The Best Music Video Michael Jackson Ever Released
June 26, 2009
Though he was arguably the most popular solo artist of all time, one of the great joys of being a serious Michael Jackson fan is that some of his best work is remarkably obscure, even after he had already achieved legendary status.
For example, after Michael had ad-libbed an a capella version of the first few bars of his song "Who Is It" during his celebrated interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1992, the song was hurriedly rushed out as a single to capitalize on the remarkable performance. In the record label's haste, a video was assembled from pre-existing clips and served as the video most commonly used for promoting the single in the United States.
The song went on to peak at #14 on the pop charts, but during its run a lavish new video was commissioned, directed by a pre-Se7en, pre-Fight Club David Fincher. Though it's barely been aired (and most compilations use the placeholder montage clip instead), it's among the best videos Michael ever released, and I'd argue it's the finest.
There's an infinite number of amazing music videos to show Michael's work, but I do find something reassuring that there are gems we'll all be discovering for the rest of our lives.
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from the album dangerous. great, great video. thank you anil!
Oh, I'd forgotten ALL ABOUT this video! They obviously spent so much money on it, it looks fantastic, tells a story -- I was always so ticked that nothing came of it.
Thanks for the reminder, Anil :)!
This is one of my favourites too :)
RIP, MJ...I loved so much of his music...his life was so tragic...
"Who Is It" was one of my favorite tracks from Dangerous. It had all the elements that I thought made for MJ's classic style: anguished, heartfelt vocals, a killer bassline, and the recurring theme of cinematic mystery.
Sadly, it was around this time that the molestation accusations were flying. Ever since then, MJ's penchant for controversy overwhelmed his phenominal talent. It was pretty much the last MJ song I remember liking a lot.
yes its.
but badness for us
the good thing in or world fail apart sorry for kind people in the world
Farewell Michael !
Thanks for not having been too "grown up".
It was enough that you helped make people the world over, sing, dance and be happy.
And to make a whole bunch of "grown ups" a whole lot of money.
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P Diddy: "He showed that you can actually see the beat. He made the music come to life. He made me believe in magic."
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