1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year that started on a Wednesday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 1997th year of Anno Domini; the 997th year of the 2nd millennium; the 97th year of the 20th century; and the 8th of the 1990s.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
After a three-season career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (April 19, 1970) is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel. An icon in the Spanish-speaking countries, he is often referred to as "El Sol de México" (The Sun of Mexico) or simply "El Sol" (The Sun).
Beginning his musical career in his childhood, Luis Miguel has won five Grammys and four Latin Grammys among other numerous awards. He is considered as one of the top male pop vocalists in the world nowadays. His contribution to Latin pop music, along with his hermetic personal life, has made him a global figure of Latin music for almost three decades. He debuted on the professional music at 11 years old. At the age of fifteen, Luis Miguel received his first Grammy for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (I Like You Just The Way You Are) with Sheena Easton. In 1991, the RIAA gave him a recognition for the high sales of the albums Romance and Segundo Romance. Luis Miguel is the only Latin artist to have two Spanish-language albums (Romance and Segundo Romance) go platinum in the USA. He has achieved a long string of distinctions. Also among those was having his album Luis Miguel achieve gold and platinum certifications in four countries, including the United States, within just three days of its release.
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aɣiˈleɾa βalaˈðes]) (born January 7, 1950), better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel (pronounced: [ˈxwaŋ ɡaˈβɾjel]), is a Mexican singer, songwriter, recording artist, and performer.
Born on 7 January 1950, on Cinco de Mayo street (now known as Juan Gabriel Street) in the small town of Parácuaro, Michoacán, to father Gabriel Aguilera Rodríguez and mother Victoria Valadez Rojas, he is the youngest of 10 siblings: Rosa who died shortly after birth, Virginia, José Guadalupe, Gabriel, Pablo, Miguel (died) and three brothers named Rafael who all three have also died.
Around the age of three months, Alberto's father, Gabriel, being an agricultural field worker, intended to clear a piece of land by setting fire to the field. Due to windy conditions, sadly he lost control of the fire which began to spread to neighboring properties and homes. Deeply disturbed and worried over the consequences he brought onto his family, Gabriel knew not what to do and threw himself into a river. Badly injured from the fall, Gabriel was hospitalized and committed to La Castañeda psychiatric ward in México City. What happened to Gabriel after the psychiatric ward is unknown. One tale is that he died while in La Castañeda for their alleged patient mistreatment, while others say that Gabriel escaped from the mental ward to unknown whereabouts. Either way, Alberto and his family never heard from their father again. These accounts would later be Alberto's inspiration for the song titled "De Sol a Sol (A Mis Padres)" - English translation, "From Sun Up to Sun Down (To My Parents)".
Southern minnesota in the year of 1997
There was a great natural light in the sky
And people ran in fear
And i was so concerned with the welfare
Of the woman standing nearest to me
That i didn't notice when it shown on both of us
Then disappeared
I asked her
Do you know what that was
And did it shine for only us
Tell me do you know what that was
Was it a sign
I think it probably was
Pittsburgh pennsylvania in the year of 1987
There was a great natural light in the sky
And people ran in fear
And i was so concerned with the welfare
Of my brother standing nearest to me
That i didn't notice when it shown on both of us
Then disappeared
I asked him
Do you know what that was
And did it shine for only us
Tell me do you know what that was
Was it a sign
El a?o en que Allen Ginsberg muri?,
El cielo estaba roto de estrellas de metal,
De gotas de mercurio,
De patinadores sobre la lamina del pozo.
El a?o en que Allen Ginsberg muri?,
Montones de cris?lidas sal?an del letargo,
Entraban en mi armario,
Devoraban los guantes de lana.
El a?o en que Allen Ginsberg muri?,
El cielo estaba roto de estrellas de metal,
De gotas de mercurio resbalando,
Sobre la l?mina del pozo.
ß èäó óñêîðÿÿ øàã
Ìîæåò ñäåëàë ÿ ÷òî íå òàê
Ìîæåò çðÿ ÿ ê òåáå ïðèø¸ë
Ìîæåò çðÿ îò òåáÿ óø¸ë
Òû æå çíàëà ÷òî íå ïðàâà
À òåïåðü òû ëåæèøü îäíà
Òû çíàëà òî,òû çíàëà òî,
×òî ÿ ëþáëþ òåáÿ
Óçíàé æå ñêîðåé
