Michael Jackson’s music never really did it for me; I mean, I get it, I really do, but for me there was really only ever one giant amazing song, and it’s Rock With You. It’s that soft disco of the late seventies that I love, but think about it, the song really holds up today. You can hear it on Lite-FM or wherever and it doesn’t sound like elevator music; it’s just got such a really great rhythm, and his voice is fluid like silk. I don’t love the beginning lyrics that much (they do sound a little rapey, if you ask me…) but once it gets going and begins to sound like they’re mutually feeling it, I’m hooked. There’s a magic in this song. One of my favorite lines from any song is in the bridge: (And when the groove is dead and gone, yeah You know that love survives. So we can rock forever on…) I just love that. I hope this song makes you feel good too.
From the historical writing archive. Original date: November 21, 2015. Recovered from local source material; editorial review is still in progress.
