Showing posts with label 1980s American pop music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1980s American pop music. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

After viewing the entirety of LEAVING NEVERLAND

Here's the brief review I posted on the Letterboxd.com site:
Dan Reed’s meticulous—If overlong and stuffed with too many drone-shot location scene transitions—forum given to Wade Robson, James Safechuck and assorted family members to describe the vast distance between Michael Jackson the beloved all-around entertainer and Michael Jackson the sexual abuser/psychological destroyer of young children.  The horrors of Part One are echoed in Part Two by the Michael-requested perjuries (following other boys coming forward with their anecdotes of damage)  plus Robson and Safechuck’s efforts to cope with the psychological fallout from being repeatedly used/discarded by the self-coronated King of Pop.

Friday, April 22, 2016

New poem: LIMITED EDITION.



the man who loved purple
ascended to heaven
in the elevator
leaving behind physical pain

also a legacy of
pushing musical boundaries
saying whatever he wanted
stating what was necessary
giving to those in need
taking his name away from the Company
until they realized
the music he allowed them to distribute
was his music
and not theirs in perpetuity

as the familiar saying goes,
“we are fortunate

to have lived in his time”

A Prince playlist.

At this writing, Tidal is the only streaming service carrying Prince's albums in the wake of his passing.

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Raspberry Beret
3. Manic Monday--Bangles
4. Seven
5. Alphabet St
6. Little Red Corvette
7. 1999
8. I Would Die 4 U
9. Purple Rain
10. I Wanna Be Your Lover
11. Kiss
12. Mountains
13. U Got The Look
14. Sign 'O' The Times
15. Thieves In The Temple
16. Diamonds And Pearls
17. Cream
18. Betcha By Golly Wow (cover)
19. Whole Lotta Love (cover, live)
20. Funknroll
21. Baltimore

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Playlist WHEN EVERYONE WENT DISCO Volume 2

1. Portable Radio--Daryl Hall & John Oates
2. Come Back--The J. Geils Band
3. Emotional Rescue--The Rolling Stones
4. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy--Rod Stewart
5. Dancin' Fool--Frank Zappa
6. Gonna Get Ya--Pete Townshend
7. Bebop/Drop--Daryl Hall & John Oates
8. In And Out Of Your Heart--Kenny Rogers