It's good indeed, a very different take, thanks for reminding me of that.Piek;4282906 said:This cover by Ian Brown is one of my favorites.
It must have been a nice experience (and surprise), thanks for sharing! Loved the reaction of the audience too, and it must have been cosy to enjoy the concert sitting on the floor!Piek;4282908 said:And I have to mention this one... Foy Vance performing Billie Jean at Motel Mozaique in Rotterdam, 2008. I was there, it was electrifying... (and I am still thanking the person who recorded and uploaded it). The audience was actually waiting for Goldfrapp, but we got Foy first. Everyone was sitting on the floor, and after a few songs of his own, Foy Vance introduced Billie Jean. He made a 'deal' with the audience never to ask him to sing the song again – I later understood his performance of Billie Jean was overshadowing his own songs, people kept asking him to sing it.
It was an amazing vocal performance, and the audience really liked it, as you can hear.
Amazing that Caetano Veloso covered MJ twice. He is one of the great songwriters of the last 40 years. He breaths new life into those songs.
Which songs he covered? I agree with you. He is a big musical inspiration.
Brazilian artist Caetano Veloso:
^Sound is in mono unfortunately, so here's a high quality audio version too:
It's not just Bollywood that's influenced by MJ in India, here's an excerpt from Telugu cinema:
Disclaimer: it's addictive!
Everything Is Illuminated is a pretty funny movie, and has some MJ references.
Preview of Polizeiruf 110 (popular crime-series) airing today in Germany.. The investigator is dancing to Smooth Criminal starting at 2.14 minutes.
XL-Trailer: Little Boxes | Polizeiruf 110
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