Halloween is upon us. You know what that means: Michael Jackson. We lucked out because this year is the 25th anniversary of the Thriller album!
Thriller
I must confess I am a Michael Jackson fan. The man is a great entertainer! I don’t know or care to know anything about his personal life. All I’m interested in is his music. Seriously, pop artists are still using his beats today. You could reference just about any MJ song and everyone will know what you are talking about. Jackson is credited with turning the music video into an art form and kept him as a staple on MTV into the 90’s. Come on, Thriller is 13 minutes long and he made a 35 minute video for Ghosts in 1996. It’s still up in the air whether Ghosts is a short film feature or a music video. He’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, has 13 grammy awards, and 13 number one singles in his solo career. He has been cited as one of the world’s most famous men.
In my opinion, Dangerous is the best album to ever come out EVER. The first time I saw the music video to “Remember the Time” back when I was about 6 I was hooked. It’s all been down hill from there.
Remember the Time by Michael Jackson
Remember the Time
Maybe I should get on with my blog then eh? Nobody really wants to hear me do my Michael Jackson impersonation. The reason I’m bringing all this stuff up is because with stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. I like the Thriller dance WHICH I got to learn on Monday. Totally awesome! I wrote the entire thing down before I forgot it. But rather than give you a blow by blow I’m just going to point out the highlights of the dance:
1. Zombie Crawl! Bring your arms out like your swimming but turn your hands into claws. Face left, step out with your right foot and bring feet together every two beats in an eight count.
2. Zombie Steps! When one leg pivots around the other in little steps.
3. Zombie Dance! You know what I’m talking about! Get your zombie claws out and lift your arms and leg to the right and then to the left.
I’m not even going to get into all the pelvic thrusts. Jeez Michael keep it in your pants! Anyway, I’m sure you’ve had enough Jackson for today. Tune in next week for some more!
MOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Get Down Tonight 
yeah, he’s great. Nobody is perfect. Many people are judging him, but I think what’s matter to us his personal life. Everybody is still enjoying his great songs.
Comment by manlai — November 4, 2008 @ 10:37 am
this dude is an entertainer and that is all that needs to be said! I might even vote for him today. i mean i think he would do just as good as any of the other two knuckle heads
Comment by stuart — November 4, 2008 @ 10:41 am
I heard “Thriller” on the radio the other day while driving and busted out laughing. Good thing I was at a red light when it came on or I might have crashed, due to laughing so much. The DJ on the radio made the guy who requested it tell hime where he was driving so that people could see him dance. Oh Denver-ites, you make me smile.
And while I’m not a huge Michael Jackson fan, I find most of his music makes me laugh when I hear the beat. It’s not that it’s funny, it’s just funny the way people listen to it. I remember watching him perform at halftime of one of the Buffalo Bills’ Super Bowl games, good entertainment…
Comment by mello2215 — November 4, 2008 @ 10:47 am