How the hell did Michael Jackson manage to live and die without ever getting a Nobel Peace Prize for uniting the country through his music? It doesn’t matter what race or age you are. Michael Jackson played a role in making your life a little bit better.
@M T okay my mistake. What is it that you call someone who has sex and performs other lewd acts on children? What about Wade Robson and James Safechuck? Hell what about Evan Chandler's son! That case was definitely settled out of court. Michael just paid his way out of getting any charges filed on him for pedophilia!
@@RafaelMichaelJackson what does the q stand for in lgbtq? it's not a homophobic term, I hear gay people saying stuff about queers all the time. Or is it like the n word, it's only appropriate for people that are to use the word?
Mr. Price in the skit "The Tell-Tale Heart." OMG I miss him! Dying on the set of Edward Scissorhands was just the way he'd have wanted to go, I think - doing what he loved. He was a national treasure.
Michael Jackson always changed music and music videos with every song he wrote. This is one of his most memorable one. Vincent Price was the king of horror with his voice and Michael is the king of pop--such a great combo.
I was nowhere close to being around when thriller came out; but I still grew up with Michael's music because he's my mom's favorite singer of all time.
I loved the Thriller album when it came out, and it still ranks as one of my favorite MJ albums ever. But whenever I watch this video, it takes me back to summer camp when I was a kid. One of our counselors had the "Making of" on VHS, followed by the actual video, and she would play it for us at the end of the day while we were waiting for our parents to come pick us up. It the most attentive they could get all us kids to be all damn day. We all loved Michael, and we all loved Thriller. The 80's was a great time to be a kid
The man talking in the zombie scene is Vincent Price. He starred in and narrated like a million horror movies back in the early Hollywood! I always thought that made this video so cool!
Michael changed music videos forever. He was a once in an “every few ERAs” all around entertainer. Class of his own but he changed the platform . Genius!
You never heard of a going steady ring? Lol. Or girls would wear their boyfriends school ring. It's an old fashioned way of courting. Back then things were sweeter and more genuine.
Yeah you can tell this guy doesn't give the same type of respect for women, talking about how his ex girl looked like a sight for sore eyes w/ out make up smh
I had JUST turned 13 only 2 days before the album was released. There was a HUGE kerfluffle about it back in the day! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE
THRILLER Is The Only Music Video In History To Be Preserved In The National Film Registry Of The Library Of Congress, For Its Cultural, Historical And Aesthetic Significance In American History !!!
You sound like every person who watches a horror film yelling at the characters to not do what they are about to do. I heard “Billie Jean” today. As I listened to it, I just kept thinking how great he was.
I convinced my parents to buy his "Dangerous" disc, by telling them I would use a song on a powerpoint project in my computer class in high school. Got an A on the project, lol.
01:50 Ola Ray. She was a very beautiful young woman. At the time this was the most expensive video ever produced and was considered a short movie. The only person that could come close to MJ in music ability was Prince IMHO.
I totally agree with you on several points. The girl was just not all that bright. Like all the screaming (and not running away in the beginning). It's like, "Would you RUN! Stop screaming and run!" And then looking behind her while she's running, so of course she falls. And then later, like you said, running into the creepy house with all of them following her instead of hiding in the woods somewhere lol But anyway, this came out when I was 19 (like their age) and it was always such a big event on TV when they aired one of his videos and this one blew us all away. The dancing, the make-up, the music - phenomenal!
When I was 6 years old this was my favorite song and I used to beg my father to play it. I'm 37 now and I have RUclips, so I can play it whenever I want. Which is often. Really... really... often.
To me, this video was the height of Michael's career. It was before all the bad press and bad actions and settled lawsuits. Videos were super important because MTV was actually about playing music. This song and video are iconic.
@@TheRealQb1 try doing research instead of believing those 2 lying assholes, that documentary was PROVEN to be full of lies but the media doesn't want to talk about that. Also, watch MJsquareone on youtube.
