It turned out to be more interesting than expected – sitting next to the “playlists” and finding songs from the most important artists of recent decades. Because we not only discover songs, but we also learn more about little-known aspects of what lies at the heart of what we call success.

We touch on unknown faces, unique situations, bright sides and other turns of the artists we knew from the cover. This is the second of the programs that we dedicate to the King of Pop, you will more or less like it, but he is the most important popular music artist on planet Earth. And maybe from others too. Everyone knows his love for extraterrestrial life and other oddities.

Our second conversation about little Jackson took place between Albertuchohonored artist Michael from his last work and which absorbed his heritage until it went hand in hand with flamenco, and Tony Ariasauthor of a work as complex as its title: Magic in Motion: Michael Jackson through Film and Video Games (Applehead, 2017).

We begin this at an exceptional moment, which for everyone is the center of MJ’s musical career: Thriller. Having just experienced All Hallows’ Day, recently renamed “Halloween”, the first thing to notice in our playlists was that this video became the best-selling video in all stores. Video clip? No. Since the most popular adventure in music history is “only” 13 minutes long, a VHS could not be released. A small distributor came in and, thinking it would be a promotional sale, produced a small run of commercial video which became the first “production”.

And it all started with a call after hours. Tony explained to us how it all came together. Director John Landis She was surprised to receive this letter because she did not know Michael personally. Also, due to the time difference, it was mid-morning, which made him confused. Landis noticed that Michael spoke like a child and doubted his ability to direct a horror film. However, after watching the film together, Michael assured her that he would do it.

A dimension that seems to be missing, but which has played a decisive role in the artist’s steps beyond the stage, is religion. Michael was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the video clip was contrary to his beliefs. His mother, also a Jehovah’s Witness, pressured him not to publish the book, and Michael even asked Landis to destroy the copies. However, the issue was resolved by placing a warning at the beginning of the video, similar to the one Bella Lugosi because I’m a Catholic. This explains the signs that can be seen at the very beginning. Moreover, during the Victory Tour, Michael had to hire a Jehovah’s Witness in each city for religious proselytism, which he was forced to do. Toni told us how in 1984 Michael dressed himself up and distributed religious magazines door to door.

We all agree that this marked Thriller before and after in the music industry. It was a game changer in several aspects such as music videos and composition. It was the first video to have a corps de ballet behind the lead artist, and it won 8 Grammy Awards in one night.

Like all great successes and artists destined for fame, they are never free from legal disputes. Steven Spielberg, another artist who never stopped looking at the sky, wanted to work with Jackson. And here began a collaboration that ended in litigation due to the huge economic interests at stake. According to Arias, Michael recorded an audiobook and song for the film. THIS., which caused a conflict with his record company Epic. CBS warned that they could not release the soundtrack with Michael singing since his second album was already on the way, but MCA ignored this and released the soundtrack featuring Michael. Someone in the dark.

Besides this side project, there were many more when Disney came fully into the game. Michael Eisner, the president of Disney at the time, constantly invited Michael to the park since he was a big fan. Michael regularly visited the park, ate in the employee restaurant and had a special chair for watching fireworks. At one point he was offered to create an attraction. And it came true with the name Captain EOwith a video clip in which Michael was the commander of a ship with a crew of dolls landing on a planet ruled by a monster who craves silence and darkness.

We may think it doesn’t live up to the quality standards of current science fiction, but let’s remember that we’re talking about a production that will soon be four decades old. This attraction arose after success Thriller. Michael even wanted to live at Disney, and ended up building his own Disneyland at home. A couple of years ago, drones witnessed the current state of their Neverland Ranch.

In this episode Best playlistwe were also able to recall the artist’s performance at the 1993 Super Bowl.

We were already in the 90s and the link to Black or white This was a must. This is the pinnacle of his career. This was an album that I had the honor of presenting as a supposed world premiere on radio (these were different times), and which was accompanied by an extraordinary video clip that was completely innovative, with digital effects that left no one indifferent.

Michael’s ability to continue to amaze was cut short when the allegations against him surfaced, which we all know about. His career began to decline, and on this occasion Tony Arias limited himself to saying that Quincy Jones, the producer of his life, said that Michael was a wonderful person and that the accusations should not be believed. Albertucho, who surprised everyone who watched the phosphorescent vinyl edition of his Thriller album, declared that “they killed him while he was alive.”

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