Analysis Of Michael Jackson, King Of Pop

Michael Jackson once sang “I 'm starting with the man in the mirror. I 'm asking him to change his ways. No message could have been any clearer; if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make the change” (Jackson). Defined by Merriam-Webster as “the study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary), sociology helps us to better understand our sociological world and ourselves by giving us a new window to the world around us. Through this window we can see how other culture’s history, beliefs, and geographic location molds them into who they are; their thoughts, beliefs, and practices they have adopted. Once this new understanding and open-mindedness has been obtained, you will have a different, maybe stronger, understanding and appreciation for your own culture. A new image will appear in your mirror. Education practices can vary greatly between different cultures.

Michael Jackson Conspiracy is a book written by Aphrodite Jones and foreword by Tom Meserau. Jones is an author, reporter, and television producer. She wrote this book to inform the world, old and young, about the full details that many did not see in the news. She also explains why Michael Jackson was found “NOT GUILTY” on all accounts that he was charged with. In 1993, he was accused of sexual molestation charge of a young boy in the Chandler family and his advisors told him because he needs to be on tour singing and performing that he should pay this family off and forget about having to go to trial. So, he did what he was advised to do which was probably one of the biggest mistakes because instead of giving that family $22 million dollars to keep their mouth shut he could have took this case to court and won it and settled all the rumors. Jones believed in him and could not sit back and let the media discredit his name and reputation in the way that they did. In the opening chapters, I was shocked and disappointing on how he was slandered and made out to be this child molester and majority of the false information that was spread about Jackson was from the media.

Pathos was represented in the music video through the lyrics of the song. Singing over and over again the hope of an alternative to the so called bump in the night. This can be found in verse two of the song where Michael sings: “You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination.” Leading me to believe that these hopes were the same hopes he held on to during his own eerie times. Therefore, singing and displaying his own personal accounts, shows an appeal to the emotions of the audience and gains the credibility of the crowd of

All three of these songs had a significant part popular culture and helped make Michael Jackson's mark in the music industry. Below, I will analyze the song's musical characteristics based on why the songs had become such tremendous hits, the history and song meaning behind the lyric, and how the song performed on the charts in the past and present. Michael is not just a leader, but the leader, and by analyzing the songs Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean, it is very easy to tell how he became such an international superstar and forever musical legend.

The song has an irregular rhyme scheme but still, holds a musical effect. It doesn’t take away from the song but adds depth to it allowing you to see that what's important are the words and the meaning behind them not how pretty it would sound. The rhythm allows for the tone to shine through as with certain parts, it takes a longer time to read and the other times it is much faster. The pace changes with the moods.

Michael Jackson was known around the world as the “King of Pop.” He was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, which molded him into a shy and quiet person. Something he was opposite of on stage. It is well documented that his father became violent with him and his brothers in order to push them to become successful. Thus, missing out on his childhood. During his early life, Michael had an accident that resulted in burns on his head and face. After this incident he had plastic surgery, changing the shape of his nose. Although he was born an African American, it became apparent that he started to appear lighter and lighter, bleaching his skin and ultimately appearing white. He created his own amusement park called Neverland, where there were exotic

Psychological development is essential in shaping the personalities, behaviors, and morals of human’s. Many factors influence the development of an individual’s psychological makeup; including heredity and environment. Michael Jackson is quite possibly the most famous person to live during the 21st Century. Born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana to struggling middle-class parents, Michael learned all too quickly the reality and price of being famous. Although the world adored him from the moment he was a small child as a member of the Jackson Five and throughout the rest of his life, it was difficult to ignore the obvious changes to his physical

throughout his life was going through an identity crisis. “In Erik Erikson 's stages of

Have you ever heard the saying, “Legends never die?” Well that saying is very true for pop legend, Michael Jackson. Michael’s legacy still very much burns through today in the music scene. Michael Jackson is considered to be a very influential person of the 21st century because he made music his entire life, struggled with the pressures of fame, and became one of the most legendary people in the pop industry.

For many decades popular cultural icons, Michael Jackson and Prince dominated the music scene. Over the years there are always countless discussions about both of their careers. Although Michael and Prince bear some superficial similarities with their musical influences on the world, the differences between their careers and upbringings are clear.

“Oh, that was just the greatest entertainer of all time!” A very intelligent girl exclaimed. Michael Jackson is certainly the greatest entertainer that has ever lived. To begin, an article stated this, “The King of Pop's hits included Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller and his 1982 album was the best-selling album of all time, with more than 26 million copies sold” (“Michael Jackson”). Since his album is the best selling album ever and that he has millions of fans that proves he actually is the greatest entertainer ever. Secondly, Jackson is referred as The King of Pop because Michael is a very skilled dancer, singer, and songwriter (Hill 249). This shows that he was very

Michael Jackson, a man that changed the music world forever. Jackson made his professional singing debut in 1964 with his siblings in a band called the Jackson 5. Jackson made it big with Jackson 5 having many singles reach the top 100 in the United States. But, when Jackson decided to start his own solo career in 1971 we were seeing a side of Michael Jackson that we have never seen before. Most importantly Jackson 1982, mulit-platinum selling album Thriller. Michael Jackson broke music barriers and made a change for racial equality in the music industry.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958 to Katherine and Joe Jackson. He has eight siblings they are: Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Latoya, and Marlon later after Michael was born Randy and Janet came along. In 1962 Michael,Marlon, Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine combined to form a band. Jackson sang lead singer in most of the songs. In 1968 Motown signed The Jackson 5. In 1971 Michael goes solo. Jackson made his film debut as the scarecrow in The Wiz in 1978. Michael recorded his first song “Off the Wall” as a solo artist in 1979. Michael nabbed his first grammy award for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance. In 1984 it was questioned if Jackson had plastic surgery. His appearance has changed drastically. Michael builds a house on 2,700

Jackson make a powerful statement with his lyrics, he also made one with his choice of rhythm

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop would not be who he is today without his inspirations, James Brown and Jackie Wilson (Taraborrelli, 2). James Brown, the godfather of soul, emphasized the genre of soul and the formation of a new music style called funk. He was a well-known singer, dancer, composer and performer. In his songs, he focused on the rhythm and groove making him different from the rest of the music artists of his time. His performance style was full of energy and different with his various dance moves and he was always ready at the mic on perfect que (Appell and Hemphill 320). Jackie Wilson on the other hand was well-known also for his stage performances and his songs would be a mix between James Brown and