“My favorite version of “Billie Jean” —and, yes, that includes MJ’s original— is performed by Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso, who blends the pop song with his own musical tradition, and then crosses the Atlantic and throws in a pinch of the Beatles. I’m glad that Rolling Stone selected it as one of the best ten covers of Michael Jackson’s songs.
Aiming for an acoustic, familiar and new sound to this iconic tune, Cosimo Fabrizio, ’18, and I sat down recently to one of our (more and more regular) jamming sessions. As you can see in the video, I couldn’t stop smiling as Cosimo played the melody and improvised to his heart’s content. Cosimo, on the other hand, is zen personified.
I want to be that cool one day.”
~ Alexis Romay
A very plucky Michael Jackson! Thanks for the vacation sendoff. : )