Remembering Michael Jackson

My tribute to the genius that was Michael Jackson. The King Of Pop. 29th August 1958 - 25th June 2009.

Luckily I got to see him live 3 times, in Dublin & London on the Dangerous Tour and again in London for the History Tour.

Sadly I bought my ticket for the This Is It Tour on 24th June 2009 when extra seats were released for sale. Little did I know that music would change forever 24 hours later and 48 hours later I would be making this video montage.

Michael Jackson's unique blend of soul, funk and rock made him the biggest pop act in the world.
Beyond this, his business acumen and intuitive understanding of the music market allowed him to showcase his remarkable talents.

Michael Jackson sold records by the million - and broke records too.

With the soulful vocal presence of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder and the dance moves of James Brown, Jackson's appeal crossed both national and racial boundaries.

His first break came in 1968, when the Jackson Five signed to the Motown label, and he was just 11 when the group released its first single.

Hits like I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I'll Be There, which all went to number one in the United States in 1970, made the Jackson Five the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts.

Before long, the youngest member of the Jackson Five was beginning to outstrip his brothers.

A series of solo hits, including Got To Be There, Rockin' Robin and Ben had shown that the promise of early years had come to fruition.

By the mid-1970s, both Michael's, and his brothers', careers were beginning to stall. Motown has ended its interest in the group, which had re-signed - as the Jacksons - to the Epic label and had a few hits like 'Can You Feel It'.

Music producer, composer and arranger, Quincy Jones, who could already boast a formidable track record, having created hits for artists like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and George Benson, took Jackson's raw talent and moulded it into an awesome new sound.

Their first collaboration, Off The Wall, released in 1979, became the first album to provide four top ten US hits for an artist: the title track, Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, Rock With You and She's Out of My Life.

Four years later came Thriller, the album which would define his career. A heady mix of disco, R&B and funk, its nine tracks spawned seven hit singles and became the best-selling album of all time, with at least 55 million copies bought to date.

The Thriller video, and its companion, Beat It, also ended MTV's neglect of black artists, while making the mini-musical blockbuster de rigueur for any self-respecting pop star.

Besides his successful solo career, Jackson also recorded a series of hit duets with Paul McCartney, who had written the Off The Wall track, Girlfriend.

The two stars appeared on one another's albums with songs like The Girl Is Mine and the chart-topping Say Say Say.

1985 also saw the USA For Africa charity single, We Are The World, co-written by Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, reach number one in the US.

The Jackson phenomenon showed no sign of slowing down when, in 1987, he released the third, and final, Quincy Jones-produced album, Bad.

With five number one hits, including Man in the Mirror and Dirty Diana, the album also featured a 17-minute video, courtesy of Martin Scorsese, to promote the title track and a year-long world tour, at the time the largest-grossing in history.

Dangerous, Jackson's 1991 outing, featured a more stripped-down sound than its three predecessors.

But the magic remained, and tracks like Heal the World and Black and White soon became worldwide hits, despite the tabloid headlines and court cases which now threatened to damage the singer's reputation.

But his 1995 album, a compilation of old hits and new material entitled HIStory, failed to ignite the popular imagination.

Despite the biggest-ever publicity campaign for an album, estimated at $30m, HIStory enjoyed a brief appearance in the charts.

Whether this was due to the star's increasingly erratic behaviour, continuing speculation about his private life or just the public turning increasingly to rap and hip-hop, is a matter for debate.

Michael Jackson's final album, Invincible (2001) was released at a time when he looked anything but.

Jackson was due to begin a series of 50 sold-out comeback concerts in London in July 2009. Rehearsals for the show were under way when the star suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Bel Air. He was later pronounced dead at the UCLA medical centre in Los Angeles.

WORLDWIDE ALBUM SALES
Off The Wall: 19m
Thriller: 65m
Bad: 28m
Dangerous: 29m
HIStory: 18m
Invincible: 8m

'One Day In Your Life' download link : http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=14908915&id...

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[P90X490104]

Whoever posted this, I would like to compliment them. Very nicely done. The genius of MJ will never be duplicated, at least, not in this lifetime. Such a tragedy for him to leave this world so young but he left us an amazing legacy which will live on forever. RIP MJ.

[MegaHeart4u]

thank you so much for this lovely and touching tribute of MJ; i love this song - this really breaks my heart; i love you so much, MJ

[kandyascii]

RIP- I love you more! <3

[TheJulianarodrigues]

Michael....sometimes i think i will be awake from this nightmare.  I can barely listen this song without crying or being really down. cause this world is empty...it really is.

I never thought i would feel this way about you....i still can't take it. I cannot accept....it hurts so much(tears)

I hope you fell al this love and be sure that as long as music exists you will be honored.

RIP - that's all for L.O.V.E. and lov elives forever

[MoviesTubeYou0675]

Oh man! Nice! Imo I think "Call On Me" 1984 version would have been used for the music. Other than that nice pics of Michael Jackson.

[wegotforever]

Tears

[lambertslovelee]

So beautiful. Crying.

[lambertslovelee]

CRYING.

[heyathere1000]

omg, where did you get these pictures?

these are rare nice pictures.

[heyathere1000]

omg, where did you get these pictures?

[SuperChance1970]

it has been almost 2 years since u have been gone micheal and i miss you more each day u will always and forver have a place in my heart and i hope that one day i will meet u in hevean i love u micheal may u rest in pesce i love u michel always and forever

[redenajean]

Beautiful and touching video!