Rock ‚n’ Roll oddaje hołd Jacksonowi.
[…] Cornell, who recorded a cover of „Billie Jean” on his 2007 solo album, „Carry On”, stated the following about Michael Jackson’s passing: „I was on my way from Poland to Berlin following a show. At 1:00 a.m. I got the news and was immediately saddened. I remembered being 6 years old and seeing the JACKSON 5 on our black-and-white TV. His brothers were cool but he had a halo around him. Superstar at 12. What promise. He had magic! It was by chance that I recorded and rearranged his song ‚Billie Jean’ and have been amazed at the response it gets when I perform it every night. He was amazingly talented and largely misunderstood. I hope that the media will be kind and celebrate the genius instead of cashing in on the tabloid angles that made him a prisoner. I think he deserves that.”[…] (wg niezawodnego BLABBERMOUTH.NET)
A tutaj „Billy Jean” w wykonaniu Cornella (Peace & Love Festival w Borlänge, w Szwecji, 27 czerwca tego roku) – coś zaskakująco ładnego. Ta wersja bardzo przerasta cornellowskie pierwsze wykonanie czy wersje akustyczne. Widać potrzebował odpowiedniego stanu emocjonalnego, niestety:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8RuNi5dsrs
Dodatkowo spodobały mi się te gitarowe wygłupy – Steve Vai i Andy Timmons grają „Beat It” na Meinl Guitar Festival 2009, w Gutenstetten w Niemczech, też 27 czerwca. Ed niech się schowa ;-)
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