A)Introduction
Michael Jackson was born on August 29th, 1958 in a small town in Gary,
Indiana. The seventh child of the Jackson family, Michael has changed the world
with his amazing singing voice and talented dance moves. As a young child,
Michael joined with his older brothers in a group band,called the Jackson 5.
Some of their famous songs were "ABC" and "I want you Back". He later moved
on to a solo career in the mid 1970’s,performing large concerts all around
the United States. No one in history, as a result, ever saw a talented musician
like Michael Jackson before. He was the first African American to come on
MTV, creating large music videos like Beat It, Billie Jean, and most
importantely, Thriller. People from all over the world fell in love with his music. At one point
in the 80's, Michael was at the peak of coolness. No other pop star at that time could touch him.
Because of his incredible majectic talent, it gave him the great title known today as the King of Pop.
B)Early childhood
The young Michael Jackson did not have the childhood like many other people had. His younger days were
full of suffering and neglect. Because of this, he didn't have the childhood that he always wanted.
Ever since he was a kid, Michael was horrible beaten and tortured by his father,
Joseph.His mother was unable to help, pleading with her husband not to hurt his body.
He would get pushed into walls and whipped with a belt all the time.
This later traumatized him, causing him to fear afterwards in the years to come. One night
while he was asleep, Joseph climbed into his window wearing a mask, screaming and shouting. The father
wanted to teach Michael a lesson for leaving the windows open while sleeping. This was such a horrible event,
keeping him awake all throughout the hours of the night. As a young kid, Michael was greatly gifted. He showed
musical talent early in his life, singing in front of classmates and others at important celebrations.
In the early 1960’s, young Michael found his stardom when he joined his brothers forming
the Jackson five. As a band, they went far and wide like no other singers
have ever done in history. They recorded several songs that soared the charts, like “I want You Back”,
“The love You Save”, and “I’ll Be There”. In the late months of 1975, the Jackson 5 left for Motown.
C)The 80's Baby
The famous Michael Jackson ruled the entire 80’s with an iron fist.
Like a king with a golden stick and red cape, everyone stared in amazement at Michael’s
incredible aptitude. People from all ages fell in love with his music and nice personality. Back in the day,
if you weren’t a MJ fan, you would become a MJ
fan. Many famous songs were made at this time, like “Off the wall”, “Beat It”, and “Wanna Be Startin Somthin”.
On March 25, 1983, Jackson performed live on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
television special. Many people say this was his best performance. This is where he performed one of his famous songs,
“Billie Jean”, singing about a girl claiming that he is the father of her child. These
performances also led to his famous dance move, the moonwalk, which was seen by over 50 million views during its initial airing. Yes, the
80’s was a great time to be born. Music was taking a different turn and it was also because
f Michael. Many other singers were popular, but he was growing minute by the minute. Everything would soon
change when Michael created his greatest song of all time, Thriller. Thriller
changed how people listened to music on the radio and television set. It lasted
on the Billboard 200 for over 37 straight weeks, something that no other song has even down.
Today it is the best selling album of all time, with worldwide sales between 45 million and 109 million copies.
D)Thriller:The coolest song of all Time
Thriller was the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson.
The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up
to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Thriller explores
similar genres to those of Off the Wall, including funk, disco, soul,
soft rock, R&B and pop. However, Thriller's lyrics deal with generally darker themes,
including paranoia, and the supernatural.Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 14-minute music
video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and
directed by John Landis who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson. The mini-film music video was broadcast
on MTV three weeks before Christmas 1983. It was the most expensive video of its time, costing US$500,000[1], and Guinness World Records
listed it in 2006 as the "most successful music video", selling over 9 million units Unlike other songs that talk about love and romance,
Thriller took us to a creepy spooky side with a catchy melody. Not only that, but Thriller came with a music video which
became a huge it. This video is 14 minutes long and stars the famous playboy
model Oly Ray. It starts off with Michael Jackson seeing a movie with his girlfriend.
