Crikey

4 Comments

1. fleury
   Posted Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

   Oh, and how I’ve tried to moonwalk (sans success). Guess I’m missing that billy gene.

2. Matthew Davies
   Posted Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 3:11 pm | Permalink

   Getting a bit bored at this lazy journalism - two items keep popping up:

   1. Michael Jackson invented the Moonwalk - no he didnt Jeffrey Daniels of Shalamar did and showed him how:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ImkBve8OW8

   2. Michael Jackson was the first black artist on MTV - no he wasnt it was Birminghams finest Musical Youth

   “they were the first black act to appear on MTV, beating Michael Jackson to it by several months. “

   http://www.discogs.com/artist/Musical+Youth

   I dont doubt Michael Jacksons place in the pantheon of entertainment but dont credit it him with “firsts” that wernt his.

3. Rebecca Sawyer
   Posted Wednesday, 1 July 2009 at 12:12 am | Permalink

   This clip doesn’t claim MJ invented the moonwalk: “performed a relatively unknown dance move.” Regardless of whether he invented it or made it popular (and damn popular) it’s what brings a smile to my face about an era that MJ inspired - break dancing and pulling poses with a comb gripped in a white-gloved hand at school in year 5 (1984)… Not me, that was Blair… but at any rate that man inspired at least a couple of generations. Every life time has moments to celebrate…

4. Matthew Davies
   Posted Wednesday, 1 July 2009 at 4:46 pm | Permalink

   Hmmm I didnt say that particular clip claimed that - I just said “two items keep popping up” from lazy journalists.

   Michael Jackson inspired break dancing ? Have you never heard of the Rock Steady Crew, World Famous Supreme Team, Airforce One who were all strutting their stuff on the streets of New York from the late 70’s onwards - do your home work.’

   I love the Quincy Jones produced slickness of Off The Wall as much as the next man, its just the “false memory syndrome” that crops up during these periods that pisses me off