I got a Jackson 5 CD for Christmas, and it includes this, my current favorite (though it’s technically a Michael Jackson song, not Jackson 5).
Two things I know to be true:
1) 32 year old men with limited musical talent can’t sing the same notes as pre-teen Michael Jackson (especially true of the chorus of this song, skip ahead to the 1:10 mark – I get some pretty strange looks from other drivers when I contort my face in order to hit those notes).
2) The person who selected Michael’s outfit for that American Bandstand performance has a sick sense of humor.
[On an unrelated note, I'm having some communication issues with my web host, so it's possible that this site may disappear sometime soon. I'm working on trying to transfer it, so please standby.]
January 8th, 2010
because i’m reading this on dialup, i can’t see much more than a still of the outfits (yes, i think the costume designers must have been snorting something). however, i looked up the song on the YouTube app on my phone, and found a link to a *downpitched* version. It may be easier to sing along to, but it sounds kind of weird.
i think the Jackson 5 are underrated.
January 8th, 2010
Maybe he had to head straight to his second job as a Rodeo clown!
January 15th, 2010
Don’t mind me, I’m just standing by.
You got any doughnuts?
January 19th, 2010
At least you have a reason to contort your face. I just get funny looks because.
Ok, that’s not really true, I just wanted to fit in.
Quick question, if I received a limited edition Jackson 7 compact disc, did I get ripped off?
February 11th, 2010
So are you pumped for the Winter Olympics? You know there’s an app for that, right?
February 20th, 2010
OMGosh- that outfit is sooo bad!! lol
March 9th, 2010
oh omar…you’ve lost another hosting platform?!
That’s a loosely veiled movie reference that’s probably inaccurately stated cuz I still don’t understand Al Gore’s Internet…and, yes, that’s a now-dated cultural reference. Don’t judge me