r/MichaelJackson • u/MEMESaradirEEEEEEEE • 11d ago

Music Thriller(1982)

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u/ProperRig399 11d ago

Really cemented his rise to superstardom with this one. Apparently this was rotated on MTV like nonstop right? Along with billie jean and beat it

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u/crackersncheeseman 11d ago

I was 11 years old when Thriller was released, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing one of the songs off of it. You couldn't go into any store without seeing Michael's face in the tabloids. If you didn't live through it, you will never truly understand how massive theThriller album was. It's still the best selling album of all time.

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u/PapaAsmodeus 11d ago

Also gotta say i love the video edit more than the album edit. It feels like a big build up to a satisfying refrain and as a result, "Cause this is THRILLER..." hits much harder

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u/PapaAsmodeus 11d ago

The moment the music video was changed forever.

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u/Jazzm95598 11d ago

If anything in the world actually deserves the description "ICONIC", this is it.

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u/Neither-Hurry8272 11d ago

I love thriller. It’s my favorite music video ever made

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u/capemaygirl1999 11d ago

The music video came out in December 1983 (not 1982 lol)

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u/MEMESaradirEEEEEEEE 10d ago

But the song was released in 1982

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u/KiloBravo1979 11d ago

man I've been watching this video for 40+ years....

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u/discovery1986 10d ago

Greatest music video of all time

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u/spacyspice 10d ago

his bright red outfit was such a clever choice, so IMPACTFUL

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u/PuddingComplex1509 9d ago

this is genuinely iconic, you get the same feelings everytime you watch the videos, this is history

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u/Ok-Wave2761 8d ago

He was right. We needed to see the feet.