SoulSearching Episode #582

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so what can i say ? he made the soundtrack of my youth and beyond, his tunes were included in my first pirate radioshows way back when, i danced to his music in G.I. clubs beginning of the 80s, played his tunes a 1000 times when i began DJing at my friends parties and still spin the big ones for me, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so it took some couple of days time to realize what happened after i've got this message online while checking mails last thursday night after my frankfurt show . it said "Michael Jackson R.I.P. (10 minutes ago" and came from king britt out of philly. first i could not believe it. 50 years is quite young. but then again, life somehow has been a struggle for him as well, searching for his lost childhood all the time. one of the first memories which came to my mind was that night in august 1977 when i had just returned from a football match with my brother & father and my mum stood in front of the TV and tears were floating and floating. on that night Elvis Presley died . . . so as music has always been a part of our life at home and still is - my two girls do like the music by MJ, Stevie, Aretha, .. . . - its this feeling of having lost someone who you did not even know personally. but Michael Jackson expressed himself through his music. he defined himself this way. and with his music he had and still has a major impact on all kinds of soulmusic which goes pop then. in addition to this he was the last big entertainer of the world. maybe exactly this made him go away, facing his revival concerts in London which should have happened this july. . . anyway, i don't want to talk too much about it - as i have played "Off The Wall" alongside many other tunes at out LAZY. party last saturday night i realized what Michael Jacksons music means to me. maybe i would not even be a DJ or do radioshows now. . . i don't really know, but what i know is that i am and will be a big fan of his music which stays here forever. my selection for this show includes some of my favourite tunes, there is plenty more of course. . . "Life ain't so bad at all, if you live it Off The Wall...Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, no matter if you're Black Or White." Rest In Peace, Michael Jackson. Next DJ Gigs: July 2 presenting José James live, Frankfurt, July 5 Worldwide Festival Sete, France, July 11 & 12 The Garden Festival, Zadar, Croatia enjoy the music, michael show no. 582 posted july 1st, 2009. ++ intro ++ Michael Jackson - Scat (Live) - Epic The Jacksons - Opening (Live) - Epic McCoy Tyner - Just Feelin' - Palo Alto Elan Mehler - 54th Leap - Brownswood Album The After Suite Friends From Rio - Escravos Do Jo - Far Out Cesaria Evoria - Bondade Et Maldade (Yoruba Soul Mix) - RCA Paradice - Piece Of Something (Flashbaxx Mix) - Blackfish Wajeed - Jeedo Suave - Jazzy Sport Linn & Freddie - Pretty Little Thing - Homegrown Soulspy - Sweet HipHop - White Norman Feels - Movies (Onur Engin Edit) - Test Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World - Truth & Soul Billy Paul - Black Wonders Of The World - Philadelphia International Goodbye Michael Jackson R.I.P. and thanks for your music! The Jacksons - I'll Be There (Live) - Epic Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye - Motown The Jacksons - Opening (Live) - Epic The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go - Epic Michael Jackson - Baby Be Mine - Epic The Jacksons - Rock With You (Live) - Epic The Jacksons - This Place Hotel - Epic Michael Jackson - Thriller - Epic Michael Jackson - Off The Wall - Epic Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - Epic Quincy Jones - About Off The Wall - Epic Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Studio Session) - Epic Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It - Epic Michael Jackson - You Rock My World - Epic END OF MIX END OF SHOW