'm sure this post will upset a few Michael Jackson fans out there but this is how I feel…

Sad that he's dead but looking forward to getting back to talking about other current news…