Producing the first video proved to be a difficult task for Jackson. State authorities unsuccessfully tried to ban the singer filming in Salvador (Pelourinho) and in Rio de Janeiro. Officials in the state of Rio feared images of poverty might affect tourism and accused Jackson of exploiting the poor. Ronaldo Cezar Coelho, the state secretary for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, demanded editing rights over the finished product, stating, "I don't see why we should have to facilitate films that will contribute nothing to all our efforts to rehabilitate Rio's image". Some were concerned that scenes of poverty and human rights abuses would affect their chances of hosting the Olympics in 2004. Others supported Jackson's wish to highlight the problems of the region, arguing that the government were embarrassed by their own failings.
A judge banned all filming but this ruling was overturned by an injunction. Although officials were angry, the residents were not and Jackson was surrounded by crowds of enthusiastic onlookers during filming. One woman managed to push through security to hug Jackson who continued dancing while hugging her. Another woman appeared and hugged him from behind. He then fell to the ground as police pulled the two women off him and escorted them away. After the director helped Jackson get up off the street, he continued to sing and dance. This incident made it into the music video.[18] 1,500 policemen and 50 residents acting as security guards effectively sealed off the Dona Marta favela. Some residents and officials found it offensive that Jackson's production team had negotiated with drug dealers in order to gain permission to film in one of the city's shantytowns.[2][19]
The music video was directed by Spike Lee. Asked why he chose Lee to direct the video, Jackson responded, "'They Don't Care About Us' has an edge, and Spike Lee had approached me. It's a public awareness song and that's what he is all about. It's a protest kind of song ... and I think he was perfect for it".[20]
Jackson also collaborated with 200 members of the cultural group Olodum, who "swayed to the heavy beat of Salvador's 'samba-reggae' music".[19][21] The media interest surrounding the music video exposed Olodum to 140 countries around the world, bringing them worldwide fame and increased credibility in Brazil.[22] At the beginning of the video, a Brazilian woman says, "Michael, eles não ligam pra gente" (Portuguese for "Michael, they don't care about us"), recorded by Angélica Vieira, producer of Manhattan Connection.[23]
Precarious houses in the favela of Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro. Identical scenes are viewable in the first music video.
Speaking of the music video, in The New Brazilian Cinema, Lúcia Nagib observed:
When Michael Jackson decided to shoot his new music video in a favela of Rio de Janeiro ... he used the favela people as extras in a visual super-spectacle ... All the while there is a vaguely political appeal in there ... The interesting aspect of Michael Jackson's strategy is the efficiency with which it gives visibility to poverty and social problems in countries like Brazil without resorting to traditional political discourse. The problematic aspect is that it does not entail a real intervention in that poverty.[24]
In 2009, Billboard described the area as "now a model for social development" and claimed that Jackson's influence was partially responsible for this improvement.[1]
For the first time in his career, Jackson made a second music video for a single. This second version was filmed in a prison with cell mates; in the video Jackson is seen handcuffed. It also contains real footage of police attacking African Americans, the military crackdown of the protest in the Tiananmen Square, the Ku Klux Klan, war crimes, genocide, execution, martial law, and other human rights abuses.[25] This version is rarely to never played on television and has less than a tenth of the views of the Rio video on YouTube.[26]
I ran across this again today, early-ish Elton John: a scathing critique of the British songwriting industry at the time, and a kickass piece of music in the bargain.
Some of the complaints sound familiar to those in our profession: art versus profit, treatment of talent, trendiness, etc.
MINDOS My bird with a broken wing, I'm tired for nothing, I came to you as a guest. Then as the moon grew I caught up, sat aside, remember your helpless friend. Your silver has been spilled, but still unexpected things happen here sometimes. The distance is calling you. Who interrupts your deep sleep under the eucalyptus? What are you doing on the way to Mindos? I would say it has decreased a little, I would also go to the sea if my clothes were available. However, the fairy tale found its place: once I touched it, it became a road, the facts actually do not change. Our meeting is written, but still unexpected things happen here sometimes. The distance is calling you. Big Mindos is under water, who knows your real story? What are you doing on the way to Mindos?
