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THE DAILY MIRROR

JACKO'S KISS FOR MR FUNK

He shocks thousands at Brown's funeral

By Fiona James

EVEN by Jacko's standards it was decidedly wacko. Singer Michael Jackson joined thousands of fans at the funeral of soul legend James Brown yesterday - and KISSED him goodbye.

Jacko caused uproar when he bent over Brown's coffin and planted a smacker on Mr Funk's forehead in his home town of Augusta, Georgia.

But then the whole process surrounding the Godfather of Soul since his sudden death aged 73 on Christmas morning has been strange.

For a start, despite being dead, Brown was wearing his THIRD change of clothes - a black jacket and gloves, red shirt and sequinned shoes.

And it was the SECOND outpouring of grief by fans who loved him for hits such as Papa's Got A Brand New Bag and Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine. As well as the 8,500 who packed in to the James Brown Arena for his funeral yesterday, thousands of others had poured in to the Apollo Theatre, New York, where Brown had been "lying in state" on Thursday.

Yesterday fans started queuing to get into the arena before dawn. Many others gathered outside to listen to the service. After a video of Brown's last performance in Augusta and his final concert in London they stood and waved their hands to music played by his backing band, the Soul Generals.
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AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson, rarely seen in the United States since being acquitted of child molestation charges, came out of seclusion on Saturday to attend James Brown's funeral and won a vote of confidence from civil rights leader Al Sharpton.

Jackson, who was greeted with huge cheers when he arrived at the funeral, spoke as Brown lay in an open top gold coffin in his third outfit - a black suit and gloves, red shirt and sequined shoes - in three days.

Earlier, the singer was invited to take to the stage for a version of 'Sex Machine' but he decided to stay seated. Sat at the front of the stage Jackson also leaned forward to kiss Brown's forehead before he returned to his seat

Jackson praised Brown as an inspiration after being invited to the stage by Sharpton during his eulogy of "the godfather of soul."

"I don't care what the media says tonight, James Brown wanted Michael Jackson with him here today," Sharpton said in a booming voice.


"He said ... 'I love Michael.' He said, 'Tell him don't worry about coming home. They always scandalize those that have the talent. But tell him we need to clean up the music and I want Michael and all of them that imitated me to come back and lift the music back.'


Jackson, who has been living abroad since being found not guilty of molestation charges in California in June 2005, called Brown "my greatest inspiration." He told the audience of 9,000 at the James Brown Arena that from the age of 6 his mother would make him watch television whenever Brown came on to perform

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"When I saw him move I was mesmerized," Jackson, 48, said. "I've never seen a performer perform like James Brown and right then and there I knew that that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.




James Brown, I shall miss you and I love you so much. Thank you for everything," said Jackson, who wore a black leather jacket, black pants and sunglasses.

Jackson was a child star with the Jackson 5 on the Motown record label and achieved global fame as a solo artist. His "Thriller" album in 1982 became a smash hit selling 27 million units worldwide and yielding seven top-ten singles. The next year he unveiled his signature "moonwalk" -- a dance move similar to one of Brown's -- while performing "Billie Jean" during an NBC special.

Since the molestation case ended, Jackson has spent time in Bahrain, Ireland and France and has said he planned to move to Europe in a bid to resurrect his career. Earlier this month he reportedly had been discussing a comeback in Las Vegas.
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James Brown will be missed - perhaps all the hacks should concentrate on Brown rather than Jackson. Talk about disrespect.
 
Gagh said:
James Brown will be missed - perhaps all the hacks should concentrate on Brown rather than Jackson. Talk about disrespect.
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I dissagree that they shouldn't mention Jackson at the funeral. Michael is a magnet for press coverage, it just doesn't matter where he is or what he is doing, he will be reported on. And his presence at the funeral is news worthy due to their extremley close friendship and Michael's idolization of Brown. When you consider that the earliest black and white footage of Michael at six years old impersonating James Brown in voice and dance to secure the J5 audition at Motown you can see how much of an influence Brown had on him. Michael paying his respects was an important moment.

What I don't agree with is the tabloids trying to sensationalize the story just because It's him. It's beyond pathetic. If that's what you meant then I agree. That's the contrast I was trying to show between the two articles.
 
I didn't say they shouldn't mention him - simply that he shouldn't be the focal point of the story, when it's about the passing of another great artist. Both articles focus on Jackson, simply because he has become a sensationalised charicature.

If anything, it is lazy writing. Regardless of the two's professional relationship, I wouldn't have minded seeing a few more details about Brown.
 
James Brown's passing has been big news for the past few days, naturally. I just see it as reporting on different aspects of the same story with different articles. I read a big article on James Brown's chauffeur driving his body to the funeral in time the other day and likewise I have read a number of very well written articles on Brown dealing with his life and career exclusivley as one would expect at a time like this.


For me the whole thing has been sucky news because I have been a huge James Brown fan since I was a kid and own literally ALL his music.


R.I.P Mr. Brown
 
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