The theater scene with the popcorn - the white guy in front of him wearing black with the dark hair - Marlon Brando's son. Also the first one that came running out to him when his hair caught fire during the Pepsi commercial. Jackie Kennedy and Fred Estair were there during the dancing scenes watching. Love checking out info on Michael ♥️
Mj just was a pure musical genius and set the standard for music videos with thriller. The etfects and makeup were amazing and to add the king of horror vincent price to narrate was the cherry on top of it.
It's thanks to this song I don't consider it Halloween time without hearing a Vincent Price cackle at least 5 times in the month and 1 for certain on Halloween itself.
I'm the same why in public. When I hear a song I start dancing and singing. Especially when footloose comes on. The look on my wife's face is priceless.
I was home the family sat down and we watched it all over and over and over everyday Halloween 🎃 every month lmao we were in love and still r Now I watch it anytime I feel like especially Halloween 🎃 will always love ❤️ Michael Jackson this guy was so gifted and talented I’m 63 and will never ever forget the first time I seen the Jackson 5 ABC 🥰
I remember when this video first came out, MTV would play it every hour on the hour, and it was a 15 minute video, so literally 25% of MTV's air time was playing Thriller.
Fun Fact: Michael loved An American Wearwolf in London. It was the inspiration behind this song and music video. So he got the same makeup artist and director of the movie and they reused the same wearwolf sound effects in the music video too
back in the day ( when our Grandparents were younger & dating ) when you asked a girls to go "Steady" w/ you you'd give her youre ring ( as a sign that she was yours & you're dating .... and will probably one day marry .... cause they also did that at a younger age then we do now )
I was 12 when this came out and the making of Thriller VHS or Beta was the biggest thing outside the jacket. Everyone and I mean everyone in school doing this neck popping and locking routine. I know this may be hard to believe now but we had to wait up until midnight WITH our parents to watch MJ videos. He was groundbreaking for people of color because outside of Dier Straights and Billy Idol there were no people of color music videos.
I remember growing up when this video came on my brother and step sisters and me would move the furniture and dance like they did in the video. Growing up I loved seeing him in concert he was my favorite singer. He died way to soon.
It saved my daughter too when she was little. Cause she loved michael Jackson too. I watched him grow up on the variety shows with his brothers. Like flip Wilson show check him out he is so funny. Just so u know in 60's and the 70's there where a lot of variety shows and all were great but when the 80's hit they weren't any more.miss those shows. Kaekae
One of the best songs and the great Vincent Price doing the voiceover too. He did great scary movies back in the day too. My favorite was one called The Tingler.
This is probably the most legendary song to ever be sung and performed and it was done by the late great Michael Jackson. We will never forget you Michael. Billy in honor of this great man you should react to Michael Jackson - Beat it.
I was 9 when this came out. I was obsessed with it! I remember MTV would give the times that it was going to be playing... I love that Vincent Price is in this song. His voice is legendary
My favorite Michael Jackson song/ video/ and album. I grew up with it, Jackson 5, and all his music. But this was my favorite. I was born in 87, btw. I was a toddler when I first saw this music video and instantly loved it. A few years ago, I got to see the house where they filmed the end of the video.
The special effects in this video were state of the art in 1984 when this came out, and still hold up now... makeup, costuming, all done with zero computers involved. It was also the most expensive music video ever made by that point as well. Also, this is one of, if not THE highest selling album of all time...
The director of this video of John Landis, also directed the movies, Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), and Coming to America (1988) he also directed the music video to Michael Jackson's Black or White
I was obsessed with this song and video back when it came out. I was like 2 but my mom played it constantly and she said I danced to it every time. Have loved it ever since then. Just such a classic song and video.
I was 15 when Thriller first aired . I guess the movie 13 going on 30 is not for everyone but I Loved when Thriller was added with a dance scene for a business party. That movie was made around things from the 80's and I can not imagine the 80's without M.J. 💗
Without a doubt, he best music video ever made. And I grew up listening to Hard Rock and Heavy metal, but when I saw this; that's it game over for everyone else.
I love how he got Vincent Price to do the voice over in the graveyard and that evil laugh at the end he had the perfect voice for the voice over and that laugh still creeps me out to this day
The scene when he transform into a werewolf took hours, literally. There's an interview with Ola Ray, the girl, she explain it all. She's actually running in circle, that's how they did it, you can see it. And they had fun, tons of fun.
