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WANT TOP SONGS ON iTUNES? JUST DIE.
Well I took a few weeks off from posting and the inventor of modern pop music went and died on us. If I wasn’t paying attention, I might assume that the late king of pop had staged a comeback. Nothing makes people appreciate you like a little bit o’ death.
As of July 1, 2009, Michael Jackson currently has four songs in iTunes Top 10 Songs, four albums in Top 10 Albums, and eight music videos in Top 10 Music Videos. iTunes is the number one seller of music on the planet, so one must deduct that Michael Jackson has four Top 10 albums right now - and he’s dead.
It’s nice to see a gem like “Man in the Mirror” at the #2 spot in the world. That song, along with just about every song released on 1982’s Thriller and 1979’s Off the Wall are better than any pop song since recorded.
One must hope that it didn’t take a death to get people excited about Michael Jackson again. Yes, the man was insane, but does his lack of sanity distract from the fact that “Dirty Diana” and “Billie Jean” are outstanding pieces of music?
The American obsession with personal life often exceeds absurdity. If Michael Jackson’s death is what prompted you to finally have his music on your iPod, then shame on you. Don’t be the one who waits for Paul McCartney to die before you start actively listening to The Beatles either.
McCARTNEY AND STARR SHARE THE STAGE
The Beatles are the best recording artists that have ever and will ever exist. That is a fact, and is not arguable. No band even comes close to the quality of music that these four geniuses released over the span of 8 years. Yes, roughly 8 years. The Beatles didn’t record a song together outside of the 1960s decade.
What John, Paul, Ringo, and George did in just under 10 years, is better than anything The Rolling Stones have tried to do in 45 years. Lightning in a bottle, to say the least. If you ask someone their top 5 bands of all time, and The Beatles aren’t mentioned, you probably shouldn’t hang out with them anymore - because they’re boring, and probably think that Coldplay is the best British rock band of all time. Negative. “Did you get the new Nickelback album?!”
The only living members of The Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, hit the stage Saturday night for the first time since 2002 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. As you can see in the video, Paul McCartney calls Ringo to the stage using his highly controversial Sgt. Pepper stage name, Billy Shears (the name of the guy whom people believe replaced Paul McCartney after his unofficial death, a.k.a. the “Paul is Dead” theory).
Paul and Ringo sing-a-long to the song “A Little Help From My Friends” from 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I recommend that you queue up your record player/iTunes/CD player, because Ringo’s voice isn’t exactly what it used to be, and you’re going to want to hear the original.
If Paul McCartney even looked at me, I’d have a brain aneurysm. I wouldn’t want to meet him for fear of death.
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