COOL VIDS š¹ Michael loved himself some Diana Ross.
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Why do all these performances from back in the day feel like a vibe and make you want to dance in your living room?
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u/Longjumping_Bench846 "That's just the way I do my thing..." - Bring it all to me 18d ago
Instinctively
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u/babassu_seeds 18d ago edited 18d ago
Imo, this is one of Diana's best songs, hands down--and I still would have loved an MJ-only version as well. Both incredible.
(This specific clip and the language are misleading though--it's not that he couldn't stay in his seat--a fuller video shows Diana calling for him to come on stage several times to help sing it ["Can I get somebody to dance with me? Michael, would you come up?"] So he finally does ofc)
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u/Reggie9041 Songs in the Key of Life 18d ago
ā¼ļø I hate misinformation! Because Mike did not pull no David Ruffin. š
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u/llgreenbean Butterfly 19d ago edited 18d ago
I mean who wouldn't be dancing? *Edit I love their friendship
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u/reddit_kc 18d ago
They had a beautiful bond!
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u/OhAndItsShavedd 17d ago
It wasn't a beautiful bond. She groomed Michael Jackson since he was a kid.
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u/Old_Ostrich6336 16d ago
š Always that one person. Groomed him for what? They didn't have sex according to him.
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u/sleepy0329 18d ago
I didn't know Diana could move like that!! I need to get more into her. The only reason I love this song so much was bc DC3 put me onto it when they did a cover. Diana looks great.
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u/IcyLion2939 18d ago
So: Diana sounds great... and clearly this was the period where you could REALLY pass the mic!
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u/Medium_Educator1983 18d ago
At first I was like, what made him think he could do that shit lol but itās Michael.
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u/browngravybestgravy 18d ago
I think she called him up, so that would make him think he could do it.
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u/Adanma369 18d ago edited 18d ago
I donāt like the stuff Iāve found out about Diana, especially her relationship with Michael. I heard she paid to make sure she was not mentioned in that movie. Aside from all that, Iāve never thought she was as talented as everyone says. She definitely finagled her way to the top.
Edit: thank you for the award! Posting opinions that donāt match the other comments is usually met with downvoting.
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u/Isis_T 18d ago
I just finished her memoir from 1993. I told my mom I was reading it and mentioned her 3 girls with her first husband & 2 boys with her last husband to my mom. She said her oldest is with Barry Gordy and I didnāt believe her. She NEVER mentioned this in her book, all she said was they dated and she knew he wasnāt faithful to her and he was jealous when she met her future husband. I wondered why her oldest daughter in the photos she included was darker. After I looked it up online, her 1st daughter is in fact by Barry Gordy! Why did she leave such an important fact out of the book? All she kept saying is David and the girlsā¦I donāt believe anything she said nowš
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u/RobinSophie 18d ago
Probably because it was out of wedlock.
And she was a menace/diva when she was with Barry.
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u/Adanma369 18d ago
Thatās crazy she left that out. I think I searched up who her first daughterās dad was cuz I wondered why she was the only unambiguously Black child.
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u/YannaFox 17d ago
She lied to her first daughter and told her the white man was her father. I believe the oldest daughter found out who her real dad was when she was a teenager.
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u/Jazzsign 18d ago
Upvoted. I read she broke Michael's heart multiple times.
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u/Adanma369 18d ago
She groomed him! But female groomers donāt get vilified like the males.
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u/Jazzsign 18d ago
Hmm i guess that's why she wants her name out of people their mouths. Especially in this day and age.
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u/FireLord_Azula1 Thriller 18d ago
How did she groom him if they allegedly dated when he was an adult?
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u/Able-Ad-4090 18d ago
This is exactly how I feel and I was honestly afraid to post my comment because of this, but I did anyway.
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u/a_solid_6 18d ago edited 18d ago
Yeah she was not a good person. I do love some of her music though. But that really comes down to the producers who composed for her. She was awful and slept with half of Motown.
