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Post by biafra on Jun 25, 2009 17:51:13 GMT -5
To get an understanding on how HUGE he was in the early eighties I remember the incident with his hair catching on fire being BREAKING NEWS that pretty much had the entire country pissed off at Pepsi, LOL. Those here my age or older will tell you..huge just doesn't do it justice. Yeah, I remember the drive to boycott Pepsi for that. We were INCENSED that they'd ever let harm come to Michael, LOL! Remember when he had to add that part at the beginning of Thriller insuring everyone the video didn't mean he worshipped Satan? LMAO. I also remember as a small child trying to moonwalk. I succeeded only in walking backwards slowly lol.
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Jun 25, 2009 17:51:32 GMT -5
Thriller is playing on my Ipod and I just heard Dancing Machine
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Jun 25, 2009 17:51:47 GMT -5
My university's marching band did Thriller, complete with the dance, last year for the football game we had on Halloween.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:08 GMT -5
I'm gonna moonwalk (to the toilet) in tribute.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:14 GMT -5
No...what I mean is that the man had to DIE before MTV would show a few of his videos. To my knowledge, they never did a marathon on his birthday, or on the anniversary of any of his HUGE hits. He was an icon, and a revolutionary as far as music goes. But it takes his death for MTV to wake up and go "Yeah, he helped to make us RELEVANT. We should show some videos instead of our usual barrage of mind numbing horsehockey. That would be a nice gesture." f*** MTV. The day Kurt Cobain died, they played nothing but Nirvana the rest of the day. They do this thing whenever somebody with a huge impact on music and their station dies. Yeah, but....nevermind. I'm not going to clutter this thread up with this junk. I think this just about sums up my mood right now:
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:19 GMT -5
This is crazy. Watching footage from the hospital on the news channels. Huge crowd gathered outside the hospital, people playing his songs loudly from their windows. Crazy.
R.I.P. to a true legend of music
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Post by ani on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:39 GMT -5
I also remember as a small child trying to moonwalk. I succeeded only in walking backwards slowly lol. Me too!
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:42 GMT -5
No freaking way. He was the best of the best. RIp Michael Jackson. And to honor him, I'll learn the thriller dance moves.
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Post by KingPopper on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:52 GMT -5
Thriller really is one of the best zombie movies ever made.
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Post by Mac on Jun 25, 2009 17:53:42 GMT -5
Michael Jackson just doesnt seem like someone who should ever die. When you're larger than life, the biggest star of my lifetime you should always be there. Of course the past 15 years or so havent been particularly kind to Michael but from the time I was able to think and remember life I remember Michael Jackson being the ultimate celebrity. To think hes gone now is just tough to wrap my head around.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Jun 25, 2009 17:53:59 GMT -5
MTV has to be pulling in massive ratings right now.
It's amazing how good Thriller was and how good it still is.
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Post by 4TheGlory on Jun 25, 2009 17:54:00 GMT -5
I always thought MJ was a really small guy, but I looked up he was actually 5 foot 10, I had no idea he was so tall
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jun 25, 2009 17:54:07 GMT -5
Thriller really is one of the best zombie movies ever made. Dawn of the Dead has NOTHING on Thriller. Glad to see MTV playing MJ stuff right now.
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Post by thefinalride on Jun 25, 2009 17:54:27 GMT -5
He will be more powerful in death then in life.
Alive he was known as a child molester....
Hopefully in death we can remember him as a musical legend. (Even if he molested kids)
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Post by Franchise on Jun 25, 2009 17:54:30 GMT -5
"Thriller", in my mind, is easily the greatest music video ever made. It changed the music business as a whole.
Now that it's pretty much confirmed by everyone but CNN, RIP Mr. Jackson, and thank you for revolutionizing the business that I love and am lucky enough to be a small part of.
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Post by The King of Memphis Tennessee on Jun 25, 2009 17:54:35 GMT -5
I logged in only to say what others have already stated, he was an undeniable legend and one of the greatest things to happen to music. He changed music as we know it today. Thriller has always been an undoubted classic, but now it was go down as possibly one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) album of all time.
A lot of people jumped on the media bandwagon and laughed at him at every opportunity. We all did it, it was the common thing to do, and I'm not knocking anyone for doing so. But after today I hope all of his "antics" are forgotten, the allegations laid to rest, and that we see the man only for his legend.
God bless Michael Jackson, and God bless us all for having experienced his talent.
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Post by afisch3 on Jun 25, 2009 17:54:41 GMT -5
RIP the Elvis of our generation.
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Post by a1TheEnigma1a on Jun 25, 2009 17:55:07 GMT -5
Everyone is in shock and everywhere. Truly unbelieveable out of nowhere.
RIP
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 25, 2009 17:55:59 GMT -5
Thriller in my mind will be one of the best songs ever. It's one of those you'll never forget. The choreographed dancing, the zombies, Vincent Price, the kick-ass beat. It just had everything.
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Post by The Ichi on Jun 25, 2009 17:56:00 GMT -5
He will be more powerful in death then in life. Alive he was known as a child molester.... Hopefully in death we can remember him as a musical legend. (Even if he molested kids) Don't be a troll.
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