Articles tagged with: Jermaine Jackson
When famous people die, it’s quite common for their devoted fans to spend months in mourning. Or in the case of Michael Jackson fans, quite probably forever. For superstar like individuals, their memories go on forever. In Michael’s case, it will be through his music and various court cases. Despite kicking the bucket in June, Michael Jackson is still all over the news. This time, it’s all about a tribute TV show about him. Whilst we thought the Bo Selecta program was good enough, people still want more. And so Jermaine Jackson is set to host a brand new show for BBC 3 where he aims to find people who can quite literally moonwalk the bum out of the dancefloor.
The saddest thing about Michael Jackson's death is probably the complete lack of attention that it received. There was only a memorial concert. Oh, and endless wall-to-wall radio tributes. And that film that's coming out soon. And a hastily-compiled greatest hits CD. And more ropey-looking unofficial market stall T-shirts than you could count. But that's it. So thank God for Jermaine Jackson, because he's planning a tribute show for Michael Jackson in Vienna. We're guessing that its working title is 'Jermaine Jackson Presents Jermaine Jackson And The Jermaine Jackson Allstars In Jermaine Jackson's Tribute To Michael Jackson (Starring Jermaine Jackson)'.
Like most of the planet, we've spent the last few weeks weeping hysterically along to the words of Dirty Diana, or turning up at beat poetry nights to deliver a sobbed version of Billie Jean with a simple bass drum accompaniment. Our grief, it seemed, was never going to end. At one point we even considered having Michael Jackson's strange clown face tattooed onto our own faces, so that we could spend the rest of our lives singing Man in the Mirror in front of a mirror. To the man in the mirror. And then we realised two things. Firstly, we realised that we prefer Prince. Secondly, there are lots of other Jacksons to fall in love with. "Could one of them replace Michael?" we whispered to a passing old man. His silence told us everything we needed to know. Yes. One of them could. But which one?
For years the world has thought that a Jackson Five reunion would be impossible, not least because nobody can imagine going to watch a gang of rickety old child-stars limping through Rockin' Robin fronted by a frail alabaster ghoul.
However, the world clearly doesn't have the self-belief of Jermaine Jackson, because he's decided that this exact tactic is what will make him successful again. According to Jermaine Jackson, the Jackson Five will reform and play some shows next year, with Michael Jackson firmly in place as a member of the group. But, accounting for Michael Jackson's notorious flakiness, Jermaine Jackson has drafted in a few Jackson Five understudies as a contingency should Michael Jackson pull out. And who wouldn't want to see a reunited Jackson Five with Samuel L Jackson, Randy Jackson or noted long-dead American organic chemist Charles Loring Jackson singing all of Michael's parts?
