Michael went DEEP with these lyrics and sad to say they still apply 20 years later. He almost wasn’t allowed to film this video in Brazil because authorities didn’t want him highlighting their poverty stricken areas. They didn’t want it to hurt tourism.
The song nobody expected from Michael Jackson but it was very necessary. This song has been played and sang at multiple protests over the years. There's two videos for this song. The other one takes place in a prison and it's really worth watching. Spike Lee directed both videos.
Love the MJ reaction! I believe you put in a lot of effort in your videos, you deserve more views. Would you like to create a reaction video to my Michael Jackson fan made trailer? Then I can have them featured in the channel! If you're interested, I'll send you the URL
A fantastic reaction👍🏾✊🏾👊🏾👏🏾🤜🏾🤛🏾! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to Michael Jackson before: Ed Sullivan Show Jackson 5 medley (Stand!, Who's Loving You & I Want You Back), Got To Be There, Dancing Machine- Live, Show You The Way To Go, Jam, You Rock My World, Billie Jean, Billie Jean- Live Motown 25, Remember The Time, Remember The Time- Live, Human Nature- Live, Man In The Mirror, Smooth Criminal- Live, Dangerous- Live, Michael Jackson w/ James Brown at 2003 BET Awards Live, Dirty Diana, Say Say Say, All In Your Name, Rock With You, Show You The Way To Go, The Love You Save (on Ed Sullivan Show) and Scream w/ Janet Jackson. They Don’t Care About Us was released as the sixth single of off Michael Jackson's 1995 album: "HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I". It was written and produced by Michael Jackson. The Los Angeles Children's Choir provided background vocals. Slash (Gun's N Roses) played guitar on the song. The song reached #10 on the R&B chart, #27 on the Dance Club chart and #30 on the Hot 100. The song was accompanied by two music videos directed by Spike Lee. The first music video was filmed in two locations in Brazil- in Pelourinho (the historic city center of Salvador), and in Santa Mart (a favela of Rio de Janeiro). Brazilian State authorities tried to ban the music video production over fears that the music video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see the singer, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The second music video for the song was filmed in a prison setting and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses. "They Don’t Care About Us" is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Michael Jackson ever composed. In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple clarifications, an apology, defense from director Spike Lee and re-releasing the song with a new vocal featuring altered lyrics. The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately. The highlighted lyrics: "Jew me, sue me, everybody do me / Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me". Michael Jackson responded directly to the publication, stating: "The idea that these lyrics could be deemed objectionable is extremely hurtful to me, and misleading. The song in fact is about the pain of prejudice and hate and is a way to draw attention to social and political problems. I am the voice of the accused and the attacked. I am the voice of everyone. I am the skinhead, I am the Jew, I am the black man, I am the white man. I am not the one who was attacking. It is about the injustices to young people and how the system can wrongfully accuse them. I am angry and outraged that I could be so misinterpreted". - Michael Jackson "They Don't Care About Us" was performed as part of a medley with "Scream" and "In The Closet" during Michael Jackson's third and final concert series: HIStory World Tour, which ran from 1996 to 1997. The song gained renewed attention and relevance due to its use during Black Lives Matter protests in 2014 and 2015, and again in 2020. Critical Reception 🗣: Larry Flick from Billboard noted that the song's much-documented offending words were obscured by sound effects. He wrote: "With or without those words, this song comes across as less an intended indictment of the world's oppressive forces and more as lightly shrouded ramblings of personal paranoia. There is nothing wrong with an artist pouring personal experience into a song, of course, but the range of emotion displayed in Jackson's snarling vocal would be far more affecting within a more direct lyrical context". A reviewer from Music Week rated "They Don't Care About Us" four out of five, adding, "With echoes of Bad, Jackson's next single from HIStory sees him in tougher mode, with some real raucous guitar backing his soaring vocals". Music Week magazine's Alan Jones described it as "a slim, sylph-like tirade, economical and angry". He concluded, "The quality of the song is there however, and Jacko's on a roll. Number one?". Jim Farber of New York Daily News said that Jackson "snarled" while singing, that the song "clicked" and has an "original clattering rhythm". Jon Pareles from The New York Times stated that Jackson was calling himself "a victim of police brutality" and a "victim of hate". He continued, "A listener might wonder just who 'Us' is supposed to be ... To make the songs lodge in the ear, Jackson uses elementary singsong melodies - a 'nyah, nyah' two-note motif in 'They Don't Care About Us' ... and he comes up with all kinds of surprises in the arrangements". James Hunter of Rolling Stone magazine noted that, musically, Jackson was no longer trying to hide any eccentricities he had and added that, with "They Don't Care About Us", the pop musician sounded more embattled