NUMBER 3 – SAY SAY SAY: THE BEST MICHAEL JACKSON SONGS OF 1984

13 Wednesday Aug 2014

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1984 (For the Love of Pop's Greatest Year)

And as Casey Kasem would say . . .the countdown continues. The 3rd greatest Michael Jackson Song from 1984 is  . . .

Number 3 – Say, Say, Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

Joining me to discuss this song is Cutie Pie. Please make sure to check out her blog – All Things Michael! for a comprehensive and passionate tribute to the King of Pop.

First of all,  I will admit that I’m playing a little loose with chronology by including this song on the list. “Say, Say, Say” was released in October of 1983 BUT during the first week of January 1984 the song was sitting at the top of the pop charts. When the year begins with “Mac” and “Jack” at number one, you know you’re in for a great (the greatest) year of pop music.

paul-mccartney-michael-jacksonThis song is all about pedigree. A Jackson (THE Jackson) and a Beatle…

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NUMBER 1 – STATE OF SHOCK: THE BEST MICHAEL JACKSON SONG OF 1984

09 Saturday Aug 2014

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1984 (For the Love of Pop's Greatest Year)

And the greatest Michael Jackson song of 1984 is . . . “State of Shock” by Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger!

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Just like the number three song on this countdown, “Say Say Say,” this song represents the collaboration of musical giants. The lead singer of the JACKSON 5 teams up with the lead singer of THE ROLLING STONES! This was the pop music equivalent of the comic book team-ups I loved as a kid – – – The Justice League Versus The Avengers! Superman Versus Thor! Those graphic mash-ups would always begin with a battle and, as a reader, you’d make a prediction and choose sides. Who was faster? Who was stronger? Who would win? The same thing happened when it was announced Michael and Mick had teamed up. Everyone immediately wondered which super star would out-sing/out-perform the other.

In 1984 I was clearly on Michael’s side. I had loved Michael ever since both he and…

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Kling Klang Studio

08 Friday Aug 2014

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I got a few Kraftwerk albums from a second hand market,much later than the release years, so , for me, 84 was the Kraftwerk year too.
Radioactivity is one of the greatest hits and we must not forget the meaning of the story behind it. The Tsar bomb was detonated two miles above the ground and the shockwave circled the Earth three times, breaking windows in Finland. The mushroom went 60 kilometers high and the flash of light was seen 2000 kilometers around.

Halt and Catch Fire “1984”

05 Tuesday Aug 2014

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Ask Your Server

In last week’s episode of Halt and Catch Fire, Joe saw the future of PCs–the Macintosh. And since this week’s episode is titled “1984,” it wasn’t to much of a leap to assume that the infamous Super Bowl ad directed by Ridley Scott would play a part. So now it seems that the whole wide world knows what the future of computing looks like.

Or, at least we thought that is what it would look like. A lot of people championed the underdog Macintosh, and I was one of them. But then again, at the time I didn’t know all that much about computers, and I know even less now. The only experience I had with PCs was messing around on a TRS 80 in middle school. I wasn’t able to take any computer classes in high school since I hadn’t taken typing–I never could fit it into my schedule…

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