I laughed so hard watching this. Like, not of that fake laughing. I am in literally tears. Some of the things he said or did thru the video just put me in tears. I needed this laugh. Best reaction I’ve ever seen of Thriller.
This song came out when I was in.....1st grade? Every recess we got together and did our first grade best to recreate the video. I was the little female lead. My best friend was always always Michael. And we had a tiny little Vincent Price. Everyone else would just participate and dance whatever part they wanted, so long as they could suitably represent a zombie.
How the hell did Michael Jackson manage to live and die without ever getting a Nobel Peace Prize for uniting the country through his music? It doesn’t matter what race or age you are. Michael Jackson played a role in making your life a little bit better.
Rafael Ahmed definitely the world. He was a great artist.
Maybe he could visit Obama's
I'd say uniting the world but hell yeah. 👏🏾👍🏾
@M T okay my mistake. What is it that you call someone who has sex and performs other lewd acts on children? What about Wade Robson and James Safechuck? Hell what about Evan Chandler's son! That case was definitely settled out of court. Michael just paid his way out of getting any charges filed on him for pedophilia!
@@RafaelMichaelJackson what does the q stand for in lgbtq? it's not a homophobic term, I hear gay people saying stuff about queers all the time. Or is it like the n word, it's only appropriate for people that are to use the word?
That iconic Vincent Price laugh. I loved Vincent Price's movies.
Was just watching House of Wax
Mr. Price in the skit "The Tell-Tale Heart." OMG I miss him! Dying on the set of Edward Scissorhands was just the way he'd have wanted to go, I think - doing what he loved. He was a national treasure.
Me too!! ❤❤🦇🦉
Not just the greatest Halloween song of all time. This is, hands down, the greatest music video of all time.
+Danica O You are correct, there is a reason everytime a top 100 videos of all times, this video is always #1 on the list.
Thanks
micheal Jackson OMG MICHAEL JACKSON?!!?
I love him but PAC hit um up is pretty good
Smooth Criminals was great as well
My boy said “Hang them clothes up! ”, “They dry!”
I hollered 😂
Michael Jackson always changed music and music videos with every song he wrote. This is one of his most memorable one.
Vincent Price was the king of horror with his voice and Michael is the king of pop--such a great combo.
The zombies scared me as a child. Now? I love the whole thing! 😁
Same.
Absolutely, I loved the song but it was too much for a kid. I used to hide behind the sofa when the zombies appeared.
yeah it scared me as a kid as well and now its one of my favorites.
Dancing zombies are the best zombies
I was 14 when Thriller came out! I was in 8th grade. We were listening to either Michael Jackson or Prince with Purple Rain.
Those were the days!
I was nowhere close to being around when thriller came out; but I still grew up with Michael's music because he's my mom's favorite singer of all time.
When I was a kid I used to hide when thriller came on, it scared the crap out of me.
shygaluk thank god i’m the only one i literally cried
Yeah there was just always a bad feeling about it . At the same time I was like dang can’t resist the urge to dance
Girl me too! My mom would not turn it off everytime it comes on TV. I would go in the bathroom and cover my ears! I didn’t even wanna hear it 😂
Perfect example of just how bad ass Micheal Jackson really was what an icon. Gone too soon!!!!!
36 years later and there's still nothing better. I would have been 9 at the time
I remember when this premiered on MTV! Damn i'm old!
I remember that too. Yes kids, MTV used to show music videos instead of those shitty shows that are on now. Except Ridiculousness, that show rules.
Me too.. I was 13
I loved the Thriller album when it came out, and it still ranks as one of my favorite MJ albums ever. But whenever I watch this video, it takes me back to summer camp when I was a kid. One of our counselors had the "Making of" on VHS, followed by the actual video, and she would play it for us at the end of the day while we were waiting for our parents to come pick us up. It the most attentive they could get all us kids to be all damn day. We all loved Michael, and we all loved Thriller. The 80's was a great time to be a kid
The greatest entertainer of all time. PERIOD ❤️👑
When I was a kid Vincent Price's Voice used to scare the crap out of me
I'm an adult and Vincent Price still scares the crap out of me.
