YouTube: (Michael Jackson) Billie Jean - Sungha Jung:
Wow.
I had posted the following to Twitter, but it belongs here:
"11 years old, standing on chestnut st. near 11th, outside store, watching tvs play Thriller thru a window. that was me."
Michael Jackson's death triggered moments of reflection for many. So many that services across the Web struggled to stay functional as people either reached out for news, or to share their memories with one another.
He stands as a kind of Rorschach test. What you think of him and his contributions to music and entertainment are dependent on you - the information published about him you cared to absorb, rationalize, relate to, or reject.
He was a force. He left an imprint.
YouTube: Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" cover by Amanda Palmer (live):
Some links:
WNEW.com: The Epic of Michael Jackson
Metafilter: Ongoing thread
Attytood: The Love You Save: Michael Jackson and the rear-guard Baby Boomers
NPR.org: Michael Jackson: Life Of A Pop Icon
Susie Madrak: The Life and Death of Michael Jackson
Jeneane Sessum: Have You Seen My Childhood
Comcaster Scott Westerman: Michael Jackson's place in the pantheon of our lives
Lisa Marie Presley: He Knew.
CSMonitor: Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di
Koax! Koax! Koax! (via boing boing): Some thoughts on Michael Jackson
YouTube: I'll Be There Acapella:
And lastly, a very deep thought by co-worker John: "The Michael Jackson we knew died a long time ago"
My mother always says if you can't say anything nice about someone don't say anything at all.
With that said...
I'm so glad you found Sungha's page. I was going to send you a link to him last week but never got around to it.
For 12 years old he is quite amazing. I think he has something like 188 clips on his youtube page, and if you go over to his myspace page he's started uploading original compositions. You should check out the cover his did of one of Andy Mckee's songs. Note for note...
Unbelievable!
If we only sounded that good at his age on guitar. Truly a prodigy...