I CAN REMENBER THAT DAY LIKE YESTERDAY DESPITE THAT I WAS 9 YEARS OLD. IT WAS AFTER THE MARRIED COUPLE ENTERED THE CONFERENCE ROOM PACKED WITH ALL THE GUESTS DURING A SONG OF ABBA " NIKITA". THEY WALKED ALL AROUND THE ROOM THEN WENT TO SIT DOWN AND THE SPEAKER JUST ANNOUNCED THE BEGINNING OF THE PARTY.
I WAS JUST SITTING AT MY TABLE WHEN I JUST HEARD A SMOOTH VOICE WITH A VERY SLOW BEAT .......
You know i was...
I was wondering, you know, if
I should keep on, because
The force has got a lot of power and
It makes me feel like...
It makes me feel like...
I was wondering, you know, if
I should keep on, because
The force has got a lot of power and
It makes me feel like...
It makes me feel like...
AND THEN ....... OOOOH
I COUDN 'T MOVE DESPITE THE FANTASTIC BEAT I JUST SAT THERE LISTENING AND ASKING WHO - BUT - WHO MADE THIS SONG I NEVER HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I JUST RAN TO MY UNCLE WHO WAS THE DJ AND BEGGED HIM TO TELL ME WHO MADE THAT SONG AND HE SHOWED ME " OFF THE WALL " ALBUM. HIS NAME AND THE PICTURE JUST STICKED TO MY HEAD.
UNTIL THAT DAY I WAS.... I AM..... AND .... I WILL BE A HUGE FAN.
IT WAS IN FRANCE AND AT THAT TIME ONLY AFRICAN OR BLACK PEOPLE WERE LISTENING TO BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC A LOT. ON TV IT WAS VERY RARE TO SEE BLACK AMERICAN ARTISTS. SO WHEN " THRILLER " EXPLODED A LOT OF BLACK PEOPLE WERE SHOCKED WHEN WHITE DISCOVERED MICHAEL AND THEY DIDN' T EVEN KNOW THAT HE STARTED SINGING SINCE CHILDHOOD.
ON THIS SPECIAL DAY I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND HAPPY BIRTDAY TO YOU MICHAEL ! GOD BLESS YOU