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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.
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer, songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Underwood has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a winner of several Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award nominee, a three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, and a two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year. She is the first-ever female artist to win back-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for Entertainer of the Year (2009/10). Underwood was inducted into and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009.Billboard named Underwood Country Music's reigning Queen in 2012.
Don't keep me hanging on
Keep it up
I've been waiting
All night long
Watching what you're doing
Seeing what you feel
I think I'm still confusing
Fantasy with real
Don't keep me hanging on
I saw a cool flung lady
In a long black dress
A tight little wiggle
Her legs are made for walking
She was a backcombed beauty
A real tutti-fruity
The odds were on
We might just end up talking
The night was lonely
'Til you came my way
To taught me things
I had to learn
It's getting warm
And now you're gonna stay
Feel my body burn
Don't keep me hanging on
Keep it up
I've been waiting
All night long
Watching what you're doing
Seeing what you feel
I think I'm still confusing
Fantasy with real
Don't keep me hanging on
I took a long cool sip
Of a long cool drink
My temperature rising
Faster I was sleeping
She had me running a fever
I tried to tease her
She saw right through my lines
And all my sleeping
The night was lonely
'Til you came my way
To taught me things
I had to learn
It's getting warm
And now you're gonna stay
Feel my body burn
Don't keep me hanging on
Keep it up
I've been waiting
All night long
Watching what you're doing
Seeing what you feel
I think I'm still confusing
Fantasy with real
Don't keep me hanging on
Don't keep me hanging on
Keep it up
I've been waiting