Rock With You - Michael Jackson

Artist: Michael Jackson
Song: Rock With You
Year: 1979
Album: Off The Wall

Forget all the personal stories about Michael Jackson. Is he a creepy guy? Sure. Does his behavior seem odd? You betcha! Over the past two decades, we have let that dominate our thoughts about Michael Jackson. After years of self boycott, I started to play the old solo stuff. It still sounded great.

If one can listen to the music itself and not pass judgement on the singer himself, the music is still catchy and enjoyable. I don't care if he ever puts out another worthwhile album of music. This early solo stuff will more than make up for whatever studio enhanced feces he can spread among the masses today.

I doubt if he will ever be as popular as he was in the eighties. "Rock With You" was one of the beginning steps in his breakout solo career as an adult. This vibe is even being captured by Justin Timberlake for some of his recent solo hits. The music is still good. It's just the singer that went bad. I really didn't mean that to be punny, but whatever.

Give the old stuff a second chance. It may surprise you. I sure never thought I'd have Michael Jackson on my iPod, but some of his earlier stuff was just so damn catchy, it's hard not to include it. I've wrestled over the thought of having his music included, but in the end the music itself won me over.

Lyrics:
Girl, close your eyes
Let that rhythm get into you
Don't try to fight it
There ain't nothin' that you can do
Relax your mind
Lay back and groove with mine
You got to feel that heat
And we can ride the boogie
Share that beat of love

I wanna rock with you (all night)
Dance you into day (sunlight)
I wanna rock with you (all night)
We're gonna rock the night away

Out on the floor
There ain't nobody there but us
Girl, when you dance
There's a magic that must be love
Just take it slow
'Cause we got so far to go
When you feel that heat
And we're gonna ride the boogie
Share that beat of love

I wanna rock with you (all night)
Dance you into day (sunlight)
I wanna rock with you (all night)
We're gonna rock the night away

And when the groove is dead and gone... yeah
You know that love survives
So we can rock forever, on

I wanna rock with you
I wanna groove with you

I wanna rock with you
I wanna groove with you

I wanna rock (all night) with you girl (sunlight)
Rock with you, rock with you (yeah) (all night)
Dance the night away

I wanna rock with you (yeah) (all night)
Rock you into day (sunlight)
I wanna rock with you (all night)
Rock the night away
Feel the heat feel the beat (all night)
Rock you into day (sunlight)
I wanna rock (all night) - rock the night away