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This is *still* an amazing piece of choreography… You’re probably too young to have personal memories of it, but at the time it was every bit as world-changing as anything from “Thriller.” The man was a revolutionary.
April – yes it is way before my time. Thriller was really my era. I can only imagine the impact of something like this on the youth at that time. It’s so exciting to contemplate. I mean, I can FEEL it in this choreography, how revolutionary it is.
I was just a kid, but I remember very clearly what a one-of-a-kind phenomenon he was, and how differently everyone related to him than all the other celebrities of the day. And it was totally about the raw sensuality and sexuality of his persona. He rocked a lot of worlds in the late fifties and early sixties. And the cheesy movies kept it alive for another generation, at least.
He brought sex to the foreground. And nothing about his movements feel dated. They still feel ahead of its time, ahead of our time. He MEANS it. That’s the best thing about it and it seems to me that THAT was why he was so controversial – it wasn’t just “the pelvis” – it was that he seemed to enjoy it so much and do it spontaneously. Eruptions of girls screaming … girls know honesty when they see it.
Totes agree… LOL
The curled lip/sneer was as much of the persona as the pelvis. And then there was the whole low-key, shy, gospel-singing angel aspect. There weren’t many fantasies he *didn’t* fulfill.
Right. He really covered all angles.
Totally devastating combo.
Totes!
hahahaha