Top 5 Michael Jackson Videos
The king of pop and his videos do not need any introduction. For the fans and the lovers and for those who want to know more about Michael and his music, the brief description of his popular and one of a kind videos have been mentioned below. Read on to know why Jackson, his innovative dance steps and his music videos are here to stay forever. Some of the popular Jackson videos that you must not miss are:
Thriller (1983)
Released in the year 1983, Thriller is a 14-minute music video often referred to as the greatest Michael Jackson music video ever and has been voted as the most prominent pop music video of all time. Named as “a watershed moment of the music industry” for its extraordinary merging of filmmaking and music, Thriller proved to have a profound effect on the popular culture. In the year 2006 Guinness World records listed it as the “most successful music video of Jackson” and in 2009 the video was introduced into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the first music video to ever get this honor, for being “ethnically, traditionally or aesthetically” considerable.
Bad (1987)
Released in the year 1987, the video is shot on a subway station. In the video, Michael and a group of background dancers are performing dance routines all the way through a subway station. It is said that the plot and video was strongly influenced by the “Cool” scene in West Side Story. The music video got one nomination at the Video Music Awards in 1988. “Bad” has been covered and parodied by multiple artists since its release as well as becoming a frequent song used during tributes to Jackson after his death in June 2009. The dance steps of BAD are still popular among Jackson’s fans all over the world.
Smooth Criminal (1988)
The seventh single from the Michael Jackson’s album –BAD. The video contains a fast-paced beat entangled with Jackson’s lyrics about a woman named Annie, who has been attacked in her apartment by a “smooth” assailant. Released as a single in the year 1988, this Jackson’s video peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was re-released in the year 2006 as a part of the Visionary: the Video Singles box-set. The video is one of Jackson’s signature songs, and has appeared on numerous greatest hits albums, including The Essential Michael Jackson, Number Ones, Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection, King of Pop and This Is It.
Heal the World (1992)
Released in the year 1992, Heal the world is a famous song from Michael Jackson’s album Dangerous. The heal the world video shows children throughout the world in various wretched circumstances as Michael sings about some of the world’s saddest issues and prompts listeners to work toward a resolution. It is also one of the Jackson’s videos that do not feature Jackson himself. In 2001 during an internet chat, Michael was noted saying that “Heal the World” is a song he is very proud to have created.
You are not alone (1995)
Released in the year 1995, “You Are Not Alone” is the second single from Jackson’s album HIStory. The video is shot around two locations: A temple where Jackson emerges in a demonstrative semi-naked scene with his then wife Lisa Marie Presley and a theater where he performs the song to an empty hall. Michael also appears alone in other locations such as deserts and mountain tops. The album is said to create a lot of issues due to its semi-naked scenes.
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