Michael Jackson performs Billie Jean live at Motown 25th Anniversary Special (1983)

[Mari333]

Run time: 05:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15SxqqwF63U   Posted on YouTube: February 16, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 25, 2009 By DU Member: Mari333 Views on DU: 1836

 

[underpants]

1. I'm was never a fan but that was a HUGE moment in music and TV

That was when Michael became the massive superstar that he was

Everyone and I mean EVERYONE was talking about that the next day.

I was 16 at the time.

[Inspired]

5. Was this the introduction of the moonwalk? I think so.

[underpants]

12. Yes it was

DID HE SEE WHAT HE DID?!?!?? was what everyone was saying

[Inspired]

14. It was a magical TV moment.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Immeasurable talent.

[Kahuna]

3. My cousin was the talent coordinator for that special. She had worked

for Berry Gordy. I had that program on video, but it walked off years ago.

[Inspired]

4. One of the greatest televised performances by anyone, ever.

What a remarkable talent.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. What an incredible talent.

Watching him dance, those amazing moves...

And the song.

Wow.

Thank god we have so many clips of him...

He will live there...

K&R

[sandnsea]

7. Always mix this up with the Grammys

This was incredible, blew me away. Changed music forever.

[jobycom]

8. The performance that changed our culture.

That was an amazing moment.

[AwakeAtLast]

9. I remember watching that with my sister

Those were the days before many people had VCRs, so it was definitely appointment TV for us!

We talked about it with our friends for days after that.

[drmeow]

10. I'm not a fan of most of MJ'smusic

but this song always sends a shiver up my spine. Brilliant. Of course, lip synced for this performance (sounds like it and Wikipedia confirmed it) but the dancing is spectacular.

[Mari333]

11. my son called me from his vacation today, hes 29

MOM IS IT TRUE??

he grew up watching MTV and with me and his brothers dancing in the living room along with MJ, this was his memory.
he knew I would know because Im on the net so much.

[chill_wind]

13. Oh wow wow wow. He gave it all. There was only one MJ.

Too sad and unreal that he is gone. Thanks for posting this here. K & R.

[bluestateguy]

15. He absolutely burned the house down that night

I watched it when I was 7.

[BlooInBloo]

16. And much later, but no less electric....

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

[Mari333]

17. wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Oh, God! That boy moves in a very exceptional way. That’s the greatest dancer of the century”. - Fred Astaire

“I didn’t want to leave this world without knowing who my descendant was. Thank you Michael!”- Fred Astaire (shortly before his death)

[BlooInBloo]

18. Yep - MJ was a talent the likes of which has been seen but few times before.