than ever. The review of HIStory in The Washington Times noted of "They Don't Care About Us": "it follows fast, inviting more pathos - and more controversy. With haunting clapping and a police scanner in the background". Michael Jackson Info 📰: Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He passed away on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. He was a singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and philanthropist. His musical influences include: James Brown, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Diana Ross, Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr, Gene Kelly and David Ruffin. Dubbed the "King Of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Michael Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons). Michael Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album: Off The Wall. His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an artform and promotional tool. He helped propel the success of MTV and continued to innovate with videos for the albums Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I (1995) and Invincible (2001). Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, while Bad was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson reunited with his brothers for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, an NBC television special. The show aired on May 16 to an estimated audience of 47 million, and featured The Jacksons and other Motown stars. Michael Jackson's solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned him his first Emmy Award nomination. Wearing a glove decorated with rhinestones, he debuted his moonwalk dance, which Jeffrey Daniel had taught him three years earlier, and it became his signature dance in his repertoire. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, Thriller won eight Grammy Awards, and Michael Jackson won an award for the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook. Winning eight Grammys in one ceremony is a record he holds with the band Santana. The Grammy Awards Show success transformed Michael Jackson into a dominant force in global pop culture. On January 27, 1984 Michael and other members of The Jacksons filmed a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. During a simulated concert before a full house of fans, pyrotechnics accidentally set Michael Jackson's hair on fire, causing second-degree burns to his scalp. He underwent treatment to hide the scars and Pepsi settled out of court. Michael Jackson donated the $1.5 million settlement to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California. Michael Jackson signed a second agreement with Pepsi in the late 1980s for $10 million. The second campaign covered 20 countries and provided financial support for his Bad album and 1987-88 world tour. The Victory Tour of 1984 headlined The Jacksons and showcased Michael Jackson's new solo material to more than two million Americans. It was the last tour he did with his brothers. Following controversy over the concert's ticket sales, he donated his share of the proceeds, an estimated $3 to 5 million, to charity. During the last concert of the Victory Tour at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, he announced his split from The Jacksons live on stage during the Jackson 5 performance of the song: "Shake Your Body". ***CONTINUE BELOW***
MJ's charitable work continued with the release of "We Are The World" (1985), co-written with Lionel Richie, which raised money for the poor in the US and Africa. It earned $63 million (equivalent to $158,728,032 in 2021), and became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with 20 million copies sold. It won four Grammy Awards in 1985, including Song of the Year for MJ and Lionel Richie as its writers. The project's creators received two special American Music Awards honors: one for the creation of the song and another for the USA for Africa idea. In 1984 Robert Holmes à Court announced he was selling the Sony ATV Music Publishing catalog comprising the publishing rights to nearly 4,000 songs, including most of the Beatles' material. MJ's purchase of the Sony ATV Music catalog was finalized on August 10, 1985. This would lead to a strain in his relationship with Paul McCartney. MJ's world tours 🏟: Bad (1987-1989), Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993), HIStory World Tour (1996-1997) MJ & Friends (1999) as a solo artist were some of the biggest and best of any artist in music history. In 2009, while he was preparing for a series of comeback concerts: This Is It, Michael Jackson died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter. His death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. On July 7, 2009 a televised memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was viewed by an estimated 2.5 billion people globally. On September 3, 2009 the body of Michael Jackson was entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Michael Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 400 million records worldwide. He has won hundreds of awards, making him one of the most-awarded artists in popular music. His awards include 39 Guinness World Records, including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and 26 American Music Awards, including the Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s. He also received the World Music Awards' Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award. Michael Jackson was inducted onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1980 as a member of The Jacksons, and in 1984 as a solo artist. