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unusual facts about Michael Jackson's Moonwalker


Another Part of Me

The song also appeared as a dance attack and level song for the later revisions of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker video game (originally the first revision used excerpts of Thriller).


A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies

A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies is a compilation of the Motown Records released on December 8, 1972, with songs by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 that were made between 1969 and 1972.

Another Bad Creation

During this time, Mark and Dave appeared among other children (including Macaulay Culkin) in a scene of Michael Jackson's video "Black or White".

Camp Zama

In March 2007, the U.S. singer Michael Jackson visited the camp to greet 3,000 plus U.S. troops and their families.

Captain EO

The film was choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday and Michael Jackson, photographed by Peter Anderson, produced by Rusty Lemorande and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola, from a story idea by the artists of Walt Disney Imagineering.

Cassius Henry

Two coaches, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue elected for Henry to join their teams—with Henry selecting Jessie J. During the battle rounds, Henry sung "Beat It", originally by Michael Jackson, against twenty-nine-year-old David Faulkner—with Jessie crowning him the winner.

Danny Mac

He wanted to act from a young age, and enjoyed watching Grease, Michael Jackson and James Bond.

Darwin Porter

He has written biographies of the Gabor sisters: Zsa Zsa, Eva and Magda, Merv Griffin, Michael Jackson, Steve McQueen, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Howard Hughes, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh (with Roy Moseley), Linda Lovelace and J. Edgar Hoover, all, apart from Jackson and Zsa Zsa Gabor, after their deaths.

Dean Edwards

He developed several impressions, including Michael Jackson, Wayne Brady, Chris Tucker (Edwards' first impression; coincidentally, also an impression done by Jay Pharoah on his first SNL episode on September 25, 2010), Don Cheadle, Colin Powell, Serena Williams, Nipsey Russell, Grace Jones, Randy Jackson, Redman, Denzel Washington, and Billy Ocean.

Dianna Dilworth

She is the director of We Are the Children, a documentary about Michael Jackson's fans during his 2004-2005 trial, which is distributed by independent film distribution company Indiepix.

Don't Drop Bombs

The video is considered very camp and has similar references to other music videos and styles of the 1980s including Bananarama's "Venus", a touch of Michael Jackson towards the end, and even a reference to the Broadway Melody ballet from Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse.

Georgie Woods

He went on to play the talents of emerging artists like the Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson over the radio.

Give Love on Christmas Day

In a review of the The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Lynn Norment of the African American-orientated magazine Ebony described Michael Jackson's vocals on the track—along with the songs "The Little Drummer Boy", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"—as sounding "angelic".

Harry Benson

Other celebrities Benson has photographed include Bobby Fischer, Michael Jackson, who allowed him access to his bedroom, and Elizabeth Taylor, whom Benson photographed before and after her brain surgery.

Istvan Kantor

In 2004, he threw a vial of his own blood on a wall beside a sculpture of Michael Jackson by Paul McCarthy in the Hamburger Bahnhof contemporary art museum of Berlin.

James Georgopoulos

The "Guns of Cinema" series also expresses his affinity for the film and television industry by photographing a number of motion picture and television cameras; which include those from Titanic, Star Wars, Thriller, James Bond, Kill Bill, and Apocalypto).

Jim Blashfield

Jim Blashfield (born September 4, 1944, Seattle, Washington) is an American filmmaker and media artist, best known for his short films such as Suspicious Circumstances and The Mid-Torso of Inez, and his music videos for musicians Talking Heads, Joni Mitchell, Nu Shooz, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Tears for Fears, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Marc Cohn.

Just Another Story

The gunshot stems from the ending of a different song called "D.S.", which was written by Michael Jackson and released on his 2CD compilation album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.

Korg Wavestation

A few notable mainstream artists that used Wavestations in the early 1990s were Joe Zawinul Jan Hammer, Phil Collins, Gary Numan and Tony Banks of Genesis (who also used them on the band's 2007 European Tour) Depeche Mode, Michael Jackson, and Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits.

KYXY

In June 2009, the weekend after Michael Jackson's death, the station paid tribute to the legendary singer by playing continuous Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 hits, and again in June 2010.

Levente Egry

From 1993 he was the lyricist, composer, singer, and producer of the national number one and multiple award winning boy-band Hip Hop Boyz and performed at significant festivals (MIDEM, Total Dance, Bravo Festival) and was the opening act for Dr. Alban, East 17, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, DJ BoBo, No Mercy, Michael Jackson and other Hungarian bands and artists.

Mike Luckovich

Luckovich attracted a great deal of backlash when the newspaper cartoonist drew a cartoon depicting Michael Jackson's death one day after his death.

