Ashford and Simpson

Well you can tell by the way I swing my sword, I'm a samauri, no time to talk.

Well you can tell by the way I swing my sword, I'm a samauri, no time to talk.

Trailer for the documentary Michael Jackson: The Life of An Icon. Featuring never before seen footage and exclusive interviews with Michael Jackson's Mother Katherine and siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson covering all the highs and also the lows in the King of Pop's extraordinary life story uniquely told by those who knew him best. Producer David Gest presents a feature length, definitive portrait of his best friend Michael Jackson through the eyes of family, friends and music legends including Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, plus many more. Features interviews from over 50 Friends, Family and Motown Legends.

Motown duo Ashford & Simpson managed to squeeze their way into three minutes of airtime during Larry King Live with a patriotically devious plot they changed the lyrics of their 1984 hit Solid (As a Rock) to be Solid as Barack, and the resulting lyrics actually don t fit completely horribly, but this clip is still absurd. Also, I can t decide if performing a song on CNN in their impromptu Concert Area Kind Of is an extremely high honor for a musician or extremely embarrassing. I imagine both. Next up: Bob Seger s Like Barack, Bon Jovi s Let Barack, KISS Barack and Roll All Night (and Biden Every Day), Unk s Barack It Out, AC/DC s For Those Who Love Barack (We Salute You), and of course, the Bluth Company jingle, Solid as Iraq.