The top hits from the top performer on Earth.
- -While Jackson had a long-standing history of dealing with socially concious material "Earth Song" was the first song that overtly dealt with the environment and animal welfare.
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- -The Earth song video was filmed in 4 geographic regions: The Amazon Rainforest, A war zone in Croatia, Tanzania, and Warwick New York.
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- -"They Don't Care About Us" remians as one of Michael Jackson's most controversial songs because of it's alleged anti-semetic lyrics as well as the videos' images of Salvadorean shantytowns.
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- -"Jam" was featured on the 1992 NBA Championship video "Untouchabulls."
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- -Michael Jackson wrote "The Way You Make Me Feel" at the request of his mother who wanted a song with a shuffling kind of rhythm.
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- -The style, mannerisms, and clothes used in "Smooth Criminal" were reused in the video game adaptation of Moonwalker.
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- -The lyrics of "Billie Jean" refer to a real-life experience, in which a mentally ill female fan claimed that Jackson had fathered one of her twins.
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- -When Quincy Jones called Eddie Van Halen to do the guitar solo for "Beat It," Eddie thought it was a prank call.
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- -The "Beat It" video includes about 80 genuine gang members, to add authenticity to the production, as well as 18 professional dancers.
Red Carpet
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By: M. Jackson
Released: 10/28/2009
Genre: Documentary
The worldwide premiere of Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT. Featuring: Mario Lopez, Will Smith, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mickey Rooney, Katy Perry, Martin Lawrence, David Cook, Marlon Wayans, Jamie Kennedy, & Sugar Ray Leonard