The guy to order played the song Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
DØVYDAS is the name of our today's hero's YouTube channel. He tours the US as a multi-instrumentalist, but very often he performs with his band: sometimes just on the street, sometimes by order in bars and cafes. The main feature of our hero is the ability to improvise on any topic, knowing only the main theme of a particular song, usually consisting of 5-10 notes.
In December 2020, DØVYDAS posted a new video where passers-by asked him to play Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". And here it is necessary to insert a few words about the composition ...
- In general, "Billie Jean" is a landmark song for Michael Jackson and, in general, for the world of music, as it made a splash in the 80s. Firstly, this whole story of discrimination against blacks on television at that time remained the main problem for authors whose skin color did not fall into the right palette, and it was Michael Jackson who managed to break this “vicious spire”. Secondly, according to absolute criteria, it was this composition that became revolutionary in the world of pop music, the circulation of Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller records in the USA alone in 1984 exceeded 20 million copies. What can we say about the number of cover versions recorded for this song. She is the most quoted in the world to this day.
- An interesting story related to "Billie Jean" gave its author a lot of problems. Jackson talks about a real girl who stalked him with assurances that her child was Michael's son. The girl created a lot of problems for the singer, as a result of which Jackson closed himself even more.
- Also, it is worth mentioning that it was during the performance of this composition on the TV show “25 Years of the Motown Label” in 1983 that Michael Jackson performed his “moonwalk” for the first time.
Now let's move on to DØVYDAS: night, street, street lamp, Billie Jean...
As a bonus, we offer you to listen to his cover (and his bands) on the main hit of 2019 Lil Nas X – Old Town Road…
