MJ (on his own)

02.03.03

So I hesitated with this one - should it go under disco, pop, or just pure friggin' genius?

I could put up the obvious MJ tunes. Lord knows I have listened to all of them repeatedly for two decades without yet getting tired of them. This song, however, I discovered much later than I had come to know "Thriller" and "Billie Jean". Michael was already a freak by the time I first heard "Workin Day and Night" But man, this song... it just gets me groovin! You can hear that Michael is just letting loose in every way, especially when he does his little hoots and sighs. I used to play it at work all the time, and I would always notice the customers cocking their heads up and tapping their feet.

This quality Michael. The one I love, anyway.

Groove to it. I dare you to put it on your headphones and to not walk with an extra little somethin' in your strut. No. I double dare you.

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Prince

04.01.03

I would never proclaim myself a huge concert-goer, but I have managed to see a few. I think I have seen enough to distinguish between good, bad, and so-so shows. Or to tell you if there is something extraordinary to be noted. And so I am telling you all, for a huge concert in a huge stadium, Prince really knows what the hell he is doing. Just believe me on this one.

Have you ever seen a very small man jump off of a piano in stilletto heels, spin gracefully, and come to a full elegant stop all while playing a guitar?

I didn't think so. And I hadn't either, until I saw Prince. Really, he's more than he comes across as on TV. Size-wize, he is actually a bit smaller, mind you. But the man can dance. And jump. And run around from one side of the stage to another while singing and playing a guitar. To me, that means one thing: Rock Star.

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