Brit Awards incident Earth Song
jackson during performance of earth song @ history tour in 1997. singer dangled edge of crane in similar manner @ brit awards.
in 1996, jackson performed earth song @ brit awards in united kingdom; there collect special artist of generation award. jackson sang while dangling off edge of high rise crane elevator, had used year before while performing on german tv show wetten dass. below, chorus of backing performers joined in , many began embrace jackson upon descent.
during performance, singer jarvis cocker ran onstage without permission, lifted shirt , pretended break wind, before giving jackson v-sign. cocker there band pulp, had been nominated 3 brit awards. questioned police on claims had assaulted of child performers, later released without charge. cocker stated found performance offensive, claiming jackson had portrayed himself christ-like , pleased because of immense wealth , power. jackson condemned cocker s behavior disgusting , cowardly . incident referred in book politics , popular culture john street, professor of politics @ university of east anglia. says:
read popular culture straight-forward – or @ least typical – political text take narrow view of meaning, , hence of political message(s). have noted, text s meaning depend on how heard , read. michael jackson may have intended earth song exercise in compassion; others – jarvis cocker – saw quite differently. 1 reason these alternative readings emerge because of way performance of popular culture engages more literal text, employs gestures , symbols, tones of voice, looks , glances, of might tell different story .
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