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Sunshine. Moonlight. Good times. Boogie!
Tell me you didn’t just hear that in Michael Jackson’s voice.
On this day in 1958, a legend was born.
Michael Jackson didn’t immediately know he was going to be a legend; no one did, but what he accomplished in his lifetime set and broke records and gave everyone else something to aspire to. He was truly the King of Pop.
These days, people still want to argue over who will be heir to the throne, but the truth is, the King of Pop died on June 25, 2009, and there will never be another.
Don’t bother commenting on my personal site, sending me DMs, or @ing me on Twitter because as the Thriller Maker’s No. 1 fan, I shan’t be argued with about any of this.
Argue with your friends who think that Harry Styles dude really be doing something.
Anyway, I’ve been thinking a lot about Michael Jackson and his legacy, and I just wanted to share a few facts that, again, I will not debate with you or argue about.
Michael Jackson was the voice of The Jackson 5
Yes, I know he had four other brothers on the stage with him, two of whom could strum a funky guitar, and I don’t want to take none of that away from them, but Michael was clearly the star of that group.
His youthful vocals were so bright and pure. Every song he sang on was a hit, whether the mainstream considered it a hit or not. That boy had talent!
Mimicking James Brown’s moves as he danced on stage and making his voice tremble in all the right places when he sang those love songs he was too young to understand,…
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