Halfway through the movie, his girlfriend gets scared and leave the theater. Michael, however, is
enjoying the movie, and doesn't want to get up from his seat. But because
his date is terrified, he leaves to comfort her. After that, they start walking through
the dark ally with Michael singing about the movie. While the song is happening, zombies are getting out of their
grave, thirsty for some blood. At this part, a famous rap come on by Vincent Price, who did chilling sounds
for hollywood movies in the past. Soon Michael and his date are surrounded by zombies and have no where
to run. All of sudden, Michael is changed into a zombie and starts a dance in the dark spooky streets.
E)The Famous Moonwalk
The moonwalk is probably the most popular dance technique of all time. It has been used in many dance competitions and mov?ies
all around the globe. It a dance technique where you are walking forward, but at the same time moving
backwards. Usually when performing this move, you must have certain shows that doesn't hold
alot of friction on to the floor. The Moonwalk was first seen by the famous Michael Jackson performing Billie Jean
in the early 80's. He didn't create the moonwalk, but instead perfected it. Over 40 million people starred
in amazement at the great singer with his talent and singing. Ever since that
day, it has been greatly popular. So whenever you are at a party or celebration, make sure you know the moonwalk. This way
everyone will like you and cheer you on. In other words my friend, you will be the center of the party and nobody else. Thats
how cool the moonwalk is. Also if you are trying to get a girlfriend, try to show her you michael jackson moves. Girls love
that kind of stuff and will 100% talk to you more than than anyone else. So learn the moonwalk and be the man everyone.
F)Beat It
When two blood quenching gangs come together for a big brawl, lots of bad things are going to happen. Someone is going to get knocked in the
face and some is going to get killed. And when the police is busy doing other things,
who is going to stop the fight? Is their anybody that can be a hero to these monsters. I guess its time to bring out the heavy artillery this time. No,
I am not talking about the army. I mean the King of Pop, Micheal Jackson. Yes,
the famous superstar has the biggest job yet' stop two gangs from fighting and restore peace once more
to the spooky allys of the dark hood. The song, Beat It, is one of the biggest smash hits of all time. It was the top 20 songs next to
Thriller in the 80's, reaching great popularity. The song is all about how fighting is wrong and that it doesn't matter who is wrong or right. In the video,
Michael can been seen singing while the gang leaders come together to meet in 
a old warehouse. At the end, Michael stops the
battle and everyone begins to dance. Many of the participants in the video were actual street gang members, brought
in to authenticate the look and feel of the music video. The multi-zippered read jacket worn by Jackson became an iconic symbol
of coolest and style. Children and teenagers across the country of all races began to wear the famous red jacket. Beat It" won
two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. It was also nominated for Song of the Year
along with Jackson's "Billie Jean". The song, according to history, was ranked #337 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of
the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Beat It" is also notable for its
guitar solo, by the guest performance Eddie Van Halen.
G)Billie Jean
Billie Jean is one of Jackson's most famous songs ever created.Recieving great popularity similar to
Thriller and The Girl Is Mine, Billie Jean was released on January 3,1983. Since that day, it has
been a critical success,loved by all people from around the world. This song won a lot of grammy
awards and got a certifed patinum in 1989. A lot of stuff have been said about this song, but one thing
that people love the most in the mystery of the girl that the song is named after.People have asked time
and time again who is Billie Jean. In a interview with the King of Pop, Michael finally gave
out his answer. He said that the song was based on a real life experience he faced in 1981. Michael said
a women who was a huge fan of him wrote a letter saying that he was the son of her child. The singer,
never met this women and couldn't believe that something like this would happen. The big fan also wrote
of how happy they would be together, raising the child until he is all grown up. All this caused Michael a
huge amound of stress, giving him nightmares every time his slept. More and more letters
written by the same women was sent to Michael Jackson. Eventually, the women was found and sent to a
metal asylum. Michael always has this thought in his mind, and decided to make a song about it.
H)List of Michael Jackson's top songs
Michael Jackson has a lot of famous hits. Some of them are listed right here:
| Song Title | Release Date | Millions of Copies sold Worldwide | Cost Production |
| Thriller | 1983 | 105 million | $600,000 |
| Bad | 1988 | 35million | 1,000,000 |
| Billie Jean | 1981 | 14million | $450,00 |
| Black or White | 1991 | 5million | 900,000 |
| Beat It | 1982 | 17million | $500,000 |
| Scream | 1995 | 5 million | $7,000,000 |
1. Do you know the Thriller Dance?