Grateful For Music Challenge Day 18

Song(s): Things I Do For You, Destiny, Lovely One & Walk Right Now

Artist: The Jacksons

*If you haven't already, be sure to check out my Thriller 40 Listening Party review to read my thoughts on the new album!*

We're back at it with our FINAL Jackson songs of the week!!

Things I Do For You

This song is from the BEST Jacksons album of all time Destiny and it's a fun one! Michael really gets after it here! 🔥

People all over the world are the same everywhere I go

I give in to this, I give in to that

Every day it bothers me so

Am I in a bad situation

People taking me to the extreme

Am I being used

I just need a clue

I don't know which way to go

So I took my problems to a doctor

So he could check it out, he don't know

Took it to a palm reader so she could

Read my hand, she don't know

Five minutes later I started to understand

I started screaming, shouting, acting mad

No one could help me but myself

But I gave everything I had

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

Always wanting something for nothing

Especially what they don't deserve

Reaching in my pocket

I just got to stop it

Though they got a lot of nerve

Am I in a bad situation

People taking me to the extreme

They don't use rejection

So I need protection

Keep my equity

So I took my problems to a doctor

So he could check it out, he don't know

Took it to a palm reader so she could

Read my hand, she don't know

Five minutes later I started to understand

I started screaming, shouting, acting mad

No one could help me but myself

And I gave everything I had

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

Taking over!!

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

It's things I do for you

In return do the same for me

Destiny

OK, so this one really caught me off guard the first time I heard it! It has a beautiful guitar intro that is way off base from anything I've heard from the Jacksons before. I would also like to shout out Mr. Jackie Jackson who had a hand in writings not only this beautiful piece but most of the songs on this album!! Can we give the boy a hand please?? 👏👏 He don't ever get enough credit! I love the lyrics on this one 💙 One of my new favorites!

In this world there's so much confusion

And I've tasted the city life and it's not for me

Now I do dream of distant places

Where I don't know now, but it's Destiny

If it's the rich life, I don't want it

Happiness ain't always material things

I want Destiny

It's the place for me

Give me the simple life

I'm getting away from here

Let me be free, let me be me

I'm a man that's for all seasons

What the city offers me ain't naturally

I look to greet the stars

But there's no stars to see

Gonna search this world until I find my Destiny

If it's the rich life, I don't want it

Happiness ain't always material things

I want Destiny

It's the place for me

Give me the simple life

I'm getting away from here

Let me be free, let me be me

I wanna be far from here

Should I up and fly away so fancy free

Nobody can change my mind

I'm screaming out these words for me

While time

Destiny, ah destiny, it's calling me

Destiny, a place for me

Ah, destiny

I want destiny

It's the place for me...

Awww!! Jermaine! This is the freakin' cutest thing ever! 😍

I have no idea what was goin' on with Tito and Michael there at the end but, OK Mike 😂

Lovely One

These next two tracks are from the TRIUMPHANT album Triumph 😏 See what I did there? Yeah, I know it wasn't a very good pun. 😅 This song is super catchy and Michael's vocals are craaaaazzzay!! 😵

Why don't you believe me

When I say that I love you

I'm crazy 'bout you

You wear the face that tells me

You think my lovin' ain't true

I'm all about you

You're my desire

I get higher every time I speak your name

All I do

(That's all I do)

The way that I can't sleep at night

Just proves what I go through

I'm crazy 'bout you

Now the first time that I saw you

Walking down the street so pretty

Gone with your bad self

Now you say that I don't love you

When it's giving my love pains

It's the hurt and the tension

Girl, it's driving me insane

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

Why don't you believe me

When I say that I am true

I'm crazy 'bout you

I'm here to love and please you

I'll do what you want me to

I'm all about you

Living and hoping

But I'm coping with these things

You put me through

All I do

(That's all I do)

The way that I can't sleep at night

Just proves what I go through

I'm crazy 'bout you

Now the first time that I saw you

Walking down the street so pretty

Gone with your bad self

Now you say that I don't love you

When it's giving my love pains

It's the hurt and the tension

Girl, it's driving me insane

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

You are my, you are my

You are my lovely one

Walk Right Now

My favorite new find this year! It's so savage! 😂 Michal's vocals always blow me away, and this is no exception! Wow! 😍

Here, when all my work is done, babe

She calls and she says

Dear, can I come

I say to her

That you know our love has gone

But aggressive heart

No, really not the one

She comes to the door

Crying at my feet

Guilt shines in her eyes

As she slowly sinks in deep

You know our love couldn't last forever

Persuade your way

But you ain't clever

I close the door and I say never

(I don't care)

What you're saying

(Walk right now)

I ain't playing

(Love elsewhere)

For you I'm praying

(Don't look back)

You ain't staying

Here, I'm crying

I can't sleep

I sigh

'Cause I thought this would never be

I say ooh

I'm screaming out for someone

And now she's knochin' on the door for me

She just won't leave me alone

She wants to speak with me

And persuade me in her arms

And now she's calling on the phone for me

Oh, just won't leave me alone

Deep down inside she's trying to be clever

To love once more then leave me forever

I close the door and I say never

(I don't care)

What you're saying

(Walk right now)

I ain't playing

(Love elsewhere)

For you I'm praying

(Don't look back)

You ain't staying

(I don't care)

What you're saying

(Walk right now)

What you're doing to me

(Love elsewhere)

What you're doing to me

(Don't look back)

Wooo!

I try so hard to cope with you

I can't bear the things you put me through

To love as friends

No, I wish that we could see

But persuasive heart

Just won't let pure friendship be

You know our love couldn't last forever

Persuade your way

But you ain't clever

I close the door and I say never

(I don't care)

What you're saying

(Walk right now)

I ain't playing

(Love elsewhere)

For you I'm praying

(Don't look back)

You ain't staying

(I don't care)

What you're saying

(Walk right now)

I ain't playing

(Love elsewhere)

For you I'm praying

(Don't look back)

What you're doing to me

(I don't care)

What you're doing to me

(Walk right now)

What you're doing to me

(Love elsewhere)

What you're doing to me

(Don't look back)

Wooo!

No, babe

(I don't care)

(Walk right now)

(Love elsewhere)

(Don't look back)

(I don't care)

(Walk right now)

(Love elsewhere)

(Don't look back)

(I don't care)