• @hactar42@lemmy.world
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    113 months ago

    I remember watching this premiere on Fox.

    For those not around back then, it is hard to describe the level of stardom he had. And I don’t think anyone has ever come close again. Not only did Michael Jackson premiere a music video on network television, but at the time it became the most watched thing ever on that network.

    • Syl ⏚OP
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      53 months ago

      Yeah, they were megastars back in the day with Madonna.

      • @orbitz@lemmy.ca
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        43 months ago

        She was the first one I thought of that had similar stardom at the same time, they were the king and queen of pop music for that era. Being younger at the time I remember wondering with those titles why didn’t they date? Heh.

    • Eggyhead
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      43 months ago

      We had a home recording of it on VHS. I remember there being more to it, like a transformation into a big cat and wrecking a car or something.

        • Eggyhead
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          13 months ago

          Oh yeah I vaguely remember the crotch grabbing. I had no idea there was such a controversy, but I’m not surprised. It was the 90s.

  • @protist@mander.xyz
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    73 months ago

    Absolutely epic song and video. The faces morphing into one another at the end blew my mind, I’d never seen anything like it before

    • Syl ⏚OP
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      43 months ago

      Yep that was the first time they were using morphing, it was quite impressive at the time.