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and again as a solo artist in 2001. In 2002, he was added to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was the first recording artist to be inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame, and in 2014, he was posthumously inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame. In 2021, he was among the inaugural inductees into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. Jackson 5 Albums 📀: Motown Records (Jackson 5) Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) ABC (1970) Third Album (1970) Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970) Goin' Back To Indiana (1971) Maybe Tomorrow (1971) Lookin' Through The Windows (1972) Skywriter (1973) G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973) Dancing Machine (1974) Moving Violation (1975) The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) CBS/Epic Records (The Jacksons) The Jacksons (1976) Goin' Places (1977) Destiny (1978) Triumph (1980) Victory (1984) 2300 Jackson Street (1989) Michael Jackson Albums 📀: Got To Be There (1972) Ben (1972) Music & Me (1973) Forever, Michael (1975) Off The Wall (1979) Thriller (1982) Bad (1987) Dangerous (1991) HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I (1995) Invincible (2001) Michael (2010) Xscape (2014) Michael Jackson Tour History 🏟: Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 First National Tour (1970) The Jackson 5 Second National Tour (1971) The Jackson 5 US Tour (1971 - 72) The Jackson 5 European Tour (1972) The Jackson 5 World Tour (1973 - 75) The Jackson 5 Final Tour (1976) The Jacksons Tour (1977) Goin' Places Tour (1978) Destiny World Tour (1979 - 80) Triumph Tour (1981) Victory Tour (1984) Michael Jackson Bad (1987-1989) Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993) HIStory World Tour (1996-1997) MJ & Friends (1999) New Year's Eve 2000 Concerts (1999-2000 *Cancelled) Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) This Is it (2009-2010 *Cancelled) Filmography 📽: The Wiz (1978) Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) Captain EO (1986) Moonwalker (1988) Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997) Men In Black II (2002) Miss Cast Away And The Island Girls (2004) Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) Bad 25 (2012) Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown To Off The Wall (2016) Some good Michael Jackson songs 🎶: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Beat It, Dear Michael, Got To Be There, Workin' Day And Night, The Way You Make Me Feel, Human Nature, It's The Falling In Love, The Girl Is Mine, Do You Know Where Your Children Are, Ben, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, The Lady In My Life, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Thriller, Who Is It, Baby Be Mine, Wanna Be Startin' Something, She's Outta My Life, Off The Wall, Bad, Liberian Girl, With A Child's Heart, Invincible, Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me, You Are Not Alone, 2 Bad, Smile, This Time Around, Leave Me Alone, Heal The World, Dangerous, Gone Too Soon, Keep Your Head Up, Love Never Felt So Good, Will You Be There, In The Closet, Breaking News, You Are Not Alone, Earth Song, HIStory, Butterflies, Music And Me, Stranger In Moscow, Blood On The Dance Floor, I Wanna Be Where You Are, Blue Gangsta, Smooth Criminal, Love Is Here And Now You're Gone, Speed Demon, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Xscape, You Can Cry On My Shoulder, Just Good Friends, Unbreakable, Slave To The Rhythm, Greatest Show On Earth, Happy, Best Of Joy, Monster, Another Part Of Me, We're Almost There, One Day In Your Life, Whatever Happens, It's The Falling In Love, Is It Scary, Hold My Hand, What Goes Around Comes Around, Rockin' Robin, Morning Glow, I Wanna Be Where You Are, Wings Of My Love, You've Got A Friend, Ain't No Sunshine, In Our Small Way, My Girl, All The Things You Are, Too Young, Up Again, Johnny Raven, Doggin' Around, Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day, Threatened, People Make The World Go Round, Heaven Can Wait, We're Almost There, Burn This Disco Out, You Are There, One Day In Your Life, Just A Little Bit Of You, Childhood, Money, This Place Hotel, Cinderella Stay Awhile, I'll Come Home To You, Get On The Floor, Euphoria, Privacy, We've Got Forever, Much Too Soon, Will You Be There, Dapper-Dan, Streetwalker, Music And Me Take Me Back, Girlfriend, Why You Wanna Trip On Me, In The Closet, She Drives Me Wild, Can't Let Her Get Away, Heal The World, Gone Too Soon, Who Is It, You Are My Life, Give In To Me, I'm So Blue, Fly Away, The Lost Children, Keep The Faith, Hollywood Tonight, Little Susie, A Place With No Name, Tabloid Junkie, D.S., Speechless, Come Together, Morphine, Break Of Dawn, (I Can't Make It) Another Day, Ghosts, You Rock My World, Carousel, Superfly Sister, (I Like) The Way You Love Me, Someone In The Dark, Whatever Happens, Behind The Mask, Don’t Be Messin’ Round, Price Of Fame, Chicago, Loving You, Heartbreaker, 2000 Watts, Don't Walk Away, Maria (You Were The Only One), Black Or White and Cry. Fun Fact 🕵🏾: Michael Jackson's presence while filming the music video for the song: "They Don't Care About Us", in Rio de Janeiro's drug-run Dona Marta area was the first step in the favela's transformation. "This process to make Dona Marta better started with Michael Jackson", Claudia Silva, press liaison for Rio's office of tourism told Rolling Stone. "There are no drug dealers anymore, and there's a massive social project. But all the attention started with Michael Jackson".