Vincent Price was THE MAN!
Andrea Martinez I loved Vincent !
Hilarious house of Frightenstien.... Greatest show ever.
I love the laugh lol
The man talking in the zombie scene is Vincent Price. He starred in and narrated like a million horror movies back in the early Hollywood! I always thought that made this video so cool!
Michael changed music videos forever. He was a once in an “every few ERAs” all around entertainer. Class of his own but he changed the platform . Genius!
If she would have ran when they started dancing, she would have probably made it home lol
Samething I was thinking
Ha ha
You never heard of a going steady ring? Lol. Or girls would wear their boyfriends school ring. It's an old fashioned way of courting. Back then things were sweeter and more genuine.
Yeah you can tell this guy doesn't give the same type of respect for women, talking about how his ex girl looked like a sight for sore eyes w/ out make up smh
@@snowrider48 - no, he just said it was a girl he used to know (& I don't think he meant 'Biblically'!).
I like that Rockwell song “somebody’s watching me” to play during Halloween, that MJ sings the chorus on
I was a teen when it came out. The best Halloween song ever
Another good one is monster mash.
@@marymarney3843 yes it is..
Somebody's watching me
Still is one of the best Halloween songs.
I had JUST turned 13 only 2 days before the album was released. There was a HUGE kerfluffle about it back in the day! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE
THRILLER Is The Only Music Video In History To Be Preserved In The National Film Registry Of The Library Of Congress, For Its Cultural, Historical And Aesthetic Significance In American History !!!
My son at 3 years old would sing and dance along with this video. It was his favorite.
Ayyeyee thriller is a classic throwback
You sound like every person who watches a horror film yelling at the characters to not do what they are about to do. I heard “Billie Jean” today. As I listened to it, I just kept thinking how great he was.
And she’’s just gonna stand there and scream, lmao
JoshCourts That's what I've always said. As soon as he looks up with those yellow eyes, I'd nope the hell out of there. 😆
Danica O that’s for sure, be outta there like the roadrunner
Some people freeze when scared. And they scream.
@June Giovanna yeah they were great screamers!! Scream Queens!!
"You're not putting your hand in this cookie jar" - hahaha
Right
Thanks Billy, loved this, I was in grade 8 and loved Michael got to see him and his Brothers on the Victory tour , so many memories
Maan its just a CLASS ring LMAO
Lol I know right.
I convinced my parents to buy his "Dangerous" disc, by telling them I would use a song on a powerpoint project in my computer class in high school. Got an A on the project, lol.
I was not born yet when this song came out, love this song love Michael Jackson
I can’t pick a favorite MJ song. I like way too many
I say black or white
Thriller
Beat it
Smooth criminal
And the earth song are some of my favourites
micheal Jackson I don’t like black or white in my personal opinion. A lot of people do but I don’t see the appeal
@@EduardoGonzalez-tc2dg same, I really didnt like it tbh it was just so generic
That's because he wrote about 30 songs per album then threw away most of them and picked the best ones, that's how you dominate.
Michael Jackson's videos were mesmerising. I was 22 when Thriller came out.
An Icon and an American Legend. RIP MJ 🎶🎵🎼
The greatest music video of all the time... no doubt in my mind.
01:50 Ola Ray. She was a very beautiful young woman.
At the time this was the most expensive video ever produced and was considered a short movie. The only person that could come close to MJ in music ability was Prince IMHO.
I was like 5 when it came out. Back when MTV showed real music and amazing music videos.
Directed by the wonderful John Landis who made many great movies including An American Werewolf in London
I totally agree with you on several points. The girl was just not all that bright. Like all the screaming (and not running away in the beginning). It's like, "Would you RUN! Stop screaming and run!" And then looking behind her while she's running, so of course she falls. And then later, like you said, running into the creepy house with all of them following her instead of hiding in the woods somewhere lol But anyway, this came out when I was 19 (like their age) and it was always such a big event on TV when they aired one of his videos and this one blew us all away. The dancing, the make-up, the music - phenomenal!
