2010 Grammys

Last night I watched the Grammys, and probably like most of you, I caught the fact that Michael Jackson was not mentioned along with the stars that passed away in 2009. Diana Jean did a great job summing this up in her blog, so there is no use for me to do the same. Here is her blog:
http://dianajeann.blogspot.com/2010/02/michael-was-not-in-in-memoriam-segment.html

Something else I noticed during the Grammys though was that the lyrics to Earth Song did not exactly match to the original. I’m not saying that it was meant to be a clue or that it ties into the hoax. I don’t really think so. Celebrities are human just like us. They make mistakes too. But I just wanted to point it out since I know that someone else is going to later, and they are going to make a big deal about something so minor.

Original Lyrics:
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far

Smokey Robinson:
I used to dream
I used to glance among the stars
Now I don’t know where we are
All I know is we’ve drifted far


Original Lyrics:
Can't you hear them cry
(What about us)
Where did we go wrong
(ooo, ooo)

Jennifer Hudson:
Can’t you hear them cry
(What about us)
What is wrong with us.
(ooo, ooo)

Each difference is very minor, so minor that it doesn’t even change the meaning of the song. They probably just messed up the lyrics. They are on stage in front of thousands of people so of course they are going to get nervous and mess up.

I have also heard people comparing other performances to Michael Jackson and This Is It. Now, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but let’s be realistic, not everything has to do with a hoax or Michael Jackson. It is a coincidence that the themes are similar or that the names are the same, not everything is meant to be a clue. I agree that the first thing I thought when I saw Beyoncé and her backup dancers was “They don’t really care about us”, but I didn’t seriously believe that we were supposed to make a connection, it just happened to be the first that popped into my head. On the reverse, say we were supposed to make the connection, what do you think the people at the Grammys said to Beyoncé, “You can’t perform unless your dancers look like Michael Jackson’s soldiers”? It just seems a little far-fetched to me.

The only thing I really and truly thought was strange was the fact that he was not mentioned with the others that passed on. That’s twice now if you count the fact that he is not mentioned on TMZ’s website.

Believe what you want to. Maybe the lyrics contain a hidden meaning, and maybe Beyoncé is giving us clues along with P!nk and other artists, but I seriously doubt it.