Your favorite moment from Michael Jackson's memorial?

[chimpymustgo]

It was such a loving, classy event. I have to say Jermaine, Usher, Brooke - PARIS!

But John Mayer was off the chain, licking to "Human Nature".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX2Vb68egWA

[NeedleCast]

1. 41

[targetpractice]

13. never mind

[greenbriar]

2. I would have said Jermaine until Paris

but I gotta go with his daughter Paris

[chimpymustgo]

5. Quite moving, The whole thing far exceeded my expectations.

[Holly_Hobby]

3. Blanket holding his MJ doll....

[greenbriar]

6. oh how sad

how old is PMichael the II?

[Holly_Hobby]

10. I think he's 7 n/t

[blonndee]

8. OMG...

that is so sweet and sad. I see Michael's eyes there, too.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

9. "... Michael's eyes..."?

You do realize that that little boy is in no way biologically related to the late Mr. Jackson, right?

[JuniperLea]

25. Well, technically, neither were MJ's eyes...

They were a product of surgery.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

30. Excellent point! n/t

[blonndee]

4. I loved Stevie Wonder's tribute...it was so fitting

"They won't go when you go, Michael."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leF3s1r0R5A

Lyrics to the second song, "They Won't Go When I Go":

***
No more lying friends
Wanting tragic ends
Though they do pretend
They won't go when I go

All those bleeding hearts
With sorrows to impart
Were right here from the start
And they won't go when I go

And I'll go where I've longed
To go so long
Away from tears

Gone from painful cries
Away from saddened eyes
Along with him I'll bide
Because they won't go when I go

Big men feeling small
Weak ones standing tall
I will watch them fall
They won't go when I go

And I'll go where I've longed
To go so long
Away from tears

Unclean minds mislead the pure
The innocent will leave for sure
For them there is a resting place
People sinning just for fun
They will never see the sun
For they can never show their faces
There ain't no room for
the hopeless sinner
Who will take more
than he will give
He ain't hardly gonna give

The greed of man will be
Far away from me
And my soul will be free
They won't go when I go

Since my soul conceived
All that I believe
The kingdom I will see
'Cause they won't go when I go

When I go
Where I'll go
No one can keep me
From my destiny.

***

And I also loved what Sharpton said: "There wasn't nothing strange about your Daddy. It was strange what he had to deal with." That really got me, especially when I saw Paris nodding emphatically in response.

[K Gardner]

20. I wish he'd release the "I Never Dreamed/They Won't Go". It was breathtaking.

[butterfly77]

33. Thanks I am listening to it now..

I have been looking for the lyrics. I loved so many things about it Sharpton and his comments,Jermaine,Usher,Marlon,Paris,and the portion where you can hear Michael's voice after Jennifer hudson sang. I cried through the whole thing.
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[doc03]

7. The end n/t

[greguganus]

14. +1 n/t

[JANdad]

18. +2

[undeterred]

11. Brooke Shields.

I only saw about a half hour of it, but I really thought she was terrific.

[Fire1]

12. Mariah, Stevie and Lionel. n/t

[FlaDem83]

15. The whole thing. Beautifully done - you could tell his family loved him very much.

[Strong Atheist]

19. Belated Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[Raine]

16. It was all so beautiful and so perfect

I can't pick any one moment above the others.

[Lilyeye]

17. This was a respectful and classy memorial with so many great moments.

I think hearing Marlon and MJ's daughter speak was the highlight for me.

[MISSDem]

21. Brooke Shields. She seemed the most sincerely heart broken.

It was soooo sad. But then the little girl, Paris, is it, was so moving.

[eddieb2]

22. The

Last one.

[TrogL]

23. Sharpton going off on a rant

[ellacott]

24. Usher n/t

[AngryOldDem]

26. Mayer really impressed me.

That was really, really well done.

[NatBurner]

27. john mayer, stevie, and al

[gauguin57]

28. It really was a hell of a memorial. I wasn't sure what to expect but I thought it was really classy.

I think my favorite moment was Jermaine singing "Smile" ... it was MJ's favorite song, beautifully sung.

I also loved Marlon asking Michael to hug his (Marlon's) twin brother Brandon (who was stillborn) in the Great Beyond.

[1gobluedem]

29. Yep, that was mine too

I forgot how much I like that song. In fact, I'd forgotten about the song.

[ProgressiveFool]

31. I'm rather looking forward to the end of the whole thing...

I'd rather watch the Repubs continue imploding.

[CraftyGal]

32. The whole thing was well done!

Although I broke down when Paris spoke. RIP Michael.

CraftyGal