I had to pause the video too cause your reaction is so cute 😂 I remember when this song came out when I was 7/8 years old and having the exact same reaction to the beat. It makes you want to march, dance and even makes you little angry because of what the actual message of the song is not just for black n brown people but everyone, everywhere. He says at the end “We’re deep in the fire…I’m here(or I need) to remind you” and he couldn’t have been more right especially right now with the wars and the fires and MAGA country just everything. Wish we had him around or someone or something like him. Sadly we’re not going to have them anytime soon. But anyway back the video. Love your reaction ❤✌🏾
Michael went DEEP with these lyrics and sad to say they still apply 20 years later. He almost wasn’t allowed to film this video in Brazil because authorities didn’t want him highlighting their poverty stricken areas. They didn’t want it to hurt tourism.
The song nobody expected from Michael Jackson but it was very necessary. This song has been played and sang at multiple protests over the years. There's two videos for this song. The other one takes place in a prison and it's really worth watching. Spike Lee directed both videos.
Powerful message in this song. Classic 1995 hit ✊🏿🔥
I loved Michael Jackson Soooooo much n Still do. Song is Fact's n Michael is Super cute. Love U n Ur reaction ❤️😍👍
O melhor de todos de todos os tempos 🇧🇷❤
MJ is gathering more fans after death than when alive. Waoo what a creature
This guy was in a league of his own.. There will never be another person more influential than michael
The master himself...Legendary...R.I.P.
Love the MJ reaction! I believe you put in a lot of effort in your videos, you deserve more views. Would you like to create a reaction video to my Michael Jackson fan made trailer? Then I can have them featured in the channel! If you're interested, I'll send you the URL
Rip 🪦 miss you 😢
I love your reaction 😂
You should react to the live performance of this song. It’s short but awesome
A fantastic reaction👍🏾✊🏾👊🏾👏🏾🤜🏾🤛🏾! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to Michael Jackson before: Ed Sullivan Show Jackson 5 medley (Stand!, Who's Loving You & I Want You Back), Got To Be There, Dancing Machine- Live, Show You The Way To Go, Jam, You Rock My World, Billie Jean, Billie Jean- Live Motown 25, Remember The Time, Remember The Time- Live, Human Nature- Live, Man In The Mirror, Smooth Criminal- Live, Dangerous- Live, Michael Jackson w/ James Brown at 2003 BET Awards Live, Dirty Diana, Say Say Say, All In Your Name, Rock With You, Show You The Way To Go, The Love You Save (on Ed Sullivan Show) and Scream w/ Janet Jackson.
They Don’t Care About Us was released as the sixth single of off Michael Jackson's 1995 album: "HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I". It was written and produced by Michael Jackson. The Los Angeles Children's Choir provided background vocals. Slash (Gun's N Roses) played guitar on the song. The song reached #10 on the R&B chart, #27 on the Dance Club chart and #30 on the Hot 100. The song was accompanied by two music videos directed by Spike Lee.
The first music video was filmed in two locations in Brazil- in Pelourinho (the historic city center of Salvador), and in Santa Mart (a favela of Rio de Janeiro). Brazilian State authorities tried to ban the music video production over fears that the music video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see the singer, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The second music video for the song was filmed in a prison setting and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses.
