Hmmm… I couldn’t find any other non-YouTube video of Janet’s tribute to Michael, sadly this one has an audio error at least for me… but it will have to do for the time being.
*re-post*
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Actually, VMA’s are still going… 45min left, but I’m kinda bored.
First, it’s though to follow up anger Janet Jackson. Ever since MJ’s passed, I’ve been listening to the HiStory album like crazy – Most Played album on my iPod xD and I’ve been hallucinating about Janet performing Scream, because Scream is an “I am pissed” song and I love it for it. I love it when they go “stop fucking with me/makes me want to scream” – I love it. MJ says it with such conviction. Everyone loves Thriller, Billie Jean and Bad, but it’s all about Scream and They Don’t Care About Us for me.
If my mom hadn’t been watching with me *legasp!* I would’ve cried after she finished her performance.
So I loved the MJ tribute from Janet. I imagined her breaking the glass. I had dreams (hahaha) about that song of her (plus someone else to do the duet) trapped in a glass and breaking free. So I kinda got my wish xD
And then, that was a hard act to follow. I cheered for Taylor Swift xD with her skinny legs and all~~~ and Kanye is a dick (and so is Beyonce, kinda xD). Green Day requesting for more music videos played on MTV, followed by a commercial of FAN VAN with Green Day… the reality of fans competing for something. Right…
I wanted to like Taylor Swift’s performance, but I thought it was too sweet for a Subway performance xD – but she looked like a dork, and I support dork. I like her a lot. And Kanye still a dick.
Performances are kinda weak. Good attempt with Lady Gaga, but more than a great performance it was trying to be different. I looked when she began bleeding, very theatrical but it did nothing for me. Beyonce does nothing for me… and I’m still waiting for Pink.
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Muse performance > Green Day.
why is this still on? Lainey said it’s over. MTV Latin America is delayed for at least 30min! WTF~~~
En Vivo my ass that rocks.
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Geez, is Pink a circus performer now? That is crazy, how can she sing upside down?? And I absolutely worship Pink’s hair. I wish I had straight hair, the crazy things I would do with my hair xD
Anyway, I think it’s up from last year’s mess.
More music videos, less reality.
More musical numbers, less commercials.
Better music videos, less has-beens as hosts.
I just noticed I can direct link to my LivingSocial:Albums on Facebook.
Babo me~ now if only they would allow embedding…
5 albums in Chinese, and loads of high-rated Asian albums. LOL
You can fully check it all out here.
Too much to post today, not enough time to single post everything
so another round of shorts here…
First, Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace) has joined Twilight.
WHAT??? Geez… I have nothing left to say about this.
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Independent Spirit Awards are ready for a call of entries for the 25th edition:
EARLY DEADLINE: Monday, September 14, 2009
FINAL DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 6, 2009
as you may know, Spirit Awards nominations mark the beginning of Award Season~
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
AWARDS CEREMONY: Friday, March 5, 2010
hmm… March? Later than I expected, but oh well~
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has added more titles for this year’s event, including screenings for Alejandro Amenabar’s Agora (with Rachel Weisz), and Natalie Portman’s Love and Other Impossible Pursuits.
Those are added to the list of Precious, Kore-eda’s Air Doll and Bong Joon-Ho’s Mother, which I mentioned back in this post…
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and finally… I received an email of Sony Pictures announcing Michael Jackson’s “This is It” – the last rehearsals and behind-the-scenes footage on HD and digital sound to be released on October 30th.
won’t post the “press release” because it’s so long, and to be honest – pretty boring to read.
I was looking back on music videos this past weekend (which, by the way marked amy-wong.com’s 4th anniversary) because I was watching Michael Jackson music videos and thinking “wow, how come I don’t like watching music videos now” – at least I don’t watch videos of most music I listen to in English, though I’m generally impressed with Asian Pop Music Videos.
When I was little, well… a pre-teen and teenage girl fuzzing about the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears with my friends at school, I began to notice director’s names. MTV (which I pretty much used to watch almost 24/7) used to show the Name of the Song + Name of the Artist + Name of Album + Name of Director. They did this until the beginning of 2002 or 2003 when the Director’s name suddenly disappeared from the credits. I dunno if it’s back, and I dunno if it was because I just went to Canada. LOL
One of the first names I noticed was, of course, Nigel Dick.
If I could describe Nigel Dick’s style of music-video-making when I was a kid, I would say “simply brilliant” – not because I was naive and didn’t really know much about the business, but because his videos were simple, but yet so full of life. Perhaps, the easiest way to show it is with a simple video such as Oasis’ Wonderwall.
