◇ image via WikipediaWhen I Think of You
When I Think of You is a Dance-pop act. They run in the same orbit as Papa Don't Preach, Don't You Want Me, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, It's a Sin and Fast Car, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around When I Think of You and forward to Michael Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"When I Think of You" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third studio album, Control (1986). It was released on July 28, 1986, as the album's third single. Composed by songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song is about a person who finds relief and fun in a lover. It was Jackson's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, and also peaked at number 10 in the United Kingdom.
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When I Think of You shares an orbit with Papa Don't Preach, Don't You Want Me, Girls Just Want to Have Fun and It's a Sin, went on to shape Michael Jackson. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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