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Post by ghost on Feb 13, 2024 7:11:41 GMT
Finally got round to watching this. Cyndi Lauper was throwing lots of attitude in the documentary. Rolling her eyes at Stevie and Lionel. She really let 1984 get to her head.
For some reason I burst out crying when they played the fuĺl song at the end and I still don't know why.
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Post by butterflies2 on Feb 13, 2024 7:13:12 GMT
Yes I felt emotional at the end too when they showed others singing the song, all I could think was Michael wrote that and had such a major impact on people through his goodness
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Post by russtcb on Feb 14, 2024 13:07:32 GMT
Finally got round to watching this. Cyndi Lauper was throwing lots of attitude in the documentary. Rolling her eyes at Stevie and Lionel. She really let 1984 get to her head. For some reason I burst out crying when they played the fuĺl song at the end and I still don't know why. That was my only negative takeaway too. I was like "Cyndi.....why you gotta have attitude about this?"
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Post by respect77 on Feb 14, 2024 16:49:58 GMT
Finally got round to watching this. Cyndi Lauper was throwing lots of attitude in the documentary. Rolling her eyes at Stevie and Lionel. She really let 1984 get to her head. For some reason I burst out crying when they played the fuĺl song at the end and I still don't know why. That was my only negative takeaway too. I was like "Cyndi.....why you gotta have attitude about this?" Also: "My boyfriend didn't think it was going to be a hit, so I didn't want to be on it."
Okay, Cyndi.
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Post by russtcb on Feb 14, 2024 16:54:37 GMT
That was my only negative takeaway too. I was like "Cyndi.....why you gotta have attitude about this?" Also: "My boyfriend didn't think it was going to be a hit, so I didn't want to be on it."
Okay, Cyndi.
Yeah....wtf?
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Post by amaya on Feb 14, 2024 23:47:45 GMT
That was my only negative takeaway too. I was like "Cyndi.....why you gotta have attitude about this?" Also: "My boyfriend didn't think it was going to be a hit, so I didn't want to be on it."
Okay, Cyndi.
My brain must have blocked out that line because I legit don't remember her saying that. That's pretty WTF.
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Post by SmoothGangsta on Feb 15, 2024 11:09:00 GMT
I think it was Lionel that told that part, not Cindy.
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Post by Snow White on Feb 15, 2024 18:31:07 GMT
It's a shame the documentary didn't even mentioned John Barnes or included him in the In Memoriam section.
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Post by aazzaabb on Feb 15, 2024 19:57:10 GMT
It's a shame the documentary didn't even mentioned John Barnes or included him in the In Memoriam section. He said he wrote the bridge as well. A really lovely guy by all accounts.
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Post by Snow White on Feb 15, 2024 21:32:05 GMT
What's the phrase for people who did or helped to create great things but received little or no recognition, unsung heroes? If so, that was John in Michael's career during the 80s.
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Post by ontime on Feb 17, 2024 0:04:48 GMT
Anyway, I’m glad that the documentary gave Michael the credit he deserved. He’s not in the songwriting Hall of Fame for nothing. Cyndi Lauper confirmed that she didn’t like the song. She could’ve done like Prince and not show up.
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Post by ghost on Feb 17, 2024 21:38:18 GMT
Lionel was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel last night, promoting this special. When pushed about Madonna being passed over for Cyndi, LR said the reason they went with Cyndi was because she had a very distinctive voice that stood out (it was all about distinctive voices on the recording), and there really wasn't a lot of verses to sing among the participants. 39 years later, LR admitted last night they should have had both singers participate.
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Post by respect77 on Feb 18, 2024 3:58:40 GMT
Lionel was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel last night, promoting this special. When pushed about Madonna being passed over for Cyndi, LR said the reason they went with Cyndi was because she had a very distinctive voice that stood out (it was all about distinctive voices on the recording), and there really wasn't a lot of verses to sing among the participants. 39 years later, LR admitted last night they should have had both singers participate. I have seen Madonna fans on Twitter trying to make it about MJ as if it was he who didn't want Madonna to be in it because he was jealous (LOL). They are creating a whole alternative reality when what happened was clearly stated in the documentary. It was Ken Kragen who preferred Cyndi Lauper and didn't want Madonna to be in it.
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Post by ghost on Feb 18, 2024 8:38:44 GMT
Lionel was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel last night, promoting this special. When pushed about Madonna being passed over for Cyndi, LR said the reason they went with Cyndi was because she had a very distinctive voice that stood out (it was all about distinctive voices on the recording), and there really wasn't a lot of verses to sing among the participants. 39 years later, LR admitted last night they should have had both singers participate. I have seen Madonna fans on Twitter trying to make it about MJ as if it was he who didn't want Madonna to be in it because he was jealous (LOL). Yeah, that's ridiculous and historically inaccurate. Madonna wouldn't have even been on MJs radar circa WATW-era. Madonna wasn't MADONNA then; "Like a Virgin" album had just been released three months earlier, and this was before her iconic MTV Video Awards performance. If WATW had been recorded in 1986 rather than 1985, she'd have been in far greater demand.
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Post by SoCav on Feb 18, 2024 10:01:26 GMT
I have seen Madonna fans on Twitter trying to make it about MJ as if it was he who didn't want Madonna to be in it because he was jealous (LOL). Yeah, that's ridiculous and historically inaccurate. Madonna wouldn't have even been on MJs radar circa WATW-era. Madonna wasn't MADONNA then; "Like a Virgin" album had just been released three months earlier, and this was before her iconic MTV Video Awards performance. If WATW had been recorded in 1986 rather than 1985, she'd have been in far greater demand. Wasn't that MTV VMA performance in 1984?
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