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SMOOTH CRIMINAL 1987 The song is best remembered for Jackson’ s anti-gravity lean in the video. In 2001, Alien Ant Farm released the song as their debut single from ANThology, complete with anti-gravity leans in their video. While Jackson’ s version charted a # 7 on Billboard’ s Hot 100, the later version hit the top spot on Billboard’ s Modern Rock Tracks
1968, As a child Michael had been beaten by his father, Joe, for the slightest infractions. Joe used everything from belts to wire hangers, rulers, and razor straps also calling him ugly and a sissy. A rare interview with Oprah in 1993 made us see that he was in fact a small helpless insecure boy trying continuously to remake his face through plastic surgery and then hiding it half the time under a mask
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GOT TO BE THERE 1971 The song from Chaka Khan’ s eponymous album, that landed the American songstress a Grammy nomination in 1982 also happens to be Jackson’ s first solo single, he produced 11 years earlier after his tenure with The Jackson 5. At that time, the song was ranked # 4 on the Billboard charts
Well no one ever said show business was easy. And there’ s no greater example of that than Michael Jackson himself. Splashed across his timeline in the media and outside are his five greatest and worst defining moments known to mankind!
PRETTY YOUNG THING 1983 The penultimate single from Thriller climbed to the tenth position on Billboard’ s Hot 100 ranking. Kanye West later sampled it on Good Life( released 2007). The song went on to win West a Grammy for Best Rap Song at the 50th Grammy Awards
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1969, Four days before Woodstock, Diana Ross introduced The Jackson 5 to the public. It was a scrawny kid in child-sized bell-bottoms and a radiant smile that stole the show. A prodigious talent who“ sang with the sadness and passion of a man who had been living the blues and heartbreak his whole life.”( as Betty Gordon, founder of Motown Records said)
1982, Seven singles that reached Billboard’ s top 10, with videos that reeked art. This was the‘ Thriller-mania’ that made TIME declare“ Jackson is the biggest thing since The Beatles” Thriller sold 45 million copies, the most of any album in history until recently and the‘ man in the mirror’ had arrived with a message for a confusing new decade
1983, The King gave unto us his most precious gift of all, a gift that made the impossible look possible. Christ walked on water, but at least everyone saw him walk, Jackson didn’ t seem to walk yet moved. The Moonwalk is undoubtedly more famous than Armstrong’ s muffed up first words. A gift held by everyone so dearly that inmates of a prison in remote Philippines moonwalked in memory of their King
1984, While filming a Pepsi commercial, Jackson’ s glossy Jheri curls caught fire when the fireworks erupted too early in front of 3000 people. Sources say that to relieve the second and third degree burns on his scalp and body, Jackson was prescribed several medications. This kicked off his addiction to painkillers and obsession with plastic surgery
1988, Jackson built a 3000- acre Peter Pan-inspired Southern California property that functioned as his home, private zoo and full-featured amusement park. A cultural touchstone that showcased its owner’ s many eccentricities. A place where young fans of the star were often invited over for sleepovers