×òî ÷óâñòâîâàë ÿ
Íå áóäü æå íè÷üåé
Îòêðûâàåøü äâåðü è ïðîõîäèøü âãëóáü
Íå çàìå÷àÿ ìåíÿ
Äîñòàþ ïèñòîëåò è â ïðèöåë ñìîòðþ
 òâîè ãîëóáûå ãëàçà
Ìû òåïåðü íå ïîéä¸ì â êèíî
È íå áóäåì òàì ïèòü âèíî
Òû íå ñêàæåøü ìíå áîëüøå "íåò"
Ïîòîìó ÷òî òåáÿ óæ íåò
ß èäó óñêîðÿÿ øàã íå æàëåÿ ÷òî ñäåëàë òàê
ß çàíþ òî, ÿ çíàþ ÷òî,
ß ðàçëþáèë òåáÿ
Äâåðü è ãëàçà îòêðûòû
Ãóáû êàê êðîâü - íàëèòû
׸ðíûå òî÷êè â ïëàòüå è ñòåíå
Ýòè ÷åòûðå ïóëè
Ìåíÿ íå îáìàíóëè
È òåïåðü âñòðå÷óñü òîëüêî ÿ ñ òîáîé âî ñíå
ß óâèäåë êà âûëåòàþò
Ýòè ïóëè êàê óáèâàþò
ß óâèäåë êàê óìèðàþò
Íèêîãäà, íèêîãäà íå óâèæó òåáÿ
Íå óñëûøó òåáÿ
Íå ïî÷óâñòâóþ âçãëÿä
Âåäü ÿ çíàþ ãäå òû
Òû íå ìîæåøü ïðåòè
Ðàçâå òîëüêî âî ñíå
Ìû óâèäèìñÿ ñíîâà íà òîé ñòîðîíå
@SONG:
Áèëåò â îäèí êîíåö
Äåðæó â ñâîåé ðóêå
Ãèòàðà, áóáåí, êðåñò
Âåñü ìîé áàãàæ ïðè ìíå
Òðèíàäöàòûé âàãîí
Îòäåëüíîå êóïå
Çàæàë ÿ ëÿ - ìàæîð
Óäàðèë ïî ñòðóíå
Âñïîìíèë ÿ êàê â ïåðâûé ðàç
Ñäåëàë ýòî âîñåìü ðàç
Êàê âëþáèëñÿ êàê ñòðàäàë è ñïèëñÿ
Âñïîìíèë ïåñíè ó êîñòðà
Êàê ãóëÿëè äî óòðà
Äî ñâèäàíèÿ ìîé ëþáèìûé ãîðîä
Äî ñâèäàíèÿ
Ìîæåò áûòü ÿ ñòàíó äðóãèì
ß íå çíàþ
Ìîæåò áûòü ïðîùàþñü ÿ ñ íèì
Âñ¸ òåðÿþ
Âðåìÿ êîãäà ìåñÿö êàê ãîä
Áåççàáîòíî òå÷¸ò, íèêîãäà íå ïðèä¸ò
ß åäó ãäå ìåíÿ
Íèêòî ñîâñåì íå æä¸ò
ß åäó ãäå ñóäüáà
Èçìåíèò æèçíè õîä
ß ñïåë áû ïðî ëþáîâü
Ïðî ìèð è ïðî öâåòû
ÍÎ ÿ íå ïîìíþ ñëîâ
ß çàáóäó êàê ÿ æèë
ß çàáóäó ñ êåì ÿ ïèë
Âñ¸ ÷òî áóëî ïëîõî ÿ çàáóäó
Áóäóò íîâûå äðóçüÿ
È ÿ íå âñïîìíþ íè÷åãî
Äî ñâèäàíèÿ íåëþáèìûé ãîðîä
Äî ñâèäàíèÿ
We were just kids, underachieved, runnin on contraband drive
Backyard gigs, AXP, drinking till the early sunrise
Beginning of an era, occupation concern,
a boy makes a man's tough choice
Paltry income, wood that won't burn,
listen to the desperate voice
Now it's 1997
I got no plans but the future's coming fast
1997
Oh, oh this is what I know
Five years gone, the pressure just mounts,
a boulder that just won't budge
Alternatives closed, better find that sound,
what you got just aint enough
Sink or swim, sea of defeat, 10,000 miles of road
Unified plunge, drunken colleagues,
tears through a foreign pay phone
Now it's 1997
I got no plans but the future's coming fast,
1997
Oh, oh this is what I know
1997
Better make plans or the future's gonna pass
1997
Oh, oh I just don't know
We were just kids, indecisive not dumb,
adolescent state of mind
It's irreversible now
Gaia has already begun
War will follow
And THEN we will learn how to think
For at least a thousand years
Brace yourselves, good people
Brace yourselves...
I be that nigga always wearing something clean for the groupies
Looking like Caine but nah this is a not a movie
Cell phones up, tell them girls to shoot me
All I hear is "yea bitch that's Dom can you excuse me"
Leimert Park legend,
I used to bump that Snoopy
Had some iceberg and I used to want that Coogi
Back in 97 man my uncle wore the Gucci
And he rocked Polo, and he wore the Stussy
I am no marine but these niggas do salute me
Catch me on Pico, I am like the Lucy's
Give it to em raw, I am like the sushi
I hate how rappers use the term "fresh" so loosely
Bad ass nigga, I am like Boosie
But that just might have went over yo head like a kufi
If I was a DJ, I would be Brucie
Or any of them niggas Biggie shouted out on "Juicy"
Sometime I get chose, but you can say I'm choosy
And if you want to keep her then you should not introduce me
25th hour, that was introducing
Roll wit the winners girl cause I ain't into losing
Talking Crenshaw king, that's what we be cruising
Get my point across, so I never have to prove it
Squab wit a nigga, I ain't into shootin
This is not the army but them niggas is recruiting
Hardwood floors, but we don't be hooping
When them boxes touch touch down, then we gon' move it
Maybe out to Compton, just like St. Louis
Sugar 16's, nigga watch how I do this yeah I studied this game
I'm a student, but now everyday they call my name and I be truant
UCLA, I'm a bruin
And all them plans you made, I'm a ruin
Your whole rap career, it is ruined
And everybody say "damn Dom you shouldn't do it"
I'm the number one pick, that's Ewing
No one said I would make it, but somehow I always knew it
And I'm running this game, that's stupid
I write like Eric, yeah that's ruthless
These hoes so Ashanti, that's foolish
I'm good on the track, Carl Lewis
All these rap critics always asking for some new shit
Tell em go buy it and they never do shit
I fuck with FutureStreet, but dawg this my new shit
You say I'm bout to really B-L-O-W shit
In 1997,
I wrote my first rhyme
"I wanna marry you" is what I told my first dime
Had my first drink, rolled my first dime
And I knew I was that first nigga for the very first time
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