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-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.
-The Earth song video was filmed in 4 geographic regions: The Amazon Rainforest, A war zone in Croatia, Tanzania, and Warwick New York.
-"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.
-"Jam" was featured on the 1992 NBA Championship video "Untouchabulls."
-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.
-The style, mannerisms, and clothes used in "Smooth Criminal" were reused in the video game adaptation of Moonwalker.
-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.
-When Quincy Jones called Eddie Van Halen to do the guitar solo for "Beat It," Eddie thought it was a prank call.
-The "Beat It" video includes about 80 genuine gang members, to add authenticity to the production, as well as 18 professional dancers.

This Is It

Rating: G Genre: Documentary

Synopsis:

Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind the scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show.

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Michael Jackson

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By: M. Jackson Released: 10/14/2009 Genre: Documentary

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This dance-pop R&B song almost did not make it into the album. The song is known for its distinctive bass line and Jackson's vocal hiccups. The song was mixed 91 times before it was finalized and is frequently cited as one of the most revolutionary songs in history.