Vincent Price made this song over the top for me.
Truth!
When I was 6 years old this was my favorite song and I used to beg my father to play it.
I'm 37 now and I have RUclips, so I can play it whenever I want. Which is often. Really... really... often.
I had the whole set of Michael Jackson's Thriller theme for my phone. It was a perfect Halloween theme to dedicate to the best legend!
To me, this video was the height of Michael's career. It was before all the bad press and bad actions and settled lawsuits. Videos were super important because MTV was actually about playing music. This song and video are iconic.
Love this song! I play it in my classroom every year and we talk about visual culture.
Someone should take the basic plot of this song and video and turn it into a full-length movie
This was my very first Micheal Jackson Album. Lol goes to Show you how old I am 😂😂😂. I had it on cassette, do they even make cassettes anymore
Michael's a King😭
The WHOLE skating rink would shut down and they would play this.
Dude people used to go steady😅 probably what that ring was. Oh and Michael idolized Gene Kelly. Smart dude.
Michael Jackson was a pure GENIUS.
@@TheRealQb1 Whatever! Produce some proof or shut the fuck up! Kick a man while he's dead. You fucks should be ashamed of yourselfs
@@TheRealQb1 try doing research instead of believing those 2 lying assholes, that documentary was PROVEN to be full of lies but the media doesn't want to talk about that. Also, watch MJsquareone on youtube.
@@TheRealQb1 show a proof please
@@jermainezinnerman7450 exactly
Jermaine Zinnerman Bitch don’t you fucking talk about my dad
The theater scene with the popcorn - the white guy in front of him wearing black with the dark hair - Marlon Brando's son. Also the first one that came running out to him when his hair caught fire during the Pepsi commercial. Jackie Kennedy and Fred Estair were there during the dancing scenes watching. Love checking out info on Michael ♥️
Mj just was a pure musical genius and set the standard for music videos with thriller. The etfects and makeup were amazing and to add the king of horror vincent price to narrate was the cherry on top of it.
It's thanks to this song I don't consider it Halloween time without hearing a Vincent Price cackle at least 5 times in the month and 1 for certain on Halloween itself.
Back in day we exchanged our high school class rings as a sign we were “spoken for”.
3:17Back in the day you gave a girl a promise ring when you go steady. 🍾🥂
Spooky Scary Skeletons along with this are Halloween.
I was 10 when this came out , loved it then , love it now , they played it a lot at the skating rink.
I'm the same why in public. When I hear a song I start dancing and singing. Especially when footloose comes on. The look on my wife's face is priceless.
I was home the family sat down and we watched it all over and over and over everyday Halloween 🎃 every month lmao we were in love and still r Now I watch it anytime I feel like especially Halloween 🎃 will always love ❤️ Michael Jackson this guy was so gifted and talented I’m 63 and will never ever forget the first time I seen the Jackson 5 ABC 🥰
I remember when this video first came out, MTV would play it every hour on the hour, and it was a 15 minute video, so literally 25% of MTV's air time was playing Thriller.
Fun Fact: Michael loved An American Wearwolf in London. It was the inspiration behind this song and music video. So he got the same makeup artist and director of the movie and they reused the same wearwolf sound effects in the music video too
There will never ever ever be another Michael Jackson! So talented in all facets!
back in the day ( when our Grandparents were younger & dating ) when you asked a girls to go "Steady" w/ you you'd give her youre ring ( as a sign that she was yours & you're dating .... and will probably one day marry .... cause they also did that at a younger age then we do now )
I was 12 when this came out and the making of Thriller VHS or Beta was the biggest thing outside the jacket. Everyone and I mean everyone in school doing this neck popping and locking routine. I know this may be hard to believe now but we had to wait up until midnight WITH our parents to watch MJ videos. He was groundbreaking for people of color because outside of Dier Straights and Billy Idol there were no people of color music videos.
I was 12. It was so dope watching that thing. Loved that singer and Vincent Price was just icing on the cake in that video.
I remember growing up when this video came on my brother and step sisters and me would move the furniture and dance like they did in the video. Growing up I loved seeing him in concert he was my favorite singer. He died way to soon.
