Dearest Michael, Thank You for Everything!

I remember dancing around the room at my 10th birthday party on “Will you be there”. Vynil of course! It made me forget my dad didn’t call that day. It helped me enjoy the party my mom worked so hard to organize.

I remember the concert in Bucharest, my friends crying because we were too young to go. I remember watching it on TV and enjoying every second of it.

I remember wearing a glove and trying to dance like him. Some moves I got right and I was in the center of attention for it!

I remember reading the first song lyrics in a book of a girl who was the president of the Michael Jackson Fan Club in Romania. I remember it was the first time I read every line in “Will you be there”. And although I love Billie Jean, Black or White, Bad, Dirty Diana, and almost every song he ever released, although I listen to Thriller twice a day driving to and from Bucharest, “Will you be there” is my absolute favorite Michael Jackson song.

As I was blipping and tweeting earlier, thank you Jacko, thank you for the music, for the lyrics and the wonderful, wonderful dancing!

Hold Me
Like The River Jordan
And I Will Then Say To Thee
You Are My Friend

Carry Me
Like You Are My Brother
Love Me Like A Mother
Will You Be There?

Weary
Tell Me Will You Hold Me
When Wrong, Will You Skold Me
When Lost Will You Find Me?

But They Told Me
A Man Should Be Faithful
And Walk When Not Able
And Fight Till The End
But I’m Only Human

Everyone’s Taking Control Of Me
Seems That The World’s
Got A Role For Me
I’m So Confused
Will You Show To Me
You’ll Be There For Me
And Care Enough To Bear Me

(Hold Me)
(Lay Your Head Lowly)
(Softly Then Boldly)
(Carry Me There)

(Lead Me)
(Love Me And Feed Me)
(Kiss Me And Free Me)
(I Will Feel Blessed)

(Carry)
(Carry Me Boldly)
(Lift Me Up Slowly)
(Carry Me There)

(Save Me)
(Heal Me And Bathe Me)
(Softly You Say To Me)
(I Will Be There)

(Lift Me)
(Lift Me Up Slowly)
(Carry Me Boldly)
(Show Me You Care)

(Hold Me)
(Lay Your Head Lowly)
(Softly Then Boldly)
(Carry Me There)

(Need Me)
(Love Me And Feed Me)
(Kiss Me And Free Me)
(I Will Feel Blessed)

[Spoken]
In Our Darkest Hour
In My Deepest Despair
Will You Still Care?
Will You Be There?
In My Trials
And My Tripulations
Through Our Doubts
And Frustrations
In My Violence
In My Turbulence
Through My Fear
And My Confessions
In My Anguish And My Pain
Through My Joy And My Sorrow
In The Promise Of Another Tomorrow
I’ll Never Let You Part
For You’re Always In My Heart.

Rest in peace, Michael, rest in peace!

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  • bart

    Yeah, sad this, both his death and his fractured life too. He wasn’t much older than me, I grew up with the music of the Jackson 5 and Michael afterwards, always had a strange sympathy for the guy really.

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  • TheBride

    Fortunately, I saw both concerts in Bucharest in ’92 and ’96. Unfortunately, he couldn’t made it for London series. I planned to go there … But THIS IS IT! Farewell, Michael! We will meet there in heaven.

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  • Karen Swim

    Alina, this is the first day I’ve been able to read this post. Thank you for sharing your beautiful memories. My mom took me to my first Jackson 5 concert when I was 6 years old. It was also one of their first concerts. I will never forget the excitement, the music and the starry eyed dreams of a little girl. I played his songs over and over, believing that anything was possible. So many unfortunate things have been written about him but I will forever remember his music and the impact it had on my life. May he rest in peace.

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  • marc modem wifi

    Alina, that you told us were really good and sweet memories. With that we can understand becouse michael is so great. what you lived, have a lot of people lived too, that the reason couse we will never forget jacko.
    michael you will remain in our heart.
    bye

  • Alina Popescu

    Bart, I always thought his life wasn’t the happiest. And no matter what, his music did make a lot of people happy…

    Iuliana, I so envy you! I saw them live on TV, but the feeling was just not the same.

    Karen, he was human, and I am sure he had his good and bad parts, like all of us. It’s his music that had an impact on most of us, and that’s what I choose to remember,like you :)

    Hi Marc, thank you for your comment :)

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