Song of the Week: We've Got A Good Thing Going

We've Got A Good Thing Going by Michael Jackson  
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We've Got A Good Thing Going by Michael Jackson

In Wanda Sykes's recent HBO special I'ma Be Me she talks a lot about getting older and how she knows she's aging. One of those canaries in the coal mine was the death of Michael Jackson. That's the same for me. When your childhood icons start dying, you know you've been on the planet more than a little while. I still think of MJ as 80s Michael. Thriller Michael. Annie are you okay, Michael. So, I've spent much of the time since his passing getting familiar with Michael from other eras. 90s Michael shows signs of the incredible songwriter even if it is never able to overcome the melodrama of his life at the time. It's 70s Michael, however, that is a revelation.

I know the Jackson Five, of course. The hits are iconic. They had a cartoon for goodness sake. I've got the Christmas album and everything but I hadn't been intimate with the entire collection of songs and albums until recently and, apparently, I still am not at the bottom of this rabbit hole. This track, a beautiful stripped down mix of a flirty love song, showcases what was spectacular about Michael Jackson. His voice is impeccable and feels authentic and wise. Here with just minor instrument accompaniment, he's just like his life in the Jackson five. He's out front. His brothers play the background. The music plays the background. Michael is the star and he makes me believe.

We do got a good thing going. That girl and me. And she don't have to ask cuz she knows it's gonna last...eternally.

Sing it Michael! But like Wanda said, they didn't have thongs in the 70s so watch out for them big lady drawers getting thrown on stage.

The Top Songs of Last Week

1. Michael Jackson – We've Got A Good Thing Going
2. Hepcat – No Worries
3. Derrick Morgan – Greatest Thing (I'm A Blackhead Again)
4. Hepcat – Pharoah's Dreams
5. Drake – Lets Call It Off (feat. Peter Bjorn & John)
6. Drake – Outro
7. Hepcat – The Secret
8. Hi-Five – Quality Time
9. Midnight Star – Midas Touch
10. The Pharcyde – Somethin' That Means Somethin'

As you can see, I was a little obsessed with Hepcat and Drake. Here's some explanation why.

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