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Chase Armitage, 3Run, David Belle, Sebastien Foucan, Ciryl Raffaelli, Urban Free Flow, Dvinsk Clan, Urban Move, Emc Monkeys, AmericanParkour, The tribe. If you want credits leave me a pm.
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1983) The video for "Beat It" follows an uncomplicated narrati...
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1983) The video for "Beat It" follows an uncomplicated narrative: it opens in a diner/pool hall, where two men walk outside (the music begins when the doors slam shut behind them) and then the members of two warring gangs gather and march to a "rumble" inspired by the film West Side Story, at a warehouse. Throughout, Jackson appears as a lone figure, dancing throughout the diner, eventually arriving at the warehouse just as the gang leaders (one of whom is portrayed in a white outfit and sunglasses by choreographer Michael Peters) are engaged in a knife fight. Viewers watching closely can see elements of another early-to-mid 1970s phenomenon being performed by some of the cast - the physically complicated breakdancing technique. "Beat It" included real gang members from LA mixed in with experienced dancers. In the diner, the girl getting kissed has fake bullet holes complete with blood stains riddling her t-shirt, which adds to the violent atmosphere.
The basic structure of "Beat It" was instantly and endlessly copied, which continues to this day. Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield" also directed by Giraldi and choreographed by Peters could be viewed as the ultimate female counterpart to the video, so similar is its content, editing and theme. Other artists including Lionel Richie (who worked with the same director/choreographer team on his "Running with the Night" video), Janet Jackson, the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Amy Winehouse and countless others all borrowed from the template of the winning video to craft their own entries into the medium — much to the delight of video stations everywhere. Even "Weird Al" Yankovic used the video (more specifically the entire video) for his parody "Eat It", which outperformed the original song in Australia, reaching the #1 spot in 1984.
Such was the strength of Peters' choreographic skills that well over a decade after the release of the video, live Jackson performances of "Beat It" typically included many of the original arrangements and steps. These were however embellished for purposes of live theatricality.
Eddie Van Halen, who played the solo, was scheduled to have a spot in the music video. However, he decided not to show up to filming because he "didn't think it would be a hit."
Several recognizable actors and dancers appear as faux "gang-members" in the video, among them Stoney Jackson (no relation), Michael DeLorenzo, Tracii Guns, Peter Tramm (Kevin Bacon's dance double for "Footloose"), and Tony Fields (from the television show Solid Gold and the movie A Chorus Line). Eagle-eyed viewers can catch Fields (wearing a brown jacket, behind and to the left of Peters - from the viewer's perspective) flubbing steps in the background behind Jackson towards the video's close.
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"Beat It" is a hit single from Michael Jackson's album Thriller, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It was the third single from the album, following "The Girl Is Mine" (a duet with Paul McCartney) and "Billie Jean".
"Beat It" won Jackson 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 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, a guest performance by Eddie Van Halen. In the 30th anniversary show live on television, Slash, lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver and the former lead guitarist from Guns N' Roses, played with Michael during the performance of the song. In a reader's poll made by Guitar World magazine the solo was voted as the 67th greatest guitar solo of all time.
In 2008, the song was re-recorded by Jackson and R&B artist Fergie for Thriller 25, a special edition of the original album, commemorating the 25th anniversary of its release. American rock band Fall Out Boy also released a cover of the song which featured John Mayer playing the guitar solo.
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