This not just in… but I’ve been watching the TV since it was announced.
Surprising news… Michael Jackson died. O_o
NOOOOOOO! Before I get to see him in concert. Damn!
Read all about it here.
MJ changed the music industry, and was an idol that went across the generational barrier inspiring tons of people of many different ages… including my uncle and aunt, my older cousins, me and my younger counsin. His video for Remember the Time was the first video I remember ever making an impact as a kid, and will always regard him as a musical visionary.
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Well it’s been a few hours already. I can’t still believe it – this has actually been a day of a lot of deaths (3 more) announcements aroudn here – *sighs* And it seems this has shocked a whole lot of people. My dad was following this story with me… and even my mom, who doesn’t generally give a crap about entertainment news.
I also found the following entries~~~
Igor + Andre MJ Tribute
Cinencuentro.com
TimesOnline
– Stage Thriller who Took the Music Industry
– Fans Mourn Artist
– In his Own Words
– Searching for Jackson’s Doctor
– Death Linked to Painkiller
— June 29 —
Pitchfork
– R.I.P
– Michael Jackson News and Reactions
– Music and Videos
Will You Be There?
Sorry, couldn’t resist that one~~
Despite all the crazy, I would go. I would pay to see Michael Jackson – just like there’s people saying they’d pay to see Britney Spears in Lima. Really? After the shennanigans in Vancouver? ~~~ but oh those possibilities of rock with your cock out. LOL’
ANYWAY, I don’t know how much I’d be willing to pay to see MJ on stage… perhaps it will have a broad price range like many of the more ‘popular’ concerts. I’d be wiling to pay $50 for some okay ticket… I’m not crazy enough as some MJ fans. Plus, it’ll be tough to compete with them~~
By the by, have you heard? Jonas Brothers sold like 20K tickets in 4hrs in Peru. Prices raging from 1300-ish Soles ($430ish USD) to 50-ish soles ($15ish USD). I’m so glad I’m not a parent, and so glad my younger cousin doesn’t find boys an interesting subject… yet. LOL
Also Disney flat out denied that they are building a park in Peru. LOL’ Just thought I’d put this out there just in case…
… well more like making you remember. LOL I think I might have perhaps talked about this on previous Why the 90’s Ruled or Not editions. But here it goes,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirBaUq0aPU
You LUV it, right? The video, LOL – you’re free to go after the break to keep on reading… travel through time!!! xD
Bummer~ Couldn’t find some tracks from the playlist I made in my iPod~~ 5 in fact, ARGH! And Deezer won’t even let me play some of the songs that I did find… They should let you add your own mp3 from a URL, right? Like MixWit used to??
Screw you Deezer, buahaha~
Here’s my YouTube Playlist~
You don’t know what My Life as a Soundtrack is? Check this post.
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- I’d Start a Revolution – Aimee Allen – Opening Credits
- Citizens of Tomorrow – Tokyo Police Club – Waking Up
- Campus – Vampire Weekend – First Day At School
- The Lucky One – Au Revoir Simone – Falling In Love
- Scream – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson – Fight Song
- This Is Me, This Is You – Marit Larsen – Breaking Up
- Hump De Bump – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Prom
- God is a DJ – Pink – Life’s OK
- Beautiful Dreamer – Mates of State – Secret Love
- Clunk-Rewind-Clunk-Play-Clunk – Los Campesinos! – Mental Breakdown
- Go Forward – Lisa Gerrard (Whale Rider OST) – Driving
- Tonight I’ll Be Lonely Too – Alison Krauss – Flashback
- Quedate – Andrea Echeverri – Getting Back Together
- I’ll Never Tell – Emma Caulfield/Nicholas Brendon (Buffy Once More with Feeling OST) – Wedding
- 喂！喂！(Wei! Wei!) – Hello! Hello! – Bibi Chow (Zhou Bichang) – Birth of Child
- Earth Intruders – Bjork – Final Battle
- If Tomorrow Never Comes – Ronan Keating – Death Scene
- When I Get Where I’m Going – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton – Funeral Song
- 不留 (Bu Liu) – No Staying – Faye Wong – End Credits
Well, my music video knowledge is very limited, but these are a couple of the trivia that I know by heart:
- The first EVER music video aired on MTV was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by, if I recall correctly, The Bugles.
- “Thriller” by Michael Jackson was the first ever Music Video-Turned Short Film.
- The first ever Music Video I remember watching is “Remember the Time” by Michael Jackson – another short film/music vid!
