This song has been growing on me for years- here's why..

[saurian]

Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" (1979) is probably my favourite song. With the masterful duo of Temperton on writing and Mikey on vocals, why wouldn't it be? I've listened to it since I was a newborn, or so I'm told. When I was little, I knew the song was about dancing with somebody you love. And that's about it. However, over recent months, one section has changed my entire perspective on it. I now see it a testament to a perfect love. One so pure, simple and sweet, yet so complex in its own way. The most bittersweet part it is that it is the kind of love Michael was never able to experience during his just shy of 51 years on this planet. So, what is that section?



And when the groove is dead and gone
You know that love survives
So we can rock forever, on


That part of the song is so special. To me, it means that the love shown in the song transcends human life and existence itself. Even when they are nothing but dust, they will still be wrapped in an eternal embrace. They will dance among the stars long after time itself has stopped. That is... Something I would like to have. What really made me fall for this song even more, though, are these remixes on YouTube. I believe AjaxStriker's version is the best. The introduction accentuates the romantic vision of the song. I highly reccomend Rock With you and all of the remixes you can find! I wanted this post to be much longer, but I'd be writing for hours.



Just a small observation.

 

[Scott]

"Rock With You" is one of my favorite MJ songs, a supremely gifted performer gone far too soon. Though he suffered from insomnia, cannot help but wonder if his interludes with Propofol were an effort to explore the very edges of consciousness bordering on a zen-like emptiness.

Pondering life after the demise of our flesh and blood is a species trait. The multitude of explanations and beliefs cannot all be correct and many are mutually exclusive. Beyond dispute is each human has a ticket to the beyond, manner and time unknown.

And when the groove is dead and gone
You know that love survives
So we can rock forever, on

Haunting indeed, MJ is proof of the refrain. He is rather unusual with appeal across generations. So yes, we'll be rocking along to his work for a very long time!

On another philosophical note, and not to hijack the thread, have you seen and/or read 2001 a Space Odyssey? (my all time favorite book and movie)

 

[saurian]

"Rock With You" is one of my favorite MJ songs, a supremely gifted performer gone far too soon. Though he suffered from insomnia, cannot help but wonder if his interludes with Propofol were an effort to explore the very edges of consciousness bordering on a zen-like emptiness.

Pondering life after the demise of our flesh and blood is a species trait. The multitude of explanations and beliefs cannot all be correct and many are mutually exclusive. Beyond dispute is each human has a ticket to the beyond, manner and time unknown.

And when the groove is dead and gone
You know that love survives
So we can rock forever, on

Haunting indeed, MJ is proof of the refrain. He is rather unusual with appeal across generations. So yes, we'll be rocking along to his work for a very long time!

On another philosophical note, and not to hijack the thread, have you seen and/or read 2001 a Space Odyssey? (my all time favorite book and movie)

I have not, but I've heard lots about it. Is it good?
(Your reply makes me like and respect you even more than before by the way.)

 

[Rival_of_the_Rickeybird]

I thoroughly enjoyed your thoughts on this song. I'll have it in my head for the rest of the day (at least) and I don't mind one bit.

 

[saurian]

I thoroughly enjoyed your thoughts on this song. I'll have it in my head for the rest of the day (at least) and I don't mind one bit.

Thank you very much, and enjoy!

 

[LaManuka]

I’ve only got one problem with that particular lyric - the groove won’t ever be “dead and gone”!

 

[Scott]

"Rock With You" is one of my favorite MJ songs, a supremely gifted performer gone far too soon. Though he suffered from insomnia, cannot help but wonder if his interludes with Propofol were an effort to explore the very edges of consciousness bordering on a zen-like emptiness.

Pondering life after the demise of our flesh and blood is a species trait. The multitude of explanations and beliefs cannot all be correct and many are mutually exclusive. Beyond dispute is each human has a ticket to the beyond, manner and time unknown.

And when the groove is dead and gone
You know that love survives
So we can rock forever, on

Haunting indeed, MJ is proof of the refrain. He is rather unusual with appeal across generations. So yes, we'll be rocking along to his work for a very long time!

On another philosophical note, and not to hijack the thread, have you seen and/or read 2001 a Space Odyssey? (my all time favorite book and movie)

I have not, but I've heard lots about it. Is it good?
(Your reply makes me like and respect you even more than before by the way.)

2001 is stunningly good and endlessly thought provoking. I first saw the film at age 10, read the book a bit later, and was hooked for life. It appears on most lists of top 100 or even top 10 movies produced. Seeking the origins of humanity, exploring space travel, and making first contact with alien intelligence is a tall order for a 2h 44m film. If interested, highly recommend the book before movie.

Thanks Connor! You are amazingly gifted and wise beyond your years. Proof positive the world is in good hands with many of the younger generation!

 

[LaManuka]

Not wishing to hijack Connor’s thread even further (!) but I love 2001 to bits too. And although it is a completely different style of movie, the 1984 Peter Hyams directed sequel “2010: The Year We Make Contact” is a terrific movie as well. I think Hyams was smart enough to know he’d never be able to replicate Kubrick’s masterpiece but 2010 is worth checking out in it’s own right.

I mean Arthur C. Clarke, Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow - what’s not to love?!