Tuesday, January 13, 2004
"Somebody's Watching Me," Rockwell (3/3/84)
...such as this. Was Berry Gordy engaging in some major payola, or was it all about MJ's backing vocals? Either way, Rockwell - a/k/a Berry Gordy, Jr. - didn't make this song the monster hit it was (5 weeks at #1, 3 weeks at #2 pop) on his own talents, which were negligible at best. A limp attempt at a Psycho feel (so limp, in fact, as to be laughable), generic production, and a man who wouldn't even make it out of an American Idol audition special do not a sterling record make. This is no exception. [His follow-up was, believe it or not, titled "Obscene Phone Caller." I am not making this up.] D+
...such as this. Was Berry Gordy engaging in some major payola, or was it all about MJ's backing vocals? Either way, Rockwell - a/k/a Berry Gordy, Jr. - didn't make this song the monster hit it was (5 weeks at #1, 3 weeks at #2 pop) on his own talents, which were negligible at best. A limp attempt at a Psycho feel (so limp, in fact, as to be laughable), generic production, and a man who wouldn't even make it out of an American Idol audition special do not a sterling record make. This is no exception. [His follow-up was, believe it or not, titled "Obscene Phone Caller." I am not making this up.] D+
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