Tribute to Michael Jackson
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 / 4:48 PM
There are tsunami of tributes from MJ fans from all over the world since Friday,
I got my news from Fly Fm about his death last Friday,
And that was the first news I got that morning,
I'm not a fan of MJ,
But I grew up with his songs,
Since my parents used to listen to it in the car and at home..
So basically, I had gotten use to MJ during my childhood days..
My lil brother watched his thriller movie..
I listened to his songs most of the time..
In my dad's car...
To be honest,
I didn't get why the hype about Michael Jackson that timeTo be honest,
(when I was younger and through my teenage days),
I wasn't into music and I listen to whatever songs my parents listen to during my childhood days,
So yes, I didn't really understand the unique-ness in MJ that time..
His moonwalk, killer voice and his trademarks..
Not till, I actually sit and watch him performing live with my mom last Saturday night,
And that is when I get why he is so well liked by everyone, everywhere and anywhere..
He's a pure genius in music thats all I can say..
I followed news bout him since there'll always be news about him circulating online or the paper,
But most of the news that I came across him ain't very pleasant,
His scandals, his critics and stuff..
Which leave me questioning,
Is he a bad guy after all?
I mean if he's a bad guy,
He wouldn't survive in the music industry till today,
And idols wouldn't make him as their role model..
His fans would definitely have second thoughts about him..
Since his death on Friday,
I've been following reports about his death on the papers,
Online and I did have feedbacks from my friends..
And thing is,
I still couldn't believe that he is no longer here...
Cause though I am not a fan of him,
To me, he is someone who will live forever among us..
Perhaps its because of his music which speaks for him all the time,
Makes his absence in the world just not right..
Reading through stuff about him,
I guess, all those accusation is from the root of jealousy among certain people,
People called him a pedophile, a strange guy or a freak due to his physical apperance,
And to tell you the truth, I never really actually notice his looks,
But to me, everything seemed normal to me except for his super fair skin,
Fine, maybe I am ignorant when comes to looks,
However, I do question if he's a phedophile..
Cause I know he writes songs to help the needy children,
And I do know that he loves children,
He even did a lot of voluntary charity work for those children out there,
It will be very very hypocritical for someone who write songs about children,
Do things for children but behind all those deeds, he himself abuses children..
Then again, he was abused by his father when he was younger,
Surely he wouldn't want other children to receive the same fate as he is..
People call his strange maybe its because of him keeping a lot of things to himself all the time,
Since he's a total different person on stage than in person,
But watching his performance, I can sense that,
The stage is where he can feel the sense of belonging and he can feel that he is being loved,
I do know that he's a scarred person,
Who didn't get to feel how is childhood life like,
And his teenage life?
He faces rejection.
Like I say, he speaks through his songs,
People failed to know him through his songs,
And rejected him in public not knowing who he really is..
Indeed, he kept a lot to himself,
But he did reveal quite a lot bout himself through the songs that he wrote,
He mentions bout his loss of childhood and rejection below :
"Have you seen my Childhood?
Cause I've been looking around
In the lost and found of my heart...
No one understands me
They view it as such strange eccentricities...
Cause I keep kidding around
Like a child, but pardon me...
People say I'm not okay
'Cause I love such elementary things...
It's been my fate to compensate,
for the Childhood
I've never known...
Before you judge me, try hard to love me,
Look within your heart then ask,
Have you seen my Childhood?"
Yes, he wants people to try hard to love him, instead of judging him first before loving him,
People find him strange,
And why?
Because he likes 'elementary things' and what are the elementary things he mean here?
Perhaps its the kids..
He likes kids..
Treat them well because he feels that it is his fate to ''compensate, for the Childhood',
That he never known...
-Childhood-
His loneliness is protrayed from another one of his songs,
"Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
And leave my world so cold
Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away"
You can feel the need for him to be accepted in so many ways,
If you have been reading what others say bout him,
Somehow you could sense that he had been disappointed by so many people in his life,
Read today's STAR(T19), under Music column,
-You Are Not Alone-
Now you may ask,
That he's gone,
It is when you start appreciating him..
I bet some of you who are reading this,
Feeling guilty about not appreciating him before..
Thing is,
Its not that I didn't appreciate him before this,
His songs were part of the memories I had of my childhood days,
I didn't bother about what others say bout him,
Neither did I ever stop questioning about him..
And I respect him,
For not allowing those accusation to influence him from making another appearance on stage..
Its a pity that he didn't get to fulfil his last wish,
To perform in London somewhere next month..
I guess his final comeback on stage,
Is for him to proove himself to everyone again,
And to regain conformation from his fans that they truly care bout him,
At least that what I think so..
We all know that MJ always do something to his appearance,
Not only appearance, but his performance and his songs..
Since he is "starting with the man in the mirror,"
"Asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change"
-Man In The Mirror-
He might not be here,
But his music will still live among us for..
He speaks through his music and he did say in one of his song that,
"You are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart"
Thank you Michael Jackson,
For the awesome music, your dance steps and your inspiration to those respectable people from all over the world,
You are gone, but your music will live forever.