Can't go to youtube and listen to any nice song anymore, all my favourites remind people of their dead friends and loved ones, so here's Arthur Lyman, got into him (again) thanks the The White Lotus:
I am listening to a Japanese traditional song with subtitles. It is a very strange and delightful experience listening to a completely different traditional song. basically, it is a Japanese traditional kabuki theatre performance where Performers wear old traditional dresses with attractive oni, samurai, cosplay slipknot, and many other kinds of masks which are really fascinating to watch. https://kabukimask.com/categor...
Ike Reilly’s newest record Because the Angels dropped on Tuesday. It’s so good. I mean, I’m a super fan anyway, but this album is raw and angry and political in a way that just feels so honest and painful for the times we are in right now.
My favorite track is gospel-thrash rocker Fuck the Good Old Days. Seriously, throw away all the nostalgic bullshit about the past and face the fucking problems head on . This lyric, man:
I’ll kiss your lips You hold the baby I’ll dig the grave
You hold the baby I’ll dig the grave Let’s bury the past
Step one, train the people only to consume Step two, infiltrate adults with the news Step three, indoctrinate the children through the schools And the music and the apps on the phones that they use Step four, separate the right from the left Step five, separate the white from the black Step six, separate the rich from the poor Use religion and equality to separate 'em more Step seven, fabricate a problem made of lies Step eight, put it on the news every night Step nine, when people start to fight and divide Take control, this is called situational design
Oct 21, 21 11:18 pm ·
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Non Sequitur
Step 10, profit? What’s the end goal after all these bland generic statements anyways? Would be better as a recipe for chocolat chip freedom cookies.
Oct 22, 21 8:01 am ·
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Non Sequitur
Song is pretty dope tho.
Oct 22, 21 8:02 am ·
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b3tadine[sutures]
So this is what happened to Macklemore. Dumbest shit I've heard to date, even dumber than BTS.
rock on. los dug dug's, here's al diablo from the album cambia, cambia, 1974. I might have played this before here. I met the band in tijuana four years ago. just as good as they have ever been 45 years later. great people too.
The kingdoms on fire The blood of a young messiah I see sinners in a church I see sinners in a church Sometimes I might be introvert There’s a war inside I hear battle cries Mothers burying sons Young boys playing with guns The devils a liar Fulfil your wildest desires Now I don’t wanna be the one to doctor this But if you can’t feel pain then you can’t feel the opposite The fight between the ying and yang is a fight you’ll never win I studying humans that makes me an anthropologist I’m not into politics But I know it’s darks times Parts of the world still living in apartheid But if I don’t take this winners flight That’s career suicide Though I should’ve been a friend when your grandma died I see the illness eat my aunt laying in her bed I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death
Find a way I’ll find a way The worlds not over I will make it don’t you cry In God we trust Cos we’re not alone
I need a licence to feel Internal wounds and I’m not tryna be healed I sabotage what we are trying to build Cos of feelings I keep inside but it’s time to reveal I hate the thought of just being a burden I hate that these conversations are surfaced Simz the artist or Simbi the person To you smiling but really hurting I dedicate my life and gave my heart over 20 something years left wondering how I even feel Or was it was even worth it I bottle up and then spill it verses One day I’m wordless next day I’m a wordsmith Close to success but to happiness I’m the furthest At night I wonder if my tears will dry on their own Hoping I will fulfil Amy’s purpose Angel said don’t let you ego be a disturbance Inner demon said mother fucker you earned this Like they strip you of everything your deserving Realise there is a prison is us We are conditioned as fuck Man It’s like they can’t sleep till our spirit is crushed How much fighting must we do we been fearless enough All we see is broken homes here and poverty Corrupt government officials lies and atrocities How they talking on what threatening the economy Knocking down communities to re up on properties I’m directly effected It does more than just bother me Look beyond the surface don’t just see what you wanna see My speech ain’t involuntary Project with intention straight from my lungs I’m a black woman and I’m proud one We walk in blind faith not knowing the outcome But as long as we unified then we’ve already won
Find a way I’ll find a way The worlds not over I will make it don’t you cry In God we trust Cos we’re not alone
And so it begins The base is an amalgamation of everything Rules are not to be played by rebels The story of never ending Your introversion led you here Intuition protected you along the away Feelings allowed you to be well balanced And perspective gave you forsight The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb Only the strong will survive Only the strong will survive Alone but not lonely Your truth unveils with time As you embark on a journey Of what it takes to be a woman
What music are you listening to?
