The Legend

As we all know, on the 25th of June 2009, the world lost the greatest performer of all time, the man, the moonwalker, the legend, Mr Michael Joseph Jackson.

On Tuesday they 03 November 2009, i went to see This Is It for the first time for a girls' night out.

Man that was awesome! Some of you might have seen my Facebook status the next day that read:
"If ur a fan of MJ; If u like his music; if u like music in general; if u love concerts (like me); or if u like seeing how things work, This Is It is a must see! U'll b dancing in ur seat and singing along! We love u MJ!" (Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=664852605&ref=profile)  (Twitter:http://twitter.com/Rasheeda_S)

And im proud to say that I still think that. It was truly wonderful to see him in his element, trying to entertain the world, while being such a humbled and grateful person, making jokes with the people behind the scenes. It was nice to see that side of him, to see how he did his thing, and i truly think that everyone who has any opinion on Michael Jackson should go see this film.

As i sat in my seat, I couldn't help but dance in my seat and sing along with to the words of my first Michael song Billie Jean, and my personal favorites Black Or White, and The Way You Make Me Feel, amongst others like Suzie Got Your Number and  Man In The Mirror, and i did it loudly  and proudly! It truly was like i was at a concert which was fantastic because i love concerts and i wish that i could have seen him live to Rock With You or see him perform Smooth Criminal because i'm that type of person who who loves going to concerts, even if i don't particularly like the artist, like 50c for example, (no offense to him or his fans), i will go just for the environment, for the sheer joy that comes with listening to music, something that everyone of us can relate to. 

My final words upon this whole Michael fiasco is yes its sad that he died because he was such a fantastic performer, and if you think about it, we're all just living to entertain ourselves. Its also sad to think that he felt alone when the world abandoned him, its as if they we were trying to mirror the words of They Don't Really Care About Us because in his time of need we did abandon him, especially since he previously asked us Will You Be There. I think we were too quick to judge this man, instead of telling him You Are Not Alone. And now its too late for us to tell him that You Rock My World! He tried to unite us with songs like Heal The World and to make us more aware of global warming and wars with Earth Song. Instead what actually united us was his sudden death. I think we all felt guilty for abandoning him, and now the entire world is trying to make up for that by buying his music and going to see this film, putting up his picture everywhere, reliving concerts and moments that remind us of him, all in the attempt to hold onto his memory.

Yes its sad that now the studio bosses are trying to milk every last penny from him, and lets face it, looking at his record since the whole child molesting scandal, he wasn't exactly raking in the millions. But now the man is dead, suddenly sales are sky-rocketing. He has the number 1 selling album of all time for Thriller and rightly deserved! When he died, Google was flooded with searches of him. Google China even crashed at the sheer amount of all the Michael Jackson searches, downloads and shopping for Michael Jackson merchandise.

I know that personally, when it comes to the HIstory that is Michael Jackson, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, and some of us will always ask Why he left us so early. Haters can just Beat It, because I will continue to uphold the memory of this late legend, and I encourage everyone to see this movie and to do the same.


I doubt the world will ever see another person as great as he was, and may his music live on forever.

Rest in peace Michael, the epitome and ultimate King of Pop. We will love you forever.

Rasheeda