"They Don’t Care About Us" is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Michael Jackson ever composed. In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple clarifications, an apology, defense from director Spike Lee and re-releasing the song with a new vocal featuring altered lyrics. The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately.
The highlighted lyrics: "Jew me, sue me, everybody do me / Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me".
Michael Jackson responded directly to the publication, stating: "The idea that these lyrics could be deemed objectionable is extremely hurtful to me, and misleading. The song in fact is about the pain of prejudice and hate and is a way to draw attention to social and political problems. I am the voice of the accused and the attacked. I am the voice of everyone. I am the skinhead, I am the Jew, I am the black man, I am the white man. I am not the one who was attacking. It is about the injustices to young people and how the system can wrongfully accuse them. I am angry and outraged that I could be so misinterpreted". - Michael Jackson
"They Don't Care About Us" was performed as part of a medley with "Scream" and "In The Closet" during Michael Jackson's third and final concert series: HIStory World Tour, which ran from 1996 to 1997. The song gained renewed attention and relevance due to its use during Black Lives Matter protests in 2014 and 2015, and again in 2020.
Critical Reception 🗣:
Larry Flick from Billboard noted that the song's much-documented offending words were obscured by sound effects. He wrote: "With or without those words, this song comes across as less an intended indictment of the world's oppressive forces and more as lightly shrouded ramblings of personal paranoia. There is nothing wrong with an artist pouring personal experience into a song, of course, but the range of emotion displayed in Jackson's snarling vocal would be far more affecting within a more direct lyrical context".
A reviewer from Music Week rated "They Don't Care About Us" four out of five, adding, "With echoes of Bad, Jackson's next single from HIStory sees him in tougher mode, with some real raucous guitar backing his soaring vocals".
Music Week magazine's Alan Jones described it as "a slim, sylph-like tirade, economical and angry". He concluded, "The quality of the song is there however, and Jacko's on a roll. Number one?".
Jim Farber of New York Daily News said that Jackson "snarled" while singing, that the song "clicked" and has an "original clattering rhythm".
Jon Pareles from The New York Times stated that Jackson was calling himself "a victim of police brutality" and a "victim of hate". He continued, "A listener might wonder just who 'Us' is supposed to be ... To make the songs lodge in the ear, Jackson uses elementary singsong melodies - a 'nyah, nyah' two-note motif in 'They Don't Care About Us' ... and he comes up with all kinds of surprises in the arrangements".
James Hunter of Rolling Stone magazine noted that, musically, Jackson was no longer trying to hide any eccentricities he had and added that, with "They Don't Care About Us", the pop musician sounded more embattled than ever.
The review of HIStory in The Washington Times noted of "They Don't Care About Us": "it follows fast, inviting more pathos - and more controversy. With haunting clapping and a police scanner in the background".
Michael Jackson Info 📰:
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He passed away on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. He was a singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and philanthropist. His musical influences include: James Brown, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Diana Ross, Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr, Gene Kelly and David Ruffin. Dubbed the "King Of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Michael Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot.
The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons). Michael Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album: Off The Wall. His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an artform and promotional tool. He helped propel the success of MTV and continued to innovate with videos for the albums Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I (1995) and Invincible (2001). Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, while Bad was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.
On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson reunited with his brothers for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, an NBC television special. The show aired on May 16 to an estimated audience of 47 million, and featured The Jacksons and other Motown stars. Michael Jackson's solo performance of "Billie Jean" earned him his first Emmy Award nomination. Wearing a glove decorated with rhinestones, he debuted his moonwalk dance, which Jeffrey Daniel had taught him three years earlier, and it became his signature dance in his repertoire.
In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, Thriller won eight Grammy Awards, and Michael Jackson won an award for the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook. Winning eight Grammys in one ceremony is a record he holds with the band Santana. The Grammy Awards Show success transformed Michael Jackson into a dominant force in global pop culture.
