MJ in soft focus

In the days just before his death, Michael Jackson was working harder than he ever had in hopes of staging “the greatest mostrar on Earth” according to our latest cover story.

Claire Hoffman retraced the pop icon’s final moments for “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, and found that Jackson was well aware of how the public came to perceive him in reciente years and that he had fully dedicated himself to a comeback tour that he hoped would erase that perception.

“He wanted people to see his work and not just talk about his lifestyle,” AEG CEO Randy...

Background Info
Written por Michael Sherwood, David Paich, and Steve Porcaro during the Thriller sessions and recorded in 1990 as a contender for Michael's album Dangerous, but it wasn't released at the time.

This song then surfaced on the internet towards the end of 2002.

Final version released on the Thriller 25th Anniversary Album.

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The Lyrics
Sun comes up on this new morning
Shifting shadows, a songbird sings
And if these words could have kept tu happy

I'd do anything

And if tu feel alone, I'll be your shoulder
With a tender touch, tu know me so well
Somebody...

If tu call out loud
Will it get inside
Through the corazón of your surrender
To your alibis
And tu can say the words
Like tu understand
But, the power's in believing
So give yourself a chance

'Cause tu can
Climb the highest mountain
Swim the deepest sea, hee
All tu need is the will to want it
And uhh, little self-esteem

So keep the faith
Don't let nobody turn tu 'round
You gotta know when
It's good to go
To get your dreams
Up off the ground
Keep the faith, baby, yea
Because it's just
A matter of time
Before your confidence
Will win out
Believe in yourself
No matter what it's gon' take
You can be a winner
But you...

With her brief speech, 11-year-old Paris Jackson also shocked the event's organizers, who dicho her appearance was not a planned part of Tuesday's star-studded tribute to the "King of Pop" at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

"Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father tu could ever imagine," she said, fighting back tears as relatives consoled her.

"And I just want to say that I amor him so much," she dicho as she burst into tears and sought refuge in the embrace of family members. Watch her emotional goodbye »

For many watching, Paris' appearance marked a rare glimpse of a child who has...

***"Stranger In Moscow"***

I was wandering in the rain
Mask of life, feelin' insane
Swift and sudden fall from grace
Sunny days seem far away Kremlin's shadow belittlin' me
Stalin's tomb won't let me be
On and on and on it came
Wish the rain would just let me
How does it feel (How does it feel)How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside
Here aband oned in my fame Armageddon of the brain
KGB was doggin' me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a begger boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came
And again, and again, and again... Take my name and just...

******* HISTORY *******

He got kicked in the back
He say that he needed that
He hot willed in the face
Keep daring to motivate
He say one día tu will see
His place in world history
He dares to be recognized
The fires deep in his eyes
How many victims must there be
Slaughtered in vain across the land
And how many struggles must there
beBefore we choose to live the prophet's plan
Everybody sing... Every día create your history
Every path tu take you're leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty
Don't let no one get tu down
Keep movin' on higher ground
Keep...