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Title: Michael Jackson Music & Me, Human Nature (tributes to the King Of Pop) View count: 985 Rating: 5.0 (7 ratings) Description: Music And Me (1973) & Human Nature (1983) are two of my favorite songs from the young Michael. Clips are taken from the Moonwalker movie. Will miss you Mike! Thanks for everything About Music And Me and Human Nature: Music and Me was released on his 1973 album also entitled Music and Me. The album was released during a difficult transition period the young singer was experiencing due to vocal changes and a changing music landscape. Since Jackson was on a world tour with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, promotion on this album was limited. "Human Nature" is an R&B song debuted by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written by Steve Porcaro and John Bettis, and produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). Initially, Porcaro had recorded a rough demo of the song on a cassette, which was then given to Jones. Enjoying the demo, Jones had the ballad included on the Thriller album. The song was the last selected for the album, ousting "Carousel" from the final track listing. "Human Nature" was released on July 3, 1983, as the album's fifth single. Although not released in the UK, the song achieved chart success in the US. Reaching number two on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary chart and number seven on the Hot 100, the song became Jackson's fifth Top 10 hit from Thriller. In New Zealand the single reached number 11. The ballad garnered many positive reviews from music critics. "Human Nature" has been covered and sampled by numerous artists, including Miles Davis, SWV, Nas, Jason Nevins and Boyz II Men. About Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the '80s, and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time. In his prime, Jackson was an unstoppable juggernaut, possessed of all the tools to dominate the charts seemingly at will: an instantly identifiable voice, eye-popping dance moves, stunning musical versatility, and loads of sheer star power. His 1982 blockbuster Thriller became the biggest-selling album of all time (probably his best-known accomplishment), and he was the first black artist to find stardom on MTV, breaking down innumerable boundaries both for his race and for music video as an art form. Yet as Jackson's career began, very gradually, to descend from the dizzying heights of his peak years, most of the media's attention focused on his increasingly bizarre eccentricities; he was often depicted as an arrested man-child, completely sheltered from adult reality by a life spent in show business. The snickering turned to scandal in 1993, when Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy; although he categorically denied the charges, his out-of-court settlement failed to restore his tarnished image. He never quite escaped the stigma of those allegations, and while he continued to sell records at superstar-like levels, he didn't release them with enough frequency (or, many critics thought, inspiration) to once again become better known for his music than his private life. Whether as a pop icon or a tabloid caricature, Jackson always remained bigger than life. Related words and artists: Debbie Rowe, Joseph Jackson, Joe Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackson Five, Jacksons, Prince Michael Jackson, Blanket Jackson, Paris Jackson, Music and Me, Will You Be There, We Are The World, Beat It, Billy Jean, Heal The World, Human Nature, Leave Me Alone, Man In The Mirror, Off The Wall, P.Y.T. Pretty Young Thing PYT, Rock With You, Shes Out Of My Life, Thriller, Whos Loving You, Dancing Machine, Blame It On The Boogie, 2300 Jackson Street, Bad, Ill Be There, Neverland, Peter Pan, gloves, throne, glitter, sparkle jewelry, seventies, eighties, 1970s, 1970s, 1980s, 1980s, 70s, 70s, 80s, 80s, love, peace, war, lyrics, Miles Davis, Shalamar, Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston, Rick James, Chaka Khan, Terence Trent DArby, Lionel Richie, George Michael, Lenny Kravitz, Quincy Jones, Lisa Marie Presley, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, The Beatles, Chico DeBarge, Rockwell, Bobby Brown, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Corbin Bleu, Brian McKnight, Teddy Riley, Berry Gordy, Holland and Dozier, R. Kelly, Smokey Robinson Tags: michael, jackson, pop, r&b, classics, soul, jazz, blues, hit, singles, funk, gospel, love, ballads, motown, records, oldies, rock, and, roll, jams, song, tribute, cover, tunes, eighties, dance, Author: Insightful |
