Rats?? Who is Ben??

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  • OceanInDisguise13
    OceanInDisguise13 Posts: 937
    copyrights can be transferred.
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  • wayne823
    wayne823 Posts: 67
    Just to answer the OP. MJ has a big solo hit with the the theme to the the movie Ben in 1972. I am pretty sure that is the refernece.
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    pjtradeking wrote:
    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    Amazing how a thread can lose it's course

    I guess you can blame this one on me!! Damn, my bad!! :shock:
    Whew, wasn't me this time. :lol:
  • EPOTTSIII
    EPOTTSIII Posts: 190
    vomikus39 wrote:
    Does anyone know who "Ben" is? At the end of Rats Eddie refers to ben. I can only think of Ben Harper. Questions are always answered on here, u guys are the best. So I will ask if anyone knows the true meaning of life too? Someone must know :)

    Thx guys.

    MJ made a song for the movie Ben. There was also a remake of the movie w. Chrispin Glover in the lead that tanked under 10 years ago. I believe the original Ben song from Jacko went up for an acadamy award. It was a big song at the time.
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  • number1PJfan
    number1PJfan Posts: 3,748
    pjtradeking wrote:
    patrickrussell wrote:
    Evolution6579 wrote:

    Yes, he did. That he/she is an incorrect boogerhead.

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    Pepole can compose music and pepole can have enough money to pay someone else to compose . Then buy and copyright with the name michael jackson.think about it! And not to many shes named patrick .think about that or look it up ( patrick ) proper spelling!

    Man/woman...You are a plethora of knowledge arent you?? Wow.... :roll:


    A wealth of misinformation... :lol:
  • supersonicyears
    supersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    Can everyone please check your spelling a grammar before you submit your post. We don't want anyone having a corinary, corenary,coronary... heart attack here
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  • rafie
    rafie Posts: 2,160
    Got Guts wrote:

    If this is true then I finally understand why in 94' at the old Chicago Stadium, Eddie says " Michael Jackson is innocent " during Rats. Michael was being accused of child molestation at the time ( one of more to come ). That was an amazing show to be at and I was there. :D Eddie always has is ways of voicing his opinion.

    I might have the Chicago Stadium show confused with another but I'm positive he said that during Rats and I'm 99.9% sure it was in 94'. The show was broadcast live on the radio and I still might have a copy on cassette.[/quote]

    It was Atlanta fox theater and I definitely still have it on cassette. Have since found a digital copy though
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  • fortyshades
    fortyshades Posts: 1,835
    edited August 2010
    Evolution6579 wrote:
    patrickrussell wrote:
    Evolution6579 wrote:
    Dude, I'm not an idiot. Just because your screen name is Patrick doesn't necessarily mean you are a male.
    So he did not write or compose. You are not an idiot.you just proved my point. Thankx!

    Look it up, man! He wrote quite a few songs. He wasn't responsible for writing Thriller and Bad, just to name a few, but he was responsible for Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana, Man In The Mirror. I'm not trying to flame you but you should give credit where credit is due. If you told me that you never tapped your foot or liked any of his songs AT ALL, I would call "shenanigans"...unless you are paralyzed.

    Actually, not to split hairs, he *did* write Bad and not Man in the Mirror. He also wrote songs not sung by him, including Muscles, Someone is Watching Me and supposedly the Birthday Song used in the Simpsons. Various artists - from Quincy Jones to Paul McCartney - commented on his writing ability...

    Then again what do *they* know? :roll:
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  • vomikus39
    vomikus39 Posts: 250
    Damn, this thread has taken a new direction. My second question was does anyone know the meaning of life?
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  • STT757
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    Listen to Rats from Atlanta 1994, Eddie throws in a "Michael Jackson is innocent", at the end. This was around the time of the first allegation against Michael Jackson.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,786
    ScottandPearlJam wrote:
    Pearl jam does a tribute to MJ.....Stones solo in Do The Evolution you can hear beat it. He has said this in various interviews...... :twisted:

    Scott

    yeah especially when they do it live.
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