However, "State of Shock" still defines "pneumatic."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 January 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
Never Can Say Goodbye should be on all y'alls ballots
― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Monday, 30 January 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
I hadn't planned on voting in this, but I might put together a short ballot.
― Rotary Boy of the Month (WmC), Monday, 30 January 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
Voting only Janet songs.
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 30 January 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
have to resist that temptation
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 30 January 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
I suppose it's eligible, but I just want to double check re: Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me". Votes for it will be counted, yes?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
and votes will be counted against you
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
Oh shit this is gonna kick so much ass.
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
:(
xp
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
"Somebody's Watching Me" joins "If You Leave" in the Eighties Classics I Loathe category.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
re: "Somebody's Watching Me"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RbyavnOjCtI/SWevEHpvvXI/AAAAAAAAA_c/XXM00z5y7cE/s400/kang+and+kodos+hitchhiking.jpgGO AHEAD! THROW YOUR VOTE AWAY!
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
I don't loathe that song but in relation to all Jacksons music, it wouldn't place in my top 100 let alone 20.
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:01 (twelve years ago) link
whereas "Morphine" and "Stranger in Moscow" might.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:01 (twelve years ago) link
Stranger in Moscow, possibly..
― billstevejim, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
j/k, Johnny btw
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
Nah, it's okay. I may not even have room for it, but was just checking in case.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
always liked this a lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeOZMvyJuxE
― Jamie_ATP, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:12 (twelve years ago) link
also gotta post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8if4LV_SzE
― Jamie_ATP, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
MJ's demos are a wonder to behold. They also beg the question, what the fuck was there even left for Quincy Jones to do?
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 03:48 (twelve years ago) link
Would it be wrong if I want to put "Centipede" as my #1? I know that talent-wise Rebbie Jackson doesn't have much compared to Michael (who I think wrote "Centipede"?) or Janet, but man oh man is that brilliant tune, with totally left-of-the-field lyrics and beats for a pop single.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
MJ wrote and produced "Centipede," and, yes, it's mental.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Even the video is totally OTT in an awesome way:
http://youtu.be/a8SdzwoIcwo
Cobra shooting lightning from its eyes, wtf?
Considering that MJ probably had pretty weird conception of sexuality, I wonder if he actually thought that people would find the metaphors in the lyrics hot? Also, wouldn't it have been pretty weird to hear your big sister sing about "the centipede"?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKC7Oz6ZrRU&feature=related
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
Waching early Simpsons animation can be such a shock now.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
don't forget Someone To Call My Lover & What's It Gonna Be
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 01:18 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9cQOcAC_K8
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 01:43 (twelve years ago) link
I'll probably end up with 10-15 songs once I eliminate stuff I'm sick of--this will be on there somewhere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPz1YIcwQCs&feature=related
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:08 (twelve years ago) link
^ brilliant though that is, Michael didn't sing it.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
Honestly? I didn't know that--always thought it was him.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:26 (twelve years ago) link
Kipp Lennon. Another cherished illusion shattered.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
Yep, Michael did the speaking parts in that episode, but a soundalike was brought in for the singing:
According to Jean, Jackson would not commit to the episode until after a read-through of the script was done.[8] The read was held at Jackson's manager Sandy Gallin's house, and Dan Castellaneta (who provides the voice for Homer) was 30 minutes late. Jean recalls that "no one said a word, we just sat there waiting".[9] Following the read, Jackson stipulated his conditions: he would record his speaking parts but not receive credit, and his singing voice would be performed by a sound-alike.[8][10] Leon Kompowsky's singing parts were performed by Kipp Lennon,[6] because Jackson wanted to play a joke on his brothers and fool them into thinking the impersonator was him.[10] Lennon recorded his lines at the same time as Jackson, who found the impersonations humorous.[6] Jackson showed up for the recording session alone and did not use the special trailer that was set up for him.[6] According to Jean, Jackson did record versions of the singing parts, and while there have been rumors that those parts were the ones used in the final episode, The Simpsons music editor Chris Ledesma has stated the Lennon versions were used.[7]
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
("Jean" = Simpsons writer Al Jean)
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
MJ did write "happy b-day lisa" though, so it still qualifies for poll purposes...