On January 27, 1984 Michael and other members of The Jacksons filmed a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. During a simulated concert before a full house of fans, pyrotechnics accidentally set Michael Jackson's hair on fire, causing second-degree burns to his scalp. He underwent treatment to hide the scars and Pepsi settled out of court. Michael Jackson donated the $1.5 million settlement to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California. Michael Jackson signed a second agreement with Pepsi in the late 1980s for $10 million. The second campaign covered 20 countries and provided financial support for his Bad album and 1987-88 world tour.
The Victory Tour of 1984 headlined The Jacksons and showcased Michael Jackson's new solo material to more than two million Americans. It was the last tour he did with his brothers. Following controversy over the concert's ticket sales, he donated his share of the proceeds, an estimated $3 to 5 million, to charity. During the last concert of the Victory Tour at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, he announced his split from The Jacksons live on stage during the Jackson 5 performance of the song: "Shake Your Body".
***CONTINUE BELOW***
MJ's charitable work continued with the release of "We Are The World" (1985), co-written with Lionel Richie, which raised money for the poor in the US and Africa. It earned $63 million (equivalent to $158,728,032 in 2021), and became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with 20 million copies sold. It won four Grammy Awards in 1985, including Song of the Year for MJ and Lionel Richie as its writers. The project's creators received two special American Music Awards honors: one for the creation of the song and another for the USA for Africa idea.
In 1984 Robert Holmes à Court announced he was selling the Sony ATV Music Publishing catalog comprising the publishing rights to nearly 4,000 songs, including most of the Beatles' material. MJ's purchase of the Sony ATV Music catalog was finalized on August 10, 1985. This would lead to a strain in his relationship with Paul McCartney.
MJ's world tours 🏟: Bad (1987-1989), Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993), HIStory World Tour (1996-1997) MJ & Friends (1999) as a solo artist were some of the biggest and best of any artist in music history.
In 2009, while he was preparing for a series of comeback concerts: This Is It, Michael Jackson died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter. His death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. On July 7, 2009 a televised memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was viewed by an estimated 2.5 billion people globally. On September 3, 2009 the body of Michael Jackson was entombed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Michael Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 400 million records worldwide. He has won hundreds of awards, making him one of the most-awarded artists in popular music. His awards include 39 Guinness World Records, including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and 26 American Music Awards, including the Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s. He also received the World Music Awards' Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award. Michael Jackson was inducted onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1980 as a member of The Jacksons, and in 1984 as a solo artist. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and again as a solo artist in 2001. In 2002, he was added to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was the first recording artist to be inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame, and in 2014, he was posthumously inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame. In 2021, he was among the inaugural inductees into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Jackson 5 Albums 📀:
Motown Records (Jackson 5)
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)
ABC (1970)
Third Album (1970)
Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)
Goin' Back To Indiana (1971)
Maybe Tomorrow (1971)
Lookin' Through The Windows (1972)
Skywriter (1973)
G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)
Dancing Machine (1974)
Moving Violation (1975)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
CBS/Epic Records (The Jacksons)
The Jacksons (1976)
Goin' Places (1977)
Destiny (1978)
Triumph (1980)
Victory (1984)
2300 Jackson Street (1989)
Michael Jackson Albums 📀:
Got To Be There (1972)
Ben (1972)
Music & Me (1973)
Forever, Michael (1975)
Off The Wall (1979)
Thriller (1982)
Bad (1987)
Dangerous (1991)
HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I (1995)
Invincible (2001)
Michael (2010)
Xscape (2014)
Michael Jackson Tour History 🏟:
Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 First National Tour (1970)
The Jackson 5 Second National Tour (1971)
The Jackson 5 US Tour (1971 - 72)
