Okay so just now i was browsing YouTube when i stumbled upon this vid by Tyler Ward & co. They remade this song We Are The World for Haiti cause (this was b4 the official song came out, well just saying) nways from that vid i decided to watch again the original vid. you know, lionel richie, kenny rogers, diana ross, cyndi lauper (she really rawked those years!) the late MJ n a few other legends. which brings me to my main reason for this entry >> the late MJ. you know when we are viewing a vid and there will be a few other related vids lined up at the side? being a big fan of his i clicked on every vid i could find on MJ. and yeah so vids of MJ's memorial service at the Staples Centre were practically popping up one by one. and so i basically viewed each one of them and felt a wave of sadness when i heard all those people rendering n belting out their sad words for MJ... Usher, Brooke Shields, Mariah Carey n a few more...even though it has been a year over MJ's death still saddens me. his songs have made an impact in his fans' lives and his messages that he conveyed through his lyrics and songs were powerful enough to make him a legend.
okay so one by one artist came up on the stage and said their eulogies or sang, but what touched me the most was when during the closing memorial, his brother Marlon Jackson was choked up a bit at first, trying to find the exact words to describe his memories when it was his turn to speak, and he spoke of MJ of their fond shared moments when growing up together (they were pretty close) and he recalled this one particular event when MJ went into a record store disguised as an older man wearing crumpled shirt and buck-crooked teeth with afro look, helping himself a whole load of CDs, so Marlon went up behind this man and said, "Micheal what are you doing in this store?" MJ turned around, a shock plastered on his face, asked back, "Marlon how did you know it was me?" Marlon gave a laugh and playfully replied, "You're my brother. I can spot you anywhere regardless of your makeup. I know your walk, your body language and those shoes did not help either". (this is bcoz according to Marlon, MJ always wore the same shoes wherever he went)
Okayy all those words of a brotherly love made me swelled up with emotions but one thing really set me off was when Marlon said, "We would never understand what he endured, not being able to cross the road without a crowd gathering around him, being judged and ridiculed, how much pain can one take?" Marlon went on by saying this sad but true emotion, " Maybe now Micheal, they will leave you alone." at this sentence, i seriously cried because it was so sad... T_T (Im a big fan okay?!)
"Like A Comet
Blazing 'Cross The Evening Sky
Gone Too Soon
Like A Rainbow
Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
Gone Too Soon
Shiny And Sparkly
And Splendidly Bright
Here One Day
Gone One Night
Like The Loss Of Sunlight
On A Cloudy Afternoon
Gone Too Soon
Like A Castle
Built Upon A Sandy Beach
Gone Too Soon
Like A Perfect Flower
That Is Just Beyond Your Reach
Gone Too Soon
Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night
Like A Sunset
Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
Gone Too Soon"
p/s: Usher sang this at the memorial and towards the end, he cried. aww.
Micheal Joseph Jackson RIP