Michael Jackson Tribute: Advertising Space (Robbie Williams)

I would like to live forever, says Michael Jackson.

In the emotional ballad Advertising Space, Robbie Williams was singing about The King, Elvis Presley.
However, its sentiments ring remarkably true to that of the late Michael Jackson, the indisputable King of Pop. Although Michael was never much of an Elvis fan, he commented on the superstars tragic downfall and feared he was destined to follow a similar path.

The relevance of the lyrics to MJs amazing, yet turbulent, life are impossible to ignore.

There's no earthly way of knowing
What was in your heart
When it stopped going
The whole world shook
A storm was blowing through you

Waiting for God to stop this
And up to your neck in darkness
Everyone around you was corrupted
Say somethin'

There's no dignity in death
To sell the world your last breath
They're still fighting over
Everything you left

I saw you standing at the gates
When Marlon Brando passed away
You had that look upon your face
Advertising space

And
No one learned from your mistakes
We let our profits go to waste
All that's left in any case
Is Advertising space

Through your eyes
The world was burning
Please be gentle
I'm still learning
You seemed to say
As you kept turning up

They poisoned you with compromise
At what point did you realise
Everybody loves your life
But you ahahh

Special agent for the man
Through watergate and vietnam
No one really gave a damn
Did you think the CIA did

I saw you standing at the gates
When Marlon Brando passed away
You had that look upon your face
Advertising space

And
No one learned from your mistake
We let our profits go to waste
All that's left in any case
Is Advertising space ooooohh

I saw you standing at the gates
When Marlon Brando passed away
You had that look upon your face
Advertising space

No one learned from your mistakes
We let our profits go to waste
All that's left in any case
Is Advertising space

I've seen your daughter
Man shes cute
I was scared but I wanted to
Boy she looks a lot like you.

Still, the way Elvis destroyed himself interests me, because I dont ever want to walk those grounds myself from Michaels Jacksons 1988 autobiography, Moonwalker.

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[TheBasileia]

This video is hard to watch. There are certain pictures very painful for me. I still can't see the one with the oxygen mask. And the song, ironically, says at this very moment "There is no dignity in death" *tears*

My heart is broken right now in a million pieces, but with every one of these pieces I'll keep loving you Michael. FOREVER

[JoanMJJ]

This is a perfect song to describe Michael. I know it was about Elvis and that Michael never wanted to end up in that fate but he so sadly did. Elvis and Michael had that in common.

Rest in peace my angel. You're always in my heart.

[MultiRedhearts]

U will live forever mj

[ieshaparsons]

@TheBasileia

ding dong i got a happy song

[OAH63]

Robbie Williams wrote this about his hero Elvis, that is a fact. Watch the official video and learn. Also look up Robbie's interview talking about writing this song and how it is about Elvis. Robbie is a hugh Elvis fan. As for Marlon Brando - Elvis welcomed him at the gates of heaven.

[loreb4data]

@noramoya Oh it's about Elvis. Look up the official video clip of the song. There's no mistake who Robbie is really playing tribute to in this song.

[572941]

@noramoya i saw you standing at the gates (of heaven) when marlon brando passed away, robbie williams released this song in 2005, 4 years before mj died, robbies song morning sun is the tribute to mj.

[noramoya]

I don't think this music is about Elvis because talks about. " when Marlon Brandon pasad way"... Well , Brando pasad way very much later than Elvis , who died on 1977 . Brando worked with MJ on the video "you Rock My World " , which was recorded around 2000-early 2001 . I think this lúdica aré kind of confuse , although the music is nice . Can you tell me why you think it was written for Elvis , instead for MJ ? Thanks , Nora .

[oobiedoobs]

Michael WILL live forever, just like Elvis, John Lennon and James Dean. Because they will be remembered forever.

Immortalilty is what you leave behind.

[filmsensei]

Wow, well done. That's all I can say. I wish Robbie could just tweak the last 2 sentences about all the Watergate/Vietnam stuff and personalize it for MJ's life and it would be perfection. Too bad he couldn't have pulled "an Elton John" and re-fashioned it as a tribute like Elton did for Princess Diana in Candle in the Wind. Make it a charity single and he couldn't have gone wrong. Robbie is quite underrated, I am just going to throw that one out there, too. :)

[dm6testa777]

he is living forever 50 years from now people will know micheal jackson

[cryssbest]

@dm6testa777 And he will be like that forever!