The Jackson 5 European Tour (1972)
The Jackson 5 World Tour (1973 - 75)
The Jackson 5 Final Tour (1976)
The Jacksons Tour (1977)
Goin' Places Tour (1978)
Destiny World Tour (1979 - 80)
Triumph Tour (1981)
Victory Tour (1984)
Michael Jackson
Bad (1987-1989)
Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993)
HIStory World Tour (1996-1997)
MJ & Friends (1999)
New Year's Eve 2000 Concerts (1999-2000 *Cancelled)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
This Is it (2009-2010 *Cancelled)
Filmography 📽:
The Wiz (1978)
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Captain EO (1986)
Moonwalker (1988)
Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997)
Men In Black II (2002)
Miss Cast Away And The Island Girls (2004)
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)
Bad 25 (2012)
Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown To Off The Wall (2016)
Some good Michael Jackson songs 🎶: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Beat It, Dear Michael, Got To Be There, Workin' Day And Night, The Way You Make Me Feel, Human Nature, It's The Falling In Love, The Girl Is Mine, Do You Know Where Your Children Are, Ben, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, The Lady In My Life, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Thriller, Who Is It, Baby Be Mine, Wanna Be Startin' Something, She's Outta My Life, Off The Wall, Bad, Liberian Girl, With A Child's Heart, Invincible, Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me, You Are Not Alone, 2 Bad, Smile, This Time Around, Leave Me Alone, Heal The World, Dangerous, Gone Too Soon, Keep Your Head Up, Love Never Felt So Good, Will You Be There, In The Closet, Breaking News, You Are Not Alone, Earth Song, HIStory, Butterflies, Music And Me, Stranger In Moscow, Blood On The Dance Floor, I Wanna Be Where You Are, Blue Gangsta, Smooth Criminal, Love Is Here And Now You're Gone, Speed Demon, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Xscape, You Can Cry On My Shoulder, Just Good Friends, Unbreakable, Slave To The Rhythm, Greatest Show On Earth, Happy, Best Of Joy, Monster, Another Part Of Me, We're Almost There, One Day In Your Life, Whatever Happens, It's The Falling In Love, Is It Scary, Hold My Hand, What Goes Around Comes Around, Rockin' Robin, Morning Glow, I Wanna Be Where You Are, Wings Of My Love, You've Got A Friend, Ain't No Sunshine, In Our Small Way, My Girl, All The Things You Are, Too Young, Up Again, Johnny Raven, Doggin' Around, Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day, Threatened, People Make The World Go Round, Heaven Can Wait, We're Almost There, Burn This Disco Out, You Are There, One Day In Your Life, Just A Little Bit Of You, Childhood, Money, This Place Hotel, Cinderella Stay Awhile, I'll Come Home To You, Get On The Floor, Euphoria, Privacy, We've Got Forever, Much Too Soon, Will You Be There, Dapper-Dan, Streetwalker, Music And Me Take Me Back, Girlfriend, Why You Wanna Trip On Me, In The Closet, She Drives Me Wild, Can't Let Her Get Away, Heal The World, Gone Too Soon, Who Is It, You Are My Life, Give In To Me, I'm So Blue, Fly Away, The Lost Children, Keep The Faith, Hollywood Tonight, Little Susie, A Place With No Name, Tabloid Junkie, D.S., Speechless, Come Together, Morphine, Break Of Dawn, (I Can't Make It) Another Day, Ghosts, You Rock My World, Carousel, Superfly Sister, (I Like) The Way You Love Me, Someone In The Dark, Whatever Happens, Behind The Mask, Don’t Be Messin’ Round, Price Of Fame, Chicago, Loving You, Heartbreaker, 2000 Watts, Don't Walk Away, Maria (You Were The Only One), Black Or White and Cry.
Fun Fact 🕵🏾: Michael Jackson's presence while filming the music video for the song: "They Don't Care About Us", in Rio de Janeiro's drug-run Dona Marta area was the first step in the favela's transformation. "This process to make Dona Marta better started with Michael Jackson", Claudia Silva, press liaison for Rio's office of tourism told Rolling Stone. "There are no drug dealers anymore, and there's a massive social project. But all the attention started with Michael Jackson".
I had to pause the video too cause your reaction is so cute 😂 I remember when this song came out when I was 7/8 years old and having the exact same reaction to the beat. It makes you want to march, dance and even makes you little angry because of what the actual message of the song is not just for black n brown people but everyone, everywhere. He says at the end “We’re deep in the fire…I’m here(or I need) to remind you” and he couldn’t have been more right especially right now with the wars and the fires and MAGA country just everything. Wish we had him around or someone or something like him. Sadly we’re not going to have them anytime soon. But anyway back the video. Love your reaction ❤✌🏾
This video was filmed in Country Brazil
Love this video and you look closely at Michael's chest you can see discoloration on it from the vitiligo he had
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