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Michael Jackson and the Pink Floyd connection

Tweet Did you know that Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd have a connection? Not only do they have a connection, but “Earth Song” has the spirit of Pink Floyd running through it from the original album version, all the way to the live staged version. We’ll take a look at that in a bit closer detail but first let’s have a closer look at Pink Floyd’s staging creator who is … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson Earth Song and the Pink Floyd connection – conclusion!

It’s time to conclude our Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd connection series. We have taken a look at how Michael borrowed ideas from Pink Floyd for his performance of “Earth Song”, “Black or White” as well as the military marching theme and dance for “They don’t care about us”. The story get’s more interesting though, especially when we look at the original and composition of the History albums “Earth Song” … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson Earth Song and Pink Floyd

Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” from his 1996 “History” album not only only has a musical connection to Pink Floyd (which we will look at) but also, as we touched on yesterday, a live performance inspiration from Pink Floyd too. We have looked at the wall of speakers being brought down on the stage and the array of pyrotechnics during Michael’s “Black or White” and how that was “inspired” by Pink … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” and Pink Floyd

Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” from his 1996 “History” album not only only has a musical connection to Pink Floyd (which we will look at) but also, as we touched on yesterday, a live performance inspiration from Pink Floyd too. We have looked at the wall of speakers being brought down on the stage and the array of pyrotechnics during Michael’s “Black or White” and how that was “inspired” by Pink … Continue reading →

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