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We Could Fly So HighLet Our Spirits Never DieIn My HeartI Feel You Are AllMy BrothersCreate A World WithNo FearTogether We'll CryHappy TearsSee The Nations TurnTheir SwordsInto Plowshares
"E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" Narration - 1982In November, 1982, MCA Records release an E.T. storybook box set on vinyl and cassette, and 2 versions of a song, "Someone In The Dark", related to the film’s theme and sung by Michael Jackson. In June, the singer starts narrating the story of Steven Spielberg's "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial", that of a lonely boy, and a friendly alien, an allegory of loneliness and eerieness joined together as susceptible categories in search for social adjustment and tolerance on behalf of society, the singer admitting to identifying himself with such characters/classes and their goals. The Storybook is produced by Quincy Jones. The album would, however, be withdrawn later on due to a legal complaint filed by Jackson’s record label, Epic Records, against MCA, for including the original Jackson song on the album. Yet, the storybook still receives a Grammy Award 2 years later, and the song, "Someone In The Dark", later appears on the singer’s 2004 "Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection" album.The singer has this to say about E.T., the character in the film, on occasion of an "Ebony" magazine issue from December, 1982:"Ever since I was a little boy, I've dreamed about being able to fly, and I still dream about it all the time," he explains. "When I was doing that recording (the E.T. storybook), I really felt that I was E.T., and it was because his story is the story of my life in so many ways. He's in a strange place and wants to be accepted - which is a situation that I've found myself in many times when traveling from city to city all over the world. He's most comfortable with children, and I have a great love for kids. He gives love and wants love in return, which is me. And he has that super power which lets him lift off and fly whenever he wants to get away from things on Earth, and I can identify with that. He and I are alike in many ways."While recording the narration for the studio album, the singer becomes so emotional, that he starts crying at the part where the extraterrestrial is dying. However, producers Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones decide to leave that in.