On one side I understand that MJ influenced whole generations of people, even my granny knows him (beside Lauri from TR she's the only singer she knows) and even though she doesn't understand modern dancing (anything newer than from the folk dances), she told me that his moonwalk was unbelievable. On the other side it might sound strange, but I'm happy for him that his strugles, pains and sorrows were blown away and now he is in neverending peace and harmony. Great for him, not for us, but don't be selfish and wish him peace after those 50 years of giving himself to us, we should give him something back.
In this occasion I started to remember my time with him... well nothing much. I remember listening to him since I was 3 years old. My parents bought me a vinyl of his album Dangerous with that amazing eyes on the cover and so I learnt how to play it on gramophone. I listened to it sooo many times, then I got a cassette The Ballads (yeah, it was 90s so no CDs or internet) and sing along with it so much that my parents couldn't stand it. It was also my first English lesson as I wrote down exactly what I've heard so something like 'vač jů vana dů' (what you want to do), it was so much fun and so many changed since then (I actually understand what he sings about not even needing the lyrics!!!). And I remember I have a biography of him, no even two books about him, one with his lyrics or poems, I can't exactly remember and the second one as a bio. I will might search for it. And a VHS (at that time no DVD yet) with his most famous video clips.
But it's unbeliaevable what he means for most of us, almost the same. His songs following our lives, in sadness and happiness. He will never die but we were the lucky one to be able to live in his era!
I don't like this whole media boom around his death even though it's understandable and also the fact that now all his debt will be payed off but it's too much.
At least I think the song Will you be there is perfect one of someone calling for help esp. the spoken part at the end:
Hold me
Like the river Jordan
And I will then say to thee
You are my friend
Carry me
Like you are my brother
Love me like a mother
Will you be there?
Weary
Tell me will you hold me?
When wrong, will you scold me?
When lost, will you find me?
But they told me
A man should be faithful
And walk when not able
And fight 'til the end
But I'm only human
Everyone's taking control of me
Seems that the world's
Got a role for me
I'm so confused
Will you show it to me?
You'll be there for me
And care enough to bare me
Hold me (show me)
Lay your head lowly (lowly)
Softly then boldly (yeah-ah)
Carry me there (I'm only human)
Lead me (hold me)
Love me and feed me (yeah yeah yeah)
Kiss me and free me (yeah-ah)
I will feel blessed (I'm only human)
Carry (carry)
Carry me boldly (carry-y me)
Lift me up slowly (yeah-ah)
Carry me there (I'm only human)
Save me (save me)
Heal me and bath me (lift me up, lift me up)
Softly you say to me
I will be there (I will be there)
Lift me (don't leave)
Lift me up slowly
Carry me boldly (yeah-ah)
Show me you care (carrrre)
Hold me (whoo)
Lay your head lowly (get lonely sometime)
Softly then boldly (I get lonely, yeah-ah)
Carry me there (will you be there)
Need me (whoo)
Love me and feed me (lift me up, hold me up, lift me up sometime)
Kiss me and free me (up sometime)
I will feel blessed (yeah-ah)
(Spoken)
In our darkest hour
In my deepest despair
Will you still care?
Will you be there?
In my trials
And my tribulations
Through our doubts
And frustrations
In my violence
In my turbulence
Through my fear
And my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
In the promise of another tomorrow
I'll never let you part
For you're always in my heart