Few figures in our generation have been as polarizing as Michael Jackson. His music made him a global icon and his tours sold out everywhere from the UK to Japan. His death at the young age of 50 is an ending to his bizarre and puzzling life and career, which started in the late '60s as the lead singer of the family band, the Jackson 5 under the Motown Label. MJ went on to have enormous success as an individual artist with his killer record "Thriller" which sold hundreds of millions of albums worldwide. However, in the last 20 years MJ was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons; His numerous plastic surgeries and publicized sexual assault lawsuit landed him extensive negative publicity.
Despite his recent troubles, one cannot deny that Micheal Jackson among the greatest entertainers of all time and dramatically changed the history of music. He was the most important pop icon of the 1980s and his choreography will definitely never be forgotten. One of his overlooked accomplishments was introducing pop-locking to mainstream America. You've probably tried to moonwalk at the club after a few too many gin & tonics...lord knows I have. Though his hits were a little before my time, I was no stranger to his music. As a young kid I had the "Bad" tape and bumped it for hours on end, until the tape ribbon came off the spools. Even though my parents wouldn't buy me a new one, it didn't matter. I could sing 'Man in the Mirror' by heart and didn't need it anymore. RIP to Micheal Jackson.
I leave you with my favorite 5 Michael Jackson songs (Click the link to watch the youtube vid)
5. I'll Be There (Jackson 5)
4. I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
3. Rock with You
2. Thriller
1. Billie Jean
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