Five years after his death, Michael Jackson, who revolutionized the music video in his lifetime, is back with another posthumous video for "A Place With No Name" that breaks new ground with its premiere exclusively on Twitter, the first time for the social media site with the whole clip featured in tweet form. One might think that new footage of Jackson would eventually run out, but for fans, his vault of never-before-seen footage is the gift that won't stop giving.
The late King of Pop had written the song "A Place With No Name" with loose inspiration both melody and lyrics from the 1972 folk rock classic "A Horse With No Name" by the band America. The song, co-written by former Jackson collaborator Dr. Freeze, marks the second single and the centerpiece on Jackson's posthumous album "XSCAPE," released in May, tells the story of a motorist whose Jeep suffers a flat tire on the highway, where he meets a woman who takes him to an utopia where "no people have pain."
But in classic Jackson fashion, there's still tension - the woman who takes him there offers sexual fulfillment, but he ends the song by pulling out his wallet and looking at pictures of his family, who aren't with him. In Jackson's words, explains, "Don't you worry, my friend, I'll take care." The pop singer sings, "Take me to a place without no name," rhythmically if ungrammatically, to a heavy bass line. He explains the couple's onward journey and discovery of a "beautiful city" where "kids are playing and people are laughing and smiling, and no one's in fear."
Crafted by award-winning director Samuel Bayer, the seksi music video starts off in black and white, and features archival footage of a mid-career Jackson, dancing in a tight tank top against a black and white backdrop, along with a couple - a Jeep driver's encounter in the desert with the woman in the fog sensuously intertwining that Jackson sings about, before switching to vibrant color about halfway in, including some previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage from the late pop star's 1992 video "In The Closet."
The late King of Pop had written the song "A Place With No Name" with loose inspiration both melody and lyrics from the 1972 folk rock classic "A Horse With No Name" by the band America. The song, co-written by former Jackson collaborator Dr. Freeze, marks the second single and the centerpiece on Jackson's posthumous album "XSCAPE," released in May, tells the story of a motorist whose Jeep suffers a flat tire on the highway, where he meets a woman who takes him to an utopia where "no people have pain."
But in classic Jackson fashion, there's still tension - the woman who takes him there offers sexual fulfillment, but he ends the song by pulling out his wallet and looking at pictures of his family, who aren't with him. In Jackson's words, explains, "Don't you worry, my friend, I'll take care." The pop singer sings, "Take me to a place without no name," rhythmically if ungrammatically, to a heavy bass line. He explains the couple's onward journey and discovery of a "beautiful city" where "kids are playing and people are laughing and smiling, and no one's in fear."
Crafted by award-winning director Samuel Bayer, the seksi music video starts off in black and white, and features archival footage of a mid-career Jackson, dancing in a tight tank top against a black and white backdrop, along with a couple - a Jeep driver's encounter in the desert with the woman in the fog sensuously intertwining that Jackson sings about, before switching to vibrant color about halfway in, including some previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage from the late pop star's 1992 video "In The Closet."
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