Move over, Black Eyed Peas; I’ve got a new summer jam.
Michael Jackson just won't go away, will he?
Today comes the news that the pop star's death has been ruled a homicide, which has spurred breaking news e-mail alerts and overtaken Web site front pages around the world.
Still, it's not like we had forgotten about good ol' MJ before today's news. Last night, I heard a few minutes of "All Things Considered" on KCRW (Tempe translation: KJZZ) where some music expert said that, as catchy as the Black Eyed Peas are, their attempt to have the "song of the summer" was thwarted by everyone's Michael Jackson nostalgia.
I recently realized, though, that even though I've heard "Bad" and "Billie Jean" on the radio countless times this summer and "Man in the Mirror" has been used as the theme song for almost every retrospective TV special about the King of Pop, one of his less popular songs has been almost totally overlooked. Until now.
That's right; the Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy duet "What's Up With You?" — which as I recall ranked pretty highly on MTV's list of the 25 lamest videos of all time — is my new summer jam.
If you've never heard (or seen) this forgotten musical gem, check it out below: