“The Love You Save” on The Jackson 5ive cartoon
In my top three TJ5 songs mostly because of the vocalized bassline at the beginning (and because, like most of them, the bassline is impeccable).
The Jackson 5ive was a Saturday morning cartoon coproduction of Rankin/Bass and Motown that ran on ABC from 1971-73. From the wiki:
Because Michael Jackson owned many pets in real life, a few pets were added as extra characters to the cartoon. They included Michael’s pet mice, Ray and Charles (alluding to singer Ray Charles), and his pet snake Rosey. Other than the mice chirping, the pets never spoke, but usually either attributed to assistance or mischief on the show.
No idea what’s the story with the horse and the stodgy white man, but I’m guessing it involves a funky little dance. No matter what the story, go ahead and dance along. Feels good.