It saved my daughter too when she was little. Cause she loved michael Jackson too. I watched him grow up on the variety shows with his brothers. Like flip Wilson show check him out he is so funny. Just so u know in 60's and the 70's there where a lot of variety shows and all were great but when the 80's hit they weren't any more.miss those shows. Kaekae
One of the best songs and the great Vincent Price doing the voiceover too. He did great scary movies back in the day too. My favorite was one called The Tingler.
When I was a kid I loved the song thriller (and still do) but the video used to scare
I remember screen recording this on my radio station's app. I watch it to remember that day when they played it.
This is probably the most legendary song to ever be sung and performed and it was done by the late great Michael Jackson. We will never forget you Michael. Billy in honor of this great man you should react to Michael Jackson - Beat it.
Yoou so crazy! That "Doing the laundry" joint was fresh! You got this ol' 63yo white man laughing his ass off!
I was 9 when this came out. I was obsessed with it! I remember MTV would give the times that it was going to be playing... I love that Vincent Price is in this song. His voice is legendary
My favorite Michael Jackson song/ video/ and album. I grew up with it, Jackson 5, and all his music. But this was my favorite. I was born in 87, btw. I was a toddler when I first saw this music video and instantly loved it.
A few years ago, I got to see the house where they filmed the end of the video.
The special effects in this video were state of the art in 1984 when this came out, and still hold up now... makeup, costuming, all done with zero computers involved. It was also the most expensive music video ever made by that point as well.
Also, this is one of, if not THE highest selling album of all time...
The Zombies in this music video are some of the best looking Zombies ever put on film.
Greatest of All Time
The director of this video of John Landis, also directed the movies, Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), and Coming to America (1988) he also directed the music video to Michael Jackson's Black or White
This will always be a classic! Always 💯 MJ 🙏❤
You had me cracking up the whole time, this is the best reaction video I’ve seen on Thriller.
I Was 19 When I First Heard This Classic Song
Oh wow I was a senior in high school and reminded watching this in xlass
I was obsessed with this song and video back when it came out. I was like 2 but my mom played it constantly and she said I danced to it every time. Have loved it ever since then. Just such a classic song and video.
Imagine the people seeing this when it 1st came out, must of been so excited.
I was 15 when Thriller first aired . I guess the movie 13 going on 30 is not for everyone but I Loved when Thriller was added with a dance scene for a business party. That movie was made around things from the 80's and I can not imagine the 80's without M.J. 💗
Without a doubt, he best music video ever made. And I grew up listening to Hard Rock and Heavy metal, but when I saw this; that's it game over for everyone else.
Back in the day, we would watch MTV for as long as we could in the hopes of getting to watch this video again.
I love how he got Vincent Price to do the voice over in the graveyard and that evil laugh at the end he had the perfect voice for the voice over and that laugh still creeps me out to this day
The scene when he transform into a werewolf took hours, literally. There's an interview with Ola Ray, the girl, she explain it all.
She's actually running in circle, that's how they did it, you can see it. And they had fun, tons of fun.
I laughed so hard watching this. Like, not of that fake laughing. I am in literally tears. Some of the things he said or did thru the video just put me in tears. I needed this laugh. Best reaction I’ve ever seen of Thriller.
She tends there and screams as he changes, soon as that started, I’d been like oh ****, and been gone like the roadrunner
Great video
I was 13. I got the record, the poster and confused parents 😂
I still have this album!! I was a young teenager!! This video always freaked me out!!
6:00"we watching this movie"
This song came out when I was in.....1st grade? Every recess we got together and did our first grade best to recreate the video. I was the little female lead. My best friend was always always Michael. And we had a tiny little Vincent Price. Everyone else would just participate and dance whatever part they wanted, so long as they could suitably represent a zombie.
I was 7 when this came out. Wasn't scared of the zombies but the werewolf scared me.
This song came out when I was like 4/5 years old! I used to dance to it on our long coffee table!😂🤣😁
It's the greatest music video ever. Greatest short film ever. He's the greatest entertainer ever. These are facts.
yeah great for Halloween