Move Your Feet

It features lead vocals by producer Thomas Troelsen, with the chorus vocals strongly resembling those of Michael Jackson.

Music of Sudan

Other popular imported musicians included reggae superstar Bob Marley and American pop singer Michael Jackson, while the funk of James Brown inspired Sudanese performers like Kamal Kayla, to adopt the same style.

Nabil Sedeak

Sedeak has been responsible for the financial and tax planning of a number of celebrities, including Michael Jackson, Debra Winger, Robert Zemeckis, Albert Brooks & Bob Gale.

Obiwon

His musical influences include Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Nigerian high life artistes such as the late maestros Osita Osadebe and Celestine Ukwu and so many others.

Osaka Stadium

Michael Jackson concluded the 1st leg of his Bad World Tour at the stadium, with three consecutive sold-out shows, on October 10-12, 1987.

Oscar Castro-Neves

He went on to work with a diverse array of musicians including Yo Yo Ma, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, João Gilberto, Eliane Elias, Lee Ritenour, Airto Moreira, Toots Thielemans, John Klemmer, Carol Welsman and Diane Schuur.

Otto – Der Film

The film features a parody of Michael Jackson's music video Thriller, except that the zombie dancers are replaced here with lookalikes of the German folksinger Heino adapting the song's tunes to the lyrics of Heino's song "Schwarzbraun ist die Haselnuss".

Plein to Spain

They comprise several semi-autonomous groups of performers covering material by artists such as Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, George Benson and several boy bands.

Rachel Fury

In 1972, under the name "Weeny Bopper", Brennock recorded the single "David, Donny and Michael", a Pye Records release intended to capitalize on weenybopper enthusiasm for David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, and Michael Jackson.

Randy Waldman

Waldman played piano (and occasionally trumpet) on a wide variety of recordings by high-profile artists such as Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Olivia Newton-John, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, Michael Bublé, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli and countless others.

Rocinha

Contrary to popular belief Michael Jackson did not shoot the first version of the music video for his single "They Don't Care About Us" there.

Sharon Oreck

Since 1984, she has produced over 600 music videos for performers in different genres including Tony Bennett, Rosanne Cash, The Eurythmics, Ice-T, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Metallica, Bette Midler, Sting and U2.

StarLite

StarLite leaned very hot AC and rhythmic AC, as a result, and only played music from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, with Michael Jackson's Rock With You as the only 1970s song on the playlist.

Steve Rucker

Steve also performed or recorded with Michael Jackson, Paquito D'Rivera, Barry Gibb, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Sample, Johnny Cash, Bo Diddley, the Woody Herman Big Band, the Tommy Dorsey Band (with Warren Covington), Sam Moore and Bob James.

Tatiana Thumbtzen

She is mostly well known for her role in portraying the love interest of pop star Michael Jackson in the "The Way You Make Me Feel" music video off his seventh studio album, Bad.

The Killing Star

We Are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie - Six alien ships patrolling through the post-attack solar system continually broadcast this song.

The Motown Song

It paid tribute to Motown (featuring animated versions of The Temptations and The Supremes) and featured other charting stars of the time, including animated versions of Vanilla Ice, Sinéad O'Connor, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Elton John; along with both a live action and an animated Rod Stewart with his animated dog.

Tina Guo

Up until June 2013, Guo toured as the featured cellist with Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.

Tuczno

In Tuczno there is the first street in Poland named Michael Jackson Street (1-2.08.2009).

WAUN-FM

Typical artists heard as part of the Smooth AC format include Michael Bublé, Sade, Colbie Caillat, John Mayer, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Kenny G, Dave Koz, and Jason Mraz among others.

We Con the World

The video uses the tune and style of the 1985 video "We Are the World" by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

Westlake Recording Studios

A number of well-known artists have recorded at the studio, including: Michael Jackson, Haley Reinhart, Slayer, Men at Work, Frank Ocean, Josh Groban, Quincy Jones, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Shakira, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Nine Inch Nails and Justin Bieber.

WRQN

WRQN now advertises themselves as "Feel Good Favorites" and removed most 1960's hits from their playlist and added 1980's pop music hits to the playlist including hits from George Michael, Prince, Soft Cell, Michael Jackson, Heart (band), Level 42, Mr. Mister and many others.

WYEZ

These included artists heard on the station that included Michael Jackson, Hall & Oates, Earth, Wind & Fire and Prince.

Zhongshan Soccer Stadium

The King of Pop Michael Jackson performed 2 sold out concerts at the stadium on October 1996, during History World Tour.


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