Things that make you go hmm.

Michael Jackson, America’s favorite dead junkie

… has released a new song.

I love it when a performer dies and then all of their stuff that wasn’t good enough to be released while they were alive all of the sudden is released not too far after they stop breathing. The song, entitled This Is It, is now controversial because of the fact that the song is not new and it’s also not entirely written by Jackson.  The original version, title I Never Heard, has been collecting more dust than the elephant man’s bones.  Which begs the question, shouldn’t the song really be named, This Was It?

The song was officially released for that wonderful $1.29 price on Itunes, and immediately afterward the floodgates of plagiarism opened.  Turns out the original writer Paul Anka and original singer Sapphire are still alive and well and would love to know why Michael Jackson is selling their material under his own name.  The estate of Jackson never did any research to see if the song was original or not and now have to split the profits 50/50 with the original artists.  These profits will include, the sure to be awful film coming out soon also entitled, This Is It.

Does THIS look like a man that would molest little boys?

Am I the only one kind of happy that Jackson’s last act is that of plagiarism?  I don’t know, I never understood the love affair the world had for a full-blown drug addict weirdo.  He paid $20 million in hush money to that one kid, he openly talked about having children in his bed, and he named his home Neverland Ranch.  He was begging for sleep aids that when normal people take them is right before having surgery.  Now, let’s be honest for a moment, before Jackson’s death, when was the last time you heard Billy Jean pumping from someone’s speakers? Yep, 1983.  Now, if he had died, before all the weird stuff happened, I would have purchased the commemorative plate or maybe still have a Captain Eo coffee mug but unfortunately the next 25 years took place.

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