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Yeah, totally unexpected. Kinda sad, he really did have some great songs. On a lighter note, my cousin and I use to play a video game called Moonraker for the Sega Genesis(aka Megadrive) which was based on his music videos and had you playing as the Gloved One himself. It was really awful and gave us some gut busting laughs. Well here's to you Michael, for putting a song in our hearts and a wiseass smirk on our faces.
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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
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Ok fine, but I'm not TERRIBLY torn up by this event. But he did go way before his time.
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WizArtist II
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To quote the comedian Gallagher:
"You really have to wonder about a guy that wears one white glove and sings 'Beat It'".
Of course, "Thriller" now has a new feel to it.
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-------------------- "And slowly, you come to realize, it's all as it should be, you can only do so much. If you're game enough, you could place your trust in me. For the love of life, there's a tradeoff, we could lose it all but we'll go down fighting...." - David Sylvian FreeSpace 2, the greatest space sim of all time, now remastered!
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Daniel Butler
I'm a Singapore where is my boat
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I never understood his appeal. I thought his songs were terrible, and he seemed to be famous mostly for wearing a glove and grabbing his crotch. *shrug* Pop culture tends to confuse me....
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quote:Originally posted by Daniel Butler: I never understood his appeal. I thought his songs were terrible, and he seemed to be famous mostly for wearing a glove and grabbing his crotch. *shrug* Pop culture tends to confuse me....
Of course, you were born *after* his biggest successes in the early 80s. If you didn't live through the 80s, I can understand how you might not get it.
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I never real cared for his music, and during my lifetime he was really only in the limelight for all that...controversy...surrounding him, but still, he was a human being, therefore, I mourn his death, if only in a small way.
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