The bulk of my memories of Michael Jackson and his brilliant music come from his Dangerous era. I remember the video premieres for “Black And White” and “Remember The Time” clearly.
I think my earliest memory goes back to one day in elementary school, some time in the 80s, when all of the kids were piled into the cafeteria for some sort of assembly. I don’t recall much of what was said but I do remember a screen at the front where MJ’s “We Are The World” music video was played for us. I remembered that moment, I remembered the song, I remembered the melody. Not a lot of songs can hold up to that much time passing, but there this was – TV theme songs and MJ, cemented away in my head.
I don’t remember ever seeing the video again since that day, though I’ve heard the song in recent years. YouTube brought back some delightful memories tonight. I didn’t realize at the time how high-caliber the artists who sang along were. Killer lineup.
(I especially like that Bob Dylan has a nice part. He doesn’t fit at all [and sounds kinda terrible here] but I still love him.)
Thanks, MJ.
