No music site is complete unless it has a little bit of Michael Jackson on it. So my pick of one of the many cool songs by Michael Jackson is “Black or White”. This single came out in 1991 on his album called Dangerous. This song reached number one on the US Billboard top 100 and the UK Singles Chart, among many other countries. That just proves what a great song it is, by all of its ranks in all those countries.
My favorite part of this song is the music. It has a easy going guitar through out the entire thing and then when Michael Jackson’s voice is mixed with the music, it just sounds right. Almost like nature made it. Then there is a 30 second period where Michael’s voice takes over and the music is just there building up to the rapping.
The music video is pretty stupid. It takes almost half the video to get the music started. And once it was started the best thing in it is the music. Absolutely pointless music video. The kid from “Home Alone”, Macaulay Culkin, was in the video singing the rap performance done by Bill Bottrell. The only part I did like was the end because it had people from different races morphing into other people. Tyra Banks, being an African American, was one of those people.
Over all it is a pretty awesome song. Who doesn’t just love a song that promotes racial unity? I love when stars make such a big statement for the greater good since they have so many followers and fans. It is even kind of interesting that Michael Jackson, being “Black… or White,” did this song. I love what this song stands for. Everyone makes a difference in this world and it is nice when big influences take a stand in something they believe in. So there we have it, now we have a complete music site.
