I know everyone is sick of hearing about Michael Jackson. So, I promise never, ever to bring him up ever again. After today.
I saw this clip from “Britain’s Got Talent” several months ago, maybe even last year. In retrospect, it captures one of the points I was trying to get across in this post.
Although you may be tempted to close this video after about a minute, make sure you keep watching. I think you’ll be surprised. Whether it’s pleasantly, I can’t guarantee.
*If you’re reading this through a Facebook feed, click through to the original post to see the video.
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B.E. Earl Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 10:55 am
Michael Jackson was a monster.
But that vid was pretty cool.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
@B.E. Earl, “vid”. Wow. I need to catch up on the cool kid lingo.
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Avitable Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 11:08 am
What exactly was the talent? Dancing? Surprising? Moonwalking? Making idiot audience members scream?
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
@Avitable, Hahahahaha! You’re a funny guy. I choose, “making idiot audience members scream.”
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HoosierGirl Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 1:00 pm
I think that was really good. I like the surprse! Did he win?
J.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
@HoosierGirl, I think he got 2nd place?
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Finn Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
I loved it. Very clever. And good dancing.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
@Finn, They’re both pretty good.
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Kiefer and Emo Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
er… no. No, I’m not. But thanks.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
@Kiefer and Emo, You sure? I heard you like goat.
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delmer Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
I wonder if MJ impersonators will start popping up all over the place. After Elvis died I remember reading that the number of Elvis impersonators was increasing so rapidly that if it didn’t slow down every man, woman, and child in the US would be an Elvis impersonator in just a few years.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
@delmer, That would be pretty scary. I hope they all go with normal 70s looking Michael not space alien vampiric Michael.
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Nanna Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 3:48 pm
Ah I LOVED it!
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
@Nanna, My favorite part was when Simon smiled… who knew is face could look that nice?
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Poppy Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
That was crazy-mad-insanely-awesome!
“We weren’t expecting that.”
Noooo, we weren’t.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
@Poppy, Pretty cool, right!?
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Sybil Law Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
I loved it!
I actually am a complete sap for feel – good, happy, schleppy stuff.
Plus, Suleman’s kinda cute.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
@Sybil Law, Yeah, I’m not a fan of his hair, though.
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Karen Sugarpants Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
Loved that!
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Faiqa Reply:
July 14th, 2009 at 9:55 am
@Karen Sugarpants,
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People in the Sun Said,
July 13, 2009 @ 10:43 pm
That was cool. We were all MJ impersonators as kids. I couldn’t moonwalk, but I had the cool Bad gloves. And you know, I can be cynical sometimes, but I can’t be a hater. Both of them look really happy when they hug at the end. I’m a fan of happy.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 14th, 2009 at 10:39 am
@People in the Sun, Yes, you can never have too much of the happy.
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Miss Britt Said,
July 14, 2009 @ 9:29 am
*I* loved it! More so because of how it ties in with your other post.
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Faiqa Reply:
July 14th, 2009 at 10:40 am
@Miss Britt, It’s so wonderful how you “get” me.
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tariq Said,
July 14, 2009 @ 10:56 am
I totally want to be the punjabi guy in that video. Maybe i should find someone with MJ talents here and take him/her to ‘America’s got talent’…cause you know i can totally do the desi dance.
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tariq Said,
July 14, 2009 @ 11:02 am
oh and how come you never give me props for forwarding you so much of the content for your blog posts? I am the producer of this show!!! Oh wait…you’re pregnant…I am sorry…forget i said anything.
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Finn Reply:
July 14th, 2009 at 11:14 am
@tariq, Thank you for sharing with us. Perhaps you should start your own blog and save the good stuff for yourself.
But you didn’t hear that from me. Shhh…
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tariq Reply:
July 14th, 2009 at 11:43 am
@Finn, Hehehe…at least i got a laugh out of this comment before Faiqa reads it and i get a ‘phone call’.
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Finn Reply:
July 14th, 2009 at 11:55 am
@tariq, Clearly someone hijacked your name to make that comment. You would never do such a thing.
Yeah, go with that.
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Slyde Said,
July 14, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
the only cool kid lingo Earl knows, he gets from me.
p.s. i cant see this video from work, so all i can do here is make fun of earl.. hopefully thats enough..
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hello haha narf Said,
July 14, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
LOVED these two. wanted to punch someone in the throat when they kept cutting to the audience, the two douchebags backstage or the three judges. for the love of fuck, i wanna see talented dancers! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Selma Said,
July 15, 2009 @ 1:01 am
Moonwalking with a little sprinkling of Bollywood. Fantastic!
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TheGoriWife Said,
July 15, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
There’s a second video out there of these two doing a similar bit to Thriller. I think it was the final show or whatevs. Cool stuff. Am sucker for bhangra. I even taught my 2.5 year old how to stick out his pointer fingers. Unfortunately he looks more like Saturday Night Fever than Bhangra Blowout at the moment. Working on it.
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HoosierGirl Said,
July 17, 2009 @ 9:29 am
I love that clip. I keep coming back to watch it.
J.
PS. Don’t you love how husbands/boyfriends don’t want a blog of their own, yet they keep taking credit for some of its content? That happens in my life quite a lot: “you should put this on your blog”. Men.
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bagong Said,
November 1, 2009 @ 8:11 pm
I cant stop talking about him. he IS the Kinf of Pop. I cant wait for that concert tribute in london and his movie. I love Michael Jackson! He’s my inspiration!
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Hayden Said,
January 10, 2010 @ 10:23 am
Michael Jackson is one of the greatest singer in our time. He is really the King of Pop and we would really miss this great person,
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