Westlife and Michael Jackson - A Nightmarish Reality?

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September 23rd, 2005 at 13:30 by Stuart Heritage

WestlifePut yourself in the shoes of Michael Jackson. You haven’t had a real hit in almost ten years, your career is on the skids after a series of child abuse allegations that have damaged your reputation, and you have a face like a deflated bouncy castle. The only thing that keeps you going is the fact that it can’t get any worse.

Then Westlife announce that they want to record a song with you. Life’s cruel, sometimes.

Trying to explain Westlife (CDs) to someone who hasn’t heard of them is a
bit of a struggle. You’ve got these four Irish men - a bit too old to
be in a boyband, and certainly not handsome enough - who mainly sing
anodyne karaoke versions of songs that your Nan quite likes. And
they’re more popular than Madonna.

Westlife have a new album coming out soon, entitled Face To Face,
and it already features duets with wannabe cockney Mariah Carey and
shrivelled diva Diana Ross. Who better to complete the triptych of
tripe than Michael Jackson (CDs)?

Jackson keeps banging on about recording a charity single for
Hurricane Katrina relief charities with a gang of superstars, but he’s
notoriously slapdash at actually releasing them. Maybe shrieking and
yelping in the background while a bunch of hollow-eyed Irish crooners
half-heartedly mumble a chicken-in-a-basket classic is just what Jackson needs to get
his career back on track.

Westlife manager Louis Walsh said:

"Michael
Jackson is an inspiration and we are approaching him. The boys have
sung with Diana Ross and Mariah Carey on their new album. So we
thought, ‘Who next?’ Jackson would be great."

So that’s the story all cut and dried… wait a minute, Louis Walsh?!? But he’s the king of the well-timed publicity stunt.

Think about it, Westlife are releasing new material in a few weeks,
and it could be argued that nobody really cares about them any more.
What better way to get people talking about Westlife - and the fact
that Mariah Carey and Diana Ross are singing on the new album - than by
making up a load of crap about Michael Jackson?

We reckon it’s nothing more than a cunning ploy to get more stuff written about
Westlife. But we’re not going to take the bait, no way. Except, um, we just
have, haven’t we? Bugger. He’s a clever man, that Louis Walsh.

Read more:

Jackson to duet with Westlife? - Digital Spy

[story by Stuart Heritage]

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9 Responses to “Westlife and Michael Jackson - A Nightmarish Reality?”

  1. .... Says:
    March 4th, 2006 at 8:17 am

    you asshole, who the hell do you think you are to talk about 2 of the most succesfull male artists like that? YOu seriously neeed a fricken life rather then bagging people…. have a good life mate, doubt that you will..

  2. varun Says:
    March 4th, 2006 at 2:30 pm

    i dont think mj has a face like a deflated bouncy castle…its much better than what it looks like on TV i’ve seen it close up i hang out with…i know he doesnt mind life.

  3. VN Says:
    March 4th, 2006 at 11:05 pm

    First I think Michael would never do something like that. Second you ain’t seen nothing yet. Michael is a perfectionist therefore he TAKES his time to make every song a MASTERPIECE ok, as I said before you ain’t seen nothing yet.

  4. rumpy Says:
    March 5th, 2006 at 12:59 am

    mj is way too good for a medeocre boyband.
    he will release a new album and it will be big. we all like makin fun of him but lets face it - we all love him to. Westlife? who are they?

  5. proundstokie Says:
    March 5th, 2006 at 8:17 pm

    westlife have talent, millions and millions of people love them.atleast they can sing live and believe me they do it good. they are all good looking and if you cant see that then you should have gone to specksavers. i believe that they could save mjs career over here in england.

  6. shadoona Says:
    March 12th, 2006 at 9:11 pm

    westlife are now much better then any boyband,OK! mj is a loser, cant you even see that 2 children easlly took the KING OF POP TO CORT. HAHAHA….can you even see that he is not famouse anymore. he is so stupid that in bahrain when he went to the mall he was dresses as a arabian religiouse WOMEN! you stupid people mj is OVER!

  7. nic Says:
    March 15th, 2006 at 2:22 pm

    ok
    westlife are soo good looking enough to be in a boyband, they are all stunning, so thats that point sorted out. and by the way mariah carey didnt sing with westlife on face to face, that was on coast to coast, their second album…so before u go on slagging off one of the greatest boy bands in the world get your facts right eh!

  8. Sheena Says:
    March 20th, 2006 at 10:57 pm

    I love Westlife and I’m 28 years old. They’re all pretty good looking, especially the former westlifer, Brian. Can’t wait until they come to Canada. It’s about time they did. And I like MJ’s music too, so if they did do a duet, I’m sure I’d LOVE it. #1 all the way I bet. Take Care all!!

  9. joyce anne t. campos Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 6:53 am

    hi im joyce anne 18 years old, i really love westlife eversince they started….. i really like all of them specially mark coz hes so handsome….. i wish they could have another concert here in the philipphines… hope to see them soon…

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