Se há música que me faz bater o pé

Se há música que faz abanar a cabeça

Se há música que faz querer cantar

Se há música que me faz querer dançar

Se há música que me tira completamente do sério

É a Smooth Criminal e os seus "Annie are you ok? Will you tell us that you're ok?"

Posso dizer que faz parte do álbum Bad, de 1987

Posso dizer que foi escrita para o filme Moonwalker (onde Michael é protagonista, produtor e escritor)

Posso dizer que Annie é uma miúda atacada por um assassino

Posso dizer que a história do video-clip foi tranformada num jogo de vídeo

Posso dizer há a versão do álbum e a versão do filme

Mas trata-se da Smooth Criminal e dos seus "Annie are you ok? Will you tell us that you're ok?"

Não creio que se possam usar palavras para descrever esta música; é preciso ouvi-la!

Mas também não posso deixar de fazer uma referência ao passo de dança, inventado por Michael, conhecido por "The Lean" em que o próprio Michael, e os seus dançarinos, desafia a gravidade ao ficar a um "impossível" ângulo de 45º do chão... Sem levantar os pés.

isto é o máximo!!!

Todo o vídeo é coreografado ao segundo e os passos de dança espectaculares são uma constante.

Deixo aqui a versão do álbum (que é mais curta do que a do filme) onde o "The Lean" é feito ao minuto 3:38

Deixo também a actuação ao vivo que faz parte do concerto de Bucareste, em 1992. Ah pois! Fazer o "The Lean" num filme é uma coisa mas fazê-lo ao vivo (sem hipótese de usar efeitos especiais) é outra :) Acontece ao minuto 2:43

As he came into the window
It was the sound of a crescendo
He came into her apartement
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
She ran underneath the table
He could see she was unable
So she ran into the bedroom
She was struck down, it was her doom

Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok?
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok, are you ok Annie?

(Annie are you ok?)
(Will you tell us that you're ok?)
(There's a sign in the window)
(That he struck you - a crescendo Annie)
(He came into your apartement)
(He left the bloodstains on the carpet)
(Then you ran into the bedroom)
(You were struck down)
(It was your doom)

Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok?
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok?
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok?
Are you ok, Annie?
You've been hit by
You've been hit by -
a smooth criminal

So they came into the outway
It was Sunday - what a black day
Mouth to mouth
resuscitation
Sounding heartbeats - intimidations

Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok
Are you ok, Annie
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok
Are you ok, Annie
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok?
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok, are you ok Annie?

(Annie are you ok?)
(Will you tell us that you're ok?)
(There's a sign in the window)
(That he struck you - a crescendo Annie)
(He came into your apartement)
(Left the bloodstains on the carpet)
(The you ran into the bedroom)
(You were struck down)
(It was your doom)

(Annie are you ok?)
(So, Annie are you ok?)
(Are you ok Annie?)
(You've been hit by)
(You've been struck by -
a smooth criminal)

Okay, I want everybody to clear
the area right now!

Aaow!
(Annie are you ok?)
I don't know!
(Will you tell us that you're ok?)
I don't know!
(There's a sign in the window)
I don't know!
(That he struck you - a crescendo Annie)
I don't know!
(He came into your apartement)
I don't know!
(Left the bloodstains on the carpet)
I don't know why baby!
(The you ran into the bedroom)
I don't know
(You were struck down)
(It was your doom - Annie!)

(Annie are you ok?)
Dad gone it - baby!
(Will you tell us that you're ok?)
Dad gone it - baby!
(There's a sign in the window)
Dad gone it - baby!
(That he struck you - a crescendo Annie)
Hoo! Hoo!
(He came into your apartement)
Dad gone it!
(Left the bloodstains on the carpet)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
(The you ran into the bedroom)
Dad gone it!
(You were struck down)
(It was your doom - Annie!)
Aaow!!!

De longe a longe, coisas destas acontecem: aparece um génio, um ser iluminado, capaz de executar o impensável, de fazer o impossível, de criar o fantástico de uma maneira quase banal!