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[[Michael Jackson]] (August 28 1958- June 25 2009) was an American soul and pop singer, also referred to as "the King of Pop". He rose to fame as child singer in the soul group The Jackson Five. During the 1980s he became an international icon due to the success of his album "Thriller" (1982), which became the best selling music record of all time. His innovative music videos changed the genre into an art form and mass marketing tool. His eccentric behaviour and ever changing physical appearance received enormous media attention and made him the subject of numerous speculations and ridicule.
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'''Michael Jackson''' (August 28, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American soul and pop singer, also referred to as "the King of Pop". He rose to fame as child singer in the soul group The Jackson Five. During the 1980s he became an international icon due to the success of his album "Thriller" (1982), which became the best selling music record of all time. His innovative music videos changed the genre into an art form and mass marketing tool. His eccentric behaviour and ever changing physical appearance received enormous media attention and made him the subject of numerous speculations and ridicule.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
In the [[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (1984) video a reporter asks [[Frank Zappa]] whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: "Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"
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In the ''[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (1984)'' video a reporter asks [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: ''"Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"''
  
During an interview on the [[Arsenio Hall]] show in February 1989 Zappa told Hall that he saw a little black girl on [[CNN]] being interviewed about Jackson. According to him she said: ''"He ugly. He white lookin'"''. He told Hall that this was the inspiration for his song ''"[[Why Don't You Like Me?]]"''
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During an interview on the [[Wikipedia:Arsenio Hall|Arsenio Hall]] show in February 1989 Zappa told Hall that he saw a little black girl on [[Wikipedia:CNN|CNN]] being interviewed about Jackson. According to him she said: ''"He ugly. He white lookin'"''. He told Hall that this was the inspiration for his song ''"[[Why Don't You Like Me?]]"''
  
 
''“Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he needs the bones of [[Elephant Man]] -- and, until he tells us, it doesn't make too much difference whether or not he really is ''bad.'''' ( Frank Zappa in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]])
 
''“Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he needs the bones of [[Elephant Man]] -- and, until he tells us, it doesn't make too much difference whether or not he really is ''bad.'''' ( Frank Zappa in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]])
  
==Musical references==
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Jackson was spoofed in the songs ''[[Why Don't You Like Me?]]'' and ''[[Bacon Fat]]'' on ''"[[Broadway The Hard Way]]" (1989)''. Both songs also include a musical quote from Jackson's song ''"Billie Jean"''.
 
 
Jackson was spoofed in the songs [[Why Don't You Like Me?]] and [[Bacon Fat]] on "[[Broadway The Hard Way]]" (1989)
 
  
 
An Anglo-Italian rap version of Michael Jackson's ''"[[I'm Bad]]"'' was to feature in the opera ''"[[Dio Fa]]"'', an FZ project that didn't emerge eventually.
 
An Anglo-Italian rap version of Michael Jackson's ''"[[I'm Bad]]"'' was to feature in the opera ''"[[Dio Fa]]"'', an FZ project that didn't emerge eventually.
  
* "[[Broadway The Hard Way]]" (1989): [[Why Don't You Like Me?]], citing ''"[[wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]"''
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When Den Simms asked Zappa in ''[[They're Doing the Interview of the Century, Part 1]]'' after the meaning of the secret word ''"Llama"'' during a concert in Chicago Zappa told Simms that it was derived from a Willie Nelson tv commercial where Nelson sings ''"Mama!"'' It eventually turned into ''"Llama"'', which Zappa admitted to be a reference to Michael Jackson (who owned several exotic pets, including a llama.)
* "[[Broadway The Hard Way]]" (1989): [[Bacon Fat]], citing  ''"Billie Jean"''
 
* "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): [[Dio Fa]]
 
* "[[Operation Gladio]] (1990)'' "This was done to keep (...) Michael Jackson in the charts."''
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
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*[[wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Wikipedia article on Michael Jackson]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Wikipedia article on Michael Jackson]]
  
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[[Category:Funk Musicians|Jackson]]
[[Category:Targets|Jackson, Michael]]
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[[Category:Singers|Jackson]]
[[Category:People Who Do Stuff That Is Not Normal|Jackson, Michael]]
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Revision as of 13:22, 14 September 2021

Michael Jackson (August 28, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American soul and pop singer, also referred to as "the King of Pop". He rose to fame as child singer in the soul group The Jackson Five. During the 1980s he became an international icon due to the success of his album "Thriller" (1982), which became the best selling music record of all time. His innovative music videos changed the genre into an art form and mass marketing tool. His eccentric behaviour and ever changing physical appearance received enormous media attention and made him the subject of numerous speculations and ridicule.

References

In the Does Humor Belong In Music? (1984) video a reporter asks Frank Zappa whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: "Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"

During an interview on the Arsenio Hall show in February 1989 Zappa told Hall that he saw a little black girl on CNN being interviewed about Jackson. According to him she said: "He ugly. He white lookin'". He told Hall that this was the inspiration for his song "Why Don't You Like Me?"

“Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he needs the bones of Elephant Man -- and, until he tells us, it doesn't make too much difference whether or not he really is bad.' ( Frank Zappa in The Real Frank Zappa Book)

Jackson was spoofed in the songs Why Don't You Like Me? and Bacon Fat on "Broadway The Hard Way" (1989). Both songs also include a musical quote from Jackson's song "Billie Jean".

An Anglo-Italian rap version of Michael Jackson's "I'm Bad" was to feature in the opera "Dio Fa", an FZ project that didn't emerge eventually.

When Den Simms asked Zappa in They're Doing the Interview of the Century, Part 1 after the meaning of the secret word "Llama" during a concert in Chicago Zappa told Simms that it was derived from a Willie Nelson tv commercial where Nelson sings "Mama!" It eventually turned into "Llama", which Zappa admitted to be a reference to Michael Jackson (who owned several exotic pets, including a llama.)

See Also