A kung fu fighter in a disco

This is one of those people I always thought "Yeah lets do a Jacko canon", and then I looked at what I'd have to type out and I thought "Sod that". So WELL DONE KAT. But there are going to be several 100%s, surely.

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Fridays are quiet round my office :-)

People might be over-familiar with some of the potential 100%ers though?

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I had to google to find out that this is the song with the amazing lyric

dubdobdee is always quoting (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22agony+inside+a+dying+head%22&meta=). I might now go and tick it despite not knowing remotely how it goes. Can anyone YSI it?

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I ticked exactly 16 on my first "run through". I think things would have been trickier had I included the J5 stuff. Or maybe not? I can recall the majority of these but apart from the super-famous ones my J5 knollidge isn't really up to snuff.

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Could've included 'Why', his 'duet' with 3T from around 94/95.

It always puzzled me that his duet with Stevie Wonder ('Get It') had not been a hit.

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"State Of Shock" - I only heard this for the first time since 1984 recently - it is GREBT, the Jacksons go garage rock!

"Earth Song" - come on, it's amazing. What about the elephants? OK liking it is a bit 'outsider art' but if there's one song that sums up the madness of latter-day Jacko this is it. Good hooks too!

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My nominations:

Scream = doesn't live up to the £££ spent (no matter what

stevem78 says, but groundbreaking at the time
Thriller = obv great, got shown to us in Yr 7 English class as example of "horror genre"
Billie Jean = less disco floor tiles than you'd think! But tramp turning into tapdancer is always good
Earth Song = only now are people worrying abt Global Warming ten years later!
Black & White = interchangeable heads and MACAULAY CULKIN ARGH NOES

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Yes Earth Song wins this too.

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Plus Jarvis doing his ting at the Brits!

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PBS Album Rank update: 71% of 'Thriller' is good according to Poptimists. Not bad. There will be a new scientific analysis of another 80s classic on Monday!

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I considered it but thought I'd leave it until the 3T canon :-)

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my favourite Jacko video is actually 'Leave Me Alone'. Excellent 'elephant man' dancing sequence and the only video appearance by Bubbles (in a ROCKET CAR!).

also much of 'Moonwalker' is still AWESOME.

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When I was a tiny I used to get that mixed up with 'Moonraker'. Oh dear.

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'Moonraker' is even more awesome!

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Jacko = excellent new bond villain

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We can do 1x SCIENTIFIC GRAPH!

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In English class (again, I think our teacher was a bit stuck for ideas) we had to do a 5 minute 'talk' about a song we thought was important. I can't remember what song I chose (I think it was probably Kill Yr Television hahaha) but 90% of my class chose Earth Song. I wonder how many of them bother to recycle these days.

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Bubbles = excellent new bond

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and with LaToya as M

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And Uri Geller as Q

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jeff-worrell.livejournal.com

I've been away this week so have only just answered your alBUM questions from Tuesday. Now I realise it was probably a bit pointless since the idea you were alluding to there is presumably this "rank the LP tracks" thing. But whatevs, my answers are there for what they're worth.

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jeff-worrell.livejournal.com

Underrated Jacko on this poll = the first four! Especially "Ain't No Sunshine", one of my favourite singles ever. Amazing vocal performance.

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nicolars.livejournal.com

Yeah, I've never heard this one either.

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dubdobdee.livejournal.com

i only have it on tape :(

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dubdobdee.livejournal.com

is bubbles still with us?

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nicolars.livejournal.com

Billie Jean: The outfit! The dancing! The light up tiles!
Say Say Say: I have always loved the corny acting of Macca & MJ in this video, and the ?! implication that Latoya was Michael's love interest in the video.
Thriller: I thought Michael was legitimately adorable when he turned into the werewolf and couldn't figure out why his girlfriend would be scared of him. The zombies were really scary, though.
Bad: Michael's s&m outfit and crazy dancing manages to scare the crap out of Wesley Snipes! Plus, the phrase "tertusshell glasses".
Black & White: great for the reasons Kat has listed above
Leave Me Alone: A little meta, but very well done.

I would also be remiss in not mentioning Moonwalker, even though it technically doesn't count. Superhero Michael battles extremely ott drug lord Joe Pesci while Sean Lennon cries a lot! Definitely check it out if you haven't already...

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"He's in his 20's, he's doing fine" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbles_the_chimpanzee)

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nicolars.livejournal.com

I think I read that he died a few years back, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

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ninebelow.livejournal.com

This is his last gasp of brilliance.

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Disappointing lack of love for Ben, possibly the most moving song in the canon.

Crispin "McFly" Glover cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTKNahASSDI

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dubdobdee.livejournal.com

"Their DNA is identical to humans when you look under a microscope."

what he means is "Their DNA is identical to humans when you DON'T look under a microscope."

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Although Jacko is proving to be clear winner of the doolally stakes, I think Elton is probably the most mental "sane" one out of all the Divas we've covered so far (ie he could probably still make a cup of tea for himself if he really *had* to, but of course he has someone to do it for him so he wouldn't dream of it).

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Is it actually about Gentle Ben though?

Aaaargh!

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nothing is ever pointless with poptimists!

(if you believe it, it is true)

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i thought they had multiple Bubbles, like the Saddam lookalikes (incidentally, what are they all doing now?)

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koganbot

Is a great song (that I only have on tape); but isn't the one that Mark's always quoting "Threatened" (which unfortunately wasn't a single)?

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koganbot

Or maybe I'm the one who's always quoting "Threatened":

You're trapped in halls and my face is the walls
I'm the floor when you fall, and when you scream it's 'cause of me
I'm the living dead, the dark thoughts inside your head
I know just what you said

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koganbot

Best vid is "The Way You Make Me Feel," where the flirtation is menacing, could be love, could be terror.

standard version

long version (9 minutes)

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koganbot

"Who Is It?" on YouTube.

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koganbot

Underrated Jacko on this poll:

"Give In To Me" (though poor sound transfer on this version).

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koganbot

Better sound on this one, though it's not the real vid.

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My work blocks YouTube - I am trying to think of a good reason why they shouldn't.

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http://users.livejournal.com/xyzzzz__/

What is mental about Mariah? I just thought she was a 'Diva' and that was it..

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koganbot

This isn't a regular promo vid, but here's the Motown 25th Anniversary performance of "Billie Jean", which may have been what tipped his popularity from rising star to phenomenal superstar.

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koganbot

Can you argue that you need it for work-related research?

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koganbot

Second link is from singingfool.com, which your work may have neglected to block.

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koganbot

Wikipedia: In July 2001 it was widely reported that Carey had suffered a physical and emotional breakdown. She had left messages on her website complaining of being overworked, and her relationship with Luis Miguel was ending. In an interview the following year, she said, "I was with people who didn't really know me, and I had no personal assistant. I'd be doing interviews all day long, getting two hours of sleep a night, if that." During an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live, Carey handed out popsicles to the audience and began what was later described as a "strip tease". By the month's end, she had checked into a hospital, and her publicist announced that she would be taking a break from public appearances.

This doesn't necessarily mean she's mental; some people want to see her as insane or stupid, so they're willing to believe obviously made-up stories about her.

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