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.
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, including the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.
Crystal was born in the Doctor's Hospital in Manhattan and raised on Long Island in Long Beach, the son of Helen (née Gabler), a housewife, and Jack Crystal, a record company executive and jazz producer who also owned and operated the Commodore Record store. His babysitter was occasionally Billie Holiday. His uncle was musician and songwriter Milt Gabler, and his brother, Richard "Rip" Crystal, is a television producer. Crystal grew up in a Jewish family that he has described as "large" and "loving".
After graduation from Long Beach High School, Crystal attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia on a baseball scholarship, having learned the game from his father, who pitched for St. John's University. Crystal never played a game at Marshall because the program was suspended during his freshman year, and because he was too busy being the Editor in Chief of The BG News from 1969–70. He did not return to Marshall as a sophomore, staying back in New York with his future wife. He instead attended Nassau Community College and later New York University, where he graduated in 1970 with a BFA from its Tisch School of the Arts.
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He decided to declare his eligibility for the NBA Draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest.
Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. A heated feud between the duo and a loss in the 2004 NBA Finals was followed by O'Neal's trade from the Lakers after the 2003–04 season. Following O'Neal's departure Bryant became the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, setting numerous scoring records in the process. In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most points scored in a single game in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. He was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2008. After losing in the 2008 NBA Finals, Bryant led the Lakers to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, earning the NBA Finals MVP Award on both occasions.
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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