杰克逊是天王巨星级的时代人物,在世界歌坛的地位与时间同在。他的事迹很多,俺知道的却很少,但有两件事让俺感慨良多。
第一件事是杰克逊用巨资买断Bealtes所有作品的版权,是猩猩惜猩猩?还是性格使然?拟乎两者都有。但有一点可以肯定,这个地球上没有第个二人,想这件事,敢做这件事,能做这件事!
第二件事就是这首歌,这首"We Are The World"的写作和谱曲,在俺的俗眼里,这是流行音乐中划时代的作品。简单,深情,明了,向上;音符跨越了语言的障碍,深情又深刻,让人心在爱和给予的欲望中相近而相通。杰克逊的绝作,数不胜数,俺对这首歌的独爱却独占了螯头。
最后说几句对福与财的感想。钱多了的时候,就只是数字和数字后面的单位变化而已。但有的时候还是钱多得没数,比喻杰克逊的钱在他自己的脑袋里可能就没数了。他钱多财多,那是社会对这位百年不遇的天才的拥戴和喜爱。拥有这些没数的钱财(他的回赠给社会的钱财也是数一数二的),需要一定深度的福份与此匹配,方能主得住这些个财产。
有财不一定有福,修福才能主财,而交友是影响修福的一个重要环节。
在钱财的使用上,杰克逊不是那么有福有数,他只知道这数大得吓人。到有一天,入不复出,当然他自己都难以相信。放下钱不说,有一点与相信与否无关,事实是这十多年,正当壮年的天王巨星在艺术创作上,颗粒无收。
曾经幻想过几次,要是能跟杰克逊交个知心朋友,该有多好啊,奇迹般地让他知晓悟道,男人应该节制对钱财的物质享受,钱财不是享受的资本,而是一件帮助创造的工具。生活享受的意义在于奉献给生活的创造和创作!
有谁不希望,不盼望还能听到杰克逊满怀激情,石破天裂的新作呢?!呜呼哀哉,逝者如斯乎。
天王归天,一路走好!
Song writers: Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder) There are people dying (Stevie Wonder) Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon) The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers) We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers) That someone, somehow will soon make a change (James Ingram) We're all a part of God's great big family (Tina Turner) And the truth (Billy Joel) You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel) ( CHORUS ) We are the world, we are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson) There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross) It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross) Well, send'em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick) And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson) As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson) And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jurreau) ( REPEAT CHORUS ) We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen) We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Logins) There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry) It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall) When you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson) But if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis) Well, well, well, let's realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper) When we (Kim Carnes) stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis) (REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE ) (additional ad-lib vox by Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, James Ingram)
The Jacksons in the participants: