“Someone Picked You From The Bunch/One Glance Was All It Took…”

Let's go back to the beginning.

We critics always talk about artists as the sum of their parts, how well they created their own style out of their influences. When you see this clip of I Want You Back, you hear why Michael Jackson could become anything other than a megastar.

I listened to this about five times yesterday, and finally hit upon the reason.