Re: Michael - The Great Album Debate (Cascio Controversy Thread)
A terrible song is a terrible song. I think Privacy is a terrible song. I know, 100%, that Michael Jackson wrote and recorded it. The fact that it's his song doesn't alter my opinion.
As for the likelihood of the song's being Michael what you're basically asking me is 'if the world was proved to be flat would you stop believing it's round?'. That's what you're asking me. How do you want me to answer that?
I think you are over exaggerating. The world is round, that is proven already. As much as i love the idea of phoebe (of Friends TV show).
It sounds as if you won't believe it's MJ, even if serious proof will be shown. And because of that i can't take your statement seriously.
Doesn't really matter, BUT:
There is not one song of Michael Jackson, i (imo) would call terrible. There are some few weaker ones, but no song of Michael is terrible (imo).
It's like this... Michael Jackson has been a part of my life for almost 30 years. He's been in my life longer than any girl that I've ever dated or married. He's been in my life longer than any child I've had or any nephew or niece I have. I've been a fan from the highest point in his career through to the lowest nadir. It takes INCREDIBLE levels of faith to remain a fan for that amount of time and through those periods. The upshot of that is that I take it personally when his legacy is threatened.
I don't know how old are you, but maybe when i reach your age, i'm also 30 years a fan.
I myself am a hardcore fan since '89/'90. I was eight or nine years at that time. So i'm already a fan over 20 years too. I'm sad for the fact i couldn't experience the thriller era & was still very young during bad (David Hasselhoff & Knight Rider were my thing around this time
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So i wasn't around at the point what you maybe call his highpoint. But for me the greatest piece of art he ever created is Dangerous. And some of his greatest Songs came even after that.. And i know & experienced the periods you mentioned: And i never wavered and i always supported Michael to the fullest. I was harassed at school and looked at with raised eyebrows when i went through the city with an MJ-shirt on, after 2003. So i know what you are talking about.
And as long as the songs are not proven fake, i don't see Michaels legacy being threatened.
In fact (IMO) Michael Jackson's Legacy can't be threatened. Hell, he stood through 2 serious allegation scandals & sold one million tickets in hours after that. Nobody can bring this Man down, NOBODY & NOTHING!
And for sure, 3 questionable tracks (or 5, or 12) can not do this either.