"Man in the Mirror" is a song made popular by
Michael Jackson and written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. Jackson's
recording was produced by Quincy Jones and co-produced by Jackson. It peaked at
number 1 in the United States when released as the 4th single in January 1988
off his 7th solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed
songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The
song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks. The song peaked at number 21 in
the UK Singles Charts in 1988, but in 2009, following the news of Jackson's
death, the song peaked at number 2, having re-entered the chart at 11 the
previous week as his top song on the singles chart. It also became the number 1
single in iTunes downloads in the US and the UK,[2] having sold over 1.3
million digital copies in the former alone. wikipedia.org) I pick this song because a lot of people talk about how they want to see change instead of being that change. This song inspires me to want to change myself and hope that others will do the same because change begins with you. Once we change ourselves for the better we can work together to change other problems in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEQAie8ABLE(video)
I grew up with Michael Jackson's Thriller, and then this album. I have always loved Man in the Mirror and it's message. Yes, we do need to look at ourselves and we are the ones who have to make things change, not wait for someone else to do it.
ReplyDelete