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35 Years Later – The Importance Of “Billie Jean” Cannot Be Overstated

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Thirty-five years ago this week, the second single from Michael Jackson’s  astronomically successful album Thriller  rose to No. 1 on the  Billboard  Hot 100. And 35 years later, for many reasons,  “Billie Jean”  is still regarded by many as one of the most important recordings in pop music history…both the song and its music video. “Billie Jean” was the second single released from the landmark album  Thriller  by Michael Jackson It’s still the first song that comes to the minds of many when Jackson’s name is mentioned. It is arguably his signature song. But it is also much more than that. It’s the song that set a course for black dance music (and funkier leaning dance music in general) to make an eventual return to pop chart prominence after three years of dormancy in the post-disco era. “Billie Jean” was released on the heels of  Thriller’s  first single,...

Super Eagles Coach Rohr Names The Players That Flopped Against Poland

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Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has criticized the performance of the two central midfielders that started the national team's 1-0 win over Poland on Friday night. For the first time in their Super Eagles careers, Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Torino's Joel Obi lined up together in midfield; Rohr thinks they did not pull their weight and rued the absence of his captain, John Obi Mikel. Joel Obi, who is very popular with the Nigeria fans, started ahead of Eddy Onazi, and the coaching staff had explained they wanted to see how he adapts to the tactics of Rohr. ''We won without our captain, John Obi Mikel, which happened to us for the first time. We showed that we are not a team of one player,'' Rohr told reporters post-match. ''Such matches like this create new leaders, they also make us better as a team. However, the lack of Mikel was visible, we had a lot of problems in the middle of the field. ''On the other hand, I am happy that...