SO LONG MICHAEL

SO LONG MICHAEL



By Pete Holly



FOR ME THE FUNNEST MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S WILL ALLWAYS

BE THE EARLY JACKSON FIVE HITS.I LOVED THEM WHEN THEY CAME

OUT ,AND SEEING THE YOUNG MICHAEL JACKSON SING AND DANCE ON

TELEVISION ,WHICH HE DID MANY TIMES,WAS A REVELATION.HE WAS

THE COOLEST DANCER OF ALL-NO MATTER WHICH AGE GROUP YOU

INCLUDED.MICHAEL INTRODUCED A WHOLE NEW STYLE OF SINGING

AND DANCING THAT WOULD TRANSFORM THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND OF

DANCE.

THE SINGLE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE SONG OF HIS SOLO

CAREER WAS THE SONG "BILLIE JEAN" AND THE VIDEO.IT CREATED A

WHOLE NEW APPROACH TO VIDEO,TO SONG COMPOSITION,IN SONG

PRODUCTION {W/QUINCY JONES},AND THE BASS RIFF WAS SO INFECTOUS

AND HAD SUCH A COOL GROOVE THAT IT IS THE MOST COPIED AND

IMITATED BASS RIFF OF ALL-TIME.I WON'T MENTION ANY NAMES BUT

MORE THAN ONE BIGTIME ARTIST COPIED IT PRETTY MUCH NOTE FOR

NOTE AND JUST INSERTED A DIFFERANT VOCAL MELODY AND LYRICS;

BUT THE BASS RIFF IS STRAIGHT OUT OF "BILLIE JEAN".

FOR ALL MICHAEL'S TROUBLES-HIS INFLUENCE ON POPULAR MUSIC

AND POPULAR DANCE IS VAST-UNIVERSAL-AND THERE IS NO OTHER

SINGULAR ARTIST THAT HE IS COMPARABLE TO.IT'S FOR THAT THAT

HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AND LOVED.HE WILL BE MISSED FOR A LONG,

LONG TIME BUT HIS MUSIC AND HIS DANCE WILL LIVE ON FOREVER.



WITH LOVE

AND DEEP RESPECT,

PETE HOLLY



WRITTEN BY PETE HOLLY-COPYRIGHT-2009-ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Bio note-Michael mentions in an interview how he thought of writing a song about a girl
named "Bille Jean" one day then forgot about it. Three day's later he was driving down
Ventura Blvd. and the bass riff came to him-he imitates the riff perfectly with his mouth,
lips and vocal chords{i'm sure he showed to the bass player the same way}This is a
very Good Example of a musical idea that is not inspired by any previous artistic work
at all-as some people think all songs are-but is totally unique to Michael Jackson.
That many,including big stars of that time copied Michael's bass line is evidence
of just how influential Michael Jackson's music is.
P.H.-2009