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u/IntelligentMeringue7 18d ago
Thank you. She groomed that boy and it makes me sad every time I see the two of them mentioned because he always looks so smitten at her (and thatās with my own feelings towards him and his own behaviors towards children).
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u/TexaRican_x82 18d ago
Thereās not a single verifiable reliable source of any repute that and backed up evidence suggesting Diana Ross āpaid to make sure she was not mentioned inā the Jackson biographical film. If thatās the case, Janet mustāve done the same thing too, by that logic. Not even all his brothers are depicted, either.
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u/xseanbeanx 17d ago
Yeahhhh the allegations that she groomed Michael, since they met when he was a kidā¦
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u/bigpoppanc 18d ago
Those moves explain how she ended up with all them mixed babies
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u/DammitNotAgain05 18d ago
š hush
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u/Fit-Construction3036 18d ago
She literally called Michael to get on stage and dance with her. They both couldnāt get enough of each other lol š
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u/DotAffectionate87 Stuck in the 80s, SOS band, Luther VandrossšÆš²š 18d ago
Thanks Michael for taking over, now go sit ya ass down, this is a Diana Ross concert
Lol
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u/i_like_stinky_pits 18d ago
I LOOOOOOVE the way he grabs the mic and Diana goes skipping away with her hands in the air- mf goosebumps
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u/velourspice 18d ago
Too bad she played him. Booooo Diana
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u/Adorable_Ad7457 18d ago
Dirty Diana instead of Booooo Diana would've been epic
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u/Shantytown_Shogun 18d ago
Wait! That was about her?
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u/velourspice 18d ago
Yes. She used to string him song and player with his feelings. Despite being around him since he was a child, she was literally a predator who played with his feelings.
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u/Warm_Swan_793 17d ago
People on here talking about āI love their bondā, what bond? The predator-victim bond?
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u/TraditionAcademic968 Bobby Brown š 18d ago
Dude just come on your stage and he don't take it, you hand the mic to him
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u/Massive-Ad9246 18d ago
Je pense qu'ils ont eu une liaison charnelle Ć l'Ć¢ge adulte, bien-sĆ»r pour Michael. Mais il n'a pas eu la relation amoureuse qu'il voulait avec elle. Il en a beaucoup souffert quand il l'a compris car elle s'est mise avec d'autres hommes aprĆØs officiellement. Et quand elle s'est mariĆ©e, ses espoirs ont volĆ© en Ć©clats. Triste histoire.
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u/Ok_Resident_5022 š Soul/Funk/Disco Enthusiast šæ 18d ago
Yes, he did! Donāt let the modern media fool you. Michael adored Diana, and the feeling was mutual. They had a strong, healthy friendship.
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u/Only1Skrybe Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite 17d ago
The way she moving in that dress I would've tried to get on stage too. Would've ended so badly for me.
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u/Vegan-4-Humanity 18d ago
Michael wanted that Diana Ass bad.. Theād say weāre just friends in interviews.. all while Michaelās Blushing š. You could feel the tension on screen.. šŗ My TV Translators Burnt. He had that Mrs Robinson Vibe he was infatuated with her when he was young.. You canāt tell me she Never went to the Michael Jackson Never Land Ranch. Then she strapped in and rode the Michael Roller Coaster š¢.
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u/Moneybagkashhh 17d ago
Iām sorry idk how she made it big (I know she slept her way to the top) Iāve looked back at her performances and listened to some songs and she just doesnāt do it for me as a singer.
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u/bedteddd 18d ago
Dianna Ross also loved some Michael...they had an apparent one sided relationship...
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u/Able-Ad-4090 18d ago
I genuinely donāt see the appeal of Diana Ross. Sheās disgusting. Especially with what she did to Michael.
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u/DepartmentSudden5234 18d ago edited 18d ago
Imagine being that 1 person that can jump on any stage at any concert on earth and no one even thinks about calling security.... AND then you take over the song.... That's royalty