Week 26: Michael Jackson - Will You Be There

The song of the week is premature this time around. Why, you ask? Because tomorrow I am headed out for yet another adventure. Tomorrow, instead of sitting at my desk writing my musical musings to all of you, I will be visiting the fair city of Gary, Indiana! Never heard of it? Doesn't surprise me.

Gary is known for severe urban blight, vacancy, high crime rates, arson, a dilapidated economy, a broken school system and a major outflux of population. What a fun summer holiday! Other than all the negative things it is infamous for, one thing that can never decline or go away is that it is the birth place of the one and only Michael Jackson. It may not have much, but it will always have the King of Pop.

To celebrate such a landmark, I am sharing a song that I had not heard in years. It's not my favourite Jacko song, hell it's not even in my top 10, but it does bring me back to my childhood and tugs on some heart strings. Hopefully it does the same to you. That poor whale.

Michael Jackson - Will You Be There