http://chuckeddy.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] chuckeddy.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] koganbot 2009-07-13 03:49 pm (UTC)

How many people heard "Body Rock" compared to "Beat It," though? Was it even a major r&b hit? Not at all clear why both songs couldn't have paved the way toward later rap/rock hybrids, and why "Beat It" might not even have been the bigger influence, given how inescapable it was in '82-'83.

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