Also Habibi Funk 015: An eclectic selection of music from the Arab world, part 2
record store day today. Anyone score any goodies?
DELTA KREAM, New Black Keys album.
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nice
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great stuff, go do it! thank you.
glad you like it. i get a lot from my local NPR sattion
Let's do cover songs! I'll start
One more cup of coffee, Sertab Erener
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgZ7CODHGuU
excelente!
natasha atlas, I put a spell on you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tjAtAMGz6U&t=9s
heart - stairway to heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_EFAmj08
he is drunk but they totally get it right
This popped up on a spotify playlist, no idea what they're singing about but it has a haunting beauty to it.
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Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Go ask Alice...
nice mix and video with many references.
one of the best mj videos.
Producing the first video proved to be a difficult task for Jackson. State authorities unsuccessfully tried to ban the singer filming in Salvador (Pelourinho) and in Rio de Janeiro. Officials in the state of Rio feared images of poverty might affect tourism and accused Jackson of exploiting the poor. Ronaldo Cezar Coelho, the state secretary for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, demanded editing rights over the finished product, stating, "I don't see why we should have to facilitate films that will contribute nothing to all our efforts to rehabilitate Rio's image". Some were concerned that scenes of poverty and human rights abuses would affect their chances of hosting the Olympics in 2004. Others supported Jackson's wish to highlight the problems of the region, arguing that the government were embarrassed by their own failings.
A judge banned all filming but this ruling was overturned by an injunction. Although officials were angry, the residents were not and Jackson was surrounded by crowds of enthusiastic onlookers during filming. One woman managed to push through security to hug Jackson who continued dancing while hugging her. Another woman appeared and hugged him from behind. He then fell to the ground as police pulled the two women off him and escorted them away. After the director helped Jackson get up off the street, he continued to sing and dance. This incident made it into the music video.[18] 1,500 policemen and 50 residents acting as security guards effectively sealed off the Dona Marta favela. Some residents and officials found it offensive that Jackson's production team had negotiated with drug dealers in order to gain permission to film in one of the city's shantytowns.[2][19]
The music video was directed by Spike Lee. Asked why he chose Lee to direct the video, Jackson responded, "'They Don't Care About Us' has an edge, and Spike Lee had approached me. It's a public awareness song and that's what he is all about. It's a protest kind of song ... and I think he was perfect for it".[20]
Jackson also collaborated with 200 members of the cultural group Olodum, who "swayed to the heavy beat of Salvador's 'samba-reggae' music".[19][21] The media interest surrounding the music video exposed Olodum to 140 countries around the world, bringing them worldwide fame and increased credibility in Brazil.[22] At the beginning of the video, a Brazilian woman says, "Michael, eles não ligam pra gente" (Portuguese for "Michael, they don't care about us"), recorded by Angélica Vieira, producer of Manhattan Connection.[23]
Precarious houses in the favela of Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro. Identical scenes are viewable in the first music video.
Speaking of the music video, in The New Brazilian Cinema, Lúcia Nagib observed:
When Michael Jackson decided to shoot his new music video in a favela of Rio de Janeiro ... he used the favela people as extras in a visual super-spectacle ... All the while there is a vaguely political appeal in there ... The interesting aspect of Michael Jackson's strategy is the efficiency with which it gives visibility to poverty and social problems in countries like Brazil without resorting to traditional political discourse. The problematic aspect is that it does not entail a real intervention in that poverty.[24]
In 2009, Billboard described the area as "now a model for social development" and claimed that Jackson's influence was partially responsible for this improvement.[1]
For the first time in his career, Jackson made a second music video for a single. This second version was filmed in a prison with cell mates; in the video Jackson is seen handcuffed. It also contains real footage of police attacking African Americans, the military crackdown of the protest in the Tiananmen Square, the Ku Klux Klan, war crimes, genocide, execution, martial law, and other human rights abuses.[25] This version is rarely to never played on television and has less than a tenth of the views of the Rio video on YouTube.[26]
The first music video of the song appears on the box set Visionary: The Video Singles, as well as on the video albums HIStory on Film, Volume II and Vision; the latter additionally includes the prison version.
