Earth Song" made its debut on the German pop music TV program "Wetten Das" in 1995. After the single became a huge success in the UK, Michael Jackson performed at the British Music Awards in 1996 The song was performed live at the World Music Awards in the same year. There was a controversial scene when Michael Jackson performed "Earth Song" at the 1996 British Music Awards. - Jarvis Cocker, a member of a certain band, jumped on stage to protest against MJ's messianic image. Despite this displeasure, the performance at the British Music Awards still became the most watched live performance in the history of the British Music Awards live broadcast and the single was removed from the show. #38 rose to #16. The song was later performed at the "HIStory" Brunei warm-up show and at all "HIStory" concerts.
Like most of the latest songs, it also It has not been sung live by 100. Some people think that singing very fast or having a difference at the end is the real singing, but in fact, it is just a clever remix, such as in most "Earth Song". In performances, including the 1999 "More Can I Give" benefit show, those "Ooo/Ahh" parts appear different from the studio version, or more live.
Nonetheless, No one dares to question Michael's live performance at the end of the 1996 World Music Awards, and those moments where he sang some new lyrics like "Tell me what about it!" He also added a little bit in different performances. Different dance moves. In short, "Earth Song" is a very lively work and has become a fan favorite due to its power, shock and emotion.
The video has been released in 4. Filming in several countries -
The Brazilian Amazon rainforest (the rainforest we saw in the music video no longer exists, it was completely cleared within a week of filming the music video, and the characters in the film are local indigenous people, not professional actors)
Croatia (war scenes)
Tanzania (the indigenous people in the clip are the Maasai - a nomadic hunting people in Kenya and Tanzania -, During the filming of the music video, no wild animals were slaughtered, and all those cruel shots were taken from audio and video files)
New York, USA (The scene of Michael Jackson’s stroll was set up outdoors in Warwick, New York) 6 Acres of cornfields, thousands of acres of forest in Long Island and New Jersey were burned by arson during the week of filming)
Brief review: "Earth Song" is considered by many to be the best Michael Jackson has ever filmed. music video. Michael
Jackson plays a lost savior in the film. He weeps for the man-made environment, the innocently slaughtered wild animals and the world devastated by war. The film is the most A shocking and dramatic scene appears at the end: traumatized people from all over the world join Michael
Jackson in calling for divine power in an ancient and strange ritual on the scorched earth. Mother Earth finally responded. Amidst the howling wind, lightning and thunder, and Michael
Jackson’s almost desperate scream, the dead are resurrected and all things are reborn... The music video uses a reverse camera shooting technique to complete a scene on the screen. A dream that can never come true in reality. This innocent and sensational short film caused a stir in the world. However, the real way to save this world, which is already full of crises, lies in mankind's own awakening, immediate action and unremitting efforts.