Greater Pop Culture Icon Elvis or Michael Jackson?
I am doing a project on this any info.
I have already gatherd that Elvis had set fashion trends, could very well be the highest selling artist of all time, mad the first ever music video, the most photographed celebrity to ever live and the phenomenon after his death including cartoon characters in his image, movies alleged sightings, postal stamps, his home being massivly toured and various conspiracy theories surrounding his death
Michael Jackson on the other hand was a child star, who was known for his unique dance moves, videos, controversy, the MTV era, plastic surgeries, the moon walk and the all time highest selling album Thriller.
What do you think
Don’t forget about Elvis impersonators, and Elvis was also known for his dancing: Television wouldn’t even show him below the waste since it was considered indecent at the time (imagine that!).
Also, Elvis was still very actively performing until his death, while Michael was pretty much a creepy recluse for the last years of his increasingly scandal ridden life.
Personally, I didn’t much care for either of these artists, but Elvis made sense in that he was such a departure from the big band tradition that preceded him. Michael really wasn’t such a revolutionary, just a unique innovator. It’s really hard for me to pick out what was so unique about him that he should have enjoyed such success.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:20 am
Don’t forget about Elvis impersonators, and Elvis was also known for his dancing: Television wouldn’t even show him below the waste since it was considered indecent at the time (imagine that!).
Also, Elvis was still very actively performing until his death, while Michael was pretty much a creepy recluse for the last years of his increasingly scandal ridden life.
Personally, I didn’t much care for either of these artists, but Elvis made sense in that he was such a departure from the big band tradition that preceded him. Michael really wasn’t such a revolutionary, just a unique innovator. It’s really hard for me to pick out what was so unique about him that he should have enjoyed such success.
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