thanks for this context! makes the song even more enjoyable
Rauw Alejandro, Sebastián Otero and AJ Davila all from Puerto Rico via NPR's Alt.Latino
The only way to start the day...
Metal was intended to be played in the Maori language and the Maori language alone!
I ran across this again today, early-ish Elton John: a scathing critique of the British songwriting industry at the time, and a kickass piece of music in the bargain.
Some of the complaints sound familiar to those in our profession: art versus profit, treatment of talent, trendiness, etc.
Have this on LP, found it on the streets one day...great album!
A little sweet balass music is what I choose to relax at the moment.
https://polskietones.com Listen and download ringtones for free
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Reminds me of my undergrad studio years, when you'd hit that sweet spot of sleep deprivation where everything was suddenly extremely funny.
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Damn
played in front of a cool old building
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poor ole nancy - one of my favorites
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excellent tune
MINDOS
My bird with a broken wing,
I'm tired for nothing, I came to you as a guest.
Then as the moon grew I caught up, sat aside, remember your helpless friend.
Your silver has been spilled, but still unexpected things happen here sometimes.
The distance is calling you.
Who interrupts your deep sleep under the eucalyptus?
What are you doing on the way to Mindos?
I would say it has decreased a little, I would also go to the sea if my clothes were available.
However, the fairy tale found its place: once I touched it, it became a road, the facts actually do not change.
Our meeting is written, but still unexpected things happen here sometimes.
The distance is calling you.
Big Mindos is under water, who knows your real story?
What are you doing on the way to Mindos?
MINDOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myndus
My favorite this week is Tropical F Storm, Braindrops. Really dig about half the songs on the album, and don't hate the rest.
Can't go to youtube and listen to any nice song anymore, all my favourites remind people of their dead friends and loved ones, so here's Arthur Lyman, got into him (again) thanks the The White Lotus:
This, but on vinyl. It's one of the best things to hit my ears in a long time.
I'm going to forgive this.
Found this version about two months ago and I absolutely love it! It goes so hard.
"Intro: Dha Dhin Na, Dha Tin Na" via WFMU's Explorers Room with Flash Strap: Playlist from September 23, 2021
Also just learned about this Paradia
Totally digging the vibes of this dreamland-house-scape!
Pearl Jam, The Killers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Sturgill Simpson, Margot Price, and Lake Street Dive lately.
All excellent artists.
Margo*
Was rediscovering an old love for Peal Jam other day and Isabell and Sturgill are both def good! I'll have to check out others.
Just saw lovely, lovely Linda on a PBS tribute. What a talent and icon. She greatly improved the soundtrack of a certain misspent youth.
I am listening to a Japanese traditional song with subtitles. It is a very strange and delightful experience listening to a completely different traditional song. basically, it is a Japanese traditional kabuki theatre performance where Performers wear old traditional dresses with attractive oni, samurai, cosplay slipknot, and many other kinds of masks which are really fascinating to watch. https://kabukimask.com/categor...
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Ike Reilly’s newest record Because the Angels dropped on Tuesday. It’s so good. I mean, I’m a super fan anyway, but this album is raw and angry and political in a way that just feels so honest and painful for the times we are in right now.
