Sublime

“Blame It on the Boogie” is confusing, because it’s a cover of a song by Mick Jackson, an English singer whose real name was also Michael Jackson. He had a version of the song out at the same time, and British newspapers and radio stations took sides: some of them liked the Jackson version, while others liked the Jacksons’ version.

trying to come to terms with Michael’s death. And we played his songs on the air. Usually, they would be too expensive to use, but there is a special stipulation, a death memorandum, that grants a 48-hour grace period where songs can be used for a standard rate for news purposes.