Black or White
By: Michael Jackson
Album: Dangerous
Video: Black or White - Michael Jackson
Subjective:
I have lived with Michael Jackson’s music all my life and confess that I am a
fan. From the days of the Jackson 5 to Michael’s debut of his moonwalk singing Billy Jean on the Motown 25 TV special to his This
Is It planned tour, I followed his career. Because of my exposure at a
young age to R&B, soul and funk, his music rooted deep within me, setting
my spirit free and remained with me for decades. All of his songs, but this one
especially, with its mixture of pop, Hip Hop, rock and soul, makes me want to get
up and dance.
Objective: Michael’s concern with racial equality and
world peace are clearly expressed in this song. He wanted everyone to get along
and eliminate the, “turf war on a global scale.” His earth-shattering dance
moves changed the world of pop music like no other artist because of the
opportunity to turn his songs into visual stories through the advent of MTV.
Even though he decried violence, his extended video for this song ends with his acting
out the violent and sensual instinct of a black panther. Michael was a contradiction
in so many ways, yet a brilliant artist whose creativity consumed him.
1 comment:
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