Article about the song generation here: https://americansongwriter.com/ike-reilly-gives-track-by-track-of-writing-production-and-drug-notes-for-because-the-angels/
My favorite track is gospel-thrash rocker Fuck the Good Old Days. Seriously, throw away all the nostalgic bullshit about the past and face the fucking problems head on . This lyric, man:
I’ll kiss your lips
You hold the baby
I’ll dig the grave
You hold the baby
I’ll dig the grave
Let’s bury the past
Brainwashed - Tom MacDonald
Step one, train the people only to consume
Step two, infiltrate adults with the news
Step three, indoctrinate the children through the schools
And the music and the apps on the phones that they use
Step four, separate the right from the left
Step five, separate the white from the black
Step six, separate the rich from the poor
Use religion and equality to separate 'em more
Step seven, fabricate a problem made of lies
Step eight, put it on the news every night
Step nine, when people start to fight and divide
Take control, this is called situational design
Step 10, profit? What’s the end goal after all these bland generic statements anyways? Would be better as a recipe for chocolat chip freedom cookies.
Song is pretty dope tho.
So this is what happened to Macklemore. Dumbest shit I've heard to date, even dumber than BTS.
Even a blind chicken occasionally finds a kernal of corn.
It's very funny when conservatives think they're progressives.
lol
Addicted to BTS
https://www.youtube.com/playli...
On vinyl. The way Uncle Neil expects it to be played. Yes, it's a Sunday of revit'ng.
He expects you to play it in Pono...
back in 2015 maybe
such a pity it never got a fair shot
The 4yr old can’t get enough of this, it’s driving his mother crazy...
Pantera - Walk (Official Music Video)
I’ll see what I can do!
rock on. los dug dug's, here's al diablo from the album cambia, cambia, 1974. I might have played this before here. I met the band in tijuana four years ago. just as good as they have ever been 45 years later. great people too.
Volbeat
Tom Petty
Dropkick Murphy's
Metallica
FooFighters
Pearl Jam
Lyrics
The kingdoms on fire
The blood of a young messiah
I see sinners in a church
I see sinners in a church
Sometimes I might be introvert
There’s a war inside
I hear battle cries
Mothers burying sons
Young boys playing with guns
The devils a liar
Fulfil your wildest desires
Now I don’t wanna be the one to doctor this
But if you can’t feel pain then you can’t feel the opposite
The fight between the ying and yang is a fight you’ll never win
I studying humans that makes me an anthropologist
I’m not into politics
But I know it’s darks times
Parts of the world still living in apartheid
But if I don’t take this winners flight
That’s career suicide
Though I should’ve been a friend when your grandma died
I see the illness eat my aunt laying in her bed
I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death
Find a way I’ll find a way
The worlds not over
I will make it don’t you cry
In God we trust
Cos we’re not alone
I need a licence to feel
Internal wounds and I’m not tryna be healed
I sabotage what we are trying to build
Cos of feelings I keep inside but it’s time to reveal
I hate the thought of just being a burden
I hate that these conversations are surfaced
Simz the artist or Simbi the person
To you smiling but really hurting
I dedicate my life and gave my heart over 20 something years left wondering how I even feel
Or was it was even worth it
I bottle up and then spill it verses
One day I’m wordless next day I’m a wordsmith
Close to success but to happiness I’m the furthest
At night I wonder if my tears will dry on their own
Hoping I will fulfil Amy’s purpose
Angel said don’t let you ego be a disturbance
Inner demon said mother fucker you earned this
Like they strip you of everything your deserving
Realise there is a prison is us
We are conditioned as fuck
Man It’s like they can’t sleep till our spirit is crushed
How much fighting must we do we been fearless enough
All we see is broken homes here and poverty
Corrupt government officials lies and atrocities
How they talking on what threatening the economy
Knocking down communities to re up on properties
I’m directly effected It does more than just bother me
Look beyond the surface don’t just see what you wanna see
My speech ain’t involuntary
Project with intention straight from my lungs
I’m a black woman and I’m proud one
We walk in blind faith not knowing the outcome
But as long as we unified then we’ve already won
Find a way I’ll find a way
The worlds not over
I will make it don’t you cry
In God we trust
Cos we’re not alone
And so it begins
The base is an amalgamation of everything
Rules are not to be played by rebels
The story of never ending
Your introversion led you here
Intuition protected you along the away
Feelings allowed you to be well balanced
And perspective gave you forsight
The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb
Only the strong will survive
Only the strong will survive
Alone but not lonely
Your truth unveils with time
As you embark on a journey
Of what it takes to be a woman
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