Why Earth Song?:-
This is my favourite video because its not just a song where you can just relax and party hard but it relaxes you and at the same time it makes you think of the environment and the welfare of animals. We don't have much music videos nowadays that looks into welfare of nature and animals, it's all mostly about just partying hard and enjoying yourself. But in Jackson's Video he shows us the earth and what and how can we help our earth to be a better place.
A quote from Michael Jackson himself:
"I remember writing Earth Song when I was in Austria, in a hotel. And I was feeling so much pain and so much suffering of the plight of the Planet Earth. And for me, this is Earth's Song, because I think nature is trying so hard to compensate for man's mismanagement of the Earth. And with the ecological unbalance going on, and a lot of the problems in the environment, I think earth feels the pain, and she has wounds, and it's about some of the joys of the planet as well. But this is my chance to pretty much let people hear the voice of the planet. And this is "Earth Song." And that's what inspired it. And it just suddenly dropped into my lap when I was on tour in Austria."
Background of Music:
"Earth Song" is the third single from Michael Jackson's album History: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It is a ballad that incorporates elements of blues, gospel and opera. "Earth Song" was the first that overtly dealt with the environment and animal welfare.
The song was written and composed by Jackson; the task of production was split between Jackson, David Foster and Bill Bottrell. Reviews were generally favorable, but some charged that the song sounded pompous.
"Earth Song" was accompanied by a lavish music video shot on four geographical regions. It centered around the destruction and rebirth of Earth and went on to receive a Grammy nomination in 1997. The song was a top five hit in most European countries. In the United Kingdom, it remains Jackson's best-selling single and was the country's 1995 Christmas number-one single. "Earth Song" was not released as a single in the United States. Jackson went on to receive recognition from various animal and environmental organisations.
