gone soon gone soon ballad recorded popularized american musician michael_jackson written composed performed song dedication jackson version gone soon dedicated memory jackson friend teenager indiana came national attention expelled school having hiv aids version produced jackson produced jackson eighth studio album dangerous song mixed featured instrumentation artists song released december ninth final single dangerous album following release world aids day gone soon moderate chart success countries france germany netherlands new_zealand switzerland song released cassette single hit charted number gone soon significant critical success received mixed reviews music critics gone soon promoted music video directed showed footage jackson white scenes funeral live performance jackson bill_clinton inaugural celebration served promotional platform song aids related funding gone soon later received exposure following deaths diana princess wales jackson background production american teenager indiana national poster child hiv aids united_states expelled school infection infected hiv contaminated blood treatment diagnosed given months live doctors said posed risk students aids poorly understood time white tried return school parents teachers rallied attendance lengthy legal battle school system ensued media coverage struggle white national celebrity spokesman aids research public education time white befriended singer michael_jackson white mother commented friendship good relationship good time michael_jackson treats ryan white like sick ryan treats michael like celebrity pop star bought teenager red ford invited white mother spend time ranch california surprising doctors white lived years longer initially predicted died april shortly completed high school funeral attended jackson english musician elton_john media personality lady united_states gone soon written composed originally performed february special tribute performers including died days earlier later day jackson called explaining watching performance felt wanted record day projects took precedence years jackson ended recording song dangerous album memory white prelude song composed arranged conducted american musician worked extensively drafted record mix ballad music engineer served producer gone soon jackson producing song prior production finalized version gone soon jackson recorded demo version song featured different vocals perfect lyric date demo received official release lyric song jackson sung presidential gala president elect bill_clinton release reception gone soon released december world aids day ninth final single dangerous album charted numerous countries outside singles chart gone soon featured instrumental version reached number jackson ninth hit album dangerous record set bad accompanying singles outside african country gone soon hit charting number singles chart song reached number netherlands number france number switzerland germany gone soon peaked number described song simply beautiful ode youthful aids victim staff alleged gone soon comparison noted jackson falsetto voice track compared tenor featured broadway ballad usa today reviewing songs dangerous offered opinion jackson heartfelt delivery fairy tale gone soon felt song worcester telegram gazette added reviews stating gone soon orchestra ballad little boy innocence journalist writing entertainment_weekly claimed song equally melodramatic wall hit life noted jackson finale songs promotion gone soon promoted short music video directed footage music video featured scenes jackson white brief coverage white funeral home movies donated white mother shown short film time creation revealed video gone soon demonstrate jackson cared ill son music video later featured jackson vhs dangerous short films alternate video released months michael death later released michael_jackson vision song promoted live performance gone soon president elect bill_clinton inauguration celebration 52nd presidential inaugural gala pop star dedicated performance white occasion incoming president funding aids related research like moment public ceremony speak personal concerns dear friend longer diagnosed aids virus died shortly turning eighteen time young people beginning explore life wonderful possibilities friend ryan bright brave normal young man wanted symbol spokesperson deadly disease years shared silly happy painful moments ryan end brief journey ryan gone lost loved aids miss deeply constantly gone want life meaning passing hope president elect clinton administration commit resources needed eliminate awful disease took friend ended promising lives time cover versions song performance performing song jackson june july american hip hop artist rabbit recorded song entitled broken hearts remix sampled jackson vocals early death diana princess wales following death diana august jackson permitted gone soon included diana commemorative album entitled tribute proceeds sale album went diana princess death michael_jackson michael_jackson died june suffering cardiac arrest memorial service held july staples center los_angeles preceded private family service event reported viewed billion people memorial singer usher performed gone soon tribute late singer performance entertainer wearing dark sunglasses yellow rose pinned jacket approached jackson gold attendance usher placed left hand coffin completing final lyric gone soon tears personnel music mixed vocal arrangement arranged conducted keyboards synthesizers bass percussion prelude composed arranged conducted track listing single gone soon human nature life thriller promo gone soon gone soon instrumental charts
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