Definitely She's Out Of My Life.
When I listen to this song, I have one memory.
I don't think I've ever told anybody about this before, but I guess it's okay. I was just a kid.
It may sound cheesy now, but back in 1988 I really liked this girl in my class named Heather. She also rode on my school bus with me.
I thought we were officially boyfriend/girlfriend. She always flirted with me and I likewise. For example, I was a paperboy at the time and I delivered to her house everyday and when I'd ride by on my bike and throw the newspaper on her doorstep, she'd always smile and wave and say "Hiiiiii David!!!" or sometimes "Hey there Davey Crockett!" lol (that was a petname she made up for me at the time)
Anyway...I was lovestruck for this girl....big time. And she even at one point called me her boyfriend.
But then one day on the bus ride back home from school, she was flirting with another boy and ignored me for no reason. I was a little kid, but I felt like my heart was shattered.
Immediately when I got home, I went back to my room, fighting back the tears all the way.
I didn't know what to do with these feelings, so naturally I popped in some Michael Jackson because that AWAYS made me feel good.
Well it just so happened that I put in my Off The Wall cassette tape and what song was it on?
You guessed it. lol
She's Out Of My Life. Yup.
Listening to that song that lovelorn afternoon was a cathartic experience for me. As I listened to it, I felt like it was really what I needed to hear. If MICHAEL understood the way I was feeling, then I was going to be okay lol
Listening to that song that afternoon is forever burned into my memory. Each and every time I hear it to this day, I think of that afternoon of heartbreak and I think about how when I listened to Michael, it really helped make everything better.
I moved on from that girl and went on with my life and eventually went head over heels for another girl in my class (the prettiest girl in my class...Amy) after we changed seating arrangements and she ended up sitting right next to me.
Anyway, long story short....I guess it's already too late for that though, isn't it? lol That was 21+years ago and I don't know what Heather or Amy ended up doing, but I'm now married to my beautiful wife Chelsie and we're going on 10+ years strong with 2 of the best daughters any daddy could ever ask for.
Great song. Definitely the best break-up/heartbreak song for any guy who's an MJ fan. At least that's my opinion from personal experience.