Bad Memories (5): When Michael Jackson stole the spotlight (video)
On March 2, 1988, Michael delivered a memorable performance of two songs—The Way You Make Me Feel and Man In The Mirror—at the Grammy Awards.
Jonathan King (Jonathan King), writer, singer, composer, and music producer, wrote about this performance: “Michael should have been sweeping up the awards, but this year it was A&M and WEA’s turn to win—and that’s why Sting and Paul Simon took the awards. But when Michael overshadowed the entire ceremony with his performance, you had to see their faces. The company heads were terrified. His talent froze them, and they were tormented by the comparison of him with their own stars (Sting and Simon).
If I have to choose between the music industry and Michael Jackson, my choice will always be Jackson.”
Download a video of his performance in good quality here.
(*The Grammy Awards in music are mistakenly known as the Oscars of the film industry. Unlike the Oscars, whose fate is determined by the votes of a few thousand people in the film industry, in the past two decades it has been the huge music companies that decided the winners of the Grammys—and luck has favored albums that are more commercially successful. Ignoring music works praised by critics is one of the criticisms that the Grammys face.)
Throughout his career, Michael received more than 400 different awards, 13 of which were Grammy Awards. He won eight of these awards in a single night, and seven of them went to his album Thriller. In addition to his Grammy music awards, we should also mention his Grammy honors. In 1993, he received the prestigious “Legend” award, which has only been given to 14 other artists. In 2010, the Grammys honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his artistic career. In 2008, Michael also received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which is awarded to musical works with more than 25 years of age and historical achievements—for two Thriller albums and Off the Wall. Before that, in 1999, his song with the Jackson 5, “I Want You Back,” won this award.
Michael was nominated for the Grammy 22 times. Michael Jackson holds the record for the most Grammys won in a single night, and also for being the most awarded artist in all of history.
His Grammy Awards include:
1980 - One Grammy for Off the Wall: Best R&B Vocal Performance for “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough”
1984 - Seven Grammys for Thriller: Best Album, Best Pop Vocalist (Thriller), Best Album Cover, and Best Rock Vocalist (Beat It), Best Song and R&B Vocalist (Billie Jean), Best Producer (with Quincy Jones)
1984 - One Grammy for Best Recording for Children (the audio storybook E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial). Michael was the narrator and Quincy Jones was the producer of the audio album.
1985 - One Grammy for Best Music Video (the behind-the-scenes film of making the Thriller video)
1986 - One Grammy for Best Song (“We Are The World” — written together with Lionel Richie)
1990 - One Grammy for Best Music Video or Short Film (Leave Me Alone)
1996 - One Grammy for Best Music Video or Short Film (Scream)
Source: eMJey.com
Jonathan King (Jonathan King), writer, singer, composer, and music producer, wrote about this performance: “Michael should have been sweeping up the awards, but this year it was A&M and WEA’s turn to win—and that’s why Sting and Paul Simon took the awards. But when Michael overshadowed the entire ceremony with his performance, you had to see their faces. The company heads were terrified. His talent froze them, and they were tormented by the comparison of him with their own stars (Sting and Simon).
If I have to choose between the music industry and Michael Jackson, my choice will always be Jackson.”
Download a video of his performance in good quality here.
(*The Grammy Awards in music are mistakenly known as the Oscars of the film industry. Unlike the Oscars, whose fate is determined by the votes of a few thousand people in the film industry, in the past two decades it has been the huge music companies that decided the winners of the Grammys—and luck has favored albums that are more commercially successful. Ignoring music works praised by critics is one of the criticisms that the Grammys face.)
Throughout his career, Michael received more than 400 different awards, 13 of which were Grammy Awards. He won eight of these awards in a single night, and seven of them went to his album Thriller. In addition to his Grammy music awards, we should also mention his Grammy honors. In 1993, he received the prestigious “Legend” award, which has only been given to 14 other artists. In 2010, the Grammys honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his artistic career. In 2008, Michael also received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which is awarded to musical works with more than 25 years of age and historical achievements—for two Thriller albums and Off the Wall. Before that, in 1999, his song with the Jackson 5, “I Want You Back,” won this award.
Michael was nominated for the Grammy 22 times. Michael Jackson holds the record for the most Grammys won in a single night, and also for being the most awarded artist in all of history.
His Grammy Awards include:
1980 - One Grammy for Off the Wall: Best R&B Vocal Performance for “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough”
1984 - Seven Grammys for Thriller: Best Album, Best Pop Vocalist (Thriller), Best Album Cover, and Best Rock Vocalist (Beat It), Best Song and R&B Vocalist (Billie Jean), Best Producer (with Quincy Jones)
1984 - One Grammy for Best Recording for Children (the audio storybook E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial). Michael was the narrator and Quincy Jones was the producer of the audio album.
1985 - One Grammy for Best Music Video (the behind-the-scenes film of making the Thriller video)
1986 - One Grammy for Best Song (“We Are The World” — written together with Lionel Richie)
1990 - One Grammy for Best Music Video or Short Film (Leave Me Alone)
1996 - One Grammy for Best Music Video or Short Film (Scream)
Source: eMJey.com