Michael Jackson: "Heal the World"
No artist is better at seamlessly combining overblown earnestness with utter vagueness of message. In "Heal the World," (a spiritual sequel, if not an overt retread, of "We are the World"), Jacko shatters the delicate shell of public complacency by airing the shocking and little-known truth that "there are people dying!" Jackson's goal isn't merely to break the silence surrounding human mortality, though; once he's blown our minds wide open with this startling expos of injustice, he proposes positive and practical solutions, urging us to "start living" and to "make a better place," noting that, if "made" properly, this place could be "much brighter than tomorrow."
The Police: "Walking in Your Footsteps"
Sting may or may not be the King of Pain, but he's indisputably the King of the absurdly forced rhyme (take "Wrapped Around Your Finger"'s "I will listen hard to your tuition / you will see it come to its fruition" - please). And, like Tom Petty, he's also been known to pad albums with songs that blatantly scream "filler." When these two bad traits combine, innocent listeners are the victims, and they must suffer abominations like the dinosaur-themed "Walking in Your Footsteps," which features howlers like "Hey there mighty Brontosaurus / don't you have a message for us?" and profound musings such as "If we drop the atom bomb / would they say that we were dumb?"
No artist is better at seamlessly combining overblown earnestness with utter vagueness of message. In "Heal the World," (a spiritual sequel, if not an overt retread, of "We are the World"), Jacko shatters the delicate shell of public complacency by airing the shocking and little-known truth that "there are people dying!" Jackson's goal isn't merely to break the silence surrounding human mortality, though; once he's blown our minds wide open with this startling expos of injustice, he proposes positive and practical solutions, urging us to "start living" and to "make a better place," noting that, if "made" properly, this place could be "much brighter than tomorrow."
The Police: "Walking in Your Footsteps"
Sting may or may not be the King of Pain, but he's indisputably the King of the absurdly forced rhyme (take "Wrapped Around Your Finger"'s "I will listen hard to your tuition / you will see it come to its fruition" - please). And, like Tom Petty, he's also been known to pad albums with songs that blatantly scream "filler." When these two bad traits combine, innocent listeners are the victims, and they must suffer abominations like the dinosaur-themed "Walking in Your Footsteps," which features howlers like "Hey there mighty Brontosaurus / don't you have a message for us?" and profound musings such as "If we drop the atom bomb / would they say that we were dumb?"
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inkedgirl:
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atomic_tiki:
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