Speed demon
| Speed demon | |
|---|---|
| Michael Jackson | |
| publication | 1987 |
| length | 4:01 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Michael Jackson |
| album | bath |
Speed Demon is a song written by Michael Jackson from his seventh studio album Bad , which was released in 1987. As a producer had Quincy Jones , where Jackson is listed in the credits as co-producer. Speed Demon was released as the last single in October 1989 after its video debut in the movie "Moonwalker". This single was not commercially successful. There was only one pressing, limited to a few 100 copies, which was mainly given to radio stations.
Production and music
Speed Demon was written and co-produced by Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. It appears on Jackson's Bad album . According to reports, the song was originally supposed to be released as an official single, but was released as a promotional single. The lyrics are about driving fast. According to Jones, Jackson wrote the song after receiving a parking ticket, which caused him to be late at the recording studio. Jones told him to write how he felt, which he did, and made a song out of it. Although Speed Demon was a part of Jackson's Bad album, Jackson did not play the song on his Bad World Tour or on any of his other tours.
The song was remixed by electronics group Nero for Bad's 25th anniversary.
reception
"Speed Demon" received mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Rolling Stone's Davitt Sigerson said the "filler" content in Bad - including songs like "Speed Demon," "Dirty Diana," and "Liberian Girl" - made Bad "richer, sexier and better than thriller." Sigerson described "Speed Demon" as "the car song" ... "a funny little power story where Jackson's super-ego gave his ID a ticket." On the other hand, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that the "Constitution "The album was an" almost fatal dead point on the record "," Speed Demon "and" Another Part Of Me "," an episode that is completely faceless, with no memorable hooks and melodies ". Richard Cromelin of the Los Angeles Times gave Bad a good rating. He noted that the song "Speed Demon" would slow audiophiles "with the racing car noise in the intro-dimensional recording". Eric Snider of the Tampa Bay Times described "Speed Demon" as "incessantly grueling." Jay Cocks of Time Magazine noted that Jackson did great “vocal stunts” on Bad's songs. like "Speed Demon" and "Dirty Diana" and described the two songs as "nimble and imaginative like each of his dance moves". BBC Music's Mike Diver wrote in his Bad 25 review that "Speed Demon" was "funky rock and, compositionally, if not lyrically, would luckily fit on a Prince album of the time."
Music video
The music video was used in the movie Moonwalker , among others . It was directed by Will Vinton and produced by Vinton, Jerry Kramer, Michael Jackson and his manager Frank DiLeo .
After filming Badder, Little Michael and his bodyguards are about to leave their homes. A boy and his grandmother see Michael and tell the other tourists to get out and hunt him down for an autograph. In an attempt to target the overzealous fans (including camera-loving Japanese tourists who are accompanied by the stereotypical "oriental" music, the press, and even The Noid, an advertising character for Domino's Pizza ) and some gunslingers (after stumbling upon a western movie adaptation by a director who is supposed to play Steven Spielberg), he disguises himself as a rabbit named Spike, in a costume from one of the film sets (imbued with animatronic properties through Claymotion, a similar combined media effect as that of Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit , but with clear bluescreening) ultimately mocks the fans and makes them chase him down. Michael steals a motorcycle to escape, and the fans and paparazzi (now also appearing in clay) chase him down in various other, more cartoonish vehicles. During the chase, he morphs into other celebrities namely Sylvester Stallone , Tina Turner, and Pee-wee Herman , with the motorcycle morphing as well (into a jackhammer, stop sign, waterskiing, and jetpack) in unsuccessful attempts to shake off the fans. After a long chase, the fans are finally outwitted by crashing into a huge (Claymotion) police officer and being arrested. Freed from their attention, Michael rides into the desert, and when the sun rises he pulls to the side of the road in a ravine to remove the "Spike" costume. The costume comes to life and challenges him to an extended dance duel. A cop arrives and points out to Michael that he is in a "no-dance zone" and Michael turns to show him that he is competing with the rabbit. The cop then sarcastically asks for Michael's autograph (as opposed to "signature") on the parking ticket. Just as Michael is about to leave, the rabbit's head materializes on a nearby rock, nods at him and smiles.
occupation
- Written and composed by Michael Jackson
- Produced by Quincy Jones
- Co-produced by Michael Jackson
- Michael Jackson: Solo and backing vocals, vocal synthesizer
- Larry Williams: midi saxophone solo
- Miko Brando, Ollie E. Brown , John Robinson: Drums
- Douglas Getschal: drum programming
- Bill Bottrell, David Williams: Guitars
- Kim Hutchcroft: Saxophone
- Gary Grant, Jerry Hey: Trumpets
- Paulinho Da Costa: drums
- Christopher Currell: Synclavier, Effects
- John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizers
- Eric Persing: Synthesizer programming
- Race car introduction:
- Dimensional Record from Spherical Sound, Inc.
- Sounds by Ken Caillat and Tom Jones
- Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
- Vocal arrangements by Michael Jackson
- Synthesizer and horn arrangements by Jerry Hey
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Jackson-Speed-Demon/release/1273407
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/03/arts/critic-s-notebook-how-good-is-jackson-s-bad.html
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bad-19871022
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bad-19871022
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/bad-mw0000650293
- ↑ http://www.latimes.com/la-archive-bad-review-aug31-story.html
- ↑ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/doc/262521879.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep%2004%2C%201987&author=ERIC%20SNIDER&pub=St.%20=Petersburg%20Times&edition . =& startpage & desc = A% 20% 60Bad% 27% 20growl% 20with% 20a% 20tender% 20musical% 20bite
- ↑ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/doc/262521879.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep%2004%2C%201987&author=ERIC%20SNIDER&pub=St.%20=Petersburg%20Times&edition . =& startpage & desc = A% 20% 60Bad% 27% 20growl% 20with% 20a% 20tender% 20musical% 20bite
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gxb6/
- ↑ http://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/moonwalker-1200427521/
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-10/entertainment/ca-310_1_music-videos
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ISYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6909,4174433
- ↑ https://pp.vk.me/c633821/v633821854/37af0/miYyPvmKLQ4.jpg