― Aglet, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 03:51 (twelve years ago) link
Leon Kompowsky's singing parts were performed by Kipp Lennon,[6] because Jackson wanted to play a joke on his brothers and fool them into thinking the impersonator was him.[10]
I always thought the use of impersonator was because MJ's contract with Epic/Columbia barred him from recording a song to another company, whereas just doing a speaking role wouldn't have been regulated by the contract. The idea that it was done to fool his brothers sounds pretty weird.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 07:49 (twelve years ago) link
The article for Do the Bartman has this bit:
The album The Simpsons Sing the Blues was released in September 1990. The first single from it was the pop rap song "Do the Bartman", performed by Bart Simpson's voice actor Nancy Cartwright and released on November 20, 1990.[1] Rumors began spreading in the summer of 1990 that Michael Jackson would write a song for Bart on the album. This song was reported early on to be "Do the Bartman", but executive producer James L. Brooks issued a press release in September 1990 apologizing for the misunderstanding and stating that song was actually written by one of Jackson's friends, Bryan Loren.[2]
However, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening revealed during an appearance at the 1998 World Animation Celebration convention in Pasadena, California that "Do the Bartman" was actually co-written and co-produced by Jackson,[1][3] but he could not receive credit for it because he was under contract to another record label.[4]
I'd assume those same contractual reasons would have stopped Jackson from recording "Happy Birthday, Lisa" and, having learned from the "Bartman" brouhaha, he decided to get an impersonator to sing the song.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 08:11 (twelve years ago) link
would def buy an album of mj demos like beat it above
― dave cool it (stevie), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 08:40 (twelve years ago) link
bump
― lana del rey: everythang's workin' (some dude), Thursday, 2 February 2012 03:03 (twelve years ago) link
On a DVD commentary (for another episode, not Stark Raving Dad), Al Jean says that indeed Jackson was not allowed to sing on the episode for contractual reasons.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 2 February 2012 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
People, you are not putting "Lisa, It's Your Birthday" on your ballot.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Thursday, 2 February 2012 03:48 (twelve years ago) link
that sounds like a challenge
― lana del rey: everythang's workin' (some dude), Thursday, 2 February 2012 03:49 (twelve years ago) link
sooo nice...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qni_J9ryeDw
― billstevejim, Thursday, 2 February 2012 03:59 (twelve years ago) link
the still frame of that lyrics video being
i-yi i-yi i-yi i-yi i-yi i-yi i-yi i-yi yi yi
is seriously cracking me up
― lana del rey: everythang's workin' (some dude), Thursday, 2 February 2012 04:03 (twelve years ago) link
Okay less than a week left to vote, not many ballots in so far - thought this one would inspire more chat!
― Jamie_ATP, Monday, 6 February 2012 08:51 (twelve years ago) link
I think "Miss You Much" is my favorite Janet single
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVF0zcqr9Dg
― crüt, Monday, 6 February 2012 09:14 (twelve years ago) link
Miss You Much is aaaaaaace.
I actually really like Janet's first two albums - they certainly don't compare to anything from Control onwards, but still really fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaLvZyHDuYA
― Jamie_ATP, Monday, 6 February 2012 09:19 (twelve years ago) link
definitely going towards the top of my ballot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCEZEOYdfwo
― crüt, Monday, 6 February 2012 09:30 (twelve years ago) link
state of shock owns btw
― crüt, Monday, 6 February 2012 09:42 (twelve years ago) link
easily the best "rock song" michael jackson ever wrote/co-wrote
― crüt, Monday, 6 February 2012 09:47 (twelve years ago) link
I voted
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 6 February 2012 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
this will be in my top 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTxvWW667Mg
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
lol no - childhood obsession that over time became grotesque to the point of intolerability, venerated idol transformed into omnipresent, loathsome caricature
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 February 2012 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
to the point where I feel like I never want to see/hear anything MJ or Star Wars related for the rest of my life
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 February 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
His name is Michael Jackson and he's a person!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 February 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
My ballot's cut to 20...just have to order them all now.
Five Michaels, five Janets, and one with them together. The rest are spread among J5/Jacksons/Rebbie/Jermaine.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 17 February 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
My ballot was 8.5 Michael, 8 Janet, 2 The Jacksons, 1 Rebbie and 0.5 Jermaine
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
Should've tried harder to include more J5/Jacksons, but those two solo careers are untouchable.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
12 Michael, 6 Janet, 3 J5/Jacksons
― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
Couldn't help going mostly Michael on this one - even within his relatively small catalogue, there are just too many songs I love, and I'm always finding new ways to hear them. I'm sure growing up with this music had more than a little to do with that. And doing my best to ignore most of the later videos/media appearances and the increasing ugly details of his personal life that emerged certainly helped.
My ballot broke down 12.5 Michael, 4 Jacksons/J5, 3.5 Janet. Anybody who hasn't voted yet, plz consider:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMkaAx6vJvo
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
Three Jackson 5, three Michael, three Janet, one Kipp Lennon.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
Michael 9Janet 7Jackson 5 2Jacksons 2
― gospodin simmel, Saturday, 18 February 2012 02:29 (twelve years ago) link
My not-so-coherent ballot had:
Jackson 5/Jacksons 10Michael 4Janet 3Jermaine 2Rebbie 1
― seandalai, Saturday, 18 February 2012 02:47 (twelve years ago) link
Damn, "Rhythm Nation" is the shit. Why the hell did I vote for "Miss You Much" instead?
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Saturday, 18 February 2012 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
lol was just coming to say WHY THE FUCK DID I NOT VOTE FOR RHYTHM NATION I LISTENED TO IT 30 TIMES LAST NIGHT
― a hoy hoy, Saturday, 18 February 2012 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
it was on my ballot but i think it should have been higher
― horseshoe, Saturday, 18 February 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
SING IT UP
9 Michael8 Jackson 52 Jacksons1 Janet1 Mick Jagger
― plee help i am lookin for (crüt), Saturday, 18 February 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
Actually, listening to Janet's "Number Ones" right now and probably would have included more Janet songs had I actually reviewed things more before voting. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" another giant omission from my ballot. I'm guessing a few all-Janet ballots will right the balance, though. Would LOVE to have done a 40 song ballot for this one.
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Hah Mick Jagger - "Looka me, looka me...look at me...look...at...me...(squeal)."
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
My #1, a Janet track, was met with some eyerolls and one "what the hell?" when I went over my ballot with my coworkers. I made sure they knew part of the ordering was strategic, but I had no idea putting ___________ at #1 would be so controversial.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
was it 'wardrobe malfunction;?
― a hoy hoy, Saturday, 18 February 2012 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
Looks like my ballot was:
9 Michael5 Janet4 The Jacksons1 Rebbie1 La Toya
― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 February 2012 21:35 (twelve years ago) link