joyfulgirl

^ lol

I still feel weirdly busted up about MJ. Didn't think about him for years and now that he's gone, I keep getting waves of sadness.

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corianderstem

I know, right? It's very weird. As much as I feel the media has gone way past the point of "overkill," (CNN, I'm looking at you) there's no way I'm not going to watch the coverage of the memorial tomorrow.

And despite my weird feelings about it and my annoyance at the talking heads on my TV, I still am really enjoying the hell out of my Essential MJ CDs. I was blasting them and jamming in my car on the way to Spokane on Saturday. Great way to start the trip.

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deep

I guess it is a sense of community

your cd, will not evaporate anytime soon,


I will be listening to some of my Rolling Stones recordings, truly great stuff,

will they be any sweeter when Jagger is dead?

corianderstem

Maybe. Maybe not for you, but for someone else who'd maybe gotten tired of their songs years ago, or hadn't really gotten into their music when he was alive, maybe they will be sweeter.

This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, but music affects people differently, and sometimes events - maybe a random thing that happens to you, maybe someone's death - will cause them to hear the music differently, appreciate the music more, or maybe even less.

Or maybe when Jagger dies, you'll just feel smug that you appreciated his music all along, not like these johnny-come-latelies who just apparently discovered their feelings about the music when he died.

Does it matter?

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I still feel weirdly busted up about (insert name here).


you realize this could be anyone, that crokes

I feel the same I did before he died


I remember people saying they felt more patriotic after 911

I don't get it.

I guess they were W's enablers.

corianderstem

Yes, but this is a thread about Michael Jackson. This is where we're talking about Michael Jackson and, you know, how we're all feeling about his death.

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joyfulgirl

Not true at all for me. I was sad for a nanosecond when Heath Ledger died and never really thought about it again, for example. I do not have the same feelings for all celebrities that die. Most of the time it's "aw, that's sad" and then I move on. The last time I was very sad about a celebrity death was Jeff Buckley and before that it was John Lennon. I am sad the London shows won't happen - I would have liked to have seen them be successful and to maybe even see more of MJ on my TV again, dancing and performing on award shows, etc. I'm sad about his tortured life. I'm happy to have the music as I have always appreciated it so I'm sad there won't be any more. Why is that difficult to understand? I don't get the 9/11 comparison.

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Sources say that Jermaine will represent the Jackson family, singing Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile.”

this one of the all time great songs.




Chaplin was a controversial genius in his own time.

Jive Turkey

I was just thinking this the other day. Its really weird. I dont think a celebrity death has ever affected me this way. Its not like I'm moping around the house sobbing all day, but theres still the occational feeling of sadness that should really be gone by now. For me, I think it has to do with nostalgia for my childhood. There are just so many MJ songs that instantly remind me of growing up in the 80s. Its sad to think that the guy who provided much of that is gone

shari schultz

This


The only other time that comes close is the murder of John Lennon. I stayed home from school the day after.

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Lila64

I'd have to agree with Jive Turkey, and shari's post about John Lennon. I can't even really remember where I was/what I was doing I was shocked & saddened by Heath Ledger's passing last year, but the one or two that still gets to me is Paul Newman and George Carlin With Paul, I knew he was up in years and was sick, so it wasn't as much a shock, but still much sadness. And with George, I happened to be cruising the forum and saw that a thread had been started about him passing, and I was in total shock & ran to the TV. I still get choked up now thinking about him. Right afterwards, HBO aired all of his specials back to back, and I just sat and watched them. I let Maddy watch them too, even with the "bad language" so she could see his genius.

Sorry I derailed the thread here. I'm sure I will be glued to my TV in the morning, and shed a few tears. I've listened to some songs over the last couple of days, and Man In The Mirror still stands out to me.

R.I.P. M.J.

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gvox

I'm feeling this too. I've pinned it down to because he hasn't been buried yet. When he is finally, knowing me I'll shed another tear or two and then my personal "grieving" - and I hate to use that word because it seems weird to use for someone you don't even know - will be over and it will be just about the good memories. Right now those good memories are mixed with sadness because he isn't really laid to rest yet, is what I'm trying to say..

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GirlsAloudFan

The Stones were one of my first favorite bands. Let It Bleed was one of the first CDs I actually went out and purchased with my own money. I think I was 13. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that when Jagger dies, I will go on a Stones listening binge and it will bring back all those memories and, yes, the music will be sweeter. To me.

Just like how it's felt sweet to hear Billie Jean and Man In The Mirror being blasted out of every bar jukebox for the last week or so. Anyways...

That ghost video clip that BVS posted scared the crap out of me.

deep

I don't feel smug about any of this

I think MJ is a great artist and I am sad he died

his music is just not more to me now,

if I heard Billie Jean last week, I would have paused and appreciated it, I always did.


I am sad for the London shows that will not get performed

I hope they would have been successful, the media would not been as kind to him if he had lived, he would have had to have earned it,
I think there would have been nay sayers and positive reviews.
and many would have not paid much attention.