File:Michael Jackson - Childhood.ogg
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Description |
Excerpt from Childhood |
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Source | |
Date |
1995 |
Author |
Michael Jackson |
Permission (Reusing this file) |
See below. |
Copyright: Epic Records
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Fair Use Rationale for Scream/Childhood
- Under 10% of original length
- Believed to not affect value of main song
- Used as illustration for educational article about song itself
- Quality and length cannot be used as substitution for original
- Cannot be used for commercial use
- Needed to aid the readers understanding of the critical commentary provided in article "Jon Pareles described it as a "defense show...Over tinkling keyboards and strings that could be sweeping across a cinemascope panorama, he croons [the lyrics]". He described it as "creepy" yet "lushest". In the song, Jackson states, "No one understands me...They view it as such strange eccentricities, 'cause I keep kidding around". He invokes "the painful youth I've had" and asks the public to, "Try hard to love me" and, with a breaking voice, asks, "Have you seen my childhood?". James Hunter believed, "uncut Hollywood fluff like "Childhood"...has zero point of view on itself; its blend of rampaging ego and static orchestral pop is a Streisand-size mistake". Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times described it as "dynamically enunciated reading and maudlin string arrangement directly invoke Streisand". Tim Molloy, of the Associated Press, called it a sweet sounding pleading song. Patrick Macdonald of The Seattle Times described "Childhood" as "a sad, self-pitying song, but quite moving and beautiful". Taraborrelli observed that the song was not purely about his bad childhood years, but was also a plea for compassion and understanding."
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