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In this third installment, Pop Psychology takes a look at Michael’s 1991 hit, “Black or White.” Part 1 featured “Man in the Mirror,” and Part 2 highlighted “Don’t Stop ’till You Get Enough.”
“Black or White,” is the debut single off the Dangerous album. Not surprisingly, it topped the singles charts for 20 countries. Although it’s still a very catchy song, it has not aged nearly as well as many of Jackson’s other hits. Everything about it is just so early 90s, with Bill Bottrell’s rhyming being perhaps the worst offender. I don’t really know Bill Bottrell; I just know that his verse on “Black or White” makes Will Smith look like Easy E. What’s more ridiculous is that Epic Records hailed “Black or White” as “a rock ‘n’ roll dance song about racial harmony.”
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Today, Pop Psychology tackles “Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough” as Part Two in its’ five-part series on the King of Pop. Part One, on “Man In the Mirror,” can be found here.
“Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough,” is probably Jackson’s first big hit as a solo artist. “Don’t Stop,” a favorite to dance floors across the world, is the lead single from Off the Wall, the first Jackson album produced by Quincy Jones. It was also the debut single Michael released on Epic Records. When it topped the US singles chart in 1979, it was the first Jackson track to do so in over seven years.
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Call it a few slow work days. Or just call it Durham in the summer. Either way, this week brings a very special 5-part Pop Psychology series investigating the relevant scientific research behind some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. First off is my second most beloved Jackson track, 1987′s “Man In The Mirror,” from the album Bad.
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As is evidenced, here, here and, incredibly, here, I am a gigantic Michael Jackson fan. His sudden death on Thursday at the age of 50 is incredibly saddening. He was a musical genius with unrivaled charisma, talent and dedication to his craft. Below are a few self-indulgent, perhaps rambling thoughts on his career and legacy.
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