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From: gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: NO MORE !!!!  (sing NO MORE)
Message-ID: <1666@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-May-84 05:47:37 EST
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Posted: Tue May  1 05:47:37 1984
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So, why does anyone listen to Michael Jackson anyway?

1. They listened to him as a kid, and grew up with him, and are still
his fans.  Many (including myself) remember fondly the days of I Want
You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, etc.  (remember the cartoon where the
evil guy miniaturized them and put them in a radio?)

2. People who like dance music buy his music because you can dance to
it.  They may not like the lyrics, but just as long as it's danceable
it's worth having around for parties.

3. Young kids of today seem to identify with him for some strange
reason.  I think it has something to do with the Beat It video (see the
Pepsi commercial where a little kid doing Michael Jackson steps meets
the Jacksons).

4. Hype generates record sales.  When Thriller first hit the stores, it
was said that it would produce six singles and shoot straight for the
top.  (To be exact, a KISS 108 dj said it.)  People bought it because
they wanted to be in on a good thing.

Any others?  Flames > /dev/null
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                               Be ye moby,
                               for I am moby.

Greg-bo, Prince of Eternia
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