Moonshadow
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Post by Moonshadow on Mar 12, 2006 21:00:12 GMT -5
"Dopin' fresh" hi-tech 1984 synthesized-tacular sound effects meets supremely cheesy lyrical genius on paranoia. It's so bad it's great. Rockwell was Berry Gordy's son, but apparently he hid his identity from dad for this Motown release. With Michael Jackson's voice on the record, it was bound to have success. Interestingly, if it came out today I think it'd def. be credited like "Rockwell feat. Michael Jackson" but I guess things weren't done like that years ago. Hot RnB Singles/Tracks: 1 The Billboard Hot 100: 2 Hot Dance Music/Club Play: 3 Z100 Top 100 of 1984: 21 "I wonder who's watching me now? WHO?!?! THE IRS?!?!" Check out the AWESOME video (esp. for 1984!): youtube.com/watch?v=kteh2LGtaF4 |
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Mar 14, 2006 13:10:18 GMT -5
Good song. I remember his other songs such as "Peeping Tom" & "Obscene Phone Caller". At least BET back in 1985 gave him some love before he finally called it quits.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20โ21 on Mar 15, 2006 1:25:23 GMT -5
This is a classic. The video for this is hilarious!
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Post by tir69 on Mar 15, 2006 6:01:44 GMT -5
Great dance/pop song, in Europe is released a new cover of this track , Beatfreakz - Somebody's watching me with a lot of rmx ( hi-tach,Ian Carey,Dennis Christopher
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Post by Hervard on Mar 15, 2006 17:23:44 GMT -5
Interestingly, if it came out today I think it'd def. be credited like "Rockwell feat. Michael Jackson" but I guess things weren't done like that years ago. And that was a good thing! |
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Post by Krypton46 on Mar 24, 2006 11:04:00 GMT -5
I like the dance version of this by the Royal Gigolos, which is the b-side to "Self Control." Z103.5 plays it very frequently here.
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Mar 24, 2006 11:21:18 GMT -5
This song is pure comedy...
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Post by Moonshadow on Mar 24, 2006 17:17:35 GMT -5
I like the dance version of this by the Royal Gigolos, which is the b-side to "Self Control." Z103.5 plays it very frequently here. I love that version. |
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Post by BillboardBoy on Oct 13, 2006 8:57:20 GMT -5
I heard it this morning. I guess it ties in with "Friday the 13th."
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Post by tico on Apr 11, 2007 16:14:35 GMT -5
Jack FM has been playing this a lot lately. An 80s classic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2012 16:29:14 GMT -5
I like it but I don't understand the British accent when he says he's afraid to wash his hair  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2012 19:08:01 GMT -5
Definition of a guilty pleasure. Gotta love Michael's hook!
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 12, 2015 23:21:28 GMT -5
I'd always wondered why Michael didn't get label credit as a featured artist.
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 12, 2015 23:52:56 GMT -5
Love this song. There's just something really great about it.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 13, 2015 3:16:39 GMT -5
Love this song. There's just something really great about it. That's probably Michael's chrous you're referring to. I always loved this song as a kid, especially the chorus. It really should have came to no surprise to me to find out it was Michael Jackson singing it. One of the best pop voices ever. |
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Post by Soulsista on Apr 3, 2016 12:47:41 GMT -5
I liked this.
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Post by Glove Slap on Apr 3, 2016 19:58:08 GMT -5
This is all about the MJ hook.
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Post by Unhinged on Oct 31, 2018 17:34:33 GMT -5
Great song. Itโs interesting that this was in the Top 5 at the same time as โThriller.โ Such a bop.
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Post by tanooki on Oct 31, 2018 18:21:23 GMT -5
This is all about the MJ hook. MJ outshines Rockwell with one damn line lol |
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Post by ๐ฒ๐ฝ'๐ผ.๐ฐ๐ฟ on Nov 16, 2018 7:18:52 GMT -5
I always thought of this as a Halloween song. But it's a classic actually, but I never knew it featured MJ.
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Post by Zach on Nov 16, 2018 9:40:32 GMT -5
That hook has to be one of the most personally iconic song sections in my life. I would start singing it at seemingly random times throughout my childhood, much to the annoyance of my parents. It's such so catchy.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Nov 16, 2018 14:25:35 GMT -5
MJ is like 98 percent why I love this song.
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Post by Unhinged on Oct 31, 2019 8:26:06 GMT -5
Bump. No. 49 on iTunes. :)
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Post by ๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ on Sept 12, 2020 19:32:39 GMT -5
I don't listen to this as much as before, but it's a great bop to tune into.
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Post by disman00911 on Sept 16, 2020 11:08:14 GMT -5
This song is a guilty pleasure due to Rockwell's faux-British accent as he sings as well as the music video. Without Michael Jackson's background vocals, this song would had never charted as well as it did. When I was younger, I thought it was a Michael Jackson song with Rockwell as the featuring artist instead.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 11:45:41 GMT -5
Mariah Carey mentions this song in her new memoir as well.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 29, 2024 12:12:25 GMT -5
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